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Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemedthrows multiple quests at you, requiring you to complete them if you want to go through the story. As you go through the game, you’ll reach a point where you must upgrade the X-Reader, a display in the top-right corner that helps you find items, save NPCs, and track other important information about the world of Aionios.
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Once you reach this portion of the game, you’ll have access to the Aurora Shelf, an expansive area with plenty of monsters to encounter and Landmarks to discover. However, you may struggle with the quest, especially if you explore and get lost, so follow a few steps to complete the Tinkering With The X-Reader quest.
Getting Started
Once you reach the Aurora Shelf, some cutscenes will play, encouraging you to interact with NPCs. To begin the quest, you cantalk with Tiny Timtim, a red Nopon. Tiny Timtim can be found west of Pilgrims' Rest Remains, south of Atattra Access Elevator, and along the west wall when you take the lift from Vermilion Woods to the Aurora Shelf.
How To Upgrade The X-Reader
Once you start the quest, you’ll get a tutorial that explains you’ll access the X-Reader at Rest Stops. Simplygo to any Rest Stop you went to previously and select the fourth item in the list. There’s one next to Tiny Timtim called the Elevator Landing Camp if you want to use it. Doing so will reveal the X-Reader, allowing you to upgrade it if you have the correct items.
You also gain access to cooking and gem crafting at this time. Cooking gives your team temporary stat boosts, while gems allow you to create upgrades for your teammates, so they can equip them for stat boosts and passive effects in battle.
At this point in the game, you had to stay at some Rest Stops to progress the story, so return to any of them. If you have trouble finding them again,hold down the ZL button and press X. Doing so will open your Area Map, so scroll around until you find a location with two hands shaking, and you can fast travel there to go to a Rest Stop.
If you missed any up to this point,look at the southern portion of the mapto find a Rest Stop.
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Getting The Items
At this point in the game, you won’t be able to get the necessary items for the Weakness Sensor, Arts Analysis, or Key Item Sensor. It would be best totackle the Treasure Sensor, which uses light and sound to let you know when you’ll find nearby containers and relics. you’re able to also go for the Sense Analysis, which creates a display to let you know if enemies sense you through sight, sound, or other means.
The Treasure Sensor requires3 Flake Crystals, 1 Twin Generators, and 2 Shining Ellook Antlers. The Sense Analysis has the same requirements, except you must have 3 Shining Ellook Antlers and an Ether Cylinder, so you’re able to find them in the following locations.
Flake Crystals
Start at theSpringside Camp Rest Spot in Vermilion Woods. Travel northeast toward the Fairylight Fount and look around the general area. You’ll seecrystal pickupson the ground, so collect them.
Twin Generators
Travel to theAtattra’s Rampart Landmark in Vermilion Woods. You can travel southeast toward Colony 5 Wrecakge or southwest to Colony Gamma Wreckage. You’ll findcogs on the groundwhich have a chance of being Twin Generators.
Shining Ellook Antlers
Go to theShulvae Splinter Landmark in Vermilion Woods. You can go southeast to find an enemy called theOlkort Ellookin this area. It’s an enemy that looks like a red stag, so defeat these to collect Ellook Antlers.
If you haven’t found an Ether Cylinder, you can follow a few directions to quickly get one if you want to get the Sense Analysis.
Returning The Quest
After you collect the items and upgrade the X-Reader,return the quest to Tiny Timtimto finish the mission. If you have trouble finding the character after exploring Vermilion Woods and getting the items, select Quests from the pause menu, scroll down to Tinkering With the X-Reader, andset it as your Active Quest by pressing Y.
From there, you canhold ZL in-game and press Y. Doing so will cause an orange path to appear, leading you back to Tiny Timtim to finish the quest. you may then continue with the story and find Glimmer.
