The Ys IV FAQ - for non Japanese speaking individuals (v 1.20 96.01.09) Questions answered: o How do I get past the bubbling lava in the "Fire Caves?" o How do I progress past the pyramid in the "Shifting Sands" part? o I can't get into the shrine in the mountains, and the Ice Immurer eats me alive, what do I do? o Thanks, I killed the Ice Immurer, now what do I do? o On the raft, I found a strange emblem on a cave wall - what's this all about? o The boy in the town that I rescued from the Ice Immurer (Timmy) is now turning to stone, what do I do? o I've made it down to the mine, but nothing happens when I play the Silver Harmonica -- what gives? o Ok, now I'm stuck in Darm Tower, I can't go up any higher as two collapsed stairways block my way. What do I do? o Well, Darm Tower was a breeze. What now? o Damn that Timmy! Anyhow, he's all healthy now and running around the town - Now what (as opposed to "What now?")? o A pile of rocks? I'm being stopped by a pile of rocks? Help! o Ok smartie pants, and just how do I get into the castle? o Just what are the potions that Banjo (the old woman in the village by the waterfall) can make? o Wow - I just survived Escher Land, what's next? o How do I get past the bird that is guarding the gate? o The Hidden City was just revived - where do I go from here? o I'm in the tower, but having some problems. Can you help? o I want answers! o Ok, I'm nearing the final boss (I think), and I've beaten Darm, but now I'm stuck on the other side of the "Statue Room." What do I do? o Ever time I enter the inner sanctum, my HP drops quickly, what do I do. o How do I beat the last boss? o I beat the game, now what? o How can I get Leo's Equipment? o What is ... The Answers: o How do I get past the bubbling lava in the "Fire Caves?" You need to have the "Freeze" Magic (Blue Wand) to freeze (solidify) the lava (you will get this later in the game). o How do I progress past the pyramid in the "Shifting Sands" part? In front of the pyramid, to the left is a broken pillar. If you step in front of the pillar a text box will appear (this tells you that you're at the right one). Use the small horn that was given to you by the man in the previous village (it looks like a green pipe) and the way will be opened up to you. o I can't get into the shrine in the mountains, and the Ice Immurer eats me alive, what do I do? You need to go up a few levels. The best place to do this is in front of the shrine, the Blue Monster can be killed with you at a relatively low "level" -- although it'll take a lot of hits. But he is worth 95 Experience Points. If you are not at a high enough level to do any damage to the Blue guy, then you need to kill things on the mountain pass until you are high enough. Eventually you'll be able to kill the Ice Immurer. o Thanks, I killed the Ice Immurer, now what do I do? After killing the Ice Immurer, go back to the town at the base of the mountain. Timmy (the boy you rescued) and his father will show up too. Yet another tragedy will befall Timmy. In order to help him this time you will need to go to the second village (use the Warp Magic), go to the Doctor's house, and select the last (4th) item. At the next question box, select "yes" (2 Japanese characters) and you and the doc will warp back to Timmy. Talk to the Doc, and the Town Elder by Timmy. Now go and talk to the guy in the upper right house of this town. He will say simething different. Leave town, and re-enter. When you come back into town, a raft will be waiting for you in the harbour. Hop on board, Footpad! o On the raft, I found a strange emblem on a cave wall - what's this all about? You will need to return to this cave later, but you will need your Transformatin Magic (second wand) and another item. .. o The boy in the town that I rescued from the Ice Immurer (Timmy) is now turning to stone, what do I do? Once the doctor has returned to the second town, you will need to talk to the person on the right side of the north gate of town, then the Doc will be waiting for you outside of his home. Together the two of you will Warp back to the first town. Now would be a good time to get back on board your ship (the first town), and travel back to some very familiar territory. o I've made it down to the mine, but nothing happens when I play the Silver Harmonica -- what gives? Get right up to one of the statues and play it o Ok, now I'm stuck in Darm Tower, I can't go up any higher as two collapsed stairways block my way. What do I do? Go into the "hidden" room (the one that you need the Mask of Eyes to get into, it's along the wall with all the statues), and in the upper left corner of this room is a crack, use the Pick on it, and you will find the route to floor 23. o Well, Darm Tower was a breeze. What now? Well, the doctor should have Warped you and he back to Timmy's village after you completed Darm Tower, and you should have followed he (Tim) and the familiar looking creature -- they will take you to the shrine that you couldn't get into earlier. o Damn that Timmy! Anyhow, he's all healthy now and running around the town - Now what (as opposed to "What now?")? Well, the raft will not be rebuilt, but since you beat the boss in the shrine, you should have your Transformation Magic back. Use it. Hop in the water and explore (don't foget to pick up the Battle Armor directly to the north of the "harbour" where you left the town). Don't forget about the cave that you encountered earlier! Go down the waterfall, and take the exit on the right hand shore. o A pile of rocks? I'm being stopped by a pile of rocks? Help! Yes, you are. You need to talk to the old woman in the town before this area, she will tell you that she can make an explosive for you to blast away the rocks, but that she needs some Kibbie Powder. Kibbie Powder is available in only one place -- the castle (think of KP as Gun Powder). Time to warp! o Ok smartie pants, and just how do I get into the castle? Only guards can get in, so use the "guard's" equipment that you stole early in the game and the guard will let you in. You can go back to your best armor, shield, etc once you get in the castle, but you will need to use the poor stuff to get in. Get the powder and go back to the old woman. She will combine the Kibbie Powder with another ingredient to make the "Black Powder" with which you can blast the rocks out of the way. o Just what are the potions that Banjo (the old woman in the village by the waterfall) can make? Well, there are 5 components that can be mixed into 7 different thing. The components (for simplicity sake) are numbered left to right 1 to 5 (in the box that pops up when you answer yes to have her make stuff). The resulting components are numbered from left to right in the column which they will appear in your inventory (bottom row). Mixing: Yields: Effect: 1 & 5 1 Invisibility (flashes red) 1 & 4 2 Temporarily cuts STR in half 2 & 4 3 Temporarily cuts STR and DEF in half 1 & 2 4 Temporary Invisibility 1 & 3 5 Explosion (also, cuts HP in half) 2 & 3 5 (this potion will be used "semi 3 & 4 5 automatically" at the rocks that 3 & 5 5 are blocking your path) 4 & 5 6 Sets HP = 400 (does not change MAX HP) 2 & 5 7 Sets MP = 200 (does not change MAX MP) o Wow - I just survived Escher Land, what's next? Well, go back to the village where the old woman was, she will morph into one of the bad guys (and steal your Mask of Eyes). After this happens, use the Light Magic (5th staff) in the village and you will find a hidden passageway. o How do I get past the bird that is guarding the gate? In the previous forested area, there will be a green plant thing that you can pick up, get that, go back to the gate and use the Transform Magic and the bird will follow you around. Transform back in Adol and you will be able to get by. o The Hidden City was just revived - where do I go from here? To the Hidden City, of course (but it's no longer hidden, or is it?) South east of Leeza's village you will see a bunch of new debris scattered about where the city rose up from, look toward the north for a new path that will take you to the towers (city). o I'm in the tower, but having some problems. Can you help? Yes. o I want answers! Okay, Okay .. .Once you make it into the tower (beyond the maze part) and you're following Leo, there are a few things to keep in mind: 1. On the "Flaming Floor" part, the floor follows a pattern, so learn it (save before attempting this). 2. With the "Black Dots" that send you down to the prison, your best equipment is the Timer Ring. o Ok, I'm nearing the final boss (I think), and I've beaten Darm, but now I'm stuck on the other side of the "Statue Room." What do I do? After you make it through the "shifting walls" on floor 4, you will be able to get a silver ring. If you have this item selected, you will be able to use the White Statues as "teleporters." After warping around a bit, you'll eventually get a gold ring, this will allow you to use the yellow statues for the same thing. Eventually this will lead you to the last boss of the Trio. o Ever time I enter the inner sanctum, my HP drops quickly, what do I do. Use the Mask of Eyes and it will protect you. Once you reach the end, you will battle the final boss, to battle him, you must wear the Mask, or else you will not be able to land any hits on him. o How do I beat the last boss? Figure it out for yourself, would ya? You should really have the Elixor (from the second town, cost 30000 gold), kill the first incarnation of him as quickly as possible (he will continually recharge himself), then destroy the second incarnation (learn his pattern). For the third (and final) incarnation, you need to destroy the 3 orbs at his feet. Note that being touched by the "beam" is instant death at this point, so when the beam is out, you need to hide in either the upper left or upper right (right next to the baddie). When the orbs are "revealed" attack them (best to do this one at a time, right, left, then center). o I beat the game, now what? After you've beaten the game, reload, and select Continue. On the load screen, press the II button and you will have the option to be taken to the Ys4 Development room. The top floor has a cinema/still viewer (the black pearl), so you can see all of the different "house" shots (without text boxes), and all of the "side" shots (when some characters talk to you), as well as 4 of the intermissions (opening 1, opening 2, middle, ending). The bird will tell you the secret of the rings, the silver rings doubles your collected experience when worn, the gold ring doubles your collected gold when worn. He will then ask if you want to start the game with these two rings. o How can I get Leo's Equipment? (Robin Keeping writes): Okay, to find these little gems in Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys, you have to go to the Golden City. You'll remember that Leo arrives with his army to blast down walls and steal treasures. But Leo got a little too greedy. Remember that empty box he found that killed him? Well, any time after Leo is killed, warp back to one of the main towns of Selceta. Carna's town is perfect. You may have to call the dove or pigeon that gives you messages and treats. You'll get another letter from Carna. This may or may not be important to finding Leo's Equipment. Go to Leo's castle and you'll find you can enter it. Walk up to the staircase that leads to Leo's room. But the guard won't let you past him. Use the invisible potion, or go to Banjo if you don't have it, and walk past the guard. Enter Leo's room and take the equipment off the table. Have fun with Adol's newest toys. :) o What is: The orange colored pear? Use this to bump you up to the next level (it's best to save this for the end). The shoes? When wearing these, any creature that comes into contact with you will die (good way to rack up Exp). The "Red Flower" found in the wooded area? - this produces one of 8 random effects (it's best to save immediately before using this item, if you do this, then the flower can be used as a substite Roda Nut, or Healing Herb, if you have patience): Restore all HP Restore all MP Down to 1 HP Down to 1 MP Restore half of lost MP Takes away half of your HP Takes away half of your MP Temporary confusion ====================================================================== If you have additions or corrections to this file, please send the appropriate info to bt@cpac.washington.edu My sincerest thanks to the following people who helped to make this list possible: Jeff Hildebrand jeffh@iris.mb.ca Eric A. Jones uc817@freenet.victoria.bc.ca David D'Auria dauria@acs.bu.edu Wing H. Yi yokosima@netcom.com Mark Johnson mjohnson@so.uvic.ca Robin Keeping L59P@SPITFIRE.UNB.CA ======================================================================