Styx: Blades of Greed – The Quartz Compass Malfunction

Description

Back on board after hunting Quartz across three regions, Styx notices something wrong – the Dwarf tech is pulsing with something new.

The quartz compass spins wild, locked on a single point deep in orc lands. Whatever calls Styx from there isn’t hiding – It’s daring him.

Find the Source of the Compass Signal

From the dock, the compass signal is not far away, but behind a mountain. Head down to the left. You should see a beam with yellow cloth bands highlighted. You can now swing to other ribboned beams and branches. Traversing, like “rolling” while in cover. Be careful – some branches with hanging orbs are just temporary grapples and requires you find another grapple after that otherwise you fall.

At the far end of this area, straight ahead, there is a tree cave with a mother bug. Cross this cave by being quiet and not stepping on anything loud. If you catch a bugs’ attention, stay quiet or use stealth. Exit the mother cave and cross over to the right, where you will find a closed door that needs 5 seeds to open.

The first seed is in the tree right in front of the Zeppelin. The second seed is in a small cave just below the dock. Move slowly, don’t jump and don’t step on bones/loud areas. Use Amber vision to see where not to go.

The third seed is in the tree cave just above the mother cave. You can get to it from the tree cave where I found the first seed. The fourth seed is in the Mother Cave. The mother cave seed is the most difficult one. Approach the egg from the Zeppelin’s side. There is a little hill near the mother bug and the seed. Use it for your approach. There is a grapple branch just above it as well for fast escape.

The fifth seed is by the closed door amongst the seed plants. The passage will then open.

Progress toward the Compass Signal

Inside the cave you will encounter a guard crying out for help. There is a swarm of deadly bugs. The only way through here is using the overhead grapple points. On the other side of this bug-infested cave you will see the Inquisition Zeppelins.

Use the grapple points for a quieter and overhead approach. The target is at the top of the area.

At the top of this staircase is a group of guards. Look for grapple opportunities that take you higher from here instead of busting the party. There are some bugs up there but you should know already how to deal with them.

There is a grapple point to get you past the bugs. More grapple points after this one to get you higher up in the tree.

Unfortunately, a Mother Bug area is next. You have to pass it to climb up to the cave exit. Study the patrolling bugs before you start to avoid those. Don’t come to close to the eggs. – I decided to drop down at the other side of the screenshot below, where the eggs are. Threw a bottle to the other side and went for the cave exit.

Once outside, you can use the grapple point overhead to reach the next section.

This next cave area is filled with Inquisition again. To advance from the initial lookout point, look up, where the acid spores are. You can climb up the wall.

Climb to the top and to the left, where you can go through a red-lit passage. Follow this passage until you encounter the deadly bug swarm again. There is a safe grapple branch overhead.

Grapple out of there to find yourself in the Inquisitor cave. As soon as you’re close enough, you will hear them talking about an orc. Use the grapple points to get closer to the target area with the Inquisition below.

You need to reach the cave area below. There is a waterfall in here with Inquisition patrolling. The game will be saves, starting the last part of the mission.

Defeat the patrols and look for an overhead grapple to take you higher, where you have to grapple down to another cave entrance.

In this stalagmite cave is an orc – Wren. Go closer to continue with the story. She will open up an exit and path back to the Zeppelin.

Mission Completed