OPTIONS
Difficulty: Normal
Survey Battlefield: Off
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Start timer on Yes to confirming settings


Run to tutorial 1
Battle: Undine x1-2 (side)
Battle: Undine
Run to Agria
Battle (Agria): Undine until dead
Leave Agria, decline tutorials
Take Life Bottle chest near stairs
ORB: 
Milla INT > TP > INT > INT (single line)
Jude STR > VIT > HP > STR (section)

Turn left at bottom of stairs, take Apple Gel chest at end
Run to Lance
Battle: Wind Blade spam (up)

Run to Seahaven
1CS, decline save, 2CS, X
Run to man, then to exit
(pick up materials close enough to the direct path for a while)
Battle: Link to Jude, Wind Blade spam
Pick up chest in first area (Apple Gels) and second area (Weird Fragments)
Battle: Fireball->Aerial Fire spam (neutral), Wind Blade spam if one is alive at the end
Return to the guy at the seahaven (2CS), then go to inn (2CS)
Leave for the north
Take chest for Life Bottle (first area, right side) and Wood Chunk (second area, left side)
Reach Hamil

Go to mayor's house after Aifread Treasure cutscene in Hamil
Then go to north exit

Galia Trail:
Take orange gels on the right side of first area
Take 2000 gald aifread treasure on a rock near start of second area (just before jutting out segment to the left)
Take orange gel near exit to Kijara Seafalls

Kijara Seafalls:
Talk to vendor
Put all materials into Weapon shop (left to max out quantity, RB to move between categories, try buying bottom 2 first if within 105 of level 7; 1404 shop points needed or 1299 to get within bottom 2)
Buy all weapons at weapon shop
Go to items shop and sell all old weapons, buy max orange gels and apple gels (again, left to max out)
MENU:
Switch Jude and Milla
Jude artes: Soaring Vortex (can overwrite Up arte), Fireball shortcut

Skip all chests and run to boss
Greater Demon - macroed fireball, focus, Soaring Vortex behind him, link Alvin except during OL/links (Milla)
OL = FG>AF FG>AF>DC

Skip every chest & gather until the forest
Temporal stones in clockwise order
Inn house when you return to Nia Khera (down the hill, then right)
Teleport to Hamil (only exit available)
After first scene, next one is in mayor's house
Aladhi Trail - teleport to Aladhi Seahaven, sail to Sapstrath

Sapstrath Seahaven: Start Teepo subevent at the sailor near the Inn
Run to the forest now, only taking the Soda Rice right outside
Elize intro battle - spam Demon Fist then spam FOCUS
Take first chest you see (Orange Gel x2)
Second area; After the climb, go right for Liquid x6 
Third area; Take Ivy x9 on the left at the start
Last area before Jiao; Take the life bottles on the right before the save point

MASSIVE MENU:
Items - use the Soda Rice

Orbs: 
Jude: TP+5 > INT+10 (left) > STR+17 > Auto
Alvin: Auto
Milla: STR+15 > Auto
Elize: Auto

Skills:
Jude: Stamina, Solid Guard
Alvin: Stamina, Solid Guard, Magic Guard, Assault
Milla: Stamina
Elize: Magic Guard, TP Gain, Level Restore

Strategy:
Everyone Protect Allies except Milla (Reduce Numbers)
Milla & Elize Protect Yourself
skip third row
Everyone Don't use TP
Everyone Do not Link
Everyone Support the Rear

Auto Items (START from Strategy):
Switch Orange and Apple in priority
All items to 0 left

Artes:
Jude - Shortcut Splash (Milla) and Wind Lance (Milla)

Jiao: no words, just do the strat (OL start: FG>DC FG>DC FG). Try to end linked with Elize

Go to Sharilton
After first CS, talk to the girl for the Teepo quest continuation (a bit behind you)
Then go to the shop: BUY: max orange gels
then go to Driselle's house
Follow the quest trail until Rowen joins

MENU
Rowen as controlled character, Alvin out of party (Jude for Alvin then Alvin UP for Rowen)
Artes Rowen: Shortcut Splash, Pow Hammer, Demon Fist
Strat Rowne: Protect Yourself (2nd row)
Milla: protect allies (1st row)
Formation (triangle): Milla Rowen Elize in back row with a tile apart, Alvin immediately in front of Milla (default position), Jude front center (use wrapping)
(route: select starting tile, Milla, Jude to front center, Rowen to back, Elize to back)

Battle: *LINK MILLA*, Spam Fireball and your macros (be ready to do this a lot)

After the battle, quickjump to Aladhi Seahaven to finish the sidequest (go towards the shops on the left, 2CS for whatever reason), then back to Culmar Trail
Go to Bermia Gorge

Climb continuously until 3rd area
Take the chest on the left after the jump down (Puffballs) and the Aifreads Treasure after the subsequent vine climb (Elixirs)
Heal Rowen and Milla's TP and use Pixie Circle to max all HP. If Rowen got Arte sealed by an encounter, use Elixir to cure it (save them otherwise)

Anomaly: Link with Jude, use only Milla macro + Fireball (Elize and Jude should be standing around)
CHEST: 5000 Gald (topright when you spawn)
Teleport to Sharilton
Talk to Sharil and rest
Talk to Sharil and Send Rowen

Battle: Switch to Milla, link with Elize, run around until the timeout
Open the cell with the vendors

Develop food shop: Level 16
Buy: Beef Bowl (small) (5 rightstick downs, then react based on current level; just 5xRSD at lv17, but 5xRSD+2U at 16)

MENU
Use: Beef Bowl (small)
Orb: Milla PSY+11 (inner layer) > Auto
Skills: Assault, Level Restore
Artes: Rock Trine

Back to the shop:
Buy another Beef Bowl
Sell all accessories at the item shop
Max Gels + Bottles

Guards - do combo stuff (preferably infinite if I can learn it)

Skip CS, go to boar battle
Boar - spam demon fist until almost dead, then one more combo

MENU:
Items - Fill TP, use Beef Bowl
Orb - Auto
Skills - Auto Defense, turn off Magic Guard, turn on Momentary Gain
Artes - Setup for Steel and Cerberus Strike

Vs Ivar - Steel, backstep his first attack, then soaring vortex loops, steel again whenever its down

To Leronde, then the clinic+
Lots of CS
After Leia joins

- Jude shortcut for Sharpness
- Both orbs Auto
- Leia's skills - Auto Defense, disable Assault, enable Spirit + Level Restore,
 disable Flash Guard and TP Restoration Guard, enable Immediate Consumption

HZ1 - Steel; Focus, Soaring Vortex/Tempest Clash spam

Before Phase 2:
- All Orbs Auto
- Milla's skills: Auto Defense, disable Mirage Assault if you have it
- Jude's skills: Spirit, Assault 2-
- Switch Milla and Jude

HZ2 - Mostly link Milla and get Sharpness commanded. Focus Focus Soaring Vortex.
Link Leia for Tempest Clashes, and in OL do
TC > Sharpening Pulse (Steel) > Aerial Fire > Flame Sphere (Steel) > Scylla Strike > Igneous

Take 4000 Gald chest after the battle (over to the right just out of vision)
Once you get back control after the clinic, TP to boarding area
Once you are going to the Inn (after another clinic visit), TP to Voltea Woods entrance
After Leia's mother, buy both Beef Bowls available and TP to Leronde Boarding

Take glowing points on the direct path to the boss

MENU before Boar:
- Use Beef Bowl small
- Switch Jude out for Milla
- Rowen's orb: Auto to 6AP > INT 25 27 32 > Auto again
- Milla/Leia/Elize/Jude orbs: Auto
Rowen's skills: Auto Defense, Disable Assault+2, Enable Spirit+LevelRestore
Elize's skills: Auto Defense, Disable Assault+2, Enable Spirit+LevelRestore+Wizard
Rowen's artes: replace Rock Tri with Wind Lance
Shortcuts: Negative Gate, Sharpness, Swallow Dance (overwrite everything but Splash)

Brutaur: link Leia, macros+fireballs

Xian Du:
topright elevator
colosseum (Battle: standard, link Elise)
TP to Xian Du entrance, go to the inn
Walk back towards the entrance
Walk to the colosseum
Just before actually doing the fight, put Jude in for Alvin
Battle 1 - Fire Ball
Battles 2 & 3 - mostly Wind Lance, Fire Ball on singles or if split up
Get back control, head to the bottomright elevator
Walk to the middle of the bridge then TP to colosseum
In the forced menu before the Spyrix Warriors, USE BEEF BOWL
Spyrix Warriors: Link Jude, Fire Ball

Run to the Royal Hunting Grounds, run straight through (go up&down the raised area in the third area)
Labari Hollow: Take all shining points, Take 2000 Gald from a chest just before rescuing Alvin and Elize
TP to Xian Du once you reach the top again

Mon Highlands - take all gathers on the way and a chest on the left in the second area (Geode x7)

Enter Kanbalar, go to the inn first

SHOP MENU:
Food shop develop - everything, up to a max of lv28
Buy - Spicy Chicken Roll (8x RSdown or Up+5x RSup then react)
MENU: Use - Spicy Chicken Roll
Buy - Another Spicy Chicken Roll

Take the inn itself (need 300 gald)
Go to Xailen Woods Temple (on foot) next to get the jump point, then to more scenes
Just before Wingul+Presa:

Equips - Feather Coat for Rowen, Silver Coat for Milla
Orbs - Auto for the core 4
Skills -
Rowen: Queued Spellcasting, TP Gain (from bottom)
Leia: Bottled Efficacy, Treasure Fang, Last Stand, TP Combo Support
Milla: TP Gain
Elize: TP Gain, Morale Support

Wingul and Presa: Target Wingul, Fire Ball + macros; link leia or milla

After W+P
TP to Xian Du

MENU:
Equips - Knights Crest for Rowen (accessory)
Orbs - Rowen INT+28>29>31 > Auto, core 4 Auto
Skills -
Rowen: Dexterity
Leia: Strength, Vitality
Milla: Strength, Intelligence, [Vitality]
Elize: Psyche, Dexterity

Pterobronc: Fireball + macros, link with leia or elize, facetank with rowen since its spin heals you
Go see Elize in the room upstairs (turn "left" or right based on the default camera)
Rowen at the table
Leia on the stairs
Alvin on the next screen
Jude at the gate
Driselle at the plaza (there's an event when you enter)

Make it through Barnauer then TP on the last screen
GO to the lab, TP into it after the scene outside
After checking the security cams, TP to Galia Trail

MENU: Use Spicy Chicken Roll, Switch Jude for Milla
BUY: Item Shop - max Orange Gels
Sell: Food Shop - accessories as needed until 4000 gald
BUY: Spicy Chicken Roll
TP back to Fennmont

Agria: Standard, link Leia (watch for OL)

Run to the palace
Guards: Fire Ball or Wind Lance depending on lock
Bugs: Fire Ball
Dinosaurs: Fire Ball

MENU before Butterflies (or after if Rowen isn't 32 yet):
Rowen's orb: Auto to 3 GP > INT+33/35/38
Other core4 orbs: Auto
Skills:
Rowen - Strength, Vitality, Agility, Intelligence
Leia: Agility, Dexterity
Milla: [Vitality], Agility, Dexterity
Elize: Intelligence, Agility

Butterflies: Wind Lance, Fireball

MENU before Nachtigal (always):
Use Spicy Chicken Roll
[maybe other stuff too]

Nachtigal: Link Elize, standard

After going to the empty lance, take Aifread's treasure over to the right as you come back (Impregnable Guard)
Go outside, after CS TP to Ship Boarding Area

Go all the way to the end of Arkland Quag (maybe take gathers if you got really low food lvl earlier)

Shop:
Develop Items to lv5 (finish Lv28 food shop too)
Buy (Items): Apple Gels, Orange Gels, 4 Holy Bottles
Sell: All accessories
Buy (Food): Takoyaki Ramen Medium (4000)
If you can afford it: Spicy Chicken Roll Medium (8000)

MENU:
Rowen's orb: SP+9>PSY+29>PSY+27>PSY+26>Auto
Core 4: Auto
Skills:
Core 4 Impregnable Guard, Rowen Overclocked, Elize Wizard 2

Wave fight: Wind lance at the start of each, Link Leia, Fireballs otherwise

After Wave fight:
Take both chests (maybe only high gels if confident)
Use Takoyaki Ramen
All Orbs Auto

Chimeriad: Target Wingul > Jiao > Presa
Fireballs + macros, Link Elise
You can facetank Wingul in OL (you still absorb wind; just guard to prevent MA which is part fire)

MENU before Gaius:
Use a Holy Bottle
Switch Leia up for Alvin and Jude for Elise

Gaius: MENU auto items off, then facetank until dead
Exodus Member: (Turn back on auto items), Milla's infinite

Once inside the tubes proper, pick up all shining points
Exodus Members x2: Link Milla, Standard
Pick up Spicy Chicken Roll (Small) chest near end of second area
Fire Teagle: Standard, but target the adds with Rowen first specifically, Link Milla

Once you get out of the tubes, TP to the temple side of Xailen Woods

After Temple scenes, MENU
Use Spicy Chicken Roll Small
Restore usual party (Alvin up for Milla/Leia, Elize up for Jude)

Take the "forced" soldier encounter (and run) rather than waiting ages for it to despawn

First 2 fights: Fireball
Robos fight: Wind Lance until one left

See events (in front, over to the right, outside, back in towards the throne)
Go to Gaius

Fight x2 (movement in between): Wind Lance
BUY CHICKEN ROLL MEDIUM AT THE SHOP IF YOU SKIPPED IT EARLIER

Pick up all shining points in the Zenethra, follow the usual path (basically always turn left)
(enter right door at the very beginning)
(left door in the third area after first reactor)

Once the guard gives the alert, MENU:
Use: Holy Bottle and Spicy Chicken Roll Medium
Orbs: Core 4 auto
Skills:
Rowen/Milla: HP Surge
Leia: HP Surge, TP Surge
Elize: HP Surge, TP Surge, Linked Minds
Rowen's Artes: Replace Negative Gate (Elize) by Dread Wings

Gilland & Celsius: Target Gilland first, link Elize

Spirit World:
Take all bags & sparkly points on your path
Backtrack to Nia Khera first then Aladhi Seahaven (via Hamil)
Scene down the stairs, then scene in the inn, then scene by the exit
TP to Nia Khera, go to the Spiritway+

SHOP at the end:
Develop item shop to lvl 20 and use all remaining mats on weapon shop
Buy Orange Gel, Lemon Gel, Pineapple Gel, Life Bottle (max possible)
Buy Porous Blade (Milla)

MENU:
Equip - Knights Crest on Milla
Orb - Auto
Skills - Intelligence 2, Stamina 2, Dexterity 2, Spirit, Assault 3,
Earth Guard, Water Guard, Light Guard, Dark Guard, HP Restoration Guard,
Conservative Shift
Artes - Set Undine (neutral) and Divine Streak (somewhere, top shortcut is good)

Muzet: Undine and Radiant Rondo as appropriate

MENU after Muzet: Holy Bottle

MENU before Maxwell:
Artes: Rowen - set Undine over Splash (go up)
Equipment:
Rowen - Feather Coat, Mystic Emblem
Milla - Best (Start), Gothic Ribbon
Jude - Might Ring
Orbs: Auto for Rowen, Milla, Elize
Skills:
Rowen - Dexterity 2, Stamina 2, Spirit 2, Conductor 2
Elize - Psyche 2, Stamina 2, Spirit 2, Spirit 3, Vitality
Auto Items (strat menu):
Upgrade gels
Add Panacea Bottle (any affliction), 0 left on all items
(safety: add orange gel separately too at the bottom)

Maxwell: Standard-ish, link Elize

Go down to the shopping area (right after taking the lift)
Cutscene after you re-enter the flat (the room is on 2F not 3F)
Leave again, head for Helioborg

MENU once Holy Bottle runs out (but not until Helioborg corridors):
Items - Holy Bottle & Fruit Yakisoba (Large)
Orbs - Rowen, Elize, Milla auto

Volt - standard

Run to the Dimensional Breach
TP to Trigleph after scene, return to the flat

After flat scenes
TP to Dimensional Breach
After you enter, Omega Elixir is immediately to your right

Wingul - standard

After Wingul, get the Hourglass chest (2nd island)

Solo fight - Undine

After the solo fight, menu:
Orbs - both Auto
Skills:
Milla Psyche
Jude Auto Balanced, disable Restore Plus, enable Level Restore
Switch Milla and Jude
Artes:
Jude - Replace Vortex with P. Plunge; shortcuts: Replace C. Strike with M. Blitz
add Savage Roar (right), Undine (down)

Muzet - Spam Savage Roar and Undine until link is full then use Mirage Blitz -> Twin Lance
End the fight with full OL gauge.

After Muzet:
- Heal any status
- Orb Jude Auto
- Jude Skills Vitality 2 & Agility 3

Optional Omega Elixir if you turn left after the final regular drop.

G+M - Continue Muzet strat on Muzet at the start, you want to kill her off completely before 2nd character appears
(first should be Rowen, let his AI be for now)
Use the Hourglass when OL is used up.
OL: Twin Lance > Torrent Impact (Phoenix Plunge) > Flame Sphere (Steel) x2