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1.1  -  Disclaimer

 .2  -  FAQ History



2.1  -  Getting Started

 .2  -  Basic Battle Tips



3.1  -  Walkthrough



4.1  -  Closing Statements / Credits





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- --[ Disclaimer ]----- -

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Theres really nothing to say about this.  Just I put lots of time

into the FAQ, to help you guys out, so don't scum me over and copy

all of the info, and tag your name on it.  You can post this up on

your site if you want, I really don't care, just be sure to give me

at least one little credit line =D

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Version 1.00

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- Walkthrough through the first 3 Hunter Guild Missions

- Other Things...





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- --[ Getting Started ]----- -

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First, here are some of the things that you should know before

jumping into battle, or the game for that matter.



-[ Controls ]--



Town / Battle Zone



Joystick - Move around / <--

Dir. Pad - Controls menu / <--

Button A - Confirm, talk / Weak attack, confirm, talk

Button B - Cancel / Heal

Button X - Misc. / Strong attack

Button Y - Chat box / Chat box

Button L - Centers view behind hero / <--

Button R - Brings up controls part 2 / <--

Start    - Brings up in-game menu / <--





-[ Moving Around ]--



The is probably the most important thing to know, moving 

around =D  Use the joystick to run around with your guy.  

If you press a direction as the hero is just standing, 

he will begin to walk, within about 2-3 seconds, you will 

begin to run.  For your safety, as well as to not confuse 

yourself, press L everynow and then to get the camera back 

behind the hero.





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Before getting into fights in the battle zones, be sure 

that you know what you are doing, and where you are 

heading.  So here are some basic tips that you should know, 

and that will help a lot. 





-[ Attacking ]--



In order to attack an enemy, you must first be in a certain 

distance, and you must be locked onto it.  You will know

 when you are locked on once you see red cursors flying 

around the thing.  Once you see those cursors, feel free

to wreck havoc on the poor fellas.





-[ Combos ]--



These babies will surely make fighting monsters a hell of a 

lot easier.  So here are the ones that I have come across so far.  

Get to know these things, and get the attack patterns down 

by heart, or else killing the enemies won't be as easy (and fun).



Triple Strike

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A, A, A  -  A basic three hit combo.  The strikes are fast, and 

            hit one after the other.  Press A again after the first 

            strike finishes, then again after the second one finishes.  

            This will be the basic pattern for most of the combos.



One-Two Combo

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A, X     -  Just like the name says, this is a little One-Two 

            to the head.  Press A, then once the strike finishes, 

            press X for a little stronger attack that comes after.



Two-One Combo

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X, A     -  Same concept as above, except the strong attack comes first.



Finisher

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A, A, X  -  This is one for the kids who like to finish it off with 

            a bang.  Combo is two, fast strikes, followed up by a 

            strong attack, normally doing some heavy damage.





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Ok, this isn't going to be a super-detailed walkthrough.  But it's 

going to get you through the game ^_^  In my revised FAQs, I will go 

more in depth, but for now, I will give you locations and so on.  

Plus, you're starting point in battle zones are always random, so 

I can't really tell you where to go.  Ok, lets start!





-[ Making A Character ]--



I won't go in depth in this, but in later versions I will





-[ Hunter Guild Tier 1 ]--



Once you start the game, you are in the principals office 

(no, we're not in school ^_^), talk to him, and he will give you some 

info about the crash of Pioneer 1, and so on.



Turn around, and take the teleport to Pioneer 1.  Once outside 

make a slight left, and run into the Hunters Guild.



Talk to the lady at the desk, and you will recieve the first 3 Missions.  They are as follows:



Mission #______Missions Name___________Given Description__________________________________<<

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Mission 1  ->  Magnitude of Metal  ->  A valuable commodity on Ragol was lost?!           <<

Mission 2  ->  Claiming a Stake    ->  Find and bring back a greedy landlord!             <<

Mission 3  ->  Battle Training     ->  Find a hunter who is working down on Ragol.        <<

___________>>______________________>>_____________________________________________________<<



Let's start with Mission 1, here we go!





>>Mission 1<<--[Magnitude of Metal]--[Reward: 500 Meseta]



Once the load screen is done, talk to the man next to the Guild desk.  

He will blab on about how he could make money, he then tells you to talk 

to the hunter outside.  So do it ^_^  Run outside, and to the left, will 

be a rather chubby guy, talk to him.  You will know you got the right guy 

when the text box is minty green.  He babbles too.  Right after talking 

to him, turn around, and run towards the door/wall in the middle of the 

2 guards.  It will open, and reveal a teleporter.  Take it to Forest 1.



Once you are in the first battle zone of the game, take a little time to 

get a feel for pulling off some combos.  If you are any type of Character 

using the Force, don't waste it.  If you have a gun, your best bet is using 

the Tripple Strike combo.  Now, clear through all the areas.  Eventually, you

will come to a part where there is a pink girl standing next to a cliff.  

Talk to her.  She will give you the reason why the Mags came to her and so on. 

After she is with you, head back to the where you started.  On the way there, 

she will give you tid-bits on your Mag, and she will teach you howto feed it 

and so on.  Once you reach the starting spot, pick up the glowing object on 

the floor, its the Mag. Once you get it, take the teleporter back to Pioneer 1.  

Return to the Hunters Guild, speak to the man next to the desk, the go to the 

desk and grab your reward. 





>>Mission 2<<--[Claiming a Stake]--[Reward: 700 Meseta]



Once the load screen is done, speak to the boy next to the desk.  He will tell 

you how his dad is down on Ragol.  So take the teleporter down to Forest 1.  

Somewhere in the forest, you will see a guy standing next to a broken bike(?).  

Talk to him, and he tells you that he will go with you if you find his 3 capsules.

Run through the forest loop (that's not a stage, it's just that the forest loops

around in a circle), and you will come across 2 capsules.  Now return to your 

starting point, grab the third one, and return to the father. He will talk some 

more, then make a teleporter to Pioneer 1.  Take it, then return to the Hunters 

Guild.  Speak to the son, then get your reward.





>>Mission 3<<--[Battle Training]--[Reward: Meseta]



Once the load screen finishes, talk to the man next to the desk.  He will tell 

you to get the hunter next to the door.  Turn around, grab the hunter (he's like 

a purple color, and VERY cool looking), then return to the man next to the desk.  

He will give you info about the mission, and about saving his cousin.  



Leave, then run to the teleporter, and go to Forest 1.  Once there, run around 

watching your pal beat the crap out of all the monsters.  Eventually, you will 

run into a injured hunter.  Talk to him, you find out it's the clients cousin.  

He will give you the disk.  Your partner tells you that he will return the cousin, 

and for you to take the disk to the client.  Listen to him, and grab the next 

teleporter you see.



Back at the guild, talk to the client, and then talk to the lady at the desk 

and get your reward.





Now, all the missions are complete, and a new teleporter will open up in Forest 1.  

The new teleporter takes you to Forest 2.  A much harder zone, where there is a 

type of monster, that is huge, and will beat the crap out of you if you don't 

fight smart.  Plus, this zone holds the first boss (ooohh...scary).  





- -----------[ Tier 2 Coming in the next release! ]-------------- -





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- --[ Closing Statements/Credits ]----- -



OK, here we go.  Thanks for taking the time to view my FAQ, and hope

that it is helpful.  Any comments, suggestions, questions, feel free

to email me at >>Hammyhavok@aol.com<<, I will be more than glad to 

answer.  



Also, if you would like to post this on any site, just please contact

me before you do it.  I will say yes, so, don't worry.  But I WILL

say no if I see it on your site first.  Well, that's all for now!

Thanks!





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