Stuck in Ancient Basin?

[Nick]

So I beat poop man and went down to the right. Smashed a few things and went down the spike pit into ancient basin. Thing is, I don't have monarch wings and the only way out to Deepnest seems to require them. What do I do?

[Nick]

I also don't have the super dash. Am I super screwed?

[Darc Vader]

The jump is tight, but you can still get out without the wings, you can wall jump up that one gap that seems too small. You could also try pogoing off the wall spikes for some more height iirc.

[Nick]

yeah, thats what I did. It just seems too precise to be intended

[Darc Vader]

I feel like it's intended that you don't go down there right after the Dung Defender, but they made the jumps out possible just in case you do.

[Nick]

it feels like you're supposed to, since theres a laid out path that you go through with desolate dive

[TheDragoonGamer]

Near the bottom-right of the Ancient Basin, You can find a hidden Stag Station. Use that to get out. There's also a bench there, so you can use it to heal. If you need the geo, you can grind off of the enemies there. They are pretty easy. Hope this helps anyone stuck.

[bigzs3641]

Originally posted by emains1999:

Near the bottom-right of the Ancient Basin, You can find a hidden Stag Station. Use that to get out. There's also a bench there, so you can use it to heal. If you need the geo, you can grind off of the enemies there. They are pretty easy. Hope this helps anyone stuck.

But you need Monarch Wings to access it.

[TheDragoonGamer]

Originally posted by bigzs3641:

But you need Monarch Wings to access it.

Ah, yes. Sorry. I'm more used to leaving that station, rather than entering it. If you got the tram pass, from Deepnest, you can use the tram to escape. Otherwise, you have to use the Mantis Claw to climb up the way you came. Difficult, but possible. I know from experience. If you haven't used a bench in the Ancient Basin yet, you can exit out to the main menu, and the you should be back at the last bench you visited.

[RoboSauce]

I've got stuck there as well, I feel like it is a debatable design to be able to get to that area without proper gear to get out. Pretty much the rest of the game keeps you from places until you get the right gear, maybe this is on purpose to have one area that is a bit of an annoying trap?

[Songbird]

You can also just go get monarch wings with a shade jump at the end of the big spike pit after pogoing across. But yeah, I didn't find it particularly hard to leave by climbing the big destroyed elevator shaft with all the spikes when I did the same thing on my first playthrough.

[Erwin Keplermann]

Thanks for the answers I am also stuck. I don't have whatever "monarch wings" are for the moment, I already used the bench in the Ancient Basin, and I don't know what a shade jump is either. I was finding it impossible to go back up tbh, I always get killed by the spikes.

[Nick]

Originally posted by Rutine:

Thanks for the answers I am also stuck. I don't have whatever "monarch wings" are for the moment, I already used the bench in the Ancient Basin, and I don't know what a shade jump is either. I was finding it impossible to go back up tbh, I always get killed by the spikes.

It's a rare case of bad game design by the developers. The "free" style of progression means that in this one specific spot you can get stuck without a way to get out (namely the monarch wings(double jump) and shade dash(upgraded dash)) Your best bet is to "pogo" out of the Ancient Basin by going to the large spike pit you came in through (hopefully) and striking downwards at that cross junction of spikes where you can't progress further. You strike downwards on the spikes to your upper right and can jump out that way. Hopefully you have the Mantis Claw (wall jump) and Mothwing Cloak (dash).

[Cinnamicroll]

to get the monarch wings, you have to defeat Broken Vessel, also in ancient basin. If you have the mantis claw, climb your way out NOW. I checked the map. Broken Vessel is in the far left near the top of the Ancient Basin map. Only down side to defeating that boss is that everything gets a bit... explody... in the Forgotten Crossroads. It becomes the Infected Crossroads, but the map is the same. Get the Monarch Wings. They are just past the Broken Vessel. Once you do that, train yourself in the infected crossroads. things WILL explode, but you get more geo for the infected creatures. Suggested charms for Broken Vessel: quick slash, fury of the fallen, long nail, and grimm child. It is impossible to get any further in the game without the Monarch Wings, I found out the hard way. Good luck!

[Nova Solarius]

Originally posted by BushiUsagi:

to get the monarch wings, you have to defeat Broken Vessel, also in ancient basin. If you have the mantis claw, climb your way out NOW. I checked the map. Broken Vessel is in the far left near the top of the Ancient Basin map. Only down side to defeating that boss is that everything gets a bit... explody... in the Forgotten Crossroads. It becomes the Infected Crossroads, but the map is the same. Get the Monarch Wings. They are just past the Broken Vessel. Once you do that, train yourself in the infected crossroads. things WILL explode, but you get more geo for the infected creatures. Suggested charms for Broken Vessel: quick slash, fury of the fallen, long nail, and grimm child. It is impossible to get any further in the game without the Monarch Wings, I found out the hard way. Good luck!

You need the super dash to reach the Broken Vessel.

[MADE IN IRON]

Originally posted by Karhrandras:

Just make sure you explore the area and get the Pale Ore to upgrade the Nail if you end up down there anyways.

Thank you for that advice! It eased the suffering, now I can upgrade the nail at least... <3

I fell kinda dumb anyway, because I was just complaining to my BF because I got stuck there and I was trying but wasn't able to get out, just getting hit by spikes and all that, so he took the controller and with two jumps he was out. He doesn't even play this game. ¬¬