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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition

Thinking Makes It So Walkthrough

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Thinking Makes It So is an Affinity Mission in Xenoblade Chronicles X. Check out a full walkthrough of Thinking Makes It So, how to unlock it, its bosses and enemies, and all rewards here!

Thinking Makes It So Mission Overview

Mission Details

Location Administrative District, Armory Alley
Quest Giver Liesel
Areas of Interest Primordia
Level Requirement 36
Recommended Level 36
Character Focus
Liesel Liesel

Note: Areas of interest are the place(s) you will visit as you progress Thinking Makes It So

Member Restrictions

Required Members No member requirements
Restricted Members
Liesel Liesel

You can add a maximum of 4 characters for the mission, Thinking Makes It So.

Mission Objectives

・Meet Liesel at the Outfitters test hangar in the industrial district.
・Pursue Alicia.
・Head to the west of the Bedrock Hold Approach in Primordia.
・Defeat Hraesvelg Robus
・Head to the Outfitters test hangar in New LA's industrial district.

How to Unlock Thinking Makes It So

Unlock Requirements

How to Unlock
• Clear Warriors of Wroth
• Clear A Girl's Wings
• Obtain the Skell flight module

The table above contains all the requirements needed to unlock the mission, Thinking Makes It So.

Thinking Makes It So Walkthrough

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

# Walkthrough
1
After clearing Chapter 9 and obtaining a Skell flight module during A Girl's Wings, go to the marked location above to start Thinking Makes It So. Do note that Liesel should not be part of the party during this mission.
► A Girl's Wings Mission Guide
2 Meet Liesel
After the initial cutscene, go to the marked location on your map to meet Liesel at the Outfitters Test Hangar in the Industrial District. After another cutscene finishes, proceed to the next marked location nearby.
► World Map and All Locations
3 Fly Using Skell
After going through all the cutscenes in the Administrative District, head to the west of the Bedrock Hold Approach in Primordia which is already marked on your map to trigger another cutscene. You need to use your Skell and fly to reach the marked location on top of a mountain.
► List of Skells
4 Fight Hraesvelg Robus
The second to the last part of Thinking Makes It So requires you to fight Hraesvelg Robus. Make sure you meet the recommended level for the mission and also have the party board their Skells to easily defeat it.
► List of Bosses
5 Finally, return to the Outfitters Test Hangar by following the marked location on your map to complete the mission and obtain its rewards.

Thinking Makes It So Bosses, Tyrants, and Enemies

Bosses

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List of Bosses

Thinking Makes It So Rewards

All Mission Rewards

All Thinking Makes It So Mission Rewards
360 EXP
26000 Credits

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List of All Squad Tasks and How to Clear Them

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A New Rival? We Were Soldiers The Repair Job
Meeting Yelv Hope Springs Eternal Foggy Dilemma
Renewed Will The Ties that Bind A Day in the Life
Weaponized Bottoms Up Close Comrades
A Friend in Need The Mad Monk Nine Lives
BFFs My Dream A False Hope
The Qlurian Archaeologist The Matchmaker Arms and the Man
New Skell on the Block Spy Games Boze's Way
A Great Divide Soldiers of the Harriers The King of Fear
Nagi's Time Blitzkrieg (Defend) Blitzkrieg (Attack)
Manhunt A Girl's Wings Prospective Partners
What the Skell⁈ Boze's Ignorance Climbing the Ladder
New in New LA Thinking Makes It So L's Conundrum
The Little Rich Girl Boot Camp Reporting For Duty
A Challenger Approaches A Present For Hope Brotherly Love
Fitting In Two Peas in a Pod Fathers and Sons
Rapid Misfire Yelv's Partner The Custodian's Duty
The Nopon Heir Lionhearted To Serve Nopon
Mia Grows Up Serial Thriller Then and Now
A Hero's Trial One Big Happy Family

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