Footprints in Darkness Quest Guide

Footprints in Darkness is a main quest in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). See how to unlock Footprints in Darkness, a walkthrough on how to complete this main story commission, its Hollow guide, and its rewards here!

Footprints in Darkness Quest Information

Footprints in Darkness Main Story Details

HDD Chapter	Chapter 3
Required Inter-Knot Level	36
Enemy Level	36
Location	Ballet Twins
Client	Victoria Housekeeping
Difficulty	⬤⬤⬤〇〇
Rec. Attributes
Time	Anytime

Footprints in Darkness is a Main Story commission that can be unlocked after reaching Inter-Knot Level 36 and after finishing Ascending Dance.

It is part of Chapter 3: The Midnight Pursuit subquests.

Chapter 3: The Midnight Pursuit Quest Guide

How to Unlock Footprints in Darkness

Complete Ascending Dance

Footprints in Darkness is a subquest of The Midnight Pursuit and can only be unlocked upon completing the previous commission in the questline, Ascending Dance.

Complete this quest to progress through the story and unlock the next commission in the questline, Saving Hacker Rain.

Ascending Dance Quest Guide

Reach Inter-Knot Level 36

In order to unlock the Footprints in Darkness commission, the Proxy must reach Inter-Knot Level 36 by doing different commissions and many more.

How to Raise Your Inter-Knot Level

Footprints in Darkness Quest Walkthrough

Contact Lycaon with Your Sibling to Start the Commission

After reaching Inter-Knot Level 36, the objective will tell you to talk to your sibling in Random Play to contact Lycaon.

You'll be locked in Immersive Storytelling in which you won't be able to do other commissions until you finish Footprints in Darkness.

Go access the HDD System to start the commission.

Footprints in Darkness Hollow Guide

Step-By-Step Guide

1. Get Handheld Xenon Flashlight
2. Use the Arrow as Guides
3. Get Observation Data 1
4. Go to the Magnifying Glass and Fight the Enemy
5. Get Items Before Proceeding
6. Get Observation Data 2
7. Go Inside the Fissure
8. Collect Ether Fuels
9. Get Observation Data 3 and Get to the Exit

Get Handheld Xenon Flashlight

The commission will start with cutscenes. After finishing the cutscenes, go to the left and continue forward.

On the way you will encounter a ghost, go follow it to obtain two Handheld Xenon Flashlights which can remove unidentified organisms withing a 4 tile perimeter.

Use the Arrow as Guides

Go down and then follow the arrow to the left until you reach a portal to go to the next area.

On the next area, even though it is dark, you will see glimpses of arrows that will lead you to the correct path. Keep following them until you see another portal to go to another area.

Get Observation Data 1

After using the portal, go to the north and follow the arrow. You will be blocked by unidentified ghosts but you can eradicate them with the flashlight that you have.

Continue following the arrow until you go to where the first observation data is.

Go to the Magnifying Glass and Fight the Enemy

After getting the observation data, go forward until it reveals a conveyor belt. Use the conveyor belt to go to the next area.

Keep following the arrows as usual until you see a magnifying glass to see an event. After the event, go onwards to start a battle.

Get Items Before Proceeding (Optional)

After the battle and cutscenes you will obtain the Infrared Camera. You will also see that there are green and red switches.

Turn all the red switches to green to reveal more Denny. After that, use the Infrared Camera to open the door to the left to get some items.

Finally, open the locked vault to the south for 5000 Gear Coins and get all the items inside. Once you're ready, go to Rina to proceed to the next area.

Get Observation Data 2

Proceed onwards and you will meet Ellen and Corin at the end. Proceed through the path where the right arrow is pointing where you'll eventually obtain the second observation data on the way.

Go Inside the Fissure

From where the second Observation Data is, go follow the path of the light bulbs until you encounter a fissure to that will make you fight enemies to proceed to the next area.

Collect Ether Fuels

Ether Fuel 1

On the next area, use the Infared Camera's night vision and go to the ghost to activate the gear in front of you. Deactivate the night vision and go touch the gear to reverse the launcher's direction.

Use the launcher to boost yourself to the next area where you will see the first Ether Fuel.

Ether Fuel 2

From your current area, activate the gear to the right of the top launcher to reverse its direction. Use the launcher to go to the next area.

Use the Infrared Camera again to go to the ghost that will activate the gear near the launcher in the area. As always, reverse the direction of the launcher to get to the next area where the second Ether Fuel is.

Ether Fuel 3

From the second Ether Fuel, go up and onwards to get to the third Ether Fuel. Go inside the warp to get to the next area.

Get Observation Data 3 and Get to the Exit

Fuel all the generators in the area with the Ether Fuels that you collected to turn all the light bulbs. Afterwards a cutscene dialogue will play and will show you that a new path has been opened where the final Observation Data is.

Keep going forward after getting the observation data and ride the conveyor belts which will lead you to the exit. Defeat the boss at the exit to finish the commission.

Footprints in Darkness Rewards

Quest Rewards

All Quest Rewards
Polychrome x60	Denny x10000	Bangboo Algorithm Module x2
Inter-Knot Credit x500	Elite Investigator's Supply Box x2	Senior Investigator's Supply Box x2

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