How to Lock on to Enemies

In Astral Chain you will be faced with fast moving gameplay that will involve many instances where you will have to deal with multiple enemies at once. This makes being competant using the lock on system essential. This How to Lock on to Enemies guide will explain how to do this during battle.

In Astral Chain you have the ability to lock onto the nearest enemy regardless of what weapon type you are using. To do this you simply have to press down on the right analog stick of your controller. This means not pushing the stick in dowardly direction but to actually press in the analogue stick itself. Be it the Pro controller, a Joy-Con, or a third-party controller, pressing down on the right stick will always be what you need to do to lock on to an enemy.To disengage the lock on, just click the right stick down again. If you want to switch targets, flick the right stick in the direction of your choice to swap between enemies.

Lock On:

Click right analogue stick down.

Disengage Lock On:

Click right analogue stick down again.

Switch Targets:

Flick right analogue stick in direction of enemy.

Enemies you can lock on to in Astral Chain include:

Chimeras:

Laius

Aello

Ker

Briareos

Cerberus

Diomedes

Enceladus

Legion:

Arm Nemesis

Beast Nemesis

Protolegion

Homunculi:

Homunculus α

Homunculus β

Homunculus Δ

Other:

Jena Asymptote

Check out our What are the Legion Forms to find out everything you need to know about this alien weapon.