Central

CONTROL Resonant guide · Explored after Downtown to establish contact at the FBC Field Office

Dylan arrives in Central to link up with the FBC Field Office and assist in coordinating crisis operations across the surrounding districts. While securing the district, he must restore local power lines, activate the regional mapping sensors, and penetrate the Patterned Factory to defeat the Central Resonant.

Achievements here

Thermal TerminationLocate and defeat the Resonant boss, The Deserter, situated in the Patterned Factory within Central.

FBC RecruitAccept and finish your first FBC Task from any task board after unlocking the system in Central.

Achievement guide and roadmap →

Items

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Health Upgrade Point: Roof garden crate behind the vendor van southeast of the Patterned Factory

Secrets

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Secret Hideout in the Wear'Em & Wash'Em Laundromat basement, accessed by interacting with the numbered washing machines indicated by clue notes

Key fights

The Deserter (Central Resonant)

Enemies: The Deserter (Oscar Brook)

Threats: Constant magma spewing, 360-degree spinning fire breath, ranged molten fire rocks, and piercing pipe thrust attacks causing heavy Burn damage over time and halting Power regeneration

Weaknesses and resistances: Weak to high Falter damage (Crush / Volatile Anomaly) when recovering from attacks; heavily resistant/immune to Fire damage and environmental heat

Tactics: Avoid trading hits; stay mobile by jumping and using Cleansing Rush around the perimeter to clear Burn, wait out his spinning magma breath from a distance, and punish his post-attack recovery windows up close using heavy Falter strikes

Rewards: Choice of Combat Ability: Ignite or Inferno