Chapter I

Walkthrough

Train Car

After waking up, walk forward to trigger dialogue from Sophia:

Sophia

Ah, there you are!

I've been looking all over for you.

Slowly move forward and pick up the Monad's Lamp from the floor in front of the train door. This will trigger dialogue from Gemini and Sophia:

Gemini

Gemini will restart soon.

Sophia

I see they got Gemini too...

But we have to hurry!

My name is Sophia. Please come to Hotel Krat,

and I'll explain what's happening.

Gemini, please escort him to the hotel.

After opening the door, move forward to the table at the end of the train car to select a Combat Style and weapon. This will trigger a dialogue from Sophia:

Sophia

Let's get you out of there.

Find something that might help.

Activating the table will trigger another dialogue from Sophia:

Sophia

But the streets aren't safe.

Arm yourself with one of the weapons over there.

It'll be helpful on your way to the hotel.

Path of the Sweeper: Strength

Choosing a Combat Style will trigger a dialogue from Gemini:

Gemini

Destination: Hotel Krat.

Recommend escaping from this location.

Open the door to the right of the table to exit the train car.

Krat Central Station

Train Platform

Move forward towards the front of the train platform, facing a patrolling Train Puppet and an inactive Train Puppet that will awaken upon proximity.

The first item is a Sawtoothed Wheel on the right side of the train station after defeating the two Puppets.

Walk forwards into Krat Central Station. This will trigger an announcement dialogue:

Recording of Announcer

Welcome to Krat Station, everyone. Here you will witness the most spectacular display of human endeavor on Earth.

If Krat is your final destination, we wish you a safe and prosperous stay.

Krat Central Station

After going through the double doors, the Pulse Cell will be at the foot of the statue. Walk up the stairs towards the left side of the room to engage a patrolling Train Puppet and an inactive Train Puppet on the right side of the room. A Dim Ergo Fragment is on the benches further up the room to the left. Move up the set of stairs to the locked door, and activate to trigger dialogue from Gemini:

Gemini

A station employee has the train station keys.

Activate the door once more to trigger an activatable lore:

You need Krat Central Station Key Main Entrance Key.

Head back down and turn left into the door on the right side of the station to enter a room. Once this room is entered the Guard / Perfect Guard tutorial will activate. Move forward into the next room with a Ranged Butler Puppet and an inactive Train Puppet. Walking through the door will trigger dialogue from Gemini:

Gemini

You cannot see in the dark.

Switch me on and Gemini will light the way.

Head towards the doorway with bloodstains leading into it. Go into the room filled with luggage, corpse, and a Krat Central Station sign. Enter the bathroom on the left side where an ambush Train Puppet will immediately launch an ambush. There will be a Thermite on the floor. Head back and move up the stairs, follow the path straight to unlock the Rear Fatal Attack tutorial. There will be a Butler Puppet at the end of hallway. Turn right then go straight, there will be a patrolling Train Puppet that will move halfway down the hall. Move all the way down the hall to a storefront, the Passenger’s Note will be in front of the counter. Head out and make a left to unlock the Dash / Jump tutorials. There will be a Butler Puppet near the end of hallway and another ambush Butler Puppet around the corner that will automatically launch an ambush. A Train Puppet will also begin moving up the stairs to the right when the ambush Butler Puppet launches the ambush. Afterward move straight to the room filled with luggage carts to find another Dim Ergo Fragment. Turn around and head left down the stairs. This will activate the lock device tutorial. Pick up the Fable Catalyst in front of the door and activate the Lock Device to open the door to create a shortcut.

Mini-Boss

Move to the corner of the room to the non-respawning Police Puppet; the Staggerable tutorial will unlock mid-fight. When defeated, the items Krat Central Station Main Entrance Key and Workshop Union Lightweight Frame are added to your inventory.

Pick up the Sawtoothed Wheel in the right corner by the ticket counters. Go through the door that previously had the Lock Device, and move up the stairs to the right back towards the locked double doors. Activate the double doors, triggering an event:

You used Krat Central Station Main Entrance Key.

Krat Central Station Plaza

Move straight through the door to the Krat Central Station Plaza Stargazer, which will activate the Stargazer tutorial. This will trigger dialogue from Sophia and Gemini:

Sophia

This is called a Stargazer,

a marvelous device the Stalkers used in the past.

Gemini

Warning! Puppet threshold exceeds danger estimates.

Please reduce puppet numbers or reset danger parameters.

Sophia

As we are, we are not strong enough to beat the puppets.

But if I lend my power to this Stargazer for a moment...

Gather Ergo, clever one.

This Stargazer will make you stronger.

But the Stargazer's strength doesn't last forever, so be careful with it.

Hurry up and come to Hotel Krat.

The Stargazer mechanics in Chapter 1 allows leveling from Stargazers up to level 20.

Move up to the statue pedestal to find an activatable lore plaque:

From the Stargazer, head up the street on the left side and go past the first lamp post. There will be an inactive Butler Puppet and a sentry Watchdog Puppet. Another sentry Watchdog Puppet and Fable Catalyst are in front of a broken stagecoach. Another Watchdog Puppet will launch an ambush when moving past the Stagecoach. Move straight past the stagecoach to the Butler Puppet in front of a boarded up door, Krat Times Issue 183 will be in front of the door. Go up the street on the right side to find an inactive Butler Puppet by a fire hydrant. Keep moving clockwise around the statue to find a turned around sentry Butler Puppet. Slightly past it will be an inactive Butler Puppet and an ambush Watchdog Puppet, initially standing on top of a large stagecoach. Move to the large stagecoach to find a Dim Ergo Fragment. Head straight from the stagecoach to the flight of stairs going up, there will be an inactive Butler Puppet and a patrolling Butler Puppet on the path. By the stairs there will be a Vivid Ergo Fragment. Move straight up the stairs with Four Seasons Books and Coffee House signs above them to engage one sentry Butler Puppet, one inactive Butler Puppet on the left side, and one inactive Butler Puppet on the right side in front of a chained up gate. Pick up the Sawtoothed Wheel in front of the gate. Head back down the stairs and move down the street to a set of stairs heading downwards. Move down the path on the right side of the stairs, and engage an inactive Butler Puppet and a sentry Ranged Butler Puppet. Drop below the ledge, and engage a patrolling Butler Puppet and another Butler Puppet banging on a door. Pick up a Dim Ergo Fragment on the left side of the archway. Head through the archway to encounter an ambush Watchdog Puppet and follow the path to the cliff.

Cliff Side

On the doorway will be an activatable lore telephone booth with a radio broadcast. Passing by the telephone booth will trigger different dialogues:

Fragment 1

--cause for---panic, whatever you--is safe to--repeat: do not--

Fragment 2

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Fragment 3

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Activating the activatable lore:

Announcer s

Head left to a set of stairs going up to pick up a Vivid Ergo Fragment. Turn around and continue along the cliffside until the fury attack tutorial activates. An Elite Train Puppet will engage when moving passed the burning building. Go all the way to the end of the cliff to activate a Gemini lore tidbit.

Gemini:

From the cliffside, head back and turn left through the side alley.

Cerasani Alley

Turn into the alley and move forward toward a set of stairs, an inactive Butler Puppet will be on the left side in front of the stairs next to a Thermite and a Ranged Butler Puppet on the right above the set of stairs; a Butler Puppet (Headless) will descend from a set of stairs to the right of the Ranged Butler Puppet simultaneously. Go up the stairs and turn right to find another set of stairs. Move up it and follow the path to find a Dim Ergo Fragment on a balcony. Drop down from the balcony to engage an inactive Train Puppet and a sentry Watchdog Puppet. Another inactive Train Puppet will move in from the archway on the right behind the Watchdog Puppet. Move through the archway on the right and follow the path to pick up a Venigni’s Urgent Repair Tool in front of a locked gate. Head back then turn right through another archway and set of stairs to another plaza. When hitting the manhole cover, a Train Puppet will come up from the left staircase and a Butler Puppet (Headless) will come down from the right staircase simultaneously. Another Butler Puppet (Headless) will descend from the right staircase. Head down the stairs to the left to find a sentry Watchdog Puppet and a Fable Catalyst. Head back up and go up the stairs on the right and activate the Lock Device to unlock a shortcut. From the gate, move towards the circus sign. This will trigger a dialogue from Sophia:

Sophia

A powerful parade puppet is blocking the entrance.

And that's the only way in!

So please be careful.

Head straight to find the Cerasani Alley Stargazer.

Circus

By the Cerasani Alley Stargazer, there will be Cerasani Alley Wandering Merchant and Training Dummy (Armless). Pick up a Vivid Ergo Fragment in front of the Training Dummy. Speak to Cerasani Alley Wandering Merchant to purchase the starting weapons as well as three each of Fable Catalysts, Throwing Cells, and Electric Blitz Abrasives. Move past the Merchant to a set of luggage on the cliffside to find the Introducing the Parade Puppet! pamphlet. Head back to the Stargazer and go up the stairs to find the level boss.

Boss Fight

Spoiler

Parade Master

Circus Concourse

From the Parade Puppet’s arena head left to a broken stagecoach that has a Fable Catalyst. Move forward to the wall of rubble and pick up a Dim Ergo Fragment. Turn around and head straight up the stairs passing the Hotel Krat sign and a NPC broken Butler Puppet. Follow the path to the entrance of Hotel Krat. As you approach the front, a trigger for dialogue from Sophia will occur:

SophiaOne more thing I should mention...

The hotel security excludes puppets like you. So you'll have to lie to get inside.

You're a special puppet after all.

Hotel Krat Concourse

The path on the left side of the Hotel Krat entrance will lead to a Dim Ergo Fragment. The path on the right side of the Hotel Krat entrance will lead to a fountain, just past it will be a Hidden Moonstone. Walk up to the Hotel Krat front door and activate the first Truth or Lie dialogue:

Puppet

Human

You must choose the "Human" option to progress, marking the only mandatory Lie in the game.

Enemies

11 Train Puppet

3 Ranged Butler Puppet

1 non-respawning Police Puppet

14 Butler Puppet

3 Butler Puppet (Headless)

Items

3 Sawtoothed Wheel

7 Dim Ergo Fragment

3 Vivid Ergo Fragment

2 Thermite

4 Fable Catalyst

1 Venigni’s Urgent Repair Tool

1 Hidden Moonstone

Equipment

Monad's Lamp

Pulse Cell

Workshop Lightweight Union Frame

Quartz

Keys

Krat Central Station Main Entrance Key