I'm in Blackreach for the second time, first time I came in did TES bit and left. This time I am exploring like made. Trouble is the place is so huge and seems to be circular, I'm getting a bit lost!

Anyone got any strategy or tips on how to tackle this place so nothing (or very little gets) missed?

Normally in unexplored places I go left first then back to where I started then off to the right, when all places explored I move on. This doesn't seem to be working in Blackreach and I am going around in circles!

Thanks in advance.

i followed the walls, and then used the roads as boundaries to kinda divide it up...i still got lost a few times though.

on a side note, shout at the orb thingy hanging over the city

I use the world map to navigate in Blackreach. There are fewer spots and names differ more.

Blackreach is fantastic. For me the Elder Scrolls version of Moria. Nevertheless it is a bit empty.

Just did this, lol. Would never have crossed my mind to do that, cheers.

Still wondering like a lost lamb. 6 crimson nirnroot left to find, annoyingly found one that it wouldn't let me pick up which will plague my mind when I'm on 29.

Watch out about that one you couldn't pick up. That happened to me, then I couldn't pick up the next one, or the next one, or the one after that, so I left, and I couldn't absorb dragon souls, talk to NPCs, or feed on them as a vampire. I saved and reloaded, and all of those things happened at the same time when the game restarted, and it was quite disconcerting. Just a fair warning!

Once I got to 22 CN's I found it difficult to locate any more...left for a week (real time) and came back. Some seemed to respawn and made it a bit easier. I'll have to go back and shout at the orb, though.

Hi VitaminK! How are you doing?

Indeed, at first, Blackreach is so wonderful and alluring. The music there is just great, fuzzy, warm, atmospheric, kind of reminds me of Harold Budd. But once you get past the initial excitement, you begin to notice it sits firmly on the vacant rehashed side of things. For example, the giant glowing mushrooms which seem to be exclusive to Black Reach serve no purpose whatsoever: can't be harvested , can't be used in any form, can't be climbed, etc. They are just cardboard scenery. The place is also rather uneventful. In a way, it epitomizes the whole Skyrim experience: good, not great, alluring but ultimately unsatisfying.

Thanks for the warning, but hopefully I'm okay as I managed to pick two up after that one. Got 4 more to find but come out for now to sell some loot!