Originally Posted by Raze

I tried a melee creature for awhile with my ranger, but like you found that just cause problems with it attracting more opponents (and defeated the purpose of Ranger Stealth). I went back to a mage head.

You can be a pure warrior if you wish (I don't mind paladin type builds, so learned Healing in D2:ED with my warrior). The main problem is you boosted one expertise skill but switched weapons.

After the turorial you end up in Broken Valley; there are some changes there, though, after you take over the battle tower, and it essentially becomes a flying fortress (with a couple different headquarters). There are 2 more fortresses along the channel south of the harbour, one with a portal access across from the Red Hammer tribe area, and the other in Rivertown Gorge, which you fly to at the very end of that channel.

The traders in the bunker at the start of the fjords might have something.
There are a couple good traders in Aleroth. If you have not been there yet, find at least one of each of the 3 types of zeppelin parts (9 total), and talk to a couple NPCs on top of the harbour building. Here is a spoiler map of the fjords, showing the rough locations for the 9 parts (marked with an S ). Alternately, from the D2:ED walkthrough (locations are the same in DKS),
-Crystal 1: on the tiny island just south of the entrance to the fjords; climb
up the ladder and retrieve it from on top of Yggdrasil

-Crystal 2: on a low cliff east of Camp Sentinel View, across the water from
Camp David

-Crystal 3: on a cliff in the middle of the bend just before the entrance to
Rivertown Gorge [EDIT on the same ledge as a boarded-up cave door]

-Rudder 1: a short ways east of the Camp Freedom teleporter

-Rudder 2: halfway between the Imps' Lair and Camp David

-Rudder 3: on a low southwest cliff near the exit to Rivertown Gorge

-Compass 1: on the cliff directly opposite Rudder 1

-Compass 2: high up above Moor's shack, just northeast of the entrance to
Keara's Flying Fortress

-Compass 3: on a cliff just before the bend on the way to Rivertown Gorge


thank you for the response raze and i hope you pardon my lack of a quick response as i've been a little busy.

anyway, ah yes. paladin. how could i forget my favourite class. lol.

and a mage head sounds about right now :\ i guess i'll have to spend a bomb on reskilling and stuff. but is there anywhere now that i might "grind" money?

i think i've pretty much conquered every flying fortress "Dragon parts" of the areas. as i've been grinding to reach level 30 and i've believed i've explored most of the fjords ... sadly i can't really find out where or what i've missed even with the given map lol. but i'm pretty sure i got most of the things on map.

bunkers? where? lol. the first trader i met was probably the ones who were at that place where you fought the "dragon terror squad"? lol. can't remember too. i'm really sorry if you are struggling to interpret my post.. its been awhile.. and i'm honestly embarassed.

anyway for the compass parts, i believe i still have not completed that yet even though i've handed in 8-9 parts. :\. i'll check out the locations you described again.

once again guys, thank you so much.