Haunting Ground - Medallion Refining Guide Version 1.0 Uploaded: Written by: Heathor M. Contact: [email protected] AIM: DistortionWaves ============================================================================== Table of Contents ============================================================================== A: Author's Notes B: Update C: Introduction I: Medallions a: Colors b: Types c: Refining Techniques II: Equipment III: Refined Status Items D: Credits and Thanks E: Copyright Notice ============================================================================== A: Author's Notes ============================================================================== I wanted to create this guide mainly as a reference for the items you can refine from medallions, as I couldn't find any guide for this anywhere for Haunting Ground. Except for equipment, I left out items like magnesia or antimony that have descriptions provided for you in the game. If anyone would like to contribute on this, please e-mail me with any suggestions you might have. I'd actually be interested in anyone's thoughts on the effectiveness of items, observations regarding the refining process, or error corrections. I will add information at my discretion and credit the contributor appropriately. This is my first FAQ ever, and I would LOVE some feedback if you would care to take the time! I would also be happy to answer any questions about refining or medallions. I'll probably make a section for questions and answers if I get some later on. ============================================================================== B: Updates ============================================================================== Version 1.0: This guide is not yet complete, and for some status items I can only tell you if they are good or bad. This is because I only refined one of them, and couldn't check the description in the game. I will update these as I can. Additionally, I am not 100% sure I have every status item listed here, but I'm pretty close. Verstion 2.0 Corrected a wrong description for the Nigred item, added a description for Remedium, and added descriptions for Torva and Weltigo which were provided by Loo. ============================================================================== C: Introduction to Medallions ============================================================================== Medallions can be found throughout Haunting Ground and are a great asset if you know what you're doing. Frustration may lead you to just pound the X button and simply take whatever you get, but if you experiment and practice a little, you can get some powerful items that make the game much more fun. The best thing to do is to accumulate a lot of medallions, save your game, and then head to the synthesizing hole. If you get bad or weak items, reload the game and try again. It can be time-consuming, but is definitely worth it. There are six types of medallions in the game. Certain types of medallions are assigned a specific color and are predisposed to refine certain types of items. You should try to get as many of the matching color as possible to get a good item with these medallions. Additionally, it is also generally better to get many of the same color when using a regular medallion. Of course, there are exceptions! Sometimes combining different colors together can also get you a powerful item. Besides equipment and attack items that can be found elseware, medallions refine into a number of mysterious healing and status items that can't be obtained any other way. These items can restore Fiona or Hewie's stamina, lower panic, send Hewie in to a frenzy, or even cause harm to your characters. The only way to know what these items do is to try them out, after which a description will appear in your inventory. The problem is, if you just have one of an item, you won't know exactly what it does until you manage to refine it again. You might end up wasting items or medallions, so this is where this guide comes in. Additionally, in hard mode your only source of healing items for Fiona are medallions--there is no lavender or chamomile in hard mode. ============================================================================== Section I: Medallions ============================================================================== It can be hard to get good items from medallions, but if you know what the different colors do, and with some practice, you can get good at it. Certain colors create certain items. Note that there are a lot of exceptions--for example, I'm pretty sure any medallion can yield another medallion, although some types seem to do this more than others. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a: Colors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ White: Fiona healing/status items Blue: Hewie healing/status items Green: Equipment and medallions Red: Attack items Gold: Any *Note: I'm not sure exactly what the gold color does. I get the impression that it just increases your chances of getting a better item based on whatever other colors you have. Think of it as a wild card. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ b: Types ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Medallion (All): Chance of any type of item. Sometimes you get a specific color in the center automatically; it's probably a good idea to try to match this color. Viola Medallion (Blue): Items for Hewie. Yields better and/or more healing items the more blues you get. Rubrum Medallion (Red): Attack items. Yields better and/or more attack items the more reds you get. Album Medallion (White): Items for Fiona. Yields better and/or more items the more whites you get. *Note: I have also refined powerful equipment with these medallions, including feather boots. Try getting white in almost every circle, with one or two golds. Viride Medallion (green): Equipment and often various medallions. Yields better and/or more items the more greens you get. *Note: I've noticed getting a variety of colors with this medallion often yields a magist medallion. Magist Medallion (All): The best medallion you can get. No default color, and you can't get any blanks. Yields any type of item, depending on what colors you stop on. Generally gives you more powerful items, and it's not hard to get good equipment with these. SAVE YOUR GAME before using them. It's worth the extra trouble to try a few times on these! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ c: Refining Techniques ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Refining medallions can be difficult. There is no set pattern to the colors and they rotate very fast. Trying to get a certain color may seem impossible, but mashing the X button non-stop is NOT the best way to get good items, especially with plain medallions. It's best to watch the colors and try to time it right. Just save before you use accumulated medallions and practice. You will get a feel for it eventually and have more success. Also note that the machine will automatically stop on a color (or blank) if you wait too long to press X, but you have about 10 seconds before that happens. ============================================================================== Section II: Equipment ============================================================================== For certain rare items, I have noted which medallion I refined it from. This is not necessarily the only way to refine the item. Most equipment is refined from Viride or Magist Medallions, but there are some exceptions. Metal Boots: 2x kick power, minor chance of hitting the enemy with a power attack. Burst Shoes: Occasionally hit the enemy with an explosive kick. Feather Boots: Eliminate the sound of Fiona's footsteps, making her harder to find (Album Medallion). Silver Boots: 5x kick power, high chance of hitting the enemy with a power attack (Viride or Magist). Inquisitor Earrings: Slightly increase the speed at which you calm down from a panic Philosopher Earrings: Increases the speed at which you calm down from a panic, as well as mental stability (I assume this means Fiona panics less). Alchemist Earrings: Recover from panic much faster than usual, and panic less when hit. Fairy Earrings: Fiona becomes invisible when not moving, making it harder for enemies to find her *Note: These are VERY useful in normal mode. With these earrings, you can kneel down and hide almost anywhere (obviously not in a place where the stalker will walk into you accidentally), and they also make normal hiding spots more effective. In normal mode while using these, I was never discovered even one time by a stalker. In hard mode,they somewhat less effective. Jade Choker: Reduces the speed at which stamina is lost and increases recovery speed. Also increases the chances of avoiding an enemy power attack. Ruby Choker: Exactly the same as the Jade Choker Diamond Choker: Greatly reduces the speed at which stamina is lost and doubles stamina recovery speed. Player is impervious to all power attacks. *Note: Although it says the player will be impervious to power attacks, I have been hit with power attacks while wearing this Choker. It might have been a chance glitch, so if someone can confirm this, let me know. Obsidian Choker: Makes it harder for Luminessants to track Fiona ============================================================================== Section III: Refined Status Items ============================================================================== I have only forged one of certain items, and I can only tell you if they are good or bad. I will update as I can. *Note: Since "reduce" and "restore" look kind of similar, I put (bad) even on the items with full descriptions to avoid anyone misreading. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiona items: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For certain rare items, I have noted which medallion I refined it from. This is not necessarily the only way to refine the item. Quies: Restores a small amount of stamina Recreatio: Restores stamina completely Mundus: Reduces panic by a small amount Sedetio: Completely reduces panic Carbo: Reduces stamina by a small amount (Bad) Nigred: Completely reduces stamina (Bad) Fortis: Completely restores stamina and prevents Fiona from losing stamina for a period of time (Magist Medallion) Weltigo: Reduces a small amount of stamina and mutes all the sound in the game (Bad) *Provided by Loo Remedium: Stamina is slowly restored, but you slowly panic as a result. (Bad) Torva: Increases panic by a small amount (Bad) *Provided by Loo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hewie items: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Esca: Restores a small amount of stamina Magna Esca: Restores stamina completely Benannem Esca: Completely reduces stamina (Bad) Sylvesta Esca: Makes Hewie angry--he goes into a rampage and attacks everything in sight, including Fiona. *Note: I don't use these, but they might be useful during boss fights or encounters with stalkers you want to knock out. ============================================================================== D: Credits and Thanks ============================================================================== My thanks to Gamefaqs.com for providing a great website for walkthroughs and guides. Thanks goes also to the hardworking people who meticulously write full walkthroughs. ============================================================================== E: Copyright Notice ============================================================================== (C)2008, Heather M. This guide 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. If you would like to display this guide on your site, please contact me for permission. There is no need to ask for permission if you just want to link to the guide, of course.
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