Why your Lantern is glowing blue in Crimson Desert, explained

In recent times, games have become bigger than ever. The quality of the content doesn't even matter anymore, so long as a title has as much stuff in it as possible, coherent or not. Crimson Desert, while it pays special heed to the quality of its content, is a game that genuinely has so many things in it that it becomes super difficult to keep track of it all. One mechanic, which has players confused with no proper explanation, is your Lantern suddenly emitting a blue glow when you pass through certain areas. Since you've almost certainly seen this at least once, here's what it means exactly.Crimson Desert Lantern glowing blue When your Lantern glows, a memory fragment is nearby. Screenshot by Destructoid If you've walked by an area and suddenly saw your Lantern glow blue, it is because you've come near a memory fragment, which can be interacted with for new information, either about a specific task or just the lore and the world of Pywel. Once your Lantern starts glowing, you need to use it and point it toward the memory, which you will sometimes have to search a bit for. Once you've pointed it at the memory, showing up in the game as blurry figures moving around, you're going to concentrate on it until the learning bar fills up. Once it does, equip the Visione helmet you got from one of the main quests and then hit the prompt given to you on the bottom right of your screen (ESC button for PC users). The Visione helmet lets you interact with memory fragments and learn new information from them. Screenshot by Destructoid By doing so, you will have entered the memory fragment and will be able to watch the memory unfold, providing you with extra context or information and allowing you to see Pywel from another's perspective, even if it doesn't end up giving you the extra knowledge necessary to complete a quest. Memory fragments can be found just about anywhere in the world, though I've most often come across them in areas that experienced some strong emotions, such as grave sites, burned buildings, the St. Halssius House of Healing, and so on. The post Why your Lantern is glowing blue in Crimson Desert, explained appeared first on Destructoid.

Mar 22, 2026 - 03:02

Why your Lantern is glowing blue in Crimson Desert, explained

In recent times, games have become bigger than ever. The quality of the content doesn't even matter anymore, so long as a title has as much stuff in it as possible, coherent or not.

Crimson Desert, while it pays special heed to the quality of its content, is a game that genuinely has so many things in it that it becomes super difficult to keep track of it all. One mechanic, which has players confused with no proper explanation, is your Lantern suddenly emitting a blue glow when you pass through certain areas.

Since you've almost certainly seen this at least once, here's what it means exactly.

Crimson Desert Lantern glowing blue

When your Lantern glows, a memory fragment is nearby. Screenshot by Destructoid If you've walked by an area and suddenly saw your Lantern glow blue, it is because you've come near a memory fragment, which can be interacted with for new information, either about a specific task or just the lore and the world of Pywel. Once your Lantern starts glowing, you need to use it and point it toward the memory, which you will sometimes have to search a bit for.

Once you've pointed it at the memory, showing up in the game as blurry figures moving around, you're going to concentrate on it until the learning bar fills up. Once it does, equip the Visione helmet you got from one of the main quests and then hit the prompt given to you on the bottom right of your screen (ESC button for PC users).

The Visione helmet lets you interact with memory fragments and learn new information from them. Screenshot by Destructoid By doing so, you will have entered the memory fragment and will be able to watch the memory unfold, providing you with extra context or information and allowing you to see Pywel from another's perspective, even if it doesn't end up giving you the extra knowledge necessary to complete a quest.

Memory fragments can be found just about anywhere in the world, though I've most often come across them in areas that experienced some strong emotions, such as grave sites, burned buildings, the St. Halssius House of Healing, and so on.

The post Why your Lantern is glowing blue in Crimson Desert, explained appeared first on Destructoid.

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