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Roswell%
[Updated 15 Mar 2021]

ROUTE TESTING
- Slot 1: London after Tower of Babel to test ship upgrades before Ouroboros
- Slot 8: To St. Petersburg without upgrades
- Slot 9: To St. Petersburg with upgrades

TO-DO
- Route attack patterns for all enemy parties
- Route experience variations and level benchmarks
- Add the Cape Town shopping trip to get a Warp Stone, extra healing items, and possibly better weapons
- Figure out skill advancements
	> Melody is barely missing some kills in Tower of Babel, so maybe upgrade Flanma to 4 instead of 3
	> Definitely advance Eddie's Combo Attack as detailed below
- Figure out ship upgrades* (probably just before going to St. Petersburg)
- Count Warp Stones
	> Need one for Tower of Babel, so you might as well buy one for Eterna Mines as well, to save walking distance/encounter chance
	> Fiona joins the party at Lv. 14, but she doesn't gain access to Warp Gate until Lv. 16, so plan accordingly
- Figure out where the second shopping trip should be
	> If delayed until St. Petersburg, you will have access to Super Heal Bottles as well as Heal Leafs
- Test Siberian Base with and without weapon upgrades
	> Rapier for Eddie, War Hammer for Melody (bought in St. Petersburg) and Cabal Gun for Pad (found in the base itself)

TOWER OF BABEL
- Skip intro CS
- Descend the tower and kill all encounters (should only get 2-3)
- Mash attack thru Carmine battle until he casts Prominence, then skip both cutscenes

LONDON
- Head into town, then walk up in front of the Adventurer's Association for the Magi CS
- Walk into AA, talk to the clerk, then head to the sewers

SEWERS
- Kill all encounters; 3 before Pad gets you Overdrive by Monster Rat
- get the 500G, then flip the switch
- Say "no" to learning about skills
- Walk into Pad CS and fight Rat horde
	> All are a one-shot, so just prioritize killing the ones that will next take their turn
- Walk into the save light to heal, get the Heal Bottles in the chest
- Walk across the stairs to the right, and fight Monster Rat
	> Whether or not Overdrive is faster depends on turn order; if Eddie goes last then just spam attack
	> Otherwise, Overdrive can stop MR from taking a fourth turn
	> This might depend if you level just before MR, which is possible with an extra encounter
- Head left, flip the switch, and continue over the bridge and out of the sewers, killing encounters

LONDON
- Head back to AA and talk to clerk
- Go to the airship dock and walk up to the Maverick, then skip the second part of the CS
- Fight the two eagles ("no" to tutorial); Eddie attacks front, Pad attacks sides
- Fly to Cairo (southeast), running from Eagle, but not from Air Blitz

CAIRO
- Shopping: Armor, Weapons, Items
	> Armor: Turban (Eddie), Gunman's Hat (Pad), Leather Gloves (both)
	> Weapons: Claymore (Eddie), Handgun (Pad)
	> Items: 11 Heal Bottles/3 Sacrifice Dolls/10 Mechanic's Tools
	> Consider rebalancing the item buy--you may need fewer HBs, so you can stock up on MTs
	> Probably want to buy even twice as many HBs, so they can last you through Tower of Babel
- Talk to man next to the bar, then Shirley inside the bar
- Leave and fly to the Pyramid

PYRAMID
- Heal as necessary, killing all encounters
- Against parties consisting of multiple Mummies and Skeletons, target Mummies first to decrease the amount of damage you take
- Against parties of 3 (even 2?), consider Overdrive. This should allow Eddie to 2HKO Mummies, Sandworms, and Spiders, while Pad racks up damage on Skeletons
- You must get Lv. 5 with Eddie before Pharaoh anyway, so you have Combo Attack for the fight
- It's okay to risk Eddie or Pad dying if you already have Lv. 5 and you are just about to reach the save light, as the light will revive
- Experience
	> Sandworm:
	> Skeleton: 13
	> Skeleton+Mummy:
	> Spider: 17
- Turn up and go straight until you reach the sealed door; insert the key and proceed
- Dodge the boulder and go down the stairs; make sure you are healed to full before the triple Mummy fight
- Dodge all the other fights
- Enter 3B and open the final door with the chamber key, and touch the save light before Pharaoh
- Pharaoh
	> Spam with Pad
	> Overdrive -> Combo Attackx2 with Eddie
- Enter the Library of Alexandrina, climb the ladder and pick up the pipe after the Carlos CS, then walk right to get the Warp Stone and warp out
- Fly back to Cairo

CAIRO
- CS with Shirley
- Enter the bar and talk to the man sitting at the bar (Brian)
- Leave and fly to Merveille

MERVEILLE
- Talk to the Elder in the top house
- Walk back to the ship, watch CS, then fly toward Cape Town, passing by the Pyramid
- Make sure your ship is fully healed, as the Esperanza fight will start immediately
- Esperanza
	> While she is in front, you can use Random+Gun with Pad (in a row) to increase damage slightly
	> A move to the side slows the fight considerably, so just have at least 1 MT on deck (2 for safety)
	> Random seems to also be good when she is on the side, as it gives Pad just a bit more damage
- Heal to full after the fight
- Land in Cape Town

CAPE TOWN
- Walk out of the air dock, watch the intro CS, then go back and take Maverick to Eterna Mines

ETERNA MINES
- On an average run, I had 436 SP at this point. If there is some specific damage output you need, you could use the SP now, but at Lv. 6/6/7, there is no new skill to learn thru skill advancement, so it's ideal to save it.
	> One possibility is to get Lv. 3 Flanma to set up for Flanmoa at Lv. 9; costs 70 SP, and helps to finish off certain encounters in the mines
	> If you advance any skills, do it in the heal menu after Esperanza
- Kill all encounters, using Flanma to great effect
- Go down the wooden bridges, turning left at the fork, taking the save, and entering the mines at the bottom
- Take the first right to get the Warp Stone, then continue up and around to the right to get the Eterna Crystal
- Heal before warping out if you won't level up before reaching Merveille, as the Hartmann fight will start immediately
- If you are short on MP, you could consider taking the inn in Cape Town (costs 300G and ~40s)
	> More likely, you want to conserve MP in the mines: at least 16 if CAx2, at least 13 if Overdrive strats
	> Overdrive is slower on Hartmann, but costs less MP; could advance Combo Attack along with Flanma in the same menu in order to reduce the MP cost, thus giving more flexibility to speed up encounters in the mines


MERVEILLE
- After Flight Core CS, walk to town and fight Hartmann
	> Depending on MP, either Overdrive+Combo Attack with Eddie, or just spam CA
	> Pad and Melody should both just do normal attacks
	> Heal as necessary
- After the fight and resultant cutscenes, fly to London; go to mid-altitude before landing, watch the cutscene, then land

LONDON
- Go to the shop and buy Warp Stones and lots of HBs
- Return to Maverick and fly to Tower of Babel, but DON'T raise altitude until you reach the mountain ridge

TOWER OF BABEL
- Heal to full before entering
- You will need a lot of HBs for this entire section--you almost want to compulsively heal to full between fights
- Kill all encounters
	> Double-target from Evil Eyes can kill Melody from full
	> Flanma does heavy damage to Fairies, Babel Crows, etc.
- Go up and around to the left, flipping the first switch to proceed, until you reach Evans
- Get the 2000G after Evans
- Flip both switches ahead to continue up the stairs
- Skip the next switch, proceeding left and up the next flight of stairs
- In the room with the moving platforms:
	> Take platform 1 left, flip the switch
	> Take platform 1 back, walk right, then down
	> Take platform 2 down, walk down, then left
	> Take platform 3 left, walk down, then right
	> Take platform 4 up, and take the stairs
- Once on 4F, go around to the left (don't check the chest), and take the save
- Proceed forward, taking the spiral staircase (don't check the chest)
- Some of the upcoming encounters can be really dangerous; in parties of 3-4 containing Evil Eye, focus first on EE (Flanma and CA), as Mushrooms are comparably weak
- Worst encounter is probably Poison Jelly+EEx2
- Some of these feel like instant death, like you are better off just attempting to run
- Once you reach the top, enter the door, skip the CS, and fight Carmine
- Carmine: spam attacks until he casts Prominence, then skip the CS
- Fiona doesn't officially join your party at this point, so you can't use her Warp ability
- Buy a Warp Stone earlier and use it to warp out, then walk up to Evans for a CS
- Fly to London

LONDON
- Go to Beatrice's house and watch the two cutscenes, then walk out for Evans's CS
- Fly to the Abu Simbel world treasure (up the river from Cairo), then go back to London
- Talk to Evans at the Royal Museum, then go back to Beatrice's house for another CS
- Leave the house and Fiona will join the party, then fly to St. Petersburg
- Here is where you might want to upgrade the ship*
	> Upgrade Plate 01: 400G
	> Mechanic's Tools
	> Delta Shield doesn't appear worth it because its magic defense is worse
	> Repair for 100G

ST. PETERSBURG
- Talk to the man by the fountain (Ivan)
- Head west across the bridge, then north into the bar, and walk up to Scarlett for a CS
- Return to Maverick, and fly east to Siberia; be prepared as the Ouroboros fight will start immediately
- Upgrade Power Boost to Lv. 4
- Ouroboros
	> Use Power Boost with Eddie and attack with him, Pad, Melody
	> Heal with Fiona
	> Consider skipping equipment if Power Boost does enough on its own
- Fly east to the Siberian Village

SIBERIAN VILLAGE
- Talk to man on the right (Theodor)
- Probably want to load up on MTs, MWs, and Heal Leafs
- Leave and fly north to the Siberian base
- HEAL TO FULL BEFORE APPROACHING (battle rush to start)
	> Gramme Class (75)
	> Gramme Classx2
	> Gramme Classx3
	> Make sure you are healed to full before the end of each fight
	> The third fight in particular can be deadly, so stay healed above ~100 for double attack turns

SIBERIAN BASE
- Go straight until you reach the elevator and take it up
- Go right and take the tram
- Go around and straight up for the Astell CS
- Get the Cabal Gun to the right (probably skip Drum Machine Gun)
- Go straight, down the stairs and down and around, get the Ice Brand, and equip both it and Cabal Gun, and upgrade Eddie's Combo Attack to Lv. 5
- Flip the switch then continue up through the vent; get the Silver Chalice
- Once through the vent shaft, take the tram to the right
- Go left then straight up to the elevator
- Take the save and fight Roswell




Hartmann:
- With Overdrive
	> T1: Pad, H, Melody, Overdrive
	> T2: Pad, H, Melody, Combo Attack
	> T3: Pad, H, Melody, Eddie
- Without Overdrive
	> T1: Pad, H, Melody, Combo Attack
	> T2: Pad, H, Melody, Combo Attack
	> T3: Pad

HORNET: M, P, Hornet, E



MAJOR FIGHTS
- Pharaoh
- Esperanza
	> 1 MT
- Hartmann 1
- Ouroboros
- Siberia air battle rush
- Roswell

SHOPPING
- Probably split into 2 trips--before Pharaoh, and before Ouroboros
- Need to determine what weapons are really necessary

CLAYMORE/HANDGUN COMPARISON
- Spider (27)
	> 8/6 without,
- Sandworm (23)
	> 9/5 without,
- Mummy (25)
	> 8/5 without, 10/7 with
- Skeleton (36)
	> 8/4 without, 10/6 with