Pets Arboretum Impossible to Continue

[swillfly]

I unlocked the Pets DLS wooded teleporter and went to some large map island where you can't progress unless you have a flying pet/teleportation/or something from the main story map that I haven't gotten yet I guess.

Some discussion board people say you can do whatever DLC in any order to get whatever awesome weapons . . . but in order to do that you have to jump through many hoops or complete the main story map before doing them because you can't access them without progressing main story first.

I just got the gas mask in the main story/map, level 70-ish, been trying to play through Pets DLC but unless Fido can teleport or I can then there's no way to open certain crypt doors.

Dunno what else I can do except play main story map and get the fist/khopesh/sledge/etc. much later after I've finished the main game. At that time there's no point in having OP weapons that could've helped much earlier in game but are basically worthless & unnecessary by the time you acquire them late-game.

Otherwise enjoying game very much.

[HereIsPlenty]

Sledge is very much accessible early-ish. Fist is only really for breaking the map once you have finished all the actual content. Khopesh is useful for mopping up when you are trying to get all the points of interest or simply clear to start new game plus.

I agree the pets are tricky to get all of them if you have not completed the game already. Most discussions about DLC being played alongside the main game probably stem from DLC1 and DLC2 being like that. DLC3 however is very much endgame to 100% or you can do bits and pieces as you go.

[swillfly]

Yeah, I think I can get the sledge recipe if I get all the tombs done. All I have left are 3 tombs in Western half of main story map accessible only after getting the gas mask.

I can't go any further with Pets and I did all of the Ark (all the crops & stuff) but will have to wait for end-game to get the key to that one lower level office door.

I'm going to try to delve into first UnderWorld then DoomsDay and see how far I can go in each of those before clearing out the Central & Western part of the main story map.

Something tells me that I'll reach a certain point in both those earlier DLC's where I'll have to finish the main story questline & map before finishing those up.

I wish the devs made it more open world instead of open world-ish. Still, I'm really enjoying it with no major game-stoppers or glitches. Really excellent indie game IMHO - & look forward to their upcoming isometric RPG!

[HereIsPlenty]

Sledge isnt based on the tombs though. "The Sledgehammer recipe is obtained as a reward for completing the Quest The Last Stand in Central."

Offhand I couldnt remember what quest but you certainly dont have to do all tombs. All tombs gives you khopesh if I do remember right.

[Macavity Omega]

Sledgehammer is gained from the boss in Central's city hall, can be done somewhat mid-game, but you need to do the Serpent's Crossing questline to get the gas mask by going the long way around the Sunburn Desert.

DLC 1 & 2 are completeable with the Sledgehammer alone, but DLC 2 has a 100 damage slash weapon acquirable midway through, a more than acceptable alternative to the Khopesh.

[swillfly]

Thx a lot guys! Very helpful!

[n3mes1s]

Yup unfortunatelly this game needs to be completed in a certain order and you have to adquire certain items in a specific order to advance through other areas. You cant basically do anything without the gas mask (and you only need it for a couple of square meters most of the times....) and there is only one place to get the mask. Ridiculous. That is just an example. The problem in this game is that it completely lacks of actual real info about the quests, or what items you need to complete em, etc. If you go to the doomsday dlc for the first time you will see teleports that need to be completed with the beam gun, but alas, you dont have the beam gun yet because you need to explore a big bunch of doomsday DLC to get it first.... but the game doesnt tell you anything at all (and you can still access the teleports even without the beam gun...).

And so on. I mean, i dont really mind the need to do thing in specific order, but at least the game could inform me about many things that i need to do first. It does not. And this is a huge problem for new players.

[Nerevar]

the sledge is literally obtained RIGHT after you get the gas mask. its the next quest you do normally. the sledge isnt needed really tough.

the pets content is paced and based on maingame progress.

it has 6 areas.

early on you can only access the forest and the doomsday/underworld parts of it.

once you get the gas mask you can access 3/4 of the dlc. the very last section sadly requires again the stupdiest part of this games progression blocks : CROWN ACCESS. which hardgates anything endgame.

this is also why some pets are just redundent like the vizla. its stronger than the tiger in terms of bonus but only by 15% and its accessable at the tailend of the game. you can already get the kopesh when you can get it finally.

interrestingly the power fist can be gotten as soon as you can access crown while kopesh cannot be gotten till virtually the tailend. and if you get the surreal key and the lightsaber the kopesh is fully obsolete as this combo is flat out superior.

the good news the 2 pets which give some of the most useful bonuses overall the heeler and the phanter which also both have unique bonuses no other pet has are available at gamestart and you only need to defeat 4 bosses total to get them. well only 1 for the heeler and 3 more for the phanter.