DRAGON FORCE II FAQ ver. 0.4 By : Grandchester Resurrection (grandchester@resurrection.com) Welcome to my Dragon Force II FAQ. I hope this guide'll answer whatever questions you have about the game. Feel free to distribute, however in its current form. Well, lets starts !!! Table Of Contens: - Updates - Introduction - About The Game - Kings Of Legendra - Type Of Soldiers - Item Mixing List - Walktrough - Tips & Tricks - Credits UPDATES Version 0.4 (June 3, 1998) Add more combination in item mixing list... Again, thanks to Kamui. Also add Kamui's review for Dragon Force II. Version 0.3 (June 2, 1998) Add Item Mixing List !!! Thank you very much for Kamui (ADeats@AustinTX.net) for the Item Mixing List. You can go to Kamui's homepage at http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/5482/ He's got a Dragon Force II review and Item Mixing List ! Version 0.2 (May 30, 1998) Just add Kaede's walktrough from Zero Alpha (thanks !). And still working in general list and other... Now I'm making Shining Force III FAQ too... Check it out ! Version 0.1 (May 23, 1998) Well... I haven't been in Internet for a while, so I can't updated it earlier. Now I'm working for the complete general list and others, and I want to update it as soon as possible. Actually, this version is same as the 0.0 version. I just only correct the Japanese names and add mixing item info. Thanks to Andy Bonz (ABonczkows@aol.com) and Michael L. Nguyen (mnguyen@lonestar.jpl.UTSA.EDU). Version 0.0 (begun in April 28, 1998) INTRODUCTION Hi there ! Well, as I already said in the Update Section, now I'm working hard to complete this FAQ and Shining Force III FAQ. For this FAQ, I'm preparing the complete general list, soldier list, and walktrough for others characters... I almost done the general type list ! I'll update this version soon ! And for the great Dragon Force 2 players ! If you guys want to discuss a little about the game in hope to exchange some ideas on the game, you can send me e-mail to grandchester@resurrection.com or jchebeet@sby.mega.net.id ! I'll be very happy if you can help me to complete this FAQ !!! ABOUT THE GAME What I think of Dragon Force 2... I'll start off with the first thing you'll probably notice. The anime intro is GREATLY improved over the first. The animation quality and music were both very well done. when you start a game up you are given the choice of picking from 6 of the 8 rulers again. The other 2 you can only get after you beat it,like in DF. After chooseing your ruler you are taken to the traditional Administration Mode, were you can take care of domestic affairs. This time however there are a few new options. You are now able to create your own weapons and items by combining minerals found in mines(showed on the main map) and some of your crapier weapons. This Is REALLY cool. You know have the ability to equip 2 items to each character now instead of 1. The main map is VASTLY different from the first DF. The scaling is better now and there are trancparent clouds hovering over the map (WHOOPEEE!!). New for the battle scenes. New ALL of the characters with the exception of 2 have there own faces. No more of that same picture for a different character crap. All of the commanders animate much better now, although they do seem a little smaller. There are ALOT more types of troops now, and the ability to have 2 different types of troops in your army. Other than that stuff the battles are pretty much the same. Your commanders can now use 6 different spells instead 3. The look of the spells themselves are a mixed bag. Many of the older, cooler looking spells in the first DF like Wein's "Power Storm" have been seriously down graded in there look. But most of the newer spells like "Earthquake" and "Meteor Rain" really look cool. I just wish they all looked that cool. The music is not as good as it was in the first ether. Its not horrible, but it is a down grade from the first. Well, thats about it. All in all DF2 is a good sequal, I think its better than the first. If you import Saturn games be sure to pick this one up. Dragon Force II is the best strategy game for Sega Saturn. This is the sequel of Dragon Force I. This game can be pretty confusing to those that never play the prequel, so I'll explain them as much detail as possible... This game sets in a land called Legendra. There is eight big kingdom. You play as one of the king. The eight kings have a diffrent story. Your mission is to reunite all the king and save Legendra from Madruk (evil who wants to destroy Legendra). I'll list the kings and their kingdom. KINGS OF LEGENDRA 1. Alvin - Lord Of Higlanders (Highland Kingdom) He is the main character in this game. The Highland Kingdom is located south of Legendra. 2. Gangas - Guardian of the Forest (Bozack Nation) The strongest king in Legendra. He has great strength, offence, defence, etc. Bozack is located in the south-east of Legendra. 3. Shan - Thief Master (Topaz Kingdom) Shan is a good choice for a beginner. He has strong generals, and he seeks the Dragon Force destiny first. At the beginning of the game, Kaede will join without battle, and the other kings always join after you beat them. Topaz is located north-west of Legendra on a small island 4. Baats - Lord Of Fandaria (Fandaria Empire) Baats scenario is very hard at beginning. But after Shen joins, everything will be easy. He is a great fighter. Fandaria located west of Legendra. 5. Kaede - Princess Of Samurai (Izumo Nation) Kaede is not a good character. She is weak, and her magic sucks... Izumo is located east of Legendra. By the way, she is Shen's girlfriend !!! 6. Sons - Magic Queen (Tradnoa Kingdom) Sons is a great magician. She has the best magic, and her magic meter is very quick. Tradnor is located in the center of Legendra. 7. Wendy - Queen Of Elves (Moon Palace) She isn't a great fighter, but she has great magic. Moon Palace is located north of Legendra. 8. Adelva - The New Black Knight Of Masked Death (Tristan Empire) Adel probably's the best character in this game. He is a great fighter and a great magician, he has got a lot of great generals too. Tristan is located between Moon Palace and Tradnor. TYPE OF SOLDIERS In Dragon Force, each general can bring 100 soldiers to battle. The difference between Dragon Force I and II is the way to put the soldiers in a battle. Dragon Force II has a complex system, you can give 2 type of troops for one generals to use in a battle (the maximum capacity is 100). For example : You can give Calvalry to Alvin, but Calvalry weak against Hawk Knight, so you can give Dragon to support Alvin's Calvalry ! Great isn't it ! Anyway, this is the troops list as far as I know : 1. Soldiers This is your basic soldiers. 2. Thiefs Fast troops, but they have a low defence. 3. Monks Avarage troops. Have a good offence and defence. 4. Archers Weak troops. Can attack from long range. Have a great formation. 5. Mages Long range attacker. Faster and stronger attacks than Archer. 6. Samurais Strong troops. Have a great offence and defence. 7. Beasts Fast troops. Great for fight Calvalry, but not much else. 8. Calvalry Strong and fast troops. Great for fight generalsand goblins. 9. Robots Have the best defence, but are slow. 10. Robot-Calvalry As strong as Robots, but as fast as Calvalry. 11. Angel Harpy Fast troops. Attack from air and are good against most other troops. 12. Devil Harpy Not as fast as Angel, but have better offence and defence. Attack from air. 13. Zombies Like the first Dragon Force, they are fast and strong, but killed easily by mages. 14. Ghosts Great for long range attacks and short range attacks. 15. Hawk Knights Great Air Attacks. Fast and strong and very good against Cavelry 16. Chimera Best for fight generals. Attack from air. 17. Dragons Perfect troops. Have the best offence and defence. 18. Goblins This is Madruk's troops. As strong as Dragon. 19. Demons This is Madruk's special soldiers. Stronger than Dragon !!! ITEM MIXING LIST (thank's to Kamui) Building weapons this page will help you with Dragon Force 2's annoying yet cool weapon building system. I've listed all of the combinations Ive found. More will be added as I find more. Crystal and Stone help I figured I should help you out with the names of each mineral and crystal, especially for those of you who don't know much japanese. * Magic Crystal Redish crystals pointing outward, usually enhances the magical abilities of an item. * Power Crystal Green gem, adds Strength to an item. This item is probably used the least. * Wind Crystal White crystals pointing outward. * Hard Crystal I'm not sure what this one is called. It has a purplish color to it and is covered in small bumps. * Light Crystal White gems. * Thunder Crystal Yellow crystals pointing outward. * Gold Stone Golden rock. Not much else to say. * Iron Stone Very shiney, silver stone.Metallic. * Silver Stone Tan with with a strange spiral to it. * Copper stone Has a rust color to it.Very rare for some reason. * Dragon Stone I wish I new EXACTLY what this does,but I think it has all of the properties of the other stones,but also has its own original combinations. * Ore Supposedly there is a material called "ore",but I have yet to find it. There may be more types,but Ive probably forgotten. I'll try to find out as soon as I can. If you have found ANY that I have not listed, send them to me and I'll put them up with your name by it. NOTE: All weapons with a " * " by it can be combined a second or third time. NOTE: Sometimes talking to your characters many times will result in them telling you combining hints. Combinations Kamui's found *Bastard Sword: Long Sword + Copper + Power(STR+15) *Hayabusa Sword: Bastard Sword + Iron + Wind(STR+20) *Dragon Sword: Hayabusa Sword + Silver + Dragon(MP+1 STR+30 CHG+10) *Iron claw: Claw + Iron + Wind(STR+15) *Inazuma Lance: Lancerod + Iron + Thunder(MP+1 STR +30 CHG+10) *Thunder Katana: Katana + Gold + Thunder(MP+1 STR+20 CHG+10) Village Savior Katana: Thunder Katana + Iron + Hard(MP+2 STR+30 DF+2 CHG+10) *Divine Saber: Saber + Gold + Wind(mp+1 str+15) Magic Sword: Sword + Silver or Dragon + Magic(MP+1 STR+10 CHG+10) Magic Rod: Rod + Magic + Magic(Forgot,Ill get the info thursday) Magic Book of Light: Book + Magic + Light(MP+3 DEF+5 INT+20 CHG+50) Book of Power: Book + Power + Magic(STR+10) Wind Bow: Bow + Wind + Dragon or Iron(MP+1 STR+20 CHG+10) Magic Book of Defense : Book + Magic + Hard Stone(MP+4 CHG+50) Light Robe: Robe + Light + Magic(again,I forgot to write it down.its good) *Storm Whip: Whip + wind + Thunder(STR+12 int-5) *Chain Mail: Armor + Iron + Copper(DEF+4) Ring of power: Magic Ring + Power + gold(STR+5) I'll have more down later.Ill hopefully figure out what that last crystal is called and get more info on some of the weapons by then also. This section takes from Kamui's page. Kamui can update his page as soon as he get a new combination. You can go to his page at http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/5482/dfcombo.html. Check it out !!! WALKTROUGH I just done Alvin and Shan's walktrough. Kaede's walktrough is from Zero Alpha (thank's) Now I'm preparing Baats' walktrough, and my friend, Andy Bonz, is preparing Sons' and Gangas' waktrough. If anyone knows the others, please e-mail me, I'll give you credit (I'll very happy if you can send me Wendy's and Adelva's walktrough). 1. Alvin Walktrough First, conquer all the kingdoms, and reunite the 8 kings. You'd better beat Baats first. If you attack Bozack or Izumo, Kadae and Gangas won't join you anyway. Then beat Shan. Go to a tower in the center of Legendra. Now go to Bozack and Izumo, and Kadae and Gangas will join. After that, Wendy will join you without battle. Beat Adelva, and finally beat Sons. Adelva won't join you if you don't beat one of Madruk's general (located in the south of Tristan). Beat him, and Adelva will join you. Then, go to Moon Palace for a scene. Wendy will leave your party. You can find her in a city near Bozack, After Wendy rejoin with you, go to Moon Shrine (east of Moon Palace) for a cool FMV. After a long scane (plus cool FMVs) go to a city near the end dungeon. Then the barrier will be broken, and you have to beat three Madruk's general. After that bring all the kings to the tower in the end dungeon, and you'll open the path to the Madruk's Domain. A good character to get at the beginning of the game is Gigg (the Dragon from Dragon Force 1) in a city in the south east of Legendra (near forest). 2. Shan Walktrough Like Alvin, first conquer all the kingdoms, and reunite the 8 kings. Kaede will join you when you arrive in the south city of Topaz. But she will leave with one of your general (she had been kidnapped by your general). After that beat Baats, then Alvin. After that beat Madruk's general in a city, then go to a tower. After that beat Gangas. Go to Izumo, you'll find Kadae and fight your ex-general. Continue your journey to Sons' kingdom. Beat her, then beat Adelva. Finally go to Moon Palace, and Wendy will join you. After you reunite all the kings, go to the tower at the center of Legendra. Go back to the Moon Palace, visit the Moon Shrine, Wendy will leave your party. After that, go to Bozack. You can find her in a city near Bozack. Head back to Moon Shrine to open the last dungeon. Go to Izumo to find the holy swords. After that go to the city near the last dungeon to break the seal (Shan and Kaede must in the same team). After a long scane (plus cool FMVs). You have to beat three Madruk's general. After that bring all the kings to the tower in the end dungeon, and you'll open the path to the Madruk's Domain. 3. Kaede's Walktrough (thanks for Zero Alpha) First conquer all the kingdoms, and reunite the 8 kings. Shan will join you when you arrive in the south city of Topaz. Beat Madruk's general in a cities, then go to a tower. Sons and Adelva won't join you yet. Finally go to Moon Shrine, make sure that Kadae, Shan and Wendy are on the same team. After that go to a city nare Bozack. Head back to Moon Shrine (Kadae, Shan and Wendy must be in the same team) to open the last dungeon (Adelva and Sons will now join you). Go to Izumo to find the holy swords. After that go to the city near the last dungeon to break the seal (Kadae and Shan must be on the same team). After a long scane (plus cool FMVs), you have to beat three Madruk's general. After that bring all the kings to the tower in the end dungeon (make sure, again, that Shan and Kadae are on the same team), and you'll open the path to the Madruk's Domain TIPS & TRICKS As you know, Dragon Force 2 have a lot of soldiers. However special ones come often when you mix certain materias (soldier scroll,with two other crystals etc;). The same thing applies to special eq. The only problem I find with this process is gathering materials. Crystals tend to come only once in a while. Herbs can only be gather seasonally in villages. And most difficult, are the silver and gold stones(they tend to only come once a life time #.# and it's the major necessity) So far I've only made a magic rod, basta sword, mystical steel spike club. This issue is a major thing I would like to talk about because I've never played any other game with such an option. (Thanks to Michael L. Nguyen for this info !) - See above for the item mixing list. Like the first Dragon Force, now you can command generals while paused. This is a great way to save the time. Dragon Force 2 doesn't have Search commands. To earn items, the only way to do is auto-Search at the Domestic Affair Becon. If you want to find a lot of useful items, separate your general to all of the kingdoms, villages, and caves before the Domestic Affair Becon. If the enemy runs from battle with you, immediately pause the game and then deploy your units. This will immediately attack the fleeing armies when you unpause the game. Make sure you check which way the retreating generals are moving so you can aim your armies the same way. After winning enter your castle again. A quick way to earn a lot of merits is to attack enemy generals in the caves. This generals will never dies from battle each time I beated them. And they have a great level. This is a great way to build your general's level. The only thing you have to know is the knight generals have the silence magic, so fight them with the non-magician generals, and the mage generals have the earth rave and lightning magic that can destroy your soldiers easly, I usually fight this one with harpies. CREDITS Thanks to, in chronological order : Andy Bonz (ABonczkows@aol.com) Heeeeiiiii !!! Thank you for everything pal. I know you're a great Dragon Force 2 player !!! I hope you can finish Sons' and Gangas' walktrough soon... Kamui (ADeats@AustinTX.net) Thank's for item mixing list. You are great. Michael L. Nguyen (mnguyen@lonestar.jpl.UTSA.EDU) Thanks for your information about item mixing. Oh I hope you can give me a full list in kanji/kana with how much time it takes to build the eq !!! Zero Alpha (syahredzan@geocities.com) Thanks for Kaede's walktrough. And I pray for your success in Adelva's quest. Ray Game Master X Indonesia (radixwp@sby.centrin.net.id) for the first reactions and some active support, including the real names for the kings. Jhy Chebeet Team (jchebet@sby.mega.net.id). Chrisvian, Arie, Especially for : - Dipta Erlangga for tips and Shen's walktrough - Root-D for the hard work finishing Baats' walktrough. Zeron Kusanagi (zeron_kusanagi@hotmail.com) Thank's for the correction. Last but not least. Chandra of Sega Center for the Dragon Force II CD and info. And special for Erwind Prasetyo Game Master X Indonesia (ErMac@sade.com).... SATURN IS NOT DIE !!! Well, I hope you enjoyed my guide. And, if anyone has any correction or want to add something please mail me. Your contributions will be noted. I promise I'll update it as soon as possible. Thanks for reading !!! This updated page can be found at www.gamefaqs.com Grandchester Resurrection GAME MASTER X INDONESIA 1998