it happened to me as well. I was fleeing with other gladiators and suddenly my game window vanished to no where. I tried reloading the game and yet at that point the game crashed again. i don't think i will now replay the whole game again...it's sooooo turn off.

yeah, I know what you mean... especially since the start-up storyline is such a long one.

out of interest... which file did you download? I did the full version, as I have a fast connection.



also I have started a walkthrough; though I've never done one or really used them much so it may take a while. I'm a very thorough person.

could not find any useful info other than the site I gave above. if anyone else has come across another walkthrough or current forum, I'd like to know

that's awesome that you're starting a walkthrough padswaggle! lol I tend to be realllly picky about completing a game, I like to do everything in the right order and I like to find everything that there is to find, so I tend to have a hard time without a walkthrough

That's so weird though about the glitch. Though the one that I downloaded was the one without the voices (I really don't want the speaking while I'm playing) so I wonder if that's it? I noticed that there's a folder called battle weapon and there isn't anything in it, I wonder if that's part of the problem? I guess I could download the full version and try, I'd just hate to have to start over. But that might be what I have to do!

actually I do have a question about what to do in the game: are you supposed to actually fight the 2 gladiators that are your friends, which I did first and I ended up healing them, then we all had 5 minutes to escape. I couldn't find my way out so I lost. Then the second time, I actually got out of the arena into the castle and climbed down a vine and the gladiators were already with me. I was just curious which way to do it?

Sorry such a long post!!

I have the full version, Dawnfire, and no problems so far. And in the arena, there aren't more possibilities what to do, are there? I fought the two gladiators and it ended up with Tsunami healing them, then I had the 5 minutes for escaping but I was nervous if I would make it because I of course didn't know the way and so I freed only the male slaves and then already tried to run to the exit without searching for the female slaves. And I climbed down too and ended up in a cave and from then I continued and ended up fighting the red masked guy and travelling to the Sensei's place again.

lol I wonder if it's another glitch in my game then? When you're in the arena, at the very bottom of it in the two corners there are stair looking things, and I was searching around it (there are potions along the walls) and when I got to the corner I was able to just walk right past it into the castle section. It was weird! I didn't think I'd actually be able to do anything, so I started walking around to try to familiarize myself for when I did have to rush out of there, and I ended up finding a vine in one of the rooms and climbed down it to an area under the castle I think it was. Then when I ran into an enemy, the 2 gladiators were already with me.

edit: I tried the full version and fought Rapier and Stiles and escaped like normal, and it's still telling me that file can't be found and closes right away. So I can't continue I don't know how to fix that! For you guys that have it working, can you check the folder called 'BattleWeapon' and see if it's blank like mine is?

yeah, my 'battle weapon' folder is empty too... but I'm no programmer so I don't know the implications of this...

ok, thanks for checking I ended up getting past that part b/c I just defended with Stiles and Rapier, but I can't keep doing that for the whole game with the other characters. I'm in the forest now with the 2 new ones and it happened again. Luckily I had just saved with the crystal so I didn't lose anything. But how annoying! I really want to play this game too I don't understand why your games work fine but mine doesn't *puzzled*

And maybe I missed something, but is the save option going to always be grayed out like that? Is the only way to save through those crystals?

I found and even better way of getting past that glitch. Instead of defending, I had them use "technology" (or something like that) every time. Oh yeah! And once you defeat the skeleton and get the what-cha-ma-call-its (you'll know when you get them!) you equip Rapier and Stiles with them and guess what? No more glitchy! Yay! Right now, I'm stuck on trying to find the key back at the sensei's house...anyone know where it is?

Edit:
Haha, I found it! If anyone else needs some help with it, you should go ask the bartender at the pub for a drink

glad you guys got through

you can only save at specific save points like crystals or when on the world map.

it gets annoying at first... but it just makes it more of a challenge

yeah I tried that too. But it's glitching again with Lina and ummm that guy that's with her, can't remember his name, and her powers are gone so it's difficult not being able to fight with everyone. And I don't want the game closing if I haven't saved at a crystal in a while, that would suck a lot!

I emailed the creators, I don't know if they'll respond though. We'll see!

lol it took me forever to find that stupid key, I didn't think about asking the bartender!

the crystals definitely do make it more challenging! I don't mind, I just don't want to end up dying after I've gotten far. But I gues I just won't die! :p

Yay!! Guess what I just found out? Well, you know how you guys have been saying that you would change the which one you downloaded, but you didn't want to lose your game? Well...here's a solution:

1. Open the folder that the game data is in
2. Go all the way to the bottom and take out save (and then a number). And put it on your desktop or something.
3. download the new pack and put the save back into the folder. There!

I haven't tested it yet, I'm in the process of doing so now, but I've done the same thing with other games, and it worked fine

oh that's a good idea to not have to start over! the only problem is that I've downloaded both the full version and the one without the speech and both are glitching on me. I've been able to get around it a little bit, but now I'm fighting a boss (the thief guy) and his attacks are causing the error now, and there's no way I can avoid that.

Let me know if the version you're downloading works and I'll see if I can try it again and use the method you said to start with my saved game

is there even a file called spear1 in the games that aren't glitching?

Uh the fights are tough and levelling up is EXTREMELY slow. That's the thing I don't like but otherwise it's good.

Mmmm where is actually the place begginning with an L where I am supposed to go after Genua? I am wondering because of the time limit, if I have enough time to wander and explore around or not. Is it the one that I can see on the map behind the caves with the switches and boulders??

I got another idea! And it works too! Suhweeet. Ok, go to the "battle" folder in the game data. copy one of the files than paste it. Rename it "Spear1.xyz" exactly like that. It worked for me! I hope it works out for you guys too

Lunasong7 you are my hero!!! It's working for me so far! YAY!! I'm so excited, now I can keep playing! thank you!

hello guys,

as I have never written one before; please give feedback on layout/content thanks


SHEN LONG, TSUNAMI & ANIME'S HOME:
*3 Potion
*2 Ether
*2 Phoenix Down
*antidote
*Eyedrops


1) TRAIN WITH MOKUJIN
just keep pressing enter or spacebar when Tsunami's bar reaches full... mokujin is easy to beat

2) COOK DINNER FOR ANIME AND SHEN LONG
a) Find Tsunami's cooking pot. (upstairs)
b) Find the water jug (same room)
c) Fill the jug with water (water well, South of the house)
d) Return to cooking pot.


3) SHEN LONG HAS CALLED YOU TO HIM FROM UPSTAIRS
a)
b) Go fetch Anime from the grotto... as far East as you can go.
c) Return to Shen Long.... (is now in the library, upstairs)


4) GO OUT BACK DOOR TO SEE WHAT SHEN LONG IS DOING
a) Face the music... go talk to sensei
b) have a bath (downstairs)


5)ANIME CAN'T SLEEP- GO SEE SENSEI BY THE POND (despite his specific instruction not to)

6)SOMTHING IS WRONG- GO FIND SENSEI

~oO0Oo~

SHEN LONG'S KOKON-DO

force strike -2 lotus blossom -12
empower -10 flurry attack -15
hand of god -64 buddah's palm -4
throat jab -6 aura -13
nerve strike -20


~oO0Oo~

At some point it is a good Idea to go around and explore; these things you can interact with for information, items or experience:
there is a bridge at the bottom of the stream; but near the top is a place you can jump over


~~spoilers~~
INSIDE:

1B
sword racks
paintings
jar next to mokujin (healing)
Mokujin (training or save)
Kitchen shelves~ find the one with the potion and the one with the ether!
empty or full jars
folding wall
sensei's treasure box
bath

1F
woodpiles
water jug~ to fill or empty
various bowls
barrel of cooking wine
empty space on counter... should you do it? phoenix down
one jar has a potion... and aneurysm for some reason ?!(safe)
Tsunami, Anime and Shen Long's dinner bowls
decorative armor

2F
all the books in the library
folding walls
treasure chests
beds
japanese dictionary
Murasame
clothes chests
shen long's lute

OUTSIDE:
NorthWestern corner: potion
Waterfall: ! eyedrops, ! phoenix down
rocks but not trees...save one...later on
the pond
SoutheEastern corner: ! (if you read the books, you'd understand antidote
the sakura tree (cherry blossom)
scarecrow
field of practise pegs
Ether in the stream
judge's stage (sparring platform)
buddah statue
water well
angel statues

~oO0Oo~

KING RAUL'S COLUSIUM

before the final battle, there is a glitch where you can walk south to the wall, then on either side you can walk 'through the wall and upstairs' to the spectator area! when you talk to the specators, it's information for later on in the game. if you go to the room with lines of flares, don't go out the south door- that's the entrance to the castle but you get stuck in that scene.
you can actually escape without fighting this way.
also, you can use this glitch to buy unlimited 'time-shards' and 'hero's journals' but don't use the 'time-shards' until you have 4 members in your party or you'll get stuck

*3 antidotes
*ether
*3 eyedrops
*potion
*mid potion


~oO0Oo~

1)lot's of clip-scenes! the monsters are easy to fight, just one or two hits of plain 'fight'
a) talk to Tsunami. (also try to talk to stiles and blank) and get your ether and antidotes
b) go to bed. (also try to talk to rapier and Ruby) and get your potion and eyedrops

2) FIGHT STILES & RAPIER
a) but Tsunami panics and heals them...
b) then use the weapon stands either east or west to get to the spectator stands
c) go downstairs to free the slaves (once each side) -though not necessary-
d) finally upstairs (twice) and north avoiding the soldiers, to climb the vine down

~oO0Oo~

BOY'S CELL:
bucket near hole in wall -antidotes x3
left wall, southern room ! ether
all beds, tables and notices on wall
all people
all crates (and like it says, none have anything in them)
torches

GIRL'S CELL:
bucket near hole in wall -eyedrops x3
wall between the two southern rooms, south side potion
all beds, tables and notices on wall
all people
all crates (and like it says, none have anything in them)
torches

FIGHTING ARENA:
right wall, near bottom corner ! mid potion (can be reached from either side of wall)
you can talk to the spectators and the guards blocking the entrance (but if you do you went south not north


~oO0Oo~


THE CAVE

don't forget to equip any armor you may have procurred from your battles
if you save your game at a time crystal before asking Chronos for a hint, you can get the hint, quit then restart from your save game with the time gem!


* ether
* 2 rough hide
* 3 brass knuckle
* tent

1) find the bridge pieces
a) good idea to activate the time crystal. the first time you get miss secretary's explaination, so you have to activate this one twice.
b) DEFEAT JAGI!





right hand (East) cross roads -chest -ether
South cross roads, turn left ! -time gem, turn right *puzzle* chest -bridge piece, switch
North-Eastern corner, jump accross river -chest -rough hide (armor) also ! brass knuckle
follow river south, skeletons: -2 brass knuckle -chest -bridge piece
defeat jagi -rough hide

after parting ways with stiles & rapier, check the wall on the right -tent






CHRONOS' HINT:
"in order to escape from Raoul's clutches, you must first build a bridge, using two bridge pieces scattered in chests on the south side of the cavern. The rock puzzle is easy if you just step back and look at it. the skeletons pose no threat to a party that passes dear Ultimecia's judgement. The boss of the dungeon has a weak central nervous system, and while he is resistant to shock, there is another ailment he is quite vulnerable towards. Beware though! if you dally too long, the Knights of Raoul will catch you"

As there are SO many things you can interact with; I have stopped listing them, and now only list the things which are essential to the storyline or have things on them, hence, that section will now be last & called ~~spoilers~~

any other suggestions? (work in progress


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Wow, good job Padaswaggle!

Where is the place L where I am supposed to go after Genua? I am wondering because of the time limit, if I have enough time to wander and explore around or not. Is it the one that I can see on the map behind the caves with the switches and boulders??

Not too much of a spoilerish answer:
yep that's exactly the place!

Spoiler answer:
what i did was pretty much skip everything and all the chests and stuff just because of the time limit, and I used the thief guy to escape (it's one of his options) in battle b/c I was impatient :p And just go back to it after you deliver the letter. Then on the other side is the town you need to go to.

What you want to do is find the little ship dock, I can't remember where it is exactly but I think it's on the first screen in the town, but again I don't remember exactly. Then take that to the castle and go upstairs and find where there are a bunch of guards standing around and they won't let you through.

Then Zidane (is that his name? the thief guy) will tell you maybe one of his friends can help, so go to the theater district and find him, I think he's on the second screen of that district. Then the rest is pretty straight forward. That's as far as I am now.

and that walkthrough looks good so far, padswaggle! It's nice and to the point

Ok thanks! Then I will just try to go through the caves as fast as possible and then perhaps go back later too. I haven't even explored the town of Venice at all because I was worried because of the time... Is there something important?

Ah but now I am so upset T__T I was in these caves with the boulders and I saved at the crystal, then closed the game. But then later I opened the game again and the option Load is grayed!!! So I can not get to my saved game. I have no idea what happened. And when I see the folders in my comp where the game is located, I can see that the file Save01.lsd is there. But I have no idea why I can't get to it when I open the game... I really don't want to start over again T_T


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I got through the ruins of Old Alexandria and am trying to continue but every time I go to Cairo, I can't get in and there doesn't seem to be anywhere else I can go. I got the gems back for the merchant outside the city but now I'm just wandering around. What should I do now?

Edit: Nevermind. Found a spot I didn't realize was interactive.