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There aren’t any achievements to be won for reactivating all theFerronis HulksinXenoblade Chronicles 3. However, they open up new fast-travel locations, and are necessary for those trying to complete the sidequest: Nopon Register. There are two hulks per four regions, totaling eight Ferronis Hulks in-game.
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The first Ferronis Hulk is unlocked during the second chapter inXenoblade Chronicles 3The remaining seven can be found through exploring. Reactivating a Ferronis Hulk costs a set amount of Ether, and using their Fabricators costs gold. As most would expect, the region with stronger enemies means the more difficult it is to “unlock” the Ferronis Hulk.
What To Do At Ferronis Hulks?
Ferronis Hulks aren’t just fast-travel spots. They have the same functions as a Camp, Barracks, and Canteen. This means characters can Discuss, Cook, Craft Gems, Train, Clean, and Save their game. Reactivating Hulks opens up a Nopon Trader, where players canpurchase Accessories or sell items. Be sure to speak to one of the Nopon to get a colored stone for the Nopon Register quest.
If this is the player’s first time unlocking the Ferronis Hulk, then they can loot through the nearby Containers. These usually have Nopon Coins (Silver) and rare collectible items. There’s also the Fabricator, which will generate multiple items at once for a price. Each Fabricator has a different cost with the first Ferronis Hulk being 300, and another being 1500. They may not be useful in the beginning chapters, but Fabricators are a quick way to farm items for some Standard Quests,such as the Tau-Tirkin Alliance.
Aetia Region
The first Ferronis Hulk is theHillside Hulk, which unlocks during the main story and functions as a tutorial for Hulks and Ether Channels. Thus, it’s impossible to miss this one. The other Ferronis Hulk in the Aetia Region is theBattlescar Hulk, which is to the far north of the starting level. More specifically, this is the area where Noah, Eunie, and Lanz fought the Agnus troopsin the opening cutscene. Players won’t be able to return to this area until they’ve reached Chapter 3, but the Battlescar Hulk is surrounded by level 60 monsters. Meaning it may be some time until this Hulk can be reactivated.
1100 Gold
Pentelas Region
The Pentelas Region has theCascadeandClifftopHulk. In order to reach these, players will need to first unlock Colony Iota, which can be done by doing the Main Mission. Once they’re given the green light to explore, they can look for the Cascade Hulk first.
1500 Gold
Cadensia Region
The final region with Ferronis Hulks is the Cadensia Region. This is unlocked in Chapter 5, and after players havereceived the Boundary ship. Fortunately, enemies won’t attack while sailing, so feel free to drive right through them if they’re in the way. In the Cadensia Region, there’s theAtollandSandbarHulk. The closest one from Swordmarch is theAtoll Hulk, so head for that one first.
