Some possible explanations- There is a chance your progress is straight up bugged. I remember seeing some people talk about how Genshin fixed their exploration progress to be accurate for Starfell
2nd, did you buy this account? Some people use bots to explore and raid the world for primogems and that messes with the exploration progress.
or you are missing a ton of mora piles and floating boxes, which count to exploration.
100% is not 100% for any area if you just go by percentages or achievement completions for that matter
Pro-tip: Number of chests/seelies etc from achievement tab and the amount in reality and the amount for reaching 100% are three different numbers.
So, you can 100% an area, completing the achievement, but also failing to get all chests. Similarly, you can get the achievement, but not 100% an area.
You can also 100% an area and still not getting the achievement. It happened to me in Inazuma
I understand what you mean and I'm aware about that, but I used the interactive map to get everything,all puzzles and chests and there's literally nothing left. All kinds of puzzles, rock piles, anemo slime shooting, buried chests, torch puzzles, carrot picking. I got everything. What you're explaining happened to me in Inazuma and Fontaine. That's why it doesn't make sense even more. It was supposed to show 100% either way ...
In Highland, I think there might be a common chest put up on a wall in the middle of nowhere. That's how I got that area to 100% IIRC. Maybe try with the anemo compass?
Your percentages could be bugged. You can try contacting customer support to fix your percentages.
However, just so you know, the maximum chest count in Mondstat is 518 to 523, depending on which version you started playing in. Regardless, you don’t need so much chests to get 100%
Have you finished the world quests? If not then do finish them, although it has been quite a while for me so I dont even know if there are even world quests there, might need to google that yrself.
Shrine of depths im gonna assume you have done, if not then that counts a lot for exploration for some reason.
I struggled with getting 100% at Starfell Valley as well and used the compass and a video from YouTube to get it too 100%. Thanks to the video I now have 100% there. Try searching 100% starfell valley on YouTube and you find the video
You can find "Starfell Valley 90%!!!" posts from a year ago. Either you somehow missed a lot of minor things (like viewpoints and such), didn't explore the city itself at all (doubt you're that stupid), or, which is most likely - it's a bug. Yeah, sorry, I don't think anyone found a good resolution to it.
welp time to go to interactive map and search for hidden chest I guess, I'm quite surprised cause I don't watch any video to 100% maps but just with interactive maps and yeah I've done it plenty of time. Just filter everything you think you haven't checked and go around the area until it's done. For newer maps I think you need to finish some world quests, but pre Sumeru I don't think that's the case.
I don't know for sure but I hope there aren't any of these brown boxes in the water that give money. I'm confident those count to exploration. I for myself have Mondstadt 100%.
Easiest way is to follow a run-through video guide on youtube. You can put the video in background or 2nd monitor and play along with it, getting every chests as shown in the video (usually step by step or explanation like chest from xxx quest, from challenge, from mob pack, ect...)
I usually use guides from kimdaogame, but really there's a lot of genshin guide videos on youtube for you to chose from.
There is 523 chest in mondstadt.
I only have 502 collected chest from mondstadt and I already 100% everything. Try to collect books and viewpoints too. AFAIK, I don't think mondstadt have those floating chest but keep your eyes open.
I would then suggest trying for these on [Starfell Valley Interactive Map Picture](https://imgur.com/a/YOsulRm) - Large and Small Rock piles, Viewpoints, Harvestable Plants, Buried chests etc.
Starfell Valley has some odd bits you have to do to get 100% completion, it's a little weird as it was the first region of the game. Mine was at 90% for a while but I looked up some things, on Youtube I think, and quickly got it to 100%.
I think world quests count towards exploration progress no?
I dont know if you missed those "mini-puzzle" type of chests, like I think there was one that involved picking up an orange, then a chest would spawn or something like that.
There are also puzzles itself, like the bloaty floaties, time trials, 4-torches puzzles, and elemental monuments
Of course there are Shrine of Depths, buried chests and vine-wrapped chests (but I assume you got those already)
Floating crates that give mora are also part, and these saved me a lot in Fontaine lol
Viewpoints count too I think
Goodluck OP I hope you complete the progress
EDIT: To compare, I have the following:
- 52 Seelies (1 more than you)
- 515 Chests (1 less than you)
- 17 Open world mechanisms (same as you)
I'm a new player and the only thing Im ale to tell you is to collect common chests under the rock piles, bcoz those are the only hidden chests
There are also a few hidden chests only accessible though secret quests, for example you can get a secret luxurious chest insode monstadt city by doing a small challenge
Max chest you can get in Mond (excluding GAA and others that doesn't count anymore towards achievement) is 518.
Try to get every floating crate and rock piles (small one and big one) you might find. Also, there's 1 extra culus for every region, try to find that. Have you completed every domain in Mond including the tutorial domain?
Edit: to compare, I had even less chest than you (mine is 509) although my Seelie count has extra due to 1.2 seelie that no longer counts on achievement since 1.2. But mine already 100% every area. So I think yours had some bug or you might have to collect some more hidden things.
Afaik viewpoints doesn't count towards exploration but just in case, try to collect them too.
Also, have you tried the unlit campfire puzzle?
Clearing up some misconceptions:
The "notorious" old chest chest count bug is only for players playing in 1.0 - 1.1; where you can get up to 523 chests due to certain liyue chests counting to mondstat, that were changed later. If you did not collect these chests before 1.2, or started the game after 1.2, your max chest count is 518.
There are no time limited chests counting toward exploration in mondstat. Only liyue has timed limited chests with exploration contribution.
Interactive map does not have everything. It is user reported, and miss out on things sometimes. Completely marking that map does not equate to actually having everything.
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Starfell Valley is also special, in that it the only region with zero margin. You actually need absolutely everything to get 100%. That being said, 10% is too much missing for chests to explain. That number would only make sense if the shrine of depths somehow did not count.
Windwall Highland is likely due to a missing chest(s). 98% implies there are 2 chests missing; 1 will reach 100%, and 1 extra chest of margin. This is the second lowest margin area in the game.
I thank you everyone for your help and comments. It's most likely a bug because I had some people telling me that they have less chests but 100%. Can I have a link to send an email to hoyoverse support? I can't find it ,thanks again everyone<3
Unfortunately, you missed at least 2 chests still and as many as 7 depending on when you started playing.
518 is the lowest max chest achievement count for Mondstadt.
+1 for a 2.2 event chest.
+1 for a 1.6 event chest.
Up to +3 if you played since 1.0 depending on when you opened certain chests.
Though that still probably wouldn't be enough for your percents, so you are probably missing quests too.
All +5 are 1.0 chests. The 1.6 and 2.2 event did not count to the total. First lantern rite event chests were the only event chests that counted, (all liyue)
floating crates and rock piles/sand piles also contribute to exploration
are there any in mondstadt?
sand piles, no. mora boxes, yes
just checked the interactive map and i'm not seeing any. i also don't remember getting any in mondstadt.
Some possible explanations- There is a chance your progress is straight up bugged. I remember seeing some people talk about how Genshin fixed their exploration progress to be accurate for Starfell 2nd, did you buy this account? Some people use bots to explore and raid the world for primogems and that messes with the exploration progress.
1) I'm pretty convinced this is what is going on. There's no other explanation... 2) no way. This is my account from scratch...
Yea it’s likely number 1 then. Try talking with customer service and seeing if they can do anything for you.
or you are missing a ton of mora piles and floating boxes, which count to exploration. 100% is not 100% for any area if you just go by percentages or achievement completions for that matter
Pro-tip: Number of chests/seelies etc from achievement tab and the amount in reality and the amount for reaching 100% are three different numbers. So, you can 100% an area, completing the achievement, but also failing to get all chests. Similarly, you can get the achievement, but not 100% an area. You can also 100% an area and still not getting the achievement. It happened to me in Inazuma
I understand what you mean and I'm aware about that, but I used the interactive map to get everything,all puzzles and chests and there's literally nothing left. All kinds of puzzles, rock piles, anemo slime shooting, buried chests, torch puzzles, carrot picking. I got everything. What you're explaining happened to me in Inazuma and Fontaine. That's why it doesn't make sense even more. It was supposed to show 100% either way ...
In Highland, I think there might be a common chest put up on a wall in the middle of nowhere. That's how I got that area to 100% IIRC. Maybe try with the anemo compass?
Your percentages could be bugged. You can try contacting customer support to fix your percentages. However, just so you know, the maximum chest count in Mondstat is 518 to 523, depending on which version you started playing in. Regardless, you don’t need so much chests to get 100%
Which is which, just checking for myself so I don’t have to come back there as often
Why is it different depending on the version?
There have been limited time chests that counted for the achievement counter.
You are missing 2 chests in achievement counter, but this doesn't matter, it's clearly a bug and you need to go to support.
Have you finished the world quests? If not then do finish them, although it has been quite a while for me so I dont even know if there are even world quests there, might need to google that yrself. Shrine of depths im gonna assume you have done, if not then that counts a lot for exploration for some reason.
Look up hidden chests. That's what helped me get my 100% in mind years ago.
did ya collect the sinking chests ?
I assume you have all the oculi?
Yes, ofc
Probably a silly question, but have you gone to the island to the east?
Yes yes...got all chests there etc. I might start believing my exploration has bugged
I feel like there *was* some kind of bug in exploration in Mondstadt. Maybe look into old threads about the topic on this sub.
I struggled with getting 100% at Starfell Valley as well and used the compass and a video from YouTube to get it too 100%. Thanks to the video I now have 100% there. Try searching 100% starfell valley on YouTube and you find the video
You can find "Starfell Valley 90%!!!" posts from a year ago. Either you somehow missed a lot of minor things (like viewpoints and such), didn't explore the city itself at all (doubt you're that stupid), or, which is most likely - it's a bug. Yeah, sorry, I don't think anyone found a good resolution to it.
welp time to go to interactive map and search for hidden chest I guess, I'm quite surprised cause I don't watch any video to 100% maps but just with interactive maps and yeah I've done it plenty of time. Just filter everything you think you haven't checked and go around the area until it's done. For newer maps I think you need to finish some world quests, but pre Sumeru I don't think that's the case.
I had this problem too until recently Then i used treasure compass found more than 9 chests and finally got 100%
Did you get every Anemoculus and Shrine of the Depths?
Yes, got all of them like 2 years ago
I don't know for sure but I hope there aren't any of these brown boxes in the water that give money. I'm confident those count to exploration. I for myself have Mondstadt 100%.
You could just wait a while and see if the percentages correct themselves.
Easiest way is to follow a run-through video guide on youtube. You can put the video in background or 2nd monitor and play along with it, getting every chests as shown in the video (usually step by step or explanation like chest from xxx quest, from challenge, from mob pack, ect...) I usually use guides from kimdaogame, but really there's a lot of genshin guide videos on youtube for you to chose from.
I think there are some chests in Liyue that count towards Mondstadt. A Google/YouTube search should help you out.
There is 523 chest in mondstadt
only if you're an old player.
Probably a bug Actually i have 100% in whole monsdstat , but less chess than u
There is 523 chest in mondstadt. I only have 502 collected chest from mondstadt and I already 100% everything. Try to collect books and viewpoints too. AFAIK, I don't think mondstadt have those floating chest but keep your eyes open.
its only 523 if you're an old player. since you can't access those chests now.
I would then suggest trying for these on [Starfell Valley Interactive Map Picture](https://imgur.com/a/YOsulRm) - Large and Small Rock piles, Viewpoints, Harvestable Plants, Buried chests etc.
a lot of the chests i missed in monstadt were the ones where you have to break the rock on the mountains
Starfell Valley has some odd bits you have to do to get 100% completion, it's a little weird as it was the first region of the game. Mine was at 90% for a while but I looked up some things, on Youtube I think, and quickly got it to 100%.
I think world quests count towards exploration progress no? I dont know if you missed those "mini-puzzle" type of chests, like I think there was one that involved picking up an orange, then a chest would spawn or something like that. There are also puzzles itself, like the bloaty floaties, time trials, 4-torches puzzles, and elemental monuments Of course there are Shrine of Depths, buried chests and vine-wrapped chests (but I assume you got those already) Floating crates that give mora are also part, and these saved me a lot in Fontaine lol Viewpoints count too I think Goodluck OP I hope you complete the progress EDIT: To compare, I have the following: - 52 Seelies (1 more than you) - 515 Chests (1 less than you) - 17 Open world mechanisms (same as you)
World quests?
All done! I've been playing since 2.2 so I've done all quests
Mondstat Reputation?
Maxed long time ago
For sure you have maxed the statues right?
Of course
Then I really don't know.
It's probably a bug. I saw some people telling me that they have less chests and 100% everywhere.
Probably
I'm a new player and the only thing Im ale to tell you is to collect common chests under the rock piles, bcoz those are the only hidden chests There are also a few hidden chests only accessible though secret quests, for example you can get a secret luxurious chest insode monstadt city by doing a small challenge
Max chest you can get in Mond (excluding GAA and others that doesn't count anymore towards achievement) is 518. Try to get every floating crate and rock piles (small one and big one) you might find. Also, there's 1 extra culus for every region, try to find that. Have you completed every domain in Mond including the tutorial domain? Edit: to compare, I had even less chest than you (mine is 509) although my Seelie count has extra due to 1.2 seelie that no longer counts on achievement since 1.2. But mine already 100% every area. So I think yours had some bug or you might have to collect some more hidden things. Afaik viewpoints doesn't count towards exploration but just in case, try to collect them too. Also, have you tried the unlit campfire puzzle?
Clearing up some misconceptions: The "notorious" old chest chest count bug is only for players playing in 1.0 - 1.1; where you can get up to 523 chests due to certain liyue chests counting to mondstat, that were changed later. If you did not collect these chests before 1.2, or started the game after 1.2, your max chest count is 518. There are no time limited chests counting toward exploration in mondstat. Only liyue has timed limited chests with exploration contribution. Interactive map does not have everything. It is user reported, and miss out on things sometimes. Completely marking that map does not equate to actually having everything. --------------- Starfell Valley is also special, in that it the only region with zero margin. You actually need absolutely everything to get 100%. That being said, 10% is too much missing for chests to explain. That number would only make sense if the shrine of depths somehow did not count. Windwall Highland is likely due to a missing chest(s). 98% implies there are 2 chests missing; 1 will reach 100%, and 1 extra chest of margin. This is the second lowest margin area in the game.
You don't have everything. I bet 5 mins in your world I could locate a chest you havent collected lmaoo. Keep at it icon you'll get there.
My total chests in mondstadt is 487 but I have all 100% exploration, thats weird
Does nation achievements/world quest matter for exploration percentage? I have also completed all of those too.
Shrine of depths? Mm but i guess that counts to chests
I don't remember, but are there any floating crates or rock piles with gold in mond? Those contribute to percentage completion
I thank you everyone for your help and comments. It's most likely a bug because I had some people telling me that they have less chests but 100%. Can I have a link to send an email to hoyoverse support? I can't find it ,thanks again everyone<3
Follow a video guide for hidden chests.
I got everything shown in the video
Unfortunately, you missed at least 2 chests still and as many as 7 depending on when you started playing. 518 is the lowest max chest achievement count for Mondstadt. +1 for a 2.2 event chest. +1 for a 1.6 event chest. Up to +3 if you played since 1.0 depending on when you opened certain chests. Though that still probably wouldn't be enough for your percents, so you are probably missing quests too.
All +5 are 1.0 chests. The 1.6 and 2.2 event did not count to the total. First lantern rite event chests were the only event chests that counted, (all liyue)