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HACK // Infection
Part 1
Walkthrough

By : Zaim Red Wolf

y Registering on "The World" = Fill out the User Name = Fill the Character Name y Logging into "The World" = Select "The World" = Read the board = Select "Log In" y Meeting Orca = Meet Orca = He will teach you something about the game = You will be transported to "Bursting Passed Over Aqua Field" = Just follow Orca's instructions y Bursting Passed Over Aqua Field [Dungeon] = Do as Orca says = Go explore the dungeon = Blue chests are trapped and you should use a Fortune Wire = Find a room with a floating statue = Go back y Meeting BlackRose = Check your mail = Go into "The World" = You will meet BlackRose = Use the Chaos Gate = Just follow the story y Back on Mac Anu = Log out = Check the board = Check your mail y Meeting Mia and Elk = Some guy talking about Mia = Go see Mia and Elk. = Log out = Read the board, specially the following Topics: # Is this an Event Character? # Protected Area = Log into the game = Call BlackRose 1

y Powering Up = The treasures you got from the statue with Orca + Use them to trade = Find Hayate or Macky + Trade 5 Health Drinks and the Steel Blades to get the Slayer for BlackRose = Hayate also has the Snow Panther, the item will be a "must get" later + Trade a Yellow Candy (which got from the statue) and 5 antidotes for the Snow Panther = Get a new weapon for Kite at least above level 5 = Get the Raitei from Koji + Trade 5 Mage's Souls for the Raitei + Mountain Boots will come in handy too = Give the Slayer to BlackRose = Get any body armor above level 8 for Kite + You don t have to be level 8 to wear level 8 equipment y General Tips = About Skills : Always have Ap Corv , Ap Vorv and At Torv + If you don t have these skills + Buying some "Bloods" from the item shop + It will become handy, specially if the area's monsters are 4 or more levels above yours. = Ap Do is a must, you can either use the Speed Charms to get faster + You can do the Zeit Statue Mini Quest and get the Time equipment which allows you to obtain this skill = Always have someone in the party that is able to cast, at least 1 spell, some monsters can only be Data Drained after getting hit by a Magic Spell, others (like Halloween) are immune to physical attacks, thus you can only vanquish them with magic. If you don t want to use equipment that gives you magic spells, try buying and having magic scrolls = About Items : 5 resurrects, 20 health drinks, 10 antidotes, 10 restoratives, 5 Mage's Soul, 25 fortune wires, 3 Fairy Orbs and 1 Sprite Ocarina * ( The Sprite Ocarina is optional if you travel with "friends", they can use their own to teleport out of a dungeon when you order them to use the ocarina ) = About equipment : Always carry or store weapons with Elemental Skills, specially # Thunder Coil ( for Shining Eyes ) # Gale of Swords ( Mu Guardians and some Bosses ) # Swirling Dark ( for Menhirs )

y "Expansive Haunted Sea of Sand" = Call BlackRose = Choose "Expansive Haunted Sea of Sand" = If you got the Snow Panther and the Mountain Boots = Choose Strengthen = Do it twice so both boosted Attack and/or Defense parameters remember to use a Strengthening skill yourself = Enter the dungeon
@ Buggy HeadHunter
Boss Level == Weakness == Attacks Recommended Skills Recommended Items Recommended Weapons == Kite == BlackRose

[Expansive Haunted Sea of Sand]

y Meeting Mistral and Piros = Meeting a guy named Piros = Get the things mentioned in "Powering Up = Call Mistral = Get a Newt Necklace for Mistral = A weapon above level 5 will do her some good too. = If you are short on funds, do some random chaos gating = Have each party member (Except Mistral) a skill that s raises a Physical parameter # Ap Vorv : From Snow Panther # Ap Corv : From Mountain Boots y Indiscreet Gluttonous Pilgrimage [Dungeon] = Go into the dungeon = If you have the equipment I mentioned, and level 6 or 7, you should be ok. = When get into a crossroad in B3 = Go left first = Get the statue's treasure, = Get ready for the "boss" to the north
@ Rock Head [Indiscreet Gluttonous Pilgrimage]
:9 : Wood Attacks : None : Orchid Dance, Staccatto, Ap Corv. : Gale Breath Scroll [200GP] or any Wood Offensive spell scroll. 10 health drinks, 3 Resurrects. Recommended Weapons : == Kite : Lath Blades or Raitei == BlackRose : Slayer Boss Level == Weakness == Attacks Recommended Skills Recommended Items

y The Book of Law = Sell your extra things that don t need = Log Out = Check your mail = Go pick up the prize = Seconds later, have new mail = Go read it y Mia's Quest [Boundless Corrupted Fort Walls] = Go there alone = If you are below level 8 = Go leveling for a while = Bring some power-up scrolls from the item shop: # Warrior's Blood : To increase Physical Attack [100GP] # Knight Blood : To increase Physical Defense [100GP] # Hunter Blood : To increase Physical Accuracy [100GP] # Beast Blood : To increase Magical Defense [100GP] = Have 30 Health Drinks = Stock on speed charms = Get a Hermit's Bane and a Knight's Bane = Go to the Chaos Gate = If you have good equipment and at least level 8 = Get into the dungeon = When see a purple/pink fog before an exit, it means the boss is there, use all the scrolls you = Get ready to fight
@ Bugged Red Wyrm [Boundless Corrupted Fort Walls]
Boss Level :8 == Weakness : Water Attacks == Attacks : Vak Kruz(Fire Attack) Recommended Skills : Staccatto, Ap Corv, Ap Vorv Recommended Items : <Water> Scroll [200GP] Recommended Weapons : == Kite : Raitei Comments: Use the general strategy, but if your hp falls below 80, heal yourself. Have a Mage Soul handy if your SP is low when its Data Drain protection goes off. Its is of vital importance to use all scrolls that boost your defense, if your level is below 10

y Hacker [Closed Oblivious Twin Hills] = Go to the board = Read the Topic : Protected area = Add both Elk and Mia to your party = Access Closed Oblivious Twin Hills = Mia will teach how to Hack Gates = If Mia and Elk are completely useless = Gate Out = Buy equipment for Mia and Elk = The Dogman's Sword from Mutsuki and Snow Panther for Mia = Newt Necklace and a good wand above 5th level for Elk = Bring some scrolls for you and Mia if you like = Go back to the area = Have trouble with the Mimics around here = Be sure to give Mia and Elk at least 5 restorative potions = Give them 2 or 3 resurrects in case you die.
@ Bugged Stone Turtle [Closed Oblivious Twin Hills]
Boss Level : 13 == Weakness : Wood Attacks == Attacks : GiGan Don(Earth Spell) Recommended Skills : Staccatto,Orchid Dance,Ap Corv, Ap Vorv Recommended Items : Gale Breath Scroll [200GP] or any Wood Offensive spell scroll. Recommended Weapons : == Kite : Raitei,Lath Blades == Elk : Air Wand == Mia : Any blademaster weapon above level 8, Dogman's Sword Comments: Use the general strategy, but if your hp falls below 80, heal yourself or get Elk to First Aid,Get Elk to use Juk Rom on it with his Air Wand. Have a Mage Soul handy if your SP is low when its Data Drain protection goes off. Its is of vital importance to use all scrolls that boost your defense, if your level is below 10

y Getting the Spiral Edge [Raging Passionate Melody] = Log Out = Get into the Board = Read the Topic: Weapon Information = Log Back In = Form a party = Power up first = Go to Raging Passionate Melody [Dungeon] = Look for the Gantt Statue = Some pesky enemies instead, Fiend Mehirs + They can resurrect monsters that killed = If you see one of this jumping things of - Data Drain it and kill them ASAP = If there are more than 1, use area skills to get them all at the same time or tell a party member to use skills on one of them while you work the other. 5

y On Aura's Trail [Quiet Eternal White Devil] = After you meet Natsume = Get back to town = Log out = Read the Board Topic: Is This An Event Character? = Check your mail = Log In = You ll get more mail = Read it = It should be from BlackRose telling you to go to the other Theta server = Use the Chaos Gate = Choose Other Servers = Select Theta server = Form a party but have to include BlackRose = See a pig-like creature somewhere around the southwest, that s a Grunty = Go to the field = Go to the Dungeon = Watch out for Grass, they can put you to sleep, bring restoratives y Elk [Plenteous Smiling Hypha] = Go to Delta server = Talk to Elk = First get some earth equipment, and earth attack spells = Equip Elk well = The Air Wand is a good choice
@ Bugged Killer Snaker [Pleterous Smiling Hypha]
Boss Level : 16 == Weakness : Wood Attacks == Attacks : Megan Rom( Earth Attack) Recommended Skills : Staccatto,Orchid Dance,Gale of Swords Recommended Items : Gale Breath Scroll [200GP] or any Wood Offensive spell scroll. Recommended Weapons : == Kite : Raitei,Lath Blades,Ronin Blades == Elk : Air Wand Comments: Use the general strategy, but if your hp falls below 80, heal yourself or get Elk to First Aid,Get Elk to use Juk Rom on it with his Air Wand. Have a Mage Soul handy if your SP is low when its Data Drain protection goes off. Its is of vital importance to use all scrolls that boost your defense, if your level is below 10. Elk should be far away from the snake, because he could die in a single blow ** Avi Vegh mailed me, and he recommends using the skill Gale Of Swords from the Ronin Blades, you can Data Drain this weapon from the Heavy Metal monsters roaming outside Pleterous Smiling Hypha

y Naive Piros [Putrid Hot-blooded Scaffold] = Return to town = Call Piros = Equip him with some good weapons, = Log Out = Read some posts = Log Back In. = You should see Mia and Piros talking = Make your party = Piros must be in it = Go to the area = Go to the dungeon, = You must open ALL treasure boxes in the dungeon, so be sure to explore ALL of it. You cant give him any weapons after the quest started. Thats why I told you to equip him before he met Mia y Meeting Gardenia [Soft Solitary Tri Pansy] = After finish helping Piros = Log Out = Check the board = You can do any of the two mini-quests: # meeting Sanjuro # meeting Gardenia = Do Gardenia first (best way) = Check the topic: Miss Gardenia Fan Club!! = Get back to the World = Make a party = Go to "Soft Solitary Tri Pansy" = Go to the dungeon = At B4, Gardenia will be waiting for you North of the crossroads = To the west, the Statue will be waiting for you = Get it before going to Gardenia y Meeting Sanjuro [Hideous Destroyer's Far Thunder] = After meeting Gardenia = Sell unwanted stuff, trade for better eq, re-stock = Log Out = Check the Board = Topic: Weapon Information = Form a party = Go there, get to the bottom, same drill

y Going After Aura [Cursed Despaired Paradise] = Log Out = Check the board called: Test version of "The World" = Log back In = Try to add BlackRose in your party = You will receive an e-mail = From BlackRose, telling you the True location of Aura = Go to Theta server = Meet BlackRose = Add her to your party and call one character = You will be unable to enter the area because its protected and you lack a Virus Core Q y Getting a Virus Core Q [Collapsed Momentary Spiral] = Receive another mail = Log out = Read it = Log back in = In Theta server, you will see Mistral talking with Apeiron = Mistral will tell you some keywords = Go there = You need to add Mistral to your party, you can bring someone else along too = Go to the dungeon, kill the boss = And get Virus Core Q = Bring Anti-Wood Eq ~Earth~ Eq
@ Bugged Thousand Trees [Collapsed Momentary Spiral]
Boss Level : 18 == Weakness : Earth Attacks == Attacks : RaJuk Rom(Wood Spell) Recommended Skills : Gan Rom, Staccatto Recommended Items : Raging Earth Scroll [200GP] or any Earth Offensive spell scroll. Recommended Weapons : == Kite : Raitei,Any weapon above lvl 10. == Mistral : Fossil Bracer(Gan Rom), Adian's Rod. Comments: Use the general strategy, Tell Mistral to keep casting Gan Rom until the tree protect breaks, Data Drain it. Protect Mistral from the Tree. Repeat ********************************Avi Vegh Strategy******************************* * For the Bugged Thousand Trees equip kite with armor like the wyrm hide or miners gloves * * both at LV 11 to cast Gan Don along with Minstral. Also by the time you fight the * * Thousand Trees boss all if not most characters should/must be level 14 - 20+ * ******************************************************************************

y Going After Aura [Cursed Despaired Paradise] = Log Out = Check mail = Go back to Theta server = Add BlackRose and someone else = Equip them with good eq, go sell unwanted stuff, power up, etc = Cool staff called StarStorm Staff, it summons two elementals.. = Get it before going into the gate = Hack the gate = If you lack more Virus Cores, then go to other areas, and start Data Draining. = Find the Dungeon y Meeting Bob [Bursting Passed Over Aqua Field] = Log Out = Read the Board Topic: MISSING = Log back In = Receive an e-mail from BlackRose = Go check the board = A new post will be around named To Orca = Go meet Bob = He will tell you about Linda y Meeting Linda [Buried Pagan Fiery Sands] = Form a party = Head to the field where Linda should be = Locate the dungeon = Get to the second floor = Look for Linda y Gouged Room [Lonely Silent Great Seal] = Go to the field = Go to the Dungeon = Get into the field = You need to Hack the gate = If you lack of the virus cores = Go to other fields to acquire them y Meeting Meg [Great Distant Fertile Land] = Log out = Check your mail = Go to Theta server = Meet up with BlackRose = Add her to your party and add someone else for backup = Go to the field and dungeon 9

y Helba's Help = Log Out = Check the board the topic: MISSING = Log In = Then Log Out = Read BlackRose's mail = Log In = Then Log Out = Read Helba's mail. y Powering up for the Final Battle [Chosen Hopeless Nothingness] = You need to take BlackRose = Equip her = Leveling up, until you are level 28-30 = Use the last two fields you went, to level or, or even the final area = Buy lots of Resurrects, Mage's Souls, Health Drinks and Blood. get 15 of every blood = If you are not going to bring along a Magic User like Mistral or Elk, just bring Warrior, Knight and Hunter Blood = Equip BlackRose with the Spider Blade or use the Claymore = Your best weapon, you will get it at the field = Bring the best weapon you have found so far along = Bring eq that boosts your Water Element = Give your party members resurrects
@ The Terror of Death: Skeith
Boss Level == Weakness Recommended Skills Recommended Items Recommended Weapons == Kite == BlackRose == Piros

[Chosen Hopelesness Nothingness]

* I suggest you go find the Ceramic Helm, its an excellent piece of eq, it can be found in the statue's treasure of Theta Dog Dancing Passionate Tri Pansy The Master weapons will give you an Edge, the Critical Hits will help you bring Skeith down faster, try to use a skill that hits plenty of times, like Staccatto because each hit gets a chance of being critical. I used Piros and BlackRose and stayed in the back, because he can hit very hard, and both Piros and BR can withstand a swing of its giant red Q. Before entering battle, be sure to use all bloods on the three of you, and Ap Ruem to lower the damage taken by his Judgement. He will try, and most likely Data Drain one of your party members, the effect: He will take half of its HP, heal himself a bit and put ALL bad status effects on the victim, thats the reason you brought Antidotes and Restoratives with you.

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I concentrated on healing and resurreciting both of my party members, ordering them to use skills, and using Mage's Souls to restore their SP. Trying to stay away from Skeith. 60 health drinks, 10 resurrects and 15 Mage Soul's later, his Protect Break will appear, so Data Drain him..you could assume he will get weaker, but he wont. He will add an attack that can sweep everyone around here for 200-300 damage. That s the reason you must stay away from him, or at least one of your party members must stay away, It has been more than 1 time that he killed all of us in two consecutive sweeps..he often likes to do that combo and take us all out in under a sec. Be careful, watch their and your HP at all times, use skills on Skeith and be patient, he will eventually collapse and die Now, if you really want to take action, and don t want the healer job, as I suggested above, you can always bring Mistral with you instead of a Heavy Hitter and order her to First Aid from a far. You can bring down Skeith much faster, but at a greater risk.

*****Avi Vegh Strategy********************************************************** * Its easier to let BlackRose/Piros use their attack skills while Kite uses attack scrolls * * and healing potions/drinks on characters and revive restore status when necessary after * * DD him use speed charms on character to kill him quickly. Also having the Thunder Armor * * set LV 33 on all characters helps. Also this strategy could also work for the Parasite * * Dragon 9999 HP hidden boss. * *****************************************************************************

SUB - QUESTS
y Goblin Equipment = There is a topic named: Let's play Tag = Someone challenging you to a game of tag, and will give you new keywords = If you access the field (and you must do it alone) = You will encounter a goblin who will challenge you to "Catch" him = In other word - Kill it = There will be 5 of this games, each harder and faster than the last. y The Mummy Ship [Hideous Someone's Giant] = After Skeith = After reading an e-mail from Roy@bandai = You will be granted this keyword: Giant , combining it with Hideous Someone's = You will be able to travel to an airship = After 3 levels = You will meet the Parasite Dragon, it has 9999 hp = And some devastating attacks that could kill in 1 blow = Bring plenty of resurrects and drinks!

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OTHERS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RYU BOOKS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ryu Books are Key Items that let you unlock extra Background Images and Background Music for you AltLimit Desktop on the game, it also unlocks the "movies" of the game. In order to gain a Ryu Book, you need to Data Drain a certain number of times. Here is a list of the times I had to Data Drain before Unlocking a Ryu Book. 10 Data Drains: 20 Data Drains: 30 Data Drains: 40 Data Drains: 50 Data Drains: 60 Data Drains: 70 Data Drains: 80 Data Drains: Ryu Book I Ryu Book II Ryu Book III Ryu Book IV Ryu Book V Ryu Book VI Ryu Book VII Ryu Book VIII :Unlocks with: [10/20/30/40/50 Areas] [5/10/15 Hours ] :Unlocks with: [50/100/150/200/300/400 TP]5/10 FP[10/15 DP] :Unlocks with: [20 Names][5/10 Trades] :Unlocks with: [40/80 Monsters] :Unlocks with: [20000/50000 GP in Gifts] :Unlocks with: [50/150/300 Chest][50/100/200 Box][5/15Gott] :Unlocks with: [5/10 Mon][5/10 Grandpa][5/10/20/30 Symbols] :Unlocks with: [50 Grunty Food Obtained][All types listed ]

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The 3 Grunties ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------= The first time you raise any of them, the Grunty will give you the Grunty flute, which you can use to call it on the field. + Iron Grunty ~ Feed it 5 Golden Eggs and then feed 1 food of the type of food the grunty asks for ~ If you do it right, when its size reachs 30, he will become an Iron Grunty. + Noble Grunty ~ Just feed it anything you want until its size reaches 30,in other words, just mess him up. + Poison Grunty ~ Unknown

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