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			========================================================================= *********** PHANTASY STAR ONLINE Version 2: FAQ/WALKTHRU ********** ========================================================================= Dreamcast Online RPG: released (2001) UK (PAL) COMPLETE FAQ/WALKTHROUGH (version 3.0) 10/08/2003 Author - falsehead (Sophie Cheshire). Contact me at falsehead@aol.com Copyright stuff; this is (c) Sophie Cheshire. If you wish to use this FAQ on your website, feel free to do so under the following conditions. a) You email me first and let me know where it will be appearing and b) you do not alter the content in anyway (if you need to change the formatting slightly for display purposes that's OK). This guide may NOT be used as part of a restricted Pay-to-Enter website or in print unless you are prepared to pay me riches beyond the dream of avarice for its inclusion. If I find out that any part of this FAQ has been lifted and used without credit to me, especially if you use it to earn money, then I will be annoyed. I didn't type all this up for the good of my health you know. ======================================================================== ***************************** CONTENTS ************************* ======================================================================== 1) INTRODUCTION/REVISION HISTORY a) The Dreamcast Online situation b) About PSO chapters I&II for GameCube 2) THE BASICS a) What's New in PSO version 2? b) Going Online (US and EU players) c) Creating a Character 3) GAME WALKTHRU - FOREST a) Hunters Guild Quests b) Defeating the Dragon/Sil Dragon 4) GAME WALKTHRU - CAVES a) Hunters Guild Quests b) Defeating DE Rol Le 5) GAME WALKTHRU - MINES a) Hunters Guild Quests b) Defeating Vol Opt 6) GAME WALKTHRU - RUINS a) Hunters Guild Quests b) Defeating Dark Falz 7) DOWNLOADABLE QUESTS a) Soul of a Blacksmith b) Letter from Lionel c) The Retired Hunter d) Central Dome Fire Swirl e) Soul of Steel f) Sunset at the Secret Base (Japanese) 8) ONLINE QUESTS a) Win Back - Lost Heat Sword/Lost Ice Spinner/Lost Soul Blade b) Win Back - The Missing Maraca's c) Win Back - Tinkerbell Lost Dog d) Win back - Rappy's Holiday e) Win Back - Garon's Treachery f) Defeat - Mop Up Operation 1-4 g) Defeat - Endless Nightmare 1-4 h) Defeat - Today's Rate i) Defeat - Towards the Future j) Defeat - FAMITSU - MAXIMUM ATTACK! 9) BATTLE MODE (Online Only) a) The Rules b) Basic Info c) Strategy - Hunter - Ranger - Force 10) CHALLENGE MODE (Online Only) a) Stages b) Rank Requirements and Prizes c) Strategy 11) MAGS a) Normal Mag Types b) Raising Mags/Photon Blasts c) Special Mags and Mag Cells d) Mag Abilities Charts 12) WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT a) Weapons b) Shields c) Armour d) Armour Slot Items e) Weapons Side Quests 13) TECHNIQUES a) Simple b) Normal c) Hard d) Healing e) Support 14) ENEMY LIST - Normal/Hard/Very Hard a) Forest b) Caves c) Mines d) Ruins 15) ENEMY LIST - ULTIMATE DIFFICULTY a) Forest b) Caves c) Mines d) Ruins e) Fighting The Ultimate Mode Monsters 16) ULTIMATE MODE STRATEGIES a) Force b) Ranger c) Hunter 17) GENERAL FAQ 18) PSO Storyline - Messages from Rico ========================================================================= ****************** 1) INTRODUCTION/REVISIONS ******************* ========================================================================= INTRODUCTION - I have to admit that when I came to play PSO version 2 I was surprised to find it had no completed FAQs written for it. Considering how popular the first instalment was, the lack of full and coherent material on the update was quite a shock. Having become totally and utterly addicted to this wonderful game in the twilight days of the Dreamcast, I was delighted to find a group of great players on the EU servers who have put up with my n00bish ways and helped immensely in taking me through online missions, giving me advice/stuff and answering all my damn fool questions! I have written this complete guide to Phantasy Star Online version 2 with full walkthroughs for the basic game and all the offline missions that were present in the original incarnation, but also with full guides to the new online and downloadable missions. I have provided a guide to the new mode of Ultimate difficulty and the online only modes of Challenge and Battle, as well as comprehensive listings of all items, weapons, enemies etc. As with all my FAQs I will add and refine info as I continue playing, but as this stands this FAQ is all that a new player should need to play the game, and hopefully lays out more complex information in a way that will be appreciated by a more experienced player. So enjoy the FAQ and enjoy this wonderful DC game while it lasts. In the future I hope this guide can be refined for players of the forthcoming PC and GameCube incarnations, but until then see you all on Ragol, last one to Dark Falz is a wussy! ************************** CREDITS ****************************** This guide could not have happened without the help and support of Fenon, Mia, Poppy, Karl 2k2, Armok and all the peeps on GameFAqs PSOv.2 message board. Mucho thanks to Tigereye, WC Leader and nitecrawler for some cool Ultimate mode advice. Thanks guys and girls! Also special thanks to Frizzle Fry for the excellent set of S-rank Spread Needles. Levelling up would have been an awful lot less fun without them mate! ********************************************************************* The latest version of this guide is always posted first at www.gamefaqs.com, if you found this guide on another site please check gamefaqs to make sure you have the latest updates before emailing me with any questions. I may have already answered it! REVISIONS - Version 1.0 (20/09/2002). First Version. Help, where did my social life go? All missions typed up. Equipment lists as comprehensive as possible. Guide to Ultimate mode finished. There are bound to be errors and omissions, BUT the important stuff is all in here. As per usual email me if you spot any diabolical mistakes. Version 2.0 (01/12/2002) I had to take a break after writing such a big first version, but I have returned with updates galore. Actually there isn't much to add. The Mission Guides etc are all totally complete and need no revising - feedback on them has been great. Thanks to all who emailed me, it's nice to know people are STILL coming fresh to DC PSO2. Basically I have updated the guides to Challenge Mode and Battle Mode. They now have strategy included and I have also put in the S-rank Challenge Mode prizes and their requirements. I have also added some more questions and answers to my General FAQ, and a few more weapons and armour rares that I stumbled across. Because I love you all so much I have even added information on specific tactics against all Ultimate Mode beasties as your plaintive emails have been breaking my heart =) Version 2.1 (20/12/2002) Just a quickie update. Changed an error I made about Doc. Motagues location once unlocked. Also have added some notes about the Cube version, as I am getting a lot of emails about it and I can't really be of much help due to the fact.. I don't have it! Also some (possibly) good news regarding DC online play. Look like sega might be keeping the DC server open for loner than we thought, yay! Version 2.5 (8/5/2003) Oops been awhile since my last update. Basically I have been playing PSO Ep I and II on the Cube (dodges rotten tomatoes) and creating a new FAQ for that. As much of the two games are similar, you'll find this FAQ has benefited from new material I have written for mags and enemies. So check out the mag section for charts on what mags have which abilities and also my expanded enemy data charts! DC online is a pretty lonely place these days but I still log on to run through Towards the Future and Famitsu Massive Attack. Future updates will by sparse, but I will not post a final version of this FAQ until Sega close the DC PSO servers for good, so there! Version 3.0 (10/08/2003) Well I'm pretty much through with DC PSO now. I haven't been able to ascertain if the servers are still open or not, internet message boards seem to indicate some online play is still possible. Basically though, my DC has died. If I can't get it fixed, I can't transfer my characters to a new machine. So that's it really for me with PSO on the DC. There will bea final update when the DC servers finally close... but until then. I'm out of here. It's been fun though! ** PHANTASY STAR ONLINE COUNTDOWN TO DREAMCAST SERVER CLOSURE? ** a) Is Phantasy Star Online still online? Well, yes. However most of the action now takes place on the EU servers as USA and Japan have got Game Cube PSO I & II now. There is still no definite word on when the DC servers shut down for good, but as soon as I have concrete evidence I will post an update. Once it does close down online, all the Challenge, Battle and Online Quest Mode stuff listed here will be obsolete (sniffle), so enjoy it while it lasts. Although I think sega won't keep supporting Dc online play forever, some heartening news was drawn to my attention by email. This is an excerpt from a response to a letter to sega regarding online issues on the DC... "This time, the rumor is not just a rumor. Sega will review the traffic and usage of Dreamcast servers towards the end of the year, and based on this review, may decide to shut them down. It's not simply a matter of DC sales, most gamers have now switched to other platforms and we needs to devote our precious resources to the games that are the most popular with our fans. But your questions and concerns are good ones. Here are some answers that may help .... Sega plans to evaluate and possible shut down servers for Sega-published Dreamcast games only (excluding PSO). If the servers shut down, you will not be able to play multi-player games online, but you will always be able to play them offline, of course....For Dreamcast games that are not published by Sega, it depends on the game's publisher as to whether or not the server will stay active. Check the publisher listed on your games and contact that company for more info. If your games are published by Sega, keep your eye on the Online section of this websites for announcements on Dreamcast server status." http://www.sega.com/community/letters/home_letters.jhtml UPDATE: Some magazines reported that the PSO DC servers had finally shut down, and yet some people still talk of online play so, once I get a working DC and can check for myself I will put this straight. ******************************************************************** b) ABOUT PHANTASY STAR ONLINE I & II ON THE GAMECUBE If you are still playing DC based PSO avidly and are wondering whether to make the switch to the Cube version, then here are what's new and what's been tweaked in the Nintendo system update. - A whole new game is here in the form off Episode 2, unfortunately, before you can get to the real meat of the Episode 2 game you have to wade through two tedious levels based on the online Battle Mode (Spaceship and Temple) as an exam. Once done though the new areas, Jungle, Seashore, Mountains and Seabed are beautiful, with amazing water effects and reflections. The new enemies don't have quite the charm of the Episode 1 gang, however the two main Bosses are awesome and beat out the Episode 1 bosses by a mile. - Three new character classes are available. Hucasceal, RAmarl and Fomar. The HUcasceal is a female HUcast with superb speed and close combat skills. The RAmarl is a female RAmar, with excellent tech abilities. The Fomar is an odd character, a Force with good melee skills and tech abilities but woeful HP and defence. All are worth checking out and add something fresh if you have previously played out all the other types. - Tech abilities have been changed for various non force chars. Only forces can now learn Reverser, Grants and Megid. Ramarls and Hunewearls can learn all techs other to level 20 and Anti to level 5. RAmars can learn all other techs to level 15 and Anti to level 5. Humars can learn everything the RAmar can to level 15 (anti lvl 5) except for Deband and Shifta which they cannot learn at all now. - The game also supports split screen, offline multiplayer play, allowing Challenge Mode and Battle Mode to be played offline. This also allows you to trade items between any characters you are storing on a memory card as well, you can simply set up an offline multiplayer, load in two of your characters and hand items over easily. - Rare monsters now appear more frequently, they are stupidly hard to encounter in the DC version. In the same vein, rare weapons are not so damn hard to find either, which IMO makes the game a lot more satisfying. There are many, MANY more rares to be found as well. - New shields that enhance Tech power can be created from separate items and extra slots can be added to Armour and Frames with the correct item. Weapons can also be upgraded with new special abilities in some online mode quests. - Letter from Lionel, Soul of a Blacksmith, The Retired Hunter and Soul of Steel are now included in the offline quests. There are no online download quests as yet, but new online quests are available, one picking up the Sue, Bernie, Kireek events and introducing a whole new area. - Many weapons, armourments and items have been tweaked and changed. Grind limits have changed on many weapons and some weapons have changed class, for example the twin blade ELYSION is now a Sabre type with a MST requirement and SPREAD NEEDLES can no longer be equipped by Hunters. - Ultimate mode offline is not quite as evil and unfair as the DC version is. ======================================================================== ************************ 2) THE BASICS ************************* ======================================================================== a) What's New? Phantasy Star Online Version 2 contains everything the original game had with some significant additions. These are: 1) A new offline Difficulty Mode - Ultimate difficulty that contains new monsters. 2) New online play modes. Battle Mode, which allows players to fight each other, and Challenge mode, which times your speed in completing the game. There is also a fun game called Go Go Ball, which can be played, in the online lobbies. 3) New online and downloadable quests available. 4) Players can now level up to level 200. 5) Force Characters can now learn spells up to level 30 rather than the previous level 15. As other magic using ranger and hunter characters can still only learn up to level 15 this removes the significant weakness from PSO 1 Force characters. 6) Androids can now set traps in Ultimate mode. 7) There are new items and weapons available. 8) Weapons can be equipped via the R2 shortcut menu. Items and Techniques can also be accessed here now. 9) If you have 100,000 meseta in your characters inventory when you continue a game (not stored in the bank), you can visit the Dressing room. For 100,000 meseta you can change your characters costume and hairdo or body colour and head type if you are an android. The two versions of the game are entirely compatible. PSO version 1 players can play online with PSO version 2 players in PSO 1 games. However if PSO version 2 players create a PSO 2 game online then only PSO 2 players can join in. Its also worth noting that if you have a character you wish to convert from PSO to PSO v2 then you should store any unequipped items at the bank. When I converted my character I lost my entire unequipped inventory, which ticked me off as the manual contained no warning of this and I had a rather good Holy Lance that I lost. You will also lose any "hacked" weapons or items. Basically if you have any weapons ground past their normal limit they will disappear. Is it worth upgrading to Version 2 if you have PSO version 1? I considered this carefully at first (being a thrifty sort), but I can safely say the answer is yes, yes and thrice yes! The new difficulty mode is almost like an entirely new game. The new online play modes are endlessly fun and exciting and the character balance has been sorted out so people don't just go for Hunter types all the time. b) GOING ONLINE In the USA players must pay-to-play. This involves buying a Hunters License from sega, which lasts for 90 days and can be renewed as long as you want to keep playing online. In Europe the situation is different. Here players can play online for free. However before US players get hysterical, please remember that UK players don't get flat rate free local calls as standard. We have to pay extra for that. If you can't set up a free ISP via your DC then you must pay local per minute call rates to play. In the UK you need Dream Key version 3 to get online with PSO v2. This should come as standard with any copy of PSO v2 you buy. You should set up the internet access first by going online with the browser disc then copying the dreamkey file to whichever memory card you are using to play with. If you can't set up an ISP via Dreamkey 3.0 (i.e. you are an AOL user) but still want to play online and either don't mind the call charges or have something like BT Anytime, Sega have provided a local call rate number you can use to go online with: 0845 604 1482 (User Name: sega, Password: sega). c) CREATING A CHARACTER The most important part of any game of this type is creating a character that you will feel comfortable playing as for long periods of time. PSO offers three "races" and three job types, which combine to offer nine character types to choose from. Each has their own strengths and weaknesses and like me you'll probably start off trying several before settling with one or two characters you really want to build up. You can only save one character per VMU or memory card, BUT I would recommend purchasing one of those third party "four page" memory cards. I have two of these and they are extremely reliable. Each page is read by the DC as an entirely separate entity, so I can store four characters on each card. It also makes life easier when downloading the offline quests. The races are as follows: HUMAN - These are the basic "good all-round" characters. They can use magic (techniques) and have well-rounded stat growth. They also come in all three job flavours. NEWMAN - These are more magic orientated characters. They tend to lack physical power but have excellent mental faculties and good defence and can use techniques to devastating effect. ANDROIDS - These can't use any magic techniques at all, but compensate with the ability to spot traps. They are also immune to poison and paralysis (though can suffer "shock paralysis in the Mines). They have high attack power and HP. The jobs are as follows: HUNTER - Excel in close range combat. Experts in hand-to-hand combat, they can also use pistols and techniques to add long range attacks. RANGERS - The most accurate fighters in the game. Rangers provide support with a range of high-powered rifles and pistols. FORCE - masters of techniques, Force characters can learn magic up to the highest levels. Can heal, cast support magic and powerful offensive spells. The nine character types that result are listed below, along with the Maximum stats each type can achieve. There is no real "best" type; each one suits a certain style of play. For example playing as an Android means you don't have to watch your step checking for traps, but in the harder modes offline the inability to cast offence/defence raising magic can slow you down a lot. Playing as a Force means you have access to tremendous magic power, but the lack of Hit Points can be unnerving when monsters can lay you out in one blow. If you like to play it safe rather than getting stuck in up close then you may prefer a Ranger, being able to blow things away from a great distance. Whatever you choose, remember the dynamic of your character can change a great deal from online to offline. Whereas offline your android may struggle from lack of heal and stat raising magic, online with a Human or Newman in tow you can get stuck in! For them having you get up close and personal means they can stay out of physical danger and concentrate on using magic without having to keep running away! That's an oversimplification, but its worth bearing in mind if you feel you are getting nowhere with the game offline. I know I found the whole PSO experience falling into place when I finally got online and became part of a team. When you create character, it doesn't matter how large or small they are, they will still do the same damage etc. Creating an itty bitty Hunewearl and seeing her wield a gigantic sword is always good comedy! It also pains me to say this, but no matter what sex you are in real life, if you create a female character, you WILL get chatted up in the online lobbies. Especially if you have a Hunewearl character. It can be quite funny, but also annoying as well, so be warned. a) HUcast - Hunter + Android My own personal favourite type. Hucast's have the highest attacking power of all the characters. They can use no techniques, but can use a variety of different weapons. They excel with close combat ones though. HP: 2012 TP: 0 ATP: 1611 DFP: 601 MST: 0 ATA: 181 EVP: 818 LUCK: 100 b) HUmar - Hunter + Human My second favourite type to use. The HUmar is probably the best character for beginners to use. They can use close combat weapons, pistols and can learn techniques. HP: 1670 TP: 912 ATP: 1404 DFP: 506 MST: 713 ATA: 161 EVP: 702 LUCK: 100 c) HUnewearl - Hunter + Newman Higher technique points and good offensive technique skills, low on HP though. HP: 1558 TP: 1185 ATP: 1150 DFP: 433 MST: 986 ATA: 164 EVP: 799 LUCK: 100 d) RAmar - Ranger + Human Another balanced character type. Can use all guns and a variety of attack and defensive orientated techniques. HP: 1770 TP: 955 ATP: 1037 DFP: 431 MST: 756 ATA: 210 EVP: 737 LUCK: 100 e) RAcast - Ranger + Android Excellent attack accuracy and power. Can use all guns but no techniques. HP: 2214 TP: 0 ATP: 1267 DFP: 606 MST: 0 ATA: 222 EVP: 751 LUCK: 100 f) RAcaseal - Ranger + Android Has the best attack accuracy of any character, although attack power is lower than the RAcast, she has higher evasion. HP: 2140 TP: 0 ATP: 1214 DFP: 558 MST: 0 ATA: 230 EVP: 830 LUCK: 100 g) FOmarl - Force + Human The most balanced of the Forces. Can use all techniques and has the most HP. HP: 1469 TP: 2209 ATP: 865 DFP: 421 MST: 1274 ATA: 158 EVP: 616 LUCK: 100 h) FOnewm - Force + Human Has the highest level of Technique points and best defence of all the Forces. HP: 1431 TP: 2430 ATP: 735 DFP: 490 MST: 1421 ATA: 141 EVP: 637 LUCK: 100 i) FOnewearl - Force + Newman Physically the weakest character in the game but counters that with having the most powerful level of mental strength. HP: 1398 TP: 2709 ATP: 579 DFP: 401 MST: 1607 ATA: 148 EVP: 688 LUCK: 100 When writing the following walkthrough, you should bear in mind that I have mostly played as Hunter characters. However in my observations of other players online I have tried to provide a balanced guide to battle whatever character you choose to play as. When you begin a game of PSO you will have quests available to complete at the Hunters Guild. Completing certain missions will unlock new ones. You don't actually have to do any of the missions, but it is highly recommended that you do so as they help you gain valuable experience, and break up the monotony of replaying the four areas until you have levelled up enough to progress. With this in mind I have laid out this guide with quest walkthroughs for each area, the final part of each section guide is advice on killing that Boss character so you can unlock the next area, this include Boss tactics per difficulty mode. I have noticed a certain "randomisation" in map layouts as well, which is why the guides are not detailed room-by-room walkthroughs (I got very lost following one in a PSO version 1 FAQ, when I realised I had actually started in a different position to the author). In fact most quests are very simple, you must progress to a point decreed by your Employer. On the way you must unlock rooms by either clearing them of all enemies or activating buttons or switches in nearby rooms. The Area map is your best friend; use it to return to doors and rooms with switches you may have missed if you find your progression is halted. The joy of PSO is in exploring and finding new weapons and items. You can also use the items you collect to sell on to raise meseta to fund purchases of things like recovery items. Most weapons and armour you should pick up as you adventure. I never bought stuff from the weapon or armour shop. But as a keen Mag raiser (see MAG section) I spent a fortune on items to feed them with. Make sure you have plenty of telepipes especially when exploring the caves, as you will want to telepipe back to sell up and stock up many times. ======================================================================== ****************** 3) GAME WALKTHRU - FOREST ******************* ======================================================================== As your first area to explore the Forest is straightforward. There are two sections, with the second half of Forest 2 being accessible only via a warp pad. ****************** a) HUNTERS GUILD QUESTS ********************* 1) A MAGNITUDE OF METAL This first quest is designed to introduce you to the concept of Mags and to introduce a couple of PSO NPC's. First you'll talk to Garon who will tell you that he has lost a valuable commodity down on Ragol. Warp down and explore Forest 1 until you come across a pink RAsceal called Eleanor. Talk to her and answer "I was looking for it". She will now join you and as you explore she will tell you more about mags (see Mag section for more details on Mags). Return to the Pioneer teleport area and you'll see a glittery object on the ground nearby. Walk up to it and you'll have found the missing Mag. Talk to Eleanor again, then return to Pioneer 2 and talk to Garon. Visit the Guild counter to complete the quest. 2) CLAIMING A STAKE You are hired to find a man called Racton who has gone down to Ragol. Warp down to Forest 1 and as you get close by you'll see an arrow appear on you map. This is Racton. Talk to him and he will only come if you can find three capsules he has left lying about. Head up and right to acquire the first capsule, which is, a glittery object lying on the ground. Go back to the area with Racton in it and go past him and to the left into the next area. Work you way round until you find the next capsule. Finally the last capsule is located by the teleport to Pioneer 2, collect it and return to Racton. Talk to him, then uses the telepipe to return to the ship. Talk to his son and claim your reward. 3) BATTLE TRAINING You are hired to find a data disk and a young hunter called Ash. You should first talk to Kireek the HUcast by the door, then return and talk to Zid. Now you both warp down. The purpose of this quest is mainly to give you instructions in how to battle. Kireek will explain how to perform combo hits and also how to use the target colours to decide on the most effective attacks. As you progress, check your area map and Ash will show up as an arrow. Make your way over and talk to him, then walk towards the glowing object. Collect the disk and fight off the wolves then return to Ash. Talk to Kireek and then use the pipe to return to the ship. Talk to Ash and Zid then claim your reward. After completing this mission further ones will open up. Now you can play "value of Money", "Journalistic Pursuit", "Fake in Yellow", "Native Research" and "Gran Squall". 4) VALUE OF MONEY This is a quick quest. Basically you must go and persuade a reluctant man not to spend all his cash on weapons. Go and find him pacing in the shop area. Answer "I don't understand" and "Because you're a fool". Now return to the wife talk to her, then return and talk to him. Finally return to the wife and you can then collect the reward. 5) JOURNALISTIC PURSUIT Your mission is to squire about a young journalist called Nol around the Forest areas without letting her get killed. She is pretty good at keeping her self healed as long as you don't let her get overwhelmed by monsters. First make your way through Forest 1, as you go Nol will halt and make observations. Soon you'll reach a red transporter, which will take you to a new area, Forest 2. Use it and carry on exploring. You'll pass an area with a "weather station" in it, Nol will point it out to you. You can't get across yet as the bridge is out. In the next area a switch (a red glowing post) can be activated to bring the bridge up. Return to the weather station and examine it. Walk away from it and Nol will decide its time to return to Pioneer 2. So use the pipe back and collect the reward. 6) THE FAKE IN YELLOW This is another easy quest. The only enemies you have to face are Rag Rappies. Warp down and take out all the Rappies, you'll keep coming across one you can talk to. Each time though he will disappear. Work your way around taking out the Rappies as you go until finally you will be able to talk to the last rappy and he won't disappear. Keep talking to him until he reveals himself to be the Professor you were sent to find. Now use the pipe and return to claim your reward. 7) NATIVE RESEARCH Alicia the scientist has hired you to collect data on the five types of creature that roam the forest area. For this ou must visit Forest 1 and 2 and kill enough of each type within 20 minutes. Basically it works out at 5 Boomas, 4 Savage Wolves, 3 Rag Rappies, 2 Monests and 1 Hildebear. In Forest 1 you can find the Rag Rappies and Booma easily. But don't miss the Monest that appears in a dead end section with a blue force field. When you get to Forest 2 you can find the second Monest in one of the small areas off the big "lakeside" section. Kill everything in the main body of that section to gain access to the lakeside and you'll meet a Hildebear. Kill that and its mission complete and handily there is a transporter back to Pioneer 2 nearby. Talk to Alicia then collect your Reward. You can now access the new mission "Forest of Sorrow" 8) FOREST OF SORROW Now Alica wants you to take her down to Ragol. Again you should protect her, but she can heal you if things get bad and keep herself healthy as well. First take her to Forest 2. Once there lead her to the area with the bridge and weather station. Go into the next area to activate the bridge and also go into the small area leading off it where you will find an injured baby Hildebear (doh, cute!). "Talk" to it and it will disappear. Now return to the weather station and examine it. Alicia will make some comments about the animals. Now make your way to the large lakeside area and make for the area off to the left that usually contains the warp up to the upper section of Forest 2. You'll be attacked by about six Hildebears, after you have fought them off, head down to the far end and you'll find the baby Hildebear again. Alicia will ask you if she should take it back to the ship. It doesn't matter what you answer, she won't do it. Now return to Pioneer 2, and collect the reward. 9) GRAN SQUALL This is a fairly straightforward quest. You are contracted to find survivors of a ship the "Gran Squall". As you progress you will find all is not what it seems. First make your way through Forest 2 until you find a RAmar called Bernie. He is found usually in one of the dead end areas. Talk to him and say you believe the story. He will join you. You need him anyway as soon you will come to a jammed door and only Bernie can open it. Warp to Forest 2 and make your way to the warp pad that takes you up to the raised area. You will face a heavy wave of enemies, but Bernie is pretty tough and in the early difficulties, quite powerful. Once you have cleared the area make you way to where the dragon teleport usually is. You'll see a girl lying unconscious. Bernie says he will take care of it, so use the pipe back to Pioneer 2 and claim your reward... you'll meet Bernie again. ************ b) DEFEATING THE DRAGON/SIL DRAGON **************** Before taking on any boss, drop a telepipe just before the Boss Warp. This will save time returning to battle if you get killed. Keep dropping one each time you have to go in and confront it. DRAGON (Normal/Hard/V.Hard) - This first boss is fairly straightforward and I was around level 5 (Hunter) when I took him out. Its attack pattern is slow and predictable. It will land and walk towards the middle of the arena, if you run around the side of it you will avoid being blasted by its fire breath. It will then sit itself down so make sure you aren't underneath it or you will get squashed. The dragon has targets across its body, but you will find its legs the easiest to attack. Get in close and hack away with your most powerful weapons/techniques. After a minute or so it will rise up and fly into the air, if you are packing a long-range weapon you can keep hitting it as it rises. It will dive down under the ground and burrow out from the middle at high speed; you can track its progress on your radar. Just keep moving and you should avoid taking a hit. Once it reappears, just repeat the steps above. You should make sure you stay to the right of the dragon as when it dies it will topple over to the left and can squish you. Once it its dead walk around the outside of the area and collect the items from the boxes then use the teleport to return to Pioneer 2. Once back you MUST go and talk to the principal, this is the only way to gain access to the next area, the Caves. SIL DRAGON (Ultimate) - Although this dragon looks pretty impressive in the new snowbound arena, its actually virtually identical in tactics to the Dragon. It moves faster and is tougher obviously but it shouldn't cause you too much grief. However just watch out for it when it dives under ground. As well as burrowing out it a straight line, it will also spiral inwards under ground as well. ======================================================================== ******************* 4) GAME WALKTHRU - CAVES ******************* ======================================================================== The Caves are the largest area in the game. Three large maps to navigate around. Plenty of telepipes are recommended as you get deeper inside. You will also face traps here for the first time. These take the form of floating mines that can explode in your face or poison you. Androids can see and target them. Everyone else won't see them until they are right up close, so Trap Vision is a must. There is one thing to be aware of; on your first time through the Caves it is likely you will do the Quests in order. However the download quest "Soul of Steel" has two different endings. To get the "good" ending, you need to leave two of the caves quests (Waterfall Tears/Black Paper) until after you have done two Mines Quests (Docs Secret Plan + Unsealed Door). But you can choose to do this on another difficulty setting if you wish. (See the Download Quests - "Soul of Steel" for full details). The same goes for the quest for the Soul Eater weapon. These also require these quest to be undertaken in this order. You also can't acquire the Soul Eater, or see the good ending to Soul of Steel in the same difficulty mode. (see "Special Weapons Quests" in the Weapons Section) ****************** a) HUNTERS GUILD QUESTS ********************* 1) ADDICTING FOOD This is a simple quest, but a long one. You have to make your way through the caves, into Caves 3. Once in caves 3 you need to hunt down the Cake Sisters. They are usually found in one of the large (one exit bottom, two exits top) rooms located on the right side of the map. Once you find them, buy a cake off them and return via a pipe. Talk to the girl and get your reward at the counter. 2) THE LOST BRIDE This is another simple quest, but can become tricky in higher difficulty modes. You have to chaperone a fat woman called Cicil down into one of Caves 2 waterfall caves. She says she has got fat using recovery items so would like to get down there without using any. So you have to keep Cicil out of trouble. She can actually use magic and heal herself, but if you let her die then its mission failed. Try and let her sustain as little amount of damage as possible as I think she may declare the mission over of she has to heal up too many times as well (I am not totally sure). The easiest way is to stay close to doorways, so she will be out of harms way. It may result in slow progress, but her health drops alarmingly when surrounded vicious Pal Sharks or the Lilies on Ultimate difficulties that like to Megid you. If you are a Hunter, I recommend you get a good long distance weapon. You'll need it! Once you reach the right cave Cicil will let you know. Just use the pipe to return and talk to the newly slim Cicil to end the mission and then claim your reward. 3) SECRET DELIVERY This is a bit more complex than the missions thus far. You are instructed to find an android who has stopped transmitting or something and input YN-0117. You have 45 minutes in which to do it. You want to get yourself down to Caves 2 as quickly as possible. In caves 1 you'll meet Bernie again who'll mutter about another code. To get access to the warp down to caves 2 you need to find a room with a green arrow in it (an android in an alcove). You can talk to the androids you find, YN-0117 will have no effect and using the code Bernie gave you - EM-05, will make them attack. Best leave them alone. However past this first android you'll find the warp down to Caves 2. Now for this mission the layout of Caves 2 has been changed drastically. You will spot the missing android fairly quickly, she is lying slumped across the water in one of the waterfall rooms and the door that would appear to lead around to her is locked. But to get to her you must access a warp point. If you travel across the Southwest corner of the room you'll find a maze of small rooms with androids in and switch rooms off to the sides. Switch all the switches then return to the room across from where you saw the stricken android. Go through the door and you'll be able to warp over and get to her. Input YN-0117 and you'll wake the android up. It's Eleanor! She'll thank you, then disappear. Use a Pipe to return to Pioneer 2, talk to the scientist and then claim your meseta! 4) THE GRAVES BUTLER This is a very straightforward Quest and you will have Matha for help (can cast Poie and Anti). Simply follow the Butlers messages (the lights on the ground) down into Caves 2. The final message is located in one of the waterfall caves on the top left side of the area map. Once its read open the next door and walk into the corridor. Your companion will decide to finish the mission, so return and claim your reward. 5) WATERFALL TEARS Your mission now is to locate Kroes twin sister a hunter who has gone missing in the caves. When you beam down two people will attack you. They are weak and a few hits will take down the first and both will disappear. The next room is FULL of traps, so make sure you have trap vision. In fact as your quarry Anna is a trap setter, be prepared for a high number on this quest. Make your way to caves 2, and check your Area Map. You will see three arrows on the map. Make you way to the Yellow Arrow and you will find Anna. She will attack you, so defeat her, talk to her, then take the pipe back for a reward. Now you can access the quest "Black Paper" 6) BLACK PAPER Kroe has a message for you. She is down in the caves, so read the instructions on the quest board. She is in the caves room "where I can see a big hall that looks outside". So make your way down to caves 2. When you reach the small room with rocks and four exits in it, take the east one. You'll wind up going north to a small waterfall room. You'll see Kroe, Black Paper and a Hunter. Krow and Black Paper will run off, so defeat the Hunter then carry onto caves 3. Check your map and you will see some arrows right ahead. When you reach the room though they will rush off again. Check your map to see they have moved eastwards. Work your way around until you reach that room. Here you'll find Kroe who has defeated Black Paper. Talk to her, then pipe back for the reward. ********************** b) DEFEATING DE ROL LE ***************** DE ROL LE (Normal/Hard/Very Hard) De Rol Le drove me completely mad when I first played the game. Fighting him often involves standing around dodging stuff, until you get a chance to hit him, it's basically a war of attrition. You will be on a small raft running at speed. De Rol Le takes the form of a big beetley-snake thing. He will race at speed behind, in front and to the sides of you. If you have long-range magic and weapons you can target him and hit him then. When he is front and behind he will put spiky things onto the raft, which you must destroy before the blow up. As he passes down the sides he will fire purple gas at you which you should dodge. After this attack pattern he will beach his head on the raft, so time to take out your most powerful close range weapon (this is about the only time Hunters can really be effective against him). Hack away at his head but try and dodge the antennae he will thrust into you. After that he rear up behind the raft and sweep it with a purple beam. Then the lights will go out and he will float above you pummelling you with rocks, after that he will fire the spiky things onto the raft and the cycle begins again. Rangers probably have the easiest time here, powerful rifles mean they can target him at most points of his attack run. Hunters and Forces can use pistols, but time may be better spent healing up. Forces tend to suffer most from De Rols powerful physical attacks, so cast Deband. Foie tends to work well at a distance and when he beaches you can target all nine body parts with GiFoie and Rafoie! You'll know you are making progress when his skull head breaks off. DAL RE LIE - (Ultimate) Well phooey, after the impressve changes made to the look of the Dragon, I expected better than this. Basically he looks like DE ROL LE but without his skull head from the start. Obviously tougher, with more HP, he has no new attacks; just his old ones ramped up to super destructive levels. I hate this Boss, so take plenty of Scape Dolls and hopefully you have a mag by now that can invince you otherwise you may have problems. ======================================================================== ****************** 5) GAME WALKTHRU - MINES ******************** ======================================================================== Now you must face the mines, there are many traps here and androids should beware, they can be afflicted by Shock Paralysis here. For some reason there seems to be more grinders here than in other areas and you are more likely to find new mags as well. ****************** a) HUNTERS GUILD QUESTS ********************* 1) KNOWING ONES HEART This mission is a straightforward one. Elly has got messages from a person called Calus and wants to find out what has happened to him. She accompanies you on the mission. You will start at once side of Mines 1 and you must work your way across the map to the far end. There are four pressure pads located on four areas surrounding a square area with some boxes. Stand on any of these areas and you'll see the others across the gaps. You must work you way around to activate them all. Once those are all depressed they will open a small room with a switch that opens the room furthest right on the map. This has a computer in it. Once it and Elly have talked its mission over and back to Pioneer 2 for a reward. 2) DR. OSTO'S RESEARCH Now you have to find Dr. Ostos research contained on a computer in Mines 2. You first need to find Sue who will show up as an arrow on the map. You will need her help to open a jammed door a bit further on (in one of the large square rooms). Make your way through Mines 2. I remove the purple barriers blocking access to the computer room (its at the end of the room full of tubes), use the switch found in a small room off the top of the large room that connects to the tube room. Once you have collected the data, Sue will ask you your name. If you don't tell her, you can access the extra quest for the "Soul Eater" weapon. If you do tell her your name then you can find out more about her and Bernie in the same quests as the soul eater ones, but instead you will be able to see the true ending to the "Soul of Steel" download quest. You can do one path in one difficulty mode and one in another though. Now pipe back up to claim your reward. Now you can access the quest - "Unsealed Door". 3) UNSEALED DOOR Now you have to return to the computer again, this time with Dr. Mome in tow. He is a total pain. He likes to wander in front of enemies, has a lame little gun and is terrible at healing himself. If you are an android its time to break out the Star Atomizers to keep him healthy. First quickly make your way back to the computer ypu and Sue visited. You'll find both Bernie and Sue here depending on what path of that story you are following. Once Mome has examined the computer you are to head up to Mines 1. There is a warp in the small room a couple of rooms back. Take it and your in Mines 1. Now you must work your way though Mines 1 until you reach a warp marked "Underground Passage". Check you have lots of healing items for you and Mome as using this will send you into battle against De Rol Lee. Keeping Mome alive is your priority. If you are quite strong and heavily armoured by now, use yourself as shield; you can definitely take more punishment than mome. In one game De Rol killed him with one tentacle hit! Tactics against Del Rol are the same as before, just keep watching Momes health! Once you have killed it, warp back up for your reward. ******************* b) DEFEATING VOL OPT ********************** VOL OPT (Normal/Hard/Very hard) Vol Opt is an easy boss to beat. He will circle you via the screens; shoot the red screens until he disappears. Also shoot down the thing on the ceiling as well. When pillars rise up, shoot the red one. When they lower shoot the central structure again. Vol Opt will reappear on the screens, so repeat until all the screens blow out. Now a big mechanical creature will appear. He will fire three missiles at you, which will miss if you keep running. Next he will target you with a laser beam, keep running and three legs will stomp down one after the other. Stay moving and they will miss. Now run up and shoot him or use your best Technique or melee weapon. When the centre section powers up, run away from the energy ball it fires at you. If it hits you, you'll get stuck in a cage and be unable to attack. Now repeat the process, attacking when you can. When his sides fall off, he won't be able to use the trap move. Once Vol Opt is dead, warp to the next area. You'll find out that the entrance to the ruins is blocked. You must revisit each area and activate the columns similar to the one beside the ruins entrance. VOL OPT ver 2 (Ultimate). Well phooey again, Vol Opt 2 is more or less identical to Vol Opt 1. Tougher and faster, but his attacks and attack patterns are still all the same. He looks a bit knobblier in his final form, but its not big difference. ======================================================================== ****************** 6) GAME WALKTHRU - RUINS ******************* ======================================================================== To access the Ruins find the column in each of the three areas. They have some randomisation but always turn up in Area 2. So look in Forest 2, Caves 2, Mines 2. The forest one tends to be either by the lake, in a small room off the main lake area or near where the warp up to the second level is. The caves one is often found in one of the waterfall caves or one of the small rooms towards the exit to caves 3. The Mines one can be a bit harder to find, but search thoroughly. Once you have activated the last column (they vibrate and light up), carry on and fight Vol Opt again. Once he is dead again, warp to the passage and walk into the newly opened entrance to the ruins. Once you are in they will be added to the destination list on the main Pioneer 2 Transporter. The Ruins contain some ferocious enemies and traps that fall from the ceiling which need a friend to get you out of with out damage, at the end of the ruins is the final Boss Dark Falz. Luckily the ruins also have lots of great items, especially on higher difficulties! ****************** a) HUNTERS GUILD QUESTS ********************* 1) DOC'S SECRET PLAN Big hatted Doc. Montague has a job for you. He wants you and Elenor to warp down to Ruins 1 and kill lots of monsters in three designated test area. Make sure you are up to taking on masses of powerful monsters as you will get everything thrown at you here! Basically proceed through the Ruins and when Elenor declares a test area is reached, destroy everything that comes at you. Elenor is tough and strong but is reluctant to leave a battle once started. So keep plenty of Star Atomizers to hand and watch both your health levels. Fairly soon you should have all the info Doc. Needs and its time to telepipe back for your reward. 2) SEEK MY MASTER Time to team up with another sexy female android, Shino. Shino has lost her master down on Ragol and needs you to accompany her down there. You'll warp down to Ruins 1, and pretty soon Shino will say he is not on this level. SO seek out the warp to Ruins 2. Shino is quite weak and also has a tendency to stay put in a big fight. The best option is to try and keep her safe in a doorway, while you destroy the enemies. If she dies, its mission over. At some point during the Mission, pipe back to Pioneer 2 and talk to the Tekker standing by the shops. He will tell you about the legendary swords. Now when you reach Zoke, you should get his fourth blade (see Weapons Side Quests - Agito). Once you make it to Ruins 2 keep exploring. The rooms will shake as you get closer and soon Shino will find his missing Swords. Zoke is lying injured is a huge room, just before that room is another injured hunter. Get ready for a big fight. The enemies won't appear until you get close to Zoke. Try edging forward the running back as they appear to keep Shino out of harms way. Once you have taken out the last lot of dark gunners you can talk to Zoke. After that its time to pipe up and claim your meseta. 3) FROM THE DEPTHS This quest sees you penetrating the depths of the ruins in search of a missing research team. You should make your way through Ruins 1, on the way you'll meet strange possessed humans. Carry on through Ruins 2 to Ruins 3. You'll meet up with an old friend - Ash! Remember him? You and Kireek rescued him waaay back in the Battle Training Quest. He is stronger now and a worthy companion. With him in tow make you way to the room with a raised area in the centre. This has a computer on it you need to access. Look for switches nearby to open the door leading to the warp you need to sue to warp up there. Once up there, use the computer and then talk to Ash. With that your mission is over and time to pipe back up to claim your reward! Now you will find that if you have completed all the quests, they will all become available to replay as much as you like. This is useful for getting Akikos Frying Pan! ****************** b) DEFEATING DARK FALZ ********************* DARK FALZ - (Normal) Dark Falz on normal mode is pretty easy to beat. I was level 33 HUCast with a Spread Needle and took him down quickly. First spinning spikey things will surround you. Destroy the pink ones to avoid damage. When they are gone, Dark Falz will appear. He has three heads on his lower body so concentrate your strongest attacks on the right hand head. This head throws out mines so you can quickly destroy them. When the head is killed he will take a second form. A huge fan will grow out of his back. He will begin to move round the perimeter of the area. Chase after him and attack the bulbous base when he stops. He will attack with his arms and with a purple light field. They are tricky to avoid, and can hit for about 150HP each time. Keep close to him or the fire bomb attack will strike twice and kill you! Keep at it and soon Dark Falz will fall. Collect the goodies and step into the Warp. There is no proper ending, damn! After the credits roll save and you can start again in the next difficulty level! DARK FALZ - (Hard/V.hard/Ultimate) Dark Falz first two forms behave in the same way as in Normal mode, so the same tactics apply. However once you kill the second form and new and far nastier third form will appear! He will rise up into the air, a sort of blue thing with big arms. He will be in the middle of a hoop of light, which is what you will be standing on. His attacks take this pattern. He will float down at your level for a few seconds where you can attack him with melee weapons. He will swipe at you with his huge bladed hands. He will then rise up and fire energy balls at you, which can be dodged. He will also zap you with a powerful beam, which seems to be undodgeable. AS the fight progresses he will also do a nasty attack where he drags your "soul" out of your body. When this happens no-one should attack him as this will result in death! Wait until your spirit returns then attack him. He will also go all shiny and this is when he is invulnerable. So you can only attack him when he is dark blue, when he goes all shimmery, forget it. This can be a nasty fight, especially of you are on your own. Scape Dolls and a high level mag that can cast invincibility and revive you are good items to have especially when taking him on it V.Hard and Ultimate. I would recommend Level 80 as a good guide for taking him on in V.Hard. I managed to beat him at level 63 (thank you Soniti mag), but found myself totally outclassed in Ultimate mode by everything... even the Mothverts! ======================================================================== ******************** 7) DOWNLOADABLE QUESTS ******************* ======================================================================== a) SOUL OF A BLACKSMITH Memory Blocks: Items available from quest: Weapon This is a pretty lame quest. Basically the blacksmith wants you to bring him three items to make a weapon. The items are Miwonite, dragons fang and a mineral. Warp down to Forest 1, you'll find the Miwonite by the river. Carry onto the Dragon Boss. You'll gain the Dragons Fang when you kill it. Finall go to the caves. You will find Red mineral in caves 1, Geen mineral in caves 2 and Blue mineral in caves 3. Return to the Blacksmith when you have the mineral you want and he will make a weapon for you. The different minerals will give a different element of weapon. Red gives you a Fire weapon, Green a Frost and Blue a Freeze. All are low level weapons and not much cop. I believe in the Japanese version you can get a rare weapon (godhand, suppressed gun, technical crozier) by picking Blue Mineral. But I have not tested this. Go to the Guild counter to end the Quest. ******************************* b) LETTER FROM LIONEL Memory Blocks: 57 Items available from quest: None This is a fairly straightforward quest. Poor old Lionel the android has been pulled to pieces. It's your job to find all his bits! After you take the quest, read the clue to where his first bit is in the Quest Board. He is actually in one of the side areas to the large area in Forest 2. You'll notice when you arrive there that it stays locked. You need to go and talk to the RAmar in the area that usually contains a warp up to the raised area. Now warp up and then down, and you will see a sparkly object. Its Lionels Head and one arm! You can talk to it now in the Quest board. His other parts are found in the following places: 1) Talk to Lionels head and he will say he is in a monsters stomach. Return to the previously locked room in Forest 2 and kill the Hildebear/Hidelt that appears. This will give you one of Lionel's arms. 2) Talk to the arm, and then go and find the Legs in the River in Forest 1. 3) Return to Forest 2 and go to where the Dragon Warp usually is, this time you'll warp to Caves 1. make your way through into Caves 2, Lionel's other leg is about three rooms in. 4) Reutrn to Pioneer 2 and find the RAmar up there. Talk to him to get Lionel's torso. Now go to the Hunters Guild and talk to the restored Lionel before claiming your reward! ******************************* c) THE RETIRED HUNTER Memory Blocks: 36 Items available from quest: None (?) This is a simple Quest. You are hired by Donoph a hunter who wants you to help him defeat 99 enemies. He says he has 30 minutes to live, so you must defeat all the enemies in that time. Answer "!!" to his question. Follow him down to Ruins 3 and methodically clear all the rooms of enemies. The final room requires you disable three force fields that have switches dotted about the level. There is plenty of time so you should have no trouble if you have to do a bit of back tracking. One area in the Ruins is locked off. There aren't really any things for you to look out for, he is strong and can heal you and cure status ailments. Just kill 99 enemies, then pipe back up. Now talk to the yellow Fomarl (Alicia), if you hear the "quest" chime, you can now beam down to Forest 2. Here you should access the weather station by pressing the switch in the next area. Read the message from Heath, then pipe back up. You'll notice in Forest 2 and area is locked off. Talk to Alicia again then warp down to Ruins 3. You'll see the words "Cough, Cough. Nearly done" as you walk forward. And then I am stumped! Can't find Donoph, the ruins are deserted, can't work out how to unlock the areas in Forest 2 or Ruins 3. So I returned and collected my meseta. Humph. ******************************* d) CENTRAL DOME FIRE SWIRL Memory Blocks: Items available from quest: MK 3 Mag (V.Hard, Ult) Your task here is to play Firefighter. Listen to the instructions at the start. You can't use techs or melee weapons, so arm yourself with a good gun and teleport down. Putting out the fires is fairly straightforward. Simply keep shooting at them until they go out, if you have a Spread Needle this can speed things up greatly. You can be damaged by the flames so don't get to close. Each area remains locked off until you clear all fires, so it's fairly easy to see where to go next. The person cowering behind a locked door refuses to come out until you rescue the injured person by the lake. Other than that it's a cakewalk. If you want the Mk3 mag there are some conditions you need to fulfil. First of all, when you rescue people you MUST put the fire out BEFORE you have them sent uo. If you don't do this they will register as injured. If you manage to get everyone out without injury (and you can take your time, there is no time pressure), you can take on a second half to the quest. You'll be asked to warp down and look for a Doctor. First find and talk to someone in one of the areas of the main Forest 2 area. Then carry on up into the next area to Find the Doctor surrounded by flames. Four Hildebears will attack you; whatever difficulty the quest is in, these Hildebears will have ultimate stats. Once you have managed to kill them all (it seems to be impossible to prevent the Doc being injured). Pipe back. Talk to the kid on Pioneer 2 to get "THE GLORY OF THE PAST". If you visit the infirmary, you'll get a note from Lionel advising you to found out about it. There is a Tekker you need to get hold of. He will be found wandering near the bank area, he is dressed in a grey/blue outfit. If he is not there, keep telepiping back and forth between Pioneer 2 and the Forest until he does. Once you talk to him he will Tek the GLORY OF THE PAST into the MK3 mag. Now go and claim your meseta reward. ******************************* e) SOUL OF STEEL Memory Blocks: 96 Items available from quest: None Now before you play this quest you need to have played through the SUE storyline and finished all quests. This is what you need to have done to see the full ending (and in the same difficulty level) 1) When doing the quest, "Dr. Osto's Research", tell SUE your name, unless you want the SOUL EATER. Then complete the quest. 2) In the quest "Unsealed Door" first talk to Bernie, then find SUE, and talk to her. Then go back to the beginning of Mine 2 and talk to Bernie again. Choose to tell him what SUE told you. Complete the quest. 3) Now do "WaterFall Tear", first speak to Sue on Pioneer 2 and ask her about Black Paper. Now in the caves you will have to find Bernie. Talk to him, and complete the quest. 4) Go and do "Black Paper". First talk to Sue on Pioneer 2, it doesn't seem to matter what you ask her. Then go to the caves and Bernie should be in the middle of nowhere, waiting for you. Talk with him, and finish the quest. Now when all quests are done, you should choose to do Soul of Steel, while playing Soul of Steel you must also get the MAG you are given to "move" three times as you go through the Mines, after all this you can get the extra, proper ending. Once you choose to do the Soul of Steel Quest, you will find yourself reunited with Doc. Montague and Elenor. Your task is to rescue Elenors twin sister Ult. AS you leave to go down to the Mines you will be confronted by a Soldier from WORKS who will warn you off. Then Elenor will give you a MAG CELL. Now you all warp down to the Mines. The first room is small and throws everything at you, Gilchics, Canadines, Sinows and Garanz. Luckily Doc. Montague and Elenor are both strong and powerful. The Doc will heal you and Elenor and even cure paralysis. But keep an eye on them and have healing to hand as if either die it's misson over. Once that's been cleared, head into the next large area and talk to the soldier. Whatever you answer, he won't let you pass. Go find the Doc, who has gone into a side room. Talk to him and he will create a diversion. You should all go up to the opposite corner and wait for the soldier to leave. Once he has done, all sneak down through the barrier and into the next area. Examine the computer, and Doc. Will tell you some stuff. Then the Mag will move for the first time. Now you should walk forwards to the end of the room. When the screen fades to black briefly and there is a rumble you should check your map to see doc and Elenor have moved. Go to where they are and a cut scene will occur. Doc will tell her more about her special mag. Then the mag you are carrying should move for the second time. You can go talk to them or carry on looking for Ult. You'll encounter Ult. Now. Your task is to follow her. She walks slowly so this task is not hard. Once you have followed her far enough press the red light switch to open the door and she will be on the other side. Now Doc and Elenor will arrive. She will disappear again. Unlock the purple gate and carry on alone through the next few rooms. You have to make like Solid Snake and sneak past three sets of patrolling androids. Watch their patrol patterns on the map and make sure you don't get in their line of sight. Once they have been avoided, you'll be in an open area where you must battle a WORKS soldier and two androids. There are also a few Gilchics to take out. Once they are dealt with carry on to find Doc and Elenor. If you did the Sue stuff and got the mag to move twice, then a short cut scene will occur. Sue will talk to Doc and Elenor, then warp down to the mines. The Mag you are carrying will move again and a glow will follow you briefly. WORKS have now activated the self-destruct and its up to you to disable it. You Elenor and Doc all warp to the Ruins. Here you need to find the room that is a hollow square with the raised area with a computer on it. Now destroy all the rocks blocking one pathway. Carry on that path way and you'll find a room with a red force field blocking the way. You need to disable this using a timer switch in another location. Return to the square room and find a side room with a warp point in it. This takes you to a small room. Leave this one and battle through the next one. You'll end up in a room with a red switch gate. Before you press it, use the touch lamp switches to open the exit to the room. Now press the timer switch and run as fats as you can to the room with the red force field. You may need a couple of goes, but you have plenty of time. Once through the force field, you can warp up to the PC and Doc will disable the self-destruct. Now you must catch Ult. She is shown as a blue arrow. Use the warp points to catch her on the long, thin section. Talk to her. Now at this point two things can happen. If you did not complete the "Sue" events in the game, you will get the short ending. There will be a big explosion and you will wake up in the infirmary. All you can do now is read the letter from Doc. Montague and collect your meseta reward. If you did do the "Sue" events CORRECTLY then you will get some extra stuff. Now all hell will start breaking loose. When you are offered choices. Choose "Rescue Elenor" and "No" x 3. You can't really do anything but watch events unfold. Soon you'll end up in the medical centre. Talk to the nurse walking about then leave. As you do a cut-scene occurs in the Hunters Guild. Now go to the desk and claim your meseta. SOUL OF STEEL - CODA You can get an extra bit of ending. As long as you said "No" to Doc. Montague three times. Choose to do the "Soul of Steel" Quest again and this time you'll be greeted by a woman who says you have been asked for via the BEE system. Warp down to Forest 1 and meet Elenor in the place she was in "Magnitude of Metal". Talk to her about everything. Then she will leave. Pipe back up after her and enjoy the groovy music playing as you collect your meseta reward. ******************************* f) SUNSET AT THE SECRET BASE (Japanese) Memory Blocks: 68 Items available from quest: Chu Chu Mag, Kapu Mag, Angel Wing Mag, Devil Wing Mag, Hamburger Mag, GAMES MAGAZINE - weapon, CHU CHU FEVER - armour. This quest is only available to Japanese and EU players. If you are playing in the EU you MUST set your games language settings to Japanese to be able to download and play this quest. After you dial up, select the download quest option and you'll get a list in Japanese of quests. For your information the quests are as follows: Retired Hunter Letter from Lionel Soul of a Blacksmith PSO Cup Ver.2 Central Dome Fire Swirl Soul of Steel Sunset at the Secret Base So choose the final option and download the quest. Now you'll have to carry on playing with the language set to Japanese, or it won't recognise the quest file. So go to the Hunters Guild and select it as usual from the Download Quest option. There are no enemies to fight in this quest. You basically have to do a lot of talking to Rappy's. The best things about this quest is the sheer number of goodies available! Begin the Quest and warp down. When the rappy addresses you, select the top answer to both questions. Now carry on until you find a room with seven Rappies in it. After the conversation, carry on into a room with a time switch and a maze of barriers. Press the switch and run quickly ahead and round to the right and warp. Quickly turn around and use the next warp and then straight ahead through the doors. In the next room use the switch to free the rappy trapped behind a barrier. He will use his super rappy strength to move the stone columns and allow you to warp to Forest 2. Straight away, break toe boxes around the rappy and then talk to it. Your goal now is to work your way around to a rappy standing on the SMALL metal bridge thing that sticks out into the lake. There is a switch there as well. Talk to the rappy and it will give you an item, you will know this has happened as the chime and window will pop up. Now go all the way back to the Rappy that was behind the boxes, choose the top answer to its question and you will get another item. Now make your way to where the Dragon Warp usually is. Talk to the rappy standing on a pad behind the fence. After the conversation the music will change. That I think is the end of the offical quest, but there is more to do here!. Go back to the previous area. Where there was a rappy blocking the warp, its now free so warp down. Pick up the shiny object. Now head to the largest area of Forest 2. Your task now is to talk to to Rappys. Rappy 1 is in the smallest room off this area (the one that sometimes has the Pillar in it). Rappy 2 is lurking by the edge of the lake, so you don't have far to go between the two of them. Talk to rappy 1 and answer the following: Top answer, Bottom answer. Go and talk to Rappy 2 and answer the following: Top answer, Bottom answer. Talk again to rappy 2 and answer the following: Top answer x 3 Now back to Rappy 1 and give these answers: Top answer x 2 Back to Rappy 2 and give this answer: Top answer Go to Rappy 1 and answer: Top answer, Bottom answer Back to Rappy 2 and answer: Top answer, Bottom answer Go to Rappy 1 and answer: Bottom answer Keep talking to Rappy 1 and answer: Top, Bottom, Bottom, Top Go to Rappy 2 and just talk. Then back to Rappy 1 and keep talking until you get the item chime. Check your inventory and you got the Hamburger Mag! Now you can also get the Angel/Devil Wing Mags from another rappy. But androids cannot get equip these. They will get a third choice of a chu chu mag instead. Go to the room with the warp to the raised part of Forest 2. Go to the back area and you'll find a rappy by some boxes. Talk to it and you'll get two choices if you are Human/Newman. The top choice will give you an Angel Wing mag, the bottom gives you a Devils Wing. For androids a middle option will also appear which is the Chu Chu mag. When you complete the quest you can get some MORE stuff on Pioneer 2. Go to the Principals room and talk to the FOmarl sat behind the left desk. After a short scene talk to the man behind the Principals desk and you'll get the GAMES MAGAZINE weapon! But wait, theres more! After you have done this go back to the main area of Pioneer 2 and you'll spot a boy opposite. Talk to him and he'll give you a Kapu Kapu mag, Chu Chu mag and the Chu Chu Fever armour! Bargain! When you are all done, go to the Hunters Guild and claim your meseta reward. ======================================================================== ********************** 8) ONLINE QUESTS ************************ ======================================================================== To play an Online Quest, set up a game in the lobby and once inside go to the Hunters Guild and select the quest from there. ******************************* a) WIN BACK - Lost Heat Sword/Lost Ice Spinner/Lost Soul Blade These are straightforward Quests. The Heat Sword requires you to battle through the forest and kill the Dragon. The Ice Spinner requires you to battle through the caves and kill Del Rol Le and the lost Soul Blade requires you to battle through the Mines and defeat Vol Opt. YAWN. ******************************* b) WIN BACK - The Missing Maraca's You can't get the Maraca's weapon in this Quest unfortunately. There doesn't seem to be any reward other than Meseta for this quest. You also need at least two players. There are enemies to fight on this quest as well. After you have got your quest from the Guild warp down to Forest 1. You have disc 1, but to get disc 2 you need to disable two light barriers. One of you needs to warp to the "white" paved section and activate a blue timer switch there and the other activate the red timer switch in the previous section. One of you pelt down and collect the Disc. Then return to the paved area and use the tones from the discs on the computer. In the next area, a party member or two should wait by the orange barrier, while another activates the pink timer switch. Use spare team members to stand on buttons so one can collect Disc 4 from the far end. Pipe back up to Pioneer 2. You can collect Disc 3 from the Principals Office, next to secretary. Now teleport down to Caves 1. Work you way through the caves. There are many traps hidden it rocks so be careful when you shoot them out. Use the warps and computer discs to make your way to the end of Caves 1. You will have to fight Del Rol Le. Before you do so there is a terminal that will allow you to choose what music you want playing as you battle him! Once Del Rol Le is defeated, return to the last area of Forest 1 you were in and use Disc 2 on the terminal. Now you can go through and collect Disc 5. If you return to the area just before Del Rol Le in the caves, you can now access a room with items in it. Once you have all the discs, return to the man with no memory and finish the quest! ******************************* c) WIN BACK - Tinkerbell Lost Dog A truly cool quest. There are no enemies here to fight and only one person can play it. Your task is to accompany Sonic the Hedgehog down to the Forest to find Rocky the fat dog! The basic challenge is using Sonic and his friends to unlock forcefields. This must be done in the correct order as not to use up all their turns. As well as finding Rocky, you should be on the look out for 5 Rings. Get all of these and you can get the Sonic Glove weapon! Teleport down and head right. You'll see a long, column blocking access to a warp. Walk a bit further up and press the timer switch, run down and get the ring from behind the now moved column. Then use the warp. Now you're in the paved section. Go up to the doorway and use Sonic to turn off the blue barrier. Use the pink switch gate to release... Tails! Now he joins you. So head down into the next area. For now ignore the two warps and carry on down to the next area. Use Tails to unlock the forcefield that gives you access to both rings, and collect them both. Now return to the two warps and use Tails again to deactivate the field. Take one teleport to find another ring then come back. Now take the other and you'll find... Knuckles (who dah man??). He will also join you. So warp back again. Head back to the paved area, and use Knuckles to disable the forcefield and collect the ring. Now head back to the "two warp" area and this time take the top right exit. Use Sonic, then Knuckles to disable the forcefields. Go forward and you'll see a light. It's Rocky the Dog! But he disappears, so take the teleport to the caves. Here you'll find a time switch. Turn it on and run quickly forward and then right before the door shuts. The path is rocky and getting "snagged" on the rocks can slow you up enough to prevent you making it in time. You may need a few goes. There is a warp to take you back to the timer switch. Once you get through, you'll find... the CAKE SISTERS! You may choose to buy cake, cake or cake! Once you have it. Use the warp behind the sisters stall to return to the Forest teleport. Once you get back to the Forest you'll find Rocky. Give him the cake, he'll start eating it (and how!). Mission complete so return to Pioneer 2. Before you finish up, if you collected all the five rings you can try and get Sonics Glove. Speak to Sonic, and if you refuse to hand over the rings he will challenge you to a game of Rock, Paper and Scissors. Now normally it takes this sequence, and it ALWAYS did for me (four tries at the quest.. don't ask why, lets just blame an elderly DC). But it may be different for others. Sonic chooses Rock, so you should choose Paper Tails chooses Paper, so you should choose Scissors Knuckles chooses Scissors, so you should choose Rock. This pattern worked for me, a friend online said it didn't for him. He said maybe its to do with the cake you buy! Maybe, I bought the top cake he bought the bottom... Anyway, if you win you'll get Sonics Glove; this is not a weapon as yet. It is data saved to your Guild File. You'll need to convert it in the Download Quest - "Central Dome Fire Swirl". If you enter this quest you'll find an old guy in the shop area. If you have the Sonic Glove, he will convert it to the weapon SONIC KNUCKLE. It may even have some photon % on it! After you are done, talk to the Guild Counter to get your reward! ******************************* d) WIN BACK - Rappy's Holiday This is basically a series of mini-games for you to play with the rappy's. To enter these you need points, which can be bought for meseta off one of the rappies in the first area. Do well in the games and you earn more points to spend. There is a sort of Rappy lottery in the first area where you have to bet on which buttons a prize will appear, this can be a good source of points. GAME 1 - Hunt the Rappy (5 points entry fee). Find three named rappies in the correct order. Get it wrong and you have to start over. Get it right and one of the "Stamp Rally" rappies will appear. GAME 2 - Chicken Race (5 points fee). In a sort of first person perspective, race you "bike" and stop as near to the cliff edge as you dare. Get an S or SS rank to be able to access the computer later. Get an A Rank and a "Stamp Rally" rappy will appear. GAME 3 - Glow Ball Catching (10 points fee). Simple enough, just catch glo-balls as they fall from the sky. Catching 20+ will give you 20 points prize. Catch 30 and another "stamp Rally" Rappy will appear. GAME 4 - Glow Ball Race (3 points fee). Doe this three times to gain access to the an area with the last Stamp rally rappy in.. STAMP RALLY - (20 points fee) just find all the stamp rally rappies mentioned above. When you have all the stamps, return to the Stamp Master and get a "friendship fragment". FIND THE RAPPY GIRL - First make sure you have an S or SS rank in the Chicken race game and the friendship fragment. You need to tool up and get ready to kill monsters for this. Talk to the rappy and he'll talk about hearing a cry for help. Walk on until you find a rappy surrounded by monsters. Kill them and accept the thing he gives you. Talk to the rappy in the Chicken race area, he will open the forcefield behind him. Go through and press the computer, if you are ready choose to go. You know have to make your way though a bombardment of Hildebears and fire from the sky. Talk to the baby Hildebears and keep moving and killing the big Hildebears until you reach the imprisoned Rappy. Talk to them and its mission over! ******************************* e) WIN BACK - Garon's Treachery Garons Treachery is a fun, if sometimes frustrating quest and you must have at least two people in your party to play it. Garon is the greedy fool you met in the first quest who wanted to harvest mags. Well, now he wants to make a movie. Although he has an ulterior motive of course... The person who started the game will get a music box when you begin. This allows them to set the music you want to play while you do the quest. Can choose from Sonic Theme, Samba de Amigo, NiGHTS song (coolest!) and Burning Rangers. The quest is made up of a series of tasks. TASK 1 - Don't get caught by the flames. You'll be chased by a wall of flames. Keep ahead of it! If you get caught don't worry it doesn't affect the outcome. TASK 2 - Overcome the Three rooms. In the first room, everything goes dark. At least one of you needs to make to the end. In the second you'll be in a large room and you must battle monsters while staying in "camera shot". The perspective moves back and forth. So don't stray far from the centre 9a warning will sound if you do). If you stray out too far you will disappear into.. NID!! Aaah! Don't worry you'll be back for the next room. This is the Lava room and it's a real pig to do, especially with four players. You must race ahead of the lava shooting/chopping the boulders in your way. TASK 3 -Now you'll find out Garon's true aim. He wants the Shiva Stone. However the ghost guarding it don't want to give it up. You'll have to make your way through a room full of light-ghosts. If they surround you STOP! Don't move or attack until they have moved away. Attack the monsters only when there are no ghosts nearby. Now its time to run from the ghosts and boy are they mad. If you get caught by them this time your soul will wander the ruins AND you have blown your teams chance of getting the HEART OF POUWN. SO be careful. Clear this section and its time to face the final challenge. The Ghost Wall. A wall of Ghosts advances upon you, there are traps everywhere to slow you down. If you all make it intact to the transporter you can warp up and claim the reward. If some end up trapped below the ones who did make it can either warp up (which will boot the trapped players back out into the lobby) and finish the quest (no reward), or stay and free the others. When you find them trapped behind a rock, drop the Shiva stone to create a bang that frees them. You can all return and talk to Garon, but will get no reward. If you did all make it through intact then you will get the "??? STONE". Take it to the Tekker who identifies it and the RAKONIA STONE. Now end the quest and go into the Rappy's Holiday Quest. Enter the "Find 3 Rappys"- contest and find the rappy that gives you a fruit (it�s yellow if you have the RAKONIA STONE, if not its red). You must then give the fruit to Grandma Rappy. The fruit will get mouldy if you take to long and you'll only get a Monofluid for it. The grandma will then give you a pendant (HANDMADE PENDANT) for the fruit (but only if you have the RAKONIA STONE). Go to the menu and look at the pendant 3 or more times. Eventually you will identify it as a SCREW. You can trade this with the rappy that loves machines (the one behind some machine bits) for a battery. THEN you need an S or SS-rank in the cliff-racing game. This will give you access to this area with the computer inside. Here you can use the battery on the Computer and call "the master". Now the FOmarl from Pioneer 2 and a Rappy will appear and trade your Stone for the HEART OF POUWM ! Phew! ******************************* f) DEFEAT - Mop Up Operation 1-4 (Play in V.Hard or Ultimate to obtain badges). There are four Mop - Up Operation Quests to be undertaken. You have a choice of four areas, Forest, Caves, Mines and Ruins. In each Quest you have one area to totally clear of enemies. You have a time limit which is counting down constantly. By clearing a room you will gain some extra time. If you make it to the end with out running out of time you can obtain 4 Weapons badges to trade for weapons. Caves - 4 x Bone Badges Mines - 4 x Aluminium Badges Ruins - 4 x Steel Badge By collecting enough of these badges, you can then trade them for weapons in the Online Quest "Towards the Future". Take them to the WEAPONS club member in front of the infirmary. You can get the following items: 9 x Bone Badge = Panzer Tail (Mag) 9 x Aluminium Badge = BROOM (Weapon requires 600 MST to equip) 9 x Steel Badge = WOK OF AKIKOS SHOP (Weapon) ******************************* g) DEFEAT - Endless Nightmare 1-4 (Play in V.Hard or Ultimate to obtain badges). There are four Endless Nightmare Quests to undertake. With each one you must find a specific room in the area you choose which constantly spawns enemies. This room is located in the final area of each main area (ie. Forest 2, Caves 2, Mines 2 and Ruins 3). You have to option to warp straight to the final area if you don't wish to clear the preceding areas. Remember your quest is to clear the one room. The Endless Nightmare Quests are excellent for levelling up. If you are tackling them alone, a spread needle is very handy and you can gain masses of EXP in the higher difficulties. After you complete the room you will find two badges in boxes by the warp back to Pioneer 2 (except Forest). Caves - 2 x Bone Badges Mines - 2 x Aluminium Badges Ruins - 2 x Steel Badge By collecting enough of these badges, you can then trade them for weapons in the Online Quest "Towards the Future". Take them to the WEAPONS club member in front of the infirmary. You can get the following items: 9 x Bone Badge = Panzer Tail (Mag) 9 x Aluminium Badge = BROOM (Weapon requires 600 MST to equip) 9 x Steel Badge = WOK OF AKIKOS SHOP (Weapon) ******************************* h) DEFEAT - Today's Rate In this Quest if you have completed "Doc Secret Plan" offline and in this difficulty you can get Doc. Montague to make weapons out of monsters parts that also have photon percentages (the ones he makes offline will have none). Your task is to delete some important scientific information that may fall into the Military's hand. So first of all warp down to the caves. In this quest you will be shrunk in places to access new areas. So it is a good idea to have at least two people in the party. You will start in Caves 2. head for a room with a red force-field gate surrounding a warp. You will need to return here later but for now take the left exit and head to the waterfall room. Carry on to the Caves 3 teleport. Keep exploring until you find a shrinking machine. Now you are all diddy, run back to the fenced off warp in Caves 2. Your on the eastern side of Caves 2 now, and there is a hidden portal behind a fence that can only be switched off by a person in their normal form. Telepipe to Pioneer 2, which will revert you back to your normal size. Now pipe back and use the "light gate" to get back to Caves 3. Clear the room of monsters, and then go south. In this room with boxes, there is a woman, talk to her. She will for your help to find a microchip she lost. Say you will help, then go back to the shrinking machine. When shrunk, make your way to the teleport to Mines 1 which is in the North Eastern corner of the map. One of you should stay small at all times to access shut-off areas. You will reach a room with a warp and red barrier blocking an area in the centre that looks as if nothing is there, but actually hold the microchip. Use the warp and soon you'll run into the Host Computer. So destroy it. Now return to the red barrier and cross it (need to be teeny). You'll see a shiny object. That's the chip so collect it. Now telepipe up to Pioneer 2. Don't return the chip to the girl who asked for it. Instead talk to Doc. Montague.. if you have monster parts that is to make into a weapon. Otherwise go to the Guild and end the mission there. ******************************* i) DEFEAT - Towards the Future Towards the Future is a fairly straightforward Quest. You have to complete a couple of rooms in each area and then take on each Boss in a kind of speed run through of the game, culminating in taking on Dark Falz. If you choose to take it on in V.Hard or Ultimate you can get prizes depending on how well you do. Your score is calculated on how fast you are, how many enemies you kill and how many deaths occurred in your party. The two prizes available in V.Hard for an S rank are the EGG BLASTER and NEIS CLAW. The Egg Blaster can be equipped by anyone. Neis Claw is female only. The prizes available for an A or S rank in Ultimate are as follows: PLANTAIN FAN (Force Only) DRILL LAUNCHER FLIGHT FAN MASER BEAM (ranger only) To get these, kill all enemies (197), or don't die once. The prizes available for SS rank are as follows: HUGE PLANTAIN FAN (Force, Hunewearl) (SS condition 1) YAMIGARUSU (Hunter) (SS condition 1) ANO RIFLE (Ranger)(SS condition 2) BLUE RING (Shield) (SS Condition 2) Condition 1 is fairly straightforward, Kill all 197 enemies AND don't die once. Condition 2 is much harder. You must kill LESS than 20 enemies AND not die once. This is how it can be done: In the Forest you only need to kill the Hidelt then go through the door. Run towards where the Boss Warp should open and a single enmy will spawn by the door. Ignore all the others and just kill that one to open the Boss warp. Then slay the dragon. In the caves move along the left wall until you get to a "fake" wall section and into a secret room. A Vulemr will appear back in the main room so return and kill it. As you get to the next room lots of Vulmers will spawn. But your actually target is the Ob Lily, watch out for the Megid!! Remember you can't die if you want the SS-rank! Destro the lily and move into the next room. Destroy the lily in there as well. In the final room, go and touch the locked door then leave the room. Four slimes will appear and may attack each other so cast attack lowering magic on them or leave freeze/paralyse traps out. Watch the radar and when a fifth dot appears that's a Pan Arms. Walk over and kill it when it pops up. That will unlock the door to the Boss De Rol Le. Now in the mines, race to the other end of the room and just kill the Sinow Red. Don't even shot the fire spitting traps as they will count as kills! In the next room you face a load of Canadines. The one you need to kill is the furthest to the left. It will rise up and shoot lightning at you. Kill that one ONLY then move on. In the next room keep going forward into another fake wall/room opposite the entrance. Come back out and kill only the Sinow Red. In the final room you will face three Baranz. You must not kill any of them and their indiscriminate missiles may harm each other so use any Jellen/Paralysis/Freeze you can. Pat them a Dubchic will appear. Knock it down and the Dubswitch should drop down. Bust that up and then move onto Vol Opt. If you are alone and do not have a mag that invinces you in Boss Fights you may be in trouble. Vol Opts "trap" attack is very hard to dodge and if you are caught inside you will die online (it only damages offline). If you have company then they can break you out before it kills you. In the Ruins, first waste the DeathBringer then carry on. In the next room take out the Gran Sorcerer only. Leave via the bottom left door and take the warp. Then return via the warp straight away and leave the room via the top right. This will result in a single Arlan spawning in the next room. Kill it and the door to dark Falz is open. Again if you are alone and have no mag that invinces you may have problems. Dark Falz's swipe attack will take off a set amount of HP online (1290). If you don't have over that and can't become invincible, you must either drop him before he goes to swipe mode or forget the SS-rank. It's a tough job, but the excellent weapons and armour make it worth persevering with! - BE THE DRAGON! In this Quest you can also do a number of things. If you talk to the FOmarl by a computer near the bank before you leave. You can choose to have one person pipe back before the Dragon Boss encounter and control the Dragon! You need to fetch some papers from Irene in the Principles Office, give them to the FOmarl and she'll give you the code to access the computer in the Forest (look in Quest board). This is pretty funny as when you stomp on your friends they get shrunk, BAHA! Dragon Controls: A: Breath B: Tail Sweep X: Fly X (while flying) Drill Attack then X again for Rush Attack R: Faint - THE LURVE CHECKER If there are two of you of the opposite sex you can also get an item if you behave all lovey dovey toward each other (not sure of this applies to androids.. but going on the equipment rules, I see no reason a HUCast and RAscaeal can't do this!). Both go to the FOmarl and talk to her to get the "love code". Return and activate the computer panel in the Forest. Now stay as close to each other as you can though the whole adventure, collecting any love hearts when they appear. You'll get a love index score on talking to her when you finish. Get a good score and you can get an accessory. This can be swapped at the Medical Centre in the download Quest "Soul of Steel" for the weapon MARINA'S BAG. Also available on Pioneer 2 in this quest is the man who will exchange your WEAPONS badges for weapons and a Tekker who will Tek your Sega console mags and mag parts into the next version up. ******************************* j) DEFEAT - FAMITSU - MAXIMUM ATTACK! In this Quest you have to take on Forest 2, Caves 3 and Mines 2 (but no Bosses). You have twenty minutes to kill as many enemies as possible. If you kill 500 or more you can collect 5 Bronze Badges from a special room. Another 3 of 4 badges may show up in the cave and mines areas as well. These bronze badges can be traded for better badges and those then traded for weapons. To do this quest to the full you really need at least two players. One can carry on quickly into caves 2 vie a light gate which appears where the Dragon Warp usually is. While they start tackling Caves 2, the others can stay in Forest 2 and mop up. After 10 minutes have elapsed, the bridge will form and a red transporter can be taken to another part of Caves 2. Those fighting from that side should make their way to timed gate. This drops a forcefield around a button and warp. One player should run and stand on the button so the other can go through the open door. The switch that demands items, only needs green items to be dropped, monomates, antidotes etc are fine. There are two exits from the Caves, a light gate and a transporter. The team should split and take each one. To unlock the switch gates in the large room where the transporter takes you, one person who came via the light gate should stand on the button in the L-shaped area. If you all kill 500 enemies or more you can collect an extra 5 badges. These can be traded to the WEAPONS fanatic waiting by the Bank. 3 x Bronze badge = 1 Silver Badge 3 x Silver badge = 1 Gold badge 3 x Gold badge = Choice of Weapon. Weapons Available TOY HAMMER SAMBA MARACAS CHAMELEON SCYTHE You can keep replaying to collect badges and get all the weapons. Return to the Principal in the Guild to complete the quest. ======================================================================== *********************** 9) BATTLE MODE ************************* ======================================================================== Now I haven't had a lot of experience in Battle Mode, but I plan to add more strategy in the future. For now this is your basic Battle Mode information. First of all to set up a Battle Mode game you must create a team. When it asks you to select Play Mode, select it to bring down a list of options and choose Battle. Once inside the game you can set rules to play by, listed below. a) THE RULES RULE ONE - There are no changes to the player's levels and there are enemies on the map. You get points for killing your opponents, but lose them for being killed. RULE TWO - All start at level one with no items. No enemies on the map. Can find weapons/items on map. Will lose points if killed gain them for killing. Dying will see your level jump by five RULE THREE - Warp battle. You can only change rooms via the warps. You start at level 1 and have no items. There are enemies on the map and you can gain and lose points for killing/being killed by them. Dying will see your level jump by five RULE FOUR - Meseta Battle - Basically, kill people and take their meseta. Person with the most meseta at the end wins. Dying will see your level jump by five. b) BASIC INFO Battles take place across unique maps. If there are more than two-players, teams are automatically assigned. Who ever is in the lead will have glowing purple lines radiate out of them. When you are killed you will jump up a few levels. Androids tend to be at a disadvantage in pure one-on-one battles due to lack of stat raising and healing techniques. If you are playing Rule 1 any items you lose will be returned to you at the end of the game. You may decide to create your own rules, if playing with people you know. For example, no spread needles, no casting deband/shifta and Jellen/zalure. Or sticking to Force vs. Force, Hunter vs. Hunter, even Android vs. Android c) BATTLE MODE STRATEGIES - HUNTERS Hunters tend to be far and away the favourites for playing Battle mode with. Hunewearls and Humars in particular. The combination of access to Techs and both ranged and melee weapons make them forces to be reckoned with. HUcasts are popular in the battles that see you start at Level one as the range of magics are limited for other Hunters at low levels and brute strength more important. If you like to play a brutal game, then Hunters are the best choice. If you can catch the Forces or Rangers their low defence and HP will crumble against your strength, which is the Hunters great advantage at low levels. If you are playing rule one, things even out a tad for the non-androids. If you are a HUcast playing Rule 1, all your badass power counts for nothing if a Force minces up and hits you with Jellen/Zalure and a face full of Megid. So sneakier tactics are required for androids in a Rule 1 fight if you are allowing stat raising magic to be used. My way of punishing magic users is to find a handy Del Sabre and let him whack my HP down to almost nothing, this activates the invincibility on my Mag and of course allows me to then tale out as many opponents as I can before it wears of, mwahahah! - RANGERS Rangers seem to be the least popular choice of character to play in Battle Mode. Mainly because you have two android classes who don't really start to get the benefits of powerful rifles until higher levels, making them poor relations to Hucasts in Level 1 Rules and victims of lack of Techs in the Rule 1 battles. The RAMar has more of an advantage, being able to use techs in Rule 1 fights and also he can use his powerful rifles to pick off Hunters at long range on some of the more open maps such as the ruins. The higher accuracy of the Ranger class means they will hit more often with the basic pistols in Level 1 battles, but the lack of auto-targeting often makes life just as difficult for them as for other classes. In general, Rangers are just rather dull to use as they are most effective from long range, which may suit a sneakier type. But isn't so great for the rest of the battlers. - FORCES Forces seem to do best in Force on Force battles. I have seen some of these in action using Rule 1 and it can be ferocious with so much naked tech power flying around! With Forces in full battle mode using rule 1, its time to make sure you have equipped all your best elemental defence armour especially if you are a Hunter or Ranger caught in the crossfire. With Forces able to learn Techs to double the power of other magic users many battles become all out Level 30 Megid/Grants bloodbaths, or rooms fill with swirling Fire/Ice/Lighting. If you are not a Force you need to be pretty good at dodging to be able to run in a hit them very hard with your best weapons as they still lack HP and defence even at high levels. Forces in level 1 battles are at much more of a disadvantage, only by being killed a few times will they level up enough to access better spells, and low power and accuracy means its hard to target opponents and kill them before they get a sabre or sword in the face. ======================================================================== ******************** 10) CHALLENGE MODE ************************ ======================================================================== Challenge Mode is the ultimate test of teamwork and skill. Your task is to play through the game starting at Level 1. Your character will begin with a level 5 mag, and basic equipment. The challenge is divided into nine sections and you can only tackle the next ones after you complete the ones before. If several of you get together and are all at different stages you will begin at the lowest stage reached. To make matters worse, you cannot pipe back to Pioneer 2. If anyone in the team dies and has no Scape Doll, the challenge is failed. However, unlike Normal mode offline there are a lot of Grinders, scape dolls and stat raising materials available from the word go. Basically to stand any kind of chance you need to be in a team of four and you need to play and share items wisely. There is no use hogging the fluids and mates if it results in another team member's death. Tactics need to be thought out as you decide who should raise what photon blasts for their mags. If you have Force characters, you'll need to keep them protected until they can learn the powerful magic that will benefit you all later in the game. a) CHALLENGE MODE STAGES C1 is forest1 to forest2, with the Dragon at the end C2 is caves 1 C3 is caves 2 C4 is caves 3, with Del Rol Le at the end C5 is mines 1 C6 is mines 2, with Vol Opt at the end C7 is ruins 1 C8 is ruins 2 C9 is ruins 3, with Dark Falz at the end b) RANK REQUIREMENTS AND PRIZES Completing Challenge Mode in a certain time, gives you an end rank. If they are good enough you will get a reward. You don't have to do all the levels in one go either! But if you take on a new team member, you can't jump them ahead if they have not finished the same number of levels as you. Say for example you had gone as far as C5 and wished to tackle C6 next, if the new team member had only got as far as finishing C4 then they couldn't join you in C6. Which is why it tends to be better sticking to the same team throughout. Complete all nine Challenges in less than 7 hours total and you get a choice of a S-Rank weapon. These are powerful versions of standard weapons that can be ground to +99. An A rank will get you a White Ring Shield and a B Rank a Yellow Ring Shield. S-Rank Weapons are listed below Name Requirement Stats Usable by SABER ATP 620 ATP +804 ATA +200 All except FOnewearl SWORD ATP 620 ATP +936 ATA +146 Hunters only BLADE ATP 620 ATP +736 ATA +226 Hunters only PARTISAN ATP 620 ATP +676 ATA +284 Hunters only SLICER ATP 620 ATP +738 ATA +164 All except FOnewearl GUN ATA 130 ATP +660 ATA +170 All classes RIFLE ATA 130 ATP +738 ATA +200 Ranger Only MECHGUN ATA 130 ATP +593 ATA +148 All classes SHOT ATA 130 ATP +608 ATA +155 Ranger Only CANE MST 500 ATP +612 ATA +180 Force Only ROD MST 500 ATP +706 ATA +148 Force Only WAND MST 500 ATP +508 ATA +212 Force Only TWIN ATP 620 ATP +672 ATA +200 All except FOnewearl CLAW ATP 620 ATP +738 ATA +226 All except FOnewearl BAZOOKA ATA 130 ATP +668 ATA +105 All classes NEEDLE ATA 130 ATP +798 ATA +150 Hunters and Rangers SCYTHE ATP 620 ATP +732 ATA +204 All except FOnewearl HAMMER ATP 620 ATP +744 ATA +250 All except FOnewearl MOON MST 500 ATP +672 ATA +130 Force Only PSYCHOGUN ATA 130 ATP +533 ATA +198 RAmar, HUmar, HUnewearl PUNCH ATA 130 ATP +753 ATA +108 Hunter and Ranger WINDMILL MST 500 ATP +552 ATA +230 Force, HUmar, HUnewearl HARISEN ATP 620 ATP +852 ATA +200 All except FOnewearl J-BLADE ATP 620 ATP +960 ATA +65 All except FOnewearl J-CUTTER ATP 620 ATP +798 ATA +114 Male characters only Depending on how well you do, you will get a ranking to display over your head when you are in the lobbies. The top ranking is Bu:EI c) STRATEGY Succeeding in Challenge Mode is pure Teamwork. No one should hog items, everything should be shared equally and the strong MUST protect the weak. The various stat-raising materials you find should be shared out thusly for best results: HP/TP/Mind - Forces (To get the best Techs as soon as possible) DEX/EVP/DFP- Hunters (they are on the frontline, need more protection) POW - Rangers (To make those long range attacks really hurt) Always check how close you are to getting to a next level. If a HUmar is only a point or two off getting the MST needed to learn a new tech and nowhere near levelling up then of course give them a MST raiser. Keep talking to your comrades so no Stat boosters are wasted and you all get to the next levels as soon as possible without one or two of you drawing ahead. If you are about to level up, and need healing don't waste a Mate or Fluid. Levelling up refills both bars. You need to Level your Mags up as well. AT level 10 each type will get a Photon Blast, Mylla&Youlla on the Force mag, Pilla on the Hunter mag and Golla on the Ranger one If time is of the essence (i.e. you are going for under seven hours) then make sure you have spent time in the lobby planning tactics. Created chat shortcuts for things like "I need mates/fluids/healing" etc. When you are clearing a room in earlier levels, let the Force stay out of immediate danger and concentrate on healing, support and collecting items. Then the Force can share out the goodies once danger is passed from that room. When picking a team it is vital to have a Force, Hunter and Ranger when you start off. At least one should be an android, as androids are not affected by poison and can see traps making progress a lot faster. All character classes have their pros and cons. All Hunters tend to be a fave due to high ATA and ATP, the Hunewearls lower ATA balanced out by better Tech usage. Racasts and Racasceals are preferred over Ramars due to better ATA and balanced stat growth. Forces become very useful in later stages with their support, healing and offensive magic. The FOnewearl is probably least recommended as she is the hardest to raise to a HP level of over 141 (Dark Falz big attack will do a set 140 damage in Challenge Mode). Later on many people will use more specialist teams. Indeed many prefer to go with a team of four Hunters, relying on brute strength and basic magic support from Hunewearls and Humars. However this does seem to be missing the point of Challenge Mode somewhat and it is a much better experience with all three character classes represented. ======================================================================== ************************* 11) MAGS ***************************** ======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ a) NORMAL MAGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ When you begin the game you'll notice a small floating thing behind you. This is your Mag. You mag functions as a stats boost. Depending on what healing items you feed your mag, it will develop and level up various stats. How you choose to build you mag is up to you. For example you may choose to build a mag that helps smooth out some weaknesses, ie. More power for a Force character, more accuracy in a Hunter. Or you may decide to build the mag up to complement you strengths, expending most of your mags 200 points on one attribute. As you raise your mag, it will evolve and learn photon blasts. As you hit enemies or get hit by them your mags photon gauge will charge. Once it reaches 100 you can launch powerful attacks or cast some status magic (see section b). Here you should watch the development of your mag carefully. What it will evolve into next and ensure it won't be a type that learns a photon blast the mag already knows. Android characters don't require mental strength so you can ignore the Mind stat if you like, but it may be worth spending a few points on raising it so the mag can learn the Photon blast Mylla and Youlla, which casts Deband and Shifta. These can be invaluable to an android in offline games. Mags evolve at levels 10, 35 and 50. With each evolution then change shape. Level 50 is there last evolution, but they can be raised to level 200. If the stats ratio changes after level 50, they will change shape/type every five levels, but won't learn any new photon blasts until level 100 and then only if you have previously only learned two. As well as their level, they have two other stats, Synchro and IQ. The higher these are, the faster your photon gauge will fill and the more likely that your mag will cast useful magic on you in dangerous situations. Below is a chart of which mags evolve into what. > means greater than. So for example Varuna would evolve into Rudra if it's Power stat is greater than Mind and Dexterity. Your section ID also determines a Mags appearance on its final evolution. Type A VIRIDIA, SKYLY, PURPLENUM, REDRIA, YELLOWBOZE Type B GREENILE, BLUEFULL, PINKAL, ORAN, WHITILL HUNTER MAGS Level \| Section ID \| MAG Name \| ALIGNMENT ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 10 \| BOTH \| Varuna \| N/A ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 35 \| BOTH \| Rudra \| POW > MIND + DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 35 \| BOTH \| Marutah \| DEX > POW + MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 35 \| BOTH \| Vayu \| MIND > POW + DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Varaha \| POW > DEX > MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Bhirava \| POW > MIND > DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Ila \| DEX > POW > MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Nandin \| DEX > MIND > POW ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Kabanda \| MIND > POW > DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Ushasu \| MIND > DEX > POW ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Kama \| POW > DEX > MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Apsaras \| POW > MIND > DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Garuda \| DEX > POW > MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Yaksa \| DEX > MIND > POW ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Bana \| MIND > POW > DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Soma \| MIND > DEX > POW ****************************************************** RANGER MAGS Level \| Section ID \| MAG Name \| ALIGNMENT ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 10 \| BOTH \| Kalki \| N/A ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 35 \| BOTH \| Surya \| POW > MIND + DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 35 \| BOTH \| Mitra \| DEX > POW + MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 35 \| BOTH \| Tapas \| MIND > POW + DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Kama \| POW > DEX > MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Bhirava \| POW > MIND > DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Bhirava \| DEX > POW > MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Kama \| DEX > MIND > POW ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Varaha \| MIND > POW > DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Apsaras \| MIND > DEX > POW ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Madu \| POW > DEX > MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Kaidabha \| POW > MIND > DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Kaitabha \| DEX > POW > MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Varaha \| DEX > MIND > POW ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Kabanda \| MIND > POW > DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Durga \| MIND > DEX > POW ******************************************************** FORCE MAGS Level \| Section ID \| MAG Name \| ALIGNMENT ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 10 \| BOTH \| Vritra \| N/A ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 35 \| BOTH \| Sumba \| POW > MIND + DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 35 \| BOTH \| Ashvinau \| DEX > POW + MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 35 \| BOTH \| Namuci \| MIND > POW + DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Naraka \| POW > DEX > MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Ravana \| POW > MIND > DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Ribhava \| DEX > POW > MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Sita \| DEX > MIND > POW ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Naga \| MIND > POW > DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| A \| Kabanda \| MIND > DEX > POW ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Marica \| POW > DEX > MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Naga \| POW > MIND > DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Garuda \| DEX > POW > MIND ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Bhirava \| DEX > MIND > POW ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Kumara \| MIND > POW > DEX ------------+------------+--------------+-------------- Level 50 \| B \| Ila \| MIND > DEX > POW -------------------------------------------------------------------------- b) RAISING MAGS/PHOTON BLASTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raising mags can be a long and expensive process. Mags love recovery items and the more effective the item the better they like it. Although I have seen huge charts dedicated on exactly what does what for which mag, I go by a few basic rules. Fluids Raise Mind, Mates raise Power, Antidotes and Anti-paralysis raise Dexterity and high level mates and fluid add defence as well. Sol Atomisers raise Power/Defence, Moon Atomisers raise Dexterity/Mind and Star Atomisers raise everything. When you start to raise a Mags Synchro, note that if you store it at the bank before you end your game it won't lose 5% synchro, which it does if you leave it equipped when you end a game. The higher the mag evolves the less effect each item will have. The exception is with the special Mags listed in the next section. A trimate will be as effective at level 199 as it was at level 1 so they are faster to raise. The downside is, they cannot learn photon blasts. The photon blasts each mag learns are listed below, use this and the charts above to ensure your mag learns three different blasts. 1) MYLLA and YOULLA Description: A pair of cute looking Chao things appear and cast Deband and Shifta. This is a great Photon Blast for Androids to have access to. Learned by: Ila, Vayu, Kabanda, Tapas, Naga, Namuci, Madhu, Kaitabha 2) PILLA Description: A big Pillar thing swirls out and hits all enemies in the vicinity. Learned by: Garuda, Kama, Mitra, Marutah, Ashvinu, Kama, Sita, Shirava, Marica 3) LEILLA Description: A weird angel thing appears and cast Resta, pretty lame actually. Learned by: Vritia 4) FARLA Description: A big snake wins around you, hitting everything nearby. Learned by: Varuna, Ravana, Ribhava 5) ESTLLA Description: A big fish will charge anything in front of you. Learned by: Apsaras, Bana, Nandin, Durga, Soma, Andhaka, Kalki 6) GOLLA Description: A big ole' moose appears and will charge anything enemy in front of you. Learned by: Rudra, Surya, Yaksa, Naraka, Varaha, Sumba, Ushasu, Kumara Raising Mags is a lot of fun; you can pick up new mags in the Mines in any difficulty mode. Each time I beat Vol Opt the Mines Boss, I had a 50/50 chance of getting a new mag. These start out at level 5, like the one you started with. Its fun to experiment with new mags and how they make your character look. For example a Garuda mag takes the form of a pair of wings, whereas a Kama mag looks like two bazookas floating over your shoulders! Raise mags, a high level mag is your best friend. At level 200 with full sync and IQ my mag was always casting invincibility on me in boss fights and resurrecting me when killed. It's a long job raising a level 200 mag, but worth it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- c) SPECIAL MAGS and MAG CELLS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You may also want to take a step into the world of the Special mag. These are either normal mags that have been altered with mag cells or ones collected in special missions Mag Cells are extremely rare finds and can be used on an existing mag to alter its appearance. MAG Name \| MAG Item \| Section ID ------------+-----------------+------------- Soniti \| Cell of MAG 502 \| A ------------+-----------------+------------- Churel \| Cell of MAG 213 \| A ------------+-----------------+------------- Preta \| Cell of MAG 213 \| B ------------+-----------------+------------- Pitri \| Cell of MAG 502 \| B ------------+-----------------+------------- Pian \| Pian's Heart* \| BOTH ------------+-----------------+------------- Opa Opa \| Opa Opa Heart** \| BOTH * The mag you use the Pian Heart must have maximum IQ and Synchro The mag you use the Opa Opa Heart on must have a MIND stat of over 100 I can give no advice on finding Mag Cells, seems to be pure luck I'm afraid. However it is easier to get your hands on the various special mags that learn no photon blasts, but can be raised very quickly. HAMBURGER MAG Description: It's a hamburger! Abilities: Unknown Found: Acquire in download quest "Sunset at the Secret Base" DEVIL/ANGEL WING MAG Description: A pair of small wings. Devil=Purple, Angel=Gold Abilities: Invincibility, Resurrection Found: Acquire in download quest "Sunset at the Secret Base" CHU CHU MAG: Description: One of the cute little Mice from "Chu Chu Rocket" Abilities: Invincibility, Casts Deband/Shifta Found: Acquire in download quest "Sunset at the Secret Base" KAPU MAG: Description: One of the mean cats from "Chu Chu Rocket" Abilities: Invincibility, Casts Deband/Shifta Found: Acquire in download quest "Sunset at the Secret Base" PANZER TAIL Description: A funny little mag that hangs from your bum! A stripy tail Abilities: Unknown Found: Collect 9 Bone WEAPONS badges and exchange them for this mag. MARK 3 MAG Description: The base mag for creating the Sega systems mag. Abilities: None Found: Acquire it in the download quest "Central Done Fire Swirl" CREATING SEGA SYSTEM MAGS You need to find some VERY rare mag parts to evolve your Mk3 into various sega consoles. These parts are about as rare as PSO items get so good luck! The chart is as follows. Mark III + Sound Source FM = Master System which learns PB Estella Master System + Parts of 68000 = Genesis which learns Mylla&Youlla Genesis + SH2 = Sega Saturn which learns PB Pilla Sega Saturn + SH4, Modem and Power VR = Dreamcast which learns PB Farla Each time you evolve the mag, it will reset to Level 0 so be aware of that. The tekker you need to find to do this can be found in the online quest "Towards the Future". Guess you are all dying to know what I use right? Well my high level HUcast has a level 200 Soniti mag, which I love. It's cute and has saved my ass in the game more times than I can count! I have also raised a MK3 console mag with +100 Power for when I want to seriously damage things. Previously I had a garuda mag that was very fond of, but it got stolen from me online in a NOLing incident =( I have a lower level HUmar character that is raising many Mags. He usually has a Chu Chu mag equipped, this mag has impressed me with its ability to cast invincibility even at such a low level of IQ and Synchro. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- d) MAG ABILITIES CHARTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** - LEVEL 10+ MAGS ABILITY CHART MAG \| FULL PB GAUGE \| BOSS FIGHT \| 1/10 HP \| DEATH ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KALKI \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Nothing \| Nothing ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VRITRA \| Invincibility \| Resta \| Nothing \| Nothing ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VARUNA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Nothing \| Nothing ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** - LEVEL 35+ MAG ABILITY CHART MAG \| FULL PB GAUGE \| BOSS FIGHT \| 1/10 HP \| DEATH ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ASHVINU \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Deband/Shifta \| Nothing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MARUTAH \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Deband/Shifta \| Nothing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MITRA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Deband/Shifta \| Nothing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAMUCI \| Invincibility \| Resta \| Resta \| Nothing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RUDRA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Nothing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMBA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Nothing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SURYA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Nothing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TAPAS \| Invincibility \| Resta \| Resta \| Nothing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VAYU \| Invincibility \| Resta \| Resta \| Nothing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** - LEVEL 50 MAGS ABILITY CHART MAG \| FULL PB GAUGE \| BOSS FIGHT \| 1/10 HP \| DEATH ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDHAKA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- APSARAS \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BANA \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BHIRAVA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DURGA \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GARUDA \| Resta \| Resta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ILA \| Deband/Shifta \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KABANDA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Deband/Shifta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KAITABAH \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KAMA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KUMARA \| Resta \| Resta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MADHU \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MARICA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAGA \| Invincibility \| Resta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NANDIN \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NARAKA \| Resta \| Resta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RAVANA \| Resta \| Deband/Shifta \| Deband/Shifta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RIBHAVA \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SITA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SOMA \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USASHU \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VARAHA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- YAKSA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ******************************************************************** ********************************************************************** - RARE MAGS ABILITIES CHART (covers Mags made using kits and cells) MAG \| FULL PB GAUGE \| BOSS FIGHT \| 1/10 HP \| DEATH ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SONITI \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PITRI \| Resta \| Resta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHUREL \| Deband/Shifta \| Deband/Shifta \| Deband/Shifta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PRETRA \| Deband/Shifta \| Deband/Shifta \| Deband/Shifta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OPA OPA \| Invincibility \| Deband/Shifta \| Resta \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHU CHU \| Nothing* \| Deband/Shifta \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KAPU KAPU \| Nothing* \| Deband/Shifta \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- HAMBURGER \| Nothing* \| Deband/Shifta \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGEL WING \| Nothing* \| Deband/Shifta \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVIL WING \| Nothing* \| Deband/Shifta \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PANZER TAIL\| Nothing* \| Deband/Shifta \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MK III \| Nothing* \| Nothing \| Nothing \| Nothing ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DREAMCAST \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Invincibility \| Revives ----------------------------------------------------------------------- These mags do not learn Photon Blasts and so cannot charge their PB gauges. ========================================================================= ******************* 12) WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT ******************** ========================================================================= Your section ID basically dictates what items will be available to you and how common they will be. Check the comments sections to see if section ID makes a weapon/item unavailable. Trade online with other IDs to get more weapons. Also if you play a standard game online, the items available are dictated by the section ID of whoever created the game. So bear that in mind when you organise and online session. When you find a weapon whose name is in green that means it has some extra attributes in the form of extra attack power signified by a plus photon efficiency percentages. These percentages are often overlooked but are important. Say you have two sabres, but one has a 30% photon efficiency in the Forest area. That weapon will do more damage than the first. It may even do more damage than a weapon with more attack power but 0% photon efficiency in the Forest. Using Mono/Di/Trigrinders can increase each weapons attack power. These will add 2/4/6 points of attack power when used on an EQUIPPED weapon. All weapons have a maximum grind limit. Only the EGG BLASTER (and S Rank Challenge weapons) can be ground to +99. Any other weapons ground past that point that you may receive online have been "made". Not necessarily a bad thing, a +99 Spread Needle can make levelling up much less of a chore, but do check with other players first if you are using altered weapons online. It's the polite thing to do. Also be aware that if you are converting a PSO 1 file to PSO 2 you will lose any weapons ground beyond their normal limits or with photon efficiencies pumped to over 60% (the max). When you acquire a weapon with "???" you need to take it to the TEKKER in the shop area. He will give your weapon an attribute. These will get more powerful as you progress through the difficulty levels. You can keep getting the same weapon Tekked if you have the cash. You may get a more powerful one than he first presents you with. Here are the categories from weakest to strongest: 1) Heat - Fire - Flame - Burning Special Attack does Fire Damage 2) Shock - Thunder - Storm - Tempest Special Attack does Lightening Damage 3) Ice - Frost - Freeze - Blizzard Special Attack may freeze enemies 4) Bind - Hold - Seize - Arrest Special Attack may paralyse enemies 5) Panic - Riot - Havoc - Chaos Special Attack may confuse enemies 6) Dim - Shadow - Dark - Hell Special Attack has a chance of killing an enemy outright. 7) Draw - Drain - Fill - Gush Special Attack drains 5%/9%/13%/17% of enemy HP and gives it to you. 8) Heart - Mind - Soul - Geist Special Attack will refill 3%/4%/5%/6% of you Max TP 9) Master - Lord - King Special Attack steals 8%/10%/12% of enemies EXP 10) Charge - Spirit - Berserk Special Attack drains Meseta/TP/HP to perform a powerful attack 11) Devils - Demons Special Attack reduces enemies HP to a half/quarter You will also find weapons whose names are in yellow and in capitals; these are special weapons and are among the most powerful in their group outside of the super rarities (who's names are in glowing Orange). They have their own specialties and you won't find them as types listed above. **************************** WEAPONS **************************** ======= a) SABRES ======= - Sabre Attributes: ATP +55, ATA +30 Description: "A sword with a Photon Blade" - Brand Attributes: ATP +100, ATA +33 Description: "A sword with good accuracy and power" - Buster Attributes: ATP +160, ATA +36 Description: "An extremely high performance sword" - Pallasch ATP +220, ATA +39 Attributes: "A superior sword, usable only by masters." Description: - Gladius Attributes: ATP +280, ATA +42 Description: "An exceptional sword. Has amazing power." - DB's SABRE Attributes: ATP +250, ATA +40 Special: Drains TP for extra power attack Description: "A sword with "DB" carved into the hilt. Can use TP to launch a strong special attack." Requirement: ATP 265 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments; Found in V.Hard Ruins and everywhere in Ult. When you reach level 100 this can be bought in the shop. - KALADGOLG Attributes: ATP +310, ATA +55 Special: Ice Description: "A legendary sword long sought after by warriors. Its special attack freezes enemies." Requirement: ATP +295 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Found in Ult Ruins - DURANDALS SABRE Attributes: ATP +353, ATA +49, MST +15 Special: Steals EXP Description: "A legendary sword known as "The Knight's Blade." Its special attack steals experience points." Requirement: ATP 310 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Found in Ult. ruins - ANCIENT SABRE Attributes: ATP +680, ATA +68 Special: EXP steal Description: "Legendary sword found in the ancient ruins. It absorbs enemy experience" Requirement: ATP 620 Stars: 10 Max grind: 45 Comments: Actually found in Ultimate Forest. - RED SABRE Attributes: ATP +600, ATA +155 Special: Steals HP Description: "This red sabre is a prototype, so it's finish is incomplete. Letters, which say 'He', are carved on the hilt". Requirement: ATP 620 Stars: 10 Max grind: 90 Comments: Found in Ult. Forest ======== b) SWORDS ======= - Sword Attributes: ATP +60, ATA +25, EVP -5 Description: "A large weapon with a Photon Blade." - Gigush Attributes: ATP +100, ATA +27, EVP -5 Description: "A large sword with good accuracy and power." - Breaker Attributes: ATP +150, ATA +50, EVP -10 Description: "A large, extremely high performance sword." - Claymore Attributes: ATP +200. ATA +32, EVP -10 Description: "A large superior sword usable only by masters." - Calibur Attributes: ATP +250, ATA +35, EVP -10 Description: "AN exceptional large sword. Has amazing power." - FLOWENS SWORD Attributes: ATP +240, ATP+34, LCK +5 Special: Description: "Bears the serial number 52-0003" Requirement: ATP 385 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Common in Ultimate difficulty. Can be purchased in shop after level 100, depending on Section ID - LAST SURVIVOR Attributes: ATP +280, ATA +25, EVP -15, HP +20 Special: HP drain Description: "A sword said to protect its bearer in any battle. Its special attack steals HP." Requirement: ATP 470 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Found in Ult. Ruins, Can be purchased in shop after level 100, depending on section ID. - DRAGON SLAYER Attributes: ATP +300, ATA +40, EVP -15 Special: Fire Description: "A legendary sword borne by one who defeated a dragon. Adds an explosive fire attack" Requirement: ATP 480 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Sometimes found after killing the Dragon Boss in Hard/V.Hard mode - RED SWORD Attributes: ATP +660, ATA +98 Special: Paralyse Description: "This red sword is a prototype, so it's finish is incomplete. Letters, which say 'a', are carved on the hilt". Requirement: ATP 746 Stars: 9 Max grind: 90 Comments: Find in Ult. Caves ======= c) DAGGERS ======= - Dagger Attributes: ATP +40, ATA +20 Description: "A short photon sword. Attacks enemies twice." - Knife Attributes: ATP +70, ATA +22 Description: "A short sword with good accuracy and power." - Blade Attributes: ATP +100, ATA +24 Description: "An extremely high performance short sword." - Edge Attributes: ATP +130, ATA +26 Description: "A superior short sword, usable only by masters." - Ripper Attributes: ATP +160, ATA +28 Description: "An exceptional short sword. Has amazing power." - BLADE DANCE Attributes: ATP +170, ATA +27, DFP +10 Special: Paralyse Description: "A short sword named for its dance-like attack. Its special attack paralyses enemies." Requirement: ATP 385 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Common in Ultimate mode. Can be bought in shop after level 100 on some section IDs - BLOODY ART Attributes: ATP +155, ATA +40, MST +10 Special: Halves HP Description: "A legendary short sword named for all the blood that it spilled. Its special attack halves enemy HP." Requirement: ATP 412 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Found Ult. Ruins. - CROSS SCAR Attributes: ATP +190, ATA +32 Special: Lightning Description: "A legendary short sword that leaves cross-shaped scars on its victims. Adds lightning damage." Requirement: ATP 463 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in V.Hard, Ult. Mines - RED DAGGER Attributes: ATP +613, ATA +162 Special: Steals TP Description: "This red blade is a prototype, so its finish is incomplete. Letters, which say 't', are carved on the hilt." Requirement: ATP 710 Stars: 9 Max grind: 90 Comments: Find in Ult. Caves. ====== d) SLICERS ======= - Slicer Attributes: ATP +15, ATA +13 Description: "A throwing blade that hits multiple enemies." - Spinner Attributes: +30 ATP, ATA +16 Description: "A throwing Blade with good accuracy and power." - Cutter Attributes: ATP +50, ATA +19 Description: "An extremely high performance throwing blade." - Sawcer Attributes: ATP +80, ATA +22 Description: "A superb throwing blade, used only by masters." - Diska Attributes: ATP +145, ATA +25 Description: "An exceptional throwing blade. Has amazing power." - SLICER OF ASSASSIN Attributes: ATP +110, ATA +27, DFP +10 Special: Instant kill Description: "A legendary throwing blade used by elite assassins. Its special attack can kill instantly." Requirement: ATP 480 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in Ult ruins - DISKA OF LIBERATOR Attributes: ATP +150, ATA +31 Special: Confusion Description: "A legendary throwing blade used by a hunter called 'The Liberator." Requirement: ATP 480 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in Ultimate Ruins - DISKA OF BRAVEMAN Attributes: ATP +170, ATA +30 Special: HP sacrifice Description: "A legendary throwing blade for the brave. Sacrifices HP for a powerful special attack." Requirement: ATP 495 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Buy in weapon shop on certain section IDs. - RED SLICER Attributes: ATP +695, ATA +144 Special: Fire Description: "This red slicer is a prototype, so it's finish is incomplete. Letters, which say 'Cl,' are carved on the hilt." Requirement: ATP 970 Stars: 9 Max grind: 90 Comments: Find in Ultimate Ruins ========= e) PARTISANS ======== - Partisan Attributes: ATP +40, ATA +32 Description: "A long sword with a photon blade. Hits multiple enemies." - Halbert Attributes: ATP +75, ATA +37 Description: "A long sword with good accuracy and power." - Glaive Attributes: ATP +110, ATA +41 Description: "An extremely high performance long sword." - Berdys Attributes: ATP +145, ATA +45 Description: "A superior long sword, usable only by masters." - Gungnir Attributes: ATP +180, ATA +49 Description: "An exceptional long sword. Has amazing power." - BRIONAC Attributes: ATP +160, ATA +46 Special: TP steal Description: "A legendary long sword made of pure photons." Requirement: ATP 475 Stars: 9 Max grind: 0 Comments: Find in Ultimate mode. - VJAYA Attributes: ATP +200, ATA +55 Special: Use meseta to increase attack power Description: "A legendary long sword for the wealthy. Can launch a powerful attack at the cost of Meseta." Requirement: ATP 412 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in ultimate Forest - GAE BOLG Attributes: ATP +220, ATA +40, LCK +5 Special: Ice Description: "A legendary long sword that is said to become sharper with every blow. Its special attack freezes enemies." Requirement: ATP 463 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Buy in weapon shop on some IDs. Find in V.hard Ruins - RED PARTISAN Attributes: ATP +600, ATA +202 Special: Ice Description: "This red partisan is a prototype, so its finish is incomplete. Letters, which say "h," are carved on the grip." Requirement: ATP 860 Stars: 9 Max grind: 90 Comments: Find in Ultimate Mines. ======= f) HANDGUNS ======= - Handgun Attributes: ATP +30, ATA +26 Description: "A small gun that fires Photon bullets." - Autogun Attributes: ATP +65, ATA +29 Description: "A small gun with good accuracy and power." - Lockgun Attributes: ATP +110, ATA +26 Description: "An extremely high performance small gun." - Railgun Attributes: ATP +145, ATA +32 Description: "A superior small gun, usable only by masters." - Raygun Attributes: ATP +180, ATA +38 Description: "An exceptional small gun. Has amazing power - VARISTA Attributes: ATP +222, ATA +43, EVP +20 Special: Paralysis Description: "A legendary High performance pistol. Its special causes paralysis." Requirement: ATA 110 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: V.Hard Ruins, Ultimate mode all areas. Can buy from shop after level 100. - CUSTOM RAY VER.OO Attributes: ATP +195, ATA +45 Special: Fire Description: "A pistol used by military mechanic group "Team00." Proves the bearer to be a member of the team" Requirement: ATA 105 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in Ultimate mode, and V.hard ruins - BRAVACE Attributes: ATP +250, ATA +45 Special: Lightning Description: "A legendary pistol reserved for high-ranking officers aboard Pioneer 1. Adds lightning damage." Requirement: ATA 118 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in various places in V.Hard and Ult. - RED HANDGUN Attributes: ATP +530, ATA +85 Special: Lightning Description: "This red gun is a prototype, so it's finish is incomplete. Letters, which say 'i', are carved on the barrel." Requirement: ATP 140 Stars: 9 Max grind: 90 Comments: Find in Ultimate Forest. ======= g) MACHINE GUNS ======== - Mechgun Attributes: +4 ATP Description: "A machine gun that fires a hail of Photon bullets." - Assault Attributes: ATP +8, ATA +3 Description: "A machine gun with good power and accuracy." - Repeater Attributes: ATP +12, ATA +6 Description: "An extremely high performance machine gun." - Gatling Attributes: ATP +16, ATA +9 Description: "A superior machine gun, usable only by masters." - Vulcan Attributes: ATP +20, ATA +12 Description: "An exceptional machine gun. Has amazing power." - M&A60 VISE Attributes: ATP +35, ATA +40, LCK +5 Special: uses own HP for extra power attacks Description: "A legendary machine gun from the Vise Corp. Sacrifices HP for a powerful special attack." Requirement: ATA 120 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in Ult Ruins and purchase in shop on some section IDs. - H&S25 JUSTICE Attributes: ATP +30, ATA +18 Special: Ice Description: "A legendary machine gun from the Justice Corp. Its special attack freezes enemies." Requirement: ATA 122 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in Ultimate Mode and buy in some shops after level 100. - L&K15 COMBAT Attributes: ATP +35, ATA +19 Special: Paralysis Description: "A legendary machine gun from the Combat Corp. It's special attack paralyses enemies". Requirement: ATA 124 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in V.Hard, Ultimate mode - RED MECHGUN Attributes: ATP +513. ATA +90 Special: Confusion Description: "This red mechgun is a prototype, so its finish is incomplete. Letters, which say "ff," are carved on the grip." Requirement: ATA 175 Stars: 9 Max grind: 90 Comments: Find in Ultimate Mode. ======= h) RIFLES ======== - Rifle Attributes: ATP +20, ATA +9 Description: "A long range gun that fires Photon bullets." - Sniper Attributes: ATP +90, ATA +18 Description: "A rifle with good accuracy and power." - Blaster Attributes: ATP +160, ATA +27 Description: "An extremely high performance rifle" - Beam Attributes: ATP +210, ATA +36 Description: "A superior rifle, usable only by masters." - Laser Attributes: ATP +280, ATA +45 Description: "An exceptional rifle. Has amazing power." - VISK'235W Attributes: +260 ATP, +50 ATA, EVP +5 Special: Paralyse Description: "legendary rifle crafted by Visk, one of the three masters. It's special attack paralyses enemies." Requirement: ATA 118 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in the Ult. forest - WALS'MK2 Attributes: ATP +290, ATA +54 Special: Confusion Description: "Legendary rifle crafted by Wals, one of the three masters. It's special attack confuses enemies." Requirement: 120 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in Ultimate Mode - JUSTY'23ST Attributes: ATP +270, ATA +54, DFP +10 Special: Halves enemy HP Description: "Legendary rifle crafted by Justy, one of the three masters. It's special attack halves enemy HP." Requirement: 125 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in Ultimate Mode ======= i) SHOTGUNS ======== - Shot Attributes: ATP +25, ATA +27, EVP -10 Description: "A shotgun that fires a spread of Photon Bullets." - Spread Attributes: ATP +50, ATA +30, EVP -10 Description: "A shotgun with good accuracy and power." - Cannon Attributes: ATP +80, ATA +35 Description: "An extremely high performance rifle." - Launcher Attributes: ATP +110, ATA +41 Description: "A superior shotgun usable only by masters." - Arms Attributes: ATP +150, ATA +47 Description: "An exceptional shotgun. Has amazing powers." - CRUSH BULLET Attributes: ATP +133, ATA +37, EVP -30 Special: HP thief Description: "A legendary shotgun made with pure photons. Its special attack steals enemy HP." Requirement: ATA 122 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in V.Hard Ruins and Ultimate mode. - FINAL IMPACT Attributes: ATP +188, ATA +40, LUCK +10 Special: EXP steal Description: "A legendary shotgun with tremendous power. Its special attack steals enemies' experience points." Requirement: ATA 125 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in V.Hard Mines/Ruins. - METEOR SMASH Attributes: ATP +160, ATA +43, EVP -30 Special: TP steal Description: "A legendary shotgun with power that rivals a meteor strike. It's special attack steals enemy TP." Requirement: ATA 125 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in V.Hard Ruin. ======== j) CANES ========= - Cane Attributes: ATP +30, ATA +40 Description: "A cane usable by Forces. Has low attack power." - Stick Attributes: ATP +60, ATA +45 Description: "A high quality cane with average attack power." - Mace Attributes: ATP +90, ATA +50 Description: "A superior cane, usable only by masters." - Club Attributes: ATP +120, ATA +55 Description: "An exceptional cane. Has amazing powers." - CLUB OF LACONIUM Attributes: ATP +150, ATA +60, Luck +10 Special: Fire Description: "A legendary cane made of Laconium metal. It's special attack causes fire damage." Requirement: MST 430 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in V.Hard Ruins and Ultimate mode. - MACE OF ADAMAN Attributes: ATP +180, ATP +55 Special: Lightning Description: "A legendary cane made of the magic stone Adaman. Its special attack adds lightning damage." Requirement: MST 440 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in Ult. Mines/Ruins - CLUB OF ZUMIURAN Attributes: ATP +220, ATA +60, MST +10 Special: Death Description: "A legendary cane made of the magic stone Zumiuran. Its special attack can cause instant death." Requirement: MST 450 Stars: 9 Max grind: 0 Comments: ======= k) RODS ======= - Rod Attributes: ATP +42, ATA +45 Description: "A battle cane made only for Forces." - Pole Attributes: ATP +80, ATA +50 Description: "A battle cane with good power and accuracy." - Pillar Attributes: ATP +115, ATA +55 Description: "A superior battle cane, useable only by masters." - Striker Attributes: ATP +150, ATA +60 Description: An exceptional Battle cane. Has amazing power." - BATTLE VERGE Attributes: ATP +150, ATA +60 Special: HP halve Description: "A legendary cane made so Forces can hold their own in a fight. Halves enemy HP." Requirement: MST 460 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in V.Hard Ruins - BRAVE HAMMER Attributes: ATP +220, ATA +65 Special: TP attack Description: "A legendary battle cane for brave Forces. Its special attack uses TP to launch a powerful strike." Requirement: MST 470 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in Very Hard Caves - ALIVE AQHU Attributes: ATP +260, ATA +65 Special: HP steal Description: "A legendary battle cane made for a Force for intense fights. Its special attack steals enemies' HP." Requirement: MST 480 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in V.Hard Ruins ======= l) WANDS ======= - Wand Attributes: ATP +30, ATA +30, MST +10 Description: "A magic cane with good power and attributes." - Staff Attributes: ATP +40, ATA +35, MST +10 Description: "An extremely high performance magic cane." - Baton Attributes: ATP +50, ATA +40, MST +10 Description: "A superior cane, usable only by masters." - Sceptre Attributes: ATP +75, ATA +45, MST +10 Description: "An exceptional magic cane. Has amazing power - FIRE SCEPTRE: AGNI Attributes: ATP +100, ATA +50, MST +20 Special: Fire Description: "A legendary magic cane containing the power of fire. Its special attack adds fire damage. Requirement: MST 470 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in V.hard/Ult ruins. Can be bought from some shops after level 100 - ICE STAFF: DAGON Attributes: ATP +125, ATA +50, MST +20 Special: Ice/Freeze Description: "Legendary magic cane with the power of ice. Has the ability to freeze enemies." Requirement: MST 485 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in V.Hard and Ult modes. Cam be bought in some shops after level 100. - STORM WAND:INDRA Attributes: ATP +150, ATA +50, MST +20 Special: Lightning Description: "Legendary magic cane containing the power of lightning. Adds lightning damage." Requirement: MST 490 Stars: 9 Max grind: 9 Comments: Buy in weapons stores on PINKAL ID. ======= m) CLAWS/FISTS ======= - PHOTON CLAW Attributes: ATP +215, ATA +38 Special: HP steal Description: "Claws with photon blades for quick attacks with the right hand. Its special attack steals enemies' HP." Requirement: ATP 215 Stars: 9 Max grind: 20 Comments: Find in V.Hard Mines/Ruins and Ult. Forest - SILENCE CLAW Attributes: ATP +285, ATA +39 Special: Instant death Description: "Legendary claws that kill silently. It's special attack can fell enemies with a single blow." Requirement: ATP 336 Stars: 10 Max grind: 15 Comments: Find in Ultimate Forest - NEI'S CLAW Attributes: ATP +172, ATA +45 Special: HP steal Description: "Legendary claws equippable only by female Hunters or Rangers. Its special attack steals enemy HP." Requirement: ATP 336 Stars: 10 Max grind: 9 Comments: Prize for S rank in Online Quest "Towards the Future" V.Hard difficulty. Usable by females only. - ANGRY FIST Attributes: ATP +240, ATA +60 Special: Ice Description: "Gear that boosts attack power for unarmed combat. Its special attack freezes enemies." Requirement: ATP 315 Stars: 10 Max grind: 30 Comments: Find in Ultimate caves - GOD HAND Attributes: ATP +330, ATA +60, DEF, EVP, MST +5 Special: EXP thief Description: "The ultimate gear for unarmed combat. Its special attack steals experience points." Requirement: Stars: 9 Max grind: 15 Comments: Supposedly available in download quest, "Soul of the Blacksmith". Possibly the Japanese version. - SONIC KNUCKLE Attributes: ATP +165, ATA +65 Special: EXP thief Description: "Unarmed combat gear that allows attacks at sonic speeds. Its special attack steals experience." Requirement: Stars: 10 Max grind: 9 Comments: get the Sonic Glove in the Online quest "Tinkerbell Lost Dog" and convert it into Sonic Knuckle in download quest "Central Dome Fire Swirl" ======= n) TWIN BLADES ======= - DOUBLE SABRE Attributes: ATP +150, ATA +28 Special: TP drain Description: "A double-bladed photon sword. Its special attack steals enemies' TP." Requirement: 235 Stars: 9 Max grind: 20 Comments: Found mainly in V.Hard Mine. - STAG CUTLERY Attributes: ATP +235, ATA +23 Special: confusion Description: "A legendary double-bladed sword useable only by male Hunters and Rangers. Causes Confusion." Requirement: ATP 343 Stars: 10 Max grind: 15 Comments: Find in Ultimate Forest. - TWIN BRAND Attributes: ATP +225, ATA +32 Special: halves HP Description: "The ultimate double-bladed sword, only for masters. Its special attack halves enemy HP." Requirement: ATP 270 Stars: 11 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in V.Hard Ruins. Hunters only. - METEOR CUDGEL Attributes: ATP +640, ATA =180 Special: Ice Description: "The crystals on both sides of the staff can inflict a lot of damage. Its special attack freezes enemies." Requirement: ATP 950 Stars: 10 Max grind: 30 Comments: Find in Ultimate ruins. Hunters only. - ELYSION Attributes: ATP +700, ATA +155 Special: Fire Description: "The ancient characters on its blade produce magic. Its special attack is the fire bomb." Requirement: ATP 880 Stars: 11 Max grind: 25 Comments: Find in Ultimate Mines. - TWIN BLAZE Attributes: ATP +590, ATA +150, MST +40 Special: Fire Description: "Flames from both ends of this magic cane will burn enemies. Its special flame attack is very powerful." Requirement: ATP 800 Stars: 12 Max grind: 9 Comments: Find in Ultimate Caves. ======= o) MISCELLENEOUS RARES ======= - AKIKO'S FRYING PAN Attributes: ATP +93, ATA +35 Special: None (?) Description: "The ultimate weapon?-hard, yet supple and smooth." Requirement: ATA 130 Stars: 10 Max grind: 9 Comments: Acquire in a weapons subquest. - INFERNO BAZOOKA Attributes: ATP +465, ATA +40, EVP -20 Special: Halves enemy HP Description: "A powerful bazooka with highly destructive shells. Its special attack halves enemies' HP." Requirement: ATA 125 Stars: 11 Max grind: 9 Comments: can be equipped by all characters. - HOLY RAY Attributes: ATP +302, ATA +72 Special: Paralysis Description: "A special gun that impales enemies with a giant spear. Its special attack paralyses enemies." Requirement: ATA 120 Stars: 11 Max grind: 30 Comments: Can be equipped by all characters. - PLANTAIN FAN Attributes: ATP +558, ATA +183 Special: Pushes enemies back. Description: "When you wave this magic fan once, it produces a strong wind, which blows enemies away." Requirement: MST 650 Stars: 11 Max grind: 45 Comments: A, B or S rank prize in the online Quest "Towards the future" (Ultimate difficulty). Usable by Forces only. - SOUL EATER Attributes: ATP +185, ATP +49 Special: Drains HP Description: "A cursed sickle that drains HP from the user. Its special attack drains HP for a powerful strike." Requirement: ATP 165 Stars: 9 Max grind: 35 Comments: Acquire in offline "Soul Eater" side quest. Slowly reduces your HP while equipped. Usable by all characters. - EGG BLASTER Attributes: ATP +240, ATA +35 Special: Fire damage Description: "A special gun made by a mysterious scientist out to conquer the world. Does fire damage." Requirement: ATA 100 Stars: 10 Max grind: +99 Comments: Prize for S rank in online quest "Towards the Future" (V.hard). Usable by all characters. Is this made by Dr. Robotnik (Eggman) from Sonic the Hedgehog perchance? - IMPERIAL PICK Attributes: ATP +620, ATA +234 Special: Halves enemy HP Description: "The blades can kill an enemy in one hit. Its special attack can take away half of an enemy's health." Requirement: ATP 960 Stars: 10 Max grind: 20 Comments: Usable by Hunters only. - VICTOR AXE Attributes: ATP +350, ATA +55 Special: Gives you extra EXP Description: "A one-handed axe with a Photon Blade. Its special attack steals EXP" Requirement: ATP 250 Stars: 9 Max grind: 20 Comments: Usable by all characters - LAVIS CANNON Attributes: ATP +422, ATA +72 Special: Hits in a sequence Description: "Few facts or even rumours are known about this ultimate sword. Its abilities are a mystery." Requirement: ATP 500 Stars: 12 Max grind: 15 Comments: Usable by Hunters only - SPREAD NEEDLE Attributes: ATP + 245, ATA +35, EVP -30 Special: Paralysis Description: "A custom shotgun that shoots countless needles. Its special attack paralyses enemies." Requirement: ATA 130 Stars: 11 Max grind: 15 Comments: Usable by Hunters and Rangers. Ace solo levelling up weapon, but frowned upon for online use as an EXP thief. - ROCKET PUNCH Attributes: ATP +780, ATA +95 Special: None Description: "This weapon fires a punch bomb. It does great damage, but sequence attacks are not possible." Requirement: ATA 160 Stars: 12 Max grind: 50 Comments: Hunter and Ranger only. Ult. Ruins. - SAMBA MARACAS Attributes: ATP +500, ATA +90 Special: Confusion Description: "Shaking the maracas with a Latin rhythm produces shock waves to damage enemies" Requirement: ATA 135 Stars: 11 Max grind: 9 Comments: Get three gold badges from online quest "Famitsu Maximum Attack" to trade for this. Usable by all. - TOY HAMMER Attributes: ATP +680, ATA +180 Special: HP drain Description: "Once a child's toy, it has been refined over the years to become the ultimate toy. Its power is devastating." Requirement: ATP 670 Stars: 11 Max grind: 50 Comments: Get three gold badges from online quest "Famitsu Maxium Attack" to trade for this. Usable by all. - BROOM Attributes: ATP +630, ATA +120, MST +45 Special: None Description: "This is a cleaning tool that was found in the ancient ruins. Something is carved on it. It increases mental strength." Requirement: MST 600 Stars: 10 Max grind: 0 Comments: Exchange for 9 Aluminium Weapons Badges in the Online Quest "Towards the Future" - GAMES MAGAZINE Attributes: ATP +300, ATA +132 Special: None Description: "Secret technique. Type URAENDING at the Title with the keyboard" Requirement: None Stars: 11 Max grind: None Comments: Acquire in the download Quest "Sunset at the Secret base". Usable by all. Handy beginners weapon as has no stat requirements and is very powerful. - ANO RIFLE Attributes: ATP +660, ATA +180 Special: Paralysis Description: "This rifle was used as the military Android's primary weapon in a certain country." Requirement: ATA 150 Stars: 12 Max grind: 15 Comments: Acquire by getting SS rank condition 2 in online quest "Towards the Future." Usable by RAmar and RAcast only. - CHAMELEON SYCTHE Attributes: ATP +600, ATA +215 Special: Steals TP Description: "This scythe is considered a work of art because of its intricate design. It's special attack confuses enemies." Requirement: ATP 670 Stars: 11 Max grind: 80 Comments: Get three gold badges from online quest "Famitsu Maximum Attack" to trade for this. Usable by all. - ANTI ANDROID RIFLE Attributes: ATP +649, ATA +150 Special: Lightning Description: "A government certified scientist created this high-performance rifle based on the A-35 rifle function." Requirement: ATA 175 Stars: 11 Max grind: 80 Comments: Usable by rangers only. - SUMMIT MOON Attributes: ATP +566, ATA +140, MST +55 Special: Lightning Description: "The stone on this cane increases your mental strength. Its special attack is lightning." Requirement: MST 800 Stars: 11 Max grind: 45 Comments: Force only. Find in Ult. Ruins - PLANTAIN LEAF Attributes: ATP +500, ATA +150, MST +20 Special: none Description: "A huge leaf. When equipped, it increases your mental strength by 20." Requirement: ATP 550 Stars: 10 Max grind: 0 Comments: Not usable by Androids. Find in Ult. Forest. - FLOWER CANE Attributes: ATP +500, ATA +100, MST +50 Special: none Description: "This magic cane was developed for female users. It's very popular and can be used as an accessory". Requirement: MST 600 Stars: 11 Max grind: 0 Comments: Force only. - YASMINKOV 2000H Attributes: ATP +590, ATA +120 Special: none Description: "An antique model that's popular among certain hardcore fans. The power is as strong as the new model." Requirement: ATA 180 Stars: 10 Max grind: 10 Comments: Ranger only. - YASMINKOV 7000V Attributes: ATP +695, ATA +180 Special: None Description: "An antique model that's popular among certain hardcore fans. The power is as strong as the new model." Requirement: ATA 190 Stars: 10 Max grind: 10 Comments: ranger only - YASMINKOV 3000R Attributes: ATP +622, ATA +122 Special: none Description: "An antique model that's popular among certain hardcore fans. The power is as strong as the new model." Requirement: ATA 160 Stars: 10 Max grind: 10 Comments: ranger only - YASMINKOV 9200M Attributes: ATP +590, ATA +159 Special: none Description: "An antique model that's popular among certain hardcore fans. The power is as strong as the new model." Requirement: ATA 175 Stars: 10 Max grind: 10 Comments: Rangers only - TWINKLE STAR Attributes: ATP +488, ATA +168, MST +55 Special: Lighting Description: "The star-shaped design increases mental strength. Its special attack causes a large shock." Requirement: MST 850 Stars: 11 Max grind: 9 Comments: Force only, find in Ult. Ruins - FLIGHT FAN Attributes: ATP +680, ATA +185 Special: EXP steal Description: "When thrown, this fan can kill several enemies at once. It's special attack steals 12% of the enemies experience". Requirement: ATP 880 Stars: 11 Max grind: 15 Comments: S Rank prize in the online quest "Towards the Future" - CRAZY TUNE Attributes: ATP +720, ATA +112 Special: Confusion Description: "AUW 1985 model. Made by Kikoku". Requirement: ATP 860 Stars: 11 Max grind: 10 Comments: Rare find in Ult. Mine ======= p) MONSTER PARTS WEAPONS ========= To create a Monster Part weapon you first need to find a Monster part (good luck!). Then you need Doc. Montague to be unlocked offline. DO this by playing all the Hunters Guild Missions. Now when you enter the "Doc Osto's Research" mission he will be pacing about and you can get a weapon made. Weapons made offline will have no photon percentages though. To get him to make a weapon with a random percentage added, you need to play through the online Quest "Today's Rate" and get the microchip. Presenting him with the part and microchip will get you a weapon with photon efficiencies on it. - DEL SABRES BUSTER Attributes: ATP +289, ATA +45 Special: Lightning Description: "Delsaber's hand now an enemy weapon. Powers up 100% if used with a Delsaber's shield. Lightning damage." Requirement: ATP +295 Stars: 11 Max grind: 0 Comments: Sabre type weapon. Requires the right of Del Saber. This can be equipped by all. - S-BEATS BLADE Attributes: ATP +372, ATA +35 Special: Death Description: "An enemy weapon made from the hands of a Sinow Beat. Its special attack can kill in a single strike" Requirement: ATP 485 Stars: 11 Max grind: 25 Comments: A dagger type weapon. Requires the arm of a Sinow Beat. Hunter and Ranger only. - C-SORCERORS CANE Attributes: ATP +288, ATA +55 Special: Steals TP Description: "A magic cane made from the cane of a Chaos Sorcerer. Reduces TP cost by 10% and steals enemy TP." Requirement: MST 420 Stars: 11 Max grind: 0 Comments: Need monster part, Chaos Sorcerers Cane. Force only. - P-ARMS BLADE Attributes: ATP +298, ATA +45 Special: Paralysis Description: "An enemy weapon made from the hands of a Pan Arms. Its special attack paralyses enemies". Requirement: ATP +300 Stars: 10 Max grind: 25 Comments: I have these and they are very precious to me! One of the rarest of the rare monster parts. Causes some jealousy online I can tell you! These are dagger type weapons requiring the arms of a Pan Arm. Hunter and Ranger only. - HILDEBEARS CANE Attributes: ATP +480, ATA +80, MST +35 Special: Fire Description: "Hildebear's Cane-Hildebear's skull was used to make this weapon. Its special attack will shoot fire." Requirement: MST 300 Stars: 10 Max grind: 0 Comments: Force only. Requires Hildebear/Hidelt monster part. - BELRA CANNON Attributes: ATP +657, ATA +175 Special: None Description: "Indi Belra's right hand was remodelled into this enemy weapon. Its special attack is even more powerful... " Requirement: ATA 180 Stars: 12 Max grind: 9 Comments: Requires hand of Belra monster part. Ranger only. - BOOMA'S CLAW Attributes: ATP +315, DFP +48 Special: None Description: "A claw made from the right arm of a booma." Requirement: ATP +300 Stars: 9 Max grind: 0 Comments: Made from claw of Booma. Hunter and Ranger only. ************************ b) ARMOUR/FRAMES ************************ Frames and barriers can be used by all classes. Armour and Shields can't be used by Forces. On basic armours, there are some variation in defence stats. Check out new ones and always go for the ones with most armour slots. Frame Armour - Level 4, Boosts defence for Hunters and Rangers Psy Armour - Level 7, Boosts defence for Hunters and Rangers Giga Frame - Level 10, Boosts defence for all classes Soul Frame - Level 13, Boosts defence for all classes Cross Armour - Level 16, Boosts defence for Hunters and Rangers Solid Frame - Level 19, Boosts defence for all classes Brave Armour - Level 23, Boosts defence for Hunters and Rangers Hyper Frame - Level 27, Boosts defence for all classes Grand Armour - Level 31, Boosts defence for Hunters and Rangers Shock Frame - Level 35, Boosts defence for all classes King's Frame - Level 39, Boosts defence for all classes Dragon Frame - Level 43, Boosts defence for all classes Absorb Armour - Level 47, Boosts defence for Hunters and Rangers Protect Frame - Level 51, Boosts defence for all classes General Armour - Level 55, Boosts defence for Hunters and Rangers Perfect Frame - Level 59, Boosts defence for all classes Valiant Frame - Level 63, Boosts defence for all classes Imperial Armour - Level 67, Boosts defence for Hunters and Rangers Holiness Armour - Level 71, Boosts defence for Hunters and Rangers Guardian Armour - Level 75, Boosts defence for Hunters and Rangers Divinity Armour - Level 78, Boosts defence for Hunters and Rangers Ultimate Frame - Level 81, Boosts defence for all classes Celestial Armour - Level 85, Boosts defence for Hunters and Rangers HUNTER FIELD - Level 28, Hunters only RANGER FIELD - Level 28, Rangers only FORCE FIELD - Level 28, Force only REVIVAL GARMENT - Level 58. Usable by all, recovers HP over time SPIRIT GARMENT - Level 58. Usable by all, recovers TP over time D-PARTS Ver1.01 - Level 51. Androids only PARASITE WEAR: De Rol - Reduces HP, raises Defence. Not usable by androids PARASITE WEAR: Nelgal - Level 66. Reduces HP, raises Defence. Force/Ranger PARASITE WEAR: Vajulla - Level 89. Reduces HP, raises Defence. Force/Ranger SENSE PLATE - Level 53. makes traps visible. Not usable by Forces GRAVITON PLATE - Level 54, boosts defence, but lowers accuracy. Hunter/Ranger ATTRIBUTE PLATE - Level 54. Boosts all resistance. Hunter/Ranger only FLOWEN'S FRAME - Level 66. Not usable by Forces CUSTOM FRAME Ver.00 - Level 76 DB's ARMOR - Level 76 GUARD WAVE Ver.2 - Level 101, usable by all DF FIELD Ver.2 - Level 141, usable by all LUMINOUS FIELD Ver.2 - Level 121, drains HP but raise defence. CHU CHU FEVER - Level 101. Ranger/Hunter only. Prize in download Quest LOVE HEART - Level 151. Females only. Boosts evasion and defence FLAME GARMENT - Level 121 BRIGHTNESS CIRCLE - Level 131 AURA FIELD - Level 181. High defence but drains TP over time ELECTRO FRAME - Level 141 SACRED CLOTH - Level 171, extremely high defence/evasion SMOKING PLATE - Level 151, extremely high defence/evasion ********************** c) SHIELDS/BARRIERS ********************** Barrier Shield - level 4, Boost Evasion for Hunters and Rangers Core Shield - level 7, Boost Evasion for Hunters and Rangers Giga Shield - level 10, Boost Evasion for Hunters and Rangers Soul Barrier - level 13 Boost Evasion for all classes Hard Shield - level 17, Boost Evasion for Hunters and Rangers Brave Barrier - level 20 Boost Evasion for all classes Solid Shield - level 23, Boost Evasion for Hunters and Rangers Flame Barrier - level 27 Boost Defence and Fire Resist for all classes Plasma Barrier - level 31 Boost Defence and Lightning Resist for all classes Freeze Barrier - level 35 Boost Defence and Ice Resist for all classes Psychic Barrier - level 39 Boost Defence for all classes General Shield - level 43, Boost Defence for Hunters and Rangers Protect Barrier - level 47 Boost Defence for all classes Glorious Shield - level 51, Boost Defence for Hunters and Rangers Imperial Barrier - level 55 Boost Defence for all classes Guardian Shield - level 59, Boost Defence for Hunters and Rangers Divinity Barrier - level 63 Boost Defence for all classes Ultimate Shield - level 67, Boost Defence for Hunters and Rangers Spiritual Shield - level 71, Boost Defence for Hunters and Rangers Celestial Shield - level 75, Boost Defence for Hunters and Rangers INVISIBLE GUARD SACRED GUARD - Level 17. Usable by all S-PARTS Ver1.16 - Level 17. Androids only S-PARTS Ver2.01 - Level 17. Androids only LIGHT RELIEF - Level 17. Boosts dark resistance SHIELD OF DELSABER - Level 41. Evasion increases if used with DelSabres Buster FORCE WALL - Level 41. Force only HUNTER WALL - Level 41. Hunter only RANGER WALL - Level 41. ranger only ATTRIBUTE WALL - Level 41. Boost resistances for all classes SECRET GEAR - Level 41. Boosts evasion significantly for all classes PROTO REGENE GEAR - Level 66. COMBAT GEAR - Level 66. Boosts attack and not defence. REGENERATE GEAR - Level 66. Restores HP when you block an attack FLOWEN'S SHIELD - Level 66. Not usable by Forces DB'S SHIELD - Level 66 BLUE RING - Level 101. SS-Rank prize in "Towards the Future" online quest WHITE RING - A Rabk Challenge mode prize YELLOW RING - B Rank Challenge mode prize ********************* d) ARMOUR SLOT ITEMS ********************** Each slot item that adds a stats bonus can come in various strengths. Below are listed stats for the basic unit. But you can find units with +, ++. -, -- on them. Each plus or minus, adds or subtracts a small amount from the default stat. The amount depends on the level of the add-on. Trap/Search - Makes all traps visible State/Maintenance - Prevents adverse status effects HP Restorate - Restores HP as you walk long distances HP Generate - Restores HP as you walk medium distances HP/Revival - Restores HP as you walk short distances TP Restorate - Restores TP as you walk long distances TP Generate - Restores TP as you walk medium distances TP/Revival- Restores TP as you walk short distances PB Amplifier - Increases PB as you walk long distances PB/Generate - Increases PB as you walk medium distances PB/Create - Increases PB as you walk short distances Digger/HP - HP +10 General/HP - HP +20 Dragon/HP - HP +30 God/HP - HP +40 Warrior/Body - DEF +10 Metal/Body - DEF +30 God/Body - DEF +50 Priest/Mind - MST +5 General/Mind - MST +10 Wizard/Mind - MST +15 Angel/Mind - MST +20 God/Mind - MST +25 Thief/Legs - EVP +10 General/Legs - EVP +20 Elf/Legs - EVP +30 God/Legs - EVP +40 Master/Ability - EVP, ATP, ATA, MST DEF +10 Hero/Ability - EVP, ATP, ATA, MST DEF +15 God/Ability - EVP, ATP, ATA, MST DEF +20 Marksman/Arm - ATA +3 General/Arms - ATA +7 Elf/Arms - ATA +10 God/Arms - ATA +15 Knight/Power - ATP +5 General/Power - ATP +10 Ogre/Power - ATP +15 God/Power - ATP +20 Angel/Luck - LUCK +10 God/Luck - LUCK +20 Resist/Fire - Fire Resist +3 Resist/Cold - Ice Resist +3 Resist/Shock - Lightning Resist +3 Resist/Light - Light Resist +3 Resist/Dark - Dark Resist +3 Resist/Freeze - Ice Resist +7 Resist/Flame - Fire Resist +7 Resist/Thunder - Lightning Resist +7 Resist/Saint - Light Resist +7 Resist/Evil - Dark Resist +7 Resist/Burning - Fire Resist +11 Resist/Blizzard - Ice Resist +11 Resist/Storm - Lightning Resist +11 Resist/Holy - Light Resist +11 Resist/Devil - Dark Resist +11 All/Resist - Resist Ice, Fire, Lightning, Dark, Light +3 Super/Resist - Resist Ice, Fire, Lightning, Dark, Light +7 Perfect/Resist - Resist Ice, Fire, Lightning, Dark, Light +11 Wizard/Technique - Raises all techniques by 1 level Devil/Technique - Raises all techniques by 2 levels God/Technique - Raises all techniques by 3 levels General/Battle - Increases attack speed by 10% Devil/Battle - Increases attack speed by 20% God/Battle - Increases attack speed by 30% ********************** e) WEAPONS SIDE QUESTS ******************* 1) QUEST FOR THE SOUL EATER As you play the Hunters Guild Quests in the caves, DON'T play Waterfall Tears or Black Paper yet. First you need to have access to the Mines. Begin "Dr. Osto's Research". At the end when Sue asks you your name, don't tell her. If you do tell her, you won't be able to get the Soul Eater in this difficulty mode, but you can see the real ending to the download quest "Soul of Steel". Now do the Unsealed Door Quest and make sure you find and talk to Sue (she is south of the "s" shaped room), finish the quest. Now you can do the "Waterfall Tears" quest. Beat Anna in the waterfall/rainbow room and carry on up. You should see a NPC arrow appear. It's Kireek (who you met back in your Battle Training Quest). He is Black Hound, so fight him and defeat him. Now start the "Black Paper" Quest. On the way to cave 2 you will run into Kireek. Battle him again. Then complete the Quest. Now do "From the Depths". When Ash leaves you by the crystal causing the Earthquakes. Carry on further into the Ruins and meet Kireek for the last time. Defeat him and you'll get the "Soul Eater". The cursed scythe. 2) QUEST FOR AKITO'S FRYING PAN When you start the Quest "Secret Delivery", make sure you talk to the man walking about outside the medical centre. He'll start going on about WEAPON the secret society. Answer "!!" to his questions and he will give you his approval. He'll tell you that you need four more approvals. The only way to get these now is to complete ALL the Hunters Guild Quests so you can revisit earlier ones. If you didn't talk to him first time through, you can go into Secret Delivery when it's unlocked again, BUT you'll have to play it through. The same goes for the next missions. The next approval can be found in "Claiming a Stake". Talk to the kid pacing outside the medical centre. You must then complete the quest. The next approval can be found in "Value of Money". Talk to the young man walking around near the Bank. Complete the Quest. The next approval can be found in "Gran Squall". Talk to the woman standing by the Bank.. now complete the mission. The next approval can be found in "The Lost Bride". Talk to the Soldier by the bank. Then complete the mission. Actually if you can't face taking Cicil all the way into the caves, let her get killed! If you fail the mission you will still have the approval OK. Now go back into the Secret Delivery Quest. Talk to the man again, then to the woman by the Bank. She'll give you AKIKO'S FRYING PAN! You don't have to do the Secret Delivery quest again by the way! 3) QUEST FOR OROTIAGITO When you do the Quest "Seek My Master", telepipe back to Pioneer 2 at anytime and you'll find a new Tekker lurking about. Talk to him and he will tell you about mystical sword stuff. Now when you finish up you can get the SANGE blade from Zoke. To get the Orotiagito you need to find the "real" AGITO (AGITO's usually found as a rare monster drop). You can find the books of katana, but they only give clues to the real Agito. You don't need them to have it tekked into the real deal. When you find the 1975 Agito, take back to the Tekker in the "Seek my Master" Quest and he'll clean it up and give you the very smart Oriagito (need to be in the mode you were in when you did the quest and got all three blades) - AGITO (1975 Dousetsu - real) - AGITO (1983 Dousetsu) - AGITO (2001 Kikoku) - AGITO (1991 Kikoku) - AGITO (1977 Jou'un) - AGITO (1980 Tengai) ========================================================================= *********************** 13) TECHNIQUES ************************** ========================================================================= Techniques are PSO's equivalent of magic. These are learned by either finding or purchasing Tech discs. To learn a new technique or take an existing one to another level you must have learned the level before and also have the required MST. In PSO2 Non Forces can only learn Techs up to level 15. Forces can learn them up to level 30. High level technique discs tend to be found in the Ultimate Ruins. a) SIMPLE TECHNIQUES Foie - A fire technique. Ball of fire burns a single enemy. Barta - An ice technique. A penetrating linear ice attack. Zonde - A lightning technique. Strikes a single enemy from above. b) NORMAL TECHNIQUES Gifoie - A fire technique. Ring of fire burns any nearby enemies. Gibarta - An ice technique. Freezes enemies with ice projectiles. Gizonde - A lightning technique. Strikes enemies in a chain reaction. b) HARD TECHNIQUES Rafoie - A fire technique. Large fiery explosion burns all nearby enemies. Rabarta - An ice technique. Launches arrows of ice to freeze nearby enemies. Razonde - A lightning technique. Strikes all surrounding enemies. Grants - A light technique. Strikes one enemy with countless arrows of light. Megid - A dark technique. Strikes an enemy with a curse of death. c) HEALING TECHNIQUES Resta - HP restoration technique. Helps nearby team-mates at higher levels. Anti - Status restoration technique. Helps nearby team-mates at higher levels. Reverser - A revival technique. Revives 1 fallen team-mate back to life. d) SUPPORT TECHNIQUES Shifta - Attack-enhancing technique. Also helps team-mates at higher levels. Deband - A defence boost technique. Helps team-mates as well, at higher levels. Jellen - Attack-weakening technique. Can affect enemies near the target. Zalure - Defence-weakening technique. Can affect enemies near the target. Ryuker - Opens a teleport gate to the city until the creator returns through it. ========================================================================= ***************** 14) ENEMIES Normal/Hard/V.Hard **************** ========================================================================= In this list I have basically recorded the enemies you find in each section, their HP, tech weaknesses and the amount of EXP you'll get in each mode for killing them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- a) FOREST -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Difficulty: NORMAL EXP HP Tech Weakness Special Attacks Booma 5 60 Foie + Zonde GoBooma 6 85 Zonde GigaBooma 7 110 Barta Rag Rappy 4 30 Foie Monest 6 300 All Techs Mothmant 1 8 Zonde Savage Wolf 5 45 Foie Barbarous Wolf 7 65 Foie + Zonde Will only attack from behind Hildebear 10 180 Barta Foie Blasts DRAGON 350 1300 Barta See Boss Guide Difficulty: HARD EXP HP Tech Weakness Special Attacks Booma 42 390 Foie GoBooma 43 420 Zonde GigaBooma 45 440 Barta Rag Rappy 40 350 Foie Monest 43 650 All Techs Mothmant 36 200 All techs Savage Wolf 42 375 Foie Barbarous Wolf 45 390 Zonde Will only attack from behind Hildebear 49 500 Barta Foie blasts DRAGON 2000 2200 Barta See Boss Guide Difficulty: VERY HARD EXP HP Tech Weakness Special Attacks Booma 90 720 Foie GoBooma 92 750 Zonde GigaBooma 94 790 Barta Rag Rappy 88 680 Foie Monest 92 1000 All Techs Mothmant 82 480 All Techs Savage Wolf 90 710 Foie Barbarous Wolf 94 755 Zonde Will only attack from behind Hildebear 100 880 Barta Foie Blasts DRAGON 5000 4500 Barta See Boss Guide NOTES: In all difficulties in the Forest when the pack leader of a gang of Savage Wolves is killed (usually a Barbarous Wolf) the rest will howl and cast Jellen/Zalure on themselves. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- b) CAVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Difficulty: NORMAL EXP HP Tech Weaknesses Special Attacks Evil Shark 10 85 Foie Pal Shark 12 100 Barta Guil Shark 14 130 Zonde Poison Lilly 10 75 Grants + Barta Spits poison and paralyses Grass Assassin 17 140 Foie Breath traps your feet Nano Dragon 15 200 Zonde + Barta Non-elemental beam Pan Arms 6 600 All Techs Impervious to physical attack Hidoom 4 300 Barta Can inflict Jellen Migium 4 300 Foie Can inflict Zalure Pofuilly Slime 10 101 Foie + Zonde DE ROL LE 700 4000 Foie See Boss Guide Difficulty: HARD EXP HP Tech Weaknesses Special Attacks Evil Shark 49 415 Foie Pal Shark 52 430 Barta Guil Shark 55 460 Zonde Poison Lilly 49 400 Grants + Barta Spits poison and paralyses Grass Assassin 60 470 Foie Breath traps your feet Nano Dragon 57 540 Zonde + Barta Non-elemental beam Pan Arms 26 980 All Techs Impervious to physical attack Hidoom 23 490 Barta Can inflict Jellen Migium 23 490 Foie Can inflict Zalure Pofuilly Slime 49 435 Foie + Zonde DE ROL LE 2000 4550 Foie See Boss Guide Difficulty: VERY HARD EXP HP Tech Weaknesses Special Attacks Evil Shark 100 757 Foie Pal Shark 104 775 Foie Guil Shark 108 810 Zonde Poison Lilly 100 740 Grants + Barta Spits poison and paralyses Grass Assassin 114 830 Foie Breath traps your feet Nano Dragon 110 910 Zonde + Barta Non-elemental beam Pan Arms 52 1400 All Techs Impervious to physical attack Hidoom 48 700 Barta Can inflict Jellen Migium 48 700 Foie Can inflict Zalure Pofuilly Slime 100 770 Foie + Zonde DE ROL LE 6300 10000 Foie See Boss Guide Difficulty: NORMAL EXP HP Tech Weaknesses Special Attacks Gillchic 18 130 Zonde Causes Slow Canadine 17 77 Zonde + Barta Zonde/Paralysis Canane 17 100 Barta Dubchic 3 150 Zonde + Grants Causes Slow Dubswitch 0 300 All Techs Sinow Beat 20 225 Zonde + Foie Confusion Sinow Gold 20 190 Foie Can heal self Garanz 22 400 Barta Fires Rockets Vol Opt 1100 6500 Zonde See Boss Guide Difficulty: HARD EXP HP Tech Weaknesses Special Attacks Gillchic 61 460 Zonde + Grants Causes Slow Canadine 58 405 Barta Zonde/Paralysis Canane 60 550 Barta Dubchic 11 490 Zonde + Grants Causes Slow Dubswitch 0 600 All Techs Sinow Beat 64 570 Foie Confusion Sinow Gold 64 520 Foie Can heal self Garanz 67 780 Barta Fires Rockets Vol Opt 3000 9500 Zonde See Boss Guide Difficulty: VERY HARD EXP HP Tech Weaknesses Special Attacks Gillchic 116 813 Zonde + Grants Causes Slow Canadine 112 820 Barta Zonde/Paralysis Canane 114 900 Barta Dubchic 30 850 Zonde + Grants Causes Slow Dubswitch 0 975 All Techs Sinow Beat 120 1100 Foie Confusion Sinow Gold 120 1000 Foie Can heal self Garanz 124 1500 Barta Fires Rockets Vol Opt 7700 14000 Zonde See Boss Guide -------------------------------------------------------------------------- d) RUINS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Difficulty: NORMAL EXP HP Tech Weaknesses Special Attacks Dimenian 22 270 Foie La Dimenian 24 300 Barta Sol Dimenian 26 330 Zonde Claw 26 150 Grants + Foie Buclaw 24 200 Grants + Foie Delsabers 25 400 Barta Dark Belra 28 500 Zonde + Grants Paralysis Dark Gunner 16 220 Grants Chaos Bringer 30 450 Foie Confusion Chaos Sorcerer 24 300 Foie All Attack Techs DARK FALZ 1st N/A 2500 Zonde/Grants See Boss Guide DARK FALZ 2nd 2400 3500 Barta/Grants See Boss Guide Difficulty: HARD EXP HP Tech Weaknesses Special Attacks Dimenian 67 600 Foie La Dimenian 70 650 Barta So Dimenian 73 680 Zonde Claw 92 490 Foie + Grants Buclaw 70 540 Foie + Grants Delsabers 72 750 Barta Dark Belra 79 850 Zonde + Grants Paralysis Dark Gunner 64 570 Grants Chaos Bringer 79 820 Foie Confusion Chaos Sorcerer 70 650 Foie All attack techs DARK FALZ 1st N/A 5500 Zonde/Grants See Boss Guide DARK FALZ 2nd N/A 6500 Barta/Grants See Boss Guide DARK FALZ final 6000 5000 Foie See Boss Guide Difficulty: VERY HARD EXP HP Tech Weaknesses Special Attacks Dimenian 124 990 Foie La Dimenian 128 1010 Barta So Dimenian 132 1050 Zonde Claw 92 840 Foie + Grants Buclaw 128 900 Foie + Grants Delsabers 130 1200 Barta Dark Belra 136 1280 Zonde + Grants Paralysis Dark Gunner 120 925 Grants Chaos Bringer 140 1200 Foie Confusion Chaos Sorcerer 128 1000 Foie All attack techs DARK FALZ 1st N/A 9000 Zonde/Grants See Boss Guide DARK FALZ 2nd N/A 7500 Barta/Grants See Boss Guide DARK FALZ final 12000 8000 Foie See Boss Guide ========================================================================= ********************* 14) ENEMIES - Ultimate ********************** ========================================================================= As the monsters in Ultimate Mode have different names and increased HP, I have included this HP and EXP chart in a separate section. Most of the monsters act in the same way as there Very Hard mode counterparts. However in the chart I have noted any new attacks these enemies may have and what to watch out for (some of my HP numbers are estimates!). a) FOREST EXP HP Tech Weakness Special Attacks Bartle 260 1555 Foie Barble 264 1700 Zonde Tallow 268 1535 Barta El Rappy 256 1970 Barta Mothvist 264 1950 All Techs Mothvert 140 1000 All Techs Can cause poison Gulgus 260 1540 Foie Gulgus-gue 268 1565 Zonde Only attacks from behind Hidelt 280 1900 Grants Zonde Blasts SIL DRAGON 6500 11000 See Boss guide b) CAVES EXP HP Tech Weakness Special Attacks Vulmer 280 1690 Foie GoVulmer 288 1800 Barta Melqueek 296 1900 Zonde Ob Lily 280 1000 Foie + Zonde Megid* Nano Dragon 300 2050 Barta + Grants Non-elemental beam Pan-Arms 234 2500 All Techs Impervious to physical attack Migium 176 1000 Barta Can inflict Jellen Hidoom 176 1000 Barta Can inflict Zalure Crimson Assassin 308 1920 Foie Barta** Pofuilly Slime 280 850 Foie + Zonde DAL RA LIE 7000 15000 Foie See Boss Guide * The Ob Lilies Megid attack has a very high chance of killing you outright even of your Dark resistance is good. The Crimson Assassins Barta attack has a high chance of freezing you solid if you have little ice resistance. c) MINES EXP HP Tech Weaknesses Special Attacks Gillchich 312 2000 Foie Causes Slow DubChich 50 8000 Foie + Grants Causes Slow Dubswitch 0 2500 All Techs Canabin 304 1550 Foie Zonde/Paralysis Canane 308 1700 Barta Sinow Blue 320 2600 Foie Confusion Sinow Red 320 2100 Barta Can heal self Garanz 328 3050 Zonde Fires Rockets VOL OPT ver.2 7500 30000 Zonde See Boss Guide d) RUINS EXP HP Tech Weaknesses Special Attacks Arlan 328 2400 Foie Merlan 360 2450 Barta DelSabre 340 2500 Barta Del-D 344 2550 Zonde Claw 264 1600 Zonde Bulclaw 336 2000 Grants Indi Belra 354 2900 Zonde Paralysis Dark Bringer 360 2700 Barta Charge de-equips weapon Death Gunner 320 2300 None Gran Sorcerer 336 4000 Grants All attack techs DARK FALZ 1st N/A 10000 Zonde/Grants See Boss Guide DARK FALZ 2nd N/A 9000 Barta/Grants See Boss Guide DARK FALZ final 9000 10000 Foie See Boss Guide There are certain rare monsters that will turn up in Ultimate and Very Hard mode. These are the Pal Rappy (blue Rappy), Hildeblue (Blue Hildebear/Hidelt) and Pouilly Slime (red slime). Out of all these, I have seen one Pal rappy in several hundred hours of playing. I believe they have identical stats, just a different colour. They often drop rare items as well. Good luck in ever seeing one though. e) FIGHTING THE ULTIMATE MODE MONSTERS Although they look meaner, actually the big difference with most of the monsters in Ultimate Mode are that they just move a lot faster. SO if your levels are on the low side, you will have to do a lot of "door hanging", by that I mean standing in doorways and taking them on one at a time. One thing that is vital in Ult mode is learning to combo attacks, because it becaomes so much harder to score hits on enemies, you need to be able to chain three hits together easily. The first will most likely miss, but the second and third will usually find their mark, so if you are going to use a special attack, make it the third hit. For example if you want to freeze, confuse or paralyse. Using status based attacks if you have no Techs are very handy for taking some monsters out quickly while you deal with the others up close. In the Forest the everything bar the Hidelts can be defeated fairly easily. They will gang up on you but they have a tendency to wander away from you. The best tactic is to keep hitting and running, only striking them from behind. Always be aware when Hidelt is about to appear, they can lay you out with one or two punches. But they have a large turning circle and will stop to beat their chests, time your strikes for those moments and then run until they turn away from you. In the Caves, things get nastier. Now the Lilies don't poison you, the send purple clouds of megid which can drop you with one hit. A good tactic if you have excellent steering control is to weave in and out of the lilies letting the Vulmers and GoVulmers chase you. If you are lucky the Lilys will Megid them instead. If not just door hang then sprint around the back of the lilies are combo them quickly. The Nano-Dragon and Pan Arms haven't changed, they are more powerful, but tactics remain the same. Wait for the Arms to split to deal physical damage, and wit the dragon, get close so it can't uses its laser breath. Keep shooting at it and it may not actually attack at all. The Crimson Assassin can still glue you to the ground and now its much more dangerous as it will Freeze you. Unless you are very tough you most likely will die from attacks before you can unfreeze, so again circle around the assassin and never let it come at you head on. In the Mines the Androids are a lot nastier now, although they are still slow their sheer numbers can wear your health down very fast. Use Lighting on them as much as possible as they can inflict Slow on you. The Sinows are lethally fast now and if you are going to attack them face on you need to be very sure of your accuracy. A constant barrage of hits will make them pause, but as soon as one misses they will leap towards you and knock you down. You may need to race back to the doorway and heal up then run in attack them as they drop from the ceiling, run back, run in again etc. The Baranz are also very strong in Ult mode, just a couple of the rockets can take that health bar down to nothing and they are hard to outrun. Also never forget that when you knock the Baranz armour off its power appears to double so kill it quickly or run for cover and heal up or you are likely to die in one hit. The monsters in the Ruins are not changed much, but they all move at high speed and taking on the Del Sabres can be a real pain. They will block frontal attacks, leap the entire length of the room to slash you and can be hard to come at from behind. You have to play a game of chicken with them, move forward to goad an attack then move away just as they do attack and strike them before they have time to recover. The Indi Belras arms now have a chance of causing confusion, weave about the room to avoid. But attack them from a distance as close up they will clamp their arms around you for massive damage. The Death Bringer will also have you cursing, now when it hits you in a charge it will cause you to de-equip your weapon, aaah! But it does have a weak point, if you dodge the charge it takes a few second to reorientate itself, so take that opportunity to combo it from behind or the sides. The Grand Sorcerer casts Grants and Megid now, so protect yourself with armour plug-ins and concentrate on attacking the Sorcerers body, when he dies the crystals go as well. Basically Ultimate Mode is challenging, tough, unfair and requires a lot of skill and patience. That's the basics of taking on the monsters. The next section gives in-depth advice for each character class and how to kill the Bosses. ========================================================================= **************** 16) ULTIMATE MODE STRATEGIES ********************* ========================================================================= Ultimate mode is certainly a huge challenge when you first play it, and can remain so even when you reach level 100 and beyond. As I have little experience playing anything other than a Hunter, I asked people on the PSO2 GameFAQs message board for any advice on beating the bosses as well as any general hints and tips. I hope you find all this advice as useful as I did. I have also included my own Hunter Strategies as well. General Tips for Ultimate though are as follows: a) If you manage to fluke your way past V.Hard Dark Falz and access Ult. Mode at around level 65 you're gonna have trouble hitting anything. Online you can't access Ultimate mode until you reach level 81 and that's a good guideline for offline mode as well. Keep replaying the V.Hard ruins to level up. That way you may also find some powerful rare weapons and armour to help you. b) Once in Ultimate mode Red Weapons are your friends. Get a good selection of Handguns, Swords and Sabres with good photon percentages on them. Red Handguns especially are plentiful in the Ult. Forest. c) A high level mag is invaluable. I really suggest to all androids that you have taught your Mag the Mylla and Youlla Photon Blast. That way you can at least cast Deband and Shifta some of the time. Get it to level 200 and max out it's IQ and Synchro. At high levels many mags will cast invincibility, deband+shifta or revive you when killed. Special Mags can do all three, but are hard to get (eg. Soniti). The Chu Chu and Kapu mags are good mags for invincibility and any mag created with a CELL of MAG is supreme! d) If all else fails and frustration is setting in, go online and beg for better weapons. Many high level players are happy to trade weapons and an S-Rank Spread Needle can make clearing Ultimate a lot easier! 1) FORCE STRATEGIES Magic users in Ultimate Mode actually have more of an advantage in Ult. Mode to begin with over the raw power of the androids. Many Monsters need you to cast Jellen/Zalure on them and Deband/Shifta on yourself to start doing any damage at all. When playing as a HUcast I found it hard to damage anything without Deband/Shifta on myself until I was level 105. Tigereye gave these useful general strategies for Force survival in Ult mode, for solo and group play, as well as recommended key assignments. 1) Plantain Huge Fans and Red Handguns are perhaps your best weapons to use in Ult. 2) Abuse Shifta/Deband/Jellen/Zalure 3) This may not work for you but I set-up up the 1st few techs in the quick select as follows: Zalure Shifta Deband Anti Reverser Ryuker Jellen 4) Hotkey Jellen and Zalure when playing in Ult so that they can be cast quickly. If you're party's relatively weak, cast Jellen 1st to reduce damage before casting Zalure. However, when your party's stronger, cast Zalure 1st to enable your party to inflict more damage faster, thus dispatching the enemies more quickly. 5) This is how I set up my buttons for the various parts of the game assuming that I have all techs and playing in Ult: Outside Of Bosses Primary: Hard Attack, Normal Attack, Resta Secondary: Jellen, Zalure, Rabarta Sil Dragon/Dal Ral Lie Primary: Hard Attack, Normal Attack, Resta Secondary: Jellen, Zalure, Rafoie Vol Opt v2 Primary: Hard Attack, Normal Attack, Resta Secondary: Rabarta (for 1st form), Moon Atomizer, Trimate Dark Falz Darvant Phase Primary: Grants, Normal Attack, Resta Secondary: Foie, Moon Atomizer, Trimate Note: Grants is the best way to trash the Darvants here. At level 30 it has obscene range so just find a safe spot before you cast it. All Other Phases Primary: Hard Attack, Normal Attack, Resta Secondary: Foie, Moon Atomizer, Trimate Note: Definitely use a gun with Shifta and Zalure to maximize your damage. Nitecrawler offered me this excellent guide to Boss Strategy for Forces. Which is actually helpful to most other Magic users as well. Bosses have lower defence than regular enemies. Attacking with weapons should be your main priority, not with techs. Techs are important though for certain situations. ULT DRAGON: Use a state/maintenence or sacred guard. Zailure/Jellen are applicable. Weak to fire/grants Practice your footwork mobility to get around dragon Ground mode: 7,500 HP. Tunnel mode: 3,500 HP. Head has very low defence. Feet has normal defence. Body has very high defence (you'll need about 2100+ATP to do damage) ULT DAL RA LIE: Zailure/Jellen applicable. Weak against grants. Head weak to lightning. Body weak to lighting Learn it's probe attack timing, so you develop an efficient attack/evade pattern About 15,000 HP, but you must get thru armour first. Attack head. If you have multi-hit weapon, attack body segments for more multi-hits. Body armour is much weaker When it shoots rapid-mouth laser, it does about 500 damage. You need to recover fast in between shots, like with trimates (male characters cast resta very quickly when bare-handed, so take that into consideration) ULT VOL OPT V.2 Zailure/Jellen not applicable on both forms Form 1: weak to grants. slightly vulnerable to all techs. I recommend using a FOnewm, and casting as much rabarta bare-handed when knobs show up Have good ice resistance. Gibarta is a deadly attack Form 2: 30,000 HP? Only thing to fear is green orb that traps you. Offline: try to outrun, or swerve off w/ a hairpin turn. Online: it's too fast, you're 99% likely to get caught, need scape dolls, invinc mag, or buttload of HP and lightning resistance (I think) ULT DARK FALZ Zailure applicable. Jellen is waste of time Darvants: Cast grants if you're a force. Move to open area while attacking. I recommend hugging the edge. Form 1: 10,000 HP. Use rabarta to kill off swarming darvants. Or stay far away and shoot down w/ rifle/shot type weapon Form 2: 14,000 HP. Stay away from arm when Falz casts rabarta, or you'll take more damage. Then run around so darvants don't pop up from ground and hit you. If you stay still and try to heal, they'll triple-hit you, doing mass damage. When Falz is near death, it tries to suck your HP. When that happens, KILL FALZ'S ASS ASAP, or you'll get drained. Form 3: 10,000 HP. Attack with foie/rafoie when Falz is invincible. Foie = range, less damage. Slash attack does 940 damage offline, 1290 online. It's non-elemental, so Jellen don't help. After Falz does a soul-lock, watch for megid. 2) RANGER STRATEGIES WC Leader gave some excellent advice for those playing as Rangers. RAmar: Like the forces,use Jellen/Zalure with Shifta/Deband constantly. But since they have better physical stats than forces, they can probably get through Forest without needing it so much. Of course, try to find weapons with the proper %. A good setup on your pallets would be this(IMO): Top-Hard attack,Normal attack,Resta Bottom(No particular order)-Razonde or Rabarta,Anti,Grants. If you have a State/Maintnence,don't bother with Anti. Recommended weapons: Red Handgun, Red Mechgun, Any Yasminkov, Baranz Launcher, Handgun:Guld(Unlikely though),Anti Android Rifle. RAcast/RAcaseal: Probably the hardest chars to use in ULT, make sure you have a big supply of Mates and Stars. Use traps wisely. Freeze is the most popular .But confuse combined with a damage is effective. If you're lucky, you can actually confuse the Darvants. Recommended pallet set-up: Hard Attack, Normal Attack, Special Attack or Dimate. Bottom would be Sol Atomizer(for slow motion),another mate(Tri is best),and anything else. Recommended weapons: Same as RAmar with the inclusion of Frozen Shooter because of the special. There are better weapons to choose from, but I'm trying to use a realistic point of view. But if you actually do find those weapons, use them. Simple weapon strategy for bosses: Dragon-Mechgun with Native% drops him rather quickly. Worm boy-Shots when he's on the raft, handguns or rifles when he's not. Vol Opt-Shots or mechs work well on both forms, but a decent handgun also works. Dark Falz-Rifles on the Darvants, mechs or handguns on Falz's 1st form, mechs or rifles on the 2nd form, handguns or rifles against his 3rd form. Movement strategy: Sil Dragon-Just run up on his side and shoot, when the head drops, shoot that. When fighting the Sil Dragon though, if you wedge yourself in the cracks on the edge of the stage, you can avoid his 3rd burrow attack without having to time the run when he passes you. Da Ral Lie - Run around the raft and shoot, when he gets on the raft you can pull about 4-5 3-hit combos before he starts attacking, but only about 2 in ULT, after his attack, pull off 2 3-hitters then move about 4 steps and repeat, you need to move quickly though, when he starts dropping rocks, the far corner is the best place to go, 80% of the time you won't get hit, when the lights are out and he uses his laser, run to the back of the raft and wait till he stops, but this won't work in ULT I've heard (never tried it myself in ULT). Vol Opt-Just follow the monitor and go for the red pillar 1st,on the 2nd form, pull 1 combo the run in a tight circle to avoid the missiles, after the 1st 3 pillars drop pull 1-2 combos then run, after the next 3 pillars, attack the part that shoots the orb, don't worry about the healing because it doesn't heal much anyway. Dark Falz - Run and shoot against the Darvants,1st form, if using a shot just attack the centre head so you can get the Darvants as he shoots them, otherwise just attack whichever is closest, when you see him raise his "arms" start running because DFA is on it's way.2nd form, just follow his movements and fire when he stops, but in ULT be wary of the Darvants after Rafoie and Rabarta,3rd form, If you're lucky, avoid the swipe, use Foie or Grants when he's "immune". 3) HUNTER STRATEGIES Well, most of the guide has been written from the perspective of a Hunter player. But here is some extra strategy. The descriptions of the Bosses attack patterns have been well described above so no need to reiterate them. With no techs available to Hucast it becomes much harder for then to inflict damage on enemies. Levelling up in V.hard mode is highly recommended. Playing online in Ult with tech users is also a good idea as you will have magic support and will be able to find better weapons to help you offline. Look for a good piece of armour with four slots in. Plug ins can help massively. A good set-up is one below: HUNTERS WALL - four slots God Legs God/Metal Body Perfect Resist God Battle HUNTER FIELD and/or SACRED GUARD God Legs increases evasion, God/Metal Body pumps your defence and God Battle raises speed. So you can take a bit more punishment and attack faster. The speed of some enemies in Ult is tremendous. An Ultimate frame or Celestial Armour is a good substitute for a Hunters Wall. The Hunters field raises Attack as well as defence so that is good to have. Humars and Hunewearls can use much of the Force strategies magic wise laid out above. With Deband/Shifta and Jellen/Zalure at their disposal life is made a touch easier. For the poor old HUcast its time to learn how to hit and run again. Red Swords and Sabres raise your attack power significantly and the tremendously strong Imperial Pick is another great Hunter weapon. When it comes to Boss Fights with a HUcast I am a great believer in packing as much healing as possible on the second pallet menu Trimate/Dimate/Stars. Taking as many scape dolls as possible (they are plentiful in Ult. Mode) and basically hoping the Boss runs out of health before I run out of Revival/healing stuff! Not a very evolved strategy I grant you, but I get sick of running about and wasting good attack time trying to dodge Boss attacks! ========================================================================= *********************** 12) GENERAL FAQ *************************** ========================================================================= Question: Can I play online with Game Cube and PC players? Answer: I am afraid not. The two versions are incompatible online as Sega have added new character classes, weapons, armour etc. Question: If I get this game pre-owned can I still play it online. Answer: So long as you have the serial numbers in the box, you can call Sega and get them to reset the numbers so you can go online. If you haven't got the numbers then you are in trouble. You can't even start an offline game with out them. Question: I got PSO 1 new, but PSO 2 pre-owned? Does that make a difference? Answer: Using a PSO 1 character seems to bypass the problem of registering pre-used PSO2 serial numbers online. You do still need to have the PSO2 serial numbers though to continue the game. Question: I can't find any rare weapons, help! Answer: Keep playing. The higher your levels, the better weapons etc you will start finding. As I guide about every 10 levels (71, 81, 91, 101 etc) will result in new stuff appearing. Question: Where are the Spread Needles?? Answer: Everyone's favourite leveller-upper, I get lots of emails about where these are. You have to look people! Mostly in the VHard Ruins seems to be their most common place of appearance. But its all a matter of putting in the hours and sheer luck, sorry! Question: Can I meet Red Ring Rico? Answer: There seem to be persistent rumours that you can meet Rico after defeating Ultimate Dark Falz for the first time. This is of course utter bobbins. You will only ever catch a glimpse of her at the end when Dark Falz is killed and in the end credits of Ultimate mode. Some people may be getting confused with the fact some Red Ring Rico items (Ricos Glasses, Red Ring Shield) occasional appear (VERY rarely) after you kill Falz. Question: I went online and lost my entire inventory. How come? Answer: If your DC resets itself, you fail to save properly or you are "hacked" by cheaters online, you can lose any unequipped items. The rule of thumb is never take something online you can't live without. And certainly don't carry a huge inventory with you. Always bank spare items before quitting a game. Question: How can people cheat like this? Answer: Don't know. Cheaters who Player Kill and hack your characters online are scum sucking little boys who hopefully will live miserable, unfulfilled lives and die alone, their bodies only discovered when neighbours complain about the smell. Question: How do I avoid cheaters? Answer: The Japan and EU servers are generally more friendly places. Be extra careful the US servers, cheating is rampant on them. Only play locked games. Get to know people before you go questing with them. Beware of level 200 characters, they are usually hacked. Be cautious of anyone who has a name including the words "Majin", "Dark", "Evil", "/_\" or all in CAPITALS. Question: Do you play online still?? Where can I find U?? Gimme some stuff!!!! Answer: Go away. Question: Sorry got carried away, but I am still interested in meeting up for game oh wise and beautiful one. Answer: That better, ask politely and I am more amenable. If you want to play with me online, email me at falsehead@aol.com to arrange a time and place. I am based in the UK though so be aware I am 6 hours ahead of US CST. ========================================================================= ********************* 18) PSO STORYLINE ************************* ========================================================================= Some of the Script courtesy of www.camineet.net check it out for more PSO scripts and story! PROLOGUE The "Pioneer Project" --A plan born of desperation, conceived in response to the imminent destruction of their home worlds. As plans for the evacuation began, unmanned probes were sent into deep space to find a habitable planet. When a potential site was discovered, the first interstellar transport ship, Pioneer 1, was sent to establish a colony. Pioneer 1 confirmed that the Planet Ragol was a suitable location, and the initial colonists started preparing the planet for the main wave of refugees, beginning with the construction of the Central Dome. 7 years later... Pioneer 2 completed its long voyage with the main wave of refugees aboard. But as Pioneer 2 entered orbit and opened a communications link with the Central Dome, an enormous explosion shook the entire planet. All contact with the thousands of men and women of Pioneer 1 was lost... [Theme song Lyrics] Innumerable stars Won't tell us where to go It's a long, long run To the palace in the sun With hopes and dreams Our ship will cross the sea To the whole new world Shining like a Pearl The whole new world - THE PRINCIPALS OFFICE PRINCIPAL TYRELL - Are you [YOUR NAME], the [YOUR CLASS]? I'm Principal Tyrell. We have a bad situation... We need to act quickly. Did you hear about the explosion on Ragol? Very well. Pay attention and listen to me. We've lost contact with Pioneer 1. We have no idea what has happened. We've sent unmanned search units, but communication seems to cut off near the surface. What happened on Ragol? What occurred on Pioneer 1? Are the people on board alive? The council made a decision to send a manned search team. You are a skilled Hunter. We need your help. We have no choice... We need a place to settle on. Uh, could you........ ...No, it's nothing. Take care and good luck. We can't return to our planet. Now we must emigrate to Ragol. If we don't settle on Ragol, then we'd just drift about in space forever... I'm putting my trust in you. IRENE - Well, let me brief you on your mission. Once you're on the surface of Ragol, check the status of the residential area. Checking the status of the Central Dome is a good idea. A transporter was launched earlier. You can go down to Ragol directly from the city. It may be a little risky, so please be careful. That's all. ...... Um, excuse me... Oh, sorry... no, nothing. I wish you the best of luck. This is just between us, OK? The Principal's daughter was on Pioneer 1. After that explosion, he's been constantly worrying about her. He can't even sleep. This is a personal request. If it's possible... Find out what happened to her. He isn't in a position to ask you such a personal favour. Red Ring Rico... A famous hunter and a top scientist on Pioneer 1. Rico's his only daughter. Please, look for her! Red Ring Rico is the principal's daughter. I hope she's safe... SCIENTIST AT DESK - Our planet was tearing itself apart, we couldn't stop it. So we started searching for a new planet, and we found Ragol with unmanned search units. A huge interstellar transport ship was sent to Ragol. That was Pioneer 1. Pioneer 1 confirmed Ragol as a suitable location to settle on. And a second ship departed. That was us... Pioneer 2. Oh, sorry. You already knew that. Pioneer 1 and 2 are identical spaceships. Each Pioneer can travel in space, holding 30,000 people. SCIENTIST BY DESK - When our ship was led by the signal from Pioneer 1 to land on Ragol, we saw... that strange explosion! Pioneer 2 decided to orbit Ragol and collect data before landing on the surface. I was against the immigration! If a planet dies, the people have to die with it. Don't you think so? - MESSAGES FROM RICO - FOREST "Ah, testing, testing... Cough! I'm Rico, Rico Tyrell. I'm a hunter. This capsule is for anyone who has come here looking for me. I hope this helps you. I don't know who you are, but you must know that there's something unusual about Ragol. This is important. Pay attention to everything around you if you want to survive." "Disable the laser fences by using the coloured switches." "What made the animals become so violent all of a sudden? They weren't before. They were very quiet and friendly... There must be some cause. I'll find it. I know I'm a fool. This won't make me any richer. Perhaps that's why I'm exalted by them... Red Ring Rico, ha, ha. But I'm not really the great hunter citizens say I am. They needed a hero. And I just happened to fill that position. "Wow... bodies of dead animals... We hunters sometimes use firearms, but this... They were killed by firearms that are much stronger than ours!" "A disaster occurred. Things were shaking, then something broke through the surface. And then it exploded in the Central Dome! I don't know what to say... For 7 years, we've tried to adjust and improve the environment. What was it? Was it related to the accidents we've had recently?" "I heard that this tall column was built to commemorate the immigration of Pioneer 1. But... it may just be me, but it doesn't look very new. And these patterns... aren't they characters?" "Tactics are important, but strategy is vital. You have to think about how you can put yourself into an advantageous situation. Look, learn, analyse and judge. Think carefully." "Pioneer 1 may have damaged the ecological system of Ragol before we were aware of it. So, the native creatures tried to remove the invaders. That's one supposition. But what about the explosion!? I need more information. I have to go do some research." "No. It won't open. It might be easier to look for another way to get in". [Normal/Hard/Very Hard Message Pods] "Boomas... I don't like their weird faces. Be careful, you don't want to get surrounded by them." "Mothmants will keep appearing, one after another. You have to strike them out at the root." "Don't show your back to a Savage Wolf! It'll attack if it sees this opening." "Rag Rappies are cowards, but they like to attack straight on. When a Rag Rappy falls down, it may still be alive. So be careful". "If you can't hit a Hildebear, try standing in front of it. Of course, I don't miss." [Ultimate Message Pods] "Bartles... I don't like their weird faces. Be careful, you don't want to get surrounded by them. "Every time I get an abnormal status, I wish I were an android. Androids can optimise themselves, so they hit with greater accuracy. More than anything, it's great that they can set traps. Wish I could..." "Mothverts will keep appearing, one after another. You have to strike them out at the root." "Don't turn your back on a Gulgus, otherwise it'll pounce on you. You might get paralysed if you get bitten." "El Rappies are cowards, but they like to attack straight on. When an El Rappy falls down, it may still be alive. So be careful". "Watch out For Hildelt's lightning attack. I prefer NOT to get electrocuted." - PRINCIPALS OFFICE (After Dragon killed) PRINCIPAL - The... The dragon, did it attack you!? You think the native animals on Ragol attacked Pioneer 1 to defend their territory... It's possible... But why did it happen all of a sudden? Continue investigating please. IRENE - I heard that you found messages from Rico. But she's still missing. Please, please find her as soon as you possibly can! Please! SCIENTIST AT DESK - A huge dragon!? No data. Pioneer 1 didn't mention it in their report... We didn't know Ragol was such a dangerous planet! As a scientist, I'm very interested in the ecological system of Ragol... But as a citizen I'm frightened. - MESSAGES FROM RICO - CAVES "Wow... this cave is a treasure trove of discoveries. Creatures that have never been discovered by people. Completely unknown animals. They look like mutant forms of the native animals... Perhaps the government has kept this a secret...? It's possible... but for what purpose?" "The Nano Dragon is a fierce monster. It becomes stronger as it kills others. I suggest you defeat it as quickly as possible." "If you hear an alert, be careful! There must be land mines around you. You can detect them if you use the Trap Vision." "The attack range of the Grass Assassin is wide. Move quickly to enter its blind spot!" "Evil Sharks attack in obvious straight movement patterns. Don't get surrounded." "You may find yourself trapped by a parasite mine in the ground. To free yourself, ask someone to hit you with a technique or a gun". "I know that Pioneer 1 had some strange aspects to it. In the data that I procured, the consumption rate was much higher than the population... Perhaps there were a lot of non-registered citizens onboard. Why? What was their purpose?" "My first question about Ragol was, "Why didn't any sentient life exist here?" But...look at this monument! This is identical to the one I saw in the forest! It's NOT ours though... Was there an ancient civilization on Ragol? But these monuments are the only evidence I see... It'd be strange if there was a civilization, indeed... Can I decipher the characters with my simple tools?" "Pan Arms are a little tricky. They get stronger when they combine. But they're really quick when separated. Don't panic, OK? "I saw it with my own eyes. An animal metamorphosed when it was pierced by a tentacle from that giant worm. Were the monsters I saw in the cave all changed by that giant worm?" "I've got such mixed emotions... I'm scared, but excited, inspired even! Should I act as a scientist now? Or should I act as a hunter who is facing unknown enemies? I feel like someone's herding me somewhere... but where? To the underground... I feel like I'm being invited." - PRINCIPALS OFFICE (After De Rol Le killed) PRINCIPAL - Visit the lab and tell them about the creatures you encountered on Ragol. It seems our initial perception of Ragol is wrong. Based on what you've told us, Ragol isn't the paradise that Pioneer 1 stated it was. The cause of the explosion is still not known. We haven't heard anything from the people on Pioneer 1! [YOUR NAME], please...! Continue investigating! SCIENTIST AT DESK - I'm assuming the monsters you saw in the cave as mutant variations of the native life. And this big crustacean... It has an organ shaped like a needle, to inject its sap into other animals. I'm probably being too hasty, but I think I have a theory... It's very possible that this sap is changing the animals into these mutant monsters. - MESSAGES FROM RICO - MINES "This area... Apparently technology was involved in creating this. Why did they dig so deeply into the ground?" "To defeat Canadines, first disrupt their formation. The red one is the leader. Kill it first. It makes the battle easier." "Don't panic if you see more than one Sinow Beat. Just find the real body." "I'm attacked by robots this time... What are they?! They were customized robots originally for industrial use. ...Who did this? I can understand animals being metamorphosed by a crustacean into mutants, but... These were robots. Somebody modified them. Was it done by someone from Pioneer 1?" "I heard a rumour that the government was building a secret underground factory. Were the robots manufactured in that secret factory? Or, was the factory a decoy? The government was developing another project behind it... Information is always controlled by the government. We don't know the truth at all. We hunters are always used by the government. We're just tools to them." "Here, I found the third one. Will it fit together when all the parts are combined? "Light, darkness, pair, exist, unlimited, rule, seal..." I can make out each word, but I still don't understand the meaning of the whole thing." "A Dubchic will get up when knocked down from an attack. There must be a switch to kill them all simultaneously. Look for it." "To defeat a Garanz, you have to strip it of its hard shell first. Its protection will drop, but its attack power will be enhanced. Be careful!" "I can now say that there was an ancient civilization on this planet. Ruins buried in the ground. This is the evidence. The government was about to secretly conduct an excavation to study the ruins." "No intelligent life was discovered when Pioneer 1 landed here... Something else must have caused the destruction of this ancient civilization. What happened on Ragol in the past?" "The government was decoding the characters as well. Here is their analysis. I'll try to fill in the gaps with my own data... "Light, darkness,... a pair, no, ... exist, no exist... unlimited, seal, ... MUUT DITTS POUMN"...? What's the last line? An incantation? Seal, seal... What is sealed? Where? Is it about this door? Was it sealed with the words, MUTT DITTS POUMN? Maybe each word in the incantation means something? I found three monuments... Are they keys to open the door?" - PRINCIPALS OFFICE (After Vol Opt killed) PRINCIPAL - I am responsible for 30,000 people on Pioneer 2. Should we abandon Ragol and just depart? But we don't have any other planet that we can settle on. We need a home... The underground ruins... Are they the cause of everything? Did people from Pioneer 1 go down into the ruins? [YOUR NAME], Please continue investigating. SCIENTIST AT DESK - Based on our analysis, I discovered that the robots you fought against were restructured mechanisms that were used on Pioneer 1. It is my job to find facts. Reasoning with the collected facts is someone else's job. But... I... I'm scared. Very scared. Ruins found underground... Did sentient life exist on Ragol at one time? But Pioneer 1 didn't find any traces of sentient life on the surface. It's a perplexing question... SCIENTIST BY DESK - By now, you must know that Ragol is a dangerous planet. That is something! Nobody on Pioneer 1 survived. We have to leave here right now. - MESSAGES FROM RICO - RUINS "Why am I here, with monsters lurking everywhere? Did the army even stand a chance against them?" "Frontal attacks against Delsabers are ineffective. So don't try it. Go around to its back." "Do you see the crystals floating around a Chaos Sorcerer? One is used for attack, and the other is for healing." "I can't move... what a horrific trap. I wish I had a friend here..." "Wreckage...! These weapons are from Pioneer 1. They must've already entered the ruins, and from the look of things, fighting went on. It must've been a big battle. Seems our army was hurt badly." "I can see a distant view through this window... The "ruins" are huge. I would never have imagined such a great civilization..." "What is this big hole? It looks like... remnants of some type of energy explosion...Energy...? Was the Central Dome destroyed by this!?" "Dark Belra's are very slow, but they have lots of health. Prepare for a long battle. Those strange characters were found here and there. I think I have enough samples to decipher the meaning of the message on the monument. "Light makes darkness, a pair exists, but it doesn't always exist. Reincarnation goes forever. The rule is here. It should be sealed. MUUT DITTS POUMN"... Does it make sense? I wish I had enough time to study these unknown characters..." "I haven't studied all the characters yet, but I've got some useful information. This is the most important fact that I have found. There was NO ancient civilization on Ragol. We didn't discover ruins. This is a spaceship. A gigantic spaceship." "I'm now inside the ancient spaceship. Well, it's not just a spaceship. It's a... "casket." Something or somebody was sealed in this spaceship to remain buried here. What is IT? Why was something buried in such a manner? Anyway, I know that a monster is sleeping in this cave. We've opened the forbidden door." "Still moving... This ship's still operating!" "Be careful of the Chaos Bringer's charge. Dodge the charge, then attack it from behind." "I want to run away! But I have no place to return to... Perhaps no one will ever find this message and listen to it. Ever... Pioneer 2 will not come down when they discover that this planet is dangerous. Will somebody from Pioneer 2 still come to save us? Who knows? Regardless, I leave this message here. This is evidence of my existence." "This mist is very unusual... Be careful!" "Dark Falz! That's the name. The god of destruction that revives in the millennial cycle. Perhaps this entity encountered a civilization thousands of years ago. They could not defeat it, but managed to seal it in this gigantic spaceship. They abandoned it somewhere far from their planet. It was this place, Ragol. We've come to a terrible place at the worst possible time..." "Dark Falz is a consciousness. This entity has no body." "I miss my father. I wasn't a very good daughter... was I? Is my father OK now?" "Don't let it come in. The dark consciousness looks for the best animal to obtain its temporal host body." "The door is already opened. We opened it. This may be the beginning of the end of the universe. We have to do something... We must do it. We have to defeat it now! Defeat it before that dark "thing" revives with the perfect body....." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ******************************************************************* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Feel free to email me about any aspect of this guide, any contributions you would like to make will be fully credited if used and are more than welcome. Please inform me of any errors, typos etc so I can rectify them immediately My email is falsehead@aol.com (Blatant plug: check out my games website at www.kungfuhamster.cjb.net for loads of info on Martial Arts, Beat 'em Ups, Kung Fu Movies and Pokemon!) Big Thanks to CjayC, the cool bloke who runs GameFAQs. You've given me the opportunity to reach more people with my stuff than I ever could have alone! Special thanks go out to: BillyKane, Magus747, Andy787, totalstuff and Pat Uhler for being such a laugh, and giving me the push to actually start contributing my own work back in the good old days of the DC board. Thanks also to my homies in the Review and FAQ boards for continuing support and being all round awesome dudes! fakeplasticmanatree, bloomer, sashanan, ASchultz, MaxH, Vegita, Marc Golding and BoboTheClown Love yah all guys! ======================================================================= ************************* THE END ******************************* =======================================================================

		*************************************************************************** Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 and 2 Rare Item Findings By: Dark Lumina Version: 1.9 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Section 2 - Table of Contents Section 1 - Introduction Section 2 - Table of Contents Section 3 - Overview Section 4 - The Guide 4.1 - BLUEFULL 4.2 - GREENILL 4.3 - ORAN 4.4 - PINKAL 4.5 - PURPLENUM 4.6 - REDRIA 4.7 - SKYLY 4.8 - VIRIDIA 4.9 - WHITILL 4.A - YELLOWBOZE Section 5 - FAQs Section 6 - Version History Section 7 - Thank Yous Section 8 - Contributor Information Section 9 - Copyright Information Section 9 - Contact Information ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Section 3 - Overview This guide is based upon the hypothesis that different rare items can be found at different times in the game. What I mean is, at diffent times (measured in beats), certain rare items are more likely to be found. This guide is based completely on hypothesis, this idea has not been proven. I am not claiming that I came up with this idea, or that it is guaranteed to work, I am simply making this idea and information public knowledge. This guide will probably never be completely finished, since there will always be more items to be found at different times. Feel free (in fact I'm encouraging you) to tell me any information you find not mentioned in this guide. Now, lets get to it! NEWADDITION* Every weapon has a base % of being found. Certain things can affect that percentage. Those include, but are not limited to: enemy, area, time, difficulty, etc. For example, let's say the base percent of finding a Stag Cutlery is 0.25% (that's 1 fourth of a percent, not 25%). But, if you kill a Gulgus, the chance of it dropping it goes up 3%. (These numbers are just numbers I make up as I go along. Also, if you play for around 900 beats for Viridia, or 200 for SKYLY, it'll go up another 1%. So, from getting certain conditions, you could bring your chances up 4 or 5 %. *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** Section 4 - The Guide This guide is broken down by Section ID. Inside each of those sections, I have all the rare items that have beeen found by players from that section ID, and the times and places they have been found. It will be organized as follows: Section 4.* - Section ID Item(x) Area Time Difficulty Notes The number in parenthesis is the number of times with those circumstances it has been found. Notes indicate special circumstances. *NEW* If an item is in ALL CAPS in the guide, it means it is 10 stars or more. That's so when you quickly scroll through they can be seen more easily. *************************************************************************** ************************************************************************* 4.1 - BLUEFULL ************************************************************************* Mace of Adaman Mine 550 V Hard Box2 Mine 554 V Hard Box2 Musashi Forest 2 790 Hard Dropped by Dragon ************************************************************************* 4.2 - GREENILL BELRA'S RIGHT ARM Ruins 220-230 Ultimate Blade Dance Forest 2 300-400 Hard Gigobooma Mine 519 V Hard Box Mine 525 V Hard Box Bloody Art Forest 1 016 V Hard Boomas Right Arm Forest 134 Booma Bravace Caves 426 Ultimate Box Cross Scar Forest 323 Ultimate Gulgus Ruins 560 Ultimate Claw Custom Ray V.00 Forest 548 Ultimate Box DB's Saber Forest 2 368 V Hard Box Guard Wave Forest 496 Ultimate Pal Rappy Hildebear Head Forest 056 V Hard Hildebear Justy-23ST Forest 1 237 V Hard Al Rappy Forest 2 333 Ultimate Dropped by Sil Dragon Mahu(2) Forest 539 Ultimate Mothvert Proto Regene Gear Mines 1 036 V Hard Gillchic STAG CUTLERY(3) Forest 320 Ultimate Barble Forest 584 Ultimate Barble Varista Forest 2 440 V Hard Box Visk 235W Forest 2 300-400 Hard Hildebear Forest 2 438 V Hard Box Wals MK2 Temple 265 Hard NAR LILY Forest 323 Ultimate Box Mine 516 V Hard Canadine Forest 573 Ultimate Box Yamato Forest 2 450 V Hard Dropped by Dragon ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 4.3 - ORAN ANGRY FIST Caves 300 Ultimate Addicting Food Bloody Art Forest 2 496 Ultimate Box Ruins 1 658 V-Hard Claw Forest 2 756 Ultimate Box Bravace Mines 350-365 Ultimate Box Cross Scar Mines 350-365 Ultimate (4) Forest 550-650 Ultimate El Rappy "FiY" Forest 753 Ultimate El Rappy Forest 760 Ultimate El Rappy Custom Ray(2) Forest 0-100 Ultimate Forest 100-200 Ultiamate Dragon Slayer Forest 200-300 Ultimate Caves 310 Ultimate Vulmer (2) Mines 328-350 Ultimate Canabine Forest 333 Ultimate Gulgus Caves 352 Ultimate Vulmer Forest 300-400 Ultimate Caves 530 Ultimate Vulmer Caves 550 Ultimate Vulmer Forest 837 Ultimate Gulgus Dragon's Claw Forest 595 Ultimate Elysion Forest 459 Ultimate Hildelt Forest 689 Ultimate Pal Rappy "FiY" FLOWEN'S SWORD 3083 Forest 200-300 Ultimate Flowen's Sword Ruins 200-300 V Hard Box Forest 2 223 Hard Hildebear God TP Mine 2 V Hard Gilchic GUILTY LIGHT(2) Forest 140-200 Ultimate Barble Forest 100-200 Ultimate (2) Forest 200-300 Ultimate Last Survivor Cave 3 578 V-Hard Nano Dragon Mace of Adaman Forest 0-100 Ultimate Forest 200-300 Ultimate Forest 300-400 Ultimate Photon Drop Forest 1 274 Normal Mothmant SENSE PLATE Cave 320 Ultimate Mil Lily Stink Frame Ruins 546 V Hard Death Gunner Twin Chakram Forest 900-000 Ultimate ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 4.4 - PINKAL Branch of PakuPaku Forest 495 V Hard Al Rappy Forest 1 400-450 Hard Al Rappy Brionac Ruins 376 Hard Dark Belra Club of Laconium Caves 1 274 Hard Evil Shark Caves 1 552 Hard Evil Shark Caves 604 Hard Poison Lily Caves 605 Hard Evil Shark DB's Shield Ruins 676 V Hard Dark Gunner Fire Scepter Agni caves 3 315 Hard Nano Dragon Ruins 380 Hard Box Forest 1 450-500 Hard Al Rappy GOD/MIND (3) Caves 086-254 V Hard Nar Lily Grass Assassin's Arms Cave 1 215 Hard Grass Assassain Ice Staff Dagon Cave 1 204 V Hard Evil Shark Inferno Bazooka Forest 268 Ultimate Bartle Forest 708 Ultimate Bartle Mace of Adaman Cave 2 232 V Hard Storm Wand Indra(2) Cave 400-500 Ultimate Vulmer Cave 400-500 Ultimate Ob Lily Cave 3 400-500 Ultimate Box Forest 2 660 Ultimate Sil Dragon ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 4.5 - PURPLENUM Club of Laconium Ruins 431 Hard Deminian Cross Scar Forest 954 Ultimate Mothvert Double Saber Temple A 447 V Hard So Deminian Temple A 473 V Hard La Deminian ELYSION Forest 1 V Hard "FiY" Al Rappy Flowen's Frame Temple 451 V Hard Nar Lily L&K14 Combat Forest 958 Ultimate Forest 2 981 Ultimate Sil Dragon Photon Drop Ruins 3 520 Claw Temple 1 568 Normal Box Cave 2 443 Normal Box Caves 771 Normal Evil Shark "B. Paper" Varista Cave 297 Hard ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 4.6 - REDRIA Add Slot Ruins 140 V Hard Box Caves 469 Hard Box Forest 571 V Hard Box Caves 674 Ultimate Box Forest 721 Hard Box Forest 755 Hard Box ASUKA Cave 1 629 Ultimate Crimson Assassin Caves 903 Ultimate Crimson Assassin Attribute Wall Seabed 490 V Hard Deldepth Bravace Caves 482 Ultimate Box Mines 515 Ultimate Box Mines 529 Ultimate Box Ruins 715 Ultimate Box Club of Zumiuran Caves 669 Ultimate Box Crush Bullet Mine 2 634 V Hard Box Ruins 2 667 V Hard Box Cure Paralysis 556 V Hard Box Cure Posison Caves 110 Ultimate Custom Frame (3) Forest 2 026-040 V Hard Hildebear Custom Ray V.00 Forest 617 Ulitmate Box DB's Armor Ruins 538 V Hard Dark Gunner DB's Saber Ruins 222 Hard Claw Forest 571 V Hard Box DB's Shield Ruins 573 V Hard Dark Belra Ruins 592 V Hard Dark Belra DB's Sword 3073 Mines 493 Ultimate Canabin Mines 570 Ultimate Canabin DELSABERS LEFT ARM Ruins 1 200-300 V hard Delsaber Ruins 200-300 Ultimate Delsaber Ruins 212 Hard Delsaber Ruins 544 V Hard Delsaber Ruins 2 600-700 V Hard Delsaber (2)Ruins 700-800 V Hard Delsaber DEMOLITION COMET Caves 550 Ultimate MIL LILY Caves 552 Ultimate MIL LILY Caves 675 Ultimate MIL LILY Devil/Battle Seabed 490 V Hard Sinow Zoa Devil/Technique Caves 100-200 Ultimate Red Slime Diska of Braveman Forest 143 Ultimate Bartle Forest 216 Forest Dragon Forest 302 Ultimate Bartle Forest 427 Ultimate Bartle Forest 452 Ultimate Forest 456 Ultimate Forest 532 Ultimate Box Forest 538 Ultimate Box Caves 544 Ultimate Box Forest 2 551 Ultimate Sil Dragon Cave 3 561 Ultimate Da Ra Lie Forest 631 Ultimate Sil Dragon Forest 745 V Hard Forest 919 Ultimate Forest 920 Ultimate Forest 937 Ultimate Dragon Diska of Liberator(2)Caves 206 Ultimate Ruins 300-400 V Hard Caves 486 Hard Nar Lily (2)Ruins 544 V Hard Claw Caves 621 Hard Pouilly Slime Temple A 665 Ultimate Box Seabed 751 Vhard Sinow Zele Double Saber Caves 106 Ultimate Nano Dragon Durandal Caves 500 Ultimate Box Spaceship 728 Ultimate Box from Gol Dragon GOD/BATTLE Forest 415 Ultimate Hidelt Forest 445 Ultimate Forest 500.5 Ultimate Hidelt Forest 675 Ultimate Hidelt GOD/BODY (2) Caves 042-189 V Hard Nar Lily "Add. Food" Caves 764 V Hard Nar Lily Grass Assassin's Arms Caves 631 Hard Grass Assassin GULITY LIGHT Caves 110 Ultimate Caves 407 Ultimate Vulmer Caves 434 Ultimate Vulmer Caves 446 Ultimate Vulmer Caves 541 Ultimate Vulmer Caves 543 Ultimate Vulmer HP Revival Seabed L 713 V Hard Domolm INFERNO BAZOOKA Ruins 150 V Hard So Deminian Kaladobolg Ruins 200-300 V Hard Forest 306 Ultimate Box Forest 408 Ultimate Box Ruins 3 678 V Hard Box LAVIS CANNON Caves 645 Ultimate Red Slime Mace of Adaman Forest 307 Ultimate Box Forest 654 Ultimate Box MAGIC STONE IRISTA Forest 645 Ultimate "SoaB" Hildetor Mahu Cave 3 100-200 Ultimate De Ral Lie Forest 690 Ultimate Mothvist Meteor Smash Jungle 718 V hard Merillia Photon Drop Caves 100 Ultimate Vulmer Caves 107 Ultimate Vulmer Forest 123 Ultimate El Rappy Forest 287 Ultimate Bartle Forest 297 Ultimate Gulgus Gue Forest 406 Ultimate Gulgus Cave 1 425 Normal Box "Grave Butler" Forest 560 Ultimate Box Forest 618 Ultimate Bartle Forest 643 Ultimate Box Caves 3 665 Hard Box Temple A 665 Ultimate Box Proto Regen Gear(3) Mines 564 V Hard Gillchick Rappy Wing Forest 741 V Hard "Fake in Yellow" Forest 745 V Hard "Fake in Yellow" Forest 749 V Hard "Fake in Yellow" Forest 753 V Hard "Fake in Yellow" RED MECHGUN Ultimate 779 Ultimate RED SLICER Caves 3 340 Ultimate Nano Dragon SACRED CLOTH Forest 290 Ultimate El Rappy Forest 444 Ultimate Forest 643 Ultimate El Rappy SACRED GUARD Caves 501 Ultimate Govulmer Slicer of Assassin(2)Forest 2 049 Hard Hildebear Ruins 300-400 V Hard SMOKING PLATE Ruins 872 Ultimate Gunner SPREAD NEEDLE Ruins 778 Ultimate Dark Bringer STAG CUTLERY Mountain 540 Ultimate Gibbon Talis Caves V Hard De Rol Le VICTOR AXE Temple A 841 Ultimate Ob Lily Windmill Temple A 679 Ultimate Mil Lily ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 4.7 - SKYLY ANGRY FIST Forest 1 030 Ultimate El Rappy Forest 2 072 Ultimate El Rappy Forest 2 078 Ultimate El Rappy Forest 2 121 Ultimate El Rappy "N research" Forest 1 515 Ultimate El Rappy Forest 1 994 Ultimate El Rappy Brave Knuckle Cave 230 V Hard Brionac Forest 2 Hard Club of Laconium Jungle 1 056 V Hard Box Crush Bullet Forest 2 206 Hard Hildebear Custom Ray V.00 Forest 2 136 Ultimate Box Forest 2 461 Ultimate Box DB's Saber Forest 2 206 Hard Barbarous Wolf Ruins 473 Hard Claw Cave 508 Hard Temple 1 566 Hard La Deminian DELSABER'S LEFT ARM Ruins 400-500 Hard Double Saber Caves 593 V Hard Nano Dragon Dragon Slayer Forest 1 065 Ultimate Bartle Forest 1 148 Ultimate Bartle Forest 1 345 Ultimate Bartle (2) Forest 348 Ultimate Bartle Forest 906 Ultimate Bartle Forest 1 932 Ultimate Bartle DRAGON'S CLAW Forest 2 096 Ultimate Dragon Forest 2 232 Ultimate Dragon "SoaB" Forest 2 363 Ultimate Dragon FLOWEN's SWORD 3084 Forest 2 390 Ultimate Hidelt Flowen's Sword Ruins 093 Hard Jungle 1 338 V Hard Merillia Forest 1 354 V Hard Savage Wolf Ruins 458 Hard La Deminian Ruins 460 Hard La Deminian (2) Ruins 489 Hard So Deminian Cave 512 Hard (3) Cave 637 V Hard Box GOBOOMA'S ARM Forest 222 V Hard Gobooma GUILTY LIGHT Cave 1 478 Ultimate Ob Lily Justy-23ST Forest 1 103 Ultimate Barble Forest 1 204 Ultimate Barble "SoaB" Forest 2 207 Ultimate Barble Mine 1 257 Ultimate Forest 1 345 Ultimate Barble Kaladbolg Forest 2 003 Ultimate Box Forest 2 206 Ultimate Box Forest 2 567 Ultimate Box Last Survivor Cave 1 165 Ultimate Box "SoaB" Caves 223 V Hard Forest 1 347 Ultimate Box Temple 1 362 V Hard Dimenian Temple 1 362 V Hard Grass Assassin Forest 1 367 Ultimate Box Forest 2 402 V Hard Al Rappy Forest 1 465 V Hard Box Cave 1 512 Ultimate Box Mace of Adaman Forest 2 107 Ultimate Box Forest 2 142 Ultimate Box Forest 2 237 Ultimate Box Forest 2 420 Ultimate Box "Gran Squall" Musashi Hard 576 Hard Dropped by Dragon Photon Drop Forest 2 045 Ultimate Barble Forest 1 106 Ultimate Gulgus Gue Forest 2 116 Ultimate Box Forest 2 120 V Hard Box "Nat. Research" Forest 2 140 Ultimate Barble Forest 1 219 Ultimate Box Forest 339 Ultimate Mountain 351 V Hard Zol Gibbon Forest 2 351 Ultimate Gulgus Mountain 356 V Hard Merillia Forest 2 376 V Hard Box from Dragon Temple 2 378 V Hard Mothmant Forest 2 393 Ultimate Box from Dragon RED SWORD Caves 435 Ultimate Govulmer STAG CUTLERY Forest 2 215 Ultimate Gulgus Forest 2 351 Ultimate Gulgus Forest 2 404 Ultimate Gulgus VICTOR AXE Mountain 359 V Hard Gibbles ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 4.8 - VIRIDIA ************************************************************************* Brionac (6) Ruins 500 Custom Fram V.00 Forest 220-300 Ultimate DELSABER'S LEFT ARM Ruins 705 Hard Delsaber Final Impact Caves 330-336 Ultimate (2) Caves 365 Ultimate Gae Bolg (2) Caves 330-336 Ultimate (2) Caves 365 Ultimate Grass Assassin's Arms Caves 143 Hard "Addicting Food" GUILTY LIGHT(2) Forest 220-300 Ultimate Inferno Bazooka Forest 024 Hard Al Rappy Meteor Smash Caves 984 V Hard Nano Dragon SECRET GEAR Mines 663 Hard Gillchic STAG CUTLERY Caves 984 V Hard Evil Shark Varista Caves 489 Hard Poison Lily ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 4.9 - WHITILL ************************************************************************* Booma's Right Arm Forest 437 Booma Slicer of Assassin Forest 2 Yamoto Forest 2 122 V Hard Dropped by Dragon Forest 2 390 V Hard Dropped by Dragon ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 4.A - YELLOWBOZE Cross Scar (2) Forest 165 Ultimate El Rappy (3) Forest 1 200-300 Ultimate "Fake in Yellow" Forest 1 220 Ultimate El Rappy "FiY" Forest 1 257 Ultimate El Rappy "FiY" Forest 1 263 Ultimate El Rappy "FiY" Forest 1 267 Ultimate El Rappy "FiY" HERO/ABILITY Forest 1 200-300 Ultimate "FiY" Pal Rappy Forest 1 257 Ultimate "FiY" Pal Rappy Musashi Forest 2 271 Ultimate Dropped by Dragon Rappy Wing(4) Forest 1 200-300 Ultimate "Fake in Yellow" RED HANDGUN Forest 1 550 Ultimate "FiY" Pal Rapppy RED SABER Forest 642 Ultimate Bartle SACRED CLOTH 2slot Forest 1 535 Ultimate "FiY" El Rappy ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Section 5 - Frequently Asked Questions This Section contains the questions that people have asked me, or that I think people will ask me. Q: What kind of time are you measuring in? A: Beats Q: What is a beat? A: A beat is an international system of time, so no matter where you go, if their clock is right, it will be the same time. There are 1000 beats in a day. So each beat equals 1.44 minutes ( 1 minute 26 seconds) or 86.4 seconds. Q: Where can I find what time it is? A: Press start to bring up the menu and look in the bottom right corner. It will say "Internet Time". The number below that is the time in beats. Q: How do I turn enemy body parts into weapons? A: 1. Finish the Quest Doc's Secret Plan. 2. Talk to Doc Montague in any other quest he appears in (like Unsealed door) 3. Give him the item. ************************************************************************** ************************************************************************** Section 6 - Version History Version 1.0 - January 20th 2003 - Just the basic information with a few items. Version 1.1 - January 20th 2003 - Added more items Version 1.2 - January 27th 2003 - A lot more items, some cosmetic changes Version 1.3 - February 3rd 2003 - Added more items, capitalized 10 star+ Version 1.4 - February 9th 2003 - Huge Update for SKYLY, including 2 stag findings, all my items for the past 10 days Version 1.5 - February 18th 2003 - more items, and I'm level 100! Version 1.6 - February 25th 2003 - Huge REDRIA update thanks completely to PatserGouki (40 items) Version 1.7 - February 28th 2003 - added contributor info, I beat Episode 1 in Ultimate! Version 1.8 - March 1st 2003 - Another HUGE REDRIA update thanks to Dark Savior (60 items!) Version 1.9 - March 10th 2003 - More items, mostly thanks to DarkFalz 84 ************************************************************************** ************************************************************************** Section 7 - Thank Yous I would like to thank all of the members of the GameFAQs message boards that have contributed information to this. There have been so many that I can't mention all of them, but if you have contributed more than 2 things, I'll mention you personally. Thank you: Akito for some PURPLENUM items, REPEAT CONTRIBUTOR Blueearth for 3 times he found Dragon Slayer BobbyFour for some PURPLENUM items Chuck Meadows for some (good) REDRIA items REPEAT CONTRIBUTOR DarkFalz84 for a bunch of stuff, and creating another topic people actually posted on, REPEAT CONTRIBUTOR Dark Savior For 60 items!!!!! Biggest Yet Gemini8811 for getting me interested and providing about 10 items worth of information PatserGouki for over 40 items!!!!! Woohoo!!! HolyArticWolf for 3 times for Diska of Braveman Jun92 Big thanks to him(her?) for starting a topic that people actually posted on. Justin Baldree for some GREENILL findings, REPEAT CONTRIBUTOR Keith Brown for a HUGE amount of finds, REPEAT CONTRIBUTOR L8u8k8e8 REPEAT CONTRIBUTOR Meganium00 for some REDRIA items, and some VIRIDIA items REPEAT CONTRIBUTOR Mike G for about 5 GREENILL findings Nathan Emerich for some actually rare, rare items PaulKtulu for some PINKAL items Raistlyn for some PINKAL findings RedriaHunter for some (surprise surprise), REDRIA items RudeTuner for some WHITILL findings SHPAZA for a lot of PINKAL items Stephen Brewer for a Photon Drop finding. Woohoo! SuperSonic019 for a lot of information for ORAN, lots of help getting people interseted too. Tinkyjutz for some REDRIA items X Launcher for some YELLOWBOZE findings ************************************************************************** ************************************************************************** Section 8 - Contributor Info These are the guidelines for contributing: 1. Follow my format 2. Don't use Tab. Different computers show tabs as different distances, so it can screw my guide. The proper spaceing is: 21 characters from beginning to area 12 spaces from area to time 11 spaces from time to difficulty 13 spaces from difficulty to notes. All these are measured from the space right before the word, to the space before the next one. 3. Tell me what you want to be known as in the contributor section. ************************************************************************** ************************************************************************** Section 9 - Copyright Information This guide is copyright 2002 / 2003 Kyle McMichael. Feel free to print it out, use it, give it to your friends, whatever. Just don't claim it as your own. If you want to post it on your website, ask me first, I'll probably say yes. The only thing I ask is that you include the entire FAQ and give credit to me, otherwise, do whatever. Below are a list of sites that are allowed to use this FAQ, contact me if you find it elsewhere Sites that may use this FAQ: www.gamefaqs.com (the most current version can always be found here) www.geocities.com/dark_lumina (my website usually as curent than gameFAQS) www.neoseeker.com ************************************************************************** ************************************************************************** Section 10 - Contact Information You can contact me at: E-mail dark_luminna@yahoo.com Gamefaqs Forums Dark Lumina PSO Characters: Dark Lumina - HUmar - Lv.109 - Chain Sawd+15 Master Ozma - FOmar - Lv. 54 - Technical Crozier Atakki - HUnewearl - Lv. 16 - Partisan Agent Smith - RAmar - Lv. 18 - Justy 23ST ****************************************************************************

	*********************************************************** * Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2: Max Stats FAQ * * Version Final * * July 25, 2003 * * Written by Philip Crociata * * Email: zaxapac@hotmail.com * *********************************************************** -Table of Contents- 1) Revision History 2) Introduction 3) Character Stats a) HUmar b) HUnewearl c) HUcast d) HUcaseal e) RAmar f) RAmarl g) RAcast h) RAcaseal i) FOmar j) FOmarl k) FOnewm l) FOnewearl 4) Mag/Material Management 5) Things to come... 6) Credits, Thanks, and Legal Information -Revision History- 7/25/2003 - No big changes, just modified my e-mail address and added a new site who will be hosting my FAQ. I still check my old e-mail, but have been having problems with it. Also, a plea for my sanity: Please read through the FAQ before e-mailing me. I have gotten more than a few e-mails telling me that my combinations would be better if I use 'this' slot item or 'that' slot item. If you read the FAQ you will see that I did this _without_ slot items on purpose. A lot of the good slot items are hard to find in this game. For this reason, I decided to skip them entirely in order to make a more generalized solution. By all means I think you should use them if and when you find them, but I am not going to tell you what specific ones you should use. It would limit the functionality of this FAQ if I were to do that and make it that much harder on people trying to use it. I hope with the time spent on this game, most of you will have an idea of how you want to equip your character anyways. Thank you. 1/28/2003 - After looking through again, realized I had a small mistake in the RAmarl's Mag/Material and fixed it 1/20/2003 - Added info on Mag/Material for the last three characters This will probably be my last update unless otherwise inspired 1/18/2003 - Added info on Mag/Material for all Rangers and changed a few minor mistakes 1/15/2003 - Added info on Mag/Material for all Hunters and for FOmarl 12/30/2002 - Created this FAQ -Introduction- The purpose of this FAQ is to help all those people out there who are trying to create the closest thing to a perfect character that they can (like my friend Mike). All of the info included in this FAQ, thus far, can also be found at PSO World (www.pso-world.com). Why make a FAQ when the info is already out there? That's easy: because a lot of people (myself included) come to HERE first in order to find all their answers. I decided that I would make it easier for all those people and post the important info here, thus making this data accessible in more places. To avoid further questions of the same, I have no idea how PSO World came upon this information. I personally believe that they gained this information through the Japanese players of this game, who already have characters up to level 200. Either that, or maybe they got it directly from Sega. So, on with the... -Character Stats- For each character I shall give the starting stats, the base stats for when they reach level 200, and the max stats that they can have. I shall also put some of the bonuses for each character as well. I will not put the character description as that can be found in several places, including the instruction manual for the game. Side note: For those of you who do not already know, every Android can regen HP if they stand still and every Newman can regen TP if they stand still. The rate of the regen increases as you gain more levels. HUmar Lvl 200 Stat Lvl 1 Base Max =------------------------------= HUmars can use attack techs, Resta, \| HP \| 40 \| 1420 \| * \| Zalure, and Jellen up to lvl 15. \| \| \| \| \| They can also use Anti up to lvl 5. \| TP \| 29 \| 793 \| * \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ATP \| 45 \| 943 \| 1397 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| DFP \| 17 \| 422 \| 579 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| MST \| 29 \| 594 \| 732 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ATA \| 68 \| 174 \| 200 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| EVP \| 45 \| 682 \| 756 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| LCK \| 10 \| 10 \| 100 \| =------------------------------= HUnewearl Lvl 200 Stat Lvl 1 Base Max =------------------------------= HUnewearls can use attack techs, \| HP \| 38 \| 1308 \| * \| Resta, Zalure, Jellen, Shifta, and \| \| \| \| \| Deband up to lvl 20. They can \| TP \| 40 \| 1084 \| * \| also use Anti up to lvl 7. \| \| \| \| \| \| ATP \| 40 \| 835 \| 1237 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| DFP \| 22 \| 538 \| 589 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| MST \| 40 \| 885 \| 1177 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ATA \| 63 \| 147 \| 199 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| EVP \| 60 \| 666 \| 811 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| LCK \| 10 \| 10 \| 100 \| =------------------------------= HUcast Lvl 200 Stat Lvl 1 Base Max =------------------------------= HUcasts start with two of each trap \| HP \| 44 \| 1762 \| * \| and gain another one: \| \| \| \| \| Damage - every 11 lvls \| TP \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| Freeze - every 7 lvls \| \| \| \| \| Confuse - every 7 lvls \| ATP \| 45 \| 1146 \| 1639 \| Slow traps can only be used during \| \| \| \| \| Battle Mode. \| DFP \| 18 \| 501 \| 601 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| MST \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ATA \| 64 \| 158 \| 191 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| EVP \| 35 \| 585 \| 660 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| LCK \| 10 \| 10 \| 100 \| =------------------------------= HUcaseal Lvl 200 Stat Lvl 1 Base Max =------------------------------= HUcaseals start with two of each \| HP \| 44 \| 1380 \| * \| trap and gain another one: \| \| \| \| \| Damage - every 9 lvls \| TP \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| Freeze - every 10 lvls \| \| \| \| \| Confuse - every 10 lvls \| ATP \| 45 \| 901 \| 1301 \| Slow traps can only be used during \| \| \| \| \| Battle Mode. \| DFP \| 18 \| 399 \| 525 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| MST \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ATA \| 71 \| 184 \| 218 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| EVP \| 35 \| 777 \| 877 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| LCK \| 10 \| 10 \| 100 \| =------------------------------= RAmar Lvl 200 Stat Lvl 1 Base Max =------------------------------= RAmars can use attack techs, Resta, \| HP \| 29 \| 1520 \| * \| Shifta, and Deband up to lvl 15. \| \| \| \| \| They can also use Anti up to lvl 5. \| TP \| 20 \| 704 \| * \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ATP \| 23 \| 806 \| 1260 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| DFP \| 13 \| 359 \| 515 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| MST \| 20 \| 505 \| 665 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ATA \| 80 \| 230 \| 249 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| EVP \| 36 \| 639 \| 715 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| LCK \| 10 \| 10 \| 100 \| =------------------------------= RAmarl Lvl 200 Stat Lvl 1 Base Max =------------------------------= RAmarls can use attack techs, Resta, \| HP \| 29 \| 1315 \| * \| Zalure, Jellen, Shifta, and Deband \| \| \| \| \| up to lvl 20. They can also use \| TP \| 20 \| 931 \| * \| Anti up to lvl 7. \| \| \| \| \| \| ATP \| 23 \| 743 \| 1145 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| DFP \| 18 \| 426 \| 577 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| MST \| 20 \| 732 \| 1031 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ATA \| 72 \| 216 \| 241 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| EVP \| 36 \| 798 \| 900 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| LCK \| 10 \| 10 \| 100 \| =------------------------------= RAcast Lvl 200 Stat Lvl 1 Base Max =------------------------------= RAcasts start with two of each trap \| HP \| 33 \| 1964 \| * \| and gain another one: \| \| \| \| \| Damage - every 7 lvls \| TP \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| Freeze - every 9 lvls \| \| \| \| \| Confuse - every 11 lvls \| ATP \| 30 \| 859 \| 1350 \| Slow traps can only be used during \| \| \| \| \| Battle Mode. \| DFP \| 18 \| 505 \| 606 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| MST \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ATA \| 75 \| 199 \| 224 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| EVP \| 31 \| 626 \| 699 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| LCK \| 10 \| 10 \| 100 \| =------------------------------= RAcaseal Lvl 200 Stat Lvl 1 Base Max =------------------------------= RAcaseals start with two of each \| HP \| 31 \| 1890 \| * \| trap and gain another one: \| \| \| \| \| Damage - every 7 lvls \| TP \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| Freeze - every 11 lvls \| \| \| \| \| Confuse - every 9 lvls \| ATP \| 25 \| 775 \| 1175 \| Slow traps can only be used during \| \| \| \| \| Battle Mode. \| DFP \| 23 \| 562 \| 688 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| MST \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ATA \| 77 \| 208 \| 231 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| EVP \| 31 \| 713 \| 787 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| LCK \| 10 \| 10 \| 100 \| =------------------------------= FOmar Lvl 200 Stat Lvl 1 Base Max =------------------------------= FOmars can use attack techs, Megid, \| HP \| 29 \| 1175 \| * \| Grants, Resta, Zalure, Jellen, \| \| \| \| \| Shifta, and Deband up to lvl 30. \| TP \| 79 \| 1783 \| * \| They can also use Anti up to lvl 7 \| \| \| \| \| and Reverser. \| ATP \| 16 \| 753 \| 1002 \| \| \| \| \| \| FOmars do an additional 1.3 x damage \| DFP \| 10 \| 321 \| 470 \| with Gifoie, Gizonde, Gibarta, and \| \| \| \| \| Grants. Shifta and Deband also \| MST \| 53 \| 990 \| 1340 \| have 2x range/effect. \| \| \| \| \| \| ATA \| 63 \| 138 \| 163 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| EVP \| 35 \| 551 \| 651 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| LCK \| 10 \| 10 \| 100 \| =------------------------------= FOmarl Lvl 200 Stat Lvl 1 Base Max =------------------------------= FOmarls can use attack techs, Megid, \| HP \| 29 \| 1273 \| * \| Grants, Resta, Zalure, Jellen, \| \| \| \| \| Shifta, and Deband up to lvl 30. \| TP \| 79 \| 1699 \| * \| They can also use Anti up to lvl 7 \| \| \| \| \| and Reverser. \| ATP \| 16 \| 721 \| 872 \| \| \| \| \| \| FOmarls do an additional 1.5 x damage \| DFP \| 10 \| 351 \| 498 \| with Grants. Deband, Resta, and \| \| \| \| \| Anti also have 2x range/effect. \| MST \| 53 \| 934 \| 1284 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ATA \| 63 \| 144 \| 170 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| EVP \| 35 \| 513 \| 588 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| LCK \| 10 \| 10 \| 100 \| =------------------------------= FOnewm Lvl 200 Stat Lvl 1 Base Max =------------------------------= FOnewms can use attack techs, Megid, \| HP \| 27 \| 1232 \| * \| Grants, Resta, Zalure, Jellen, \| \| \| \| \| Shifta, and Deband up to lvl 30. \| TP \| 90 \| 1945 \| * \| They can also use Anti up to lvl 7 \| \| \| \| \| and Reverser. \| ATP \| 16 \| 613 \| 814 \| \| \| \| \| \| FOnewms do an additional 1.3 x damage \| DFP \| 7 \| 408 \| 463 \| with Gifoie, Gizonde, Gibarta, \| \| \| \| \| Rafoie, Razonde, and Rabarta. \| MST \| 60 \| 1098 \| 1500 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ATA \| 61 \| 128 \| 180 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| EVP \| 61 \| 531 \| 679 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| LCK \| 10 \| 10 \| 100 \| =------------------------------= FOnewearl Lvl 200 Stat Lvl 1 Base Max =------------------------------= FOnewearls can use attack techs, \| HP \| 27 \| 1148 \| * \| Megid, Grants, Resta, Zalure, \| \| \| \| \| Jellen, Shifta, and Deband up to \| TP \| 87 \| 2098 \| * \| lvl 30. They can also use Anti up \| \| \| \| \| to lvl 7 and Reverser. \| ATP \| 13 \| 483 \| 583 \| \| \| \| \| \| FOnewearls do an additional 1.3 x \| DFP \| 13 \| 334 \| 390 \| damage with Foie, Zonde, Barta, and \| \| \| \| \| Megid. Resta and Anti also have \| MST \| 58 \| 1200 \| 1750 \| 2x range/effect. \| \| \| \| \| \| ATA \| 61 \| 133 \| 186 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| EVP \| 53 \| 735 \| 883 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| LCK \| 10 \| 10 \| 100 \| =------------------------------= -Mag/Material Management- This section will be devoted to the best (or closest to it) way to raise a mag for each character plus the number of each materials they should eat in order to get as close as possible to maxing out each stat. Note that this is _without_ any slot items on, thus meaning with slot items you could lessen that number even more. This is also dependent on if the posts on the message board are correct in saying that Humans can use 250 non-HP materials and both Newmans and Androids can use 150 non-HP materials. Otherwise, this whole thing is a bust... o_0 If anyone is interested on finding a different or even better combination, I'll share how I worked this out. First, I used the charts above to find the difference between the max stat and the Lvl 200 base for each character. Next, I figured out the stats for the mag that would lessen these numbers by as much as possible, without leaving one number extremely large. Obviously this was different for each class. Forces I tended to focus more on Mind than Power, but I almost always tried to max out ATA on all characters using the mag since there are no materials to aid this stat. Each stat on a mag has different equations to them: 1 point in DEF = 1 point in DFP 1 point in POW = 2 points in ATP 2 points in DEX = 1 point in ATA 1 point in MIND = 2 points in MST After I finished with the mag, I recalculated the stats for the character using these new bonuses from the mag. Finally, I distributed the alloted materials as evenly as possible to get the end result. I know it probably looks kind of complicated or even long, but it is how my mind worked this problem out. ^_^ If you know of an easier way, let me know and I will add it to this FAQ. Final Note: I know that most of these works are not what you will want to use all of the time. I am just trying to make it easier for people to max out all stats. Personally, I would never max out ATA on a Force unless I had excess materials (as is the case with the FOmarl). I play a Force to use techs, not to shoot or attack people melee. So please do not e-mail me saying that it would be better to max out this stat over that stat. I am doing this for the well-rounded players. You shall be ignored. Just warning you. HUmar Mag levels Materials given End result Off max DEF = 8 Power = 110 ATP = 1363 34 POW = 100 Def = 50 DFP = 530 49 DEX = 52 Mind = 20 MST = 714 18 MIND = 40 Evade = 25 ATA = 200 0 Luck = 45 EVP = 732 24 LCK = 100 0 What is a HUmar all about? Making sure he hits things, hurts them, and has enough brains to heal himself. I maxed out Luck, because it's always nice to get those critical hits once in a while. I also maxed out ATA, because I for one enjoy actually hitting the people who are trying to hit me. Other than that, I came pretty darn close to maxing out everything else. Those numbers are low enough to be maxed with the right combination of slot items. HUnewearl Mag levels Materials given End result Off max DEF = 7 Power = 46 ATP = 1127 110 POW = 100 Def = 0 DFP = 545 44 DEX = 44 Mind = 40 MST = 1063 114 MIND = 49 Evade = 29 ATA = 169 30 Luck = 35 EVP = 724 87 LCK = 80 20 HUnewearl was quite possibly the hardest class to max. They have huge differences between base max and max, not to mention that since they are Newmans, they can only use 150 materials. I did the best I could to make them well-rounded, but good lord those numbers still look horendous. HUcast Mag levels Materials given End result Off max DEF = 10 Power = 80 ATP = 1554 85 POW = 124 Def = 15 DFP = 541 60 DEX = 66 Mind = 0 MST = 0 0 MIND = 0 Evade = 15 ATA = 191 0 Luck = 40 EVP = 615 45 LCK = 90 10 Once again I maxed out ATA for hitting purposes and got Luck as close as possible. I do this because as a Hunter you will need these stats more than any other really. I got the others down rather low as well. HUcaseal Mag levels Materials given End result Off max DEF = 10 Power = 50 ATP = 1225 76 POW = 112 Def = 30 DFP = 469 56 DEX = 68 Mind = 0 MST = 0 0 MIND = 0 Evade = 30 ATA = 218 0 Luck = 40 EVP = 837 40 LCK = 90 10 Yadda, yadda, yadda. Blah blah blah... Almost the exact same thing as the HUcast. RAmar Mag levels Materials given End result Off max DEF = 12 Power = 100 ATP = 1206 54 POW = 100 Def = 53 DFP = 477 38 DEX = 38 Mind = 20 MST = 645 20 MIND = 50 Evade = 32 ATA = 249 0 Luck = 45 EVP = 703 12 LCK = 100 0 Obviously you want ATA with a Ranger and since the RAmar has the highest ATA of all the classes, it is nice to max it out. Other than that, the rest is pretty well distributed and definitely manageable to max with the right slot items. RAmarl Mag levels Materials given End result Off max DEF = 10 Power = 67 ATP = 1057 88 POW = 90 Def = 41 DFP = 518 59 DEX = 50 Mind = 61 MST = 954 77 MIND = 50 Evade = 36 ATA = 241 0 Luck = 45 EVP = 870 30 LCK = 100 0 Kind of like the Hunters, the RAmarl is much like the RAmar in finished stats, but the differences are a little larger. RAcast Mag levels Materials given End result Off max DEF = 25 Power = 80 ATP = 1269 81 POW = 125 Def = 15 DFP = 585 21 DEX = 50 Mind = 0 MST = 0 0 MIND = 0 Evade = 20 ATA = 224 0 Luck = 35 EVP = 666 33 LCK = 80 20 Ok, honestly I did not mean to end his EVP at 666. I swear it. I did not realize I had done this until just now. ^_^ Anyways, a lot like the human Rangers just without the hassle of that annoying MST. RAcaseal Mag levels Materials given End result Off max DEF = 54 Power = 60 ATP = 1095 80 POW = 100 Def = 22 DFP = 660 28 DEX = 46 Mind = 0 MST = 0 0 MIND = 0 Evade = 23 ATA = 231 0 Luck = 45 EVP = 759 28 LCK = 100 0 Probably the easiest of all four Rangers to max out. Again, no worries with MST, making things a little easier. Also, as a side-note, maybe it is just me, but why do the Humans have higher ATA than the Androids? FOmar Mag levels Materials given End result Off max DEF = 15 Power = 60 ATP = 943 59 POW = 35 Def = 55 DFP = 446 24 DEX = 50 Mind = 60 MST = 1310 30 MIND = 100 Evade = 50 ATA = 163 0 Luck = 25 EVP = 651 0 LCK = 60 40 You have no idea how scary it is to see a Force trying to max out all stats. ^_^ Anyways, I think I did rather well at lowering everything. Not nearly as well as the FOmarl, but much better than the Newman Forces could get. FOmarl Mag levels Materials given End result Off max DEF = 8 Power = 36 ATP = 872 0 POW = 40 Def = 70 DFP = 498 0 DEX = 52 Mind = 75 MST = 1284 0 MIND = 100 Evade = 38 ATA = 170 0 Luck = 31 EVP = 588 0 LCK = 72 28 As you can see I was able to max out every stat except for Luck. I did this on purpose, since as a Force you will more than likely not be using physical attacks. If you truly do want to max out Luck, you can always get some slot items to max it out. Otherwise, I suggest using those slots to equip a Cure/Frozen, Cure/Shock, God/Technique, and TP/Revival (if you can get your hands on them). FOnewm Mag levels Materials given End result Off max DEF = 10 Power = 25 ATP = 723 91 POW = 30 Def = 10 DFP = 438 25 DEX = 60 Mind = 60 MST = 1418 82 MIND = 100 Evade = 30 ATA = 158 22 Luck = 25 EVP = 591 88 LCK = 60 40 ::whimpers:: Now I know why people do not try to max all stats on Forces. I can honestly say that I would never do this, but there are people out there who will want to, so this is for them. FOnewearl Mag levels Materials given End result Off max DEF = 10 Power = 5 ATP = 523 60 POW = 15 Def = 5 DFP = 354 36 DEX = 40 Mind = 100 MST = 1670 80 MIND = 135 Evade = 25 ATA = 153 33 Luck = 15 EVP = 785 98 LCK = 40 60 A lot like the FOnewm. Newman Forces just are not meant to max all stats. I think it is against the natural order of things possibly. The numbers are still manageable, but in no means pretty. -Things to come...- I do not think there will be anything new. The only other thing I may add would be my own personal Mag/Material combinations that I would use for each character, but I do not think enough people would look at this for me to put such effort forth. -Credits, Thanks, and Legal Information- This document was created solely by me, Philip Crociata, using the info found at PSO World. You can email me with any questions or corrections you might have about this FAQ, or if you would like me to add my personal Mag/Material combinations to this FAQ. Thanks go out to: Sega and Nintendo for making a game that caused me to finally buy a Gamecube. My friend Michael Ferrence, because without his hoarding of materials and obsession with mag raising to get a maxed character, I would not have given this a second thought. (He has currently ditched three characters because of misused materials...) To all those on the message boards at GameFAQs, especially Maniac Matt who pointed out to me the wonderful information at PSO World. GameFAQs for continuing to be one of the best sites for games on the net. This document is copyrighted under US and International Laws by the author, Philip Crociata. It is intended for private use only. Any attempt to alter this document and claim it as your own work is in violation of the law. Violators will be persecuted. This FAQ, or most of the information contained, can be found at the following locations: GameFAQs - http://www.gamefaqs.com PSO World - http://www.pso-world.com www.geocities.com/trunks08_2003 PSOQuest - http://www.psoquest.com If you would like permission to show this FAQ on your site, email me and I would be more than happy to help. If you post this FAQ on your site without my knowledge, at least make sure to give me credit or action will be taken against you. Copyright 2002 by Philip Crociata

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