Ep. II, second disc. He's the first of three bonus bosses you open up by defeating the dark Erde Kaiser. So beating him, while not crucial, has become a matter of stupid pride. If anybody does have any tips, I'll thank you now because I won't be on again till Wednsday (gotta love SAT prep classes).

Phobos Rigas? You can make things very easy by using a little trick involving Erde Kaiser. I'll quote from a faq (those blue lines are my comments xP ):


Although the damage I was able to do using this trick was never more than about 30000 (maybe Shion wasn't strong enough in my game). But taking off about 25000 at the start of the battle shouldn't be that hard. Make sure to use this trick to finish the boss off, don't first use it and then try to take off the boss' remaining HP. Because as with all bosses, he'll become much harder when he's low on HP.

With this trick, the battle should be fairly easy ^^ . You can use the trick on Baal Zebul (the other optional super-boss) as well. Although Baal Zebul is weak to ice attacks, so in that battle you'll be using Ice Sword and building up chained Ice attacks instead. The only optional super-boss you can't use this trick on is Mikumari, because it's an E.S. fight (in my opinion the hardest fight in the game!).

Hope that helps .

What level should I get Shion up to in the Dammerung to steal 21 awakenings from Orgulla, and do you guys have any strategies to do so?

You're planning on getting 21 Awakenings II from Orgulla? Gosh, it is possible, but it's going to take a lot of preparation, patience and... uhm, more patience. I'd rather beat the Patriarch 20 times (very easy when you get Erde Kaiser during the sidequest after beating the game at least once) then do it this way. But there's an entire faq about how to get 21 Awakenings II from Orgulla. Since that faq would easily fill at least one page of this topic, just go here: clickie

The name of the faq is "GS Campaign #32 Guide". I don't think you're gonna find a better way then what's mentioned in that faq if you want those 21 Awakenings II .

Well I might not get all 21, but I'll try for at least 10 or 15 =p

I need help at the place were I have to level the water I always get the water so low on one side but the other is filled with the water.


You people are most likely tired of helping me. x.x;

Ah, I remember that puzzle. To level the water equally on both sides, you need to do this (quoted from a faq):


That should do it =) .

Thanks!

this isn't anything to do with the game but, does anyone know ehere to get a ps2 freeloader from anywhere? i cant seem to find one anywhere and i really want to play xenosaga one!

anybody in the uk, whose in the same position as me, suggestions of where to get one would be brilliant.

Thanks Xerno. There's nothing quite as satisfying as watching that wretched thing dissolve into sparkly lights.

I need help at the boxs in that round place were you enter a room and you have to push the buttons. Like after that room there are these big boxes then two thing on the other end a chest and a door. I want to get the chest and get past the door but I dunno how. Can someone please help meh?

I assume you're talking about the place in Labyrinthos where you have to shoot those buttons to turn the walls? I'll quote from a faq which tells you how to get both the chest and reach the door (there are actually 2 chests to get, as you'll see below):

does anyone know where segment adresses 13 and 16 are? i you could tell me that, i would appreciate it. (in episode II)

Lets see...

#13 can be found in the Ormus Stronghold. It's in a room that you had to pass shortly before reaching Orgulla. You had to make some sort of "bridge" using the blocks in that room. With the other blocks (on the other side of the room) you can optionally make a second bridge leading to Segment Address #13 (it's quite easy to do: when you shoot a block it will only move one square, so you can hardly do anything wrong).

#16 can be found by completing the 16th GS Campaign mission. To trigger the mission, you need to speak to a man named Margoyles on the 2nd floor of the "Our Treasure" hotel (as you probably know, it's in the Kukai Foundation). Then go to the "East 6" garage to the west of the hotel (it's on the next screen). In there, destroy the car and talk to the man that was underneath it. He'll give you the music box Margoyles is looking for. Just give the music box to him and you'll be rewarded with a Music Sheet. Now go to the Ironman bar and play the song of the Music Sheet on the piano in there, and Segment Address #16 will be revealed.

That should help. Oh, and if you have any more questions later, you can just post them in the main help topic. =)

This isn't exactly me legitimately looking for help, but perhaps some advice. I'm heading off to Labyrinthos now, and I already know that there's only one place after that. The maximum levels for characters is 99 like with how a lot can be. Now I know on Episode I, my guys beat the game easy in their 50's. My characters on average are just level 30. So will I be needing to do a lot of leveling and preparing soon, or possibly immediately for me to stand a chance against some of the monsters and bosses to come?

The first time I beat Episode 2, my characters were only about lvl. 35+ (but the final boss gave me a lot of trouble then). Now my characters are lvl. 45 (some 46), and the final boss still gave me a good challenge, but it wasn't nearly as hard as it was on lvl. 35+ (and things can get rather frustrating if you have lower levels). Of course, I also got myself some nice equippable skills while leveling up, but I think your levels are good enough for the moment.

But if you get into trouble later, you can always retreat and level up some more. There is no "point of no return", so you won't have to worry about that. ^^

Alright thats a bit more reassuring. I've played several games like that, including FFVII & VIII. I have pretty good skills right now, helps give me an edge in combat with the right people. Thanks for the advice, I'll keep it in mind. I usually like being over prepared...just in case.

I don't know if this has been posted or not...but I need help on a boss. =P

I'm at the part where you're in KOS-MOS mind, and you fight that dude in the church. Anyone know who I'm talkin' about? Help me out, please.

It's at the bottom of my first post, here. <---

How to beat Tiamat. (The boss in the Church inside the Encephilon on old Miltia.)

Ok, here's my question: What was the website with the translation of Perfect Works? I used to remember it, but I forgot and am unable to find it in a handy search engine.

Well there's the translation found on Gamefaqs.

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/xe...rfect_works.txt

There was another site as well I think, but I can't find it right now.

Oh, oops, I forgot to specify. I meant the one for XenoSAGA Episode I. I remember reading through it a few months ago when I found the link on here, yet have been uanable to find it again.

I'm still REALLY early in the game. Where the gnosis attack the ship and Shion is running around, right before KOS-MOS activates on her own.
Well my question is, when Shion is running around, and your suposed to get back to your room or the Vector station, you get corerd between gnosis going 1 way, and you can't have them chase you to the hologram like the other 1. The other way is the same. WHERE THE HECK AM I SUPOSED TO GO!? CONFUSION!

Hmmm, I'm not sure where you are. I'm playing the section right now to see what to do, and after the hologram Gnosis, I've encountered:

- A Gnosis that you can outrun by hiding in a room (to the north of the hologram place). The Gnosis will pass the room without noticing Shion.
- A Gnosis that you have to throw out into space by opening the emergency hatch nearby.
- 2 Gnosis that run after Shion, which you can dodge by running back and circle around a small structure in the center of the room. Then you just run on to where the Gnosis came from (they're now chasing behind Shion, but you'll lose them eventually).

After getting past those last 2 Gnosis, you just keep heading south, passing through a few oversized doors along the way. Then KOS-MOS will be with you soon enough, so I'm guessing you were having trouble with one of the Gnosis encounters I've listed above. Did that help? If you need to know more, let us know. ^^

I have a question about Episode 2.
I am in Labyrinthos right now, or whatever that place is called, but for some reason (since I know it is big) I don't wanna play further, also I wanna make sure that I have everything, not wanna miss stuff, like attacks and so on, which I probably did a couple of times.

So how long will Labyrinthos take, and should I take care of other things first?
Also, what's up with this fishing thing, some guy asked me to fish, but when I was fishing it said I had to make circles with the right analog stick, but when I did nothing happened..?

Hmmm, hard to say. I myself did all of the (crappy) GS Campaign missions that were available at this point, but I don't remember if there was anything really useful (you nonetheless always get Class & Skill Upgrade items this way, which is always good to further improve your characters). And personally I don't think Double Techs are ever worth it (except for eye candy, maybe =p ). Some of the Secret Keys that unlock new skills on the list can be very useful, though.

I'd say if you didn't have much trouble in the Ormus Stronghold and fighting Orgulla, you should be fine in Labyrinthos as well. If you want to do any other stuff first, the GS Campaign Missions is pretty much all there is. I wouldn't know which ones are available at this point... I'd say check some faqs, but the GS Campaign faqs I've seen aren't very good. =/


Erm... I never had any problems with that. Although I know you need to rotate the stick slowly, if you do it too fast (even if only a little), it won't work. That's all I can say about this. ^^''

If its the yellow one, then go into the little side chamber, and click O on the keyboard to turn on the TV so the Gnosis can watch

I got the 1 gnosis with the hologram tv thing already.

Thanks Xerno, i'll give it a shot. Much appreciated

i have only one question. im re-playing xenosaga 2 and i was wondering is there anyway to finish that GS quest with the one that you have to pay off captain matthew's dept before the game ends? is there an item that you can get multiple times and sell for alot. i still have my ohter file and still havent finished that GS quest yet. its a pain in the butt.

Before finishing the game? That's unlikely... but there are a few tricks:

- In the battle with Orgulla ( <3 ), you can steal an Awakening II from her everytime she switches between her 2 different modes (her regular self and Manes). Awakening items sell for 500 000! But since you need to deal a certain amount of damage to force her into changing modes, you can't keep this up forever. (Although I've seen a faq on Gamefaqs that tells how to get 20 Awakenings II from her, but that takes a looong time... I think it's even harder doing it that way oO )

- In the 2nd battle with Margulis, you can steal an Awakening III from every new shadow Margulis summons. If you're good at this fight (unlike me =p ), you can probably keep this going for a while.

- And finally, every time you load your clear data, you can play the last section of the story again and go fight the Patriarch to steal an Awakening IV from him each time. But yes, you will have to view all the events after that battle again (and fight the final "boss" again as well), all the way up to the ending. So this is a very slow method... but on the plus side, you can do this an unlimited amount of times (and your characters will level up a lot, which is good if you want to fight the optional super bosses).

You'll need 20 Awakening items total (if you don't care about the Double Techs you can learn from them, you can also steal and sell an Awakening I from Albedo on Disc 1). And yes, that GS Campaign mission is indeed a pain in the rear. =p

ok ill try that. i know that it's a pain. i tried the first time and i didnt get it intil way after i finished the game. anyway thanks for the tip.

ok you are talking about stealing these items, i'm guessing this is a skill u need to unlock.
So if thats the case, hoe do u unlock it, and is there anything else that you need to steal these items?

Also wot GS Campaign number is the one where u pay off the debt, and wot do u get out of it?

All you need to steal items is the skill "Psycho Pocket". As you probably know, you unlock the skills by getting Secret Key items. For Psycho Pocket you need Secret Key 1, which you can get by completing the very first GS Camapaign Mission. I'll quote from a faq about the mission:


That's all you need to do. =)


It's GS Campaign #32. These are the rewards:
- Skill Upgrade E x40!
- Double Tech: Power Strike (for Ziggy & MOMO)
- Secret Key 19 (unlocks "Ether Burst" skill)
- X-Buster (special attack for KOS-MOS)
- Jin's Swimsuit

cool, ill prob do that on my 2nd go of the game, as in my 1st ive basically just played to main game and not done any of the gs campaigns and the like.

I have a small question about the squid-like boss in The Omega System, can't remember it's name. I can't beat that darn thing. I've tried everything, but then he comes and does the Ether jamming which totally ruins my strategy, that and the fact that he mostly of the time counters and guards all my attacks.0

Any advices how to defeat it? I remember one fight where the mechanism that activates the guard and counter said that it was manfulctioning. I only got that once and i don't know how i made it go like that..

Thanks in advance ^^

Whoops, sorry about the late reply: I didn't remember much about this fight, so I was gonna look it up but kinda forgot about it. =p

Anyway, this is what the boss faq on Gamefaqs says:


Oh, as for the counter malfunction:


Hope that helps. ^^

Was funny, cus i read that was the easiest boss out of the 3 in the omega system.
I actually found it just as hard as patriarch, and cathedral was as easy as pie.

Thanks xern already beaten it ^^, iy was pretty easy though =o i just inflicted it with break sensors everytime, he was going all like system malfunctioning and almost never attacked and when it did he would always miss~cause of the status change xD What was a long painful hour turned to 10 minutes =o

On to the Cathedral =D

Sorry for double posting, but i have ye another question ^^

I can't do ether combos... yes, i'm at the optiona dungeons, namelly the industrial factory battling Dullea Soul and i can't even ether combo <.<" can you explain how you do it?

I read a faq and tried to do it, here's what i tried to do, point out what's missing please ^^:
I had Jr cast Medica 2 then i boosted to KOS-MOS, opened the ether window and clicked triangle on Medica 2 to try and combo but it didn't work, what am i doing wrong?

Omg, I already fully completed XSII long ago and I didn't even know you could do Ether combos! xD

Anyway, I tried it out and this is how it goes:

- Before doing anything else, boost the other character first.
- Now with the first character, hit triangle on the Ether (i.e. Medica 2).
- Now a window will pop up to select the Double Ether with the second character (i.e. Double Medica 2).
- Obviously, just select the Double Ether to cast it (which will effect the entire party, i.e. Double Medica 2 will heal the entire party).

That's all (and now I've learned something new too xD ).

Ah, so you boost first and and with with the first char you use the ether combo, i thought you used with the boosted char ^^"

Well, glad i could help too xern =) thanks btw =p

I didn't mea to double post, but i have a quesion on a certain item i got a few times:

What does ether core do? I know you get it in the Omega Sytem by fighting afew ES's but whenever i get one, i just sell it, since i don't have any use for it.

According to the faq Ether Core is a barter item, so it seems selling it would indeed be the only useful thing you can do with it. =p

>> Help

Xenosaga 2
Second disc

I am in the core of Laybrinthos, or more the less in one of the corridors where it is a puzzel to get through the walk way. This puzzel is there you have to shoot the red cylinders on top of the walls ( the cylinders are on a glass like sheet over these walls and when you shoot them they move) But I am stuck on getting the walls all connect so I can walk to the Next door in the upper left hand corner. Would any one care to share a method of getting these walls to move in a path most favourable for going to the door?>

Well if this is the puzzel with the pillars then i can help.

Go to the center point so that you're surrounded by block pillars. There are six pillars, three upper ones and three lower ones. Lets call the three upper ones from left to right 1, 2, 3, and the lower ones from left to right 4, 5, and 6. Stand by the bottom left block 4, and shoot it facing
south. Now stand below the upper left block 1 and shoot it facing north.
Stand below the upper right block 3 and shoot it facing north. Stand above
the upper middleblock 2 and shoot it facing south. Stand above the lower
middle block 5 and shoot it facing south. Stand below the lower right block 6
and shoot it facing north. Im just got done replaying this part so i kinda remember how to do it.

>> The room I am talking about though has 5 red cylinders, and you have to shoot them to move the walls beneath you at 90 degree angles and I can't figure it out.

>>EDIT
Also talking about the room with the green pillars which there are six of.

Could the directions be alot simpler than being complicated

ok i dont really remember when this happens. is it before or after what i described to do?

>> The time this happens is when you go form the corridor in Labrinthros to a train and you take the train to an other corridor os 'shaft' there are two different passages
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one to the right hand has the 5 red cylinders,and I went there first for the red cylinders your supposed to shoot them so they move the walls beneath them at a 90 degree angle with the red cross hairs. Bojective to to line the walls up in a patter so you can get thorugh to the door on the other side.


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One to the left has the ones with 6 towers of glass blocks lined in green with some sort of light source in their core. Objective is to knock over the blocks to create a bridge to go to the door that is 'unfortunatly' on the other side . you can only knock these towers north or south.


I am confused on these two things.

Oh yes, Xenosaga II's pesky puzzles can be a pain. I'll just quote from the faq... which I used myself. =P

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This does include optional stuff to get all the items as well.

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That should be all you need to do. ^^

i'm stuck on xenosaga 2 near the end...I am in the e.s and have gotta fight a robot squid thing and its really hard!!!

can some give me some pointers? thanks,