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Fast travel is an important gameplay mechanic in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown that allows players to quickly navigate between previously visited locations.
It helps make traversing the expansive world more efficient. However, the fast travel system is initially confusing as the map icon is visible early on, yet the ability is unlocked later in the game.
How to Find the First Fast Travel Node
The first fast travel node is located in the Lower City area. To reach it, players need to obtain the bow, defeat the Manticore boss, and progress through the passageway unlocked below the Manticore’s arena.
After passing through some platforming sections, players will reach a Wak Wak tree. Heading left from the tree leads to a destructible Time Sphere. Interacting with it reconstructs the first fast travel point.
Here’s the step-by-step guide:
- Get the bow
- Beat the Manticore boss fight
- Go down the new path unlocked under Manticore’s arena
- Overcome platforming puzzles leading to the Wak Wak tree
- Head left from the Wak Wak tree to find a Time Sphere
- Destroy the Time Sphere to unlock the fast travel point
Players should be around 20% done with the main story upon unlocking it.
Having access to fast travel makes backtracking quicker and opens up options for tackling side quests or exploration. It is a pivotal moment that speeds up the overall game.
How to Locate Other Fast Travel Stations
All other fast travel points encountered later will also materialize from Time Spheres found throughout the world. They can be identified from a distance by their flashing purple glow.
These Time Sphere fast travel points work similarly to the first one – players simply need to locate and interact with them. Destroying the sphere reconstructs a new fast-travel spot that gets added to the list of available destinations.
So keeping an eye out for destructible Time Spheres that emit a purple glow remains the key to discovering new fast travel locations.
Limitations of Fast Travel in the Game
However, some limitations exist. Fast travel is not possible from just any location – players need to be at fast travel stations. Also, teleporting directly to Wak Wak trees is not enabled.
So while extremely useful, fast travel does have some restrictions in terms of accessibility and destinations.
How Fast Traveling Works
Once unlocked, fast travel points can be used to teleport back to the central Haven area. They also allow warping between any activated fast travel stations.
So players exploring a certain region can backtrack quickly or move rapidly between far-off points they have already visited.
To fast travel, open the map and select the desired activated fast travel node.
Utilize fast travel generously when objectives are far apart or backtracking is required. But explore new areas manually first to organically find new fast travel Time Spheres to further boost navigation efficiency.
Travel Restrictions and Station Accessibility
Note that the Prince cannot fast travel from just anywhere – he needs to be at fast travel points. And unfortunately, direct teleportation to Wak Wak trees is still restricted.
But all activated fast travel nodes can be warped seamlessly. So use them as bases when exploring new districts to minimize repeated traversal.
Conclusion
Fast travel is an invaluable feature in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown that makes navigating its expansive world more enjoyable. Players need to locate and activate spherical fast travel nodes found throughout the world to enable teleporting between them.
Utilizing fast travel cuts down on tedious traversal between areas already visited. It makes backtracking for quests or collections quicker. Overall, fast travel improves the game’s pace and focus.