Okay I'm a videogame n00b which is maybe why I cant figure this out. I'm trying to get into Tarant. I just got there and I am on the bridge. Either way I go, left or right, I die instantly from the bandits. I have the big burly ogre guy and Virgil with me, doesnt matter, all three of us get slaughtered. What do I do???
Wrong Place... The area you are entering is known as the Boil, keep going straight, across a bigger bridge and you will reach the 'safer' area of Tarant. Hope that helps...
duh! How retarded am I! I just figured the bridge was the way I came since I showed up facing the guards and I saw the little entrances to either side with the bandits. Thanks!
Actually, it seems that in Arcanum, when you get in a new location, the "northest" direction is the best possible direction you can head. It's that way for most of the locations.
Except for hardin's pass, head south directly, and try to avoid the polar bears and shiverbits, and the land bridge, two places you'll see later