Gold Crown Beginner Menu Notes

=====Roxas=====

Menu 1 (Before Hayner)
   -Equip Guard (リフレクトガード) (Roxas)

Menu 2 (Before Shadow Roxas)
   -Equip Medal (Roxas)
   -Go to config, set summon animations to none

=====Twilight Town 1=====

Menu 3 (AUTO After Becoming Sora)
   -Take all of Donald's items
   -Take all of Goofy's items
   -Equip Aerial Recovery (エアリカバリー) (Sora)

Grab chest walking to Pete (Potion)

Grab chest inside Yen Sid's Tower (Ether)

=====Hollow Bastion 1=====

Grab 2 chests (Ap Boost, Drive Recovery) on way to Bailey.

=====Land of Dragons 1=====

Menu 4 (AUTO After Landing in LoD)
  -Switch Donald for Goofy
  -Set Ethers to AT(Sora)
  -Use Ap Boost (Sora)
  -Take Pings Ether
  -Equip Combo Boost(コンボアップ) (Sora)

Grab chest behind you before heading to camp (Ether)

Grab chest in Village Cave (Ap Boost)

Grab chest on way to summit fight (Ap Boost)

Menu 5 (AUTO After summit fight)
   -Set Mulan to Party Attack (4th Option)
   -Use AP boosts (Sora)
   -Equip Slide Dash(スライドダッシュ) and Scan(ライブラ) (Sora)

=====Olympus Coliseum=====

Menu 6 (AUTO Before Hades Escape)
   -Take Auron's Items
   -Unequip Divider(雪月花), Healing Water(いやしの水) and Auto Limit(オートれんけい) (Auron)
   -Unequip Donald Cure(ドナルドケアル) (Donald)
   -Unequip Combo Boost(コンボアップ) and equip EXP Boost(EXPチャンス) (Sora)

Use any remaining potions and grab 2 chests on way to Cerberus (Ap Boost, Ether)

Grab 3 chests on way to Demyx (Power Boost, Ether, Ap Boost)

Grab Chest before Pete (Ap Boost)

Menu 8 (Before Pete)
   -Use Power Boost and Ap Boosts (Sora)
   -Unequip Guard (リフレクトガード), Equip Aerial Dive(エリアルダイヴ)

Menu 9 (Before Hydra)
   -Unequip EXP Boost(EXPチャンス) (Sora)
   -Equip Trinity Limit(トリニティリミット), Equip Combo Boost(コンボアップ) (Sora)

=====Hollow Bastion 2=====

Grab Chest at back of area (Ap Boost)

Menu 10 (After entering world)
   -Equip Hero's Crest (Sora)

=====Beast's Castle 1=====

Shop
  -Buy 2 Sardonyx Rings (サードニクスリング)

If you fail the Thresholder One Cycle, use the Drive Recovery.

Grab Chest in Dungeon (Ap Boost)

Grab first chest in hallway after mini game (Ap Boost)

Menu 11 (AUTO After Beast)
   -Switch Donald for Goofy
   -Unequip Ferocious Rush(フェロシアスランジ) and Howling Moon(ハウリングムーン) (Beast)


=====Disney Castle/Timeless River=====

Grab Chest in corner of area (Ap Boost)

GRAB THE TORN PAGE IN LIBRARY

Menu 12 (After Escorts)
   -Equip both Sardonyx Rings (トルマリンリング) (Sora)

Menu 13 (After Car Window)
   -Use Ap Boosts (Sora)
   -Equip Counterguard(ガードカウンター) and Reaction Boost(リアクションアップ) (Sora) (If you get 1 cycle, only equip Reaction Boost)

OPTIONAL MENU (After final window) (If 1 cycle was successful)
   -Use drive recovery after going into valor form

Grab chest in Boat Pete Fight (Ap Boost)

=====Port Royal 1=====

Grab AP boost to behind the wall to the right

Menu 14 (AUTO When Jack joins your party)
   -Switch Donald for Goofy
   -Set Goofy to Party Attack(4th Option)
   -Set Donald to Sora Attack(5th Option)

Grab 2 chests on way to Barbossa (Both Ap Boosts)

=====Agrabah 1=====

Menu 15 (AUTO After getting Aladdin)
   -Customize Reflect over Potion
   -Set Aladdin to Sora Attack(5th Option)
   -Take Aladdins Ethers
   -Use AP Boosts (Sora)
   -Equip Guard(リフレクトガード), Aerial Spiral(エアスパイラル) and Item Boost(アイテムアップ) (Sora)

Grab Chest in Bazaar (Ap Boost)

Grab Chest in Cave of Wonders (Ap Boost)

Grab Chest after falling segment (Ap Boost)

Menu 16 (Before Twin Lords)
   -Unequip Counterguard(ガードカウンター) and equip Aerial Finish(エリアルフィニッシュ), Quick Run(エアスライド) (Sora)
   -Equip Donald Cure(ドナルドケアル), Fantasia (ファンタジア) (Donald)
   -Set Donald to Technic Attack(First Option)

=====Halloween Town=====

Menu 17(AUTO, before square fight)
   -Switch Donald for Goofy

Grab chest in Hinterlands (Ap Boost)

Menu 18 (After grabbing Ap Boost)
   -Take Jacks Ethers
   -Use Ap Boosts (Sora)
   -Equip Finishing Leap(フィニッシュライズ) (Sora)

Go to Shop Before Prison Keeper
   -Buy as many Ethers as you can

Grab chest in Santa's House (Ap Boost)

=====Hollow Bastion/Space Paranoids=====

Grab 2 chests on way to Space Paranoids (Both Ap Boosts)

Grab big chest after getting Master Form (Stitch)

Menu 19 (AUTO After Light Cycle)
   -Customize Magnet over Fire
   -Take Tron's Ether
   -Unequip Aerial Finish(エリアルフィニッシュ), equip Flash Step(フラッシュステップ) (Sora)

Grab chest on way to Hostile Program (Ap boost)

Menu 20 (AUTO After Demyx)
   -Equip Round Break(ラウンドブレイク) (Sora)
   -Unequip Fantasia(ファンタジア) (Donald)

Menu 21 (AUTO Before 1000 Heartless)
   -Equip Goofy Bash(グーフィーブレイド), Jackpot(プライズアップ) (Goofy)
   -Equip Follow the Wind(Sora) (Optional, for safety)

Grab chest before 1000 Heartless(Ap Boost)

GRAB CHEST WITH TORN PAGE

=====Beast's Castle 2=====

Menu 22 (AUTO Before Ballroom Fight)
   -Switch Beast for Donald

Menu 23 (AUTO After getting Rumbling Rose)
   -Switch Beast for Goofy
   -Equip Rumbling Rose on Sora, Hero's Crest on Master
   -Equip Guard Break(ストライドブレイク), unequip Round Break(ラウンドブレイク) (Sora)

=====Port Royal 2=====

Grab big chest in room after Grim Reaper 1 (Peter Pan)

Menu 24 (After Grim Reaper 1)
   -Use Ap Boosts (Sora)
   -Equip Horizontal Slash(エアサイドスラッシュ) (Sora)

=====Halloween Town 2=====

Menu 25 (AUTO After Landing)
  -Set Jack to Sora Attack (5th Option)
  -Equip Draw(ドロー) (Sora)

=====Agrabah 2=====

PICK UP TORN PAGE IN CARPET SAVE

Menu 26 (Before Jafar)
  -Equip Decisive Pumpkin (Sora)

=====Beast's Castle 3=====

Shop
    -Buy 2 Silver Rings

Menu 27 (Before Dragoons)
  -Equip Rumbling Rose on Sora, Decisive Pumpkin on Valor

=====Land of Dragons 2=====

Menu 28 (AUTO After Riku)
   -Switch Mulan for Donald
   -Equip Jackpot(プライズアップ) and Flare Force(フレアフォース) (Donald)

PICK UP TORN PAGE IN THRONE ROOM

Grab 2 chests in Throne room (Ap boost x2)

=====TWTNW 1=====

Menu
  -Equip Silver Rings x2
  -Equip 6 Ethers

Get Level 4 Wisdom

Menu 31 (After Roxas)
  -Equip Two Become One (Sora)

Get Final Form

Go to world map

=====Final Form Grinding=====

Land at Basement (Twilight Town)

Menu 32 (Landing)
  -Equip Bond of Flame (Final)
  -Equip Fire Boost (ファイアアップ) (Sora)
  -Unequip Finishing Leap (フィニッシュライズ), Combo Boost(コンボアップ) (Sora)
  -Customize Fire over Magnet, Ethers over Blizzard

Menu 33 (Level 4 Final Form)
  -Equip Form Boost (フォームブースト)

Get Level 5 Final Form

Warp Out

=====Twilight Town 4=====

Go to Yensid's Tower

Menu 34 (Before Mushroom VIII)
  -Equip Rumbling Rose (Sora)
  -Equip Magic Lock-On (オートロックマジック)

MUSHROOM VIII (Outside Yensid's Tower) GOAL: 85 or more
Strat: Wisdom form combos + Thunders


Menu 35 (Before Master form grinding)
  -Equip Drive Converter (ドライヴコンバータ)
  -Equip Wishing Lamp (Sora), Follow the Wind (Master)

Get Master Form to Level 7 (MAX) on gamblers

Menu 36 (After Master form grinding)
  -Equip Two Become One (Sora)
  -Unequip Drive Converter (ドライヴコンバータ), Magic Lock-On (オートロックマジック), Equip Glide LV2 (グライドLV2) , Aerial Dodge LV3 (エアドッジLV3)
  -Customize Magnet over Fire, Blizzard over Thunder

Mushroom XII (Mansion) GOAL: 40 or higher
Strat: Wisdom form Attacks (No finishers)

Warp Out

=====Pride Lands 1=====

Menu 38 (Auto after getting Simba)
  -Customize Thunder over Blizzard
  -Set Donald and Goofy to Sora Attack (5th Option)
  -Equip Air Combo Plus (エアコンボプラス) x2, Air Combo Boost (エアコンボアップ) (Sora)
  -Unequip Auto Limit (オートれんけい) (Simba)
  -Take Simba's Ethers

Shop
  -Buy as many Ethers as possible
  -Get the Elixir

Pick up Chests after talking to Simba (Ap boost, Torn Page)

=====Pride Lands 2=====

Menu (Auto obtaining Simba)
  -Equip Hero's Crest
  -Equip Sardonyx Ring x2

Menu (Auto after Hyenas)
  -Equip Medal

=====Left Side Cleanup=====

Menu
  -Unequip Air Combo Boost (エアコンボアップ) (Sora)
  -Equip Combo Master (コンボマスター) (Sora)

Mushroom II (Halloween Town Boss Arena) GOAL: 80
Strat: Reflects + Stitch to save ethers

Menu (Before Mushroom V)
  -Equip Rumbling Rose (Sora), Decisive Pumpkin (Final)
  -Use Ap boosts
  -Equip Potions
  -Customize Potions

Mushroom V (Agrabah Treasure Room) GOAL: 10 or less
Strat: Throw all Potions, Firaga if not dead.

Menu
  -Unequip Guard (リフレクトガード)
  -Equip Air Combo Boost (エアコンボアップ) (Sora)
  -Equip Ethers
  -Customize Ethers

Mushroom X (Port Royal Isle del Murta) GOAL: 55 or less
Strat: Final Form Combos (Only thing that does enough damage), Pause buffer if required

=====Olympus Coliseum 2=====

Menu (Landing)
  -Unequip Draw (ドロー), Equip Finishing Leap (フィニッシュライズ)

=====Right Side Cleanup=====

Menu (Before Mushroom VI)
  -Customize Fire over Magnet

Mushroom VI (OC, Outside the lock) GOAL: Less than 45
Strat: Attack 1st one, Fire Circles, Thunder rest.

Mushroom IV (Land of Dragons, Outside Palace) GOAL: 85 or Higher
Strat: Wisdom form combos circling around. Reflect + Fire at 65+ kills. Alternatively, Do Final Form Firaga.

=====100 Acre Wood=====

Pick up Large chests at Rabbit, Kanga's House and Starry Hill (Draw Ring, Magic Boost, Cosmic Ring)

Pick up Chest at Piglet's House (Ap Boost)

=====Space Paranoids 2=====

Pick up Ap boost in small chest.

Pick up Cosmic Arts in left Large Chest.

Menu
  -Equip Sleeping Lion (Final)
  -Equip Cosmic Arts over Medal, Cosmic Ring over
  -Use Magic Boost, Ap boosts
  -Equip Explosion (エクスプロージョン), Draw (ドロー), Guard (リフレクトガード), Slapshot (スラップショット)
  -Unequip Auto Limit (オートれんけい) (Tron)
  -Customize Fire over Thunder, Magnet over Fire

=====Finish Hollow Bastion=====

Mushroom IX (Hollow Bastion, Demyx Arena) GOAL: 75 or Higher
Strat: Final Form Firaga, Final form Combo's near end

Menu (Before Sephiroth)
  -Equip Combo Boost(コンボアップ) (Sora)
  -Equip Elixir

Sephiroth

=====BC Mushroom=====

Menu
  -Equip Follow the Wind, Draw Ring (Sora)
  -Equip Ether to empty slot

Mushroom III (Beast's Castle, Bridge) GOAL: 450
Strat: Glide / Quick run beneath him, Hope you catch the large loads of orbs//

=====Atlantica=====

FINNY FUN (Don't Pause)

=====Drive Recovery Farming=====

Menu
  -Equip Silver Ring over Draw ring
  -Equip Two Become One (Sora)

Mushroom VII (Twilight Town, Vivi Clones area) GOAL: Under 10
Strat: Summon Valor Genie. Reflect > Slapshot > Reflect > Genie Limit, Repeat.
At 30-40+ DR's, Warp Out

=====TWTNW 2 / Finish Cycle 1=====

Menu (Before Xigbar)
  -Rumbling Rose (Sora), Decisive Pumpkin (Final)

Menu (Before Luxord)
  -Customize Thunder over Fire

Menu (Getting Riku)
  -Take Riku's Ethers

If you get FMV Crash haha
REMEMBER TO SAVE!

=====Terra / Mushroom Cleanup=====

Mushroom I (TWTNW, Memory's Skyscraper) GOAL: 70 hits
Strat: End RC, Jump + Attack

Warp Out, Go to Cornerstone Room (Disney Castle)

Menu (Before Terra)
  -Equip Fenrir (Sora)
  -Unequip Air Combo Plus (エアコンボプラス) x2, Equip Negative Combo (コンボマイナス)
  -Equip Auto Limit (オートれんけい) (Donald)

Beat the shit out of Terra (Negative Combo)
Strat: Auto-limit at the start. Rest of fight is jump + attack, make sure he doesn't hit a wall.

*Copper Crown*

Menu (After Terra)
  -Equip Rumbling Rose (Sora), Sleeping Lion (Final)
  -Unequip Equip Negative Combo (コンボマイナス)
  -Equip Air Combo Plus (エアコンボプラス) x2
  -Customize Fire over Thunder

Mushroom XI (Timeless River, Waterway) GOAL: 19 or lower
Strat: Final form firaga

Warp Out

=====CoR Skip / Finish Cycle 2=====

Go to Postern

CoR Skip (SAVE OR RISK KILLING YOUR RUN)

Pick up Proof Chest

*Silver Crown*

REMEMBER TO AERIAL DODGE ON ROOM TRANSITION!

Go to Mushroom XIII, Obtain Proof

*Gold Crown*

Warp to TWNTW

Menu
  -Customize Thunder over Fire