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Prologue - Newborn
Vampyr

Prologue - Newborn

Complete the Newborn prologue in Vampyr. Learn how to sprint, find the Used Machete, and acquire your first ranged weapon.

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Complete the Newborn prologue in Vampyr. Learn how to sprint, find the Used Machete, and acquire your first ranged weapon.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Awaken in a mass grave and climb out.
  2. 2
    Stumble forward towards a distant female figure.
  3. 3
    Talk to her, then bite her neck to kill her.
  4. 4
    Run from the armed man who finds you; hold the circle button to sprint. You will heal quickly from any bullets.
  5. 5
    Run up the stairs and follow the path, avoiding attempts to climb roofs or go through gates.
  6. 6
    When you see a truck, turn right and jump down.
  7. 7
    Run forward until you find a dead man with a Used Machete (1/20) embedded in his chest. Pick it up.
  8. 8
    Swing the machete to destroy the barrels blocking your path.
  9. 9
    Encounter your first enemy and take him down with three swings from your machete. Follow the prompt to lock onto your target (R3).
  10. 10
    Continue up the stairs to find an assailant with a cosh blocking a doorway. Let him swing, dodge, then defeat him with your machete.
  11. 11
    Go through the door into the foundry and defeat the gunman first, then the melee opponent.
  12. 12
    Go through the next door for a cinematic where you are burnt by the sun while grappling with an assailant. The sun does aggravated damage which does not heal on its own.
  13. 13
    Follow the path to a long alleyway with an assailant firing flaming projectiles. Sprint to him and take him out.
  14. 14
    Examine a sparkling poster on the alleyway wall (this is not a collectible).
  15. 15
    Approach the red door marked "Keep Out" and go through to find a Hideout.
  16. 16
    Examine the photograph on the table.
  17. 17
    Go into the side room on your left and search the drawers for 5/- (shillings, the in-game currency).
  18. 18
    Examine the note on the bookshelf for your first lore piece, Fire and Sun (1/30).
  19. 19
    Head back through the hallway towards the stairs. Search the sideboard on the right for a Bottle of Alcohol.
  20. 20
    Search the corpse for a scene and obtain a Watch (a junk item that can be sold or broken down).
  21. 21
    Head up the stairs and go through the doorway on the left. Interact with the mirror for a scene.
  22. 22
    Search the drawers to the right for 5/-.
  23. 23
    Go into the bedroom for a scene and acquire a Used Revolver (1/11).
  24. 24
    Examine the bedside table for the Bloody Diary, a quest item.
  25. 25
    Interact with the bed for a scene.
  26. 26
    Spend your acquired XP: take the first level in Autophagy and an ability from the "Aggressive" skills (Bloodspear was chosen in the example). Note your hotkey assignments (default: Autophagy to L1, chosen skill to L2).
Tips
  • There is a trophy for finding all 20 melee weapons in the game.
  • There is a trophy for finding all 30 pieces of lore.
  • There is a trophy for finding all 11 ranged weapons in the game.
  • The Watch and Bottle of Alcohol are junk items that can be sold or broken down into crafting components.
  • The Used Revolver can be upgraded for respectable health damage and high stun damage.

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