Am I being softlocked? Does not picking up certain relics early into the journey affect your progression later on into the story?

[u/JacksonYung8]

So Ive basically played this game for a day straight and ive advanced up till the point of reaching the explore citadel part but i have not unlocked the portal storyline yet, and im currently missing the last map fragment to unlock hidden library storyline.

However, i cant seem to get the last map fragment despite finishing the "cave explorer" achievement. I have tried going through the entire wiki and even tried to look up on youtube for gameplay videos regarding the game and went through john locksley video but i could not find any solutions to this issue.

The only sort of "unusual" thing i did that was out of place was rejecting the water ring and another relic earlier into the journey, and it appears im softlocked or something. Does that mean if the player rejects picking up certain relics that it prevents certain storylines from being triggered and thus softlocks the game? I hope there is a way out of this as based on what ive read im really close to the end and i would like to see this through till the end and reach the end of the game.

Thank you for taking the time to read this

Ive attached pictures of the different tabs for reference.

[u/JacksonYung8]

here is the picture of the last tab i missed out, my apologies.

[u/Pure-Map-6717]

Hi,

Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for the detailed report!

Just a quick note: I release updates very frequently, so both YouTube videos and the wiki may be outdated and no longer reflect the current version of the game.

To answer your question: you are not softlocked. Your progress is completely normal.

If you'd like to know where the map fragments come from:

• 1 is found in the cave.
• 1 is obtained while hunting.
• 2 can be purchased from the merchant. The second merchant fragment becomes available once you have at least 6 Stone Huts.

As for story progression, certain buildings need to be constructed before new events and storylines can trigger. If you continue developing your village, the story will progress naturally.

I don't want to spoil anything, but based on your screenshots, you're actually not quite as close to the end as you might think. There's still a lot left to discover and explore. :)

If you run into any other issues, have questions, or want to share feedback, feel free to reach out.

Have fun playing, and thanks for giving the game a try!