_//
/ /   /     / /
// /|//__/|_/ /  / /    / /
/_ /_ _ ___    \ / /   / /
|/       | | \      \/_/ /                   ____
____   /   ____  | |  \   \___\\ /    __ ______     / __ \
|    \ /   |    \ | | // \ / __ \\   _/-\\ \_  _\   / / \//
| |\  \ /\ | [] | | |//   / / / /|\ /__\/|  _|| \\  \__///
| | | |/()\|  _ / |   \  | | |_/_||||  |||  |||  ||    //
| |/ // __ \ | \\|| |\ \ | |   /_ _||()|||  || > ||   //
|___///   \_\|  \_|_| \/ | |__// ||||__|||  |||  ||  //____/
\     />>        / \___/  ||_\__/\\__|||_//  |______/
\_  />   Item Holders
Under the character's status bar, you can find 3 item holders. Each
item holder can hold 1 type of item, giving Max or Monica to hold at
most 3 types of items. To equip an item type onto the item holders,
just simply select the item with X and point the cursor at the item
slot to equip. While in dungeon, hit Square to use the item while
D-Pad allows you to toggle the cursor between the 3 item group.
>>  Items Command
When you select an item, you will be given the following command on
the small command box appearing next to the item type:-
______________________________________________________________________
|Command             | What it does?                                   |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Equip               |Equip the weapon for your character              |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Use on Max          |Uses the item on Max                             |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Use on Monica       |Uses the item on Monica                          |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Use                 |Uses the item                                    |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Spectralize         |Convert items into synthesis items for upgrading |
|                    |your character's weapon.                         |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Put on Fishing Rod  |Equip the item as a bait for fishing             |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Exchange            |Switch weapons for Ridepod                       |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Build Up            |Weapons Only. Allows you to convert the weapon   |
|                    |into an advanced version.                        |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Repair              |Weapons Only. Allows you to repair the weapon    |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|View Status         |For spectralized items only. You will find the   |
|                    |attribute bonus offered by the item.             |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Discard             |Throw away the item                              |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
>>  Special Items
Certain items allow you to view a special item menu that allows you to
view photo scoops (Inside Scoop Memo), NPCs' requests (Notebook), etc.
Items such as Key Handle, Fairy Saw, Channel Key, etc cannot be
discarded as they are available only in dungeons. You will need them
in order to get out of the dungeon.
Keys for Dungeon
`````````````````````
Chapter 1          Key Handle; Channel Key
Chapter 2          Fairy Saw; Slash Branch
Chapter 3          Giant Meat
Chapter 4          Luna Stone; Luna Stone Piece
Chapter 5          Magma Rock, Stone "T", Rope, White Wind Vase
Chapter 6          -
Chapter 7          Queen's Watering Pot, Moon Clock Handle
Chapter 8          Trolley Oil, Rusted Key
>> Weapons
There are 2 playable human characters - Maximillian and Monica. Each
of them carries a melee-type weapon and range-type weapon. Melee-type
weapon are meant for close combat while range-type weapon are flying
target or enemies at further distance. Each weapon has its own hit
points (denoted by WPN). WPN drops as you attack with the weapon more
often. You can recover WPN points by using Repair Powder, Gun Repair
Powder or Ring Repair Powder. Underneath the weapon's WPN gauge, you
will find a blue gauge, it is actually the WPN's synthesis points
gauge. The gauge increases upon you defeat the enemy and recover the
blue crystals dropped from the fallen enemy. Once it is maxed out,
you will gain Synthesis points for upgrading your character's weapon.
Synthesis points is necessary to enfuse items into the weapon. The
blue crystal will be attributed to the character's weapon that deal
the killing hit to the target.
>> Spectralize
An innovative feature of Dark Cloud 2 that allows you to convert items
for synthesizing in your character's weapon. Each weapon has a total
of 10 attributes. The table below illustrates the meaning of each
attributes:-
______________________________________________________________________
|Attribute       |Meaning                                              |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Attack          |Indicates the weapon attacking power                 |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Durability      |Indicates the weapon's WPN durability. Weapon with   |
|                |higher durability, will have WPN decreasing at a     |
|                |lower rate.                                          |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Flame           |Allows the weapon to deal more damage to enemy that  |
|                |is weak against fire elemental damage.               |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Chill           |Allows the weapon to deal more damage to enemy that  |
|                |is weak against ice elemental damage.                |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Lightning       |Allows the weapon to deal more damage to enemy that  |
|                |is weak against lightning elemental damage.          |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Wind            |Allows the weapon to deal more damage to enemy that  |
|                |is weak against flying attacks. Ideal for flying     |
|                |targets.                                             |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Crush           |Allows the weapon to deal more damage against armored|
|                |targets such as Turtle, Tortoise, etc.               |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Exocrism        |Allows the weapon to deal more damage against undead |
|                |targets such as Nightstalkers, Skeletons, etc.       |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Beast           |Allows the weapon to deal more damage against beasts |
|                |such as Hunter Fox, etc.                             |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Scale           |Allows the weapon to deal more damage against dragons|
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Upon "spectralization", you will find a new glowing item in a new item
slot on the inventory. Select the item and move the cursor to the
weapon to perform synthesizing. Synthesizing items require Synthesis
points, which are earned by defeat enemies. If there is insufficient
Synth points, the process is unable to take place.
For the type of items that enhances this ability, please refer to the
Item Bestiary.
>> ABS Points Conditions
ABS refers to ability points earned by your characters upon defeating
the enemy. This is indciated by small blue crystals scattered upon an
enemy's defeat. There are several ABS conditions:-
_____________________________________________________________________
| Condition            | Points awarded to...                         |
| Defeat the enemy     |----------------------------------------------|
| using...             | Max      |Monica     |Ridepod    |Monster    |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|Gun                   |Gun       |General    |General    |General    |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Wrench                |Wrench    |General    |General    |General    |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Sword                 |General   |Sword      |General    |General    |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Bessard               |General   |Besarrd    |General    |General    |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Ridepod Weapon (Melee)|Wrench    |General    |General    |General    |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Ridepod Weapon (Range)|Gun       |General    |General    |General    |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Monster (Melee)       |General   |Sword      |General    |General    |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Monster (Range)       |General   |Bessard    |General    |General    |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Items and Others*     |General   |General    |General    |General    |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
*This includes the magic-absorption blade of Monica when you use the
absorb magic to attack an enemy.
iv)    Character Menu
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The character selection screen allows you switch your active character
with another character. Generally, you can use a total of 3 playable
characters: Maximillian, Monica and Ridepod. Monica is able to perform
Monster Transformation upon gettg the first monster badge.
______________________________________________________________________
| Character        |     Duration                                      |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|Maximillian       |From the beginning of the game. You begin the game |
|                  |with him.                                          |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|Monica            |Start of Chapter 2, after defeating Flotsam        |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|Steve the Ridepod |After encounters with Linda the elephant at the    |
|                  |Underground Channel in Chapter 1.                  |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|Monster           |You will get this while sometime in middle of      |
|Transformation    |Chapter 2. You need to get the 1st badge - Himarra |
|                  |by purchasing it from Tailor Shop upon fulfilling  |
|                  |the Georama Conditions - Tailor Shop. More Badges  |
|                  |can be obtained by throw Gift Capsules with 3 kind |
|                  |of an item.                                        |
|__________________|___________________________________________________|
>> Non-Playable Characters (NPCs) Recruitment
Although you can have a maximum of 4 playable characters, you can
recruit allies (NPCs) and they provide support features for Max and his
friends. They provide vital support such as making bombs, sell items
while they is not at your party, etc. Once joing a off-screen member,
they will allow you to fix weapons (for Cedric) and provide ability
support such as increased Synth points, recover hit points, refuel,
etc. You can recruit them after Chapter 2. For more details, please
refer to NPC Recruitment.
v)     Make Menu
``````````````````````````
Being a mechanic genius, Maximillian is able to create new inventions
by joining ideas captured from photographs thus making a new
invention for his pal, "Steve" the Ridepod. Once an idea is generated,
you need to purchase items from an item shop and Max will build the
item!
>> Camera
You will get the Camera upon Max being rescued by Cedric on the
Ridepod from the boss while in Chapter 1. To use the camera, it must
be equip on an item holder. More details about the camera will be
discussed in Camera Basics.
>> Creating a new Invention Card
Select an invention slot from the inventions listing. You need to have
at least 3 photographs for a new invention card. First of all, select
the photograph from your photo listing. Do this until you have selected
3 photographs. Hit Square and there will be screen of Max thinking of
an idea. If it is successful, you get a new invention card. The
invention card will states the number of items required for making the
invention get the necessary items and you are only your way for a new
item!
vi)     Move Menu
``````````````````````````
Move Menu allows you to jump from area to another area. You will find
a world map where a cursor will be point at your current location.
Select a location (let's says it is Palm Brinks), you will find sub-
locations such as Station, Palm Brinks (town), Undergound Channel, etc.
If you use this while in dungeons, money will be deducted if there are
enemies within the area. Thus it is advisible to wipe off all enemies
prior on your way to escape. About half of your Glidas (currency for
the game) will be deducted for your escape...
vii)    Options Menu
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You will be able to view the settings configuration at the Start
Screen of the game.
______________________________________________________________________
| Option       |What it does                                           |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Cursor        |If set on, the cursor will return back its last set    |
|              |position.                                              |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Vibration     |Set the vibration setting ON or OFF. Recommended to set|
|              |on for Fishing Mini-Game.                              |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Message Speed |Determines the message speed of your choice.           |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Sound         |Toggles sound settings between Stereo and Mono         |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Time Passage  |Controls how fast time passes in the game itself.      |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Map Display   |Toggles between the three map options (none, small,    |
|              |full) in the dungeons. Small view indicates the corner |
|              |view. You can view map with SELECT button unless you   |
|              |have received the Map item while in dungeons.          |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Damage Point  |If set on, damage numbers on the enemy are shown.      |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Enemy HP      |If set on, the enemy's HP gauge is shown.              |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Display       |If set on, you will find the enemy's rage counters     |
|Rage Counter  |appearing on top of the HP gauge.                      |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Name Display  |If set on, the character's name is shown.              |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Monster Name  |If set on, the enemy's name is shown.                  |
|Display       |                                                       |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Fade Distance |Toggle fade view mode. Objects in a distance will look |
|              |more blur.                                             |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Subtitles     |Turns the subtitles on and off.                        |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Pause Display |Toggles the darkening of the screen and display of     |
|              |"Pause" when the game is paused.                       |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
viii)     Help Menu
``````````````````````````
It allows you to view the full listing of Help feature for the game. It
will feature movies illustrating on how to equip items, navigation, etc.
View these movies for the full basic training details. You can end the
movie at any point of time with Triangle button. As you proceed further
into the game, you will find more movies available for viewing.
ix)       Saving
``````````````````````````
Like traditional RPGs, you will find save points located in towns. Save
Points are indicated by red shields surrounded by red rings. Just hit
X when Max/Monica is near the save point. You can save your game into
the desired memory card slot. You can hit Triangle to save your game
while viewing the dungeon listing screen.
x)       Getting Items/Open Chests
````````````````````````````````````
The idea is similar to Final Fantasy IX. You will find a ! icon
appearing on top of your active character's head. Hit X to explore the
item. Chests position are not fixed in dungeons or cities. They appear
randomnly. Minature chests contains power-up items such as Fruit of
Eden (increases max HP), Potato Pie (increases Max's defence) and
Witch's Parifact (increases Monica's defence). These items appears
after you completed a story event (for Chapter 1) and as for subsequent
chapters, you need to complete the Georama Conditions.
You can also get items from destroying crates/rocks/vases found in
dungeons. This can be done by using R1 + X to lift up the item and X
again to throw the item.
------------- II ---------------
D u n g e o n    B a s i c s
--------------------------------
The objective of clearing dungeons is to get an item called "Gate Key",
which appears differently for different dungeons. The Gate Key is held
by one of the monsters in the area. Defeat it and you will able to
obtain it. Next, you need to locate the exit (indicated by a large
yellow dot) and use the key (activate the item sub-menu with Square
button and select the item).
The dungeon maps are randomnly generated. The location of the exit is
random and even the chests are random. Heck, almost everything is
random except for the type of monsters appearing in the area.
i)     Attacking
`````````````````````````````````````
Dark Cloud 2 battle system is unique as compared to traditional RPGs.
It has some resemblance with Kingdom Hearts' battle system. You can
control your character to move freely on the battlefield and access
the menu at the same time.
Max starts with his Battle Wrench, a short range weapon. He will get
his projectile weapon - a gun-type weapon from Donny after you have
completed Prelude. Monica starts with the sword as you have seen her
taking it at the Prelude. Her long-range weapon is using magic. All
these commands can be ONLY used while in Dungeons.
>> Combo Hit
This can be done with the character's right-hand weapon i.e. the short
range weapon. You can do combo strikes by hit the X button repeatedly
as your character attacks the enemy. The chain lasts for a maximum of
5 hits. You will end the last hit with a knock-down attack. The combo
hit differs depends on the weapon that your character is using. The
damage dealt will progressively increase with the number of hits.
>> Charged Attack
To do a charged attack, you just need to hold down the X button and
release it for your character to release a heavy hit. You can even hit
aerial targets surrounding your character.
>> Final Blow
Lock on the target and tap the left analog stick towards the target and
hit X. The character will deal a jumping leap with a swing of the
weapon, dealing heavy damage.
>> Backflip
Lock on the target and tap the left analog stick away the target and hit
X. Your character will do a flying backflip that separates him/her away
from the target. Please note while in mid-air your character is
vulunerable to all sorts of attacks.
* Magic-Absorb Blade (Monica ONLY)
Magic-Absorb Blade is a skill that allows you to absorb the energy of
elemental attacks, such as Fire, while guarding. When you swing your
sword with X button, it fires back as magic. You can continuously
charge up energy of 1 elemental type.
If you absorb a different element type, Monica lose the magic that she
stocked up. For example if you stock up 3 fire spells from an enemy,
you absorbs a chill spell, you will lose all your previous fire spells
that you have stocked earlier.
The amount of elemental energy you can absorb depends on the durability
of your equipped weapon. The weapon's durability will improve as Monica
levels up and you will find more slots appearing on her weapon icon.
(The slots are indicated by white dots)
To release absorbed elemental energy in the form of magic, press L1
while guarding with R1.
* Throw (close-ranged only, Max/Monica only)
You can grab objects and hurl them at targets. This can be done by
holding R1 and hit X to grab the object. Hit X again to throw the
object. You can even throw enemies (of course, not for monster that are
over-sized). Throw objects at enemies may cost enemies to get stunned,
where you can hurl all your attacks on the unguarded enemy!
ii)    Restore attributes - HP/Fuel/WPN
`````````````````````````````````````````
You can activate the main menu while in dungeons. You can use items
from item holders by toggle the cursor on the item with D-Pad and
Square button to use the item. There are 3 important statistic
attribute- Hit Points, Fuel, Weapon Points
>> Hit Points (HP)
To restore hit points, you must give your character healing items such
as Bread, Mellow Banana, Pointy Chestnut, etc. Some items will
increase Max or Monica's thrist, thus you need to drink Tasty Water,
etc.
As the characters do not level up in this game, you can only increase
Max/Monica's HP by giving him/her the Fruit of Eden, which is
extremely rare and hard to get. You can also increase defences by
giving Max a Potato Pie and giving Monica a Witch's Parfait.
Once a character is KO'd in a dungeon, you will be bought to the
character selection screen to select a fightable character. Fallen
characters will be revived back to full health upon exiting the
dungeon. You can revived a fallen character by using a Ressurrection
Powder, which is only available in dungeons for Chapter 7 onwards or
via Spheda.
>> Fuel
This applies to Ridepod only. Ridepod's HP is indicated by fuel gauge.
You can refuel his energy source (i.e. fuel gauge) by using a Ridepod
Fuel. The Ridepod Fuel can be obtained from treasure chests or crates
in dungeons. You can also visit Cedric, who is located at the workshop
(prior to Chapter 1) or locomotive (Sindain, Chapter 2). You can also
use his character ability while having him in your party. You can buy
Ridepod Fuel from Morton's Sundries for 2000 Glidas from Chapter 5
onwards. You can upgrade Ridepod's Energy Pack upon more discoveries
through the Make Menu.
>> WPN Points
WPN points actually represents the lifeblood of your weapons. Once it
reaches 0, the weapon will deal zero damage or No Effect, rendering it
becoming useless. You can however restore the power by using Repair
Powder items. Repair Powder restores Melee weapons for Max, Monica &
Ridepod. Gun Repair Powder fixes range weapons for Max and Ring Repair
Powder fixes range weapons for Monica. WPN points will decrease as you
uses the weapon. The deteoriation rate will decrease if you improve
the weapon's durability. You can also fix weapons via Cedric's NPC aid.
iii)    Reading Dungeon Map Indicators
`````````````````````````````````````````
Below is a chart that shows what the indicators show:
_____________________________________________________________________
|Indicators          |What it represents?                             |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Large Green Dot     |Floor Entrance                                  |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Large Yellow Dot    |Floor Exit                                      |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Yellow Dot          |Treasure Chest/Mimics/Traps*                    |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Glowing Yellow Dot  |Coin Spot**                                     |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Purple Dot          |Geostone                                        |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Red Dot             |Enemy                                           |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Large ?             |Healing Spring                                  |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|White Dot           |Proceed to undeground. Available in Chapter 4   |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Sphere Golfing Indicators                                            |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Red/ Blue Dot       |Represents the sphere                           |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Large Red/ Blue Dot |Represents the time distortion field            |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Chain or red dots   |Represents the view line of Sphere Golfing      |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
* Treasure chest may look normal and you will not know what it is
actually inside. Treasure chest can be Mimics or King Mimics
(monsters!). Sometimes it can be empty or a bloody-trap. However if
you face a chest that cannot be open, you need to use a Treasure
Chest Key, which is a rare item obtained from dungeons. You can also
get a lucky draw of 2 boxes - Happy Clown Present. You also have
Donny to open up the locked chests if he is the support character.
** Coin Spot will result the coin flipping the moment Max or Monica
steps in the area. If it is Angel, you will get bonuses such as WPN
recovery, HP recovery, etc. If the coin shows Devil, good luck...
iv)     Status Ailments
`````````````````````````````````````````
Status ailments causes your character to unable to peform what he/she
normally does. It is highly recommended that you stock up these items
once you gotten the opportunity to buy them from Adel. Mighty Healing
can be purchased from Dr. Dell (who will joins you automatically in
Chapter 3) or Star Items at Starlight Temple (Future, Chapter 3).
______________________________________________________________________
|Status        |What it causes?                           |Remedy Item |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Poison        |Slowly drain the health of effect target  |Antidote    |
|              |                                          |Drink       |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Curse         |Loses the ability to transform/ change    |Holy Water  |
|              |weapons                                   |            |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Stop          |Freezes your character a temporarily      |Heart-Throb |
|              |moment of time                            |Cherry      |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Pumped Up     |Attack power up for a short period of time|N/A         |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Petrification |Freezes longer than stop. Character turn  |Medusa's    |
|              |stone.                                    |Tears       |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Thrist        |Character becomes thirsty & cannot eat    |Tasty Water |
|              |anything.                                 |            |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Gooey         |Character becomes slower in motion        |Gooey Peach |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
You can prevent Poison, Curse, Stop, Petrification and Gooey by
equipping Amulets on the character's item holders. To get Pumped Up
status, use a Stamina Drink on your character.
v)      Dungeon Stage Conditions
`````````````````````````````````````````
Prior to accessing the dungeons, you can find Medal conditions. If you
succeed in completing the dungeon within that condition, you will get a
Medal, which will be kept in the Medal Holder.
SEALS - this indicate the special dungeon conditions
______________________________________________________________________
|Seal Type       |What it means?                                       |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Red             |Maximillian/Ridepod cannot be used for the stage.    |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Blue            |Monica or her transformations cannot be used for the |
|                |stage.                                               |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|White           |No status/HP recovery items can be used. You can     |
|                |still recover HP via healing spring or use a weapon  |
|                |that has Drain or Slow Heal ability enfused in it.   |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|For the seals listed above                                            |
|To break the above seals, defeat all enemies in that dungeon first    |
|with the seal ON. The seal will be broken when you play that dungeon  |
|for the next time.                                                    |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
MEDAL CONDITION
Medals are hard to collect in my opinion. You need to finish the stage
by completing the dungeon within the stated conditions. Medals earned
will be kept in the Medal Holder. Medals does not indicate you are a
great Dark Cloud 2 player but also allows you to obtain special clothing
late in the game. The medals can be exchanged with Mayor Need (provided
you have recruited the Mayor)
>> Time Limit to Attack and defeat all enemies:  XX:XX
Defeat all the enemies in the dungeon within the XX:XX time limit. E.g.
if XX:XX is 02:00, you need to clear the stage with all enemies killed
in 2 minutes time! You will learnt whether you made it after all
monsters have been killed. Please note that Mimics (hidden in chest) are
also included!
>> Spheda
(This will be marked as ??? in dungeons prior to Chapter 3)
After you have removed the time distortion portal at Barga's Valley in
Chapter 3, you will be able to play a game of Spheda or Sphere Golfing.
If you get rid of the time distortion portal using the Sphere, you will
get good treasures such as gems, level-up powder, stamina potions in
addition to getting a medal. You will be able to start playing Spheeda
towards the end of Chapter 3. Win on same dungeon in the next few
tries, nab you lesser items...
>>  Fishing
(This will be marked as ???? in dungeons prior to getting the Fishing
Rod in Chapter 2)
After you've killed off all of the enemies, catch a fish on that floor
with a length greater than the length the floor statistic screen
specifies. For details about fishing, please refer to Fishing Basics
(section 4 of the FAQ). To fish, you need to located water filled
areas.
>> Attack and Attack and defeat all enemies without HEALING
You must not use any healing items on any of 4 playable characters.
NPC support healing is also considered invalid. HP gained from Drain
or Slow Heal enfused weapons is considered legal...
>> Attack and Attack and defeat all enemies using only ITEMS.
You should not use any weapons such as melee/ranged-types and only
items for attacking. Please note that this also includes Ridepod. You
can however use objects that can grab and throw as a weapon. Get a lot
of "Improved Bombs", bombs made from Erik (NPC), which could set for
large amount of cash or do massive damage.
>> Attack and defeat all enemies using MAX'S RIGHT-HAND WEAPON
MAX'S GUN
MONICA'S SWORD
MONICA'S MAGIC
RIDEPOD
MONSTER TRANSFORMATION
This is a hard condition to fulfil. When it says using a specific
weapon, you must be using that weapon to attack EVERYTIME. Every hit
must used from that attack. Although only the last hit gains experience
points for the weapon, you must be using only specific weapons. You are
not allow to use items to assist you in attacking.
GEORAMA MATERIALS
Sometime in Chapter 2, with the aid of the Firbits from Sindain, Max
will be able to built objects of the past and place in the current
place via Georama system. You can get supplies for fixing up from
chests in the dungeon. Just hit Triangle button to view Georama
listing after you have view the dungeon status condition. The
appearance of these materials are random and you can get them by
defeating monsters there or opening chests in that dungeon.
GEOSTONE
The Geostone contains past data about that particular place and allows
you to build new objects such as new type of buildings, pier, etc.
These egg-shaped mystical rocks will available upon saving the Firbits
from the "Holy One's curse" at Great Fish Swamp. The Geostone is
essential for Georama as it helps you to unlock conditions and build
new objects.
vi)      Special Dungeon Items
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Within the dungeon, you can find special dungeon-specific items used in
the dungeon. They can be "keys" to the exit, map, keys to access other
areas within the dungeon, etc.
"Keys" - Key Handle, Channel Key, Slash Branch, Fairy Saw, etc.
These allows you to access to newer/locked dungeons or locked areas
within the dungeon. Keys for locked areas are found in treasure chests
while keys for the dungeon exit can only be obtained by defeating one
of the enemies there. The enemy holding the key is random by the way...
Magic Crystal
It allows you to gain access to all the "dots" for the radar. It show
all enemies (in form of dots) even if you haven't uncover all the maps.
To find out what the dots represent, please refer to the part iii of
Section 2: Dungeon Basics for more details.
Map
It show you the walkways for the dungeon. Simple?
Star Key
You will get this to use for Star Exits from Chapter 6 onwards. You
will allow you to exit through the Star Exits for dungeons in Rainbow
Butterfly Wood, Starlight Canyon, Ocean's Roar Cave and Mount Gundor.
vii)     Exits
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Late in the game (Chapter 2 onwards), you will find exits with Sun,
Moon or Star icons near the exit. The way to get through the exit is
the same as the normal gate except there are additional conditions:-
Sun   - You can only exit via the gate during daytime
Moon  - You can only exit via the gate during nighttime for Chapter 3.
For Chapter 4 onwards, time is not important to exit.
Star  - You need to use the Star Key obtained in Chapter 6.
viii)    Rage Counters
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If you choose to lock-on a target enemy, you will find the enemy's
status bar along with a few red orbs on top of it. These represents the
Rage Counter. As you attack the enemy, the orbs will be removed one by
one. Once all rage counters have been removed, the enemy will turn
glowing yellow. Its attack will deal twice as much as normal (except
for special attacks monsters such as Joker). King Mimics has only 3
rage counters. Max can get "Pumped-Up" status by using a Stamina Drink,
obtained via playing Spheda, invention or found in dungeons (Chapter 7
onwards).
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M o n s t e r    B a d g e s
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i)     Monster Transformation (Monica ONLY)
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In Chapter 2, upon reviving the Great Elder Jurak in Sindain, Max and
Monica will receives the Monster Badge item, which allows you to store
badges for Monica to perform Monster Transformation. The 1st badge
can be obtained via completing Georama Conditions.
Upon completing Geroma Conditions for Tailor Shop in Chapter 2, you
can purchase the first monster badge from the Tailor Shop in the
future. Once you have the badges, you will be able to transform Monica
into an enemy monster!
>> Attacks, Status, Hit Points, etc
The monster transformation comes with the monster's skill which can
be used by hit X (melee) or Square (range). The monster's HP is the
equivalent of Monica. Attack and Defense can be improved by gaining
levels. Ability points earned from battles can help to increase the
level.
ii)      Badges Listing
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There are a total of 12 badges that Monica could use. To transform
into a specific monster, you need to use that particular badge:-
You can get information on retrieve monsters the same method as Max
does for inventions. You just need to switch the character as Monica
instead. You can also get these clues by transform into that monster
and talk to another monster of the same class type for more valuable
information.
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|Badge       |How to get it?                                          |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Floral      |Fulfill Georama Condition - Tailor Shop for Sindain in  |
|            |Chapter 2. Visit Tailor Shop in the future. Purchase it |
|            |for 500 Glidas                                          |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|All the remaining badges can be gotten after you have gotten the     |
|Himarra Badge. You can get Gift Capsules by buying from the Tailor   |
|Shop at Jurak Mall or Julia (after you have recruited Parn)          |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Beast       |Pack a Gift Capsule with 3x Cheese (obtained from Granny|
|            |Rosa's ability). Go to underground channel and throw the|
|Chapter:    |gift capsule at the Sewer Rat. Defeat enemy to get the  |
|2           |badge.                                                  |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Aquatic     |Pack a Gift Capsule with 3 Battan (obtained from dungeon|
|            |in Sindain). Revisit Underground channel & throw the    |
|Chapter:    |capsule at Froggy. Defeat it to obtain badge.           |
|2           |                                                        |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Darkling    |Pack a Gift Capsule with 3 Gold Bars (bought from Conda |
|            |at the locomotive for 1000 Glidas). Use the capsule at  |
|Chapter:    |the enemy while in Sindain. Defeat it to obtain the     |
|2           |badge.                                                  |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Spirit      |Pack a Gift Capsule with 3 Gooey Peaches (bought from   |
|            |Adel) and throw it at Pixie (encounter in Sindain.) Kill|
|Chapter:    |it to get the badge.                                    |
|2           |                                                        |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Undead      |Use Holy Water on the Skeleton Soldier while at         |
|            |Underground Chapter. Holy Water can bought from Priest  |
|Chapter:    |Bruno inside the church at Palm Brinks or Balance Valley|
|2           |                                                        |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Magical     |Pack a Gift Capsule with 3 Sturdy Rock (bought from     |
|Creature    |Conda) and throw it at the Golem encountered in         |
|Chapter:    |Starlight Canyon.                                       |
|3           |                                                        |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Windup      |Throw a bomb at a Bomberhead (encounter in Mount Gundor |
|            |during Chapter 5)                                       |
|Chapter:    |                                                        |
|5           |                                                        |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Reptile     |Pack a Gift Capsule with 3 Wind Element (bought from    |
|Family      |Conda or Rufio) and throw it at the Wind Gemron         |
|Chapter:    |encountered in Starlight Canyon.                        |
|3           |                                                        |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Card        |Pack a Gift Capsule with 3 Diamond (extremely rare,     |
|            |please refer to walkthrough for their locations) and    |
|Chapter:    |throw it at the Diamond Card encountered in Chapter 7   |
|7           |                                                        |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Moon        |Obtain 600 points for Photo Scoop. Exchange it from     |
|            |Donny. Does not allow Monica to be transformed into a   |
|Chapter:    |new type of monster. It allows Monica to stay in        |
|-           |transformed state for a longer period                   |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Sun         |Obtain 700 points for Photo Scoop. Exchange it from     |
|            |Donny. Does not allow Monica to be transformed into a   |
|Chapter:    |new type of monster. It allows a transformed monster to |
|-           |have higher attacking power and defense.                |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
Other Methods?
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Well, it is true that you can get these badges by using it on different
enemies:-
Ram    - Give a Gift Capsule of 3 Premium Chicken (Beast)
Goyone - Give a Gift Capsule of 3 Evy (Aquatic)
iii)      Monsters Stats
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The stats below represents the monster's initial stats and their
attack abilities. Upon gaining a certain left, the monsters level up
and it can be transformed into a stronger monster. The stats below are
the maximum stats that you can achieve for that monster class.
Monsters can evolved up to the maximum of 4 times - lv 26, lv 51, lv
76. You can build up the monster up to level 99 at most.
iv)     Status Bar regarding Monster
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It takes 100 experience points for the monster to gain to the next
level. The monster's initials are extremely weak for the moment that
you get them. My advice is to kill the enemies with Monica and
switch to the Monster. Monica can transform for short period of time
indicated by the red status bar.
Monster class can be further upgraded when the monster reaches a
certain level and there are open paths. For example, Sewer Rat can
transform into either Ram or Beach Rat after gaining a certain level.
If you reach the ultimate class for Sewer Rat (Beast) - Death Mouse,
you can be awarded with bonuses such as gems & special items.
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Steve the Ridepod joins at Underground Channel in Chapter 1. Steve is a
mechanical robot used by Max to engage battles with larger size enemies.
You can change its parts and upgrade its capabilities by changing its
parts.
Body Armor
- It allows the "body" of Ridepod. It is the main armor.
Core
- It allows you to use Shield Kits to improve Ridepod's defense. You
can upgrade the core and it can not be discarded. The core supports a
limited number of Shield Kits. Advanced Cores can hold more Shield
Kits.
- It's capacity determines on what type of parts can be equipped and
how many Shield Kits that you can equip.
Legs
- You can change to roller skates, propellers even a buggy! It helps to
improve movement of Ridepod
Energy Pack
- It represents Ridepod's Hit Points. You can upgrade this by getting
advanced versions of the energy pack. You will use fuel for movement
of Ridepod on the battlefield. i.e. fuel decreases gradually as you
move with Ridepod on the battlefield. You can refuel with Ridepod
Fuel obtained from dungeons or bought from Morton's Sundries (Chapter
5 onwards) / G-Parts (Gundorara Workshop, Chapter 5) for 2000
Glidas. You can also get them from Cedric for 2000 EXP.
Weapon
- The weapons used by Ridepod cannot be upgraded manually. You can get
upgraded versions by exchanging EXP points with Cedric/ G-Parts.
Most of stronger versions can be obtained from via Make Menu. You can
repair Weapons by using Repair Powder (a portion only) or visit
Cedric and choose "Repair Ridepod Parts".
To make Ridepod stronger, you must let gain more EXP from defeating
enemies and receiving those blue energy crystals with Ridepod. EXP are
essential to exchange for better parts and equipment for Ridepod.
For the listing of Ridepod's parts and weapons, please refer to Item
Bestiary.
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C a m e r a    B a s i c s
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i)    Camera and The Album
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Surprisingly, the camera is one of the most important objects in the
game. It allows you to capture nifty photos for your album and also use
the photos as a basis for Make menu where Maximillian can create new
inventions based on 3 photographs.
The camera will be given to you mid-way in Chapter 1 after Cedric has
requested Max to make a Energy Pack for his new mechanic buddy, Ridepod.
In Chapter 2, Max is able to get the Album book from his bedroom in
Palm Brinks. The Album allows you to store 50 photos instead. You can
store a maximum of 80 photos. The 50 photos require you to save on
another file for an additional 409KB on your memory card.
ii)    Using the Camera
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First of all, the camera needed to be equip on one of the item slot.
You can take pictures while even in dungeons or towns. For towns, just
hit Square to activate Camera Mode. While in dungeons, make the Camera
is highlighted while it is equiped on the item slot, hit Square to
enter camera mode. If other 2 items is highlighted instead, you will
end up using that item.
>> Camera Controls during Camera Mode
Button     What it does?
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Square     Capture the shot. You can capture a maximum of 30 shots
L Analog   Move camera view
Triangle   Keep camera view still/ view the Camera Album menu
Circle     Exit Camera view mode
R Analog   Up (Zoom In) / Down (Zoom Out)
iii)    Transferring Photo Shots to Ideas Book
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As there is a limited capacity of photos that you can took with your
camera (i.e. 30 photos), you need to store them in the Ideas Album,
which accessible automatically from Camera Mode. You can delete useless
or transfer ideal photos into your album. Photos can be used idea
generation are marked yellow light bulbs whereas Scoop Photos are
marked with red object on top of the yellow light bulb. There is an