question about reconnaissance squad quest (minor spoilers)

[shtaklef]

now my list is 75% and i need to get it to 95% for the quest

i am now in my third playthrough playing as 9s and i am at the part in which i have to investigate the tower. after that i have to play as a2 and then the third playthrough is done.

i will follow https://www.reddit.com/r/nier/comments/605tdo/reconnaissance_squad_quest_help/ for the list

when will i be able to complete the quest? i am not interested in getting 100% and i just want 95%

can i complete it before i finish the third playthrough? or i have to wait until after and do something like chapter select? does nier have chapter select?

[shtaklef]

i am missing these ones:-

Standard Units | Small Stubby: Gun Equipped
Standard Units | Small Stubby: Shield Equipped
Standard Units | Small Stubby: Electromagnetic-shield-equipped
Standard Units | Multi-tier Type: Gun Equipped
Standard Units | Small Biped: Torch Equipped
Standard Units | Medium Biped: Shield Equipped
Standard Units | Medium Biped: Electromagnetic Shield Equipped
Standard Units | Multi-leg Medium Model
Standard Units | Multi-leg Medium model: Close-range
Standard Units | Goliath Biped: Enhanced Legpower Model
Standard Units | Medium Flyer: Kamikaze Unit
Standard Units | Medium Flyer: Gunner x2, Kamikaze x2
Standard Units | Small Sphere: Drill-equipped
Standard Units | Small Sphere: Gun-equipped
Standard Units | Linked-sphere Type: Drill-equipped
Standard Units | Linked-sphere Type: Thorn-equipped
Standard Units | Linked-sphere Type: Gun-equipped
Desert Machines | Small Stubby
Desert Machines | Medium Biped: Shield-equipped
Desert Machines | Medium Biped: Electromagnetic Shield-equipped
Desert Machines | Medium Flyer: Kamikaze Unit
Desert Machines | Medium Flyer: Gunner x2, Kamikaze x2
Amusement Park Machines | Medium Biped: Gun-equipped
Amusement Park Machines | Medium Flyer
Amusement Park Machines | Medium Flyer: Kamikaze Unit
Amusement Park Machines | Medium Flyer: Gunner x2, Kamikaze x2
Amusement Park Machines | Rampaging Small Biped
Amusement Park Machines | Rampaging Medium biped
Forest Kingdom Machines | Medium Biped: Shield-equipped
Forest Kingdom Machines | Medium Biped: Electromagnetic Shield-equipped
Factory Machines | Small Stubby: Kamikaze Unit
Factory Machines | Small Biped: Axe-equipped
Factory Machines | Medium Quadruped
Village Machines | Multi-tier Type
Village Machines | Goliath Biped
Enhanced Machines | Multi-tier Type
Enhanced Machines | Multi-tier Type: Gun-equipped
Enhanced Machines | Medium Quadruped
Enhanced Machines | Multi-leg Medium Model: Long-range
Enhanced Machines | Multi-leg Medium Model: Close-range
Enhanced Machines | Goliath Biped: Enhanced Legpower Model
Enhanced Machines | Medium Flyer: Kamikaze Unit
Enhanced Machines | Medium Flyer: Gunner x2, Kamikaze x2
Enhanced Machines | Small Sphere: Drill-equipped
Enhanced Machines | Small Shpere: Gun-equipped
Enhanced Machines | Linked-sphere Type: Thorn-equipped
Enhanced Machines | Linked-sphere Type: Saw-equipped
Enhanced Machines | Linked-sphere Type: Drill-equipped
Enhanced Machines | Linked-sphere Type: Gun-equipped
EMP Attack Machines | Small Biped
Special Unit Machines | Adam: First Encounter
Special Unit Machines | Adam: Battle in the Alien Ship
Special Unit Machines | Eve: First Encounter
Special Unit Machines | Eve: Battle in the Alien Ship
Special Unit Machines | Hegel
Special Unit Machines | Goliath Tank
Special Unit Machines | Auguste
Special Unit Machines | Friedrich
Special Unit Machines | Ko-Shi
Special Unit Machines | Ro-Shi
Special Unit Machines | Ko-Shi & Ro-shi
Special Unit Machines | Red Girl
Androids | 21O
Androids | 2B Copy
Androids | 9S
Peculiar Machines | Amusement Park Rabbit
Amicable Machines | Father Servo: White Belt
Amicable Machines | Father Servo: Brown Belt
Amicable Machines | Father Servo: Black Belt
Amicable Machines | Father Servo: Red and White Belt
??? | Emil
??? | Emil Clones

which ones should i focus on getting? i dont care about rare spawns

[shtaklef]

also why am i missing these ones:-
Special Unit Machines | Adam: First Encounter
Special Unit Machines | Eve: First Encounter
Amicable Machines | Father Servo: White Belt
Amicable Machines | Father Servo: Brown Belt
Amicable Machines | Father Servo: Black Belt
Amicable Machines | Father Servo: Red and White Belt

i completed the father servo quests and i defeated the red belt. only Father Servo: Red Belt is showing for me and the rest are missing. why is that? also why am i missing adam and eve first encounter?

[synthohol]

After you've beaten route C or D for the first time, you are going to unlock chapter select which allows you to enter the story at any point with respective characters available. This doesn't only allow you to replay any given story mission but also to complete any unfinished sidequest plus it respawns enemies which aren't present or accessible in later parts of the game.

Do note that there are some enemies which only appear in one place such asa dinosaur/dragon type of robot in Forest Kingdom or the Factory Medium Quadruped and may additionally have a very rare chance of spawning at all like the Enhanced Reverse-Jointed Goliath. Check this[nierautomata.wiki.fextralife.com] wiki for all enemy types and their approximate location (e.g. if it says "Forest Kingdom Machines", you have to look in the Forest Kingdom).

I cannot tell why Adam and Eve in their first encounters are missing. My best guess is to replay this section. The fight should be pretty easy as you are on your current level (around 50) whereas Adam starts at 1 and ends at 10. The same goes for the fight at the alien wreckage site, where they will have level 15.

[shtaklef]

ok. i get it. i have to use chapter select and redo parts of the game so i can complete the list

how exactly does chapter select work? does the option chapter select get added to the main menu of the game? for example say i select a chapter so i can get an enemy. after i get that enemy what do i do? how do i go back to chapter select?

[synthohol]

Chapter select will be available from the main menu after you selected you save file and from access points on the map. Its interface is pretty straightforward: Select one of the 14 main chapters, select one of its sub-chapters, and finally choose the character you want to play as. You will also have an overview of how many quests are completed and which character can complete them.

Any enemy you defeat for the first time using chapter select will be noted in your intel files and stay there whether you jump to an earlier or later section of the game. Sidequests which stretch over more chapters have to be played from start to finish; if you do a chapter select while in a sidequest, its progress is lost. All the stuff related to Emil is also affected by this, to unlock the cave with Lunar tears again, you have to talk to him again although you do not have to replay Emil's Memories. This includes Gathering Keepsakes, which is a mission I highly recommend to play not only because it gives you some unique enemies for intel data.

It may also be of help to get hit once by enemies. I've read here and there that this sometimes makes the game realize you actually fight an enemy and thus makes it note defeating it and add it to intel database.

[shtaklef]

you mean i can access chapter select from the access point terminals? i have to complete the third playthrough and when the game starts again i go to an access point to use chapter select

also what are routes? for example Multi-Leg Machine is at Route C / Chapter 13-04, City Ruins: Cave access point. what does route c mean?

[mitspieler]

Route C is the third playthrough where u switch between 9S and A2. Finishing with A2 gives you ending C, finish with 9S gives you ending D. But just keep playing. You can't miss anything.

[synthohol]

Yes, you can access chapter select from access points while you play the game, just like you can use them to use quick save or check inbox. Additionally, you can access chapter select after starting the game and opening your save file.

Routes are the main routes during the game leading to endings A-E. From what I read you have played routes A and B and are currently close to the end of the C/D route. When there is a reference for a machine at route C, it means that this chapter is only available during the C/D run or its respective chapters. In your specific case, you have to select Chapter 13-04 to encounter the enemy unit.

Btw you can also access the point in the game where you choose between C and D, so you don't have to play the whole game again after initally choosing one of them. However, I advise against doing this right after getting ending C or D, as it will instantly trigger ending E, which takes the opportunity to use chapter select if played canonically.

Ursprünglich geschrieben von mitspieler:

But just keep playing. You can't miss anything.

^ That!

[shtaklef]

thanks for the help :)

how do i get the enemies to randomly spawn? for example i am looking for aaa. do i have to keep on teleporting between 2 access points until aaa spawns in the enemy location? or do i have to keep on loading a save game until aaa spawns in the enemy location?

[󠀡󠀡󠀡⁧⁧the.jester]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von shtaklef:

thanks for the help :)

how do i get the enemies to randomly spawn? for example i am looking for aaa. do i have to keep on teleporting between 2 access points until aaa spawns in the enemy location? or do i have to keep on loading a save game until aaa spawns in the enemy location?

Eitherway works.. Some take dozens and dozens of attempts

[synthohol]

I'm not sure if teleporting between two access points works, nevertheless I can confirm that repeatedly loading a save game will spawn your desired enemy after some time. I believe that one enemy I wrote about in spoilers took me 20 times reloading, which is why I think this is the only really tedious task in the game.