In the latest expansion ofHonkai: Star Rail, players are introduced to the Penacony area with the version 2.0 update. This update brings a plethora of new areas to explore,characters to meet, and secrets to discover. One of the most significant additions is the introduction of new exploration mechanics specifically tailored for the Penacony expansion, including innovative puzzles and three-dimensional aspects in the Dreamscape. One of the featured areas of the update is the Golden Hour, offering players the chance touncover numerous chests and secrets. During the main Trailblazer quest, players will explore Golden Hour, where they can find over 30 chests and engage in new interactions with NPC’s called Lordly Trashcans, a little similar to Warp Trotters in terms of exploration purposes.
For optimal exploration in Golden Hour inHonkai: Star Rail, players are advised to progress through the Trailblazer quest until their journey in Golden Hour is complete. This is because, some chests may be accessible during specific quest segments, such as the Good Omen, My Friend subquest where players interact with Hanu while players are interacting with Sampo. While Golden Hour spans three floors, most of the chests are concentrated on the main area, which is the second floor.
Hanu’s Adventure Chests
While players have the opportunity to gather many of the chests during Hanu’s Adventure, it’s crucial to note that at least one of the chests, specifically the precious chest, must be obtained while completing the “Good Omen, My Friend” subquest. Therefore, it’s advisable for players to collect other chests in the area, including three basic chests, while completing this subquest.
In this zone, players will need to switch between Hanu and their standard form to complete and unlock access to areas they otherwise wouldn’t be able to reach. This mechanic adds an extra layer of depth and challenge to the exploration of the Goldenhour area.
Additionally, another Hanu’s Adventure exists in another part of the Golden Hour. After this, players can exit Hanu’s Adventure area, and teleport to the next one in the southwest of the Golden Hour Map.
This chest does not count for the chest count on the map, similar to the Dream Ticker Puzzles.
All Chest and Lordly Trash Can Locations
For the overworld puzzles, players can start from the Reverie Hotel Entrance teleport point south of the map.
While getting to the 12th chest, players will find thefirst Lordly Trashcan.To instantly obtain the rewards, players will need tochoose option 3 twice. If wrong selected, players will need to battle the trashcan and pass its trial to receive the rewards.
From this point onwards, instead of primarily going towards the southeast, as well as accessing other floors to obtain the rest of the chests.
In this area, players will also find thesecond Lordly Trashcannear a small NPC. Players should select the first option twiceif they would like to avoid the battle.
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