Treasure Conflix WT

Treasure Conflix


- Being a Satellaview game, there's no legitimate way of playing the game
at this point. You'll have to use either an emulator or a flash cart.
 - To play the game using an SD2Snes (aka FXPak), place the boot-up
 rom (renamed to bsxbios.bin) in the sd2snes folder. After that, you
 can load up a Satellaview game like any other rom.
 - When using an emulator, the process may vary. I'd recommend BSnes
 for its accuracy. When using BSnes, choose Satellaview in the Expansion
 Port menu. Next, choose Load Game and load the BSX BIOS, then the game
 itself. You'll likely need to rename the rom to have a .bs file extension.
- In the BS-X hub world, you start off in front of a red building.
Enter the building and you'll be given four options. Choose the first
one to start the game. (The second option deletes the game, so better
not try that one.)
- You may encounter a few inconsequential graphical glitches while
playing the game (eg. when leaving a location, a strip of land south
of you may have graphics that are out of place, Gilmore's sprite glitches
up if you talk to him in the Kumo no Shinden, and the Salvage Ship's
sprite may fail to load).

- Most of the game involves flying around looking for treasure. There
are some battles too, but dogfighting in Mode 7 isn't exactly Lylat
Wars or Drakengard 2, as you might suspect. I'd say you can still
appreciate it for what it is.
- You can do a soft reset by hitting the usual buttons.
- If you want to translate any of the Japanese words, punch them into
jisho.org.
- Each town has a Hunter's Office, where you can sell treasure (first
option) and buy treasure clues or maps. You CANNOT find a piece of
treasure until you've obtained a clue about it.
 - The office may have multiple clues available at a time. Choose 'no'
 on one you've already heard about to hear about another one.
- New treasure is listed as soon as it becomes available.
- The auction house at Randos allows you to sell treasure at ~50-300%
of the usual price, usually around 100%. Each session has three bidders.
There are eight different bidders in total: Bones, Cayer, Orios, Seffman,
Jeshua, Roserg, Vianne, and Babil. The bidding starts at 50% of the
item's regular value. The bidders will then increase the price by values
that include, but are not limited to: 100, 200, 300, 500, 1000, 2000,
3000, 5000, 11 000, 20 000. Lower value items will only get lower end
raises. The final price varies wildly depending on your luck. Aside from
just grinding the RNG, the one optimization that makes a big difference
is selling your most valuable items to Babil, the quiet guy. If he bids,
he'll top the highest bid by double or triple the amount of the base value.
That means you can get about 50-100k from the most valuable items in the
game. You won't be able to sell that many items to him, however, due to
the way the participants are handled. Namely, the people participating
in the sessions are fixed, and you won't move to the next session unless
you sell something. Babil participates in the 5th, 14th, 20th, 25th, 29th,
31st and 32nd sessions. If no one bids on an item, you'll keep the item,
but still move to the next session. This is very unlikely, however. If
this doesn't happen, you can have at most 31 sessions.
- You can sell treasure to Bones directly at Fort Fatras as well. He'll
offer up to 30% more than the Hunter's Office for some items.
- There are six locations on the world map initially:

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    |                  |
    |              P   |
    |                  |     Z: Razor Town
    |                  |     R: Randos Base
    |                  |     K: Kazusa Base
    |        K         |     P: Junktown Peppermint
    |              R   |     F: Fort Fatras
    |   C              |     C: Kumo no Shinden
    |                  |
    |   F          Z   |
    |                  |
    --------------------

- You control a Treasure Hunter named Voyse.
- You start off at Razor Town, where your old buddy Rowd asks if you're
interested in a job.
- Next, go talk to Merc in the hangar and you'll soon find yourself in
control of your trusty airship (hikuusen). You'll also receive 1000 credits.
- Press X while flying to control Voyse in the cockpit. There are three
points of interest in the cockpit: the machine on the left that lets
you save and load the game, the box on the right that holds the treasures
you currently have as well as treasure maps, and the rudder.

- Merc can modify different parts of your airship. You start off with
the cheapest possible stuff. When you modify, the old part is lost in
the process.
- If you sell everything you can to Bones, you'll end up with a grand
total of about 350 000 credits to spend. That's plenty. No need to bother
with the auction house if you don't feel like wrestling with the RNG.
- The Volcano is powerful but has a very low rate of fire. You should
skip it unless you intentionally want to make the game harder.
- Merc's Dream is basically a rapid fire version of the Volcano.
- The Hercules has poor backpedaling ability, so you'll want to avoid
that. GT Dash mk2 isn't that great either.
- The Gargoyle is quite heavy and will slow down turning substantially
without a better rudder.


     Armoring (Soukou)                     Weapon (Buki)

 Sky Life 7001           1800          Midair SP               2400
 Protector Pro           3000          Blaster                 6800
 Hyper Shield            8800          Volcano               21 300
 VT Titanium           17 900          Assult Shot [sic]     77 700
 Gargoyle              29 800          Ruin Weapon          150 000
 Carbide HX999         60 000          Melk's Dream         596 300
 Crystal Guard        103 000
 Omega Monster        198 000
                                           Item

     Rudder (Houkouda) [Turning]       Bomb (Red)            10 000
                                       Bomb EX (Blue)        40 000
 Sky Life R30             800          Recover Coat Alpha    20 000
 Rotation EX             2000          Recover Coat Beta     50 000
 Smooth Roller           3600          Recover Coat Omega   100 000
 Hyper Skipper           7200


     Engine            [Speed]

 Sky Life Mute 2000      3000
 Speedster X             6800
 GT Dash                 7500
 Bernard Engine        14 300
 Hercules              19 800
 Sonic Racer           36 000
 GT Dash mk II         58 000
 Satelix 95            95 000



- If you spend at least 20k during a single shopping session, Merc will
offer you a chance to play a bonus stage, where your goal is to collect
16 yellow balls. You'll win a few grand for completing it.
 - Bonus Stage 1: The yellow balls are orbited by red balls that you
 need to avoid.
 - Bonus Stage 2: Same as 1 except some of the yellow balls are moving.
 - Bonus Stage 3: No obstacles, but you're flying pretty fast, so you
 might miss the target.

- There's nothing of interest in the other locations yet.
- Approach Randos Base north of Razor to initiate the first battle.



               Battle 1 - Kuuzokudan no Shuugeki        2000

- The first battle involves mowing down some sky pirates. They move
around fairly fast, so better use L and R to turn faster.
- You can use items during battle by pressing X. You start off with
a Red Bomb, which heavily damages all visible enemies. You can carry
5 items at most. Press Y to switch the selected item. Seeing as how
expensive items are, you likely won't be relying on them too much.
- At the end, you'll fight their leader, Red Spade. His shots aren't
very accurate, so your main concern is just avoiding collision damage.
Keep backpedaling and don't let him too close.
- Battles have a time limit that you probably don't have to worry about.
- Battle segments award you with a fixed amount of money as well as a
time bonus and a damage bonus. The bonuses can easily double the money
you receive.


- Afterwards, land in Randos and talk to Rowd. He'll introduce you to
a man named Gilmore, who asks your help in finding an ancient artifact
known as the Kumo no Tobira (Cloud Gate). He'll give you 3500 credits
to help you get started.
- Talk to Rowd in Razor Town to hear about the hidden village.

- Hold A while flying to scan for treasure directly below you. You
should stay at max altitude while scanning.



       Artifact name           Value     Clue loc.   Cost   Bones
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  ( Seishi Senki             |   2400 | Randos     |  200 | b1,375)
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- In the forest surrounded by mountains east of Kazusa.

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  ( Kurosango no Kamikazari  |   2000 | Razor      |  500 |    - )
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- In the forest east from Razor.

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  ( Shinju no Kubikazari     |   2400 | Peppermint |  300 |    - )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- On one of the small islands east of Peppermint.

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  ( Gin no Saiki             |   4000 | Kazusa     |  800 | b1,2 )
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- In the plains surrounded by forest northwest of Kazusa.

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  ( Tenshi no Yumiya         |   4000 | Fatras     | 1000 | b1,2 )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- Becomes available after talking to Rowd in Razor.
- In the forest in the middle of the desert north of Randos.



- Talk to Bones at Fatras twice. He'll ask for an artifact in exchange
for information on the location of the hidden village. The Kodai no
Tsuuka is ideal for this purpose, since it can't be sold at the hunter's
office. If you give Bones something else, you can sell it to Bones or
auction it, but it has a low value.
 - If you didn't talk to Rowd at Razor yet, you could already sell
 treasure to Bones, although there are only two items he'll accept.
 Once you bring up the hidden village, he won't buy anything again
 until you've given him an artifact.
 - The auction house will also be unavailable until you give Bones an
 artifact.



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  ( Kodai Shuukyou Kyouten   |   3000 | Fatras     |  500 | b1,3 )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- In the forested valley between two mountains near Kumo no Shinden.

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  ( Kin no Kamikazari        |   4000 | Razor      |  100 |    - )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- Near the hand-like peninsula east of Randos.

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  ( Kodai no Tsuuka          |  (2000)| Randos     |    - | b1,3 )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- Between the two small mountains surrounded by forest SE of Randos.

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  ( Amethyst no Udewa        |   7000 | Kazusa     |  800 | b1,1 )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- In the forested valley near Fort Fatras.

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  ( Mitsumebito no Dokuro    |   3000 | Peppermint |  700 | b1,2 )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- On one of the identical islands west of Peppermint.



- Give the Kodai no Tsuuka to Bones.



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  ( Furoufushi no Senyaku    |   2400 | Randos     |  500 | b1,17)
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- Near Razor.

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  ( Miwaku no Yubiwa         | 13 000 | Kazusa     |  500 | b1,0 )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- At the tip of the peninsula north of Randos.

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  ( Daichishin no Yoroi      | 10 000 | Peppermint | 1000 | b1,2 )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- Near the tip of the peninsula west of Razor.



              Battle 2 - Bouei Heiki Sakusen            4000

- To initiate the battle, press B while on top of the tiny clearing
in the forest northwest of Fort Fatras.
- Your goal is to destroy the ancient defense mechanism that looks like
a purple sphere. After taking out four waves of enemies, the sphere
itself mobilizes and starts to attack. It will surround itself with 8
drones that spin around it and occasionally stop to shoot at you. The
main threat, however, is contact damage as the sphere tries to ram you.
Should it succeed, you can expect heavy damage. While it's possible to
take out the 8 drones around it, this is very time-consuming and, not
to mention, unnecessary. Just keep a safe distance and aim at the sphere
itself.


- Afterwards, you are free to land in the Kodai Tami no Kakure Sato.
- Keep talking to the elder until he spills the beans.

- Talk to Rowd at Razor, and he'll direct you to Keane in Peppermint.



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  ( Gekkou ni Hikaru Ishi    |   5000 | Randos     | 1000 |    - )
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- On the island desert west of Kazusa.

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  ( Jubaku no Makyou         |   4000 | Fatras     |  600 | b1,2 )
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- Near the mountains west of Peppermint.



- Keane asks for 5 grand for information on the Cloud Gate's location.



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  ( Gin no Shokudai          |   3000 | Razor      | 1000 | b1,2 )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- On the island south of Fatras.

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  ( Dragon Shield            |   7000 | Kazusa     | 1200 | b1,2 )
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- On the island northeast of Randos (west of the desert island).

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  ( Emerald no Yubiwa        |   5000 | Fatras     | 2000 |    - )
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- In the plus-shaped forest northwest of Randos.

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  ( Shirogane no Kazaritourou| 10 000 | Fatras     |    - | b1,1 )
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- A guy named Fish will tell you about this one.
- On the foot of the dog-shaped island northwest of Kazusa.



- Talk to Rowd at Razor again.
- You should now find Ragu's Salvage Ship east of Peppermint. Pay Arefu
15 000. Next, talk to Ragu, then Arefu.
 - Talking to Arefu is what triggers the next batch of treasure. At the
 same time, Merc will temporarily close shop. As such, the game tries
 to prevent you from ending up in a situation where you can't afford to
 buy the underwater modifications, in which case the game would be
 essentially soft-locked. However, you can still technically end up in
 this situation if you repeatedly buy the Kinkai clue from Keane.
- Your ship can now dive into the Doom Triangle (the deeper part of the
ocean that Ragu's ship is located at).
- You can sell treasure to Ragu as well, but he gives you regular prices.

- Talk to Tooto at Peppermint and he'll offer to either upgrade your
radar so it can display enemy bullets or give you a special shot used
with A that circles around you. You should definitely go with the orbit
shot (second option). Seeing enemy bullets on the radar is hardly useful,
given how fast they move. Seeing missiles on the radar can be somewhat
useful, but they're already visible by default.
- The orbit shot has a moderate fire rate, but it can't be used simul-
taneously with the regular shot.


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  ( Shinmon Gyoku??          | 12 000 | Razor      | 2000 | b1,3 )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- By the coast northeast from Kazusa.

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  ( Kinkai                   | 10 000 | Peppermint | 1000 |    - )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- Keane tells you about this one.
- Just a little west of Randos.

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  ( Ruby no Yubiwa           |   5000 | Peppermint |  500 |    - )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- Silva tells you about this one. If he talks about Red Spade instead,
leave and come back.
- On the medium-sized island east of Razor.

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  ( Taiyou no Yubiwa         | 15 000 | Peppermint | 1000 | b1,2 )
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- On the island south of Kazusa.

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  ( A Cat's Eye              | 10 000 | Kazusa     | 1500 |    - )
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- In the forest east of Doom Triangle.

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  ( Jashin no Chouzou        |   8000 | Kumo no Sh.|    - | b1,2 )
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- Nasuka at Kumo no Shinden tells you about this one and the next one.
- On the island north of Fatras.

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  ( Megami no Zou            | 24 000 | Kumo no Sh.|    - | b1,2 )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- By the coast near the island above.
- I've never seen Babil bid on this one.



- When you dive into the Doom Triangle, you won't leave the water until
you've found a shipwreck. You'll have to locate these using the sonar,
which briefly and periodically highlights two shipwrecks: the closest
one and a random one. The diving spot determines which treasure you'll
find, so you should always go for the nearest one. There are seven
diving spots in total.

  South  | Kin no Udewa            |   8000 | b1,1 |
         | Kodai Ouchou no Houkan  | 30 000 | b1,3 |

  East   | Hakuhou no Tsurugi      | 20 000 | b1,2 |

  NE     | (empty)                 |        |      |

  North  | Daiya no Yubiwa         | 17 000 |    - |

  NW     | Kumo no Tobira          |      - |    - |
         | (empty)                 |        |      |

- Gilmore will quickly relieve the Kumo no Tobira from your possession.
You'll then find yourself fending off enemies underwater.



              Battle 3 - Kaitei Stage                  10 000

- Your movement is hindered by the environment.
- One of the enemies can shoot missiles (or torpedoes, I guess) at you.
You can easily just shoot them down. Well, unless you have the Volcano
or they catch you from behind.
- One of the enemies lays mines. Don't waste your time shooting at them.
- One of the enemies is a clamshell like thing. They come straight at
you and then shoot three dual shots. If you're facing them, you'll be
safe in the gap between the two lines of fire.
- There's no boss. The battle ends once you've taken out 15 enemies.



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  ( Sapphire no Kanmuri      | 12 000 | Randos     | 1000 | b1,1 )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- On the large island east of Doom Triangle.

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  ( Kin no Seihai            |   9000 | Peppermint |  500 | b1,2 )
   --------------------------------------------------------------
- Silva sells you the map for this one.
- Near the lake west of Kumo no Shinden.



- Talk to the elder at the hidden village.
- The last two battles are fought above Kumo no Shinden.



              Battle 4 - Unkai Stage                    20 000

- Due to the strong winds, you won't be able to backpedal effectively
here without a powerful enough engine (eg. Bernard or Sonic Racer).
- This battle presents a *drastic* increase in difficulty. You start
off facing some easy fodder, but after that things start heating up.
- The first enemy you face in phase 2 is a large aircraft that has high
HP and shoots four missiles at a time. You fight them one-on-one, which
is why they're not really a threat.
- You also face missiles from a smaller aircraft who shoots two of them
at a time.
- Your main concern comes from three fast aircraft (a biplane, a TIE
fighter, and a third kind), whose shots are both fast and very accurate.
Keep backpedaling and try to take them out from as far away as possible.
- At the end, you'll have a rematch with Red Spade. The same strategy
applies; backpedal aggressively.


- Afterwards, Rowd asks you something. Doesn't matter how you respond.
When you examine the rudder, choose 'Yes' twice to return to the overworld.
Only the final boss is left. You'll want to save your game before that.



              Battle 5 - Saishuu Stage

- The final boss is a snake-like creature who moves very quickly. Aside
from contact damage (which is your main concern), it can shoot homing,
purple spheres and three white bullets. The purple spheres home very
aggressively. The best way to avoid them is to get them to move around
you in a circle.
- The boss's sheer speed makes the battle overwhelming at first. In
order to survive, you need to take out the five stone thingies nearby.
This slows down the boss to the point where you should find him quite
manageable. It's technically possible to kill him without destroying
the five stones, but I wouldn't recommend trying. Not unless you have
Merc's Dream.




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