Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 14:03:30 +0700 SHINING FORCE III episode I FAQ Ver 0.5 by: Grandchester Resurrection (grandc@indosat.net.id) Hi there! Welcome to my Shining Force III FAQ. Well, After I made the character list... I think it's not perfect enough if I don't make a walktrough... And now, I'm gonna make a short walktrough for you... Feel free to distribute, however in its current form. Well, lets starts !!! Contens - Prologue - Character List - Short Walktrough - Difference Swicth - Game Shark Codes - Tips & Tricks PROLOGUE : (thanks Chris!) Long a neutral haven for commerce, the peaceful floating city of Saraband lies trapped between the mighty rival kingdoms of the Republic and the Empire. In recent years, sinister cults of masked monks, Byzantine political machinations, and strange and ancient magic have threatened to disrupt the delicate neutrality that this thriving city-state has always striven to maintain. Now, with the abduction of the Empire from within the very walls of Saraband, the diplomatic crisis seems destined to explode into armed conflict. In desperation to prevent this quiet capital from becoming embroiled in a regettable and profitless war, the call has gone out for a force of young warriors to stem the waxing tide of unrest, a force dedicated to preserving peace in a dark age - a Shining Force. 1. Playable Character: Simbios Race : Human Sex : Male Type : Knight Join at : Hey! He's your main character Weapon : Dagger - Attack from close and medium range. Sword - Medium weapon. Has some great super attack. Saber - Strong weapon. Has few super attack. Fence - Medium weapon. Has many super attack. Magic : Warp - Escape from a battle. Lightning - Lightning elemental attack. Comments : Well rounded character! He is fast, with high power to attacks and guards, and he has the Lightning magic! If you equip him with Phoenix sword, you can use the Phoenix Fire Elemental magic!!! I suggest you to equip Simbios with Swords... Because he has great super attack with it. Dantares Race : Centaur Sex : Male Type : Centaur Knight Join at : Saraband City (Beginning) Weapon : Lance - Strong weapon. Close range only. Chain super attack. Partisan - Medium weapon. Close range only. Spear - Weak weapon. Attack from close and medium range. Comments : Great character ! Very fast and can walk in a long distance... High power to attacks and guards... Too bad, he hasn't got any magic... I equip my Dantares with Partisan... His super attack is great with it! Masqurin Race : Elf Sex : Female Type : Magician Join at : Saraband City (Beginning) Weapon : The mage and healer character has three kind of weapons. It doesn't matter what did you choose for the character, because it looks same. Magic : Fire - Fire elemental attack. Lightning - Lightning elemental attack. Attack Up - Rise the attack of a group of characters. Comments : Wait! Don't go to far! Just keep Masqurin in the back, and use her magic in a group of enemies. She is very great in that strategy. Equip her with a staff with a Cure-All magic for her fourth magic. Grace Race : Elf (Maybe... She has a horse face !) Sex : Female Type : Healer Join at : Saraband City (Beginning) Weapon : The mage and healer character has three kind of weapons. It doesn't matter what did you choose for the character, because it looks same. Magic : Cure - Fill HP. Antidote - Heal character from sickness. Cure-All - Fill HP for a group of character. Comments : Don't use Grace as offensive character. Just wait until one of your character injured, then cure him/her/it with your magic. She can get a lot of experience by it. Heiward Race : Elf Sex : Male Type : Archer Join at : The 2nd Battle in Saraband's bridge. Talk to him to make him join. Don't let him die, otherwise he wont join your party. Weapon : Arrow - Long range. High attack. Crossbow Arrow - Medium to Long range. Has many super attack. Rocket Arrow - Medium to Long range. Continue with explosion. Comments : My favorite character type in this game is Archers. Heiward is the best Archer in Scenario I. He is very deadly and his super attack is easy to use. Equip him with cursed weapons. Oblite (english: Obright) Race : Dwarf Sex : Male Type : Guardsman Join at : Top of a house in Balsamo City (You'll need him to continue your quest) Weapon : Axe - Close range. Has few super attack, but very strong. Boomerang Axe - Weak weapon. Close and medium range. Mace - Strong weapon. Close range only. Comments : Tough guy when you equip him with Boomerang Axe. Maybe he is not very good in the beginning, but he is very deadly when you know how to use it! Ailin (Irene) Race : Human Sex : Female Type : Monk Join at : Battle in the train station at Railroad City. Like Heiward, you have to talk to her to make her join. Don't let her die, otherwise she wont join your party. Weapon : Fighting Glove - Medium attack. Has many super attack. Super Glove - Big glove. High attack. Has few super attack. Claw - Medium attack. Easy super attack. Magic : Cure - Fill HP. Blast - Wind elemental attack. Magic Def Up - Raise magic defensive for a group of characters. Comments : She is sucks in the beginning, but very strong after she changed her class. Anyway, she has a very high defensive. Julian Race : Human Sex : Male Type : Knight Join at : Outside Railroad City (But you'll miss him) Weapon : Dagger - Attack from close and medium range. Sword - Medium weapon. Has some great super attack. Saber - Strong weapon. Has few super attack. Fence - Medium weapon. Has many super attack. Magic : Warp - Escape from a battle. Lightning - Lightning elemental attack. Comments : Well what do I have to say... He is very great! Better than Simbios! His ability is absolutely same as Simbios, but his super move is very easy to use... Anyway, he won't join your party forever!... Well... Actually, he is the main character in scenario 3. Sivalry (Cybel) Race : Centaur Sex : Female Type : Centaur Knight Join at : After the 8th battle. Weapon : Lance - Strong weapon. Close range only. Chain super attack. Partisan - Medium weapon. Close range only. Spear - Weak weapon. Attack from close and medium range. Comments : Not as strong as Dantares. Equip her with Lance, because she has special super attack with it. Use as same strategy as Dantares, but always company her with a Healer or Monks. Elder Race : Birdsman Sex : Female Type : Air Knight Join at : At the Train between the 9th battle and 10th battle. Weapon : Shoulder - Strong weapon. Easy and many super move. Air Knights can equip some swords too. If you equip them with a sword, they'll have chain super attack. Comments : Great for searching items. Equip Elder with Shoulder, she will have a great super move and very easy to use! Place her in the air to avoid attacks from enemies. Kahn Race : Human Sex : Male Type : Monk Join at : You'll meet him in the Graveyard of Ghost City, he'll join your party after the battle. Weapon : Fighting Glove - Medium attack. Has many super attack Super Glove - Big glove. High attack. Has few super attack. Claw - Medium attack. Easy super attack. Magic : Cure - Fill HP. Speed Up - Raise speed for a group of characters. Slow Down - Reduce enemy's speed. Comments : Weak... Very weak... His only advantages is just his Speed up magic and his magical ring. Noon Race : Elf Sex : Male Type : Magician Join at : Outside the Mansion of Ghost City. He is secret character. To get him, you mustn't kill the zombies in the 11th battle. Let Khan handle them. Weapon : The mage and healer character has three kind of weapons. It don't matter what did you choose for the character, because it looks same. Magic : Ice - Ice element attack Lightning - Lightning element attack Desoul - Evil attack Comments : Actually, he is as strong as Masquilin... I don't know what makes him special to be the "very" secret character... Justice (Justin) Race : Centaur Sex : Male Type : Archer Join at : Outside of Vagabond City Weapon : Arrow - Long range. High attack. Crossbow Arrow - Medium to Long range. Has many super attack. Rocket Arrow - Medium to Long range. Continue with explosion. Comments : Cool character... Cross over between Centaur and Archer. Equip him with Rocket Arrow. Maybe it isn't good at the beginning, but he can effect enemies with that weapon later. Horst Race : Dwarf Sex : Male Type : Guardsman Join at : House full of soldiers in the Capital City. Weapon : Axe - Close range. Has few super attack, but very strong. Boomerang Axe - Weak weapon. Close and medium range. Mace - Strong weapon. Close range only. Comments : Same as Oblite. He is strong and walk in a long range. Equip him with Mace to make him different from Oblite. Pen Race : Penguin Sex : Male Type : ? Join at : Long way... First, you have to find the Chicken Food in the train. Then, give it to a chicken in that train (it will follow you everywhere). Next, when you arrive in Vagabond City. Buy a Penguin Egg from an old couple. Give that Egg to your chicken, and Pen shows up! But, it will join your party at the Destructive City. Weapon : Beak - You cannot unequipped this! Comments : Sucks! Really sucks! Many people said if Pen is great when you build his level. OK, maybe it really great, or maybe the greatest character if you build the level... But I won't spend my times to built it... Let it be like that! Anyway, if you built it's level, you can promote it to become stronger. Manupil (Ratchet) Race : ? (Owlsman, maybe) Sex : Male Type : Robo Rider Join at : Long way too... You have to switch a panel in the Mansion of Ghost City. Then Manupil will appear. He'll run after he ride a robot. You'll meet him again in Vagabond City... Again, he'll run away. He'll join your party after the 17th battle. Weapon : Robo Arm - Special weapon for Manipul. Close and medium range. Manipul can equips arrows too... But I always equip him with Robo Arm. Comments : Good character. Similar to the Guardsman, I think... Frank Race : Wolvesman Sex : Male Type : Berserk Join at : Rebel City. Push him to your Headquarters! Weapon : Fighting Glove - Medium attack. Has many super attack Super Glove - Big glove. High attack. Has few super attack. Claw - Medium attack. Easy super attack. Comments : Similar to the Monks, but without any magic... Equip him with Claw, he looks cool with that weapon. Hagane Race : Human Sex : Male Type : Ninja Join at : Tower of Observatory City. Search the pillar in the bottom left. Weapon : Samurai - Similar to Swords. Easy to use the special attack. Shuriken - Similar to Arrows. Easy to use the special attack. Magic : Sleep - Effect enemies with sleep Desoul - Evil attack Attack Up - Raise attack for group of characters Comments : Well rounded character. His best feature is his distance movement. I always equip ninja with cursed weapon. For Hagane, I choose Samurai. Murasame Race : Human Sex : Male Type : Ninja Join at : His first appearance in the battle against Giant Golem in the tower of Observatory. After this battle, he'll leave you. But don't worry, he'll join you later on in the first battle of chapter 6. Weapon : Samurai - Similar to Swords. Easy to use the special attack. Shuriken - Similar to Arrows. Easy to use the special attack. Magic : Fire - Fire element attack. Slow - Reduce enemies speed. Magic Def Up - Raise magic defensive for group of characters. Comments : Ninjas... Fast and deadly. Murasame's magic isn't as good as Hagane's. So equip him with Shurikens... Cursed Shurikens of course! Findeng Race : Birdman Sex : Male Type : Air Knight Join at : You will meet him in the Tokeitown Castle's jail. After you beat Basanda, go back to this castle. Talk to the Queen, and he'll join your party. Weapon : Shoulder - Strong weapon. Easy and many super move. Air Knights can equip some swords too. If you equip them with a sword, they'll have chain super attack. Comments : He'll joins you at level 15 (after change class) With Swords (Already mastered chain super attack). So what's wrong... Just let it be like that! Anyway, he's only join your party in a short time. 2. Allies: Bentreim Race : Human Sex : Male Status : 1st Squad Commander Join at : Saraband City. After the first battle. Comments : He'll join you until you reach Capital City. He can keep your weapons, armors, and items (like a storage). He can change your party member too! Palsis Race : Human Sex : Male Status : 2nd Squad Commander Join at : After the battle with Fear in Tower of Observatory Comments : Same as Benetraim. Zero Race : Birdman Sex : Male Status : Medion's ally and Elder's brother Join at : Nope, he won't join you... He is Medion's troop Comments : He is the switch of Simbios' quest and Medion's. He is Elder's brother and one of Medion's ally. 3. Main Enemies Arrogance Race : Human Sex : Male Type : Knight (Dark Knight) Weapon : Sword (Lightning Sword) HP : ??? Encounter : Final Battle Comments : He is the final boss of this episode. He is very tough, because his special attack is very deadly and he can cast Lightning level 3. Very dangerous! Basanda Race : Evil Clan Sex : Female Type : Evil Mage Weapon : Scythe HP : 280 Encounter : You'll really fight her in the Capital city's underground. Comments : Her magic is very powerful. She can summon Electro Sapper, cast Lightning, and cure her ally and herself! Fear Race : Evil Clan Sex : Male Type : Evil Mage Weapon : Scythe HP : 120 Encounter : Twice. In the Rebel city and Tower of Observatory. Comments : Maybe he is the weakest main enemy. His only deadly attack is Tidal Waves. Spirited (Spiriel) Race : Human Sex : Female Type : Paladin Weapon : Scythe Encounter : Several times HP : 160 Comments : Actually she is in Medion's side. I don't really know why, but I think Basanda hypnotized her, and now she is under Basanda's control. She is very deadly too, especially her super attack... Huff... SHORT WALKTROUGH Chapter I Saraband City - At the beginning of the game, Dantares, Grace, and Masqurin, will join your party. - Go out of the building, check everywhere (you'll meet Pen -egg- inside a house)... Find a street with a lot of soldiers guard each house, and get ready for your first battle. - After the battle, go back to the first building for some scene. - Then head to the bridge for your next battle... At this time, don't let the two guests die... Talk to the Heiward to make him join your party. The other guest, Garosh, however won't join you at this scenario. - After that, go out of the city for your next battle. Build your level here... Balsamo City - After you reach this city, go check everywhere (find a brown map)... You'll meet Oblite in his headquarter. - Go to the inn for a scene. You'll send out of that inn, but head back. Find a hidden door in the upstairs... You'll meet Bernard there, but he won't join you anyway. - Go out, find a house with a well. You won't be able to enter the well. - Then find Oblite. He is at the top of a house. Talk to him, and he'll join your party. - Back to the well, now you can enter it. - Outside the city you'll fight two battles... Don't worry, you can always back to the church by using Simbios' "Warp" magic - In the second battle, you'll see a temple. Check this with someone who keep the brown map. You'll open the first tomb. But don't escape after you check it! Chapter II Railroad City - Go to the train station as soon as you can move your characters. - After a scene, go out of that station and head back to your headquarter. - If you check this place, you'll meet Julian in cafe... But the most important thing is find the 2nd brown map. - Anyway, go to the warehouse for your next battle. Like the second battle in Saraband city, this time you'll meet a guest too, Ailin. To save her, simply send all your characters to the hole in the box... They'll appear near Ailin. Talk to her and kill the badguys! - After all, now you can leave this city. Outside the city you'll fight series of battles. At the first time, Julian will join your party. You'll find the second tomb here. In the next battle, you'll fight a lot of tough people... Plus you have to save the five villagers. To save them all, just send Dentares in the front division. He have check the rail switch in his third turn. - After the battle, Sivalry join your party. Train - This is fun place! First, find Chicken Food in the priest's room. Then use it on a chicken in the chicken room. It will follow you everywhere! - When you ready, talk to Grace for your next battle. - After this simple battle, Elder join your party, then you'll face the hard battle... Real hard. The hardest thing in this battle is the boss... He is very tough and the battle field is very narrow. Chapter III Ghost City - Boo! There's a lot of strange things in this city!!! Head to the Cemetery to find Julian and Khan... And a battle! Actually this battle isn't very hard... The hardest thing in this battle is NOT to kill the zombies... Just let Kahn do it. - After you win, enter the mansion in the Cemetery. OK... This is a battle more. After you beat all the enemies, Rilix will show up. She is invincible to attack... To make her un-invincibility, use Kahn's ring at her. I suggest you to build all your character level at this point... Change their class here. - OK, now Rilix is dead... The Ghost city is no more called Ghost city... Go out of the mansion, check everything... Hey, you'll meet Noon outside the mansion! - One more character in this city is Manupil. He's hidden in the mansion. Find a robot room. Switch the robot panel, and Manupil will appear. But he'll run away after ride the robot... - Go out of the city for the next battle. Vegabond City - Check this town... Aha, another brown map! - You'll meet Justice in a tent, talk to him. He won't join you this time. Outside the tent, you'll meet Manupil, but he'll run away -Geeez- - Buy a Penguin Egg from an old couple in a tent... Then give it to your chicken in headquarter... Woa! Pen jumped from that egg! However, Pen'll run away, just like Manupil... - Go out of this city, and Justice will join your party. Next, another series battles!!! - In this battle, you'll meet a huge stone wall... Some of your enemies will attack it until die... I don't know if we can help it... O yeah, don't forget to enter the tomb. - After the battle, there's a scene where Julian fight Galm, and he is thrown away to the waterfall! Sob... Sob... Good bye, Julian. - The next battle is at the top of mountain. Use Elder well in this battle. You won't miss the chest, won't you? Chapter IV Capital City - After a long scene... Real long... Go to a house full of soldiers to find Horst. Talk to him twice to make him join your party. - Outside you'll fight a simple battle. Destructive City - Pen'll join you in this city. Before you go out, check everything and find a brown map. - Outside... Another series battle, and off course... Another tomb! After the battle, finally, Manupil join your party. After that, go inside the Dragon Cave. Dragon Cave - Simple battle... Nothing special. The best thing in this battle is the King of the Dragons is never die, and you'll receive Godess Tear after you beat it. So... Beat it, then warp away, back to the cave, kill it, warp again, and so on... - Outside the cave you'll have to fight another battle again. Simple enough for your level... Rebel City - Frank is around this city. He is standing near a well. Push him to your headquarter to make him join. Strange, huh... A lot stranger thing is when you read a sign is a rock, Pen, another Pen, will show up and go into a hole... - Go to the church, talk to the priest from behind. Then find a hidden door in the wall outside the church. - Inside, you'll face to face with Fear. In this battle, go to Fear quickly, and hit him as soon as you can reach him... You'll get a small key from him... Just keep the Key in Simbios, and let Zero take it later... Don't worry if you lose it, you'll get it back in Medion's quest. Chapter V Rebel City - Check this city... You'll find a Phoenix Sword!!! Equip Simbios with it, and now he has the Phoenix Fire Elemental Magic!!! - Outside the town, you'll fight another simple battle... Observatory City - After searching... There's a brown map... Go to the Tower of Observatory to have a real battle against Fear... Don't forget to visit the tomb... O yeah, Hagane is hidden in one of the pillar... Search it. - After reach the top, talk to Palsis, and prepare yourself from another battle. - In this battle, Murasame'll help you, but he won't join you... The problem here is the big golem in the end of the way... Vagabond City - You'll reach Vagabond again... Check everything, then go out for another simple battle... Chapter VI (Final Chapter) Tokeitown Fortified City - Big... Very big city... You can upgrade your weapon here, and get the last brown map. - Go inside a big house, and you'll fight a lot of people... The biggest problem here is your characters are only Simbios and Dantares... But don't worry... Murasame will come to help you with your other characters... Murasame'll join your party here. - After the battle, go to Tokeitown Castle and search everything... You'll meet Findeng in the jail. - Then go out of that city to have a serious battle. After you beat the boss, you'll receive a small statue. Use it in the big statue on the Capital City Capital City - Now, you're right in the underground of Capital city. Get ready for another serious battle. This time you'll face Basanda and Spirited... They're tough... Don't kill Spirited, use Hagane's magic to make her sleep. Wait... Wait... Wait... Don't forget to conquer the last tomb! - After the very tough battle, you can find the last sword by fighting a series a lot of battles in a small room... - Then head back to Tokeitown Castle... Talk to the king, and Findeng will join your party. You can recruit some mercenaries in the bar. They're Centaur Knight, Mage, Healer, and Guardsman. - Finally, go to the Capital City to fight the final confrontation... - The first battle is very tough when the big robot appear from the sea... This battle is depend on your second battle. - The second battle is the Findeng's party battle. You have to open the water gate in order to kill the giant robot in the first battle. - Final battle... OK, Arrogance is real hard... Give him everything you have... Lightning level 4, Fire level 4, super attack, everything... But don't forget to save your game before it... Because if you warp, you'll have to fight the two previous battle. THE DIFFERENCES SWICTH BETWEEN SCENARIO 1 & 2 There's a lot of things that'll make many differences in the Scenario 2, by your action in Scenario 1. I'll list them to you... 1. Names When you start playing this game, there'll be an option to change Sinbios, Medion, and Julian's names. Their names will change in the three Scenario, if you change them. 2. Garosh & Jade If you saved Garosh from the 2nd battle in the first Scenario. You'll be able to use him in the second Scenario. Anyway, if you have Garosh, I won't have Jade. I haven't get Jade, so I can't compare Garosh and Jade. I think Garosh is a good archer, but Jade is original, because he use Tank to attack!!! 3. Bernard If you untie Bernard from Balsamo City's bar, you'll be able to use him in the second Scenario. Bernard is a good archer... Strong, like Heiward from the 1st Scenario. 4. Refugees I saved all the Refugees in the 1st Scenario, I don't get anything there. In Scenario 2, I have to kill the boss (Cantaur Knight Type). And I have to save all the Refugees again! They'll appear in the last chapter of 2nd Scenario... 5. Dragons In Dragon Cave If you kill the Red Dragon from Scenario 1, you have to fight the Blue Dragon in Scenario 2. 6. Small Key Give the Small Key that you get when you hit Fear to Zero. Zero will give it to Medion from Scenario 2. Use this key to open the sealed door inside a cave. 7. Spirited Do not kill Spirited... I don't really know the result, but I think Spirited will make her appearance again in Scenario 2/3, if you saved Spirited from Basanda. 8. Pappets & Pen A lot of people said that if Pen joined you in the 1st scenario, you won't get Pappets in the 2nd scenario??? 9. Julian's Class If Julian change his class in Scenario 1, he will be "changed class" Julian in Scenario 2. But if you don't change his class in Scenario 1, he'll be normal Julian in Scenario 2. 10. Characters This is a little secret, some of the characters from the 1st Scenario will be the final boss in the 2nd Scenario. They are: Findeng and the character who fight in the waterfall side. Anyway, they won't appear in Scenario 2 if you don't find them in the 1st Scenario. The Class system work here too. they will be in their normal class if you don't change their class in the first Scenario. I think I've listed all the differences you'll make in Scenario 1 and 2. If you know anything else, please let me know.. GAME SHARK CODES This code tested on 1.95 Version Game Shark Master Code F6000924 FFFF Infinite Money 1602F09E FFFF Max HP For Main Character 160320A2 0FFF Max MP For Main Character 360320A4 00FF Max Attack For Main Character 360320A5 00FF Max Defence For Main Character 360320A6 00FF Max Speed For Main Character 360320A7 00FF Max Luck For Main Character 360320A8 00FF Max Move For Main Character 360320A9 00FF Level Up Every Battle For Main Character 060320B4 00FF Learn Special Attack Every Battle For Main Character 16032084 0A00 Quick Learning Special Attack For Main Character 16032084 0A00 Max Magic Point For Main Character 360320AC 0063 360320AD 0063 360320AE 0063 360320AF 0063 360320B0 0063 360320B1 0063 360320B2 0063 360320B3 0063 360320B4 0063 TIPS AND TRICK : Remove level and health display: Hold Start during a physical or magic attack. Great items in the shops : For any weapon or tool shop, here's a little trick that will give you awesome items. First, talk to the shopkeeper (hit A or C). Then just mash on the B button to cancel everything (as if you decided to leave immediately without buying anything). You should result in having stopped talking to the shopkeeper and you are standing there doing nothing. I call this method "harassment." Basically, you want to "harass" the shopkeeper until he/she offers you an item (since you leave so many times without buying a single thing!). Watch out though, the shopkeeper may offer you an item the FIRST time you "harass" Anyway, if you start seeing the shopkeeper saying something unusual, stop your B button mashing so you can choose "YES" to buy the item. I have always gotten an item that is superior in comparison. For weapons, I got a better staff or a cooler axe (just two examples). For items, I have even gotten a HP rain for a cheap price. So you get the idea. I know that my harassment method is kind of intuitive, so those who figure it out by themselves get more fun out of the game than by reading this hint and ruining it for themselves. Note : It works in almost Shining game... I used to did it in Shining In The Holy Ark... But it usually works in item shop... That's all the character and secrets I've find. If anyone has any correction or want to add something please mail me. Your contributions will be noted. SHINING FORCE III CODES: OK, there was a code for SF III to Play with some secret characters in Game Sages. Well, StickyOO, the contributor of the code has mailed me... He wants to apologize to all the readers. His friend gave the code to him, and it's just a joke... Forgive him, OK! CREDITS : - Big (kamolsuwan@hotmail.com) thanks for the 2nd Scenario CD and Shining Force info and corrections. - DEL... The best Shining player I've ever seen. Thanks a lot pal! - Crush Ruffian. Thanks for building the level! - Christian Giegerich (Cyberwilco@t-online.de) thanks for the Prologue Section! - Andy Bonz (ABonzckows@aou.com) thanks for some info! - John (john.dennis@chc.co.uk) thanks for the english names!!! Grandchester Resurrection PANDORA INDONESIA 1998