Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition offers an expansive world to explore, and your journey through Mira is enhanced by improving your Survey Rate on the map. As you tackle various objectives and explore different areas, your Survey Rate percentage increases, allowing you to unlock new story elements and earn unique rewards like Credits and experience points (XP).
You gain the ability to see the Survey Rate starting in Chapter 2 when you complete a probe installation task. This action segments your map into hexagonal regions, each containing distinct missions to complete as you navigate through the world. As you become more accustomed to the gameplay mechanics of Xenoblade Chronicles X, you’ll understand the nature of these tasks more clearly.
Understanding the Survey Rate
The Survey Rate represents the percentage of Mira that you and your team have explored. As you progress through the storyline, it gradually rises as you explore new locations, uncover details about the environment, and tackle challenges present in Mira. Moreover, the Survey Rate is closely tied to your overall map exploration—whether through main objectives or wandering off on your own.
Survey Rate and Exploration Percentage
The Survey Rate ranges from 0% to 100% and increases steadily as you engage in various activities. With every 5% increase in your Survey Rate, you receive rewards for your exploration endeavors. The vast open world of Xenoblade Chronicles X feels immersive, encouraging you to explore new areas to maximize your rewards.
Some story missions cannot be accessed until you reach specific Survey Rate percentages. For instance, a Survey Rate of at least 30% may be required to proceed to the next chapter.
Different regions within Mira have their own unique Survey Rates that you can increase as you traverse the larger world. By improving the Survey Rate in certain areas, you enable fast travel to those locations, facilitating further exploration.
Boosting Your Survey Rate Percentage
To increase the Survey Rate, consider these approaches:
- Discovering treasures across the world
- Defeating Tyrant mini-bosses
- Completing missions from various segments
- Installing Data Probes in new areas
Installing a Data Probe at an FN Site is the quickest way to enhance a region’s Survey Rate. This establishes a fast travel point and a respawn spot for your party in case of defeat during your adventures. Data Probes are easy to set up, so prioritize them as soon as you enter a new region.
As you unlock the Survey Rate, you’ll find that your map has different segments assigned various missions. Completing these missions boosts the Survey Rate of a region, but each mission varies. One area may require you to find a missing NPC, while another might challenge you to eliminate a dangerous enemy.
Rewards for Survey Rate Increases
Increasing the Survey Rate for Mira and its regions will earn you unique items over time. Every time you reach a milestone in your Survey Rate, you will receive rare rewards, tracked every 5%. The enhanced version of Xenoblade Chronicles X includes new rewards that fans of the original release may not know about.
Here’s a glimpse of potential rewards you might obtain as you hit Survey Rate milestones:
| Survey Rate Milestone | Reward(s) |
|---|---|
| 5% | Energy Clip |
| 10% | Energy Clip |
| 15% | Storage Probe |
| 20% | 210,500 Credits |
| 25% | Energy Clip |
| 30% | Personal Patch |
| 35% | 421,100 Credits |
| 40% | Mining Probe G10 |
| 45% | 104 BP |
| 50% | Energy Clip |
| 55% | 736,800 Credits |
| 60% | 240 Material Tickets |
| 65% | Two Mega Tensifier |
| 70% | 947,400 Credits |
| 75% | Booster Probe G2 |
| 80% | Energy Clip |
| 85% | 450 Material Tickets |
| 90% | 1,368,400 Credits |
| 95% | 520 Material Tickets |
| 100% | 560 Material Tickets |
Completing missions and tasks associated with enhancing the Survey Rate in an area will also yield Credits and XP, which bolsters your team for future encounters.
The success of contemporary JRPGs continues with the improvements in this definitive version of a classic. As you work to increase the Survey Rates across Mira and its distinct regions, you’ll find many unique experiences that make immersing yourself in Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition truly worthwhile.
