Hunting for exotic pets in Honkai Star Rail: how to get through

Hunting for exotic pets in Honkai: StarRail - main event update 1.6. Herta Space Station analyzes the genetic components of creatures Ruan Mei, however, the sample is too small. In order to obtain even more useful data, the Pathfinder needs to raise different creatures using the furnace of life. Create your pet, study the principles of generating basic and mutational traits, and also enlist the help of Peppy and, with his help, activate the glowing passages and get to the end of the path.

Event date: from December 27, 2023 (from the release of version 1.6 on all servers) to February 5, 2024 (03:59 Moscow time on the Europe server). After completion the event will be moved to the section "Imperishable Memoirs", like other major events. The following is a detailed walkthrough of the Exotic Pet Hunt event in HSR: we will look at how to use the furnace of life, raise a new creature and solve all the puzzles on Herta Space Station with the help of Pippi.

How to start the Exotic Pet Hunt event

In order to proceed to the stages of the event, a number of conditions must be met:

1. Reach at least 35 Trailblazing level.
2. Complete the continuation of Development in Sineva orbit "Shine, burn, my star of genius" from the Reconstruction mission chain "The Crown of Mortal and Divine".

Afterwards it will come to the Pioneer’s smartphone message from a leading researcher Asta: girl aware of creatures Ruan Mei, settled on the territory of the location Sealed Sector , will ask the Nameless One to look after the space pets, as well as to create and raise new ones.

Thus, an adventure mission will appear in the Journal "Exotic Pet Hunt: Growing Up", which will open a chain of quests related to the event. The following are "Exotic Pet Hunt: Caring" и "Exotic Pet Hunt: Reunion". During their passage, the player will become familiar with the main tasks of the event, sequentially completing them.

Guide for the Exotic Pet Hunt event in Honkai: Star Rail

As part of the event, the Pathfinder will nurture the creatures once created by Ruan Mei. The list of his responsibilities will include: creating unique rare pets, caring for them, as well as carrying out additional assignments from the leading researcher of the Hertha space station. Next, we will look in detail at the main points of the event, provide explanations of certain mechanics, and, if necessary, provide links to separate and more detailed guides.

Use the Furnace of Life

The Furnace of Life is the main tool of the Isolated Zone, with the help of which the Pathfinder can nurture new creatures and give them various basic and mutational characteristics from the categories “Shell”, “Filler” and “Pattern”. During the introductory mission of the adventure "Exotic Pet Hunt: Growing Up" Nameless learns about the basics of this process. In order to breed a new species of exotic animal, it is necessary:

1. Place into the furnace of life of two parental creatures.
   
2. Use the function "Nurture" and wait for the process to complete.

   

   

3. Take away a completely unique pet, with its own basic and mutational characteristics, where basic - shell, filler and pattern (usually generated randomly based on the external characteristics of the two parent creatures), and mutational - eyes and decorations (customizable based on additional components, be it garbage or any other consumable material that evokes sympathy in the creature).

In a separate manual, it is detailed how to use the furnace of life and create all pets with it. Further, these points will be considered in a more simplified manner.

The main assistant in the matter of growing rare species is "Researcher's Notebook". In this section, in the “Rarity” tab, the main creatures that need to be made are presented. Total - 9 rarities, access to each is unlocked during the completion of event adventure missions.

The process of creating rare species, in turn, cannot be called “simple”: while using the furnace of life, the Pioneer will have to face unsuccessful attempts a number of times in order to first reach the stage "Mutation", later - to the stage "Special Mutation". It is the “Special Mutation” that will mean that during the experiment you were able to raise the desired rare pet.

You can track the transition to the “Special Mutation” using the percentage chance of success. The cell with the number is located in the central zone, between the two parent creatures.

How to create 9 rarities

Having opened the Explorer's Notebook, the first thing the Pathfinder's attention will be focused on is the section "Rarity". As mentioned earlier, pets placed in the tab in question are necessary in order to completely close the goals from the category "Explorer's Notebook Collection" events, for which in general you can get:

• 120 star jade;
• 9 travel guides;
• 6 lost crystals;
• 3 purified esters;
• 90 credits.

Below we will briefly present recipes for cultivating all rare creatures. In a separate manual, in turn, we examined in detail, How to create all the pets for the Explorer's Notebook, offering examples of parent creatures for crossing.

Garbage Gingerbread

The prototype life form from the urn is the Pathfinder.

Rice Gingerbread Man

Prototype maple leaf lover - Dan Heng.

Frozen Pie

Prototype of the form “Frost appeared on the top of the head...” - March 7.

Lambda's girlfriend

Prototype of the form “Flowers are blooming on the top of his head...” - Ruan Mei.

Sesame Cookies

Prototype of the form “You have to bandage it all the time...” - Blade.

Chief Fussologist

The prototype of the source of eternal troubles, from which his tail then blazes, - Guinaifen.

Bun With Wisteria

The prototype of a small creature who loves beauty and the color purple - Herta.

Good Luck Cookie

Prototype of the form “Loves to chase feathers...” - Qingque.

Kitty With Glasses

Prototype shape “His sunglasses look cool. I wonder where he got them?” — Kafka.

It is necessary to mark pets in Zones

As soon as the adventure mission “Hunting Exotic Pets: Nurturing” is completed, the next task will open for completion - “Caring”. As part of this assignment, the Pathfinder will designate several additional areas where pets can have fun and relax. Additionally, Nameless will learn to place creatures in certain sections to make the location seem more full.

Total offers three areas:

• Recreation area No. 1, educational. Number of accommodation places - 3.

  

  

• Rest area No. 2, sleeping area. Number of accommodation places - 3.

  

  

• Recreation area No. 3, dining. Number of accommodation places - 3.

  

  

Initially, the listed territories will be marked with special graffiti - this is necessary so that the Robonians, in the absence of the Pathfinder, can independently control the movement of the creatures. However, subsequently the images will disappear and will exist only in a “conditional” sense.

By placing 9 pets on the previously considered positions of the location, you can pick up 120 star jade, 9 Traveler's Guides, 6 Lost Crystals, 3 Refined Ethers and 90 credits from the "Accommodation" section of the event.

Take on challenges with Pippi

Tests with Pippi are additional assignments that invite the Pathfinder to attend the “Man is a Dog’s Friend” combat reconnaissance mission. The adventure mission that accompanies the test is - "Hunting for Exotic Pets: The Adventures of Detective Pippi". The main task is to complete three reconnaissance missions, each of which is accompanied by additional objectives that reward star jade if they are successfully completed.

The essence of the tests, in turn, is to collect a certain number of paper cranes, find the lost creation of Ruan Mei and unravel the mystery of the mysterious butler who tried to steal a special curiosity from the Hertha space station museum. Exploration of combat zones, in addition to story tasks, is accompanied by entertaining negotiations and interrogations, as well as solving puzzles, where the main goal is to activate glowing passages and get to the end of the path.

In a separate manual, tell How to pass all levels of the "Man is a Dog's Friend" challenge.

Increasing Research Level

Research level is the progress of the Pioneer within the event, which awards additional gifts. The main prize is an unusual message topic “Star Petri dish”. In order to obtain the required number of research points to obtain max. level of research, it is necessary:

1. Complete the missions of the adventure "Hunting for Exotic Pets: Raising, Caring for, The Adventures of Detective Pippi and Reunion."
2. Discover all possible characteristics of creatures and raise 9 rare pets using ovens of life.
3. Place the creatures you like in the Isolated Zone.

As soon as the main stages of the event are completed, you will be able to obtain research level 6 and collect all additional rewards located in the section of the same name.

Achievements for the Hunt for Exotic Pets event

The following are all the achievements from the “Our Memories” category that can be unlocked by completing the stages and missions of the event adventure.

Destined by fate

Get the Cat With Glasses rarity by creating a pet of the same name using ovens of life. As a reward, earn 5 star jades and the achievement "Destined", referring to the close connection between the Pathfinder and Kafka.

God of small things

Use crossing parent creatures in the furnace of life Collect all the creature signs in Exotic Pet Hunt. This way you will get the achievement "God of Small Things" and replenish your “Inventory” with 5 star jades.

Pets look like their owners

Share a photo of Lambda's Friend with Ruan Mei, creating this pet using the furnace of life, and thereby earn an achievement worth 5 star jades "Pets are like their owners".

Art of deception

Win a debate with the butler during level 3 objectives. tests “Man is a dog’s friend” (reconnaissance task - talk to the butler and expose his lies to find the lost curiosity) and get the achievement "The Art of Deception" worth 5 star jades.

Even the dog is brave in his dacha

Help Peppy win in a dispute with a security robot during level 3. test "Man is a dog's friend" (reconnaissance goal - find a way to open the door) and unlock the achievement “Even a dog is brave in his dacha” (5 star jades).

Supernanny / Supernanny

Complete the Exotic Pet Hunt adventure mission by taking a group photo with the spawned creatures as part of the Reunion quest to earn the achievement "Supernanny" or "Supernanny" (depending on the gender of the Pathfinder) and earn 5 star jades.

Green fingers

Pull weeds for a total of three days in the Isolated Zone and get the achievement "Green Fingers" (5 star jades). Additionally, add a new essence to your collection of personal creations - Shy Bean Juicy Watermelon.

Tama-gacha wants to eat again

While exploring the Isolated Zone, find the lost Miserable Creature Ruan Mei (Innocent Child) and collect all the rarities to unlock the next achievement of bronze rarity "Tama-gacha is hungry again" and receive 5 star jades as an additional reward.

Cat in a hat

Rescue a creature stuck behind "walls" and a creature swallowed by a monster to earn a secret bronze achievement "The Cat in the Hat". Reward: 5 star jades.

midnight children

Place 3 Trash Gingerbreads in one zone to unlock the achievement "Midnight's Children", and as an additional reward receive 5 star jades.

Will you be fourth?

Place 3 Good Luck Cookies in one zone and earn the achievement “Will you be fourth?” (5 star jades).

Rewards for completing the Exotic Pet Hunt event

Event rewards are divided into two categories: temporary and standard. The temporary award can be received from December 27, 2023 to February 5, 2024 inclusive. Their list includes the following prizes:

• Tracks of Destiny ×1;
• star jade ×500;
• character experience materials, relics и light cones;
• loans.

Concerning standard awards — they will be available to all Pioneers even after the event itself is moved to the section "Imperishable Memoirs":

• star jade ×250;
• character experience materials, relics и light cones;
• message subject “Star Petri dish”;
• loans.

We hope our guide helped you complete the Exotic Pet Hunt events in Honkai: Star Rail. Write to comments, if you have any questions or difficulties, the author or players will try to help. Other guides and articles on the game can be found in the relevant sections of our website: completing missions, guides, builds, news.