1. NieR:Automata does not feature an auto-save function (which you’ll understand why as you play through the game), so remember to find access points and save your progress regularly. Side quests will be waiting for you Don’t worry about cramming in all the side quests as soon as you find them.
2. NieR: Automata – New Game Plus. After beating NieR: Automata for the first time, you’ll get Ending A, as well as the opportunity to save your game.

Desert Zone in Nier: Automata is the second large zone you will travel to for the quest: The Machine Surge. The area used to be part of a city, but has lost its vegetation due to drought, which caused the soil to erode and become sand, easily shifted by the winds.

General Information

NieR Automata's main story follows a narrative that becomes fully realized over three full playthroughs of the main game. You play as one of three different characters on each playthrough, with.

• Previous:City Ruins
• Next:Desert Housing
• Recommended Levels: 8-10
• Bosses: n/a

Desert Zone Map

NPCs in the area

• Resistance Member

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Items

• Broken Circuit (chest)
• Warped Wire (chest)
• Broken Key (chest)

Enemies

Desert Zone Walkthrough

You will first arrive at this zone for the quest The Machine Surge. There is a camp with a Supply Trader and a save point right before heading in. Some enemies and materials lie about in the zone before you meet up with your resisance contact, who blows up the passage into the Desert.

If you stick to the right of the map, you will find an open area that you can follow a slope down. Going down, you will discover a lower subterranean portion of the Desert Zone. Here, some Small Stubby enemies linger, but you can also find a chest with Dented Socket, Severed Cable, Broken Battery, Stripped Screw, Crushed Nut and Small Gear. Continue investigating the underground and fight some Medium Bipeds. Past them another chest with two Memory Alloy awaits. Other chests include Medium Recovery, 2000G and Gold Ore.

Once in the Desert, follow your compass to defeat some clusters of enemies and proceed with your quest, following a small unit that will lead you towards the Desert Housing complex.

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Side Quests

Desert Zone Map

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