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Culdcept FAQ
Culdcept FAQ
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~ Chapter 0.0: Intro ~
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The goal of this FAQ isn't to provide basic information on the gameplay and
rules, rather, a more detailed analysis of certain aspects of the game. For
information on how the game plays, consult your (poorly worded) game manual,
(also poorly worded) in-game manual, or Gene's excellent Culdcept Second
(Dreamcast) FAQ on www.gamefaqs.com.
~ 0.1: Changelog ~
1.0 - FAQ first appears on GameFaqs.
1.3 - implementation of changelog. Changes this version...
- Actually really done with Mystic Egg transforms, realized Necro Scarab was
listed twice, and forgot two "Living" items.
- Beefed up Medals section a bit.
- Random minor corrections.
1.4 - More stuff.
- More corrections + clarifications.
- OMG Carbunfly WTF?!?
1.5 - Wanted to get a quick correction update out.
- Everyone seems to be getting to the "Proof of Friendship" medal now. I
think the community's finally figured it out, so details are updated.
- Future versions will get more meaty in the department of individual card
strategy and combos. I barely started on neutral creatures.
- Other random corrections.
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~ Table of Contents ~
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1.0 Cardlist (Format & Terms)
1.1 Neutral Creatures
1.2 Red Creatures
1.3 Blue Creatures
1.4 Green Creatures
1.6 Yellow Creatures (1.5 skipped for searchability reasons)
1.7 Items
1.8 Spells
1.9 Medal Reward cards
2.0 Medals & Medal Rewards
2.1 Medals
2.2 Rewards
3.0 Mystic Egg Transformations
4.0 Easy Card Collecting Methods
5.0 Closing Words & Thanks
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~ Chapter 1.0: Cardlist ~
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Cards are listed in order presented in the catalog, which is alphabetical by
type. E-rated cards found outside the catalog (medal rewards) are at the end
of this section.
Format of List:
Monster Name (Rarity) (Type)
ST:X HP:Y (mhp is assumed to be the same) G:Z
Land Limit:
Item Limit:
Abilities
(Translation Comments/Notes)
[Strategy Suggestion]
{Combos}
Terms
Status/Status effect: Used in place of the game's "word bubble" icon
indicating a single-target status effect.
Global Status: "double word bubble"
Single effect: "single lightning bolt"
Global effect: "double lightning bolt"
~ 1.7: Items ~
~ 1.8: Spells ~
Soltis (E - collect every N,S,R card and all E-cards from story mode) (SP)
Single Effect G:80
Choose and regain one of the seven elements.
(choose from the following effects:
Good Luck: for the next two rounds, you do not have to pay toll fees when you
stop on an opponent's territory.
Remove Curse: All the Status effects on creatures and land will be removed.
Affection: You gain rank x200G in magical powers.
Hope: You draw two cards from the book.
Great Depression: All of the symbol values decrease by 20%.
Suffocate: All creature takes 10 damage.
Life Stream: Total recovery of all of your creatures' HP aligned in one area.)
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~ Chapter 2.0: Medals & Medal Rewards ~
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Format
Medal Name: Unlocking Method
(Hint/Note)
Note: Any medals that don't require specific Story conditions to acquire can
be obtained playing alone against Story opponents in Versus mode. Some
medals require this. If it's not explicitly stated that you have to win to
obtain a medal, you just have to meet the requirements and ride out the rest
of the match.
~ 2.1: Medals ~
Two-Headed Attacker: Defeat two allied Story mode opponents in Versus mode
without using symbols.
Loser among Losers: Lose at Malthessburg with less than 100G total value at
the time of loss (not in sudden death).
(Pretty luck-based, just set a very low round/G limit and avoid lapping,
paying the opponent's tolls. Magic depletion will put you back over 100G,
so very expensive spells such as Catastrophe/Earth Shaker might be
helpful.)
Destroyer of Articles: Win with a book with no item cards "and taking 10000G
in tolls."
(Little uncertain on this, it's my opinion that since the medal contains a
counter of your max single toll amount from the match (mine is something
like 2656G), the actual goal of the medal is to win with a book containing
no item cards and take at least one toll of *1000*G or more. Best to set the
G limit for the match to 10000 though, just to be certain.)
Stone of the One and Only: Win using a book with no duplicate cards.
Soul of the Alchemist: Win using a book using no elemental creatures, only
neutral creatures.
Destroyer of the Land: Use the Quake Beast to lower the level of 4 territories
at once.
(Would have to be done on a map with intersections, ie: Cratos 2. The lands
lowered can, and probably should be, your own.)
Exiler of Existence: Reduce the opponent's book to less than 40 cards using
Death Gaze.
Chief of the Commoners: Win using a book containing only N-rarity cards and
end the match with over 10000G total.
Chief of the Extraordinaire: Win using a book containing only S-rarity cards
and end the match with over 10000G total.
Chief of the Rare Tribe: Win using a book containing only R-rarity cards and
end the match with over 10000G total.
King of the Wasteland: Victory with all lands at level 1 - yours and your
opponents. Be careful of any lands that may have been depopulated through
killing, as land retains its level unless "sold back."
Fortune Bearer: Win a match and hold at least a 10-chain of one land type
at the time of victory.
Administrator of Fertility: Win a match and hold at least one level 5 land of
each color at the time of victory.
Explorer of the Swamps: Pay more than 3000G total in toll fees during a match.
Lucky Scale: Collect toll from your opponents more than 20 times.
Voice of the Sandman: Win without paying toll to your opponent once.
Wings of Swiftness: Victory by the end of round 19, excluding sudden death.
Denizen of the Sanctuary: Win, and obtain at least 3000G in symbols on a map
with no
temples.
(Either get psychotically lucky with shrines or use cards like Coin of Piety
and Sanctum Guard. I also recommend using Aurora as many times as possible.)
Merciless Breath: Force the enemy into Magic Depletion during a match.
Solid Defense: Defend your lands from invasion more than 20 times.
Time Tramper: Roll "1" three times in a row. Holy Word 1 doesn't count.
The Infinite Sword: One of your creatures must reach 200 or more ST during
battle.
(For this and the following medal, Gouda or Leoknight should be used.
Theoretically, using Gouda in an all-yellow deck of your own and fighting
against Whirlwind should achieve the requirement for both medals very
quickly.)
The Infinite Shield: One of your creatures must reach 200 or more HP during
battle.
~ 2.2: Rewards ~
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~ Chapter 3.0: Mystic Egg Transformations ~
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Mystic Egg transforms into different creatures during battle based on what
item you use. While there are less items than creatures, ME seems to have a
limited pool of creatures it can transform into. This is a listing of what
creatures you can get with ME and the corresponding items.
Carbuncle: Aura Blade, Gem of Life, Gremlin Amulet, Iksear, Neutral Amulet,
Prismatic Wand, Ring of the Vampire, Storm Causer, Tower Shield,
Vorpal Sword
Cockatrice: Chain Mail, Crossbow, Fire Amulet, Flame Tongue, Holy Grail,
Nunchaku, Offering Doll, Rat Hunter, Stone Hail, Winged Boots
Cyclops: Battering Ram, Boomerang, Chameleon Armor, Earth Amulet,
Leather Armor, Living Shield, Magic Shield, Petrify Stone, Sapphire Ring,
Sleep, Terrair, Water Amulet
Dragonfly: Buckler, Claw of the Ghoul, Earth Shield, Living Spear,
Mujina Mask, Phoenix Amulet, Rock Biter, Shadow Armor, Sling, Trident,
Venom, Water Shield
Fire Giant: Air Slasher, Battle Axe, Bell of Chaos, Dragon Helm, Dynamite,
Icicle, Kris, Living Sword, Long Sword, Magus's Mirror, Nuclear Fusion,
Silver Plow
Giant Amoeba: Bell of Law, Black Orb, Diamond Armor, Emerald Ring, Glaive,
Hourglass, Mace, Power Braclet, Scale Armor, Trapezon
Goblin: Catapult, Coin of Piety, Death, Masamune, Rainbow Piece,
Ring of the Succubus, Smoke Torch, Sword of the Falcon, Vestment,
Wind Shield
Nightmare: Dagger of Mite, Fire Bolt, Gaseous Form, Heart Fibula,
Protean Ring, Ruby Ring, Spear, Tearing Halo, The Hand, Wind Cutter
Sprite: Changing Salve, Counter Amulet, Fire Shield, Golden Goose, Luna Stone,
Marker Flag, Necro Scarab, Plate Mail, Spike Shield, Wind Amulet
Storm Giant: Amber Ring, Bandit Glove, Claymore, Freeze, Hell Blaze,
Knight Shield, Lance of Odin, Morning Star, Stink Bottle, Talisman
Note: With "The Hand," the item steal will still occur before the Egg turns
into Nightmare. The stolen item will be used as basis for the egg's
transformation.
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~ Chapter 4.0: Easy Card Collecting Methods ~
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Method 1: Hands-on
1. Create a new player character. It will be more beneficial to you if you
create and re-create this new character until it has the opposite "starter"
book from your main character (red/green or blue/yellow).
2. Start a versus match between your character and this "dummy" character. I
prefer to use one of the maps with 12-card reward, as their round limit
minimum is 30. Set Capture Card to 4.
3. Stroll around the board, putting down a few creatures and levelling them up
if you feel like it. The dummy character should do as little as possible.
4. In about 10 minutes you'll win by default, earning the card reward on top
of whatever you capture from the dummy character. If the dummy earns any
cards you don't have, trade them over. Don't forget to fix the dummy's
deck to make it legal again, paying a mind to put in cards you'd like to
capture.
X. Note: in a 2 on 1 team game, both winning players will capture the same 4
cards from the loser, so 4 cards are essentially generated from thin air.
Method 2: Hands-off
1. Create an AI character with an absolutely worthless deck-IE, all items.
2. Begin a versus match with a team consisting of your character and a
friend's (or the dummy character from Method 1). The AI should be on a
team by itself. Choose any map with a high card reward, as it won't be
so bothersome if the minimum turn limit is 40. Set the Time Limit to
10 seconds.
3. With time limit on, your characters will automatically do nothing but
move around the board. The AI will be forced to do the same. The point
of having a team of two characters is to ensure you'll get approximately
double the money of one AI through simply lapping.
4. Go do something else for a while. The final story mode map takes more than
an hour to run its course this way, but it's nice to get sixteen cards for
watching a movie, taking a nap, whatever :P