GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

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Compasses Explained
By Giger
There are seven Compasses scattered around the main map.
You can change the direction each one is pointing by clicking on it, inside the game.
There is also an achievement called "What Secret Are You Hiding?" completed after spinning one of the compasses all the way around.
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Compass Map Fragments
There are seven Mysterious Compasses scattered around the map in 7 Unique Map Fragments.


Inside a Map Fragment
When entering a compass level, the loading screen will display the current compass positions on all levels, sorted alphabetically. Each gem corresponds to the position that the compass is facing, in a given level.

The compass levels are: C2, E3, J2, K2, O3, U4, and X7. They have a compass symbol at the bottom left corner.


Starting positions for each compass (facing compass arrow) are random. The level of the gem displayed on the loading screen tells you how far away from the correct position the compass currently is, but not which direction.

If you get a
try clicking
If the gem still isn't an "X" (grade 5)
Click
"U" (grade 4)
1 time
it will be a "square" (grade 3)
6 more times
“square” (grade 3)
2 times
it will be a "droplet" (grade 1)
4 more times
“triangle”/”arrow” (grade 2)
3 times
it will be a "square" (grade 3)
2 more times
“droplet” (grade 1)
4 times
something is wrong
0 times
“triangle”/”arrow” (grade 2)
5 times
it will be a "square" (grade 3)
6 more times
“square” (grade 3)
6 times
it will be a "droplet" (grade 1)
4 more times
"U" (grade 4)
7 times
it will be a "square" (grade 3)
2 more times

Enter the level, click the compass the appropriate number of times, then return to the map. One of two things will have happened: you will have a level 5 gem, in which case the position of the compass is correct, or you will have a different leveled gem. If you have something other than a level 5 gem, click the number of times indicated in the last column and you will end up with the correct compass setting. If you make a mistake, simply try again, using the new gem shape as a baseline. The aim is to get all the gems to level 5 (X shaped).
Correcting the Compass

After getting all of the compasses' corresponding loading screen gem to level 5 (X shaped) and beating the field on which you last changed a compass, you will get field markers and Talisman fragments of increasing qualities.

E3 is the easiest and quickest to win
Rewards
You can do the Compass trick 3 times and every time you finish the last level (suggested is E3) you get the rewards, which are:

Fields D6 and H6, talisman fragment (rarity: 34)
Fields N7 and P6, 2 talisman fragments (rarity: 42, 58)
Fields Q7 and X6, 2 talisman fragments (rarity: 65, 73)

There are also some achievements related to the rewarded Fields
Q7 (No Trespassing)
N7 (Hateful)

So if you are aiming the 100% you have to do the Compass trick.
34 Comments
lionhart 3 Jun, 2023 @ 11:24am 
@Jon.Topps Thanks for mentioning that. I just tried it and yes, it does work and it is definitely worth it.
Jon.Topps 15 Nov, 2022 @ 5:40pm 
Just a good point to mention in rewards. Using fragment rarity boosters (shadow cores to increase drop rarity range) DOES in fact work on the rewards for this. So the final talisman fragments will actually be 75 and 83, which is obviously worth it.
Razorflamekun 24 Jun, 2022 @ 5:23am 
@pablo.benites C2 is unlocked after beating field C1, which unlocks after beating field G3, which unlocks after completing fields G2 and G1, which unlocks after beating fields J3, J2, and J1, which unlocks after beating fields M6. (Only the last field listed in each part is what the requirement stated in the next part is for).
pablo.benites 1 Apr, 2022 @ 3:40pm 
do you need to buy something to get access to C2 etc?
JulioMorGar 9 Feb, 2022 @ 11:47am 
when i got level 5 the game freezed, next time i opened it the game started but now it is diferent, different graphics and my achievements dissapeared i dont understand what happened
Murt21 21 May, 2021 @ 2:33pm 
I have all in shaped, then win in E3 and didn't get the field markers neither talisman fragments.
Meteor 18 May, 2021 @ 1:44pm 
Thank you for the tips :)
paladin1 23 Apr, 2021 @ 11:01am 
this is very tricky, i hope i can manage it!
twitch.tv/Hikikomori523 15 Feb, 2021 @ 8:11am 
I figured it out if you're having problems with it like XMJ and Badass, go to the the map and click the compass 8 times till its back to where it was, and you get the rewards
cooldude772 5 Dec, 2020 @ 9:58am 
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