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┗ New Hero: Ino | New Class: Noponic Champion
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Liberating Colonies and raising their Affinity will provide you with many exploration bonuses in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Read on to learn more about Colonies including their locations, how to unlock them, their Affinity Bonuses, as well as how to liberate them!
List of Contents
Aetia Region Colony Map | |
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Colony | How to Unlock |
Colony 9 | Complete Zeon's Hero Quest: Where the Heart Is. |
Colony Gamma | Complete Teach's Hero Quest: Going Beyond Power. |
Aetia Region Upper Colony Map | |
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Colony | How to Unlock |
Colony 0 | Complete Segiri's Hero Quest: Inhumanity. |
Colony Omega (No Affinity Bonuses) |
Complete Side Story: Mio during the Main Story. |
Note: Colony 0 will later move to the Cadensia Region after you complete the Standard Quest: In Search of a Home.
Fornis Region Colony Map | |
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Colony | How to Unlock |
Colony 4 | Complete Chapter 2 of the Main Story. |
Colony 30 | Complete Valdi's Hero Quest: The Kind Right Hand. |
Colony Iota | Complete Alexandria's Hero Quest: Her Reasons. |
Pentelas Region Colony Map | |
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Colony | How to Unlock |
Colony Lambda | Complete Chapter 3 of the Main Story. |
Colony Tau | Complete Juniper's Hero Quest: Natural Selection. |
Colony 5 (No Affinity Bonuses) |
Can be accessed during Side Story: Eunie. |
Syra Hovering Cliffs Colony Map | |
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Colony | How to Unlock |
Colony 11 | Complete Ashera's Hero Quest: The Wrath of Ashera. |
Keves Castle | Complete Side Story: Noah during the Main Story. |
Cadensia Region Colony Map | |
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Colony | How to Unlock |
Colony 15 | Complete Triton's Hero Quest: Doing it My Way. |
Colony Mu | Complete Fiona's Hero Quest: Transparent Dreams. |
Lost Colony (No Affinity Bonuses) |
Can be accessed during Side Story: Taion. |
World Map Colonies | |
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Colony | How to Unlock |
Agnus Castle | Unlocked at the start of Chapter 6. |
Nopon Caravans | Unlocked at the start of Chapter 3. |
City | Unlocked at the start of Chapter 5. |
Affinity Bonus | Req. Colony Rank |
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Speed Jogger Increases running speed. |
・Colony Tau (Level 1) ・City (Level 5) |
Item Retriever Increases item collection range. |
・Colony 4 (Level 1) ・Colon 9 (Level 1) ・Colony 30 (Level 5) ・Colony 0 (Level 5) ・Colony Lambda (Level 1) ・Colony Tau (Level 4) ・Colony 11 (Level 1) ・Keves Castle (Level 3) ・City (Level 4) ・Nopon Caravans (Level 3) |
Silent Steps Reduces monster detection range. |
・Colony 4 (Level 5) ・Colony 9 (Level 5) ・Colony Gamma (Level 1) ・Colony 0 (Level 1) ・Colony 0 (Level 3) ・Colony Iota (Level 3) ・Colony Lambda (Level 3) ・Colony Lambda (Level 5) ・Colony 11 (Level 5) ・Keves Castle (Level 1) ・City (Level 1) ・Colony 15 (Level 3) ・Colony Mu (Level 4) ・Agnus Castle (Level 1) ・Nopon Caravans (Level 4) |
Shiny-Hunter Increases the chance of encountering rare monsters. |
・Colony 4 (Level 4) ・Colony 9 (Level 4) ・Colony 30 (Level 4) ・Colony Gamma (Level 3) ・Colony Gamma (Level 5) ・Colony 0 (Level 4) ・Colony Iota (Level 1) ・Colony Iota (Level 5) ・Colony Lambda (Level 4) ・Colony Tau (Level 3) ・Colony 11 (Level 4) ・Keves Castle (Level 4) ・City (Level 2) ・Colony 15 (Level 2) ・Colony 15 (Level 5) ・Colony Mu (Level 3) ・Agnus Castle (Level 3) ・Agnus Castle (Level 5) ・Nopon Caravans (Level 2) ・Nopon Caravans (Level 5) |
Slow Digestion Increases meal effect duration. |
・Colony 4 (Level 3) ・Colony 30 (Level 1) ・Colony 30 (Level 3) ・Colony 9 (Level 3) ・Colony Gamma (Level 4) ・Colony 0 (Level 2) ・Colony Iota (Level 4) ・Colony Tau (Level 5) ・Colony 11 (Level 3) ・Keves Castle (Level 5) ・City (Level 3) ・Colony 15 (Level 4) ・Colony Mu (Level 1) ・Agnus Castle (Level 4) ・Nopon Caravans (Level 1) |
Swift Swimmer Increases swimming speed. |
・Colony 15 (Level 1) ・Colony Mu (Level 5) |
Caravan Call Causes Nopon Caravan to visit the colonies. |
・Colony 4 (Level 2) ・Colony 30 (Level 2) ・Colony 9 (Level 2) ・Colony Gamma (Level 2) ・Colony Iota (Level 2) ・Colony Lambda (Level 2) ・Colony Tau (Level 2) ・Colony 11 (Level 2) ・Keves Castle (Level 2) ・Colony Mu (Level 2) ・Agnus Castle (Level 2) |
To raise Colony Affinity, players can either complete Colony-related Standard Quests or fulfill the orders of the Colony's Collectopaedia Cards. Raising it allows you to get Affinity levels, which in turn grant you Colony Affinity Bonuses.
How to Raise Affinity Level: Affinity Chart Explained
Some colonies such as Colony 4 and the Agnus Castle, will be liberated during the Main Story. Continue playing the main quests in order to unlock these colonies and their corresponding affinity bonuses.
Complete Story Walkthrough and Chapter Guide
Some colonies such as Colony Gamma and Colony 9 will only be liberated if you complete the Hero Quests of their commanders. In the process, you will unlock heroes that join your party and open up colonies for their affinity bonuses.
All Colony Locations & Affinity Bonuses
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