In missions that are location-independent and start automatically when in range, hostile NPCs also walk the streets at all times, so the player is in constant danger of being attacked. Players can either ignore the enemies on the side of the road and watch the famous species get slaughtered, or they can go up to them and give them sanction, but whatever they do, it's the player's choice.
Main quests require a certain level, event, or branch completion to trigger. Main quests directly advance the plot and often have powerful objectives such as bosses. Rewards for mainline completion are usually good, and boss drops will be better than the usual enemies. And mainline completion often opens up new areas or systems that gradually take players deeper into the major areas of New York.
The mode of clearing side quests to build up experience and equipment before challenging the main quest is relatively easy. Side missions might be killing targets, rescuing hostages, salvaging resources, defending facilities, and so on.
In addition to the usual main branch structure, the game also offers encounter missions. They may be triggered when the player is wandering around the map. There is a clear indication in the center of the screen, and immediately after triggering an encounter mission, you can press F to change the mission tracking, allowing the GPS to switch to the newly triggered mission. Encounter missions provide players with more opportunities to fight, improve, and enrich the game experience. Players can also choose based on the mission type icon on the big map after understanding the mission system (for example, they can choose to carry out the mission of upgrading the healthcare organization of the stronghold to focus on completing it and quickly upgrade the healthcare system).
Players are also free to choose from the game's smaller missions and storylines. Whether it's listening to the last-minute conversations left over from the phone, or the ECHO that lets you go back in time to see the cause and effect of everything that happened at that moment, it's all about getting deeper into the atmosphere of this game ─ 'despair'. The fact that there's so much bloodshed in what often feels like a meaningless alleyway can make you want to run through the world.
(1)ECHO: Reconstruct the scene of the place, and experience what happened here in the past.
(2)TELEPHONE RECORDINGS: Record the voices of your friends and family at different times and in different situations.
(3)Event Report: Reactions by NPCs telling the results of certain key events.
(4)Crashed Drone: New York taken from the air, for a glimpse of what happened.
(5) The Survival Guide: one man's account of what happened in the aftermath of the disaster and while surviving.
(6) Missing Agents Trail: A record of the last actions of the first wave of agents, letting the player know everything about them and their last figure. The three major branch system established in the base is also helpful to the player. The player builds a base of operations similar to a personal copy, and can upgrade the three main systems in the base of operations thus improving their personal abilities.
The three systems are the Medical Branch, the Technology Branch, and the Defense Branch. This is the most important function of the base of operations, and directly affects the strength of the character and the difficulty of the game. In the beginning, the three branch systems are offline, players need to go to the corresponding branch to find the person in charge of triggering the task.
Taking the medical branch as an example, players need to go to the Madison Field Hospital to rescue the medical doctor. This is a difficult mission, but it opens up the medical branch system to provide more skills and specializations. Once the mission is completed, the Medical Branch is enabled. The operating percentage is 0 at first, and the player will need to upgrade to unlock the features.
Each branch has 10 upgrades that unlock various abilities. Upgrades cost points, which are available through quests and trades. Upgrades cost different amounts for different features, and some upgrades require other upgrades as a prerequisite. Upgrading branch buildings will unlock the corresponding specializations and skills, so you can check the unlocking, modification, and proficiency requirements for the skills before upgrading the branch building to unlock the desired abilities. After upgrading, the branch's run percentage will increase. Unlocked abilities will also show up directly.
In addition to the unlocked abilities after upgrading, there is also a direct cosmetic change to the base of operations. Players are able to see the completed building and access it to view it.
Finally, there are additional missions after branch activation and upgrades. When you open the map icon, you can see that the icon belonging to the medical branch is in the shape of a green snowflake. Completing the corresponding medical branch quests will earn you medical supplies, which are an important resource for crafting medical props.
In addition to relying on weapons and equipment to improve their combat power, players have another important factor: abilities. Abilities include skills, talents, and specializations, which are unlocked through building upgrades at the base of operations, and skills can be assembled to the shortcut bar for use. Skills are usually active abilities that can be used in battle, providing functions such as healing, firepower, protection, and rescue. Talents are usually passive enhancements to a character's skills, increasing their effectiveness, reducing their cooldown, or triggering special effects. Specializations provide additional functionality, such as adding a shortcut bar, and often correspond to building upgrades.
Skills are abilities that players can equip with shortcuts, and players unlock more shortcuts as they level up. Skills are categorized into Medical, Technology, and Defense, which correspond to the three branch buildings of the base of operations. （For example, the Pulse skill can be used to emit a detection wave that penetrates cover and marks the location of enemies and friendly forces. (Players can also improve the Pulse skill). Each skill has three modifications. The Scout Pack modification, for example, increases the range of Pulse and can mark nearby loot. The Scramble modification increases the chances of yourself and friendly troops not being scanned by the enemy. The Tactical Scan modification also increases the damage taken by scanned targets.
In addition, each skill has a proficiency effect. The Pulse proficiency is where the player gives an early warning when they are swept by an enemy and labels the enemy they are scanning. You can see the necessary conditions for unlocking and remodeling skills in the skill descriptions. The conditions all require upgrading a particular branch building that corresponds to the function, and the skill effects can also be accessed in detail in the description.
At the beginning of the game, players can equip two normal skills and one special skill. The normal skills can choose one normal improvement (*** three) and one expert improvement.
Medical Branch:
Heartbeat Pulse: Releases a detecting pulse to mark enemies and friendlies in the surrounding area (can penetrate walls and cover).
First Aid: Releases a device to heal all friendly troops in a small area, can be thrown and turned on from a distance.
Medical Station: Places a medical station that can heal friendly troops or revive fallen ones. (Requires Medical Specialization - Virus Lab)
Reply Connection (Special Skill): Heals and cures the skill user and all nearby friendlies, and revives fallen friendlies within range. Can over-heal so that the actual blood level exceeds the upper limit. (Requires Medical Specialization - Disaster Aid)
Technical Branches:
Sticky Bomb: throws a bomb capable of sticking to the surface of most objects and can be remotely manipulated to explode.
Turret: Places a stationary turret that can autonomously attack nearby enemy forces; the turret will expire when destroyed or when its power is depleted. (Requires Technical Specialization - Control Room)
Explorer Mine: Unleashes a mine that automatically tracks nearby enemy targets and explodes. (Requires Technical Specialization - Communications)
Tactical Link (Special Skill): Increases the damage and critical hit chance of the user and all nearby friendly forces. (Requires Technical Specialization - Division Tech)
Survival Branch:
Bulletproof Shield: equips a handheld bulletproof shield that absorbs damage. The user can only use a sidearm while holding the shield.
Small Cover: reinforces a cover so that it enhances the damage dealt by the user and reduces the damage dealt to friendly forces behind the cover. (Requires Survival Specialization - Situation Room)
Mobile Cover: creates a temporary cover for anyone that provides the standard cover effect; the temporary cover expires when destroyed. (Requires Survival Specialization - Armory)
Survival Link (Special Skill): strengthens the resistance and speed of the user and all nearby friendly troops. (Requires Survival Specialization - Barracks) Players can equip four different talents at a time, and different player actions will trigger the passive effects of the corresponding talents. Each Talent can be unlocked by completing a mission. Talents, like skills, can be replaced at any time after they are unlocked. There are 24 different talents in the game: 8 medical talents, 8 technological talents, and 8 security talents.
Medical Directions:
Adrenaline - Use a medical needle to overheal when life is not full. (Requires Medical Specialization - Decontamination Unit)
Priority Healing - When using a medical skill to heal friendlies it reduces the cooldown of the skill used by 15%. (Requires Medical Specialization - Decontamination Unit)
Fierce Shock - Reduces enemy movement speed by 25% for 10 seconds when pinning an enemy. (Requires Medical Specialization - Pharmacy)
Brotherhood of the Battlefield - Reviving a fallen Agent grants all Agents 50% damage reduction for 10 seconds. (Requires Medical Specialization - Pharmacy)
Critical Protection - Using a medical needle while low on life strengthens resistance by 40% for 10 seconds. (Requires Medical Specialization - Counseling)
Shrapnel Diffusion - When bleeding any target, has a 30% chance of bleeding all enemies within 10 meters of the target. (Requires Medical Specialization - Counseling)
Experienced Medic - Using a Medic Needle within 20 meters of a friendly army will cause them to be healed for 40% at the same time.
Brave Comeback - Skill cooldown is reduced by 20% when low on life.
Technical Direction:
Strategic Deployment - Movement between two bunkers enhances weapon damage by 2% per meter for 10 seconds. (Requires Technical Specialization - Central Heating)
Explosive Expert - Killing enemies with explosives increases blast damage by 40% for 15 seconds. (Requires Technical Specialization - Central Heating)
Police Patrol - Killing an enemy with any skill has a 25% chance of restoring all types of ammunition holdings. (Requires Technical Specialization - SatComms
Panic Tactics - When putting any target into a state of fear, there is a 30% chance that all enemies within 10 meters of the target will be put into a state of fear. (Requires Technical Specialization - SatComms)
Move Like a Rabbit - Takes 30% less damage when moving between two bunkers. (Requires Technical Specialization - Recalibration)
Technical Support - During any active skill, each enemy kill extends the duration of that skill by 10%. (Requires Technical Specialization - Recalibration)
Wild Fire - When setting any target on fire, there is a 30% chance that all enemies within 10 meters of the target will be set on fire. (Requires Technical Specialization - Recharge Center)
Death Graft - Destroying any enemy Skill Device increases our Skill Strength by 20% for 30 seconds. (Requires Technical Specialization - Recharge Center)
Survival Orientation:
Stabilizing Hand - Going into any cover reduces the recoil of firearms by 25% for 10 seconds. (Requires Survival Specialization - Procurement Team)
Are Shifting - Killing enemies while on the move gains 30% damage reduction for 10 seconds. (Requires Survival Specialization - Guard Posts)
Precision Marker - Hitting an enemy in the head will continue to mark their location for the next 10 seconds. (Requires Survival Specialization - Guard Posts)
Chain Reaction - When a single explosive damages multiple enemies at once, the damage of that explosive is increased by 40%. (Requires Survival Specialization - Guard Posts)
Lone Shot - Increases blind fire accuracy by 25% when low on life. (Requires Survival Specialization - Shooting Range)
Break Fire - Increases headshot damage by 25% for 10 seconds when suppressing an enemy. (Requires Survival Specialization - Shooting Range)
Recycling - Returns a clip of primary weapon ammo when you kill an enemy with your secondary weapon. (Requires Survival Specialization - Canine Unit)
If Nothing Else - 50% chance of not consuming ammo when shooting an enemy in the head. (Requires Survival Specialization - Canine Unit) In addition to Talents and Skills, the player is free to choose Specializations as a secondary tool.
Medical Direction:
First Aid Kit - Gain 1 additional First Aid Needle. (Requires Medical Specialization - Clinic,Intensive Care,Pediatric Care)
Protective Measures - Gain 1 additional Virus Protection to pass through highly contaminated areas. (Requires Medical Specialization - Clinic,Intensive Care,Pediatric Care)
Canned Food - Enhances the effects of canned food for 10 seconds. (Requires Medical Specialization - Disaster Aid)
Vendor - Gathers more canned food, water, energy bars, and soda in the supply line every hour. (Requires Medical Specialization - Disaster Aid)
Infected Core - Shows all contaminated areas on the map. (Requires Medical Specialization - Quarantine)
Adventurer - Gain 1 additional Dark Zone item slot. (Requires Medical Specialization - Decontamination Unit)
Assembler - Gathers medical materials once every hour. (Requires Medical Specialization - Pharmacy )
Loan - Increases credit gain by 10%. (Requires Medical Specialization - Counseling )
Technical Direction:
Inventory - Gain 10 additional item slots. (Requires Technical Specialization - Control Room)
Adventurer - Gain 1 additional Dark Zone item slot. (Requires Technical Specialization - Communications)
Technician - Can convert technical materials into other materials at the crafting table. (Requires Technical Specialization - Division Tech)
Engineer - Can collect electronic materials once every hour. (Requires Technical Specialization - Division Tech)
Soda - Enhances the effects of soda for 10 seconds. (Requires Division Tech - Generators)
Pure Water - Enhances the effect of pure water for 10 seconds. (Requires Technical Specialization - Water Purification)
Maker - Can collect tool materials once every hour. (Requires Technical Specialization - Field Engineering)
Energy Bar - Enhances the effect of Energy Bars for 5 seconds. (Requires Technical Specialization - Central Heating)
Resource Assessment - Shows all technical materials on the Dark Zone map. (Requires Technical Specialization - Satcomms)
Radiation Converter - Unlocks the Radiation Converter at the Calibration Station. (Requires Technical Specialization - Recalibration)
Dark Zone Fund - Gain a 10% Dark Zone cash collection bonus. (Requires Technical Specialization - Recharge Center)
Storage - Gain 10 additional storage slots. (Requires Technical Specialization - Build All Upgrades)
Survival Direction:
Old Way Agent - Gain a 10% boost to activity experience. (Requires Survival Specialization - Situation Room)
Grenades - Gain 1 additional grenade. (Requires Survival Specialization - Armory)
Advanced Weapons - Unlocks the Advanced Weapons Merchant. (Requires Survival Specialization - Armory)
Combat Veteran - Increases bonus experience gain by 25% (Requires Survival Specialization - Barracks)
Adventurer - Gain 1 additional Dark Zone item slot. (Requires Survival Specialization - Dark Zone Ops )
Black Market Merchant - Dark Zone Cash can be used in the base of operations. (SUW - Dark Zone Ops)
Costume Merchant - Unlocks the Costume Merchant in the base of operations. (Requires Survival Specialization - Supply Line)
Explosive Bullet - Enhances the effect of explosive bullets for 10 seconds. (Requires Survival Specialization - Gunsmith)
Gunsmith - You can collect weapon materials once every hour. (Requires Survival Specialization - Gunsmith)
The Scavenger - Once every hour, you can collect items through the Scavenger Box. (Requires Survival Specialization - Procurement Team)
Burning Bullet - Enhances the effect of burning bullets for 10 seconds. (Requires Survival Specialization - Guard Posts)
Special Ammo - Gather more Burning Bullets and Explosive Bullets in the Supply Line every hour. (Requires Survival Specialization - Guard Posts)
The Range - Allows you to train your marksmanship at the range. (Requires Survival Specialization - Shooting Range)
Excavating Cores - Upon completion of all missions and conflicts in an area, all undiscovered cores in that area will be marked on the map. (Requires Survival Specialization - Canine Unit)
Collector - Increases scavenged items by 15%. (Requires Survival Specialization - Build All Upgrades)
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