Yeah, I mean that one. Do I have to have all 8 coordinates active in order to battle the encounter 9 boss? Is anything less than 8 preventing me from going into encounter 9?
As long as you hit 20/20 coordinate data you can get to the final encounter and you can hit that target without all coordinates active. There is a line on the title screen launch checklist that shows this.
Could you change the Mind Contamination coordinate to 5 value instead of 6? Otherwise it is impossible to deselect it if you want to hit 20/20. And losing your commander is the most frustrating thing that can happen, as you immediately lose your one single re-load, if you do the slightest mistake.