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Released date of FAQ: 12th April 2003
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Author's Note
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This update (v1.5) includes the following additions from v1.4:
- Made some corrections, thanks to contributions from Deona Lindholm
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- Added Ridepod Weapons Listing, except for some stats missing.
- Correct a typo error - Peeping Pole for photographs, thanks to
Chris DeBonte
- Thanks to Adam Hodges for telling me
that the select buttons helps to sort the items nicely.
- Complete the armlets listing
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IMPORTANT NOTE ON E-MAILS
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Well, I am around 90% done with the FAQ so the future updates will be
dependable on how much time I have to spare as I getting busier with
my "national obligation". E-mails may be answered in 2 weeks time as
I will be away from my computer most of the time. If you need any help,
feel free to consult anyone of the authors for this game in GameFAQs.
To get help within the fastest time, get help from GameFAQs' message
board. Generally, I supposed this FAQ could help you (the reader) in
almost all areas except for:-
1) Fishing using Lures
2) Monsters Transformation process
3) Ridepod parts - statistics for the 40 weapons
4) Strategy for Undead monsters (I have messed up my note on those
skeletons ^_^: a personal blunder)
I am not sure when I will be doing a v1.6 update. But I am pretty sure
it is going to take a long time as my free time is getting lesser.
Hope you readers could understand. I will be glad if someone could
help me with the above 3 points...
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Revision History
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Version 1.0 - File Size: 409 KB, Date Released: 12 April 2003
The FAQ's initial release with a walkthrough completed till Chapter 7
& other sections all partially completed.
Version 1.05 - File Size: 412 KB, Date Released: 13 April 2003
Added Clothings section. Make some changes.
Version 1.1 - File Size: 468 KB, Date Released: 15 April 2003
Expanded Spheda Section, Fishing Section, Support Character Recruitment
Section, Georama Section and a bit about Ridepod.
Version 1.2 - File Size: 514 KB, Date Released: 18 April 2003
Added a complete walkthrough for Chapter 8 & Spheda prizes listing for
each individual floors.
Version 1.3 - File Size: 612 KB, Date Released: 20 April 2003
Added the monster bestiary, added Conda to support character listing,
completed partial monster strategy guide.
Version 1.4 - File Size: 667 KB, Date Released: 26 April 2003
Added & updated the Monster Bestiary & a partially completed Weapon
Bestiary. Update Ridepod's listing.
Version 1.5 - File Size: 710 KB, Date Released: 02 May 2003
Made some corrections. Update Ridepod Parts Listing and Armlets
Listing.
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C o n t e n t s
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1` Game Basics 6` Bestiary
2` Dungeon Basics 7` Support Characters Recruitment
3` Camera Basics 8` Georama Menu
4` Fishing & Spheeda Basics 9` Walkthrough & Secrets
5` Equipment Upgrading 10` Credits and Acknowledgements
------------ I --------------
G a m e B a s i c s
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i) Basic Player Controls
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The basic controls are being explained in your menu. The controller
settings are displayed below:-
Button What it does?
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X Select command. Use to attack while in dungeons.
Circle Cancel selection in menu. Use to lock-on targets while in
dungeons.
Triangle Brings up the menu screen. Skip story sequences during
PAUSE mode.
Square Activates camera mode. Uses equipped item while in
dungeon. Activates item selection box when talking or
viewing doors with locks.
D-Pad Moves the cursor on the item selector
L1 Allows you to use the character's ranged weapon. Use in
conjunction with X button.
R1 Allows you to put your character's in guard mode. Press
X to lift up objects (such as small crates) and hit X
again to throw.
L2 Activates First Person View (FPV) Mode
R2 Activates free viewing Camera Mode during fishing
L3* Allows you to switch between Max and Monica
R3 Allows you to switch between Max and Ridepod or Monica &
Monster Transformation
Left Analog Moves your character
Right Analog Rotates the camera view
Start Pauses the game.
Select Toggle map between OFF, CORNER, LARGE view while in
dungeons.
* You can activate L3 this by "clicking" the left analog stick. To
activate R3 click the right analog stick.
ii) Main Menu
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The menu screen can be activated by hitting the Triangle button. You
will find the following list of commands on the screen:-
Option What it does?
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Item Activates the item inventory screen.
Character Activates the character selection screen
Make Activates the Invention screen where you can make items
based on blueprints collected. The Make option will
available until you get Ridepod.
Move Allows you to toggle between areas. You can move between
towns and dungeons.
Options Allows you to view the Option screen
Help Allows you to access the training menu which features
movies explaining various aspects of the game. More movies
will be available as you proceed further into the game.
iii) Item Menu
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Item menu features a description box locating directly below the item
inventory. All your character's key items, items and weapons will be
listed here.
You can have a maximum of 114 types of items. You can have a limit
number of specific items. For the listing of items, please view the
item bestiary. Equipable items such as Bread, Cheese, Premium Chicken
can only allow you to store 20 of them. Some of them allows you to
store 5 of them and even 3.
Controls
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X - Select Item & view commands
O - Exit Item Menu
Triangle - Allows you to select a number of items from the item type.
Use Up & Down on Left Analog stick to determine number of
items to move. Hit Triangle twice will bring whole group
of items.
Square - Bring the whole group of items.
L Analog - Moves cursors along items.
Select - The computer will sort the items for you.
>> Item Holders
Under the character's status bar, you can find 3 item holders. Each
item holder can hold 1 type of item, giving Max or Monica to hold at
most 3 types of items. To equip an item type onto the item holders,
just simply select the item with X and point the cursor at the item
slot to equip. While in dungeon, hit Square to use the item while
D-Pad allows you to toggle the cursor between the 3 item group.
>> Items Command
When you select an item, you will be given the following command on
the small command box appearing next to the item type:-
______________________________________________________________________
|Command | What it does? |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Equip |Equip the weapon for your character |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Use on Max |Uses the item on Max |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Use on Monica |Uses the item on Monica |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Use |Uses the item |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Spectralize |Convert items into synthesis items for upgrading |
| |your character's weapon. |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Put on Fishing Rod |Equip the item as a bait for fishing |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Exchange |Switch weapons for Ridepod |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Build Up |Weapons Only. Allows you to convert the weapon |
| |into an advanced version. |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Repair |Weapons Only. Allows you to repair the weapon |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|View Status |For spectralized items only. You will find the |
| |attribute bonus offered by the item. |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Discard |Throw away the item |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
>> Special Items
Certain items allow you to view a special item menu that allows you to
view photo scoops (Inside Scoop Memo), NPCs' requests (Notebook), etc.
Items such as Key Handle, Fairy Saw, Channel Key, etc cannot be
discarded as they are available only in dungeons. You will need them
in order to get out of the dungeon.
Keys for Dungeon
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Chapter 1 Key Handle; Channel Key
Chapter 2 Fairy Saw; Slash Branch
Chapter 3 Giant Meat
Chapter 4 Luna Stone; Luna Stone Piece
Chapter 5 Magma Rock, Stone "T", Rope, White Wind Vase
Chapter 6 -
Chapter 7 Queen's Watering Pot, Moon Clock Handle
Chapter 8 Trolley Oil, Rusted Key
>> Weapons
There are 2 playable human characters - Maximillian and Monica. Each
of them carries a melee-type weapon and range-type weapon. Melee-type
weapon are meant for close combat while range-type weapon are flying
target or enemies at further distance. Each weapon has its own hit
points (denoted by WPN). WPN drops as you attack with the weapon more
often. You can recover WPN points by using Repair Powder, Gun Repair
Powder or Ring Repair Powder. Underneath the weapon's WPN gauge, you
will find a blue gauge, it is actually the WPN's synthesis points
gauge. The gauge increases upon you defeat the enemy and recover the
blue crystals dropped from the fallen enemy. Once it is maxed out,
you will gain Synthesis points for upgrading your character's weapon.
Synthesis points is necessary to enfuse items into the weapon. The
blue crystal will be attributed to the character's weapon that deal
the killing hit to the target.
>> Spectralize
An innovative feature of Dark Cloud 2 that allows you to convert items
for synthesizing in your character's weapon. Each weapon has a total
of 10 attributes. The table below illustrates the meaning of each
attributes:-
______________________________________________________________________
|Attribute |Meaning |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Attack |Indicates the weapon attacking power |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Durability |Indicates the weapon's WPN durability. Weapon with |
| |higher durability, will have WPN decreasing at a |
| |lower rate. |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Flame |Allows the weapon to deal more damage to enemy that |
| |is weak against fire elemental damage. |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Chill |Allows the weapon to deal more damage to enemy that |
| |is weak against ice elemental damage. |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Lightning |Allows the weapon to deal more damage to enemy that |
| |is weak against lightning elemental damage. |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Wind |Allows the weapon to deal more damage to enemy that |
| |is weak against flying attacks. Ideal for flying |
| |targets. |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Crush |Allows the weapon to deal more damage against armored|
| |targets such as Turtle, Tortoise, etc. |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Exocrism |Allows the weapon to deal more damage against undead |
| |targets such as Nightstalkers, Skeletons, etc. |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Beast |Allows the weapon to deal more damage against beasts |
| |such as Hunter Fox, etc. |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Scale |Allows the weapon to deal more damage against dragons|
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Upon "spectralization", you will find a new glowing item in a new item
slot on the inventory. Select the item and move the cursor to the
weapon to perform synthesizing. Synthesizing items require Synthesis
points, which are earned by defeat enemies. If there is insufficient
Synth points, the process is unable to take place.
For the type of items that enhances this ability, please refer to the
Item Bestiary.
>> ABS Points Conditions
ABS refers to ability points earned by your characters upon defeating
the enemy. This is indciated by small blue crystals scattered upon an
enemy's defeat. There are several ABS conditions:-
_____________________________________________________________________
| Condition | Points awarded to... |
| Defeat the enemy |----------------------------------------------|
| using... | Max |Monica |Ridepod |Monster |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|Gun |Gun |General |General |General |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Wrench |Wrench |General |General |General |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Sword |General |Sword |General |General |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Bessard |General |Besarrd |General |General |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Ridepod Weapon (Melee)|Wrench |General |General |General |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Ridepod Weapon (Range)|Gun |General |General |General |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Monster (Melee) |General |Sword |General |General |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Monster (Range) |General |Bessard |General |General |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|Items and Others* |General |General |General |General |
|----------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
*This includes the magic-absorption blade of Monica when you use the
absorb magic to attack an enemy.
iv) Character Menu
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The character selection screen allows you switch your active character
with another character. Generally, you can use a total of 3 playable
characters: Maximillian, Monica and Ridepod. Monica is able to perform
Monster Transformation upon gettg the first monster badge.
______________________________________________________________________
| Character | Duration |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|Maximillian |From the beginning of the game. You begin the game |
| |with him. |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|Monica |Start of Chapter 2, after defeating Flotsam |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|Steve the Ridepod |After encounters with Linda the elephant at the |
| |Underground Channel in Chapter 1. |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|Monster |You will get this while sometime in middle of |
|Transformation |Chapter 2. You need to get the 1st badge - Himarra |
| |by purchasing it from Tailor Shop upon fulfilling |
| |the Georama Conditions - Tailor Shop. More Badges |
| |can be obtained by throw Gift Capsules with 3 kind |
| |of an item. |
|__________________|___________________________________________________|
>> Non-Playable Characters (NPCs) Recruitment
Although you can have a maximum of 4 playable characters, you can
recruit allies (NPCs) and they provide support features for Max and his
friends. They provide vital support such as making bombs, sell items
while they is not at your party, etc. Once joing a off-screen member,
they will allow you to fix weapons (for Cedric) and provide ability
support such as increased Synth points, recover hit points, refuel,
etc. You can recruit them after Chapter 2. For more details, please
refer to NPC Recruitment.
v) Make Menu
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Being a mechanic genius, Maximillian is able to create new inventions
by joining ideas captured from photographs thus making a new
invention for his pal, "Steve" the Ridepod. Once an idea is generated,
you need to purchase items from an item shop and Max will build the
item!
>> Camera
You will get the Camera upon Max being rescued by Cedric on the
Ridepod from the boss while in Chapter 1. To use the camera, it must
be equip on an item holder. More details about the camera will be
discussed in Camera Basics.
>> Creating a new Invention Card
Select an invention slot from the inventions listing. You need to have
at least 3 photographs for a new invention card. First of all, select
the photograph from your photo listing. Do this until you have selected
3 photographs. Hit Square and there will be screen of Max thinking of
an idea. If it is successful, you get a new invention card. The
invention card will states the number of items required for making the
invention get the necessary items and you are only your way for a new
item!
vi) Move Menu
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Move Menu allows you to jump from area to another area. You will find
a world map where a cursor will be point at your current location.
Select a location (let's says it is Palm Brinks), you will find sub-
locations such as Station, Palm Brinks (town), Undergound Channel, etc.
If you use this while in dungeons, money will be deducted if there are
enemies within the area. Thus it is advisible to wipe off all enemies
prior on your way to escape. About half of your Glidas (currency for
the game) will be deducted for your escape...
vii) Options Menu
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You will be able to view the settings configuration at the Start
Screen of the game.
______________________________________________________________________
| Option |What it does |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Cursor |If set on, the cursor will return back its last set |
| |position. |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Vibration |Set the vibration setting ON or OFF. Recommended to set|
| |on for Fishing Mini-Game. |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Message Speed |Determines the message speed of your choice. |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Sound |Toggles sound settings between Stereo and Mono |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Time Passage |Controls how fast time passes in the game itself. |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Map Display |Toggles between the three map options (none, small, |
| |full) in the dungeons. Small view indicates the corner |
| |view. You can view map with SELECT button unless you |
| |have received the Map item while in dungeons. |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Damage Point |If set on, damage numbers on the enemy are shown. |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Enemy HP |If set on, the enemy's HP gauge is shown. |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Display |If set on, you will find the enemy's rage counters |
|Rage Counter |appearing on top of the HP gauge. |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Name Display |If set on, the character's name is shown. |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Monster Name |If set on, the enemy's name is shown. |
|Display | |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Fade Distance |Toggle fade view mode. Objects in a distance will look |
| |more blur. |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Subtitles |Turns the subtitles on and off. |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|Pause Display |Toggles the darkening of the screen and display of |
| |"Pause" when the game is paused. |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
viii) Help Menu
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It allows you to view the full listing of Help feature for the game. It
will feature movies illustrating on how to equip items, navigation, etc.
View these movies for the full basic training details. You can end the
movie at any point of time with Triangle button. As you proceed further
into the game, you will find more movies available for viewing.
ix) Saving
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Like traditional RPGs, you will find save points located in towns. Save
Points are indicated by red shields surrounded by red rings. Just hit
X when Max/Monica is near the save point. You can save your game into
the desired memory card slot. You can hit Triangle to save your game
while viewing the dungeon listing screen.
x) Getting Items/Open Chests
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The idea is similar to Final Fantasy IX. You will find a ! icon
appearing on top of your active character's head. Hit X to explore the
item. Chests position are not fixed in dungeons or cities. They appear
randomnly. Minature chests contains power-up items such as Fruit of
Eden (increases max HP), Potato Pie (increases Max's defence) and
Witch's Parifact (increases Monica's defence). These items appears
after you completed a story event (for Chapter 1) and as for subsequent
chapters, you need to complete the Georama Conditions.
You can also get items from destroying crates/rocks/vases found in
dungeons. This can be done by using R1 + X to lift up the item and X
again to throw the item.
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D u n g e o n B a s i c s
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The objective of clearing dungeons is to get an item called "Gate Key",
which appears differently for different dungeons. The Gate Key is held
by one of the monsters in the area. Defeat it and you will able to
obtain it. Next, you need to locate the exit (indicated by a large
yellow dot) and use the key (activate the item sub-menu with Square
button and select the item).
The dungeon maps are randomnly generated. The location of the exit is
random and even the chests are random. Heck, almost everything is
random except for the type of monsters appearing in the area.
i) Attacking
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Dark Cloud 2 battle system is unique as compared to traditional RPGs.
It has some resemblance with Kingdom Hearts' battle system. You can
control your character to move freely on the battlefield and access
the menu at the same time.
Max starts with his Battle Wrench, a short range weapon. He will get
his projectile weapon - a gun-type weapon from Donny after you have
completed Prelude. Monica starts with the sword as you have seen her
taking it at the Prelude. Her long-range weapon is using magic. All
these commands can be ONLY used while in Dungeons.
>> Combo Hit
This can be done with the character's right-hand weapon i.e. the short
range weapon. You can do combo strikes by hit the X button repeatedly
as your character attacks the enemy. The chain lasts for a maximum of
5 hits. You will end the last hit with a knock-down attack. The combo
hit differs depends on the weapon that your character is using. The
damage dealt will progressively increase with the number of hits.
>> Charged Attack
To do a charged attack, you just need to hold down the X button and
release it for your character to release a heavy hit. You can even hit
aerial targets surrounding your character.
>> Final Blow
Lock on the target and tap the left analog stick towards the target and
hit X. The character will deal a jumping leap with a swing of the
weapon, dealing heavy damage.
>> Backflip
Lock on the target and tap the left analog stick away the target and hit
X. Your character will do a flying backflip that separates him/her away
from the target. Please note while in mid-air your character is
vulunerable to all sorts of attacks.
* Magic-Absorb Blade (Monica ONLY)
Magic-Absorb Blade is a skill that allows you to absorb the energy of
elemental attacks, such as Fire, while guarding. When you swing your
sword with X button, it fires back as magic. You can continuously
charge up energy of 1 elemental type.
If you absorb a different element type, Monica lose the magic that she
stocked up. For example if you stock up 3 fire spells from an enemy,
you absorbs a chill spell, you will lose all your previous fire spells
that you have stocked earlier.
The amount of elemental energy you can absorb depends on the durability
of your equipped weapon. The weapon's durability will improve as Monica
levels up and you will find more slots appearing on her weapon icon.
(The slots are indicated by white dots)
To release absorbed elemental energy in the form of magic, press L1
while guarding with R1.
* Throw (close-ranged only, Max/Monica only)
You can grab objects and hurl them at targets. This can be done by
holding R1 and hit X to grab the object. Hit X again to throw the
object. You can even throw enemies (of course, not for monster that are
over-sized). Throw objects at enemies may cost enemies to get stunned,
where you can hurl all your attacks on the unguarded enemy!
ii) Restore attributes - HP/Fuel/WPN
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You can activate the main menu while in dungeons. You can use items
from item holders by toggle the cursor on the item with D-Pad and
Square button to use the item. There are 3 important statistic
attribute- Hit Points, Fuel, Weapon Points
>> Hit Points (HP)
To restore hit points, you must give your character healing items such
as Bread, Mellow Banana, Pointy Chestnut, etc. Some items will
increase Max or Monica's thrist, thus you need to drink Tasty Water,
etc.
As the characters do not level up in this game, you can only increase
Max/Monica's HP by giving him/her the Fruit of Eden, which is
extremely rare and hard to get. You can also increase defences by
giving Max a Potato Pie and giving Monica a Witch's Parfait.
Once a character is KO'd in a dungeon, you will be bought to the
character selection screen to select a fightable character. Fallen
characters will be revived back to full health upon exiting the
dungeon. You can revived a fallen character by using a Ressurrection
Powder, which is only available in dungeons for Chapter 7 onwards or
via Spheda.
>> Fuel
This applies to Ridepod only. Ridepod's HP is indicated by fuel gauge.
You can refuel his energy source (i.e. fuel gauge) by using a Ridepod
Fuel. The Ridepod Fuel can be obtained from treasure chests or crates
in dungeons. You can also visit Cedric, who is located at the workshop
(prior to Chapter 1) or locomotive (Sindain, Chapter 2). You can also
use his character ability while having him in your party. You can buy
Ridepod Fuel from Morton's Sundries for 2000 Glidas from Chapter 5
onwards. You can upgrade Ridepod's Energy Pack upon more discoveries
through the Make Menu.
>> WPN Points
WPN points actually represents the lifeblood of your weapons. Once it
reaches 0, the weapon will deal zero damage or No Effect, rendering it
becoming useless. You can however restore the power by using Repair
Powder items. Repair Powder restores Melee weapons for Max, Monica &
Ridepod. Gun Repair Powder fixes range weapons for Max and Ring Repair
Powder fixes range weapons for Monica. WPN points will decrease as you
uses the weapon. The deteoriation rate will decrease if you improve
the weapon's durability. You can also fix weapons via Cedric's NPC aid.
iii) Reading Dungeon Map Indicators
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Below is a chart that shows what the indicators show:
_____________________________________________________________________
|Indicators |What it represents? |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Large Green Dot |Floor Entrance |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Large Yellow Dot |Floor Exit |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Yellow Dot |Treasure Chest/Mimics/Traps* |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Glowing Yellow Dot |Coin Spot** |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Purple Dot |Geostone |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Red Dot |Enemy |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Large ? |Healing Spring |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|White Dot |Proceed to undeground. Available in Chapter 4 |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Sphere Golfing Indicators |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Red/ Blue Dot |Represents the sphere |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Large Red/ Blue Dot |Represents the time distortion field |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Chain or red dots |Represents the view line of Sphere Golfing |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
* Treasure chest may look normal and you will not know what it is
actually inside. Treasure chest can be Mimics or King Mimics
(monsters!). Sometimes it can be empty or a bloody-trap. However if
you face a chest that cannot be open, you need to use a Treasure
Chest Key, which is a rare item obtained from dungeons. You can also
get a lucky draw of 2 boxes - Happy Clown Present. You also have
Donny to open up the locked chests if he is the support character.
** Coin Spot will result the coin flipping the moment Max or Monica
steps in the area. If it is Angel, you will get bonuses such as WPN
recovery, HP recovery, etc. If the coin shows Devil, good luck...
iv) Status Ailments
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Status ailments causes your character to unable to peform what he/she
normally does. It is highly recommended that you stock up these items
once you gotten the opportunity to buy them from Adel. Mighty Healing
can be purchased from Dr. Dell (who will joins you automatically in
Chapter 3) or Star Items at Starlight Temple (Future, Chapter 3).
______________________________________________________________________
|Status |What it causes? |Remedy Item |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Poison |Slowly drain the health of effect target |Antidote |
| | |Drink |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Curse |Loses the ability to transform/ change |Holy Water |
| |weapons | |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Stop |Freezes your character a temporarily |Heart-Throb |
| |moment of time |Cherry |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Pumped Up |Attack power up for a short period of time|N/A |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Petrification |Freezes longer than stop. Character turn |Medusa's |
| |stone. |Tears |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Thrist |Character becomes thirsty & cannot eat |Tasty Water |
| |anything. | |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
|Gooey |Character becomes slower in motion |Gooey Peach |
|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
You can prevent Poison, Curse, Stop, Petrification and Gooey by
equipping Amulets on the character's item holders. To get Pumped Up
status, use a Stamina Drink on your character.
v) Dungeon Stage Conditions
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Prior to accessing the dungeons, you can find Medal conditions. If you
succeed in completing the dungeon within that condition, you will get a
Medal, which will be kept in the Medal Holder.
SEALS - this indicate the special dungeon conditions
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|Seal Type |What it means? |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Red |Maximillian/Ridepod cannot be used for the stage. |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|Blue |Monica or her transformations cannot be used for the |
| |stage. |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|White |No status/HP recovery items can be used. You can |
| |still recover HP via healing spring or use a weapon |
| |that has Drain or Slow Heal ability enfused in it. |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|For the seals listed above |
|To break the above seals, defeat all enemies in that dungeon first |
|with the seal ON. The seal will be broken when you play that dungeon |
|for the next time. |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
MEDAL CONDITION
Medals are hard to collect in my opinion. You need to finish the stage
by completing the dungeon within the stated conditions. Medals earned
will be kept in the Medal Holder. Medals does not indicate you are a
great Dark Cloud 2 player but also allows you to obtain special clothing
late in the game. The medals can be exchanged with Mayor Need (provided
you have recruited the Mayor)
>> Time Limit to Attack and defeat all enemies: XX:XX
Defeat all the enemies in the dungeon within the XX:XX time limit. E.g.
if XX:XX is 02:00, you need to clear the stage with all enemies killed
in 2 minutes time! You will learnt whether you made it after all
monsters have been killed. Please note that Mimics (hidden in chest) are
also included!
>> Spheda
(This will be marked as ??? in dungeons prior to Chapter 3)
After you have removed the time distortion portal at Barga's Valley in
Chapter 3, you will be able to play a game of Spheda or Sphere Golfing.
If you get rid of the time distortion portal using the Sphere, you will
get good treasures such as gems, level-up powder, stamina potions in
addition to getting a medal. You will be able to start playing Spheeda
towards the end of Chapter 3. Win on same dungeon in the next few
tries, nab you lesser items...
>> Fishing
(This will be marked as ???? in dungeons prior to getting the Fishing
Rod in Chapter 2)
After you've killed off all of the enemies, catch a fish on that floor
with a length greater than the length the floor statistic screen
specifies. For details about fishing, please refer to Fishing Basics
(section 4 of the FAQ). To fish, you need to located water filled
areas.
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