Code Vein 2: Main Quest Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

Code Vein 2's main story sends you 100 years into the past to slay five Heroes whose tragedies drove them to seal the Resurgence — and then, optionally, to return and change those tragedies entirely.

The 17 Main Quest entries in this guide cover every story quest from the opening tutorial through the final encounter, each with its full prerequisite chain and objective list, every starting point mapped across MapMaster's Code Vein 2 interactive regional maps.

How Code Vein 2's Main Quest Is Structured

The story opens with Follow Lou's Instructions and Mastering Control of Time — the two tutorial quests that establish the time-travel mechanic and unlock the Clifftop Cavern dungeon.

Once Mastering Control of Time is complete, the structure opens: Vanquishing the Heroes becomes the overarching directive, and three parallel hero-specific quests unlock simultaneously at MagMell Hub.

Running alongside the hero quests, six Request from a Friend quests unlock from MagMell Hub NPCs — Jadwiga, Lavinia, Iris, Noah, Josée, and Valentin.

These are classified as Main Quests in the guide but function as NPC-driven sub-stories, rewarding weapons, Boosters, and shop unlocks. See the Request guide for the full breakdown.

The Three Parallel Hero Quests

Slaying the Hero Josée, Slaying the Hero Lyle, and Slaying the Hero Holly all unlock after Mastering Control of Time and can be completed in any order.

Each quest sends you into a specific past era, follows multiple dungeon boss fights, and ends with the Hero's final corrupted form: Josée the Blind Hero at Josée's Outpost, One-Armed Hero Lyle on The Continent, and Hero Holly the Reaper on The Continent after clearing three Holly's Pathos encounters.

Completing all three unlocks Slaying the Hero Zenon.

Each quest has a detailed prerequisite chain and objective list in the MapMaster guide — including the specific boss fights required before each Hero's cocoon can be unsealed, and the Key Items needed to open each cocoon.

Timeline Shift Decisions: Optional but Consequential

After each "Slaying the Hero" quest, a corresponding Timeline Shift Decision quest appears — Holly, Josée, and Lyle each have one.

These are entirely optional for story completion. Skipping all three lets you finish the game, but blocks the third and final ending. Each Timeline Shift Decision sends you back to alter the Hero's tragic past, permanently changing the present-timeline world state and unlocking that Hero as a companion partner for the remainder of the game.

The Decisions have their own prerequisite chain:

• Timeline Shift Decision: Holly requires Camilo's Remnants.
• Timeline Shift Decision: Josée requires Lise's Hair Ornament, which is only obtained by completing Timeline Shift Decision: Holly first.
• Timeline Shift Decision: Lyle simply requires completing Slaying the Hero Lyle. The order matters.

The Fourth and Fifth Heroes: Zenon and Valentin

Slaying the Hero Zenon unlocks only after all three initial Hero quests are complete. Zenon's quest takes you to the late-game area and culminates in the Zenon boss fight.

After Zenon, Requests from a Friend: Valentin and the Valentin storyline unlock — the final character arc, which takes the protagonist to Luna Rapacis and the game's true final confrontation.

All 17 Main Quest Locations in Code Vein 2

Every quest starting point is marked on MapMaster's interactive maps with its full prerequisite, objective list, and links to each objective's individual map position.

The checklist below covers all 17 Main Quests in order of unlock: Follow Lou's Instructions → Mastering Control of Time and Vanquishing the Heroes → the three parallel Slaying quests and Requests from a Friend chains → Timeline Shift Decisions → Slaying the Hero Zenon → Requests from a Friend: Valentin and Josée.