Chapter III: Factory

Lies of P guide · Exploring the Venigni Works facility

Pinocchio travels to Venigni Works to locate the eccentric inventor Lorenzini Venigni and halt the factory's rampant puppet production. You must navigate toxic corruption pools, activate drainage pipes to clear hazards, and battle through heavy industrial automation. The chapter concludes after securing Venigni's safety and defeating the massive mechanized furnace guarding the facility.

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Talking to Lorenzini Venigni by the Venigni Works Control Room Stargazer before defeating Fuoco; failing to speak to him and exhaust his dialogue before clearing the boss can cause you to miss early dialogue steps for his personal storyline.The Survivor's gesture "Stalker's Promise"; acquired by locating the Survivor hiding in the factory's lower workshop and defeating him in combat.

Items

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Salamander Dagger: Inside a locked safe behind a breakable wooden wall near the Workshop Union Entrance StargazerBooster Glaive: Inside a chest located at the far end of the drained trench where the rolling iron ball mechanism patrolsBig Pipe Wrench: Found inside a chest in an upper catwalk area within the mine tunnels after passing the conveyor belts

Secrets

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Trinity Sanctum: Found by descending through the red-lit drainage pipes near the Survivor fight; requires a Trinity Key obtained by answering Arlecchino's riddle correctly on the nearby ringing telephone.Cryptic Vessel deciphering: A Crafted Cryptic Vessel can be found near the rafters in the hound-infested warehouse; return it to Venigni at Hotel Krat to unlock a hidden stash in the City Path.

Key fights

Survivor

Enemies: Stalker mini-boss

Threats: Fast lunging rapier thrusts, evasive side-steps, and parry stances

Weaknesses and resistances: Acid

Tactics: Circle-strafe constantly to his back for easy Fatal Attacks, as his human poise is low and he is highly vulnerable to backstabs

Rewards: Survivor's Hunting Apparel, Stalker's Promise gesture

King's Flame, Fuoco

Enemies: King's Flame, Fuoco

Threats: Spits oil pools and ignites the arena into flames, rolls forward in a charging tackle, and hammers the floor with massive explosive strikes

Weaknesses and resistances: Electric Blitz (weak), Fire (highly resistant)

Tactics: Run behind stone pillars to block his sweeping flame-eruption phase, use Electric Blitz abrasive or throwables, and stay tight against his non-hammer side

Rewards: Flame Amplifier, High-powered Flame Amplifier, King's Flame Ergo

Enemies

Worker Puppet

Weak to Electric Blitz

Swings large mining tools and pipes; prone to slow, telegraphed heavy overhead slams.

Flunkey Puppet

Weak to Electric Blitz

Dual-wields burning sticks or wrenches; can inflict the Overheat status condition quickly.

Shielded Puppet

Weak to Acid

Carries a massive metal gear or tower shield that deflects standard attacks; best countered by dodging behind them.

Shops and people

Pulcinella: Venigni's butler who relocates to Hotel Krat after the chapter; expands his inventory of enhancement stones whenever you bring him functional Venigni Collection boxes found in the world.

Tips

Pull the drainage levers found throughout the factory catwalks to purge the toxic corruption trenches before attempting to explore the ground floors.
You can trick the large industrial furnace puppets into smashing open iron shortcut gates and environmental barriers by baiting their sweeping dash attacks.

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