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Macross 30: Voices Across the Galaxy Translation FAQ/Guide Version 0.96

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 4

GAME INFORMATION 5CONTROLS 6GAMEPLAY TIPS 8

MENU TRANSLATIONS 11MY SHIP MENU: 12IN-GAME MENU 25

CHARACTERS & STORY 26STORY PREMISE 26CHARACTERS 27PLOT SUMMARY (SPOILERS!) 29

SKILLS 31AUTO-SKILLS 31SUPPORT SKILLS 33

FIELD MAPS 35YURIA ARCHIPELAGO 35SIERRA DESERT 36MADIS GLACIER 37

STORY QUESTS 38CHAPTER 1: PLANET OUROBOROS 38CHAPTER 2: HARSH CRY OF THE ANCIENTS' SERVANTS 39CHAPTER 3: FOLD OUT 39CHAPTER 4: THE DESERT LAND 40CHAPTER 5: DESPARATE RESCUE 41CHAPTER 6: FIRST LIVE 42CHAPTER 7: HAVAMAL MADNESS 43CHAPTER 8: SHARON'S REVENGE 44CHAPTER 9: VOICES ACROSS THE GALAXY 44

HUNTER GUILD QUESTS 45DAOREN YURIA ARCHIPELAGO () 47VRLITWHAL CITY - YURIA ARCHIPELAGO () 48YUE YURIA ARCHIPELAGO () 51LEOPOLD CITY YURIA ARCHIPELAGO () 52BOWEN YURIA ARCHIPELAGO () 54CLEEF TOWN SIERRA DESERT () 56MORICONEHILL SIERRA DESERT () 58RAMAD SIERRA DESERT () 60RAGHBAR SIERRA DESERT () 62JURGEN SIERRA DESERT () 63URTHR MADIS GLACIER () 65VERTHANDI MADIS GLACIER () 67SKULD MADIS GLACIER () 68

ITEMS 69CONSUMABLE ITEMS 69SPECIAL EQUIPMENT 72

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DELIVERY QUEST ITEMS 74BLUEPRINTS 75

SHOP INVENTORIES 82DAOREN YURIA 82VRLITWHAL CITY YURIA 82YUE YURIA 82LEOPOLD CITY YURIA 83BOWEN YURIA 83CLEEF TOWN SIERRA 83MORICONEHILL - SIERRA 84RAMAD - SIERRA 84RAGHBAR - SIERRA 84URTHR - MADIS 85VERTHANDI - MADIS 85SKULD - MADIS 85

SECRETS & EXTRAS 87NEW GAME PLUS 87VANQUISH RACES 88SLATE LOCATIONS LIST 91TROPHY LIST 93CUSTOM MUSIC 96DLC AIRCRAFT 96

MISCELLANY 97FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 97UPDATE LOG 99CREDITS & ACKNOWLEGMENTS 99

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INTRODUCTIONMacross 30: Voices Across the Galaxy is a special action-RPG game developed by Studio

d'Artdink to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Super Dimensional Fortress Macross' animation, which first aired in October, 1982. Produced by Studio Nue, written by Kawamori Shouji and directed by Ishiguro Noboru, Super Dimensional Fortress Macross is known as one of the all-time classic anime series, and has been profoundly influential on both that medium, as well as Japanese science fiction in general. It is my hope that this translation guide help Macross' small, but dedicated Western fanbase better appreciate that fine legacy by playingand understandingthis fantastic game.

As per my usual mantra: I have attempted to assemble all of the information contained herein in as logical, concise and organized a manner as possible. This guide is currently (and perpetually) a work-in-progress, and as such cannot be expected to be a fully complete, infallible resource. Over time, I shall endeavor to help this document evolve into an ever-bigger, ever-better, ever more useful guide. Regardless of its current state, I hope you'll find this guide to be a valuable resource as you play the game.

Please bear in mind that this guide is written with the assumption that the reader has at least a passing familiarity with the conventions and vocabulary of both gaming as well as the Macross franchise. So, basically, I won't be explaining terms like rare drop or Valkyrie.

As you peruse this guide, you will notice many screenshots of the game. In an attempt to make the various menu translations easier to follow, I have taken the liberty of editing screenshots of the game to replace the Japanese text with English text. It is my hope that these photo-translations will make the translation segments of the guide more accessible, thereby increasing the efficiency and utility of this guide as a reference tool.

Current FAQ/Guide Status:The guide is now virtually 100% complete. Only minor details (cost of X blueprint in Y store)

are missing, as well as superfluous information (chapter summaries).

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GAME INFORMATIONMacross 30: Voices Across the Galaxy is a fast-paced action-combat game with heavy RPG

elements, which include level-up mechanics, stat upgrades, mech customization, sidequests, etc. It was developed by the hugely talented and experienced Studio Artdink, who have been responsible for a number of fantastic Macross and Gundam games published on the Playstation Portable, Playstation Vita and Playstation 3 gaming consoles over the past decade. This title marks Artdink's fourth Macross themed title on the Playstation 3, but (weirdly) is their first fully realized game on the platform.

Macross 30 presents a brand-new story taking place after the events of Macross Frontier, merging the casts (and mecha) of every animated Macross series (other than Macross II) into a fairly elaborate crossover-style story with an original cast. The player assumes the role of SMS test pilot Leon Sakaki after he crash-lands on the mysterious planet Ouroboros.

Release Date February 28, 2013 (Japan)Platform Sony Playstation 3Price 8,380Rating CERO B*Publisher Namco Bandai GamesDeveloper Studio Artdink

Note: CERO is the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization, which rates electronic games in Japan using the following scale:

CERO A Suitable for all ages.CERO B Suitable for ages 12 and up.CERO C Suitable for ages 15 and up.CERO D Suitable for ages 17 and up.CERO Z Not for children under 18.

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CONTROLSThere are three preset control schemes for Macross 30. The first is based on the controls

used in Artdink's earlier Macross titles on the Sony PSP; the second is based on third-person shooter controls; and the third is based around the camera-aiming mechanic. You can switch between these three control schemes at any time through the System or Options menus.

When using the Options menu, you will notice that there are two types of flight controls available. Normal controls are, unsurprisingly, the default. Real controls allow you to fly your aircraft like a fighter in an Ace Combat gamerolling with horizontal analog stick movementwhich gives you greater control over your flight path. Unfortunately, selecting Real flight controls also introduces multiple obtrusive HUD elements that are very distracting, so I do not recommend it.

Please keep in mind that Macross 30, like most Japanese games, does not invert the default confirm/cancel keys. This means that the circle button is (correctly) linked to the "confirm" command, and the cross button to the "cancel" command. Saving and loading the game, however, uses the same command buttons as the PS3 hardware's region. This means that gamers playing on European and American consoles should be aware that the confirm/cancel buttons will "switch" on them while going through the saving process.

Controls (A) Controls (B) Controls (C)Camera Right Analog Stick Right Analog Stick Right Analog StickMovement Directional Pad Left Analog Stick Left Analog StickTransform (Fighter) Left Analog Stick Up Directional Pad Up Directional Pad UpTransform (GERWALK)

Left Analog Stick Left/Right

Directional Pad Left/Right

Directional Pad Left/Right

Transform (Battroid) Left Analog Stick Down

Directional Pad Down Directional Pad Down

Primary Weapon Square R1 R1Secondary Weapon Circle Circle R2Weapon Select Menu N/A L2 CircleMelee Triangle Triangle TriangleBoost Cross Cross CrossDash N/A Square SquareLock-On R1 L1 L1Guard L1 R2 L2Center Camera R3 R3 R3Zoom Camera N/A L3 L3In-Game Menu Start Start StartIssue Orders Select Select Select

While in GERWALK mode, you will need to double-tap in the Boost button (cross) in order

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to descend.As is the case with other mech combat games from Artdink, you have an SP meter that

gradually fills as you take and receive damage; this meter can be depleted to use special moves and attacks.

Of the three schemes, I found control scheme C to be the most natural and efficient, though B was also very useful. I would recommend against using control scheme A, as using the directional pad for movement and the analog stick for transformation is very unintuitive.

Action SP Cost CommandAMS Anti-Missile System 0 Guard + DashReload Weapon 0 Primary Weapon (double-tap)Activate Skill 1 Guard + Weapon MenuCharged Ranged Attack 1 Guard + Secondary WeaponCharged Melee Attack 1 Guard + Melee AttackCharged Boost 1 Guard + BoostActivate Support Skill 2 Triangle + CircleSpecial Attack 2 Circle + Cross

Note that I gave the function-name of 1-cost SP actions instead of the buttons because the input commands for 1-cost SP skills will change based on which of the three control schemes you are using. The 2-cost SP skills, however, are activated with the same input command no matter which control scheme you are using.

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GAMEPLAY TIPSMacross 30 may be an action-RPG based on a long-running series of action-combat games,

but it also introduces a number of new skill-based mechanics. I'd like to take a moment now to point out some tips for new players to help them better take advantage of these new mechanics, as well as to point out some basic tips to help make your experience with the game less frustrating and more enjoyable.

General Tips

Remember to manage your inventory! If you have a full stack of any item, you will not be able to acquire any additional items of that type. If your inventory itself is full, you will not be able to receive any additional itemsincluding quest rewards.

Save your game at every opportunity! Enemies can re-spawn at random, and/or gang up on you en masse suddenly and unexpectedly. Higher level enemies with special weapons can dish out a lot of damage very quickly, and if you are destroyed you have to start over from whenever it was that you last launched from your ship.

Every time you launch from your ship, head to the nearest town and make certain you have a decent stock of recovery items and ammunition boxes for your secondary weapons. Ammunition boxes for your secondary weapons are applied automatically when you run out of ammo; if you don't have any ammo boxes, you won't be able to reload your secondary weapons, and you do not want to suddenly find yourself without any missiles.

Don't sell any aircraft parts or quest items! You can only hold 30 items in your inventory at a time, when you fill up, go back to the Gefion and dump everything into storage. Well, okay, I'm exaggerating a bit: you can sell consumable items without worrying, but keep all of those aircraft parts and quest items (E.G. delivery items) or you'll regret it later.

Sell your excess items! If you're not going to use certain consumable items, don't just toss them in the item box, sell them! Later in the game, when you're building rank II and rank III aircraft, sell your low-value parts, too. If none of the aircraft you're building require less than 100 total points, all of those parts you've got with a point value of 3 or less are kind of useless. Sell them! They'll provide a value stream of extra income that you'll need to purchase all of those new game plus blueprints.

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Combat Tips

In Battroid and GERWALK modes, locks tend to slip off enemies, requiring you to actively aim. This third-person shooter mechanic allows for skill-based gameplaynot only do you have to lead the target to score hits (aim where the enemy aircraft will be, not where it is)and mechanics. If you score hits in the central body of an enemy aircraft, you will do extra damage (critical hit); if you score hits on the cockpit/head of an enemy aircraft, you will do even more extra damage (headshot).

Most aircraft have two types of missiles: multi-lock (usually assigned to Sub-1) and rapid-fire (usually assigned to sub-2). Multi-lock missiles are (obviously) best for taking out multiple targets simultaneously, but because the missiles eject away from the aircraft before they ignite, they are not well suited for use while in Fighter mode. (When used in Fighter mode, they tend to over-shoot the target and miss). It is, therefore, best to use multi-lock missiles in Battroid and GERWALK modes, and save rapid-fire missiles for Fighter mode.

While in Fighter mode, your primary weapon will automatically lead the target provided you are pointed directly at it, more or less. This makes strafing a very viable tactic.

While in Fighter mode, dashing causes your aircraft to roll to in the direction you hold the analog stick. This is very useful for breaking, as well as avoiding enemy weapons fire. Also keep in mind that for situations where you cannot avoid incoming fire, you can use your AMS (Anti-Missile System) to shoot down incoming missiles (Guard + Dash).

Damage effects two separate variables on enemy aircraft: permanent damage and momentary damage. This means that if you do not completely destroy an enemy quickly, it will slowly regenerate a portion of its HP. For larger enemies that regenerate HP quickly, try alternating between primary and secondary weapons while reloading (thus maintaining a constant stream of fire) to stall this process.

When enemy aircraft explode in proximity to the player, you are awarded tuning points (TP) and experience, regardless of whether or not you destroyed the enemy yourself. Destroyed enemies also drop items in the form of glowing orbs: yellow orbs are money, purple orbs are items.

Choose aircraft with versatile armamentsif all you've got are missiles, all you've got are missiles. Multi-lock missiles are great for taking out large numbers of enemy aircraft; single-lock (or burst) missiles are great for taking out enemy ace aircraft... but aircraft aren't your only enemies! Stocking up on some reaction weapons can be very useful, as they can deal a lot more damage to enemy warships than standard missiles, and can even be extremely effective in dungeons where enemies tend to get clumped together. A few reaction missiles can mean the difference between victory or defeat.

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Tuning Tips

Though you have the option of purchasing tuning points (1,000TP for 1,000G), I would strongly recommend against doing so. I think it's important to get a good feel for an aircraft before deciding which stats and/or weapons you want to upgrade, as well as to get an appreciation for an aircraft's base stats.

Use your AI wingmen to grind TP for aircraft you don't like. This is especially useful for optional equipment that requires a massive amount of TP. Early in the game, for instance, you can use Mylene's VF-1 to grind TP for VF-1 strike packs, and get fully tuned packs in half the time, or fully tune two packs at once.

Your primary weapons have infinite ammunition, which makes them absolutely essential to your survivability during long-term flights. I would, therefore, recommend tuning the primary weapon(s) before anything else, especially bolstering power, accuracy and projectile speed.

Most Valkyries' third secondary weapon (Sub-3) is a head-mounted laser turret. These weapons are not entirely worthless (in fact, they can be very useful) but they are very much a stop-gap measureso don't bother investing any TP into them. You won't get enough of an increase in effectiveness to justify the cost.

When you apply tuning points, you extend a yellow bar marking the increased stats. Eventually this bar will turn red. When you reach the red threshold, each additional upgrade will cost more TP. Red tuning is called over-tuning, and should not be done until after you have fully tuned all of the aircraft and weapon stats to their maximum yellow value unless you are specifically setting out to make a specialized build.

Some aircraft have multiple primary weapons. Generally speaking, it's better to choose whichever primary weapon suits your play style best, and only tune that weapon.

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MENU TRANSLATIONSMacross 30 is an open-world style game, so there is no central menu tree to navigate. There

are three basic menu clusters you will use as you play the game: the My Ship menu, which serves as your game hub; the In-Game menu; and the Town menu. Each menu is accessed from the field. To view the My Ship menu, you must enter the circular blue field projected underneath your mothership; to view the In-Game menu, you must press the Start button while in the field; to view the Town menu you must land in the blue field of a Town building.

Your ship, the venerable Gefion, is fairly easy and obvious to spot. Towns, however, can sometimes be hidden by terrain, and appear simply as (large) buildings (the actual communities are largely underground). Both project blue fields that you must interact with in order to enter town or land on your carrier. While in blue fields, you can go to the ship (left) or town (right) by pressing Triangle, or save your game by pressing the Select button.

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MY SHIP MENU:

The My Ship menu is actually the bridge of your SMS carrier, the Gefion, and it serves as the central hub of the game. You can manage your aircraft, items and squadron from the Hangar; move your ship to a different field (over-world); view movies, sound files, and loading screen wallpaper, or even peruse through a Macross encyclopedia in the Gallery; save or load your game; or alter your options.

Take special note of the general information window in the upper right corner: it displays your (Leon's) level, the total amount of money you have, your current play time and selected difficulty. It also informs you of your current position in the main questthose first two numbers in the photo-translation above, 4-1, indicate that the player is currently in mission 1 of chapter 4.

You can launch (exit the Gefion and return to the field) at any time by pressing Start, or buy selecting the Launch option from the menu.

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Hangar Menu:

If the My Ship menu is the heart, the Hangar is the brain. Here you'll find all of the really important stuff. You can manage your characters and aircraft, as well as purchase and apply tuning points from the Flight Deck; you can construct new aircraft in the Mechanic's Room; manage your inventory and item storage in the Item Box; go back to the carrier's bridge (My Ship menu) or take-off immediately.

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Hangar: Squadron Settings Sub-MenuThe Squadron Settings menu should look very familiar to anyone who's played any of

Artdink's other Macross or Gundam games. Here, you select and tune your aircraft, choose what optional equipment you want to use (where applicable), select pilot skills and support characters, and (in new game plus) choose your pilot. Note that in your first run-through of the game, you will be restricted to using Leon Sakaki as your pilot.

You can cycle through available aircraft with the directional-pad, and use the shoulder buttons to switch between your two wingmen. Selecting your aircraft (circle button) brings up the tuning menu, where you can apply tuning points to various stats to improve your aircraft's performance. You can cycle through tabs with the shoulder buttons: the first tab is your aircraft proper, while the five remaining tabs are for individual weapons. Note that you can also select color schemes for your aircraft (does not apply to character-specific aircraft, like Ichijo's VF-1J) and purchase additional tuning points, or TP, if you don't have the patience for grinding. The stats you can alter are:

HP Determines how many total health points your aircraft has.Ranged Defense Determines how much damage you take from ranged attacks (missiles,

explosions, bullets, beams, etc.).Melee Defense Determines how much damage you take from melee attacks.Speed Determines how fast your aircraft moves normally (does not effect boosting or

dashing)Boost Determines the rate at which the boost gauge is consumed while boosting or

dashing.Mobility Determines aircraft maneuverability, or turning ability.Radar Range Determines the distance at which your aircraft can lock-on to enemies.

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All of the weapons share the same customization stats, but not all stats will be customizable for all weapons. You cannot, for example, increase the amount of magazine ammunition in a melee attack (makes sense, no?). This means you can apply the above photo-translation of the main weapon tuning panel to the melee attack and secondary weapon tuning panels. Note that tuning the main weapon of an aircraft with multiple main weapons (like the VF-27's variable beam cannon) will effect both modes of fire. The stats you can alter are:

Power Determines the amount of damage a weapon deals.Accuracy Determines the accuracy of ranged weapons.Max Targets Determines the number of enemies multi-lock missiles can lock onto

simultaneously.Range Determines the range at which weapons will lock on to enemies (red reticule).Projectile Speed Determines the velocity of missiles, bullets and beams.Reload Speed Determines the cooldown length before weapons can be reloaded (does not

apply to manually reloading by double-tapping primary attack button).Magazine Ammo

Determines the total number of missiles/bullets per magazine.

The small black input in the lower right of the aircraft selection panel details the aircraft's optional equipment, where applicable. Here, you can select whether or not to use super/strike/armored/fast packs, and can tune those equipment packs as well (refer to aircraft tuning photo-translation for details).

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In addition, you can select an equipment type, either Type A or Type B for your optional equipment. Type-A equipment will keep the packs equipped even when their HP reaches zero, but you will not be able to use the packs' special SP attacks; Type-B equipment will automatically purge the packs when their HP reaches zero, but will allow you to use their special, more powerful SP attacks.

You have only very limited options when it comes to customizing your pilots and support characters. You can select up to three auto-skills (see Skills Section for details) and determine a growth type. Growth type determines how skill points are allocated upon level-up. Selecting offensive growth type will allocate more points to strength and combat stats, and fewer to defense and speed and so on. The default growth type is Balance, and there's no real reason to change it.

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Hangar: Mechanic's Room Sub Menu

The Mechanic's Room is where you go to construct new aircraft and upgrade older aircraft. Each aircraft has three different ranks: I, II, and III. Rank I aircraft are the initial aircraft, they can be upgraded in rank by obtaining higher-rank blueprints (refer to Items & Shops section for details). Higher-rank aircraft have the same base stats as their rank I versions, but have a greater total TP capacity, and more tuning points can be installed in stats before over-tuning (red-tuning).

In the Mechanic's Room, any aircraft whose blueprints you own but have not yet constructed will be grayed out; any aircraft (including unbuilt aircraft) that can be worked on (e.g. upgrading to higher rank) will be outlined in yellow; aircraft that have already been built and cannot be upgraded will be outlined in orange.

The upgrading process is essentially a simple mathematical mini-game. Each aircraft will require a certain total point value in all three categories: frame, armor and engine. Each aircraft part you obtain will have a certain point value: you have to combine the parts you've collected to meet the aircraft's requirements, but cannot use more than 50 total parts to do so. The most efficient way to construct aircraft is to try and conserve high-value parts, which means using as many low-value parts as possible to construct an aircraft as possible. This means it's better in the long-run for you to use 50 different parts to meet the requirements for building an aircraft than to use 10. To reiterate the goal is to construct an aircraft using as many different parts as possible.

Using the correct parts to construct a new aircraft (e.g. VF-1 engine on a VF-1) will yield a bonus. The bonus does not effect aircraft stats or points requirements on the current aircraft: all bonus effects is the total value of points necessary for construction of higher-ranked versions of that aircraft. This means that if you construct a Rank I VF-11B, for example, and use frame parts that yield a bonus, that when you go to build a Rank II or Rank III VF-11B, you will have a slightly lower required Frame value. In a nutshell, that means the bonus yields so little benefit there's little point in going out of your way to use it.

Of course, if you don't feel like playing the game, you can always press Triangle and let Aisha automatically determine which parts to use.

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Hangar: Item BoxThe Item Box is your storage. You can only keep 30 different items in your inventory at a

time, so you'll be using it frequently. Keep in mind you can only access the item box to transfer items in and out of your inventory from the Hangar sub-menu of the My Ship menu. You can, however, buy items to and sell items from the item box while shopping in towns.

Using the storage system is very simple. Your inventory appears in the box to the left of the screen, and the item box inventory appears in the box to the right. You select items to move with the circle button. For stacks of items, you can increase or decrease the quantity by increments of 1 unit by using the directional pad, left or right. You can select the maximum or minimum amount of items by using the directional pad, up or down.

Remember: press the select button to sort your items. You should constantly keep your items properly sorted. (Note that you canand also shouldauto-sort your items from the inventory screen in the in-game menu.

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Gallery MenuThe gallery is where you'll find all sorts of extras (superfluous content) for the game. Here

you can view movies, look at your combat record, browse the Macross Encyclopedia, play various sound files, or look at loading screen wallpaper. The Gallery menu options appear in that order (Movies; Combat Record; Macross Encyclopedia; Sound; Loading Wallpaper).

The Movies section contains not just the in-game movies, but a whole host of extra content, including (but not limited to) a brief history of the Macross franchise (narrated by an SD Sheryl Nome) and interviews with voice actors and staff.

The Combat Record is the only useful (i.e. practical) aspect of the gallery. The record is divided into three columns: the first column lists out the number of side-quests you have completed (quests that have been completed will have a cyan-colored clear icon attached; quests that are available but have not been completed will be listed; quests that are not available will not be displayedyou'll only see question marks. There are 200 quests total; refer to the Guild Quests section for details); the second column details your best times in the races (There are 30 races total; refer to the Races subsection of the Secrets & Extras section for details); the third and final column depicts basic gameplay information, in the the following order:

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Some of the kanji in the Combat Record was very difficult to read, so please keep in mind that the above translations may not be 100% accurate.

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Options Menu

The options menu is fairly straightforward: the above photo-translation should tell you everything you need to know. For details on different control settings, refer to the Controls subsection of the Introduction section.

Don't get too excited about custom audio: it's extremely limited. Basically, you can choose to replace the sound file that plays during support skills... and that's it. You can create up to three pre-set selections of replacement music... but considering the support skill music is the only actually good music in the game, from the actual Macross animations, there's little reason to mess with it. At least so far as I'm concerned.

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TOWN MENUThe cities of Ouroboros are almost completely underground; only a a large structure with a

hangar mars the surface of the planet to make travel and trade possible. These hangars serve as the central location for the player's interactions with Ouroborosthis is where you go to accept quests and turn-in completed quests for rewards, participate in races, and purchase new items and blueprints.

Please note that in some towns (Yue, Jurgen and Urthr) there will be a third option, after Hunter Guild and before Leave Town, to access the Vanquish Races. When you select that option, you will be brought to the race menu which consists of three options: the first option will take you to the race selection menu; the second will give you an explanation of vanquish races; the third will return you to the Town Menu.

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Shop Sub Menu

Remember, you won't be able to access any items you buy for your storage without actually entering the Gefion (My Ship Menu) and going into the Item Box to retrieve them, so be careful.

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Hunter's Guild Sub Menu

Please keep in mind that you can only have five active quests at any given time. Also, be aware that the tuning points rewarded from quests will be applied to whichever aircraft you're using when you complete the questthis means you can complete a quest with a monstrously overtuned aircraft, and then switch to an unused aircraft to complete the quest to get a bunch of TP to play with right off the bat.

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IN-GAME MENUThe in-game menus consist of five separate menus, and defaults to the third menuthe item

screenwhen you open it. For clarity, I will describe the menus in left-to-right, in the order of Status, Quest, Item, Map and then, finally, System.

Status menu: this menu depicts the status of your aircraft, specifically. You will see your pilot character at the top of the screen, along with all of his (or her) stats listed. These are the same stats (in the same order) as what appears in the pilot select screen (see hangar menu).

The Quest menu displays you active quests (both story and Guild) as well as quests that have not yet been turned in. You can see quest descriptions and clear conditions on the right side of the screen.

The Item menu displays all of the items in your inventory. See the Items section for details. Note that some items cannot be used in certain aircraft forms. Hand grenades, for example, can only be used while in Battroid mode.

The map is fairly simple. See the Guild Quests section for translations of town names. Towns appear in gold, caves/bases appear in green.

Finally: the system screen. The first option here is Retry Mission selecting this will reset your progress to the last time you left the carrier. The middle option is Options, and the third option is Return to Title, which will exit the game.

You cannot save from the in-game menu. To save, you must enter a blue field at either a town or your ship and press select, or from within the My Ship menu.

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CHARACTERS & STORYMacross 30 features an original storyline written by Kodachi Ukyo (who wrote the

novelizations for Macross Frontier) with supervision by Macross creator Kawamori Shoji. Set one year after the events of Macross Frontier, players assume the role of SMS test pilot Leon Sakaki as he explores the alien world Ouroboros. Characters from other Macross series, including Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, Macross Zero, Macross Plus, Macross Seven and Macross Frontier all play a role in this new story in the Macross saga.

STORY PREMISEIt is the year 2060 A.D.. One year has passed since the Frontier Colonial Fleet's battle with

the Vajra ended, and since then the galaxy has been at peace. Leon Sakaki, of the SMS' Sephira branch, is sent to the vicinity of planet Ouroboros on a mission, but is forced to crash-land on the planet after being attacked by an unknown enemy.

Leon is rescued by Aisha Blanchett, head of the SMS' Ouroboros branchbut she is unable to recover his prototype VF-25 due to a mysterious phenomenon known as the Ouroboros Aurora.

Deciding to work together to solve the mysteries of Ouroboros, Leon and Aisha set out to explore the planet's underground ruins. There, they discover a mysterious sleeping girl.

This is the story of what transpires when she awakens.Leon Sakaki, allied with the legendary singers and pilots of the past, must fight not only for

the fate of Ouroboros, but for the fate of the galaxy itself.

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CHARACTERS Leon Sakaki (Macross 30): The main character of Macross 30. A passionate test pilot with

exceptional skill and a strong sense of justice. The story opens when he arrives at planet Ouroboros. Voiced by Irino Miyu.

Aisha Blanchett (Macross 30): The first heroine of Macross 30, she is a Zentraedi prodigy who was given command of the SMS Ouroboros branch at a young age. She is very positive and has a bright personality, and is primarily focused on studying the ruins that litter Ouroboros' landscape. Voiced by Inoue Marina.

Mina Forte (Macross 30): The second heroine of Macross 30, she is a mysterious, amnesiac girl who was discovered sleeping in ancient ruins. The story will unravel as she recovers her memory. Voiced by Chigusa Haruka.

Mae Riron (Macross 30): The head of the Ouroboros Hunter Guild, she lives in Vrlitwhal City and is older than she looks. Aisha's best friend, she quickly befriends Leon and frequently aids the Ouroboros SMS with their investigation, sometimes helping personally in her custom YF-27.

Ganesu Modora (Macross 30): A bandit leader who dreams of becoming the Bandit King, Ganesu has a crush on Aisha and believes she will reciprocate his feelings if he defeats her in battle.

Rod Baltmar (Macross 30): Leon's rival Rod is a N.U.N.S. Pilot assigned to the special task force Hamaval. He has known Leon since they where children, but the two became estranged from one another after a certain incident. Voiced by Miyano Mamoru.

Ushio Todo (Macross 30): Commanding officer of the N.U.N.S. Special task force Hamaval, he seems to be conducting an independent investigation in the ruins of Ouroboros.... Voiced by Nakada Joji.

Shin Kudo (Macross Zero): A United Nations pilot who fought in the Unification Wars, he became a test pilot for the VF-0 Phoenix prototype Valkyrie. After being shot down over the Mayan Islands by Nora Polyansky and D.D. Ivanov of the Anti-United Nation forces, he established a relationship with the native islandersspecifically the sisters, Mao and Sara Nome.

Sara Nome (Macross Zero): A Mayan priestess, Sara sometimes displays supernatural abilities. A pacifist by nature, she resents the inevitable conflict and violence that results from Shin's crash-landing, but nonetheless finds herself drawn toward himforming a love triangle, along with her younger sister, Mao.

Mao Nome (Macross Zero): Sara's younger sister, Mao is fascinated by the technology and culture of the outside world. She quickly develops a crush on Shin after he crash-lands on the Mayan Island. Later in life, she will actualize her dreams by becoming the chief scientist of a research fleet after the first Space War. Sheryl Nome is her granddaughter.

Nora Polyansky (Macross Zero): An ace pilot of the Anti-United Nations Forces prior to Space War I, she is given command of a squadron of prototype SV-51 variable fighters.

D.D. Ivanov (Macross Zero): A former U.N. pilot and aviation instructor who taught Roy Focker, he defected to the Anti-United Nations forces late in the war. D.D., or Daisy, was assigned to Nora's SV-51 squadron and the two became romantically involved.

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Ichijo Hikaru (SDF Macross): A former acrobatic pilot who became the legendary ace pilot of the SDF-1 Macross during the first Space War against the Zentraedi. A friend and protege of Roy Focker, Hikaru became the squadron leader of the infamous Skull Squadron and was responsible for commanding the SDF-1's fighter squadrons. Though his actions in the war made him an iconic figure, he passed into legend in 2016 when he, along with his family and Lynn Minmay, vanished without a trace with the Megaroad-01 Fleet.

Lynn Minmay (SDF Macross): The legendary songstress who ended Space War I with her singing, she single-handedly brought culture to the Zentraedi and saved the human race from extinction. Despite living a troubled life, she became a symbol for the new humanity that survived the war and passed into legend in 2016, when she, along with the rest of the Megaroad-01 fleet, disappeared without a trace near the galactic core.

Misa Hayase (SDF Macross): Born into a military family, Misa Hayase served as a bridge officer on the SDF-1 Macross during the first Space War. She eventually developed a ramntic relationship with ace pilot Hikaru Ichijo, and the two eventually married and had children, before disappearing along with the rest of the Megaroad-01 fleet without a trace in 2016.

Kamjin Kravshera (SDF Macross): A Zentraedi soldier infamous for his brutal tactics, after being transported to Ouroboros, Kamjin establishes his own faction on the planet, allying with Ganesu Modora's bandits, and later forming a tenuous alliance with the Hamaval.

Isamu Dyson (Macross Plus): Garudo Goa Bowman (Macross Plus): Myun van Roan (Macross Plus): Sharon Apple (Macross Plus): Nekki Basara (Macross Seven): Mylene Jenius (Macross Seven): Kizaki Gamlin (Macross Seven): Maximilian Jenius (Macross Seven): Millia Jenius (Macross Seven): Alto Saotome (Macross Frontier): Ranka Lee (Macross Frontier): Sheryl Nome (Macross Frontier): Ozma Lee (Macross Frontier): Michael Blanc (Macross Frontier): Luca Angeloni (Macross Frontier): Klan-Klan (Macross Frontier): Jeffrey Wilder (Macross Frontier): Brera (Macross Frontier): Grace O'Connor (Macross Frontier):

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PLOT SUMMARY (SPOILERS!)Chapter 1: Planet Ouroboros

Begins with Leon waking up in a room where he's being nursed back to health. After meeting Aisha in said room, he finds out that she is the head officer of the S.M.S. branch on Ouroboros. After doing a quick confirmation that his delivery mission was successful whatever it was in the remains of the VF-25 he was in, or could have been the VF-25 itself. Leon asks for a plane with a fold unit so he can return to Seifira, which Aisha regrets she can't because of her mentioning that some weird 'aurora' around Ouroboros prevents fold technology from working. Also mentions that possible even ships with fold technology would not be able to work either. After finding out that he would be stuck there for who knows how long, a year at worst it seems, Leon decides to help Aisha out with the day to day operations around Ouroboros as well as obtaining a Hunter License in order to do various jobs on the planet. Small details included that Aisha is a master mechanic and a mecha otaku, she has her own personal customized VF-19. Leon is technically unsatisfied with being left with a replica VF-0D that initially couldn't even transform out of Battleroid Mode. When Leon first met Aisha, his initial comments about Aisha tells the player that Leon hasn't really met a Zentraedi woman before. It's hinted early that Aisha has already taken a liking to Leon and she loves to randomly tease him every so often.

Being supported every so often by Aisha, he gets into the groove of things on the planet. During this period, Leon learns that there are others on the planet as well usually referred generally as bandits, which encompass pirates, and the sort. After a battle with some bandits, some time afterwards the bandits' leader comes to take revenge and during the battle, Leon suffers flashbacks about a disaster that happened somewhere else in the past with his friends. Leon becomes heated up afterwards, swearing to never repeat the same mistake of not being able to do anything again. Swiftly defeats the bandits and their leader and heads into the ruins with Aisha, who wanted to show Leon. While in the ruins, they meet up with the ruin guardians that guard said ruins. The ruins are supposedly Protoculture. As Leon and Aisha go deeper into the ruins, they encounter a much larger guardian unit and Aisha going into her otaku mode of wanting to capture the thing as undamaged as possible. After successfully doing so, Leon is about to complete the capture but the unit self-destructs causing a cave in separating Leon and Aisha. As Leon looks about, he sees a hibernation chamber of some sort with a girl inside, due to something, Leon activates the waking sequence waking up the girl and he swiftly escapes the ruins due to it collapsing around him. Side note, Aisha is upset that Leon didn't salvage any parts of the mech that self-destructed and not about the girl he found that is in his plane.

As they take care of the girl, who now is known as Mina. The first initial issues is that Mina has amnesia and has no idea who she was or how she was in that chamber. They take her under their care, Aisha makes Mina an employee as well.

Before the bandit leader battle, Leon and Aisha take a job to stop a group of berserk Zentradi who are wrecking havoc to nearby areas. As Leon and Aisha managed to stop them via not killing them but knocking them out-ish, the Zentradi don't remember exactly why they were going berserk but were sure something on the planet may have caused them to. Leon and Aisha now become worried about further incidences with berserk Zentradi.

After intergrating Mina into S.M.S. Mina, Leon and Aisha go on a shopping trip for things for Mina, during the course of the trip, Mina hears Sheryl's song being broadcasted and they buy a Sheryl's cd for Mina. Mina becomes a fan of Sheryl's. Later on, Mina went through some pilot training and is now also able to fly a plane as well. Leon helps Mina out with a job assigned by Aisha, which is the usual collect items. During the near end of the job, they run into a lone large Vajra. (gameplay note, if the Vajra is left alone and not attacked, it does not attack back or attack at all.) As they finish the job, things seem to be going alright. Though the appearance of the lone

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Vajra from before foreshadows that the events on the planet are all connected somehow. Ouroboro's Aurora, the various ruins, the berserk Zentradi...everything is connected in that mystery that is connected to Mina's still to be recovered memories.

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SKILLSThere are two different types of skills in Macross 30: auto-skills and support skills. Auto-

skills either activate only once, automatically, when certain requirements are met (typically when you lose a certain amount of HP) or are constantly active. Each pilot can select up to three different auto-skills. Support skills are a little different. These are dependent on your selected support characterso if you don't have one, you can't use 'emand are activated directly by the player (command: Guard + Weapon Menu, see Controls subsection for details).

AUTO-SKILLSIcon Skill Name Effect

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Auto-Guard

Automatically guard against attacks in Battroid and GERWALK modes.

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Repair

Restore up to 80% of HP when HP falls below 40% (only activates once per sortie).

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Clairvoyance

Increases both aircraft speed and lock-on range by 30%.

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Rolling Plus

Increases speed by 300% while rolling in Fighter mode.

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Rescue Party

Increases effectiveness of HP recovery items by 50%.

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Zentraedi Blood

Increases melee combat damage by 30%.

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Counterattack Signal

Fills all 6 SP gauge bars when HP falls below 30%.38

Displays complete map of the entire dungeon.

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Treasure Hunter

Boost Mania

Decrease boost gauge consumption by 25%.

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Regular Shop Customer

Get a discount on town shops' item 1. (The first item in each shop's inventory?)

Bombing King

Increase capacity of all armaments by 20%.

Fill all 6 SP gauge bars when starting at the start of a combat quest (subjugation/Bounty).

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Energetic

Pineapple Cake

When HP reaches 0, recover with invincibility for a limited time (only activates once per sortie).

Sniper

Increase damage of sniper rifles by 50%.

Specialist

Decrease SP gauge consumption by 25%.

Missile Squadron

Increase capacity of AMS (anti-missile system) by 50%.

Battleship Crusher

Deal 50% extra damage to battleships.

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Tuning Lover

Acquire 50% more TP when shooting down enemy aircraft.

Professional Pilot

Acquire 100% more experience when shooting down enemy aircraft.

Awakening

When HP falls below 30%, zero-cost SP attack will activate (only activates once per sortie).

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SUPPORT SKILLSSkill Name General Effect Effect at Level 50

Mina

Planet's Cradle Increases defense and HP recovery.

Increases defense by 110% and recovers up to 7,200 HP.

Sara

Song of Ruin Powerful damage to a wide area.

Attack power 11,000.

Mao

Mayan Blessing Erects a Pinpoint Barrier to prevent damage.

Barrier can withstand a total of 5,000 damage.

Minmay

Do You Remember Love?

Decreases attack power and defense of Zentraedi aircraft, recovers HP.

Decrease attack power and defense of Zentraedi aircraft by 70%, restores 7,450 HP.

Misa

Macross Cannon Macross cannon attack. Attack power 9,000.

Myun

VOICES Resurrect wingman and recover HP.

Recover wingman with 7,200 HP recovery.

Sharon

Sharon's Temptation Increase attack power of all allied aircraft.

Increase attack power of all allied aircraft by 110% for 18 seconds.

Basara

Totsugeki Love Heart Increases attack power and HP recovery.

Increase attack power by 7,200, increase HP recover 140%.

Mylene

MY FRIENDS Restores HP and prevents stagger.

Restores up to 7,200 HP.

Ranka

Super-Dimensional Cinderella

Restores HP and pauses enemy HP recovery.

Restores up to 7,200 HP and prevents enemy HP recovery for 15 seconds.

Sheryl

Galaxy's Fairy Increases attack power and HP recovery.

Increases HP recovery by 110%, attack power by 7,700.

Grace

Implant Network Increases attack power and defense.

Increases both attack power and defense by 110%.

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FIELD MAPSMacross 30 is a semi-open world game. The game world is split into three large fields, with scattered dungeons, towns and enemies throughout. In the maps I've provided below, I've indicated the player's ship (the Gefion) with a cyan icon; towns with yellow icons; and dungeons with red icons. These are still rough translations of area names I'm using, so don't expect that katakana I'm basing the location-names after to match with the proper anglicized Norse names that appear in English in the game.

YURIA ARCHIPELAGO

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SIERRA DESERT

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MADIS GLACIER

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STORY QUESTSMacross 30's narrative is broken up into 9 chapters, which in turn are broken up into three

acts, each consisting of three chapters. The first three chapters occur in the Yuria Archipelago field, the middle three in the Sierra Desert, and the final three occur in the Madis Glacier field. However, some missions later in the game will occur outside of the primary area.

CHAPTER 1: PLANET OUROBOROSQuest Name Clear Conditions Reward

1-1 The Zentraedi Girl

Complete the Battroid mode tutorial.

500G; 200EXP; 300TP5x Repair Kit I5x Ammo Box (Sub-1)

1-2 Bandits

Complete the GERWALK mode tutorial.

700G; 250EXP; 550TP5x Ammo Box (Sub-1)5x Ammo Box (Sub-2)

1-3 Hunter Exam

Complete the Fighter mode tutorial.

900G; 300EXP; 800TPVF-0A Blueprints (I)10x Junk Armor Part I

1-4 The Ouroboros Incident

Find the Hunter's certificate in Mimir Cave.

1100G; 350EXP; 1050TP5x Ammo Box (Sub-1)5x Repair Kit I

1-5 The Girl in the Ruins

Defeat Ganesu and investigate the Bolverkr Ruins.

1300G; 4000EXP; 1300TP5x Ammo Box (Sub-3)10x Junk Engine Part I

1-6 Vrlitwhal City

Visit the shop in Vrlitwhal City and repel the bandit attack.

1500G; 450EXP; 1550TPVF-0 Ghost Booster BlueprintsJunk Frame Part I

1-7 Fragments of Memory

Investigate the Vafudr Ruins.

1700G; 500EXP; 1800TPAisha's Glasses2x Repair Kit II

1-8 First Flight

Accompany Mina on her first flight; retrieve all 5 cargo units.

1900G; 550EXP; 2050TPMina's Hairpin10x Ammo Box (Sub-1)

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CHAPTER 2: HARSH CRY OF THE ANCIENTS' SERVANTSQuest Name Clear Conditions Reward

2-1 Vajra's Guardian

Intercept and destroy the wandering Vajra.

2100G; 600EXP; 2300TPVF-1A Blueprints (I)10x Junk Engine Part I

2-2 Galactic Fairy

Investigate the Baleygr Ruins and defeat the unidentified enemies.

2300G; 650EXP; 2550TP10x Repair Kit I10x Restoration Kit I

2-3 Chance Meeting

Visit the Hunter Guild in Vrlitwhal City; defeat the enemy in Faros Base.

2500G; 700EXP; 2800TP10x Ammo Box (Sub-2)10x Armor Junk Part

2-4 Wanderer

Find the missing hunter. 2700G; 750EXP; 3050TPVF-1 Super Pack Blueprints10x Ammo Box (Sub-1)

2-5 Sheryl Live

Defeat the Zentraedi rebels in Vrlitwhal City.

2900G; 800EXP; 3300TP2x Repair Kit II5x Pineapple Salad

CHAPTER 3: FOLD OUTQuest Name Clear Conditions Reward

3-1 Kamjin the Comrade-Killer

Defeat Kamjin's warship.

3100G; 850EXP; 3550TPVF-1J Blueprints (I)10x Ammo Box (Sub-1)

3-2 Let's Fire!!! Let's Fire!

Investigate the Vafudr Ruins.

3300G; 950EXP; 3800TP2x Mishima Mushroom (Strength)3x Pineapple Cake (Block)

3-3 Mina's Singing Voice

Visit the Hunter Guild in Vrlitwhal City; Investigate Volundr Cave.

3500G; 950EXP; 4050TP10x Repair Kit I10x Junk Frame Part I

3-4 Mylene's Great Escape

Visit Daoren, Yue, and Leopold City; defend Mylene.

3700G; 1000EXP; 4300TP10x Ammo Box (Sub-1)2x Steak (170g)

3-5 Remnants of the Guardians

Invesigate the Gangleri Ruins; defeat the giant guardian weapon.

3900G; 1050EXP; 4550TPVF-11B Blueprints (I)Simple Fold Booster

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CHAPTER 4: THE DESERT LANDQuest Name Clear Conditions Reward

4-1 Record of the Ancients

Visit Hunter Guild in Cleef Town; Investigate Alfathr Ruins.

4100G; 1100EXP; 4800TP5x Repair Kit II10x Ammo Box (Sub-1)

4-2 Ganesu's Scheme

Defeat the desert bandits; investigate Heithrun Cave.

4300G; 1150EXP; 5050TP3x Repair Kit III2x Hippo-Cow Ice Cream

4-3 Sheryl's Burning Fever

Investigate Alfathr Ruins; Obtain Ouroboros Cactus from near the Oasis.

4500G; 1200EXP; 5300TP10x Ammo Box (Sub-2)3x Eel Tuna (Double)

4-4 The Fastest Man

Find the Havamal deserter in Jurgen.

4700G; 1250EXP; 5550TPYF-19 Blueprints (I)5x Junk Armor Parts (I)

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CHAPTER 5: DESPARATE RESCUEQuest Name Clear Conditions Reward

5-1 Call of the Wind

Defeat the Zentraedi outside and investigate the Sanngetall Ruins.

4900G; 1300EXP; 5800TP10x Ammo Box (Sub-1)3x Pineapple Cake (Half)

5-2 Cleef Town

Visit the shop in Cleef Town; investigate Grotti Cave.

5100G; 1350EXP; 6050TP5x Dyaus Frame Part II3x Afterburner III

5-3 Kamjin's Plot

Arrest the bandit leader. 5300G; 1400EXP; 6300TP10x Repair Kit I5x Hand Grenade III

5-4 Rescue

Defeat the enemies outside and investigate Surudoheimu Fortress.

5500G; 1450EXP; 6550TPVF-171 Blueprints (I)Ranka's Phone

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CHAPTER 6: FIRST LIVEQuest Name Clear Conditions Reward

6-1 Secret Management

Oversee all four pods. 5700G; 1500EXP; 6800TP10x Repair Kit I5x Restoration Kit III

6-2 Planet CradlePlanet Cradle

Defeat Kamjin's forces in Vrlitwhal City.

5900G; 1550EXP; 7050TP5x Junk Engine Part II2x Pineapple Salad (Zentora)

6-3 Mayan Girl

Defeat the Havamal Squadron at Yue.

6100G; 1600EXP; 7300TP5x Repair Kit 2Giant Tuna

6-4 ZEROThe ZERO Assassin

Defeat the Havamal Squadron and investigate Misos Base.

6300G; 1650EXP; 7550TP10x Ammo Box (Sub-1)5x Plasma Grenade III

6-5 Parallel Thoughts

Meet Rod in Moriconehill; investigate the Heruberundi Ruins; defeat the giant guardian weapon.

6500G; 1700EXP; 7800TPYF-25 Blueprints (I)Simple Fold Booster

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CHAPTER 7: HAVAMAL MADNESSQuest Name Clear Conditions Reward

7-1 Super Dimensional Cinderella

Investigate the Furoputo Ruins.

6700G; 1750EXP; 8050TP10x Ammo Box (Sub-1)2x Eel Tuna (Double)

7-2 Minmay Retaken

Investigate Kanonos Base; defeat Kamjin.

6900G; 1800EXP; 8300TP3x Repair Kit IVMinmay Doll

7-3 The Legendary Diva

Investigate Gagnarthor Ruins.

7100G; 1850EXP; 8550TP10x Repair Kit I10x Ammo Box (Sub-2)

7-4 S.M.S Fight! SMS!

Help the SMS defeat the Havamal.

7300G; 1900EXP; 8800TP2x Pineapple Salad (Zentora)10x Ammo Box (Sub-1)

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CHAPTER 8: SHARON'S REVENGEQuest Name Clear Conditions Reward

8-1 The Legendary Ace Pilot

Defeat the Havamal Squadron.

7500G; 1950EXP; 9050TPYF-29 Blueprints (I)5x Junk Engine Parts III

8-2 Sound Energy System

Investigate Misos Base. 7700G; 2000EXP; 9300TP5x Repair Kit II10x Ammo Box (Sub-1)

8-3 The Voice Echoing Across the Planet

Help the SMS defeat the Havamal; defeat Implant Vajra, Ivanov, Nora and Sharon.

7900G; 2050EXP; 9550TP5x Restoration Kit III5x Pineapple Cake (Half)

8-4 Final Ignition

Survey the ruins and return to the Gefion.

8100G; 2100EXP; 9800TP10x Ammo Box (Sub-1)2x Steak (200g)

8-5 Intermission

Select "Go to Final Chapter" in My Ship menu.

CHAPTER 9: VOICES ACROSS THE GALAXYQuest Name Clear Conditions Reward

9-1 Decisive Battle

Investigate Gurazuheimu Fortress; escape from Fortress.

YF-30 Blueprints (I)

9-2 Fold Evil

Break through the cocoon's shell and defeat the ancient weapon inside.

All of the story quests are very simple, with the objectives very clearly indicated on the map (via a yellow quest marker) and on the HUD (via the quest "arrow," which points you in the direction of your next objective and tells you how distant it is). Therefore, there should never be any situation in the main questline where you are left unsure of where to go next... except in the final mission (9-2).

For the final mission, you are required to do two things that are not clearly indicated in the interface. First, you must rescue two charactersthis involves using your weaponry to blast away a protective "barrier" around these characters, and then approach themwhen you're close enough, you'll see a button prompt. You must press the triangle button to rescue the character. Once both characters are rescued, you must fly away from the boss to the Macross Quarterwhich will trigger a cut-scene. You cannot defeat the final boss until after successfully performing this rescue operation.

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HUNTER GUILD QUESTSAside from the missions of the main plot, you can also take part in a number of optional side-

missions known as Hunter Guild quests. Participating in Hunter Guild quest offers players greater challenges, and greater rewards. There are five types of Guild quests, and each is color-coded.

B, or Bounty quests (purple), involve hunting down and destroying a specific enemy. These enemies will be marked on the map with a green icontravel to it, and you'll see blue quest icon.. Approach it, and activate the quest with the Triangle button. This will summon the enemy you're supposed to take down, so make sure you're prepared! I strongly recommend stocking up on repair kits and ammo boxes, as these enemies can deal out a lot more damage in a very short amount of time than your average mooks.

S, or Subjugation quests (red), involve going to a specific dungeon and destroying a set number of enemies. These are pretty straightforward. Keep in mind you do not get a map-marker for these, so if you don't understand kana you'll probably want to keep the translation tables below handy.

E, or Escort quests (???), are exactly what you'd think they are. You'll be given a quest marker for an area, and once you arrive, you'll be tasked with defending an allied unit from an enemy attack.

D, or Delivery quests (green), involve either transporting an item from one location to another, or seeking out a specific item in the world. For transporting items from one town to another, you'll need to look behind the town building after accepting the questthere will be a container. Open it to receive the transport item, and then take it to the destination. For delivery quests where you're tasked with finding a specific item, you'll typically see a large blue circular field in your mini-mapthis is your search area. Sometimes the items you'll need to find will be in containers, sometimes they'll be blue (unique) item points. In either case, the blue search field will disappear from the mini-map once you've discovered all of the items you need to complete the quest.

O, or Other quests (gray), involve hunting down and destroy specific enemies or groups on enemies in the field.

For Delivery quests, please realize that the moment a quest opens up in the Hunter Guild, all of its associated items spawn in the field. This means it's possible to obtain an item for a quest before actually accepting the quest. Therefore, if you accept a delivery quest but cannot find the quest item, odds are you already have it, and have tossed it into storage. Unique quest items cannot be sold, so you never have to worry about "breaking" a quest. Just check your Item Box storage and remove the necessary quest item. Unique quest items requiring delivery to a certain town (as in the Cactus Vaccine quests) will have the name of the town they are to be delivered to in parenthesis after the item name, so they are easy to spot. Other quest items are easily identified by use of roman characters--the "G" in Rare Metal Coins--but if you'd rather not try to parse out their identities, you can always just dump all of your delivery quest items (marked in inventory with an icon of a box with an exclamation point) into your inventory at once.

Please note that the time column in the following tables indicates the location in the main story that the quests become available. If a quest opens up during the third quest of chapter 2, for example, you will see 2-3 in the time column. For quests that expire, the expiration time is written blow the start time in red text. Also, once you've completed a quest, it will be marked

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Clear (written in katakana) w/ a blue, or cyan, icon.There are multiple open-world areas, or fields, in the game. Each field contains a number of

towns and dungeons. I have organized the following Hunter Guild Quest translation tables by town, but indicate the field (ex., Yuria) after the town name with a dash. For help finding town and dungeon locations, please refer to the Field Maps section.

Guild Quest Status: 200 out of 200 (100%)

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DAOREN YURIA ARCHIPELAGO ()Daoren is located in the far Southern area of the Yuria Archipelago Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 13 guild quests obtainable in Daoren.

Quest Name Clear Conditions Reward TimeS

Shark Team's AmbitionDefeat 10 bandits in Ratatoskr Cave.

Plasma Grenade III

2-1

D Blessing of the World Tree

Deliver 5 Tree Sap to Vrlitwhal City.

Hand Grenade III

1-8

D Bandit Nest

Recover 4 materials from Fovos Base.

Hippo-Cow Ice Cream

2-2

D Trial of the Sea Pillars

Recover 5 Hunter Medals. Proximity Mine III

1-4

D Riron's Feelings

Obtain Riron's winter coat. Afterburner I

1-7

D 1Delivery Order 1

Transport order from Daoren to Yue.

Tuna & Eel

1-4

D 2Delivery Order 2

Transport order from Daoren to Bowen.

Sheryl's Earring

2-4

D 3Delivery Order 3

Transport order from Daoren to Leopold City.

vf-1&VF-1 Skull Blueprints (I)

3-2

D CClass-C Hunter Exam

Obtain Class-C certificate in Mimir Cave.

1Repair Kit III

1-8

D BClass-B Hunter Exam

Obtain Class-B certificate in Mimir Cave.

VF-1JVF-1J Blueprints (I)

2-4

D AClass-A Hunter Exam

Obtain Class-A certificate in Mimir Cave.

VF-1WVF-1W Strike Pack Blueprints

3-4

S Regult Mop-Up

Defeat 5 Regults. VF-0SVF-0S Skull Blueprints (I)

1-6

D Training Delivery

Recover 1 Hunter Medal. Hand Grenade III

1-3

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VRLITWHAL CITY - YURIA ARCHIPELAGO ()Vrlitwhal City is located in the central area of the Yuria Archipelago Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 36 guild quests obtainable in Vrlitwhal City.

Quest Name Clear Conditions Reward TimeB 1500G

1,500G BountyDefeat the Canyon pirates.

Afterburner II()Mishima Mushroom (Speed)

1-4

B 2200G2,200G Bounty

Defeat the World Tree thieves.

Plasma Grenade III ()Mishima Mushroom (Concentration)

1-4

B :Special Mission: Todo's Note

Repel the Convict Bandits (Lv)Lion's Mark Mishima's Mushroom (Level) ()Mishima's Mushroom (Spiritia)

3-1

O C:C-Rank Mission: Zentora Feud

Defeat both Zentraedi forces.

Hippo-Cow Ice Cream ()Mishima Mushroom (Strength)

2-1

E BB-Rank Mission: Guardian Containment

Defend allied forces. Gigantic Tuna ()Mishima Mushroom (Ranged)

3-1

E A:A-Rank Mission: Ally of Justice

Defeat the bandits' boss. Afterburner III ()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Melee)

4-1

B A:A-Rank Mission: Berserker

Confront the enemy berserker.

Lion's Mark Minmay Doll()Mishima Mushroom (Defense)

4-1

O S Defeat the Bandit Leader. 5-1

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S-Rank Mission: Bandit Killer Grace's Glasses ()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Speed)

B SR-Rank Mission: Basaku Brothers

Defeat the Basaku siblings.

Ganesu's Fur()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Concentration)

5-1

E SS:SS-Rank Mission: Stampede

Defend the civilians from the Guardians.

VF-1J VF-1J Mylene Blueprints (II)()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Spiritia)

6-1

S Suppression Training

Defeat 5 VF-1As. (150g)Steak (150g)

1-4

D :Special Mission: Fomenting Ruins

Explore the Bolverkr Ruins.

Pineapple Salad

1-6

D G1Find the Rare Metal Coin 1

Find a Rare Metal Coin. ()Pineapple Cake (Block)

1-6

D 1 Ouroboros Research 1

Find Todo's notes in World Tree Ruins.

()Mishima Mushroom (Speed)

3-3


Find Todo's notes in Ratatoskr Cave.

SV-51SV-51 Alpha Blueprints (II)

4-1


Find Todo's notes in Bolverkr Ruins.

VF-0SVF-0S Blueprints (II)

4-3


Find Todo's notes in Mimir Cave.

VF-0S VF-0S Skull Blueprints (II)

5-1


Find Todo's notes in Vafudr Ruins.

SV-51SV-51 Gamma Blueprints (II)

5-3


Find Todo's notes in Nidhogg Cave.

VF-1AVF-1A Blueprints (II)

6-1


Find Todo's notes in Volundr Cave.

(Lv)Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Level)

6-3


Find Todo's notes in Gangleri Ruins.

Rod's Photo

7-1

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Ouroboros Research 9 Baleygr Ruins. Riron's Hunter TextbookD

What Fell from the SkyGather 4 eyewitness testimonies (from four different towns).

Proximity Mine IV

3-35-4

D Mourning Woman

Search for the remains near Bowen.

High-Performance Radar

3-55-4

D Lost Woman

Search for the remains near the World Tree.

VF-0DVF-0D Blueprints (II)

4-15-4

D Fleeing Woman

Search for the remains near Yue.

VF-0AVF-0A Blueprints (II)

4-35-4

D :1 Secret Mission: Riron's Wish 1

Deliver items to Bowen. Proximity Mine IV

3-1

D :2 Secret Mission: Riron's Wish 2

Obtain 3 Tree Sap near the World Tree.

Hand Grenade IV

3-55-4

D :3Secret Mission: Riron's Wish 3

Recover 5 monitoring devices.

()Mishima Mushroom (Strength)

5-1


Investigate Todo's trail. ()Mishima Mushroom (Ranged)

6-1


Recover 5 monitoring devices.

()Mishima Mushroom (Spiritia)

6-1


Find 5 Rare Metal Coins. ()Mishima Mushroom (Concentration)

5-1

D 1Protect the Eggs 1

Obtain 5 Dyaus eggs. ()Mishima Mushroom (Speed)


Find 10 Rare Metal Coins. VF-171EXVF-171EX Blueprints (I)

D 2Guardian Weapon Eggs 2

Obtain 30 Dyaus Eggs. Plasma Grenade IV

6-1

D Yuria Shellfish Research

Obtain 20 Yuria Shellfish. Plasma Grenade IV

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YUE YURIA ARCHIPELAGO ()Yue is located in the Eastern area of the Yuria Archipelago Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 12 guild quests obtainable in Yue.

Quest Name Clear Conditions Reward TimeD

Old Man Zentora's MemoriesFind the old man's precious pipe.

(150g)Steak (150g)

1-5

D Find the Remains

Find the big ring. Pineapple Salad

1-5

D Find the Marine Squadron

Find the transport ship's cargo x8.

()Pineapple Cake (Block)

3-2

D Lv4Level 4 Course Plans

Find the Level 4 course plan. Obtain 10 Ouroboros Stones.

Afterburner I

1-6



Hand Grenade II

1-8

D Lv6 Level 6 Course Plans


Proximity Mine III

2-2



Plasma Grenade III

2-4



Hand Grenade IV

3-2




3-4



VF-22VF-22 Blueprints (I)

5-1

S Vafudr Operation

Defeat 10 bandits in Vafudr Ruins.

()Eel & Tuna (Double)

6-1

S 2Vafudr Operation 2

Defeat 15 bandits in Vafudr Ruins.

(Lv)Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Level)

8-1

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LEOPOLD CITY YURIA ARCHIPELAGO ()Leopold City is located in the Northern area of the Yuria Archipelago Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 12 guild quests obtainable in Leopold City.

Quest Name Clear Conditions Reward TimeB

Holy SwordDefeat the enemy bounty. VF-0

VF-0 Fast Pack Blueprints()Mishima Mushroom (Speed)

1-4

E C!C-Rank Mission: Protect the Vajra!

Escort the Vajra. Sara's Yarivei()Mishima Mushroom (Ranged)

3-4

O B2B-Rank Mission: Zentora Feud 2

Defeat both Zentraedi forces.

()Pineapple Cake (Whole)()Mishima Mushroom (Defense)

4-1

B SS-Rank Mission: Speeder

Arrest the speeder. ()Eel Tuna (Double)()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Defense)

5-1

B SS:SS-Rank Mission: The Ouroboros Wolf

Defeat the Wolf. VF-19EVF-19E Aisha Blueprints (II)()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Speed)

6-1

D 1Archipelago Time Capsule 1

Help Mina with her studies.

VF-1JVF-1J Blueprints (II)

6-38-5

D 2Archipelago Time Capsule 2

Help Mina with her studies.

(LV) Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Level)

7-18-5

S Nousjadeul-Ger Subjugation

Defeat 10 Nousjadeul-Ger. Proximity Mine IV

4-1

S Queadluun-Rau Subjugation

Defeat 10 Queadluun-Rau. Plasma Grenade IV

5-1

S Zentraedi Subjugation

Defeat 10 Zentraedi. Afterburner III

6-1

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S Queadluun-Rea Subjugation

Defeat 10 Queadluun-Rea. Minmay Doll

7-1

D Lost Treasure

Get a picture of the Guardians (inside Fovos Base).

Alto's Paper Airplane

2-3

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BOWEN YURIA ARCHIPELAGO ()Bowen is located in the far Northwestern area of the Yuria Archipelago Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 20 guild quests obtainable in Bowen.

Quest Name Clear Conditions Reward TimeB

PursuitDefeat the bandit thief. SV-51 1

SV-51 Gamma Blueprints (I)() 1Mishima Mushroom (Speed)

1-4

O C:C-Rank Mission: Vajra Capture

Capture the Vajra. ()1 Pineapple Salad()1Mishima Mushroom (Concentration)

3-1

O B:B-Rank Mission: Revenge of the Bounty

Arrest the Bounty. (200g)1Steak (200g) ()1Mishima Mushroom (Spiritia)

3-1

O A:3A-Rank Mission: Zentora Feud 3

Crush both Zentraedi forces.

1Brera's Harmonica ()1Mishima Mushroom (Melee)

4-1

E SS:SS-Rank Mission: Ally of Justice

Repel the enemy and protect the civilians.

VF-11C 1 VF-11C Mina Blueprints (II) ()1Mishima Mushroom (Ranged)

6-1

S VF-1J VF-1J Subjugation

Defeat 5 VF-1J. () Pineapple Cake (Half)

4-1


Defeat 20 Zentraedi. ()1Mishima Mushroom (Speed)

3-1

S VF-11B VF-11B Subjugation

Defeat 5 VF-11B. () Pineapple Salad (Large)

4-1

S 1 Fight the Flamingo 1

Defeat Flamingos in Nidhogg Cave.

()1Mishima Mushroom (Concentration)

2-1

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S SV-51 SV-51 Alpha Subjugation

Defeat 5 SV-51 Alpha. (175g) Steak (175g)

4-1

S Faros Operation

Defeat 10 bandits in Faros Base.

()1Mishimia Mushroom (Defense)

4-1

S VF-0D VF-0D Subjugation

Defeat 5 VF-0D. () Mishima Mushroom (Strength)

4-1


Defeat 12 Flamingos in Nidhogg Cave.

Giant Tuna

4-1

S VF-0S VF-0S Subjugation

Defeat 5 VF-0S. (LV) Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Level)

4-1


Defeat Flamingos in Nidhogg Cave.

Minmay Doll

7-1

S VF-0A VF-0A Subjugation

Defeat 5 VF-0A. () Mishima Mushroom (Spiritia)

4-1

S Vavudr Operation

Defeat 10 bandits in Vavudr Ruins.

1Hippo-Cow Ice Cream

6-1

S Baleygr Operation

Defeat 10 bandits in Baleygr Ruins.

VF-22S1VF-22S Blueprints (I)

5-3

S Gangleri Operation

Defeat 15 bandits in Gangueri Ruins.

VF-1A1VF-1A Skull Blueprints (II)

6-3

S Bolverkr Operation

Defeat 15 bandits in Bolverkr Ruins.

YF-211YF-21 Blueprints (II)

7-3

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CLEEF TOWN SIERRA DESERT ()Cleef Town is located in the Eastern area of the Sierra Desert Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 14 guild quests obtainable in Cleef Town.

Quest Name Clear Conditions SS-Rank Mission: Reward TimeB 5000G

5,000G BountyDefeat the Oasis bandits. ()

Mishima Mushroom (Defense)Afterburner IV

4-2

E B:B-Rank Mission: Protect the Vajra

Defend the Vajra. Basara's Guitar()Mishima Mushroom (Speed)

6-1

B SS:SS-Rank Mission: Revenge of the Bounty

Arrest the Bounty. YF-21YF-21 Garudo Blueprints (II) ()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Melee)

8-1

E Those Who Hunt Vajra

Defend the Vajra. VF-22SVF-22S Gamlin Blueprints (II)() Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Defense)

8-4

D 10Ouroboros Research 10

Find Todo's notes in Alfathr Ruins.


5-2


Find Todo's notes in Grotti Cave.

()Mishima Mushroom (Ranged)

5-4


Find Todo's notes in Sanngetall Ruins.

VF-171EXVF-171EX Alto Blueprints (I)

6-1


Find Todo's notes in Heithrun Cave.

VF-1SVF-1S Blueprints (II)

6-4


Find Todo's notes in Alv Cave.

VF-11BVF-11B Isamu Blueprints (II)

7-2


Find Todo's notes in Dvergr Cave.

()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Ranged)

7-4

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Find Todo's notes in Helblindi Ruins.

YF-29YF-29 Super Pack Blueprints

8-2

S Orkos Operation

Defeat 10 bandits in Orkos Base.

()Mishima Mushroom (Concentration)

4-2

D SClass-S Hunter Exam

Obtain Class-S certificate in Alv Cave.


4-2

D SS Class-SS Hunter Exam

Obtain Class-SS certificate in Alv Cave.

VF-19S VF-19S Blueprints (I)

5-1

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MORICONEHILL SIERRA DESERT ()Moriconehill is located in the Northeastern area of the Sierra Desert Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 19 guild quests obtainable in .

Quest Name Clear Conditions Reward TimeB 3000G

3,000G BountyDefeat the Desert Canyon bandits.

Hippo-Cow Ice Cream()Mishima Mushroom (Concentration)

4-2

B C:C-Rank Mission: Revenge of the Bounty

Arrest the Bounty. Mylene's Bass ()Mishima Mushroom (Spiritia)

6-1

E S:SOSS-Rank Mission: Convoy SOS

Defend the convoy. VF-25FVF-25F Alto Blueprints (II) ()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Strength)

8-1

E Those who hunt Vajra

Defend the Vajra. RVF-25 RVF-25 Luca Blueprints (II)()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom

8-4

S VF-1SVF-1S Subjugation

Defeat 5 VF-1Ss. ()Mishima Mushroom (Melee)

4-2

S VF-11CVF-11C Subjugation

Defeat 5 VF-11Cs. (170g) Steak (170g)

4-2

S SV-51SV-51 Gamma Subjugation

Defeat 5 SV-51 Gammas. () Mishima Mushroom (Strength)

5-1

S Desert Guardian Subjugation

Defeat 10 Guardians (Dyaus).

() Pineapple Cake (Half)

6-1

S 2Desert Guardian Subjugation 2

Defeat 20 Guardians (Dyaus).

() Pineapple Salad (Zentora)

8-1

S VF-22 VF-22 Subjugation

Defeat 5 VF-22s. (LV) Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Level)

6-1

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S Konig Monster Subjugation

Defeat 3 Konig Monsters. Giant Tuna

6-1

S Heithrun Operation

Defeat 10 bandits in Heithrun Cave.

Afterburner IV

6-1

S Grotti Operation

Defeat 10 bandits in Grotti Cave.

()X1Mishima Mushroom (Ranged)

7-1

S Alfathr Operation

Defeat 15 bandits in Alfathr Ruins.

YF-29 YF-29 Ozma Blueprints (I)

8-1

S Sanngetall Operation

Defeat 15 bandits in Sanngetall Ruins.

Gamlin's Ring

9-1

D The Charm of Yuria Shellfish

Obtain 30 Yuria Shellfish. ()Mishima Mushroom (Spiritia)

4-2

D Cactus Gathering

Obtain 20 Ouroboros Cactus.


4-4

D Cactus Vaccine 1

Deliver cactus vaccine to Vrlitwhal City.

VF-19A VF-19A Raven Bleuprints (I)

5-1

D Cactus Vaccine 2

Deliver cactus vaccine to Daoren.

VF-1JVF-1J Ichijo Blueprints (II)

6-3

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RAMAD SIERRA DESERT ()Ramad is located in the Northwester area of the Sierra Desert Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 18 guild quests obtainable in Ramad.

Quest Name Clear Conditions Reward TimeB A

A-Rank Mission: Lurkers in the Dark

Defeat the enemies. VF-11C VF-11C Super Pack Blueprints

4-2

B S S-Rank Mission: Revenge of the Bounty

Arrest the Bounty. Myun's Bracelet()Mishima Mushroom (Defense)

6-1

E SS:SS-Rank Mission: Counterattack

Defend the civilians from the Guardians.

VF-22SVF-22S Millia Blueprints (II)()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Concentration)

8-4


Defend the Vajra. VF-22SVF-22S Max Blueprints (II)()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Spiritia)

8-4

D Dawn Drop-Off

Deliver the lunchbox. High-Performance Radar

4-2

D Floating Island Dawn

Deliver the parts. Proximity Mine IV

4-4

D Fortress Dawn

Deliver the message to Surudoheimu Fortress.

(200g) Steak (200g)

5-2

D Desert Treasure 1

Find the ancient Ouroboros treasure.

()Pineapple Salad (Zentora)

4-2

D 2Desert Treasure 2


(LV)Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Level)

4-4



Plasma Grenade V

5-2



Restoration Kit V

5-4



Eel Tuna

6-2

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VF-1S VF-1S Skull Blueprints (II)

6-4



Minmay Doll

7-2

S Nousjadeul-Ger-Ga Subjugation

Defeat 10 Nousjadeul-Ger-Gas.

Afterburner IV

6-1

S Queadluun-Rau Subjugation

Defeat 10 Queadluun-Raus.

RVF-171EX RFV-171EX Luca Blueprints (I)

6-3


Defeat 10 Zentraedi Soldiers.

VF-11C VF-11C Blueprints (II)

7-3

S Queadluun-Rhea Subjugation

Defeat 10 Queadluun-Rheas.


8-1

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RAGHBAR SIERRA DESERT ()Raghbar is located in the Western area of the Sierra Desert Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 9 guild quests obtainable in Raghbar.

Quest Name Clear Conditions Reward TimeB C

C-Rank Mission: PursuitArrest the bounty. ()

Pineapple Salad (Zentora)()Mishima Mushroom (Ranged)

4-2

B AA-Rank Mission: Revenge of the Bounty

Arrest the bounty. Garudo's Amulet()Mishima Mushroom (Melee)

6-1

O SSSS-Rank Mission: Hunter Riot

Subdue the riot. Max's Captain's Hat()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Speed)

6-1


Defend the Vajra. VF-27VF-27 Brera Blueprints (II)()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Concentration)

8-4

D Desert Time Capsule 1

Help Mina with her research.

(LV)Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Level)

5-1

D Desert Time Capsule 2

Help Mina with her research.

(200g Steak (200g)

5-1

D Stolen Violin

Recover the stolen violin. Eel Tuna

5-1

D Stolen Music Box

Recover the stolen music box.

Hippo-Cow Ice Cream

6-1

D Stolen Spices

Recover the stolen spices. ()Pineapple Cake (Whole)

7-1

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JURGEN SIERRA DESERT ()Jurgen is located in the Western area of the Sierra Desert Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 14 guild quests obtainable in Jurgen.

Quest Name Clear Conditions Reward TimeB B:

B-Rank Mission: RavensDefeat the enemies. Vf-11B

VF-11B Isamu Blueprints (I)()Mishima Mushroom (Strength)

4-2

E S:S-Rank Mission: Guardian Paradise

Defend the civilians. Kamjin's Cloak()Mishima Mushroom (Ranged)

5-1

B SS:SS-Rank Mission: Revenge of the Bounty

Arrest the bounty. Millia's Earrings()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Spritia)

6-1


Defend the Vajra YF-19YF-19 Isamu Blueprints (II)()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Speed)

8-4

S Thrudheim Operation

Defeat 10 bandits in Thrudheim Fortress.

(Pineapple Cake (Whole)

6-1

S 2 Thrudheim Operation 2

Defeat all of the bandits in Thrudheim Fortress.

VF-11B VF-11B Blueprints (II)

7-1

S Dvergr Operation

Defeat 10 Zentraedi in Dvergr Cave.

(200g) Steak (200g)

5-1

S 2Dvergr Operation 2

Defeat all of the bandits in Dvergr Cave.

Minmay Doll

6-1

S Nomos Operation

Defeat 10 bandits in Nomos Base.

Afterburner III

4-2

D Lv6Level 6 Desert Course Plans

Find the level 6 course plan. Obtain 10 Ouroboros stones; obtain 5 Sierra Stars.


5-1

D LV7Level 7 Desert Course Plans

Find the level 7 course plan. Obtain 10 Ouroboros stones; obtain 5 Sierra

Hand Grenade III

5-2

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Stars.D Lv8

Level 8 Desert Course PlansFind the level 8 course plan. Obtain 10 Ouroboros stones; obtain 5 Sierra Stars.

Proximity Mine IV

5-3



Plasma Grenade V

5-4



Restoration Kit V

8-3

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URTHR MADIS GLACIER ()Urthr is located in the Southeast area of the Madis Glacier Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 14 guild quests obtainable in Urthr.

Quest Name Clear Conditions Reward TimeB A

A-Rank Mission: ExpertDefeat the Expert.

Nora's Goggles ()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Strength)

7-2

B A A-Rank Mission: Deserter

Arrest the Deserter. Jeffrey's Captain Hat ()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Ranged)

7-2

O SS-Rank Mission: Vajra Capture

Capture the Vajra. VF-1S VF-1S Ichijo Blueprints (II) ()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Melee)

7-2

B SS-Rank Mission: Ice Fang


VF-0A VF-0A Shin Blueprints (II) ()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Defense)

7-2

E SS-Rank Mission: Guardian Paradise

Repel the enemy and protect the civilians.

(KK)Queadluun-Rau Klan Blueprints (II)

8-4

D Stolen Vase

Recover the vase. YF-19YF-19 Blueprints (II)

7-2

D Stolen Tea Set

Recover the tea set. VF-25VF-25 Tornado Pack Blueprints

7-4

D Gentleman's Dream

Search the gentle-man's Company

Minmay's Mic

9-1

S Havamal Annihilation

Destroy the Havamal Squadron in Aspida Base.

VF-19FVF-19 Blueprints (II)

7-3

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D Lv6Level 6 Glacier Course Plans

Find the Level 6 Course Plans. Obtain 10 Ourobos Mona Flowers.

Repair Kit V

7-2




7-3



Hand Grenade V

7-4



Plasma Grenade V

8-1



Restoration Kit V

9-1

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VERTHANDI MADIS GLACIER ()Verthandi is located in the Western area of the Madis Glacier Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 9 guild quests obtainable in Verthandi.

Quest Name Clear Conditions Reward TimeB S

S-Rank Mission: Ice FangDefeat the Havamal Squadron.

Mao's Necklace ()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Concentration)

7-2

B SSSS-Rank Mission: Revenge of the Bounty

Arrest the Bounty. Luca's Laptop ()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Spiritia)

7-2

B SSSS-Rank Mission: Ice Fang


FBOzma's Firebomber Record ()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Strength)

7-2

B SSSS-Rank Mission: Revenge of the Bounty

Arrest the Bounty. VF-25G VF-25G Michael Blueprints (II) ()Lion's Mark Mishima Mushroom (Ranged)

8-4

D 1Glacier's Time Capsule 1

Look into things for Mina. ()Mishima Mushroom (Strength)

7-2


Look into things for Mina. VF-19A VF-19A Ravens Blueprints (II)

7-2


Look into things for Mina. Misa's Swimsuit Photos

7-3

S Strike the Ragnarok Party

Defeat 15 machines in Fevnir Cave.

VF-22VF-22 Blueprints (II)

7-2

S Vajra Rescue

Defeat 20 Vajra in the Glaciers.

VF-27VF-27 Gamma Blueprints (I)

7-2

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SKULD MADIS GLACIER ()Skuld is located in the North-Northeastern area of the Madis Glacier Field. See Area Maps section for details. There are a total of 10 guild quests obtainable in Skuld.

Quest Name Clear Conditions Reward TimeB SS

SS-Rank Mission: Red Spectre

Defeat the mysterious red aircraft.

VF-25S VF-25S Ozma Rank II Blueprints

8-4

S Kanonos Operation

Defeat 10 aircraft in Kanonos Base.

()Mishima Mushroom (Spiritia)

7-3

S Furoputo Operation

Defeat 10 aircraft in Furoputo Base.

()Mishima Mushroom (Concentration)

7-2

S Gagnarthor Operation

Defeat 15 machines in Gagnarthor Base.

VF-25VF-25 Armored Pack Blueprints (I)

7-4

S Hroptr Operation

Defeat 15 machines in Hroptr Base.

Ivanov's Piloting Manual

9-1


Find Todo's notes in Furoputo Base.

Shin's Tags

9-1


Find Todo's notes in Gagnarthor Base.

Afterburner V

9-1


Find Todo's notes in Hroptr Base.

VF-19SVF-19S Rank II Blueprints (I)

9-1


Find Todo's notes in Fevnir Cave.

VF-22SVF-22S Rank II Blueprints (I)

9-1


Find Todo's notes in Yuruba-Aga.

???

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ITEMSThere are four different ways to obtain items in Macross 30. First, you can pick up items in

the fieldthey appear in glowing spots indicated by light and particles streaking upward. These are referred to as item points or spawns. Yellow indicates general items, blue indicates quest-specific items. Items can also be obtained from item spheres that drop from defeated enemiesthese, too, are color-coded. Blue spheres are consumable items, purple sphere are aircraft parts, gold spheres are money, etc. Note that in these two cases, you must physically approach the items in order to pick them up. In addition, you can also earn items as quest rewards and find them scattered through the game world in cargo containers.

Please note that cargo containers inside dungeons will eventually respawn, but cargo containers in the fields will not.

CONSUMABLE ITEMSItem Name Japanese Buy Sell DescriptionRepair Kit I 200 100 +2,000 HP

Repair Kit II 1,000 500 +4,000 HP

Repair Kit III 2,000 1,000 +8,000 HP

Repair Kit IV 1,500 +1,600 HP

Repair Kit V 3,000 Full HP recovery

Restoration Kit I

1,000 500 Revive ally+2,000 HP

Restoration Kit II

2,000 1,000 Revive ally+4,000 HP

Restoration Kit III

2,000 Revive ally+8,000 HP

Restoration Kit IV

3,000 Revive ally+16,000 HP

Restoration Kit V

6,000 Revive allyFull HP recovery

Eel Tuna 750 Recover 3 SP units

Eel Tuna (Double) () 1,500 Fully SP gauge recovery

Minmay Doll 15,000 +SP generation rate

Giant Tuna 2,500 Full HP/SP recovery

Ammo Box (Sub-1) BOX(1) 100 50 +1 Magazine Sub-1

Ammo Box (Sub-2) BOX(2) 100 50 +1 Magazine Sub-2

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