Zenless Zone Zero guide for Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail players

Zenless Zone Zero is the latest game published by HoYoverse. It follows the footsteps of other games created by the Chinese developer, such as Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail. These two have already made a massive impact in the gaming landscape and Zenless Zone Zero looks to be HoYoverse's next attempt at it.

As such, many players from Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail, along with the loyal HoYoverse fanbase, are bound to play the company's latest release. This article provides some of the basic things you need to know to if you are a Genshin Impact or Honkai Star Player in order to have a smooth start in Zenless Zone Zero.

Zenless Zone Zero guide for Genshin Impact players

Here's a quick overview of the features in Zenless Zone Zero and its equivalent in Genshin Impact:

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Zenless Zone Zero	Genshin Impact
Polychrome	Primogem
Encrypted Master Tape	Intertwined Fate
Master Tape	Acquaint Fate
W-Engine	Weapon
Drive Discs	Artifacts
Battery Charge	Resin
W-Engine EXP	Weapon EXP
Investigator Log	Character EXP

Polychrome and Primogem (Image via HoYoverse)

Polychrome is the premium currency used for pulling characters and W-Engines in Zenless Zone Zero banners, similar to Primogem in Genshin Impact. Both of these can be earned through various methods in-game and by purchasing with real money.

Encrypted Master Tape and Intertwined Fate (Image via HoYoverse)

Encrypted Master Tape is the equivalent of Intertwined Fate in Genshin Impact. This currency is used to pull for limited-time banners in both games.

Master Tape and Acquaint Fate (Image via HoYoverse)

Master Tape has the same function as the Acquaint Fate in Genshin Impact. This currency can only be used for obtaining units from the standard banners of both games.

W-Engine and Weapon (Image via HoYoverse)

W-Engine are circular mechanisms that serve as the primary method to buff a character's damage output. Genshin Impact keeps the nomenclature for this game system simple and calls it Weapon.

Drive Discs and Artifacts (Image via HoYoverse)

Drive Discs fulfill the exact function as the Artifacts. The key difference here is that six Drive Discs can be equipped while only five Artifacts can be used by a character.

Battery Charge and Resin (Image via HoYoverse)

Battery Charge is the resource that allows players to farm important materials similar to Resin. Battery Charge has a cap of 240 while Resin has a cap of 200.

W-Engine EXP and Weapon EXP (Image via HoYoverse)

There are three types of W-Engine EXP materials in Zenless Zone Zero. Genshin Impact also has three types of Weapon EXP materials called Enhancement Ore.

Investigator Log and Character EXP (Image via HoYoverse)

Investigator Log comes in three rarities just like Character EXP materials, which are more commonly referred to as "XP books."

Zenless Zone Zero guide for Honkai Star Rail players

The table listed below can give Honkai Star Rail players a comprehensive understanding of the features and their purposes in Zenless Zone Zero:

Zenless Zone Zero	Honkai Star Rail
Polychrome	Stellar Jade
Encrypted Master Tape	Star Rail Special Pass
Master Tape	Star Rail Pass
W-Engine	Light Cone
Drive Discs	Relic
Battery Charge	Trailblazer Power
W-Engine EXP	Light Cone EXP
Investigator Log	Character EXP

Polychrome and Stellar Jade (Image via HoYoverse)

Polychrome is the equivalent to Stellar Jade. The latter can be used to pull for standard or limited-time event Warps in Honkai Star Rail.

Encrypted Master Tape and Star Rail Special Pass (Image via HoYoverse)

Encrypted Master Tape has the same function as Honkai Star Rail's Star Rail Special Pass which allows the players of the latter game to pull for limited-time event Warps that feature characters and Light Cones.

Master Tape and Star Rail Pass (Image via HoYoverse)

Master Tape in Zenless Zone Zero is similar to the Star Rail Pass. The latter can only be used to pull in the Departure and Stellar Warp.

W-Engine and Light Cone (Image via HoYoverse)

W-Engine has essentialy the same use when compared to Light Cone. Both of them can be referred to as the weapons that characters will need. Similar to W-Engine passives working with certain Fighting Styles, Light Cone provides a passive ability to characters that have the same Path as a Light Cone.

Drive Discs and Relics (Image via HoYoverse)

Drive Discs and Relics are very similar as both games allow you to equip six of them, with each providing different stats to boost a character's power.

Battery Charge and Trailblazer Power (Image via HoYoverse)

Battery Charge and Trailblazer Power share the same daily cap and both of them are used to obtain some of the most important materials in their respective games.