Brave New World

Overview

Brave New World is the first story arc of Chapter 11: Truth and Reality in Crimson Desert. It consists of five sequential main story quests set in the region of Delesyia. The arc follows Kliff Macduff as he infiltrates Delesyia Castle, investigates a mysterious manor that once belonged to a figure named Marni, and retrieves keys from three heavily guarded fortresses to uncover the secret behind a flying fortress.

Brave New World feeds into the second arc of the chapter, Foreboding Shadow, which culminates in an assault on the flying fortress itself. The events of both arcs together make up all of Chapter 11.

Quest List

The five quests in Brave New World must be completed in order. Each quest unlocks the next and all take place within or around Delesyia.

Quest Walkthroughs

The City of Steel

This quest (mission 147) begins after completing the final quest of Chapter 10. The objective is to reach Delesyia Castle in eastern Delesyia to confront the entity controlling the flying fortress.

Before approaching the castle, open your inventory and equip the Visione Helmet. This golden helmet, used earlier in the game to view memory fragments, is required to interact with castle guards. The guards and escorts at Delesyia wear visiones and exhibit a soulless, trance-like demeanor. Wearing the helmet causes them to recognize you as one of their own, granting passage.

With the helmet equipped, walk through the castle gates and follow the path through the garden areas into the castle's front entrance. Entering the gate triggers a cutscene that advances the story and ends the quest. No material reward is given; the quest functions as a story transition.

Crossroads

Crossroads (mission 148) begins immediately after the Chapter 11 story establishes its footing. Kliff finds himself imprisoned in the dungeon beneath Delesyia Castle. The entire quest takes place underground.

Move forward and pull the lever on the machine to open a cover. Equip the Visione Helmet, then aim and interact with the cog mechanism inside. This activates a clock-face puzzle that is the core mechanic of the quest.

Clock-Hand Puzzle

The puzzle requires synchronizing the minute hand and hour hand of the mechanism so that both glow blue simultaneously. Each hand has its own control input. Move each hand as far as possible toward the glowing position without triggering the blue glow individually, then activate both at the exact same time. On controllers, hold LB + RB (or L1 + R1) simultaneously to move both hands at once. When solved correctly, the entire clock disk turns blue and displays a memory fragment as a hologram.

While in Visione mode (the blue holographic environment), navigate through the newly opened wall ahead. The Visione environment reveals passages that are invisible in the real world. If needed, reactivate the device to re-enter Visione mode. Exit Visione mode by pressing Circle or B when at the end of the passage. The exit door then becomes visible in the real world. Enter the teleportation machine at the end to trigger the ending cutscene and complete the quest.

Strange Manor

Strange Manor (mission 149) requires completing Crossroads first. The transporter at the end of the previous quest deposits Kliff in the Delesyia region near Marni's manor. The manor is identifiable by a large golden statue positioned just outside the front entrance.

Reading the Memory

Enter through the front of the manor and proceed straight ahead. Remove the painting from the wall using your lantern. This reveals a hidden cog mechanism behind it. Equip the Visione Helmet and interact with the cog to start another clock-hand synchronization puzzle, identical in mechanics to the one in Crossroads. Both hands must glow blue at the same time. Once solved, the disk turns blue and you enter a memory sequence where a character communicates with you.

Navigating to the Transporter

The manor navigation requires switching between Visione mode and normal mode to progress. Some doors are only visible in Visione mode; others are only accessible in normal mode. The general path is:

1. From the painting area, enter the left door (visible only in Visione mode).

2. At the dead end, exit Visione mode to access a real-world door.

3. Activate the Visione Input Device behind a bookshelf to open the next passage.

4. Climb the staircase and navigate the available doors on the upper floor.

5. Take the right path to another dead end, then exit Visione mode again.

6. Activate the second Visione Input Device beside a door.

7. Re-enter Visione mode and proceed left to find the transporter.

Interact with the circular component at the center of the transporter (not the top section) to activate it. This immediately triggers the next quest, Fortress Keys, and the transporter reveals three selectable destinations.

Fortress Keys

Fortress Keys (mission 150) is the longest and most combat-heavy quest in the arc. Three keys must be collected from three different fortresses, each guarded by a boss. The order is flexible; all three can be done in any sequence, though one location has an access restriction.

Each fortress requires defeating all enemies in the area (counter reaches 0%) before the boss spawns, followed by defeating the boss itself. After the boss dies, the key appears in a crate marked with a purple icon on the minimap. Collect the key from the crate to clear that fortress. Collecting the third key in any order ends the quest immediately.

Recommended skill: Nature's Snare (Level 2, Nature's Retribution skill tree). This ability catches incoming projectiles and reflects them back, which is effective against all three tank bosses in this quest.

Thunder Tank (Valvegard Garrison)

The Thunder Tank is an electric combat vehicle with three attack patterns based on distance from the player. Use Nature's Retribution to catch its rocket barrages and redirect them back at the tank. The boss's weak point becomes exposed after taking initial damage. Avoid climbing onto the tank to stab it directly, as this causes a bug that results in instant death. Budget around six to ten minutes for this fight.

Storm Crusher (Aeronautical Research Base)

The Storm Crusher is a fire-element tank with the same three-distance attack structure as the Thunder Tank. Stay at range to trigger its missile attacks, then reflect them back using Nature's Retribution. The same six-to-ten minute estimate applies. Defeating it yields the second key.

Dreadnought (Marni's Laboratorium)

The Dreadnought is a tall robot boss with significantly more health than the two tank bosses. Its most dangerous attack is a yellow-beam laser fired from its eye. Move in circular patterns to avoid the beam. The boss shares visual similarities with other large robots encountered earlier in the game but has higher durability. Defeating it yields the third and final key.

Truth and Lies

Truth and Lies (mission 151) is the concluding quest of the Brave New World arc. After collecting all three Fortress Keys, return to Strange Manor and ascend to the room containing the transporter.

Insert all three keys into the top section of the transporter machine. Interact with the central mechanism and select "Marni's Hideout" as the destination. Confirm the selection to teleport.

Upon arriving at Marni's Secret Hideout, locate the large machine directly ahead of your spawn point. Move to the back of the machine and press the button there. This action triggers a story sequence that reveals the truth about Marni and the flying fortress, concluding the Brave New World arc and transitioning into Foreboding Shadow.

The area also contains three collectibles: a memory fragment, a blueprint, and a book. These can be picked up before or after pressing the button.

Key Mechanics

Locations

Rewards

The individual quests in Brave New World list no direct item rewards. Each fortress boss in Fortress Keys drops one Artifact as additional compensation after clearing the area. The primary payoff is story progression into the Foreboding Shadow arc, which rewards the Blackstar dragon mount upon completion of Chapter 11.

Tips

• Equip the Visione Helmet before entering Delesyia city in The City of Steel or the guards will not let you pass.

• In clock-hand puzzles, position each hand as close to the blue-glow point as possible without triggering it, then press LB + RB (L1 + R1) simultaneously to complete the puzzle in one move.

• In Strange Manor, if a door appears blocked, switch between Visione mode and normal mode. The navigation alternates between the two perspectives throughout the building.

• Valvegard Garrison can only be reached by transporter. Use the Strange Manor transporter and select it from the menu.

• The three Fortress Keys can be collected in any order. Clear enemies in each fortress to 0% first, defeat the boss, then retrieve the key from the purple crate.

• In Truth and Lies, collect the memory fragment, blueprint, and book in Marni's Hideout before pressing the button if you want to pick them up without interruption.

Chapter 11 Structure

Brave New World is the first of two arcs in Chapter 11: Truth and Reality. Completing it leads directly into Foreboding Shadow, which contains three quests: Master of a Forgotten Land, Whispers in the Wind, and Flying Fortress Orbian. The chapter ends with the boss fight against H.A.L.L. aboard the flying fortress and rewards the Blackstar dragon mount.