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Week 23 - April 16 - 22, 2024


Zel riding the Mew Misv mount, floating near Magris who is riding the Cruise Chaser mount



The Hunt For Chi


Last week I was talking to Mag about the Level checker mount, and he mentioned not having it, so I told him about how annoying Chi is to spawn. He only had 6 bolts (12 are needed to redeem the mount) and he wanted to spawn it to get the rest that he needed.

The first hurdle is making sure that the spawn window is open, which happens 32 to 72 hours after the last kill.

For those unfamiliar, there’s two specific fates you need to complete for the Omicrons. The first is Omicron Recall: Comms Expansion, which is an item turn in Fate.


Map displaying where the Comms Expansion fate spawns
an omicron with a speech bubble reading: Transmission: Timely assistance requested. Stand By for details.
Dialogue box from N-6205: Greetings! This unit's directive is to recover memory from siege unit Chi. However, analysis indicates that the current communications device is insufficient to make contact. Mission Assistance is requested.
Dialogue box from N-6205: Unit Directive: Establish contact with the lost siege unit Chi and retrieve memory data.

After that, you wait a little bit until the next necessary fate spawns: Omicron Recall: Secure Connection. Once you finish that one, you pray.


An omicron with a speech bubble that reads: Commencing Transmission...along with a buzzing sound effect onomatopoeia
Dialogue box from N-6205: Communications established with siege unit Chi
Dialogue box from N-6205: Transmission of current coordinates complete. Now awaiting siege unit's arrival
Chat log from Magris Ashenford: cmon chi answer this time

If you’re unlucky with your RNG, you’ll see Comms Expansion show up again, which means you start the process over.


Mag driving the Regalia mount, with Zel sitting in the back seat behind him.

But if you’re blessed by the gods of FATE, Chi will spawn!

Well, I decided to help Mag with spawning it, and we were having very little luck, and needed to server hop since the Mateus spawn window wasn’t open, and Wren joined us too on Amon. We spent a couple days working at it with no success, but thankfully, I’m part of a hunt discord, and got a notification that the Bot had showed up on Zalera!

We zoomed over there and kicked some Omicron exhaust fans, getting the bolts both of them needed for their Level Checkers!


Victory screen after defeating Chi. Dialogue box from N-6205: Chi Systems confirmed non-operational. Downloading memory.

I already had mine since early Endwalker, so I was just along for the ride.


Chat log from the FC.
                                    Zel Lumei: casually throws away chi bolts
									Magris Ashenford: LOL
									Amon D'syrcus: haha

Check it out, we’re on TV!


Zel, Mag, and Amon posing inside their level checker mounts
Chat log from the FC.
                                    You snack on a slice of pizza.
									Magris Ashenford snacks on a slice of pizza.
									Amon D'syrcus motions in welcome.
									Magris Ashenford: we look trapped, zel looks chill, LMFAO
									Zel Lumei: Just a cat in a box




The adventures of the Blue Rangers


I was just minding my own business, messing around in probably Sharlayan, when I got a message from Mag.


Text that reads: blu!!! mage!!

Of course, I poked around on Party Finder and there just happened to be a party doing ARR dungeons for the Blue Mage Log, with two spots open.

They were getting ready to do Hullbreaker Isle, and seemed pretty chill, so we went spelunking!


Adventurer portraits for Zel and Magris
Zel and party running through Hullbreaker isle
Party fighting the Kraken

Honestly it was a really fun party! After Hullbreaker, we just went down the Blue Log list doing dungeons until it was time to call it a day.


Party fighting dantalion in Tam tara deepcroft hard

Giruveganaus fight from Stone Vigil Hard. Zel is using the spell Being Mortal which gives big pixie wings

Zel using Glass Dance in Snowcloak

Party running through Sastasha Hard

As it turns out, I didn’t actually have Cactguard, so it was pretty serendipitous that we did Temple of Qarn Hard Mode. This tomb raider dude's death message alsways makes me laugh


a dying NPC with a speech bubble reading: M-my precious...!

We finished off with the end of the list of ARR dungeons: Keeper of the Lake. I’m not sure if I’ve done this one since the changes for Duty Support, but I’m going to miss the old version. One of my fondest memories heading into Heavensward was doing this dungeon at launch and gracefully healing through what, at the time, was one of the toughest fights as far as AoE patterns went.


Party running up some stairs in the magitek portion of Keeper of the Lake

Anyway, shoutout to Peach and Oswin, y'all were real ones.





Bonus round


I love the Mew Misv mount from the Omicrons because its just so adorable, but more than that, it makes an excellent on-the-go photo backdrop!


Zel floating in the Mew Misv mount. It is zoomed in close so you can only see the starry background

Magical Girl Time!




Thats all for now! Sorry for the lateness!


Zel casting Being Mortal, displaying the Titania wings



Posted 2024/04/29

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