Hidden Machina Village

Guide to Hidden Machina Village in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. Discover new quests, NPCs, landmarks, and secrets in Fallen Arm.

After watching the opening scenes, you’ll receive a request from Miqol to kill his son, Egil. Once you regain control, you’ll receive a new Story Quest as you search for the means to treat Fiora. Although this is a good chance to fully explore Fallen Arm, hold off on any Quests and full exploration a little longer, you’ll want Fiora and Sharla back to reap the rewards. Begin by purchasing the latest Mechon weaponry from the Shop, you’ll still be in contact with a lot of Mechon here so it’s easier to just keep these equipped for now.

Leave Machina Village via the eastern exit and follow the path to the field around clockwise of Machina Village where you’ll unlock Digit 1 Crevasse. Head into the water here and swim around to the northeast where you’ll find the Digit 5 Beach you’re searching for. Before you rush over to the marker however, take out the Lv 58 Unique Monster, Splendid Botis that should you dispatch. Take care of the other Mechon at the wreckage here and then pocket the Piezoelectric Unit and warp back to Junks to hand it over to Linada to complete the Story Quest. Leave Junks and head to the east to find a Machina Villager that will allow you to rest for the night which will trigger more scenes. Once you regain control, you’ll gain the Bulkhead Key you need to leave Fallen Arm and Fiora and Sharla will rejoin the party. Now is the time to take care of all of the Quests and new NPCs to interact with here in Fallen Arm while also uncovering the map, your first stop.

Start by leaving Machina Village to the east and head up the hill to the southeast to unlock the Giant Mechon Debris Landmark. You’ll find an Ether Deposit here, pocket the crystals and then head southwest to unlock Digit 1 where you’ll also find a new Heart-to-Heart and then return to the Giant Mechon Debris Landmark. This time head west into the water and follow it around until you reach the beach to the north.

Make your way to the northwest here to find a Heart-to-Heart and unlock the Black Wreckage Landmark. Head northwest a little from this position and you’ll unlock Digit 4, then return to the previous landmark and head northeast, swimming a little to unlock Digit 5. Follow the beach to the southeast here and head up the hill a little to unlock the Ether Exhaust System location.

Make your way back to the Black Wreckage Landmark once more but this time head southwest across the bridge to unlock the Connecting Bridge Landmark. Once you reach the other side,$[ ext{make}]$ your way to the northwest to unlock Digit 3 before returning to the central part of this landmass. This time, head south around the edge and then head west when possible to unlock the Digit 2 Plain Landmark. Head west from here to unlock Digit 2 and then continue west to the far end to find several walls you can climb. Follow the walkways at the top and you’ll eventually come to a Heart-to-Heart and unlock the Secret Area, Distant Fingertip.

The journey to the Secret Area starts with climbing this massive wall

Return to the Digit 2 Plain Landmark now and head west climb the first ramp and then look to the south to find a long walkway going around the corner where you’ll unlock the Rotating Bulkhead Landmark. This leads to Mechonis Field, your next destination for the story but ignore this for now and return to the Giant Mechon Debris Landmark and head southeast to unlock the final location, Radiocarpea Coast.

Questing Around Fallen Arm

With the area mapped out, it’s time to register the NPCs on your Affinity Chart and then undertake the Quests here. Start by heading back to Junks during the day and head inside to find Zilex who offers The History of Mechonis. Head up to the top floor here and speak to Voltak who will offer Save the Machina!. Leave Junks now and head up to the east to find Neonik before heading towards the shop to find Shiix. To the east of the shop you’ll find Rizaka and then take the ramp up to the eastern edge to find Kazat and Vronik where you’ll reach the entrance to the village. Jump over the side to the north and follow the edge around to speak to Orkatix then make your way along the pipe west of the shop to find Rakzet sitting on his own. Finally, head outside the entrance of the village to find Eleqa and Eiz either side of it.

Change the time to 21:00 now and head back inside the village, you’ll find Karlos just to the south and then head down the stairs to find Mixik. Head down towards Junks now to find Natalia who offers Food Delivery. Head toward Ether Light now to find Xekit there and then head east of her to find Prox who offers Mysterious Noises. Make your way around to the southern edge of the village now to find Qofaria and then return to Rakzet and he should now offer I want to be a Homs!. Switch the time back to 09:00 now and you’ll find that Rizaka now has a quest for you, Fixing a Broken Door which is the last of the Quests you can accept for now.

Save the Machina!

Voltak has asked you to collect 5 lots of Krabble Back Moss from Oros Krabble on the Fallen Arm. Oros Krabble are found in abundance on the beach surrounding the Wreckage Beach landmark. The Krabble Back Moss is a bit of a rare drop so you will likely have to farm the Oros Krabble for a short while to get 5 of the required material. Once you have 5 of the Krabble Back Moss, head back to Voltak in Junks to complete the quest.

Mysterious Noises

You may immediately pick up this quest after reaching the Hidden Village. Prox will ask you to investigate the **Silver W