Hogwarts Legacy - I Wish I Had Known This Sooner... (Tips & Tricks)

[@AndyReloads]

I hope this guide helps you out & what are you looking forward to most? would love to hear your thoughts down below 👍🏻

[@alainkessler3247]

Andy pls let me back in the community so I can talk to people about Hogwarts Legacy. I’m older n way more calmer n collected so don’t worry about me saying dumb bs cuz I don’t even feel like wasting time on discord n only want to be part of your community cuz I like your videos n I enjoyed being part of the community before and I want to be able to talk to people about the games I enjoy playing

[@Johnnieroq]

Someone is running a scam through your comments. Claiming we won a give away then asking for money for shipping. I have screen shots of everything. I didn't send them anything.

[@AndyReloads]

@@Johnnieroq thanks mate, please report them, youtube doesn't seem to care about it unfortunately, super annoying

[@AuraSoul1]

I get that the hippogriff and said preorder items related to mounts are locked behind quests, but what about the clothing items? I linked my acount but it wont let me equip said clothing

[@oscarc8435]

sub well earned! very helpful videos!

[@TheBrotatoPatch]

Also with the Arithmancy doors, the frame of the door has the correct animals from left to right, being 0-9. So you don't need to have cheat sheet next to you.

[@jdpc9391]

saw this straight away too

[@alfieingleton]

never noticed that, i did find the sheet next to the first door i found though which is lucky for me

[@cesarsain3731]

I was like 1-10 but it never added up so I was like 0-9 and that worked. Haha 😅

[@ouroborus6951]

My First door had Zero on it so I was like okay so it Must be 0 to 9

[@imppar]

@@alfieingleton Same lol

[@XenoZbornak]

So much for "gammers don't want single player games anymore." I'm loving this so much! It's like the good old days again. Back in 2007.

[@alexanderderivas6189]

I would argue that traditionally singleplayer oriented games, such as Hogwarts Legacy and even Skyrim, would benefit greatly from the option of co-op.

[@bodine219]

@@alexanderderivas6189I would argue no. If that happened it would destroy them. There are hames like that and either the multiplayer or single player always suffers in quality, depth, or balance.

[@danieloconnell734]

@@alexanderderivas6189 if they implement it correctly without a publisher like Blizzard turning it into a money making scheme.

[@pixywings]

I generally don't like multiplayer games. Thre are exceptions, but most of the time I want to play alone.

[@lloydjr8207]

I love single player games...especially since I have no gaming friends...lol..

[@FinanceMan]

This game was hyped as all get out and it’s even better than I expected. What a win for this game team and Harry Potter fans

[@jimweidema3668]

Big L for the cancel community lol

[@SmickyD]

I'm not even a Harry Potter fan. This blows Harry's story out of the water. The game is huge and so well put together. It's very refreshing getting a full priced game that is actually worth the money! I'm very satisfied.

[@SmickyD]

@@jimweidema3668 the funny thing about it is that they included a gay character and a trans character in the game... People just hate because they can.

[@criscris428]

@@SmickyD they don't even know the content of the game! do you know how surprise I was when I meet those people I'm like fuck those cancellers lol.

[@SmickyD]

@@criscris428 yeah I threw my controller when I saw it

[@ZoggFromBetelgeuse]

I played about 50 hours, solved a lot of Merlin trials and Ancient magic puzzled and wondered why I don't get a bigger inventory and more ancient magic slots - only to discover that I need to 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 completed challenges in the challenge menu.

[@PowuhToSeven]

I'm new to the game and that's still a problem even with clothing

[@motion69]

Thanks bro,I was just figuring it out. I thought that I would have to complete all the merlin trials.

[@Slippinjimmy12]

i discovered it just now too.

[@sharpshooter2430]

I did it instantly because the constant exclamation points on the main menu bothered the hell out of me xD

[@McChickens732]

It's hard being dumb isn't it

[@chillax319]

Spending one talent point into the Revelio spell upgrade is also a big help. It makes it's range faaar bigger.

[@serghurt56]

I maxed out my Revelio upgrade since i plan on completing 100% later on. For you completionists folk out there, I highly recommend you do the same.

[@chillax319]

@@serghurt56 It's a huge help but it can also be distracting since it shows things through walls and in Hogwarts it can mean that it will show you some stuff that is faaar beyond your reach.

[@kj6216]

For me it was the health potions. I maxed that out fast

[@brianmannion7097]

If there's one thing I'd say 40 hours in is don't bother exploring until you have that revelio skill and your broom. Once you get on your broom when you use upgraded revelio, it reveals loads of markers on the world in game. Much easier navigating whee you want to go. I've a load of merlin trials and ancient magic locations done with this method

[@DiustheZ]

Pro tip, a black flag on a location either in hogwarts local map or next to the map name up the top means there's a side quest or main quest event there. If you're looking for side quests check to see if there's a flag posted up.

[@rizzledizzle232]

OMG REALLY?! I had no clue! Thank you, thank you! 😊😊

[@rizzledizzle232]

Now i can go on more side quests while waiting on the main ones to pop up again😂😂🥹👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Kyle-ly6bt]

Handy tip for the door. You don't actually need to keep an image of the cheat sheet. If you look at the door, all the animals around the "arch" are in order of their numbers 0 to 9 (going clockwise). Starting with the Demiguise on the bottom left (zero), ending with the 9-headed hydra on the bottom right (nine).

[@mauricelepenat5907]

I just wanted to write a comment with this, glad to have scrolled down a bit 😂 This detail took me a while to notice

[@jonnycopley9031]

Appears at least 2 people beat me to it 😂

[@paigeeeeeeful]

I figured this out because I took a stab in the dark and thought Hydra had 3 heads and spider has 8 legs and the rest kinda fitted with that logic 😂

[@jonnycopley9031]

@Paige Wellstead Now I feel stupid for not thinking of that 🙈

[@GrrumpyPants]

@@paigeeeeeeful Same, with the 9 headed hydra at the end, 5 legged crab and unicorn (uni being a prefix that means one) being additional giveaways.

[@dismembered_chicago4015]

I wish they added Draco Malfoy's "Serpensortia spell" from Chamber of Secrets. Would be awesome to summon snakes to attack your enemy, especially if you're a Slytherin.

[@jorgiebutt]

House specific spells would have been awesome, indeed. Brilliant, even. The ability to perform telekinetic actions without incantation (having to learn a spell) aside from the default attack could add more to how dynamic the world feels

[@thamerkules8081]

Can this game receive major updates? If so it will be a possibility in the future.

[@entertainmentjunkie]

It was the half blood prince and it was snapes spell

[@MrBobby55]

@@entertainmentjunkie You’re thinking of “Sectumsempra”. Serpensortia is from Chamber of Secrets, when Draco and Harry dueled for the first time. That’s when everyone found out Harry is a parselmouth.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

@@entertainmentjunkieno you are. Check the spelling again. And which movie/book

[@Diaz09099]

I'm 25 hours in and I've passed up so many disillusionment chests because i didnt know how to open them 😪 Thanks for this!!

[@oliviaseveryn1405]

Me too! 😂 I also didn’t know how to activate the sculptures with the globe even though it’s so simple! 😭

[@krillin2699]

I noticed they had an eye that would follow me around so I figured I should use it

[@warreng8169]

Dont worry you'll be going by them again at some point

[@martynakazibut6293]

​@@oliviaseveryn1405 Cast leviosa on them, they will give you pages

[@JamesMadisonsSpiritAnimal]

Almost done with the game thought someone would give me a quest for them lmfao

[@parthin]

To break the colored shields, cast the same color spell at the enemy.

[@anasshahid224]

Thank you😊

[@maxelito7590]

for me its so hard to track what i target combined with other NPC doing spells at the same time. i know you can cycle thru them with RIGHT STICK, but i find it kinda hard with controller. probably a learning process cuz i mostly play games with m&k

[@SpankyyNinja]

​@@maxelito7590Try turning off "camera based targeting" or something like that in the settings. Turning it off allows you to look around at enemies without it switching automatically. If you've already tried that. I don't know. Maybe try slowing down the camera speed or your sensitivity. Hope it helps!

[@warreng8169]

One thing I hope they add in dlc is a companion magical beast option so you can have a Niffler running around with you which guides you to nearby treasures etc and the ability to use the beasts you capture for this and mounts

[@rossrobson91]

There’s no dlc planned.

[@El_CarlitosFritos]

Although it's not planned there is movement behind the scenes and this is too much of a win for them not to milk it.

[@tone19xx]

They did a fantastic job with this game. It's been way too long for us to be given a complete game at launch that can satisfy us without requiring a group of friends and a bunch of anxiety. This game is HUGE ... the video should give insight. I have played for 8 hours and just now unlocked traits and flying.

[@philipcsiki8033]

Story is good but the side quests feel like a Ubisoft game. It’s alright but the fact that there’s no challenge and every character loves you is wack

[@rooey101donovan9]

​​@@philipcsiki8033 I agree with you, I feel like the side quests and collectibles are Ubisoft esque with the Assassins Creed titles since and around Origins. The Demiguise guy for the alohomora (unlocking spell) sounds so cringe too. He sounds like an Englishman but I swear he's Japanese 😅.

[@berH96]

@@philipcsiki8033 For me the biggest con is that you can't interact with the characters outside their quests. And all NPC feel decorative. No one has a line of some sort that they will give you when you interact with them. Makes the world way less emersive. Other con is the non-existent branching. For this sort of games, a more branching story is a must. Your decisions basically do jack. They may result in a bit more coin, but that's it. Really hard on the replayability aspect because of it. But I really love the combat, so just doing one run and going and clearing some enemies is what made me spend few hours more in it.

[@DropoutJerome]

Meehhhhh, its a good skeleton for a great HP game, but its very unimmersive. It's like a 7/10 game at best

[@marccel7799]

I mean we got elden Ring last year

[@Axaerys]

One of the best tips I can give you regarding killing a character with high HP (like Trolls) with ease, is that to cast Imperio (mind-control curse) on them, they won't attack you back anymore. You can achieve 70+ combo streak with this so feel free to use ancient magic on them too.

[@EvilCloud228]

I have to disagree a bit about the plant pots, yes you can grow anything in the larger ones but being able to grow 5 of each small item is actually fairly useful if you are brewing a lot of potions. Not to mention that growing items in the larger pots, sadly, does not increase how many you get back. Example: No matter what sized pot you use for Dittany leaves, you will always get back 5 leaves. (6 if you use fertilizer). On the subject of fertilizer, it's better to use it on Mandrakes, Tentaculas, or Chomping Cabbages since they only produce 1 per growth normally. Sadly it's not as useful on other plants since it only adds 1 in return.

[@serghurt56]

This comment needs more likes. I was going to comment the same thing. Those multiple little-plant pots have been a time saver in potion crafting

[@brianmannion7097]

The whole point of large pots or any pot is to grow certain plants from. Its not about the quantity. Its about having the ingredients that are needed to be able to then brew the better potions

[@orimiel]

You don't need a cheat sheet if you look closely, the respective numbers are reflected in the creature pictures ... 😏 (I took one look at it and was like, there has to be a way to figure this out, and there is ... guess I'll sort myself into Ravenclaw now) Demiguise - nothing Unicorn - 1 horn Graphorn - 2 horns Runespoor - 3 heads Fwooper - 4 tails ??? - 5 legs Salamander - 6 "appendages" (legs, head, tail) ??? - body looks like a 7 Spider - 8 legs (duh) Hydra - 9 heads Tadaaa! 😎

[@AndyReloads]

wow, amazing work mate!!!!!!

[@Omnis2]

This is the runic system, covered on JK Rowling's site 0 - Demiguise (Invisible) 1 - Unicorn (1 horn) 2 - Graphorn (2 horns) 3 - Runespoor (3 heads) 4 - Fwooper (4 colors) 5 - Quintaped (5 legs) 6 - Salamander (6 hours survival out of fire, max leg count) 7 - Uknown/The Magic Number in Arithmancy 8 - Acromantula (8 eyes and legs) 9 - Hydra (9 heads)

[@orimiel]

@@Omnis2 I didn't know that! Thanks! I wish this would have made it into the books and movies ...

[@Rawen1982]

My my, someone's in Ravenclaw. Nice work and well done for sharing

[@yarriryan4116]

From what I can see it is also on the doors 0-9 from bottom left up over arch and then to bottom right

[@DrGamelove]

If you notice on those doors, the symbols are listed in numerical order of the animals. So if you can’t remember the cheat sheet you can just count digits from the bottom left pictures going up and over the door in order from 0 to 9. The pictures have visual clues as well. One unicorn horn, 8 spider legs, etc etc.

[@f.vlinder4171]

hehe like array indexes in programming + basic math

[@Emi-Strange]

@@f.vlinder4171 yeah, the only reason it took me 20 mins to figure out a door is because i didn't realise they start from 0 :D And then 4 doors later I found the cheat sheet..

[@f.vlinder4171]

@@Emi-Strange right?! its actually really easy, I dont get it why we need cheat sheet for these...

[@Mad313Dog]

I first from all of my friends, solved this, and i just assumed it from 0 to 9 and dont even know about cheatsheat) but im programmer, for me counting for 0 is only available option)

[@matornot]

I figured it out immediately without the cheat sheet because most of the creatures correspond quite obviously with a number. Unicorns have 1 horn, spiders have 8 legs, that furry thing has 5 legs, those hydra things have 3 and 9 heads respectively. You can't go wrong if you realize that the creatures are displayed in numerical order. You seriously do not need the cheat sheet for these puzzles.

[@Balila_balbal_loki]

Here are my tips which no youtuber seems to be talking about: 1. In settings there is an option to enable audio visualizer, have this on it's extremely helpful when you use revelio the ringing of pages gets a bell symbol that you can follow and get the pages easily and it's handy for other things questing or even while fighting you basically get a prompt that tells you someone teleported behind you for example. 2. Damage buffs: The traits ambush and unforgivable are the highest damage buffers in game but there is a catch for both. Ambush does the most but it needs you to attack from stealth luckily an invisibility potion makes it on always and you can curse an enemy before attacking to do the most damage possible, unforgivable gives you a high damage buff when something is cursed however ambush is better it also applies to plants and well as petrificus totallus and that matters because you only half hp a troll that is petrified but with ambush it gets one shotted. Ambush lets you play like a skyrim sneak archer you spells are one shotting enemies in stealth. Plants like cabbage do 1k+ damage per bite if you threw them while in stealth. 3. Broom quest from weekes shop in hogsmead do this as early as possible your broom will become super fast but it costs a lot of gold luckily capturing animals lets you sell each for 120 gold so getting around 15,000 for the broom is not only east but super worth it since there are places with no nearby fast travel like hen something hideout that has a bunch of quest related to it. Also get all the foo flames by flying around the map so that it's fully colored this also lets you know were are the secondary activities are and the dens of creatures. 4. There are ways to more easily kill enemies and that's abusing stuns if you freeze a target you can walk up to it and petrify it to one shot it. You can't petrify if other enemies see you unless they are also stunned so you can aresto 1 enemy, glacius 1 enemy, transform 1 enemy, imperio 1 enemy, crucio 1 enemy and avada 1 enemy so you basically can clear any room easily by abusing them. Descendo on the transformed enemy one shots it you can magic throw to kill 2 with 1 spell. So because of this if you bombarda the enemies next to each other and one shot them, confrigo and kill other enemies if they spot you, you can use these to kill them off easily. 5. You should have a pair of all 12 animals and you will only have 1 phoenix. You need the animals because what they give you as a drop is used to upgrade your gear and you want to upgrades as early as possible. You should have 4 breeders always pumping out animals because it gives a ton of XP and 4 creatures sold is 600 gold. 6. Unlock all the spells as soon as possible as well as grab all the demiguise to get alohamora rank 3 fast to unlock the third difficulty locks because many legendary chests or rooms filled with loot are behind that and this makes you op. I recommend you attend the class that teaches you how to take care of pets and then you get the sack to start catching pets early on because that's the best money making method in game which lets you buy things from vendors and that lets you finish the assignments faster so you get all the spells faster. 7. READ usually there is a secret that not even revelio lets you know about unless you read whatever note there is and those give you loot! 8. Revelio upgrade is the first thing you should get imo it also gets a longer range when you are on a mount!

[@QaDri93]

Solid tips.

[@Instrulnomical]

@AndyReloads If You Go To The Accessibility Options And Turn On “High Contrast Gameplay”, You Can Have An Easier Time Finding Interactable Things Around The World Especially After Casting Revelio. Red = Enemies Green = Interactive NPCs Yellow = Objects, Items, And Non Harm-able Creatures Blue = Your Character Sky Blue = Objects That Require Spells Or Items To Interact With

[@Mo-bc8nm]

Use confringo on the basins with the dragon/wyvern on them highlighted blue when casting revelio. It drops a guide page (use accio if the page is out of reach). Also, I’d suggest continuing to play the main story line until you get the alohamora spell from the caretaker.

[@violentpursuit]

Definitely figured out the puzzle doors myself. Was fairly intuitive. Things I didn't realize right away are the map icons, how zooming in is crucial to finding them all and that there are side quests on your map that don't show up on your Quest log. Also extended range Revelio is the GOAT

[@diogorodrigues10]

Hm I was holding myself back in extending the Revelio but I will defo try it next time I play it!

[@ericbelander2319]

Revelio with extended range sounds like a nightmare inside Hogwarts

[@psychotimo]

on the room of requirements tip. he missed a very important part... hoppers and chopping stations are awesome. they randomly generate resources. so just popping 3 of each down will give you some extra resources. the chopping stations are a nice extra, but I mostly love the hoppers. it's free potions without needing mats. cause even if you lack a certain item, they can still drop the potion. it's mostly useful for non growable materials and at the start of the game though. once you play for a few hours you'll prolly have tons of mats just rotting in your inventory xP

[@jordike500]

Hands down one of the best single player games that came out in a pretty long time imo

[@marcyoung9019]

Agree but have u played elden ring ?

[@bbbrsss6871]

Elden Ring, God war 4 and Ragnarok, Spiderman, Jedi fallen Order, Red Dead Redemption II, Ghost of Tsushima, Resident Evil?? In the last years there have been insane single player games

[@arielbueno9498]

You havent played much huh?

[@summeracount9986]

This game was a good single player game, but not one of the best. There have been so many better ones recently, most notably GoW and Elden ring

[@TheRogueJedii]

​@@summeracount9986 can someone explain to me what the craze is about elden ring. Sure the combat is fun, but the world is huge, empty and completely dead. In most of the admittedly cool looking castles and cities there are nothing but brainless NPCs that hate you to death and want nothing more than to kill you. After the tutorial there is little to no indication about what to do or barely any story pointers. It's just a big, dead world

[@CrowangelGaming]

the stealth attack where you got the enemy to attack one of its own reminds me so much of what i used to do in assassins creed (original saga of games not the later ones) by infecting people with the craze dart/arrow and letting them eliminate the remaining guards.. good to see some familiar gameplay style i can carry over

[@pedro_b1564]

Think that was Ac Brotherhood, top game

[@haleycarson4129]

i used to do that too lol, help me clear out enemies

[@AChadburn]

They have this in ghost of tsushima too

[@clarence8389]

I used to do the same thing, it was my go-to for clearing out a large heavily occupied room without getting detected.

[@charlessmith5465]

If you climb up on structures or position next to a big hill, you can also use spells like accio to move enemies into position for massive fall damage. That felt a bit like Batman, using stealth to get high ground and then striking from the shadows above a camp of goons. 🤭

[@cyanide7270]

With the Arithmancy doors, its actually VERY easy to remember. The number each creature is assigned, correlates with soemthing OF that number to that creature. 0 - no horns 1 - 1 horn (Unicorn) 2 - 2 horns (Ram) 3 - 3 heads (Basilisk) 4 - 4 Talons (?) (Owl) 5 - 5 legs ( I dnt even know) 6 - 6 Horns (Salamander) 7 - 7 Legs (Again, WTF even) 8 - 8 legs (Spider) 9 - 9 Heads (Hydra) Once you figure that out, you dont need the cheat sheet.

[@faerlywell]

you dont really need any associations. it literally just goes in order 0-9 from left to right.

[@NilCookie]

This is the best spoiler-free-ish beginners guide I've seen so far. Thanks!

[@Hades_Phoenix]

Those puzzle with the 2 locks for each door. I simply set one lock on one imagine and then cycle through the other lock checking the door after each switch. If none work, I got to the first lock and change it to the next image and repeat the process on the second light cycling through them. There’s only so many combinations and it’s a pretty quick process.

[@94stephie1]

The images are already in order around the door starting with 0 on the bottom left then following it around to 9 on the bottom right. It's so much faster I swear. 😅

[@VvanEijzeren]

Exactly what i did😂 you got adhd as well?

[@marcoscarpa5265]

3:10 you just need to count the figures on the door starting from 0... no legend and screenshot is needed

[@jacobroth4624]

I would love to be able to cast spells on the students and other npcs. It could even be harmless spells like levitating them, summoning them, freezing, etc. We would not even need to be able to hurt or damage them. It would be an easy mechanic to add considering it’s already in use on most animals.

[@neowolf09]

Or if you could kill students and teachers with damaging spells and avacadavera ect, and they have a morality system similar to red dead redemption. That would been kinda cool imo

[@joshsmada]

@@neowolf09 wouldnt really work though because first time yo do it you would be banned from hogwarts and all of the other towns and no npc or anyone would want to go near you so it would massively restrict gameplay

[@jme3476]

@neowolf09 yeah reminds me of of bully just trolling teachers and having fun

[@neowolf09]

@@joshsmada no not really, it's older hogwarts, in the 1800s and easily they could be more lax about certain things. I mean there are entire families in the game that use the unforgivable curses, and using one in front of a student or teacher in game doesn't get you sent directly to Azkaban. So yea your argument has no foundation unfortunately.

[@imperialknight3942]

​@@neowolf09they have been unforgivable since 1700s. They not caring when escorting you is just gameplay crap.

[@joebland5331]

10:00 You can also use that sprint ability to get through some of the crouching areas quicker. Just the short ones, but it can help if you're trying to speed run.

[@darkserpentcat3309]

My tip is when you are in the room of requirement and want to use Evanesco, make sure you are also pressing the LT button if you are using an xbox controller it should bring a small circle that lets you get a better aim. It doesn’t help much in combat but when decorating it is invaluable because before using that, the evanesco and switching spell kept aiming at the walls and floor as a whole

[@nae-naelynn2659]

On PC it's the Caps lock button. You can hold target on something and switch left and right to go to each object. You can also hold down the right mouse button and it also aims but once you let it go, it goes away.

[@neowolf09]

@@nae-naelynn2659 on PC you can just plug in an Xbox controller. 10X better than mouse and keyboard imo

[@bandymulka]

I was level 15 when I saw this video and I can tell you these are all FANTASTIC tips. Every single one. Most of them I didn’t know and completely changed the game for me in the best way. Very well done video. You’ve earned a subscribe 🙌🏻

[@TeamICOS]

So far the thing that has taken the longest for me to figure out was changing the appearance of the gear items. I kept looking for a link to a different menu and only recently realized that you have to hover over the individual item type to get the option to change its appearance.

[@tamsel814]

At lesdt you figured it out by yourself. I only did so when watching this guide.

[@gregordrizzlewing7339]

Yeah I was bugging like where’s my dark arts mask I paid 20 quid

[@kieyasteelersfan]

​@@tamsel814My friend told me about it two days ago 😂😂

[@ryanhernandez8883]

Petrificus Totalus just randomly unlocked for me and I didn't realize I could cast it until I was looking through my spells. They should have added a class where you learned the spell, I think the game could use more "school" moments to add to the immersion a bit. Seems like a missed opportunity. Still I'm loving the game so much, already at 90% completion and its been a blast!

[@5LVRR]

It literally tells you that you can use it during one main quest, but I forgot which one it was.

[@RichieSnag]

Someone didn’t read as they went along. 😂

[@elliecreates9922]

I've just started playing and am loving it!! As a 43 yr old that grew up playing RPGs I'm beyond excited to have this one. It's beautiful and fun!

[@taminatrix]

You don't need a screen shot or cheat sheet for the puzzle doors. The guide is literally pictured around the door, each animal has 0-9 appendages etc. :)

[@theelmozusflame3015]

Lol fr wasn't that hard to notice each animal as a number 😂 i was slow with 0 being O.wl tbh

[@oddity8332]

Just got the game for about 20 dollars on a steam sale. Im soooo excited!! Thanks for the tips.

[@iamnotlegendary3402]

Quick note abt the arithmancy doors, they have the symbols in order from left to right 0-9 around the door so you don’t need to refer to the sheet every time. Most of the symbols also have creatures with the corresponding number of appendages or horns etc.

[@BeccaMorn]

In truth, I simply figured it out the same way as you did. My only initial misstep was I thought they'd be 1-9 + 0, but once I put the 0 at the beginning rather than the end, I'd opened my 1st door even before Professor Weasley had taken me to the Great Hall. (Have to hurry on the ? selection and looting the chest next to it though because it'll usually take you out of her "follow her" quest range and start the failure countdown timer.)

[@gallupswon]

How do you know what the answer is?

[@JonnoS112]

Tip with the arithmancy doors, the symbols are in order going from bottom left over to bottom right (0-9), saves you from constantly opening up the cheat sheet from your inventory if you can't remember them

[@mattcrawford5215]

I figured it was like this when I was first trying to solve it but what I didn’t know was the first one was 0, so I was solving it as the symbols being 1-10 and wondering why it wasn’t working lol

[@justicealistair7774]

The doors are technically algebra but interesting.

[@JonnoS112]

@@mattcrawford5215 yeah never occurred to me it would start at 0 at first, so I was so confused when the spider wasn't 8 🤣

[@jikoos]

@@JonnoS112 but the spider /is/ 8

[@JonnoS112]

@@jikoos I know, I said I was confused when the spider wasn't 8 if you start the sequence and 1 rather than 0

[@Netrole]

You don't need the cheat sheet. The creatures are displayed around the door in numerical order. Bottom left is 0, then clockwise to bottom right which is 9

[@Red_94016]

Another odd tip, if you feel like you’re about to be hit by an attack or just don’t feel like dodging it than you can cast any of the unforgivable spells or the ancient magic to completely cut off or dodge the attack entirely.

[@pedrino321]

technically you can use any spell if they have no shields or the spell corresponding to the colored shields. doesn’t just have to be unforgivable.

[@chloemakesvideos3889]

Or you can pull out the mandrake. It works on all enemies and gives players a few seconds to prepare their next move.

[@chloemakesvideos3889]

Or you can pull out the mandrake. It works on all enemies and gives players a few seconds to prepare their next move.

[@chloemakesvideos3889]

Or you can pull out the mandrake. It works on all enemies and gives players a few seconds to prepare their next move.

[@chloemakesvideos3889]

Or you can pull out the mandrake. It works on all enemies and gives players a few seconds to prepare their next move.

[@pannaipytt]

This was really good. I realised I’ve spent too much time on side quests & exploring that I’m level 12 and just did my first herbology & potions class haha. Did figure out the door icon in chalk puzzle on my own!

[@cooljunkproductions]

2:50 you don't need a cheat sheet. the guide is basically written around the door.

[@TwistedSisler]

Doing the main story first until things are unlocked is key. I spent a few hours just exploring Hogwarts and doing side stuff and I think I was like level 23 before I even got the room of requirement and the talent tree and I could immediately fill like half the talent tree and didn't even need the RoR at that point. Same with the broom, I had unlocked so many fast travel points by the time I got the broom that I barely even needed it except for the challenges. I wish it made that more clear that doing side stuff can over-level you so fast. I almost wish that they would nerf the amount of EXP you get for exploration stuff. I was level 15 before I even stepped out of Hogwarts just from running around and collecting pages.

[@reed3413]

I hear you but at the same time I would rather ride the hippogriff or broom to my destination than fast travel. I dont want this game going by too fast

[@fusssel7178]

I am Level 17 right now and noticed that I need to do the story line (don't even have talents unlocked yet), soooo :D

[@TwistedSisler]

@@fusssel7178 Yeah, I think they want you to play the main story until you get to a locked quest then meet the requirements for that quest and then do it, and repeat that, but that's not really how people play RPGs typically, especially one that every first time player is going to just want to explore the world in. The amount of EXP you get from exploration and side quests needs to be nerfed I think.

[@MCshadr217]

Trust me, that isn't over-leveling, that's just the bare minimum needed to do the quest. The only reason I state this is because of the end of year feast for the house cup, needing level 34 to actually partake, plus you need to complete the field guide by the looks of things to actually partake in doing the O.W.L's

[@kmilli0313]

That’s pretty much exactly where I was when I unlocked RoR and broom and then realized the same that I should probably do a little more story since I kept running into things I couldn’t do while exploring, like alohamora and some spells needed to explode things lol

[@Matty4515]

A couple things I thought of when watching the video you didn’t mention. Under talents I would also recommend getting the improved wiggenweld potions which add more health restoration when using a potion. Also in the room of requirement deek can change the ambiance but you can actually change the room design / colors/ sizes etc with a spell that professor Wesley gives you in that same room requirement quest line.

[@RRL28]

I’m still about 90 minutes away from being able to play but your vids have been helping me to Know how to attack this massive game and get the best out of it. Appreciate it, new sub!

[@willy_lime]

Your hint on d pad to swap map pages also works on potion tables and potting tables. Only reason I actually use the 5x small for growing dittany for potion farming.

[@tegztegz]

Don't worry about taking a photo of the arithmancy cheat sheet... The images are in order around the door from 0-9, left to right, starting with the demiguise

[@TeamICOS]

This through my off at first as I was trying to start with 1 and going to 10 but it didnt work and I never realized it started with 0 until I got to the arithmancy chalkboard

[@wjbarnett89]

Arithmancy tip I figured out! Study the sheet. Count the horns on the images, count the legs. Count the heads. 9 heads is the hydra for 9. 8 legs is the spider for 8, etc.

[@GriffXJ]

For the Arithmancy doors, I've found something better than taking a photo. The symbols always line the door in the same order, going from 0-9 when viewed left to right. That is a much easier and quicker way to identify the associated number, and I haven't found a door that was an exception to this rule as of yet.

[@hugotardif9533]

This video was so instructive and interesting! I'm a huge HP fan but am so green on what to expect from the game!! Would definitely love your perspective on where to invest talent upgrades (especially since you say they are not refundable)!

[@AndyReloads]

Will have a video on spells/talents soon Hugo! Great to hear you enjoyed the video and I really hope you enjoy the game :)

[@mygg15]

I am older and new to gaming and only because of this game. I don’t understand much of what you are saying and need a real beginners guide. I mean for someone who has not played games, is a huge harry potter fan and is here only to experience hogwarts. HL for dummies so to speak. That would be great. I really enjoy your very good quality content, it is just too advanced for me.

[@drewrok78]

@@mygg15 I'm an "older" gamer myself. Been playing since the early 80s. I can tell you one thing about games like this. Don't try to do to much at first. Stick with the main quest line for about 10 hours or so.. not doing that will put you in an infinite world of wtf am I supposed to be doing now and you'll get frustrated. Esp with an open world game such as this. Watch a few vids of "what I wish I knew before playing" videos from Andy and other content creators on YT. There are tons of creators who will help in a bunch of different ways. Most importantly though, just have fun. Make the game/world what you want! You can always start over or replay it! Don't sweat it.. you're only making a movie for yourself and your enjoyment. Welcome to gaming! Love and peace ✌️

[@mygg15]

@@drewrok78 thank you for your kind words!

[@the_panda_gaming3323]

I just started playing this recently and it is so easy to get over powered. If you spam side quests or explore after the broom unlocks and keep on fighting enemies. You will end up way to OP for the story even without the curses. So, if you want to avoid that, just take it slow.

[@WhyDidYoutubeDoThis]

Hogwarts top tip. Disable the minimap, quest indicator above it, and all indicators over people's heads. You can mark your active marker in the game on the map, then hit the up button on the dpad if you need help to find it. I find the immersiveness of not having the minimap has changed the game for me beyond what I thought it would. I wish I had started the game like that.

[@thermalrain_yt9725]

You don't need to disable it. Just don't look at it until you're almost frustrated then take a peak for a tip.

[@npatnz384]

For those puzzle doors, you don't need a cheat sheet... the door itself is numbered. The circles go from 0 to 9 clockwise starting from the left. So just find the picture and count where it is on the frame and you will have your number.

[@cescatilly]

Thank you very much for this, I’ve literally just started the game and I have a habit of wanting to explore straight away and get collectibles etc so these tips will help me stay on track and only wander off when I’m ready haha

[@fpannullo7]

That’s been the mistake I’ve made is to go wandering 😂 I’ve played for like 40 hours and only just got to the jackdaw quest!! Don’t be me haha

[@GrimmTheProtogen]

My sister actually came up with an amazing idea for the arithmancy doors before we even found the cheat sheet. If you look at each symbol you can also see they signify the number they associated to in some way. The unicorn having one horn so it’s 1, goat having two horns so it’s 2, 3 heads for that thing, 8 for the spider cause its legs and so on. The only ones we couldn’t come up with a reason for were 4 and 7 but knowing the rest made it incredibly easy to just know how it goes. Just a nice tip incase you don’t have the paper. ^^

[@Pand3miCSK]

Does learning dark arts spell ruin other quest lines? And does it affect how other view you at hogwarts ?

[@Jayy8Bit]

I learned them all and didn't notice any difference.

[@bakedstreetyt]

doesnt change anything and it sucks honestly lol

[@nightmare4236]

My favourite thing is changing your gear's appearance. I love wearing the best gear and making my character look how I want

[@megodynamite]

You’re inspiring me to try to make game guides as well. I want to challenge myself to learn about the games I play and share with others

[@nohandlethanx]

I've played for 70+ hours before actually following the ancient magic trail and I just feel dumb 🤣 I've always avoided them because I thought it's related to the main quest. Having a flying mount is really helpful in getting through the map. Sometimes you just want to get to places quickly without all the walking & a straight line will get you there the quickest. Revelio while on the mount will help you see what's all around you so you don't miss those treasure vaults, field guide pages & other stuff.

[@TAGSlays]

Note; there is a great mod on Nexus mods that adds a Talents Reset Potion so you can rebuild your Wizard/Witch at anytime.

[@bigpapakewn1681]

For the wall triangle puzzles I just ended up brute force guessing and I’ve had no problem, takes me about a minute and I don’t gotta use my brain

[@alainkessler3247]

I’m so excited to play this game!!! Got a day off from work just so I can play it on release day as much as possible

[@Blank_35]

9:41 I think we can agree as soon as he popped up we all used the killing curse just to actually see if it works on bosses

[@NKal]

Definitely going to keep this on while I start playing in 30 minutes!

[@luvroaz]

Lucky , i gotta wait till tomorrow 😭

[@Vorleh]

@@luvroaz same gotta wait for almost 24 hours because of the dumb steam release time

[@luvroaz]

@@Vorleh facts I can download at 1 tomorrow but then leave to work at 3 😭

[@jonathanchlupacek6969]

The arithmancy is very simple. If you look at the door, they are 0-9 starting at 0 on the bottom left, up and around to 9 on bottom right. I figured this out myself

[@Kermit_E_Frog]

Man didn't sleep and just gamed and edited for two days straight to release a guide on an unreleased game and likely lessen his own experience. I respect the grind

[@AndyReloads]

Cheers man, hope you enjoyed the vid

[@AAVVVAAADDAAAKAAADAVRAAA]

The Chinese biting cabbages are DEFINITELY A MUST HAVE

[@glitchxgamezz]

This game was absolutely amazing definitely exceeded expectations

[@gollese]

First game AAA+ category, if it even exist.

[@MrZenmancer]

Fyi, the Jackdaw quest is house dependent. So it's not always under the school, slyth is in a cave with toast, and gryph is in the kitchen and the pumpkin patch.

[@SuperSpesh1]

Question; if you opt not to go down the dark arts route (and hence, not get the 3 unforgiveable curses) are you able to be just as strong? Is there a set of other spells you get access to by not going the dark arts route? I.e. is there a trade-off. Thanks.

[@lyndzzz8292]

Wondering the same thing! If there are any cons to being a dark wizard..

[@Venjamin]

To answer this question: No. If you don't go dark arts, you are just missing out on those spells. But I think that's kind of the point, right? It's a temptation. The only thing you really miss out on is the insta-kill of Avada Kedavra (which is big, I'll admit) and the Imperius options.

[@Venjamin]

@@lyndzzz8292 I've been really careful to NOT use those spells where other people can see me, though, so I'm not 100% sure if there's a punishment for learning them. Like, any time there's a character running with me, I just go... >_>; oh no i am a small friendly child with no unforgivable knowledge...

[@FknWolf]

@@Venjamin I can confirm there is no punishment if used outside of hogwarts, the only change is your teachers get disappointed with you verbally if used on school ground, and students start talking about you. There is no consequence to the gameplay however

[@Venjamin]

@@FknWolf TY for the clarity!

[@MightyRedHat]

I’d solved all the doors before I realized there was a cheat sheet. But once I realized spider was “8” and the hydra was “9”, I just counted backwards from there along the door to get the other values.

[@sparkypandamonkey]

The door to the puzzles are in order from 0-9. My first few hours playing, I was running around hoping to find an answer to them. I started playing around with them till I noticed the amount of whatever made them a number. The spider gave me an indication. Then it hit me. Each symbol is a number to add to another and it’s either 1-10, because most puzzles don’t normally start with a 0 in games or any I’ve seen recently. Luckily I realized it was 0-9 because of the puzzle that had the number 4 and 2 numbers 3 and 1 and a ?. I’m actually happy I figured this out. I should of been a Ravenclaw based on how I’m figuring out puzzles before finding the information to do so.

[@hawkeyerawrna1038]

Noticed that too! Also some of the beasts have easy to spot hints based on physical features. Unicorn = 1 horn, dragon = 3 heads, spider = 8 legs, etc. etc.

[@RamaTany]

Talking about the Arithmancy Doors... You don't have to search that hint (I even haven't knew about it at all), to take a picture of that hint and so on... Actually, it's not really hard to guess the numbers. Just count the circles around the door from left to right, starting with 0 to the number you need. F.e. if you need "4" - count till the fifth circle (0, 1, 2, 3, 4) and check which symbol it has.

[@thomasreilly612]

1st channel that actually doesnt spoil the entire story! Thanks!

[@AndyReloads]

No worries mate!

[@Disqualified_Identity]

Pro tip for beginners: If a quest rewards a new spell, do it as soon as possible. You will come across puzzles everywhere in the overworld. The puzzles almost always have a specific spell requirement. If you ignore a spell, you will come across puzzles that you can't interact with. You may even try to solve a puzzle by using the wrong spell and waste a lot of time. When you get the correct spell, it's proper use will become immediately apparent.

[@TheFakieEdits]

Thanks for the tips! Does using the unforgivable curses affect the story? I’d like to use them but don’t really want to get a ‘evil’ route of the story.

[@FknWolf]

Nope! Ending of the story is determined at the very end, your actions, dialogue, or house do not matter or count towards it :) So play freely!

[@TheFakieEdits]

@@FknWolf Nice one! Thanks for letting me know

[@undream7897]

To make the puzzle/math doors easier on people the single question mark turners can only be even 0,2,4,6,8 whilst the double question mark turner is odd 1,3,5,7,9

[@n0xxm3rcyxx]

i am eagerly waiting for this game... the reviews have been good so far. not really any bugs or glitches it seems... i got the early access deluxe version. so its some time tonight/ tomorrow.

[@ked49]

Same, but due to assignments I have to wait until Friday

[@n0xxm3rcyxx]

@@ked49 hope it all goes smooth for you.

[@KiingTRell]

I didnt know how to open those 1 eyed chest so thank you sir.

[@alinasoandso]

Thank you! I spent entire Friday night on just walking around Hogsmead, but I felt tired in the end, and started thinking maybe I shouldn't be exploring so much so early, but focus on the main story in stead.

[@laurenhosford1478]

If i could share a tip(s) of my own fwiw,:- 1.) Buy Graphorn & Phoenix Hair everytime u see it (resets every few days, only ever 1 in stock, and needed for tier 3 gear upgrades) 2.) Pop in to Hogsmeade outfitter after quests (or on each level gained)l. they will have new inventory, and designs.. 3.) Prioritise the Caretakers Moon Statue/Lockpickin quest (or u find urself having to backtrack all those tier 2/3 locks later) 4.) Early money = Liquid luck + Dissilussionment - Farm all accessible enchanted chests in Hogsmeade + Hogwarts for 500g a pop, 5.) Late game money = Animal breeding- though after a while it becomes redundant once uve decked out room of requirement 6.) can farm ancient magic meter bars fairly easily with just some sneaky broomwortk & dissillusionment 7.) Try not level too fast - At a certain point u just steamroll everything and loses that thrill/fun factor, for me anyway. Hopefully Devs give us New Game+ Or harder difficulties in future patches.

[@omarwright7238]

They should make Lord Of The Rings Legacy. Just like this!

[@occyhazbin]

Middle Earth Legacy!

[@Asghaad]

They already did... Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War

[@omarwright7238]

@@Asghaad I said like this game. Mordor is nothing like this.

[@Asghaad]

@@omarwright7238 open world action rpg with protagonist getting legendary mysterious powers based on pre established lore from the books... Sounds pretty similar to me

[@arezdracul8650]

The door puzzle, that cheat sheet is not helping me at all, so I just leave one cube on an image and turn the other one and try the door until I get the correct combination! Hey, it’s been working for me! Got most of them open, and it takes me about 5 min to find the correct image at the most!

[@Dpers86]

2 million views!!! Super awesome achievement , Andy as well to your co-creator Nika!Lets go!

[@diegos7337]

Awesome! I just took the first potions class! This tips are life savers to stop wasting time... As I was doing...

[@hunyesmith03]

Love this game, it’s different to how I expected but I’ve been playing it since the deluxe edition release date and I love it. At first I was a bit on the fence as I wasn’t sure if it was good or not but after playing now for a longish while I love it. Thanks for the info also, those puzzles confused the hell out of me.

[@LunaBlitz]

The arithmancy arches show the creatures in order 0-9 as the border so you don't actually need to refer to the paper

[@Leo-ss1zo]

Who else watching after finishing the game

[@AdonisWas_Here]

Thank you SO much for not giving spoilers. Surprisingly, some people just don't care about it, so I thank you a lot for not spoiling!

[@AndyReloads]

amazing to hear, thanks mate! Hope you enjoy the game :)

[@micahrussell2176]

I hope with the DLCs, if they make any, i want a dragon mount lol. And Expecto Pantronum with dementors added would be epic

[@ColwellMarcus]

The arithromancy doors are easy. From left to right in a clockwise direction the symbols are 0-9. And they're always in the order.

[@nediira6138]

Thank's a lot! I'm a huge Potterhead, but I have never played games before (I guess watching my husband play Witcher 3 for hours doesn't count, although I enjoyed it a lot!) and it will be the first one for me. This helps😁 I just hope I am not too old to remember all of that 😂

[@kevinfelipe6781]

🙏🏽❤️🤣

[@Joyful_Traitor]

How is the game going for you?

[@nediira6138]

@@Joyful_Traitor it's amazing! I'm not a demanding player - I don't know how the game should work, I don't care about glitches, I am Just happy to be able to explore the world :D it looks and feels beautiful. I play at the Story mode, so there is as Little combat as possible (perfect for me). I love it so far!

[@neowolf09]

@@nediira6138 it's an amazing game imo. With some minor flaws that can be easily overlooked. Especially when distracted with the beauty. I'm glad you're enjoying it as much as I am 🙃

[@Terminaterk2]

i figured out the arithmancy doors after a few minutes without the sheet, cause i notice most of the creatures had increasing numbers of limbs, the Unicorn (1 horn), a 3 headed snake, the 5 legged creature, spiders 8 legs and a 9 headed snake, The Demiguise is 0 because it disappears. I then figured out what the others were by proxy,

[@iamzlippy]

Love the content brother ,stumbled across your channel a couple months back and I have to say I absolutely love it here ,you awesome mate. Keep the grind up 😎💪🏼

[@the-screaming-chihuahua399]

Playing on PC. You can get the unforgivable curses by finding a dark wizard dueling arena before you ever talk to Sebastian. My husband is a level 5 and happened upon one in the woods. Once he managed to beat the dark wizards, he left the area and all three curses were available to him. You're able to use the curses in the arena, but I'm fairly confident you have to actually beat the dark wizards to be able to leave and still know the curses. I'm not 100% sure because My husband never left the arena. He just kept dying and reloading in the same spot until he finally beat it.

[@zskillcode]

Will some sidemissions disappear if you progress in the main story?

[@evermorenika]

They didn’t seem to disappear for me

[@zskillcode]

@@evermorenika great! ty

[@KaiserSoze679]

You don't need the "cheat sheet" for arithmancy. The images are in order around the door, starting with 0 at the bottom left, and counting around.

[@NafanuaisMYnick]

The doors need no cheat sheet, most of the puzzles were simple, and you can figure them out just looking at them for a few minutes. Regarding the numbered doors it just goes by the number of appendages, and its always in order from 0 - 9 on every door. So there is basically a cheat sheet on every single door you come across.

[@Chaimelo]

This is helpful, thanks!

[@nonamenosurname8516]

3:10 actually you dont need to take picture 1) you have internet 2) if u check doors frame pictures are shown around the door - bottom left = 0, bottom right = 9