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Minion Equipment FAQ

by ZombieInfection

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                                  OVERLORD
                            MINION EQUIPMENT FAQ
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   Version: 1.2.0

   Created On: July 14, 2007
   Last Updated: July 20, 2007


   Created By: Michael Atiles (a.k.a. ZombieInfection)
   FAQ E-mail: [email protected]
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                              TABLE OF CONTENTS
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    1. Version History            [VH]
    2. Introduction               [IN]
    3. Equipment Information      [EI]
    4. How to Use This FAQ        [HT]
    5. Equipment Locations        [EL]
         A. Weapons               [WP]
         B. Helms                 [HL]
         C. Gloves                [GL]
         D. Armguards             [AR]
         E. Shoulderguards        [SH]
         F. Elbowpads             [EL]
         G. Armor                 [AM]
         H. Hero Equipment        [HE]
    6. Minion Equipment Upgrades  [ME]
    7. Other Minion Items         [OI]
    8. Ultimate Horde Equipment   [UH]
    9. Credits                    [CR]
   10. Copyright Information      [CI]
   11. Contact Me                 [CM]

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   [VH]                        VERSION HISTORY
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   V.1.2.0 - 07/20/07 - Added more equipment.
                        Removed Succubus Queen from Hero Equipment.
                        Added shoulderpads and elbowpads sections.

   V.1.1.0 - 07/16/07 - Added more equipment.
                        Added gloves and armguards subsections.
                        Added Minion Equipment Upgrades section.
                        Added Other Minion Items section.
                        Added Ultimate Horde Equipment section.
                        Minor fixes and changes.

   V.1.0.0 - 07/14/07 - Initial Information.
   
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   [IN]                         INTRODUCTION
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   Good day everyone and welcome to my Overlord: Minion Equipment FAQ. This
   is the second FAQ I've made so far so it should look alright and provide
   lots of info. The main purpose of this FAQ is to help people easily find
   specific pieces of minion equipment. I don't know if I'll be adding the
   stats of each equipment since that would take lots of time and testing.
   Well, enjoy the FAQ!

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   [EI]                     EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
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   In Overlord destroying breakable items and defeating enemies might
   yield pieces of equipment for your minions to use. By equiping your
   minions they become stronger and last longer in battle. To pick up
   equipment simply sweep your minions over them and they will automatically
   equip themselves. Note that sweeping minions over better equipment
   will discard any old, less useful ones they have. These discarded pieces
   drop onto the floor for other less equiped minions to pick up. Pieces of
   equipment can be easily seen by a bright shine they usually emit when on
   the floor. Note that most equipment is only visible on Browns. Reds,
   Greens and Blues may pick up equipment, but it might not be visible
   yet it will still have an effect. There's five types of equipment:
   weapons, helms, gloves, armguards and armor.

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   [HT]                      HOW TO USE THIS FAQ
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   The lists of equipment will follow the following format. Here is an
   explanation of how it works.

   Name: (Name of the item)
   Location: (Where it can be found)
   Source: (Who or what drops it)

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   [EL]                      EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS        
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   The following lists are currently organized by location. I will be
   working on a ranking system for their strength later on. Note that all 
   enemy related equipment can be obtained in the Dungeon with the exception
   of the piece of equipment Blaster Bugs drop.


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   WEAPONS                                           [WP]
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   The following pieces of equipment are all the things your minions can
   use to whack, bash and slash enemies. These are held on your minions'
   right hand:

   Name: Wooden Club
   Location: Brown Spawning Pit
   Source: Brown's Initial Equipment

   Name: Hatchet
   Location: Mellow Hills
   Source: Barrels and boxes, Halfling Swordsmen

   Name: Pitchfork
   Location: Mellow Hills
   Source: Boxes in Spree, Peasants

   Name: Small Mace
   Location: Mellow Hills
   Source: Metal jars and boxes

   Name: Small Blade
   Location: Mellow Hills
   Source: Boxes, Halfling Swordsmen, Halfing Cooks

   Name: Short Sword
   Location: Mellow Hills
   Source: Halfling Swordsmen

   Name: Long Sickle
   Location: Mellow Hills
   Source: Boxes in Spree, Peasants

   Name: Cleaver
   Locatoin: Halfling Homes(2), Melvin's Kitchen
   Source: Halfling Cooks

   Name: Cooking Roller
   Location: Melvin's Kitchen
   Source: Boxes and jars

   Name: Bladed Spear
   Location: The Dungeons of Spree
   Source: Boxes and jars

   Name: Bow
   Location: Evernight
   Source: Skull Rats

   Name: Unicorn Horn
   Location: Evernight
   Source: Bloody Unicorns

   Name: Skull Staff
   Location: Evernight
   Source: Skull Stags

   Name: Metal Hammer
   Location: Slave Camp, Evernight
   Source: Boxes in Slave Camp, Skull Boars

   Name: Zombie Arm
   Location: Heaven's Peak
   Source: Zombies

   Name: Sai
   Location: Heaven's Peak
   Source: Boxes in town in the survivors area

   Name: Black Broadsword
   Location: Heaven's Peak
   Source: Fallen Knights

   Name: Pickaxe
   Location: Slave Camp, Golden Hills
   Source: Peasants in Slave Camp, Boxes, Dwarven Miners

   Name: Shovel
   Location: Golden Hills
   Source: Dwarven Miners, Boxes

   Name: Crossbow with Bayonet
   Location: Golden Hills
   Source: Dwarven Crossbowmen

   Name: Double-Headed Axe
   Location: Golden Hills
   Source: Dwarven Warriors

   Name: Ninja Blade
   Locatoin: Ruborian Desert
   Source: Ruborian Fighters, Ruborian Bombers

   Name: Golden Scimitar
   Location: Ruborian Desert
   Source: Boxes

   Name: Golden Halberd
   Location: Ruborian Desert
   Source: Boxes


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   HELMS                                             [HL]
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   Every minion knows they need proper headgear if they want to survive
   in this world. Here's all they can wear on top of their little bald
   heads:

   Name: Pumpkin Head
   Location: Mellow Hills
   Source: Breakable pumpkins

   Name: Spiked Steel Helm
   Location: Mellow Hills
   Source: Boxes and metal jars

   Name: Slick Steel Helm
   Location: Halfling Homes
   Source: Boxes and jars

   Name: Bucket
   Location: Castle Spree
   Source: Jars

   Name: Pan
   Location: Castle Spree
   Source: Jars

   Name: Bull Nose Ring
   Locatoin: Mellow Hills
   Source: Trolls

   Name: Chef's Hat
   Location: Halfling Homes(2), Melvin's Kitchen
   Source: Halfling Cooks

   Name: Dead Rat
   Location: Mellow Hills
   Source: Rats

   Name: Rat Skull
   Locatoin: Evernight
   Source: Skull Rats

   Name: Stag Skull
   Location: Evernight
   Source: Skull Stags

   Name: Boar Skull
   Location: Evernight
   Source: Skull Boars

   Name: Steel Helm
   Location: Heaven's Peak
   Source: Fallen Knights

   Name: Knight Helm
   Location: Heaven's Peak
   Source: Fallen Knights

   Name: Theatre Mask
   Location: Half-way to Heaven Inn
   Source: Boxes in the dungeon portion of the area

   Name: Red Hood
   Location: Halfway to Heaven Inn
   Source: Red Priests

   Name: Mining Helmet
   Location: Golden Hills
   Source: Dwarven Miners

   Name: Slug Head
   Location: Golden Hills
   Source: Sluglets

   Name: Eagle Helm
   Location: Golden Hills
   Source: Dwarven Flamers, Dwarven Warriors

   Name: Ninja Mask
   Location: Ruborian Dessert
   Source: Ruborian Fighters

   Name: Golden Spartan Helm (Sideways)
   Location: Ruborian Desert
   Source: Boxes

   Name: Golden Spartan Helm (Straight)
   Location: Ruborian Desert
   Source: Boxes


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   GLOVES                                            [GL]
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   Whether you're cleaning, gardening, pillaging or just bludgeoning a
   sheep for it's soul, gloves will always make it look cooler. The
   following are worn on either of a minion's hands:

   Name: Brown Leather Glove (Left hand only)
   Location: Mellow Hills
   Source: Barrels and boxes

   Name: Metal Glove (Right hand only)
   Location: Heaven's Peak
   Source: Zombies

   Name: Spartan Glove
   Location: Ruborian Desert
   Source: Boxes


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   ARMGUARDS                                         [AR]
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   What better way to avoid having your arm severed by slugs
   than using an armguard. These are worn on your minions' right hand:

   Name: Bound Metal Armguard
   Location: Mellow Hills
   Source: Boxes and jars, Halfling Swordsmen

   Name: Spartan Armguard
   Location: Ruborian Desert
   Source: Boxes


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   SHOULDERGUARDS                                    [SH]
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   Back problems? Great! These shoulderpads will definitely not help with
   that. Note each minion can equip up to two of these, hence the two
   shoulders:

   Name: Metal Shoulderguard
   Location: Heaven's Peak
   Source: Barrells in Refugee Camp


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   ELBOWPADS                                         [EL]
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   Protect your elbows from any scrapes with the following:

   Name: Metal Spiked Elbowguard
   Location: Understreets(2)
   Source: Jars


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   ARMOR                                             [AM]
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   Never go naked into battle, unless you're fighting a Succubus, if you
   catch my drift. Your minions wear these on their torso of course:

   Name: Leather Vest
   Location: Mellow Hills
   Source: Metal jars and boxes, Halfling Swordsmen

   Name: Spartan Armor
   Location: Ruborian Desert
   Source: Boxes

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   HERO                                              [HE]
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   The following pieces of armor are drops from heroes. Therefore, they are
   one time only pieces of armor that once lost can never be recovered.

   Hero: Melvin Underbelly
   Location: Melvin's Kitchen
   Equipment: Melvin's Fork
              Melvin's Crown

   Hero: Sir William the Black
   Location: Angelis Keep
   Equipment: Sir William's Staff

   Hero: Goldo Golderson
   Location: Goldo's Stronghold
   Equipment: Goldo's Axe
              Goldo's Crown

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   [ME]                    MINION EQUIPMENT UPGRADES
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   Depending on what Mistress you choose you will be able to raise the
   strength of your minions' starting equipment. Here are the possible
   options.

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   Rose
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   Browns' Equipment Upgrade:
   Happens automatically once you choose her over Velvet. All your newly
   spawned Browns will be wearing full mid-level equipment when taken out.

   Blues' Equipment Upgrade:
   You can buy the upgrade from the Tower Upgrade Menu for 5000 Gold. Once
   bought, all your newly spawned Blues will be wearing full mid-level
   equipment when taken out.

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   Velvet
   **********

   Reds' Equipment Upgrade:
   You can buy the upgrade from the Tower Upgrade Menu for 5000 Gold. Once
   bought, all your newly spawned Reds will be wearing full high-level
   equipment when taken out.

   Greens' Equipment Upgrade:
   You can buy the upgrade from the Tower Upgrade Menu for 5000 Gold. Once
   bought, all your newly spawned Greens will be wearing full high-level
   equipment when taken out.

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   Additional to this, retrieving the Beer Kettle object from the Brewery
   in Golden Hills to your Tower will equip all your newly spawned,
   un-upgraded minions with full mid-level armor.

   Please note that there is a very dangerous glitch in the Brewery area.
   Once you enter, make sure you do NOT leave or turn off your game until
   you have retrieved the missing spokes for the broken wheel near the
   entrance AND have turned it completely. Failure to do so will result in
   a glitch that will make the spokes disappear permanently, thus completely
   halting game progress.


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   [OI]                     OTHER MINION EQUIPMENT
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   Besides pieces of equipment, minions can also pick up two other items
   and use them automatically.

   Name: Beer Mug
   Location: Mellow Hills, Heaven's Peak, Golden Hills
   Source: Crates, On tables, Drunkards, Dwarves of any kind
   Effect: Your minions drink it's contents to gain a power boost and a
           yellowish aura. They will end this state by taking a wizz.

   Name: Large Chicken Leg
   Location: Halfling Homes(2), Melvin's Kitchen, Golden Hills
   Source: On tables, Halfling Cooks
   Effect: Your minions munch on these for no apparent effect.


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   [UH]                    ULTIMATE HORDE EQUIPMENT
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   The following pieces of equipment are needed to get your horde to 400%
   efficiency and get the Ultimate Horde Achievent. They can all be located
   in crates in the Ruborian Desert, mostly in the Village.

   Helm: Golden Spartan Helm (Either)
   Armor: Spartan Armor
   Gloves: Spartan Gloves
   Armguard: Spartan Armguard
   Weapon: Golden Scimitar or Golden Halbert

   It is easier to reach 400% efficiency if your horde consists of 30 Browns
   and 20 Blues.


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   [CR]                            CREDITS
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   The following people contributed one way or another in completing this
   FAQ:

   TG x Jersey
   PipBoy2k
   DrunkMonkGar
   meralonne
   Kresselack
   ghettocloud5
   Renamon
   Dog_Reservoir

   Many thanks to all of them for their help and support.

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   [CI]                     COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
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   This guide is Copyright 2006 Michael Atiles.
   This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for
   personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise
   distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this
   guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is
   strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright.

   Sites that are authorized to use my FAQ:
   Gamefaqs.com
   GameSpot.com
   
   All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned
   by their respective trademark and copyright holders.


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   [CM]                          CONTACT ME
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   If you have any questions, comments or suggestions relating to this FAQ,
   please contact me via e-mail at [email protected]. Please do not
   send me any questions unrelated to this FAQ.

   If you've found a piece of equipment that's missing from the lists,
   please send me the information in the following format:

   Type: (Type of equipment - Weapon, Helm, Glove, Armguard or Armor)
   Name: (Name of the item)
   Location: (Where it can be found)
   Source: (Who or what drops it)
   Credit: (The name you wish me to give credit to)

   I will add the item and give credit as soon as possible.

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