Anachronox/Anachronox

If you haven't completed the OneGate quest for Mardoman yet, do that now. Have Paco take the Bloodstone while you're there. Then go back to Sender Station and do the quest for Salsa.

Mardoman, wants photos of the 5 MysTech clusters in the museum. Reward: PsySummon MysTech.

Hephaestus
Take Paco to visit Mrs. Invisiblus in the slums for Master RageMight.

Talk to Brother Morpheus in the Tower, by the window you climbed through before.

Take PAL to Moon Burger again.

Sender Station
Report back to Rukh. If you did all three earlier quests, there's no reward.

Choose your party for Limbus and head out. You will want to take Stiletto, Rho and Paco to Limbus at some point, but you can't take all of them now, so it's up to you. You should take at least one, so you only have to make one trip back with the other two.

Limbus
When the cutscene ends, run around to the other side of the shuttle to get Wild Moss.

Kill the Clams and go between the pillars. Kill more clams; there's a TimeMinder Tear off to the left. Continue, and past the steps there is a Two-Function Host on the left. Continue on to the Sagentane Crevice map.

Walk up and kill the slugs. On the far side of the battleground is the Obsidian bug mound, finally. Get at least three.

At the next battlefield is a Lifeflower. As usual, hit it every time you go by.

The next battle is with more clams. If you head to the right through the crack here, eventually you will find a Healgrease Complete. Turn around and go down through the doorway; eventually you will meet more slugs. Continue to find another HC, and come out again by the Lifeflower.

The next battlefield has a BlastSack.

Continue on into the tunnel. Prepare yourself for a more serious fight with some Sagen-Kra at the end; they attack in two waves of three, and either use MysTech status attacks or a tail attack that hits everyone for 1000 damage. Sometimes they will join together to charm one of your characters. They seem to be immune to status effects from MysTech but it does plenty of damage. They are also immune to Bouge group attacks. Also, stunning skills work normally.

Cutscene.

Now you need to assign a party member to each of the three "points of interest". Two are normal fights, one is a mini-game, so save your weakest fighter for the last.

The first point of interest is the Bridge of Betrayal where you fought the Sagen-Kra, back through the door behind you after the cutscene.

The second is the Cliffs of Casting, to the left of the first big room in the city. There is also a yellow bug mound in this room, if for some reason you aren't already fully stocked.

Continuing on, you will reach a junction with a tunnel to the left and a door to the right. Turning right takes you to the hotel and throne room. Turning left at the junction takes you up to the Lance of the Vigil, the third point of interest. Be sure to grab the Three-Function Host along the way.

When you've visited all three points, the battle will begin with the Lance minigame. Shoot the transports. There are 25 transports; the more you miss, the more your compatriot will have to fight at the Cliffs (up to 9). The battle at the Bridge is always with three enemies. The Dark Servants are very vulnerable to MysTech; Freeze and Poison are good bets.

Head back to the throne room and talk to Santadramangetricus for a cutscene. He will set you on the next stage of your quest: Head back to Anachronox and talk to good old Rowdy, who apparently is a Limbus agent.

While you're still here, do some side quests:

The armorer wants you to find an Underplate. It's back out in the Crevice, in the side area by the clam battlefield. Talk to the soldier and he'll give it to you. While you're there, continue through to get the Stargent Enerstrike, Grumpos' Excellent weapon. Return the Underplate to the armorer, and he will let you buy the Vigil Safecell for 8000 loonies. Buy it! This is the first cell you can find that will let you cast Harmonic and Ultimate spells. See the MysTech section for more information.

Outside the armorer, Janterzinkothquodelle wants you to catch 10 baby Hyrax. This is a rather annoying quest, as the Hyrax only appear about once a minute. Furthermore, it's buggy; often he fails to notice that you have all 10. But if you really want to give it a try:

Memorial/Cliffs area: Junction area: Hotel/Throne room area: Reward: Regenergy Round (I'm told).
 * TimeMinder area:
 * 1) From the TimeMinder through the archway.
 * 2) Between the torches at the archway.
 * 1) From the bench by the shoulderpad to the Yellow mound.
 * 2) From the armorer to the Yellow mound.
 * 3) From the bench by the memorial to the Cliffs.
 * 1) At the junction, along the long side.
 * 1) Along the wall to the left after the door from the junction.
 * 2) To the hotel door, and then along its outside wall.
 * 3) Near the throne room, between the two blocked doors facing each other.
 * 4) To the same door, from the door just uphill.

Have Stiletto talk to Thennikendonorr at the junction to get Master Throw Loonie.

Take Paco to the hotel to get a Crimson Stone, which he will be able to use to learn Proxima Punch, once it's been irradiated on Hephaestus. Other hotel rooms contain a Healgrease Plus and a Blue mound. The shopkeeper in the back will give you Firestorm MysTech.

Take Rho to the throne room to get the Limbusonian Archentome, which she can use to learn Pocket Singularity, her 4th-level skill.

A guy outside the hotel will tell you how you did in the battle.

When you're done, head back to Sender Station.

Sender Station
Rukh mission #5: Meet up at Room 6 in Frank's Flophouse. Talk to him again to get FreezySlicer Harmonic. Perhaps this is the reward for mission 4?

Talk to Salsa in the back of the Lounge to get Baneslaught Harmonic (White, Most Excellent).

Pick up whichever of Rho, Paco and Stiletto you didn't take to Limbus before, and take them there now to get their bits.

Now that you've done Limbus, you can get the rest of the excellent weapons. You should already have the ones for Paco, Democratus, and Grumpos.

Visit the MugMug and give him your Wild Moss in exchange for the Verdun War Medallion, which we need to get Boots' Excellent weapon.

We have stuff for PAL, Paco and Rho to do on Hephaestus. Since we can only take two at a time, I'd just take PAL and Rho, and come back later with Paco once we have the other Stone.

Hephaestus
Have Rho talk to Brother Raysa, the monk near the entertainment area tram stop. He sends you to talk to four other monks; in order from the Poor Section entrance to the Tower entrance, they are: In exchange, he gives Rho the Atomic Debinder (Rho, Excellent, Ranged).
 * Information on wind velocity near the Rocket Coaster
 * Information on wind shear near the metal support tower (Bungee)
 * Information on channel blowthrough near the Eco Bar
 * Information on eddy strength behind Le Sommeil (on the 4th floor)

Leave PAL in the Moon Burger for 4 hours to get the Cordicorps Saneslayer (PAL, Excellent, Ranged) and, if you like, longer for more Shadow Bracers.

Have Paco talk to the robot at the furnace in MYSFAC (from the elevator, go down the ramp, through two doors, and down again) to irradiate the Crimson Stone.

The MysTech shop nearest the monk's tower now has SlowVicer (Excellent), if you're interested. The one near the Bungee tower has Baneslaught (Excellent). The one near the Rocket Coaster has PsySummon (Excellent), but you should already have that from the Resistance subquest.

Go back to Sender Station and pick up Stiletto and Democratus for the return to Anachronox; hers and Boots' are the only Excellent weapons left to get.

Anachronox
On the way out of the Platform area, there is a switch on the wall across the way and down. Throw a loonie at it to open a closet with two Healgrease Complete.

Also throw a loonie at the switch you exposed in the Tours Area back before Hephaestus. This opens a compartment with a Regenergy Round Plus and 2 Healgrease.

Passing through the Junkyard Area, if you check the chest again you will find an envelope with $50. Woo-hoo.

Talk to the Democratan in Frank's Flophouse for WinkyTornado Harmonic.

Use Boots' Master Picklock on room B in Frank's. Give the guy inside the Verdun War Medallion in exchange for the Stargent Decimator (Boots, Excellent, ranged)

Head down to Room 6; Rukh is there, but in no condition to talk. Look at the photo on the bed. If you have Rho with you, she remembers bumping into the assailant on her way to the shuttle on Sunder.

Continue into the Privacy Suite for a Parallel Host.

Head for the MysTech tunnels. (Sixth config?) Be prepared for some fighting. The Robottack is immune to freeze, and takes 1/5 Beat damage, but normal damage from MysTech.

If you didn't get them before, grab the WinkyVortex, NutsHammer and PoisonBeams on this visit to the tunnels.

From where you found Grumpos' Blade head earlier, turn around and grab the GEAS Noxcell (200/200/200).

At the junction, to the left is the Doorlord. He takes 1/4 damage from MysTech and 1/2 from Beat attacks. Your best bet is to use stunning skills; Paco's Ground Pound and Democratus' Stare Down are great, as they also damage. It'll take a while, but eventually he'll die, and you'll get the Recycler Shieldcell, the best cell in the game (999/999/666).

Remember to hit the Lifeflower on your way out.

Continuing on to the right, you will come to the river and a Three-Parallel Host.

Turn around and go back across the bridge at the junction, run to the opposite side of the next room, and look up. Throw a Loonie at the blue button on the door up there. This opens a niche back at the beginning of the tunnels. So head on back.

Visit the merchant in the MysTech Museum for PoisonTempest Harmonic (?).

Head for Rowdy's and talk to him. He tells you to get back the piece of MysTech you and Grumpos found in the Tunnels way back when. And it's back to...

Sender Station
Go back to the Lounge and pick up Grumpos and Paco.

Anachronox
Head for the Tenements. From the entrance, head right and down the ramps. Before the Barton Arms, have Grumpos talk to the floater under the stairs to get Dodecahedral Prism.

Head for Anachronox Tours, buy three tickets to OneGate (with someone other than Boots), and head for your shuttle.

When you get to OneGate Station, head down the ramp next to the Exit door. Head off the path to the left to get a Bloodstone for Paco. Can you do this when you're here for the Resistance? Can you delay doing that quest until you get Paco?

The merchant there has various high-ticket items, including the Dettacorp Personal Powercell, if you want all your characters to be able to cast Ultimate spells. I prefer shields, myself.

Head back to the Tours area. Talk to Mad Kaleb for PsySummon Harmonic (Obsidian, Most Excellent).

Head back to Hephaestus. Have Paco talk to the robot at the furnace in MYSFAC (from the elevator, go down the ramp, through two doors, and down again) to irradiate the Bloodstone (and Crimson Stone, if you didn't do it before). From this, he can learn FireFury, his 1st-level skill.

Head back to Pay2Pray on the Station so Grumpos can learn WhiteLight.

Head back to OneGate again (you don't need to buy another ticket).

Wander through OneGate, beating up the guards. Grab the Three-Function Host along the way.

Save at the TimeMinder, and proceed to the final mission. You'll split up your group into two parties, led by Boots and Stiletto. Put Democratus with Boots and Paco with Stiletto.

Grounds
As Boots, head out. When you go up a ramp, you can go ahead for a fight or not. Either way, head to the right here and go through the door. As Stiletto, go left for a fight, then go right and through the door. As PAL, wander around until you find a chute to enter.

Basement
As PAL, go down to the computer and hack the port on the left. Move the bridge.

As Boots, fight, pick the lock, grab the HG Plus along the way. Go as far as you can, beat up the goons, cross the bridge and go down. There is a HGP behind the blue boxes. Continue down. Fight more goons, and look at the newspaper on the floor: Coho Torque Beef Plaza. The choice is clear. This tells you that BEEF is a useful keynote code. There's an HGC among the boxes. Head back up, typing BEEF into the two keynotes along the way for background info. Before the bridge, go up to the deadend. As PAL, switch the bridge again. As Boots, run across into the new area. Grab the Bag O' Glodents. Head through the small gap at the back of the room, down to a fight. On top of the gate is a Firestorm Harmonic which Democratus can Master tractor in. Have PAL move the bridge again. Head back up, across the bridge and through the door. In the new section, move around clockwise, going inside to each computer. At the end, you will learn today's rule: Use only odd numbered entries today. Wait in front of the big door.

As Stiletto, head out to the blue section. When you see a keypad down on the floor, walk down to it. Punch in FACE (you'll learn this later). It will tell you that the codes for the cells are From the keynote, facing back up the ramp, go right onto the plasma floor, then right again into a narrow area. Run into the door, and go through. Head up the stairs and around until you come to the security office, with a Parallel Host in the corner. Seems a bit lame for such a secret area, eh? Wait, there's more. Go back down. Just after the open area, there's a dead-end hallway to the left. Except it's actually a door. Go through, and you're on the other side of the grate that you got the Firestorm Harmonic off of. Grab the GEAS Noxcell. There's another door to the right, but there doesn't seem to be anything in there. Go all the way back out, and check the cells if you like. Contents: Continue on through the door. Grab the HGP on the left. Fight. Head up the ramp to the left for a Glodent Colony. Down and to the left is a drunk guard with a scrap of paper: This tells you, a bit late, that FACE is a keynote code. Continue through the door to the TimeMinder, and wait in front of the big door.
 * Cells 2,5: 4212 Cells 1,3,6: 6776
 * Cell 1: 4 goons
 * Cell 2: Nothing
 * Cell 3: 4 head goons, TimeMinder Tear
 * Cell 5: 2 head goons
 * Cell 6: 2 head goons
 * TODAY's FACE 1 2 3 6 8 11 13 22

As PAL, go down the ramp, grabbing the NutsSlapshot Harmonic on the left, and hack open the door. Fight the goons. Go back to the computer. Pick the odd numbers out of the set from the note Stiletto found:
 * 1 3 11 13 --> A C K M

So select Astro Cordica Kepler Mojo, Accept. The doors in front of Boots and Stiletto will open, and an elevator will descend for PAL. Everybody move on to the next level.

Fortress
As PAL, go up and hack the dataport. Open the doors for Security Level 1.

As Boots, head up the stairs and fight. Head down to the pool and fight. Go through the door to the left and fight. In the back just to the right of the car is SlowVicer Harmonic (Blue, Most Excellent). On a box to the right of the room is a FACE keynote: Medium Security Door Access is: 4 17 1 2 5 6 Head back to the pool and around through the big metal door. Access the computer on the right, and using the odd numbers rule from before, enter Quasar Astro Eternal to shut down the generator. Cross the bridge, go through the door, use the computer to open the level 2 doors. Grab the Glodent Colony (which looks like a mere Bag O' Glodents).

As PAL, head through the security door and hack the new computer. Activate the elevator and ride it down. Go through the door. Go around back to the right to the computer. Activate the plates in the MA lab.

As Stiletto, head up and fight. Go through the door, wave to Boots et al, and head down and through the big metal door. There's another keynote with the same door access codes, and a Glodent Colony on the right. Head left through the door. Grab the HGPs on the table. The computer has some background info. RageMight the door for a TimeMinder Tear. Hop on the plates. Use the computer in the middle to activate the transport pods in CI Holding.

As Boots, hop in the pods.

Upper Level
As Boots, use the computer to open the airlock, unlock the CI chamber door, and activate the AC chamber platform.

As Stiletto, go through the door and use the computer to unlock the workshop door.

As PAL, go through the airlock. The computer has info. Continue around, through the other airlock and the door. Use the computer to open the L4 doors. Go back to the second airlock, cycle it, and wait.

As Stiletto, continue around, open the bars, and go down to meet PAL.

As Boots, cycle the airlock again. Go through the door and fight with three goons. K'Conrad Khk will sell you stuff, but nothing very interesting. Continue on, and follow in PAL's footsteps.

Move everyone up to the big door. Distribute Grumpos' equipment among the rest of the party; equip everyone else with status protection stuff, especially against Freeze and Nuts. Save your game; this is your last opportunity. When you're ready, open the door.

Final Boss Sequence
For the first two fights, you only have Boots and Stiletto, but Detta shouldn't be much of a challenge.

For the last fight, you need to prevent the status enemies from respawning somehow...

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