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[Renewed]

anyone on this?

You can gain DVP in Castle visits/battles/using facilities so it's not hard to place and upgrade things.

Feeding something like fish may favour a Speed growth but you'll also build other growths and you'll eventually cap them all out. As long as you upgrade Lilith's temple when you notice you aren't gaining any stats you'll be fine.

 

[Tingle]

anyone on this?

You can't screw up at all. You will always be able to get everything.

Each food type favors leveling up a specific stat. Touch the food on the touch screen to find out what it does.

 

[silva1991]

No, if you want to RNG to reset you need to replay the chapter.

If you try to level up via battle saves you'll find that all the growths are going to be exactly the same

Which means you are pretty fucked if you got a 1 point level up towards the end of the chapter.

Lordy

I will accept whatever I get then

unlike Birthright, it takes me forever to finish one chapter in Conquest.

 

[DecoReturns]

I don't even bother feeding her.

It's tedious and not worth it in my opinion.

 

[Xenoflare]

anyone on this?

It's actually pretty pointless, because the higher ranked castles are actually the ones that are easy to seize, you get nothing from making your base "good" by making it a stronghold. The highest ranked castles are literally maxed out characters with game breaking skills with no weapons equipped.

This is because players just use the mycastles to grind supports or to purchase skills and none of which would be an easy ride if the castle is built "properly"

Just do whatever you want with it really, feeding Lilith is pretty pointless too since it only affects her strength in the mycastle battle, she's AI controlled anyways.

The building upgrade are hard locked with your chapter progress so just update them if you see them on the list

 

[robotzombie]

It's actually pretty pointless, because the higher ranked castles are actually the ones that are easy to seize, you get nothing from making your base "good" by making it a stronghold. The highest ranked castles are literally maxed out characters with game breaking skills with no weapons equipped.

This is because players just use the mycastles to grind supports or to purchase skills and none of which would be an easy ride if the castle is built "properly"

Just do whatever you want with it really, feeding Lilith is pretty pointless too since it only affects her strength in the mycastle battle, she's AI controlled anyways.

The building upgrade are hard locked with your chapter progress so just update them if you see them on the list

Thanks for the info (to you and everyone who responded)

Can you go into more detail on the bolded? How does it make it harder to grind supports or purchase skills if the castle is built properly?

 

[Xenoflare]

Thanks for the info (to you and everyone who responded)

Can you go into more detail on the bolded? How does it make it harder to grind supports or purchase skills if the castle is built properly?

By "properly" I mean a castle with strong defenses and strong units with powerful weapons, simply because the challenger would get wrecked before the battle ever starts.

In order to purchase skills, you need to claim victory, and to grind supports, you have to make sure one pair of units can dispatch everything on the map. If the castle has it's defenses set up properly then none of those would be easy

 

[silva1991]

I don't even bother feeding her.

It's tedious and not worth it in my opinion.

It was ok on first playthrough(Birth right), but after that she can starve to death for all I care.

 

[Tingle]

Thanks for the info (to you and everyone who responded)

Can you go into more detail on the bolded? How does it make it harder to grind supports or purchase skills if the castle is built properly?

Its tougher to fight units in well-built castles, as all of the buildings provide buffs.

Due to that, people grind on the easy castles.

 

[Xenoflare]

Ultimately the only things that matters in the castle are the utility buildings like the weapon/staff stores, and the cap increasing statues

 

[demidar]

Yep. As a Nohrian, Hoshidan heal staffs with 2 range are a godsend.

 

[theprodigy]

having a proper setup does help in the 3 Invasion battles, however (Dusk Dragon chip in particular helps)

 

[Xenoflare]

Yep. As a Nohrian, Hoshidan heal staffs with 2 range are a godsend.

I too specifically visit valla and hoshido mycastles to stock Sun Festals

 

[victreeb3l]

Camilla and Niles first support: damn, shots fired!

Finished chapter 13 of Conquest. That was gruesome.

Spoiler

Looks like fear and not love keeps the royal family from disobeying Garon. RIP Scarlet

 

[demidar]

Camilla and Niles first support: damn, shots fired!

Finished chapter 13 of Conquest. That was gruesome.

Spoiler

Looks like fear and not love keeps the royal family from disobeying Garon. RIP Scarlet

Yeah, I was like "Damn did they really do that?"

 

[Chase17]

After a week break following my completion of Hoshido, I've started up my conquest normal/Classic campaign. Just completed chapter 10. Moved a few units up two far to get hinata, and reinforcements came and actually boxed in my units. Lost Arthur and feel like I've failed justice

Already liking the characters on this side more than birthright. Story hasn't felt too bad but maybe I'm numb to it.

 

[silva1991]

Camilla and Niles first support: damn, shots fired!

I literally skipped it by mistake yesterday

 

[Xenoflare]

I literally skipped it by mistake yesterday

You can rewatch it in the records hall, it should have a support library

 

[Tingle]

I literally skipped it by mistake yesterday

Go to the records hall to rewatch it if you want.

 

[victreeb3l]

Conquest 14 opening:

Spoiler

Oh wow theres another version of Azuras song? I kinda like this version better! Azura looked and sounded more confident Here.

Yeah, I was like "Damn did they really do that?"

I had to laugh at how comically evil

Spoiler

Hans looked during the slaughter. I like that this game can get dark. Corrin has done a good job of not killing anyone so far so I thought this is how it would continue.

I literally skipped it by mistake yesterday

Im interested in seeing how this develops. Looks like well dig more into Camillas backstory. Niles knows thangs

 

[MildSoss]

So i just started up Fates tonight for the first time and i'm a little confused, I ended up getting the special edition with both games on the cartridge so is there a way to pick what path you want from the beginning?

It kind of threw me into what seems conquest right off the bat with out giving me a choice, I wanted to do birthright first.

 

[silva1991]

Thanx everyone!! I never visited record hall after the first two time so I didn't know much about it.

 

[thepotatoman]

So i just started up Fates tonight for the first time and i'm a little confused, I ended up getting the special edition with both games on the cartridge so is there a way to pick what path you want from the beginning?

It kind of threw me into what seems conquest right off the bat with out giving me a choice, I wanted to do birthright first.

Both versions of the game start off with the same first 6 missions. Mission 6 basically starts with the main character making a choice that splits off into the 3 different versions of the game.

 

[L95]

So i just started up Fates tonight for the first time and i'm a little confused, I ended up getting the special edition with both games on the cartridge so is there a way to pick what path you want from the beginning?

It kind of threw me into what seems conquest right off the bat with out giving me a choice, I wanted to do birthright first.

The choice is in chapter 6.

 

[MattyG]

So i just started up Fates tonight for the first time and i'm a little confused, I ended up getting the special edition with both games on the cartridge so is there a way to pick what path you want from the beginning?

It kind of threw me into what seems conquest right off the bat with out giving me a choice, I wanted to do birthright first.

You pick at chapter 6 I believe. Until then, all the missions are the same for both games.

 

[victreeb3l]

So i just started up Fates tonight for the first time and i'm a little confused, I ended up getting the special edition with both games on the cartridge so is there a way to pick what path you want from the beginning?

It kind of threw me into what seems conquest right off the bat with out giving me a choice, I wanted to do birthright first.

Did you select New Game or start from the branch? Either way it should tell you which version youre starting.

 

[MildSoss]

Ah okay, thanks for the clarification guys.

 

[Reverend Funk]

This mozu girl is the donnel equivalent I'm guessing?

 

[demidar]

This mozu girl is the donnel equivalent I'm guessing?

Yeah, though they nerfed the Aptitude skill from 20% chance of stat up to 10%.

 

[Reverend Funk]

Yeah, though they nerfed the Aptitude skill from 20% chance of stat up to 10%.

dangit I wanted another one man army

 

[dimb]

This mozu girl is the donnel equivalent I'm guessing?

She was nowhere near as strong/worthwhile as Donnel for me, even if she serves a similar purpose.

 

[Reverend Funk]

She was nowhere near as strong/worthwhile as Donnel for me, even if she serves a similar purpose.

Is it even worth feeding her exp in conquest?

 

[Tingle]

Is it even worth feeding her exp in conquest?

You have to put so much work into her and you get very little out of it.

I would pass. The amount of effort isn't worth it when there are already decent units.

 

[Xenoflare]

This mozu girl is the donnel equivalent I'm guessing?

Yes but villager is now a normal tier 1 class (in awakening it's a special "tier 0", which means you can Master Seal Donnel twice)

I would pass really.

 

[ShadowgeistX]

dangit I wanted another one man army

She's good but she will never be a one man army.

Don't ask me how I know. =|

 

[Balphon]

Is it even worth feeding her exp in conquest?

She is one of my strongest units, but her average growth ends up being similar to most of the other units you get early so it's not a definite. It's up to you.

 

[afreaknamedpete]

Really did not expect that the game would let you marry

Spoiler

Gunter

. The escalation was also pretty hilarious.

On gameplay note I really wish there was a rewind button for missed inputs, balance it by not letting you rewind combats. So many resets from brief moments of mispositioning or the worst pressing "A" too fast and accidently healing a unit when you meant to pair up instead.

 

[PBalfredo]

If I use a Heart Seal on a first tier unit, am I locked into that new class' promotion track, or do I retain the choice of what my unit could originally promote into when using a Master Seal?

 

[Tingle]

Really did not expect that the game would let you marry

Spoiler

Gunter

. The escalation was also pretty hilarious.

On gameplay note I really wish there was a rewind button for missed inputs, balance it by not letting you rewind combats. So many resets from brief moments of mispositioning or the worst pressing "A" too fast and accidently healing a unit when you meant to pair up instead.

They just need to make pair ups the only option which occurs by dragging two units together. Its inconsistent to have healers/Azura do their ability instead.

 

[Marz]

Birthright chapter 23:

Spoiler

Camilla only targets Corrin, so i just left him paired up with his S support in the bottom right corner of the map and stocked him with concoctions.

Rest of the map can just be treated like any other map since Camilla only hits Corrin every turn.

Also after 23 my lvl. 25 Ryoma solo'ed the rest of the game paired up with Corrin lmao on hard classic.

Edit: what characters/classes get capture in birthright and conquest?

 

[Tingle]

Birthright chapter 23:

Spoiler

Camilla only targets Corrin, so i just left him paired up with his S support in the bottom right corner of the map and stocked him with concoctions.

Rest of the map can just be treated like any other map since Camilla only hits Corrin every turn.

Also after 23 my lvl. 25 Ryoma solo'ed the rest of the game paired up with Corrin lmao on hard classic.

Edit: what characters/classes get capture in birthright and conquest?

Only Niles in Nohr and Orochi in Hoshido. If they die, you are out of luck.

 

[Dimmle]

Birthright chapter 23:

Spoiler

Camilla only targets Corrin

...I'll never get those hours back. D:

 

[Zebetite]

Birthright chapter 23:

Spoiler

Camilla only targets Corrin, so i just left him paired up with his S support in the bottom right corner of the map and stocked him with concoctions.

Rest of the map can just be treated like any other map since Camilla only hits Corrin every turn.

Also after 23 my lvl. 25 Ryoma solo'ed the rest of the game paired up with Corrin lmao on hard classic.

Edit: what characters/classes get capture in birthright and conquest?

Spoiler

she ignored corrin entirely in my go-through of that chapter until he got in attacking range, at which point she flew down-- i suspect she'd to the same to any unit though

i kinda wonder what dictates her targetting. maybe she always gives priority to the rightmost path? because that's where she was shooting for me, too. corrin just wasnt there.

Haha, last boss of Birthright is susceptible to Hex Rod.

poison strike? gamebreaking

halving his hp? yeah sure why not

 

[Busaiku]

Haha, last boss of Birthright is susceptible to Hex Rod.

 

[Hugstable]

Well fhen.... Just got Effie killed right when I was near done with Chapter 14 Conquest. And the reason was due to missing a 98% chance hit and turns around to get crit to death.

Thanks Fire Emblem

Also I went into my 3DS Activity Log today, and I really shouldn't have. My total time played is about three time more than the total time of my added play times listed on my playfiles. I lose too much

 

[Busaiku]

"The Kid" hahahahaha.

 

[Squire]

Haha, last boss of Birthright is susceptible to Hex Rod.

Chapter 25 boss as well, which is ironic, considering who it is.

Just breezed through Chapter 24-26. It's gone way quicker than I expected. Could never do it on Classic though. Deaths in each round and Corrin and Ryoma basically carrying the team. My healers, spear masters and Haba are still putting in work though. It's definitely given me an appreciation for distraction/suicide tactics.

My Hex Rod is ready though, haha.

 

[NeonZ]

On Conquest story.

Spoiler

it really is difficult to believe Corrin siding with Nohr after all the things that happen, i know it has been said countless times before, but its so sloppy, Corrin is the same innocent girl/boy that just saw his real mother murdered by Nohrians, saw how they summon eldritch beasts to destroy villages and is at least aware his "father" is not really dad of the year material , but he seems the same willing to conquer villages and obey orders, even the plot is more or less the same with the Rainbow sage.

Those attacking Hoshido in chapter 5 clearly weren't Nohrians though, which is why

Spoiler

Corrin believing in Garron's excuse afterwards isn't really that odd.

 

[chaos789]

Shame on me for not purchasing this game yet, but I am torn on what version I should purchase initially. Should it be Conquest or Birthright? What are the differences between the two and does playing one first as opposed to another in anyway effect the story?
I played and loved the 3 Fire Emblem games I have played which is Awakenings on 3DS and the GC version Path of Radiance and it's sequel Radiant Dawn.

 

[doraemoe]

Shame on me for not purchasing this game yet, but I am torn on what version I should purchase initially. Should it be Conquest or Birthright? What are the differences between the two and does playing one first as opposed to another in anyway effect the story?
I played and loved the 3 Fire Emblem games I have played which is Awakenings on 3DS and the GC version Path of Radiance and it's sequel Radiant Dawn.

If you like Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn more than Awakenings, then goto Conquest. Otherwise, buy Birthright. But please note Conquest at the same difficulty is much more harder than Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.