Combined, these forge every quest in the game.

Story Missions advance the core plot, while Affinity Missions are highly important in their own right.

Normal Missions can be fairly extensive affairs, and should always be looked into.

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We do, however, recommend the following Basic Missions, which are surprisingly big deals!

There are three categories of Basic Missions: Bounty, Gathering, and Social.

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Each of theseunlocks a specific pop in of special Field Skill.

The three Field Skills includeArchaeological, Mechanical, and Biological.

Plus, flying iscool!

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As far as Basic Missions go, there’s nothing “basic” about Flight Module.

Getting them to show up on the Mission Board means completing theNine Lives Affinity Missionfirst.

Nine Lives is available afterChapter 5, by the way.

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More practically speaking,having a cat is a prerequisite for a fair number of Heart-to-Hearts.

The game doesn’t really make this clear, but yes.

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Here’s how to get them.

2Backup Request

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There aretwo Backup Request Basic Missions.

The first of whichautomatically appears on the Mission Board after Chapter 4; the second arrivesafter Chapter 5.

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In the first Backup Request, your client isPhog; in the subsequent mission, it’sBoze.

What makes these two Basic Missions so invaluable is thatthey both lead to party member recruitments.

Wrap up Backup Request (Phog) for Phog; ditto for Backup Request (Boze) and Boze.

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1Guinea Pigs Wanted!

It, too,leads to a party member recruitment; this time, it’s a lass namedAlexa.

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Specifically, this Basic Mission’s acceptance leads toWeaponized, the relevant Affinity Mission.

The thing about Guinea Pigs Accepted!

is that, frankly,this party member is better- at least in our opinion.

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Alexa isone of only two characters who have the Synchrony Skill, whichincreases several stats when piloting a Skell.

Xenoblade Chronicles X is a big game, and that means easily missed content.

Here’s everything you might miss and how to avoid it.

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