Rune Factory 5 - Any%, Hard Mode Notes [1.0.1]

-Field tutorial: 2 > 2
-Blacksmith: 1 > 2
-Do Square CS last
 -Warp home after Carpenter

-Set to Hard after CS
-Take both Requests
 -CS, warp home, CS
-Eliza: Defaults (Rucksack, Festival)
-Sleep
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-Warp to Inn, CS
-6x Spawners/Enemies on way to Forest
 -PLV4+

Whispering Forest
=Only kill required monsters
-Chest 1 (Shield)
 -Equip Shield/Claymore
Kyubi

-Warp home, CS
-Sleep, CS
-Sleep, Inn CS
-Sleep, Detective Agency CS (7:00)
Requests while waiting:
 =Turnip Seed Chest
 -How to Handle Furniture (Move Bin)
 -Let's Make Wood (27x Lumber; in Bin)
 -Let's Ship (Move Shipping/Material bins)
-Warp home, Bridge CS
-Warp to Square, CS
-Sleep, CS
-Warp to Square, Belfa Ruins
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Belfa Ruins
=Only kill required monsters
F1
-Chest 1: Equip Gloves
-Chest 2: Equip Ribbon
F2
-Chest 3 (Potions)
-Chest 6: Equip Two-Handed Sword
Cerberus

-Warp home, CS
-Sleep, CS
-Sleep, Square CS (7:00)
Requests while waiting:
 =Seed Chest
 -Let's Hand Over The Item
 =Pocket Sickle
 -Let's Buy Rice (Accept)
-Get 23x Lumber [50] (Dragon Island)
-Detective Agency CS
-Sleep, CS
-Warp to North-most point
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Cherub Lava Tube
=Only kill required monsters
F1
-Chest 1: Water Laster (Equip)
-Chest 5: Steel Edge (Equip)
F2
=South Route
 -Unload all three spawners
Basalisk

-CS
-Buy 1x Rice (General Store)
-Restaurant CS
-Clinic CS
Requests:
 =Seed Chest
 -Let's Make Stone
-Get 30x Stone
-Detective Agency CS
-Carpenter's: Buy Monster Barn

-Sleep, CS
-Sleep (CS)
-Sleep, talk to Scarlet, CS (7:00)
-Sleep, Square CS x2 (7:00)
-Sleep, Restaurant CS (7:00)
(Nothing to do while waiting)

-Warp to North-most point
-Go South-West to Meline Ice Cave
 -Enter to unlock warp; save outside
 -Tame a Siren; use seeds [Save 5]
  -Hit with Water Laser to lure away
  =Bait attack, dodge, gift
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Meline Ice Cave
F1
=South route, go to small 2F area
2F
-Warp home, warp back to 2F
 =Saves a bit of time
Kraken

-Sleep (CS)
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Eightor's Darkness
F2
-Chest 3: Turtle Shield, Udon
Mother Dragon

-Sleep x2
-Bathhouse CS
-CS outside house (7:00)
-Detective Agency, "yes" to Terry
-Sleep, General Store CS (7:00)
-Clinic CS
-Sleep, Detective Agency CS (7:00)
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Gadius Plain
-Chest 3 (7,200g)
-Chest 6 (18,600g)
-Chest 9 (Ohitashi)
Needle Beast

-Detective Agency CS
-Sleep

Midnight Wait
=Grind in Gadius Plain during all downtime
 =Should hit Siren/PLV ~73
7:00
-Detective Agency CS

9:00
-Eliza: 1 > 4 > 1 (Rucksack, 500p)
-Eat permanent stat-boosting foods
-Sell everything else
-Clinic: Max healing potions

Midnight - 1:00
-Belfa Ruins CS

-Sleep
-Warp to Eastern point
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Thief King's Hideout
-Both correct red switches are on the left
Dragon Golem
-Back room CS (Ludmila)
-Talk to Revere; 2
-Detective Agency CS
-Clinic CS
-Chief's Office CS

CS x3
-Clinic
-Pond
-Carpenter's

Belfa Ruins Return
Skull Dragon

-Chief's Office CS
Meline Ice Cave Return
Leviathan

-Chief's Office CS
Cherub Lava Tube Return
Hecatoncheire

-Chief's Office CS
Whispering Forest Return
-Chest 1: Basilisk Fang (Equip)
Dead Tree

-Chief's Office CS x2
-Sleep
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Eternal Darkness
Levia

-Florist CS
-Sleep, Detective Agency CS (7:00)
-Square CS (10:00 PM)
=Grind in Eternal Darkness during downtime
 =Should hit Siren/PLV ~97
-Follow Lucas after CS (Path to volcano)
-Enter Basara's Hideout to unlock warp
-Sleep
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Basara's Hideout
F1
-Sunglasses in West room (~45s slower)
-Chest [Pink Switch]: Kinkira Shirt (Equip)
-Chest [After Boss]: Gold Boots (Equip)
Green Kaiser
F2
Dark Lizard
F3
Volcano Dragon

-Back room CS
-Chief's Office CS
-Sleep
-Square CS (7:00)
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Thundering Wilderness
F1
-Chest: Accelerator Disaster (Equip)
 (After first spawner)
-Chest: Eggplant Dengaku (Pocket)
 (Before F2)
F3
-Heal Siren if needed
Medusa

-Sell everything but health potions
 =KEEP EGGPLANT DENGAKU
-Clinic: buy max health potions

Cloudheim
-Only ride Siren during required fights
Ouroboros

Seed Sky Castle
F1
-XI, IV, VII, II, XII
-Chest [Final Spawner]: Cake to Siren
 -Pocket Tea
=Safety Save
Guardian Golem
F2
-Pink, Red, Pink, Yellow, D-Blue, L-Blue,
 Green, D-Blue, Purple, Pink
-Save/Reload to skip spawner before Boss
Aries
F3
-Sleep after entering
=Safety Save before boss
Audmura
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-Chief's Office CS
-CS outside house

Border of Fimber
-Relax Tea to Siren
=Safety Save before Boss
 -Heal Siren to 100%
Gandage
-Use Siren until dead
 =Gandage at ~50% HP is ideal
-Attack Accelerator until dead
Odia
-Intentional death
-Buy max health potions; heal to max
-Eggplant Dengaku to Siren
 =Leave around ~50% HP
-Use Siren as much as possible
 (Try not to tank attacks)
 =Finish off with Attack Accelerator
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