Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) Exploration Commission General Guide
In ZZZ, an exploration commission can be either the most fun thing ever or the most unnecessary time-sink. These commissions force you to traverse the hollow, gather items, solve puzzles, and many other things. If you want to become better at them, check out ourgeneral guide on exploration commissions in Zenless Zone Zero.
Types of Exploration Commissions in ZZZ
There are three types of exploration commissions you’ll encounter inZenless Zone Zero:Investigation,Puzzle, andSpecial. The only difference between them and regular story commissions is that these aren’t mandatory; they are more like side quests.
Also, in most of them, you don’t even need to fight before you reach the end of the quest. Instead, you roam the Hollow, collectingHollow Observation Data,materials,currency, andother valuables. They don’t have a time limit, but efficiently completing them will give you more time to grind other important modes.
Investigation Commissions
Investigationexploration commissions are the most standard of all. You’ll see plenty of them as you play the story, and they mostly require you to fight a few battles, collect Observation Data and othervaluables, and complete a certain challenge, like moving a box from one side of an area to another.
Puzzle Commissions
Puzzleexploration commissions don’t involve much combat. However, they often need you to push items to activate gates, layout conveyor belts, and other similar stuff. Traversing the map in a specific order is necessary to complete them perfectly.
Special Commissions
Specialexploration commissions involve solving mysteries, fighting custom modes, etc. They are often complex and with a lot of hidden stuff around the map. To solve them, you’ll need to explore every nook and cranny and exhaust every dialogue option available.
Exploration Commission Mechanics in ZZZ
Playback Acceleration
Playback Acceleration only speeds up your animations, allowing you to complete these exploration commissions a bit faster and save time for other activities in ZZZ. There is no drawback to using it except that it’s less immersive.
Tile Types
You can check which tiles are available on your current exploration commission by going to thepause menuand then to theEvent Log. Switch between them to see what they do. Generally,opening this menu firstcan help youprepare a planand familiarize yourself with the map.
Deployed Bangboo
Bangboo menu you can see on the left during exploration hostsBangboosyou currently have in your inventory for this exploration. By default, only the Bangboo you usually bring to the fights will be present. However, duringSpecial explorations, you can getnew Bangboos that have special abilities. You can use this menu to switch between them.
Ether Activity
Ether Activityis a mechanic that affects the difficulty of an exploration commission in ZZZ. If it’s low, then you won’t gain pressure or activate Corruption by moving and interacting with objects in the Hollow. However, if it’s medium or high, you’ll acquire it progressively, making the exploration harder and harder.
Corruption
If yourpressure gauge(bar surrounding your characters at the bottom)reaches 100, you’ll get a level ofCorruption. Each level imposes a debuff on you or a buff on your enemies. There are five levels of Corruption that stack cumulatively, and they are:
Gear Coins
Gear Coinsare a currency you can collect by going over Gear Coin tiles. You can use them tounlock tiles or purchase special itemswhile you’re doing the exploration. Theydisappear after you exit the mode, so there is no reason to keep them. Instead, use them whenever you can.
How to Move Around Efficiently in Exploration Commissions
In general,efficiently traversingthe mapis only important for Puzzle and Special commissions. They might require you to get things in a specific order, or because there is Ether Activity, you simply need to waste as little movement as possible to finish the commission before you die. Here is a short list of tips on how you can do that:
Exploration Commission Rewards in ZZZ
Usually, exploration commissions rewardInter-Knot Credit,Denny, andBangboo Algorithm Modules. However, you can get extra Denny and other items by collecting everything around the map. Some can be hidden behind tiles, so try to visit every unchecked tile before you leave a zone.
Extra Objective Rewards
Each exploration commission in Zenless Zone Zero can rewardPolychromeif you collect thethree Hollow Observation Datadiscs scattered throughout the quest. you may only get 30 per stage, so try to collect them on every stage you play.
That covers all the info you’ll need to complete every exploration commission in Zenless Zone Zero efficiently. For more Zenless Zone Zero content, including tier lists, quest guides, and collectibles, check out theZZZ sectionon Twinfinite.
