Can't get to 2nd search area!

[glevesque1]

I realized after getting to the Crossroads, that I needed the 2nd part of Durin's Hammer BUT I went back to the mines (upper part before crystal descent) and cannot find a way to the search area!!! Without this part I can't get thru Crossroads!! THIS JUST SUCKS BIG TIME!!!! I've spend hours trying to find the way and end up totally frustrated !!! This kills the game for me. I can't even find a guide to help. I don't mind a challenging game, but this has gone way too far past that!!!!

[Soul]

Hi. Are you talking about the 2nd axe piece which is supposed to be in Orctown?

[Lady Neravin]

Originally posted by Soul:

Hi. Are you talking about the 2nd axe piece which is supposed to be in Orctown?

Sounds like it.

Have you found the red area on that level?

[Soul]

Yes, orctown (in my world at least) is in the same area as the crystal descent. The path splits into two, one leads to the descent while the other path eventually leads to a large wooden scaffolding structure. I used platforms to climb to the top and that is where I found orctown. Hope this helps!

[Lady Neravin]

Originally posted by Soul:

Yes, orctown (in my world at least) is in the same area as the crystal descent. The path splits into two, one leads to the descent while the other path eventually leads to a large wooden scaffolding structure. I used platforms to climb to the top and that is where I found orctown. Hope this helps!

It can also be a stone staircase, but it is on antother level for me as well

[CoLS Firestar]

I am having this same issue. The map marker has it behind the forge in the elven quarter. Rolled a new map only to find it's in the same spot.

[Kaery]

The 2nd search area is the boss room of the first boss. If you managed to not find it, you managed to skip the boss as well, skipping a large chunk of the black diamonds you would need for the Crystal Descend. Have you found Orctown? It's in there.

Others have mentioned the way to Orctown is found on the way between the entry room of the Mines and the Crystal Descent. It was the same for me, so I suspect that much is the same despite procedural generation. What you're looking for is either a big shaft going down, with either granite stairs or partially ruined wooden scaffolding filling it, or stairs (or scaffolding) going up. Scaffolding is a raised platform accessible by stairs and pillars going up further. One of them has a ladder on it, not exactly the most obvious, but it's there.

Basically, have a look at the ceiling in each room between the Mines entrance and the Crystal Descent.