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Prologue Section 3: Corpse Disposal
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Prologue Section 3: Corpse Disposal

Learn about corpse disposal, necrotization, and Voidouts in Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. Understand BTs and chiralium.

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Learn about corpse disposal, necrotization, and Voidouts in Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. Understand BTs and chiralium.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Observe the semi-interactive cutscenes (cinematic sequences) where you can move the camera.
  2. 2
    Listen to the dialogue between Sam and Igor of the Corpse Disposal team regarding the post-Death Stranding world.
  3. 3
    Understand that corpses necrotize (decay and become dangerous) within 48 hours of death, or slightly longer if kept on ice.
  4. 4
    If a corpse is not burned before necrosis, its soul will attempt to return to the body, becoming a BT (Beached Thing), an invisible creature.
  5. 5
    Contact between a living human and a BT causes a Voidout, an explosion that leaves a crater, akin to matter-antimatter annihilation.
  6. 6
    Understand that it is the BT, not the corpse itself, that causes a Voidout when unleashed near living humans.
  7. 7
    Note that standard practice is to burn bodies to prevent necrosis and Voidouts.
  8. 8
    Be aware that bodies release chiralium, which is dangerous in high quantities and attracts BTs.
  9. 9
    Witness the truck ambush where the corpse necrotizes, creating a BT in the middle of three living humans, resulting in a Voidout.
  10. 10
    After the Voidout, you will find yourself in the Seam, a space between the Beach and the world of the living.
  11. 11
    Locate the gold strand in the Seam.
  12. 12
    Aim your camera at the gold strand and hold down the square button to proceed.
  13. 13
    You will then wake up on the edge of a crater where Central Knot City used to be.
Tips
  • Pay attention to the dialogue; it explains the crucial mechanics of necrotization and BTs.
  • Remember that BTs are invisible creatures that can cause catastrophic Voidouts.
  • Do not touch the BTs; they are dangerous.
  • The Seam is a place Sam enters upon dying; avoid getting too familiar with it.

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