Order of walkthrough

[daenisi]

Main quest of the game is to gather 5 mcguffins which located in 5 different places but you can't reach certain places untill you find certain items which are in different regions, which are either hidden and require to find info on them, or require you to search them all over the world.

So far 3 settlements I had visited said that there's no way to get mcguffin without an items which are located in other regions. Also those regions greatly differ in difficulty.

This design reminds me of elden ring where you can go almonst everywhere, but golden light and npcs recomend you to go in a certain way first. So, is there any in-game information about right walkthrough order?

[DD The Pumpkin King]

I'm told the bartender can help ;)

[Fluttermind]

I really hope someone comes up with one, because even though I made it I never managed to figure out the 'golden path' myself!

[daenisi]

Originally posted by DD The Pumpkin King:

I'm told the bartender can help ;)

Isn't they just say what kind of reputation you have, which costs 10 gold? Is there a different way to interact with them?

[daenisi]

Originally posted by Fluttermind:

I really hope someone comes up with one, because even though I made it I never managed to figure out the 'golden path' myself!

XD

Well, barrow-linn, red grove and hearthaven aren't a great choice for 1st region.

barrow-linn requires you to find a special plot item, finding which probably will take most of the game.

red grove requires you to find 5 specific flowers, which can be found in the wild plus thief stole some.

hearthaven requires a special cloak that can be find in wintershall.

wintershall requires to find a special weapon in nearby cave.

haven't visited harrowdus so far.

So I think it should be like this:

1. wintershall
   
2. hearthaven
   
3. harrowdus
   
4. red grove
   
5. barrow-linn

[AlcheMikhail X]

I'd swap 2 and 3, and you have a good list for the overall complexity.

[mister_tonberry]

I'd actually re-order these like so:

1. Wintershall Sleathen + The Garden of Lorelei
   
2. Harrodus The Jest (Needs Harrodus puzzle solution)
   
3. Red Grove Necropolis (Needs 5 Endera herbs to brew Witch's solvent)
   
4. Barrow-linn The Repository (Needs 5 locus parts for locus box)
   
5. Hearthaven Tower of Veils (Need to find the thief with key to the tower)

Red Grove, Barrow-linn, and Hearthaven all require collecting some mcguffins, and Harrowdus requires visiting all the towns and some ruins to figure out a bunch of clues for a puzzle, so I think people would have visited most of the locations on the world map no matter what order they attempt these in anyway. I think ordering them like this would make tackling the dungeons progressively more challenging as they go.

Harrowdus had a much easier dungeon than the other three. Hearthaven's was by far the most challenging thanks to the great gazer enemies who have a bunch of HP and can deal out some serious damage. There's also the fact that that dungeon has players climbing up, so even if they didn't care about losing consumables, repeatedly falling down to reach the final floor isn't really an option since that takes you to the previous floor. Not to mention that the final boss in that dungeon is pretty challenging. I actually finished The Lament as well, and found that dungeon to be easier than Tower of veils minus the final boss.

[Element]

Originally posted by mister_tonberry:

I'd actually re-order these like so:

1. Wintershall Sleathen + The Garden of Lorelei
   
2. Harrodus The Jest (Needs Harrodus puzzle solution)
   
3. Red Grove Necropolis (Needs 5 Endera herbs to brew Witch's solvent)
   
4. Barrow-linn The Repository (Needs 5 locus parts for locus box)
   
5. Hearthaven Tower of Veils (Need to find the thief with key to the tower)

Harrowdus had a much easier dungeon than the other three. Hearthaven's was by far the most challenging thanks to the great gazer enemies who have a bunch of HP and can deal out some serious damage. There's also the fact that that dungeon has players climbing up, so even if they didn't care about losing consumables, repeatedly falling down to reach the final floor isn't really an option since that takes you to the previous floor. Not to mention that the final boss in that dungeon is pretty challenging. I actually finished The Lament as well, and found that dungeon to be easier than Tower of veils minus the final boss.

I still can't figure out how to get into The Jest and I've been to every last town. What am I missing? Please help with this as it's literally all I can work on till the fixes drop!

[daggaz]

The jest entrance is a message that has been broken into five words, and each word is "hidden" in various manner in various places on the map, all easily accessible. Look at the riddle carefully, and think about what stand alone items or even bigger, that involve words, could match.

[Element]

Originally posted by daggaz:

The jest entrance is a message that has been broken into five words, and each word is "hidden" in various manner in various places on the map, all easily accessible. Look at the riddle carefully, and think about what stand alone items or even bigger, that involve words, could match.

I have absolutely no idea where to look for the first word.

The second is stupidly easy.

The third is also easy.

The fourth? What mountain retreat?

The fifth- who the hell even is Henrie.

I'm guessing the last is "wse"?

[mister_tonberry]

Originally posted by Element:

Originally posted by daggaz:

The jest entrance is a message that has been broken into five words, and each word is "hidden" in various manner in various places on the map, all easily accessible. Look at the riddle carefully, and think about what stand alone items or even bigger, that involve words, could match.

I have absolutely no idea where to look for the first word.

The second is stupidly easy.

The third is also easy.

The fourth? What mountain retreat?

The fifth- who the hell even is Henrie.

I'm guessing the last is "wse"?

So think about which of the major towns you've already found clues in, and which ones are still remaining. Which of the 5 towns could be called a mountain retreat? (the henge descriptions might give you a hint about which one the game thinks is a mountain town).

If you need a bigger hint for where to look, the first clue was in Red Grove, the fourth was in Hearthaven, and the fifth was in Moon-upon-thoss.

The fifth clue covers the entire section of the riddle from "The fifth… be found". If you need another hint, the riddle tells us that Henrie rests six feet underground, that the actual word is related to the initials to the west, south, and east. See if you can think of where you'd expect someone "six feet underground" to be within a town. Major hint if this was frustrating (I know it was for me): Moon-upon-thoss has a cemetery with a bunch of gravestones with names on them. One of them is Henrie's. You're just looking for the first letter of the names to the west, south, and east of Henrie's.

Also, note that the "Strange Words" entry in your notes will only ever spell out the first, third, and fourth words of the solution. The second and the fifth one, you'd have to make a mental note of yourself.

If all of this is still frustrating, and you can't figure it out, here's the actual solution: Death has dominion over all. To enter the relic dungeon for The Jest, you'll need to go Harrodus and find the hidden entrance to it. It's at the bottom right section of the map, through the fake wall in the hostel, and then through the maze to another fake wall at the bottom right. Once you reach the trap door that's sealed shut, use the "yell" action to yell our the riddle solution, which unlocks the dungeon.

[Element]

Originally posted by mister_tonberry:

Originally posted by Element:

I have absolutely no idea where to look for the first word.

The second is stupidly easy.

The third is also easy.

The fourth? What mountain retreat?

The fifth- who the hell even is Henrie.

I'm guessing the last is "wse"?

So think about which of the major towns you've already found clues in, and which ones are still remaining. Which of the 5 towns could be called a mountain retreat? (the henge descriptions might give you a hint about which one the game thinks is a mountain town).

If you need a bigger hint for where to look, the first clue was in Red Grove, the fourth was in Hearthaven, and the fifth was in Moon-upon-thoss.

The fifth clue covers the entire section of the riddle from "The fifth… be found". If you need another hint, the riddle tells us that Henrie rests six feet underground, that the actual word is related to the initials to the west, south, and east. See if you can think of where you'd expect someone "six feet underground" to be within a town. Major hint if this was frustrating (I know it was for me): Moon-upon-thoss has a cemetery with a bunch of gravestones with names on them. One of them is Henrie's. You're just looking for the first letter of the names to the west, south, and east of Henrie's.

Also, note that the "Strange Words" entry in your notes will only ever spell out the first, third, and fourth words of the solution. The second and the fifth one, you'd have to make a mental note of yourself.

If all of this is still frustrating, and you can't figure it out, here's the actual solution: Death has dominion over all. To enter the relic dungeon for The Jest, you'll need to go Harrodus and find the hidden entrance to it. It's at the bottom right section of the map, through the fake wall in the hostel, and then through the maze to another fake wall at the bottom right. Once you reach the trap door that's sealed shut, use the "yell" action to yell our the riddle solution, which unlocks the dungeon.

So I found all the words (thank you for the locations!). I went back to the trap door (I found that the first time I visited Harrodus) and yelled each word in order but it remains locked. :/ Do I need to stand in a specific spot? Do I have to try to open the hatch and then yell at it? I tried to enter all the words in one yell, but it doesn't let you type enough letters...

[mister_tonberry]

Originally posted by Element:

Originally posted by mister_tonberry:

So think about which of the major towns you've already found clues in, and which ones are still remaining. Which of the 5 towns could be called a mountain retreat? (the henge descriptions might give you a hint about which one the game thinks is a mountain town).

If you need a bigger hint for where to look, the first clue was in Red Grove, the fourth was in Hearthaven, and the fifth was in Moon-upon-thoss.

The fifth clue covers the entire section of the riddle from "The fifth… be found". If you need another hint, the riddle tells us that Henrie rests six feet underground, that the actual word is related to the initials to the west, south, and east. See if you can think of where you'd expect someone "six feet underground" to be within a town. Major hint if this was frustrating (I know it was for me): Moon-upon-thoss has a cemetery with a bunch of gravestones with names on them. One of them is Henrie's. You're just looking for the first letter of the names to the west, south, and east of Henrie's.

Also, note that the "Strange Words" entry in your notes will only ever spell out the first, third, and fourth words of the solution. The second and the fifth one, you'd have to make a mental note of yourself.

If all of this is still frustrating, and you can't figure it out, here's the actual solution: Death has dominion over all. To enter the relic dungeon for The Jest, you'll need to go Harrodus and find the hidden entrance to it. It's at the bottom right section of the map, through the fake wall in the hostel, and then through the maze to another fake wall at the bottom right. Once you reach the trap door that's sealed shut, use the "yell" action to yell our the riddle solution, which unlocks the dungeon.

So I found all the words (thank you for the locations!). I went back to the trap door (I found that the first time I visited Harrodus) and yelled each word in order but it remains locked. :/ Do I need to stand in a specific spot? Do I have to try to open the hatch and then yell at it? I tried to enter all the words in one yell, but it doesn't let you type enough letters...

No, you'll need to yell all of them as one sentence. I'm fairly certain that the sentence is exactly the maximum size that the game allows for, so I'd double check the spelling and also make sure there aren't any typos. I'm not sure if you're meant to be standing in a particular spot, I was standing on top of the hatch when I did, and I think I yelled it all in lowercase, so I'm not sure if it's case sensitive or anything.

[Element]

Originally posted by mister_tonberry:

Originally posted by Element:

So I found all the words (thank you for the locations!). I went back to the trap door (I found that the first time I visited Harrodus) and yelled each word in order but it remains locked. :/ Do I need to stand in a specific spot? Do I have to try to open the hatch and then yell at it? I tried to enter all the words in one yell, but it doesn't let you type enough letters...

No, you'll need to yell all of them as one sentence. I'm fairly certain that the sentence is exactly the maximum size that the game allows for, so I'd double check the spelling and also make sure there aren't any typos. I'm not sure if you're meant to be standing in a particular spot, I was standing on top of the hatch when I did, and I think I yelled it all in lowercase, so I'm not sure if it's case sensitive or anything.

That did the trick! Thank you! I must have miss keyed the first time.

[Hariman]

Well that's two dungeons down for me.

Only 4 more Endera Herbs, a thief to track down, and something else I forget. (Got Sleathen too.)