=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~= M O N S T E R H U N T E R F R E E D O M T W O "Hunt or be Hunted!" =-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~= Pokke Farms FAQ +-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~+ | Monster Hunter Freedom 2 FAQ/Walkthrough | +-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~+ | Author: Boldrin (dimgradation@gmail.com) | | Version: 1.08 | | Last Revision: 2/8/08 | | Platform: PlayStation Portable (PSP) | o--------------------------------------------o Monster Hunter Freedom 2 Username (NA): Boldrin / Vanji O=============================================================================O | Table of Contents | O=============================================================================O - Introduction ....................................................... [I] - Getting Started .................................................... [II] - Unlocking Guide .................................................... [III] - Renovation Item/Usage Guide ........................................ [IV] - Pokke Point Tips ................................................... [V] - Revision History ................................................... [VI] - Thanks/Acknowledgments ............................................. [VII] - Contact Information ................................................ [VIII] - Copyright Information .............................................. [IX] ------\======================================================================== [I] \ Introduction --------\====================================================================== Welcome to the Pokke Farms FAQ. Whether you're here to learn just what it is, what it can provide, or how to unlock further renovations for your farm, you came to the right place. This marks my second completed FAQ in my continued desire to provide useful information to the Monster Hunter boards and players alike. Hopefully you will find it useful and have all your questions answered. If you see something missing or incorrect, do not hesitate to let me know. All feedback and provided content will be appreciated. Please check the Contact information section to do so. ------\======================================================================== [II] \ Getting Started --------\====================================================================== This section is to get you accustomed to what exactly this guide is going to be about. It contains the basic info concerning the farm and the point system. ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Farm Basics ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ The Pokke Farm is an in-town gathering center for getting extra materials in- between missions. This is generally helpful for supplementing your ore, bug, and honey influx of materials to help making equipment and completing quests far easier. In fact, some items can ONLY be obtained through the Pokke Farm. You should definitely take the time to upgrade your farm to reap the benefits. The Pokke Farm is located to the South East of your house in the Village. Before you can enter, you'll need to speak with the Caretaker, a man in a hood standing outside of it. Once he opens it up to you, you may immediately begin using it to gather more materials. All materials at the farm will replenish after every failed or completed quest. If you abandon a quest, this will not replenish these materials. To unlock better materials that you can farm, you will need to complete certain quests to unlock more renovations from the Caretaker (see Unlocking Guide), then spend Pokke Points to complete the upgrade. ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Pokke Points: What are they? ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Pokke points are a form of payment to give to the farm Caretaker. More or less they are another form of currency obtained through obscure methods in order to progress the farm and trade for a few items. Below are a list of things they are used for: - Purchase farm renovations (a.k.a. unlocking). - Purchase Trade Items from Caretaker, not normally to be bought in stores. - Send Trenya on expeditions to find items. See Trenya's Boat (R:10). ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ How to Obtain Pokke Points ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Pokke points are awarded to the player for doing good things for the guild. More appropriately, this actually means doing one of the following: - Completing Training School quests. - Completing Treasure Hunting quests in the Guild Hall. - Gathering Account Items. These can normally be found through-out various missions. Below is a list of what they are and their worth. O========================O======O O========================O======O | Account Items | Pts. | | Account Items | Pts. | O========================O======O O========================O======O | Dragon Treasure + | 4000 | | Select Mushroom | 500 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Powderstone | 3000 | | Territorial Dung | 500 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Crab Pearl + | 2500 | | Wyvern Tears | 500 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Quartz Ore | 2500 | | Khezu Whelp | 400 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Territorial Dung + | 2500 | | Piscine Liver | 300 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Wyvern Sobs | 2500 | | Decayed Dragon Scale | 250 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Silverfish | 1500 | | Goldenstone Piece | 200 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Wyvern Egg | 1200 | | Royal Rhino | 200 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Divine Rhino | 1000 | | Carapaceon Brains | 150 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Goldenstone Hunk | 1000 | | Coal | 150 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Sootstone | 1000 | | Khezu Whelp Icecream | 120 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Dragon Treasure | 800 | | Secret Pouch | 100 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Carapaceon Brains + | 750 | | White Liver | 100 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Carnivore Egg | 700 | | Mountain Herbs | 50 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Herbivore Egg | 700 | | Special Mushroom | 50 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Crab Pearl | 500 | | Tropical Berry | 50 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Dragon Herb | 500 | | Popo Tongue | 45 | |------------------------+------| |------------------------+------| | Goldenfish | 500 | | Beautiful Shell | 40 | o------------------------o------o o------------------------o------o The point listings here are variable also on the premise that the more account items you collect in a quest, the less that the guild will award you. What does this mean? It's very well possible that if you collect 15 Mountain Herbs, that the guild may only award your 40 points for each Herb for collecting such a large amount. So keep that in mind if you have discrepancies with the points I've listed here. For tips on how to collect pokke points fast, refer to the Pokke Tip section. ------\======================================================================== [III] \ Caretaker Unlocking Guide --------\====================================================================== Remember, these Renovations are already established from start: - Field Row - Fishing Pier - Mining Point - Insect Thicket - Popo Decoration Below is a list of renovations and trade items the Caretaker sells and the times they become available to the player. O~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-O | | | Available in Village 1* (No Urgent Completed) | | | O========================O======O============================================O | Purchase Unlocked | Pts. | Other Details | O========================O======O============================================O | Field Row +1 | 1000 | | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Field Row +2 | 1500 | Requires Field Row +1 | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Fishing Pier +1 | 2000 | | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Mushroom Tree | 1000 | | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Mushroom Tree +1 | 2500 | Requires Mushroom Tree | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Mushroom Tree +2 | 4000 | Requires Mushroom Tree +1 | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Gourmet BBQ Spit | 5000 | (Trade Item) | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Suiko Jewel | 500 | (Trade Item) | o------------------------o------o--------------------------------------------o O~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-O | | | Available in Village 2* (Giadrome Urgent Completed) | | | O========================O======O============================================O | Purchase Unlocked | Pts. | Other Details | O========================O======O============================================O | Insect Thicket + 1 | 3000 | | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Armor Sphere | 800 | (Trade Item) | o------------------------o------o--------------------------------------------o O~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-O | | | Available in Village 3* (Khezu Urgent Completed) | | | O========================O======O============================================O | Purchase Unlocked | Pts. | Other Details | O========================O======O============================================O | Trenya's Boat | 500 | (Alternative Unlock): Trenya's Boat is | | | | able to be unlocked as a benefit of the | | | | extra downloads for MHF2. If you unlock | | | | via this method you'll only have the 200pt | | | | option unlocked until you complete more | | | | quests. | o------------------------o------o--------------------------------------------o O~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-O | | | Available in Village 4* (Blagonga Urgent Completed) | | | O========================O======O============================================O | Purchase Unlocked | Pts. | Other Details | O========================O======O============================================O | Fishing Pier + 2 | 4000 | Requires Fishing Pier +1 | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Mining Point + 1 | 4000 | | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Bomb Mining | 6000 | | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Prototype Beehive | 1000 | | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Production Beehive | 3000 | Requires Prototype Beehive | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Modified Beehive | 5000 | Requires Production Beehive | o------------------------o------o--------------------------------------------o O~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-O | | | Available in Village 5* (Tigrex Urgent Completed) | | | O========================O======O============================================O | Purchase Unlocked | Pts. | Other Details | O========================O======O============================================O | Legendary Sword Cave | ---- | After completing Tigrex, talk to the | | | | Elder, who will mention the cave. Check in | | | | the cave behind the farm after to watch a | | | | cut-scene of the frozen wall falling down. | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Bug Tree | 6000 | | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Armor Sphere+ | 3000 | (Trade Item) | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Akito Jewel | 3500 | (Trade Item) | o------------------------o------o--------------------------------------------o O~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-O | | | Available in HR4 (Guild Shen Gaoren Urgent Completed) | | | O========================O======O============================================O | Casting Machine | 6000 | (Alternative Unlock): Village Elder | | | | Urgent Quests, "Troublesome Pair." | | | | | | | | Requires Fishing Pier +2 | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Mining Point +2 | 6000 | (Alternative Unlock): Village Elder | | | | Urgent Quest, Shen Gao Ren. | | | | | | | | Requires Mining Point +1 | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Insect Thicket +2 | 5000 | (Alternative Unlock): Village Elder | | | | Urgent Quest, Shen Gao Ren. | | | | | | | | Requires Insect Thicket +1 | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Hard Armor Sphere | 4000 | (Trade Item) | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Battlefield Jewel | 5300 | (Trade Item) | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Pokke Ticket | 5000 | (Trade Item) | o------------------------o------o--------------------------------------------o O~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-O | | | Available in HR5 (Guild Ashen Lao-Shan Lung Urgent Completed) | | | O========================O======O============================================O | Purchase Unlocked | Pts. | Other Details | O========================O======O============================================O | Mining Point +3 | 8000 | Requires Mining Point +2 | |------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------| | Insect Thicket +3 | 7000 | Requires Insect Thicket +2 | o------------------------o------o--------------------------------------------o ------\======================================================================== [IV] \ Renovation Item/Usage Guide --------\====================================================================== Here is a listing of the Renovations and the effects of unlocking them. I'll list how to use each renovation, along with what items you can receive from each one. Below is a search system to assist you. O~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~O | Search System | O~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~O | Field Row..........................................(R.01) | | Fishing Pier.......................................(R.02) | | Casting Machine....................................(R.03) | | Mining Point.......................................(R.04) | | Bomb Mining........................................(R.05) | | Insect Thicket.....................................(R.06) | | Bug Tree...........................................(R.07) | | Mushroom Tree......................................(R.08) | | Bee Hive...........................................(R.09) | | Trenya's Boat......................................(R.10) | | Sword Cave.........................................(R.11) | | Popo...............................................(R.12) | o~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~o ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: Field Row | (R.01) | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: How to use: Talk to the cat near the field rows, and give it a seed or other minor item from the list below. After you fill the rows with whatever you want, talk to it again and you can fertilize it if you choose, which increases the fertility of the plant and the likelihood of getting good items. There is no difference in the upgrades. You simply get more places to plant. The upgrades do not affect what items are farmable from the field rows. Completing all Field Row upgrades will update your Guild Card with the Dosbiscus Award. --- Items --- Plantable Items: Antidote Herb Armor Seed Green Seed Herb Hot Pepper Huskberry Needleberry Paintberry Power Seed Red Seed Sleep Herb Fertilizer Items: Worm x5 = Fertilizer Level +1, One Row. Dung = Fertilizer Level +2, One Row. Wyvern Droppings = Fertilizer Level +2, All Rows. Obtainable Items: Armor Seed Bomberry Cactus Flower Cricket Dosbiscus Dragon Seed Felvine Fire Herb Green Seed Herb Hot Pepper Huskberry Ivy Paintberry Power Seed Red Seed Sap Plant Scatternut Sleep Herb Sunset Herb Worm ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: Fishing Pier | (R.02) | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: How to use: Go to the docks and run to the respective fishing spot you would like to fish. In the farm you do not require any bait, so simply press [] to cast your line. Once the lure lands in the water, wait for a fish to bite it. If the fish that bites the line (or is about to bite the line) is not a fish you want, you can press X while it is not biting to bring it back in. Careful though, if you let a fish bite and don't catch it, you run the risk of losing your bait. Each fishing spot unlocked will allow you to fish 3 times. You may use these opportunities on any spot (example, fish 5 times on Fishing Pier and 4 times on Fishing Pier +2 if you had all 3 unlocked). If you lose your bait or you catch the fish it counts as one of the chances. You can cast/pull your lure an unlimited amount before reaching the said limit above. Completing all Fishing Pier upgrades (not including Casting Machine) will update your guild card with the Springnight Carp Award. --- Items --- O===================O===================O===================O | Fishing Pier | Fishing Pier +1 | Fishing Pier +2 | O===================O===================O===================O | | Bomb Arrowana | Bomb Arrowana | | | Burst Arrowana | Burst Arrowana | | Knife Mackerel | | | | Pin Tuna | Pin Tuna | | | Rumblefish | Rumblefish | | | | Scatterfish | Scatterfish | | Sleepyfish | Sleepyfish | | | Small Goldenfish | Small Goldenfish | Small Goldenfish | | Springnight Carp | Springnight Carp | Springnight Carp | | Sushifish | | | o-------------------o-------------------o-------------------o ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: Casting Machine | (R.03) | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: How to use: To use the Casting Machine, you will need a net. Talk with the cat and fork it over and the Casting Machine mini-game will begin. For controlling, you can scroll in any direction using the analog stick to aim and then press X to fire the net. This is my suggested strategy on catching more fish. I wait until the fish choose a path that is coming close to my machine so that the fall delay of my net is shortened and more accurate. When the fish begin to U-turn, I position my cross hair right behind the U-turn and towards the direction of the new path the fish have chosen and deploy as they become one mass before spreading again. A video or screenshot is to come in a future update. If you use this strategy correctly, you should get 8+ fish. [You can skip the animation of pulling in the net by pressing select.] --- Items --- Receivable items consist of the same available from all of the fishing piers, with the addition of: - Ancient Fish - Plesioth Scale - Green Plesioth Scale ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: Mining Point | (R.04) | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: How to use: Mining is very self explanatory. You run up to the crack in the wall you want to mine and press []. You do not need picks to mine. Each mine gives 3-4 items. When you unlock more mines, ladders on the west cliff will appear that take you to them. Completing all Mining Point (not including Bomb Mining) renovations will update your Guild Card with the Azure Stone Award. --- Items --- O===================O==================O==================O==================O | Mining Point | Mining Point +1 | Mining Point +2 | Mining Point +3 | O===================O==================O==================O==================O | Whetstone | | | | | Stone | | | | | Disk Stone | Disk Stone | | | | Iron Ore | Iron Ore | | | | Earth Crystal | Earth Crystal | Earth Crystal | | | Machalite Ore | Machalite Ore | Machalite Ore | Machalite Ore | | | Dragonite Ore | Dragonite Ore | Dragonite Ore | | | | Carbalite Ore | Carbalite Ore | | | | | Union Ore | | | Light Crystal | Light Crystal | | | | | | Nova Crystal | | Ice Crystal | Ice Crystal | | | | | | Rainbow Ore | Rainbow Ore | | | | | | | Armor Stone | Armor Stone | | | | Armor Sphere | Armor Sphere | | | | | Armor Sphere + | Armor Sphere + | | | | | Hrd Armor Sphere | Hrd Armor Sphere | | Suiko Jewel | Suiko Jewel | | | | | Akito Jewel | Akito Jewel | | | | BattlefieldJewel | BattlefieldJewel | BattlefieldJewel | | | | | Lapis Lazuli | o-------------------o------------------o------------------o------------------o ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: Bomb Mining | (R.05) | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: How to use: In order to use this Renovation, you'll have to supply the bomb. Dependant on the type of bomb you use will determine what number of items you will get. Below is a table of them. O==================O=========O | Item | # Items | O==================O=========O | Sm Barrel Bomb | 2~3 | | Sm Barrel Bomb+ | 4~5 | | Lg Barrel Bomb | 8~9 | | Lg Barrel Bomb+ | 8~9 | | Bounce Bomb | 3~4 | | Bounce Bomb+ | 7~8 | o------------------o---------o [You can skip the bomb animation by pressing select.] --- Items --- Receivable items consist of the same available from all of the mining points. Since Bomb Mining is available without all the mining points unlocked, you'll get ore based off what mining points you currently have already renovated. There may be a few exceptions, but this usually applies. ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: Insect Thicket | (R.06) | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: How to use: Bug catching speaks for itself. You run to each part of the insect thicket, press [], and catch bugs. You don't need nets to catch them. Each thicket gives 3-4 items. Completing all Insect Thicket renovations (not including Bug Tree) will update your Guild Card with the Great Hornfly Award. --- Items --- O===================O==================O==================O==================O | Bug Thicket | Bug Thicket +1 | Bug Thicket +2 | Bug Thicket +3 | O===================O==================O==================O==================O | Spiderweb | | | Spiderweb | | Cricket | | | | | Worm | Worm | | | | Firefly | | | | | | | Mega Fishing Fly | Mega Fishing Fly | | Insect Husk | | | | | Yambug | | | | | Bughopper | | | | | | Godbug | Godbug | Godbug | | Bitterbug | Bitterbug | | Bitterbug | | Flashbug | Flashbug | Flashbug | Flashbug | | | Thunderbug | Thunderbug | | | Carpenterbug | Carpenterbug | | | | | | King Scarab | King Scarab | | | Killer Beetle | Killer Beetle | | | | | Hercudrome | Hercudrome | | | | | Rare Scarab | | | | | Rainbow Insect | | | Great Hornfly | Great Hornfly | | | | Great Ladybug | Great Ladybug | | | | Vespoid Wing | | | | | Hornetaur Wing | | | | | | Vespoid Shell | | | | | Hornetaur Shell | | | | | | Vespoid InnrWing | | | | | HornetaurInnrWing| o-------------------o------------------o------------------o------------------o ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: Bug Tree | (R.07) | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: How to use: To use the bug tree, go to the back of the farm where you'll find a cat in front of a tree with a large scar on it. Talk to the cat and he'll ask for 300z in order to swing a hammer. Pick the hammer of your choice (you can choose either white/black/gold) and you'll be taken to a scene of your character charging up for a swing. The goal is to release the hammer by pressing X right when the white charge goes off. If you're still new and not used to the timing, you might considering letting go right before otherwise if you wait right after the white burst you may get a very weak swing and almost no items. [You can skip the the animation by pressing select after you start your swing.] --- Items --- O===================O==================O==================O | White Cat Hammer | Black Cat Hammer | Gold Cat Hammer | O===================O==================O==================O | | Mega Fishing Fly | | | | | Insect Husk | | | Yambug | Yambug | | | Bughopper | Bughopper | | Godbug | Godbug | | | Bitterbug | Bitterbug | | | Flashbug | Flashbug | | | | Thunderbug | Thunderbug | | Carpenterbug | Carpenterbug | | | King Scarab | King Scarab | | | Killer Beetle | Killer Beetle | | | Hercudrome | Hercudrome | | | Rare Scarab | Rare Scarab | Rare Scarab | | | Rainbow Insect | Rainbow Insect | | | Great Hornfly | Great Hornfly | | | Great Ladybug | Great Ladybug | | Vespoid Wing | Vespoid Wing | Vespoid Wing | | Vespoid Shell | Vespoid Shell | Vespoid Shell | | | Vespoid InnrWing | Vespoid InnrWing | | Hornetaur Wing | Hornetaur Wing | Hornetaur Wing | | Hornetaur Shell | Hornetaur Shell | Hornetaur Shell | | | HornetaurInnrWing| HornetaurInnrWing| | Huskberry | Huskberry | | | Power Seed | Power Seed | Power Seed | | Armor Seed | Armor Seed | Armor Seed | | Scatternut | | | o-------------------o------------------o------------------O Similiar to Bomb Mining, more insects become unlocked as you unlock more Insect Thickets. ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: Mushroom Tree | (R.08) | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: How to use: Simply press [] near the mushroom tree, and from the Item Selection box, take what you want. Each renovation increases the quantity of items you get. --- Item Quantity --- O===================O=========O | Renovation Name | # Items | O===================O=========O | Mushroom Tree | 3~4 | | Mushroom Tree +1 | 5~6 | | Mushroom Tree +2 | 7~8 | o-------------------o---------o --- Items --- O===================O==================O==================O | Mushroom Tree | Mushroom Tree +1 | Mushroom Tree +2 | O===================O==================O==================O | Blue Mushroom | Blue Mushroom | Blue Mushroom | | Parashroom | Parashroom | Parashroom | | Toadstool | Toadstool | Toadstool | | Chaos Shroom | Chaos Shroom | Chaos Shroom | | | Nitroshroom | Nitroshroom | | | Exciteshroom | Exciteshroom | | | | Dragon Toadstool | o-------------------o------------------o------------------O ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: Bee Hive | (R.09) | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: How to use: Another easy one. Simply press [] near the hive and select what items you want from the Item Selection box. When you unlock later upgrades, it will increase the quantity of items. --- Items & Quantity --- Prototype Beehive - Averages 2-3 Items - Gives Honey and Insect Husk Production Beehive - Averages 3-4 Items - Gives Honey, Insect Husk, and Snakebee Larvae. Modified Beehive - Averages 5-6 Items - Gives Honey, Insect Husk, and Snakebee Larvae. ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: Trenya's Boat | (R.10) | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: How to use: Talk to Trenya's Assistant. Pick a Location and Points to spend. More points spent means more and better items. The later, highest point allowances are unlocked throughout the game. After you send him on an expedition, please note that he will not come back until you've completed some quest OTHER than gathering quests. Acceptable quests: slaying, hunting, training school, and treasure hunting quests. Trenya's Assistant will also cycle through some various animations when he paddles off into the distance. He has a variant where he paddles faster, and a variant where his boat will sink. It isn't quite sure if this affects your rewards, but it is still possible to get good rewards when he sinks, and bad rewards when he paddles fast. [You can skip Trenya's deploy animation by pressing select.] --- Point Unlocking 200pts - No requirement. 300pts - Defeat Village 3* Khezu Urgent Quest. 500pts - Defeat Shen Gaoren or Village Troublesome Pair. 1000pts - Reach HR4 for Snowy Mountains, Jungle, Swamp, and Desert. Reach HR5 for Forest & Hills and Volcano. --- Item Quantity When returning, how the boat looks does make a difference, but its only to show you how many items you receive. Look at the cargo and if you see the following as stated below, it will reflect the amount of items you get. O==============O=========O | Ship Cargo | # Items | O==============O=========O | Empty | 2~3 | | Red Mushroom | 3~4 | | Blue Stone | 5~6 | | Shimmering | 7~8 | o--------------o---------o --- Items Snow Mountains O=========O================O================O================O================O | I. Type | 200pts | 300pts | 500pts | 1000pts | O=========O================O================O================O================O | General | Empty Bottle | Honey | Flute | Net | | | Frozen Berry | Net | Net | ThunderbugJuice| | | Honey | Sm Bone Husk | Trap Tool | Trap Tool | | | Net | Trap Tool | | | | | Paintball | | | | | | Raw Meat | | | | | | Tranquilizer | | | | | | Trap Tool | | | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Mineral | Ice Crystal | Armor Sphere | Armor Sphere | Armor Stone | | | | Machalite Ore | Armor Sphere+ | Armor Sphere+ | | | | | | Dragonite Ore | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Fish | | | Sm Goldenfish | Sm Goldenfish | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Insect | Flashbug | Flashbug | Flashbug | Hercudrome | | | | | | King Scarab | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Unique | | Dragonmoss | Dragonmoss | Dragonmoss | | | | | | Dragonmoss+ | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Monster | Brute Bone | Lg Monsterbone | Blango Pelt | Blango Pelt+ | | | Bullfango Pelt | Pale Extract | Electro Sac | Electro Sac | | | Screamer | Screamer | Giaprey Scale | Giaprey Scale+ | | | Sm Monsterbone | Sm Monsterbone | Lg Monsterbone | Stout Bone | | | | Vespoid Shell | Pale Extract | Thunder Sac | | | | | | Wyvern Fang | | | | | | Wyvern Stone | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Jewel | Cool Breeze | Cool Breeze | Hardball | Battlefield | | | | Snowblower | Sniper | Grinder | o---------o----------------o----------------o----------------o----------------o Jungle O=========O================O================O================O================O | I. Type | 200pts | 300pts | 500pts | 1000pts | O=========O================O================O================O================O | General | Dung | Black Pearl | Black Pearl | Flute | | | Honey | Dung | Huskberry | Monster Broth | | | Huskberry | Honey | Raw Meat | | | | Lg Bone Husk | Huskberry | Wyvrn Droppings| | | | Monster Fluid | Monster Fluid | | | | | Nitroshroom | Raw Meat | | | | | Spicy Mushroom | Spicy Mushroom | | | | | Tranquilizer | Wyvrn Droppings| | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Mineral | Armor Sphere | Armor Sphere | Armor Sphere | Armor Sphere | | | | Earth Crystal | Armor Sphere+ | Armor Sphere+ | | | | | | Carbalite Ore | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Fish | | | | Glutton Tuna+ | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Insect | | | | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Unique | | Dragonwood | Dragonwood | Dragonwood | | | | | | Dragonwood+ | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Monster | Conga Pelt | FireWyvrn Fluid| FireWyvrn Fluid| Conga Pelt+ | | | FireWyvrn Fluid| Hornetaur Shell| Flame Sac | Hornet InnrWing| | | Velociprey Hide| Hornetaur Wing | Hornetaur Head | Hornet Carapace| | | Velociprey Fang| Screamer | Hornetaur Wing | Hornetaur Head | | | | Sm HermitaurShl| Kelbi Horn | Hrd Monsterbone| | | | ShaklakaTreasre| Screamer | Inferno Sac | | | | Velociprey Fang| Sm Lobstershell| Lg Lobstershell| | | | | | Sm Lobstershell| | | | | | Stout Bone | | | | | | Velociprey Scl+| | | | | | Wyvern Stone | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Jewel | Retroviral | Heavenly Shield| Hardball | Lightning | | | | | Heavenly Shield| Psychic | | | | | Psychic | Strength | o---------o----------------o----------------o----------------o----------------o Desert O=========O================O================O================O================O | I. Type | 200pts | 300pts | 500pts | 1000pts | O=========O================O================O================O================O | General | Cactus Flower | DragonToadstool| Gunpowder | | | | DragonToadstool| Dung | Large Barrel | | | | Dung | Gunpowder | | | | | Fire Herb | Small Barrel | | | | | Trap Tool | Trap Tool | | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Mineral | Ice Crystal | Armor Sphere | Armor Sphere | Armor Sphere | | | | | | Armor Sphere+ | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Fish | Glutton Tuna | | | Glutton Tuna+ | | | Sm Goldenfish | | | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Insect | Flashbug | Killer Beetle | | Rainbow Insect | | | Killer Beetle | | | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Unique | | Sinister Cloth | Dragonmoss | Dragonmoss+ | | | | | Sinister Cloth | Sinister Cloth | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Monster | Genprey Fang | Firewyvrn Fluid| Cephalos Scale | Cephalos Scale+| | | Piscine Fang | Genprey Fang | Lg Monsterbone | Hrd Monsterbone| | | Sm HermitaurShl| Piscine Fang | Med Monsterbone| Genprey Scale+ | | | | Vespoid Shell | Paralysis Sac | Lg Lobstershell| | | | Vespoid Wing | Piscine Fang | Master's Skull | | | | | Sm Lobstershell| VespoidInnrWing| | | | | | VespoidCarapace| | | | | | Wyvern Stone | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Jewel | Suiko | Suiko | Fisher | Battlefield | | | Warm Breeze | Paralysis | | | o---------o----------------o----------------o----------------o----------------o Swamp O=========O================O================O================O================O | I. Type | 200pts | 300pts | 500pts | 1000pts | O=========O================O================O================O================O | General | Empty Bottle | Large Barrel | Barrel Lid | Large Barrel | | | Gunpowder | Nitro Shroom | Gunpowder | Monster Broth | | | Large Barrel | Raw Meat | Monster Fluid | ThunderbugJuice| | | Raw Meat | Trap Tool | | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Mineral | | Armor Sphere | Armor Sphere | Armor Sphere+ | | | | Light Crystal | Light Crystal | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Fish | | | | Ancient Fish | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Insect | Carpenter Bug | | | King Scarab | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Unique | | Dragonmoss | Dragonmoss | Dragonmoss | | | | Sinister Cloth | Lost Umbrella | Dragonmoss+ | | | | | Sinister Cloth | Sinister Cloth | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Monster | Brute Bone | Brute Bone | Hornetaur Head | Conga Pelt+ | | | Conga Pelt | Genprey Fang | Hornetaur Shell| Hornet InnrWing| | | Ioprey Scale | Hornetaur Head | Hornetaur Wing | Hornet Carapace| | | | Hornetaur Shell| Ioprey Fang | Hrd Monsterbone| | | | Ioprey Fang | Monster Bone+ | Ioprey Scale+ | | | | Power Extract | Power Extract | Lg Monsterbone | | | | Sm CeanataurShl| Sleep Sac | Monster Bone+ | | | | Vespoid Wing | Wyvern Claw | Stout Bone | | | | Wyvern Claw | | Toxin Sac | | | | | | Wyvern Stone | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Jewel | | Pep | Alarm | Small Arms | | | | Suiko | | | o---------o----------------o----------------o----------------o----------------o Forest & Hills O=========O================O================O================O================O | I. Type | 200pts | 300pts | 500pts | 1000pts | O=========O================O================O================O================O | General | Barrel Lid | Barrel Lid | Wyvrn Droppings| ThunderbugJuice| | | Boomerang | Honey | | | | | Dung | Raw Meat | | | | | Felvine | Wyvrn Droppings| | | | | Honey | | | | | | Raw Meat | | | | | | Small Barrel | | | | | | Spicy Mushroom | | | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Mineral | | Armor Sphere | Armor Sphere+ | Armor Sphere | | | | Armor Sphere+ | | Armor Sphere+ | | | | | | Hrd ArmorSphere| |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Fish | | | | Ancient Fish | | | | | | Glutton Tuna+ | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Insect | | Killer Beetle | Killer Beetle | | | | | Rainbow Insect | Rainbow Insect | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Unique | Dragonwood | Dragonmoss | Dragonwood | Dragonwood | | | | Dragonwood | Lost Umbrella | Dragonwood+ | | | | Sinister Cloth | Pawprint Stamp | Lost Umbrella | | | | | Sinister Cloth | Pawprint Stamp | | | | | | Sinister Cloth | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Monster | FireWyvrn Fluid| Firewyvrn Fluid| FireWyvrn Fluid| Inferno Sac | | | Kelbi Horn | Flame Sac | Flame Sac | Lg Lobstershell| | | Mystery Bone | Kut-ku Scale | Kelbi Horn | Master's Skull | | | Screamer | Screamer | Monster Bone+ | Monster Bone+ | | | Velociprey Fang| ShaklakaTreasre| ShaklakaTreasre| Wyvern Claw | | | VelocipreyScale| Sm Monsterbone | Wyvern Claw | Wyvern Stone | | | | VelocipreyScale| | | | | | Wyvern Claw | | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Jewel | Tip Toe | Steadfast | Psychic | Lapis Lazuli | | | | | Steadfast | Stream | o---------o----------------o----------------o----------------o----------------o Volcano O=========O================O================O================O================O | I. Type | 200pts | 300pts | 500pts | 1000pts | O=========O================O================O================O================O | General | Boomerang | DragonToadstool| DragonToadstool| | | | DragonToadstool| | | | | | Frozen Berry | | | | | | Huskberry | | | | | | Whetstone | | | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Mineral | Armor Sphere | Armor Sphere+ | Armor Sphere+ | Armor Sphere | | | Disk Stone | Dragonite Ore | Firestone | Armor Sphere+ | | | Dragonite Ore | Firestone | | Carbalite Ore | | | Earth Crystal | Machalite Ore | | Firestone | | | Iron Ore | Rainbow Ore | | Firecell Stone | | | Machalite Ore | | | Hrd ArmorSphere| | | Stone | | | Hvy ArmorSphere| |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Fish | | | | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Insect | Hercudrome | Hercudrome | Hercudrome | | | | | Rainbow Insect | Rainbow Insect | | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Unique | | Dragonmoss | Dragonmoss | Dragonmoss | | | | Dragonwood | Dragonwood | Dragonmoss+ | | | | Sinister Cloth | Pawprint Stamp | Dragonwood | | | | | Sinister Cloth | Dragonwood+ | | | | | | Pawprint Stamp | | | | | | Sinister Cloth | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Monster | Bullfango Pelt | Ioprey Fang | Ioprey Fang | Hrd Monsterbone| | | Ioprey Fang | Med Monsterbone| Poison Sac | Ioprey Fang | | | Ioprey Scale | Remobra Skin | Sleep Sac | Ioprey Scale+ | | | Med Monsterbone| Striped Skin | Striped Skin | Sleep Sac | | | Remobra Skin | | | Toxin Sac | | | Sharp Claw | | | VespoidInnrWing| | | Vespoid Wing | | | VespoidCarapace| | | | | | Wyvern Stone | |---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------| | Jewel | Akito | Akito | Battlefield | Battlefield | | | | Battlefield | Good Luck | Lapis Lazuli | o---------o----------------o----------------o----------------o----------------o --- Special Item Notes "Dragonmoss, Dragonwood, & Sinister Cloth": All of these items can only be obtained from Trenya's Boat. For usage, Sinister Cloth is used for making Death Stench armor, and Dragonmoss and Dragonwood are commonly used for many unique and helpful weapons, as well as one armor set. Please consult a weapon guide for weapon creation. "Wyverian Harp": The thesis is generally that Trenya's Assistant gives it to you when you've spent approximately 10,000 points on him, or sent him on a certain amount of quests in one point range. (Ex. 30-50 times in the 200 or 300 point ranks, 20ish times in 500 points). For usage, it is to make Dragonhead Harp, a water elemental bow. For stats and other items of creation, please refer to a weapon creation guide. ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: Sword Cave | (R.11) | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: How to use: In order to shave the Great Sword, you'll first need to get Elder Dragon Bones. To get these, you'll have to fight Kusha, Lunastra, Teostra, Chameleos, Shen Gaoren, or Fatalis and get them as a reward. From there, give them to the Felyne there and he will construct you a pick to shave the sword for materials. This will give you between 2-3 mines of the sword. For each time you want to mine, you have to continue giving him these Elder Dragon Bones. If you want Fatalis weapons later on, you might use this cave. --- Items - Dark Stone - Dark Piece ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: Popo | (R.12) | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~:--------: How to use: Go next to the Popo and press [] next to the pile of snow. You'll have a chance of gathering dung. Sometimes this does not replenish after a quest, and seems rather random. ------\======================================================================== [V] \ Pokke Point Tips --------\====================================================================== Here, I'll be listing some general strategies for getting Pokke Points, as well as Armor Suggestions. If you have good strategies, please do not hesitate to send them to me. Consult the Contact Information section and I will give you credit if I accept. -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ | Equip Suggestion | - The Blademaster Leather S Set. -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ Ah, what a great set for gathering. You can use this set for getting Pokke Points in regular quests, or for Treasure Hunting quests. Let me break down this set for you: - Leather Armor S (+5 Gathering, +4 Backpacking) - Leather Vambraces S (+10 Hi-Speed Gathering) - Green Pants S (+5 Gathering, +6 Backpacking) - Torso Inc. Waist OR Torso Inc. Helm. End Result: Gathering +2, Hi-Speed Gather, and Backpacking Expert, as well as one armor slot for whatever you choose. For the Torso Inc. Armor, consider: Remobra Belt, Chrome Metal Tasset, Blackbelt Helm, Blackbelt Helm S. -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ | Equip Suggestion | - The Hunting Horn. -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ Well, considering you're into these strategies for carrying items, you may find it tiring to consistently supply yourself with Stamina inducing items. As an alternative, you may consider a Hunting Horn to induce infinite Stamina, just like if you were to drink Power Juice. This is a good alternative to using up all of your Hot Drinks, Steaks, Energy Drinks, and Power Juices if you were so inclined. So you might be thinking, "what are these Hunting Horns?" I'll supply a list of said Hunting Horns that can give said status. I'll list each Horn and how much time of infinite stamina you get from it. Notes for 1 Minute of Infinite Stamina: (White -> Blue) Notes for 3 Minutes of Infinite Stamina: (Purple -> Blue -> Blue) Khezu Horn (1) -> Khezu Horn+ (1) -> Khezu Flute (1) Sakura Recorder (1) -> Sakura Recorder+ (1) -> Golden Recorder (3) Bronze Bell (3) -> Gaoren Bell (3) Ivory Horn (1) |-> Bone Horn (1) -> Bone Horn+ (1) |-> Blessed Ocarina (1) -> Cursed Ocarina (3) Dragonwood Horn (3) -> Spirit Dragonwd Horn (3) -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ | Pokke Points | - Training School Strategy -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ Well, if you want to bang out some training school quests, pick up some wyvern coins, and snag some Pokke Points, this is your best bet. Training School quests are guaranteed to buff your pokke points fast. So how many points do you get for using this strategy? Exactly 10% of whatever your Training Score was. Plus, the general battle training quest should take you no longer than 8 minutes. Some of the weaker monsters can take as little as a minute. 1* Training school: Kut-Ku/Congalala a. Average Score: 3000-6000 (300-600 pokke points). b. Average Speed: 1-2 minutes. c. Suggested Weapons: Light Bowgun for Kut-Ku, Dual Swords for Congalala. 2* Training school: Khezu/Daimyo Hermitaur a. Average Score: 6000-9000 (600-900 pokke points). b. Average Speed: 2-4 minutes. c. Suggested Weapons: Gunlance for Khezu, Longsword for Daimyo Hermitaur. 3* Training school: Blangoga/Garuga a. Average Score: 11000-13000 (1100-1300 pokke points). b. Average Speed: 3-5 minutes. c. Suggested Weapons: Sword and Shield for Blangoga, Hammer for Garuga. 4* Training school: Tigrex/Diablos a. Average Score: 15000-18000 (1500-1800 pokke points). b. Average Speed: 3-7 minutes. c. Suggested Weapons: Hunting Horn for Tigrex, Hammer for Diablos. 5* Training school: Gravios/Kirin a. Average Score: 15000-20000 (1500-2000 pokke points). b. Average Speed: 4-8 minutes. c. Suggested Weapons: Hammer for Gravios, Hammer for Kirin. -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ | Pokke Points | - Goldenfish Strategy by N1keman -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ This strategy was submitted by N1keman on the Message Boards. I took the liberty to fix it spelling and grammar wise. "Prepare yourself with 5 Goldenfish Bait, 20 Firefly and 20 Snakebee Larvae, and combo books to combine on the quest. Go and fish in Forest and Hills camp and catch 25 Goldenfish for 12,500 points. Normally takes about 15-20 minutes to do." Author's Amendments: If you don't see any Goldenfish in the spot you plan to farm, make sure to leave the area and come back in until they spawn. Anytime you have a full stack of Goldenfish, you can deposit them in the Red Box in base camp then return to fishing. If you take a quest in HR4-HR6 quests, you also have the chance of catching Silverfish. Silverfish are the exact same shape and color as Goldenfish, but unlike Goldenfish they will not bite Goldenfish Bait. So what does this mean to you? Bring some worms and if you encounter a "Goldenfish" that doesn't like your bait, catch it with a worm. They are worth an impressive 1500 points. (I have only encountered Silverfish in area 7 of the Desert. In theory they should be able to be caught in any pool that you find Goldenfish though.) -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ | Pokke Points | - G-Rank Dual Gypceros by KangJovi -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ This tip was sent to me by personal E-mail. I've heavily revised it. Preparation: a. An armor with Hi-Speed Gathering. Leather Vambraces S are good and leaves you 4 more armor pieces to choose from. b. For your alternate armor selection, consider the Armor Skills for the possible: Negate KO, Windpress, Gathering+2. c. A weapon that can attack and then Block immediately: (Sword and Shield, Lance, Gunlance, Greatsword) d. Take the 7* Dual Gypceros Quest. Strategy: Gypceros a. Hunt as normal until the Gypceros starts playing dead. b. As the Gypceros begins to fall into death status, position yourself under the Gypceros's body where he will fall. c. Start carving. You can carve 2 times safely. Hope for Wyvern Sobs. d. Once you're done carving, draw your weapon, and attack then block. This will allow you to wake up Gypceros but not die from his wake-up attack. Sword And Shield: Hold R, press Circle, continue holding R. Lance: Hold R, press triangle, continue holding R. Gunlance: Hold R, press triangle, continue holding R. Greatsword: Press select, hold R. e. You can continue doing using this strategy until Gypceros dies. f. After they both die, you'll net: Hides+, Wings+, Toxin Sacs, etc. Mushrooms a. Thats not all. After you defeat the Gyps, run to any mushroom patch and start gathering. If you're lucky, you'll find Select Mushrooms along with Special Mushrooms. The Result: Minimum Sobs Gathered (per quest): 0 (Unlucky. Time for mushrooms.) Maximum Sobs Gathered (per quest): 7 (17500pts) Average Sobs Gathered (per quest): 2 ( 5000pts) + Whatever you get from mushrooms. -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ | Pokke Points | - G-Rank Basarios by Zang_Ba -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ The general idea was posted by Zang on the message boards. I've taken the liberty to elaborate and specify how this works. Take 4 Iron Pickaxes and 5 Mega Pickaxes, and 3 Mega Bugnets to Volcano. Ensure to mine areas 4, 5, 6, and 8. Bugnet Area 2. Any coal gathered for your effort will trade for 150pts a piece, as well as any Royal Rhino or Divine Rhino gath- ered will trade for 200 or 1000 respectively. Completing the quest will also net you a good chunk of decent ores for selling or general crafting purposes. Now, when you fight Basarios, he will drop a sparkle whenever you hit him while burrowed underground. My advice is to find him in the middle of your gathering and strike him once, collect the sparkle, paint him, and then go gather some more. Come back after you're finished gathering and then go ahead and fight him. The sparkles he drops have a rather good chance of being Wyvern Sobs. Some Pokke Points, another notch for a wyvern defeated, and lots of awesome ore for your total net efforts. Probably would take the average player 20 minutes. Not too shabby. -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ | Pokke Points | - G-Rank Quartz Ore Mining by Jetpack379 + Vrade -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ *(This is my preferred method of getting points aside from Training School). This tip was sent to me by personal E-mail. This is a combined suggestion, I took ideas from both and am overall happiest with this strategy. Prepare yourself with the following: a. Armor with "Backpacking Expert" skill. Check my equip suggestion section for Leather S Armor and Hunting Horns. b. Stamina Items (Steaks/Power Juice, or Hunting Horn), Hot drinks, 5 Mega Pick-axes, Farcaster. c. Take 7* Swamp Quest: "An Evening Soaked in Poison." Here is the general strategy: a. Go to Area 3, along the east wall is a mine that holds Quartz Ore. b. Return any Quartz you mine to the Base Camp Red Box until Area 3 is dry. c. Go to Area 9, along the west wall is a mine that holds Quartz Ore. d. Same as b. Carrying: Here's the special part about this strategy that Vrade pointed out to me, compelling me to completely change this entry in my guide. In this quest, Iodrome and Bulldrome will never enter any of the caves, Area 1, or Area 2. So the only monsters you have to worry about are: a.) A single Shakalaka in Area 2. Once it's dead, it will not respawn. b.) A single Vespoid in Area 3. Respawns, but is easy to avoid. c.) A single Hornetaur in Area 9. Respawns, also easy to avoid. Result: You can deliver one Quartz Ore in about 3 minutes easily. Quartz Ore averages around 3-5 regularly on one visit (7500-12500 points) with little effort, not including any other account items you get. (Goldenstone Hunks, Goldenfish, Khezu Whelps have all been suggested.) You can choose to either run out of time, suicide or kill the Iodrome. Then again, one Iodrome should't be too much for you despite Gathering gear, right? -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ | Pokke Points | - Beginner's Mountain Herbs by Callaway -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ This one isn't really intended for getting massive points -- just a suggested quest to take for getting Pokke Points early on. This in fact can be done as soon as 1* Village Quests. This was submitted via personal E-mail. I also rewrote his suggestion completely from scratch, and put in A LOT of detail for Beginners, since they'll probably need it. Preparation: a.) Armor w/ "Backpacking Expert" or "Anti-Cold" would be a good. b.) Bring a Farcaster, and Pickaxes. (Hot Drinks, if no Anti-Cold), as well as Stamina Items or Ivory Hunting Horn. c.) Begin the 1* Quest, "Mountain Herb Picking". First Trip: a.) Run through Areas 6, 7, or 8 and gather EXACTLY 4 Mountain Herbs. If you gather more, you can not start the next trip, where the real points are. b.) Go to Area 8, and find the tunnel the side of the mountain, and crawl through it. Behind it will be 2 walls you have to climb, and on the top will be a large cast-off dragon skin. Mine the skin for a "Khezu Whelp", and once you get one, use your Farcaster. c.) At base, run to the red box and deposit. You'll get 400 points. Second Trip: a.) Run through Areas 5, 6, 7, and 8 and gather as many Mountain Herbs as you can find. b.) Go back to the top of 8 and mine another Khezu Whelp. Remember, these will slowly drain your health as long as they are in your inventory, so keep yourself healed. c.) Run to Area 3, and kill all the Giaprey. d.) Climb onto the log. Use a Hot Drink, and use some Stamina items you have or play your Ivory Horn for Infinite stamina. Also use healing items to have full-health, because you won't be able to use them for a while. e.) Pick up a Carnivore Egg from the pile, and descend from the log. You have two options to return to base now, one is risky if you don't know what you're doing, but slightly faster, the other only being slightly slower but much safer. In any case, they are: Risky Way: 3 -> 5 -> 3 -> 2 -> 1 -> Home. Run across the way into area 5, then south in area 5 back into 3. You'll be on the Upper Level, and continue to run south into area 2. Here's the tricky part: There's a way down this cliff, but you have to go slow, and at some part of the drop, you'll have to jump between two cliff faces of equal level to continue down. After you get down to the bottom, simply run (avoid the Anteka, they sometimes attack) from Area 2 -> Area 1 -> Home. Deposit in Red Box by pressing Circle. Quest Done. Safe Way: 3 -> 5 -> 4 -> 1 -> Home. Run across the way into area 5, then north-east into area 4. Drop down the cliffs in Area 4 slowly, then follow the path all the way south into Area 1. Drop down the 2 cliffs in Area 1, and then run Home. Deposit in Red Box by pressing Circle. Quest Done. Result: You should average between 1500-2500 points. Estimated 15 minutes max. -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ | Pokke Points | - Beginner's Unlimited Carnivore Eggs by rosemage. -¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬-¬ Similar to the above strategy, this strategy is of benefit to people who are good at Egg Runs exclusively, since this quest spawns unlimited of them. Preparation: a.) Bring 3x Hot Drinks and some stamina items (Steaks, Energy Drinks, etc.) b.) Now go to the Training school and take the following quest: "Beginner Training -> Weapon Usage -> Hunting Horn" Start Strategy: a.) Grab the Rations / Hot Drinks from blue box. b.) Don’t worry about gathering as you do not get to keep any items from the quest other than rewards, money, and pokke points. c.) Kill the first 2 Giaprey in Area 1. d.) Kill the first 2 Giaprey in Area 3. e.) Do NOT kill anymore Giaprey until you are ready to finish the quest. Carry Strategy: a.) Enter Area 3 on top of the log. b.) Fill up your stamina with rations, and make sure you are under the effect of a hot drink. Use your hunting horn to play the following notes: (White -> White -> Blue -> White -> Blue). c.) Make sure to either kill or dodge the vespoid here before you pick it up. d.) Grab the egg and run to Area 5. e.) Avoid the Giaprey near the entrance of Area 6 -- you're running to the south exit that leads back into Area 3. f.) Travel along the ledge in Area 3 to Area 2, avoiding the Vespoid again. g.) In Area 2, very carefully descend each ledge. At one point, if you find yourself being stuck, look for a ledge on equal grounding to you -- you have to jump across this to continue going down. h.) Exit Area 2 into Area 1, and finally back to the base. i.) Turn in the Carnivore Egg for 700pts. Repeat process as much as desired or until close to quest end nears. Finish: a.) Simply kill your last Giaprey and the quest will be over. b.) It's up to you if you want to gather some Mountain Herbs prior to killing them, but even if you don't, make sure to use the last bit of time before the quest ends after killing it to gather some. Summary: a.) Total Pokke Points depend on how fast you can run eggs back. b.) Should easily be able to get 5, as much as 10+ if you're pretty good. c.) Point Range Average: 3500pts - 8000pts for 50 minutes of work. ------\======================================================================== [VI] \ Revision History --------\====================================================================== GameFAQs will always have the latest version of this document FAQ started on 08/23/07 Version 1.00 (09/14/07) - First release of guide on GameFAQs. Version 1.01 (09/14/07) - Minor updates to layout. - Minor fixes to Trenya's Boat and Field Row data. Version 1.02 (09/17/07) - Minor fix in a few sections concerning spelling/grammar. - Added 2 new Player Tips. Version 1.03 (09/20/07) - Minor fixes to Update/Renovation guide. - Added Guild Card Awards to descriptions of Mining and Insect sections. - Added 1 new Player Tip. - Added information to Trenya's Boat concerning ship appearance/item quantity. - Added information to Trenya's Boat concerning "Wyverian Harp" Version 1.04 (09/25/07) - Revised and added more to player strategies. - Fixed some item data. Version 1.05 (10/19/07) - Added more confirmations of account items. - Heavy revision of Pokke point strategies. Some were truncated, some revised. - Revised Casting Machine strategy. - Revised Trenya's Boat Special Items. - New Frequently Asked Questions added. Version 1.06 (11/15/07) - Updated Pokke Points Training School entry. - Re-added Pokke Points G-Rank Basarios strategy. - Revised Pokke Points Goldenfish strategy. - More Account Items confirmed. Version 1.07 (12/10/07) - Updated Pokke Point Gypceros strategy. - All Account Items confirmed. Removing Confirmation X's. - Updated Acceptable Sites listing to disclude Neoseeker.com Version 1.08 (2/8/08) - Updated guide for inclusion of SkiesofCrimson as an eligible hosting site. - Added Pokke Point Strategy for "Unlimited Carnivore Eggs" ------\======================================================================== [VII] \ Thanks/Acknowledgements --------\====================================================================== - Guide Sources o- Xiamut, for which a great deal of the FAQ layout came from. \__ http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/47351.html o- MHWiki, japanese guide site that helped construct this guide. \__ http://www25.atwiki.jp/mhp2/pages/96.html o- KingOfMH's Gem Guide, helped with translation of Trenya Jewel rewards. \__ http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/psp/file/934395/50068 - Providers o- DS31x, helped with some translations and was a main consultant in the forming of this guide. Also suggested I make this guide. - Monster Hunter message board users for providing information/feedback: o- DS31x o- Lunaredge o- Yomoska o- Fonix o- SEF o- maxninja o- mx_703 o- Biscuit o- LightJak07 o- hamtaro3815 o- EhudBarak o- Whodan o- Final_Divide o- n1keman o- Apocalypse_6 o- Minour_Vaginour o- Lord Grahf o- ADAJehuty o- mogwaimon o- voodoo_king o- Kawakami o- Grayson o- HolyDragonNall o- Blazer o- DaiIchiban o- R1co281 o- ragnazure o- DancesWithLobsters o- Zang_Ba o- KangJovi o- Jetpack379 o- Auron0 o- Avarada o- Jowel o- bed_of_razors o- Vrade o- Callaway o- rosemage (Names added in the order they gave me assistance.) - My girlie, who even though is a gamer herself, decided she wanted to interfere with my MH progress as much as possible. Still love her though. - Capcom, they made the game after all. ------\======================================================================== [VIII] \ Contact Information --------\====================================================================== If you wish to contact me you can do so via e-mail at: - AIM: Sickly Tainted - Email: dimgradation@gmail.com - GameFAQS Message Boards: Boldrin If you have anything to add to the FAQ please send it to me, of course proper credit will be given for all submissions. If you do have something to contribute please provide me with either your Monster Hunter online name or your real name that I can credit you by. Please, if you notice that I have made an error, let me know about it. If you have any questions/comments/suggestions/corrections and you choose to e-mail me please include something like "Monster Hunter FAQ" in the subject field. This way I won't mistake it for spam and delete it. Feedback of any kind is appreciated, just please keep any criticism constructive. Please read the FAQ section before asking me a question! ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ - Donations - ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ As you may know or consider, writing a guide can take a considerable amount of time, plus GameFAQs doesn't pay me to do it. In addition, it costs me money to even purchase the game. Was this guide helpful? Do you have a PayPal account? If you did, why not show me some support and donate a dollar or two. You'd be helping me greatly and I'd be more willing to produce my guides faster. You can make a donation to dimgradation@gmail.com. Remember, the authors are providing you with a free guide as opposed to having to purchase a possibly upwards of 10-15 dollar strategy guide. Thank you. ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ - Frequently Asked Questions - ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Q: Where do you live? If lived near you and I wanted to play Monster Hunter Freedom 2 with you, can I? A: I live in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also, it is possible, so contact me about it. --- Q: I have Trenya's Boat unlocked, but some of the areas aren't unlocked? A: That's because you haven't unlocked those quests for yourself to even visit. Complete more elder quests to unlock more areas to deploy the boat to. --- Q: I've gotten Elder Dragon Bones from Trenya, but you don't have them listed? A: I've been told about this issue twice now. Neither the Japanese guide, nor through my own testing, yield Elder Dragon Bones. If you do know how to get them from Trenya, please contact me with the Area and Points spent, and I will credit you once I confirm it. Until then, I do not believe they're obtainable through Trenya. --- Q: "How do I make such and such weapon?"; "You refer to a weapon creation guide, which one do you suggest?"; Etc. A: My suggestion: http://skiesofcrimson.com/mhf2/weaponsmith/ ------\======================================================================== [IX] \ Copyright Information --------\====================================================================== This document may 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 from me. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. Plagiarism is bad, very bad. Don't take credit for someone else's hard work, give credit where credit is due. 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