A beginner's guide to "Collapse: StarRail" that you may not have heard before! Important knowledge and techniques.

The "Collapse: StarRail" (hereinafter referred to as "StarRail") is currently enjoying unprecedented popularity and momentum, with 100 million downloads recorded worldwide in less than a year since its release, and the update to "Ver. 2.2" on May 8, 2024 is still fresh in our minds.

In this article, we will pick up some useful information for those who are just starting or have just started this game.

First, advance the story and aim for "Pioneering Quest Chapter 1.

Many of the essential elements of the game, such as where to obtain items needed to level up characters and other items, are unlocked as you progress through the story. Once you start "Star Trail," the first step is to advance through the first chapter of the main storyline, "Pioneering Quest.

Once you have conquered the first chapter, important contents will be released, such as "Daily Quests," which offer rewards for doing them every day, and "Nanashi's Orders," which offer rewards for achieving specific goals and raising your level.

Gather items needed for training at the "Pseudo-Flower Calyx."

When you visit various places according to the story, you will find flower-like objects called "pseudo calyxes" in various places. When you examine "pseudo calyxes," you can challenge quests by consuming "pioneering power," which is a kind of stamina. There are two types of pseudo calyxes, gold and red, and the quests available for each are different.

Pseudo calyx gold" has three quests, and you can obtain items related to training. The "Recovery Bud" is for character experience, the "Ether Bud" is for the experience of the "Cone of Light," a type of equipment, and the "Treasured Bud" is for money.

In the quests that can be attempted from "Pseudo Calyx, Red," items necessary for releasing and strengthening a character's skills can be obtained. In addition to attributes such as fire and ice, characters in this work have " destinies " such as "destruction" and "hunting", and quests named "●● (the name of the corresponding destiny) buds" are prepared in "Pseudo calyx red" according to their destinies. The items required by each character depend on the destiny of the subject they wish to nurture. For example, the initial hero's destiny is "Destruction," so in order to release and strengthen the hero's skills, the items obtained from the "Buds of Destruction" quest, which can be attempted from the pseudo calyx Red, are essential.

Once a new map is released after advancing through the storyline, the first step is to find the pseudo calyx and prepare for character development. There are many advantages to searching for pseudo sepals, as you can also search for treasure chests and other items while searching for pseudo sepals.

When in doubt about which relics to equip, check the statistics.

Once you complete the scenario "Under the Glorious Morning Sun," which is released at the "Pioneer Level" of 24, you will be able to challenge the "Erosion Tunnel" from then on. The "relics" obtained from enemies in the tunnel are, so to speak, the characters' equipment. There are four types of equipment: head, hands, torso, and legs, and they can strengthen various stats such as HP, attack power, and defense power.

The number of relics has increased over the years, and it is often difficult to decide which relics to equip a character with. If you are having trouble deciding, try selecting "Recommended" on the relic selection screen. You can see at a glance which relics other players have equipped their characters with.

The effects of relics on the main status gradually increase as the level of the relic increases.

When a relic reaches levels 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15, one of its four sub-statuses is randomly enhanced (if fewer than four are available, a new sub-status is added). This means that when a relic levels up, the sub-status you desire is not always enhanced. In "StarRail," one of the fun parts of the game is to seek out better relics and carefully select the ones you can use.

Detail screen of a relic. At the top of the screen in orange is the main status. Below that are the sub-statuses in white.

Use friends with favorable attributes to reduce the "toughness" of the enemy.

Battles in "Star Rail" are turn-based. The characters act in the order indicated by the friendly and enemy icons in the upper left corner of the screen. In addition to normal attacks, characters can take "battle skills" that consume "SP" and "special moves" that can be activated when their EP reaches a certain value.

The most important factor in fighting enemies is "toughness. When the enemy's HP is reduced, the "weak point breakdown" phenomenon occurs. When the enemy's HP is reduced, a phenomenon known as "weak point breakdown" occurs.

Therefore, the key to victory in this game is to eliminate the toughness of the enemy as quickly as possible and put them in a state of weakness. Enemies in a weakened state will return to their original state when it is your turn to destroy them, so you will need to cut down their toughness again in order to destroy them again.

Recovery and defensive characters are useful.

As of May 31, 2024, there is no character that can revive a comrade who has been disabled in battle; a character with zero HP will no longer be able to act, at least in the current battle. For this reason, the party should include a "fertility" companion who is skilled in recovery and a "survival" destiny companion for defense. In normal battles, a fertility-type character who is good at recovery should be enough, but when fighting bosses and other strong enemies, it is a good idea to include a companion with zungo.

Use "secret techniques" to gain an advantage in battle.

In this title, battles begin when a player comes into contact with an enemy in the field, using a symbol-encountered system. The effects of secret techniques vary from character to character, and there are many variations, such as recovering HP on the spot, attacking enemies as soon as the battle begins, or putting up a barrier for allies. If you want to gain an advantage in battles with your enemies, use secret techniques aggressively.

However, using secret techniques consumes one SP. To recover SP, use a special item or destroy purple objects in the field.

Use "support characters" to complete crisp laps.

Before challenging the round-the-clock type quests prepared for the "red" and "gold" pseudo calyxes, you can temporarily set up a "support character" for your party. The party can choose one of the support characters that other players have set up and bring him or her in place of the companion placed at the rightmost position in the party.

Who can be called as a support character depends on the situation, but there are powerful characters equipped with powerful relics and light cones. By using strong support characters, you can shorten the time it takes to go around the battlefield, and they can also be a reassuring asset in "Rekishi Yojo," where you will fight the bosses in the storyline again. Support characters do not require any special items to join the game, so you can make full use of them.

In this article, we have picked up some useful information for beginners in the early stages of playing "Star Rails". We hope this article will be of help to you.

Game Information
Collapse: StarRail
Genre: Space fantasy RPG
Supported OS: iOS/Android/PC
Distribution date: April 26, 2023
Price: Free (with some in-game purchases)

Official website of "Collapse: StarRail
https://hsr.hoyoverse.com?utm_source=utrtdjt
Official Twitter: [Collapse: StarRail] #Collapse: StarRail
#101
Collapse: StarRail Official YouTube Channel]
# (C)

(C) COGNOSPHERE

夏無内好

NATSUNAI UCHIYOSHI

Freelance writer with about 10 years of experience. After graduating from a technical college, he experienced writing articles for a major game magazine and creating strategy books for an editorial production company. After working for a weekly magazine for a long time and rewriting press releases, he recently started writing for Akiba Research Institute and other web-based magazines. Basically an omnivore, he plays everything from RPGs to action, simulations, and FPS.

Recommended Articles