A Rising Refrain: Act II is the second main a part of the story for Future 2 Episode Echoes. Now that we’re finished with A Rising Refrain: Act I, we’re launched to the power that’s been controlling the Vex from the shadows for the complete story arc up to now: The Conductor.

Supplied you’ve accomplished A Rising Refrain: Act I, you need to routinely obtain A Rising Refrain: Act II as a quest in your Quest tab. The primary a part of this quest requires you to go to Ikora Rey within the Tower, the place you’ll be handled to an introductory cutscene that units the stage for the following few weeks of the story for Future 2 Episode Echoes. This nonetheless feels jarring to me as a result of we’ve gone from rescuing Saint-14 to easily figuring out The Conductor exists with out a lot in between. Regardless, the cutscene is fairly nice, so get pleasure from it after which get into the hunt correct.

The right way to full A Rising Refrain: Act II in Future 2

Under, I’ve outlined the right way to full A Rising Refrain: Act II in Future 2 in easy-to-follow steps. I’ll replace this information every week as new components of the hunt are added to the sport. I’ve included preliminary particulars of the place every week ended that can assist you preserve observe. Notice that Episode Echoes is the final time that the principle story quest shall be time-gated on this manner. From the second Episode, we’ll have each stage unlocked as quickly because the content material has been launched.

Step 1: Full Echoes actions to improve Failsafe

The primary few components of A Rising Refrain: Act II are all about upgrading Failsafe. Initially, this quest is only a good excuse to check out the brand new Battleground: Delve exercise. It’s a fairly easy run by way of a bit of Nessus with a boss on the finish. Nevertheless, it’ll introduce you to a brand new technique to acquire Radiolite Samples. There are a number of various kinds of samples to gather in each Echoes exercise, and it’s price upgrading your Ghost so it may possibly detect them to make sure you don’t miss any. I’ve a sense this may hyperlink into some seasonal challenges in some unspecified time in the future.

The subsequent a part of the hunt duties you with amassing Radiolite Samples, which I managed to do in a single run of Breach Executable. Don’t stress out about this as a result of it’s extremely straightforward. Within the subsequent few phases, you’ll return to Failsafe to improve them and decide up a brand new Tuned Radiolite Sampler.

It will make it easier to maintain extra samples and declare larger and higher rewards on the finish of every Echoes exercise. Whereas upgrading Failsafe, you’ll even be given the Specimen ID: NES004 quest. You’ll be able to full this in your personal time, nevertheless it’s price doing it sooner quite than later as a result of it’ll block progress in case you haven’t completed it. Notice that that is the place week 1 of A Rising Refrain: Act II ended and week 2 started.

Step 2: Gather extra Radiolite Samples and deploy the Nanobots

After you’ve accomplished the Battleground: Conduit exercise to unlock it within the H.E.L.M., it’s time to start out amassing Radiolite Samples for Failsafe. These are tremendous straightforward to get, particularly in case you’ve Masterworked your Ghost and leaned into useful resource amassing Mods. After a single Breach Executable, which is the best exercise to get Radiolite Samples from, you’ll must report again to Failsafe.

After a fast chat with the AI, you’ll have a brand new job: find a specimen by deploying Nanobots. Head to Nessus and comply with the inexperienced map icon to your first vacation spot. I like to recommend additionally including a waypoint. This leads you to a cave crammed with Vex.

Defeat all of the enemies first, then work together with the holograms to position beacons by way of which the Nanobots shall be deployed. After you’ve finished the primary 4, the waypoint will level you to the teleporter, however it’s good to deploy the fifth first. Stand subsequent to the teleporter and look into the cave. You must have the ability to see the one hologram that gave me bother at this level in the course of the quest.

When you’ve interacted with each hologram, it’s good to transfer to the second waypoint on the map on Nessus and deploy the Nanobots. Comply with the waypoint as earlier than till you enter one other cave. This one can be a Misplaced Sector, so it’s good to filter each enemy. There’s one hologram on the right-hand facet of the room and two on the left-hand facet.

Step 3: Battleground: Core and pattern location

After deploying Nanobots to research what The Conductor is doing with the Radiolite, you’ll want to finish one other new exercise. Battleground: Core is initially highlighted on the Nessus map and shall be a repeatable exercise. It’s fairly enjoyable and has a boss that I feel is likely one of the greatest this Episode has supplied Future 2 gamers.

After finishing the exercise, Failsafe goes to ship you out searching for a specimen. You’ve bought to go to Nessus and comply with the icon for the A Rising Refrain: Act II quest. I assumed this was going to be one other prolonged mission inside a quest, nevertheless it’s not.

Comply with the waypoint and scan the hologram you discover there. At first, you received’t have the ability to pinpoint what Failsafe is on the lookout for, however after heading to a second location, you’ll discover a primordial frog that’s advanced alongside the Vex. That’s your new specimen.

If you return to the H.E.L.M. and current this frog to Failsafe, it’ll provide the Specimen ID: NES005 quest. This could preserve you busy over the week or so between story beats in case you’ve been enjoying this quest because it drops in Future 2.

The ultimate stage on this step of the hunt is to talk to Ikora Rey again at The Tower. She has a fairly chilling revelation for you, and it’s one I received’t spoil right here. Her speech confirmed a number of issues I’ve been questioning for the reason that launch of Future 2‘s Warmind enlargement, and now it calls into query fairly a number of issues that would change within the recreation’s future.

Notice that that is the place week 2 of A Rising Refrain: Act II ends.

Step 4: Discover the sunken cavern

The third important part of A Rising Refrain: Act II in Future 2 might be one of the best for the story. All of it kicks off with chatting with Failsafe and heading to Nessus to discover a sunken cavern. This is likely one of the most eye-catching areas on the planet, and it genuinely took me off-guard once I first noticed it.

There’s nothing a lot particular to do right here. Comply with the hunt waypoint to the sunken cavern and watch for the following a part of the hunt to set off. You’ll see a notification to go again to the H.E.L.M., and that’s the place issues get fascinating.

Osiris, Failsafe, and Saint-14 will all have an enormous chat about what comes subsequent, and Osiris isn’t a fan. The plan is for Saint-14, this model of him, to attach with the lifeless model of himself, who has all of the recollections he doesn’t. Basically, this might create the last word Saint-14 with all recollections who can pinpoint the precise location of The Conductor.

Step 5: Full Mission: Shell

This subsequent step in A Rising Refrain: Act II requires you to finish the mission, Shell. I can’t stress sufficient how troublesome this mission is, however the payoff is price it. Whereas enjoying, I needed to cease my treadmill a number of instances to focus on the ultimate boss, so do your self a favor and provides it your full consideration when you play.

Proper from the phrase go, this mission is about as aggravating as solo experiences in Future 2 get. Harpies will spawn across the platform and begin taking pictures you. Destroy as lots of them as you may as shortly as you may as a result of extra enemies are coming.

When the pillars spawn, disguise behind them as a result of there’s a Hydra and two Hobgoblins close to the portal. Take out the Hobgoblins first whereas taking potshots on the Hydra. After a few minutes, the Hydra and something that’s nonetheless practical will transfer to the left of the world, taking pictures you and sure killing you as they go.

The one manner I managed to get by way of this encounter was by taking pictures as many Harpies as I might earlier than the opposite enemies spawned. Then, I targeted on killing each Hobgoblins and firing on the Hydra, but in addition killing extra Harpies in the event that they had been in my sights. Because the Hydra moved, I managed to defeat it, however the Harpies would nonetheless trigger bother.

Vex Fanatics will come by way of the portal at this level, so shoot one and trigger all of them to blow up. Then, you’ll have two highly effective Vex enemies to take care of as the ultimate a part of the struggle. I used my Tremendous to complete one off and injury the opposite. Then, I used no matter I had, in all probability The Name, to destroy that final enemy and end the encounter.

The subsequent part of this mission is an extended interactive cutscene. You watch Osiris and Saint-14 work together with the lifeless Saint-14 and be taught in regards to the implications of that. The data gained permits Failsafe to drag The Conductor into a selected location, however the AI has additionally pulled some Vex by way of with it, which isn’t nice for you.

Failsafe has compelled a boss, Agioktis, Archived Thoughts, to the doorstep. This enemy isn’t exhausting to place down, however the encounter itself is ridiculous. At first, you’ll have a single enviornment to struggle in, however Failsafe will shortly begin producing islands you may hop onto which have some cowl.

These islands part out and in, so that you’ll must be taught their timings and transfer between them whereas additionally being fired at by the boss and the various different Vex that spawn in. The overall sample for the struggle is that you need to at all times be dealing injury to the boss, throw a number of grenades to wreck the smaller Vex, however kill each Harpy you may see as they spawn in.

The Harpies will hunt you down, to allow them to kill you when you’re taking photographs on the boss in case you’re not cautious. If you happen to verify on the well being bar for the boss, you’ll see a small part on the left. When you’ve induced that a lot injury, all of the islands will disappear, and also you’ll haven’t any cowl.

To outlive this closing a part of the boss struggle, run across the two semicircular rings within the enviornment. If you happen to’re fast, you received’t take injury. Then, as you attain the highest degree between every ring, hearth a number of photographs off on the boss, together with your Tremendous.

After two runs of this, I managed to kill the boss. However it took me 5 full makes an attempt, attending to the ultimate sliver of well being every time, earlier than I’d labored out the right components. Don’t do this. Learn the strategy I’ve outlined right here and save your self a number of time.

As soon as the boss has been defeated, comply with the trail forward. The cutscene that performs has some large story implications that attain all the way in which again to the primary Future recreation. So, this can be a actual deal with for followers who’ve been enjoying for the reason that Alpha and Beta.

Watch the cutscene, head to the Tower to talk with Saint-14, and then you definitely’re finished. This marks the top of A Rising Refrain: Act II. Act III ought to begin on August 27, 2024, so you could have loads of time to finish seasonal challenges and earn some pinnacle gear.