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Old 07-04-2009, 09:57 AM
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Re: The Legend of Zelda: The Lost Civilization

Info of map added Check this out. I would love to have some comment too.

The map


The map is quite large. It holds one big continent, holding about two fifths of the map. The rest is formed by oceans. The land goes from the west and north to about halfway map, covering quite large area, approximetely twice of the Twilight Princess area. The land is mainly mountains on the north and northwest, and some of the mountains are actually snowy. The mountains cover about quarter of the continent. In the southern end, they flatten into hills and finally plains.

In the southern edges of the mountains, there is also the lake Sociran. It's quite big, being slightly larger than the lake Hylia in TP. The lake descends down a river going all the way to the sea. Upper in the mountains, there is also the village of Zoras. It has no connection to lake Sociran, and the flow from the lake actually goes quite deeply underground for the whole lenght. The lake of Zoras holds the first temple of the game.

The Goron live in the mountains too, although at the other end of them. Their village is quite high, and getting there isn't easy. The area also has quite bit of volcanic action in it. The crater of the mountain also holds the second temple of the game. The village of Gorons is quite large, and is inhabited widely with Gorons. You can find also some Hot springs in the mountains.

In the most northwest corner of the map, there lives Anoukis. The air here is freezing, and Link cannot travel in it without special suit. The area here is wide, but Anoukis live in Blorforn town, except for few. Mostly the area is mountains, but there are also some frozen ponds. The area here is hard to reach, because the long undermountain paths in it. The area has the fifth temple of the game.

The mountains descend into great plains. These plains hold about half of the continent. This area also has few little mountains crossing it. In the northern end is Links home village, Ganfol. South from it, is Acuteon town, quite remarkable town in the game. Western in the plain, build to the river is Forlana town, which is really big town. Eastern, in quite middle of the plains is the Hobarar Ranch. This ranch is quite big, and you can get Epona here. There isn't really other special places in the fields, except for Bonofal village. This is little smaller than Ganfol villlage, and isn't really special either.

The sea is the bigger half of the map, but it too holds many interesting places. The most notable island is Birdmans peak southern middle in the map. This holds the Continental postal systems main center. It's inhabited by Rito, and it's quite big. Link can get his delivery bag here, and it's quite important place otherwise too.

The biggest island, almost a continent in the east is Getodors island. It is very big deserted island, which holds the base of gerudos. Many gerudos live there, and it's quite dangerous place. The fortress here is the fifth dungeon of the game.

North in the sea is Merchant Oasis. This Oasis holds many different merchants, and is very useful to get different things. Beetle also has special boat in here.

There are many islands in the sea, many quite small, but also some quite notable. It is vast sea to explore.

And info of some items. (NOTE: this is only few items)

Lunameter
Lunameter acts as an ingame calendar. It contains lots of useful info. It tells you the date of the last save, the date when the log started, and total playing time. It also tells you how many times the player has fallen, and how many saves he has used. In ingame, it tells you the next lunar phase, tells you if the world has anything special things going on in that phase, and the current daytime. (is it day or night) In short, it is pcked with information. Lunameter is obtained from the guy in the Acuteon lookout. He gives you that when you first talk to him, as the guy himself is into lunar stuff. Lunameters theme will be changed from blackish to goldenish, if you beat the game with zero deaths.

Social mask
By using Social mask, Link gets along with people very well. It has effect, that makes people talk. If Link uses this, and talks to someone, they usually say lot more and give more information. Some people don't talk at all, if you don't talk to them with Social mask. Link can obtain this from the Mask Collector if he manages to talk every person in Forlana town. If it's used, you cannot wield sword and shield, and some items are unattainable. It's quite useful, because some people even give items to Link if he goes to them using the Social mask. This is not required for gothrough, but often using this gives the player much valuable information.

Combat mask
By using Combat mask, Links weapons cause more damage. Basicly, swords power increases, and items get little more powerful. It is extremely usable item, and is recommended to get. Link can obtain if he beats all 10 levels of Combat training (which is difficult, by the way). This item is also obtained from Mask collector in Forlana town. This makes combat little easier, and also adds more power to your sword. However, if Link tries to talk to people with this mask, they won't say too much. They usually just say few words, and not much else. Although, for example warriors and Colto in your village do start to talk more, and some may give you things.

Fairy boots
Obtained from the great firy, this item makes Link excpecially light. These can be used like Iron boots, except for opposite effects. You become extra light when using them. Incredibly useful on things such as walking through a trapped corridor or pulling yourself to light things on the other side of the room using the hookshot, which is very versatile with this. Because the superlightness, Link is also blown very easily and very violently by gustes. This can be used in advantage in various puzzles. If Link is hit while using them, he'll fly much more longer. You should remember, that it's much harder to control Link when using these. Link runs faster when using these.

Ocarina Of Time
Link obtains this from his brother as birthday gift. While he doesn't know, this is the magical ocarina that the hero of time used. When the goddesses washed huryle away, this was washed too. When the time has gone, it does not hold its original power anymore. However, you can still learn few melodies with it (10 to be exact). If Link reads the books in the library of Forlana, he can also read the legend of the hero of time, as shown in the prologue of the Wind Waker. The library also has other intresting tales, such as the Legend of Wind Waker or the Story of Triforce. Link does not recognize these, as he is not the same Link as in WW. You learn melodies in different ways. They can be howling in the wind, whistling of someone, or carved into stone tablet. It conducts 5 notes. (Up, down, left, right, nothing)

Faolin sword
Crafted at Links hometown Ganfol, this sword is very fine sword. It is made of steel, and it's quite strong. Faolin sword will be replaced with either forged special sword or Master sword. Link will be taught at the start of the game the basic techniques how to use it. Link obtains this from the swordsman colto. Faolin sword can be sold if you have another sword in stock, but if it's sold you can never get it back. This can be thinked as Link can hold maximum of 4 swords at time.

Heroic greatsword
Heroic greatsword is reforged from the broken sword which you receive in the end of trading quest. It is large two handed sword. Heroic Greatsword is so fine, that it could be one belonging to hero. It seems to have great power. It also seems to be quite heavy. Link cannot use shield with it. It does more damage than any other sword in the game. It can be sold for 500 rupees, but it cannot be never forged again, because broken sword holds unique metals not found anywhere else in the game.

Heros Clothes

The authentic, non-copy version of the suit that the legendary Hero of Winds carried. It's very valuable, and they house the power that allows Link to carry the Sacred elemental stones. They also have the power to banish evil. If Link doesn't wear this and Master sword while battling Ganondorf, he cannot deal theal hit. In land, this armor is little faster than other armors, but it isn't anything like pegasus boots. You obtain these when you first leave your village. They are your familys greatest treasure, so use these wisely.

Anouki armor

This finely made armor is warm as Anoukis Fur, and can withstand extreme coldness. It is so warm, that even the mightiest Blizzard cannot hurt Link when he's wearing this. Link founds this on the mountain passage. He cannot travel without this in Icy Mountains. However, this Iceproof armor is very weak against firebased attacks. If Link is traveling in hot areas, and is wearing this armor, he will suffer damage until he either takes the armor off or travels to somewhere colder.

Zora armor
Zora Armor is armor made from Zora scales. Using this armor, Link can swim as quick as Zoras. He is able to dive deep and long, and he can also breath freely in this armor. However, this armor isn't suited to Icy conditions, because in there it starts to froze. It also takes extra damage against Icebased attacks. Link must take this armor off or travel to somewhere wamer, or otherwise he will take constant damage. This also isn't suited for swimming in salt water. In there, it loses its strenght, and Link must resurface.

Goron armor
Goron Armor is armor that is hard as rock, and can withstand extreme heats. It is made from mountain Rock, but it's still crafted so finely, that Link can move freely in it. If Link is wearing this, he can withstand mighty temperatures, even high as the crater of volcano. However, if Link is swimming with it, he takes extra damage. He must resurface or take it off, or otherwise he'll suffer constant loss of health. It also takes extra damage against Waterbased attacks. Link cannot use this to defend against lava streams.

Secret mask
No, this mask isn't a secret, but this mask reveals secrets. For example, if you are walking on top of secret cave, tingling noise starts, which alerts you. But secret caves are not the only purpose for this. They can also be used to reveal secret patterns, or secret switch in a wall. this makes Secret mask extremely useful, but not needed. It's acts similar to Lens of truth. Seccret mask can also show invisible things such as caverns in walls or chestes. This is not needed (speedruns), if the player can remember the places of every secret object. Secret mask is obtained if the player beats the Hide and seek game in Acuteon town.

Shadow mask
This mask is very useful when fighting stealth. By using this, if Link hasn't been seen by enemy, he does 1.5 times the damage to it. This mask acts differently in shadows, where it makes Link nearly invisible, unless exposed to light. Use it with care because people are scared of this. However, if the enemy has already seen Link, this does not provide invisibility and damage boost (due useless in boss battles). This is obtained as a prize for completing Gerudo training ground. Obtaining it is quite useful, but not necessary.

Kokiri wand

Kokiri wand is the extremely valuable treasure of Kokiris. It hols mysterious powers that allow it to steal life force from surtant plants and enemies. This energy can be converted to spells, which you learn as you progress. It also has top number of charges. First it's 3, then 5 and finally 10. One plant deals one charge, and for enemies there is their own cases. Weak enemies like Crablins and keese will only give 1 charge, while stronger enemies like Moblins and Flamalfosses can give 2 charges. The strongest enemies such as Iron Knuckles and Darknuts give 3 charges. Stronger enemies won't get affected by as much as others, and some creatures that are infused with Dark magic won't get affected at all. (For example, Ganondorf and Ghost warrior take zero damage from any spells this launches) If Link takes charge from plant, and goes to talk any Kokiri, he gets a curse. This curse will deplect Links life energy by 1/4 heart / each charge from plants / 1/4 minute. Link can prevent this by reviving the plant with his own life force. That's why the enrgy should always be tken from enemies. Link can when he first obtains the wand, only cast Reviving Chant. But after first temple, he learns his most important spell, the magic container. This allows Link to store enemies spells, and use them later. The spells stored will only store for little while. The last spell he learns is the Warping crystal, which allows Link to keep one warping point and warp to there anytime he wants, but if he puts the point to somewhere else, the old will disappear.
Last Edited by koipen; 07-04-2009 at 03:54 PM. Reason: Reply With Quote