BOF V FORGING GUIDE By: arela89 Ver. 1.3 Well, what's forging about in this game? BOF Iv ("May it's name be blessed (Ursula)") has this little "mini-game, curiosity, or as you want to call it. This information is a bit spoiled (I'll put this **** between spoils), so reading is over your own responsability, however, I'm not going to reveal any crucial fact of the game (or will try to do not). MENU: 1- How to forge? 2- What do you need? 3- Where can you find it? 3- Forged Armors 4- Forging logic 5- Item Description 6- Final Stuff 1- How to forge? The mechanic to forge is very easy so I don't think about you at a loss about how to forge but, anyway, I'm going to put it. **By the chapter of the Wind dragon after Cray rescure**, you will be able to return to Mt. Glom, and ther you can talk to the forger, and he will do armor depending on what you give to him. He will ONLY do armors and that armors will be ONLY for Ernshin, so this is like "Ershin's shop", since she can't get any equipment on shops or like places, but stealing monsters or opening boxes. So, if you want to forge just go to the ? point by the left of Mt. Glom. (Note: Not corroborated, but forging can make Game Points to go down) 2- What do you need? You will find by the world seven diferent materials that can be forged. I've divided them in two classes, the Normal materials and the Element materials. They are: Normal materials: Glass Shard, Iron Scraps, Bent Screw. Element materials Old Tire(earth), Dirty Filter(wind), Burnt Plug(fire), Rusty Pipe(Water). The Normal materials will give non-elemental armor, and can be found in the East, early in the game (not so early the Bent Screw, though, but considerably early). The Element materials can be found a bit late and can be found easily in the west continent, so you will have to wait a bit to have them at full disposition. These materials behave the same that it's element so, the can mix and have opposites, so, for example: Old Tire(earth) -opposite-> Dirty Filter(wind) Old Tire(earth) -mixes-> Burnt Plug(fire) ; Rusty Pipe (water) And so on. Here I call the opposites the Anti-EM, to short... right? 3- Where can you find it? Glass Shard: Some can be found digging south of Sarai, and after that, you can get it from the Krabby's at the islands that conect the continents. Iron Scraps: Some can be found digging south of Sarai, and after that, you can get it from the Bots in Shincon (southwest of Chek). Bent Screw: Some can be found digging south of Sarai, and after that, you can get it from the Bots in Shincon (southwest of Chek). Old Tire: Use an earth element on a Morph (West continent, by Fou-Lu's tomb) and obtain it (stealed or dropped). Dirty Filter: Use a wind element on a Morph (West continent, by Fou-Lu's tomb) and obtain it (stealed or dropped). Burnt Plug: Use a fire element on a Morph (West continent, by Fou-Lu's tomb) and obtain it (stealed or dropped). Rusty Pipe: Use a water element on a Morph (West continent, by Fou-Lu's tomb) and obtain it (stealed or dropped). 4- Forged Armors: Now there is what will you obtain depending of what do you mix, so there are three boxes. The first one is the "serial box" and these are three of the same material. The second is the "Mixed box" so here will be two of the same and one different. Here PAY ATTENTION: The order of the facts doesn't change the result, so this isn't order-dependant, but material-dependant, ok?. The third box is the box where everything is different and it's called the "Combo box". (Note: I put the boxes names and they hasn't any relevancy in the game but in this guide, yes?) Serial box: Glass Shard + Glass Shard + Glass Shard = Psychometer Iron Scraps + Iron Scraps + Iron Scraps = Mithril Rig Bent Screw + Bent Screw + Bent Screw = Lightning Old Tire + Old Tire + Old Tire = Earth Rig Dirty Filter + Dirty Filter + Dirty Filter = Whirlwind Burnt Plug + Burnt Plug + Burnt Plug = Fire Rig Rusty Pipe + Rusty Pipe + Rusty Pipe = Water Rig Mixed box: Glass Shard + Glass Shard + Anything = Spirit Armor Iron Scraps + Iron Scraps + Anything = Heavy Armor Bent Screw + Bent Screw + Anything = Light Armor Old Tire + Old Tire + Normal material = Earth Armor Old Tire + Old Tire + Dirty Filter = Stout Mail Old Tire + Old Tire + Burnt Plug = Gravedigger Old Tire + Old Tire + Rusty Pipe = Maelstrom Dirty Filter + Dirty Filter + Normal material = Wind Armor Dirty Filter + Dirty Filter + Old Tire = Stout Mail Dirty Filter + Dirty Filter + Burnt Plug = Booster Dirty Filter + Dirty Filter + Rusty Pipe = Panzer Burnt Plug + Burnt Plug + Normal material = Flame Armor Burnt Plug + Burnt Plug + Old Tire = Gravedigger Burnt Plug + Burnt Plug + Dirty Filter = Booster Burnt Plug + Burnt Plug + Rusty Pipe = Stout Mail Rusty Pipe + Rusty Pipe + Normal material = Hydro Armor Rusty Pipe + Rusty Pipe + Old Tire = Maelstrom Rusty Pipe + Rusty Pipe + Dirty Filter = Panzer Rusty Pipe + Rusty Pipe + Burnt Plug = Stout Mail Combo box: Anything + Element material + Anti-EM = Stout Mail Normal material + Element material + Chain-EM = Mixed box armor Glass Shard + Iron Scraps + Bent Screw = Stout Mail Glass Shard + Iron Scarps + Element material = Defender Glass Shard + Bent Screw + Element material = QuickSilver Iron Scraps + Bent Screw + Element material = Orihalcyon 5- Forging logic: So, what's this of logic about. Well, it's the explanation of that messy stuff before (specially the Combo box). So in the serial box you will get 7 diferent armors depending of what material you choose. Personally, I like the best the Iron Scraps serial, since it gives the almost best armor for Ernshin, the Mithril Rig. All the other stuff is not so useful (In my opinion, hasn't to be yours since you and me play RPG's in different way, ok?) The second box gives three non-elemental armor with speed-wisdom bonuses, and also gives the mixed armors. The mixed armors have the particularity that can counterattack with a Lvl.1 combo, (That could be (IS) very useful using the Red Cape) This can't off course (not sure) be chained with other combo, since it's an inmediatly response to a physical attack. The combo obtained depends of the chain made, so, if you put Earth+Fire you will get the Eruption combo. That can be made using two Burnt Plugs and an Old Tire, or viceversa (using two Old Tires and a Burnt Plug). If you mix with the Anti-EM you'll get the plain Stout Mail (not bad, just PLAIN). The third box is a bit more messy. In this case you'll get armors with speed-wisdom buffs, that will be casted at the start of the battle ALWAYS. This armors can be more usefull than their little sisters in the Combo Box (Once again, it's my opinion). This armors are made with Normal materials and an Elemental material (any of them is fine). If you combine the three Normal materials you'll get, once again, the Stout Mail AND if you combine three diferent Elemental materials, you will ONCE AGAIN, get the Stout mail. Now, here is the tricky part: If you combine a Normal material with a combo of two Element material you'll get the corresponding mixed armor, so for example: Dirty Filter + Dirty Filter + Rusty Pipe = Panzer Rusty Pipe + Rusty Pipe + Dirty Filter = Panzer That's ok, now: Glass Shard + Dirty Filter + Rusty Pipe = Panzer Iron Scraps + Dirty Filter + Rusty Pipe = Panzer Bent Screw + Dirty Filter + Rusty Pipe = Panzer Got it? 6- Item Description: This is what you will get and it's characteristics. Even if it's not very complete, I supose it'll be useful if you are searching for something especific. Name: Psychometer Def:20 Wgt:5 +20 Wisdom ------------------------------------------ Name: Mithril Rig Def:50 Wgt:15 ------------------------------------------ Name: Lightning Def:0 Wgt:0 +40 Agl ; +20 Dodge ------------------------------------------ Name: Earth Rig Def:30 Wgt:5 Strong vs. earth ------------------------------------------ Name: Whirlwind Def:30 Wgt:5 Strong vs. wind ------------------------------------------ Name: Fire Rig Def:30 Wgt:5 Strong vs. fire ------------------------------------------ Name: Water Rig Def:30 Wgt:5 Strong vs. water ------------------------------------------ Name: Spirit Armor Def:25 Wgt:5 +10 Wisdom ------------------------------------------ Name: Heavy Armor Def:40 Wgt:10 ------------------------------------------ Name: Light Armor Def:10 Wgt:0 +20 Agl ; +10 Dodge ------------------------------------------ Name: Earth Armor Def:30 Wgt:5 Resists Earth ------------------------------------------ Name: Wind Armor Def:30 Wgt:5 Resists Wind ------------------------------------------ Name: Hydro Armor Def:30 Wgt:5 Resists Water ------------------------------------------ Name: Gravedigger Def:20 Wgt:5 Can generate Eruption while counterattacking ------------------------------------------ Name: Booster Def:20 Wgt:5 Can generate Firewind while counterattacking ------------------------------------------ Name: Panzer Def:20 Wgt:5 Can generate Jolt while counterattacking ------------------------------------------ Name: Maelstrom Def:20 Wgt:5 Can generate Storm while counterattacking ------------------------------------------ Name: Stout Mail Def:30 Wgt:5 ------------------------------------------ Name: Defender Def:30 Wgt:5 Casts Barrier at the begining of battle ------------------------------------------ Name: Quicksilver Def:30 Wgt:5 Casts Speed at the begining of battle ------------------------------------------ Name: Orihalcyon Def:30 Wgt:5 Increases the chance of critical hit ------------------------------------------ 7-Final Stuff: 6.1- Disclaimer: Say it's yours if you want, I don't care. Why? Because I know that it's me who did this and anyway, Do you really want to rip this to have a second of glory??? 6.2- Thanks: -To Capcom for this excellent game and this funny forging system. -To my PC, for running the game, the notepad and so on. -To you, for reading this. -To you, once again, if respect this work (Conditions and restrictions apply, XD) -To me, because I want ^_^. -To Colombia, my contry, because it's nice. 6.3- Contact: If you want to contact me make it via e-mail to [email protected] I'll answer any question about this and other RPG's. Please don't send me garbage stuff, right? 6.4- The End.