A few more Xenoblade Chronicles X details
Monolith Soft updated the Japanese Xenoblade Chronicles X website last night. We already heard about new things like the Segment Map and Data Probes. Additional details about both elements and a few other topics have since surfaced, which you can find below.
– Use the Frontier Net exploration system on the GamePad
 – Mankind is new to Planet Mira, so they to seek out resources in order to survive
 – They do so while also looking for pods that contain cryogenically-frozen humans to add to the population
 – The Frontier Net system is used by BLADE to help in the exploration of Mira’s various regions
 – Members will Data Probe from different areas to gather information and resources
 – Data-probing: look for “Frontier Net Spots” to dig for data
 – Sometimes you’ll find rare minerals such as the all-purpose “Miranium” or “Rare Resources”
 – You can also find treasure chests by completing quests
 – Get upgrades for the Data Probes in these chests
 – Set Data Probes to obtain different effects and benefits
 – Most of this is done using the Wii U GamePad
 – You’ll see a Data Probe marked on the “Segment Map” on the GamePad
 – Segments represent different areas shown as hexagons on the map
 – Won’t have access to the mecha-weapons right away
 – Use the “Hopper Camera” to get a good view of what’s ahead
 – Can also use the Hopper Camera to find some routes or secret areas you may have not noticed before
 – Can use the Navigation Ball to help explore the world as well
 – You can use them as many times as you want