I died three times before I stopped walking back. The map was a patchwork of locked doors and missed jumps, and that slow trudge made everything feel punishing. When I found the lanterns, they rewired how I played.
I’ve spent hours with Valor Mortis across PC on Steam and consoles on PlayStation and Xbox, testing how the world snaps together once you can move without retracing every misstep. You don’t need tricks—just a few key beats in the story and the lantern system will start carrying more of the load for you. I’ll walk you through what triggers fast travel, how to use it, and a few practical tips that save time and headaches.
Lanterns sit where you catch your breath — How to enable Fast Travel in Valor Mortis
In Valor Mortis, lanterns are the safe spots the game gives you to pause, upgrade, and plan. These Kindered Lanterns act as both checkpoints and the network that connects every major area. You won’t have access to the full map-jumping ability from the first hour; something in the story opens up that makes the system available across the game.
When does fast travel become available in Valor Mortis?
Fast travel becomes available after you beat the boss General Lothair, the Eagle-Bearer. That fight is the gate: defeat him, and the Abandoned Church becomes your base of operations. From that point, the lanterns are linked and you can move between any lantern you’ve activated.
Most players treat lanterns like save points — How to fast travel in Valor Mortis
The mechanics are refreshingly simple. Once the Abandoned Church is available, any Kindered Lantern you touch will offer a fast travel option. You can jump to any other lantern you’ve previously activated, or return to the church to manage weapons and upgrades.
How do I fast travel in Valor Mortis?
- Interact with a Kindered Lantern.
- Select the Fast Travel option from the menu.
- Choose your destination from the list of activated lanterns and confirm.
It’s the same flow whether you’re on PC (Steam) or on PlayStation/Xbox; the interface may look different, but the steps are identical.
Where do Lanterns lead in Valor Mortis?
Every lantern ties back to the Abandoned Church, so that location becomes a hub for upgrades and gear management. Use the lanterns to skip long backtracks and return to a boss gate, a newly opened path, or a chest you couldn’t reach earlier.
Two quick habits that pay off: touch every lantern you find (even the ones off the main path), and mark the areas where you still need specific abilities. Fast travel is a shortcut, not a map of everything you missed—think of it as a ladder you can climb to reach those harder-to-reach nooks.
Fast travel changes your pacing. One time I missed a late-game ability and had to run an entire region on foot; after I gained access to the church, those runs felt unnecessary—like hitting fast-forward on an old tape. The lantern network becomes a second map in your head, a pair of scissors for cutting through repetition.
If you want to sync tips from outlets like GameSpot or IGN, look for coverage of General Lothair fights and early-route guides—those writeups usually point out the lanterns you should hit before you press on. One More Level designed the system to reward exploration; master the lanterns and the world becomes less punishing and more clever.
Ready to stop walking back through the same corridor and start moving like someone who knows the map better than the enemies do?