Collect tracks to generate Investigations

Monster tracks in expeditions and on hunts, followed by the Resource Center’s Manage Investigations menu.

Before you go

Unlock Manage Investigations at the Resource Center.
Have access to expeditions or quests containing the monster whose Investigations you want.
Know which monster or reward you want to pursue.

Start an expedition or quest where the desired monster appears.
Use scoutflies to follow signs and collect tracks as you encounter them.
During a hunt, break parts when practical and complete the hunt to contribute additional research activity.
Return to Astera or Seliana and open Manage Investigations at the Resource Center.
Review newly obtained quests, checking target, rank, rewards, conditions, and remaining attempts.
Register suitable quests, then post them from the Handler or Quest Board when ready.

Collect tracks while already pursuing a hunt objective to make the research activity productive.
Keep useful quests and clear out ones that no longer match your equipment goal.

Repeat freely on later hunts or expeditions; Investigation generation is random, so there is no guaranteed quest per track or hunt.

Assuming a particular track guarantees a particular reward tier: inspect the generated Investigation instead.
Forgetting to register a quest: only registered Investigations can be posted.
Registering everything indiscriminately: retain quests with useful targets and manageable conditions.

Stop gathering when you have enough suitable registered Investigations for your target, then spend their limited attempts.

Sources & fact checks

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Investigations and bonus rewards

Gathering tracks and engaging monsters can add randomized Investigations to your list, giving you more chances to target…