Every zone can be reset by visiting 2 (or 3?) other zones. Every dungeon can be reset by visiting 2 (or 3?) other dungeons. You don't need to actually clear the other zones or dungeons. Just make an entrance and then exit.

From some old threads, some people said that the dungeons are on a timer and will reset after a certain period of time, but I'm not sure about that. If that's the case, then just visiting 2 or 3 other places may only work if the timer has run its course.

Yes, the faster method is to start a LAN game, but it will reset the entire TL2 world, and sometimes I like the particular enchanters the game has placed in certain spots, so I don't want to reroll the world and lose my Boris enchanter and such.

Originally posted by HiFive:

From some old threads, some people said that the dungeons are on a timer and will reset after a certain period of time, but I'm not sure about that. It that's the case, then just visiting 2 or 3 other places may only work if the timer has run its course.

The timer is somewhere around 30 minutes and separate from the save-count of over-world counts and dungeon counts visited - faster to use the 3 visits method and specifically it requires walking - no Portal travelling or moving between the same door back and forth - it has to be unique zones to raise the count up until 3 saved rooms are reached either for Over-worlds or Dungeons respective to their room type.

It gets much easier once Act_02 is available since the Player can have Ossean Wastes, Abandoned Quarter, and Salt Barrens (3 areas) loaded to easily reset all Over-world areas of Act_01.

Talking to the Railmasters to travel is needed to walk between Estherian Enclave and the other Towns.

Early in Act_01 - it helps to walk to the Icy Hills to reset Temple Steppes (Over-world).