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Episode 1 Stage 1 challenge mode guide - Lionheart - 11-04-2004
Non TA
Ok easiest stage, shouldnt be too much trouble especially if youre just clearing it.
Average time: anything less than 15 minutes
oh and before i forget, this applies to every challenge TA or not, designate somebody as the box collector (you dont need to actually say it, its implied by your class). RAs are always box collectors, but if youre TAing there should be no RAs, so its the most useless HU/FO for the moment (the one doing little killing at the moment) or the one whos nearest to the boxes lol.
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1. Start off by running to the door on the left, enter the room and kill the monsters while your box collector gets the three boxes on the left and stands on the switch for somebody to get the four behind the laser fence. Just kill everything and go to the door when it opens
2. same strategy as room 1, kill the monsters be careful yada yada yada, get boxes. Oh and dont even heal until you reach level 2, its just a waste of mates and you should be level 2 by this room (unless its a really good map and theres been few monsters).
3. Ok now some strategy applies. Get your box collector and one of your more useful teammates to stay here in room three, the other 2 people run back to room 2. Ill refer to the group in room 3 as Group A and this Group as Group B.
4. Group A- have your box collector break the four boxes nearest to where they came in and stand on the switch, the other person goes behind the laser fence and steps on that switch. Wait until the person comes out of the laser fence area before you step of that switch box collector! Now just stay in this room, kill the monsters if you want (you dont have to but for exp you probably should) and make sure to get the boxes (the FO needs barta if you can get it).
Group B- in room 2 there was a big grayish black cylinder, when Group A hits that switch, itll move back revealing a warp. Go in it, and youll end up in the room just south of where Group A is. Kill the monsters here and when theyre all dead, the laser fence will unlock. Have only 1 person go this way, that 1 person: bring up your start menu or item menu so the monsters dont slow you down and just get the switch and run out, no fighting, no box collecting. While that person is getting the switch, the other person should be getting the two sets of boxes in the room. Once thats done, both people should run to the north door of the room they warped into (the one that leads back to room 3 where group A was).
5. Group A- The switch Group B hit will unlock the door near the laser fence, run through together. Have the box collector hit the switch in the same room as the warp to the next area and collect the boxes. The other person should run into the next room, bring up your start menu and run to the blue laser grid switch at the far end of the room and run out (no fighting/box collecting).
That will lower the lasers guarding the warp to the next area. Group A, just run into the warp for Area 2
Group B- the first switch A hit will open the north door of that room (the one you should be waiting at), now just run to the warp to area 2 (if A killed the monsters, theres nothing in your way).
Area 2- estimated time: around 5 minutes
Good youre all together again, hurrah...anyway. Now Hidlebears will appear, barta would be a good thing for your FO to have and always have androids drop freeze traps on the bears. Thats about all you need to know.
1. You could get the 5 boxes in the room you warp into if you really need to but probably shouldnt (especially if youre shooting for a good time), so just run ahead and fight the monsters in this room. The 4 boxes in this room are ok to get so do so. Kill everything and go through the unlocked door.
2. ignore the first two doors to the left (one right after you exit and one a little down the path) and continue down the long stretch killing everything on the way. Once everything is dead, exit thru the door on the far left from where you entered (you entered from the north so exit southeast, itll be your characters left from where you entered though so just remember that).
3. another battle royale room, kill everything and when the laser fence unlock, have one person stand on the switch, this will lower the other laser fence. Only have 1 person go thru that way and the other 3 wait near the big grayish cylinder. To the solo person: Go through the warp, then go right back through the same warp (the one right behind you) and then hit the switch, this will let the other 3 through. Now everybody warp.
4. Up near the dragon now, kill the monsters here while the box collector gets the 5 boxes. Once everything is dead, Go on to the next room.
5. Grab the four boxes, drop any mates or materials your other members need (you shouldve been putting them at the doorways of the exits to each room throughout the whole thing but just in case you havent had the chance to put them down before). And go in the warp.
Area 3- The dragon, estimated time: about 10 minutes
Real simple, all the HUs attack his feet but when hes about to fall (after losing about 200-300 hp) back up a bit. Hit his head with a Strong, Strong, Strong combo. FOs, use barta from a distance (stay away from his front so he doesnt hit you with fire) and RAs, shoot its head but avoid fire attack. When he dives, stay along the outer edge of the room with your Area map on screen so you can move if need be. Basic Dragon strategy people, with any luck youll have him beat in less than 15.
Onto Stage 2, read on for my TA guide
TA
Good TA time: 8 minutes or less (dont worry, ive never done this, my best is my FOnl with 8 min exactly, but ive been trying with Lion forever and his time is 10:25. The JP can get aroun 6:30 though and theyve set the standard of 8- being good lol)
notes
No matter how good a guide i write, TA is dependent upon luck mostly. You need to get a good map, one that yields few monsters and good items. Needless to say, that takes time. Another note is this, for this stage, TA is pretty much the same situation as the regular except you cannot get boxes unless i specify them.
1. Run quickly to room 1, kill the monsters and only grab the three boxes
2. Room 2- kill monsters, grab 4 boxes
3. Split up into A and B, have force be in Group A for sure (you need the FO to go into Area 2 first and kill any Bears with barta quickly). Perform the same way you did before except as quickly as you can. Everything still applies with the switches, the person in Group B who doesnt go past the laser fence should still get the boxes (you NEED barta for your FO in TA, its necessary for speed).So you should now be ready to enter Area 2
Area 2 estimated time: less than 3 minutes.
1. Hopefully the FO has dealt with any bears that may have dropped in for a visit, kill everything, get the four boxes and go.
2. Clear out this room and go on.
3. Clean this room up, have the one person go through and flip the switch for the cylinder. Everybody warp up.
4. Clean this room, dont get the 5 boxes (unless you still dont have barta) and go on
5. Grab the four boxes if you need barta or mates, warp to Dragon
Area 3- The Dragon Estimated time: less than 6 minutes.
FOs barta the crap outta the dragon, HUs never attack the same part of the dragon, have the strongest HU hitting the head with an S, S, S combo and the other hitting the feet witht he same combo. FO, feel free to die for TP and grab an extra doll from whichever HU is confident enough in his survival tactics. You should have him beat and hopefully (with a whole ton of luck) in less than 8 minutes.
Hope that helps, later stages coming soon.
Episode 1 Stage 1 challenge mode guide - GOLDIE - 11-04-2004
We have a guide for stage one and two, not for the others though. Hows about I make the guide for TA one and two, then non TA and TA for the rest, does that make sence?
Episode 1 Stage 1 challenge mode guide - Lionheart - 12-04-2004
You mean have the only one guide for C1 and C2 and have it TA? You cant do that, C2's TA and Non-TA are different enough to where they need to be seperate. Ill handle writing all the guides, just get them where they need to be on the site if thats ok.
Episode 1 Stage 1 challenge mode guide - GOLDIE - 12-04-2004
Lionheart Wrote:You mean have the only one guide for C1 and C2 and have it TA? You cant do that, C2's TA and Non-TA are different enough to where they need to be seperate. Ill handle writing all the guides, just get them where they need to be on the site if thats ok.Sure thing!
Episode 1 Stage 1 challenge mode guide - Lionheart - 13-04-2004
ok cool thanks man, i should be done with all ep1 by the end of the month, i just gotta find the time to write them all.