{"id":16208,"date":"2022-10-15T16:52:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T07:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=16208"},"modified":"2022-10-15T17:16:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T08:16:56","slug":"20221015-16208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20221015-16208\/","title":{"rendered":"Xenoblade Chronicles 3\u2019s new update adds the ability to save party formations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br>Nintendo has released update Ver. 1.2.0 for <em><strong>Xenoblade Chronicles 3<\/strong><\/em>. According to the patch notes on Nintendo\u2019s official site, the new update adds the ability to receive the content of DLC Volume 2 for players who have purchased the Expansion Pass, adjusts the availability of Soyprimo Sauce, and fixes a number of other issues. Also, despite strangely not being mentioned in Nintendo\u2019s patch notes, this update also adds the ability to save and load party formations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A new Hero, Ino, and accompanying quests, the Challenge Battle mode, new swimsuit outfits, and unique accessories make their way to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XenobladeChronicles3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#XenobladeChronicles3<\/a>!<br><br>Wave 2 of the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass is available now: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p2GIpwyHWW\">https:\/\/t.co\/p2GIpwyHWW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6VVxMMdgiF\">pic.twitter.com\/6VVxMMdgiF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1580729821008916480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Xenoblade Chronicles 3<\/em> includes a class system where each of the six protagonists can freely switch between a wide variety of classes. With over 20 classes available in the base game and one more being added in the new batch of DLC content, players can create countless different party combinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there was originally no way to \u201csave\u201d your party formations. So, for example, if you had a preferred combination for battling regular enemies and another for taking on bosses, it was necessary to go through and manually adjust each character one by one each time you wanted to switch things up. In a game where party combinations and class synergy are so important to the outcome of battle, there were many players who wished that there was a way that you could save different party setups. Those players have now had that wish granted as a party formation backup function has been added to the game as part of the new update.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-001en.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-001en.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-001en-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-001en-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-001en-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-001en-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-001en-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-001en-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-001en-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-001en-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-002en.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-002en.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-002en-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-002en-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-002en-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-002en-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-002en-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-002en-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-002en-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221015-16208-002en-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Accessing the function is as simple as pressing the + button while on the main menu to bring up the new Party Formation menu. This menu allows you to save your current party formation, including not just character classes but also arts, skills, and everything else. There are 15 party formation slots that can be saved to and loaded from instantly, and you can also assign names and numbers to your formations, such as \u201cDefault,\u201d \u201cOptimized,\u201d \u201cBalanced,\u201d etc. The functionality is very simple but gives the impression that it assembles all the necessary features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The addition of the party formation save function is clearly stated in the in-game notice for the Version 1.2.0 update, so it\u2019s unclear why there is no mention of it in Nintendo\u2019s detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/en-americas-support.nintendo.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/59259\/~\/how-to-update-xenoblade-chronicles-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">patch notes<\/a>. Regardless, fans will no doubt be glad to see such a useful feature added to the game. As mentioned earlier in the article, the new update also brings with it the DLC Volume 2 content of the Expansion Pass. The DLC adds an additional hero character and challenge battles, giving players even more to sink their teeth into. Be sure to take advantage of the Party Formation menu as you face these brand-new challenges.<br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Marco Farinaccia based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20221015-222826\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-10-15 10:43 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ver. 1.2.0 for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 adds the ability to save and load party formations, despite not being mentioned in Nintendo&#8217;s patch notes.  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