I finish off this side questline and look for some High Entia survivors for crafting materials.

I get a really hard fight from a really low-reward quest.

Firoa’s health isn’t great.

Our heroes band together against a new threat.

For the first time, we’re really without Shulk.

And now we have a second genocide.

Things go from bad to worse.

We beat Egil, but end up facing an unpleasant surprise.

I get what might be our final battle against Egil.

I head to the Final Dungeon & get a special weapon for one of the party members.

I finish Chapter 14.

We have our big fight against Gadolt.

I finally open the way forward.

I do one last round of inspections for XP.

I get the teleporter online.

I continue with side quests, though the game is hinting that it’s not having any impact on the environment.

I continue knocking out some sidequests as I activate towers.

We learn the truth of how the war between Mechonis and Bionis started.

I reach the city of Mechonis, as the Bionis offensive presses forward.

I continue to the top of the Central Factory, with another boss fight along the way.

I make, and then use, the bomb.

I need to make a bomb to get through a door.

I end up taking on a couple optional fights – one even has a side quest.

I make it to the Mechonis Central Factory.