New World Map Areas?

[Hammerdal]

What's the deal with unlocking new areas on the world map? I can only go to 4 areas in the Kva and just the starting area in Khemeria, and when I try to leave an area in a direction that looks like it should lead to a new area, it just takes me to the world map with the same limited travel options. I've registered the game; the title screen even thanks me for doing so.

 

As a slight aside, I don't like how you always start in the same part of an area when you go to it regardless of where you came from, I prefer how it was done in Geneforge.

[Fael]

New areas only get unlocked when you get a quest to go there.

[Triumph]

It doesn't matter in the slightest which direction you leave a zone from, ever.

[Hammerdal]

Hmm, that's good to know, although I'm pretty sure I have some quests that look like they require me to go to some new areas, although maybe I'm missing some secret switch somewhere, or maybe some dialog with some npc i have or haven't talked to yet. It's kinda irritating

[Callie]

To go elsewhere in Khemeria you need to ask Moritz'kri to go inside the fort and have him turn you away. Then talk to one of the townspeople.

 

You unlock other areas in the Kva later in the game.

[jlsgaladriel]

Hammerdal, often there's a specific conversation or action which opens a new area. Sometimes this is easy to miss if one reads through conversations too quickly. I know I once followed a party member to a particular location, but missed that I had to look in a chest in the back of the owner's house in order to open the next area. The owner *told* me to look in the chest, but I just spaced it.

 

Are you looking for the Dhorla Woods? After speaking with the wizard, make sure you speak with Runner Faiga, in the cottage to the west.

 

Ah, my edits are late!

[Hammerdal]

I just found Runner Faiga who told me about the next area to go to in Khemeria, so I think I'm on track there now. I've still got that blue ore quest down in the Kva, as well as the one hunting Neray the arms dealer, but I'm getting the impression I'll need to come back to those later?

Thanks for the help guys

[Soul of Wit]

Later is correct. You often get quests (or multiple-step quests) that you can't do until sent to a region again. For example, you'll later be sent back to the dragon. You can then open more areas in Kva.

[Hammerdal]

Ok then, looks like I just need to get used to the new World Map system. Shouldn't be a problem now that I know that it's actually significantly different from Geneforge and now also in what ways. Thanks.