Extras of /##### ##### /##### ##### -##### ##### -##### ##### -##### ##### -##### ##### . . -########## ######### #######X ##### #####@ -##########@ ##########$ ########## #####%##### -########### ###################### ########## ###X -##### ##### #### /########## ####/######### ###### -##### ##### ,############## -,,-.########. ###### -##### X####$############### ######### ###### /##### X####################H ############### ###### -##### X#########.#################@########## ###### -##### X################=########## #####:##### #### /##### X####=########### M######## ##### ###### -- .///// :///# .##### #//# #####@ ///// ////H -------------------Part 2//MUTATION-------------------- By: Josh Bossie [jboss@noahsmaze.com] Version: 1.15 [06-26-03] Created: 04-12-03 Table of Contents ----------------------- Intro 1. Revisions 2. Contributions 3. F.A.Q.s Extras 1. Optional characters 2. Book of 1000 3. Spring of Myst 4. The Grunty Farm 5. Goblins 6. Grunty Racing 7. .hack//SIGN Flashbacks 8. Aerial City 9. Bosses 10. .hack//LIMINALITY Vol. 2: In the Case of Yuki Aihara 11. Parody Mode (Japanese only) Outro -Legal stuff -Thanks (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Intro )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Revisions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ v1.15 06-26-03: I'm lazy... finally added contributions from the last month... Cool stuff though... ;) v1.10 05-25-03: Alot more holes filled and errors corrected... Yup... :) v1.05 05-19-03: Yup... A few little things. Completed Grunty Racing prizes... v1.00 05-16-03: Oh yeah! Finished Ryu books! Snakey Grunty formula! Misc. other little things! Woooohooo! v0.96 05-14-03: Small Ryu Book updates... I'm getting closer to v1.0! v0.95 05-13-03: All kinds of updates and changes as well as a Magus strategy! v0.94 05-12-03: Ahhh... finished updated FAQ with contributions... I'm tired! v0.92 05-12-03: Contributions over the weekend have lead to a big update! Still alot more to come! v0.90 05-09-03: Ahhh... More... Optional characters and such v0.85 05-08-03: Added info... larger update! v0.85 05-08-03: Added info and updated various sections v0.80 05-07-03: Added useful information actually about //MUTATION v0.15 04-12-03: Updated minor things... added //INFECTION sidequests that can be completed in //MUTATION v0.10 04-12-03: Created guide :p ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Contributions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Any F.A.Q. and guide is useless without contributions. I really like it when people actually spare time out of their lives and help me out with this guide. So, If you would like to make a contribution to this guide, or a correction because I screwed up along the way, e-mail me at jboss@noahsmaze.com and let me know what you would like to help with. Just remember- don't steal from other people and submit as your own. There's nothing worse than getting flamed by someone saying that they came up with what was submitted to me by someone else. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. F.A.Q.s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -What is .hack? This is a tough question. I guess the best way to look at it is that .hack is the story of the events surrounding an online game known as "The World". It is comprised of the novel .hack//AI BUSTER, the anime series .hack//SIGN, the .hack video game series (.hack//INFECTION, .hack//MUTATION, .hack//OUTBREAK, and .hack//QUARANTINE), the included series of anime OVAs .hack//LIMINALITY, and the manga/anime series .hack//DUSK (a.k.a. .hack//LEGEND OF THE TWILIGHT BRACELET). By experiencing these mediums of entertainment, you begin to unravel the mysteries of The World! -What is .hack//MUTATION? .hack//MUTATION is the second in a series of four games that take place during a period of time known as the awakening of Aura. Gameplay is maintained in both the online game known as The World and in "real life" via e-mail, news, and message boards. An overall unique experience! -Why do I care about these extras? .hack//MUTATION generally takes 20 hours to play through, which is somewhat short for an RPG nowadays. These extras help expand your playing experience by giving you more to work for and making it an overall more fun game! -Why do you include things found in .hack//INFECTION? Well, some people may not have found certain things while playing through .hack//INFECTION, but they can find them in //MUTATION just as well as they can in the first volume. Also, people who start a new game will be able to complete all sidequests from the original with the exception of the Aerial Fleet quest (which is the reason why it isn't included in this guide). *Thanks to Rhyste for information on //INFECTION sidequests able to be completed in //MUTATION (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( EXTRAS )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Optional Characters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Available in .hack//INFECTION] -Natsume At one point in the game, a topic will appear on the message board titled "Weapon Information" written by... Natsume! She will ask where to get Spiral's Edge, a rare twin blade. A player will respond by telling her to go to Delta: Raging Passionate Melody. So, do what a real 14 year old online gaming loser would do and go to that dungeon. Inside you'll find Natsume, seemingly unable to get the blades herself. So guess what? It's your turn! Fight your way down there and get the blades from the Gott Statue. You will automatically return to the entrance where you will be given the choice to keep the blades or give them to Natsume... So be a gentleman and give them to her... She then offers you her "services" in a bizarre choice of words... but now she can join your party! -Sanjuro Eventually there will be a post under the "Weapon Information" topic written by Sanjuro, looking for a katana. A generous tells him where he can find one. So go to Delta: Hideous Destroyer's Far Thunder. You'll meet Sanjuro at the entrance. According to him it’s "not in there". So, of course, you must go in the dungeon and find it. You'll be brought back to the entrance where you'll be given the choice to keep it or give it to him (seem familiar?). So give it to him and he'll be willing to join your party when necessary... -Gardenia You'll see a bizarre post on the board about a Miss Gardenia Fan Club. Go to their meeting place, Theta: Soft Solitary TriPansy. When you enter the dungeon, you'll find the club members scared to go in. They ask you to take her a letter from them. So, do the righteous thing and track her down. Just follow her to the bottom and eventually she'll take the letter under the conditions that you call her Gardenia and not Miss Gardenia, and that you'll join HER party when needed... of course that’s backwards, but now you can use Gardenia! [New to .hack//MUTATION] -Nuke Usagimaru A post on the board called "The Nuke Usagimaru Show" appears early in the game. Go to the keyword that is provided, and go to the dungeon. When you enter, Nuke will be there attempting to entertain some players. When you end up being the only player left, he will invite you to follow him to B3 of the dungeon. When you arive at said place, you will be greeted once again by Nuke. Nuke will try to entertain you while fighting a monster. Help him defeat the monster to obtain this unique character's member address. -Rachel At about the same time Nuke Usagimaru's message appears on the board, so does a message from the character Rachel. Rachel is holding a trading convention in a dungeon, hoping to satisfy people who have trouble trading. Venture to the designated field and go to the dungeon. It seems that everyone that has joined Rachel has an item to trade as well as an item that they want. This would work out perfectly if one item was carried by someone. Since it isn't, Rachel tasks you with going to the bottom of the dungeon to retrieve it. Once that is finished, you will appear back on B1 with Rachel and the other players. Do the necessary trading to satisfy everyone, and Rachel will be impressed enough with you to give you her member address. -Moonstone On your way to the bottom of the dungeons that you find Nuke Usagimaru and Rachel (and some others as well), you will run into Moonstone who immediately teleports out after a quick "Hmmm...". Eventually, Moonstone will E-Mail you requesting help in clearing a dungeon. When this occurs, you gain Moonstone's member address. -Marlo Marlo posts "Kite" (or whatever your main character's name is) on the board and tells you to meet him in a dungeon by yourself. go there, and you will have to follow him to the bottom of the dungeon, and when you see him at the bottom, you must help him in a battle, then he will give you his member address and leave. -Wiseman 01 posts in a thread called "epitaph of twilight" and talks about it, and then when you sign back onto "The World" Blackrose tells you that she e-mailed 01 and is waiting for a reply. soon you will get an e-mail from 01 supplying you with information sayin that he doesnt want to get in the way, and to go directly to wiseman and ask about it. he tells you the keywords for the place that wiseman is usually located. go there, and talk to wiseman at the bottom level of the dungeon, when you talk to him, he will tell you that to get information on the "epitaph of twilight" you will have to get him a sword called: Spark Sword. he tells you the location of the sword, and you must go there and get it on the bottom floor of the dungeon. the place with the sword is of course protected. so you need to gate hack. once you get to the bottom of the dungeon, you must fight a data bug (ohhhh funnn) its really annoying to kill, cause it does lots of damage but you can do it, just smack at it repeatedly, recommended that you have a wavemaster in the background for healing. after killing the data bug you get the spark sword, and you have to go back to the original place that you met wiseman. go there and kite and wiseman will talk, wiseman will give you his member address, and he will also give you the spark sword (wasnt that fun ^_^). *Thanks to Kaneda15 for Wiseman and Marlo information *Thanks to Neo987 for submitting Marlo info as well... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Book of 1000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Every ten times Kite uses his Data Drain ability, his bracelet gives him a volume of the Book of 1000, a Ryu Book. These unlock desktop wallpaper, background music, and movies that can be viewed after the game’s completion. Below is a list of what you must accomplish to unlock extras from each the eight books. Ryu Book I ---------- Keeps track of: -Number of areas visited -Total gameplay time Unlocks extras when: [Available in .hack//INFECTION] 10 areas visited 20 areas visited 30 areas visited 40 areas visited 50 areas visited 5:00:00 of gameplay 10:00:00 of gameplay 15:00:00 of gameplay [New to .hack//MUTATION] 60 areas visited 70 areas visited 80 areas visited 90 areas visited 100 areas visited 20:00:00 of gameplay 25:00:00 of gameplay 30:00:00 of gameplay Ryu Book II ----------- Keeps track of: -Number of portals open -Number of all portals open in fields -Number of all portals open in dungeons Unlocks extras when: [Available in .hack//INFECTION] 50 portals open 100 portals open 150 portals open 200 portals open 300 portals open 400 portals open 5 all field portals open 10 all field portals open 10 all dungeon portals open 15 all dungeon portals open [New to .hack//MUTATION] 450 portals open 500 portals open 550 portals open 600 portals open 700 portals open 800 portals open 15 all field portals open 20 all field portals open 25 all dungeon portals open 35 all dungeon portals open Ryu Book III ------------ Keeps track of: -People met (names registered, tells you inventory and online status) -Number of trades made Unlocks extras when: [Available in .hack//INFECTION] 20 names registered 5 trades made 10 trades made [New to .hack//MUTATION] 30 names registered 15 trades made 20 trades made 25 trades made Ryu Book IV ----------- Keeps track of: -Monsters encountered (Exact stats, Data Drain info) Unlocks extras when: [Available in .hack//INFECTION] 50 Monsters encountered 80 Monsters encountered [New to .hack//MUTATION] 120 monsters encountered 160 monsters encountered Ryu Book V ---------- Keeps track of: -Total worth of all gifts given in GP, as well as affection levels. Unlocks extras when: [Available in .hack//INFECTION] 20,000 GP in gifts given 50,000 GP in gifts given [New to .hack//MUTATION] 80,000 GP in gifts given 120,000 GP in gifts given Ryu Book VI ----------- Keeps track of: -Number of treasure chests opened -Number of boxes, crates, bones, jars, etc. destroyed -Number of Gott Statue chests opened Unlocks extras when: [Available in .hack//INFECTION] 50 treasure chests opened 150 treasure chests opened 300 treasure chests opened 50 boxes, crates, bones, jars, etc. destroyed 100 boxes, crates, bones, jars, etc. destroyed 200 boxes, crates, bones, jars, etc. destroyed 5 Gott Statue chests opened 15 Gott Statue chests opened [New to .hack//MUTATION] 400 treasure chests opened 500 treasure chests opened 600 treasure chests opened 700 treasure chests opened 300 boxes, crates, bones, jars, etc. destroyed 400 boxes, crates, bones, jars, etc. destroyed 500 boxes, crates, bones, jars, etc. destroyed 600 boxes, crates, bones, jars, etc. destroyed 25 Gott Statue chests opened 35 Gott Statue chests opened Ryu Book VII ------------ Keeps track of: -Number of visits to Monsieur at Spring of Myst -Number of visits to Grandpa at Spring of Myst -Number of symbols activated Unlocks extras when: [Available in .hack//INFECTION] 5 symbols activated 10 symbols activated 20 symbols activated 30 symbols activated 5 visits to Monsieur 10 visits to Monsieur 5 visits to Grandpa 10 visits to Grandpa [New to .hack//MUTATION] 15 visits to Monsieur 20 visits to Monsieur 25 visits to Monsieur 15 visits to Grandpa 20 visits to Grandpa 25 visits to Grandpa 40 symbols activated 50 symbols activated 60 symbols activated 70 symbols activated Ryu Book VIII ------------- Keeps track of: -Grunty food collected -Grunties raised Unlocks extras when: [Available in .hack//INFECTION] 50 Grunty foods are collected All Grunty food varieties collected [New to .hack//MUTATION] 70 Grunty foods are collected 90 Grunty foods are collected 110 Grunty foods are collected Also I would like to make clear that the things that are unlocked are done so sequentially, meaning that what you unlock is in an order, no matter what book gives you the item. Items are unlocked in the following order: [Available in .hack//INFECTION] BGM 01 Movie 01 Image 01 BGM 02 Movie 02 Image 02 BGM 03 Movie 03 Image 03 BGM 04 Movie 04 Image 04 BGM 05 Movie 05 Image 05 BGM 06 Movie 06 Image 06 BGM 07 Movie 07 Image 07 BGM 08 Movie 08 Image 08 BGM 09 Movie 09 Image 09 BGM 10 Movie 10 Image 10 BGM 11 Movie 11 Image 11 BGM 12 Movie 12 Image 12 Movie 13 Image 13 Movie 14 Movie 15 Movie 16 Movie 17 Movie 18 [New to .hack//MUTATION] BGM 13 Movie 19 Image 14 BGM 14 Movie 20 Image 15 BGM 15 Movie 21 Image 16 BGM 16 Movie 22 Image 17 BGM 17 Movie 23 Image 18 BGM 18 Movie 24 Image 19 BGM 19 Movie 25 Image 20 BGM 20 Movie 26 Image 21 BGM 21 Movie 27 Image 22 BGM 22 Movie 28 Image 23 BGM 23 Movie 19 Image 24 BGM 24 Movie 30 Image 25 Movie 31 BGM 25 Movie 32 Movie 33 Movie 34 Movie 35 Movie 36 Movie 37 Movie 38 Movie 39 Movie 40 Movie 41 *Thanks to Neo987 for suggesting expanded data for Ryu Books. *Thanks to JohnInSoCA for a few unlockables in Ryu Book VII! *Thanks to Typhonic Dreamer for an unlockable in Ryu Book IV! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Spring of Myst ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On many fields during the course of the game you will find a blue splotch on the map where the Spring of Myst is located. When you approach the spring you will be given the option to throw in a weapon or a piece of armor. When this is done, the spirit that inhabits the spring will emerge and ask if you dropped a Silver Axe or a Golden Axe. You could take his offer... however if you choose neither, he will get confused and say "Maybe this is it..." He will now return your item with either an upgrade or downgrade, depending on your field’s weather, time of day, and other factors... I'll examine this more later. [Delta and Theta Servers] On a level 24 or below field, you will be greeted by a blue spirit named Monsieur (Lv. 1 and 2). He is able to upgrade (or downgrade) lower level items. On a level 25-30 field, you will encounter Grandpa (Lv. 1 and 2), a more powerful spirit who is able to alter higher level items than Monsieur is. [Lambda Server] On a level 31-41 field, you will be greeted by a blue spirit named Monsieur (Lv. 3 and 4). He is able to upgrade (or downgrade) items better than Grampa (Lv. 1 and 2). On a level 42(?)-50 field, you will encounter Grandpa (Lv. 3 and 4), a more powerful spirit who is able to alter higher level items than Monsieur is. If you give either spirit an item that is too high of a level for them to change, they will tell you that they can't deal with an item this powerful and give it back to you along with a Golden Axe and a Silver Axe. After whatever outcome occurs, the spirit will bid you farewell and fly away... Weather effects on Spring of Myst [by Neo987] Weather Weapon Armor ------- -------- ------- Day +2 -1 Sunset +1 +1 Night +1 +1 Cloudy +2 -1 Rain/Snow/Thunder -1 +2 *Thanks to Neo987 for the weather effects on the Spring! *Thanks to Eric Woodley for Lambda Spring Spirits. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. The Grunty (Puchiguso) Farm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Once you've made your way to the Theta server, you will be able to raise Grunties (Puchiguso in Japanese). Grunties can only be described as...well... Grunties... When you want to raise a Grunty, go to the bottom of the map in the Theta server root town, and talk to the man at the Grunty Farm. He will describe how to raise a Grunty, which is actually very simple. Use the various foods that you've found on fields and in dungeons (the first time I heard that blood curdling "BLOODY EGG!" comes to mind) to find the baby Grunty. Depending on what foods you feed it, the Grunty can have various forms when it grows up (when its size reaches "30" on Theta or "40" on Lambda). When you raise your first Grunty, he will give you an item called the "Grunty Flute". The Grunty Flute allows you to summon your Grunty on a field and ride it around, safe from combat. Uberfun! All Servers (Except Delta) ************************** Noble Grunty ------------ "Oh! Thank you, mon ami!" Eww! This thing is just creepy. I cried for about an hour after getting this scary, French speaking... thing! -Easy way to get it: Feed the Baby Grunty 15 Golden Eggs (Theta) or 20 Golden Eggs (Lambda), mon ami! Theta Server ************ Iron Grunty ----------- "Clang!" Ahh! The Iron Grunty. This Grunty is awesome because he's decked out in armor and talks all tough... -Easy way to get it: Feed the Baby Grunty 4 Piney Apples, 3 Snakey Cactus, and as many Golden Eggs as you need to make it grow up, Clang! Poison Grunty ------------- "Ribbit!" Hmmm... This thing is... colorful... that's about it other than its tendancy to say "Ribbit!" -Easy way to get it: Feed the Baby Grunty 4 Piney Apples, 3 Snakey Cactus, 1 Immature Egg, and as many Golden Eggs as you need to make it grow up, Ribbit! Lambda Server ************* Bony Grunty ----------- "Rattle!" Disturbing but not in the same way as Noble Grunty... looks like its straight from a "B" rated horror movie! -Easy way to get it: Feed the Baby Grunty 4 Cordyceps, 1 Mandragora, 2 Piney Apple, 1 Snaky Cactus, and as many Golden Eggs needed... RATTLE! Snakey Grunty ------------- "Hisss!" This thing is pretty easy to describe. A bizzare cross between a Grunty and a Snake... yup -Easy Way to get it: Feed the Baby Grunty 4 Piney Apples, 3 Snakey Cactus, 12 Golden Eggs and 9 Oh No Melons. Hisss! or Feed the Baby Grunty 5 Grunt Mints, 5 La Pumpkins, 5 Mandragoras, 4 White Cherries, 2 Oh No Melons and 10 Golden Eggs. Hisss! That's just a basic rundown. As you raise Grunties, they will appear in town and you will be able to trade items with them. *HINT* If you have trouble getting golden eggs, go to any server's Collapsed Pagan Remains. There's a golden egg in the first room of the dungeon there, so you can just go in, grab the egg, and run back out. It ain't quick, but it gets the job done. *Thanks to ArchRival for the easy formulas for raising Theta Grunties! *Thanks to Fearless Jake for the new Boney Grunty formula! *Thanks to Joey K. for pointing out my mistake about the Grunty Flute. *Thanks to Adam Vetten for pointing out an error in the Grunty Formulas. *Thanks to James R. Dunson for pointing out Lambda grunty sizes! *Thanks to Olivia Luna for the first Snakey Grunty Formula! *Thanks to MR.Conqueror for second Snakey Grunty Formula and Golden Egg hint! *Thanks to Shifter34 for pointing out that Theta isn't always the answer! :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Goblins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [//INFECTION Sidequest] NAME- Stehoney LOCATION- Delta: Detestable Golden Sunny Demon LEVEL- 5 HP- 190 SP- 55 Early in the game, a message titled "Let's Play Tag" appears on the message board. It's a challenge from a disruptive, dispicable, and soon to be disemboweled goblin named Stehoney. He wants you (by yourself) to go to Delta: Detestable Golden Sunny Demon. When you get there, you will meet with him and he'll try to run away from you. Of course you should chase him down and kill him. He runs in a circle so you could just cut him off, or if you have too much trouble, just use a speed charm. You shouldn't have any trouble with this. NAME- Johue LOCTAION- Delta: Detestable Golden Messenger LEVEL- 10 HP- 330 SP- 105 A short time later, a reply to the first message appears on the board. So, go to Delta: Detestable Golden Messenger and fight it out with Johue. Just follow the first strategy until this pest falls... NAME- Zyan LOCATION- Delta: Detestable Golden Scent LEVEL- 15 HP- 470 SP- 155 After that, a goblin named Zyan challenges you. Just follow the old drill and go to Delta: Detestable Golden Scent and fight it out with him! Yes, use the same strategy as before. NAME- Albert LOCATION- Delta: Detestable Golden New Truth LEVEL- 25 HP- 750 SP- 255 Yup, another goblin! By now you know the drill. Just go to Delta: Detestable Golden New truth, use a speed charm, and womp Albert. NAME- Martina LOCATION- Delta: Detestable Golden Gate LEVEL- 30 HP- 890 SP- 305 Skills- Rig Saem, Dek Do This is where it gets interesting... Martina posts on the message board, after you complete the game, frightened because you've taken down the other goblins. However, she still wants you to go fight her, so go to Delta: Detestable Golden Gate, but not before restocking on mage's souls. When you arrive, you'll be greeted by the scared gob. She will then use a regeneration spell and take off. Use a speed charm and ready your skills. Just deliver an onslaught of skills, and don't give her time to heal. It may take awhile, but you can defeat her! I have faith in you! -Another Strategy [by Adam Vetten] If you dont cast a speed charm and just run after her, she wont cast the regen spell. Just try to intercept her and try to have Bom-Ba-Ye's on you because with those you have Staccato (or however it is spelled) which costs 15 and hits around 20-30 times so you can keep on hitting her so you can just use that skill whenever you get the chance. Just have some mage's souls on you to get your sp back when you need it. -Another Strategy [by Michael Bennet] I know an easy way to defeat Martina. First you need the following. 1. A Twin Blade with staccato 2. 5 Mage Souls 3. 2-3 Speed Charms When you enter the field immediately use a speed charm. Then RUN AWAY from Martina. This is because when the Battle Mode goes off, Martina STOPS. The hard part is right when Battle Mode goes off, you have to run back to Martina and attack her. Use staccato (might need accuracy up) to attack to kill her when she even has the healing going. Just repeat this pattern. After defeating all goblins, you can equip all the goblin gear you have recieved and you will gain the skill "Summon Goblin" that does around 1500-2000 damage. [//MUTATION Sidequest] NAME- Stehoney R LOCATION- Lambda: Detestable Vengeful Sunny Demon LEVEL- 25 HP- 750 SP- 255 Early in the second installment of our series, another message appears. This time the gobs "R" (bad pun) ready to bust you up! NAME- Johue R LOCTAION- Lambda: Detestable Vengeful Messenger LEVEL- 30 HP- 890 SP- 305 NAME- Zyan R LOCATION- Lambda: Detestable Vengeful Scent LEVEL- 35 HP- 1030 SP- 355 NAME- Albert R LOCATION- Lambda: Detestable Vengeful New Truth LEVEL- 40 HP- 1170 SP- 405 NAME- Martina R LOCATION- Lambda: Detestable Vengeful Gate LEVEL- 45 HP- 1310 SP- 455 -Strategy (By TJ Condon) Bane on her to remove her Magic Tolerance and then repeatedly use a Tornado-type spell until she falls. That should be common knowlege since you always want to remove Tolerances with Beast's Bane or Knight's Bane to make battles easier, but apparently alot of people don't play the game with tactics ]};o)> ] -Strategy (By Eric Woodley) Another good way to beat Martina R is to put her to sleep, then attack her. You will get in about one series of hits if you use a weapon skill or put her to sleep, use a beasts bane, then use Merrows on her, it will kill her in two hits *Thanks to Neo987 for Gob stats... twice! *Thanks to TJ Condon for Albert R stats... even though I had recieved them just before... ;) *Thanks to Typhonic Dreamer for Martina R and Albert R(again)'s stats *Thanks to all noted authors for strategies! :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Grunty Racing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New to //MUTATION is a special event in all towns called "Flag Racing", but for our purposes, let's call it "Grunty Racing". I have not had much time to play with it, so I'll fill this space with more detailed info later... Prizes (Theta) -------------- If you don't rank: Fortune wire Close to ranking: Speed Charm 3rd Rank: Divine Cross 2nd Rank: Silver Grunty 1st Rank: Golden Grunty and Image 51 Prizes (Lambda) --------------- Close to Ranking: Fairy Orb 3rd Rank: Emperor's Soul 2nd Rank: Silver Grunty 1st Rank: Golden Grunty and Image 52 Also note that anytime that you beat you record after getting first place, you will recieve another Golden Grunty, but after recieving 3 Golden Grunties, Silver Grunties, or Divine Crosses, you begin to get different treasures instead (like Silver Scarabs and Yellow Candies). *Thanks to ja$on for Theta prize info *Thanks to James R. Dunson some Lambda prize info *Thanks to Demonman_420 for remaining prize info ;) *Thanks to Lunesar and Ryu Hoshi for info on limited prizes! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. .hack//SIGN Flashbacks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ During the course of the game, you will have the chance to experience several flashbacks that portray scenes from the anime series .hack//SIGN. Flashback 1 - The Guardian -------------------------- Simply visit Delta: Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground and walk inside the cathedral to witness a scene from Episode 4 of .hack//SIGN. After the flashback, you recieve the items "M:Wavemaster" and "Golden Grunty" (The later being an item that Tsukasa and company recieve at one point in the series after completing an event). Flashback 2 - "Member Address, Please?" --------------------------------------- After completing Lambda: Nameless Seeker's Prairie, once again visit Delta: Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground. Here you will get to see a scene from Episode 2 of .hack//SIGN, where Sora "requests" BT's member address. After the scene you will recieve "M:Twin Blade" and a "Silver Grunty". Flashback 3 - "Maybe He, Too, Is a Victim..." --------------------------------------------- After you recieve the keyword to Lambda: Dying Madness Haunted Land, head on over to everyone's favorite hangout Delta: Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground. You get to see a scene where Subaru and Ginkan(Silver Knight) talk to Tsukasa's comrads about what to do with the rogue Wavemaster. After this, the player recieves "M:Heavy Axeman" and a "Golden Grunty". Flashback 4 - Crim vs. Sora --------------------------- After visiting Lambda: Scattering Fossil's Milestone, return to Delta: Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground. Here you get to watch the battle between Crim and Sora. Afterwards, you will claim "M:Long Arm" and a "Silver Grunty". *Thanks to Kaneda15 for Flashback 3 and 4 items. *Thanks to Neo987 for Flashback 3 and 4 descriptions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Aerial City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ After completing the game, you will get an e-mail from Bandai containing a keyword that will take you to a city in the sky. So, disregard your fear of heights and head to Theta: Bitter Fantasy Mirror World. Here, you will appear in the sky on a winding walkway. Eventually you will come across a dungeon. Though this area is tough, you should be able to get through it at level 48 or above. At the bottom, you will find an exit. In the distance you will see a portal. Approach it and a Boss battle will commence. -Angolomore (Strategy from Robert Mack) The characters I recommend having (though it may vary) Kite, Blackrose and Mistrial. Heres the important thing make sure Mistrial has the imp earring because Angolmore has an attack that would kill your characters by slicing them nonstop. Ok at the start of the battle make sure Blackrose starts attacking him first that way you can have Kite attack him from behind. (This way Kite won't get that much damaged and Blackrose could be revived by Mistrial but make sure to keep an eye on Mistrial's sp and give her a mage soul so it can go up). Ok once the protect break goes off Data Drain him immediately to get another of Kite's rare weapon Crimson Raid (Level 24 rare. Skills are Blazing Wheel, Twin Dragons, and Ap VAkz. Also has Life Drain) and then once you defeat him Kite will say something and you'll get Lucky Shoes. *Thanks to Robert Mack for the Boss strategy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Bosses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Innis (Strategy from Kaneda15) Here is an easy way to kill innis. In your party have Kite, Blackrose, and Gardenia. Have Blackrose and Gardenia attack using skills, and then when Innis teleports near you, start to smack it with Staccatto, or another dancing type attack. Once you are unable to attack it, run off so that Blackrose and Gardenia can chase it, and attack it, heal them when necessary. Sooner or later, Innis will protect break and you can data drain him, and just use the same tactic for this next guy, and he will be gone in no time. Good luck! -Cubia (Strategy by Kaneda15) Well when the boss fight starts, there is the big Cubia dude that you saw at the end of .hack//INFECTION floating down. A little piece of Cubia floats out onto the fighting area. It's Cubia's core. What happens is, this core has a sheild around it in the beginning. The shield is only against physical attacks though as i have found out. First things first, as the little peices of Cubia come out of the core, search for the Repth one. Kill off the repth one so that the core cannot heal itself. Leave all the rest of them to Blackrose. Have Mistral healing both Kite and Blackrose (considering that you used these three characters ^_^) then what you will want Kite to do, is use the scrolls in which the attack does a tornado type attack. Where it will attack multiple enemies, and it will also do a lot of damage. Keep using scrolls on the core until it flies back into Cubia. Cubia will unleash one of his pretty big attacks, and then the core will come back out onto the field. The difference now, is that the core has a shield against magic. So what you will want to do here, is attack the core with either Staccatto or Thunder Dance or one of those other attacks of Kites that will hit multiple enemies while still inflicting a fair amount of damage, once the core sets out its little tendrilly thingies (its been a while since i fought them, so i dont remember their names ^_^), make sure to ASAP take out the Repth guy. If you do not do that, the the Repth thing will keep healing the core until all your work was for nothing. Once you take out the Repth thing, start attacking the core, using the same strategy, just attacking it with Staccatto or thunder dance or something of the sort, until the core flies back into Cubia. Cubia will do another attack to everyone, and then the core will come back out with its' physical shield back on. Again, take out the Repth dude, and start attacking the core with magical attacks. Keep doing this until Cubia dies. Each time the core flies into Cubia, when he comes back out, if he used to have his physical shield, then he will have his magic shield, or visa versa. Well congrats, you have killed Cubia ^_^! -Another strategy (By Veros) I used Kite, BlackRose, and Mistral, but who you bring does not matter much as long as you have another melee type and a Wavemaster. When the Cubia core starts throwing out its helpers, have your Wavemaster constantly cast a tornado-type spell of at least level 2 on Cubia(I don't think higher than 2 is available). Tornados centered on Cubia will hit all of its helpers, and a Wavemaster will take them down fast this way. When the core is immune to Magic, have Kite and your other melee use their most powerful physical skills against it, preferably using a Dance type move for Kite (Dances are much quicker than Staccatto, allowing you to command your other person to begin a new move much more quickly. I prefer having my people set to use no skills and commanding them to use each ability so I can be sure they are attacking what they should be.) Have your Wavemaster casting a level 2 tornado as long as there are helpers out, even if the core is immune to Magic at the time; the helpers are never immune. When the core is immune to physical, either use a Bane to remove the Tolerance, or have Kite and the other melee casting their best Magic spells while your Wavemaster uses the level 2 tornado. Your Wavemaster should have Ola Repth at this point, so use it whenever you need to heal, or use Healing Potions (which are instant and allow your Wavemaster to continue casting tornados). -Magus (Strategy by Typhonic Dreamer) Have BlackRose or another fighter character target Magus while you have your Wavemaster sit back and heal. Magus will drop leaves which will explode in a certain amount of time, so kill them as they fall and once they're all gone use a Dance-type Skill on Magus. After you Data Drain it, it moves alot faster and uses a Wood Raise spell that can be devestating. So make sure you always have the Wavemaster healing and just smack away at Magus until it dies. *Thanks to Kaneda15 for boss info *Thanks to all other submiters for there above noted strategies! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. .hack//LIMINALITY Vol. 2: In the Case of Yuki Aihara ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ah, yes! Another entry into the series of .hack//LIMINALITY. Though I find this to be slightly less great than Vol. 1, it's still a nice piece of anime. But we're not here to review DVDs, lets get into the Extras! There are some really nice bonus featurettes on the DVD, but, of course, we want some area keywords! So far this is the only one anyone has contributed. This appears when a barrage of webpages fills the screen. Capricious Unending Corridor -Lambda: Capricious Unending Corridor [Lv. 38: Water] Here contributors have found the great rare item... Chinese Food... as well as the rare twin blade "Gemini Soul"... But why Chinese Food? A player in town named Annri will take the Chinese Food in exchange for her rare spear "Super Wufei". [Gemeni Soul - Twin Blades - L16 RARE] -20 to Physical and Magical attack +30 to Physical and Magical accuracy Also gives you Saber Dance and Ap Do [Super Wufei - Spear - L23 RARE] Attack: +32 M.Attack: +2 Defense: 0 M.Defense: 0 Acc.: +22 M.Acc.: +2 Evade: 0 M.Evade:0 Elemental Parameters: Water: -20 Fire: +20 Skills: Vak Repulse, Vak Wipe Effects: Skill Drain, Life Drain Also, the Ice Bar from .hack//INFECTION's DVD Keywords Delta: Hideous Organ Market Scaffold is now desired by Panta. Track him down to trade your Ice Bar for his Lv. 38 Rare Key Axe! *Thanks to TJ Condon for Super Wufei info and stats! *Thanks to Neo987 for a more vague description of "Super Wufei" before that ;) *Thanks also to MisyKatina for also noting "Chinese Food"'s use! *Thanks to Hal Wierzbicki for Keyword and Lambda dungeon info! *Thanks to Drew C. for submitting the keyword as well... ;) *Thanks to James R. Dunson for more info on the keyword, "Gemini Soul" and the Ice Bar *Thanks to Kyle Parish for Gemini Soul stats! *Thanks to Wegs for Gemeni Soul level :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Parody mode (Japanese only) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the Japanese version of .hack//MUTATION, upon completion of the game, you are able to play through in "Parody Mode" in which the text and voices are changed, making a very comical experience. We in America were shorted this because we were given the Japanese voiceover track in addition to our English audio track, causing there to be no more room for parody mode :( I'll update this when I get more info... *Thanks to Rhyste for informing me of Parody Mode's presence in //MUTATION! (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Outro )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) -Legal stuff Copyright 2003 Josh Bossie. This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display without permission is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. -Thanks Thanks to CyberConnect2, Bandai, Gamefaqs.com, www.net-slum.com, my mom, and Project.hack