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Crimson Desert: The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins Walkthrough

The Screaming Vault is an Ancient Ruins puzzle found west of Demeniss City in Crimson Desert. To solve it, you need to leave the vault, find three scarecrows in the surrounding agricultural fields, note the symbol painted on each one, then return and rotate the three in-vault symbols to match. Completing the puzzle rewards you with an Abyss Artifact and the Memory of Turbulence – a treasure item that reveals all hidden locations on the Demeniss map.

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The Screaming Vault is west of Demeniss City; it is the ruins of an old building surrounded by agricultural fields. There is a square hole you can drop down to get to the puzzle.

 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins - map - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com
 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins - location - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com

Dodge the room with the traps and go to the back. The Ancient Artifact rewards pillar is in the center, surrounded by three rooms, each with a round, turnable symbol. Look for a map with three “X” marks on it. These are the locations where you will find the symbols’ correct alignment.

 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins locations - location - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com
 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins map - location - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com

Here are the three symbol locations and what they have to look like in the Screaming Vault. All three symbols are painted onto scarecrows and on the floor below them.

 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins Symbol 1 field - map - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com
 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins Symbol 1 field - location - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com
 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins Symbol 2 field - map - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com
 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins Symbol 2 field - location - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com
 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins Symbol 3 field - map - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com
 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins Symbol 3 field - location - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com

Now you can return and solve the puzzle. The round symbols have to be turned to a precise spot. Here’s what they look like in the solved positions:

 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins Symbol 1 solution - location - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com
 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins Symbol 2 solution - location - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com
 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins Symbol 3 solution - location - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com

Rewards:
Abyss Artifact
Memory of Turbulence

As part of the reward, you’ve received the treasure item: Memory of Turbulence. Open your inventory and use it. It will mark all hidden locations on the Demeniss map.

 The Screaming Vault Ancient Ruins Reward Memory of Turbulence - location - Crimson Desert camzillasmom.com
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About Crimson Desert

Release: March 19, 2016
Developer: Pearl Abyss
Publisher: Pearl Abyss
Official Website: https://crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com/en-US/Main