The Road to 100% Map Revealed

[BingBongHallo 31]

Ever since I picked Sacred 2 up on release, I've always been tempted by the thought of fully filling in the map. Still, as you already know, actually revealing the entire map is quite the bloody complicated task. Even more so if you're going at it without the use of glitches and exploits (because I couldn't get them to work 😭). 

Many years later and after surging the previous two apocalypses, I decided to build my own Dyrad, a first for me. Thus, I thought I'd share my map revealing journey with you!

Basically, I've kitted myself out with a few cheap rings that boost my reveal range (I have no shoppers and aventure like the pleb I am). And since I'll be traversing the entire of Ancaria, both overground and underground, I'll be taking screenshots and video captures of things I find interesting along the way.

Buckle up and let's begin. Please keep in mind that this thread is a work in progress.

The first 30% was by far the easiest to reveal. On my initial Silver run I did as many quests as I could without feeling overwhelmed. Which in Sacred 2 is harder than a very bored, very instagram-addicted Metapod. Still, 30% passed by with ease, and I found some intriguing stuff along the way. 

The force is strong with this X-Wing:

If you look closely at this submarine, you'll see the remnants of exactly two billionaires:

50%. Now that one was easier to reach than expected, too! I basically circled overground areas while killing the odd group of mobs, and, well, that was about it. 

Ancaria's most wanted strikes again:

Roses are red, the moon is too far, but I present to you, my friend, a brain in a jar:

Oh, you want to finish your Gold playthrough? Standing under this here decking is the best I can do:

70%, or as I like to call it, "Oh no." After circling and subsequently filling in most of the overground map, I'd managed to knock my reveal bonus up to just over 200%. But, what's this? There's barely anything left to find? Yes, that's right, because the rest is hidden away underground apparently. 

Desert circles (like crop circles but crap):

Bosch, the goblin who looks at cliffs:

Nobody expects Floaty Mc'floaterson:

86%. It's quite the specific number, isn't it? Well, that's because I've uncovered just about all I can think of. Underground, overground, wombelling free, there's really ain't much else for ya boi here to see. Still, I'm currently trying to get my hands on boosting my reveal rate up to the 400% range if possible. 

UPDATE!

Well, after a week of making my way through Platinum and with the help of idbeholdME, I've nabbed myself some high-reveal gear. That's right, 90%, baby! The end is very nigh. 

You can keep your scorpion summons. I have sheep... 

When you have mildly feminine features and guys online enjoy buying you gifts:

Update! It's been a crazy week full of surgical issues and more stress than I was expecting, but, hey, guess what I did?! 

That's right, so close now! 94%

Then, well, things started to dry up, but with Forens on my side, I managed to snag a very nice Helmet of Time from the scorpion boss on Niob, which gave my large visibility range an even bigger buff. 330%, now that's a lotta' eyes! 👀 

After a full night of visiting dungeons I'd previously left until last, I managed to achieve something I almost gave up on quite a few times. 100%, baby! 

In celebration of my great achievement, my horse took a real liking toward my Monitor Lizard... 

Thank you for joining me on this journey. It's something I've wanted to do since way back at release!

- James ♥ 

 

Edited April 5 by BingBongHallo
Updating as I go

[idbeholdME 394]

Make sure you are in Niobium and spam farm merchants for Visibility Range gear. You don't need bargaining for that, VR can spawn on blue rings.

Then find gear with the most sockets (mostly set/unique items) and jam the jewelry in. Also keep a lookout for rare gear that has 2 slots and an innate VR bonus.

Once you have your exploration set ready, go to a low difficulty (so you can ignore enemies) and basically just run through the entire game, always hugging the edges, both the surface and the dungeons.

Level 2 dungeons are especially valuable for map explored (dungeons within dungeons). It's an entirely separate 3rd map layer and entering those with a couple hundred +VR% can net you 0.5-1% of map revealed just for entering.

Edited March 24 by idbeholdME

[gogoblender 3,070]

On 3/24/2024 at 4:10 AM, BingBongHallo said:

Ever since I picked Sacred 2 up on release, I've always been tempted by the thought of fully filling in the map. Still, as you already know, actually revealing the entire map is quite the bloody complicated task. Even more so if you're going at it without the use of glitches and exploits (because I couldn't get them to work 😭). 

Many years later and after surging the previous two apocalypses, I decided to build my own Dyrad, a first for me. Thus, I thought I'd share my map revealing journey with you!

Basically, I've kitted myself out with a few cheap rings that boost my reveal range (I have no shoppers and aventure like the pleb I am). And since I'll be traversing the entire of Ancaria, both overground and underground, I'll be taking screenshots and video captures of things I find interesting along the way.

Buckle up and let's begin. Please keep in mind that this thread is a work in progress.

The first 30% was by far the easiest to reveal. On my initial Silver run I did as many quests as I could without feeling overwhelmed. Which in Sacred 2 is harder than a very bored, very instagram-addicted Metapod. Still, 30% passed by with ease, and I found some intriguing stuff along the way. 

The force is strong with this X-Wing:

If you look closely at this submarine, you'll see the remnants of exactly two billionaires:

50%. Now that one was easier to reach than expected, too! I basically circled overground areas while killing the odd group of mobs, and, well, that was about it. 

Ancaria's most wanted strikes again:

Roses are red, the moon is too far, but I present to you, my friend, a brain in a jar:

Oh, you want to finish your Gold playthrough? Standing under this here decking is the best I can do:

70%, or as I like to call it, "Oh no." After circling and subsequently filling in most of the overground map, I'd managed to knock my reveal bonus up to just over 200%. But, what's this? There's barely anything left to find? Yes, that's right, because the rest is hidden away underground apparently. 

Desert circles (like crop circles but crap):

Bosch, the goblin who looks at cliffs:

Nobody expects Floaty Mc'floaterson:

86%. It's quite the specific number, isn't it? Well, that's because I've uncovered just about all I can think of. Underground, overground, wombelling free, there's really ain't much else for ya boi here to see. Still, I'm currently trying to get my hands on boosting my reveal rate up to the 400% range if possible. 

I'll report back soon! 

Love the guide.

specially as youre doing this on a console... Good Job

Seeing the Easter eggs in this game dug up and brought into new light years later is always grin-inducing

Explore away brave sir

gogo

I remember using the visibility  range gear in the old days before modding and we were all in closed servers to hunt and track down mobs with other players.  Rooooodeeeeooooo 
 

[BingBongHallo 31]

On 3/24/2024 at 4:09 PM, idbeholdME said:

Make sure you are in Niobium and spam farm merchants for Visibility Range gear. You don't need bargaining for that, VR can spawn on blue rings.

Then find gear with the most sockets (mostly set/unique items) and jam the jewelry in. Also keep a lookout for rare gear that has 2 slots and an innate VR bonus.

Once you have your exploration set ready, go to a low difficulty (so you can ignore enemies) and basically just run through the entire game, always hugging the edges, both the surface and the dungeons.

Level 2 dungeons are especially valuable for map explored (dungeons within dungeons). It's an entirely separate 3rd map layer and entering those with a couple hundred +VR% can net you 0.5-1% of map revealed just for entering.

Thank you for the awesome advice! 

I'm currently finishing up my platinum playthrough then once I've got that better gear, I'll re-run through the entire underground! ☺ 

[BingBongHallo 31]

18 hours ago, gogoblender said:

Love the guide.

specially as youre doing this on a console... Good Job

Seeing the Easter eggs in this game dug up and brought into new light years later is always grin-inducing

Explore away brave sir

gogo

I remember using the visibility  range gear in the old days before modding and we were all in closed servers to hunt and track down mobs with other players.  Rooooodeeeeooooo 
 

Thanks, Gogo! 

 

Yeah, it's more of a struggle on Xbox than on PC lol, but I'll get there once I've got some better gear hopefully. The plus side is, the world is legitimately just fun to explore. It feels super hand crafted. 

[BingBongHallo 31]

Updated! 

[Hooyaah 2,823]

On 3/26/2024 at 1:39 AM, BingBongHallo said:

Yeah, it's more of a struggle on Xbox than on PC lol, but I'll get there once I've got some better gear hopefully. The plus side is, the world is legitimately just fun to explore. It feels super hand crafted. 

Dear sir, if you happen to find Gogo's pants in the course of your exploration, please be so kind as to make note of their precise location.

[gogoblender 3,070]

4 hours ago, Hooyaah said:

Dear sir, if you happen to find Gogo's pants in the course of your exploration, please be so kind as to make note of their precise location.

ahhhhh, haaaa... good one... im not sure which one theyre in...but... i heard tell theyre somewhere

gogo

[gogoblender 3,070]

On 3/26/2024 at 2:39 AM, BingBongHallo said:

Thanks, Gogo! 

 

Yeah, it's more of a struggle on Xbox than on PC lol, but I'll get there once I've got some better gear hopefully. The plus side is, the world is legitimately just fun to explore. It feels super hand crafted. 

 

9 hours ago, BingBongHallo said:

Updated! 

"beautiful hand crafted* 

nicely said... thats one of the best things bout these non randomly generated game dungeons... you can create exiquisite indepth beauty and it only gets better the more often you explore.

Heck its kept us busy here for almost.. yeeks... a LOOOONG time...

gogo

[BingBongHallo 31]

6 hours ago, Hooyaah said:

Dear sir, if you happen to find Gogo's pants in the course of your exploration, please be so kind as to make note of their precise location.

I feel like I'm missing vital information 🤔 🍿 

[Hooyaah 2,823]

17 hours ago, BingBongHallo said:

I feel like I'm missing vital information 🤔 🍿 

There is a message on one of the graves in the elven realms in this regard. However, for more details, perhaps Gogo will be forthcoming.

[gogoblender 3,070]

Lets see a pic of the grave, Bing Bong,

and ye shall release a story 

 

gogo

[BingBongHallo 31]

15 hours ago, gogoblender said:

Lets see a pic of the grave, Bing Bong,

and ye shall release a story 

 

gogo

My brother in Lumen, there's so many graves 😭

[gogoblender 3,070]

33 minutes ago, BingBongHallo said:

My brother in Lumen, there's so many graves 😭

oh indeed... indeed there are SOOOO many graves...

muhahahahaha

gogo

[Hooyaah 2,823]

1 hour ago, BingBongHallo said:

My brother in Lumen, there's so many graves 😭

Aye mate, yet there's an achievement to unlock in this regard. Also, there are so many funny (some may even be humorous as well) grave inscriptions to peruse.

[gogoblender 3,070]

On 3/29/2024 at 1:27 PM, Hooyaah said:

Aye mate, yet there's an achievement to unlock in this regard. Also, there are so many funny (some may even be humorous as well) grave inscriptions to peruse.

True ...this whole graves thing is one of my favorite ideas inthis franchise.. the devs were so funny, kind adventurous and brave...  graves turned into a massive easter egg hunt...and if you were in the budding community at the time, there was a chance you could be *painfully* immortalized  (incarcerated!  ) forever!

gogo

[BingBongHallo 31]

I did it! 

[gogoblender 3,070]

2 hours ago, BingBongHallo said:

I did it! 

Wooooo Hooooooooo Gratzio Sacred Player!!!

Thy has achievedst the victory!!

gogo