Introduction
THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS
I will publish before done in case it helps anyone or if people want to give feedback. I will work on it as I have time so if you get ahead of my in the guide don't fret as I will be working on this almost every day until it is done.
** post in the comments if you want to see screen shots. I am taking them as I go but wasn't planning on adding them
My goal is to keep this simple with a guide telling you everything you need to do to 100% the game. I was a huge fan of the originals back in the day and have played through the first game several times getting the absolute highest population possible.
I will be playing on hard so my combat tips and notes may change or be easier if you are playing on a lower setting. if this causes a problem let me know in the comments and I will adjust as needed.
I will also be naming monsters and the like as I see fit. If a name appears on screen at some point I will try to use that one but for the regular enemies I will just be making up names that make sense for my brain.
The combat levels are designed to be played a few times to get the hang of where things are and want you need to watch out for. To that end my walkthrough will not be super detailed to the point of explaining every trap as figuring it out is part of the fun. If want a more detailed walkthrough this one isn't for you. I don't like posting screen shots or videos of boss fights as that ruins the excitement and fun for me when I play.
Starting Out And Tips
You can replay levels in this version so if you miss something you can come back and get it later. Also the scrolls no longer give you chances to cast spells but boost your HP and MP. You have MP you can use to cast spells now and it comes back. (in the original you had to use the scrolls to cast spells and once used it was gone).
In general, I will post tips and ideas at a high level. Even the spoiler sections are not super detailed as I want to give you the chance to figure some stuff out on your own.
Attack Phase Moves: 3 attack forward thrust - If you attack three times and press the direction you are facing after the first two and hold for the third you will thrust forward and be invulnerable for a short bit.
Upper sword cut - hold up while attacking
Downward slam - while in the air hold down and attack
Duck - this reduces the damage you take and helps avoid things
Evade - jump back and become immune for a few frames Growth Phase Moves Attack - fires an arrow that will auto target enemies in a small area
charge attack - hold attack for a charged up attack that fires three arrows Attack phase Tips: You do not need to fight every little monster on the screen. They do not give you anything at all
Learn the move sets and how to quickly kill the mods you can't avoid
Killing enemies here is a must. It protects your towns people and gets your MP back
keep an eye out for food from your towns people that will also restore your MP Growth Phase Tips: make sure you move over the same squares from different directions (up or down and left or right) so the roads go in all four directions
Make sure you go back to the sky palace and save once in a while; you don't want to have to replay that last boss fight because you forgot to save.
You can amplify your miracles by hitting the miracle button again after you have selected one. You can do this twice for three tiers of effect (bigger area). Settlement Siege Tips You can build block houses by going to build a fort and toggling (L1 and R1 with a game pad) to block house. It took me way to long to figure this out.
Don't be afraid to use your blockages and spells early. Items will spawn through out the siege
Move your hero around to where he is needed most
It is okay if buildings get destroyed as long as you save the temple
Fillmore Act 1
Character level = 1
Enemies:Bird - Up attack and follow up swing. They will pause and dive down to you
Blue Goblin - they walk toward you and attack. Two hits to kill. they walk faster when they see you
Orange Monkey - they jump at you. Evade and then attack three times
Wasps - easier to kill than birds but the slower speed could throw off your timing. They keep spawning form certain trees
Walk throughAs soon as you start head left.
Scroll 1 - when the level starts go left and climb the tree
Continue to the right killing everything in your way. When you reach a place you can't jump up to be careful not to break the scroll statue and continue to the right.
Scroll 2 - you will walk under a elevated area that you cannot reach. be careful not to break the scroll statue and continue to the right a little ways. You will see a hill you can climb up and head back to the left with a log you can ride down to the area you couldn't reach.
** this is before you change screens
Change screens for a mini boss
Mini Boss - TreeAttacks:fireballs - that shoot out in groups of threes
dropping pods - that spawn little monsters
Strategy: Dodge the fireballs and use the up attack and follow up swings to hit the head. Then when the little bugs spawn, if you time it right, you can use a down slam to take them out. If you jump over the first fireball and start attacking right away you you can kill it before the second fireball
Once done, change screens for a check point
Continue to the right
Scroll 3 - After the check point continue to the right until you ride a log down. Once on the floor head back left and you will find it in the underpass
Continue to the right and ride the statue over the spikes and be careful of the monsters. You can ride on the hands or the top. I find the top the safest to avoid the orange money at the end
On the next statue/tree ride on the top to get a MP scroll and to continue
Change screen for a check point
Boss fight - Centaur spear boss (fix name)Attacks:Charge attack - he charges at you. If you can't avoid it, use the platform to jump over him or otherwise get out of the way, duck to take less damage
Lightning attack - he does lightning damage in a small area. Dodge back to avoid
Strategy:Use the platform to jump over him and attack him from behind while he performs his attach animations. If you time it right he wont hit you and you can do a good amount of damage to him. I found it best to stay on the far side of the platform from the boss in case he stopped moving to cast lightning giving me room to run and jump over him.
Congratulations! You have just finished your first level.
Fillmore Growth Phase
Enemies:Skeleton Bats - One shot one kill (can carry away villagers?)
Blue Dragon - Two shots to kill (can shoot lightning to kill villagers?)
End (after act 2) population - 362 (for now)
Walk ThroughFollow the tutorial to help the village grow. Use your lightning miracle as you can to take out trees and help them grow further while using your arrows to take out monsters while they grow. I will list out the quests and events as they happen for me.
After a little time, the villagers will complain about monsters, once that happens you can guide them to take out the monster lair in the north west.
Monster Lair 1Brown goblin - throws red daggers in a straight line. avoid and kill when needed. Takes several hits
Blue goblin - they walk toward you and attack. Two hits to kill. they walk faster when they see you
Strategy: Kill the monsters and attack the yellow orb nest to kill it as well. Continue to the right killing another yellow orb nest to spawn the real orb. Once it spawns things get a little hectic so I just jumped up and focused on it while dodging stuff as much as I could. Birds and other monsters started spawning quickly. I found that standing just to the left of the orb on the platform made this the easiest. I would jump attack and regular attack as needed to avoid being hit.
Continue growing and killing trees until you can learn how to build forts and follow the tutorial. Shortly after you can also start visiting your temple. This is also when the blue dragons will start spawning in the west and I had to put out some fires. (note that destroying the rocks in the south east don't seem to unlock anything in this version)
Quest - put out fires - Legendary Chronicle - Philatas x 5 - boosts Philotas's level. Faith +100
Use rain to put out the fires
Quest - a time for war - Legendary Chronicle - Philotas x 2 - Faith +50
Your first Settlement Siege Strategy:follow the tutorial and send your Philatas up to the north gate house and he will hold off the monsters and kill them. Save your lightning for groups of 3 or more. wait for entire groups to spawn to kill them all when possible
Quest - A Hero's Legend - Faith +50
I started building to the lair in the south to take that one out for this quest only to find out you have to take the one in the east. So Eastward!
Monster Lair 2 - reward maximum fort increase to 4Blue goblin - they walk toward you and attack. Two hits to kill. they walk faster when they see you
Brown goblin - throws red daggers in a straight line. avoid and kill when needed. Takes several hits
Super Baddies - charged up enemies seem to take way more hits to kill.
Strategy:
Note the purple orb nest took many more hits to kill. Once both are killed monsters spawn and you have to kill the real orb again. I took the time to kill the blue ans super brown goblin before starting on the orb. the skelly bats started spawning as well. This is also when I learned there is a timer so you have to work fast.
Quest - A Blessing of the Harvest - Faith +50 and Legendary Chronicle - Philotas x2
Collect three fruits when they show up
Quest - The Strongest of Men - Faith +50 and Legendary Chronicle - Philotas x 4
Settlement Siege 2 Strategy:You can put all 4 of your forts in the south and west. Basically use your hero for small group and your lightning for bigger groups. My lightning didn't one shot the last groups but as long as you stack them up you should be okay. Don't be afraid to use palisades as well. I didn't have any block houses yet.
Quest - Cries from Within the wood Faith +50 and Legendary Chronicle - Philotas x2
Build 2 new block houses - You can build block houses by going to build a fort and toggling (L1 and R1 with a game pad) to block house. It took me way to long to figure this out.
Quest - Faith and Trust- Faith +100 and Civ. Level +1 (and another fort)
Make your way to the monster layer in the south
Monster Lair 3Brown goblin - throws red daggers in a straight line. avoid and kill when needed. Takes several hits
Blue goblin - they walk toward you and attack. Two hits to kill. they walk faster when they see you
Orange Monkey - they jump at you. Evade and then attack three times
Strategy: Ride the tree and kill the yellow nests as you go. Watch out for the orange monkey and to kill the big Orb by stand to the right of it and up attack and down smash.
Quest - Build 6 or more workshops - Faith +50 and Legendary Chronicle - Philotas x2
This was done before I even got the quest. If you don't have this done try building out more or even leveling some houses and see if the towns people build more.
Achievement - One Angel Army Kill 100 baddies
This unlocked for me here
This is also when I decided to start lightning bolting houses so they can build newer ones. Earthquake will also only target a small area now so lightning away. Either way don't worry about this to much for now.
Quest - Discord - Faith +100 and Legendary Chronicle - Philotas x6 AND Bridge building
Settlement Siege 3 Strategy: I placed one blockhouse to the NE of your temple and one to the SE. I placed my gates as close as I could to the north, west and south. I put the hero in the north since that gate wasn't covered by a blockhouse (there will be flyers).
Quest - Strife - Faith +100 and Civ. Level +1
Destroy the 4th layer
Monster Lair 4 - +1 fortification
Brown goblin - throws red daggers in a straight line. avoid and kill when needed. Takes several hits
Blue goblin - they walk toward you and attack. Two hits to kill. they walk faster when they see you
Orange Monkey - they jump at you. Evade and then attack three times
Tree mini boss!
Strategy: You have a little more time on this one so take the time to dodge and kill. work your way right killing the yellow and blue orb spawners and the tree. Once you kill the last yellow orb kill the brown goblin that spawns on the same platform and work your way left. On the big Orb you want to stay to its left
Upgrade your fortifications and destroy old buildings and houses as often as you can
While working on population and growth I got a my first Settlement Raid. I got the impression that these are not as scripted so just do what makes sense for you. Do have all of our fortifications upgraded. I had 3 of each building and left the west side unguarded.
Reward - 10 legendary chronicle for Philotas
Quest - A Hero's Birth - Faith +100 and Legendary Chronicle - Philotas x8
Settlement Siege 4 Strategy: I place the blockhouses to the NE, NW, and SW of the temple. I place the gates N, W, and S again all as close to the temple as possible. Just use your spells and move your here as it makes sense and don't forget to sprinkle int he palisades
Quest - A Vision of Ruin - Faith +150 and Legendary Chronicle - Philotas x10 AND Radiant Fire
Settlement Siege 5 Strategy: Same as Siege 4 for setup but once the boss comes out focus on him with your hero while keeping the minions away form your temple
Quest - The Curse - faith +150
I already had a population over 300 when this came up. If you don't keep destroying old buildings and letting them rebuild the newer ones.
Quest - Fisherman's Trade - Faith +5- and Legendary Chronicle - Philotas x2
Gather 250 resources. I was at cap.
Fillmore Act 2
Character level = 2 (so close to 3)
Enemies:Skelly Bat - they fly and sort of at you some times.
Blue Goblin - they walk toward you and attack. Two hits to kill. they walk faster when they see you
Bone tower - it shoots fire at you and takes a couple hits to kill.
Brown goblin - with the daggers again
Rocks - Not really a bad guy but can drop crystals now
Metroid crawlers - they crawl into you slowly so you feel dumb when they hit you
Red dagger bois - like the brown ones but can throw at an angle and take some extra hits
Walk throughFollow the path to the right and down. Note that monsters will now drop crystals that will power you up so you want those. You can also cast magic now. Once your at the bottom you can head left for HP then go right.
Go right through the water until you reach an area where you can jump up on some platforms. Climb those platforms to the top killing everything in your way.
Scroll 1 - When you reach the top gate in the first area, back track to the left a little bit and drop down then head right to get your first scroll.
Drop all the way back down and go right into the dungeon area
Scroll 2 - At the start of the dungeon area when you first drop down, head left first to grab this one.
Follow the path and feel free to take forks for HP and MP statues until you come to a gate. If you see a ledge you can't reach, that is where you would have come in if you took the top gate earlier.
Mini boss - Bone Dragon guyStrategy:
he jumps at you and attacks a lot so be ready to back step while you fight him. Otherwise blast him with magic a few times and he is done.
Next area is a check point
In the next area you will quickly reach some platforms head down and to the right first.
Scroll 3 - After the check point head into the next area and jump down and to the right for this one. Watch out for the spikes "hidden" in the boxes.
continue climbing up now but be careful the traps in this area are devious. Watch for falling spikes and be extra careful when grabbing the second golden statue for MP or skip it if you don't need the MP. or get it from underneath
I maxed my crystals out just before the boss room.
Achievement - In glorious splendor, rejoice
Max your crystal gauge
Check point
Boss fight - Minotaurus Attacks:Axe throw - you have to duck under it and then jump over it.
Jump attack - He will jump up and slam down. if you are fast and run toward him you can get past him and get some hits in.
Boss Strategy:Wait for him to finish screaming and blast him with magic. Try to stay closeish to him after that and get good at dodging his axe and jump attack; after a jump attack you an get some hits in if you are behind him. He will tire out once in a while too so you can land some good hits then as well. He will rage (scream again) later so don't try to hit him then and you may want to save a few spells to finish him off faster once he rages. I didn't really notice much of a difference though.
Quest - the vow - +250 faith and the Jewel of the King
Completed by finishing the level.
Bloodpool Act 1
Charter level = 3
Enemies:Hat Goblin - He throws rocks in an arch. easy to dodge.
Lizardman - they can throw their swords that will come back but you can just duck under them on their way back.
Orange bird - they fly a little faster than the earlier birds and don't dive at you but kind of zig-zag
Fish turtles - they will jump out of the water but are easy to kill
Walkthrough
Go to the right killing and smashing everything in your path and stay out of the water as it will drain your HP (but not kill out instantly). When you reach the first chance to climb up and head left feel free to take it for some more kills.
Continue all the way right
Scroll 1 - once you can't go right any more (no more platforms) jump into the water and move a little left for this first scroll.
Now you can start climbing up and continue to the right then jump down. but DO NOT go to the right. Once on the bottom make your way left.
Scroll 2 - Once you make your way to the end of the first area head back left at the water level for this one.
Once you reach the second area continue to the right killing and smashing. making your way up if you want some HP food. and continue to the right.
Once you can go up for the second time and back to the left do that. Take the highest path first then the middle path.
I achieved maximum power up around here.
Scroll 3 - in the second area when you can climb up and back track to the left. Be careful on the bridge as parts can fall.
Continue heading to the right until you come to the check point.
Boss fight - Manticore Attacks:Shoots fireballs - that split into more fireballs
Jump attack - He will jump up high and land in the center or on the sides and then shoot several fire balls.
Pounce - He will jump around the stage rather quickly and it can be hard to dodge
Strategy: Use the levels to your advantage and use your magic for damage here. I find the easiest time to damage him is when he lands on the top center. If you are at his back gravy, otherwise quickly jump down and come up the other side (or over him if your fast and close enough). Make sure you get him all on the screen and use your fireballs so they hit him multiple times. You should get two casts without issue. I also found it easier to dodge his pounce on the top by jumping. Lastly when he is on the sides I mostly just dodge or tried not to be on the same level if I couldn't be above or bellow him.
Bloodpool Growth Phase
Remember to back out and save before getting started.
You should have a good handle on how to control and grow your town so I am going to focus on the quests and events here.
Enemies:Skeleton bats - One hit to kill an dis great MP fodder (can carry away people?)
Blue dragons - takes two hits to kill and casts dark lightning down to destroy things
Orange Demon - takes three hits to kill and casts fireballs down to destroy things and set crops on fire
WalkthroughQuest - Chance EncounterReward - Faith +50
Objective: Drain 7 or more marshland tiles.
This one is self explanatory just use the sun miracle to dry up the marsh lands. If you power up the spell to level 3 you can actually hit all seven in one casting.
Quest - The Woman from WithoutRewards: Faith +50 and Bridge Building
Objective: Destroy the first monster spawner in the north west.
Monster Lair 1Reward: +1 fortifications
Enemies: Red dagger goblin - like the brown ones but can throw at an angle and take some extra hits
Blue Goblin - they walk toward you and attack. Two hits to kill. they walk faster when they see you
Skelly Bat - they fly and sort of at you some times.
Lizardman - they can throw their swords that will come back but you can just duck under them on their way back.
Strategy: You have tons of time for this one so be careful. I started on the bottom right then worked my way up and to the left killing everything and dodging what I could. Then from the upper platform on the left side I killed the large orb spawner with magic fireballs from a distance.
Quest - River MaraudersRewards: Faith +50 and Legendary Chronicle - Daniella x2
Objective: Build 2 or more gatehouses
I built 2 gatehouses and two blockhouses
Quest - MagicRewards: Faith +50 and Legendary Chronicle - Daniella x2
Objective: Endure the Horde's Assault
Settlement Siege One You can summon your hero from the first area to help as well (after you have killed enough bad guys) To do this press "F" on the keyboard or "X" on a xbox controller.
I placed one gate just NE of the temple and one just S. I then covered both with the blockhouses, one just N of the NE gate and one just W of the S gate. This worked really well for me. I used my caster hero in the north and old hero in the south and sprinkled in spells and palisades as needed.
Quest - DoubtRewards: Faith +50 and Civ. Level +1
Objective: Destroy the second lair
Monster Lair 2Reward: +1 fortifications
Enemies: Red dagger goblin - like the brown ones but can throw at an angle and take some extra hits
Blue Goblin - they walk toward you and attack. Two hits to kill. they walk faster when they see you
Lizardman - they can throw their swords that will come back but you can just duck under them on their way back.
Strategy: work your way right with the killing and smashing then up and to the left. Once the big spawner spawns jump down (slam attack to kill a monster) to the left of it and hit it with a few fireballs until it is dead.
Quest - Bridge RepairRewards: Faith +50 and Legendary Chronicle - Daniella x2
Objective: Build 5 or more workshops
I had this done once I started the quest but if you don't just keep building.
Quest - Runaway TeddyRewards: Faith +100 and Legendary Chronicle - Daniella x4 and a Demonic Skull
Objective: Find Teddy
If you haven't seen it yet there is a list cave entrance on the east side of the poisoned lake. Zoom in (using your trigger buttons... I didn't even know you could do that) just west of the cave and place the Fresh Bread but be ready for the next siege before you do this.
Settlement Siege TwoYou have to protect your Temple and an NPC this time
I left my setup the same as before but added one more of the blockhouses just NE of the temple. I left my caster hero down by the NPC and used my towers and spells to protect the temple until I could summon my second hero. Once I placed the second hero down by the NPC as well.
I ran out of MP near the end and had to move my heroes to the north to finish up
That is it for me tonight. The weekend was busy and I didn't have a lot of time for this. I expect to be able to put a good amount of time in this week though and with any luck even finish up by the end of the week.
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