Chapter 1: New Los Angeles

Welcome to New LA! This chapter’s a bit of a break after your mad survival dash through the Prologue. In this chapter, you’ll meet the rest of humanity, make some friends, and be shown around the city proper.

Chapter Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites besides completing the Prologue—Chapter 1 starts directly after you do so.

Story Mission Walkthrough

Upon arriving in New LA, Elma gives you a tour of the city, starting with the Industrial District. Along the way you’ll be introduced to some of your primary party members and supporting cast. First up are Irina and Gwin.

After the cutscene, head to the nearby yellow dot to meet Doug and Lin.

Go ahead and add Lin to your active party, then head to the flashing dot on your mini-map and talk to the NPC with the green exclamation point over his head. He pilots a transport, which allows you to get a view and tour of New LA via cutscene.

You land in front of BLADE Tower in the Administrative District. Feel free to explore and talk to the locals. When you’re ready to progress, the yellow arrow on your mini-map directs you to the BLADE barracks.

You’ll be introduced to Secretary Nagi and learn about BLADE—the military organization that handles matters of exploration, combat, and peacekeeping for the human race on Mira.

Once you’re done in the barracks, it’s time for another tour. From here on, the game is broken up into missions and objectives that take place within those missions.

New Story Mission: Chapter 1

Take a guided tour of the BLADE Administrative District with Lin and Elma and learn more about life as a member of BLADE.

Objective 1

Leave the BLADE barracks.

This one’s simple enough. Explore the barracks at your leisure. When done, simply head for the doors located at the flashing dot on your mini-map.

You’ll be sent on a cutscene tour of the Administrative District, starting with an introduction to Skells. It’s here where you’ll also learn of Lin’s…admiration…for all things robotic.

Objective 2

Head to Mission Control in New LA’s Administrative District.

Follow the mini-map to Mission Control in the BLADE Concourse to learn how to grab missions from its bulletin board. Introduce yourself to Eleonora while you’re at it—she handles your BLADE rankings and doles out rewards when your rank rises.

Objective 3

Head to the BLADE Scout Console in New LA’s Administrative District.

The Scout Console is directly to the right of Mission Control. Approach it and Lin will give you the rundown.

Objective 4

Head to Armory Alley in New LA’s Administrative District.

Armory Alley is around the corner from the Scout Console. Follow your mini-map to keep this show going.

Objective 5

Head to BLADE Tower’s entrance in New LA’s Administrative District.

BLADE Tower is on the other side of the block where Mission Control and the Scout Console are located. Follow your mini-map. After this stop on the tour, this mission is over—and so is the chapter! Head back to the barracks when you’re ready to start Chapter 2.