Topic: Returnal

@Tatarimokke
House key- permanent item, but the house is only active after you clear a boss (I think?)

Astronaut- non permanent item, can also spawn in the shop for you to buy with 250 obolites
EDIT: the artifact called “child’s watch” (something like that) does the same thing as an astronaut, but is much rarer

@Tatarimokke The figurine is used automatically when your health is depleted. It’s not permanent, it’s an artifact. Once you unlock it you’ll be able to find it randomly (it’s most commonly found in fabricators). It disappears after one use but it’s possible that you’ll find another one later in the same run (you can only have one at a time though).

Just had 1.5 hour run i think i almost reached the boss. I had good weapon and 3 tier health upgrade and i also found a device which i've never seen before something which restores your health and increase integrity for free. I wanted to go back for using it before the boss...but i couldn't reach it. Again. The same old big jumpy monster killed me because i maneuvered myself next to a wall so i couldn't dash away I feel exhausted it was a very good run and if I'm capable for another one today.

@Tatarimokke If what gave you Heath was a stone bed that was lit up green, that will only heal you once. If you find a stone bed that is lit up red, it will steal health for an item (IMO not worth it) sounds like you are doing much better!

@Just_2_milky yeah i feel more confident but it still not enough to succeed. All the tips you guys gave me works perfectly i think that's the main reason i could run farther. Hope I'll reach that boss soon

@Tatarimokke Good job! Keep it up. Each run you learn something. When you get to the boss it’s possible that you might hit another wall, although some players clear it on the first try. For me I was pretty frustrated for and took several attempts at it. It becomes a matter of pattern recognition once again, and if you’re a Souls veteran, you know the drill.

@Tatarimokke As others have said, there’s no shame in watching videos or reading about boss attack patterns as it can really help figure out attacks patterns.

They all have three stages to them though so don’t think you’ve won when you whittle the health bar down for the first time!

Can anyone confirm the current state of play regarding healing back at the ship? I didn't buy the game at release and I've read it was almost a cheat where you could keep returning to heal, then it got patched out completely? Couple of times I've tried it lately and it does restore a small-medium amount of integrity when sleeping but only once

@MatthewJP I think it only heals once now (feel free to correct me if I’m wrong)

@Tatarimokke a beginners tip from a beginner - don't even bother venturing down to the first boss unless you have at least one silphium vial and preferably an astronaut as well. You won't last long.

But you will soon get to the point in the game where you'll be taking the boss on just for fun even though you've defeated him before and wondering what all the fuss was about.

@MatthewJP Yeah, it was patched soon after release (while I was still playing and I started day 1).

@Just_2_milky yeah that's what I'm experiencing. I missed all the patches - early adopters must have loved that option of a free heal at every opportunity!

ooh noo!!! I just made it to the first boss with a vial and figurine and i just died in third phase with around 30 percent left from her third healthbar:((( Now i feel sad and very empty handed... I hope i can keep the sword and house key at least. That was a good run. I should have done it would have been so satisficing .
Thanks for your help again guys!

@Tatarimokke The first boss is the hardest, but it seems like you’ve almost got it! The house key and sword stay with you through deaths, too.

yeah those yellow energy beams killed me at the end. Don't know what should i do with them. Dash through or jump through.. I think i leave it for tomorrow

@Tatarimokke Sounds like you're getting the hang of it, keep it up
You keep the blade and while you won't be able to enter the house again straight away, you also won't need to find the key again.
Also, the boss vault is now permanently open so you can go fight Phrike again as soon as you find it, if you want to.

@Tatarimokke you did great to get to the 3rd phase.
I found this video very useful if you need any tips

@MatthewJP Thank You I'll have a look on it! @Voltan yes probably I'm improved a bit i should get through the 1st biome more easier next time as i can get those healing items behind the red barricade.
How can i get an astronaut again if i can't enter the house? And you mean i have to fight with Phrike if i find her otherwise i can't go to biome 2. Is she going to be that far again?

@Tatarimokke The astronaut figurine is an item you can find randomly once you’ve unlocked it in the house but it is frequently for sale in the room with multiple items for sale halfway through the biome.

You need to beat Phrike once to unlock biome 2. The boss room location is random on the map; sometimes it can even be off the first main area you come to but it’s weighing up how much it’s worth preparing yourself before trying the fight.

@Tatarimokke Anytime you find a new item (like you just did with the astronaut but it applies to all artifacts, consumables and weapons) it is added to the pool of items you can find anywhere in the world. Artifacts most commonly appear as available for purchase in fabricators but they can be found in some other places too.
New items are unlocked by:

• finding them in specific rooms (new weapons are usually found like this)
• completing house sequences
• processing datacubes
• spending ether at the Chtonos (the obelisk kind of thing near your ship - it might not be active for you yet).
  For example - you might not be able to find a specific consumable until you find and process a datacube in biome 3, but once you do, it can be dropped by an enemy anywhere in the game and it stays that way forever.

Once you beat Phrike for the first time, you get a key that opens the portal to biome 2. The portal stays open afterwards so you can skip the boss battle the next time.