The download process continues after launching the game, during which the latest update preview trailer will loop. This can be turned off and the game can be moved to the background to let the download quietly proceed.
If you are seeing “Abnormal game environment” then you need to make sure Honkai Impact is running as an administrator or disable memory integrity.
The game can be played using only a keyboard, in addition to touch and controller, making it a good game for laptops and other handheld devices.
If a Valkyrie’s icon is blinking, it means she has a QTE (quick time event) ready. Switching to her may increase the cooldown of switching back, but will perform some other passive effect like a follow-up attack.
Ways to lose health in a stage include debuffs (such as bleed, common in the Quantum Singularis (QS) challenges) that drain health and take damage. Ways to gain health include picking up health tokens and Valkyrie skills that can heal the party. If all your characters die, then you will be presented with the “Defeat” screen. You will have to restart the challenge over, or you will be removed from the open world and will have to wait for your characters to revive.
The three most common enemy types in much of the start of the game are Biologic (BIO), Mecha (MECH), and Psychic (PSY). Attacks from BIO are strong against PSY but weak against MECH. Attacks from PSY are strong against MECH but weak against BIO. Attacks from MECH are strong against BIO but weak against PSY. The other two enemy types are Quantum (QUA) and Imaginary (IMG). Attacks from QUA are strong against QUA but weak against IMG. Attacks from IMG are strong against IMG but weak against QUA. Weak attacks gain a 30% attack reduction, and strong attacks gain a 30% attack boost. Neutral attacks have no reduction or boost in attack strength. When making character parties, the maximum number of characters you can have is three, so you should try to include characters from BIO, PSY, and MECH to be ready to counter the most common types.
If an elemental gauge is filled up it will apply some status effect such as freezing a character/enemy or dealing damage over time.
Captain level: Complete stages and daily tasks (listed on the “Dailies” section from the left menu on the home screen). Valkyries/Battlesuits: Select the “Valkyria” button from the main screen. Select the character to level up, then select “Level up”. The character’s max level is the same as your captain level. Weapons/Stigmata: Select the “Equipment” button then select the weapon or stigmata from your inventory. Click on the weapon, then “Enhance” to enhance the weapon or stigmata, and “Upgrade” to upgrade the weapon or stigmata after reaching the level cap.
