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Trails of Cold Steel – Bonding Events

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Chapter 1 – 4/18 Sun

  • Elliot
    • Receive character profile Loves Music
  • Machias
  • Laura

 

Chapter 1 – 4/18 Sun (after completing all required quests)

  • Alisa
  • Towa

 

Chapter 2 – 5/22 Sat

Bond Boost

  • Speak with Fie outside the Old Schoolhouse
    • You can also talk to Emma in the Library first who will ask you to look for Fie
    • Boosts Bond with Emma +50
    • Boosts Bond with Fie +50

 

Chapter 2 – 5/23 Sun Free Day

  • Emma
  • Crow
    • Received character profile Blade
  • Sara
  • Gaius
    • Received character profile Homeland

 

Chapter 2 – 5/23 Sun Free Day (after completing the Old Schoolhouse)

  • Fie
  • Jusis

 

 

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Trails of Cold Steel – Recipes

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Chapter 1: 4/18 Sun

  • Simple Omelet
    • Reward during the required quest Orbal Delivery

 

Chapter 1: 4/24 Sat Celdic Field Study Day 1

  • Sweet Cookie
    • Received from Margot at Weathercock Inn
  • Whole Juice
    • Received from Tisel in the East Highway Farmhouse on East Highway 1

 

Chapter 2: 5/23 Sat Free Day

  • Tomato Sandwich
    • Buy Manly Munchies – Sandwiches from Keynes’ Bookstore for 500 mira

 

Chapter 2: 5/29 Sat Bareahard Field Study Day 1

  • Savory Herb Tea
    • Talk to Lorna at Bareahard Residence 2 in the Noble District of Bareahard

 

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Trails of Cold Steel – Treasure Chests List

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Prologue – The Way to Thors

  • Old Schoolhouse – Underground Area 1
    • Needle Shoot
    • 50 of Each Sepith
  • Old Schoolhouse – Underground Area 2
    • Tear
  • Old Schoolhouse – Underground Area 3
    • 50 of Each Sepith 
    • Evade 1

 

Chapter 1 – 4/18 Sun Free Day

  • Old Schoolhouse Floor 1 – Main Area
    • 100 of Each Sepith
    • Curia Balm
    • White Glasses

 

Chapter 1 – Celdic Field Study 4/24 to 4/25

  • East Celdic Highway 1
    • Groundbait
    • EP Charge I
    • Proxy Puppet
  • East Celdic Highway 2
    • Teara Balm
    • HP 1
    • Reviving Balm
    • Earth Lance
  • West Celdic Highway 1
    • 100 of Each Sepith
    • EP 1
  • West Celdic Highway 2
    • Curia Balm
    • Aqua Bleed
    • EP Charge
  • Lunaria Nature Park 1
    • 100 of each Sepith
    • Curia Balm
    • Citrus Bottle
  • Lunaria Nature Park 2
    • Teara Balm
    • Air Strike
    • Celestial Balm
    • Coral Ring
  • Lunaria Nature Park 3
    • Heat Wave (Monster Chest)
    • Teara Balm
    • Golden Sphere

 

Chapter 2 – 5/23 Free Day

  • Old Schoolhouse Floor 2 – Main Area
    • 150 of each Sepith
    • Floral Bottle
    • Reaper (Monster Chest)
    • EP Charge II

 

Chapter 2 – Bareahard Field Study 5/29

  • North Kreuzen Highway
    • 150 of each Sepith
    • Reviving Balm
    • Recuria
  • Aurochs Canyon Path 1
    • Curia Balm
  • Aurochs Canyon Path 2
    • 150 of each Sepith
    • Breeze (Monster Chest)
    • Blind
  • Aurochs Canyon Path 3
    • Groundbait
    • Mind 2

 

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Trails of Cold Steel – Books List

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Chapter 1 – 4/17 Sat

  • Imperial Railways: A History
    • Examine the Recommended Reading Corner on the first level of the Academy Library

 

Chapter 1 – 4/18 Sun Free Day

  • Imperial Chronicle – Issue 1
    • Buy from Keynes’ Bookstore
    • Buy from Campus Store
  • Red Moon Rose  –  Chapter 1
    • Talk to a guy with brown hair wearing a brown vest in Keynes’ Bookstore

 

Chapter 1 – Celdic Field Study

  • Carnelia Reprint – Chapter 1
    • Buy from Merchant Tommy at the Celdic Grand Market
  • Carnelia Reprint – Chapter 2
    • Buy Merchant Tommy at the Celdic Grand Market
  • Imperial Chronicle – Issue 1
    • Buy from Chris near the Market Manager’s house
  • Red Moon Rose – Chapter 2
    • Given to you by Anita in the Grand Market on 4/24
  • Red Moon Rose – Chapter 3
    • Given to you by Robin in the West Highway Farmhouse at the West Celdic Highway 2 on 4/25

 

Chapter 2 – 5/22 Sat Free Day

  • Imperial Chronicle – Issue 2
    • Keynes’ Bookstore for 100 mira
    • Campus Store for 100 mira
  • Erebonian Folklore: Vol. 1
    • Academy Library in the recommended reading section

 

Chapter 2 – Bareahard Field Study

  • Imperial Chronicle – Issue 2
    • Fortnum Books in Christie’s Galleria for 100 mira
  • Carnelia Reprint – Chapter 3
    • Fortnum Books in Christie’s Galleria for 100 mira
  • Carnelia Reprint – Chapter 4
    • Fortnum Books in Christie’s Galleria for 100 mira
  • Red Moon Rose – Chapter 4
    • Talk to Fumy in the Crescent Moon on 5/29

 

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Trails of Cold Steel – Master Quartz List

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Prologue – The Way to Thors

  • Force
    • Received during the main story

 

Chapter 1 – Celdic Field Study

  • Scepter
    • Purchase from George for 2,000 mira at the Engineering Building on 4/18
    • Purchase from Samus for 2,000 mira at Oddvin’s Arms & Orbal Factory on 4/24 and 4/25

 

Chapter 2 – Bareahard Field Study

  • Wing
    • Purchase from George for 4,000 mira at the Engineering Building on 5/23
    • Purchase from Davos for 4,000 mira at Davos’ Factory on 5/29 and 5/30

 

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Trails of Cold Steel – Chapter 1: 4/24 Sat Celdic Field Study Day 1 Guide

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Books

  • Carnelia Reprint – Chapter 1
    • Buy from Merchant Tommy at the Celdic Grand Market
  • Carnelia Reprint – Chapter 2
    • Buy Merchant Tommy at the Celdic Grand Market
  • Imperial Chronicle – Issue 1
    • Buy from Chris near the Market Manager’s house
  • Red Moon Rose – Chapter 2
    • Given to you by Anita in the Grand Market after completing the hidden quest A Day as a Merchant on Field Study Day 1

 

Fish

  • East Celdic Highway 1 (Behind the most southern windmill in the river)
    • Kasagin
    • Swordtail
    • Carp (NG+/Nightmare, Beginner Rod)
    • Anor Carp (NG+/Nightmare, Beginner Rod)
  • West Celdic Highway 2 (near the entrance to Lunaria Nature Park
    • Crayfish
    • Swordtail
    • Gluttonous Bass (NG+/Nightmare, Beginner Rod)

 

Master Quartz

  • Scepter
    • Purchase from Samus for 2,000 mira from Oddvin’s Arms and Orbal Factory

 

Monsters & Treasure Chests

East Celdic Highway 1

  • Monsters
    • Ripper Squirrel
    • King Dragonfly
    • Fanged Wolf
    • Crop Muncher
  • Treasure Chests
    • Groundbait
    • EP Charge I
    • Proxy Puppet

 

East Celdic Highway 2

  • Monsters
    • King Dragonfly
    • Ripper Squirrel
    • Fanged Wolf
  • Treasure Chests
    • Teara Balm
    • HP 1
    • Reviving Balm
    • Earth Lance

 

West Celdic Highway 1

  • Monsters
    • Acerbic Tomartian
    • Deathcargot
    • Evil Crow
    • Fanged Wolf
    • King Dragonfly
    • Ripper Squirrel
  • Treasure Chests
    • 100 of Each Sepith
    • EP 1

 

West Celdic Highway 2

  • Monsters
    • Crop Muncher
    • Deathcargot
    • Evil Crow
  • Treasure Chests
    • Curia Balm
    • Aqua Bleed
    • EP Charge II

 

Recipes

  • Sweet Cookie
    • Received from Margot at Weathercock Inn
  • Whole Juice
    • Received from Tisel in the East Highway Farmhouse on East Highway 1

 

Quests

East Celdic Highway Monster

  • Objective: Defeat the monster on East Highway 2
    • Talk with Syro
      • Make your way to the East Highway Farmhouse located on East Highway 1 just before East Highway 2, then enter the farmhouse and talk to Syro near the bookcases
    • Head for the plateau near the middle of the map on East Highway 2 to find the monster and defeat it
    • Return to Syro at the East Highway Farmhouse and talk with him
  • Reward: Fresh Egg x 10, Starberry x 10, Honey Syrup x 10, Coarse Rock Salt x 10
*Hard Mode Stats

Scary Dinosaur Attacks

  • Erie Soundwave
    • A roar attack that sends out a shock wave that deals damage and decreases defense
  • Chop Attack
    • An attack that bites a party member and can inflict the paralyze status
  • Crash Bite
    • An arts attack that bites the target multiple times for a lot of damage
  • Tail Blow
    • A tailspin attack that deals damage to any party member in range

For this fight, I had Rean and Laura on the left and right side of the dino while Alisa was just close enough to attack with her bow and arts leaving Elliot a bit further back to heal and use his arts as necessary. The strategy here is to keep the boss focused on Rean and Laura while Alisa and Elliot attack from a distance. That main two attacks to watch out for are the Chop Attack that can leave a party member paralyzed and the Crash Bite attack. As soon as the dino begins charging, use Rean’s Autumn Leaf Cutter craft to interrupt it. I would also make sure you start the fight off by having 200 CP for each party member. That way you can use Rean’s Motivate craft to buff attack and Elliot’s Resounding Beat to buff the party’s defense as well as give them health regen. If you find yourself in a tight shop, Alisa has the Blessed Arrow craft that heals a generous amount. Also, make sure to use water based arts as they do double the damage to the dino.

 

Any Bright Ideas?

  • Objective: Replace the orbment light in the road lamp on the western highway
    • Talk to Samus in the Orbal
    • Replace orbment light
      • Has B-02 written on it near a windmill in front of the nature park
      • Use the code 466515 to replace the light
      • Head to West Celdic Highway 2 and examine the road lamp next to the windmill.  When prompted for the code, select the option 466515. Return to Samus.
  • Reward: Detection

 

For the Common Cold

  • Objective: Collect the ingredients needed to make medicine
    • Talk to Father Zibel in the Celdic Church
    • Collect a bear claw and imperial carrots for Father Zibel
      • Bear Claw
        • Obtained in the Grand Market from the vendor Old Man Flint
      • Imperial Carrots
        • Obtained from Farmer Paul located in his farmhouse on West Celdic Highway 2
    • Bring ingredients to Father Zibel
  • Reward: Teara Balm x 3, Celestial Balm x 3

 

A Day as a Merchant (Hidden Quest)

  • Objective: Run a Merchant Stall for the evening
    • Talk to Merchant Lymon (2nd on the left) in the Grand Market after completing the other 3 quests and talking to Market Manager Otto.
    • Ozette wants 5 tomatoes
      • Answer: 35 Mira
    • Tourist wants wine
      • Answer: 900 Mira
      • Answer: Include cheese for 20% off
    • Anita wants cabbages
      • Answer: Sell 5 for 60
  • Reward: Coral Bracelet, Marble Bracelet (bonus reward for selecting the right answers)

 

Continue to Chapter 1: 4/25 Sun Celdic Field Study Day 2

 

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Metro Exodus – The Dead City Collectibles (Diaries and Postcards)

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Postcard 20

After entering the Metro and fighting the first batch of enemies, follow Miller into a room.  The postcard will be on the white metal cabinet between two blue lockers to the right of the door.

 

Radiogram Transcript

In the room with the hanging cages where Miller mentions that it reminds him of the execution pit from Moscow, the diary will be up the ramp to the right on a metal table next to a corpse.

 

Weathered Report

From the previous collectible, keep heading forward and eventually you will head up an escalator. Miller will talk about how the soldiers used chlorine to kill the people in the Metro. The way forward will be blocked, so Miller mentions using the service tunnels. You will then head to the other side of the area and kick a door open. Head forward through two rooms to enter a room with red and white walls. The diary will be sitting on a table in the left side of the room.

 

Orders

This diary will be on a map board in the command center where Miller radios the Aurora.

 

Postcard 21

This postcard will be on the end of the metal support column in the command center where Miller radios the Aurora.

 

Notebook

After leaving the command center, head up the wooden stairs to the right of the danger sign and keep following the path until you reach a train car. Enter it and turn left to find this diary on a seat on the right next to a corpse.

 

Worn-Out Diary

From the previous diary, keep heading deeper into the Metro until you come to the boat. Ride it forward until you reach a wooden platform that has sandbags piled on it just before a red gate. Dock the boat and head through the doorway. At the end of the hall, turn right and follow the left wall all the way to the end. From there turn left and pass through another doorway at the end of the hallway. In the room squeeze through the blue door in the middle of the room and use the fallen lockers to head through a hole in the wall. This will drop you into another room. The diary will be in this room on a table to the left.

 

Browned Note

After finishing the boat section, a cutscene will play. When you regain control of Artyom, follow the illusion down the train platform. When you reach the end, take the escalators up and keep pressing forward past the ticket gates and into a hallway. As you reach the end of the hallway, a teal door will be on your left. Head through it to find this diary sitting on a TV to the left of a desk.

 

Dusty Notebook

Keep heading forward from the previous diary and eventually you will make it outside. Follow the path forward until Artyom has a flashback to when the war started. Shortly after that, you will jump into a hole with a tank sticking out of it leading to a tunnel. Facing the tank, head left until you come to a dead end. This diary will be next to a couple of skeletons frozen in the snow.

 

Shipping List

From the previous diary, turn around and follow the tunnel to the other end. Keep moving forward until you meet a Blind One (monkey). After a brief cutscene, you will enter a building where the stairs forward are blocked by a power operated gate. Work your way to the top floor of this building to reach an overhang leading to an adjacent building. Jump over to the other building and take the right path passed the wooden shelves and a skeleton on the ground. Continue by taking another right and jumping to the bottom of a stairwell. Open the blue door at the bottom to find this diary on a metal kart.

 

Previous Chapter Collectibles – Autumn

 

 

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Metro Exodus – Autumn Collectibles (Diary)

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*There are no postcards in this chapter.

 

Kataya’s Note

Follow Krest to the front of the train and sit down at the table to listen to Miller going over the plan. Once he’s finished, head back into the passenger train car and make your way to the workbench. This diary will be sitting on a counter across from the bathroom.

 

Previous Chapter Collectibles – The Taiga

Next Chapter Collectibles – The Dead City

 

 

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Metro Exodus – The Taiga Collectibles (Diaries and Postcards)

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Postcard 15

After gaining control of Artyom and obtaining the crossbow from the white statue, head right and pass the front of the house to enter a shack with some laundry hung in front of it. Once in the shack, turn left into the back room to find the postcard on a broken mirror.

 

Note on a Crossbow Bolt (Diary 1)

From the white statue where you got the crossbow, head past the left side of the house to the wooden gate. This diary will be on a crossbow bolt suck on the other side of the left fence. If it is not there, reload your last checkpoint and it should show up.

 

Unsent Letter (Diary 2)

From the previous collectible, turn right and follow the road across a bridge ending up on a sidewalk path leading to a statue at the end. Follow the path and take a left at the statue (break the statue using your melee for a trophy) to reach a schoolhouse. Enter the school to find this diary on the first desk to the left.

 

Postcard 16

From the previous collectible, exit the school and turn right towards the broken bridge. Head down the left part of the bridge towards the pond and keep left, passing a tree with a skull and bones. Walk through the broken fence and into the building. Follow the path straight ahead to find the postcard on the left bookshelf next to the window straight in front of you.

 

Little Kid’s Note (Diary 3)

From the schoolhouse, head straight across the broken bridge, jumping over the gap. Enter the first building on the right (there will be three pirates in here) and head to the room on the right side. The diary will be to the right on a table.

 

Solemn Oath (Diary 4)

From the previous collectible, exit the building and head right up the stairs to the gazebo. Once at the gazebo turn left and enter the building with the tower on the right. Take the stairs in the middle of the building to the top of the tower to find the diary on a wooden crate next to a zip line.

 

Dusty Diary (Diary 6)

From the previous collectible, take the zip line and follow the path forward until you come to a treehouse on the left. Climb the ladder and the diary will be immediately on your right sitting on a crate.

 

Alchemist’s Log (Diary 5)

From the previous collectible, take the zip line down and head straight ahead into the enemy’s campsite. The diary is located behind the guy whistling on the bed. Note: You cannot sneak up on him because you will break a stick every time no matter what angle you try, which will alert him of your presence. Highly recommend doing a quick save beforehand.

 

Lost Diary (Diary 7)

Head slightly northeast from the treehouse. You will spot an arched tree with a shack behind it on the water’s edge. Enter the shack via the side near the water to find the diary on a wooden crate next to a metal bucket.

 

Dusty Notebook (Diary 8)

From the last collectible head west back across the road until you see a tree’s roots growing around a cave in the cliff. Be mindful of the wolves in the area and enter the cave. The diary is located on a desk at the end of the cave.

 

Calligraphic Note (Diary 9)

After you get your backpack back, follow the path forward until you reach a totem next to a treehouse. Turn left at the totem and follow the path until you reach a wooden entryway. Turn right just before the entryway and follow the fence until you reach a section of broken fence. Head through the gap and into the building straight ahead to find the diary resting on the fireplace.

 

Scribbled Note (Diary 10)

When you reach the enemy village via the zip line, take the rope bridge right and follow the path until you reach the hut with the drummer. Use the ladder on the right side just before the drummer to reach the ground level. Enter the building on your left. The diary will be on the table in the left side of the room.

 

Worn-Out Letter (Diary 11)

After you leave the enemy village via zip lines, follow the path into the cave on the right with the wooden entrance. The diary is located right inside the cave on a bench to the right.

 

Crumpled Note (Diary 12)

The diary is located further inside the cave tunnel next to a corpse just before a ladder.

 

Postcard 17

After exiting the cave and proceeding through a building, head down the stairs and proceed to the house straight ahead. The diary is located on the wall next to a door frame in a room with a sunflower tablecloth.

 

Dirty Diary (Diary 13)

After you pass under the extended arm of an excavator and exit the village, follow the path forward until you reach the river’s edge. Turn right and follow the road to the end where you will find the diary sitting on a table. Alternatively, after leaving Olga in the church, head down the ladder and follow the path straight. When you reach the cross straight ahead, turn right and follow the path along the cliffside to reach a rope ladder you can kick down. Climb down the ladder and head straight ahead, turning right to follow along the water’s edge. The diary will be located at the dead end sitting on a table.

 

Hunter’s Note (Diary 14)

Work your way back through the village to reach a graveyard/church on the north side of the village. Alternatively, from the central campsite, head up to the church gate to find the diary on the ground next to a corpse leaning against the gate on the right side.

 

Weathered Note (Diary 15)

After leaving Olga in the church, head down the ladder and follow the path straight. When you reach the cross straight ahead, take the left path down the stairs until you reach a gazebo overlooking the water below. The diary is located on the left side of the gazebo on a sack.

 

Folded Note (Diary 16)

From the previous collectible, take the zip line down and follow the path to the left until you come to an enemy village. Climb up the ladder to enter the village and work your way through until you come to a shack with two oars crossed and a life preserver in the middle over the doorway. Head into this building and the diary will be straight ahead on a table.

 

Postcard 18

After leaving the boat, you will need to work your way through the three step electrical puzzle to gain access to the Admiral’s room (which is part of the story). The postcard is located in this room to the right on the wall with a bunch of postcards/pictures. (Note: By entering this room, you will complete the trophy of 5 o’clock: Take part in the Admiral’s tea party on the Taiga level.)

 

Blood-Soaked Letter (Diary 17)

After leaving the Admiral’s room via zip line, head into a tunnel and work your way through. Head up a set of yellow stairs and grab the red gas can to the left of a large red door in a room with green walls. Carry the can down the stairs and into the room below to put the gas in a generator. Head back up the yellow stairs and flip the switch to the right of the large red door, opening it. The diary is located under a corpse straight ahead.

 

Unfinished Letter (Diary 18)

After exiting the underground tunnel and meeting up with Alyosha, head through the town into the second house on the left with two vehicles parked in front of it. The diary is located on a table straight ahead after entering.

 

Postcard 19

From the above collectible, head into the next room on the left. The postcard will be on the green wall directly to the left of the doorway.

 

Previous Chapter Collectibles – Summer

Next Chapter Collectibles – Autumn

 

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Metro Exodus – Summer Collectibles (Diary)

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*There are no postcards in this chapter.

 

Tokarev’s Note

From Artyom’s room, turn right heading towards the workbench. Exit the passenger car and head onto the train car carrying the diesel fuel. Walk past the fuel tank and turn right to find this diary on a workbench across from Artyom’s van.

 

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