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Mehuyael posted:Oh, I didn't consider that. Sorry. Don't feel bad, 2.50 or 5 or whatever won't break the bank. Besides, I regret nothing. Consoles forever... except when apparently the PC version is definitively better.
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Chapter 12 is almost completely done, but I want to at least count how many screenshots Chapter 13 will be first. While the rant may not be on the subject most people are anticipating, Chapter 13 will certainly feature at least one really, really long rant.Smiling Knight posted:Stabby, would you be willing to give a quick "accessories 101"? There are so many with lots of sub-effects and I feel really lost. Is Slowdown+2 really good? It would be very helpful for those of use playing through with the LP. I kinda ignore them myself and go for stat boosts (+HP, +AP, etc.). I don't know what those effects mean much either and would have to rely on the wiki.
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ChaoticGood posted:The 360 version is actually horrendous, even though it looks like the same game. They fixed a lot of things in the PC version. I wouldn't recommend the 360 version to anybody. Oh, i bought the steam version. I've not touched an Xbox console since mine ate my games.
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:I kinda ignore them myself and go for stat boosts (+HP, +AP, etc.). I don't know what those effects mean much either and would have to rely on the wiki. Works for me! Once more question, if it's not too distracting. Is it ever worth crafting those quisti-specific or other unusable-by-Rush items like the Stoneblade?
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I can do a little look at accessories, but probably not a mini-update's worth.Smiling Knight posted:Works for me! Once more question, if it's not too distracting. Is it ever worth crafting those quisti-specific or other unusable-by-Rush items like the Stoneblade? No! Well, no unless you edit the INI and allow manual equipping of characters. Generally, characters will ignore anything you craft for them, unless it is both on their upgrade path, and is substantially better than what they have. You can look that stuff up in the Wiki if you really want to try and make awesome weapons for someone.
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Man reading through this makes me want to play this again so bad. I don't usually like playing games more than once, especially 100-hour-long games, but Last Remnant is just that good. The only problem is I really don't want to start again from scratch, but I'm not on the same computer anymore. Does Steam keep my game saves tucked away in a cloud somewhere so I can just recall them whenever, wherever? Alternatively would it be possible for someone to post a completed save up so I could just slap that in my Steam folder and start up with NG+?
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Yeah, crafting stuff for other characters usually isn't worth it until NG+ as then it's the only way for the others to take advantage of your huge stockpile--you can craft something way higher up on their upgrade path and they'll request it without ruining themselves long-term. If anybody's playing along at home on NG, I'd avoid or at least be careful (check the wiki) with other characters requesting your weapons in general--there are a few that'll be better than what they currently have but ultimately set them back later on or even forever. I forget the exact problem with the system there, but I believe it has to do with the way they calculate 'superior' in checking whether or not the new thing should override their upgrade path; not only does the calculation leave weapon arts out of the equation, it gets dicey depending on how a character's shifting between combat and mystic based on commands. I seem to remember "Auld" and "Ancient" weapons being the main issues there. Another thing to take into consideration is the number behind most weapons (like the -1 we saw earlier). If a character keeps upgrading their default weapon--and here I should note that some do not have a singular weapon upgrade path and switch all over the place anyway--that number will stay between upgrades and continue to grow, which is a huge boost. If you let them take something new from your stock when their old thing was already +2 or something, you've almost instantly set them back long-term compared to where they would have been. David is a good example of a character who will always keep any + bonus he gains on his weapons, provided you refuse any and all of his requests to swap out.
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   Ew, call the fashion police! Music: A Special Girl   - Video: False Report and Fresh Hope  …So, not only do you let this mysterious creature slip through your fingers, but you’re also clueless as to its affiliation and its purpose? … Hmph. A fine report this is. My word, is Athlum completely powerless over its own territory? Bah! It seems the apple does fall far from the tree.  Blocter takes a menacing step towards the messenger.  *ahem* M-moving on, I shall report this back to the Duke at once. Goodday!   The nerve of that guy. Someone ought to pound some manners into him. Come now, calm down. Why the false report to the Duke? Ah… you believe those men are connected to the Academy. You don’t? … The Academy conducts research in a number of fields. Rumors would indicate that includes forbidden experimentation with Remnants. It is possible that our mage in white is connected. And the Academy holds tremendous influence across the world. Celapaleis is no exception. You don’t think the Duke of Qubine is involved in this? I don’t know. But until I do, we’re playing it safe. I don’t want Qubine knowing our strategy just yet. *sigh* Understood. But do take care not to overplay your hand. If Athlum is lost, those machinations of yours will be for naught. That, I know.Music: The Bonds of Friendship  Rush looks up at the sound of the door opening. And catches an apple. Ah, I thought he’d never let me go. … Couldn’t sleep? *shakes head ‘no’* I… I couldn’t save her! Damnit, Irina… what am I supposed to do now?! Rush, you need to calm down! Irina is alive! How do you… After we left, a strange flying creature was seen leaving Blackdale. A girl was spotted as well. After comparing a few more reports, we are certain it was Irina. For real? I had Pagus confirm it personally. Without a doubt, your sister lives, Rush. … What is it? Even if she’s alive, I’m not strong enough to save her. Pull yourself together, Rush! You need to keep whatever strength you do have. …! If you won’t save her, who will? You’re right, I’ve gotta find a way! As I’ve said, I’ll help you as much as I can. It’s still far too early to give up hope. Dave… thanks. Yes, well, that Wagram character implied he was an Academy member.  If that’s true, it means this plot is much deeper than we imagined. You cannot face it alone. Moreover, Irina saved us. I owe her my life, and men of Athlum always repay their debts. Are you sure it’s okay to just help us like that? Torgal’s not gonna be happy. Heh. Cleaning up my messes is his job. Has been since I was a baby. Hah, Oh man, that’s gross! I used to call him “General Boom-Boom”. My father thought it was hilarious and started using that name for him all the time. Your dad kinda hated Torgal, didn’t he? Why do you say that? …Never mind. Once we learn where that flying creature is headed, I’ll let you know. Okay, I’ll keep an eye out too.    Lord David, you still intend to look into this matter? Of course! As if I would allow such low fiends to sully Athlum. That mage… find out who that Wagram really is. Even if it means shaking up the Academy. Yes, my Lord. I like this scene. It shows that David no longer merely views Rush as a tool, but as a friend. Another translation hiccup seems to have made its way into the game, though. In the last update, Wagram never actually said his name, but David and Pagus know it anyway. I've been told that in the Japanese script, Wagram does give his name.  David and Torgal’s squads have left the party. A girl matching Irina’s description was seen in the clutches of the flying Remnant. So, this is the true face of the men slighting Athlum… I will find them and make them regret this! Ugh, I can’t stand those jerks in Celapaleis. They’re always like, “Athlum, do this! Athlum, do that!” It really burns me up! Like, this time. Sure, it’s good to know when bad stuff’s going on, but you don’t gotta gloat when you tell it! Makes me just wanna – argh! Athlum is required to provide for Celapaleis’s defense at all times. Their assumption that we’ll always protect them is something that is far from popular within Athlum. Yet it is our duty as a territory. I know it, and understand it, but I certainly don’t like it. As I’m sure you already know, the Academy is a worldwide organization which officially oversees all Remnant –related research. If that Wagran character truly is connected to the Academy, he has very influential backing. It will be no simple matter to go after him. It is rumored that there are segments of the Academy dedicated to more… illicit types of Remnant testing. Mayhap the mage in white is a part of that… Still, we do not yet have the evidence to confirm either way. We must learn more about these men before anything else. There’s nothing more we can do here, so let’s go wandering the town again.Music: City of Heroes  If we wanted to advance the main plot, we could just talk to that guard and go back right away. But it can wait. I see Baulson hanging out over there, but who’s this new girl? - Video: Meet Khrynia (No voice acting, just for the animations.)  It’s a good thing he’s cute… Anyway, I’m running low on cash a tiny bit. So you should, like, give me some money. And I’ll give you this potion I made. It’s totally me-approved! (500 G) Street potions? I’ll pass. No. Way. Come onnn, just buy it! *sigh* Sure, I’ll buy it! Awesome! Reward:  Fresh Oil x 3, Aerial Insecta Ale x 3 Bye-bye, Athlum, I’m off to the big city! Completed quest: Athlum’s Witch I bought some dodgy “Khrynia” potions from a magus-y girl in Athlum. She ran off right afterwards, though. That was fun, but before we leave Athlum, let’s have some more good-old-fashioned foreshadowing.  It’s nothing to worry of here in Athlum. Trust in the Valeria Heart. We have nothing to fear. Hey… This isn’t common knowledge, but I can tell you’re as into the Marquis as much as I am, so I’ll let you in on it… They say that each time the former Marquis used the Gae Bolg in battle, it ate away a little bit of his soul! That’s why he died so young. Now, Lord David is working hard and fighting to protect all of us… Who knows how much damage it’s doing? I really hope that peace is reached quickly, so Lord David can return to us with both body and soul intact!“Academy Visistone 22-23” posted:
 Oh man… Everyone around here’s been gabbing non-stop about some ominous-sounding guy called the Conqueror or something. Apparently he’s going around and attacking countries left and right! Who knows how much longer before we get dragged into it… Hey, pops! Get me something healthy… I think I’m gonna need it! Oh, hey there. Not to be brusque, but I’ve got a few things to take care of, if you’ll excuse me. Each optional Unique Leader you can hire appears somewhere in one of the towns for you to talk to. Baulson hangs out in Athlum’s town square.  What spineless nose-pickers! If that big blond douche tries coming to Athlum, I’ll kick his rear end so hard he’ll feel it from the front!Pub Regular: Celapaleis? Ah, that’s the big city a ways to the north. It’s Athlum’s sovereign capital. Thanks to them, our army can’t even jump without having to ask that Qubine kid how high.   They’re just a bunch o’ thugs that’ll do anything to get hold of a Remnant… Bet they’d sell their mama for somethin’ cheap, too! Talking ‘bout them’s all the rage here – some say they even wanna take over the world! They’re a shady bunch, that’s fer sure!Sky-Gazing Woman: Some men calling themselves “the Conquerors” or something are plotting to attack the city, I heard… That’s so silly, isn’t it? We’ve got the Marquis and the generals to take care of us. Plus, the Valeria Heart will protect us, no matter what. Whoever these guys are, who cares? They can’t do anything, so it’s not even worth worrying about.   Oh, it’s her again. The Duke of Celapaleis is like 10 or something, right? ‘Cause he totally acts like some old guy with a stick up his chute. He needs to stop being a Duke for a sec and work on removing whatever’s up in there. Anyway… I only ended up here ‘coz I kinda mixed up east and north. But leaving costs money, and I’m just a teensy bit short… But, you know what would be awesome? If you bought this special Khrynia-brand herb. It’s, uh, extra-strength. (1000 G) THIS isn’t sketchy. Pass. Ugh, for real? Dude, like, buy something! *shrug* I’m all about the herb! Sweet! Reward:  Cureleaf x7, Relaxing Herb x 7 Hasta la bye-bye, Celapaleis! Completed quest: Celapaleis’s Witch I bought some dodgy “Khrynia” herbs from a magus-y girl lost in Celapaleis. She seriously needs a map. I mean seriously, what kind of idiot mixes up east and north? So that’s Khrynia, as should be obvious from the “Khrynia” name dropped in the quest logs. We’ll be seeing her around on occasion. That’s all there is to do now. Celapaleis only has one change in dialogue, in the tavern. Sweet-Scented Maiden: I asked out my crush, and he said yes! He’s one of the Celapaleian guards… His eyes sparkle like the Umbermarici itself… but I’m the only one allowed to peek under his helmet. Does everyone feel this blissful when they’re in love? If I could, I’d share some of my happiness with you… Uh… that’s okay, lady.  Huh? Yeah… that’s the face, that’s the clothes… You’re Rush Sykes, right? Never heard of the guy. Hahaha, you’re a terrible actor, kid. Don’t worry, though – you’re not in trouble… not with us at least. Lord David’s put out a summons for you. Apparently he’s come up with a good starting place for your information-gathering, so he’d like you to come to the castle so he can share it with you. Don’t make him wait too long, okay, kid? Or else you might end up in trouble with us after all… Just joking! Nothing more to do anyway.Music: The Young Marquis - Video: To Elysion There you are. What’s going on? Rush, the Congress will be holding a session in Elysion several days from now. The Congress? What’s that? Put simply, the Congress is a group that makes sure the world plays nice. Once every few years, the lords meet and discuss pressing matters. We’ll be heading to Elysion as well. So… you just called me here to say goodbye? Heh. Oh no, on the contrary. Travelling with us should be a free ticket into Elysion. …! Gaining entrance to Elysion during a Congress year is especially difficult. And lets not forget the increased security, what with the influx of important figures. So if I can get into Elysion, I can go to the Academy! Aw, Dave, that’s absolutely mint! … *sigh* Though who knows if Lord David will even be invited to the assembly meeting. What do you mean? Usually, only the most powerful leaders are called to the congress. It’s likely that a young successor like me won’t be asked to participate. Did you piss someone off? Heh. Not yet. I’ve merely been asking around about someone who might be responsible for the shady dealings at the Academy. Who? Top man at the Academy, and Chairman of the Congress, the Lord of Nagapur: Duke Wilfred Hermeien. Wilfred Hermeien, huh? So that’s the guy who took Irina? That’s what I aim to find out. Lord David! The house of Hermeien has chaired the Congress for generations. If provoked, they will not hesitate to turn all the lords against you. The late Marquis made painstaking efforts to maintain peaceful relations with the Chairman. If you would only consider what is best for Athlum. So, I still cannot compare to my father, hmm? Uh… Enough discussion. We’ll continue this when we reach Elysion. Begin preparations to leave. Yes, my Lord! Emma gives David a long stare, then leaves silently. Hey, Dave? What is it? Uh… nothing, nevermind. Catch you later! Hmm? Music: Slipping Through Your Fingers   So this is the girl. Yes, my lord.  So you’re the big man in charge. Just what do you want from me? Feisty one, this is. Just like her mother. You know my mother? I loathe such women. Women are meant to be servile. AND YOU ARE OF NO EXCEPTION, SO DON’T YOU DARE SPEAK TO ME IN THAT MANNER AGAIN, UNLESS YOU WISH TO BE FED TO HARPYLIA! M-my Lord? Oh, I only jest. I wouldn’t dream of treating her like the others.  This one is irreplaceable, after all. You must treat her well, Wagram. Yes, my lord. Rush… I’ll see to it that plenty of soldiers will be available to you at any time. Some of them may be… strange, to say the least, but they’re all good men. Soldiers can be rented freely through the army recruitment officer in the Town Square. The maximum number of unions in your party is now 3. The maximum unit capacity per battle is now 9. The maximum number of units in your party is now 20. Having the leader of Athlum on your side has some perks: We can now hire some of Athlum’s soldiers at zero cost. They are all generics, though, so I won’t bother, but it’s more useful on the Xbox version. Hell yes, about time. This marks the end of the tutorial section, and the game proper begins now.  Video: False Report and Fresh Hope Video: Meet Khrynia Video: To Elysion Flowers Count: 4 “Irina” Count: 9 “Rush” count: 4 Voting on party configuration is officially closed. Next Time: I wasn’t expecting such a large party Stabbey_the_Clown fucked around with this message at 16:55 on Apr 13, 2017 |
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:
I wish I had some drawing skills right about now. My current playthrough is right after the scene at the start of this update. Once I get David and crew in the party is that a good time to start exploring some optional content, at least to craft a bit?
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Yeah, now you should definitely start doing sidequests and upgrading your stuff. Oh BOY, will I ever have a lot to say about loving upgrading stuff! 
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That blonde dude who's not David is kind of a oval office. Are you going to do the sidequests as they show up or just take them in large batches?
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Again, the unvoiced dialogue in theis game, especially the accept/deny quest dialog is funny as hell, and you can tell whoever was doing it had a ball with it. It also leads to Rush being a hilarious dick. Also I was unaware the game started dropping hints about the Conqueror this early,
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Is anyone interested in seeing a 20 minute, voiceless video of Rush wandering the largest city in the game? The content will be entirely duplicated in the screenshot portion, so all it really has to recommend it is seeing which NPC stands where.Drachir D Nalem posted:Are you going to do the sidequests as they show up or just take them in large batches? I was thinking I'd do them in large batches, mostly because they show up in large batches. For instance, after Chapter 14, eleven sidequests open up. Advance the main plot a couple more steps and eight more open up. A LOT of the game is sidequesting, if you do just the main plot, you can speed through pretty fast. I probably won't ask for votes on which order to do them - too much voting will just clog the thread up and wear the readers down. Onmi posted:Again, the unvoiced dialogue in theis game, especially the accept/deny quest dialog is funny as hell, and you can tell whoever was doing it had a ball with it. It also leads to Rush being a hilarious dick. I don't show off all of the "deny" quest dialogue, because a lot of it isn't interesting. Actually dialogue about the Conqueror started appearing once you were told to go to Blackdale, but that was extra screenshots I didn't need. The only new dialogue in Celapaleis, I showed off already.
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Drachir D Nalem posted:That blonde dude who's not David is kind of a oval office. It takes a very special kind of douche to call himself THE Conqueror.
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Agean90 posted:It takes a very special kind of douche to call himself Wilfred Hermeien. Old Willy is NOT the Conqueror, we wont be meeting him for another short while. Also the moment we get to Elysium is about the same time the game pretty much takes its hands off the controls and goes "Have fun with that." because there is a full 1/3rd of the world map you will NEVER go to unless you decide to explore it. And it's a lot of content that's a lot of fun to play through. In fact one of the things that sold me on The Last Remnant was how it promoted exploring the world to find content, because again, must be stressed. You never have to explore that part of the continent, but there's like 4 towns and countless areas down there. It brings back the old school mentality of optional content that you didn't have to pay for.
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:
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The hell? You can’t kill him. He’s the goddamn Marquis of Athlum!
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I love the nameless NPC chats and the bartender dialogues in this game. That Qsiti hoodlum. 
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The next chapter is written, it still needs polishing and the videos need encoding and uploading.FractalSandwich posted:I noticed the same thing when I was playing through this part recently, and I was curious where this inconsistency slipped in, so I looked into it. It's just after the Fiery Idol fight, in this line: The English version adds a surprising amount of flavour. Glazius posted:So when it comes time to curbstomp the rear end in a top hat holding Irina, can you do it with the local equivalent of David's Angels? Not really. There are women we can add to the party of course, but at that point we won't have very many female Unique Leaders, certainly not enough to build a party of only women and survive.
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Sounds like a challenge. You should take it. It'll be totally fine.
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I forgot how much of a whiny prick Hermeien is. In fact, I forgot about Hermeien entirely. This LP has been jarring some old memories.
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Stelas posted:Welcome to the wonderful world of Multi-Deadlocks, also known as 'you are going to get shat on'. The game loves making all of your unions rush forward into a boss whenever a fight starts, and thanks to Multi-Deadlock they're all going to get countered and, perhaps, also get to face a big AOE attack. The first round of a boss is always when you'll really wish you could directly control your unions to make one of them hang back. First time I played this, it countered every deadlock with the AOE attack. Took out all of the unions health in one round and gave me a game over. Gee thanks.
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Yeah the game seems to love buttfucking you six ways from Sunday completely at random. Everyone charge! Everyone is cursed! Triple Botch! Too bad nobody has learned to revive yet, try again!
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diarmuidqq posted:Yeah the game seems to love buttfucking you six ways from Sunday completely at random. Everyone charge! Everyone is cursed! Triple Botch! Too bad nobody has learned to revive yet, try again! My favorite is the "Amazingly Tough Rare enemy that looks identical to normal one"
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:The English version adds a surprising amount of flavour. You can still see the originals for yourself if you set the Text Language to Japanese in the options. It will keep your save files intact and everything. Stabbey_the_Clown posted:Not really. There are women we can add to the party of course, but at that point we won't have very many female Unique Leaders, certainly not enough to build a party of only women and survive.
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Hey could I get a post-game save from someone who has one? I want to play again but I don't want to start from scratch, so I need someone's save so I can NG+
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Dominator! 
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Getsuya posted:Hey could I get a post-game save from someone who has one? I want to play again but I don't want to start from scratch, so I need someone's save so I can NG+ I could put mine up somewhere. I'll even throw in my pre-final boss save as well for anyone who wants to go grind out the last little bit of stuff I didn't bother with. Where's a good place to host it? It's actually pretty small - a 177 KB ZIP file. I could even e-mail it. Stabbey_the_Clown fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Dec 23, 2014 |
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filedropper? dropbox? mediafire? zippyshare? Those might work.
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dropbox or copy
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All right, Here is a .ZIP of two LR save files for those who wish to play again. Rehost it somewhere else if you want, I do not care. savegame4 is at BR 103, just before the final boss. From there, you can still go back and do other things if you want, although all sidequests and most guild tasks are done. Laugh at my hilariously bungled party!  MASSIVE SPOILERS, OBVIOUSLY savegame49 is the "Continue to New Game" save. By default, the save directory is: C:\Users\{USERNAME}\Documents\My Games\The last remnant\RushGame\Save Stabbey_the_Clown fucked around with this message at 21:55 on Dec 23, 2014 |
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:Laugh at my hilariously bungled party! Totally gonna do this once I've reinstalled the drat thing.
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Soldiers of Athlum do not bow to threats! -OR- I wasn’t expecting such a large party Music: City of Heroes  To reach the holy city of Elysion, we must cross the Ivory Peaks, a mountain range to the southeast of here. It won’t be an easy journey, so make sure you’re ready, Rush. Actually it IS a really easy journey if you only travel on a world map. So we’re going to Elysion, huh? Awesome! Elysion is considered the capital of the continent. A mass of rock floats above the city, called the Sacred Lands. It’s quite an impressive sight. Still, before all that, there’s a long road ahead. Don’t slack on your preparations. Going to Elysion for the Congress, huh… I can’t help but feel nervous. You understand, I bet! Not like either of us would be taking part, though! As you probably know, Elysion is a city at the center of the continent. Along the way, I’m sure we’ll face unknown monsters and new groups of bandits… Doesn’t sound like anything we can’t handle. Well, we’ll know once we see them! Many Lords will assemble for the Congress session – all rulers of important and influential countries. Please refrain from any rash actions. Huh? What are you staring at me for? … If you’ll pardon me, my Lord, there’s something I would like to do before we leave. By all means. Okay, well, let’s leave the castle and get this show- Rush, my boy, I’ve found myself in need of Gaslin Copper. Have we the time to obtain one? Rush, I have need of a Vulture Rawhide. Have we the time to obtain one? IT BEGINS.  Oh boy, Item Requests! These are perhaps the worst part of the game. Now that the tutorial phase is officially over, and the game has let us go free, party members will now start complaining to us that their stuff sucks, and can we go get some stuff for them? Thaaaanks. It doesn’t matter how you reply, it only changes their response. This is probably the most exasperating mechanic in Last Remnant, and that’s saying something. From time to time, your party members will request that you find certain items so they can upgrade their weapons. Since Rush kinda needs their help in battle, it’s not something that’s wise to completely ignore. The game will give you a break, and there is a mechanism for units to automatically upgrade their own stuff once the party reaches certain BR, but there’s no clear information on when that happens in the PC version, and on the XBOX version, it is supposed to happen like once every 11 BR. Until then, every time you enter the world map after spending a little bit of time doing something else, there’s a chance for a party member to complain about something. (There seems to be a timer so it only triggers every so often.) Every 11 BR is a substantial chunk of gameplay, and waiting that long will have them using underpowered weapons a lot of the time. You can equip them yourself by changing a value inside a config file, with the drawback of having to manage all their upgrades yourself, which doesn’t save enough work (if any at all) to be worth it in my view.  The problem is that the game only tells you what a party member wants, not how many, or the chain of things you need to do to get it. Each party member has an inventory screen, which shows you what items they want, how many they currently have, and how much G they have personally. I have no idea how they get G, it seems to appear from the ether, but I’m not complaining (about that part). They can use that to buy components and upgrade their weapons.Right NOW, the request is fairly simple. Gaslin Copper is found in dig sites around Athlum. Grand Spider Horn drops from Giant Spiders, which are in Blackdale. Horns drop from Hypnos in Blackdale, or can be split from Raptors if you capture one and divide it for components. Things get more complicated. Here’s an actual example from the late-game: One of my party members wants an Oculus Tooth, which is in green text. All that the game tells you (or that you know) is that those drop from Oculus-type enemies, and the green text means it requires a specific Magazine before those drops will appear. Other colors mean different things. Each enemy type has two magazines, a Weekly and a Daily. Magazines are only obtained from doing a task for a guild… but since you don’t know what the reward for a task is until you complete it, you have no idea what you need to do to get the thing. So the only real way to figure out how to get party members their stuff is to go to the Last Remnant Wiki and look up the component, and wiki-walk to figure out how to get it. Oculus Tooth drops from Oculus-type enemies, but ONLY if you have obtained the magazine “The Daily Oculus”. That magazine is only obtained if you complete a specific quest from a specific guild. In this case, Ring of the Labyrinth quest #39), which requires you to obtain an Inverted Terrapest Barb. Okay! Now you look up what the hell that is and where to get it. Inverted Terrapest Barb is a drop from Terrapest-type enemies. But while Terrapests appear in all kinds of places, only Terrapests appearing in the Sixth Path and Seventh Path dungeons can drop Inverted Terrapest Barbs. The game does not tell you this, so if you hunt in the wrong spot, you can kill Terrapests for hours and not see a single barb. That’s not all, though: Even in those dungeons, there are two types of Terrapests which appear. One type has a 15% chance to drop an Inverted Terrapest Barb, the other type has a completely different drop list, and has only a 3% chance to drop one. That’s the kind of bullshit that I’ll be dealing with basically offscreen. Sorry for all the words.  You must be Rush Sykes. I’ve heard a lot about you from Lord David. But I’ll try to overlook all that. Everyone’s quite the oddball, but they’re all good men. If you’re ever in need of help, you know where to find it. These are all the soldiers currently on standby. Soldier recruitment is just like guild recruitment, with one important difference: these guys cost nothing to recruit. The problem is that you get what you pay for, and these soldiers know one thing and one thing only, and won’t ever improve. So forget them, they’re crap. Stick with unique leaders instead. It sucks to be the Xbox version which has a leader limit so you have to use generics and soldiers. That’s why I always buy little trinkets with my wages… They’re presents for her. I always keep my eye out for things she might fancy. You can become closer friends with your non-mandatory Unique Leaders by talking to them if they have a red outline around their bubble. That’s triggered after you have entered town a certain number of times. Sometimes there are additional things you need to do as well to get them to trigger. Second, let’s head for the guild.  Sykes, huh? I've heard about you. You the kid who's trying to help his little sister? Sure am! If you want, you can count me in. Don't take it the wrong way - I ain't gonna work for free or nothin', but I can respect what you're doin'. Loki is available for hire once David and the Generals join.Loki An infamously savage bandit. Of late has avoided mindless violence, seeking redemption. Class: Fighter Initial BR: BR 11 HP: (362) Str / Int: (26 / 25) Current Arts
Comments Loki starts as a Fighter, but easily converts into another Mysticknight like David – mediocre in both spellcasting and fighting, but he learns Hexes early, and his starting STR and INT are basically equal, so I favour him becoming a caster. He’s well suited to join the Mystics club when you recruit him, but eventually his lack of focus will probably end up benching him in favour of a more dedicated mystic. You’ll need to recruit him, and talk to him in town to unlock a late-game sidequest. Tags: Mystic, Combat, Outclassed, Arcana One thing I plan to do, though, is to have the character whose quest it is lead a party, so I will at least try keep up the levels of some of the less-spectacular characters. Okay, the winner of the vote was this party configuration. Rush, Torgal, and C. (but Oakes for now) together in one union that will focus mostly on Combat. David, Pagus, and Loki will be in a mystic-focused union, and Emma and the two Yama, Blocter and Baluson will be in the third. Each union has a herb and remedies user in it, which is good. These are thumbnailed because they have too much info to cut up, but aren’t quite interesting enough to hog that much screen real estate. I put Rush’s Troop into a Blizzard formation, which slows them all down, but boosts Mystic slightly. I turned off Dual Power Grip on Torgal, leaving him to focus on Quad Wield, but I didn’t turn off his Mystic Arts, though. When C joins, I can actually have all three of the users as Invocations users as well. Oakes is the Herb user in Rush’s union, but I MAY let Rush learn Herbs, at least until Vivication Herb. It’s not the greatest idea though, as he is also the main Remedies user, and that would make reviving and healing with the same union harder. I shall strive to do my best.David’s Division is in Catapult III, which improves the mystic attack of the back ranks. I disabled One-Handed on David. Herbs is staying on for him. There is no chance of him becoming a Scout with such a high mystic focus, and even if there was, Herbs MUST be used, there is no alternative. I need the healing. I already disabled Two-Handed on Pagus, and I disabled One-Handed for Loki.  It will be an honour.Emma’s Squad is the third group, highly combat focused. I turned off One-Handed on Emma, and forgot to turn off Herbs on Blocter. That actually made me have to restart a dungeon because he changed into the Monk class. That one is Item-focused, but most of the other combat classes are Mystic/Item balanced, so that would block him from getting into any other Combat class until he learned Hexes and practiced with those. Baulson’s Herbs stay on. He can learn Remedies, but there’s not much point in worrying about Baulson’s class.  Oh hey! The hell do you want? You wanna grab a drink in the tavern? Don’t you know who I am? If we don’t got business then you’d better leave me the hell alone. Now that Loki is in the party, we can find him hanging outside the Union of the Golden Chalice in Athlum. He’s not feeling very chatty right now, though. Music: Into the Depths Time to hunt down some components for my whiny companions, so they’ll be happy when I go do the sidequests. learned  Refresh! learned  Double Strike II! class changed to Magus! Refresh clears status debuffs. It’s very useful. The Magus class is the second-tier mystic generalist. This is how units in the party can request certain loot. Units try to collect items to strengthen their equipment. A unit’s request for an item can be removed from the list by selecting them. Generally a unit will give a clear-ish indication if they get enough items and don’t need any more. You can seize items if you need them yourself, but generally you don’t want to take them from party members.Vulture Rawhides are a pretty big pain to find. They only have a 3% chance to drop, so it takes a little while to find the TWO that David needs. I reloaded a few times and lost track of who learned what and when, so the summary at the end will have to do. - Video: Rare Monster – Jade Golem Oh, it’s our very first Rare monster! Rare monsters spawn under certain conditions. You can get a sense if a rare has spawned by a break in the normal pattern of monsters – some monsters are missing from their usual spots and there’s nothing in their place. Music: City of Heroes  If a party member upgrades their stuff, you’ll get dialogue like this to let you know that they’re done and want to take their new toy for a spin. It doesn’t matter how you reply. Sounds like a plan. Oho? You surprised me. I didn’t think you’d be up for any fun. Pleasant Young Man: You know Baron Nielsen of Celapaleis? Seems his wife’s disappeared. … ‘Course, those two are famous for not getting along, so it’s nothing new. …That’s the story, anyway. Bartender: What a shameful excuse for a wife! You know, I’D know how to properly take care of a man…  Hey, it’s Emma – for real, this time! What’s she doing here? Rush… do you have a moment? Yeah, sure! … Sorry, let’s not talk here. Who? Rush. I wanted to ask you if- What is it? S-sir! In the Robelia Ruins – A huge monster – A-a giant! A giant appeared! A giant?! It seemed like it was under somebody’s control…. It went straight to attack the Athlum soldiers! Understood. I’ll leave at once. Uh… I’m sure you heard that. We can continue our previous talk after I take care of this. … Actually, Rush, will you help me check this out? As if you could stop me! Good. I appreciate it. Let’s hurry to the Robelia Ruins. Accepted quest: Bravery and Loyalty I suspect that the Athlum soldiers were there because of the earlier incident with the Anti-Remnant activists. Music: Creeping Shadows  I don’t think that ladder was here last time… Lady Emma! Over here! The giant is in a hall further into the ruins. To get there, you have to take a secret passage on the second floor. You can take this ladder up to the second floor. If you go through this door, you’ll eventually make it to the hall the giant is hiding out in. Understood. Stay here. Lady Emma – Before you go, one more thing… The giant was way too much for us, so we scattered… But one of the men didn’t make it. And you just left him behind? We tried to go find him – we heard yelling, and sounds of a struggle, but never saw him at all. I hope he’s alright… The Last Remnant doesn’t just introduce new dungeons, it also continues to add new sections onto existing dungeons for new sidequests, so you’re not always retreading the exact same ground for the fifth time. That is appreciated given how much dungeon delving you’ll do in this game.The guard told us to go right, but looking at the map, we can go to the left and reach the same place. So  it is. Emma wants help destroying a giant in Robelia Ruins. Seems like someone’s set it up especially so that it’ll take out Athlumian soldiers… I recorded, but am going to omit the dungeon video. I’m not particularly interested in fighting, there’s no components urgently needed, and the enemies here we’ve all seen from our previous visit, so I avoid most fights. Vile Lizards are the exception as they agro on sight and often block our way forward. class changed to Freelancer! I guess the sun shining through the dirty windows is nice, I guess? There’s not much to see – this place has been in ruins for years, and all the good stuff’s been looted already. Calvary Call is an annoying ability some enemies have. If they call it, reinforcements show up, so Loki’s first art contribution to the party was timely. This is the fight where on a previous run, I realized I screwed up and forgot to turn off Blocter’s Herbs. He used them too much, becoming a Monk. I had to start the dungeon over. Not a biggie. Some of the rubble can be mined for components. A few party members want Iron Ore. The nice thing about components retrieved by Mr. Diggs is that anyone who has it on their list gets an equal share. So everyone who needed Gaslin Copper got 7 of them here, and so did Rush. The game does have some mercy in it. This dig site also has a chance to restore Mr. Diggs dig count to full.  We’re now almost all the way back to where we started, but now there’s a chest. Reward: Fortune Wristlet (HP + 5%, Jhana Bonus) This is one of the many accessories. I put it on Rush, swapping out his plain +5% HP bracelet. It gives a 20% damage boost to Jhana type enemies. There are a lot of accessories. Some of them grant defense boosts to certain damage types, but that means swapping them in and out, and you’re not likely to notice the difference anyway. Others increase damage you deal of a certain type, but again, you probably won’t notice.Slowdown, as someone asked about in the thread, is a chance to move the victim to the end of the action queue. It’s probably okay, but there are so many accessories that picking what you want is up to preference, mostly.  This is why we had to come the long way around, it’s locked from this side. The stairs down are just inside, so let’s move on… Back on the first floor. We can’t actually get to the other part of the first floor on the left… Because this door is seriously barricaded. Mr. Diggs’s harvesting annoyed these Wild Raptors, so I decided to fight them.   … it didn’t go very well. Luckily I had saved earlier (and yes I did turn autosaves on, but I’m not fighting much in this dungeon). This time I didn’t dig at that spot. Moving on to the end:    Return to Athlum, and open the front gate. That will make it a lot easier for us to walk right in and take over. Just a tip: instead of wasting your lives and my time trying to resist us, it would be most prudent if you left the ruins right now. What are you hiding? Hiding? Oh no, my dear lady… I believe I have something that belongs to you… Now you understand, don’t you? Go home, General. …No. Oho? Are you sure you want to do that? If you don’t do as I say, I’m afraid I cannot guarantee the… shall we say, physical integrity of this poor boy. I hope my meaning is clear. Crystal. You’re under the illusion that I’d allow scum like you to do as you please. I am a soldier of Athlum. No matter the cost, I’ll never do anything to endanger her. Protecting Athlum is my sworn duty. Oh! What a revoltingly loyal statement. But I fear your words are only worth the paper they’re written on. I wonder if your tune will change once this boy is dead. Do you really want his blood on your hands? - BOSS Video: Bravery and Loyalty Emma. Still the best.Music: Struggle Eternal Mission: Defeat the Third Committee forces! We’re up against three unions: The Third Committee Combat Squad, consisting of one soldier and this giant, and these two huge bird-things, called Blackwings – Spiritlord type enemies. Many a player LOATHES Spiritlords for one big reason: Spiritlords are large enemies and can multi-deadlock. On their first turn – but ONLY their first turn, they ALWAYS cast Curse on each union foolish enough to deadlock them. What does Curse do? Each action a unit takes has the chance to cause Instant Death. That’s bad enough, but worse is if the leader falls to it. When the leader of a union is down, the union has the Botched status effect. Formation bonuses are negated, and you can’t give orders to a botched union. Unions may use random actions, but they have a high chance of them failing to execute them because of the botched status. We currently have no way to revive the fallen, so this is especially bad.So remember: Do not fight Spiritlords on the first turn. Even if you send a sacrificial union to trigger them, that’s risky, because if a second union is intercepted by a Spiritlord, and your sacrificial one attacks, they’ll both get cursed. There’s not a lot of great ways to avoid this, either, but formations that don’t reduce your mobility can help. That’s what CAN happen. What actually happened, though…      Hammerspin is a nasty attack. It can hit several unions for significant damage, and seems to me, it has a high chance to crit. This one only hit Rush’s union, but it hurt a lot. I decided to break Deadlock, because even though I’ll get Raidlocked, at least I’m guaranteed to go first and heal up. If I maintain Deadlock, the enemy could go first before I get a chance to heal.  That didn’t help much, but I guess I’m still alive.   Curse? More like… like… worst.  The Spiritlords can make this fight potentially nasty, but again, the game designers threw the players a bone: They are not actually required to defeat the battle – it automatically ends once the Third Committee squad dies. The birds don’t matter. So if you want to get through this battle quickly, focus all your unions on them and ignore the Blackwings. The Third Committee squad is pretty fragile despite the giant and will crumble fast if focused on (but again, high mobility will help you avoid getting Intercepted by the birds). And Pagus gets the final component he needs for an upgrade, excellent. … You alright? Yes, ma’am! I’m sorry for causing this trouble… It’s nothing. Let’s just be happy you’re alright. Emma brings up a good point, and I have to wonder… is it a coincidence that this man is here in the same ruins as the Anti-Remnant activists? Or was he the one who stirred them up? If you go back, the head Activist mentioned allies. Did he mean the Third Committee? We’re finished here. Make certain everyone’s received the first aid they need, then let’s get out of here. Yes ma’am! I’m okay, but man did that big thing hit hard! Good. However, this sort of incident is increasingly common of late. Any time that you can lend us an extra blade is appreciated. No problem! Then. If you’d allow me to go back to what we were talking about before we left… I had a favour to ask of you. What is it? Ahh, where to begin… Here – this plaza, in front of the Valeria Heart – is a very… dear place for me. Quite a long time ago, I saw off a traveler from this very spot. We promised to meet here when her travels were done. I don’t know when she’ll return, but I can’t help but wait. I know that if I wait long enough, someday, she’ll return… However, with the increase in incidents outside of Athlum that need my attention, I can’t very well spend all my time here. That brings me to what I wish to ask. If she returns and I cannot, could you be here to meet her? Err… I guess? You’ll know who I’m talking about at first sight. You may as well look forward to it. If you say so… Here… payment in advance. Sorry for the trouble… I’m depending on you. Reward: 1500 G Obtained Mano Salia Completed quest: Bravery and Loyalty Salia Count: 1 (We'll need these later for something.) We totally took out the giant. Too easy! Afterwards, Emma headed to the Valeria Heart. It looks like she’s waiting for someone.  Combat arts, for sure! Ahh… For what is a knight without a skill for combat? At certain BR, certain party members will ask you if they should focus on mystics, combat, or balance. This generally affects the weapon progression they go for and the type of accessories they ask for (except mystic accessories, which are bugged). There’s a second chance to change this later on. I generally go for what I want to build the character as, based on what they’re good at inherently. Ah, there you are. I heard about the incident. Are you all right? I’m fine. We should head for Elysion now. No problem. Let me lead the way! It’s east, right? Huh… I coulda sworn… … Uh… anyway, is anyone else hungry? I know this… tavern with... … … food. Gossipy Girl: That’s the latest scoop, anyway! Bartendress: Ah, poor Baron. He’s one of our regulars, you know. Gossipy Girl: Ooh, that priggish old guy with the mustache, huh? He always fusses at me…   My wife has been gone for ages. She’s most likely gone to see the Liafort again. She does this to me all the time. (Geez, with a mustache like that, no wonder his wife doesn’t want to be seen with him.) (Hush.) Young man, might I ask a favour? My wife has wandered off to the Ivory Peaks. Bring her back and I will reward you. Sure, why not? Thank you, young man. Off you go. Accepted quest: The Dreaming Rose - Video: Ivory Peaks Flyover The Ivory Peaks – An old trade route that collects Elysion and Celapaleis. It runs along a luminescent limestone cliff.Music: Rolling Hills, Sprawling Plains  Baron Nielsen of Celapaleis asked me to find his wife, Violet. Something tells me they’re not the most loving couple in the world… The Ivory Peaks are a relatively tranquil place as far as dungeons go. It’s bright, it’s sunny, it’s short, and monsters are easy to avoid if you want. We have to follow the road to that opening on the left to get back to the world map and reveal Elysion. But not yet. We have to go this way. Leraje Princeps. This is a weapon on Torgal’s upgrade path. There’s sometimes a bug with it, though, in that he’ll sometimes take it and glitch out, refusing to upgrade it. That didn’t happen to me on my last playthrough though, so let’s hope it doesn’t happen here either.The Wayfarer’s Ward increases your max AP by 10%, and your initial AP by 15%, and also boosts your Herbs effectiveness by 2.  The treasure chest only contains the Ballista formation formula. Lame, and I have it. - BOSS Video: Meet Violet and Gabriel  Violet, let’s return to Celapaleis. Your husband is sure to have sent some goons after you. Calm down, Violet. The Liafort’s grandeur is still as apparent as before. Hello?  Who’s there? He sent you, didn’t he? Your husband? Yeah, kinda… I didn’t expect such a large party. Yeah, there’s me and Dave, and Emma, and Blocter, and all the… Uhhh… …monsters? … Okay, just stay behind me lady! I don’t think so. A guest union has joined the party. Mission: Defeat the enemy!Music: Struggle Eternal  So, Gabriel and Violet are fighting with us in this “battle”. It’s really not hard at all. There aren’t even enough unions to go around for everybody! This is all that’s worthy of screenshotting in this one-turn fight. Even their guest union can potentially one-shot a union. They didn’t here, but they could have. Many moved to Celapaleis. The Duke of Qubine forced me to wed Nielsen in hopes of destroying my family name. I will not let anyone sully the Gilles-Barre name! And I will not remain married to that pompous fool! (Awkward…) Violet, I know why you do this. But you have to take action a different way. I know you understand me. But why do you always stop me from doing what I think is right? I’m just worried about you. Let’s return to Celapaleis for now. … You’re right. Let’s go back. The guest union has left the party. I understand her frustration regarding her family’s situation, but she must understand that no dynasty lasts forever. Err… Enough of my ramblings. Here is your promised reward. Reward: Gaslin Copper x 2, Natural Oil x 3, 1000 G. Till we meet again. Completed quest: The Dreaming Rose Found Violet in the Ivory Peaks, and brought her back to the Baron. They don't talk much. Is this what marriage is about? Unfortunately, Gabriel and Violet won’t be joining us just yet. Let’s go back to the Ivory Peaks. We need to pass through the far exit to unlock Elysion on the world map. - Video: Rare Monster - Nanotyrannus  Music: Sliver of Hope Another rare monster! This is Nanotyrannus, a Were-Dragon type enemy. Weredragons have a particularly nasty ability. Surefire has a chance of Instant Death. Oh well, no experience for Emma from this fight. Since it likes to spam that attack, I should be glad Emma is the only one out cold. Anyway, moving on to the exit. What the hell is that?New Arts Summary: learned:
class changed to Ranger! learned  Quad Slice II! class changed to Freelancer! (Oakes) learned:
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class changed to Expert Freelancer! learned :
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Video: Rare Monster – Jade Golem BOSS Video: Bravery and Loyalty Video: Ivory Peaks Flyover BOSS Video: Meet Violet and Gabriel Video: Rare Monster - Nanotyrannus I have updated the Cast of Characters and the Party Configuration. Next Time: Its power keeps the world in balance. Stabbey_the_Clown fucked around with this message at 10:05 on Mar 27, 2017 |
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Nimble Devil’s Due IV!
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Yes, David needing two vulture rawhide. I think I ran through Blackdale so many times to get it off the 3% chance. Damnit, you rule a city, can't you do something else besides run through Blackdale 20 times or so.
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Again, the moment the characters began asking me for items that aren't dropped, mined, or brought I just went "Bugger this for a game of soldier" and kit them out myself.
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:[i ]We’re up against three unions: The Third Committee Combat Squad, consisting of one soldier and this giant, and these two huge bird-things, called Blackwings – Spiritlord type enemies. Many a player LOATHES Spiritlords for one big reason:[/i] Broken Tag, also, I don't think SA allows for color in posts. either [color=green] or [green text]
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