Tuesday, August 13, 2013

How to reach Vesdar Doc in Seratos - Necropolis

The location for this cairn is 10590, 4800.

To reach this cairn, start in Necropolis and take the transporter to the top level and take the upper exit.  Where the storm legion rift is, there is a dead-end like path to the right.  Follow it and go around the back of the rocks till you come to the steep narrow hill (10467, 5109).  Climb up that.








Make your way along the hills till you reach a fork in the paths at 10449, 4931 where you should take the left, lower pathway and continue along it until you reach the cairn!




Hope this helps clear up the confusion! :)

Sunday, August 11, 2013

M'Doidoi Doll @ 6015, 10531

This post is in response to the Anon who asked about the M'Doidoi doll located at 6015, 10531.

The best way that my friends and I have found to reach this particular doll is quite an interesting pathway.  It may take you a few tries to get there, but it does work!  There's no race-specific things involved, just jumping and falling and the like.

Our starting point is on the south side of Cassana Estate -





The puzzle is also located in this area, about 5886, 10719.  Oddly enough, I found there is a M'Doidoi doll located right beside the puzzle. I'm not sure if it is collectible or not, but it's worth checking out.  Might get you an easy way out. ;-) 

If you do choose to follow through with this, follow the pathway that I marked with a red line on the picture above till you reach the tower that blocks your path.  Down to the right there is a roof.




Back up about 10 or so paces and, while mounted, you should jump down onto that roof.  Once down there go to the other side and look down to your right again.  There is a round pillar that you should slide down onto.  Aim carefully though, you may slide right off. 


Once you're on that pillar, jump to the curved edge of the roof that surrounds the tower straight across from you.  Make your way around it and to the tower on the other side and there's your doll! 




I hope this helps you!  Sorry it's somewhat complicated.  If anyone finds an easier way, please let me know!

Saturday, August 3, 2013

RE: Eastern Holdings Cairn - Oryp Namap

This post is for the Anon who asked about reaching Oryp Namap in Eastern holdings for the Cairn Do Too achievement. 


A good starting point for this is near the vine on the lower side of the mountain the cairn is located on.  There's a smaller hill leading up to the mountain.  The coordinates I'm at right now to start are about 7411, 9004.






You can use the path ways leading up this hill to reach the next part.



There's some jumping to hit the right groves but it's pretty easy. :) 

Then it's a straight shot across the top of the mountain with some precise stepping/jumping and you're there!



Hope this helps you!

Friday, December 14, 2012

M'Doidoi

The achievement M'Doidoi is a fairly easy one to do. You have to collect 6 dolls from around Cassana Estate. They can be a little tricky to get to at times but all in all its a very simple achievement.

The dolls are in the following locations

5843, 10671
5835, 10547
5796, 10414
5884, 10649
5967, 10618
6015, 10531

If you have any questions on how to get to a specific one, feel free to ask. I can update this with directions/pictures if needed :)

Ascended By Lamplight

For the achievement Ascended By Lamplight you have to find a lamp on the roof of a building at eight different locations. They are not too hard to access, you just need to find the right path to each one. They are as follows

Reservoir - 8267, 8107
Strozza North - 8768, 7796
Strozza East - 9048, 8059
Strozza West - 8651, 8334
Commons Central - 8687, 8535
Commons East - 8845, 8582
Commons North - 8138, 8583
Commons West - 7515, 8280

Monday, November 26, 2012

Solution Finder Achievement

The Achievement Solution Finder is the achievement for completing the puzzles in Silverwood, Freemarch, Gloamwood, Stonefield, Scarlet Gorge, Scarwood Reach, Droughtlands, Moonshade Highlands, Iron Pine Peak, Stillmoor, and Shimmersand. There is also a puzzle in Ember Island but it is not included in this achievement. I will not go into detail with the puzzles in this post in case someone is just looking for the location of a specific on and wants to find out how to complete it on their own. I will however, write up a solution for each puzzle that I'm able to write more details on in separate postings and link those solutions here once completed.

Until then, here are the locations for each puzzle and a little explanation on what needs done.

Silverwood - Puzzled at the Top of the World - 6415, 3155

There is a plaque on the tower you have to click on to start the puzzle. It will port you up and you'll see more plaques. To solve this puzzle, you will need to find the correct order to click them (each one ports you up or down a level) until you reach the top of a tower where you will receive a key and you'll be able to open the chest.

Freemarch - Sleeping with the Fishes - 5996, 6128 (Lake of Solace)

This puzzle at the bottom of the Lake of Solace, so you will need either a potion, rune, or buff to breathe underwater. The objective is pretty obvious once you see it.. You will need to light up all the lamps to receive the key to open the chest.

Gloamwood - Shield Wall - 4540, 2380

On the wall of the building at the back of Shadefallen Keep, you will see a plaque. Click this to enter into the keep and go down the stairs. On the wall of the first room you enter you will see items on the wall. Go down the next flight of stairs and you will see those same items on the wall in a different order. The objective is to make them match the pattern in the first room.

Stonefield - Spinning Plates - 4577, 4976

To complete this puzzle, you will need to light up the telescopes in the correct order in so that you can pull the lever. If you have a buff to make you run faster, it may be a good idea to use it.. however you will not have enough time to mount up and run to the next before the puzzle resets.

Scarlet Gorge - A Barrel of Laughs - 3603, 2776

This one is pretty much the same as the Gloamwood puzzle.

Scarwood Reach - Scarwood by Torchlight - 3629, 2755

For this puzzle, there are pillars and many torches. You will see three red lights on each pillar in the front. Clicking them will make the torches move around either clockwise or counter clockwise. In each ring of torches, there is an empty space. In order to solve the puzzle, you will need to have the empty space fall between the pillars of each ring at the same time.

Droughtlands - Don't Be Cagey - 8340, 6200

Here, you will find a circle of cages with lights on them, some changing color and some not.Your objective is to pick the correct color for each cage.

Moonshade Highlands - Go With the Flow- 6459, 1178

At the entrance to Hammerknell Fortress there is a small, sparkling object that looks like the rune vessels you collect for daily quests. Click on this and it will teleport you to the roof of Hammerknell where you will see the puzzle. There are hoses and regulators and a generator. The object of the puzzle is to power up the generator so that you can pull the lever.

Iron Pine Peak - Tracks in the Snow - 3750, 2270

This one can be frustrating at times, but it's fairly easy to figure out. There is a maze with a rabbit in it, and a rabbit waiting outside of it. Your objective is to chase the rabbit that's in the maze, out.

Stillmoor - Herding Bats - 1720, 2320

Bats in your belfry? This achievement takes place in one of the towers of Thalin Tor. Basically, you have to have at least one bat in each cage to solve the puzzle. It's easier if you have a partner there to help you, one to ring the bell and the other to cage the bats.

Shimmersand - A Classic Treasure - 6420, 7715

Ahh, again, probably the most difficult one. Can also be considered something like the game peg-solitaire or chinese checkers. The end result should be that the only stone left is in the center of the board.

Cairn Do Locations

The achievement Cairn Do is pretty fun even though its older now, taking place in the low-level zones. But for those of you who still seek the achievement, here's a list of Cairns for the achievement.

Silverwood - Miron Sternhammer - 6345, 2317

Freemarch - Bahar Farwind - 5900, 5030 (may become flagged for pvp attempting to reach this one as you have to climb the hill beside Meridian to reach it.)

Gloamwood - Nylaan Starheath - 5576, 3210

Stonefield - Nasreen Tahleed - 5328, 5363
                - Valta Cliffswind - 4667, 5030

Scarlet Gorge - Faraz Massi - 4658, 3093

Scarwood Reach - Ehgel Makil - 4075, 4443

Droughtlands - Mongo Vachir - 9161, 6927

Moonshade Highlands - Roma Gammult - 5348, 2239

Iron Pine Peak - Harwin Kalmar - 4975, 1860

Stillmoor - Thera Valnir - 1579, 1857

Shimmersand - Quara Chuluun - 7530, 7165
This cairn is the most difficult one to reach. Your starting position is in Gnawbone Valley at 7595, 7330. You will find a steep hill to climb, may take a few jumps to reach the top.



Once at the top in Golden Summit, you will see a dragon or two, level 50 elite. You can avoid them by skirting the edge of the cliff. Follow the path to the left. You will have to jump/cross over a few parts of the mountain. For example..


Once across this, you will drop down and climb along the somewhat narrow ledge part of the mountain. Careful though, one wrong step and you'll slide right off.



Go through the hole in the rock and the cairn is on the other side!


There is also a cairn on Ember Island that has a companion pet in it. It's called Wanton Cache, location 13592, 3848.

Follow the path up the mountain to Searing Brink on the south side (guardian side). There is a lava pit at 13679, 3771. You'll need to get onto the rock that's behind it. Climb most of the way up and then drop down onto the rock below. You may die, its a fair amount of falling damage. Run along that rock for a good ways and there will be a ledge on the right that you'll see the cache on. Here's a video for it if you're a visual person, it's not the most clear but it's helpful.