Are you tired of running through the same game levels repeatedly just to pick up side quests? This Optimal Quest Guide is designed to streamline your gameplay, minimizing backtracking and maximizing your quest efficiency. Follow this route to ensure you grab every quest at the right time and complete them in the most effective order.
Holborn & Covent Garden: Early Quest Optimization
Start in Holborn by accepting all available quests. Proceed to Tottenham and then the Holborn Access Shaft. By this point, you should have two active quests as you make your way towards Covent Garden.
Upon reaching Covent Garden, take on all quests here. The optimal strategy is to complete a full instance run encompassing Train Depot, Steam Tunnels, Upper Kingsway, Lower Kingsway, Covent Garden Market, and finally Bloomsbury. After completing these areas, return to Covent Garden to turn in all your collected quests. This efficient loop ensures you tackle a cluster of quests in a single, streamlined run.
Charing Cross & Green Park: Maintaining Momentum
The route from Covent Garden to Charing Cross is designed to be completed in one go. Pick up all available quests in Covent Garden and progress through to Charing Cross, completing objectives as you go. Once you arrive at Charing Cross, turn in all the accumulated quests.
Continue towards Green Park, following the main questline while diligently picking up any side quests that become available along your path. Upon reaching Green Park, speak with Lucius and then move forward to Oxford. It’s crucial to visit Oxford after each area within Green Park to check for and accept new side quests. This ensures you don’t miss any quest opportunities as you progress through Green Park’s zones.
Charing Cross Revisited & Temple Station: Bridging the Mid-Game
After completing Chocolate Park, return to Charing Cross. You should receive two new side quests: one focused on Piccadilly exploration and another leading to Admiralty Arch. Prioritize these, starting with Piccadilly, before heading towards the Millenium area. Remember to check Oxford for any new side quests before venturing to Millenium.
From this point, the path to Temple Station is fairly linear with fewer side quest interruptions until you reach Temple Station. Be aware that side quests at Temple Station are often triggered upon arrival. For an immediate shortcut, consider partying with a player who is further along in the story and utilize a portal to them if they are near the Temple Approach entrance.
After handling your tasks at Temple Station and returning to Charing Cross, ensure you turn in your completed side quests for each level. This is important as turning in quests often unlocks new side quests for the subsequent levels, keeping your quest log full and your progression smooth.
Temple Station & Monument Station: Quest Chains and Area Completion
At Temple Station, follow the main questline towards Aldwich. As you progress, complete all side quests within Temple Access Ducts and Forgotten Ducts before continuing with the main story, integrating side quests as you go. Remember to turn in side quests after completing each map to maintain an efficient flow. After obtaining the PDA from the Messenger, use it promptly and speak with Mag immediately. Mag provides the final side quest in this area, “Cracklepop” in Angel Passage, ensuring complete area quest coverage.
Proceed with the main questline from Temple Station to Monument Station, heading towards Templar Base.
Templar Base & Monument Station: Systematic Quest Clearing
The Templar Base area follows a general rule: accept all quests and turn them in after completing each level. Aim to have approximately two active quests per level within Templar Base for optimal efficiency. Be particularly attentive to a quest that directs you to Tudor Street. The quickest way to access Tudor Street is by going to Temple Place and using the /stuck command. Prioritize this mission as soon as it becomes available to streamline your Templar Base progression.
Back at Monument Station, accept all available quests before heading to Upper Ground. Jon’s side quests will require you to move between Upper Ground and Monument Tunnels multiple times. Starting with Upper Ground can save you an extra trip. After completing all of Jon’s side quests, proceed to the Tower of London. Remember to turn in quests after each level. Jon will provide an additional three side quests at the second level of the Tower of London instance. It’s recommended to leave a Personal Recall Device (PRD), complete these three quests (including Sewerbreath, the final quest in Jon’s chain), and then return to continue towards the Tower of London.
Liverpool & St. Paul: Late-Game Quest Management
Side quests in the Aldgate area can be completed without needing to turn them in after every level, offering a bit more flexibility. When you first enter Cannon Street Rail, avoid speaking to the NPC immediately. Move forward to locate a train part and then use the /stuck command. After this, speak to the NPC twice, and he will teleport you to Exodus, bypassing the need for further train part collection. Turn in all accumulated quests across all levels as you progress towards Liverpool. Save any Broker quests for later to optimize your quest log management.
In Liverpool, complete all side quests up to Necropolis Level 1. Then, move to Liverpool Tunnels and complete all side quests there in one continuous run. Hold onto the second “Wanted” quest for later. You will receive a separate quest for Liverpool Approach, which can be done at any point before moving on to St. Paul. Following this order should allow you to accept and complete all side quests per instance in a single, efficient run.
When you resume the main questline, place a PRD in Necropolis Level 3. After speaking with Emmera at Templar Base, a new side quest will become available that leads you back to Necropolis Level 3, allowing you to use your PRD as a shortcut. By this stage, you should have completed all available side quests and be ready to proceed to Finshbury Square. Aim to pick up two side quests per instance in this area. After completing a test, return to the previous level and utilize the “wall jump” technique (jumping between the wall and the exit tube during the grace period). This technique, similar to /stuck but faster, resets your position to the level’s beginning, enabling a quick return to Finshbury Square. Following these steps should allow you to progress from Liverpool to St. Paul in a single, optimized run.
St. Paul’s: Managing Instance Repetition
In St. Paul, due to the sheer number of instances, some level repetition is unavoidable. However, by following this optimal quest guide up to this point, you have significantly minimized unnecessary backtracking and maximized your questing efficiency throughout the game. Continue to apply the principles of accepting all quests, completing area clusters, and turning in quests strategically to navigate St. Paul and the remaining areas effectively.
