There is a crossword puzzle on the desk in Midas's basemant. Each word in the crossword is a password you have to enter in the dialing device near the big astral gate in order to get to another world.
OH! thanks very much for the pointer. After finishing the Heart portion, we go back to Midas' basemant, a new area has opened up with dialer and portal to all the different realms. Enter the words from the crossword on the dialer, then activate the gate to create the portal. Enter the portal to go to the new realm.
I assume that little hunk of Astral crystal clears the portal so you can enter the next one? I missed this new dialer/gate section because I expected to see something happen there in the astral realm.
Tatts4Life - I don't know if there's a walkthrough but I haven't been able to find one. I'm writing one as a I go along. I'll post it on the mod wiki when I'm done if anyone wants it. Here's what I have so far of just the beginning section:
Spoiler You will need:
1. Midas Force Push (or possibly Ice Walk)
2. A Water breathing spell
3. An Unlock spell
4. Midas Astral Mark & Recall
I also had
1. Summon White Tiger (max)
2. Summon pumpkin atronach
3. Summon Jelly (Binky)
4. Summon Angel
5. Items/pots that gave me +100 chameleon
To Begin:
1. Go to the platform at the edge of the of the Mark/Recall area
2. Cast Force Push repeatededly and walk forward toward the little island
3. Once you get to the island, use the crystal, then cast an Open Lock spell on it ("Cast Open ….)
Now you're in the central Astral Plane area. It's a lot of ramps & stairs & portals. Cast a Mark here, in case you get lost. (You won't be able to cast recall from within the astral realms, but if for some reason you want to back out to the regular world and then return, you'll be able to recall here.)
Note: There are Astral Beacon plants growing near some of the crystal clusters. You'll need these for more Midas spells so be sure to pick them.
Note: Any time you get knocked off the edge of the platforms and fall into the Abyss (you'll know - the light gets darker) you get teleported to the main entrance gate to the area.
Next, Find the Heart Crystal area
1. From the portal where you entered the main astral plane area, head East across one broad area and then up some stairs to a temple-like place.
2. Click on the portal frame to enter the Heart area.
3. In the heart area, there are 5 pedestals right in front of you.
4. Click on a pedestal and get a quest update telling you to go find the five prisms that go on the pedestals
5. Go back to the main Astral Plane area, by your starting Portal.
Prism 1 - Astral Temple
1. This needs the water breathing spell.
2. From the main Astral portal, go South toward a cluster of three portals
3. Click on the righthand portal labelled Astral Mist
4. Cast water breathing and head East (you might see a ghostly fish. Follow it East if you do.)
5. Eventually you'll see a rock formation like an mudcrab. On the underside, there's an upside down portal labelled Astral Temple - enter it
6. Proceed west and kill the Astral Atronach (and any other beasts that are there.)
7. Once the Atronach dies, you'll hear chimes, and a small crystal appears in the floor platform (you'll know what I mean when you see it - the area's quite tiny.)
8. Grab the crystal,
9. retrace your steps back West, back into the undwater realm, swim West until you see a portal that takes you back to the main Astral realm area.
Prism 2 - Astral Spire
1. Head South again toward the cluster of portals. Take the one in the middle to the Astral Spire
2. You end up with the Spire dead ahead of you
3. Climb the Spire, kill the Atronach and any lurking shadows, and grab the Prism from the platform at the top
4. Go back down the Spire and head out along the South platform to the Astral Chaos portal - take it
Prism 3 - Astral Chaos
1. Jumping puzzle - there's an upper path and a lower path. The upper is marginally less annoying.
2. Hop along the path until you get to the Astral Atronach. Kill it and get the Prism. Watch out for the mobs' Force Blast spell.
3. Retrace you steps to the portal and go back to the Astral Spire (step off the edge - it's faster.)
4. When you're back at the Spire, head out the West peninusal to the portal for the Astral Spiral
Prism 4 - Astral Spiral
1. No hopping but the same idea. If you get Force pushed off the edge you will hate your life.
2. Head to the top, kill the Atronach, get the prism
3. Jump off the edge, making sure you're aiming for the Abyss, not a lower part of the spiral, to get zapped back to the portal - go through it back to the Astral Spire
4. Step off the edge again to reach the portal back to the main Astral Plane
Prism 5 - Astral Claw
1. From the main Astral plane gate, head North and up the big Escher steps
2. At the top there's a portal to the Astral Plane - take it
3. You're teleported to another spot where you can see a different portal, to the Astral Claw - take it
4. Head along the path to the Astral Atronach, kill it and get the crystal
5. Reverse your steps to head back
Next, take the five prisms back to the Heart area and put them on the pedestals.
Play the Close Encounters theme on the crystals (4-5-3-1-2)
The heart stone will flare up and you'll be given the spell Holy Judgement.
Make your way back to Midas' Basemant - a new doorway has opened which leads down to the Realms Astral Gate.
On the dialer to the left of the gate, spell out a word from the Crossword puzzle sitting on the desk in Midas' basemant. Then step up to the gate, activate it, and enter the resulting portal. You will taken to the new Realm.