The Alliance Alive HD Remastered Speedrun Guide

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The Alliance Alive Speedrun Guide

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Chapter 1: City of Rain: Paired Fates
 
Align the camera facing Galil's back as close as possible

 
There's also a forced camera rotation when discovering the Library Guild's tower
The camera rotation occurs after passing the cliffside
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Chapter 2: Ancient Museum: Forbidden Place

MENU: Talents
Galil
	Scouting
Azura
Scouting
Sigimancy: Expert
 
 
Activate / Deactivate the torches in the following order:
3 o'clock
6 o'clock
12 o'clock
11 o'clock
 
After obtaining Mirrored Cross, deactivate: 
12 o’clock
3 o’clock 
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Chapter 3: Hermit of the Deep Forest

MENU: Equipment
Barbarossa
Remove Buckler
 
Galil
Equip Buckler
 
Azura
Equip x2 Medicine
 
 Say “No” when Renzo asks to guide you
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Chapter 6: A Shifting World: The Ark
 
Forced camera rotation on Ornithopters, move camera towards the cliff overlooking lake
 
Forced camera towards the tactics guild tower, tower should be at the 10 o'clock position
 
BOSS
Buckler on Galil, Block until Ignition.
  
Line Up formation, have Azura use Healing Sigil.

Use Medicine when out of SP
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Chapter 7: In Search of Professor Alstein

Collect Chaosium from floor

MENU: Talents
Vivian
Scouting
 
Tiggy
Scouting
Cannon Talent: Novice
Cannon Talent: Expert
 
Ignace
Shield Talent: Novice
Shield Talent: Expert
Shield Talent: Master
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Chapter 8: Fieldwork

Junkyard
Before entering boss room, get Shot Stabilizer

 
MENU: Equipment
Tiggy
Shot Stabilizer
 
In battle, use 3 Heroes
	Vital Drain with Ignace
Hound Killer with Tiggy


 
Oasis
Take “Let it be” option; they’ll be recruited later
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Chapter 9: Forward, Swan Song!

Collect 4 Chaosium gems
	3 from the mandatory fights with Water Devils
	1 from the field; right after breaking the rock that does not have a forced encounter
 
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Chapter 15: Jailsburg: Prisoners and Citizens

SHOP
Purchase Grave Digger (MW) from Chaosium Vendor in Pub
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Chapter 17: The Bastille: Infiltration!
Get Advanced Access Spell; necessary for money
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Chapter 18: Those Who Intertwine
 
Stay in Charge / Assault formations

Focus archers, as Bird Strike can kill any unit
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Chapter 19: Facing Badr in Battle
Rest before fighting

Formation:  Charge! (In no particular order)
1: Vivian
2: Barbarossa
3: Ignace
4: Tiggy
5: Robin
 
Barbarossa: Equip Grave Digger (MW)
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Chapter 20 & 21: The World Beyond a Darkened Sea & Snow Realm: Sub-Zero Front

Get Exceed Knife from South Level 5 Water Devil Den

Robbins' sidequest
Unlock autopilot for the Snow Realm
Scrap Blade (MW) from Water Devil Lair
Sardine Charm from Robbins' wife

Burning Realm
	Rest if low on SP and if equipment is broken

Rain Realm
	Visit Library Guild, then Ancient Museum

MENU: Party
Replace Tiggy and Vivian for Renzo and Robbins
1: Ignace
2 OR 3: Barbarossa
3 OR 2: Renzo
4: Robbins
5: Gene

MENU: Equipment
Renzo
Replace Silent Sniper with Exceed Knife
			
Barbarossa
Replace Grave Digger (MW) with Lost Axe
Replace Hand Axe with Scrap Blade

Ignace
If Circle Swing has procced:
	Keep Guard Spear

If not:
Replace Guard Spear with Grave Digger (MW)
				
Rapid Blow for safety, Charge for damage

Use Robbins’ Hard Rain for damage; proccing Crazy Pinball is inconsistent and costs more SP		
	
To quickly move from the Ancient Museum, use the Ornithopter along the cliffside

Recon Guild	
SHOP: Gill Shop
2x Medicine Pack (2 x 367 = 734)
  
Snow Realm camera changes:
	Approaching fort
	Keep fort in camera when walking away
	Hakurei Castle
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Chapter 22: Snow Rabbit Rendezvous
SHOP: Floor 2, East, Headgear Vendor
	5x Braided Hat (735 x 5 = 3675)

The Snow Rabbit always appears at the western-most igloo
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Chapter 24: Armies Collide at Snowy Bridge
Fail both battles using Galil as the only party member
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Chapter 25: Defend Hakurei Castle!
Party 1: Azura
 
Party 2
Formation: Charge!
1: Galil
2: Renzo
3: Rachel
4: Vivian
5: Tiggy
 
Party 3
Formation: Assault
1: Ignace
2: Barbarossa
3: Gene
4: Robbins
 
Armor
3x Shogun Armor (2400 x 3 = 7200)
4x War Gauntlets (540 x 4 = 2,160)
  
Accessories
1x Tornasuk Clasp (465)
2x Penguin Clasp (495 x 2 = 990)

Consumables
5x Antidote (22 x 5 = 110)

???x Power Syrup (75 each)
15 minimum; 25 maximum; as many as your can afford


Menu for equipment when prompted when making squads
 
MENU: Equipment, 2nd Squad
Vivian
Silent Sniper

Rachel
Remove Medicine Kit
 
Galil
Daemonslayer
Light Sword

MENU: Equipment, 3rd Squad

Barbarossa
Braided Hat
Shogun Armor
War Gauntlets
Medicine Kit
Tornasuk Clasp
 
Ignace
Braided Hat
Shogun Armor
War Gauntlets
Penguin Clasp
Penguin Clasp
 
Robbins
Braided Hat
War Gauntlets
Medicine Kit
 
Gene
Lost Spear
Braided Hat
War Gauntlets
Sardine Charm
 
Use Power Syrups as needed, but save 15
 
When fighting as Shiki, switch to the Dueling Saber and use Reckoning
 

BOSS
15,000 HP
 
Party 1: Kill off Azura quickly
 
Party 2
Buff up Rachel and Tiggy before using their Final Strike
 
Party 3
Buff up with Courageous Flapping  before FInal Strike
 
Hakurei Castle, Floor 2 East
Recruit:
Shiki (any answer works)
Omine

MENU: Party
1: Ignace
2 OR 3: Barbarossa
3 OR 2: Shiki
4: Robbins
5: Gene

Hakurei Castle, B1F
Recruit:
Albertos
Alexander
Kinkaro
Silky
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Chapter 26: A New Departure
 
Summit Cave (Northeast of Ancient Museum)
	3000 So
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Chapter 27: Crystal Realm: Distant Sky City
Armory
Warlord (4500)
 
Item Shop (optional)
2x Divine Medicine (300 x 2 = 600)
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 Chapter 29: An Ill Omen	 
MENU: Equipment
Barbarossa
Replace Scrap Blade with Warlord
 
Ignace
Replace Grave Digger(MW) or Guard Spear with Muse Lyre

Renzo
Unequip Exceed Knife

Shiki
	Braided Hat
Replace Brawler with Exceed Knife
	Replace War God Sash with Medicine Kit

Gene
	Lost Spear
	War God Sash	
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Chapter 31: Thundery Plunge! Pursue Rouge! & Chapter 32: Rainbow Pillar: A Grand Tower!
Maps coming soon
 
Use Power Syrups as needed, save 7 until the final floor
Prioritize Shiki and Barbarossa over Robbins
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Chapter 34: Between Truth and Lies

Esthern Item Shop
7x Pax Medicine (37 x 7 = 259)
15x Divine Medicine (300 x 15 = 4500)

Return to Dragonia, talk to Beastfolk in Pub
Decline
	10,000 So

Before going through the portal in Gearsrock, recruit:
Vitor
Holiday
Evelyn 
Denton
Jane
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Chapter 35: The One Who Knows

Poaching subquest at Blue’s Oasis: 10,000 So

Recruit:
	Robson
	Oltman
	Cyanea

Eastern Level 5 Water Den
Ask for Lost Shield

Rest before activating the portal
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Chapter 39: Beyond Conflict and Conciliation

FINAL SHOP
5x Elder Socks (2850 x 5 = 14250)
Elder Gambison (7200)
 
FINAL MENU: Equipment
Ignace
	Elder Socks

Barbarossa
	Elder Socks

Shiki
	Elder Gambison
	Elder Socks
		Replace Dueling Saber with Lili Marleen

Robbins
	Elder Socks

Gene
	Elder Socks

TALENTS
Ignace
	Shield: Guard Boost
	Shield: Front: Hostile

Barbarossa
	Axe: Attack Boost

Shiki
Sword: Master	
Sword: Attack Boost

Gene
	Sigimancy: Support Boost
	
Robbins
	Unarmed: Master
	Unarmed: Attack Boost
		
ARTS
	Seal unnecessary arts; this list contains arts that should be kept

Ignace
	Hard Block
	Rampart Slam

Barbarossa
	Heel Crusher
	Demolition
	Smithereens

Shiki
	Reckoning / Heart of the Sword
	Twin Spike

Water Devil
HP: 10,000 ~ 11,000
 
Grossa, Round 3
HP: 15,000 ~ 17,000
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Finale: The Deciding Battle!

TACTICS
Change Gen. Lead
All positions: Turn Over
 
Kulwasa, Phase 1
HP: 14,000 ~ 15,000

Turn 1: Cast Astral Armor with Ignace
Turn 2: Cast Vital Drain with Ignace

Conserve SP; use your strongest arts until turn three, and then switch to a 0 SP art to recover
	Robbins should be the only character going all out
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Save all Final Strikes for Phase 2
Try to get all members in Ignition:
	Barbarossa: Misokayo 12 
	Shiki: La Danse Macabre
	Ignace: Frozen Rain
	Gene: Seventh Plague

Do not use Robbins’ Angel Ladder; it deals too little damage, even with Reinforce
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Kulwasa, Phase 2
HP: 23,000 ~ 23,500
Floating weapon HP: 10,000 ~ 11,000

Focus floating weapons before Kulwasa

Ignace can deal damage after all floating weapons are defeated
Kulwasa can only deal magical damage, which can’t be blocked by Hard Block

Dialogue at around 1/3 (7000 ~ 8000) HP remaining

Try to keep SP and alternate weapons for as long as possible

RTA split once Kulwasa is defeated

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