Are you planning on unlocking the Monorail in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach? This mode of transport is one of the most integral in your quest to connect regions to the Chiral Network. It allows you to move around numerous goods from one location to the next with ease.

How to unlock the Monorail in Death Stranding 2 – Monorail guide

The Monorail is unlocked after the events of Order 12: Investigate Unusual Tar Currents Near F1. Here’s a quick summary:

• Upon reaching Sector F1, you’ll fight a giant Mecha BT.
• Defeating this opponent leads to conversations with the settlement’s leader and Fragile.
• The next day, Sam will be able to talk to the lead NPC once more. He’ll be presented with a task to restore power to a nearby mine.

How to restore power to the mine

To unlock the Monorail in Death Stranding 2, make sure you’ve loaded up the required resources–i.e. Resins and Special Alloys–onto your vehicle. Also, you should have at least 2,000 Chiral Crystals in your inventory.

In any case, the mine is due north of the F1 facility. You have to cross a couple of rivers to reach it, but you should get there in no time as there are no enemy bases in the area.

Once inside, donate the aforementioned resources via the terminal. Then, once you see the “Mine” option, donate 2,000 Chiral Crystals to receive 4,800 Special Alloys in exchange.

How to transport tons of resources and vehicles

Trying to lug around four tons of minerals is a bad idea. Fortunately, the Monorail system should speed things up. Here’s what you need to do:

• Select “Load Cargo” and place all the Special Alloys in a container.
• Select “Load Vehicle” and place your Tri-Cruiser in another container.
• Choose “Get On/Off Monorail” and hit the “Dispatch” button.
• You’ll then find yourself clinging to the side of the Monorail as it travels from the mine back to the West Fort Knot facility.

Note: The process remains the same in future transport runs. Load up tons of resources and items, as well as your vehicle, and then ride the Monorail to the target destination.

How to further expand the Monorail system

As you progress further into the campaign, you’ll unlock new junctions/lines for the Monorail. In some cases, you might need to tackle missions from a facility. In others, you’d have to donate enough resources to repair a hub/portion of the railway network. Players may also help out by donating their own resources to Monorail links. This process usually requires materials like chiral crystals, resins, and special alloys.

How to use the Monorail’s zip-line

Finally, it’s also possible to traverse the Monorail network via zip-line. To do this, you must have repaired two or more connected junctions. Then, when you interact with a junction’s terminal, you should see a button prompt to use the zip-line.

That said, you won’t be able to bring your vehicle along, but you can have one Floating Carrier with you. If you need to return to the previous location, then you can just turn around and press the button prompt once more. Lastly, note that you can build structures like zip-lines independently, and these can be connected to the Monorail network to create alternate traversal methods.

That does it for our guide on how to unlock the Monorail in Death Stranding 2. Of course, this is just one way of getting around the map. Perhaps you’re also interested in utilizing the DHV Magellan’s fast travel function.