The entire explorable area is about twice as big as before with two major regions youll be spending time in. Start out in the Trosky region which has this really dense forest layout, and the terrain changes quite a bit depending on weather conditions. When navigating between settlements watch for the nomadic camps since they often have unique traders with specific timing windows for better deals. The actual trick to getting around efficiently is using the elevated positions near Trosky Castle, gives you good vantage points to spot patrols and merchant caravans moving through.

Later youll unlock Kuttenberg which is where things get really interesting with the city being about 5 times more packed than anything in the first one. The crowd behavior is pretty complex here so pay attention to guard patrol patterns, especially during market hours when the NPCs are most active. Getting around the urban area takes some practice but if you time your movements between the 40+ interior locations you can avoid most of the guard attention. The caravan system between regions has specific departure times you should note down, and the recovery period after fast travel affects your characters status effects.

Tip for exploration: those ruined battlefields aren't just scenery they usually hide some pretty good stuff but timing your searches with the weather system matters since rain affects visibility especially during dawn and dusk cycles. The draw distance goes out to about 3km so using high points for scouting actually works really well especially when tracking those random merchant spawns that carry the rare regional goods