Phantasy Star Online - The Retired Hunter 2000/01 Japanese quest walkthrough Version 1.0 © 2001 Darthsif darthsif@yahoo.com www.geocities.com/darthsif/ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION VERSION INFO AND DATES NOTES QUICK BATTLE TIPS COMMON SENSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS FAQ COPYRIGHT NOTICE WHAT YOU'LL NEED WHAT I CAN MAKE OF THE MISSION PIONEER 2 RUINS 3 BACK TO PIONEER 2 FOREST 2 BACK TO PIONEER 2 AGAIN RUINS 3 THE FINAL CHAPTER FUTURE THOUGHTS _________________________________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION This is my first FAQ but hopefully not my last. I have basic ideas but I will further develop them in the future. Good luck with this FAQ! ________________________________________________________________________________________________ VERSION INFO AND DATES Monday 7th May 2001 Version 1.0 I finished writing this FAQ Sunday 6th May 2001 Version 0.1 I started writing this FAQ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTES Please read this FAQ before sending e-mails about this quest. I don't mind getting e-mails but I don't want to be reading them all day :) _________________________________________________________________________________________________ QUICK BATTLE TIPS First of all make sure you have a good weapon with a percentage against Dark and Native types. You may be wondering why I'm telling you to use a Native type weapon if you've done this quest before. If I tell you now it might spoil a suprise. You'll need a weapon with a percentage against Dark because Donoph who joins you gets roughed up pretty badly during the quest and it's your job to help him out! If you're a Hunter try using a Sword or a Partisan to hit multiple enemies. Also if you can use a Spread Needle, I'd advise it because my brother kicks butt with that gun. If you're a Force I'd advise using spells because with your weapon I don't think you'll be doing much damage. Also try using spells such as Rabarta and Rafoi. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMON SENSE Because I have supplied a map :) my walkthrough will consist of a plan which tells you the way to go, the room numbers and what to do in there. The plan will tell you the important stuff such as the switches to hit where to go next etc, I'm not going to tell you to walk ten steps forward and turn to your left. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE PURPOSE OF THIS FAQ My FAQ was created to offer help with "The Retired Hunter" quest for Phantasy Star Online. Also because when I played this quest I didn't have a clue what was happening because of the language barriers. So I decided to use the internet to search for a FAQ to help me but could I find one? Well the answer is no, so here is a FAQ for all the people who need help! _________________________________________________________________________________________________ COPYRIGHT NOTICE I created this FAQ so by law it's mine, blah blah blah! What you can do is print and view this FAQ for your own enjoyment but don't edit it or claim it as your own. Also please direct your friends to the FAQ online instead of giving it to them on a disk so we can help keep dedicated Phantasy Star Online websites open :) . You can use this as a guideline for your own FAQ's. If you would like to post this FAQ on your website just e-mail me with your URL and I'll add your URL to my FAQ and website. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHAT YOU'LL NEED The quest which you can download directly on to your VMU from Booyaka (www.booyaka.com/). There are two files to be downloaded and these must be on the same VMU. Now set your language to Japanese by going into the Options settings and then into the language settings and then change the language. You'll need the map IT IS ESSENTIAL because I have based my entire walkthrough on it if you couldn't find it with the walkthru, you can download it from my website at the top of this FAQ Now once you've done all the above Continue your game and talk to the woman at the desk of the guild. Now go to the download quest part at the bottom of the list and choose "The retired hunter" quest. If you have more than quest they will be placed in the order you downloaded them. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHAT I CAN MAKE OF THE MISSION Donoph wants to kill 99 enemies in 30 minutes in the Ruins so he hires you to help him because he's getting a bit old. NOW IS A BIT OF A SPOILER SO JUMP DOWN TO RUINS 3 IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ THIS. Now after you've helped him he will leave. When you return to Pioneer 2 a Force will ask you to do something for her in Forest 2. Don't ask me what, all I know is that you have to access the weather control panel over the bridge. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ PIONEER 2 Donoph will ask you a question, reply with !!. This will lwt you access a new area later on. Now once you've done this leg it down to Ruins 3 because of the time limit. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ RUINS 3 Make sure you have the map in front of you. Also make sure you kill all the enemies because that is the VITAL part of the mission. Ok now I'll begin: Make your way to Room 1 1. Donoph will join you, he is level 90. Now press the switches and go to room 2. 2. Press the buttons and go to room 3. 3. Press the buttons and make your way to room 4 by going through room 2. 4. Kill the enemies and go to room 5. 5. Go through the left door of the double doors and go to room 6. 6. Kill the enemies and go to room 7. 7. Kill the enemies and go to room 8. 8. Press the blue switch and make your way to room 9 by going through room 7. 9. Kill the enemies and go to room 10. 10. Press the switch and go to room 11. 11. Kill the enemies and then double back to room 5 and then move on to room 12. 12. Avoid the traps and go to room 13. 13. Kill the enemies and go to room 14. 14. Press the switches and make your way to room 15 by going through room 13. 15. Press the green switch and make your way to room 16 by going through room 13. 16. Press the switches and go to room 17. 17. Kill the enemies and go to room 18. 18. Kill the enemies and go to room 19. 19. Press the red switch and go to corridor 20 by going through room 18. 20. Proceed to room 11 and then go to room 21. 21. Go to room 22. 22. Heal and then make your way to room 23 by going through room 21. 23. Proceed to room 24 24. Kill all the enemies and then proceed to the rooms marked 25 25. Collect the treasure :) If you followed the steps correctly and killed all the enemies Donoph should leave after you cleared the room before Dark Falz. Now things get a little bit more complicated... _________________________________________________________________________________________________ BACK TO PIONEER 2 Now instead of going to the guild talk to the Force in yellow. If you hear a chime you've followed my steps correctly. If you don't hear a chime you've been NAUGHTY. You should have picked !! instead of ?? at the beginning of the quest. If you heard the chime teleport to Forest 2. If you didn't hear the chime you'd better start again :( _________________________________________________________________________________________________ FOREST 2 After you've followed my steps you'll need to help me. You'll find out more in a little while: Ok do this part of the quest normally. You'll have to get across the bridge to access the weather control panel but you need to find the button. Now press it and select the top choice. You may have noticed the corridor marked in red on the Ruins 3 map (have a quick check). Now you'll see that an area is blocked off in Forest 2. I'll come back to this part in a moment. Now return to Pioneer 2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ BACK TO PIONEER 2 AGAIN Now teleport down to Ruins 3. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ RUINS 3 Walk forward a bit and you'll see some writing. I don't know what this means but I think this is VITAL. Now return to Pioneer 2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE FINAL CHAPTER Now there are a few areas which are blocked, I want to access these because I can feel something in these areas. If anyone manages to access it properly or by "walking" through the doors can you tell me what are in these areas please. Now to finish off the mission talk to the Force and then get your money at the guild. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ FUTURE THOUGHTS I am planning to write a FAQ for the quest "Letter from Lionel" and I will constantly update my site. Thanks for reading my FAQ and good luck with your Phantasy Star Online file.