New Beginnings — Docks arrival
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New Beginnings (Docks)

Chapter 1 · Gotham Docks

Chapter 1

First operational Batman patrol: combat, grapple and glide intro at the Gotham Docks. Set up after Bruce returns home and Alfred reactivates the Batcave.

Minikits
10
WayneTech Caches
5
Surf Boards
5
Red Brick
Nautical

Required characters

Walkthrough

  1. 1 Glide down from the cave's exit point and grapple to the first dock rooftop.
  2. 2 Clear the patrolling dock thugs in the opening cargo yard (combat tutorial).
  3. 3 Spin the blue container puzzle (left/right pad inputs) to align the access ladder.
  4. 4 Climb the ladder, then grapple to the dock crane's catwalk.
  5. 5 Smash the skylight on the crane control hut and drop in for the Nautical red brick.
  6. 6 Use the wall-run mural prompt to reach the upper Surf Board (3/5).
  7. 7 Glide across to the trawler deck and break the wooden crates for Surf Board (4/5).
  8. 8 Drop into the back lot crawlspace for the final Surf Board (5/5) near the battering ram.
  9. 9 Defeat the dock boss wave that spawns at the lighthouse foot.
  10. 10 Grapple to the lighthouse top to end the mission and unlock the Batcave fast-travel pin.
New Beginnings — Docks arrival
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Container puzzle near the access ladder
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Dock crane catwalk traversal
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Smashing the crane control hut skylight
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Wall-run mural for the upper Surf Board
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Trawler deck Surf Board location
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Lighthouse climb at the end of the mission
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Red Brick in this mission

#2
Nautical
Color variant — white with blue and dark blue highlights.

Suits unlocked here