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Version: 0.33
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Started: 9/01/09
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+Table of Contents+
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Update History................(HIS01)
General Game Information......(INF01)
Walkthrough: W1...............(WW101)
Bisga Greenlands............(BIG01)
General Strategy..........(BIG02)
In-Depth Strategy.........(BIG03)
Bisga Greenlands (Adv)......(BGA01)
General Strategy..........(BGA02)
In-Depth Strategy.........(BGA03)
Orchise Snowfields..........(ORC01)
General Strategy..........(ORC02)
In-Depth Strategy.........(ORC03)
Orchise Snowfields(Avd).....(ORA01)
General Strategy..........(ORA02)
In-Depth Strategy.........(ORA03)
Walkthrough: W2 (Coming soon!)(WW201)
Walkthrough: W3 (Coming soon!)(WW301)
Credits.......................(CRT01)
Contact Information...........(CTC01)
Legal Stuff...................(LEG01)
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(HIS01) +Update History+
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9/01/09: Completed W1 walkthrough.
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(INF01) +General Game Information+
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Crystal Defenders is a tower defense game available for the iPod Touch/iPhone.
The game was produced by Square Enix based on the Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
series, and is a surprisingly challenging and intelligent tower defense game
that emphasizes strategy over speed.
For those unfamiliar with tower defense games, the goal is to protect yourself
from 30 waves of monsters who are out to steal your crystals! The monsters
follow a set path from one side of the map to the other, and the idea is to
place your towers in strategic locations to prevent the monsters from making
off with the goods. Each monster that slips through your defenses will steal
one crystal, two in some cases, and in the final boss round you lose a whopping
five per enemy! Lose all of your crystals, and it's game over.
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(WW101) +Walkthrough: W1+
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W1 is the first and easiest set of levels in Crystal Defenders.
+Available Units (Towers)+
Soldier: Physical Damage. High attack power, small range. Soldiers cannot
attack aerial targets, but are one of the more useful units regardless.
Lvl 1(8G): Attack Power: 9
Range: 70
Lvl 2(15G): Attack Power: 25
Range: 72
Lvl 3(25G): Attack Power: 45
Range: 74
Lvl 4(50G): Attack Power: 90
Range: 76
Lvl 5(100G): Attack Power: 150
Range: 78
lvl 6(150G): Attack Power: 300
Range: 80
lvl 7(200G): Attack Power: 570
Range: 82
Black Mage: Magickal Damage. Low attack power, widest range. The Black Mage can
hit both ground and air units, but is best for dealing with those pesky
physical immune waves. Not one of the best units, but chances are you'll need a
couple.
Lvl 1(8G): Attack Power: 6
Range: 100
Lvl 2(15G): Attack Power: 15
Range: 110
Lvl 3(30G): Attack Power: 30
Range: 125
Lvl 4(50G): Attack Power: 50
Range: 135
Lvl 5(100G): Attack Power: 90
Range: 150
Lvl 6(150G): Attack Power: 145
Range: 160
Lvl 7(200G): Attack Power: 200
Range: 170
Archer: Physical Damage. Moderate attack power, wide range. Archers are capable
of hitting both ground and air units, and due to their wide range, are quite
useful despite their lower attack.
Lvl 1(8G): Attack Power: 5
Range: 90
Lvl 2(15G): Attack Power: 15
Range: 100
Lvl 3(25G): Attack Power: 30
Range: 110
Lvl 4(50G): Attack Power: 70
Range: 120
Lvl 5(100G): Attack Power: 100
Range: 130
Lvl 6(150G): Attack Power: 160
Range: 140
Lvl 7(200G): Attack Power: 300
Range: 150
White Monk: Physical damage. Moderate attack power, moderate range. White Monks
use an attack that can hit multiple enemies, but cannot attack air units.
Lvl 1(8G): Attack Power: 7
Range: 80
Lvl 2(15G): Attack Power: 19
Range: 81
Lvl 3(25G): Attack Power: 35
Range: 82
Lvl 4(50G): Attack Power: 75
Range: 83
Lvl 5(100G): Attack Power: 120
Range: 84
Lvl 6(150G): Attack Power: 230
Range: 85
Lvl 7(200G): Attack Power: 430
Range: 86
Time Mage: Magickal Damage. Low attack power, moderate range. What makes this
unit so useful is the fact that he slows monsters, giving your other towers
more time to whomp 'em.
Lvl 1(50G): Attack Power: 25
Slow: 12
Lvl 2(30G): Attack Power: 30
Slow: 18
Lvl 3(50G): Attack Power: 35
Slow: 24
Lvl 4(70G): Attack Power: 40
Slow: 30
Thief: No damage, low range. The Thief cannot attack, but he's good to have
around regardless. If a monster dies in his range, it increases the amount of
gil you receive from that kill. And stockpiling gil is always a good thing.
Lvl 1(50G): Range: 60
Lvl 2(30G): Range: 70
Lvl 3(30G): Range: 80
Lvl 4(30G): Range: 90
+Available Espers+
Note that if you're shooting for a perfect, you shouldn't use these as their
use consumes five crystals.
Phoenix: Doubles your tower's attack power and range for a single wave.
Ramuh: Deals damage and reduces the speed of all monsters for a single wave.
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(BIG01) +Bisga Greenlands+
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Bisga Greenlands is the first and easiest map of W1, and yet surprisingly
challenging for those unfamiliar with the game's play style. I know I certainly
lost frequently and badly until I got the hang of it.
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Here's the layout of the map. As you can see, it's fairly straightforward- only
one path for the monsters to follow. Disregard the letters for now, those
relate to positioning for my in-depth strategy.
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(BIG02) +Bisga Greenlands: General Strategy+
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Most tower defense games (That I've played, at any rate) focus on speed over
strategy. Which isn't to say that strategy isn't an element in these games, but
being able to place your towers quickly enough to stem wave after wave of
enemies is key. Not so in Crystal Defenders.
Numbers isn't going to win the day here. You could fill your whole map with
towers and it won't do you a bit of good. Trust me, that's how I played it the
first few times and I got owned repeatedly. Took me a while to figure out why.
In Crystal Defenders, the goal is to beat the map with as few towers as
possible. You want to hoard your resources, and although you might feel
compelled to spend all you have every round, resist the impulse. You'll be
better off for it. Bonus gil is awarded at the end of each wave based on how
much gil you currently have. It doesn't seem like much to start, but it begins
to add up substantially in later waves. The reason to hoard your gil is
twofold- leftover gil equates to score at the end of the level, and you just
might need a hefty chunk of those stockpiled resources to defeat the final
wave.
The central area of the map is where you're going to want to deploy most of
your units. Place units to optimize their range; you want them hitting the
enemy as much as possible, so areas where they can hit more than one section of
the path is your best bet. If you want to give it a shot on your own, good
luck! If not, let's move on to the in-depth strategy.
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(BIG03) +Bisga Greenlands: In-Depth Strategy+
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Following this strategy should earn you a perfect. I'm sure it's possible to
get a better score, so feel free to experiment!
Notes: The positions referenced are marked on the map above. Also, during Wave
4, I've noticed that maybe one out of ten times, one of the Red Marshmallows
slips through. I'm not sure why, but if you're after a perfect and this
happens, just restart the level.
Wave 1: Cockatrice HP: 10 - Place level 1 Soldier at position A.
Wave 2: Baknamy HP: 35 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 2.
Wave 3: Antlion HP: 75 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 3.
Wave 4: Red Marshmallow HP: 90 Resists Physical - Place level one Time Mage at
position B.
Wave 5: Wolf HP: 50 Quick Moving - Do nothing.
Wave 6: Alraune HP: 97 - Place level 1 Thief at position C.
Wave 7: Fire Drake HP: 149 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 4.
Wave 8: Tonberry HP: 170 Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 9: Bomb HP: 154 Airborne - Place level 4 Archer at position D; level 1
Thief at position E.
Wave 10: Nagaraja HP: 1500 Steals Crystals x2 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 5.
Wave 11: Lamia HP: 222 Quick Moving/Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 12: Yellow Jelly HP: 266 Resists Physical - Do nothing.
Wave 13: Ice Drake HP: 300 - Upgrade Time Mage B to level 2.
Wave 14: Axebeak HP: 361 - Do nothing.
Wave 15: Ahriman HP: 414 Airborne/Resists Magick - Place level 5 Archer at
position F; Upgrade Archer D to level 5.
Wave 16: Luchorpan HP: 550 - Do nothing.
Wave 17: Behemoth HP: 630 Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 18: Ice Flan HP: 850 Resists Physical - Place level 6 Black Mage at
position G.
Wave 19: Malboro HP: 1000 - Do nothing.
Wave 20: Vrtra HP: 5000 Steals Crystals x2 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 7.
Wave 21: Hellhound HP: 1225 Quick Moving - Place level 7 Soldier at position H.
Wave 22: Reaver HP: 1365 Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 23: Cluckatrice HP: 2000 - Do nothing.
Wave 24: Plauge HP: 1100 Airborne/Resists Magick - Upgrade Archers D & F to
level 7.
Wave 25: Thunder Drake HP: 3000 - Upgrade Time Mage B to level 4.
Wave 26: White Pudding HP: 1700 Physical Immune - Place level 7 Black Mage at
position I; Upgrade Black Mage G to level 7.
Wave 27: Lilith HP: 1715 Quick Moving/Resists Magick - Place level 4 Time Mage
at position J.
Wave 28: Tonberry King HP: 3500 Magick Immune - Place level 7 Soldier at
position K.
Wave 29: Great Malboro HP: 6000 - Place level 7 White Monk at position L.
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+Final Wave+
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Carbuncle HP: ??? Magick Immune
Unicorn HP: ??? Quick Moving
Ifrit HP: ??? Magick Immune - Place two level 7 Soldiers at positions
M and N; place level 7 Archer at position O.
Congratulations on beating your first map!
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(BGA01) +Bisga Greenlands (Adv)+
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This is a tough map, and if you're still getting the hang of things I suggest
you skip down to Orchise Snowfields and come back to this later, particularly
if you're only using my general strategies and trying to beat the maps
yourself. If you'd still like to give it a crack, forge on ahead!
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(BGA02) +Bisga Greenlands (Adv): General Strategy+
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The tricky part of this map is that although all the monsters start in the same
spot, along the way they diverge into four different paths, making it tough to
place a short range unit somewhere where he can hit the whole wave. All paths
pass that circular central area at some point, so that's going to be your best
bet, and don't forget your long ranged attackers; they'll be a boon on this map
for more than the airborne waves.
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(BGA03) +Bisga Greenlands (Adv): In-Depth Strategy+
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Notes: Using this strategy, wave 26 is VERY close, so if you want to place that
second Time Mage for the next wave now to be on the safe side, I wouldn't blame
you.
Wave 1: Cockatrice HP: 7 - Place level 1 Soldier at position A.
Wave 2: Baknamy HP: 26 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 2.
Wave 3: Antlion HP: 56 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 3.
Wave 4: Red Marshmallow HP: 67 Resists Physical - Place level 1 Time Mage at
position B.
Wave 5: Wolf HP: 37 Quick Moving - Do nothing.
Wave 6: Alraune HP: 72 - Place level 1 Thief at position C.
Wave 7: Fire Drake HP: 111 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 4.
Wave 8: Tonberry HP: 127 Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 9: Bomb HP: 115 Airborne - Place level 4 Archer at position D; Upgrade
Thief C to level 4.
Wave 10: Nagaraja HP: 1125 Steals Crystals x2 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 5,
Upgrade Time Mage B to level 2.
Wave 11: Lamia HP: 166 Quick Moving/Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 12: Yellow Jelly HP: 199 Resists Physical - Do nothing.
Wave 13: Ice Drake HP: 225 - Do nothing.
Wave 14: Axebeak HP: 270 - Do nothing.
Wave 15: Ahriman HP: 310 Airborne/Resists Magick - Place level 5 Archer at
position E; Place level 2 Thief at position F.
Wave 16: Luchorpan HP: 412 - Do nothing.
Wave 17: Behemoth HP: 472 Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 18: Ice Flan HP: 637 Resists Physical - Place level 6 Black Mages at
positions G and H.
Wave 19: Malboro HP: 750 - Do nothing
Wave 20: Vrtra HP: 3750 Steals Crystals x2 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 7.
Wave 21: Hellhound HP: 918 Quick Moving - Place level 7 Soldier at position I,
Place level 2 Thief at position J.
Wave 22: Reaver HP: 1023 Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 23: Cluckatrice HP: 1500 - Do nothing.
Wave 24: Plauge HP: 825 Airborne/Resists Magick - Upgrade Archers D & E to
level 7.
Wave 25: Thunder Drake HP: 2250 - Do nothing.
Wave 26: White Pudding HP: 1275 Physical Immune - Place level 7 Black Mage at
position K; Upgrade Black Mages H and G to level 7, Upgrade Time Mage B to
level 4.
Wave 27: Lilith HP: 1286 Quick Moving/Resists Magick - Place level 4 Time Mage
at position L; Place level 7 Soldier at position M.
Wave 28: Tonberry King HP: 2625 Magick Immune - Do nothing.
Wave 29: Great Malboro HP: 4500 - Place level 7 Soldier at position N.
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+Final Wave+
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Carbuncle HP: ??? Magick Immune
Unicorn HP: ??? Quick Moving
Ifrit HP: ??? Magick Immune - Place level 7 Soldier at position O; place two
level 7 Archers at positions P and Q.
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(ORC01) +Orchise Snowfields+
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This map is just a touch more difficult than the Bisga Greenlands map, with the
monsters marching along two separate paths that converge near the end.
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(ORC02) +Orchise Snowfields: General Strategy+
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For the majority of the map, the monsters follow two separate paths, so the
trick is to set up your units in places where they can hit both paths. The
center of the map is your best bet for long range units. Unit selection here
isn't going to differ much from Bisga Greenlands, but bear in mind that the
monsters have less HP on this map than they did on Bisga Greenlands. Good luck!
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(ORC03) +Orchise Snowfields: In-Depth Strategy+
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Following this strategy will earn you a perfect, but as always, a better score
is certainly possible, so don't be afraid to experiment!
Wave 1: Cockatrice HP: 5 - Place level 1 Soldier at position A.
Wave 2: Baknamy HP: 19 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 2.
Wave 3: Antlion HP: 41 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 3.
Wave 4: Red Marshmallow HP: 49 Resists Physical - Place level one Time Mage at
position B.
Wave 5: Wolf HP: 27 Quick Moving - Place level 2 Soldier at position C.
Wave 6: Alraune HP: 53 - Do nothing.
Wave 7: Fire Drake HP: 81 - Place level 1 Thief at position D.
Wave 8: Tonberry HP: 93 Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 9: Bomb HP: 84 Airborne - Place level 1 Thief at position E; place level
4 Archer at position F.
Wave 10: Nagaraja HP: 825 Steals Crystals x2 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 4.
Wave 11: Lamia HP: 122 Quick Moving/Resists Magick - Upgrade Soldier C to
level 3.
Wave 12: Yellow Jelly HP: 146 Resists Physical - Do nothing.
Wave 13: Ice Drake HP: 165 - Upgrade Time Mage B to level 2.
Wave 14: Axebeak HP: 198 - Do nothing.
Wave 15: Ahriman HP: 227 Airborne/Resists Magick - Place level 4 Archer at
position G.
Wave 16: Luchorpan HP: 302 - Do nothing.
Wave 17: Behemoth HP: 346 Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 18: Ice Flan HP: 467 Resists Physical - Place 2 level 6 Black Mages at
positions H and I.
Wave 19: Malboro HP: 550 - Do nothing.
Wave 20: Vrtra HP: 2750 Steals Crystals x2 - Upgrade Soldiers A & C to level 5.
Wave 21: Hellhound HP: 673 Quick Moving - Upgrade Soldiers A & C to level 6;
Upgrade Archers F & G to level 5.
Wave 22: Reaver HP: 750 Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 23: Cluckatrice HP: 1100 - Do nothing.
Wave 24: Plauge HP: 1100 Airborne/Resists Magick - Upgrade Archers F & G to
level 6.
Wave 25: Thunder Drake HP: 3000 - Upgrade Time Mage B to level 4.
Wave 26: White Pudding HP: 935 Physical Immune - Upgrade Black Mages H & I to
level 7.
Wave 27: Lilith HP: 1715 Quick Moving/Resists Magick - Place level 4 Time Mage
at position J.
Wave 28: Tonberry King HP: 1925 Magick Immune - Upgrade Soldiers A & C to
level 7.
Wave 29: Great Malboro HP: 3300 - Do nothing.
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+Final Wave+
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Carbuncle HP: ??? Magick Immune
Unicorn HP: ??? Quick Moving
Ifrit HP: ??? Magick Immune - Place two level 7 Soldiers at positions
K and L; place level 7 White Monk at position M.
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(ORA01) +Orchise Snowfields (Adv)+
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This is easily the most challenging map in W1, with two separate paths that
intertwine in the middle and separate again at the end.
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(ORA02) +Orchise Snowfields (Adv): General Strategy+
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This is a challenging map, particularly due to the fact that there is no spot
you can place a melee unit where it will be able to hit monsters effectively
on every path. The monsters on this map have the lowest HP of all previous maps
because you'll have to rely much more heavily on long ranged units here. The
more of the map a unit can reach, the better. A few well-placed Soldiers will
be key.
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(ORA03) +Orchise Snowfields: In-Depth Strategy+
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Wave 1: Cockatrice HP: 4 - Place level 1 Soldier at position A; Place level 1
Archer at position B.
Wave 2: Baknamy HP: 15 - Do nothing.
Wave 3: Antlion HP: 33 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 2; Upgrade Archer B to
level 2.
Wave 4: Red Marshmallow HP: 40 Resists Physical - Place level 3 Black Mage at
position C.
Wave 5: Wolf HP: 22 Quick Moving - Do nothing.
Wave 6: Alraune HP: 43 - Place level 1 Thief at position D.
Wave 7: Fire Drake HP: 67 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 3; Upgrade Archer B to
level 3.
Wave 8: Tonberry HP: 76 Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 9: Bomb HP: 69 Airborne - Place level 3 Archer at position E.
Wave 10: Nagaraja HP: 675 Steals Crystals x2 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 5;
upgrade Archer B to level 4.
Wave 11: Lamia HP: 99 Quick Moving/Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 12: Yellow Jelly HP: 119 Resists Physical - Place level 4 Black Mage at
position F; Upgrade Black Mage C to level 5.
Wave 13: Ice Drake HP: 135 - Place level 1 Thief at position G.
Wave 14: Axebeak HP: 162 - Do nothing.
Wave 15: Ahriman HP: 186 Airborne/Resists Magick - Upgrade Archers B and E to
level 5.
Wave 16: Luchorpan HP: 247 - Do nothing.
Wave 17: Behemoth HP: 283 Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 18: Ice Flan HP: 382 Resists Physical - Place level 4 Time Mage at
position H; place level 6 Black Mage at position I.
Wave 19: Malboro HP: 450 - Do nothing.
Wave 20: Vrtra HP: 2250 Steals Crystals x2 - Upgrade Soldier A to level 7;
upgrade Archer B to level 6.
Wave 21: Hellhound HP: 551 Quick Moving - Do nothing.
Wave 22: Reaver HP: 614 Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 23: Cluckatrice HP: 900 - Upgrade Black Mages C and F to level 6.
Wave 24: Plauge HP: 495 Airborne/Resists Magick - Upgrade Archers B & E to
level 7.
Wave 25: Thunder Drake HP: 1350 - Do nothing.
Wave 26: White Pudding HP: 765 Physical Immune - Upgrade Black Mages C, F & I
to level 7; place level 7 Black Mage at position J; place level 4 Time Mage at
position K.
Wave 27: Lilith HP: 771 Quick Moving/Resists Magick - Do nothing.
Wave 28: Tonberry King HP: 1925 Magick Immune - Place level 7 Soldier at
position L.
Wave 29: Great Malboro HP: 2700 - Place level 7 Soldier at position M.
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+Final Wave+
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Carbuncle HP: ??? Magick Immune
Unicorn HP: ??? Quick Moving
Ifrit HP: ??? Magick Immune - Place level 7 Soldier at position N; place level
4 soldier at position O.
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(WW201) +Walkthrough: W2+
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Coming Soon!
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(WW301) +Walkthrough: W3+
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Coming Soon!
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(CRT01) +Credits+
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- Final Fantasy Wiki, for information on Ifrit's magick immunity.
- Avulus, whose guide on the boards got me through the first level.
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(CTC01) +Contact Information+
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I can be reached at: irathefaq@gmail.com
I welcome any questions, comments or suggestions you might have for improving
this FAQ, as well as any strats for W2 and W3 maps (or better strats for W1
maps.). Just please don't email asking about strats for maps I haven't posted
yet. If the strat isn't on the FAQ, then chances are good I don't have one to
give you yet.
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(CTC01) +Legal Stuff+
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