All Trophies/Achievements with DLC route

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fWc0ED70PO8N4M5RNjMr1jT_HdNa6vpqdEr734Sunls/edit?usp=sharing

Any% No DLC 2017 reroute

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A5fqzw7pQwUgrb-omco6afYHgojN6wTUPlCOz5mz1mQ/edit?usp=sharing
This is the route used in the current WR (1:35:29) as of September 2017.

Any% no dlc Route

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rx9Qw-mqxP9IuXl8XUuqnx10fJMIofnfUcj5VZ5cejE/edit?usp=sharing

Any% with DLC 2017 route (outdated)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lKdajP4hFj2OF9PEhBw6nESs_RURC3xR-O8SvpiYd2w/edit#

Route last updated April 4 2017 with some mistakes corrected and references to hidden items removed (they can occasionally be useful healing items, but are generally too random to ever rely on)

GoG version is highly recommended for this specific route because the Steam version doesn't have the Allowance DLC. You can use these rough adjustments for running on Steam version (these DO lose time, run on GoG if you can):
¤ Sell all Healing Drink, Healing Bottle, Healing Circle, Healing Rain and the Anti-Status items at the Chapter 2 shop
¤ Buy 3 of each of Steel Bracelet & Life Ring instead of 5
¤ Move Life Rings more aggressively to active party members (requires more menuing); in particular, make sure you take Noire's off before she leaves at the end of Chapter 2. You can move Steel Bracelets as well, at least until the end of that chapter.
¤ Chapter 3 shop - skip Neptune's weapon
¤ Chapter 5 shop - skip Plutia's weapon
¤ Chapter 6 shop - skip Plutia's weapon and only buy 2 Pearl Bracelets. Give the Pearl Bracelets to Plutia and Noire and give Blanc one of their old Cross Bracelets.
¤ If slightly short on money even with these adjustments, sell material items (you get two valuable ones worth 3400 total during Chapter 2 and a single one worth 10000 at the end of Chapter 4)

Any% with DLC 2018 route (new Oracles DLC)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r0g4LG2YBGhWRgUMcuK-OuukVGQTWX27h7qlFMyb6hw/edit

Route last updated 21 December 2018.
Steam version is required for this route as the other platforms lack the new DLC.

New Game Guide by Soloman231

CHAPTER 1
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- proceed to the event
- grab the healing grass (first item on the left)
- cross the bridge and head left for healing grass
- along the way to the save point grab the item in the narrow path (free scenario)
- after the save point grab the item in the left corner(life fragment)
BOSS FIGHT: just beat it up
- accept the law of the hero quest to trigger the next area
MINI BOSS FIGHT: turn 1 neptune and IF will guard break then use their sp skills for kill, Compa just stay safe and heal if necessary.
- go left and pick up AGI booster item. drop down after
- grab the item on the left side of the path (sword for Neptune). equip it, adjust battle formation 1 and 3 up front (don't position them right in the middle put them a little to the left). 2 is positioned on the bottom right side.
MANDATORY FIGHT: IF uses SP skill on the 2 ghosts (or ghosts in general) then just beat the rest up
BOSS FIGHT: set up in a T shape compa: heal spam, IF: guard break, Neptune: guard break when guard is broken use cross combo
when she is low (like 25% hp) compa spam defend (compa will be targeted) use items when needed
- talk to miss Manuel by the forest (to the right, extra MB) proceed to event
 
CHAPTER 2
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- talk to the wonderer on the lone island right of lastation (weaken enemies plan) also grab plutia and peashy
- SHOP: sell all healing bottles and 1 of each anti- except for anti-virus, sell 2 of those, then buy 2 life rings
- talk to the old man and get disc and cassete
- PARTY: neptune/IF, compa/peashy, plutia EQUIPMET: neptune: life ring, plutia: life ring, COMMANDS: neptune: equip jumping arts, remove rush and equip power slash and break crush, plutia: remove ya ya ya, equip power attack
- cross the bridge and turn right to get item (STR boost), when you reach the orange rock start spamming the scan button (this is to manipulate a item)  
- cross the second bridge and turn left grab the ? by the bridge (mysterious glowing object), after cross and grab the INT boost
- at the save activate weaken enemies plan and use the warp to get item (life fragment)
- MINI BOSS FIGHT: neptune: guard break then cross combo when broken, plutia: guard break if broken use attacks, compa: heal when necessary and defend when he's at 30% hp.
- BOSS FIGHT: use STR boost on plutia Neptune: break and cross combo when guard is broken, Compa: heal spam (dont get close) at 25% hp defend spam and run away (she could die here its fine), Plutia: guard break and attacks.
- PARTY: Neptune/IF, Compa/Noire, plutia/peashy. equipment: equip new sword on neptune, COMBOS: plutia: all thunder attacks equip plutie attack, Neptune: equip all power slash attacks,
MANDATORY BATTLE: focus spiders first, just beat em up, when spiders are dead switch compa for noire and beat up last guy (switch back to heal if needed)
- grab the STR boost thats on the ledge (when you jump up), grab the 2nd item from the 2 items that are close together (die so fast)
BOSS FIGHT: only power attacks, compa will heal spam, neptune buffs herself, when he's at 25% hp switch compa for noire and defend or finish.
SHOP: sell a anti seal, buy 2 steel bracelet and 1 leather bracelet, burn the disc card with die so fast and free scenario, EQUIP: neptune: sword, steel bracelet, and disc, Plutia: steel bracelet, Compa: leather bracelet  
MANDATORY BATTLE: switch to noire and buff neptune, then noire sits back till 1 of the monsters die's then goes to break guards (heal if needed after the fight)
- turn the corner and grab the SP charger
MINI BOSS FIGHT: plutia: thunder attacks, Neptune: buff up and attacks, compa: heal spam and guard, when he starts to target compa switch for noire
- before exit COMBOS: neptune: all thunder edge power attacks,
BOSS FIGHT: int boost plutia and neptune, agi boost plutia and neptune, just attack it to death, compa will heal spam, when boss is at 20% hp compa defends/ switch to noire and defend, ALWAYS MAKE SURE PLUTIA AND NEPTUNE ARE ABOVE 2.6k HP IN CASE OF CRIT.
 
CHAPTER 3
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- go to events, grab the SP charger at the end of the walk way,after you cross the bridge grab the healing pod item on the left,
proceed to the next area
- cross the first bridge you see get STR boost and SP charger, cross the 2nd bridge and grab Racing,PARTY: Neptune/IF, Peashy/Compa, Plutia, COMBOS: take off all thunder attacks, replace with the strongest physical attacks take off some rush attacks for it.
MANDATORY FIGHT: target the winged monsters first all offense (out dps the heal), plutia will heal if needed
- before the event unequip the life ring off of neptune, do the events,SHOP: buy red gloves and a cord bracelet, unequip life ring off of plutia EQUIPMENT: Vert: life ring equip, Peashy: red gloves, cord bracelet, Compa: steel bracelet, PARTY: Vert/IF, compa/plutia, peashy COMBO: vert: 2 slash attacks, 3 rush, 1 break crush, equip venom and darjeeling red, Peashy: equip head butt
- item in the corner to the right (healing pod), jump up on the ledge and grab the energy fragment on the left, item right side of the pathway across the save point (anti-paralyze),
BOSS FIGHT: vert: rushs until half bar then attacks, Peashy: just attack, compa: heals from a distance with first aid if out of mp use SP charge or switch to plutia, (switch to plutia when boss is 30% hp and have her do the healing)
- PARTY: Vert/IF, Compa/Neptune, Peashy/Plutia
- get item across across the walkway (energy fragment), after you cross the bridge get the item on the left (healing pod),next area
- get the item on the right (wahahahaha), cross the bridge and get the 2 items on the left (pancea and energy fragment) continue to event,
BOSS FIGHT: peashy: buffs her self and always attacks, vert: rush til 1 and half of bar is filled then attacks, compa: heals then at 25%hp of the boss switch to neptune and defend, heal neptune if needed with heal pod,
BOSS FIGHT: peashy: buffs herself and always attacks, vert: debuff once then attack always, once she's at 30%hp exe (if you have 2 bars use them at 40%), compa: heal spam (defend when boss is at 25% hp)
 
CHAPTER 4
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- trigger events then go to the area
BOSS FIGHT:(this one is kinda rng) vert: charge till 1 and 1/2 bar, peashy: buff up and break guard, compa: heal spam then defend, (use exe to finish and pray for poison rng from vert)
- buy a studded bracelet
- proceed to the event, after the cut scene PARTY: blanc/IF, compa/neptune, vert/Peashy COMBO: Blanc: remove a power attack, equip 2 rapid hits and 1 sattelabute, equip fleissig gaust, ein schlag, shwer schlag, vert: better rush attacks EQUIP: peashy: unequip life ring, blanc: equip life ring, neptune: unequip disc,  Vert: equip studded bracelet and disc
BOSS FIGHT: blanc and vert charge up exe with rush attacks, once at 3 bars poke boss with blanc exe 2 times, then charge for 2 bars. compa will defend (and heal if needed)
- grab the USB and burn racing random encounters and wahahaha on it,
- go straight into the big room get the first item on the right (healing pod), item on the right by the save point (life fragment)
BOSS FIGHT: blanc and vert charge for exe, at 3 bars vert pokes and blanc keeps charging, compa will heal and defend as needed
- after fight PARTY: Blanc/IF, Mages/Compa, Vert/Neptune, COMBOS: Mages: change all of power attacks to extension, remove a break attack, change 1 rush attack to wind blast, equip flash judgement corrupt cocytus and causality flame EQUIP, heal up with items,
BOSS FIGHT: all 3 characters charge the exe then at 3 bars vert pokes while the other 2 charge at 40-45%hp unload with exe spam at 3 bars dont let blanc use a exe unless its very close to death.
- SHOP: buy 2 life rings,EQUIP: neptune: life ring, peashy: life ring, Mages: USB memo, PARTY: Blanc/peashy, Mages/Compa, Vert,neptune, COMBO: blanc: remove all break attacks, add the strongest power attacks you can get, vert: remove break attacks add strong power attacks, peashy: remove break attacks add rush attacks, neptune: remove power attacks add rush attacks
MANDATORY FIGHT: (this one sucks) FOCUS THE SKILL JAMMER use vert and magus to kill the skill jammer asap, blanc will draw "hate" from the tank and the other jammer useing rush attacks and defending, when the skill jammer is dead magus will exe the item jammer if possible then switch to compa and start healing and reviving (EXPECT SOMEONE TO DIE HERE hope you have a life fragment for somethin), DO NOT KILL THE TANK until you have 4 bars of exe then exe finish it (this is for the next fight)
MANDATORY FIGHT: peashy will rush attack the soldiers, magus exe spam everything but FOCUS THE SOLDIERS FIRST, neptune can defend
- grab the first item on the right thats past the turn into the curve, item right by the save point (SP charger), trigger the event, PARTY: Blanc/IF, Mages/Compa, Vert/Neptune EQUIP: peashy: unequip life ring, Mages: life ring, heal mages with a item
BOSS FIGHT: have magus use 2 rush turns then switch her out for compa, blanc and vert will charge up exe then at 4 bars wait for her to have 60% guard then exe spam,
 
CHAPTER 5
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- bottom right of planeptune on the world map get the super EXE drive plan and activate it
- go on top of the hill (wood staff), EQUIP: mages: Wood staff,
MANDATORY BATTLE: mages and blanc will charge the exe, vert with HDD and use 1 bar of exe when its filled
- go to event
MINI BOSS FIGHT: charge exe with vert and blanc until 3 bars, then poke the guard with blanc once guard is down exe spam
- PARTY: blanc/IF, Mages/compa, Marvey/neptune EQUIPS: vert: unequip life ring, MarvelousAQL: equip life ring, COMBOS: marvelousAQL: remove a power skill for 2 H. rush katon and Bankuuza, equip raiton and issen katon
BOSS FIGHT: Marvey and blanc will charge exe, turn 1-3 mages will charge exe then switch to compa after, at 3 bars blanc will poke guard with exe, once boss hits 25% guard charge to 3 bars and exe spam with everyone (use mages instead of compa!)
 
CHAPTER 6
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- SHOP: buy 1 pearl braclet, buy tortoise gloves, EQUIP: blanc: equip pearl braclet, peashy: tortoise gloves,
- go straight then make a left and get the item in the upper right corner (life fragment), after the warp turn left and get the item on the lower left corner (SP charge), go to the event
BOSS FIGHT: blanc and Marcy will charge exe till 3 bars then blanc will poke guard with exe, use compa to heal but dont use it often (compa emergency kit id amazing),
- before triggering the event make sure to unequip a life ring from marcey
 
CHAPTER 7
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- get histoire, SHOP: buy 1 rune bangle,
- go do neptunes scene first
- PARTY: peashy/IF, compa/Histy, Falcom/Neptune, COMBO: peashy: remove all break attacks switch to strong rush attacks, Falcom: remove 1 break attack add powerful rush attacks, equip T.bolt strike and crimson gale, EQUIPS: neptune: unequip life ring, falcom: life ring, peashy: transip bracelt, life ring.  
MINI BOSS FIGHT: charge til 3 bars using compa for heals then exe spam, after 2 exe's have compa defend
- grab the angel wings on the way and healing drink, at the hallways turn left and get the item in the left corner (life fragment)
- PARTY: same except switch histy for mages,
BOSS BATTLE: use falcom and peashy to charge exe, peashy will spam exe and break guard with exe, once guard is near broken charge to 4 then exe spam.
- go to lastation
- PARTY: peashy/neptune, compa/peashy, noire/IF, COMBO: noire: get strong rush attacks, equip tri color order impact law and venom fencer
- go to the big room thats straight ahead and pick up the items on the left (energy fragments) (Whoa), go to the next area, on the way to the save point make a left turn and get the 2 items in the right corner (STR boost) (night stalker)
MINI BOSS FIGHT: charge til 2 bars then exe spam
- (after the mini boss)PARTY: peashy/neptune, compa/histy, cyber2/IF, COMBOs: cyber2: strong rush attacks, equip shining bones and absolute wind
- go to the room past the save point on the right there is a item (angel wings), item to the right of the event (healing drink)
BOSS FIGHT: charge exe, poke with cyber 2 exe, then exe spam
- SHOP: buy 100 ton gloves and a rune bangle, head to leanbox
- PARTY: peashy/IF, compa/Histy, Tekken/vert, COMBO: tekken: just switch to high power rushs, equip keito, EQUIPS: vert: unequip the disc, Peashy: equip the disc
BOSS BATTLE: peashy and tekken will charge exe, compa will heal, when at 4 bars switch in histy and poke with histy, then exe spam
- go to lowee
- PARTY: peashy/neptune, compa/histy, blanc/brocoli go in the circular hill and get the hammer, EQUIP: blanc: bangal bracelet, the hammer
BOSS FIGHT: just charge and poke and exe spam
-  PARTY: blanc/brocoli, histy/compa, tekken/neptune, EQUIP: peashy: unequip the transip bracelt and life ring blanc: equip: transip bracelt, hammer, disc from mages tekken: equip life ring, mages: unequip disc
BOSS BATTLE: just charge and exe spam, use blanc to poke guard
BOSS BATTLE: same strat as last time
- SHOP: sell planet hammer 100 ton gloves and the 2 bracelets, buy: poem book and B.K master EQUIP: histy: poem book,histy's bookmark tekken: b.k master
- along the way grab a super pancea,
BOSS FIGHT: exe charge and then exe spam
FINAL BOSS FIGHT!!!: charge up to 3 bars, poke with histy exe do as much damage as possible til he has 50% hp, at 50% hp set up so that you can guard break him and end with 3 exe (use blanc to break guard), 3 exe with 1-2 of them being a guard break does about 40% of his hp watch his hp at 35% or lower he has a chance to use his deadly move which will kill histy and maybe tekken. this battle is a bit hard so saving before this fight is recommended.
 
CONGRATULATION

Name	Author
All Trophies/Achievements with DLC route	Dabomstew 5 years ago
Any% No DLC 2017 reroute	Dabomstew 7 years ago
Any% no dlc Route	Chfou 8 years ago
Any% with DLC 2017 route (outdated)	Dabomstew 6 years ago
Any% with DLC 2018 route (new Oracles DLC)	Dabomstew 6 years ago
New Game Guide by Soloman231	Deleted 10 years ago