Drydock Scratch

Drydock Scratch

Type

Jumping puzzle

Within 

The Silverwastes

Drydock Scratch is a jumping puzzle covering the underground skritt caves and clifftops in the Silverwastes.

Getting there

Starting from Camp Resolve, go north-west towards Northern Shelf and then east to Picaroon Scratch. Go down the stairs along the eastern wall and then west through the cave until you reach Drydock Grotto Waypoint. If the gate at the stairs is shut, you'll have to complete Drive the bandits out of skritt territory first.

Walkthrough

The main goal of Drydock Scratch is to find and pass 9 milestones marked with red flags located in the vast underground network under the Silverwastes as well as on the cliffs above it. It doesn't contain any truly difficult jumps, rather, it focuses on the exploration and puzzle aspect. Bear in mind that completing it can take from 15 minutes up to several hours.

Осторожно, спойлеры: Скрытый текст содержит спойлеры, связанные с the path through the Drydock Scratch jumping puzzle.

First milestone Starting from Drydock Grotto Waypoint, walk across the bridge and ramps to get on top of SS Topsy-Turvy, go left to the cliffside and to the right along it. Second milestone Walk across the wooden beam and then between the rocks through the tunnel until you get to the Velocity Elixir, run across the rocks to the left and jump to the ledge by the left wall. Run up along the wall and then jump to the rocks to the right. Third milestone Run across the rock bridge and jump to the ledge by the left wall once again; afterwards hop down to the Velocity Elixir. Enter the large cavern, follow its left wall and turn right at the next Elixir. Run and jump up the rocks, go left along the thin ledge and then around the wall until you get you to the surface, overlooking the path to Red Rock Bastion. Go east and cross the wooden bridge. Fourth milestone Go to the left until you would have to hop across a spike to continue. Drop down to its base and open the Chest close by. Drop down to the bottom and jump across the stone archways and the rock along the way towards the next Elixir (swiftness helps here). Fifth milestone Run across the cave and then follow the right wall to the surface. Run west around the Elixir and jump into the hole to the right. Follow the right wall. Sixth milestone Drop down behind the flag and follow the wall to get to the Elixir. Turn around, walk under the rock, continue and then jump down to the Grand Chest. Drop down to the wooden platform and then to the Elixir, follow the ledge and other platforms to the left until you drop down to another Elixir. Seventh milestone Walk around the two big rocks in the way, apply swiftness and jump across the gap to the Elixir. Eighth milestone Jump on the rocks at the left side of the Elixir and continue to the right along the wall to get to the Splendid Chest. Jump down to the right. Getting to Quarrel Gully Turn left, use swiftness or follow the wall and jump down to reach the Elixir. Continue forwards and carefully walk up the sloped ledge, or use a leap skill to get across. Use the small rocks to get to the higher level, follow the wall around the falling sand to the next Elixir, walk across yet another narrow ledge, and finally drop down, hugging the wall, to a sand-covered ledge, making sure not to drop to the dunes next to you. Continue along the wall and through the falling sand to get to an unmarked skritt tunnel. Ninth milestone (Quarrel Gully) In Quarrel Gully, your task is to navigate a maze of skritt tunnels to get to the very top. When you enter a wrong tunnel, you'll appear on top of a cauldron and you'll have to start over (the starting skritt tunnel is one drop away from the cauldron). After entering the first tunnel, jump across the wooden platforms, then drop down, go through the narrow passage and enter the tunnel to the left of you. Run around the rotating device and hop across the platforms, passing the tunnel along the way and entering the one you have to drop towards at the end. Follow the wall and platforms, entering the tunnel just before the beams coming from the wall. Run up by the wall, turn around after the seemingly last wooden platform, continue up along the wall and enter the tunnel in the corner at the end. Go across the wooden stairs, jump with swiftness to the platform and enter the tunnel in the corner. Follow the ledge until you see a tunnel one drop away below you. Don't use it, drop down twice instead and enter the tunnel in the dark corner. Go along the ledge and use the tunnel at the end by the wooden platforms. You'll appear in a dark cave. From this point on, using incorrect tunnels won't move you to the very beginning of the area but to a Magnificent Chest above the entrance to the previous section, which you may want to open. The correct tunnel is inside the cave just to the left of you, to the right of it and slightly lower is one that will get you to the chest (then drop down and continue from 7). Go along the ledges, passing the tunnel. Walk up until you get to another tunnel but don't use it. Carefully drop down to a ledge with 3 tunnels instead. Choose the rightmost one. Turn right, pass the tunnel and enter the one below the wooden platform next to it. Turn left, walk along the narrow ledge for a while, drop down a bit when the ledge ends, continue along this wall and you'll reach the ninth milestone. Claiming the final reward Reaching this point will award you with the Retrospective Runaround achievement. Gather 3 key fragments from the nearby rubble piles to open the chest, which will start the Defeat the legendary skritt burglar to claim your reward event (the skritt is just a veteran, not a legendary as the name would suggest). After completing the event you can open the final chest. Among other things, you'll receive the Dowsing Rod Veteran Kri'chta back at the top of SS Topsy-Turvy was looking for, but don't expect to get anything in return. Entering the skritt tunnel in the room will get you back to the waypoint.

Tips

• Skritt tunnels marked as 18px are dead ends and they'll send you to the beginning of the jumping puzzle.
  • If you pay the kits standing next to them 1 copper, silver or gold, you'll gain a buff for an hour which will cause these holes to send you 2 milestones before, 1 milestone before or to the last milestone that you have reached instead, respectively.
  • The closest such kit to the entrance is just below the first milestone behind the ship.
• In many places where you die due to falling damage, skritt will jump from the ground to revive you, but this might not always be the case. There are several drops along the way high enough to kill you, so you might still want to use a falling damage reduction trait to be sure.
• Not only do the Velocity Elixirs give you swiftness when you stand under them, they also usually help guide you through the correct route. Similarly, chests scattered throughout the puzzle, except the one in Quarrel Gully, guide you correctly.

Trivia

• This jumping puzzle was added in the Seeds of Truth release.

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