native onyxBOT
Hello, my first playthrough it and bro, Shaded Citadel is so fucking maze, i can't see nothing, I'm wandering aimlessly cuz is all black, i can't back cuz i lost all my karma and if i go back, what i do in industrial complex? Like, complex is so big than Citadel. I'm kind of in a softlock.
Help
grand flax
There are two answers.
One, there are ways to get light. See if you can find one...
And two, if you really can't figure out how to traverse the area, leaving is always a valid option. The world is open, and further exploration of familiar areas will often yield new paths.
grand flax
You are never truly softlocked 
elfin drift
citadel is very dark and annoying but there are def ways to get light like ts guy said
if you're having trouble finding any there's one thats not too hard to get
not a big spoiler but in case you wanna look around for it ill spoiler the way I would personally solve ts ||there are those little guys that run around in shaded citadel that glow called lantern mice, they're like a little smaller than slugcat size and they hang on ceilings and run away from everything, you can pick them up and carry them around (their light starts to go away if you kill them tho, so grab them alive) and you can use them to help make it less dark and the light scares spiders away||
you COULD also turn back if you want no shame in that twin
there's other places you can go, even just going from industrial complex
velvet obsidian
Hello again.
Ty you both to help me, i look for those mices and i grab one and it SO heavy, i barely can't jump.
Oh my god, have spiders here? I need go away fastely, i'm Arachnophobic.
thank you again for helping me, maybe i back here to ask more help. <3
elfin drift
they are kind of heavy that's true 👀
i think they maybe are lighter if you kill them but also i just remembered there ARE actually lanterns in the game that are just little orangey white-ish ovals that are rock-sized and give a lot of light and dont weigh anything
you can get them from scavengers, they're more common on the right side of the citadel if you can get there
ofc if you wanna leave the region cause of the spiders thats cool too lol
velvet obsidian
Uhm, guys, Sorry come here again but i'm super curious and i want explore this Citadel not even care if have spiders hunting me or not, but i look for that boys, that weird boys who want pearls, i dont have pearls to trade and receive my "lantern-rock".
I can trade others stuffs with them? Like, my Spears?
elfin drift
Uhm, guys, Sorry come here again but i'm super curious and i want explore this C...
yes absolutely!
their favorite thing is pearls but they like spears too
they'll take pretty much anything except rocks, different stuff has different values
velvet obsidian
How many spears i nees to they give me the lantern-rock?
elfin drift
I dont remember exactly, but I'm sure it wouldn't be more than 2
velvet obsidian
Well...
I had a Black pearl (i forgot i swallad that) and i found those guys, them kill me
They kill and steal my pearl
Yes
Nevermind, i respawn with the pearl
Yeah, i give the pearl, he run away and i receive nothing
elfin drift
Yeah, i give the pearl, he run away and i receive nothing
💀
ok so there's 2 things to keep in mind here
1
if you found a random scavenger walking down the halls
and he didn't have a lantern
he wouldn't have any to give you
ok and 2
there is a specific room made for trading stuff to scavengers to get a lantern
on the far right side of the region there is a room where there's always one scavenger sitting there
he will always trade you items for as much stuff as you can bring him
he will usually give lanterns
velvet obsidian
One more stuff
I found like 3 scavengers and they had a red glow around them. They are safe?
elfin drift
oh so they didnt give you the lantern ðŸ˜
velvet obsidian
Oh god bro
elfin drift
if you're REALLY desperate you could lowkey just kill them and steal the lantern but thats more dangerous than buying
velvet obsidian
They walk in a group, i think kill isn't an option
elfin drift
you could maybe follow them? they might go towards the place where lanterns are sold
velvet obsidian
Maybe? They just bury themselves in a hole I can't get into.
Like, that hole where lizards get in
elfin drift
ohhh i see
they can travel between those like you can travel between rooms with the pipes that have white on them
ok well you can just try to go right and maybe youll find the room where they sell things ðŸ˜
elfin drift
youre not stupid lol its okay shaded citadel is hard :)
elfin drift
Thank you again
of course :D