So, I never fought Talos during the regular game. I didn’t even know it was an option. I remember one point a bunch of cutscenes with him walking through the water and to the shore. But it didn’t seem like I could go and fight him. Plus I was paranoid about accidentally triggering the end game at that point so I just kept doing what I was doing. Now I keep seeing videos for UW that mention finding Talos.

Did I mess anything up by not fighting him originally? For context I’ve closed all the red portals—five in total: Sacred Arbor, Batthaal, Vermund, Excavation Site and Volcanic Island and am now going to do all the evacuation quests.