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The primary purpose of Fortessa Zero is to get Ancient Hero weapons (25 Fortessa Medals each) and to get Fortessa Zero Costume Caches (50 Fortessa Medals each). Fort Zero is also a nice change in pace from the main game. I’m not a Fortessa Zero expert by any means, but since it is such a different beast from the normal server, I hope that I can help it be a little less confusing. I’m not going to include hard numbers for everything in this guide. You’ll have to use your intuition as well as try things out yourself. Important things to know: Rates are locked at 3x/3x Limited to first classes, second classes, and expanded classes Leveling is very slow, especially since most 1st classes don’t have good leveling tools Uses renewal mechanics but no access to good options for ACD, FCT, or VCT reduction Weapons only sell for 20z. There are no shadow gears or Crimson weapons. Gear can dropped enchanted, with blacksmith weapons coming with bonus enchants. Items don’t transfer over, but bonus weight from Gym Passes do transfer. Unconfirmed whether the 50% drop from 1x transfer over. https://wiki.shining-moon.com/index.php/Fortessa_Zero_Adventure Refer to wiki for more information. The NPC Narberal Gamma will let you deposit Fortessa coins, moon coins, and moonlight coins to later withdraw in @go zero on the same character that deposited. General Tips: All of the NPCs are in Eden. Talk to the Navigator for directions or refer to the Wiki. Don’t hesitate to go back to Eden to heal and continuously warp back. Everything hits hard so you’ll die a lot. Your SP pool is tiny so you’ll run out of SP a lot. Just warp back to town, heal, and go again. Use @whereis a lot. There are a lot of field maps and dungeons that you normally don’t go to. Loot and sell as much as you can. Money is a premium. There is no identify all, but you can often get away with not ID’ing items. You can fully equip yourself with NPC items, especially since most other items aren’t available anyway or are locked behind renewal buffed MvPs. The exceptions are some weapons, cards, and the equips that drop from Fever Fields If you are short on zeny, you can go to Geffenia or Mavkas. Use the free potions. That come in the First Aid Boxes. Buy and use consumables freely. You’re not using zeny for much else. Meat is good for an HP consumable, especially because weight is no problem with gym tickets. You can carry thousands of fly wings with no issue. Recommended class: Knight Pros: Mobs pack a punch and knight has high base HP Not highly reliant on ACD, FCT, or VCT Speed boost with Peco Peco mount Size ignore with spear and mount Defense ignore with Ahlspiess weapon High base attack weapons Good AoE options with Bowling Bash and Brandish Spear Good ranged option with Spear Boomerang Cons: Low hit, can miss mobs with high flee Melee, will be taking lots of hits Poor leveling tools as a Swordsman Leveling: Novice + 1st Job: Buy a knife for 50z Go to prt_fild07 and kill Rockers until jlvl 10. Job change to swordsman Go Ant Hell 1, kill Ant Eggs one at a time with auto attacks and Bash until you get enough skill points in Magnum Break to kill eggs without going into town to get more SP. Once you get to job level 40 to 50 you can: Get a head start on coins by doing dailies Continue cheesing levels at Ant Hell until job level is 50 Go to Orc Dungeon 1, Orcs (there are several spawns in Geffen fields), or Payon Cave 2, killing mobs mainly with bash 2nd job: Continue at your leveling place of choice until you have enough job levels for lvl 1 Bowling Bash or lvl 1 Brandish Spear. You can buy yourself a spear at the NPC if you don’t have one. Go to Fever Field Payon and grind there. Once you’re strong enough, you can go to Fever Field Morroc (around base level 70) Grind at Fever Field Morroc until base level 90. At that point, Brandish Spear should comfortably one shot all the mobs on the bounty boards and you’re essentially done with your character. Gear: Using store bought gear is perfectly acceptable, especially if you’re not using any cards. The Desert Leather Armor and Boots from Fever Field Morroc are good and come with enchants. Defensive cards such as Raydric and Peco Peco cards can give you a defensive edge. Ahlspiess if you need a little more damage from the NPC Lance. Locations for Dailies: You can copy and paste the warp locations. Some locations double up on mobs. 70-99 Harpy @warp yuno_fild03 @warp yuno_fild04 Sleeper @warp yuno_fild02 @warp yuno_fild06 Goat @warp yuno_fild11 @warp yuno_fild07 Grand Peco @warp yuno_fild09 @warp yuno_fild08 Rideword @warp c_tower1 Punk @warp c_tower1 @warp c_tower2 Clock @warp c_tower2 @warp c_tower4 Alarm @warp c_tower3 @warp c_tower4 Bathory @warp alde_dun04 Wraith @warp gl_church @warp gl_chyard Evil Druid @warp gl_church @warp gl_chyard Zombie Prisoner @warp gl_prison Skeleton Prisoner @warp gl_prison1 Injustice @warp gl_prison1 @warp gl_prison Dark Priest @warp gl_chyard Rybio @warp gl_prison @warp gl_prison1 Petite (sky) @warp gef_fild08 Petite (earth) @warp gef_fild06 Marionette @warp gef_dun02 @warp gl_in01 Nightmare @warp gef_dun01 @warp gef_dun02 Metaling @warp ein_fild08 @warp ein_fild07 Mole @warp ein_fild06 @warp ein_fild07 Noxious @warp ein_fild05 @warp ein_dun01 Venomous @warp ein_fild04 @warp ein_fild05 Teddy Bear @warp ein_fild03 @warp ein_dun02 Pitman @warp ein_dun01 @warp ein_fild03 Waste Stove @warp ein_dun02 Mineral @warp ein_dun02 Obsidian @warp ein_dun02 Rafflesia @warp lhz_fild01 @warp lhz_fild02 Stem Worm @warp lhz_fild02 @warp lhz_fild01 Breeze @warp lhz_fild03 @warp lhz_fild02 Dragon Tail @warp tur_dun01 Spring Rabbit @warp tur_dun01 Solider @warp tur_dun02 Permeter @warp tur_dun02 @warp tur_dun03 Freezer @warp tur_dun03 @warp tur_dun02 Assaulter @warp tur_dun04 @warp tur_dun03 Tamruan @warp ayo_dun02 Toucan @warp bra_fild01 Headless Mule @warp bra_fild01 Uzhas @warp mosk_dun03 @warp mosk_dun02 Baba Yaga @warp mosk_dun03 @warp mosk_dun02 Increase Soil @warp lou_fild01 @warp lou_dun01 Hyegun @warp lou_dun02 @warp lou_dun03 Li Me Mang Ryang @warp lou_dun01 Miyabi Ningyo @warp ama_dun01 Antique Firelock @warp ama_dun01 @warp ama_dun03 Shinobi @warp ama_dun03 Wicked Nymph @warp gon_dun03 Live Peach Tree @warp gon_dun01 @warp gon_dun02 Wild Ginseng @warp gon_dun03 Geographer @warp yuno_fild12 @warp yuno_fild01 Mantis @warp yuno_fild01 @warp mjolnir_03 Novus @warp hu_fild01 @warp hu_fild02 Novus @warp hu_fild05 @warp hu_fild04 Roween @warp ra_fild12 @warp ra_fild08 Siroma @warp ice_dun01 @warp ice_dun02 Stapo @warp ve_fild07 @warp ve_fild01 Bonus Tips from the good folk on #hel-zero