This is a guide for the “Helping Out” standard quest in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. It’ll navigate you through the necessary steps to gathering information.

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Noah and the team get ready to look for supplies.

With the southward route blocked and roadworks ongoing, now’s as good a time as ny to see who needs helping in Colony 4.

How to Start the Helping Out Standard Quest¶

Progress through the game until you reach Chapter 3 and work your way through Eagnus Wilderness until you find Colony 4, then after the team gets greeted by an angry person they decide to speak with people around Colony 4 to see who they can help to try and make up for the friends and family they’ve killed during the line of duty.

How To Gather Info in Colony 4¶

After you’ve unlocked this Standard Quest you’ll need to work your way around Colony 4 and speak with several people. To begin, head northwest of the Colony 4 Commissary and hold to listen in on the conversation taking place next to Bambam. This will give you one the two pieces of info needed for this quest, Colony’s 4 Problems.

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(1 of 2) Hold Zr to listen in the conversation near Bambam to gather the first piece of info

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Hold Zr to listen in the conversation near Bambam to gather the first piece of info (left), then speak Oleshandra with to get the second piece of info. (right)

Next up, head southwest of the Colony 4 Commissary and speak with Oleshandra to give you the second piece of info needed. From here, return to the Colony 4 Canteen and discuss the Colony 4 Problems. Here you find out that Colony 4 is dealing with lots of wounded soldiers and lack of Medical Supplies. Once the conversation has concluded this quest will come to a close.