Xenosaga Episode I Walkthrough

Dock Colony

Back on the Elsa

In Japan, there’s this idea that if you sneeze, someone must be talking about you. Does that scene make a little more sense now? No? Well, it was worth a shot.

Now that we’ve gotten control of Shion again, so to speak, let’s wander around the bridge until we get an Email with permission from Headquarters to use KOS-MOS’ Tech Attack, . If it hasn’t arrived by the time you’re ready to move on, start leaving the bridge. Read the message when it arrives, and remember to set in a Tech Attack slot before you try to use it.

Recruit Ziggy and claim Segment 16
Step	Action
1	Leave the bridge after receiving the Email, then enter the first passenger cabin. MOMO can tell you where to find Ziggy.
2	Take the elevator to B1 and head to the room with the other save point. Talk to and ask him to join you.
3	Save, then use the E.V.S. to revisit the .
4	Follow the corridor north past Shion’s old room and the wreckage. At the elevator, head east, then north past the holograms and plants.
5	Open west of Cherenkov’s former control room. Found it Confirm is in your inventory Got it, collect the , and mark it .
6	Return to the E.V.S. exit, then leave the through the airlock opposite the U.M.N. save point.

You can also open Segment 16 in the full tracker.

The Dock Clinic

When you leave the ship, you should talk to the people around here. One of the ladies here is obsessed with fish. Or at least, her husband is. This may come into play later. Hint, hint.

Start the sidequests
Step	Action
1	Head left from the and talk to the woman walking near the Dock Clinic until she mentions the .
2	Enter the upper of the two doors on the left. The nurse by the machines can restore your HP and EP.
3	Talk to the woman sitting in the hospital area until she repeats herself, then enter the far-left room and speak to .
4	Return to the doctor in white and talk to him multiple times after speaking with . This establishes what needs and starts the optional flower sequence.

You cannot finish sidequest yet. The is in the next major area, and the reward comes from a later return. The Optional Returns and Rewards page keeps the timing warning and return steps handy.

Talk to Me and Segment Address No. 2

The other shop is “Talk to me!!” Talk to everyone there, then head past the bottom of the screen and go left.

Shop and uncover
Step	Action
1	Talk to everyone in , including the little boy near the stairs. His missing pink-creature story matters later.
2	Go down the southern stairs into the junk-storage basement.
3	Blow up enough stuff to talk to the guy there, then keep clearing the junk until you uncover along the northern wall. Found it
4	Return upstairs and shop before advancing the story.

You can open Segment 2 in the full tracker at any time.

There are new weapons, armor, and A.G.W.S. parts here. Buy what you can use, and remember to tune Frames and Generators if you’ve changed your A.G.W.S. setup. If you’re short on cash, you can return to through E.V.S. and sell the barter items you’ve accumulated.

I like to purchase and equip an on at least one A.G.W.S. I like to use chaos’. This lets you attack ALL enemies and is very useful in the next area.

Cherenkov and Email cleanup

Advance the story and prepare to depart
Step	Action
1	Leave , save if you want, then continue south for a short cut scene.
2	Head south again and turn left for the next scene. The story returns you to the automatically.
3	When you regain control, move toward the north exit and the nearby save point until the Email announcing the E.V.S. map arrives. Read it.
4	If the permission Email did not arrive earlier, keep moving between the room, B1 elevator, and bridge until it does.
5	If your earlier investments qualify, watch for an Email containing while moving through B1. Read it and download the attachment before leaving.
6	Before you leave, you can exit the and return to the shops and clinic. is examining the pot in the clinic lobby. This does not appear to advance her quest, but it’s an interesting little Easter egg.
7	Finish shopping and E.V.S. preparation now. Go to the U.M.N. port to save, then head to the bridge and tell Captain Matthews you want to leave.

Note: Some folks claim you can get an optional Email advertisement if you walk between the rows of chairs in the clinic after the first cut scene in the southern area, but I’ve never been able to verify that.

The next route begins at the Cathedral Ship Mall.