If you’re anything like me, you dread running around massive open-world games and cannot get the hang of riding mounts to make it any faster. Actually, the last time I streamed Conan Exiles on Twitch I raised my first horse and let it die and was hardly disappointed since I hated riding it so much.
Now, I’m sure that sooner or later I’m going to get better at riding Mounts, but for now, I’ve been avoiding them until I get a better hang of riding them off stream.
I’m happy to say that using Mounts isn’t the only way of getting around the lands of Conan Island and that there is a fast travel system in place, though it’s not nearly as in-depth or intuitive as a player may would expect of a fast travel system.
Now, I personally mistakenly landed on the ability to fast travel and if it wasn’t for my community taking me each step of the way I actually wouldn’t have noticed that I had unlocked fast travel. You see, I’m not the most observant person especially when I’m streaming on Twitch so I tend to miss important text lines or I simply don’t see what things I just gained access to.
Things may be different if I’m playing video games on my own, though realistically I’m that person who looks through his crafting menu for minutes and still cannot find the item he’s looking for without the search bar. So, if you’re anything like me, you may have unlocked fast travel already but didn’t notice it or you may have missed it altogether because, well, you didn’t look hard enough.
The following guide will take you through everything you need to know about the Fast Travel system in Conan Exiles and what I would keep in mind doing so.
WHAT DO YOU NEED BEFORE UNLOCKING FAST TRAVEL IN CONAN EXILES?
Unfortunately, players do not have access to Fast Travel at the beginning of the game and must do a good amount of questing before they can reach the area where this is unlocked in.
I would say that players will need a few things before they set off to unlock fast travel as there is some danger in the area, though realistically it should not take players too much time to actually unlock everything they need in order to successfully unlock fast travel.
I would recommend the following:
A decent Weapon with at least 30 damage
Some sort of Armour, even if it’s basic
A Thrall who is an entertainer to rid you of corruption as you will get corrupted where we’re going.
HOW DO YOU UNLOCK FAST TRAVEL IN CONAN EXILES?
First, we must venture into the Nameless City in order to find the Archivist. If players have not entered the Nameless City before there are some things to note: enemies are fairly strong having at least 500 Health and hitting a player for quite a decent portion of their health.
Technically a player will be able to complete this with even minimal gear as long as they know how to battle correctly and have enough healing items to keep them alive.
Now, realistically if a player makes a bee-line to where they need to be they will not have any difficulty with staying alive.
The biggest issue in the Nameless City is Corruption especially if players have not discovered this mechanic before. Luckily for you, I’ve written an extensive guide on Corruption and how to manage it, though I’ll let you check that out in case you don’t want a spoiler.
The location you are headed to is called The Library which is located in the North of the Nameless City. You’ll know you arrived when you see a giant ghostly figure who is looking at a circular map on the floor, this is the Archivist.
Speak to the Archivist and he will unlock the Cartographer skill which allows you to build the map you see on the floor by using a Construction Hammer and locating it in the Decoration tab.
The Map Room requires the following resources:
25 Iron Reinforcements
50 Crystals
75 Alchemical Base
200 Corrupted Stones
WHAT ARE OBELISKS AND WHERE ARE THEY IN CONAN EXILES?
If you don’t know what an Obelisk is, even in real life, these are essentially stone pillars that have a square or rectangular base and tend to taper at the top.
These are large tall statues and in Conan Exiles they are typically surrounded by purple clouds.
Depending on how observant a player is, they may notice a glow emanating from them from a distance, though the image above is a map of all of their locations.
Players should be aware that each of the Obelisks will have Corruption around them, so try not to spend a lot of time around these if you are not prepared.
Most of the Obelisks are clear of mobs, though there are some that are not as safe as others, so just make sure that you only enter areas that are around your skill level and unlock the rest later.
Upon unlocking the Obelisk players will no longer need to interact with them and do not need to actually have the Map Room before they interact with the Obelisk.
Obelisks act as teleportation spots, though players can only teleport to the Obelisks and nowhere else. I would strongly recommend that players build bases near Obelisks so they can quickly get around the world.
BONUS: SOME POTIONS PROVIDE A TELEPORT
An odd addition to this article, but there are some Lotus Potions that will provide you with the chance to teleport to high level mobs/bosses. I will am currently writing a post that covers all of these and will link them shortly.
Players should note that these give you a teleport towards the area, however, a player will always need to make their way back to base after travelling here and completing the content.
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