Process: Cold Start Walkthrough and First Boss

Step 1: Select the Endministrator's Gender

Upon launching the game, your first task is to choose the appearance and gender of the Endministrator. This choice is primarily cosmetic and does not affect your combat stats or skills. While you can change your gender later aboard the OMV Dijiang, keep in mind that doing so triggers a 24-hour cooldown.

Step 2: Follow the Objective Markers

Once you take control of your character, head toward the yellow objective markers to progress. The path is linear, and this part of the game is simply designed to get you accustomed to the basic movement controls.

Using Zipline Pylons for Fast Traversal

To navigate vertical terrain, approach a Zipline Pylon until the interaction button appears. Once attached, aim your camera toward the destination and select 'Move to Objective' to zip across the gap automatically.

Step 3: Complete the Combat Tutorial

As you follow the markers, you will trigger two scripted encounters. Use these battles to practice your basic combat kit, including Basic Attacks, dodges, and Battle Skills. Mastering the timing of your Ultimate and Combo Skills here will prepare you for the upcoming boss fight.

Step 4: Investigate the Cemetery Area

After the initial combat trials, continue following the yellow markers through the canyon. You will eventually reach a clearing filled with tombstones.

Interact With Points of Interest for Story

The tombstone area contains several points of interest. Interacting with these tombstones provides deeper insight into the lore, offering context for the world of Taros-II and the Endministrator's history.

Step 5: Defeat Ereignis (Boss Fight)

The prologue culminates in a battle against Ereignis. To successfully defeat this boss, you must target and destroy both of its hands to expose the central core.

Capitalize on the Hand Slam Opening

Wait for Ereignis to perform its massive hand slam attack. Dodge through the resulting shockwave to close the distance, then unleash your Battle Skills on the stationary hands before the boss retracts them.

Expose and Attack the Core

Once both hands are disabled, a blue core will emerge from the boss's chest cavity. This is your window to deal massive damage; ignore everything else and focus all your attacks on this core to deplete the main HP bar.

Breaking the Sword Cluster

When Ereignis drops to 25% health, a cinematic transition occurs, and multiple swords will surround you. Simply attack and break any one of the swords to trigger the final event and end the encounter.

Step 6: Retrieve the Strange Object

With Ereignis defeated, follow the prompts to interact with the remains of the boss. Pick up the Strange Object and place it into the designated device to complete the activation sequence and advance the plot.

Step 7: Set Your Player Name

During the final cutscene of the prologue, you will be prompted to enter your name. Please note that you cannot change your player name later without using a special item, so ensure you are satisfied with your choice before confirming.