The Crimson Desert Abyss Cell puzzle needs you to synthesize an Abyss Cell and activate the Abyss power supply. This tricky objective comes after the process of learning Axiom Force and making your way across the skybridge into the heart of the Abyss.
Once at the heart with Crimson Desert Hernand Castle behind you, and after activating the Abyss Nexus, your next task is to remove the wall blocking the floor. You can do this by moving the floating power core with Axiom Force to the deactivated lantern on the power core's right. After Kliff does this, you'll get the tricky 'Synthesize the Abyss Cell' task.
My guide below has step-by-step instructions on how to do this, plus how to complete the other tricky task that pops up right after - the one asking you to activate the Abyss power supply, the final section of the of the Crimson Desert Abyss Without Balance questline.
How to synthesize the Abyss Cell in Crimson Desert
To synthesize the Abyss Cell in Crimson Desert, you have to:
- Learn Force Palm skill from the holographic demonstration.
- Use Force Palm on the cell.
To learn the Force Palm skill, jump down and hold the 'Observe' button while looking at the holographic demonstration of someone punching the cell in front of them. The exact button to observe is displayed in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. (This is L1/LB if you're playing Crimson Desert with a PlayStation or Xbox controller.)
Now you can hold down the button to power up and release Force Palm on the cell when the holograms disappear, to reveal the real thing. The Force Palm skill is R3/RS by default if you're using a PlayStation or Xbox Controller. It'll take a few seconds, but the Abyss Cell will synthesize once you use Force Palm on it, and your objective will change to 'Activate the Abyss power supply,'
How to activate the Abyss power supply in Crimson Desert
To active the Abyss power supply in Crimson Desert, you have to do this:
- Jump on the pillar under the circular door to climb up.
- Climb the circular door until you reach the middle.
- Use Force Palm to active the powered device.
As you can see, "Powered Device" actually translates to "that great big door the cutscene and objective marker pointed your way to" all along. If you're more skilled at following objective markers than I apparently am, you might have only got stuck looking for a way to reach the circular door.
The easiest way to find the pillar leading up to this door is to look left and up of where you previously used Force Palm to synthesize the Abyss Cell.
From here, all you have to do to complete the 'Activate the Abyss power supply' objective is jump and climb to the middle of the door, then hold down Force Palm and let go when you've built up enough power. If you've done it correctly, the lights on the door will turn blue, Kliff will be flung off the door, and the 'Restore the Abyss' challenge will be marked as complete.
Complete Chapter 1
'Take the Abyss Artifact,' is your next task, but all this involves is climbing back up to the door and activating a cutscene to receive the Abyss Artifact automatically. To continue on with the story and complete Chapter 1 of Crimson Desert, all you have to do is speak with the woman in white and activate a cutscene to get a cool ability that'll make traversing the massive open world of Crimson Desert a little easier.
Once you return to Harnand with the help of this ability, Chapter 2 will automatically activate when you get close enough to your objective marker in Harnand. You can continue on with the main story, if you like, or go exploring with the help of your new ability. There's plenty of mini-games, side quests, and hidden discoveries to unearth in Crimson Desert, after all. However, you might want to continue with the main story for a little while, as it acts as a handy tutorial of what Kliff can do, and unlocks his other important skills.
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