Guardians stepping into Kepler's rugged terrain for the first time might feel like ants navigating a cosmic-scale circuit board - every crevice humming with hidden pathways and electrical potential. The Edge of Fate's non-linear approach to storytelling throws players into a sandbox of interwoven objectives where discovering the Exile's Accord Strangelet quest becomes less about following breadcrumbs and more about interpreting the landscape's whispered secrets. Unlike traditional campaign structures, this questline unfolds like a multi-layered origami sculpture; each fold reveals new dimensions but requires understanding the paper's grain.
🎯 Starting the Uncharted Journey
After completing the introductory missions and unlocking the Calera hub, Guardians should progress through the main storyline until accessing the Altar of Relativity - a pivotal moment marked by conversations with Orin. This altar functions like a galactic vending machine dispensing adventure tokens, with the Strangelet quest being one shimmering option among several. The true journey begins southeast in Curtilage Divide where Lodi awaits, her presence a lonely outpost beacon against Kepler's rusty horizons.
⚡ Engaging the Fallen Tech Raiders
The initial combat encounter resembles an electrical orchestra where slain Fallen drop conductive charges (blue orbs) that serve as musical notes. Players must:
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Eliminate enemies to collect charges
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Charge generators marked on HUD
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Survive counterattack waves
After activating the first generator, transform via Matterspark pylon into an Arc ball - a metamorphosis as startling as watching quicksilver coalesce into a hummingbird. This form allows navigation through tubular passages to unlock terminals controlling other generators. The crescendo arrives when claiming the Relocator cannon, a device requiring precision shooting through wall gaps to activate escape teleporters.
🔧 Sabotaging the Arc Refinery
Navigating to the "Transient" mission feels like solving a laser-grid labyrinth with inconsistent waypoints. Key steps include:
Action | Tool Required |
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Bypass laser grid | Relocator cannon |
Charge generator | Matterspark (Arc ball form) |
Activate teleporter | Relocator cannon (secondary location) |
Inside the mission, the generator overload puzzle demands spatial awareness: using the Relocator cannon to activate plates, transforming into an Arc ball to charge flanking batteries, then triggering the miniboss spawn. The Fallen Captain emerges with the sudden violence of a transformer exploding during a thunderstorm.
💫 Mastering the Relocator II
Saturnism introduces ricochet mechanics at Augur's Bethel's eastern edge, accessible through a ground recess resembling a badger's den. Ether canister destruction requires:
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Defeating Fallen Captains for explosive charges
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Targeting three canisters to unlock doors
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Eliminating the spawn boss
The Relocator II transforms combat into geometric warfare - satellites become floating pianos whose keys (rotation angles) must be tuned perfectly for ricochet solutions. The tri-machine destruction phase guides players through:
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Pipe network traversal
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Matterspark tunnel navigation
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Teleporter plate activation
🧩 Conquering The Gouge's Labyrinth
Approaching the multi-phase boss fight demands preparation like a deep-sea diver checking oxygen tanks before plunging into Marianas Trench depths. The pre-boss puzzle involves:
1. Shoot satellite -> Disable laser mines with Relocator
2. Repeat twice for path clearance
3. Lure Servitor into airlock separation chamber
Separating the Servitor from its generator creates vulnerability windows - a mechanic as delicately balanced as removing a beating heart without severing arteries.
☄️ The Exile Prime Servitor Showdown
This three-phase boss battle transforms the arena into a chronometric chessboard where each move dictates temporal positioning. Critical tactics include:
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Precision weaponry during vulnerability phases
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Using spawned Relocator to target right-wall satellites
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Ricochet shots to access rear teleporters
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Miniboss elimination between phases
Guardians emerge from this cosmic gauntlet with more questions than answers about Kepler's deeper mysteries. The Relocator technology's implications ripple outward like skipped stones across the infinite pond of Destiny's universe, leaving players to ponder what other dimensions might await discovery in future expansions.