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One of the most significant features inXenoblade Chronicles 3is raising Colony Affinity. This feature becomes available when the party starts conversing with Colony residents and after they have destroyed the first Flame Clock. Raising Affinity with the Colonies will increase the number of quests that become available,
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The Colony’s Affinity can be tracked inXenoblade Chronicles 3by using the game’sAffinity Chart. The Affinity Chart displays the colonist’s relationships along with a small profile for each NPC. There are several ways to increase the party’s affinity with a Colony. Raising affinity requires the player to unlock quests and participate in tasks. This guideline will outline all the ways that affinity can be gained and explain the mechanics of affinity charts.
Unlocking Colonies
Before the party can unlock a colony inXenoblade 3,they must first kill the colony’s Consul. The Consuls are the main antagonists in the game and will trigger a boss fight.
There are usually Hero Quests associated with colony liberation, and the majority are unlocked by following the game’s story. After defeating a Consul, Noah and Mio willdestroy the Flame Clockto free the colonists, recruit the Hero and use their class in combat. Some colonies aren’t unlocked through the story mode and will need to be discovered.
The Affinity Chart
Speaking to NPCswill register their name and profile on the Affinity ChartinXenoblade Chronicles 3. The chart shows the links and relationships between each NPC, which can change when completing quests and conversations associated with the Colony. These quests can be found throughoutXenoblade Chronicles 3’s world.
The Affinity Chart will also show how many Colonies have been liberated from the Flame Clock, Colony Status, NPC and Hero relationships, and Colony Warning Levels. It pays to keep track of the Affinity Chart as much as possible when it comes to quests and enemy threat levels.
Affinity Level Rewards
The main reason to care aboutXenoblade Chronicles 3is the rewards. The party earns bonuses that affect their performance on the field. Here is a list of some of the best rewards associated with Colony Affinity:
Talk To NPCs
Talking to NPCs in Colonies with the Star above their speech bubble. In addition to gaining extra EXP inXenoblade Chronicles 3, this will register the character on the Affinity Chart and open up quests associated with their home colony.
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It’s worth noting that several NPCs and their associated quest can only be completed depending on the in-game time of day. Players can use theTime Skip mechanic inXenoblade 3to reach the desired time.
Listen To NPC Consversations
In addition to conversing with several colonists and completing their quests, the party can alsolisten in on some of their conversations. These conversations arerepresented with a yellow markerabove their heads.
After listening to these conversations, the party will need todiscuss the matter at a rest point. This will trigger a quest associated with their colony leading to more Affinity points.
Send Off Husks
Sending off Husks inXenoblade Chronicles 3is a mechanic that highlights Noah’s empathy and humanity in what can be a very cruel world motivated by war.Husks are fallen soldiers in battlefrom both sides and arerepresented by glowing red miston the field and aflute icon on the mini-map.
Noah and Mio are known as off-seers in the world ofXenoblade 3.To send these fallen soldiers into the next life, the player simply needs topress the A buttonto trigger a short cutscene showing the characters playing a melody on their flute. Sending off husks will increase the party’s affinity with the colonies that they called home.
Collectopaedia Cards
In addition to side quests, some NPCs on the colonies will ask the party to collect several items. This will appear as a checklist on theCollectopaedia Cards inXenoblade 3.
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Most of these items are easily collected by grabbing the random collectibles found on the ground throughout the party’s travels. Completing a Collectopaedia set will improve the team’s affinity with the NPC’s colony.
Colony Quests
Some colonies havelarge-scale quests inXenoblade 3that can take more time to complete. The side quests are represented by using a blue exclamation mark. Many of these quests will require the player to find them on the field in several places on the map.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3is available now for the Nintendo Switch
