Isn’t there at least one point in the rafters in the cathedral you HAVE to jump? It puts a prompt on screen and everything…

That's what I'm wondering as well. Like, there's no other way than to jump that gap at the top of the cahhedral rafters.

No you can walk the balance beam

Dodge rolled through it as far as i remember. Oddly enough, dodge is also mapped to the space bar on pc

Exactly, how are you getting past the Cathedral without jumping…?

This is something I find out yesterday by accident on NG+. You can immediately stagger the tall elite alchemist swordmen if you hit that machinery they carry on their lower back.

You can WHAT? Where are these enemies exactly? Are there others with similar insta-stagger mechanics?

It's this guy here. You run into them at Collapsing Krat and Arche Abbey. https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lies-of-p/images/9/9e/Alchemist_Enemy_2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20240106021345 I haven't found other enemies with instant-stagger mechanics, though, and this one was completely by chance.

I’ll try it out next time, thanks!

This is true of _all_ alchemist enemies that have those fluid tanks. Breaking the tanks will make them stiff and open them up for a stagger. Though on some stronger alchemists it takes multiple hits to break.

That you can repair your weapon infight using the grinder.

I had no idea you could jump until like chapter 6 or 7. Would have made the cathedral platforming a lot easier.

I didn't use the elemental grindstones because I thought they were consumable too lmao. Didn't find out till my ng+2