SURVIVING THE DESERT
INTRODUCTION
On the 23rd July 2015 the new zone “Valencia” came to Korean servers. With this update, the map and it’s content doubled in size. The Valencia region has a desert area which can be deadly to a player if you don’t know what you are doing. Whilst in the desert you will not be able to use your World Map unless you have an Ancient Compass. Horses and carriages are also slowed in the desert and horse skills are limited. This guide will teach you the basics of surviving the desert.
Tips before entering the desert:
HOW TO CRAFT PURIFIED WATER
Purified Water is used to prevent Heat Stroke during the day. If you don’t drink Purified Water you will get a debuff which deals damage to you every 5 seconds. Without drinking Purified Water, during 7 minutes of the debuff, you can go through over 100+ HP pots to stay alive.
To begin crafting, go to any town or city, the closest place is Altinova City just outside Valencia, and buy an “Empties” from the material merchant. Make sure you equip the Empty Jar. Next go to the river, there is one north of Altinova, stand in the river and press “R” to collect a “Bottle of River Water”. Once you have collected the river water, press “L” to open the crafting window and use the “Thinning” option to turn the dirty river water to Purified Water.
WHERE TO BUY TENTS
Tents are used to keep yourself safe from Sandstorms. Sandstorms occur randomly and can deal a lot of damage.
Tents can be bought from any stable hand in the Valencia Region. They can also be bought from the stable hand at Altinova City.
HOW TO CRAFT OCTAGONAL TEA
In the desert, the real danger is at night. Monster are much more powerful at night and you also have the risk of hypothermia. Just like heat stroke in the day, hypothermia will give you a debuff which will damage you every 5 seconds. To prevent hypothermia you will need to drink Octagonal Tea.
To craft Octagonal Tea you will need one Purified Water and one Octagonal Flower. You can obtain Octagonal Flowers in two different ways:
ANCIENT COMPASS
You can use an Ancient Compass to view the World Map whilst you are in the Valencia Desert. You can only get this item from the Sulphur mines in Valencia, then combining 3 of them in your inventory. The item will last 3 days once it has been combined. You can only view the map, you are not able to set autopaths.
On the 23rd July 2015 the new zone “Valencia” came to Korean servers. With this update, the map and it’s content doubled in size. The Valencia region has a desert area which can be deadly to a player if you don’t know what you are doing. Whilst in the desert you will not be able to use your World Map unless you have an Ancient Compass. Horses and carriages are also slowed in the desert and horse skills are limited. This guide will teach you the basics of surviving the desert.
Tips before entering the desert:
- We recommend you stay away from this zone completely unless you are level 52+
- Craft Purified Water or Octagonal Tea to prevent Heat Stroke and Hypothermia
- Craft at least 100+ Purified Water and take plenty of Octagonal Flowers with you for each hour you intend to spend in the desert
- Buy tents to keep yourself safe from sandstorms
HOW TO CRAFT PURIFIED WATER
Purified Water is used to prevent Heat Stroke during the day. If you don’t drink Purified Water you will get a debuff which deals damage to you every 5 seconds. Without drinking Purified Water, during 7 minutes of the debuff, you can go through over 100+ HP pots to stay alive.
To begin crafting, go to any town or city, the closest place is Altinova City just outside Valencia, and buy an “Empties” from the material merchant. Make sure you equip the Empty Jar. Next go to the river, there is one north of Altinova, stand in the river and press “R” to collect a “Bottle of River Water”. Once you have collected the river water, press “L” to open the crafting window and use the “Thinning” option to turn the dirty river water to Purified Water.
WHERE TO BUY TENTS
Tents are used to keep yourself safe from Sandstorms. Sandstorms occur randomly and can deal a lot of damage.
Tents can be bought from any stable hand in the Valencia Region. They can also be bought from the stable hand at Altinova City.
HOW TO CRAFT OCTAGONAL TEA
In the desert, the real danger is at night. Monster are much more powerful at night and you also have the risk of hypothermia. Just like heat stroke in the day, hypothermia will give you a debuff which will damage you every 5 seconds. To prevent hypothermia you will need to drink Octagonal Tea.
To craft Octagonal Tea you will need one Purified Water and one Octagonal Flower. You can obtain Octagonal Flowers in two different ways:
- If you want to collect the flowers manually there are 2 nodes where you can harvest them. The first place is “Pohalem Farm” which is west of Valenica City on the map. The second place is “Shakatu Village” will is north of the zone.
- You can also use workers to collect the flowers for you. To do this buy workers from “Shakatu Village” and send them to the same node to collect the Octagonal Flowers. Once the workers are finished, retrieve the flowers from your warehouse.
ANCIENT COMPASS
You can use an Ancient Compass to view the World Map whilst you are in the Valencia Desert. You can only get this item from the Sulphur mines in Valencia, then combining 3 of them in your inventory. The item will last 3 days once it has been combined. You can only view the map, you are not able to set autopaths.