Divergent universe in Honkai: StarRail - separate mode simulated universe, designed Skrullum и Dr. Ratio. Mechanically it is similar to the original activity, as well as Gold and Gears и swarm invasion. This simulation has a number of improvements aimed at making the gameplay more convenient, which will make it easier to farm planar jewelry.
The updated mode of the already familiar activity is distinguished by many innovations and rules, often requiring certain actions from the player. In the guide, we will explain how to pass the Thousand-Faced Hero of the Divergent Universe in XSR, and which squads will most effectively pass all the zones.
How to open the Divergent Universe in Honkai: Star Rail
The Divergent Universe in Honkai: Star Rail is unlocked as part of the Smak quest along with World 3 of the regular Virtual Universe, as well as Stranger in a Strange Land. The mode has no time limit and is available indefinitely, but it does have a separate branch of the weekly challenge. You can get to the Divergent Universe in the spaceship location "Radiant spar" after completing the quest "Divergent Universe: Loading the Equation".
Thanks to the new feature Vision of Completeness You can ignore the story missions and immediately begin the tutorial mission “Diverging Universe: Loading the Equation.” Follow Skrullum's instructions to begin completing the challenges.
Guide to the Divergent Universe in Honkai: Star Rail
Divergent Universe: Hero with a Thousand Faces in XSR is largely based on the Virtual Universe, but still differs from it in some ways. Let's look at the rules of the mode and its main features.
Normal and Cyclic calculations
Any level of the Divergent Universe consists of several Measurements, at the end of which boss battles take place:
- Dimension 1 - zones 1 to 4.
- Dimension 2 - zones 6 to 9.
- Dimension 3 - zones 10 to 13.
The Divergent Universe is divided into two types of exploration, for participation in which points are counted towards the Virtual Universe, so there is no need to go through it additionally to collect weekly rewards:
- Normal calculation includes 5 levels, after exploring which you can activate the Threshold Protocol to increase difficulty.
- Loop calculation gives bonus rewards for completing it for the first time each week, after which it is refreshed.
Upon completion of the study, depending on the success of completion, approximation points are issued, necessary for increasing approximation level. Their maximum level increases along with the rewards with the next update of the mode, which is indicated by a special timer.
Equations and Weighted Curiosities
Equations provide the unit with enhancements that are more powerful than Blessings. To obtain them, you need to collect a certain number of Blessings of two specific Paths. There can be as many active Equations as you like, and they also have rarity levels up to three stars. In essence it is very similar to mechanics Weaves of Resonance.
Weighted curiosities stronger than regular ones, but harder to obtain. Usually they are intended for heroes of a certain Path. In the list of characters you will see which characters use their effects - they will be marked with special symbols.
Selection of characters for the squad
Change heroes in the squad possible at any time, and they do not need to be added by the “Loader”, since all of them are initially available. Naturally, this cannot be done right in the middle of a battle, but it is possible in any other situation.
Due to the function Scaling values all characters can be automatically strengthened to the values of the current Balance level. Even if they don’t have light cones and artifacts, and they haven’t upgraded their tracks or levels, all of this will appear.
Creature Workbench
During the research they will meet creature workbenches Ruan Mei, where local currency is spent to reset already collected Equations, Blessings, and heat is spent to enhance the collected Blessings. Some of them are special and allow you to edit even Weighted Curiosities.
In the wealth and adventure zones there are workbenches in the form of slot machines, where, based on the element of luck, new effects (both positive and negative) can be obtained.
The skill tree and its leveling up
skill tree "Chain of Inspiration" You can always reset and edit from scratch for free. In essence, it is identical to the trees from other modes - the essence lies in the set of a specific currency and its pumping through nodes using it, each of which usually gives bonuses like increasing the health of characters and so on.
Gallery of possibilities
On the Radiant Spar ship, in addition to entering the mode itself, you will also find Gallery of possibilities, where exhibits earned during exploration should be placed on pedestals, which are not just a decorative element, but also provide boosts.
You will find the goals in it. Sustainable Array, for the completion of which they give resources. It, together with the Gallery of Opportunities, is updated over time, after which the rewards are expanded. You can track this by looking at the countdown timer.
Gift of Golden Blood
The Hero with a Thousand Faces battles feature a special Day and Night mechanic that grants teams a specific set of buffs. The cycles alternate during almost every battle, and are displayed on the action panel.
At the start of each round, or as the player progresses through the four zones, they are given a choice of several Golden Blood Gifts that enhance a specific aspect of their characters and the entire team during the Day or Night.
Often, Gifts of Golden Blood are provided by the Zlatius themselves, and therefore the effects of the offered buffs may vary in duration, the role of the characters in the party, and their element.
Gift of Golden Blood: Day
During the Day, the team gains periodic HP regeneration, as well as bonuses to speed, energy regeneration, and damage dealt. Some of the Golden Blood Gifts can increase the duration of the cycle until the Eternal Day effect occurs.
Gift of Golden Blood: Night
When the battle enters Night mode, both allies and enemies receive a bonus to damage dealt. In addition, the team receives a bonus to maximum HP and increased damage after losing health. As with Day buffs, some Gifts of Golden Blood can increase the duration of the cycle until the onset of eternal night.
Save files
Will make the passage much easier Save files. After completing the exploration, you can save it so that in the future you can use its file to go straight to the final boss, ignoring all previous zones. In saves, all curiosities and other enhancements are remembered, but the Value Scaling function does not work on the final enemy.
Extracting Planar Decorations
Using Save Files, you can extract Planar Decorations, which makes farming them extremely easy. Download the selected walkthroughs and complete them to quickly collect planarks.
Divergent Universe Walkthrough: Normal Computation in Honkai: Star Rail
Conventional computing in HSR is as close as possible to the Virtual Universe and its branch modes, in which you need to move around rooms and collect power-ups. Unlike classic activities, this variability of the Divergent Universe forces you to constantly adapt in accordance with opponents and dropped cards.
As part of the test, the squad can be changed many times, include beneficial companions in the team, or, on the contrary, spend fragments trying to get the buff of the desired path.
Best Characters
For a comfortable passage of the Normal calculation, it is better to comply with the following conditions when choosing heroes:
- Be sure to put one hero on your team, damaging. Depending on the types of opponents, characters from the Path of Hunting, Erudition, Destruction, and Oblivion are suitable. Heroes with massive damage will be stronger in the intermediate stages and in battles with summoner bosses, while others will cope well with single enemies in the final room.
- Strengthen key member of the group with suitable heroes related to the Path of Harmony, and if necessary weaken enemies by the characters of the Path of Nothingness. When selecting characters, rely on examples of classic squad builds, which are compiled taking into account certain tactics.
- The squad is completed by the hero of the Path of Abundance or Conservation, protecting all allies. If you have chosen a special tactic or are experiencing problems with survival, then you can take characters from both Paths into your team. Pay attention to heroes who can remove weaknesses from team members.
Best Teams
The table below presents universal units for completing the Divergent Universe in HCP:
| Character 1 | Character 2 | Character 3 | Character 4 | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |    |   |  | Suggested equations: Hunting combined with Joy, Nothingness and Proliferation. A squad of bonus attackers that fully implements this type of buff. Feixiao acts as the main DD, supported by Topaz, Moze or March 7. All of these characters are capable of increasing the general's stats and dealing additional damage with abilities. Hanya increases attack power and helps restore action points, while Zaryanka increases combat stats and makes additional attacks. Aventurine focuses on defense and periodic bonus attacks. |
 |   |  | | Suggested Equations: Memory combined with Propagation, Harmony and/or Hunting. A team whose damage is primarily focused on attacks from the spirits of memory. Sunday increases the crit damage and crit chance of Aglaya and Seamstress, further advancing the actions of both, and also restores the girl's energy, as does his epic replacement, Tingyun. Pathfinder, in addition to an additional increase in crit damage, deals additional damage through Memo's attacks. Aventurine focuses on protecting allies from incoming damage. |
  | |  |  | Suggested equations: Erudition or Hunting combined with Joy and Dissemination || Joy with Harmony. A squad for the game from bonus attacks, gathered around Jing Yuan. Zaryanka deals additional damage, and also increases the combat characteristics of allies. Sparkle, like Hanya, is engaged in supporting DD and restoring action points, which are spent by the general quite quickly. The increase in the squad's attack power also comes from Hoho, who is simultaneously engaged in healing the victims. |
 |   |   |  | Recommended equations: Erudition combined with Joy and Hunting. A powerful team focused on the AoE attacks of the Great Gerta. With Jasper as a secondary damage dealer, the skill is applied to the healer Linsha, who makes frequent bonus attacks to gain Charge stacks faster, while Gerta will only provide additional fire support. Tribby focuses on reducing enemy resistance and dealing massive quantum damage, and Asta will increase the damage and speed of allies. |
  |  | | | Recommended equations: Destruction combined with Spread and Joy. The team plays from the main damage dealer's maximum HP and the change in the number of health points during the battle. The second position is occupied by a support character in the person of Resurrection or Armor, which increase the DD's characteristics and advance his moves. Additional fire support is provided by Tribby, who can reduce enemy resistance, or Ice Pathfinder, who increases the critical damage of allies. Hoho takes the place of the healer. |
   |   |  |  | Recommended equations: Destruction combined with Harmony and Harmony combined with Hunting. A team built around a piercing effect, performed by Boothill, Firefly, or Xueyi. Ruan Mei is a versatile support hero, increasing the effectiveness of piercing vulnerabilities and delaying enemy turns. False Pathfinder increases the damage of the mechanic and allows for super piercing damage, and Fugue, in addition to similar effects, also reduces the defense of enemies. Lingsha and Gallagher are great for healing such teams, increasing their damage and performing additional attacks. |
 |  |  | | Recommended equations: Nothingness combined with Erudite || Hunting combined with Harmony and Erudite. A squad led by Acheron. To increase the damage of the girl's super ability, in which her main damage is concentrated, it is necessary to have at least one more character of Nothingness. Jiaoqiu imposes debuffs and also increases the damage of super abilities received by enemies. Both Fugue and Pela are able to reduce the defense of enemy creatures by activating the ult, which counts as a debuff and gives 1 level of Sundered Dream. Aventurine takes the position of sustain. |
 |   |   | | Recommended equations: Nothingness combined with Memory and Erudition. A DoT unit that combines all types of periodic damage. Black Swan, like Sampo, can apply a massive Weathering to enemies, but also has the ability to cut their defense. Luca and Guinaifen can apply Bleeding and Burning, respectively. Kafka instantly activates all periodic damage effects. Gallagher will increase penetration damage and provide stable healing for allies. |
 | | |  | Recommended equations: combination of Propagation and Harmony, Destruction, Erudition. A squad assembled around the main damage dealer in the person of the Moon Eater. DD is supported by Sunday, who can increase crit. damage and crit. chance, advance actions and restore energy, as well as Sparkle or Hanya, who restore action points, which are extremely important for strengthening the basic attack of the damage dealer. Fu Xuan is engaged in increasing the survivability of the entire squad. |
  |  | |  | Recommended equations: Hunting combined with Nothingness, Proliferation and Joy. Mono-quantum squad with one powerful DD, an additional damage dealer, a support character and excellent sustain. Zele or Qingque takes the position of the main damage dealer, causing the main damage. If you chose Qingque, the team will need Sparkle, which can restore quickly spent action points, otherwise, choose Silver Wolf to impose the necessary type of vulnerability on enemies. Tribby will increase the combat characteristics of allies and will cause a lot of damage herself. Lynx and Fu Xuan will ensure survivability. |
 | | |  | Recommended equations: Non-existence combined with Memory and Erudition. A budget squad for playing against DoT attacks. Serval, Sampo and Guinaifen will deal damage equally with each other, alternately applying Shock, Weathering and Burning statuses to enemies. Natasha will support her allies with healing. |
   | | |  | Recommended equations: Destruction combined with Erudition, Proliferation and Nothingness. A F2P team built around a single epic DD. Hook, Arlan, or Misha deal the bulk of the damage to enemies, while Tingyun or Asta boost their attack power. The Fox will also help with energy recovery, and the Space Station scientist will boost her speed. Pela will act as a debuffer, reducing the defense of targets. Any Abundance or Preservation character will do for the sustainer role, for example, the budget Fire Pathfinder or Lynx. |
  | |  | | Recommended equations: Hunting combined with Nothingness, Proliferation and Memory. Another budget team with the main DD Path of the Hunt. The principle of its work is similar to the previous option: Asta or Tingyun take the support position, increasing the damage of the team or the selected ally, and Natasha is exclusively engaged in healing the victims. For the secondary damage dealer position, you can choose Physical Pathfinder. |
General Tips
Despite the many simplifications, it is important to remember a few things about the mode:
- Manage wisely Equations, adjusting them to the selected characters in order to easily complete all stages. Or, on the contrary, create a squad depending on the reinforcements that have dropped out.
- Customize your squads not only for battles, but also for mini-games. For example, for tests with destructible objects, take heroes with acceleration or jerks in vehicles like Zele, the Moon Eater, and for levels with piggy banks, do not forget about Topaz.
- If you lose, replay the battle and try another tactic, since in the Divergent Universe, unlike the Virtual Universe, you do not need to replay anything from scratch.
- When choosing a blessings look at each of them and pay attention to the icons at the top, as they can tell you whether you will earn a new Equation with it or add to your collection.
- Be careful with slot machines and remember that one of their types can add not only positive wonders, but also negative ones, which will aggravate the situation if you are already experiencing difficulties. Its other type, on the contrary, will give blessings, but among them, certain Destruction cards can cause problems.
- Remember the possibility check the requirements of the equations via the tab at the top of the screen. With each choice, check which blessing will allow you to quickly open the combined strengthening of the two Paths.
- When entering rest areas, always use Creature Workbench, where the “warmth reserve” necessary for free enhancement of blessings is constantly updated.
Completed Phases of the Divergent Universe
Below is a history of the regime's phases.
How to pass Cyclic calculation: levels 1-5
Unlike the standard mode, the Loop Calculus is a weekly challenge with a specific set of opponents and starting boosts. The content of the level will not be affected by the difficulty of the passage, that is, the intermediate and final bosses for each stage are identical. At the same time, all the rules of the Normal calculation are preserved: leveling up characters corresponds to the level of Balance, and you can change the squad at any time.
General tips for passing
Follow these guidelines to successfully complete the Loop Calculation challenge:
- Build your party based on a starting set of equations, blessings, and curiosities that will influence choices throughout the playthrough. As you begin the challenge, study all the buffs you received and rebuild your team as necessary.
- As you progress, try to open existing equations, which are given in large quantities at the very beginning. Attempting to change course to another Path through the Creature Workbench will greatly complicate the process, as it will require a lot of star fragments.
- Before fighting the bosses in the final dimensional rooms, change the characters in your party according to their weaknesses.
- If you have serious problems with battles in the initial stages, try to move through the “blue” rooms with events or mini-games and accumulate blessings.
- Remember that you can start the battle over again to reassemble your team or use a different fighting strategy.
- If you have tried many ways to complete the battle, but none of them were successful, complete the current test and start leveling up the Chains of Inspiration. The skill tree contains many good power-ups that help in battles.
Best Teams for Bosses
Cyclic Calculation Effect: Core Break is intended for teams playing in the penetration mechanics. Advanced equations increase penetration of all resistance types and provide damage dealers with the ability to deal super penetration damage. Weighted Curiosity, in turn, doubles the damage of physical element heroes when the vulnerability bar is destroyed.
All presented enemies have a weakness to the fire element; vulnerability to the electric, ice, imaginary and physical types is less common. A boss is expected to appear in the final room Concept of the past, present and eternal, when fighting with which you need to focus on breaking through your stamina.
Thus, the following unit assemblies can be used in the Core Break tests:
| Character 1 | Character 2 | Character 3 | Character 4 | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  |   |  |   | A unit that relies on the penetration mechanic will benefit from all the effects of the initial set of buffs, in addition to being suitable for combat against any enemy. |
 |  |  |  | A group with the Moon Eater is suitable for fighting the Stormcloak, Overcooked from the Nightmare Troupe and the final boss. |
 |  |   |   | The squad is formed when encountering enemies. Senior personnel: Team leader, Stormcloak and Sweet Gorilla from the Nightmare Troupe. |
 |   |  |   | A team with a combination of electric and quantum or wind damage will cope with the Frost Wanderer and Overcooked from the Nightmare Troupe. |
  |   | | | A collection of epic characters aimed at defeating the boss of the third dimension. Ideas about the past, present and eternal. |
Rewards
For exploring the Divergent Universe, you will receive a number of rewards:
- star jade ×3 500;
- star pass ×2;
- self-modeling resin ×1;
- miracle resin ×1;
- wreckage of the Relic;
- exhibit for the Gallery of Probabilities;
- wallpaper for smartphone;
- icon;
- imprints of fate;
- Hertha bonds;
- local currency;
- tears of dreams;
- traveler's guide;
- purified ether;
- lost crystal;
- loans.
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