FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: MY LIFE AS A KING Upgrade Material Guide v1.0 by Ludovico Contents 1. Intro 2. Important Information 3. Understanding the List 4. Upgrade Material List 5. Contact Information 1. Intro In the world of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King, you play the ruler of a small kingdom, beseiged by monsters. Being too valuable to endanger yourself fighting the fiendish hordes, you commission adventurers and send them out to fight your battles for you. Your adventurers count on you to build them homes to live in and provide them with weapons, armor and training. You do so by building them shops and training halls, and spending your taxes on research to upgrade the shops. Along the way, many of your shopkeeps and trainers will hit a wall, and will need stronger, better materials and more powerful magics and ingredients to upgrade their wares. They ask you to send your adventurers hunting for these materials. This guide is a list of those materials, where they can be found, and what your adventurers can expect to face when they get there. Although it pretty much goes without saying, this guide is my intellectual property with all the hollow, toothless legal and ethical ramifications that come with that. If you want to swipe it, I can't stop you, but I'd appreciate if you'd let me know. 2. Important Information There are a handful of little quirks that are going to make your life as a king a little difficult, and getting your hands on upgrade materials is one of them. Not unlike a Seinfeldian Soup Nazi, the game expects you to follow a very rigid and specific set of instructions before it will let you get your hands on the materials you crave. First, you need to upgrade whatever it is you're trying to upgrade to a certain level. For the purpose of demonstration, I'll explain using the commonly first upgrade, level 15 Sword Metal. In order for the behest to appear, you must first spend the money to research Swords to level 15. At that point, no further upgrades will be allowed and the shopkeep will tell you he needs better materials to do so. Second, you must leave the store and re-enter it. The shopkeep will tell you he needs more materials to upgrade Swords, and would you please post a behest for your adventurers to get him some Sword Metal. You can do this right away, you can wait a week and a half, it doesn't matter, but the option for the behest won't occur until the shopkeep has asked you for it. Third, you must locate the Sword Metal. For the most part, the material you'll need for the first upgrade is located in the dungeon where you unlocked the thing you're trying to upgrade. The first Sword Metal is in Kubito Grotto, where you unlocked the first weapon shop, the first Fire Magicite is in Primone Darkwood, where you unlocked your first Black Mage Academy, etc. (this doesn't apply to Axe Metal, Gauntlet Plating and Revival Runes, because they're accessed via Downloadable Content). After that, the materials are randomly scattered around the world (which is why I made this guide). In order to locate the necessary material, you must have the dungeon fully explored. In the case of the first Sword Metal upgrade, you'll need to have Kubito Grotto fully explored, something you've probably already accomplished. Then, the behest will appear there, much like a boss behest, with a star next to it, reading "Obtain Sword Metal." Finally, you must defeat the boss defending the material. The boss defending any material is always going to be highlighted in purple in the dungeon information, just above the boss of the dungeon. This can be a bit trickier than it looks because, while the dungeon retains its normal level, the boss defending the material will be the SAME LEVEL AS THE MATERIAL YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. So, for instance, while Kubito Grotto and the monsters inside it will remain level 2 (a breeze for any adventurer), the Ice Goblin that is defending the level 15 Sword Metal will be level 15. The same goes for the Bavarois defending the level 20 Armor Plating and the Killer Bee (and his pal) defending the level 15 Fire Magicite. It is also important to point out that, while everything else in the world changes when you start a new game+ on hard or very hard difficulty, the material gathering quests will never change in level or difficulty. 3. Understanding the List The list will be laid out as follows: MATERIAL TYPE Level: RESEARCH LEVEL REQUIRED TO UNLOCK Location: LOCATION OF MATERIAL Boss: BOSS GUARDING THE MATERIAL * - ANY ADDITIONAL USEFUL INFORMATION 4. Upgrade Material List SWORD MATERIAL Level: 15 Location: Kubito Grotto Boss: Ice Goblin Level: 40 Location: Brenkith Crossroads Boss: Lizardman +3 Level: 70 Location: Carcus Southway Boss: Salamander +4 HAMMER METAL* Level: 30 Location: Ogre Camp Boss: Ogre Basher +2 Level: 50 Location: Ramva Riverbank Boss: Gigantoad +3 Level: 80 Location: Denthe Bridge Boss: Gigas +4 * - If you have purchased the Dungeon Pack Downloadable Content, you can reach the Ogre Camp on normal difficulty. Otherwise, Hammer Metal can only be obtained on hard or very hard difficulty. AXE METAL* Level: 45 Location: Cortek Sandhollows Boss: Stone Sahagin +3 Level: 80 Location: Desert City of Clavis Boss: Gigas +2 * - Axe Metal is only available if you have purchased the Dungeon Pack Downloadable Content. ARMOR PLATING Level: 20 Location: Junun Dei Meadows Boss: Bavarois* * - Bavarois is immune to physical attacks. You must use a black mage to kill it. Level: 40 Location: Polpous Mistmoor Boss: Mu +3 Level: 70 Location: Janktra Plains Boss: Golem +4 HELM PLATING* Level: 30 Location: Diaphi Riverway Boss: Bavarois** ** - Bavarois is immune to physical attacks. You must use a black mage to kill it. Level: 50 Location: Garrit Dryway Boss: Lava Mu +3 Level: 80 Location: Fronze Cove Boss: Golem +3 * - Helm Plating is only available on hard and very hard difficulty. GAUNTLET PLATING* Level: 35 Location: Barbair Abyss Boss: Ghost +3 Level: 70 Location: Langooth Peak Boss: Malboro +4 * - Gauntlet Plating is only available if you have purchased the Dungeon Pack Downloadable Content. POTION INGREDIENTS Level: 20 Location: Dolsam Gulch Boss: Worm Level: 40 Location: Clannit Mirrorlake Boss: Bavarois +4* * - Bavarois is immune to physical attacks. You must use a black mage to kill it. Level: 70 Location: Nefron Beach Boss: Lizardman +4 ANTIDOTE INGREDIENTS* Level: 25 Location: Kutith Basin Boss: Stone Worm Level: 45 Location: Orc Keep Boss: Orc +3 Level: 80 Location: Quavitas Crag Boss: Sahagin Lord +4 * - Antidote Ingredients are only available in hard or very hard difficulty. REVIVAL RUNES* Level: 40 Location: Altenica Hills Boss: Lava Mu +3 Level: 65 Location: Tunika Mountains Boss: Salamander +4 * - Revival Runes are only available if you have purchased the Dungeon Pack Downloadable Content. RESTORATION MAGICITE Level: 20 Location: Panclare Brightwood Boss: Orc Warlock +2 Level: 45 Location: Auris Swordpath Boss: Bavarois +4* * - Bavarois is immune to physical attacks. You must use a black mage to kill it. Level: 70 Location: Letyna Tundra Boss: Cerberus +4 ENHANCING MAGICITE* Level: 25 Location: Vena Eih Marsh Boss: Orc Warlock +2 Level: 45 Location: Lost Cityof Nevul Boss: Chimera +4 Level: 80 Location: Orth Bridge Boss: Gigantoad +3 * - Enhancing Magicite is only available on hard or very hard difficulty. FIRE MAGICITE Level: 15 Location: Primone Darkwood Boss: Killer Bee +2 Level: 45 Location: Terun Westway Boss: Salamander +3 Level: 70 Location: Corrum Sih Highroad Boss: Snow Mu +3 FROST MAGICITE* Level: 25 Location: Jungle Ruins of Si Khem Boss: Ghost Level: 50 Location: Musqu Mazewood Boss: Chimera +4 Level: 80 Location: Enthe Frostfall Boss: Ice Goblin +4 * - Frost Magicite is only available on hard or very hard difficulty. 5. Contact Information If you have anything to add to the guide, you think anything needs fixing, or you want to use my guide in anything, you can reach me via e-mail or GameFAQs. I don't AIM, I don't MSN, I don't do any of that. I also don't check my e-mail all too regularly, so your best bet is probably to send me a message via GameFAQs. E-mail: ludovico147@hotmail.com GameFAQs: Ludovico47
