Hi! Here's version 0.6 of my Xenogears FAQ. As always, note that it has Japanese text so "handle with care" ^_^;



Bye!

     Ignacio





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                            XENOGEARS FAQ v0.6

                    for the Sony PlayStation (import)

                    by Ignacio de Lucas and Kao Megura



 Unpublished work Copyright 1998 Ignacio de Lucas and Kao Megura



 This FAQ is for private and personal use.  It can only be reproduced

 electronically, and if placed on a web page or site, may be altered

 as long as this disclaimer and the above copyright notice appear

 unaltered and in full.  This FAQ is not to be used for profitable or

 promotional purposes.  This includes being incorporated, reprinted,

 or otherwise used by magazines, books, guides, etc., in ANY way.

 This FAQ was created by Ignacio de Lucas and Kao Megura. Currently, 

 it is being mantained by Ignacio de Lucas <de_lucas@yahoo.com>.  

 All copyrights and trademarks are acknowledged that are not 

 specifically mentioned in this FAQ.



 We respectfully ask that Future Net does not reprint this FAQ in any

 of it's numerous magazines or use it in anyway without contacting us

 and receiving our consent, as stated in the disclaimer.  The same

 goes for Tips and Tricks magazine.  To the staff of Game Cave: this

 FAQ was not meant to be used any way other than privately, so do not

 sell it or package it with your games.  If I sound rude, sorry, I'm

 just trying to avoid any problems with 'repeat offenders', as it were.



 Xenogears is (c) Square Soft and (c) Sony Entertainment of Japan.





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 T A B L E   O F   C O N T E N T S

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 1.  U P D A T E S   /   I N T R O D U C T I O N

 2.  D I S C   O N E   W A L K T H R O U G H

 3.  D I S C   T W O   W A L K T H R O U G H

 4.  S E C R E T S   A N D   C O D E S

 5.  P L A Y I N G   T H E   G A M E

      - Characters

      - Controls

      - Main Menu

      - Sleeping and Shopping

      - Battles

 6.  L I S T S   A N D   C H A R T S

      - Item List

      - Character Equipment List

      - Character Weapon List

      - Gear Equipment List

      - Gear Weapon List

      - Skills, Ethers and Gear Options Lists

      - Status Ailments

 7.  M A P S

      - Yggdrasil Map

 8.  L I N K S

 9.  S P E C I A L   T H A N K S

10.  A U T H O R ' S   N O T E





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UPDATES  ________________________________________________________________





Version 0.6 (April 28, 1998)



  Well, I decided to continue the walkthrough after all, even if I didn't

  receive more than one mail asking for it ^_^ I'll also be making the

  complete monster list, with HP, Experience and G. That's because I've

  found a complicated but easy way of doing it (confused? ^_^).



  Made quite a lot of item names corrections thanks to Uni

  (uni@dragonfire.com).



  Cleaned up Accesory list under the Accesory Select code. Added Links

  section. Added Maps section... with just one map (the Yggdrasil).

  Added Gear Armor, Engines and Frames to the item lists; they're

  incomplete, but I'll do them as I write the walkthrough (there's no

  other way).



Version 0.5 (April 14, 1998)



  Not that big a update. I'm still debating whether to make a detailed

  walkthrough or not (read the walkthrough section for details).



  Added item costs to the item/weapon/accesories lists.



  Zhou Tai An and I have decided he'd best send his translations

  to Gamefaqs on his own. Since he updates about once a week and

  I do once a month at best, it makes no sense to keep people waiting

  for them. If you haven't them yet, and don't know Japanese, go to

  <www.gamefaqs.com> and get them. Do it NOW!



  Added some clarification on Gear combat and Skills, how to learn

  them, and how Infinity Attack Level works.



  Added the following Action Replay codes: Fast Level Up (Fei),

  Enemies have 1 HP, Enemy Gears have 1 HP and Infinite Money (at

  reader's request). Also added the musics list below the Music

  Select code and cleaned up the item list under the Item Select code.



  Added info about the third Gear Skill in each Level, thanks to David

  Johnson (johnsonr@compuserve.com).



Version 0.4  (March 21, 1998)

  Ignacio here. K.M. has unfortunately left the project due to lack 

  of time :(, so expect a lot more errors and such, besides slower 

  updates.



  Well, a quite big update anyway. The items, Ethers and skills 

  lists are all completed now. I also reformatted them so they 

  would be easier to handle. 

  Zhou Tai An not only has continued his translations, but he has 

  even revised what he had written. I would strongly reccomend 

  re-reading the first part, because a lot of things are much clearer.

  I've made quite some Game Shark codes too. They are in the tips 

  section. Additions and clarifications to the Attributes, AP store 

  bar and Gear combat sections, among others, have been made.

  Lastly, there's a handy tip to get into / out of your gears quickly

  in the tips section, by Jego Herve (hjego@hotmail.com).



Version 0.2  (March 2, 1998)

  The walkthrough and Lists sections have been expanded upon.  Also,

  Zhou Tai An will now be aiding both Ignacio and myself by providing

  storyline translations.  Give him a hand!



Version 0.1  (February 26, 1998)

  The first release!  Just basic information here and nothing too in

  depth.



Version 0.0 begun on February 10, 1998





INTRODUCTION  ___________________________________________________________



Hi there! Well, as I already said in the What's New, K.M. has quit

from the FAQ due to lack of material time (believe me, FAQ making is

very, VERY time-consuming). Anyway, since most of the stuff up until

revision 0.2 was