The Waverider Core & Upgrades
The Waverider Core is central to your journey, enabling you to restore water oases by activating water orbs and lanterns. In the Forbidden Valley, for example, you'll ride a dolphin and use your abilities to activate lanterns in various locations. This includes a small patch and a larger patch surrounding a tower, as well as lanterns found by branching off the main path or hopping up sand hills.
Activating these lanterns often spawns jellyfish, which can be used to hop over pillars or reach higher areas. The ultimate goal in many areas is to activate large blue crystals containing water orbs. For instance, in one area, you'll need to activate two such crystals to restore water and open the path forward, eventually leading to a gate with three turtleheads that require activation by hitting these large blue water orb crystals.
- Forbidden Valley Waverider Core Activation Points:
- Swim forward and activate lanterns in the sand (small patch, larger patch around a tower).
- Follow the path of water and fish, then branch left to activate more lanterns.
- Hop up a sand hill to find and activate more lanterns, spawning jellyfish to hop over pillars.
- Immediately after dropping into an area, take a left and hop up a hill to activate another batch of lanterns.
- Continue to a hill with statues, activating lanterns around a tower to the right.
- Activate lanterns in front of statues to spawn jellyfish, allowing access to the next area.
- Branch left from the water path, use towers to hop to a higher hill, and activate more lanterns.
- Activate two large blue crystals (water orbs) to restore water and progress.
- Follow the linear path of sand (indicated by banners) to lanterns that spawn jellyfish.
- Use jellyfish to reach the top and jump over the last bridge.
- Activate the three turtleheads on a gate by hitting large blue water orb crystals.