Process: Cold Start is the 1st main mission (Prologue) in Arknights Endfield. This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of the Process: Cold Start main quest.
Starting Location: Process: Cold Start
This is the starting mission and automatically triggers after the intro cutscene. At the start of the game you can pick between a male or female character, called the Edministrator. Who you pick doesn’t affect anything, and you can change later between the male/female character once you gain access to your spaceship.
Go forth
As soon as you gain control of your chosen character, simply walk straight ahead where the yellow objective markers are.
Go over the obstacle
A burning wreckage will block your path. Jump over it (X on PS5 / Spacebar on PC).
Keep pace with the past
Keep moving forward.
Use the zipline to get across the chasm
At the cliffside, interact with the zipline. On PS5 press Triangle and L2+R2, on PC press F and Left Click. When you reach the opposite zipline press Circle (PS5) / Right Click (PC) to unlatch.
Defeat the enemies
You are about to have your first combat encounter. A tutorial screen will explain how to perform basic attacks: Square on PS5 / Left Click on PC. The final hit is called the Final Strike. The Final Strikes are important to set up combos with other characters later in the game.
Tip: You can HOLD the attack button to automatically perform combos, no need to tap the button for each hit.
After the first two enemies, you are taught to dodge with Circle (PS5) / Right Click (PC). Dodging just before an enemy attack lands (when the enemy glows red) is called a Perfect Dodge.
Keep advancing / Use the zipline to get across the chasm
Just like before, use the next zipline at the cliff.
Go to the tower
You will see a big tower uphill, head towards it. Along the way you encounter more enemies and get extra tutorials.
You are taught to use Skills with L1 + Square (PS5) / Number 1-4 (PC). Skills consume 1 skill point, these naturally recover over time and when you land a Final Strike.
Holding down the skill button will turn it into an Ultimate.
Walk through the lea of flowers / Use the zipline to enter the battle
Go through the tower and use the zipline. A short cutscene will play and a big battle begins.
Vanquish the enemies
Move forward to the yellow objective marker behind where the enemies are coming from. When you reach the red core in the center you get another cutscene. You can ignore the enemies.
Keep pace with the past / Keep advancing
Just keep going forward until you get another cutscene.
Walk upon the hero’s arm / Enter the past
A statue’s arm will drop down, walk over it to advance upward.
Then keep going towards the big stone in the snowy area.
Reach the end point
Keep following the linear path forward just a little further.
Defeat Ereignis
Ereignis is the first boss fight. You are aided by 3 other teammates here. You have to destroy both his fists when he slams them on the ground. Afterward he will drop a blue glowing orb that you can attack to deplete his health.
The trick here is to stay away from the blue glowing ground whenever he attacks. Sometimes he uses 3 shockwaves in a row that get larger in size, and sometimes he makes a wide line glow up on the floor. Always run/dodge away when he does this. As soon as his fists are vulnerable, sprint towards him to attack and command your teammates to use their skills.
After you depleted his health, he will start a countdown. This is designed to see you fail – you’re supposed to destroy some weapons that are stuck in the ground, but time will run out before you can clear all of them. You wake up in a white room afterward.
Go forth and awaken life
Interact with the “Strange Object” straight ahead of where you wake up. Then activate the big tower and pick up the “Starting Point” mission item.
After this you get to name your character and some cutscenes will play. You wake up on your spaceship, the OMV Dijiang. It will be the “hub area” of the game.
This finishes Process: Cold Start main quest in Arknights Endfield.
NEXT: Process: Awakening
For all other Quests refer to Arknights Endfield Walkthrough.
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