Honkai: Star Rail – How to Optimize Early Game Progression
- Game Name: Honkai: Star Rail
- Developer: miHoYo
- Initial Release Date: April 26, 2023
- Genre: Action Role-Playing Game (ARPG)
- Platforms: PC, iOS, Android
As a newcomer to Honkai: Star Rail, it’s crucial to have a strategy to start strong in the game. This guide aims to help players who are familiar with the game’s basic concepts like stats, character classes, elements, skill points, and relics.
Post-Tutorial Steps
After the 30-60 minute tutorial, which introduces the game’s basic systems, the real challenge begins. It’s advisable to continue with the Main Story quests as various game systems, including Daily Missions, Leveling Rewards, and Trailblaze Power (stamina), are locked behind the main story progression.
Understanding Missions
Your Mission log will present different types of missions:
– Trailblaze Missions (Gold): Progress the story and prioritize these whenever available.
– Companion Missions (Purple): Delve into team members’ backgrounds.
– Adventure Missions (Blue): Quick side-missions for experience and rewards.
– Daily Missions (Green): Fast missions with a random set to complete each day.
Further Progression
Focus on the Main Story, which introduces Herta and the Simulated Universe, a roguelike mode with random buffs to enhance your team. After the trial run, you unlock Herta, but it’s best to bench her initially. You’ll also discover Operation Briefing, a series of mission sets offering a variety of rewards.
Practical Tips for Progression
General Gameplay: Prioritize the Main Story, level up your characters to the current cap, and equip Light Cones with a matching Path for passive bonuses. Manage your resources carefully, focusing on upgrading Traces for long-term characters.
Resource Management: Keep your Trailblaze Power under the 180 TP cap, and use it efficiently. Check out the Region Shops for materials and complete Battle Pass Daily and Weekly missions.
Exploration and Combat
Exploring rewards you with experience, Stellar Jades, Relics, and Materials. Borrow characters from friends for challenging fights and complete Trial of the Equilibrium missions to increase your Equilibrium Level.
Relics and Warps: Be cautious with Relic upgrades and conserve stamina. Save Stellar Jades for rate-up banners and use Basic Passes on the General Warp.
Stamina Usage
Focus your Stamina on:
– Golden Calyx for Character and Light Cone EXP Materials.
– Crimson Calyx for Trace leveling materials.
– Stagnant Shadow for character ascension materials.
Leveling Up Fast
Gain EXP through Daily Training, Adventure and Companion missions, and by spending Trailblaze Power. Operation Briefing missions and exploring the Open World also provide additional experience.
Remember, success in Honkai: Star Rail is about strategy and enjoyment, not just speed.