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Recommended Zone Order Progression

2015-08-30T15:59:24Z

Riversilk:

Written up by MiltonSlavemasta, post is at http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3457973&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=252#post424875935

Edit: I've wanted to clarify some things since I originally posted this; Some areas are especially obnoxious or totally unnecessary, so I am going to try and identify areas you might want to seriously consider ignoring completely with an asterisk. Four previously unmentioned areas have been included.

1. [[Trollmire]] 1->3

2. [[Norgos' Lair]]

3. [[Derth]] (Talk to the Shady Man in the North for quest [[The agent of the arena]])

4. [[Heart of the Gloom]]
* Dwarves do [[The Deep Bellow]] now

5. [[Ruins of Kor'Pul]]

6. [[Trollmire]] 4

7. [[Scintillating Caves]]

8. [[Rhaloren Camp]]

9. [[Golem Graveyard]]*(Minor loot, few enemies, real purpose is in postgame)

10. [[The Maze]] (If Alt Maze, Do 1-3 and come back later)

11. [[Old Forest]] (If Alt Old Forest, come back after Sandworm or Daikara) don't descent into [[Lake of Nur]] yet

12. [[Sandworm Lair]]

13. [[Daikara]]

*I usually go back and enter Temporal Rift after a few more dungeons.

14. [[Hidden Compound]]*(Mainly for story unlock, I skip this most games)

15. [[Ruined Halfling Complex]]*(Long, dangerous, can be boring. Has a story unlock) (this appears on world map as Very old Halfling ruins)

You can wander around up north to rescue the Merchant.

16. [[Lake of Nur]] (Reached through [[Old Forest]])

17. [[Tempest Peak]]*(Unimportant for non-Antimagic characters)

*If the [[Dogroth Caldera]] spawns, this is when I do it (this appears on world map as Volcanic Caldera).

18. [[Ruined Dungeon]]

19. You can try [[Mark of the Spellblaze]] if you want, I save it until after [[Dreadfell]]*(Few rewards for antimagic characters)

20. [[Dreadfell]] (You can save vaults for later, I usually open them all)

* At level 24, you can hear screams and enter into [[Dark Crypt]]. It is dangerous and has middling rewards, but is necessary for one prodigy.

* This is also a good time to do [[Last Hope Graveyard]] if you want to do it. It isn't important except for one class unlock.

21. [[Mark of the Spellblaze]] if you didn't do it yet. Some characters might still skip it.

22. [[Reknor]]

23. Finish the place where you teleport, go to the town to get the Spider quest from a lady in the mid-north

24. [[Ardhungol]]

25. [[Temple of Creation]] (Wander around near the coast to find this) (this appears on world map as Entrance to an underwater cave)

26. Backdoor to [[Vor Armoury]] (NOT Vor Pride)

27. Go back to town to get the location of [[Briagh's Lair]], then finish it.

28. Go back east and fight backup guardians in [[Trollmire]], [[Kor'Pul]], [[Reknor]], [[Scintillating Caves]], [[The Maze]], [[Dreadfell]], [[Daikara]], [[Sandworm Lair]], and [[Old Forest]]. Dwarves get an extra one in [[The Deep Bellow]].

29. [[Elven ruins]]. (This can be done much earlier, but it is risky.)

* If Sludgenest spawns, this is roughly when I do it.

30. Tannen's Quest (Ask around [[Last Hope]] to unlock this)

* Can do [[Valley of the Moon]] if you get the quest

31. [[Gorbat Pride]]

32. [[Grushnak Pride]]

33. [[Eruan]]

34. [[Vor Pride]]

35. [[Rak'Shor Pride]]

36. [[Slime Tunnels]](Note: You don't have to kill everything here.)

37. [[High Peak]]

WIN

38. Return to [[Golem Graveyard]].

39. Kill All Wizards.

Recommended Zone Order Progression

2015-08-28T17:53:20Z

Riversilk:

Written up by MiltonSlavemasta, post is at http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3457973&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=252#post424875935

Edit: I've wanted to clarify some things since I originally posted this; Some areas are especially obnoxious or totally unnecessary, so I am going to try and identify areas you might want to seriously consider ignoring completely with an asterisk. Four previously unmentioned areas have been included.

1. [[Trollmire]] 1->3

2. [[Norgos' Lair]]

3. [[Derth]] (Talk to the Shady Man in the North for quest [[The agent of the arena]])

4. [[Heart of the Gloom]]
* Dwarves do [[The Deep Bellow]] now

5. [[Ruins of Kor'Pul]]

6. [[Trollmire]] 4

7. [[Scintillating Caves]]

8. [[Rhaloren Camp]]

9. [[Golem Graveyard]]*(Minor loot, few enemies, real purpose is in postgame)

10. [[The Maze]] (If Alt Maze, Do 1-3 and come back later)

11. [[Old Forest]] (If Alt Old Forest, come back after Sandworm or Daikara) don't descent into [[Lake of Nur]] yet

12. [[Sandworm Lair]]

13. [[Daikara]]

*I usually go back and enter Temporal Rift after a few more dungeons.

14. [[Hidden Compound]]*(Mainly for story unlock, I skip this most games)

15. [[Ruined Halfling Complex]]*(Long, dangerous, can be boring. Has a story unlock) (this appears on world map as Very old Halfling ruins)

You can wander around up north to rescue the Merchant.

16. [[Lake of Nur]] (Reached through [[Old Forest]])

17. [[Tempest Peak]]*(Unimportant for non-Antimagic characters)

*If the [[Dogroth Caldera]] spawns, this is when I do it (this appears on world map as Volcanic Caldera).

18. [[Ruined Dungeon]]

19. You can try [[Mark of the Spellblaze]] if you want, I save it until after [[Dreadfell]]*(Few rewards for antimagic characters)

20. [[Dreadfell]] (You can save vaults for later, I usually open them all)

* At level 24, you can hear screams and enter into [[Dark Crypt]]. It is dangerous and has middling rewards, but is necessary for one prodigy.

* This is also a good time to do [[Last Hope Graveyard]] if you want to do it. It isn't important except for one class unlock.

21. [[Mark of the Spellblaze]] if you didn't do it yet. Some characters might still skip it.

22. [[Reknor]]

23. Finish the place where you teleport, go to the town to get the Spider quest from a lady in the mid-north

24. [[Ardhungol]]

25. [[Temple of Creation]] (Wander around near the coast to find this)

26. Backdoor to [[Vor Armoury]] (NOT Vor Pride)

27. Go back to town to get the location of [[Briagh's Lair]], then finish it.

28. Go back east and fight backup guardians in [[Trollmire]], [[Kor'Pul]], [[Reknor]], [[Scintillating Caves]], [[The Maze]], [[Dreadfell]], [[Daikara]], [[Sandworm Lair]], and [[Old Forest]]. Dwarves get an extra one in [[The Deep Bellow]].

29. [[Elven ruins]]. (This can be done much earlier, but it is risky.)

* If Sludgenest spawns, this is roughly when I do it.

30. Tannen's Quest (Ask around [[Last Hope]] to unlock this)

* Can do [[Valley of the Moon]] if you get the quest

31. [[Gorbat Pride]]

32. [[Grushnak Pride]]

33. [[Eruan]]

34. [[Vor Pride]]

35. [[Rak'Shor Pride]]

36. [[Slime Tunnels]](Note: You don't have to kill everything here.)

37. [[High Peak]]

WIN

38. Return to [[Golem Graveyard]].

39. Kill All Wizards.

Recommended Zone Order Progression

2015-08-28T12:51:32Z

Riversilk:

Written up by MiltonSlavemasta, post is at http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3457973&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=252#post424875935

Edit: I've wanted to clarify some things since I originally posted this; Some areas are especially obnoxious or totally unnecessary, so I am going to try and identify areas you might want to seriously consider ignoring completely with an asterisk. Four previously unmentioned areas have been included.

1. [[Trollmire]] 1->3

2. [[Norgos' Lair]]

3. [[Derth]] (Talk to the Shady Man in the North for quest [[The agent of the arena]])

4. [[Heart of the Gloom]]
* Dwarves do [[The Deep Bellow]] now

5. [[Ruins of Kor'Pul]]

6. [[Trollmire]] 4

7. [[Scintillating Caves]]

8. [[Rhaloren Camp]]

9. [[Golem Graveyard]]*(Minor loot, few enemies, real purpose is in postgame)

10. [[The Maze]] (If Alt Maze, Do 1-3 and come back later)

11. [[Old Forest]] (If Alt Old Forest, come back after Sandworm or Daikara) don't descent into [[Lake of Nur]] yet

12. [[Sandworm Lair]]

13. [[Daikara]]

*I usually go back and enter Temporal Rift after a few more dungeons.

14. [[Hidden Compound]]*(Mainly for story unlock, I skip this most games)

15. [[Ruined Halfling Complex]]*(Long, dangerous, can be boring. Has a story unlock) (this appears on world map as Very old Halfling ruins)

You can wander around up north to rescue the Merchant.

16. [[Lake of Nur]] (Reached through [[Old Forest]])

17. [[Tempest Peak]]*(Unimportant for non-Antimagic characters)

*If the [[Dogroth Caldera]] spawns, this is when I do it.

18. [[Ruined Dungeon]]

19. You can try [[Mark of the Spellblaze]] if you want, I save it until after [[Dreadfell]]*(Few rewards for antimagic characters)

20. [[Dreadfell]] (You can save vaults for later, I usually open them all)

* At level 24, you can hear screams and enter into [[Dark Crypt]]. It is dangerous and has middling rewards, but is necessary for one prodigy.

* This is also a good time to do [[Last Hope Graveyard]] if you want to do it. It isn't important except for one class unlock.

21. [[Mark of the Spellblaze]] if you didn't do it yet. Some characters might still skip it.

22. [[Reknor]]

23. Finish the place where you teleport, go to the town to get the Spider quest from a lady in the mid-north

24. [[Ardhungol]]

25. [[Temple of Creation]] (Wander around near the coast to find this)

26. Backdoor to [[Vor Armoury]] (NOT Vor Pride)

27. Go back to town to get the location of [[Briagh's Lair]], then finish it.

28. Go back east and fight backup guardians in [[Trollmire]], [[Kor'Pul]], [[Reknor]], [[Scintillating Caves]], [[The Maze]], [[Dreadfell]], [[Daikara]], [[Sandworm Lair]], and [[Old Forest]]. Dwarves get an extra one in [[The Deep Bellow]].

29. [[Elven ruins]]. (This can be done much earlier, but it is risky.)

* If Sludgenest spawns, this is roughly when I do it.

30. Tannen's Quest (Ask around [[Last Hope]] to unlock this)

* Can do [[Valley of the Moon]] if you get the quest

31. [[Gorbat Pride]]

32. [[Grushnak Pride]]

33. [[Eruan]]

34. [[Vor Pride]]

35. [[Rak'Shor Pride]]

36. [[Slime Tunnels]](Note: You don't have to kill everything here.)

37. [[High Peak]]

WIN

38. Return to [[Golem Graveyard]].

39. Kill All Wizards.

Recommended Zone Order Progression

2015-08-28T11:31:42Z

Riversilk:

Written up by MiltonSlavemasta, post is at http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3457973&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=252#post424875935

Edit: I've wanted to clarify some things since I originally posted this; Some areas are especially obnoxious or totally unnecessary, so I am going to try and identify areas you might want to seriously consider ignoring completely with an asterisk. Four previously unmentioned areas have been included.

1. [[Trollmire]] 1->3

2. [[Norgos' Lair]]

3. [[Derth]] (Talk to the Shady Man in the North for quest [[The agent of the arena]])

4. [[Heart of the Gloom]]
* Dwarves do [[The Deep Bellow]] now

5. [[Ruins of Kor'Pul]]

6. [[Trollmire]] 4

7. [[Scintillating Caves]]

8. [[Rhaloren Camp]]

9. [[Golem Graveyard]]*(Minor loot, few enemies, real purpose is in postgame)

10. [[The Maze]] (If Alt Maze, Do 1-3 and come back later)

11. [[Old Forest]] (If Alt Old Forest, come back after Sandworm or Daikara) don't descent into [[Lake of Nur]] yet

12. [[Sandworm Lair]]

13. [[Daikara]]

*I usually go back and enter Temporal Rift after a few more dungeons.

14. [[Hidden Compound]]*(Mainly for story unlock, I skip this most games)

15. [[Ruined Halfling Complex]]*(Long, dangerous, can be boring. Has a story unlock)

You can wander around up north to rescue the Merchant.

16. [[Lake of Nur]] (Reached through [[Old Forest]])

17. [[Tempest Peak]]*(Unimportant for non-Antimagic characters)

*If the [[Dogroth Caldera]] spawns, this is when I do it.

18. [[Ruined Dungeon]]

19. You can try [[Mark of the Spellblaze]] if you want, I save it until after [[Dreadfell]]*(Few rewards for antimagic characters)

20. [[Dreadfell]] (You can save vaults for later, I usually open them all)

* At level 24, you can hear screams and enter into [[Dark Crypt]]. It is dangerous and has middling rewards, but is necessary for one prodigy.

* This is also a good time to do [[Last Hope Graveyard]] if you want to do it. It isn't important except for one class unlock.

21. [[Mark of the Spellblaze]] if you didn't do it yet. Some characters might still skip it.

22. [[Reknor]]

23. Finish the place where you teleport, go to the town to get the Spider quest from a lady in the mid-north

24. [[Ardhungol]]

25. [[Temple of Creation]] (Wander around near the coast to find this)

26. Backdoor to [[Vor Armoury]] (NOT Vor Pride)

27. Go back to town to get the location of [[Briagh's Lair]], then finish it.

28. Go back east and fight backup guardians in [[Trollmire]], [[Kor'Pul]], [[Reknor]], [[Scintillating Caves]], [[The Maze]], [[Dreadfell]], [[Daikara]], [[Sandworm Lair]], and [[Old Forest]]. Dwarves get an extra one in [[The Deep Bellow]].

29. [[Elven ruins]]. (This can be done much earlier, but it is risky.)

* If Sludgenest spawns, this is roughly when I do it.

30. Tannen's Quest (Ask around [[Last Hope]] to unlock this)

* Can do [[Valley of the Moon]] if you get the quest

31. [[Gorbat Pride]]

32. [[Grushnak Pride]]

33. [[Eruan]]

34. [[Vor Pride]]

35. [[Rak'Shor Pride]]

36. [[Slime Tunnels]](Note: You don't have to kill everything here.)

37. [[High Peak]]

WIN

38. Return to [[Golem Graveyard]].

39. Kill All Wizards.

Recommended Zone Order Progression

2015-08-28T11:31:12Z

Riversilk:

Written up by MiltonSlavemasta, post is at http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3457973&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=252#post424875935

Edit: I've wanted to clarify some things since I originally posted this; Some areas are especially obnoxious or totally unnecessary, so I am going to try and identify areas you might want to seriously consider ignoring completely with an asterisk. Four previously unmentioned areas have been included.

1. [[Trollmire]] 1->3

2. [[Norgos' Lair]]

3. [[Derth]] (Talk to the Shady Man in the North for quest [[The agent of the arena]])

4. [[Heart of the Gloom]]
* Dwarves do [[The Deep Bellow]] now

5. [[Ruins of Kor'Pul]]

6. [[Trollmire]] 4

7. [[Scintillating Caves]]

8. [[Rhaloren Camp]]

9. [[Golem Graveyard]]*(Minor loot, few enemies, real purpose is in postgame)

10. [[The Maze]] (If Alt Maze, Do 1-3 and come back later)

11. [[Old Forest]] don't descent into [[Lake of Nur]] yet (If Alt Old Forest, come back after Sandworm or Daikara)

12. [[Sandworm Lair]]

13. [[Daikara]]

*I usually go back and enter Temporal Rift after a few more dungeons.

14. [[Hidden Compound]]*(Mainly for story unlock, I skip this most games)

15. [[Ruined Halfling Complex]]*(Long, dangerous, can be boring. Has a story unlock)

You can wander around up north to rescue the Merchant.

16. [[Lake of Nur]] (Reached through [[Old Forest]])

17. [[Tempest Peak]]*(Unimportant for non-Antimagic characters)

*If the [[Dogroth Caldera]] spawns, this is when I do it.

18. [[Ruined Dungeon]]

19. You can try [[Mark of the Spellblaze]] if you want, I save it until after [[Dreadfell]]*(Few rewards for antimagic characters)

20. [[Dreadfell]] (You can save vaults for later, I usually open them all)

* At level 24, you can hear screams and enter into [[Dark Crypt]]. It is dangerous and has middling rewards, but is necessary for one prodigy.

* This is also a good time to do [[Last Hope Graveyard]] if you want to do it. It isn't important except for one class unlock.

21. [[Mark of the Spellblaze]] if you didn't do it yet. Some characters might still skip it.

22. [[Reknor]]

23. Finish the place where you teleport, go to the town to get the Spider quest from a lady in the mid-north

24. [[Ardhungol]]

25. [[Temple of Creation]] (Wander around near the coast to find this)

26. Backdoor to [[Vor Armoury]] (NOT Vor Pride)

27. Go back to town to get the location of [[Briagh's Lair]], then finish it.

28. Go back east and fight backup guardians in [[Trollmire]], [[Kor'Pul]], [[Reknor]], [[Scintillating Caves]], [[The Maze]], [[Dreadfell]], [[Daikara]], [[Sandworm Lair]], and [[Old Forest]]. Dwarves get an extra one in [[The Deep Bellow]].

29. [[Elven ruins]]. (This can be done much earlier, but it is risky.)

* If Sludgenest spawns, this is roughly when I do it.

30. Tannen's Quest (Ask around [[Last Hope]] to unlock this)

* Can do [[Valley of the Moon]] if you get the quest

31. [[Gorbat Pride]]

32. [[Grushnak Pride]]

33. [[Eruan]]

34. [[Vor Pride]]

35. [[Rak'Shor Pride]]

36. [[Slime Tunnels]](Note: You don't have to kill everything here.)

37. [[High Peak]]

WIN

38. Return to [[Golem Graveyard]].

39. Kill All Wizards.

Recommended Zone Order Progression

2015-08-20T17:18:54Z

Riversilk:

Written up by MiltonSlavemasta, post is at http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3457973&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=252#post424875935

Edit: I've wanted to clarify some things since I originally posted this; Some areas are especially obnoxious or totally unnecessary, so I am going to try and identify areas you might want to seriously consider ignoring completely with an asterisk. Four previously unmentioned areas have been included.

1. [[Trollmire]] 1->3

2. [[Norgos' Lair]]

3. [[Derth]] (Talk to the Shady Man in the North for quest [[The agent of the arena]])

4. [[Heart of the Gloom]]
* Dwarves do [[The Deep Bellow]] now

5. [[Ruins of Kor'Pul]]

6. [[Trollmire]] 4

7. [[Scintillating Caves]]

8. [[Rhaloren Camp]]

9. [[Golem Graveyard]]*(Minor loot, few enemies, real purpose is in postgame)

10. [[The Maze]] (If Alt Maze, Do 1-3 and come back later)

11. [[Old Forest]] (If Alt Old Forest, come back after Sandworm or Daikara)

12. [[Sandworm Lair]]

13. [[Daikara]]

*I usually go back and enter Temporal Rift after a few more dungeons.

14. [[Hidden Compound]]*(Mainly for story unlock, I skip this most games)

15. [[Ruined Halfling Complex]]*(Long, dangerous, can be boring. Has a story unlock)

You can wander around up north to rescue the Merchant.

16. [[Lake of Nur]] (Reached through [[Old Forest]])

17. [[Tempest Peak]]*(Unimportant for non-Antimagic characters)

*If the [[Dogroth Caldera]] spawns, this is when I do it.

18. [[Ruined Dungeon]]

19. You can try [[Mark of the Spellblaze]] if you want, I save it until after [[Dreadfell]]*(Few rewards for antimagic characters)

20. [[Dreadfell]] (You can save vaults for later, I usually open them all)

* At level 24, you can hear screams and enter into [[Dark Crypt]]. It is dangerous and has middling rewards, but is necessary for one prodigy.

* This is also a good time to do [[Last Hope Graveyard]] if you want to do it. It isn't important except for one class unlock.

21. [[Mark of the Spellblaze]] if you didn't do it yet. Some characters might still skip it.

22. [[Reknor]]

23. Finish the place where you teleport, go to the town to get the Spider quest from a lady in the mid-north

24. [[Ardhungol]]

25. [[Temple of Creation]] (Wander around near the coast to find this)

26. Backdoor to [[Vor Armoury]] (NOT Vor Pride)

27. Go back to town to get the location of [[Briagh's Lair]], then finish it.

28. Go back east and fight backup guardians in [[Trollmire]], [[Kor'Pul]], [[Reknor]], [[Scintillating Caves]], [[The Maze]], [[Dreadfell]], [[Daikara]], [[Sandworm Lair]], and [[Old Forest]]. Dwarves get an extra one in [[The Deep Bellow]].

29. [[Elven ruins]]. (This can be done much earlier, but it is risky.)

* If Sludgenest spawns, this is roughly when I do it.

30. Tannen's Quest (Ask around [[Last Hope]] to unlock this)

* Can do [[Valley of the Moon]] if you get the quest

31. [[Gorbat Pride]]

32. [[Grushnak Pride]]

33. [[Eruan]]

34. [[Vor Pride]]

35. [[Rak'Shor Pride]]

36. [[Slime Tunnels]](Note: You don't have to kill everything here.)

37. [[High Peak]]

WIN

38. Return to [[Golem Graveyard]].

39. Kill All Wizards.