Guide to the Abandoned Factory in Nier: Automata, including walkthrough steps, boss strategies for Marx (Buzzsaw), enemy locations, and item pickups like Copper Ore and recovery items.
Walkthrough
- 1Begin the 'Factory Recon' mission. Your first enemies are Small Stubbies, followed by a Medium Biped.
- 2After a scene, you will face the boss, Marx (Buzzsaw).
- 3After defeating Marx, proceed through the factory. You will be instructed to shoot down beams to create a path.
- 4After crossing the beam path, defeat Small Flyers. Collect Copper Ore from a corner.
- 5Destroy a Small Stubby and collect Copper Ore from the right.
- 6In the next hallway, defeat Small Stubbies. Dodge their energy orbs and slash them. Collect Copper Ore behind them.
- 7Go up the stairs. 9S will contact you and provide the mini-map.
- 8Move across the walkway and up the stairs to a large cylinder/container.
- 9At the top of the stairs, jump left to another catwalk and fight Small Flyers.
- 10Find a Rusty Bolt. To the left of it, platforms go up. Jump across these platforms to the left to find a chest with Small Recovery.
- 11If you went right from the stairs, fight many Small Stubbies on a narrow catwalk for XP.
- 12Look for a missing part of the rail before the stairs. Jump across to find a chest with Large Recovery.
- 13At the end of this path, find a control panel that lowers a crane, creating a shortcut to the beginning.
- 14Go right before entering the door (left of the platforms) to find Copper Ore and a Medium Biped.
- 15Enter the door into an arena-type room. Destroy many Small Stubbies and Small Flyers.
- 16Exit the room and go up through the door to a new area.
- 17As soon as you enter, open the chest on the right for 1000G.
- 18Ahead, find Copper Ore and more stairs. Go up, grab Copper Ore, and kill Small Stubbies and Small Flyers.
- 19Go right and find a ladder going up. Continue right, grab Copper Ore, and go up the stairs.
- 20Jump left to find a chest with Small Recovery.
- 21Return across the gap and continue right. Fight Small Flyers.
- 22The elevator cannot be used. Go across the door to the other side.
- 23Descend the stairs, collect Copper Ore, and kill a Small Stubby. Continue onto the catwalks.
- 24When the camera angle changes, find a chest with 1000G.
- 25Continue south. As you go down stairs, kill Small Stubbies. At the end, a Medium Biped and Small Stubbies appear.
- 26Go up the stairs and across the catwalk, killing enemies. You will descend to another arena-type area.
- 27Two trailers on the right open, containing Small Stubbies. Attack them, hack them, and dodge their attacks.
- 28After killing them, two more trailers fall on the left with more Small Stubbies. Attack and move away.
- 29Jump on top of the trailers on the right and go up the stairs.
- 30Move along the path, kill enemies, and grab Crystal w.
Tips
- Small Stubbies are weak and can be easily dealt with using lock-on and rapid attacks.
- For the Medium Biped, dodge its punches and jumps.
- When facing multiple enemies, keep your Fire Button pressed to destroy projectiles easily.
- Dodge often when fighting groups of enemies in confined spaces.
- Utilize the mini-map provided by 9S for navigation.
- Explore side paths and optional areas to find chests and collect valuable items like Copper Ore and recovery items.
- The control panel near the beginning can create a useful shortcut.
- 1000G (from two chests)
- Small Recovery (from chests)
- Large Recovery (from chest)
- Copper Ore (various locations)
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