Originium Industry

Lore & Background

Talos-II was colonized 152 years prior to the game's start by pioneers from Terra via a 'Cosmic Gate', which was destroyed approximately a century ago, stranding them. The moon suffers from natural disasters called 'Catastrophes', most notably 'Corruption', which distorts environments. While Originium exists here as an energy source for Arts abilities, the primary economic activity described is not a global industry but a specific base-building system managed by Endfield Industries. The Protocol Recycling Department, led by Superintendent Perlica, integrated prototype equipment to develop the 'Automated Industry Complex'. This complex requires players to harvest resources from remote mining nodes, refine materials at specific machines, and route them via conveyor belts. The game aims for a 50:50 ratio between RPG elements and factory building portions. Threats on Talos-II include endemic creatures called Aggeloi and armed raiders known as Landbreakers.

In Their Own Story

With exploration of ruins resuming by major powers, the Protocol Recycling Department selected 'Valley No. 4', the most barren area of Talos-II, to prove the reliability of their transmission technology. The Endfield Engineering Center successfully developed the 'Automated Industry Complex' here, integrating prototype equipment from the department's history. Players engage with this story by managing a factory simulation where they must budget electricity, assign inputs and outputs, and manage various ore types. This system allows for rapid progression items, encouraging players to develop their industrial complexes. The narrative is driven by the need to route materials through custom ziplines connecting mining nodes to processing machines. While the source mentions Rhodes Island and Originium as concepts from Arknights appearing in this setting, the specific plot points revolve around the engineering challenges of Valley No. 4 and the survival against Aggeloi and Landbreakers rather than a broad societal struggle over the mineral itself.

Reader's Guide

To navigate the resource management aspects of Endfield, players must focus on the base-building system which combines exploration with factory simulation mechanics similar to Factorio or Satisfactory. The core loop involves harvesting resources from remote mining nodes connected by custom ziplines, refining materials at specific machines, and routing them through conveyor belts for crafting. Developers state a goal of a 50:50 balance between RPG and factory building, though players can customize this ratio. Success requires careful budgeting of electricity, managing inputs and outputs, and handling different ore types. Combat supports this progression; heavy hits from basic attacks add segments to the skill gauge and increase enemy imbalance values. When an enemy's imbalance gauge fills, they enter a temporary imbalanced state taking increased damage, allowing for execution attacks. This combat loop feeds into the resource gathering needed for the industrial complex.

Did You Know?

• Talos-II was colonized by Terran pioneers 152 years before the game's story began via a 'Cosmic Gate' that was destroyed a century prior.
• The base-building system aims for a specific 50:50 ratio between RPG elements and factory building portions, though players can customize this balance.
• Valley No. 4, the most barren area of Talos-II, was chosen by the Protocol Recycling Department as the target to test their automated transmission technology.
• The game features a 'Contingency Contract' mode, a recurring element from Arknights, which made its debut in June 2026.