orientation what to do?

[Digimortal]

i can't figure out what i have to do first, i have the feeling that i'm leaving a lot out.
How do you find your way around?

[AvG]

Assuming you have at least made it to Vernworth explore a bit, look for chests, climb ladders while it's still a novelty!
If you have already done that you can pick a vocation that seems interesting, hire some pawns and head out and explore as well. After a while you can unlock more skills and upgrade some equipment you can buy at merchants. You can also try to follow the early quests. You can just do one or two of Brant's quests then explore quests outside the city.

[Keldrath]

just pick a direction and go.

[[-iD-]]

i suggest just making multiple trips out to explore the roads first, looking around town to buy a house and make sure you save at an inn/house often. other than that have fun.

[RoguelikeMike]

Straightforward for all combat pawns. Kind for healers. Rest are whatever.

[1CMF]

The typical story path starts you out leaving the mining prison, going to an outpost, working your way to Melve, and then ultimately to Vernworth. At that point you learn of the greater story arc and it deals with who the true ruler of Vernworth should be. At this point you can do the objectives as provided to you with Capt Brant and/or go exploring as you do those objectives.

This is your time to free roam. You "could" go to the next zone/town by sneaking around various ways to get to the desert/beastren area, but the game tries to discourage you as most average players are not ready in the first play through.

After you are comfortable in Vermund with the humans, the next logical place guides you to the elf area in the Malachite forest, as one of the side quests in Vernworth takes you there.

In the elf area, there are very few quests, but you can explore/loot/level in that area, before finally progressing story and they introduce you to the southern area of Battahl and city of Bakbattahl.

Lastly you continue south to the volcanic island of Agamen.

None of the above "has" to be done that way, but it feels close to the developers concept of how the story progresses. I tried to keep spoilers out of it as much as possible and introduce locations is all.

So in essence you start out at the northern section of them map. Head south. then head west, then head south/south east.

[Devitancotia]

my suggestion would be take your time with the main quest

a lot of side things is very missable in this game

[Digimortal]

thank you all for the advice, then i'll go on tour with Conan and Xena tonight.

[Vinnolo]

we need a mod that guides you where to go and explore for the game

[louveteau01]

Check a general area put a marker to it.
Then just move to it and check what you find on the way to it, alway try to reach ! symbol on the map you will need those later.

[Angel]

personally I like to look at the quest log and complete those or press select to open the map and pick a place to go

[Azeryk]

Is it best to get to Vernworth before properly exploring?

[Seekrt]

Originally posted by Azeryk:

Is it best to get to Vernworth before properly exploring?

You might as well explore some arount the starting area. You will get somewhat familiar with how things work, you will get some experience and pick up a few missions, maybe levelup some. You might not be coming back often to that area.

[CoffeeBro]

Originally posted by Digimortal:

i can't figure out what i have to do first, i have the feeling that i'm leaving a lot out.
How do you find your way around?

I once was like you young Padawan. Joking aside, just explore, look at everything that has options or can be leveled. Gear, weapons, You and pawn, all can be changed and leveled.

The devs made it like this so you explore everything. Try each vocation, you'll get starting gear for each when you change.

I have 90hrs into the game and I haven't touched the main quest.
Exploration for me is just so much fun. More of the landscape is accessible than you may think. You may need levitation to reach some places, but the going places is always worth it.

If you want something more linear, there's youtube videos on quests.

Lastly, watch your hired pawns. They will mostly use the correct attacks. Watch how they fight monsters. It'll give you an idea on how to play a class/vocation.

[Keldrath]

Originally posted by Azeryk:

Is it best to get to Vernworth before properly exploring?

yeah just get through the opening and pick up your quests then they send you out to do exploring anyways might as well.

[Asphe]

... if you DO miss something... nevermind. There's New Game + (and since a lot of quests can have different outcomes - you can try something different, help or don't help. Do something early... or late)