Where am I supposed to go?

[Uncle Mikoolo]

I've played the game for 4 hours now and I have no idea where I am supposed to go or what I am supposed to do. Should I watch a walktrough or something coz I am tired of searching the same ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ area over and over again while not knowing what I am supposed to do. I am in the abandoned production area I think.

[Baron01]

Well, I do not have good news for you. Central Production B will most likely give you serious headache.

I would suggest you do not look at guides unless you are absolutely stuck and have no idea where to go for a long time.

My advice is:
1. Always look for sings on walls, if you see "OPS" sign, follow it and open short-cuts to Medbay/OPS.
2. Try to look for and memorize landmark areas in the game. These will help you to orient yourself in the map later. Whenever you get to a new area, find a remarkable spot and attempt to navigate, at least in your head, back to Medbay.
3. Look around every corner and check if there is no hidden passage.
4. Break all boxes, there can be loot in them or even hidden passage.
5. Whenever you open shortcut to OPS/Medbay, use it and retrack back to where you started to familiarize yourself with that route

[Kexin]

I was super confused and frustrated in the 1st and 2nd area of the game because I was playing with the Darksouls approach, and thats to constantly progress toward the boss. I expected a straight line. However after 2nd area I realized that progress isn't the point of The Surge. It's about exploration. The entire game is one big maze and progress is defined by figuring out how it's all connected and finding the short cuts from and to the Ops.

With that, my advice is to explore every inch of the dark area of the map. Look for shortcuts, figure out how everything is connected, then the boss will eventually reveal himself to you in due time.

[Uncle Mikoolo]

I'll check walkthroughs then. Thanks for the advices.

[catnipdave]

Originally posted by Uncle Mikoolo:

I'll check walkthroughs then. Thanks for the advices.

If your choice is between using a walkthrough or quiting the game - use a walkthrough. There's absolutely no point in getting lost and so frustrated you stop playing.

Gamers making walkthroughs and gamers using them is as old as games themselves, and I've always used them when I get stuck, either to know where I'm going or how to beat a boss. I also very much applaud and appreciate those that can play through games blind, and then offer help to others.

[saice]

When in doubt try either A) follow the red pipes they tend to go to the next thing you need to unlock. B) head away from OPS signs they tend to lead to the exits from the level. C) Look for the Train or Elevator signs these are normally the points that lead to the boss or the exit.

As a side if you find a large area with no bad guys in it careful walking into it as that is probably the boss arena

[Mr. Oibyr]

Are there any walkthroughs that are "good"? The wiki one's might as well be speaking another language and the video one's take too long to help or don't explain how certain doors became unlocked that I have as locked.

Another "couple hours" in Central Production B and I will give up on this game...

[Adeon Hawkwood]

The one on neoseeker is pretty good:
http://www.neoseeker.com/the-surge/walkthrough

[Mr. Oibyr]

Originally posted by Adeon Hawkwood:

The one on neoseeker is pretty good:
http://www.neoseeker.com/the-surge/walkthrough

Thanx!

[Mr. Oibyr]

Thank you, but those walls of text don't really help me know where I'm going. I can't "picture" where they are talking about. Any YT videos of this level worth watching?

[Mr. Oibyr]

"Left of the spiderbot..." what's a spiderbot? The rainbow shooting four legged drone things?

There is an area with a lot of red light across some yellow pipes that has a hallway with a locked door, how do I get to the other side of that door?

When you leave the medbay area and turn left twice(the only way to progress at first) you fight one guy and then there is a nonfunctional elevator, where do I go to make it work?

I could keep going with the questions...

[Dave_Jame]

A none functioning elevator usualy means a shortcut for a later part of the game. This one is for technicaly part 2 of this area.
If you encounter a locked door, look around. Most of them are shortcuts for later on, but some may have a red tupe coming out of them. In such case, fallow the tubes to find am overcharging station.

A spider boot, Also know as a Bloodhoud or leaping robot is a robotic 4 leged enemy, You can firtst encounter 4 of them near the begining of Central B. (2nd area) and they are a rather common enemy from area 3 on. They have abasic gray and upgraded white version

May I ask where you are? As the game has a heavy focuse on the Maze like explorative level design It is better to just direct you from where you are.
If you are in the 2nd area for the first time I would give a general tip: When pass the stairs to the 2nd train station you have to go down.

[Mr. Oibyr]

I figured it out. That elevator goes to the boss. This game has me going in circles, constantly. It's hard for me to remember where I am or how to get back. I had the same problem with Dark Souls, now I can picture all of Lordran in my head.