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Iridium’s Fortessa Zero Guide

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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.

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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

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