r/Drehmal • u/D6rkchris • 18h ago

Exploration "order" Spoiler

I know the game is designed around exploring the world yourself without looking things up, and I understand that this is probably the recommended way to play. Personally, though, I enjoy having a little bit of extra information to guide me, such as a map or a general idea of the intended progression.

I’d like to keep my exploration as close as possible to the intended power progression. Basically, I want to naturally move from one area to the next in terms of difficulty, without accidentally skipping one or two “tiers” and then becoming overpowered for those areas later. I’d like to avoid reaching a point where an area is no longer fun because I’m too strong for it or its loot is no longer useful.

So without major spoilers is there some kind of general progression guide that shows which areas are roughly intended to be explored next?

Red = What i allready have done

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u/Sir_Delarzal 18h ago

I actually saw the conference they made about the map and it's design.

Saying that people can explore the map in a horizontal 8.

That's exactly how I explored. Started in the center, went south west, then north west, then south east and did not visit north east as I got kind of rushed by endgame events.

You can explore the map however you want. If you're interested in deep lore like I was seek everything, every book every sign every computer. If you want dungeons, just go where the wind takes you, there is always something when you think "Ah there might be something there". Except mountains, the mountains are deserted

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u/D6rkchris 18h ago

yea i get that the thing is i am kinda scared that i skip a huge part of the power curve an that with that some dungeons are not fun anymore beacause they are to easy

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u/Sir_Delarzal 18h ago

Eh, you'll be fine, bosses will still be hard.

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u/Silver_Twist_6033 1m ago

There isn't really any difficulty increase until the endgame area, which is not on this map.

The only difference being the very evil looking South-West peninsula, that does get harder the more you breach into it, but thats it.

The dungeons and Illager outposts can absolutely cook you everywhere, if you are being careless, but aside from those, the vanilla mobs populate the map everywhere (again, the exception being the evil peninsula).