The new Divergent Universe game mode releases with Version 2.3 and allows you to partake in a whole new Simulated Universe. Let’s explain all the rewards to reap and challenges to tackle in this Divergent Universe guide for Honkai: Star Rail.
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How to access and play Divergent Universe in Honkai Star Rail
OnJune 18 at 3 PM PT/6 PM ET, Honkai: Star Rail players will be able to access Version 2.3 which comes with the new Divergent Universe game mode. This is a new Simulated Universe mode which you can access through Herta’s Office at the Herta Space Station. You’ll also have to beatSimulated Universe World 3to unlock Divergent Universe.
There are quite a few interesting aspects of the Divergent Universe game mode that make it different from usual Simulated Universe modes. All your characters’levels will be increased to meet the level caprequired for your Equilibrium level. It’ll also counts for your characters’ Relics and Light Cones. This won’t happen to characters who are already maxed out.
Equations and Workbench of Creation
Once you choose your party you’ll get to choose anEquation. These are buffs provided to your party but are only activated once you have the required amount ofPath Blessings.
Each Equation has a maximum level of three stars, which also means it’ll require more Path Blessing to activate it. You’ll see Equations marked that you already have the required Path Blessings to make choosing Equations easier.
But what if you chose an Equation you don’t want? Well, you can head to theWorkbench of Creationto trade in one of your unwanted Equations for a different one. This workbench also allows you to enhance or change Blessings. You’ll have to spendCosmic Fragmentsto use the workbench.
Curios and Weighted Curios
You can purchaseCuriosin the Divergent Universe, as well asWeighted Curios. Each Weighted Curio is suited to characters of specific Paths or Types, and they’ll elevate the combat experience with a unique effect. You can also use the Workbench of Creation to level up Curios or change them to Weighted Curios.
Wealth and Escapade Domains
Between the challenges, you’ll be able to enterWealth and Escapade Domains. You can spend Cosmic Fragments to gamble and earn prizes likeCurios and Blessings, but there’s a chance to earn negative Curios in the event of a program error.
You can enter these separate domains through portals, and they’ll be distinctly marked so you know which one you’re entering.
Restarting, Synchronicity, and Inspiration
One notable feature mentioned in the Version 2.3 Special Program livestream was the ability torestart the challengeafter a defeat in the Simulated Universe. Beforehand, you’d have to force-stop the game, but that has changed now. you’re able to also select a new lineup after restarting a challenge.
After completing each Divergent Universe test, you’ll earnSynchronicity PointsandInspiration. While Synchronicity Points increase your Synchronicity level which grants you rewards, Inspiration allows you to unlock permanent buffs through theInspiration Circuit. If you don’t like your chosen Inspiration nodes, you’re able to easily respec them.
Planar Ornament Extraction
In regards to Planar Ornaments, the Simulated Universe brought along thePlanar Ornament Extractionfunction. This allows you to save a record of a completed challenge and archive the data of the Equation, Curios, and Blessings used.
Divergent Universe also allows you touse save files from completed stagesto challenge bosses for immediate Planar Ornaments. Essentially, if you create a save file, you can use it repeatedly to obtain Planar Ornaments by clearing Planar Ornament Extraction boss fights.
New Planar Ornaments and weekly challenges
The two brand new Planar Ornament sets coming with Version 2.3 that you can obtain from the Divergent Universe areDuran, Dynasty of Running Wolves, andForge of the Kalpagni Lantern. The latter is a perfect Ornament set for the new characterFirefly.
You can complete aweekly Cyclical Extrapolation Objectiveonce you experience theOrdinary Extrapolation. Ordinary Extrapolation has five difficulties and will allow you to use the Threshold Protocol to enhance the difficulty even further once you clear all the initial difficulties.
The weekly Cyclical Extrapolation Objective is a weekly challenge you’re able to complete to obtain a First-Time Completion Reward and Synchronicity Points.
All Divergent Universe rewards
Until we get our hands on the Divergent Universe, we won’t know for sure how many rewards you’ll exactly receive from the Divergent Universe. But from the Special Program live stream, we were able to see some of the rewards you can receive from partaking in this game mode:
Hopefully, this Divergent Universe guide for Honkai: Star Rail was able to help you figure out how the challenges work and what rewards you may reap from them. Otherwise, you can also partake in the new Memory of Chaos phaseA Song’s True Theme.
Anyka Pettigrew
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from ‘Kinda Funny Games’, and ‘Play, Watch, Listen’.
