Hidden
artwork: Place either game disc in a PC compatible CD-ROM drive and open
the "master01.bmp" file.
Hidden
audio: While the game was in development, the game programmers wanted to
implement speech. However in the final version, the speech was not included.
The speech was only in the battle system. Use the following steps to hear
the voices that they were going to use. Turn on the Dreamcast with no disc.
When the system screen shows up, go to CD player. You will see there is no
CD when you go in the CD player. While at the screen with the CD Player
controls, insert either game disc. When the disc is loaded in the CD player,
the Skies of Arcadia CD will appear. Select "Play" to hear the
hidden audio.
Hint:
Finding Gordo's bar: Go to map square E4.
Hint:
Finding Glacia: To find Glacia easier, look at the lands of ice. Most of the ice
is white, but within the white ice is one light blue area. It is over the
mountain when you discover the lights in the sky -- go to the other side of
where you are now (over the mountain). In that side alone, look for a light
blue area in the ground containing a city frozen in ice. Note: This is very
hard to find because none of the tips of the buildings in the city emerge
from the ground.
Hint:
Getting items from Ilchymis: After finding Ilchymis, you can have her on your ship. Return to
Crescent Isle, so that you can give her some money. She will build a
boutique for you. The next time you return to Crescent Isle you will be able
to buy items from her. From now on, buy all the items she has and give them
to your party members and to Vyse. After the first session of buying things
for your party, go outside then return back in again. You can now buy the
same items. Once again, load up your party then get out. Repeat this as many
times as needed. Check the menu to see if you have 99-9999 of items on your
party members. Go into a ship battle or ordinary battle with these skills.
If the enemies will shoot a magic spell on your team, the points will be 0
and you cannot take much damage.
Hint:
Secret Aika FMV sequence: When you begin the game and pass the part with Alfonso's ship,
return to your island. Get out of the underground base of Pirate Isle. Aika
will say that she needs to freshen up a bit. Go to her house, then face
towards the door. Go all the way to the left left until you see a
clothesline. In that one corner you will see, pasted on the wall of that
house corner, a handkerchief. Inspect the handkerchief and you will see a
hidden FMV sequence of how Aika looks with her hair down.
Hint:
Secret specials: You need the Delpinus and at least 5 crew members to get these
specials. Get your SP (spirit points) in battle to full and a crew SP icon
will appear next to the item. This enables all of your active crew members
to attack. Repeat these steps to get another special. You need all 4 people
alive for this. This one combines the strength of all 4 people, and is the
strongest special in the game.
When Vyse has his own ship, he
is able to look for 22 crew members but you need at least 5 to do this. When
you get 48 spirit points in battle (not ship battle), you can choose to use
the Crew Special. It is the strongest in the game, depending what crew you
have active -- they can heal you as well as attack the opponent.
Hint:
Specials: Get Fina's regeneration special as soon as you can. It will help
you when fighting tough Bosses. Also get Vyse's Skull Shield and Aika's
Magic Shield specials, as most of the times the enemies will try to attack
you or use magic on you. Keep in mind that some attacks cannot be blocked.
Hint:
Easy ship battles: When you get the Valuan battleship and can get crew members,
return to Nasrad to get the rich obese merchant to find special items.
Hint:
Easy level up: After you go through the Dark Rift you will be able to go back.
After you finish off all the tasks and you have to go around the world, go
back to the Dark Rift and go to the exit. You will see a large black Elooper
which is stronger than Ramirez. Get into battle with it and automatically
use Vyse's Skull Shield, Aika's Blocking Magic special, Drachma's Spirit
Charge, and have Fina Focus. Repeat until you get the Prophecy crew special
and use it. Keep doing this until it dies to get 7000 experience points.
Hint:
Semi-invincibility: If you have Vyse's Skull Shield, Aika's Blocking magic and Fina's
Petrifying special, use them during battle. Most of the time you will not
get hurt, and if you are lucky and Petrify your enemies, it will give you
time to focus and hit them with your best attacks.
Hint:
Easy item collection: Use a VMU to play the Pinta's Quest mini-game to collect rare
items and find Moonberries sometimes. Try using this method as soon as you
talk to Pinta. It is also recommended that you do not trade with the boats
in the mini-game, because you will not know what you traded (and it could be
a rare item).
Hint:
Velorium location: You may have heard Ryu-Kan talking about something called
Velorium. This is used to forge Vyse's bets weapon. It is found in the
Vortex (the place you found Fina's ship) after Soltis rises. Use the radar
until you hit something, then look around. This may take some time due to
the battles. When you find a piece (there are two down there, but you only
need one. Bring it to Ryu-Kan and he will forge Vyse's best weapon.
Hint:
Pirate Isle: Extra money: Face Vyce's house, and to the left is a tombstone. Observe it
closely to notice that it looks strange at the center. Press A next
to it and the tombstone will open. You will be on the underground base in a
special area. There is a treasure chest that contains some money there.
Hint:
Cham locations:
1. Pirate's Isle: Go to the
underground area. It is near the crane at the topmost area.
2. Shrine Island: It is on
the third level down from the entrance.
3. Maramba: It is on the
balcony of the inn.
4. Temple of Prynn: In the
second hall with a falling boulder. It is in the center of the hall
against the left wall.
5. Horteka: Just before the
entrance to the airship area.
6. King's Hideout: Near the
open silver pot.
7. Moon Stone Mountain: At
the very first fork, turn left and search.
8. Moon Stone Mountain: In
the first room that you can see below, cross to the other side via the
left path, then get on the middle path and search near the trap panel.
9. Rixis Entrance: It is to
the left of the statue where you placed the Golden Man's Eye (the left
statue).
10. Rixis: In the area with
several floating platforms, after crossing on the first, go up the broken
stairs and search. It is at the top.
11. Defeat Gordo in the North
Ocean.
12. Nasr: Automatic when you
receive the paycheck at the tavern.
13. Daccat's Island: It is
near the entrance when you go there with Aika and Fina.
14. Daccat's Island: In the
room with several bridges on Aika's side, go to the treasure chest and
cross the two bridges straight in front of you, then search.
15. Search at the top of the
Sailor's Island lighthouse.
16. Nasrad in Ruins: Search
below the fountain in the center of town.
17. Search the deck of the
Delphinus.
18. Esperanza: Go down the
ladder near the entrance of the main town area and search.
19. Yafutoma: You will find
this cham on the right side of the city near the ferry dock.
20. Mt. Kazai: After the drop
from the room with four passages, go down the passage until you reach a
fork. Go South and search immediately for the cham.
21. Exile Island: Follow the
path until you pass under a "roof". Then, go to the next
circular area and search for a cham.
22. Crescent Isle: Search
behind the building with the large cannon in it, underground.
23. Crescent Isle: Look near
the flagpole in the upper part of the village.
24. Gordo's Bistro: Search
near the barrels, Gordo's Bistro can be found in North Ocean near the top
of the sky.
25. At the entrance of the
Ruins of Ice.
26. Glacia: From the final
save point in the dungeon, go south past an intersection and search at the
end of the path.
27. Ilchymis' Island: Look
down the stairs near one of the machines.
28. Hamachou Island: Download
the second file from the Skies of Arcadia homepage via the Dreamacast
Internet link. This island is located high in the sky above Dark Rift.
Search around near the partying Chou to find the Cham.
29. Shrine Island - Part of
Soltis: Once inside the area with many ring rooms, go to the last large
room before the next area and go down one room. It is located here.
30. Soltis: Once in the area
with all the teleporters, search each level for the final cham. It is
there.
Hint:
Abirik Cham locations:
1. Catch 10 Sky Sardis fish
and give them to the merchant flying next to Horteka.
2. Go to Nasr once it has
been destroyed. Talk to the old merchant who gave you the passport into
Valua. He is in the weapon shop.
3. Keep going to the Kabal
lady in Maramba and the tavern keeper in Esparanza until you have to find
Gentum, Khale and Kabal to make some Kabal skewers. The Kabal can be found
by going to Gordo's Bistro and talking to Gordo; the Gentum by going to
the item shop in Nasr and buying it for 300 gold pieces; and the Khale is
found on an invisible island called Spice Island, south-west of Yufatoma.
It is also a Discovery -- watch your compass. Once you have got all these,
keep going back and forth again until the tavern keeper gives you the
final Abirik Cham.
Debug
mode (Official Dreamcast Magazine demo version): Highlight "Skies Of Arcadia" at the main demo menu.
Hold L + R and press Start. Keep L + R
held while the game loads. While L + R are held, press Start,
A(3) at the epilepsy warning screen. Release L + R. The
message "CESA ROM Aug 8, 2000 10:13:12" will appear to confirm
correct code entry. The debug menu will be in Japanese. Select the top
option to access the scene selection screen. Change the default scene
"103a" by pressing L, R, and the D-pad. Enter
one of the following values to play the corresponding scene.
002x: Beginning of
mini-quest 002y: Underground pirate hideout 002z: First battle of consecutive four battle sequence 090a: Game over screen 103x: Final (Boss) island sequence 103y: Sequence before mini-quest Boss 199a: End screen for "Laws Of The Air Pirates" 199b: End screen for consecutive four battle sequence 199c: End of mini-quest screen, no subquests done 199d: End of mini-quest screen, all subquests done 199e: Game over screen (Vyse down) 199f: Game over screen (Ship crashing) 199g: End of airship battle screen 199h: Ship and big fiery bird screen 202z: Sunset FMV sequence from start of mini-quest 399a: Ship battle sequence (first fight) 400x: Start screen for "laws Of The Air Pirates" 401x: Part four of "Laws Of The Air Pirates" 403x: Part five of "Laws Of The Air Pirates" 404x: Part three of "Laws Of The Air Pirates" 405x: Part two of "Laws Of The Air Pirates" 406x: Part six of "Laws Of The Air Pirates" 500a: Ship battle sequence (first fight) 518a: Ship battle sequence (second fight)
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