LittleDragonZ
21-01-09, 07:32 PM
I'm just going to point out some important parts and hidden secrets in the game, etc. This isn't a full FAQ like you would find at GameFAQs with all the button configurations and the like; even though it's long and detailed.
This is my own written FAQ but I will give credit to michaelP4o, Final_Cataclsym, OmegaShinMaeda and anyone else who posted in the GameFAQs board FAQ. Plus, anyone who helped me during my times in the Bladestorm area of this forum. Thanks again!
THIS FAQ WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS!
Introduction: Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War is a fully fledged strategy game published by Koei and developed by Omega Force. The title tells you once again the medieval story which revolved around the conflict between England and France in the 13th to throughout the 14th century. There will be many familiar names that you will encounter, such as Joan of Arc and Edward, the Black Prince. Moving on further though, since the software is a strategy game, you will need to mix and match a variation of units ranging from rifles to horses to elephants to siege, and many more. Every unit will have its strengths and faults in the game, as expected, so it would up to you to serve and fulfill your contracts whilst deciding whether to serve the French or serve the English forces, spontaneously.
Who are you and what other characters can you pick?
Only one, I'm afraid. You are a new mercenary fighting for the title of the mercenary, proving that they can be trusted and can change the war; not needing a title rank in order to do so. Your appearance can be constantly changed throughout the game, either by finding the equipment in battle or by visiting the merchant in the shop.
The historical character appearances cannot be chosen at any point.
Tavern
You will encounter the Barkeep. He is the gentleman who will give you most of the story progressing work or at least inform you of it.
In the Tavern you are able to do many things, such as increase your certain skills by using your SP, going into Gossip and listening to the hints and tips throughout the game. Many important missions will be found here. Plus, you can look in the Diary for your game statistics as well as find the shop by speaking to the Merchant.
Contracts[B]
You will find the contracts in the Tavern.
This word will be referred to many times throughout this guide. Contracts are your missions to put it simply. You will be able to select one from a list of 8 after each time you've finished the previous contract. The list of English versus French contracts will be randomly generated each time. Some of these contracts will have a (!) sword symbol which means that they are important and possibly story changing quests.
Note: There is one contract called the 'Special Battle!'
This contract contains a bug that will prevent you from being able to fulfill certain tasks if you did not do it last; depending if you hadn't done everything up to that point or not. This contract is referred to during sections of this guide and will be open to you in 5 star Fame.
[B]Merchant
This is where you will find the shop. The items available will change and vary after each contract that you've undertaken. After participating in the major fame increasing battles, more equipment will become available to you. The equipment will range from helmets to weapons to clothes to pennons; the pennons give you benefits in battle, such as more attack or speed. This is also where you are able to buy your Recruit units in order for you to simply have them from the start without needing to worry to find and locate them on the battlefield. More will become available once you obtain more Books and Tome pages. Plus, don't forget that you can sell spare items or whatever else as well. Though note that some items or equipment cannot be sold once collected.
In 5 star Fame the Merchant will start selling exclusive weapons most known for being in Koei's franchises: Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors. They will cost you a fortune, though. But due to their prices they are without a doubt worth the DENIER.
On average they cost 70,000 DENIER. DENIER is Bladestorm's currency.
Diary
In the Diary you can locate and compare your game scores, such as how many hours you've played and how many French or English contracts you've fulfilled throughout the games course. Plus, the type kills and usages as well as recap from the Diary about the places involved, look up the peoples purposes and backgrounds, and read the stories that have developed up until the time you check the Diary.
Status
Here you will find the information on all your items and equipment. You are also able to use your skill points to increase your units, allowing them to grow stronger and be of more use. This is also where you will change your weapons and armour, etc.
Note: The highest level you can train towards is level 99. You will by estimate reach 100% for a unit once you approach around the level 50 number.
Battlefield
What do you do in battle in Bladestorm?
Using all the units that you can, at the time, you have the purpose of undertaking and demolishing the enemy in order for you to take the last base or bases, the main base/s which is or are displayed very clearly on the start or the in-game map. In order to do this you need to destroy the opposing forces that are outside and inside the bases; by moving solo or by using the units nearby, or in your possession. Once done, the Base Commander will appear. Defeating him will secure you the base to push forward once more. Plus, you will receive DENIER, which is the money in Bladestorm, and other rewards also. Though, since this phase will be extremely common during the game, the prizes, except for the helpful money, will be insufficient most of the time.
Each battle lasts only 10 minutes and each contract has an amount of days that you are required to complete within. So if you do not manage to win the battle the first time, do not worry because they'll be more than likely more days to come. However, if you fail within the time due to running out of days, or die, you will lose the contract with only a money loss and a tally added in your Diary, sadly. All items, levelling up and equipment that you got will all be saved however.
Zeal
This is more commonly known as the BLADESTORM state, the state that you will find yourself invincible; until it fades that's. In order for this to occur you will need to either defeat your enemies or find the Morale item when your fighting amongst the already fallen. All of your attributes such as your attack and speed will be dramatically boosted in this form.
Units
Bladestorm's diverse unit range spans over 17 class types. There is 16 in total and in order: Knives, Rapiers, Swords, Spears, Long Spears, Horses, Halberds, Axes, Clubs, Bows, Horsebows, Camels, Elephants, Chariots, Explosives, Magic and Engineers. In these weapons you will find the Tome pages, such as the Clubs class being able to let you control the Polesling units, best known as the slingshot, and the Knives allowing you to use the Chakram units, etc.
Slowdown
Slowdown, most commonly known as lag where the game runs slower than usual, may often occur and in the end freeze your game. I've had a few times where this has happened to me with my PS3.
What I would suggest is that you do not take part in parts of a battle where you can see an enormous battle happening. If you do find yourself amongst and notice how slow it's becoming; then fleeing as far as you can will be a wise idea. You will then be able to tell that it will eventually come to a halt after your game speed starts to run smoother.
Keep your PS3 or XBOX360 cool
The best advice for a powerful fan engine would be to keep it cool by having it near a open window or in an open area. The heating systems on both consoles blow out much warm air which can surprisingly help lag to occur if the air is being obstructed back into the system. It will struggle and then possibly stop.
Hints and Tips
- If you are training units that range from 1-10, either try a 1 or 2 star stage. If you are training units that range from 10-20, try a 3 star stage, etc.
- Use the type skills as much as possible. You should only need to use the R1 attack button when waiting for them to recharge or when picking off solo units.
- Use the terrain to your advantage. An example is that your mounts move faster when going downhill.
- Mount on any steed that can carry you from place to place to cut the time it takes to get across these vast maps.
- Use the Trumpeteers whenever you are nearby. Being near one will produce a melody symbol around you and will cut your skill time wait in half.
- Run into the wild deer in order to fill up your BLADESTORM (Zeal) state; quarter by quarter. This way you are able to either move quicker or just fill up your BLADESTORM until the 3/4 mark, so you can have a much higher chance of fighting in the BLADESTORM state faster when arriving near an enemy squad.
Running into a wild rabbit will fill your health bar up.
This is my own written FAQ but I will give credit to michaelP4o, Final_Cataclsym, OmegaShinMaeda and anyone else who posted in the GameFAQs board FAQ. Plus, anyone who helped me during my times in the Bladestorm area of this forum. Thanks again!
THIS FAQ WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS!
Introduction: Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War is a fully fledged strategy game published by Koei and developed by Omega Force. The title tells you once again the medieval story which revolved around the conflict between England and France in the 13th to throughout the 14th century. There will be many familiar names that you will encounter, such as Joan of Arc and Edward, the Black Prince. Moving on further though, since the software is a strategy game, you will need to mix and match a variation of units ranging from rifles to horses to elephants to siege, and many more. Every unit will have its strengths and faults in the game, as expected, so it would up to you to serve and fulfill your contracts whilst deciding whether to serve the French or serve the English forces, spontaneously.
Who are you and what other characters can you pick?
Only one, I'm afraid. You are a new mercenary fighting for the title of the mercenary, proving that they can be trusted and can change the war; not needing a title rank in order to do so. Your appearance can be constantly changed throughout the game, either by finding the equipment in battle or by visiting the merchant in the shop.
The historical character appearances cannot be chosen at any point.
Tavern
You will encounter the Barkeep. He is the gentleman who will give you most of the story progressing work or at least inform you of it.
In the Tavern you are able to do many things, such as increase your certain skills by using your SP, going into Gossip and listening to the hints and tips throughout the game. Many important missions will be found here. Plus, you can look in the Diary for your game statistics as well as find the shop by speaking to the Merchant.
Contracts[B]
You will find the contracts in the Tavern.
This word will be referred to many times throughout this guide. Contracts are your missions to put it simply. You will be able to select one from a list of 8 after each time you've finished the previous contract. The list of English versus French contracts will be randomly generated each time. Some of these contracts will have a (!) sword symbol which means that they are important and possibly story changing quests.
Note: There is one contract called the 'Special Battle!'
This contract contains a bug that will prevent you from being able to fulfill certain tasks if you did not do it last; depending if you hadn't done everything up to that point or not. This contract is referred to during sections of this guide and will be open to you in 5 star Fame.
[B]Merchant
This is where you will find the shop. The items available will change and vary after each contract that you've undertaken. After participating in the major fame increasing battles, more equipment will become available to you. The equipment will range from helmets to weapons to clothes to pennons; the pennons give you benefits in battle, such as more attack or speed. This is also where you are able to buy your Recruit units in order for you to simply have them from the start without needing to worry to find and locate them on the battlefield. More will become available once you obtain more Books and Tome pages. Plus, don't forget that you can sell spare items or whatever else as well. Though note that some items or equipment cannot be sold once collected.
In 5 star Fame the Merchant will start selling exclusive weapons most known for being in Koei's franchises: Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors. They will cost you a fortune, though. But due to their prices they are without a doubt worth the DENIER.
On average they cost 70,000 DENIER. DENIER is Bladestorm's currency.
Diary
In the Diary you can locate and compare your game scores, such as how many hours you've played and how many French or English contracts you've fulfilled throughout the games course. Plus, the type kills and usages as well as recap from the Diary about the places involved, look up the peoples purposes and backgrounds, and read the stories that have developed up until the time you check the Diary.
Status
Here you will find the information on all your items and equipment. You are also able to use your skill points to increase your units, allowing them to grow stronger and be of more use. This is also where you will change your weapons and armour, etc.
Note: The highest level you can train towards is level 99. You will by estimate reach 100% for a unit once you approach around the level 50 number.
Battlefield
What do you do in battle in Bladestorm?
Using all the units that you can, at the time, you have the purpose of undertaking and demolishing the enemy in order for you to take the last base or bases, the main base/s which is or are displayed very clearly on the start or the in-game map. In order to do this you need to destroy the opposing forces that are outside and inside the bases; by moving solo or by using the units nearby, or in your possession. Once done, the Base Commander will appear. Defeating him will secure you the base to push forward once more. Plus, you will receive DENIER, which is the money in Bladestorm, and other rewards also. Though, since this phase will be extremely common during the game, the prizes, except for the helpful money, will be insufficient most of the time.
Each battle lasts only 10 minutes and each contract has an amount of days that you are required to complete within. So if you do not manage to win the battle the first time, do not worry because they'll be more than likely more days to come. However, if you fail within the time due to running out of days, or die, you will lose the contract with only a money loss and a tally added in your Diary, sadly. All items, levelling up and equipment that you got will all be saved however.
Zeal
This is more commonly known as the BLADESTORM state, the state that you will find yourself invincible; until it fades that's. In order for this to occur you will need to either defeat your enemies or find the Morale item when your fighting amongst the already fallen. All of your attributes such as your attack and speed will be dramatically boosted in this form.
Units
Bladestorm's diverse unit range spans over 17 class types. There is 16 in total and in order: Knives, Rapiers, Swords, Spears, Long Spears, Horses, Halberds, Axes, Clubs, Bows, Horsebows, Camels, Elephants, Chariots, Explosives, Magic and Engineers. In these weapons you will find the Tome pages, such as the Clubs class being able to let you control the Polesling units, best known as the slingshot, and the Knives allowing you to use the Chakram units, etc.
Slowdown
Slowdown, most commonly known as lag where the game runs slower than usual, may often occur and in the end freeze your game. I've had a few times where this has happened to me with my PS3.
What I would suggest is that you do not take part in parts of a battle where you can see an enormous battle happening. If you do find yourself amongst and notice how slow it's becoming; then fleeing as far as you can will be a wise idea. You will then be able to tell that it will eventually come to a halt after your game speed starts to run smoother.
Keep your PS3 or XBOX360 cool
The best advice for a powerful fan engine would be to keep it cool by having it near a open window or in an open area. The heating systems on both consoles blow out much warm air which can surprisingly help lag to occur if the air is being obstructed back into the system. It will struggle and then possibly stop.
Hints and Tips
- If you are training units that range from 1-10, either try a 1 or 2 star stage. If you are training units that range from 10-20, try a 3 star stage, etc.
- Use the type skills as much as possible. You should only need to use the R1 attack button when waiting for them to recharge or when picking off solo units.
- Use the terrain to your advantage. An example is that your mounts move faster when going downhill.
- Mount on any steed that can carry you from place to place to cut the time it takes to get across these vast maps.
- Use the Trumpeteers whenever you are nearby. Being near one will produce a melody symbol around you and will cut your skill time wait in half.
- Run into the wild deer in order to fill up your BLADESTORM (Zeal) state; quarter by quarter. This way you are able to either move quicker or just fill up your BLADESTORM until the 3/4 mark, so you can have a much higher chance of fighting in the BLADESTORM state faster when arriving near an enemy squad.
Running into a wild rabbit will fill your health bar up.