Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty how to use flags

How to Use Flags in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty will test your sword-swinging, enemy-skewering skills with foes that, if youā€™re not up to it, can wipe the floor with you. Luckily, there are bonfir… sorry, flags that you can take a break at. You absolutely shouldnā€™t skip them so if you have been, hereā€™s how to use flags in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.

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You Absolutely Should Activate and Rest at Flags, Just Make Sure Theyā€™re the Right Type of Flags or You Might be in For a DisappointmentĀ 

As you progress through Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, you can put up flags and you absolutely should activate every flag point you come across. However, there are two types of flags, Battle Flags and Marking Flags. Marking Flags refill your health and boost your fortitude for the map, but you can only use them once, when you activate that point. You also canā€™t rest at Marking Flags.

Instead, itā€™s the bigger Battle Flag points that really matter. And, all joking aside, they basically are the same as Dark Soulsā€™ bonfires. To activate one, just walk up (the flag pedestals are hard to miss) and you’ll be prompted to press a button (R1 on PlayStation, RT button on the Xbox). Activating a Battle Flag will refill your (and any partnersā€™) health, refill your estuā€¦ err, Dragonā€™s Cure Pot, increase your fortitude (once per flag), and save your game.

Once you have activated a Battle Flag, you can press the button again to rest at the flag. Aside from the activation benefits, resting lets you level up, choose your divine beast, set your magic spells, summon co-op buddies, and more. When you die, youā€™ll return to the last Battle Flag you activated or rested at. Be warned, Marking Flags absolutely do not save your game.Ā 

So whatā€™s the catch? Again, like Dark Souls, when you rest at that flag ā€” not activate, but rest ā€”, all enemies in the level respawn. They wonā€™t be close enough that theyā€™ll run over and murder you, but if you were planning on backtracking youā€™ll have to fight those enemies again.Ā 

And that is how you use flags in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.


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Chris McMullen is a freelance contributor at The Escapist and has been with the site since 2020. He returned to writing about games following several career changes, with his most recent stint lasting five-plus years. He hopes that, through his writing work, he settles the karmic debt he incurred by persuading his parents to buy a Mega CD. Outside of The Escapist, Chris covers news and more for GameSpew. He's also been published at such sites as VG247, Space, and more. His tastes run to horror, the post-apocalyptic, and beyond, though he'll tackle most things that aren't exclusively sports-based. At Escapist, he's covered such games as Infinite Craft, Lies of P, Starfield, and numerous other major titles.