How to fast travel in Crimson Desert

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To fast travel in Crimson Desert, you need to unlock Abyss Nexus and Abyss Creset points, marked by Mysterious Energy

Fast travel in Crimson Desert
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Fast travel in Crimson Desert is a system you won't unlock immediately, and will need to put some work in to really make the most out of. Crimson Desert has multiple fast travel points around the world, marked as Abyss Nexus or Abyss Creset, depending on how you unlock them, but they're not always easy to find and aren't always close to where you want them to be, depending on the circumstances. Below I'll explain how to fast travel, as well as how to find various new fast travel points in Crimson Desert.

How to use the fast travel system in Crimson Desert

Fast travel in Crimson Desert

(Image credit: Pearl Abyss)

To fast travel across Pywel, you need to do the following:

  1. Use the Blinding Flash ability to mark glints of blue light in the distance.
  2. Head to these blue glints. If you're close to a potential fast travel point, a white circle and question mark will appear on the map marked as a "Mysterious Power".
  3. From this point on, there are two possibilities: Either there'll be a stone platform you need to stand on until it glows blue (an Abyss Nexus, shown below), or a more complex, specific puzzle to be solved (an Abyss Creset).
  4. Standing on the Nexus or solving the puzzle to claim the Artifact within will unlock that location as a permanent fast travel point for the rest of the game.
  5. To fast travel, select that Nexus or Creset on the map and choose the "Teleport" option (Y/Triangle).

Fast travel in Crimson Desert

(Image credit: Pearl Abyss)

Keep in mind that you cannot fast travel while doing certain actions – for example, during combat, or while sprinting, climbing, or falling. If this is the case, you'll get a red marker that says "Cannot teleport in current state." Just leave combat and stand still somewhere, and you should be able to fast travel again.

Want to teleport back to the Greymane camp? That one requires a puzzle to solve, but we'll explain it in our guide on how to fast travel to Howling Hill in Crimson Desert.

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Joel Franey
Joel Franey
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