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Saturday 12 July 2014

Vandal Hearts II Guide: Chapter II

Killea Bog
00,22 - Naigama
08,23 - X-boom
09,06 - Map-A
09,13 - Magibook
11,18 - Map-4

It's fairly easy to take out all but the healing mage, then send your treasure hunter flying around to get all the treasures.  Give the magibook to whichever one of your mages didn't take the other one.

Fortuna
02,37 - Dirtball
14,37 - Urn

The dirtball is an important piece of the good ending, and it's only available at night.  Make sure the little clock in the top right on the worldmap is pointing between 10pm-12am.

Put your mages right up front, near the bridge.  That'll give them just enough reach to damage the first group of four when they move in, especially if you put the one with both a magibook and philbook on the right, or give the other a little extra movement with the runners. 

Have Maria and Pike take out the group on the wall with orbs, and then just go on from there.

Polata Ruins
08,15 - Angelrod
00,00 - C-heels
12,00 - E-punch
18,00 - G-coater

Send your fliers down to support Joshua early on.  You can also use blockmake, rather than going down the stairs at the side.  You can also use blockmake to trap one or two enemies on top of the wall, and leave them there while you hunt for treasure.

At this point, you can reach earlier maps in the game to pick up some additional treasure.

Danjou Forest
00,14 - Novacula

For this one, it's easier to give your treasure hunter the blockmake ability, rather than a shield.  Kill off all but one enemy, then tease them while your treasure hunter makes his way up the tree.  I found it easiest to put everyone back over the bridge, behind a barrier of guys with shields loaded up with recovermarks.   It takes a while to build a staircase of blocks.

Yuta Plain (W)
15,09 - Boots

Put the boots on your treasure hunter, and it'll all get slightly easier.

Dybosa Ridge
01,03 - Beacon
18,07 - Hint-7
30,03 - W-cape
 14,17 - Pickax
17,16 - Stoneye


I found it easiest to have my treasure hunter pick-up the three hidden items along the bottom of the hill while the rest of the party made their way up the middle, carefully dodging arrows.  I left one of the mages alive (drained of MP) while the treasure hunter picked up the chests.

Aposs Port

20,31 - Tower
22,30 - F-socks
20,21 - G-cap
22,00 - Tower

You can send the rest of the party off to deal with the various groups while your treasure hunter goes after the Tower and the F-socks.  When you get down to Mohosa, you can use two blocks to trap him on his island, then pelt him with magic at your leisure.  Or send your fliers in.

Tehapi Dunes

There's no treasure here initially.  Come back after fighting the Sand Worm.

10,17 - Map-6
13,20 - Bugeyes
18,12 - L-vase
23,15 - Zebra

The Zebra shield has the Reanimator skill, which is the first time in the game that you can revive characters who die.  It's still game-over if Joshua dies.

The Rock
11,15 - Puggio
29,16 - Iron-fan

Lots of mages here, but you can generally dodge one attack then pound them with your own magic.

Liuki Checkpoint
04,03 - Puggio
05,04 - Philbook
07,08 - Urn
05,16 - L-slab
06,16 - Hint-8
15,23 - Ancient

Go up the left side, and send your treasure hunter and his assistant up to get the three treasures right in front of you.   I had them take out the mage and one of the fliers, while the other went after the main group.  Try to make the mages move before you attack the group on the side because they can both heal.

Yuggor Station
00,28 - Ringrod
07,28 - Runners
13,17 - Shades
14,15 - Tower

You'll need blockbreak to get near the chest containing the Tower.  After this battle, you can buy re-animator orbs.  Expensive but worth it.

East Railroad
02,32 - Bullion

It's pretty easy to get the bullion, and equally easy to get Manon to use up her MP.  You'll want all of your guys to move in at once, because she has recovermarks.

Gabhul Castle
02,17 - Ancient
15,17 - Saviorod

The items are in chests, so hard to miss.

Gabhul Castle (2)
01,22 - Bugeyes
14,22 - W-cape
07,00 - Hint-9

Friday 4 July 2014

Long Live the Queen - a Few Achievements

This playthrough will get you the following achievements;

  • Long Live the Queen
  • Discovered a Terrible Family Secret
  • Cause a Couple to Divorce
  • Angel of Music
  • You Do if I Say You Do
...and the following epilogues;

  • Refuse lumen
  • Marriage
  • Evil lumens
  • Angel
  • Printing press
  • Hospital
  • Queen
This is a useful resource for other achievements, epilogues, and a few deaths.

Week 1

Studied Trade in the morning.
Studied Production in the afternoon.
Walk in the garden.

Week 2

(Studied Court Manners in the morning.)
(Studied Trade in the afternoon.)
Arrest her
Attend Court Sessions

Week 3

Studied Production in the morning.
Studied Trade in the afternoon.
Play with Toys

Week 4

Studied Elegance in the morning.
Studied Elegance in the afternoon.
Sneak out

Week 5

Studied Foreign Affairs in the morning.
Studied Foreign Affairs in the afternoon.
Don't wear it
Sneak Out

Week 6

Studied Herbs in the morning.
Studied Battlefield Medicine in the afternoon.
I won't free her
Walk in the garden.

Week 7

Studied Herbs in the morning.
Studied Battlefield Medicine in the afternoon.
Give her title to Ignatius
Attend Court.

Week 8

Studied Court Manners in the morning.
Studied Court Manners in the afternoon.
Invest
Attend Court.

Week 9

Studied Internal Affairs in the morning.
Studied Internal Affairs in the afternoon.
Sneak Out.

Week 10

Studied Internal Affairs in the morning.
Studied Internal Affairs in the afternoon.
Offer to punish the Duchess of Hellas
Command her to marry an Ixionite
Attend Services.

Week 11

Studied Public Speaking in the morning.
Studied Public Speaking in the afternoon.
Walk in the gardens.

Week 12

Studied Flattery in the morning.
Studied Flattery in the afternoon.
Invest
Attend court.
Put on the conversation outfit.

Week 13

Studied Court Manners in the morning.
Studied Court Manners in the afternoon.
Ask the Earl of Io about her story
Sneak out.

Week 14

Studied Public Speaking in the morning.
Studied Ciphering in the afternoon.
Attend court.


Week 15

Studied Composure in the morning.
Studied Composure in the afternoon.
Religious doctrine
Attend court.

Week 16

Studied Presence in the morning.
Studied Presence in the afternoon.
I will parade and make a speech
Attend services.
Put on the royal_demeanour outfit.

Week 17

Studied Composure in the morning.
Studied Ciphering in the afternoon.
Banion, Duke of Maree
Accept
I plan to marry you.
Attend services.

Week 18

Studied Flattery in the morning.
Studied Flattery in the afternoon.
Display it
Greet her politely
Assassins
More guards

Play with toys.

Week 19

Studied Lore in the morning.
Studied Lore in the afternoon.
Keep them the same
Sneak out.

Week 20

Studied Meditation in the morning.
Studied Meditation in the afternoon.
Pardon him
Attend court.

Week 21

Studied Divination in the morning.
Studied Divination in the afternoon.
That's hilarious!
Ignore it
Attend court.

Week 22

Studied Lore in the morning.
Studied Lore in the afternoon.
Send him to your uncle
Speak to father.

Week 23

Studied Ciphering in the morning.
Studied Ciphering in the afternoon.
Reject her
Sneak out.

Week 24

Studied Decoration in the morning.
Studied Decoration in the afternoon.
Sneak out.

Week 25

Studied Instrument in the morning.
Studied Instrument in the afternoon.
Attend court.

Week 26

Studied Voice in the morning.
Studied Voice in the afternoon.
Sneak out.
Put on the art outfit.

Week 27

Studied Voice in the morning.
Studied Voice in the afternoon.
Go to Sudbury for Gwenelle's party
Attend court.

Week 28

Studied Instrument in the morning.
Studied Voice in the afternoon.
Flatter them both
Offer to help
Sneak out.
 
Week 29

Studied Court Manners in the morning.
Studied Production in the afternoon.
 Ask about Briony's parents
Play with toys.

Week 30

Studied Presence in the morning.
Studied Instrument in the afternoon.
Attend court.

Week 31

Studied Presence in the morning.
Studied Instrument in the afternoon.
Sneak out.

Week 32

Studied Foreign Intelligence in the morning.
Studied Voice in the afternoon.
Employment
Save it for later
Walk in the garden.

Week 33

Studied Foreign Intelligence in the morning.
Studied Foreign Intelligence in the afternoon.
Music
Attend court.
Put on the intrigue outfit.

Week 34

Studied Foreign Intelligence in the morning.
Studied Foreign Intelligence in the afternoon.
Recruit soldiers
Stay in the capital
Attend court.

Week 35

Studied Foreign Intelligence in the morning.
Studied Foreign Intelligence in the afternoon.
You have nothing more to learn about Foreign Intelligence.
Sneak out.

Week 36

Studied Public Speaking in the morning.
Studied Presence in the afternoon.
Sing to him
Attend court.

Note: what you do after this point makes very little difference.

Week 37

Studied World History in the morning.
Studied World History in the afternoon.
Sneak out.

Week 38

Studied Novan History in the morning.
Studied Foreign Affairs in the afternoon.
An extravagant feast
Sneak out.

Week 39

Studied Novan History in the morning.
Studied Novan History in the afternoon.
Visit tomb.

Week 40

Studied Novan History in the morning.
Studied Novan History in the afternoon.