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Chadley's World Intel — every type explained

Six Intel types: Combat, Divine, Lifesprings, Moogle, Protorelic, plus the Remnawave tower system. What each unlocks and the order to do them.

“Chadley will have us take on the task of learning about the world by collecting various World Intel. Found by exploring or activating Remnawave Towers — large physical towers that scan the surrounding area and place nearby intel on your map. There's a variety: combat intel to fight unique fiends, Divine intel for the game's summons (powering up materia and weakening them), Lifesprings to gather materials for transmuting, Moogle Intel for a fun minigame to unlock a Moogle shop, and Protorelic World Intel quests. Destroy the boxes on the Remnawave towers — they often have Moogle Medals.”

Chadley's World Intel — every type explained

Chadley returns from FF7 Remake and runs the open-world checklist. The tasks split into six categories. Here's what each unlocks and the smart order.

Activate Remnawave Towers first

Large physical towers around each region. Activating one scans the surrounding area and pins all nearby Intel on the map. Always your first stop in a new region.

Pro tip: smash the boxes around the base of each Remnawave tower — they often contain Moogle Medals.

The six Intel types

  1. Combat Intel — fight specific elite enemies for special objectives. Boosts the Enemy Skill materia.
  2. Divine Intel — short minigames that weaken summon bosses in the Combat Simulator. Do these before fighting summons; the weakened version is much easier.
  3. Lifesprings — scan to add new transmuter recipes. A flying creature near each spring leads you to it.
  4. Moogle Intel — minigame where you herd Moogles. Completing unlocks the Moogle shop that trades medals for items.
  5. Protorelic Quests — long story-tier side quests per region. Junon = Fort Condor. Cosmo Canyon = Gears & Gambits + Jesse/Wedge/Biggs cutscenes. Don't skip these.
  6. Excavation / Classified Intel — find multiple Lifesprings → unlocks excavation sites → unlocks classified Intel boss fights (region world bosses) and rare crafting recipes.

Smart order per region

  1. Activate Remnawave tower.
  2. Combat Intel + Lifesprings (most map markers, fastest).
  3. Moogle Intel (gates the Moogle shop — medal economy).
  4. Excavation / classified bosses (mid-tier rewards).
  5. Divine Intel last — by the time you're ready to fight the actual summon, the materia is already powered up.
  6. Protorelic quest at any point — they're long, do them when relaxed.

If stuck: if a Lifespring marker won't appear on your map, you haven't followed the flying creature. Look up — they hover near the entry point and lead you in.