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Patch 3.0
For the Freshmen
Academy ads with short explanation.
Stay safety
When meet with the Traffic Lights
Garden Rendezvous
Lynae's Garden Rendezvous
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Lynae and her WavesLine messages
After the Lahai-Roi opening story, Lynae has a delayed epilogue at Startorch Academy. The unusual clock condition makes this easy to mistake for missing content.
Trigger
- Complete Chapter III Act I, What Burns Beneath Frostlands.
- Read Lynae's post-mission WavesLine message.
- Advance the in-game clock by two full days, preserving the hour and minute at which the message was read.
- Follow the new message or objective to the garden at Startorch Academy and speak with Lynae.
Availability
Permanent story epilogue, but easy to overlook because of the same-time clock requirement.
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Cruising Bonus Scene
Cruising With Lynae
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: yes - special conversation and hangout
Interaction
Person or object: Lynae and the expedition motorbike
Lynae receives a scheduled overworld placement after Act I. Her first special conversation is one-time, but she continues to appear at the Academy. A related hidden hangout continues at Stagnant Run and awards Somewhere Closest to the Wind.
Trigger
- Complete the 3.0 Lahai-Roi prologue and Chapter III Act I.
- Set the in-game clock to 12:00-13:59.
- Find Lynae on an upper outdoor terrace or rooftop at Startorch Academy, beside the railing.
- For the Stagnant Run hangout, also complete The Lost Melody. Use Projector: Zip Zap, play the melody with the Soliskin, awaken the flying fish, and speak to Lynae.
The Academy placement repeats on its schedule. The Stagnant Run scene is a one-time hangout rather than a permanent placement there.
Availability
Permanent scheduled Academy placement. The special conversation, Stagnant Run hangout, and trophy are one-time.
Sources
Resonator Part 1
Startorch Academy Classroom Lesson
Startorch Academy Classroom Lesson
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: yes - first lesson and trophy
Interaction
Person or object: Back-row classroom seat and Bessinger
Sitting through an ordinary Startorch Academy lecture provides a quiet campus-life scene and awards Every Ordinary Day We've Shared.
Trigger
- Set the in-game clock to 09:00.
- Enter the classroom west of the Teaching Zone Resonance Beacon.
- Use Sit on the back-row seat beside Bessinger and remain until the lecture finishes.
Availability
Permanent until completed. Replay behavior after the first lesson is not documented.
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Academy Phone Booth
Academy Phone Booth
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - remains available until a choice is made
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Phone booth and its notepad
A mysterious phone booth lets Rover call the Realm of Oblivion. Calling and refusing produce mutually exclusive hidden trophies: A Hole Defined by the Line or The Forgotten Insulindian.
Trigger
- Reach the Academy Dormitory at Startorch Academy.
- Set the in-game clock to 10:00.
- Leave through the dormitory's north entrance and find the booth immediately outside, on the right when facing away from the building.
- Read the number on the notepad, then choose whether to dial it.
Availability
Permanent until used. The choice and resulting scene are one-time and mutually exclusive.
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Library pause
Interaction
Person or object: AI
Trigger
- Change time: 23:00
- Go to this place: second floor or from the roof
- Go down the stairs to the instruments, room below
- Take an interactive place
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Apocalypse Camp Investigations
Apocalypse Camp Investigations
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - clues can be investigated later
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Abandoned camp traces, animal tracks, and research records
Three unmarked investigation points reconstruct an incident at an abandoned camp and award Apocalypse Camp.
Trigger
Travel to Collapsed Arcbend Ravine in Etching Plains. Beneath the central cliffside, directly east of the nearby Resonance Beacon, investigate:
- Traces beside the cylindrical barrels.
- Messy animal tracks.
- Research records beside the small circular structure.
Availability
Permanent exploration content until all clues are investigated. Each unique clue is one-time.
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Nighttime Meetings
Mornye's Nighttime Meetings
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: no - woods placement repeats; rooftop bonus scene is one-time
Interaction
Person or object: Mornye
Mornye has a scheduled nighttime placement in Bjartr Woods. Speaking to her enables an unmarked promise or date scene that triggers while exploring a high Startorch Academy rooftop.
Trigger
- Clear the relevant 3.0 main-story progression.
- Set the time to 23:00-05:59 and select or wait for Meteor Shower weather.
- Find Mornye in Bjartr Woods, slightly above card duelist Odgier No. 16, and speak with her.
- Under matching nighttime and Meteor Shower conditions, explore the high rooftops of Startorch Academy. The bonus scene triggers automatically at the correct rooftop.
Availability
The Bjartr Woods meeting is a permanent scheduled placement. The Academy rooftop cutscene is a one-time interaction that remains available until triggered.
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Hot-Spring Stargazing Postscript
Mornye's Hot-Spring Stargazing Postscript
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: yes - final conversation and rewards
Interaction
Person or object: Four hot springs, constellation charts, and Mornye
Four Lahai-Roi hot springs contain an unmarked stargazing collection. Completing it unlocks a quiet conversation with Mornye and two motorbike liveries.
Trigger
At each spring, complete the nearby Smartprint Cube Reboot, enter the spring, choose Stargaze, and photograph the shimmering chart:
- Rebirth Uplands: Resting Bird
- Rebirth Uplands: Relaxed Abby
- Giant's Gaze: Sleeping Bird
- Fangspire Chasm: Resting Abby
After photographing all four, find Mornye in the northwest part of Spacetrek Observatory, near its Resonance Nexus, and speak with her.
Availability
Permanent exploration interaction. Individual ambient comments at the springs may not repeat.
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Resonator Part 2
Version specials
Patch 3.1
Photo Album
Aemeath's Photo Album
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be inspected later
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Photo album in Aemeath's bedroom
The album starts a short post-story memory involving Rover's recent photograph with Aemeath and awards It Cannot Be Seen Without Love.
Trigger
- Complete Chapter III Act III, The Star That Voyages Far.
- Return to the central cabin in Ginnungamere.
- Go to Aemeath's old bedroom on the second floor and interact with the album on the table.
Availability
Permanent until triggered. The memory scene is one-time.
Sources
Timed Ginnungamere Placements
Aemeath's Timed Ginnungamere Placements
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: no - scheduled meetings recur
Interaction
Person or object: Aemeath
After Act III, Aemeath appears at three places around the Ginnungamere cabin depending on the in-game time. The evening placement starts the substantial bonus scene by the lake.
Trigger
- Complete Chapter III Act III, The Star That Voyages Far.
- Return to Ginnungamere and set the in-game clock to one of these times:
- 10:00-12:00: inside the cabin, seated on the couch.
- 14:00-16:00: inside the cabin beside the table containing Aemeath's drawing.
- 18:00-19:59: outside the cabin beside the lake.
Availability
Permanent, clock-dependent placements with recurring conversations. These manifestations are presented as digital or apparitional versions of Aemeath rather than proof that her physical body returned.
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Post-Story Follow-Up
Luuk's Post-Story Follow-Up
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Luuk Herssen
Luuk has an unmarked overworld conversation after his 3.1 character story. The scene acts as a short epilogue rather than an automatically delivered quest ending.
Trigger
- Complete the 3.1 Segue main quest All That Sunlight Touches.
- Return to Luuk's office inside the Resonator Nursing Unit or infirmary at Startorch Academy. There is no documented time restriction.
- Approach and speak with him to start the bonus scene.
The office also contains inspectable objects connected to Rhein.
Availability
Permanent placement. The longer first conversation is one-time; later visits produce a shorter second interaction.
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Polar Research Outpost Video Monitor
Polar Research Outpost Video Monitor
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be checked later
One-time: yes - trophy viewing
Interaction
Person or object: Freestanding video monitor
An easily overlooked monitor plays a stored video and awards the hidden trophy Slip Carefully.
Trigger
Unlock the Roya Frostlands Surface and visit the Polar Research Outpost. Find the freestanding monitor in the inhabited central operations area, beside researchers and large capsule-shaped equipment, then use Check and watch the clip to its end.
Availability
Permanent until viewed. Replay behavior after receiving the trophy is not documented.
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Frozen Throne Investigation
Frozen Throne Investigation
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - chain can be completed later
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Cargo, frozen fish, environmental clues, and an ice throne
Three unmarked investigations reveal the story behind a self-styled king and his Frozen Throne. Completing the delayed finale awards Throne Does Not Make the King.
Trigger
- Investigate the site near Sigillum at Wavecleave Cape.
- Inspect the cargo at the Outcast camp near Roya Icebreak Port.
- Inspect the frozen fish on the northern island in Void Storm Zone II.
- Defeat the Outcasts at the ice throne near Provenance Enclave.
- Advance at least four in-game days, return to the throne, and speak to its new occupant.
Availability
Permanent hidden exploration chain. Its clues and conclusion are one-time.
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Patch 3.2
Early Warning
Warn Denia about the celebration.
Denia's Early Warning
Timing: in-story
Permanent: no - only available during this quest stage
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Denia
Denia's optional dialogue before the New Solar Celebration foreshadows her later reveal. She describes duty as self-imposed chains and dismisses Sigrika's helpful nature as predictable and boring.
Trigger
During Chapter III Act IV, Gold Suspended in Shadows, find Sigrika with Lynae and Denia. Before entering Rabelle College's New Solar Celebration, speak to Denia again near the entrance or ticket area.
Availability
Missable. The conversation belongs to a temporary main-quest NPC placement.
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New Solar Companion Invitations
Invite the new solar companions.
New Solar Companion Invitations
Timing: in-story
Permanent: no - only available during the Celebration quest stage
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Lynae, Mornye, Luuk Herssen, and Lucilla
Rover can invite four named companions for optional celebration scenes. They are summoned through an interaction point rather than discovered at independent permanent placements.
Trigger
During the New Solar Celebration section of Gold Suspended in Shadows, use the companion invitation point beside the Soliskin Balloon near the Solis Lens Array. Invite Lynae, Mornye, Luuk Herssen, and Lucilla before completing the Celebration sequence.
Availability
Not permanent. Completing the Celebration removes its decorations and invitation point.
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Celebration Arcade Reaction
Play the celebration arcade activity.
Sigrika's Celebration Arcade Reaction
Timing: in-story
Permanent: no - only available during this quest stage
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Sigrika, Stellar Orbit Beats, and F.U.E.L. Optimization Simulator
Playing both celebration arcade games produces an additional conversation in which Sigrika reacts to Rover's score and asks to learn the trick. It is a small view of ordinary Academy life before the Dark Side crisis escalates.
Trigger
During Gold Suspended in Shadows, explore the first two floors of the New Solar Celebration venue before reaching the Divinator. Accept Sigrika's invitation, play both arcade games, and speak to her afterward.
Availability
Missable. The games and follow-up are optional, and the celebration state changes after this story sequence.
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Dorm Keepsakes
Collect Sigrika's dorm keepsakes.
Sigrika's Dorm Keepsakes
Timing: in-story
Permanent: no - only available during this quest stage
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Sigrika's diary and photograph
The diary and photograph provide private context for Sigrika's friendships and burdens. Echoes of the keepsakes later appear inside the Dark Side, connecting real memories to the emotional material used by the nightmare.
Trigger
During Gold Suspended in Shadows, enter Sigrika's dorm room and inspect both marked objects before finding the entrance back into the Academy's Dark Side. Inspect their related echoes when they appear later in the Dark Side.
Availability
Missable. The objects occur in temporary room and Dark Side quest states.
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The Rabbit's Bow Tie
The Rabbit's Bow Tie
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - remains until collected
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Nivora's lost bow tie
This four-star memento is a physical remnant of the Strange Rabbit and the Academy's Dark Side anomaly. Collecting it awards What Could a Girl Possibly Do?
Trigger
- Complete Rabbit Reflected in Shades.
- Travel west-southwest of the Polar Research Outpost toward the western cliff and prominent black rock spire.
- Find the yellow item beam on a low rocky shelf and collect the bow tie.
Availability
Permanent until collected. The pickup and trophy are one-time; the memento remains in inventory.
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Daily Schedule
Sigrika's Daily Schedule
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be visited later
One-time: no - placements recur; some introductory conversations are one-time
Interaction
Person or object: Sigrika
After Act IV, Sigrika follows a daily Startorch Academy routine with camera, meal, bird-feeding, dorm, and Night Parrot conversations.
Trigger
Complete Chapter III Act IV, Gold Suspended in Shadows, then visit her at these times:
- 08:00-11:00: Synthesis Armament Crafting Bay. The camera-help interaction is one-time.
- 12:00-15:00: rooftop of the Spacetrek Archive. Eat with her or help feed birds.
- 16:00-18:00: Sigrika's Academy Dormitory room. The first phone-call scene is one-time; later visits have shorter dialogue.
- 22:00-03:00: one floor below the Spacetrek Archive rooftop, near the rare Night Parrot.
The noon placement is unavailable while Finish The Happiness Spell from Whispers Between Stars is active.
Availability
Permanent scheduled placements. Specific introductory scenes are one-time, while Sigrika continues to appear afterward.
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Spacetrek Archive Meeting
Chisa at the Spacetrek Archive
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be visited later
One-time: no - placement recurs; long dialogue replay is undocumented
Interaction
Person or object: Chisa
Chisa discusses finishing her Synth Armament Studies thesis, crediting Rover, reuniting with her parents, and finally experiencing ordinary student life after Honami.
Trigger
- Complete Gold Suspended in Shadows.
- Set the in-game clock to 16:00-18:00.
- Find Chisa in the Recreational Zone inside the Spacetrek Archive at Startorch Academy.
Availability
Permanent scheduled NPC placement. Sources do not establish whether her full first conversation repeats.
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Startorch Academy Auditorium Screenings
Startorch Academy Auditorium Screenings
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - screenings remain available
One-time: no - cinema and film rotation remain available
Interaction
Person or object: Auditorium screening room and companion invitations
The Academy cinema rotates films by time. Each screening allows Rover to invite a matching companion and hear a post-film conversation.
Trigger
Complete Gold Suspended in Shadows, enter the Auditorium at Startorch Academy, and set the clock for a screening:
- 10:00: Doomsday Divas, with Lynae.
- 12:00: The Quadricentennial Man, with Mornye.
- 14:00: The Shadowed Identity, with Luuk Herssen.
- 16:00: Reborn Poets Society, with Lucilla.
- 18:00: Winged Marathon, with Sigrika.
Availability
Permanent post-story location. Unlimited replay of each completed companion vignette is not explicitly confirmed.
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Rabelle Audio Lab Phonograph
Rabelle Audio Lab Phonograph
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - station remains available
One-time: no - station remains interactive
Interaction
Person or object: Shell-shaped phonograph and synthesizer
The Audio Lab synthesizes four compositions from ordinary objects. Rover can invite Lynae, Mornye, Luuk Herssen, Lucilla, or Sigrika to listen, producing character-specific dialogue.
Trigger
- Complete Gold Suspended in Shadows.
- Enter the second-floor Audio Lab in Rabelle College.
- Place one of these objects into the synthesizer: Startorch Academy acceptance letter, Dusk Honeypot, Creeping Torchpine cone, or Complete Nutrition Squeezy Jelly.
- Play the generated composition and invite an available companion.
Availability
Permanent post-story station. Sources do not establish whether every completed companion vignette can be replayed indefinitely.
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Patch 3.3
Silent Crag Memory Chair
Denia's Silent Crag Memory Chair
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - chair remains interactable
One-time: no - memory appears replayable
Interaction
Person or object: Displaced Startorch Academy chair and Denia's lingering frequency
Resting on an Academy chair beside the cave triggers a Denia memory. She reflects that at least the next generation of bamboo will remember the sun and breeze. Its location foreshadows the childhood experimentation facility explored later in Denia's story.
Trigger
- Travel to Silent Crag, north of Skyrelic Cascade in Dimmr Plains.
- Follow the descending cave path toward the sealed square door and Fractsidus experimental facility.
- Find the Startorch Academy chair among the blue-white glowing plants.
- Use Take a rest to sense the lingering frequency.
Availability
Permanent overworld interaction and apparently replayable.
Despite often being described as a post-Denia-quest interaction, footage confirms this chair existed before Beneath a Melting Night Sky released. No evidence shows that completing the quest changes its scene.
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Arman's Infirmary Briefing
Attend Arman's infirmary briefing.
Arman's Infirmary Briefing
Timing: in-story
Permanent: no - only available during this quest stage
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Arman
Arman has two easy-to-miss conversations around Denia's infirmary visit. His incoming call reveals that Academy personnel refused the New Federation's demand to hand Denia over. Speaking to him again adds medical details, his history as Denia's teacher, and Lucilla's message: only the children who survive get to grow up.
Trigger
During Chapter III Segue, Beneath a Melting Night Sky:
- Approach the Academy infirmary slowly enough to overhear Arman's call before accepting his commission.
- After accepting the commission, speak to Arman again outside the infirmary before entering Denia's inpatient ward.
Availability
Missable. Both conversations are replaced when the associated quest stage advances.
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Infirmary Follow-Up
Follow up with Denia at the infirmary.
Denia's Infirmary Follow-Up
Timing: in-story
Permanent: no - only available during this quest stage
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Denia
This optional conversation contains important lore. Denia says she has never seen the Grand Architect's real face, admits that Academy life was her golden age, and suspects she was discarded where Rover might try to save her.
Trigger
During Beneath a Melting Night Sky, agree to Denia's birthday request in the Academy infirmary inpatient ward. Before leaving to report to Arman, use the optional Keep talking to Denia interaction and exhaust its branches.
Availability
Missable. It is tied to the one-time inpatient-ward scene.
Sources
Birthday Outing Extras
Join Denia for her birthday outing.
Denia's Birthday Outing Extras
Timing: in-story
Permanent: no - only available during this quest stage
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Denia, TARD-E, a suspicious researcher, Photography Fan Club members, and Garden Zone activities
Denia's supervised birthday outing contains several optional conversations. A suspicious researcher appears outside the approved contact list, TARD-E loudly fails at covert surveillance, and Photography Fan Club members explain how Denia once helped keep their club alive. Optional games and rest points emphasize the ordinary student life Denia misses.
Trigger
During Beneath a Melting Night Sky, before advancing each Garden Zone objective:
- Speak to the suspicious researcher before taking the elevator down to the Garden Zone.
- After meeting Sigrika, find and speak to the nearby TARD-E unit.
- Approach Elska, Munson, and Banlu while Denia is still present.
- Complete the available photo, white-bird, Catchow, Lahai-Roi Blocks, and bench-rest interactions before ending the outing.
Availability
Missable as temporary quest-state content. Some activities may be required by the route, but their extra dialogue is not replayable after the outing.
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Later Post-Story Meetings
Aemeath's Later Post-Story Meetings
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - encounters can be started later
One-time: no - cabin placement repeats; trophy scenes are one-time
Interaction
Person or object: Aemeath and Snowfluff Seals
After Act V, Aemeath first appears near the Teaching Zone for a trophy conversation. A second timed meeting near Snowfluff Seals leads back to Ginnungamere and unlocks her permanent cabin placement.
Trigger
Complete Chapter III Act V, Starlights from Yesterdays, then:
- Find Aemeath on a bench near the Teaching Zone at Startorch Academy. This one-time conversation awards Train to the Vernal Days.
- At 14:00-15:59, travel northwest along the road from the Ginnungamere Resonance Nexus and meet Aemeath near the Snowfluff Seals.
- Speak to her again, choose Sure, let's go home, and complete the cabin rest or dream sequence to earn A Tiny Palm.
Availability
The trophy scenes remain available until completed. Afterward, Aemeath remains permanently in the Ginnungamere cabin with repeatable bedtime-story dialogue. Persistence of the separate Teaching Zone bench model is undocumented.
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Timed Placements
Hiyuki's Timed Placements
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be visited later
One-time: no - placements recur; trophy conversation is one-time
Interaction
Person or object: Hiyuki and the last Flaming Sakura
Hiyuki appears at two Frostlands locations while helping investigate residual Threnodian influence. Her first Ceased Court conversation awards The Flaming Red in Snow.
Trigger
Complete Starlights from Yesterdays, then visit:
- 08:00-11:59: the room revealed by the Light Builder near Petalfold Recess in the Sealed Fissure.
- 14:00-15:59: Ceased Court, west of the Sealed Fissure Resonance Beacon, beside the last Flaming Sakura.
The full first-time trophy conversation occurs at Ceased Court.
Availability
Permanent time-dependent placements. After the trophy scene, later visits use shorter repeat lines about the final Flaming Sakura.
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Helios Memory Chair
Denia's Helios Memory Chair
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - chair remains interactable
One-time: no - memory appears replayable
Interaction
Person or object: Academy chair, restored Helios prototype, and Denia's lingering frequency
Resting beside the restored micro Reactor Drive reveals Denia speaking to three Soliskin. She encourages them to live their own lives and names them Cher, Amaro, and Kamil.
Trigger
- Complete Starlights from Yesterdays.
- Complete the Dimmr Plains Exploration Quest Broken Dimmr Heart and restore the Helios prototype.
- Return to the restored golden prototype in Twilight Woodlands.
- Find the two black Startorch Academy chairs facing the prototype and nearby Soliskin.
- Use Take a rest to recall the lingering frequency.
Availability
Permanent post-restoration interaction. Return footage indicates that the memory can be replayed.
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Patch 3.4
Office Photo Album
Review Lucilla's office photo album.
Lucilla's Office Photo Album
Timing: in-story
Permanent: no - only available during this quest stage
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Photo album and photographs in Lucilla's office
Three photographs establish Lucilla's earlier connection to the Pioneer Association and Verina, her relationship with former students, and an enormous Soliskin. Inspecting them also unlocks related dialogue choices with Lucilla.
Trigger
During We Choose the Sky, enter Lucilla's office at Startorch Academy while the objective asks Rover to wait for her call to end. Inspect all photographs before advancing the scene, then ask Lucilla about them when the dialogue choices appear.
Availability
Missable. This optional inspection occurs in a one-time quest scene.
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Hidden Research Lab Inspections
Inspect the research lab.
Hidden Research Lab Inspections
Timing: in-story
Permanent: no - only available during this quest stage
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Research items, notes, and terminals
Environmental records in the hidden laboratory expand on Lucilla's background, the Academy's research, and the buried project history. They explain why she fears repeating earlier failures.
Trigger
Late in We Choose the Sky, inspect the available items while moving through the hidden research area beneath the Conference Hall. Do this before progressing upward or leaving the memory and laboratory sequence.
Availability
Missable. The laboratory is a quest instance and the inspections are optional.
Sources
Choosing to Linger
Kamerel Chooses to Linger
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Kamerel
Kamerel's post-story conversation explains that her opposition came from hundreds of failed attempts to escape the Etheric Sea and the inability to recover the victims' bodies. She calls herself Lucilla's failed teacher and asks Rover to deliver Kristin's autographed memento.
Trigger
Complete We Choose the Sky, return to Startorch Academy, and speak to Kamerel. This starts the short post-main-quest side quest The One Who Chooses to Linger.
Availability
Permanent post-quest content as far as currently documented.
Sources
Office Placement
Lucilla's Office Placement
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be visited later
One-time: no - placement persists; trophy interactions are one-time
Interaction
Person or object: Lucilla and the photograph in her office
Lucilla remains in her Startorch Academy office after her story. Talking to her awards A Professor's Daily Routine, while independently inspecting her photograph awards Not Photogenic.
Trigger
- Complete We Choose the Sky.
- Complete The One Who Chooses to Linger.
- Set the in-game time after 06:00 and visit Lucilla's office at Startorch Academy.
- Speak with Lucilla and inspect the photograph in the office for the two separate trophies.
No closing hour has been reliably documented.
Availability
Permanent office placement. Each trophy interaction is one-time.
Sources
Graffiti Wall Meeting
Lynae and Sigrika at the Graffiti Wall
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - trophy meeting can be started later
One-time: yes - trophy conversation
Interaction
Person or object: Lynae, Sigrika, and the graffiti made with Rebecca
Lynae and Sigrika discuss Lucy's final performance in front of the graffiti wall. The unmarked conversation awards Thank You, My Twilight.
Trigger
Complete At Dream's Edge, then find Lynae and Sigrika together at their graffiti on the Startorch Academy campus. No time restriction is documented.
Availability
The post-story trophy meeting remains available until triggered. Whether the pair stays together with repeat dialogue afterward is undocumented; their individual scheduled placements are separate.
Sources
Bird Walkway Placement
Sigrika's Bird Walkway Placement
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be visited later
One-time: no - reported as a persistent placement
Interaction
Person or object: Sigrika and a large bird
Sigrika can be found on an elevated exterior walkway at Startorch Academy beside a large bird perched on the railing. This is separate from her joint graffiti-wall meeting with Lynae and does not award a documented trophy.
Trigger
Visit the elevated exterior walkways at Startorch Academy after completing the available Academy story content. No time restriction is documented. Completing At Dream's Edge is a safe prerequisite, but a direct quest dependency has not been proven.
Availability
Reported as a permanent placement. The first dialogue's repeat behavior is not documented.
This location was publicized during 3.4, but Sigrika already had several scheduled placements in 3.2. It is therefore uncertain whether this placement was introduced in 3.4 or merely documented then.
Sources
Night City Vending-Machine Datashard
Night City Vending-Machine Datashard
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - remains until collected
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Hackable vending machine and readable Datashard
A wall-mounted vending machine conceals a readable Night City Datashard. Collecting the first one awards Chippin' In.
Trigger
Unlock Somnoire: Night City through At Dream's Edge. Immediately west of the Cherry Blossom Market entrance, use Quickhack on the glowing wall-mounted vending machine, then pick up and read the dropped Datashard.
Availability
Permanent until hacked. The drop and pickup are one-time; the acquired note remains available afterward.
Sources
Night City Rooftop Railing
Night City Rooftop Railing
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - Night City can be revisited
One-time: no - scenic interaction remains; trophy is one-time
Interaction
Person or object: Rooftop railing at Lucy and David's Apartment
Leaning on the railing plays a contemplative skyline animation and awards Marquee Moon on the first use.
Trigger
Complete At Dream's Edge, re-enter Somnoire: Night City, travel to Lucy and David's Apartment, and go to the rooftop balcony facing the skyline. Use Lean on the Railing.
Availability
Permanent scenic interaction. The trophy is awarded once.
Sources
Illusion's End Blue-Planet Viewpoint
Illusion's End Blue-Planet Viewpoint
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - viewpoint can be revisited
One-time: no - companion interaction repeats; trophy is one-time
Interaction
Person or object: Blue planet viewpoint and seating spot
Rover can invite a companion to sit and watch the blue planet, echoing Lucy and David's moon promise. The first completion awards I Really Want to Stay At Your House.
Trigger
Complete At Dream's Edge, return to Illusion's End in Somnoire: Night City, and use Gaze at the blue planet. Select an available companion to start the scene.
Availability
Permanent and repeatable viewpoint interaction. The trophy is one-time.
Sources
Patch 3.5
Jinzhou Crisis Conversations
Check the crisis conversations in Jinzhou.
Jinzhou Crisis Conversations
Timing: in-story
Permanent: no - only available during this quest stage
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Jinzhou civilians and Huaxu Academy researchers
Two optional conversation groups provide the civilian and medical view of the Xuanfang emergency before the formal briefings. Locals discuss disappearances and disrupted travel, while researchers add context about Chixia's injuries and the abnormal phenomena.
Trigger
During The Wind Before the Storm:
- After returning from Startorch Academy, use Get more info from the locals before entering Jinzhou City Hall.
- While checking on Chixia at Huaxu Academy, stop near the researchers and listen before leaving.
Availability
Missable. Both groups are tied to temporary main-quest world states.
Sources
Xianling Village Interactions
Visit Xianling Village and speak with its residents.
Xianling Village Interactions
Timing: in-story
Permanent: no - only available during this quest stage
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Room furnishings, villagers, the village chief, and two siblings
Yangyang's Xianling Village segment contains optional environmental and local-history details. The room objects establish the household where the Wardens sheltered her, while residents and the family near the shrine add personal reactions to the evacuation and the old sword.
Trigger
During Yangyang's playable segment in The Wind Before the Storm:
- Inspect the room immediately after waking in the old house and before leaving.
- Speak to villagers before reporting to the Warden and advancing the evacuation.
- While following the boy toward the shrine, speak to the village chief and siblings before taking the old sword.
Availability
Missable. The room and village dialogue change as the evacuation and shrine sequence advance.
Sources
Old-House Documents
Liangyu's Old-House Documents
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - house can be revisited
One-time: no - documents remain readable; trophy is one-time
Interaction
Person or object: Diary, letters, books, and highlighted furnishings
The documents trace Liangyu's childhood, her grandfather, her choice of martial training over music, her Ministry ambitions, and becoming a Resonator. Reading the full set awards In the Blood.
Trigger
- Complete The Wind Before the Storm.
- Return to Xianling Village and enter the old house where Yangyang woke during the quest.
- Inspect every highlighted document on the desks, bookcase, and furnishings, including Letter Tucked into the Book.
Availability
Permanent post-story lore location. The documents remain readable; trophy completion occurs once.
Sources
Bird-Return Garden Season Control
Bird-Return Garden Season Control
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - garden control remains available
One-time: no - seasons can be changed repeatedly
Interaction
Person or object: Season-changing garden installation
The installation permanently transforms Bird-Return Garden between spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Completing its quest awards Back Here Every Spring.
Trigger
- Complete The Wind Before the Storm.
- Start and complete Garden of Seasons at Bird-Return Garden in Southern Yuan Hills.
- Supply the requested seasonal plants and use the control beside the garden's principal building and planting area.
- Select the desired season.
Availability
Permanent and repeatable environmental transformation. The quest and trophy are one-time.
Sources
Skyworks Experiment Records
Review the Skyworks experiment records.
Skyworks Experiment Records
Timing: in-story
Permanent: no - only available during this quest stage
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Scribbled notes and experiment records
These records provide direct environmental evidence of experiments on Autopuppets, frequencies, and emotional corruption, clarifying Muyu's methods before the confrontation.
Trigger
During Xuanling Sings, Storm Quelled, inspect both the scribbled notes and experiment records while Rover and Liangyu pursue their target through the Skyworks. Read them before rushing onward to Yangyang.
Availability
Missable. Both inspections are inside a one-time story instance.
Sources
Moon Fox Offering Bowl
Moon Fox Offering Bowl
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - sequence can be started later
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Offering bowl and Moon Fox
Leaving an offering produces a delayed environmental response: a Moon Fox investigates it on the following day, awarding Friend of the Moon Fox.
Trigger
- Reach Xuanfang Hold through the 3.5 main story.
- Find the small bowl on the wooden terrace outside the Moon Fox Society hall, beside the purple flowerbeds.
- Place an offering.
- Advance to the next in-game day and return to the bowl.
Availability
Permanent until completed. The offering-and-return sequence is one-time.
Sources
Post-Crisis Scene
Yangyang and Suisui's Post-Crisis Scene
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Yangyang, Suisui, a WavesLine message, and a conch
This delayed aftermath shows Yangyang adjusting to her new Forte. Suisui discusses her family and gives Yangyang their mother's coming-of-age conch. The mysterious Voice calls Yangyang the Votary of the Voice and suggests Rover disrupted a predetermined causal chain.
Trigger
- Complete Xuanling Sings, Storm Quelled.
- Wait two in-game days.
- Read Huaxu Academy's WavesLine message to begin The Chant of Unseen Ties.
- Follow the opening scene with Yangyang and Suisui in or around Xuanfang before traveling to Huaxu Academy.
Availability
Permanent main-story segue rather than a patch-limited interaction, but the two-day delay makes it easy to overlook.
Sources
Remembered Waiting Place
Maocai's Remembered Waiting Place
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - side quest can be started later
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Maocai, Jinghui's former workplace, and a photograph
Maocai still waits at the place where his deceased owner Jinghui once worked. Photographing the scene and returning it to Yingye completes the small memorial story It Remembers.
Trigger
- Complete Xuanling Sings, Storm Quelled.
- Speak with Yingye in Xianling Village.
- Between 17:00 and 21:00, follow the objective to Jinghui's former workplace and photograph Maocai.
- Give the photograph to Yingye.
Availability
Permanent short side quest until completed. The memorial sequence is one-time.
Sources
Gorges of Spirits Meeting
Zhezhi's Gorges of Spirits Meeting
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: yes - trophy conversation
Interaction
Person or object: Zhezhi
Zhezhi discusses her recent life in an unmarked conversation that awards The Willows Still Green.
Trigger
Complete Chapter IV Act II, then find Zhezhi in the grassy village area of the Gorges of Spirits, near wooden buildings and flowering trees. No time restriction is documented.
Availability
Permanent post-story content until completed. Continued repeat dialogue after the trophy is not documented.
Sources
Jinzhou Meeting
Xiangli Yao's Jinzhou Meeting
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: yes - trophy conversation
Interaction
Person or object: Xiangli Yao
Xiangli Yao discusses his recent activities in an unmarked post-story conversation that awards The Moon As It Was.
Trigger
Complete Chapter IV Act II, then find Xiangli Yao at the outdoor overlook or terrace in Jinzhou shown by the route source. No time restriction is documented.
Availability
Permanent post-story content until completed. Continued repeat dialogue after the trophy is not documented.
Sources
Xuanfang Hold Meeting
Suisui's Xuanfang Hold Meeting
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: yes - trophy conversation
Interaction
Person or object: Suisui
Suisui discusses her recent life in a post-story conversation that awards Right on Time.
Trigger
- Complete Chapter IV Act II.
- Complete Suisui's side quest A Chill Day Out.
- Set the in-game clock to around 13:00.
- Find Suisui seated at the counter inside the establishment at Xuanfang Hold.
Availability
Permanent post-story content until completed. Continued repeat dialogue after the trophy is not documented.
Sources
Xuanling Meeting
Yangyang's Xuanling Meeting
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started later
One-time: yes - training scene and trophy conversation
Interaction
Person or object: Yangyang and Xianling Village soldiers
Yangyang trains with local soldiers, then can be approached near the large golden-leaf tree for the A Glance Back conversation.
Trigger
- Complete Chapter IV Act II, Xuanling Sings, Storm Quelled.
- Complete Silence of the Guilty.
- Set the clock to approximately 08:00-09:00.
- Visit the military outpost in Xianling Village in the eastern Xuan Peaks, then approach Yangyang near the large golden-leaf tree.
Availability
Permanent post-story content until completed. The training sequence and trophy dialogue are one-time.
Sources
Giant Fox Statue Conversation
Giant Fox Statue Conversation
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - statue can be approached later
One-time: yes - formal conversation and trophy
Interaction
Person or object: Large green stone fox statue
Rover can conduct a deliberately formal conversation with the monument, awarding The Fox Says...
Trigger
Travel to Laststanding Squarefield in Southern Yuan Hills. Find the large green fox statue among ruined stone structures, autumn vegetation, bamboo offerings, and use Talk.
Availability
Permanent until completed. Replay behavior after the first formal conversation is undocumented.
Sources
Patch 3.6
Xuanyuan Domain Rest
Ruoyun Resting in Xuanyuan Domain
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - post-story discovery with no deadline documented
One-time: yes - trophy interaction
Interaction
Person or object: Ruoyun at a resting spot
Ruoyun can be found resting in Xuanyuan Domain after the 3.6 story. Approaching or interacting with Ruoyun awards Welcome to the Xuanyuan Domain.
Trigger
- Complete Chapter IV Act III, Song of the Heart Sword, and Chapter IV Segue, The Nethermancer's Requiem.
- Return to Xuanyuan Domain.
- Follow the map position shown in the route sources and approach the resting Ruoyun.
No time or weather requirement is documented. Available written sources do not name a smaller sub-area, so the exact route currently depends on the map footage.
Availability
Permanent post-story discovery until completed. Whether Ruoyun remains at the spot with repeat interaction afterward is not yet documented.
Sources
Yuan Fortress Mountain-Gate Photograph
Yuan Fortress Mountain-Gate Photograph
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - viewpoint has no documented deadline
One-time: yes - photograph trophy
Interaction
Person or object: Scenic photography point facing Yuan Fortress
Photographing Yuan Fortress's mountain gate from a designated Xuanyuan Domain viewpoint awards Distant as a Dream and provides a quiet environmental postscript.
Trigger
- Complete the released 3.6 main-story route and return to Xuanyuan Domain.
- Reach the viewpoint shown in the route sources, facing Yuan Fortress's mountain gate.
- Use the photography interaction and frame the required view.
No time or weather requirement is documented.
Availability
Permanent until photographed. Whether the viewpoint prompt remains after receiving the trophy is not yet documented.
Sources
Lost Manual
Qingxiao's Lost Manual
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - pickup and conversation have no documented deadline
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Lost manual and Qingxiao
Recovering Qingxiao's loose manual unlocks an additional conversation about her beginnings. Discussing it with her awards How It Began.
Trigger
- Complete Chapter IV Act III and its Segue.
- Collect the loose Qingxiao-related manual at the map position shown at the beginning of the dedicated route source.
- Set the in-game clock to 20:00-22:00.
- Visit Qingxiao's Training Hall at Xuanyou Eastern Mountain and ask her about the manual.
The pickup's smaller named sub-area is not yet established by a reliable text source. Use the map and route footage rather than an inferred location name.
Availability
Permanent until completed. The manual pickup and trophy conversation are one-time.
Sources
Training Hall Reunion
Qingxiao's Training Hall Reunion
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - can be started after the story
One-time: yes - trophy conversation
Interaction
Person or object: Qingxiao
Qingxiao discusses her recent life after the main story. The conversation awards Together, Into the Worldly Splendor and opens her optional Inner Landscape follow-up.
Trigger
- Complete Song of the Heart Sword and The Nethermancer's Requiem.
- Set the in-game clock to 20:00-22:00.
- Visit Qingxiao's Training Hall at Xuanyou Eastern Mountain.
- Speak with Qingxiao and ask about her recent life.
Availability
Permanent post-story interaction until completed. Continued ordinary dialogue after the trophy conversation is not yet documented.
Sources
Inner Landscape Guqin Performance
Qingxiao's Inner Landscape Guqin Performance
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - invitation remains available until accepted
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Qingxiao, her guqin, and Inner Landscape
Qingxiao invites Rover into her Inner Landscape for a complete guqin performance. Listening through the scene awards All Within Seven Strings.
Trigger
- Complete Qingxiao's Training Hall reunion at 20:00-22:00.
- Continue speaking with Qingxiao and accept the invitation to enter her Inner Landscape.
- Listen to the full guqin performance.
Declining the first invitation does not permanently block the interaction; ask Qingxiao again when ready.
Availability
Permanent until completed. Re-entry into the Inner Landscape after receiving the trophy is not yet documented.
Sources
Xianling Village Meeting
Jingran's Xianling Village Meeting
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - post-story meeting with no deadline documented
One-time: yes - trophy conversation
Interaction
Person or object: Jingran
Jingran provides an update on his recent life after the 3.6 story. Speaking with him awards Time to Update the Story.
Trigger
- Complete Chapter IV Act III and its Segue.
- Return to Xianling Village.
- Find Jingran on the railed platform or bridge immediately beside the waterfall and speak with him.
No reliable time or weather requirement is documented.
Availability
Permanent post-story meeting until completed. Jingran's continued placement and repeat dialogue afterward are not yet documented.
Sources
Nethermancy Recollection
Jingran's Nethermancy Recollection
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - daily chain can begin after its prerequisite
One-time: yes
Interaction
Person or object: Jingran, his modified camera, WavesLine messages, and a hidden realm
The five-part Short Days, Shorter Nights daily quest chain follows Jingran's investigation into an old nethermancy story. Completing the final recollection awards Fleeting Light.
Trigger
- Complete The Nethermancer's Requiem.
- Complete the daily quests in order:
- Short Days, Shorter Nights I
- Short Days, Shorter Nights II
- Short Days, Shorter Nights III
- Short Days, Shorter Nights IV
- Short Days, Shorter Nights V
- Follow Jingran into the hidden realm during Part V and finish the quest.
Each part requires the previous one. Because these are daily quests, availability may depend on daily assignment or reset behavior rather than allowing all five parts immediately.
Availability
Permanent quest chain after the Segue prerequisite. The full chain and trophy are one-time.
Sources
Jinzhou Meeting
Jinhsi's Jinzhou Meeting
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - post-story meeting with no deadline documented
One-time: yes - trophy conversation
Interaction
Person or object: Jinhsi
Jinhsi discusses her recent life after the Mengzhou story. The conversation awards Flowering Hour, Moonlit Hsi.
Trigger
- Complete Chapter IV Act III and its Segue.
- Return to Jinzhou.
- Find Jinhsi on the outer southeast terrace of the large southeastern complex, directly northwest of the Shade Ridge map label.
- Speak with her and ask about her recent life.
Some footage visits at night, but no reliable clock or weather restriction is established.
Availability
Permanent post-story meeting until completed. Jinhsi's continued placement and repeat dialogue afterward are not yet documented.
Sources
Tianqu Tree Meeting
Changli's Tianqu Tree Meeting
Timing: after-story
Permanent: yes - post-story meeting with no deadline documented
One-time: yes - trophy conversation
Interaction
Person or object: Changli
Changli discusses her recent life in a quiet post-story scene. The conversation awards Till Another Day.
Trigger
- Complete Chapter IV Act III and its Segue.
- Travel to Tianqu Tree.
- Find Changli seated at the table or guqin on the wooden terrace among the orange trees.
- Speak with her and ask about her recent life.
No reliable time or weather requirement is documented.
Availability
Permanent post-story meeting until completed. Changli's continued placement and repeat dialogue afterward are not yet documented.