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|   Monster Hunter FAQ/Walkthrough   |
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|  Author: Xiamut (xiamut@gmail.com) |
|  Version: 1.04                     |
|  Last Revision: 02/15/06           |
|  Platform: PlayStation 2           |
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Monster Hunter Username (NA): Korlic
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|                               Table of Contents                             |
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- Introduction.........................................................[I]
- Walkthrough..........................................................[II]
- Bestiary.............................................................[III]
- Weapon Guide.........................................................[IV]
- Armor Guide..........................................................[V]
- Item Combinations....................................................[VI]
- Revision History.....................................................[VII]
- Thanks/Acknowledgments...............................................[VIII]
- Contact Information..................................................[IX]
- Copyright Information................................................[X]
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[I]  \                          Introduction
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This FAQ is based on Monster Hunter for the PS2 console. I have been playing
Monster Hunter since it was released in North America, almost a year later I
decided to write this guide in order to assist the new people playing the
game. This guide covers all of the offline and online quests, armor and weapon
creation and monster information. You will also find an item combination list.
Monster Hunter is both published and developed by Capcom. If you are new to
the game, I suggest first reading over the instruction book that came with the
game. You can find many helpful tips and information within the book. I also
suggest, if you are planning to play online, that you first play a bit of the
offline mode before heading online. This way you can familiarize yourself
with the controls and make yourself some basic equipment.
I have implemented a search system, I suggest that you use it. It is very
simple to use, simply press Ctrl+F and enter the desired section's corresp-
onding roman numeral surrounded by square brackets in the search field.
Press enter to be taken to that section. The walkthrough, weapon and armor
sections each have their own tables of contents. I highly suggest that you
utilize this system, as it will allow you to use this guide much more effeci-
ently.
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[II]  \                          Walkthrough
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This walkthrough covers each and every quest found in Monster Hunter. From
offline to online, it's all here. Due to the nature of the game, I have
included a list of all of the quests. I have implemented a search system, it
is very easy to use. Search for the quest that you need guidance on from the
list below. Simply press Ctrl+F to call up Find. Enter the corresponding
search code to the right of the quest in the search field and press enter to
be taken to that quest. I highly suggest that you utilize this system, as it
will allow you to use this walkthrough much more effeciently.
1. Offline Quests
One Star Quests                                                (OFL1}
Basics: Finding Raw Meat....................................(1.01)
Basics: Preparing Meat......................................(1.02)
Basics: Searching for Items.................................(1.03)
Basics: Combining Items.....................................(1.04)
Basics: Fishing.............................................(1.05)
Your First Monster Hunt!....................................(1.06)
Two Star Quests                                                (OFL2}
Mushroom Picking............................................(1.07)
Present for the Armorer.....................................(1.08)
Help for the Festival.......................................(1.09)
Raid the Wyvern's Nest......................................(1.10)
The Formidable Velocidrome!.................................(1.11)
Three Star Quests                                              (OFL3)
Liver of Legend!............................................(1.12)
The Mushroom Hunt!..........................................(1.13)
Find the Wyvern Eggs!.......................................(1.14)
Trouble in the Forest.......................................(1.15)
Slay the Velociprey!........................................(1.16)
Jungle Menace...............................................(1.17)
Slay the Yian Kut-Ku!.......................................(1.18)
The Land Shark..............................................(1.19)
Four Star Quests                                               (OFL4}
Bring Me Eggs!..............................................(1.20)
Slay the Velociprey Pack!...................................(1.21)
Velocidrome Redux!..........................................(1.22)
Slay the Genprey!...........................................(1.23)
Slay the Gendrome!..........................................(1.24)
Attack of the Giant Bugs!...................................(1.25)
Ioprey Hunting..............................................(1.26)
Slay the Gypceros!..........................................(1.27)
Catch A Yian Kut-Ku.........................................(1.28)
Attack of the Rathalos......................................(1.29)
Five Star Quests                                               (OFL5}
Deliver Three Wyvern Eggs...................................(1.30)
Basarios: Unseen Peril......................................(1.31)
Gendrome Redux!.............................................(1.32)
Fang of the Iodrome!........................................(1.33)
Water Wyvern in the Desert..................................(1.34)
Queen of the Desert.........................................(1.35)
Slay the Rathian!...........................................(1.36)
Catch A Rathalos............................................(1.37)
Horn of the Monoblos........................................(1.38)
Secret Quests
The Shadow in the Cave......................................(1.39)
The Runaway Diablos.........................................(1.40)
Terror of the Gravios.......................................(1.41)
Handle with Care!...........................................(1.42)
A Troublesome Pair..........................................(1.43)
2. Online Quests
One Star Quests (ONL1}
It's Party Time!............................................(2.01)
Show me your Cooking Skills!................................(2.02)
Mushroom Picking............................................(2.03)
The Mushroom Hunt!..........................................(2.04)
The Sculptor's Errand.......................................(2.05)
Panning for Goldenfish......................................(2.06)
The Lady Gourmet............................................(2.07)
Crystal Hunting!............................................(2.08)
Velociprey Hunt.............................................(2.09)
The Velociprey Lords........................................(2.10)
Attack of the Giant Bugs....................................(2.11)
Attack of the Yian Kut-Ku...................................(2.12)
Jungle Menace...............................................(2.13)
Slay the Gypceros!..........................................(2.14)
Two Star Quests (ONL2}
Get me Sootstone Ore!.......................................(2.15)
More Coal Please............................................(2.16)
Re-Supply the Dragonator....................................(2.17)
Raid the Wyvern's Nest......................................(2.18)
Apceros Egg Hunt............................................(2.19)
Slay the Genprey!...........................................(2.20)
Leaders of the Genprey......................................(2.21)
Slay the Gendrome!..........................................(2.22)
Trouble in the Swamp........................................(2.23)
Trouble in the Swamp........................................(2.24)
Gypceros: Venomous Terror...................................(2.25)
Basarios: Unseen Peril......................................(2.26)
The Land Shark..............................................(2.27)
Queen of the Desert.........................................(2.28)
Attack of the Rathian.......................................(2.29)
Slay the Rathalos!..........................................(2.30)
Three Star Quests (ONL3}
Wyvern Egg Hunt.............................................(2.31)
Bring us Powderstone!.......................................(2.32)
Ioprey Hunting..............................................(2.33)
Slay the Iodrome!...........................................(2.34)
Leaders of the Ioprey.......................................(2.35)
The Land Shark..............................................(2.36)
Basarios: Invisible Terror..................................(2.37)
Queen of the Jungle.........................................(2.38)
The Shadow in the Cave......................................(2.39)
Wyvern in the Darkness......................................(2.40)
Water Wyvern in the Jungle..................................(2.41)
The Runaway Diablos.........................................(2.42)
The Fearsome Gravios........................................(2.43)
Volcanic Valor..............................................(2.44)
Catch a Yian Kut-Ku.........................................(2.45)
Catch a Gypceros............................................(2.46)
Get me a Live Khezu!........................................(2.47)
Bring me a Plesioth!........................................(2.48)
Catch a Rathalos............................................(2.49)
A Giant Dragon Invades!.....................................(2.50)
Four Star Quests (ONL4}
It's Party Time!............................................(2.51)
Show me your Cooking Skills!................................(2.52)
Mushroom Picking............................................(2.53)
The Mushroom Hunt!..........................................(2.54)
The Sculptor's Errand.......................................(2.55)
Panning for Goldenfish......................................(2.56)
The Lady Gourmet............................................(2.57)
Crystal Hunting!............................................(2.58)
Velociprey Hunt.............................................(2.59)
The Velociprey Lords........................................(2.60)
Attack of the Giant Bugs....................................(2.61)
Jungle Menace...............................................(2.62)
Attack of the Yian Kut-Ku...................................(2.63)
Basarios: Unseen Peril......................................(2.64)
Five Star Quests (ONL5}
Quartz Ore Request!.........................................(2.65)
More Coal Please............................................(2.66)
Re-Supply the Dragonator....................................(2.67)
Raid the Wyvern's Nest......................................(2.68)
Apceros Egg Hunt............................................(2.69)
Leaders of the Genprey......................................(2.70)
Slay the Gendrome!..........................................(2.71)
Trouble in the Swamp........................................(2.72)
Trouble in the Swamp........................................(2.73)
Gypceros: Venomous Terror...................................(2.74)
Slay the Gypceros!..........................................(2.75)
The Burrowing Monster.......................................(2.76)
Attack of the Rathian.......................................(2.77)
Queen of the Desert.........................................(2.78)
Four Horns..................................................(2.79)
Six Star Quests (ONL6}
Wyvern Egg Hunt.............................................(2.80)
Bring us Powderstone!.......................................(2.81)
Bring us Powderstone!.......................................(2.82)
Ioprey Hunting..............................................(2.83)
Slay the Iodrome!...........................................(2.84)
Leaders of the Ioprey.......................................(2.85)
Basarios: Invisible Terror..................................(2.86)
The Burrowing Monster.......................................(2.87)
Queen of the Jungle.........................................(2.88)
Wyvern in the Darkness......................................(2.89)
The Shadow in the Cave......................................(2.90)
Water Wyvern in the Jungle..................................(2.91)
The Runaway Diablos.........................................(2.92)
The Fearsome Gravios........................................(2.93)
Volcanic Valor..............................................(2.94)
Two Rock Wyverns............................................(2.95)
A Troublesome Pair..........................................(2.96)
Wyverns of Land and Sky.....................................(2.97)
A Giant Dragon Invades......................................(2.98)
The Legendary Black Dragon..................................(2.99)
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OFFLINE QUESTS
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Notes: I completed the offline mode using a lance(Iron Lance series,
specifically). Though it is not necessary to use a lance, some of the strat-
egies in this walkthrough will be easier to follow with one, since I wrote them
based on my experience with a lance. I don't have the patience or the time to
write six different strategies for each wyvern, but I tried to write the
strategies with the other weapons in mind.
Use whichever weapon type you are best with, I am just unsure how effective
some of the strategies for the wyverns will be.
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One Star Quests                      | (OFL1) |
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|..Gathering Quests...........................................................|
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| Basics: Finding Raw Meat      |                                        (1.01)
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Reward: 50z
Contract: 0z
Time: 50 min.
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Deliver 2 pieces of Raw Meat
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Village Chief
First, a little trial. Hunt down an Aptonoth and harvest the meat. Deliver 2
pieces of Raw Meat and you'll complete your first quest!
For this quest you need to find some Aptonoth and kill them, then you need to
carve them and obtain 2 pieces of Raw Meat. Once the quest begins, head over
to the big blue box. This is the supply box, at the start of each mission you
should view its contents. It usually contains supplies that will aid you in
your quest. Once you are finished viewing the supply box leave the camp area
and move into Area 1. The large herbivorous monsters in this area are the
Aptonoth. This is a good chance to familiarize yourself with your weapon. Kill
an Aptonoth and then press the X button to carve it. You can receive either
a piece of Raw Meat or a Sm Monster Bone. You're looking for Raw Meat, so kill
as many Aptonoth as needed until you have two pieces in your inventory.
Once you have the required materials, head back to camp. Approach the big red
box and press X while standing in front of it. Your character will deliver the
items and you will have completed your first quest.
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| Basics: Preparing Meat        |                                        (1.02)
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Reward: 50z
Contract: 0z
Time: 50 min.
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Deliver 1 Well-Done Steak
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Village Chief
You can't eat Raw Meat! You've got to cook it first! I want you to barbecue
some meat and bring a piece back to camp!
In this quest you will learn how to cook Raw Meat. When the quest starts, go
to the supply box and take the out the Portable Spit. Leave camp and head into
Area 1. Kill a few of the Aptonoth and carve them. Once you have a piece of Raw
Meat select the Portable Spit from your items and press Square to start cooking
the meat. Listen to the music that is playing, watch the piece of meat that is
on the barbecue. Once the music stops, in a couple of seconds the piece of
meat's colour will change slightly. When it changes press X to produce a Well-
Done Steak. It takes about two seconds after the music stops for the meat to
change, so count if it helps.
There are four types of meat: The initial, Raw, Rare Steak, Well-Done Steak
and Burnt Meat. You're aiming for the Well-Done, you have to make sure that
you don't let the meat cook for too long or it will become burnt. It may take
a few tries, but you will eventually get the hang of it and you should be able
to make a Well-Done each time.
Once you have your Well-Done Steak, return to camp and bring it to the
Delivery Box to complete the quest.
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| Basics: Searching for Items   |                                        (1.03)
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Reward: 50z
Contract: 0z
Time: 50 minutes
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Deliver 2 Herbs and 1 Spiderweb
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Village Chief
You can find all sorts of useful items during a hunt. Search around and bring
me 2 Herbs and 1 Spiderweb.
You're looking for two Herbs and a Spiderweb. Grab the map from the Supply box
and proceed into the first area. As soon as you enter Area 2, look to your
right. Next to the tree there is a small plant, stand over it and press the X
button to search for items. You can find the Herbs here, continue searching
until the "There is nothing else here" message is displayed. You can only
search for items if your character's weapon is sheathed. Continue moving
through Area 2, to the left you should notice a small ledge. Move along the
side of this ledge until you find some hanging vines. Move up to them and press
the X button to climb up.
Proceed into Area 6. The only monsters in here are harmless Mosswine, you can
kill them if you want and carve them for some extra items. Move over to the
series of ledges in this area and climb up them. The path is very straight
forward, just climb the vines when you get to them. Once you have made your
way to the top, head directly in front of you. Stand near the Spiderweb and
search for items. Once you have a Spiderweb jump back down the cliff. You
do not take any damage from falling in this game. Return to camp with the
requested items and deposit them in the delivery box to complete the quest.
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| Basics: Combining Items       |                                        (1.04)
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Reward: 50z
Contract: 0z
Time: 50 minutes
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Deliver 2 Potions
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Village Chief
You can combine items to make new ones! Start with the basics: a Potion! You'll
need a Blue Mushroom, and... Oh, what was the other...
The item combination for Potions is Herb + Blue Mushroom. Make sure that you
bring along the extra Herbs that you found during the last quest. You need to
bring two potions back to the Delivery box. Take the map from the Supply box
and head to the newly accessible Area 8. Head up and to the left and search
by the mushrooms. Continue finding Blue Mushrooms until the  "There is nothing
else here" message is displayed. If you need some Herbs, make your way to Area
2 and search by the tree to your right as you enter the area. Once you have the
required materials, press the Start button and select the Combine option from
the menu.
Search through your inventory and select a Blue Mushroom and a Herb. The
outcome of the combination is a Potion. Do this once more and then return to
camp and bring them to the delivery box.
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| Basics: Fishing               |                                        (1.05)
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Reward: 50z
Contract: 0z
Time: 50 minutes
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Deliver 1 Sushifish
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Village Chief
You can use the fish you catch in all sorts of ways! Catch a Health-restoring
Sushifish and bring it back to camp!
Take all of the items from the Supply chest and make your way to Area 11. Take
the rations to fill your Stamina bar, this way you can run for a longer period
of time before tiring. Once you have entered Area 11 you will witness a brief
scene. As you enter notice the giant pig charging towards you? Yeah, you'd
better move out of the way. Unlike the other monsters that you have encountered
thus far, the Bullfango are hostile. If you need a place to recover, you can
climb up the waterfall to your left. Once you are ready, hop back down, you
can use the log here as a barrier between yourself and the Bullfango. Believe
me, you will learn to hate the Bullfango. They are probably the most annoying
enemy in the entire game, in my opinion.
This Bullfango however, isn't a problem. Since he is alone, and Bullfango are
only really annoying when there are a bunch of them. Study his attack pattern,
pretty basic. You can tell when he is readying to charge, that is a good sign
for you to get out of his way. Attack him from behind and when he turns around
move around him and continue attacking. When he shakes his head and snorts, he
will charge right away, so beware of that. Always stay behind him and continue
slashing him. He can take a fair amount of punishment from the Hunter's Knife,
but he will go down eventually. If he is running towards you and you know that
you won't be able to get out of your way, hold and press R1 will facing him to
block his charge and take minimal damage. Once he is dead carve him fast
because his body disappears quickly.
Now you can proceed with fishing. Select the worms from your items and move
along the pond to the right. Once the red X disappears press Square to start
fishing. The fish you are looking for is the Sushifish, they are the tiny,
slender fish that you can see swimming around. To fish, keep an eye on the red
bobber in the water. When you see a fish approaching it, get ready. If you see
the bobber drop under the water slightly, then press X to reel in the fish. If
the fish just nudges it, do not press X, wait until you can see it sink. Don't
wait too long though, there is a chance that the fish could steal your bait.
Continue fishing until you reel in a Sushifish. You can stay here and continue
fishing if you'd like, since the fish sell for a decent price at this point in
the game. If you run out of worms, head over near the entrance to Area 12 and
look for a rock. Search around here and you can find worms. This supply of
worms is infinite, so don't worry about running out. Keep an eye on the quest
time, if you decide to stay longer and fish you should probably head back to
camp once you have 5 minutes left. Whatever your choice, bring the Sushifish
back to camp and drop it in the Delivery Box to complete the quest.
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|..URGENT!....................................................................|
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| Your First Monster Hunt!      |                                        (1.06)
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Hunting Quest
Quest Level: **
Reward: 200z
Contract: 100z
Time: 40 minutes
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Slay 3 Velociprey
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Village Chief
Help! The children are being attacked by small, blue monsters called
Velociprey! 3 of the beasts are outside! Do something!
Your first hunting quest is a simple one, you need to kill three Velociprey,
which are the blue raptor-looking monsters. Grab the items from the Supply
Box and head to Area 8. Here you will encounter the Velociprey. You will
witness a brief scene, once you regain control over your hunter attack
anything that is blue and moving. Move down to the center and you will find
three Velociprey here. They are easy to kill, but with three of them and you
are the only target, things can get hectic. Try to separate one of them from
the pack and then attack them with a combo. When the other Velociprey catch up,
run to the other side and attack them. They will most probably pounce and bite
you, but most of their attacks are easily avoidable.
Don't bother carving them, their bodies disappear quickly and you also have
the other Velociprey to deal with. Once they are all dead you will have
completed the quest.
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Two Star Quests                      | (OFL2) |
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|..Gathering Quests...........................................................|
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| Mushroom Picking              |                                        (1.07)
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Reward: 180z
Contract: 90z
Time: 50 minutes
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Deliver 7 Special Mushrooms
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Loving Sibling
I want to send some Special Mushrooms to my brother in town. But there are
too many monsters. Please bring 7 Special Mushrooms to me.
You are looking for seven Special Mushrooms. Grab the items in the Supply box.
For this quest you will also receive an Old Pickaxe and Bugnet. If you would
like, you can take find some optional items by mining. You can find mining
spots in Area 6 by climbing up the cliff, on one of the ledges outside of the
entrance to Area 5, Inside Area 5 on the wall, and in Area 11 by climbing up
the waterfall. Exit camp and head into Area 6, there are now Velociprey hanging
out in Area 2. Do not attempt to climb up the vines with them in this area.
While you can get away with it, it is much safer to go next to the ledge and
climb up the lower one, and then climb up to the top level.
When you enter Area 6, follow the Mosswine. Where ever the stop and start
sniffing around is where the Special Mushrooms can be found. They can be
found by the bushes to the left when you first enter the area. If you don't
manage to find all seven of the Special Mushrooms, you can kill the Mosswine
and there is a chance that when you carve one you will obtain a Special
Mushroom. Just enter and exit the area and continue killing them until you
have found seven Mushrooms. If you don't want to do it this way head to Area
10. There are more Mosswine here and their noses will lead you to more Special
Mushrooms. Continue obtaining the mushrooms until you can't carry anymore.
Though you can't get them once the quest is over, if you have a surplus of
them you will be able to sell them once the quest is over. The amount of money
that you make from selling them is good at this point in the game.
Once you have enough Special Mushrooms, return to camp and drop them off in the
Delivery box.
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| Present for the Armorer       |                                        (1.08)
O===============================O
Reward: 200z
Contract: 100z
Time: 40 minutes
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Deliver 5 Kelbi Horns
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Veteran Armorer
The decorations on Bowguns have always been made from the horns of Kelbi. But
we're running out! Can you bring 5 Kelbi Horns to me?
This quest requests that you deliver five Kelbi Horns. Leave camp and make your
way to Area 2. Kelbi are deer-like herbivorous creatures, you can find them
in Area 2. You can carve a Kelbi only one time once you have killed it. You
have a chance of either receiving a Kelbi Horn, Hide or Raw Meat. Five Kelbi
Horns are not hard to obtain. The Kelbi are fast but they aren't aggressive.
Find a Kelbi and attack them, try to get them locked in a combo. Be aware that
even though they are on the ground, they aren't dead. Hit them while they're
down until you hear their death cry.
Once you are finished with the Kelbi in Area 2 proceed into Area 3. If you run
out of Kelbi in Area 3, just return to Area 2 and they will have respawned
there. Once you have five Kelbi Horns return to camp and deposit them into the
Delivery Box.
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| Help for the Festival         |                                        (1.09)
O===============================O
Reward: 180z
Contract: 90z
Time: 40 minutes
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Deliver 5 Well-Done Steaks
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Town Chef
I'm cooking for a big festival in town. But I'm running low on Well-Done
Steaks. Can you bring me 5?
This quest is like the Preparing Meat quest, except this time you have to
deliver five Well-Done Steaks instead of one. Grab the Portable Spit from the
supply box and proceed into Area 2. Kill the Aptonoth in Area 2 and carve them
for Raw Meat. Once you have a good amount of Raw Meat start cooking them. If
you run out of Aptonoth leave Area 1 and return, they will have respawned.
Once you have cooked five Well-Done Steaks bring them back to the delivery
box.
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| Raid the Wyvern's Nest        |                                        (1.10)
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Reward: 350z
Contract: 100z
Time: 50 minutes
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Deliver 1 Wyvern Egg
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Local Doctor
One of the village people has fallen ill, I need a Wyvern Egg to cure them.
Please sneak into a nest and get an egg for me!
This is an easy one. This may be your first carry quest. In this quest you
have to go to the Wyvern's Nest and take an Egg. While you are carrying it you
cannot drop it or it will break. If you get hit, you will drop it, if you draw
your weapon or run out of stamina, you will drop it. You have to take the egg
from Area 5 and bring it back to Camp. If you encounter Rathalos (the big red
wyvern), just run away. Head to Area 5 and clear the area of the three
Velociprey. Grab an egg and head back out and into Area 4 where you came in.
Watch the Vespoid that is buzzing around, jump down onto the lower hill and
then onto the ground. Do not jump from the top down to the bottom, the egg
will break!
Leave Area 4, head into Area 9. There are only Melynx in this area and they
are incredibly easy to dodge. When you are through 9 move into Area 8 and then
into Area 1. Make your way to camp and drop the egg in the big red box. That's
it.
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| The Formidable Velocidrome!   |                                        (1.11)
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Hunting Quest
Quest Level: ***
Reward: 400z
Contract: 150z
Time: 50 minutes
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Slay 1 Velocidrome
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Young Guardsman
After you killed those Velociprey, their leader showed up! It's bigger and it
has an orange crest. Find it and kill it!
Before going on this quest, make sure that you have at least upgraded your
Hunter's Knife or have purchased a new weapon all together. Bring all of your
healing items and anything else that you think may be useful. Once the quest
has started grab everything in the supply box and proceed into Area 1. You
should use your Rations at this point. Make your way into Area 10, here you
will witness a short scene introducing the Velocidrome. Area 10 is a pretty
bad area to be fighting the Velocidrome, but you will have to fight him here
until he retreats. The real problem here is that the Velocidrome is accompanied
by some Velociprey, they are very annoying and interrupt you while you are
attacking their leader.
The Velocidrome is larger than a normal Velociprey, and he has a prominent
orange crest on his head. You need to keep an eye on him during this battle,
because he will retreat into another area to heal. With all of the Velociprey
in Area 10 and its size, it can make things really confusing. Area 3 is a much
more desirable place to fight him. If you abandon the quest and start it up
again, you will not be forced to view the small video that is played in Area
10. This allows the Velocidrome to move around the level freely while he waits
for you to arrive. This way you should be able to fight the Velocidrome in
Area 3 from the beginning, making the battle much easier.
If things are getting too hectic and you need a break, you have been provided
with four Flashbombs for this quest. To use a Flashbomb effectively, have your
character facing away from the monster, so the monster is looking at your
characters back. Throw the Flashbomb directly in front of you and it will hit
the monster. This will not only silence the Velociprey for a short while, it
will also incapacitate the Velocidrome, allowing you to get in a few free
hits. You can probably kill a few of the Velociprey in between hits with the
Velocidrome, or you can clear the area of Velociprey when you first enter, and
ignore the Velocidrome until it is cleared.
If you need additional healing items, there are a lot of Herb trees around this
level. Just continue attacking the Velocidrome until he is dead. Once you have
killed him you will have completed the quest.
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| Liver of Legend!              |                                        (1.12)
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Reward: 600z
Contract: 150z
Time: 50 min.
Area: Desert Zone
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Deliver 3 Piscine Livers
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Foreign Peddler
I deal in rare items that I find in the desert. I've got a buyer for Water
Wyvern and Sand Wyvern livers. Deliver 3 livers to me!
This quest is quite annoying. You'll need Sonic Bombs for this quest, and you
probably have access to the materials by now. The combination for Sonic Bombs
is Screamer + Gunpowder. You should have received Screamers from the
Velocidrome quest, the combination for Gunpowder is Nitroshroom + Fire Herb.
Nitroshroom you should have at least received a few as reward from the mushroom
gathering quests. Fire Herbs, conveniently, can be purchased from the item
shop in the village. Take to the woman standing by the shop to purchase them.
There is a 95% chance that the Gunpowder combination will be successful. If it
isn't instead of the desired item you will receive garbage. Sonic Bombs have a
75% chance of being successful, so there is quite a high chance that you will
receive garbage, and you need all of the Sonics that you can get.
This quest has the possibility of taking a very long time. You are provided with
two Sonic Bombs for this quest, use them wisely. Take the items from the supply
box, drink a Cool Drink and then proceed into Area 2. In the Desert and Volcano
zones, your hunter's health gradually depletes. If you drink a Cool Drink, the
effect will stop for a short while. The Cephalos are small wyverns that swim
around in the sand. They can be found in both Area 2 and 7. When you throw a
Sonic Bomb in their direction while they are swimming in the sand, they will
be brought to the surface. The Cephalos themselves are not tough to beat, it
is just getting them to the surface that is the main problem. If you don't have
any Sonics left, you will just have to hit their fins as they swim around you.
When they jump up to spit sand, this is a good time to hit them while they are
in the sand.
When you have managed to bring one of them to the surface, strike their legs.
They have a few basic attacks, their tailswing, just avoid this by blocking or
rolling out of the way. They will sometimes try to bite you, if you are
standing between their legs this can be avoided. Their body slam, it is easy to
see when they are readying for this, just prepare to block or roll out of the
way. They also spit sand, this is actually a good time to get a few good hits
in since you shouldn't be standing in front of them anyway. They don't have
that much health, once one is dead you will be able to carve it once. There is
a chance that you will receive a Piscine Liver, but you can also get some other
stuff as well. You have a higher chance of finding a Piscine Liver however, but
you may have to kill more than three Cephalos to get them all.
Once you have enough livers, you can go and mine if you want, there are a few
mining spots in Area 6. Only mine if you have enough time left, if you didn't
bring pickaxes just return to camp and deliver the requested materials.
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| The Mushroom Hunt!            |                                        (1.13)
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Reward: 300z
Contract: 150z
Time: 50 min.
Area: Jungle Zone
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Deliver 10 Special Mushrooms
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Botanist
I finally made it! I have traveled far to find rare mushrooms. I need 10
Special Mushrooms for my research. Please find them!
Another mushroom gathering quest. Grab the map from the supply chest and head
into Area 2. There are Mosswine in this area, follow one of them and wherever
it stops to sniff around, search here to find Special Mushrooms. Gather as many
as you can from that spot and then proceed to Area 3. Search around here for
more Special Mushrooms. You should have enough after gathering in this area,
but if you don't you can find some more in Area 9. You can find some by
searching near the rocks by the entrance. Just follow the Mosswine.
There are mining spots in Areas 9 and 10, if you brought pickaxes along you
should take the time to mine. Once you are finished and have the requested
items, head back to camp and bring them to the delivery box to complete the
quest.
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| Find the Wyvern Eggs!         |                                        (1.14)
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Reward: 800z
Contract: 200z
Time: 30 min.
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Deliver 2 Wyvern Eggs
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Local Doctor
One of the village people has fallen ill. With 2 Wyvern Eggs I could make a
remedy. Please get me 2 eggs from a wyvern's nest!
This quest is similar to the first wyvern egg quest. This time you need to
find two Wyvern Eggs and bring them back to camp without dropping them. There
are two ways that I use to beat this quest. The first way takes longer, but
you can't fail. The second way is quicker but there is a chance that you could
get hit and drop the egg. I'll start with the first method. Go to Area 5, just
ignore Rathalos if you see him along the way. Once in Area 5, pick up and egg
and then drop it. Kill all of the Velociprey in the area and you may as well
mine while you are here.
When you are finished in Area 5 exit into Area 4. Now clear Areas 3, 2 and 1
of all of the Velociprey. They won't respawn and you will be free to take the
egg back to camp without any threats. Remember that the Aptonoth in Area 1 have
been replaced by Velociprey when you picked up the egg, don't forget to clear
that area. Bring two of the eggs back to the camp to complete the quest.
Now for the second way, I find this way much better because it takes less
time. Go to Area 5, kill the Velociprey, use rations and pick up an egg. Take
the egg out into Area 4 and then into 3. Now you have to run into Area 9,
avoiding the Velociprey that are jumping at you. Only a couple of them should
have seen you, and they are easy to dodge, just watch your stamina meter. In
Area 9 the only thing you have to avoid are the Melynx. Move through 9 and into
8, move straight through 8 and into 1. Avoid the two Velociprey that are trying
to hit you and bring the egg back to camp. If you managed to bring the egg back
to camp unharmed, head back into Area 1. You may as well kill the Velociprey
in here, so that the next egg you bring to camp will be that much easier.
Return to Area 5, take another egg and bring it to camp to complete the quest.
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| Trouble in the Forest         |                                        (1.15)
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Reward: 450z
Contract: 150z
Time: 50 min.
Area: Forest and Hills
Special Conditions: None
Goal Condition: Slay 10 Bullfango
Fail Conditions: Reward Zero
Time Over
Requestor: Lumberjack
Those boar-monsters, the Bullfango, have been a lot of trouble lately. Can you
thin the herd by 10 head? Much obliged.
When the quest begins take all of the necessary items from the supply box
and make your way to Area 8. Climb up the first ledge that you see. You can
see that there are two Bullfango down below, and you were probably greeted
by one as you entered the area. You can just stand on the ledge and let the
two or three Bullfango ram into each other until they are dead. It is much
faster to just jump down and try to fight them at the same time. They are not
that hard, you just have to be aware of the other Bullfango while you are
concentrating on killing one. Remember, attack the Bullfango from behind, never
in front. If he shakes his head it means he is going to charge right after. Kill
all the Bullfango in Area 8, you should have found three of them in that area.
Area 10 is a nightmare, you can try to kill the Bullfango in there if you want,
but it would be much safer to avoid that area. I counted about five Bullfango
in there, and since it is a wide open area, things can get hectic. Instead, go
into Area 9, you should find at least six of them in there. Just jump up onto
the ledge and let them kill each other. When there is only one of them left,
jump down and kill him. I found the last seven in Area 9, so once you clear
that Area you should complete the quest.
An alternate strategy, provided by Nicholasomusi:
"Just go to Area 9 and go through the hole where you can catch bugs, If you
stay there the Bullfango can't hit you and they'll just kill each other until
you win the quest."
Go make a sandwich or something.
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| Slay the Velociprey!          |                                        (1.16)
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