STEAM FULL RELEASE · TASK & QUEST GUIDES
Welcome to Elderfield Tasks & Quest Guides
Find a task, see how to start it, follow its objectives, check what may be blocking it, and see what it rewards or unlocks.
Search by task name, character, area, objective or reward — “bone honey”, “Deep Woods”, “Zoe”. Every match shows why it came back.
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- Cryptic CrystalsGiven by Art · Starts in Town 1Speak to Art at his home in the North-East of town.Reward: Eldritch Paintbrush +5
- Deer SeasonGiven by Art · Starts in Town 1Speak to Art in his home in the north part of town.
- Secrets of the DeepGiven by Art · Starts in Town 1Speak to Art in his home to the north of town.
What Do You Need Help With?
Six ways in, and where each one leads.
- I can’t find the taskCheck who gives it and where to start.See every task A–Z →
- The task isn’t appearingCheck known prerequisites and progression.Open the Dependency Checker →
- I’m stuck on an objectiveFind the next location, item or action.Open the Progression Assistant →
- I need an item for a taskJump to the item’s acquisition guide.Search the item database →
- I want to know the rewardBrowse rewards and unlocks.Show the tasks that reward an important item →
- I’m worried about a choiceCheck confirmed choices, conflicts and consequences.Check a task’s requirements and gates →
Important Progression Tasks
The tasks the release records as opening the route, each drawn as the chain it is: the task, the item it gives, and the area that item opens.
After completing the deep-research arc, obtain the Ancient Iron Key from the Art Gallery for the Shrine’s final sealed room.
- Also needed: Grow crops and raise animals to weaken the Stone Tower seal until the Shrine opens.
Return the Essence of Delvek during Deeper Research to receive the Climbing Rope.
- Also needed: Progress Meet Sophia far enough to prepare the Catacombs pit route.
Return the Essence of Daeus during Deeper Research to receive the Eternal Lantern.
Finish Adrian’s cleanup chain through Bone Cleanup to get the Mall Elevator Key.
Browse Tasks
Every task here, grouped the four ways readers look for one.
By Progression
Where a task sits in the route.
By Area
The area a task starts in.
By Task Giver
The characters who give more than one task.
By What It Does
What a task changes once you finish it.
Tasks That Open Something Important
What each task opens, read from the release’s own unlock record. A place a task passes through is not on this list, and neither is a key whose door it does not itself open.
Browse by Area
The areas tasks start in, with how many begin in each and where to read the area.
Task Not Showing Up?
A missing task usually means one of three things: a prerequisite is not met, the task starts somewhere else, or its exact trigger is not fully confirmed. These are the answers the release itself records.
Is By the Gods the only way into the Catacombs?
No. The release has a normal Catacombs entrance from Town 3, and By the Gods is an alternate secret route. Finishing it is not required to reach the Catacombs.
I have the Climbing Rope but still cannot enter Deep Catacombs
The Climbing Rope is only one requirement. Deep Catacombs also needs enough Meet Sophia progression to prepare the pit route, so the two have to be done, not either.
Can I do Deep Woods and Deep Catacombs in a different order?
Not on the recorded route. The proven order is Deep Mall, then Deep Woods, then Deep Catacombs, because each area needs the essence returned from the one before it.
Is Old Woods available in the full release?
Yes. Old Woods is a normal area reached from Town 2, and its quests are part of the full release.
Do I have to finish the Ranch before Elderfield High?
No. Elderfield High is a relationship-driven branch opened by friendship, and it is not gated behind the Ranch or any other system. The same goes the other way round: the Ranch opens on Day 5 after you have spoken to Farmer Hans, and neither one waits on the other.
A Fast Food Fiend isn’t showing up
It only becomes available after The Skull Chalice. Finish that first, then check back.
Bone Cleanup isn’t showing up
It only becomes available after Tree Branch Cleanup. Finish that first, then check back.
Deeper Research isn’t showing up
It only becomes available after Bone Cleanup. Finish that first, then check back.
I’ve finished the earlier steps but Deeper Research still won’t let me through
Meet Sophia is a second condition, not something this quest hands you. Progress it far enough alongside this quest and the route opens.
The Elder Gem isn’t showing up
It only becomes available after Helping Molly. Finish that first, then check back.
The Skull Chalice isn’t showing up
It only becomes available after The Farmer's Path. Finish that first, then check back.
The Stone Tower isn’t showing up
It only becomes available after Deeper Research. Finish that first, then check back.
Tree Branch Cleanup isn’t showing up
It only becomes available after Tentacle Cleanup. Finish that first, then check back.
Did a Task Fail Unexpectedly?
Some tasks in some games change or fail because of a choice or a conflicting outcome. Check confirmed consequences before assuming the save is broken.
This release records none of its tasks as missable, and it records no choice that changes a task’s outcome. A task that stops being available here is stopped by a prerequisite or a gate rather than by a decision, so there is nothing to check here before assuming the save is broken.
Still Not Sure What to Do?
Two tools answer the two versions of that question.
Playing the Demo?
The Demo predates the Steam release and keeps its own archived hub. Tasks from one build are never shown in the other.