Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
First we'll backtrack to some areas we missed in Fornis, and then we'll have to make the trek up Great Cotte Falls and into Maktha Wildwood. What fantastic creatures will stand in our way?
XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 3, HARD MODE, 100%
The point of this playthrough is to revisit Xenoblade 3 with the benefit of nearly two years of meta-knowledge, datamining, and yes, spreadsheets. There is a terrible dearth of resources devoted to playing the main campaign, since almost all the guides out there are strictly for post-game content, and most of those are way out of date regardless.
First we'll backtrack to some areas we missed in Fornis, and then we'll have to make the trek up Great Cotte Falls and into Maktha Wildwood. What fantastic creatures will stand in our way?
XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 3, HARD MODE, 100%
The point of this playthrough is to revisit Xenoblade 3 with the benefit of nearly two years of meta-knowledge, datamining, and yes, spreadsheets. There is a terrible dearth of resources devoted to playing the main campaign, since almost all the guides out there are strictly for post-game content, and most of those are way out of date regardless.


![Captain Silas and His Dragons Duty
For his defense of Port Dia, Silas gets a big promotion.
0:00 - Preparations
1:51 - Battle
In My Castle, I built the Lottery Shop and the Arena. I fed Lilith, and she provided a Gold Bar, which I sold. I restored Elises Strength +2 skill. Lastly, I talked to Haitaka for a third time, and he joined the team.
Mozu cooked a meal that provided Str +2 & Spd +1 to:
Silas
Elise
Niles
Arthur
Effie
Mozu
Purchases:
HP Tonic x3 (450 G) - Silas, Odin, Elise
Strength Tonic x6 (900 G) - Silas, Elise, Niles, Arthur, Effie, Mozu
Magic Tonic x4 (600 G) - Corrin, Odin, Nyx, Azura [in inventory]
Speed Tonic x2 (300 G) - Silas, Odin
Defense Tonic x4 (600 G) - Corrin, Odin, Elise, Effie
Sales:
Talisman (1000 G)
Goddess Icon (1000 G)
CASH ON HAND: 600 G
Supports earned in this battle:
Beruka & Camilla C
Beruka & Selena C
Camilla & Silas C
Effie & Mozu B
Niles & Nyx B
Niles & Odin B
Elise & Odin A
RULES
- No DLC, path bonuses, visitation bonuses, or battle bonuses are allowed.
- I have unlimited food and gems.
- I can acquire a Chefs Hat. I cannot visit other castles for any other purpose.
- I may manipulate results from the Mess Hall according to the abilities of my best chef. (So I cant get Exquisite meals until I acquire Jakob, Peri, or Percy.)
- No random events in My Castle (Lottery Shop, conversations around the castle, etc.) are allowed. Birthdays are included in this ban. I may use the Private Quarters once, immediately after chapter 6, when it is not random.
- Facilities like Liliths Temple and the Prison that refresh over time may only be used once between maps. The exception is that I can use them, upgrade them, and then immediately use them again.
- I cannot bribe prisoners.
Im playing Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest on Lunatic difficulty.
Guide to installing Fates mods:
https://gamebanana.com/tuts/13215
0% Growths Patch, by Muhmuhten:
https://github.com/muhmuhten/feif_annot/tree/master/zerogrowth
MODS INSTALLED:
Fates Icon Project, by Moonling:
https://gamebanana.com/guis/35063
Promotion Textures Pack, by YiannisG & mathcat7:
https://tinyurl.com/y5fts37h
Download at: https://tinyurl.com/y3tnkg3a
Note that I have made some custom edits of my own.
Unit Select Voice, by Moonling:
https://gamebanana.com/gamefiles/11798
Nyx Veil Fix, by Moonling:
https://gamebanana.com/skins/174250
Camilla Redesign, by Moonling:
https://gamebanana.com/skins/183407
Azuras Headdress Nohrian Version, by minTI_ktiTI
https://gamebanana.com/skins/189164
Female Corrin Censorship Mod, by AzureFEF
https://gamebanana.com/skins/189833
Malig Knight Elise Portrait, by yours truly:
https://gamebanana.com/skins/182451
Malig Knight Tome Animations, by TildeHat:
https://gamebanana.com/skins/185261
Fates Ghosting Shader Fix, by Moonling:
https://gamebanana.com/gamefiles/13473
Endgame Save in Prep, by Excadrill1201:
https://gamebanana.com/gamefiles/13095
HD TEXTURE REPLACEMENTS (for Citra):
Ive amalgamated all of the following. I also made a small number of custom edits myself, including some changes to the UI on the bottom screen.
Fire Emblem Fates Texture Pack 1.0, by tesla2105
https://tinyurl.com/666fa4yp
Fire Emblem Fates HD Remaster v0.5, by OmegaAvenger_HD
https://tinyurl.com/yaajwauh
FE Fates Upscaled b1.3, by Serbagz
https://tinyurl.com/yb6u98am
Fire Emblem Fates HD Textures, by Steamsweet
https://gamebanana.com/textures/6078 Captain Silas and His Dragons Duty](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lX8Bi-R0GR0/mqdefault.jpg)







