TimesStalkersWeb site 00.3.3 7:03 PM Page 1 www.sega.com/timestalkers CONTENTS STORY MAP STORES DUNGEON STRUCTURE LEGENDARY ITEMS TECHNIQUES MAGIC ITEMS SKILLS SAVING AND LOADING MINI-GAMES & MONSTERS MINI-GAME "DUNGEON IV" MINI-GAME "MOONLIGHTER" MINI-GAME COLLECTION "STUFF" MINI-GAME "EDITOR" MINI-GAME "YOGURT ADV." OTHER CHARACTERS EMOTION INDICATORS ADVENTURE HINTS YOGURT 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 24 25 26 27 29 TimesStalkersWeb site 00.3.3 7:04 PM Page 2 STORY MAP Master Piece Hey! Who are you?... Where am I? Answer me old man! ...Hey! Are you listening to me?... Battle Forest Piece 5 2 1 3 Z33 Colony Piece 6 4 Starting Point Fountain Square Piece Mr. Noiman Piece Clock Tower Piece 7 ?? Piece 8 ?? Piece 2 1 Sword's House (Save, store items, store collection items, change characters) 2 Item Store 3 Monster House (Register and store monsters and download mini-games) 4 Church (Revive monsters) 5 Rao's House 6 Mr. Noiman's House (Quest requests) 7 Blacksmith 8 Carpenter TYou can not go to the Blacksmith and the Carpenter at the beginning of the game. TimesStalkersWeb site 00.3.3 7:04 PM Page 4 STORES Sword's House (Fountain Square Piece) Mutton will save game files and look after items for you. You can also change characters here. Hardware Store (Fountain Square Piece) Bangel buys and sells weapons, armor and recovery items. Mr. Noiman's House (Mr. Noiman Piece) Mr. Noiman, a rabbit of unknown origin, will inform you of several quests if you visit him at his house. You will have to pay him for his services though. Blacksmith (You can not go there at the start of the game) For a fee, Hammerin' Sean and Poundin' Mike the Blacksmith brothers will add skills from other items to your legendary items, or repair ordinary items. Souvenir Store (You can not go there at the start of the game) You can buy things (minigames) that will enrich your life within the Time Stalkers World. Carpenter (You can not go there at the start of the game) The carpenter can increase the surface area of the Monster House and renovate Sword's House. A substantial fee is attached though. Mutton Church (Z33 Colony Piece) Dr. Anna will revive your monster allies for you at the Church. Note that she will only revive previously registered monsters, and she will charge you a fee to do so. Bangel Monster House Dr. Anna also runs this place. You can register and store monsters and download mini-games here. Mr. Noiman Use your funds wisely You can borrow money in stores to buy things. When you try to purchase things with no money, you will automatically borrow from the store. These debts will be repaid automatically as soon as you get money. There are however, some items such as collection items, which can not be purchased with loans. Blacksmiths Convenience Store (You can not go there at the start of the game) This store is run by Mr. Yamada and sells things such as recovery items and mini-games. Mahmuud Fancy Store (You can not go there at the start of the game) Ash, runs this store where you can buy collection items. Carpenter 4 Dr. Anna (Hologram) Dr. Anna Mr. Yamada Ash 5 TimesStalkersWeb site 00.3.3 7:04 PM Page 6 DUNGEON STRUCTURE LEGENDARY ITEMS Legendary items are scattered far and wide throughout the game. They are considerably stronger than normal items and are extremely precious. At the Blacksmith (which can only be accessed once the story has advanced) you can combine, strengthen and improve legendary items using skills from other items. You can also repair normal items that have been damaged in battles at the Blacksmith. Combine (add a skill) The Blacksmith brothers can combine skills from a normal item to your legendary item. They can also delete a combined skill. Naturally, they will charge you for these services. Strengthen (improve parameters) The brothers can also strengthen legendary items by increasing the parameter values. There is a fee for this service. Improve (lower mastering difficulty) The brothers can also make your legendary items easy to master, by lowering the parameters. Again, there is a fee for this service. Name Sharp Sword Challenger The Piercer Spell Caster Power X-bow Frost Wing Bear Knuckle Gaia Shield Blessed Boots Characteristic Function Legendary, sharp sword Legendary Legendary. Strong stabbing power Legendary. Increases usable magic Magic Pack Legendary Strong attack power Legendary. Critical ice attack Ice Attack Legendary. Bestows super strength Extra protection Increase Dexterity and Luck - Recovery Room 6 7 TimesStalkersWeb site 00.3.3 7:04 PM Page 8 TECHNIQUES The techniques that you can use during battles vary considerably from weapon to weapon. Equip your main character with a weapon (for example a sword) and it will initially be able to use at least one technique (e.g. cut), but not necessarily all the techniques. After each level up, you will gradually be able to use more techniques. Swords (Sword and Nigel) Long Sword Cut attack Thrust Cut Very powerful attack Superior hit rate Long range Poles and Spears (Rao) Rod Dragon tail slash High attack Light dragon attack High hit rate Thrust Ordinary attack Bow Guns (Nigel and Marion) Bow Gun Bow & Arrow shot Heavy attack arrow Horizontal shot Shoot Ordinary attack Strong attack Attack 2 enemies at once Ordinary attack Boomerangs (Lady and Marion) Boomerang Wing throw Wing strike Aimed attack wing Throw Whips (Lady) Whip Snake sting Ordinary attack Strong snake sting Strong attack Slash Long range Fist Held Equipment (Used by everyone except Lady) Knuckle Fist Wind fist Steel fist Smash Spurs (Lady) Spurs Kick smash Strong kick Kick Ordinary attack Strong attack Long range Ordinary attack High hit rate Strong attack Long range Ordinary attack Strike technique High hit rate Long range Apprentice Sword Light cut attack High hit rate, low VIT usage Cut Long range Shredder Sword Heavy cut attack Light cut attack Cut hit Horizontal slash Cut High attack, but slow High hit rate, low VIT usage Moderately strong Attack 2 enemies at once Long range Staffs (Pyra and Marion) Wooden Staff Spear strike Ordinary attack Blow Ordinary attack Fast attack Long range Long swords (Sword and Nigel) Long swords Pound Spinning smash Clear High hit rate Strong attack Long range 8 TIf nothing is equipped (bare fist), you can use the techniques punch and kick. TYou can still perform a technique even if you do not have sufficient VIT to do so, but it will be less powerful. The name of the technique will be displayed in yellow. 9 TimesStalkersWeb site 00.3.3 7:04 PM Page 10 MAGIC Name Attack Fire (M, G) Blizzard (M, G) Lightning (M, G) All Round Recovery Heal (M, G) Energy (M) Cure (M) Special Risk Identification (M) Repair Escape Support Darkness (G) ST Up (M, G) ST Down (M, G) Attribute (M) Magic Magic Invincible Battle Ordinary Effect Fire damage (1 character) Ice damage (1 character) Lightning damage (1 character) Attribute (player selects) damage (1 character) ITEMS Weapons These are items that strengthen technique attacks. Quest Sword A sword for the adept adventurer Battle Sword Slightly more powerful, heavy sword Frost Rod Adds ice damage to critical hits Iron Knuckle Knuckle with great attack power These are equipment items with high defensive powers. Padded Vest Highly protective vest for Sword Flame Armor Fire resistant armor for Rao Frost Tunic Ice resistant tunic for Nigel Gear Protective gear for Marion These are equipment items, which defend bodies against damage. Defender Shield Heavy Shield Elfin Shield Leo Shield Uses WILL to help protect Strong shield Uses DEX to resist spells and curses Powerful heavy shield for Rao Clothing HP recovery (1 character) VIT recovery (1 character) Curse recovery (1 character) - Destroy all enemies (a last resort) Identify an unknown item Repair an item Escape from a dungeon Curse (player selects) damage (1 character) Increase 1 character's attack/defense strength Decrease 1 character's attack/defense strength Attach an attribute (player selects) to 1 character Multiply the effects of magic Make ordinary attack or magic attack ineffective Shields Boots These equipment items provide a high probability of escape and enable character to do Movement (P 25 of the Time Stalkers Manual). Boots Equip to perform Movement Commands Elude Boots Increase ability to escape Vigor Boots Increase VIT recovery rate Focus Boots Decrease DEX, but increase EXP These equipment items contain special abilities. Up to 10 rings can be equipped at once. Flame Ring Decreases fire damage Blast Ring Allows use of attack magic Lazy Ring Increases experience Trap Ring Uses traps against opponents TThe letters after the names indicate a magic spell with a wider than normal fighting range. M (Mega-) = Ally or enemy party, G (Giga-) = All enemies TRecovery magic becomes attack when used against undead monsters. Rings 10 11 TimesStalkersWeb site 00.3.3 7:04 PM Page 12 T You must equip an equipment item in order for it to be effective. Collection items will automatically be withdrawn when your character returns to a town. Instruct Mutton and he will put the item in the Collection Room below Sword's House. Items that are used once, then disappear. Fruits Heal Fruit Restores 50 HP Rune Fruit Restores 30 MP Tasty Fruit Restores 30 Hunger Points Escape Fruit Allows escape from a dungeon Jewels Items that can be used several times. Storm Jewel Applies 50 points of Lightning damage Jinx Jewel All attacks become critical hits Libra Jewel Prevents curses. No restore effects Tasty Jewel Defeated monster transforms into Tasty Fruit Things that can be brought back to towns to decorate the Collection Room. They have no practical worth at all. Philosophizer The tale of the famous sculpture "The Thinker" Moaí One of the giant Easter Island statues See no Evil One of the see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil monkeys Warrior Armor Valiant collectable armor Mini-games that can be downloaded into a VMU and played. DUNGEON IV 3D Dungeon RPG mini-game MOONLIGHTER Monster raising part-time job mini-game Mini-game economy pack, 1st collection STUFF MORE STUFF Mini-game economy pack, 2nd collection SKILLS Characters can learn new skills as their titles rise. Register your favorite skills - considering tactics of course. Skill Name Effect SWORD Capture Clairvoyance Armageddon Air Slash Makes a monster become an ally Increases probability of discovering hidden items Enables devastating multi-hit combo Punishing aerial sword attack RAO Ultra Stab VIT Attack All attacks are guaranteed to be armor piercing Increases attack strength and VIT consumption Collection NIGEL Item Identify Reverse Trap Increases the identification probability of classifying unexamined items Transform a trap into a reverse trap to catch enemies PYRA VMU REC MAG PRI Uses recovery magic with priority LADY HP=ATK UP Clairvoyance Decreases HP by 2 and increases attack power by 1.2 Increases probability of discovering hidden items Legendary These are precious items, which are spread out far and wide throughout the game. It is possible to add skills to them. MARION HP Up DMG=HMP Increases maximum HP Converts damage into a full Hunger Meter 12 13 TimesStalkersWeb site 00.3.3 7:04 PM Page 14 Skills that can be acquired in Quests If you successfully complete a Quest, your reward may be a new skill. The following is a list of skills that can be acquired through completing Mr. Noiman's jobs. Skill Name Repair Equip Auto Ident HP Restore Vigor Renew Steal Skill Auto Counter Revive Fire Block Luck Up EXP Roulette Effect Repairs broken items Change equipment during battles Automatically identifies items If VIT is greater than 0, HP restores itself Guarantees a critical attack when VIT is at its maximum Steal parameters from enemy Counterattack when attacked Auto revive when defeated Negates fire damage Increases Luck Doubles or halves attainable experience points SAVING AND LOADING MINI-GAMES & MONSTERS In Time Stalkers, you can download mini-games (bought in stores) and monsters (captured in dungeons) to a VMU (sold separately), to play games. Downloading Games Follow the steps below: 1. 2. Purchase a mini-game item in a store (The Souvenir Store and the Convenience Store both sell mini-games) Insert a VMU (sold separately) into your Dreamcast Controller (You must have 54-123 Blocks of available space in your VMU) Download the game Press the A Button when your character is standing in front of the VMU Device (in the Monster House). Select "Download game" from the menu to down load the game to your VMU 3. Other Skills There are several other useful skills to be learned. Skill Name Lady Slap Doom Staff Holy Rage Head Start Range Strength Whole Change Reconnaissance Floor Information Satellite Detection Effect Powerful face slapping attack. Unarmed/Knuckle OK Dangerous, multi-hit spinning, staff technique Increases damage to undead enemies Enables ch ...