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Trails in the Sky the 3rd |OT| Time's the Charm

Jolkien

Member
Can I learn enough recipes from collecting them from chests and eating the items? I've found a few. I've just never had enough money in the other games to use on ingredients to even experiment with the system.
Yeah, you need 20 and I'm sitting at 22 recipes right now.

You can't learn cookies though apparently
Well normally when you open a chest with a cookies, the recipes is in the chest as well.
 

rickyson1

Member
Man, fuck the
fishing
minigame. Managed to win the first two rounds on my first try but I'm totally stuck on the third round. I don't think I'll have the patience to 100% the game.

yeah the timing of it takes a little getting used to

I kept getting like 200 points while the opponent got 600-700 every time then it finally clicked with me and I got 950 but they got like 1100 so that was pretty annoying haha

did get it the next try though
 

Aeana

Member
The time I won the 3rd fishing, I literally just spammed confirm. There didn't seem to be a penalty for doing so.
 

Ascheroth

Member
I mean the main story kinda is

aren't the doors technically optional?
I mean they're technically optional but they're still a large part of the meat of the game... and why anyone who plays this game think of even skipping them? They might as well be mandatory, lol.
 
Just got Agate :

I love it when the first question he ask that make sense of him is this :
sky3_16.png

I can't wait to see what erika has done .
 

Loz246789

Member
I seem to be spending half of my time in these doors just thinking "I can't believe this, this is so cool." What is this series.

When that one track started playing at the end, I got SUPER NOSTALGIC for trails of cold steel, which is weird yet awesome. I *need* replay those games when they come out on pc.
 

Oreiller

Member
I seem to be spending half of my time in these doors just thinking "I can't believe this, this is so cool." What is this series.

When that one track started playing at the end, I got SUPER NOSTALGIC for trails of cold steel, which is weird yet awesome. I *need* replay those games when they come out on pc.

Haha, I know, I reacted the same way.

Btw, does anyone know if we learn more about
Lechter
in Zero and Ao? I'm pretty intrigued by the character.
 

zakujanai

Member
Moon door 3 question:

I've never paid much attention to
Kloe
because she's so bland, I don't really understand why
a member of the royal family grew up in an orphanage.
 
Moon door 3 question:

I've never paid much attention to
Kloe
because she's so bland, I don't really understand why
a member of the royal family grew up in an orphanage.

Isn't it because her parents died and she was raised in a way that she wouldn't be assasinated ( like her parents ) by hiding her identity ?

The only ones who knew were: queen alicia , the head maid in grancel palace , theresa + her husband , the jenis academy headmaster and julia.

That isn't a spoiler for the 3rd by the way.. only for FC's
 

Oreiller

Member
Moon door 3 question:

I've never paid much attention to
Kloe
because she's so bland, I don't really understand why
a member of the royal family grew up in an orphanage.

That's where she was hidden during the Hundred Days War, so that she wouldn't get captured or assassinated by Erebonian operatives.
 

Ascheroth

Member
Bless Cheat Engine.
I can't go back to normal speed battles anymore, everything is so snappy.
Doesn't hurt that I've already shaved off ~4 hours according to save-file/steam-time differences, lol.
 

Durante

Member
Bless Cheat Engine.
I can't go back to normal speed battles anymore, everything is so snappy.
Doesn't hurt that I've already shaved off ~4 hours according to save-file/steam-time differences, lol.
It's amusing that you get a metric for how much time you saved from the played/steam differential. Given the expected length of the game I'll probably end up with a difference of more than 10 hours in SC.
Pretty wild.
 

Oreiller

Member
Bless Cheat Engine.
I can't go back to normal speed battles anymore, everything is so snappy.
Doesn't hurt that I've already shaved off ~4 hours according to save-file/steam-time differences, lol.

That difference was about 30 hours in my playthrough of SC.
 
So far I seem to have 5 hours shaved off by now, but it's more like 6 because I started a second new game later with a better clear save. Cheat Engine's really too damn good to be true...I wonder if I could use it to clear Sun Door 2 real quick.

Also, Moon Door 3 give Kloe a more interesting and ambiguous side.
It's rare to see her so self-absorbed and initially unable to move on from her predicament (preventing the perfect "normal" life she only wants really because she's royalty who people either pamper or want dead) before she realizes it's okay to hang out at Mercia as long as you don't take anything, not even yourself, for granted
. I wish Lucy had more development since she's seems to know more about how Lechter operates.

I need to try this cheat engine since the first moon door with solo tita dragged horribly. If there are more solo doors I ain't got time for that.
Just don't do the more low-key Doors? There's a number of Doors which reveal lore and significant interactions for the series (though you'll miss perhaps the most intriguing one, Star Door 14, which requires you to complete every other Door), but there's plenty others which are fine just being intimate. 5x speedhack helps a lot if you want to
beat Mueller in Star Door 1
, though, so give it a shot if you just want the rewards. No reason why you can't actually read them later on.
 
I need to try this cheat engine since the first moon door with solo tita dragged horribly. If there are more solo doors I ain't got time for that.
 

Ascheroth

Member
It's amusing that you get a metric for how much time you saved from the played/steam differential. Given the expected length of the game I'll probably end up with a difference of more than 10 hours in SC.
Pretty wild.
Especially if you consider that this doesn't even require turning it up all that much. Like, I'm not even rushing through things, I take my time with everything... just at 1.5x the speed :)
Hell, you could argue I'm taking my time even more then I would do without it, since I'm fighting more battles now then I would have otherwise, haha.
 

zakujanai

Member
Isn't it because her parents died and she was raised in a way that she wouldn't be assasinated ( like her parents ) by hiding her identity ?

The only ones who knew were: queen alicia , the head maid in grancel palace , theresa + her husband , the jenis academy headmaster and julia.

That isn't a spoiler for the 3rd by the way.. only for FC's

That's where she was hidden during the Hundred Days War, so that she wouldn't get captured or assassinated by Erebonian operatives.

I see, thanks. I should really have paid more attention, I think a full replay is in order after this (^o^)/

The way that door ended on a teaser, there better be a follow-up star door.
 

Oreiller

Member
I see, thanks. I should really have paid more attention, I think a full replay is in order after this (^o^)/

The way that door ended on a teaser, there better be a follow-up star door.

I think it was quickly mentioned in FC or SC, so you shouldn't feel bad about that.
 

Durante

Member
Especially if you consider that this doesn't even require turning it up all that much. Like, I'm not even rushing through things, I take my time with everything... just at 1.5x the speed :)
Hell, you could argue I'm taking my time even more then I would do without it, since I'm fighting more battles now then I would have otherwise, haha.
For me, I'm using it exclusively to sip battle animations, nothing else. But even that adds up a lot.
 
Right now I've got a mouse side-button bound to the area map function, but I'm going to change it to 2x speed and my usual mousewheel side-button to 1.5x so I can travel around easier. I've already qualified for the 300-retreats accessory later in 3rd just because of how many enemies I've run into accidentally at 2x speed.

I think it was quickly mentioned in FC or SC, so you shouldn't feel bad about that.
Kloe's door really wants you to remember and know as much about her as possible before reading. Otherwise it's a great story, but it can be frustrating to others because a major theme is thinking in circles and the general ennui of transferring between institutions.
 

zakujanai

Member
Star Door 5:

Having played Cold Steel I'd worked out that both Anelace and Cassius were
pupils of Yun Ka-Fai
but it still shocked me to find out she was actually
his granddaughter.
Some interesting crossover moments missed from Cold Steel there I think, would've been interesting to see her meet Rean.

Actually managed to win the fight this time, is the reward any better for having won?

It's so strange to imagine these played the other way round, finding this information out wouldn't mean all that much if you played in order, but then you might feel more of an attachment to Rean once you got to Cold Steel. Had similar thoughts regarding
Lechter
in moon door 3.
 

EndcatOmega

Unconfirmed Member
Star Door 5:

Having played Cold Steel I'd worked out that both Anelace and Cassius were
pupils of Yun Ka-Fai
but it still shocked me to find out she was actually
his granddaughter.
Some interesting crossover moments missed from Cold Steel there I think, would've been interesting to see her meet Rean.

Actually managed to win the fight this time, is the reward any better for having won?

It's so strange to imagine these played the other way round, finding this information out wouldn't mean all that much if you played in order, but then you might feel more of an attachment to Rean once you got to Cold Steel. Had similar thoughts regarding
Lechter
in moon door 3.

Well unless they really planned ahead Rean wasn't really a thing- I assume they had the idea for 'school' for the erebonia arc at this point but just vague details for the protagonist.

Don't think you get the weapon if you lose.
 
Actually managed to win the fight this time, is the reward any better for having won?
You only get Anelace's
OP sword
by defeating
Richard
within the Door. Be sure to keep it equipped and use her when you revisit Sun Door 3—
you apparently can get the sword upgraded
.
 

Nyoro SF

Member
I can confirm that if you mash during the fishing challenge the game intentionally delays the capture notifier.

Tested by dual-mashing my spacebar key. If you wanna win, you gotta do it legit.

Falcom thought of everything lol.
 

Aeana

Member
I can confirm that if you mash during the fishing challenge the game intentionally delays the capture notifier.

Tested by dual-mashing my spacebar key. If you wanna win, you gotta do it legit.

Falcom thought of everything lol.

That's weird, as I mentioned above, I gave up waiting for the thing and just mashed and won more often than not. I'll admit that I was mashing on my gamepad with 5x speed from Cheat Engine going, so the game itself probably did not see it as fast mashing.
 

zakujanai

Member
You only get Anelace's
OP sword
by defeating
Richard
within the Door. Be sure to keep it equipped and use her when you revisit Sun Door 3—
you apparently can get the sword upgraded
.

I have to do that door again?? But it took so long last time!

The music in this forest area on the 4th plane is very reminiscent of the city of the ancients from FF7, it's giving the that save creeped out feeling.
 

Nyoro SF

Member
That's weird, as I mentioned above, I gave up waiting for the thing and just mashed and won more often than not. I'll admit that I was mashing on my gamepad with 5x speed from Cheat Engine going, so the game itself probably did not see it as fast mashing.

There's probably an upper limit for how long the game will wait before it gives you the notification. 5x speed just makes it much easier to reach.
 

Nyoro SF

Member
Fishing challenge is pretty easy. Maybe it's because I play a lot of strategy games. Gotta build up your ammunition before you unleash the big guns.

Also I recommend using a keyboard, it's easier to depress a key in anticipation of a timing event than rely on a gamepad button. Those who play Stepmania on keyboard can confirm, and those who hated Persona 4's fishing challenge can also confirm.

 

EndcatOmega

Unconfirmed Member
I had trouble with it until mashing X after the confirm seemed to stop the big fish escaping (or confirmation bias happened)- I don't recall it being like that in SC; if you hit X at the exclamation mark, the fish was caught.
 

Young Magus

Junior Member
Just finished Ch.7

Damn that was golden.....all of it.....
even the fact that the funny chest messages stopped. Small things to show that shit got real.Also I liked Kevins new battle quotes.

Last Door questions:
How do I sun door 5?
How do I go back to hell to get the last star door?
 

vkrili

Member
Just finished Ch.7

Damn that was golden.....all of it.....
even the fact that the funny chest messages stopped. Small things to show that shit got real.Also I liked Kevins new battle quotes.

Last Door questions:
How do I sun door 5?
How do I go back to hell to get the last star door?

You need all the Rank 5 Gems. You can just craft them at a shop.

Talk to Celeste.
 

EndcatOmega

Unconfirmed Member
Is there any specific people to bring other than the mandatory ones to the fights in Chapter 6+?
I got some extra dialogue with Agate and the Cromartie High School gang but I'm not sure if there's anything on the level of SC and the Our Rob or Ross fights.

Every time Overdosing Heavenly Bliss plays, I put the controller down and sit there for like 10 minutes.

Would you say you were... overdosing?? (Is that the Kevin Gets Mad music?).
 

Arthea

Member
I'm still in the first chapter and I was wondering, am I getting access to water sepith any time soon? Really need it
 

MKIL65

Member
So, I'm at the
4th plane, in the lava channel

I've defeated
Grimoire Anelace
but I have no idea what to do now...
 

Holundrian

Unconfirmed Member
Anelace brokering a meeting for Rean to mean Yun/finally getting to see Yun is one of my most eagerly anticipated kiseki moments. Sen III make it happen ~_~!
 

Arthea

Member
I'm really liking 3rd so far. Tita's mom is hella scary tho


Every time Overdosing Heavenly Bliss plays, I put the controller down and sit there for like 10 minutes.

This reminds me how much time I've spent in SC title screen just listening to Shine of Aidios
 

MKIL65

Member
Go back to the first place and exit out. A new area unlocked on the map.

Ah thanks. I was about to lose my mind in that place...

EDIT: D'OH, I'm so stupid.
I got a freaking sealing stone, and didn't even notice it until I read my journal.
 
So I have to ask

Why on the victory screen is the 4th character always behind the other 3? It looks super odd that they aren't in a straight line or in some approximation of the order I have them in at the start of battle
 

jman2050

Member
3rd Moon Door:

So wait, did they ever mention that Lechter went to Jenis Academy in the Cold Steel games? Not that I imagine they would, this game is his first appearance now that I think about it.
 
Chapter 1 boss gave me a hard time but it's done. Made me wonder how much harder it is on hard compared to normal.
Really forced me to ponder my actions which was good.
 

vkrili

Member
3rd Moon Door:

So wait, did they ever mention that Lechter went to Jenis Academy in the Cold Steel games? Not that I imagine they would, this game is his first appearance now that I think about it.

Yep, they did.
I don't recall exactly where, but someone does mention he worked in the Student Council at some academy down in Liberl.
 
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