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Why won't they talk to me? + What happens if I give a wrong reply in an e-mail chain? + What are these scrambled/unreadable/etc. messages? + I've beaten the game. Can I still get e-mails I didn't get before or for finishing off the final boss? + Will my replies/actions in Infection affect Mutation? Section 4 - E-Mail and Affection + What Affection does for E-Mail + What E-Mail does for Affection Section 5 - E-Mail Chain Answers + BlackRose #1-2 + Mistral #1 + Piros #1 + Natsume #1 + Sanjuro #1 + Gardenia #1 Section 6 - Recorded E-Mail Chains + BlackRose #1-2 + Mistral #1 + Piros #1 + Natsume #1 + Sanjuro #1 + Gardenia #1 Section 7 - Au]$ (Aura) E-Mails + Ple[*( ---> Please + I &a9^ t! >e (8rn ---> I want to be born + (*ol$8y ---> Apology Section 8 - Ending E-mails + BlackRose + Mistral + Piros + Natsume + Sanjuro + Gardenia Section 9 - Other E-Mails + BlackRose + Mistral Section 10 - Boss Battle E-Mails + BlackRose + Mistral + Piros + Natsume + Sanjuro + Gardenia Section 11 - In Closing + Credits + Contact + Copyright +----------------+ |Sec. 1 - Welcome| +----------------+ Welcome! Welcome to my little side contribution to .hack//INFECTION. Here you will find virtually everything you could possibly need for e-mails or I can at least hope that. If that is not the case, I'm open to suggestions and comments at shadowhispers@hotmail.com but be sure to include 'hack FAQ' in the subject or I just might end up tossing it by mistake. Granted, e-mails are probably one of the least important or thought of parts in this game but they are also one of those things that only give you one chance to do it right unless you save beforehand and meticulously try to find every hidden aspect *whistle*. For the perfectionist, these are aspects that can not only be potentially annoying, but often live up to that potential and sometimes exceed it. Eh, that's long enough for the introduction don't you think? Hopefully you didn't just answer me out loud. +-------------------------+ |Sec. 2 - Revision History| +-------------------------+ Version 0.1 - 3/1/2003 Initial release: Don't think I really need to point out what's new. :) But, the initial version contains the first 4 E-Mail questions in the FAQ, an explanation of how e-mail and affection are connected, 1 e-mail chain per a character (2 for BlackRose) in short straight answers and complete recordings, Aura's 3 E-Mails scrambled and unscrambled, and ending e-mails for the characters. Oh and I'm sure I've added some typos as a bonus here and there. Honorary position in the credits if you inform me of one. Random Note: Closing, Credits, Contact, Copyright... hm... and I didn't even plan it that way. *crosses fingers against major screw ups in first FAQ* Version 0.2 - 3/5/2003 Mini Update: More appropriate line contributed to Aura's second e-mail plus secondary alternates added, a title for Aura's third e-mail contributed, clarified what a wrong answer does in the FAQ section, clarified what my notes mean (right, wrong, n/a, etc.), cleaned up a little here and there, and .Hack//Infection has been replaced with .hack//INFECTION since it apparently bothers one or more people. O.o; Not a lot but then again my 0.1 version really should've been more like a 0.3 or 0.4 with all the hesitation and revisions before submitting it. Next major version will hopefully have affection levels polished off and the 'Other E-Mails' section complete or near completion. Essentially this update has the purpose of letting it be known that a few puzzles in the Aura section have been fixed and no longer need solving. Version 0.3 - 3/15/2003 Required affection and affection awarded for each e-mail added, one reply e-mails added to Other E-Mails section, clarification of notes replaced with examples, Mia and Elk question separated from question 2 as question 3, updated content in E-Mail and Affection section, updated copyright and contact, and added new Welcome. Next Update...? Hm. Some triple checking here and there, maybe some reformatting, and more additions to Other E-Mails if there are any others of importance. Version 0.8 - 5/12/2003 Fast forwarded the version number to reflect just how far it is from being complete. O.1 turns out to be more like half (0.5). Question 7 regarding how .hack//INFECTION affects .hack//MUTATION added, fixed missing affection requirement for BlackRose's recorded e-mail chain #2, and adjusted copyright plus contact info. There is definitely something barely slipping my mind that keeps me from saying version 0.9. Version 0.81 - 5/12/2003 Fixed a slight spacing problem in question 7. Version 0.9 - 9/4/2004 I'm late. I'm late. I'm terribly, terribly lazy... err... late. Adjusted spacing in the table of contents to a neater format. Added the "Boss Battle E-Mails" section that offers records of what each character has to say to you in the next game about the battle with Skeith. Attempting to test some rumors about affection for .hack//INFECTION since it does sort of tie in with this FAQ. So far, I've tested one and haven't found affection to have any notable affect on how party members react in battle. However, I will leave my conclusions for the next update which I also plan on tidying up the format for. +-------------------+ |Sec. 3 - E-Mail FAQ| +-------------------+ Q1: What are the points of the e-mails? A1: You will receive e-mails throughout the majority of the game that will continue the story along, request you to visit a certain field with a certain character(sometimes for a reward), and provide useful information. However, there are some e-mails that serve no point other than letting you get to know the characters in the game better while raising their affection. Those are the main focus of this FAQ. Q2: Why won't they reply/send an e-mail!? A2: Two conditions exist that determine if you'll get a reply. First and foremost - Make sure that the e-mail is supposed to have a reply by checking my listed e-mails under E-Mail Chain Answers or Complete E-Mail Chains. Some e-mails allow you to reply but they do not result in chains. Second - Affection levels for each character trigger their e-mails and replies. If there is supposed to be a reply, raise their affection. However, please note that upon choosing a wrong reply, a chain is terminated and even if all other conditions are met, you will not receive any more of the chain's e-mails. Q3: What about Mia and Elk? Why won't they talk to me? A3: Mia and Elk apparently have zero e-mails that result in chains and both also lack ending e-mails in .hack//INFECTION. In fact, Mia has only one e-mail total and Elk doesn't seem to have any e-mails at all. Q4: What happens if I give a wrong reply in an e-mail chain? A4: That e-mail chain will immediately end with that reply and you will not be able to get the rest of the e-mails associated with that chain. You will still get +10 affection from that character. Q5: What are these scrambled/unreadable/etc. messages? A5: Those are e-mails from Aura that she is sending in an effort to contact you (duh at last part). They are extremely scrambled due to interference. They are NOT in '1337'. Leet at least mimics the appearance of characters and Aura's e-mails most certainly do not mimic any letters I've ever seen before. Q6: I've beaten the game. Can I still get e-mails I didn't get before or for finishing off the final boss? A6: Yes, you are able to start/complete e-mail chains and receive ending e-mails well after you've beaten the game. It's all a matter of affection and replying correctly, not timing. Q7: Will my replies/actions in Infection affect Mutation? A7: Your actions in Infection have a single notable effect on the e-mails in Mutation and that is that you will receive an e-mail or two from the person/people you take with you to battle Skeith. This means BlackRose will definitely send an e-mail commenting on the fight since it is required that she be brought for that battle. Other than that, even if you never look at the e-mails originally from Infection, the Mutation e-mails continue normally as does the game. +-----------------------------+ |Sec. 4 - E-Mail and Affection| +-----------------------------+ -------------------------------+ What Affection does for E-Mail | -------------------------------+ Affection triggers the sending of e-mails. From all my testing so far, I've found the following levels of affection are used when triggering e-mails. 50 Affection 75 Affection 100 Affection 125 Affection 150 Affection 175 Affection 200 Affection Affection is absolutely necessary from the beginning of e-mail chains to their very end and also necessary for ending e-mails. Actually, affection's sole role in Part 1 appears to be the triggering of e-mail. Without high enough levels of affection from a character, you will never get to see their ending e-mail and e-mail chains. However, ending e-mails also carry the stipulation of having the final boss beaten, of course. -------------------------------+ What E-Mail does for Affection | -------------------------------+ What exactly do YOU get in return for communicating with your fellow party members? Why you get a boost to their affection for you. To be more precise, let's first separate ending e-mails and e-mail chains. 1) For e-mail chains, affection increases by 10 in two ways. First, by choosing correct replies that will continue the chain you will normally get bonus affection upon receiving the following e-mail in response to your reply, but Mistral and BlackRose sometimes do not award any affection in a few e-mails. Second, by choosing wrong replies, the e-mail chain ends leaving you unable to get any of the remaining e-mails associated with it and you get an immediate +10 to affection. Thus, in a 4 link e-mail chain, there is the potential to get +10 to +30 affection. 2) For all ending e-mails, there is an immediate increase by 10 to affection upon reading them with the exception of Mistral's, oddly enough. All in all, each character can gain a nice amount of affection ranging from 40 to 50 just from e-mails in order to help continue the flow of e-mails to your inbox. +-----------------------------+ |Sec. 5 - E-Mail Chain Answers| +-----------------------------+ +-----+ |Notes| +-----+ In this section you will find short summaries of each character's e-mail chains and the steps through which you can complete them. Mia and Elk are the only characters on your member list that will not try to be sociable by starting an e-mail chain or sending an ending e-mail to you. EXAMPLE: +------ Beginning of e-mail chain ----------------+ | E-Mail Chain #1 | <---------+ ----------------+ E-Mail #1 - Req.: [Required Affection] - [E-Mail #1 Subject] Reply #2 - Bonus: [Affection awarded with next e-mail] - [Reply Subject] ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #2 - Req.: [Required Affection] - [E-Mail #2 Subject] E-Mail Chain Complete <-----+ | +------ End of e-mail chain. No more replies. +---------+ |BlackRose| +---------+ ----------------+ E-Mail Chain #1 | ----------------+ E-Mail #1 - Req.: 50 - What do you... Reply #2 - Bonus: +10 - Well sometimes... ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #2 - Req.: 75 - RE: Well sometimes... Reply #2 - Bonus: +0 - How about you? ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #3 - Req.: 100 - RE: How about you? Reply #1 - Bonus: +10 - Sophomore...?! ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #4 - Req.: 125 - RE: Sophomore...?! Reply #2 - Bonus: +10 - I'm in 8th grade ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #5 - Req.: 150 - RE: I'm in 8th grade E-Mail Chain Complete SPECIAL CASE: This includes BlackRose's ending e-mail and has different rules. ----------------+ E-Mail Chain #2 | ----------------+ E-Mail #1 - Req.: 175 - In the beginning (This acts similar to an ending e-mail so it gives +10 affection upon reading) Reply #1 OR #2 - Bonus: N/A - 'Thank you' or 'I'll try.' ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #2 - Req.: 200 - Stuff... (This is an ending e-mail so it gives +10 affection upon reading) E-Mail Chain Complete +-------+ |Mistral| +-------+ ----------------+ E-Mail Chain #1 | ----------------+ E-Mail #1 - Req.: 50 - It's Mistral :) Reply #2 - Bonus: +10 - Apple Pie ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #2 - Req.: 75 - RE: Apple Pie Reply #1 - Bonus: +10 - Beef Stew ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #3 - Req.: 100 - RE: Beef Stew Reply #1 - Bonus: +10 - You're a good cook ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #4 - Req.: 125 - RE: You're good cook Reply #1 - Bonus: +10 - Sometimes... ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #5 - Req.: 125 or 135 - RE: Sometimes... E-Mail Chain Complete +-----+ |Piros| +-----+ ----------------+ E-Mail Chain #1 | ----------------+ E-Mail #1 - Req.: 50 - Question Reply #1 OR #2 - Bonus: +10 - 'Right Now?' or 'Um...' ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #2 - Req.: 100 - Ideas About Youth Reply #1 - Bonus: +10 - Good to Have ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #3 - Req.: 125 - RE: Good to Have Reply #1 - Bonus: +10 - Are you ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #4 - Req.: 150 - RE: Are you E-Mail Chain Complete +-------+ |Natsume| +-------+ ----------------+ E-Mail Chain #1 | ----------------+ E-Mail #1 - Req.: 50 - BIO Reply #1 - Bonus: +10 - I'm in 8th grade. ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #2 - Req.: 100 - RE: I'm in 8th grade Reply #2 - Bonus: +10 - I read ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #3 - Req.: 125 - RE: I read Reply #2 - Bonus: +10 - Favorite books ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #4 - Req.: 150 - RE: Favorite books E-Mail Chain Complete +-------+ |Sanjuro| +-------+ ----------------+ E-Mail Chain #1 | ----------------+ E-Mail #1 - Req.: 50 - Yojimbo Reply #1 - Bonus: +10 - Really? ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #2 - Req.: 100 - RE: Really? Reply #2 - Bonus: +10 - Wow ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #3 - Req.: 125 - RE: Wow Reply #1 - Bonus: +10 - That's ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #4 - Req.: 150 - RE: That's E-Mail Chain Complete +--------+ |Gardenia| +--------+ ----------------+ E-Mail Chain #1 | ----------------+ E-Mail #1 - Req.: 50 - Things I Like Reply #1 - Bonus: +10 - Really? ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #2 - Req.: 100 - RE: Really? Reply #1 - Bonus: +10 - I like them too. ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #3 - Req.: 125 - RE: I like them too Reply #1 - Bonus: +10 - Huh? ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail #4 - Req.: 150 - RE: Huh? E-Mail Chain Complete +-------------------------------+ |Sec. 6 - Recorded E-Mail Chains| +-------------------------------+ +-----+ |Notes| +-----+ Down to the last hard or soft returns and emoticons :), you will find complete recordings of each e-mail chain for each character here. Mia and Elk are the only characters on your member list that will not try to be sociable by starting an e-mail chain or sending an ending e-mail to you. NOTICE: BEFORE YOU CONTINUE! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !NOTICE: BEFORE YOU CONTINUE! There are some obvious typos in this section's e-mails but they are NOT mine. Either the game has these in here to better simulate being online or I'm giving them to much credit and someone at BANDAI needs to fire their game testers. :) Just so you know what I mean, e-mail #1 in BlackRose's e-mail chain #1 says, "What do you... do what when..." Ehhhh...? What? Second example, Sanjuro's e-mail #4 in his e-mail chain completely loses an 'a' from a sentence that is a quote of Kite's last reply. Hm, well that would be a rather difficult typo considering if you quote a correct sentence, it shouldn't come out WRONG. Maybe Sanjuro typed out his quote of Kite by hand but the >'s speak otherwise. Other small things include punctuation mysteriously going poof from the original subject lines when someone uses a subject beginning with 'RE:'. EXAMPLE: +------ Beginning of e-mail chain ----------------+ | E-Mail Chain # 1| <---------+ ----------+-----+---------------+ E-Mail #1 | [E-Mail #1 Subject] | ----------+---------------------+ (Req.: [Required Affection] | Affection: [Effect on affection upon receiving]) [E-Mail #1 Text] ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: [Reply #1 Subject] ([Wrong/Right] | Cont.: [E-Mail # to continue to]) [Reply #1 Text] ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: [Reply #2 Subject] ([Wrong/Right] | Cont.: [E-Mail # to continue to]) [Reply #2 Text] ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+---------------------+ E-Mail #2 | [E-Mail #2 Subject] | ----------+---------------------+ (Req.: [Required Affection] | Affection: [Effect on affection upon receiving]) [E-Mail #2 Text] ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail Chain Complete <-----+ | +------ End of e-mail chain. No more replies. +---------+ |BlackRose| +---------+ ----------------+ E-Mail Chain # 1| ----------+-----+----------+ E-Mail #1 | What do you... | ----------+----------------+ (Req.: 50 | Affection: +0) do what when you're in your room? Don't just play games, you should go out and work out. You'll get fat :) ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: How about you? (Wrong | Cont.: 3) Do you excercise? I bet you're on a team. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Well sometimes... (Right | Cont.: 2) Aside from PE, I play soccer with my friends... But only once in a while though. ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+-----------------------+ E-Mail #2 | RE: Well sometimes... | ----------+-----------------------+ (Req.: 75 | Affection: +10) >Aside from PE, I play soccer >with my friends... > >But only once in a while though. I don't play soccer, but I like watching it. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Give it a try. (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) Soccer is fun. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: How about you? (Right | Cont.: 3) Do you play sports? ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+--------------------+ E-Mail #3 | RE: How about you? | ----------+--------------------+ (Req.: 100 | Affection: +0 or +10 if E-Mail #2 is skipped) Thanks for asking! I'm on my school's varsity tennis team! I'm the only one on varsity as a sophomore! My goal is to play center court in Wimbledon! Heh heh. :) ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Sophomore...?! (Right | Cont.: 4) A sophomore in high school? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Wow! (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) You look like you're good at sports... I think... ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+--------------------+ E-Mail #4 | RE: Sophomore...?! | ----------+--------------------+ (Req.: 125 | Affection: +10) >A sophomore in high school? Yeah, I'm a sophomore. Didn't I tell you? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: You never told me! (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) I've only see you online so I never thought about your age... ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: I'm in 8th grade (Right | Cont.: 5) ...did you know? ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+----------------------+ E-Mail #5 | RE: I'm in 8th grade | ----------+----------------------+ (Req.: 150 | Affection: +10) >...did you know? Oh, you're in 8th grade...I see... Well if you have any problems, come talk to big sister. ...yeah right, heh heh :) ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail Chain Complete ----------------+ E-Mail Chain # 2| ----------+-----+------------+ E-Mail #1 | In the beginning | ----------+------------------+ (Req.: 175 | Affection: +10) You were kind of hopeless in the beginning, but you're not that bad. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Thank you (Right | Cont.: 2) Thank you, but's because you help me. I couldn't have done it alone. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: I'll try. (Right | Cont.: 2) I'll try hard so I won't let you down! Heh, heh :-). ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+----------+ E-Mail #2 | Stuff... | ----------+----------+ (Req.: 200 | Affection: +10) Things are all happening at once. I'm counting on you, partner! ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail Chain Complete +-------+ |Mistral| +-------+ ----------------+ E-Mail Chain # 1| ----------+-----+-----------+ E-Mail #1 | It's Mistral :) | ----------+-----------------+ (Req.: 50 | Affection: +0) I baked an apple pie the other day, but I kind of messed up :( I burned the apple filling on it a bit... What do you like Kite? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Beef Stew (Wrong | Cont.: 3) I guess beef stew like sukiyaki. I like sukiyaki as well. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Apple Pie (Right | Cont.: 2) I love apple pie! Vanilla ice cream on hot apple pie is the best! ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+---------------+ E-Mail #2 | RE: Apple Pie | ----------+---------------+ (Req.: 75 | Affection: +10) >I love apple pie! Vanilla ice >cream on a hot applepie is the >best! yup yup :) It's sooooo good. But I'm better at making dinner than dessert. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Beef Stew (Right | Cont.: 3) Beef stew is my favorite! ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Ginger Pork (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) Ginger pork is my favorite! ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+---------------+ E-Mail #3 | RE: Beef Stew | ----------+---------------+ (Req.: 100 | Affection: +10 or +0 if E-Mail #2 is skipped) >Beef stew is my favorite! Kite, you like beef stew? I'm really good at making beef stew! In our house we add butter in the end. Then even if you use cheap beef, it's still really good :9 ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: You're a good cook (Right | Cont.: 4) Thanks. I'll try it next time. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: That's disgusting! (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) Butter's not any good... ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+----------------------+ E-Mail #4 | RE: You're good cook | ----------+----------------------+ (Req.: 125 | Affection: +10) >Thanks. >I'll try it next time. But I mess up a lot too :| Kite, do you buy groceries? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Sometimes... (Right | Cont.: 5) I get dragged to carry stuff. :-) I was so surprised to find out things I eat are so expensive. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: When I was little... (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) I used to go, but not anymore... ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+------------------+ E-Mail #5 | RE: Sometimes... | ----------+------------------+ (Req.: 125 or 135 | Affection: +10) >I get dragged to carry stuff. :-) >I was so surprised to find out >things I eat are so expensive. Heh, heh, I've never brought anything at the regular price. If you go when they're about to close, the fresh expensive foods are more than half off!!! And I Love to haggle it even lower. :) ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail Chain Complete +-----+ |Piros| +-----+ ----------------+ E-Mail Chain # 1| ----------+-----+----+ E-Mail #1 | Question | ----------+----------+ (Req.: 50 | Affection: +0) I'll never forget what it's like to be young, but I have a dilemma because I have a heart of a boy! My youth was dedicated to graphics! What does youth mean to you? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Right Now? (Right | Cont.: 2) I don't really know... But I guess it's right now. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Um... (Right | Cont.: 2) You make no sense at all... ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+-------------------+ E-Mail #2 | Ideas About Youth | ----------+-------------------+ (Req.: 100 | Affection: +10) Ha ha, that might be true! You're right, fair eyes! You're indeed someone I can trust! And I'm great for trusting you!! By the way, fair eyes, are games something we don't need? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Good to Have (Right | Cont.: 3) I think they're good to have. Don't know about playing them all the time, but it lets you experience things you normally can't. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Yeah (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) I think if we don't have it we'll just play something else. ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+------------------+ E-Mail #3 | RE: Good to Have | ----------+------------------+ (Req.: 125 | Affection: +10) >I think they're good to have. >Don't know about playing them all >the time, but it lets you >experience things you normally >can't. You are indeed right! Games are fun, but don't use terms like crap! There's even a saying, you don't need a knife to kill off a game maker. Just call it crap. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Are you (Right | Cont.: 4) someone that makes games? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: What? (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) I've never heard of it! ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+-------------+ E-Mail #4 | RE: Are you | ----------+-------------+ (Req.: 150 | Affection: +10) >someone that makes games? I won't answer any questions about my personal life! It's much cooler if it's a mystery. Ha ha ha ha ha. ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail Chain Complete +-------+ |Natsume| +-------+ ----------------+ E-Mail Chain # 1| ----------+-----+ E-Mail #1 | BIO | ----------+-----+ (Req.: 50 | Affection: +0) Real Name: Natsume Oguro, 9th grade, 15 years old. I'm a librarian at the school. I started the game to change myself. I'll probably cause lots of trouble, but thanks for having me on your team. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: I'm in 8th grade. (Right | Cont.: 2) You're a year older than me. I only started playing this game recently too. It's been fun! ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Where do you live? (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) It it's close, it'd be nice to see each other... ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+----------------------+ E-Mail #2 | RE: I'm in 8th grade | ----------+----------------------+ (Req.: 100 | Affection: +10) >You're a year older than me. >I only started playing this game >recently too. > >It's been fun! You're a year younger than me? You seemed reliable so I thought you were older. You're much better than I am :) Do you read books? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: I hate all words... (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) I keep reading the same lines... ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: I read (Right | Cont.: 3) I like science fiction. But books are so expensive... I don't have enough money... ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+------------+ E-Mail #3 | RE: I read | ----------+------------+ (Req.: 125 | Affection: +10) >I like science fiction. But >books are so expensive, I >don't have enough money... Wow, I love them too! I'm a librarian because then I can read the new titles before anyone else :) And if I like it, I'll go buy it at the book store. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: After you read it? (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) After I read it once, that's it. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Favorite books (Right | Cont.: 4) Don't you sometimes feel like reading your favorite book again? ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+--------------------+ E-Mail #4 | RE: Favorite books | ----------+--------------------+ (Req.: 150 | Affection: +10) >Don't you sometimes feel like >reading your favorite book again? Yes, after you read it several times, it feels different. My dream is to fill my bookshelf with my favorite books. ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail Chain Complete +-------+ |Sanjuro| +-------+ ----------------+ E-Mail Chain # 1| ----------+-----+---+ E-Mail #1 | Yojimbo | ----------+---------+ (Req.: 50 | Affection: +0) My name is from the character 'Kuwabatake Sanjura' in the film classic 'Yojimbo.' ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Really? (Right | Cont.: 2) I see. I thought it was an archaic name, but it was from a character in a movie. It's a pretty cool name. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Real Name (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) I thought it was your real name. ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+-------------+ E-Mail #2 | RE: Really? | ----------+-------------+ (Req.: 100 | Affection: +10) >I see. >I thought it was an archaic name, >but it was from a character in a >movie. It's a pretty cool name. I love Mifune. I even have his figure. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Figure (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) Action figures? I didn't know that. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Wow (Right | Cont.: 3) What is it like? ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+---------+ E-Mail #3 | RE: Wow | ----------+---------+ (Req.: 125 | Affection: +10) >What is it like? It has a pretty good sword, but I wish it had that vase like thing that had the sake in it as well... Then it would be great... ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: That's (Right | Cont.: 4) It's not a vase, they call it a 'tokkuri.' ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Vase? (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) I don't really understand..? ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+------------+ E-Mail #4 | RE: That's | ----------+------------+ (Req.: 150 | Affection: +10) >It's not a vase, they call it >'tokkuri.' I see! It's called a 'tokkuri.' I learned something new today. Japanese is very difficult. ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail Chain Complete +--------+ |Gardenia| +--------+ ----------------+ E-Mail Chain # 1| ----------+-----+---------+ E-Mail #1 | Things I Like | ----------+---------------+ (Req.: 50 | Affection: +0) I like raw food... ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Really? (Right | Cont.: 2) Like what? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Cooked (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) I like cooked foods. ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+-------------+ E-Mail #2 | RE: Really? | ----------+-------------+ (Req.: 100 | Affection: +10) >Like what? Octopus. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: I like them too. (Right | Cont.: 3) Octopi are kinda funny, you can't blame them for anything. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Octopus? (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) A mollusk? As if there's anything else :-) ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+---------------------+ E-Mail #3 | RE: I like them too | ----------+---------------------+ (Req.: 125 | Affection: +10) >Octopi are kinda funny, you can't >blame them for anything. Hm? What are you talking about? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Huh? (Right | Cont.: 4) What do you like about octopi? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Um..? (Wrong | Cont.: N/A) Um..? Did you mean something else? ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+----------+ E-Mail #4 | RE: Huh? | ----------+----------+ (Req.: 150 | Affection: +10) >What do you like about octopi? The texture. I prefer octopi, squids, and sea cucumbers. Anything with a chewy texture. I especially love the suction cups. ------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail Chain Complete +----------------------------+ |Sec. 7 - Au]$ (Aura) E-Mails| +----------------------------+ +-----+ |Notes| +-----+ Here you will find the three puzzling e-mails from the mysterious girl, Aura. EXAMPLE: ----------+----------------------------+ E-Mail #1 | [E-Mail Subject Scrambled] | ----------+----------------------------+ [Scrambled E-Mail Text] ------------------------------------------------------- Unscrambled: [E-Mail Title Unscrambled] ------------------------------------------------------- [E-Mail Text Unscrambled] ------------------------------------------------------- +-------+ |E-Mails| +-------+ ----------+--------+ E-Mail #1 | Ple[*( | ----------+--------+ To t8e ^%* w*! +ol%s /:e book. +<6it% is lo8$in! f>r mi. T+/&e i, ^o time. Ple}se. Hel? 3e. ------------------------------------------------------- Unscrambled: Please ------------------------------------------------------- To the one who holds the book. Skeith is looking for me. There is no time. Please. Help me. ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+-------------------+ E-Mail #2 | I &a9^ t! >e (8rn | ----------+-------------------+ I &a9^ t! >e (8rn. T? %8ve. T4$t !s |$l I wa[t. *N$h3r. Mo=g~<<&... B$a?er of t*e bra?)$et. He4p 8e. Be=2re t1e^e are (ny m8$/ ca%u5lt-es! ------------------------------------------------------- Unscrambled: I want to be born ------------------------------------------------------- I want to be born. To live. <---(or possibly "I want to be born. To love.") That is all I want. Mother. Morganna... <---(or possibly "Father. Morganna...") Bearer of the bracelet. Help me. Before there are any more casualties! ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+---------+ E-Mail #3 | (*ol$8y | ----------+---------+ I 8!n'* r>n an$ m^/e. If S+e!~h c3^[=res 8e... There'* s8>!l ti2&. T~e)e?, 8ti+l t$me. ^Cere's &|il/ tim7. There*< still ti/e. The8)'< ?ti]6 |0me. ------------------------------------------------------- Unscrambled: Apology ------------------------------------------------------- I can't run any more. If Skeith captures me... There's still time. There's still time. There's still time. There's still time. There's still time. ------------------------------------------------------- +-----------------------+ |Sec. 8 - Ending E-Mails| +-----------------------+ +-----+ |Notes| +-----+ This small collection of e-mails simply comprises the closing words and thoughts each character has to share with you after defeating the final boss. Mia and Elk are the only characters on your member list that will not try to be sociable by starting an e-mail chain or sending an ending e-mail to you. EXAMPLE: --------------+------------------+ [Sender Name] | [E-Mail Subject] | --------------+------------------+ (Req.: [Required Affection] | Affection: [Affection awarded upon reading]) [E-Mail Text] ------------------------------------------------------- +-------+ |E-Mails| +-------+ ----------+----------+ BlackRose | Stuff... | ----------+----------+ (Req.: 200 | Affection: +10) Things are all happening at once. I'm counting on you, partner ------------------------------------------------------- --------+--------+ Mistral | Do you | --------+--------+ (Req.: 200 | Affection: +0) Do you cook? Guys these days need to be able to cook if you want to be popular with the girls. :D ------------------------------------------------------- ------+-------------+ Piros | Bit Worried | ------+-------------+ (Req.: 200 | Affection: +10) You have not seem well these days. You should put plum dressing on a baked banana and eat it! ------------------------------------------------------- --------+----+ Natsume | :) | --------+----+ (Req.: 200 | Affection: +10) I'm so happy I can play with you, Kite! I feel like I can change. Please call me up from now on as well. :) ------------------------------------------------------- --------+---------+ Sanjuro | Yojimbo | --------+---------+ (Req.: 200 | Affection: +10) If you need me call me anytime. Depending on the circumstance, I'll help you out. ------------------------------------------------------- ---------+------+ Gardenia | Hmmm | ---------+------+ (Req.: 200 | Affection: +10) I think we'll get along very well. ------------------------------------------------------- +----------------------+ |Sec. 9 - Other E-Mails| +----------------------+ +-----+ |Notes| +-----+ This selected assortment of e-mails is here to provide information on the e-mails that allow replies but that apparently do not have any effect on the game other than continuing along the story and sometimes providing bonuses to affection. All of these e-mails are triggered by the story and not by affection plus no matter which reply you choose, the story line will continue along the exact same path. EXAMPLE: --------------+------------------+ [Sender Name] | [E-Mail Subject] | --------------+------------------+ [E-Mail Text] ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: [Reply #1 Subject] ([Wrong/Right] | Affection: [Affection Awarded]) [Reply #1 Text] ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: [Reply #2 Subject] ([Wrong/Right] | Affection: [Affection Awarded]) [Reply #2 Text] ------------------------------------------------------- +---------+ |BlackRose| +---------+ ----------+---------------+ BlackRose | I believe you | ----------+---------------+ I don't really understand it, but I will believe you. I'm actually really busy, but I'll help you when I have time, so call me up ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Thanks (N/A | +0 Affection) Thank you. It's good to know. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: There's no need. (N/A | +0 Affection) There's no need for you to risk yourself. I can do it myself. ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+-----+ BlackRose | Hey | ----------+-----+ Anything on your side? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Got Virus Core (Right | +20 Affection) I got a new Virus Core. We're one step closer! ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Nothing... (Wrong | +0 Affection) There's nothing unusual... ------------------------------------------------------- +-------+ |Mistral| +-------+ --------+--------+ Mistral | Hi hi! | --------+--------+ Hellooooo. Haven't see you in a while, so what's up? I wanna see that cool trick again so call me!!! ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: OK (Right | +20 affection) Let's play again sometime. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: In (-) server (Wrong | +0 affection) Lately, I'm in (-) server. Let's play again sometime. ------------------------------------------------------- +-----------------------------+ |Sec. 10 - Boss Battle E-Mails| +-----------------------------+ +-----+ |Notes| +-----+ At last, we have the final selection of e-mails connected to .hack//INFECTION. These e-mails come from the party members you bring to the battle with Skeith. It's important that you note that you will only receive these e-mails when you start .hack//MUTATION with a save from .hack//INFECTION. The only exception is BlackRose's e-mail which you will always get. Like the previous section's e-mails, these messages do not result in any e-mail chains. EXAMPLE: --------------+------------------+ [Sender Name] | [E-Mail Subject] | --------------+------------------+ [E-Mail Text] ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: [Reply #1 Subject] ([Wrong/Right] | Affection: [Affection Awarded]) [Reply #1 Text] ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: [Reply #2 Subject] ([Wrong/Right] | Affection: [Affection Awarded]) [Reply #2 Text] ------------------------------------------------------- ----------+-------------------+ BlackRose | Is this for real? | ----------+-------------------+ I thought once we got the thing with the red wand, everything would be solved. It was baseless, but... I thought everything would be back to normal... what did we do? Was what we did right? I'm not wrong, right? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: I hope so (Right | +20 Affection) There's no point being negative about it. Let's just believe in ourselves. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: I don't know (Wrong | +0 Affection) I don't know either... I think it's all falling apart... ------------------------------------------------------- --------+-----------+ Mistral | Cooool :D | --------+-----------+ I didn't know they had monsters like that! Let's play again!!! :D ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Yeah, later (Right | +20 Affection) I'll e-mail you when I need your help! ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Not right now... (Wrong | +0 Affection) I don't have time to play! ------------------------------------------------------- ------+---------------+ Piros | Exhilarating! | ------+---------------+ That was a great battle. Call me anytime you need me. May the stars shine upon you until the end of your journey! ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Thanks (Right | +20 Affection) Thanks a lot. I feel slightly better. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Big Mistake (Wrong | +0 Affection) I guess it was a big mistake to call Piros... I won't call you again. ------------------------------------------------------- --------+----------------------+ Natsume | I must get stronger! | --------+----------------------+ Wow, I guess there are really powerful monsters. I'll work really hard so I can get much much stronger! ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: Let's try our best (Right | +20 Affection) I'll work hard as well! ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: I'm beat... (Wrong | +0 Affection) You're optimistic.. I just don't have the energy... ------------------------------------------------------- --------+------------+ Sanjuro | No Subject | --------+------------+ I just need to sleep for about two days. How about you? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: I'm all right. (Right | +20 Affection) Thanks for the mail. I'm doing all right. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: I don't know... (Wrong | +0 Affection) Honestly, I'm getting depressed. What should I do now? ------------------------------------------------------- ---------+--------------+ Gardenia | Confirmation | ---------+--------------+ Are you all right? ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #1: I'm all right (Right | +20 Affection) Thanks for worrying about me. ------------------------------------------------------- Reply #2: Not good... (Wrong | +0 Affection) I don't know what is going on. I'll contact you later. ------------------------------------------------------- +--------------------+ |Sec. 11 - In Closing| +--------------------+ -------+ Credits| -------+ _________ denote people who've not responded as to how they want their info entered yet. I will affectionately refer to them as 'blankie' until then. :p Aura E-Mails - Thanks to: _________ for a better first line in the first e-mail. Punkjoker(V_fe@yahoo.com) and Idiot V(idiotv@hotmail.com) for a title to the third e-mail. My mind can FINALLY rest. :) Special thanks to BANDAI for bringing .hack//INFECTION here. Extra special thanks to the creators of the game, .hack//INFECTION. (meaning the programmers, graphics team, sound engineers, etc.) -------+ Contact| -------+ I can be contacted at the e-mail address shadowhispers@hotmail.com with fair reliability. Just be sure to put 'hack FAQ' or something similar in the subject so I don't accidentally delete the e-mail. Also, e-mail me only if you have a question, suggestion, or comment directly related to e-mails. Questions about other aspects of the game are better left to be posted on a message board or looked up in walkthroughs. Due to the number of e-mails I received not concerning e-mails in this game, I have to declare myself as not being a help hotline ^_^ and must delete all such messages that ask for info not about e-mails. As for chat rooms and instant messengers, I have been using them very little this past year so don't bother even looking me up on them. I keep MSN messenger (among others) only for friends, family, and as a tool to notify me immediately of any e-mail I get. ---------+ Copyright| ---------+ Copyright 2003-2004 Eron 'Moebius Strip' Pyatt; All rights reserved. Trademarks, symbols, and copyrights used within this document are property of BANDAI and all other respective holders. Use of this document is limited to private use. 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