Teleport Gate

A «Teleport Gate» is a feature that allows fast travel between floors in Aincrad. It is located in the central plaza of the main settlement on each floor. The Teleport Gate allows free teleportation to any other floor where a gate is active after a player who beats the level and opens it.

Teleport Gates have an appearance of arch made of neatly stacked stones. It has no doors or bars, but the empty space in the middle of the arch is distorted like a portal.

In the world of Aincrad, Teleport Gates are the primary means of travel, as physically travelling from Floor to Floor via dungeon mazes is dangerous and time-consuming.

Gate Activation and Town Opening
Once a floor boss is defeated in battle, the victorious party can activate the gate of the next floor by merely entering the main settlement and touching the surface of the portal.

This causes a blue light to spread everywhere, marking the floor accessible via teleportation to any other existing floor in Aincrad. The event is known as a «Town Opening».

In the event that the victorious party does not manage to activate the gate after reaching the floor, the Teleport Gate will automatically activate after a two hour period.

The gate can only be opened if the name of the destination village is known, however the players are able to check their map for the name of the village. They are also able to learn the name of the village or town from other players allowing lower level players to access higher floors.