Season 1 of The Division 2 has begun and the first seasonal target is now live – Neptune. We explain what this target and the Manhunt are about and what you need to do to find and eliminate Neptune.
Season 1 is here: Just shortly before the maintenance today, Season 1 launched in The Division 2 at 8:00 AM (on March 10).
After the DLCs in Year 1, The Division 2 is now adopting a seasonal model in its second year to ensure a better flow of content. This is intended to continuously provide the game with new content that advances the story after Warlords of New York and expands the endgame.
What is Neptune? With the start of the season, the first seasonal activity went live – the so-called Seasonal Manhunt. In this, agents are to eliminate a series of seasonal bosses – the first of which is Neptune.
This is how the Manhunt works: In the Manhunt, the story after Warlords of New York continues actively. As mentioned before, it will be about eliminating certain targets (persons) like Neptune to reach the seasonal final boss. The difference is, this happens over the course of 12 weeks and cannot be completed in one day.
Every 3 weeks, a new target will be unlocked and will remain active until the season ends. Therefore, you don’t have to play continuously. If you check back after 9 weeks, 3 targets will have already been unlocked.
In total, there are 4 smaller targets (Neptune, Saturn, Venus, Mercury) that lead you to the primary target, which is the seasonal boss. In Season 1, the rogue agent is Jupiter.
There will be a special mission for her at the end, where new factions occupy the target area to provide a unique experience. If you eliminate this main target, you will be rewarded with the unique skill mod of this specific enemy – in this case, the EMP version of the Sticky Bomb.
Manhunts can be replayed after completion on various difficulty levels without losing their progress.
This is how you find Neptune: To find the first seasonal Manhunt target of Season 1, you need to complete a wide range of tasks, as the rogue will not directly confront you.
The hunt for Neptune leads you back to Washington. Neptune has been sighted there in West D.C. There are several tasks to be done there.
In the area of Constitution Hall, you should:
- Capture 3 control points
- Eliminate 1 bounty
- Complete the DCD headquarters mission
In the area of Foggy Bottom, you need to:
- Capture 3 control points
- Eliminate 1 bounty
- Complete the Potomac Event Center mission
In the area of West End, you must:
- Capture 3 control points
- Eliminate 1 bounty
- Complete the Federal Emergency Bunker mission
Additionally, you should conquer the:
- Roosevelt Island outpost
After that, the mission Neptune’s Cell will be unlocked, in which you must eliminate Neptune himself. After that, you will need to wait 3 weeks for the next seasonal target.
What do you think of the seasonal content in The Division 2 so far? A good addition to the endgame? Or is Season 1 not exciting you yet?
