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C O M P E N D I U M
ver1.66

***be careful ! This FAQ is now in 3 parts !***

WachenRöder Compendium ver1.66
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By CHAZumaru [[email protected]]

Sorry for such precautions, but this FAQ is under copyrights due to the
abuse of FAQs in specialist magazines. Therefore you do not have the
right to change any single part of it without my permission. I do not
allow anyone to even think about doing profit using my FAQ ! Trespas-
sers will see their lungs turned into shark food meat...
This FAQ is for sure avaiable at the following adresses as I gave them
the authorization to use it:

http://www.gamefaqs.com
http://vgstrategies.about.com

These places will be the only ones frequently restocked with the latest
version of this FAQ.
Note that if you want to be allowed to have my FAQ on your page, just
mail me friendly and you shall have a positive answer. Besides your ad-
ress will feature on the next version of this FAQ.

Now let's get on !

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History of this FAQ
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23.3.2000 : -> finished the "Dark Savior Compendium 1.53" and
decided to start a few others. First of all, a
FAQ of WachenRöder !
23.3.2000 : ver1.00 -> finished the title and started the FAQ.
3.4.2000 : ver1.01 -> added an history of tRPGs in the Prelude plus a
translation section: "Ach zö !"
3.4.2000 : ver1.02 -> added Langrisser to the tRPGs history.
4.4.2000 : ver1.1 -> began the mighty techniques chapter, the Ach sö,
and some ascii art for explanation.
4.4.2000 : ver1.11 -> added a few more stuff and 3 new games on the
tRPG list: Vandal hearts, Arc the Lad and Front
Mission.
4.4.2000 : ver1.5 -> more stuff added (the entire sword type list)...
and first mail to Gamefaqs!
4.4.2000 : ver1.51 -> corrected a few mistakes and continued the type
list. More changes added again.
4.4.2000 : ver1.52 -> added a menu translation chapter.
4.4.2000 : ver1.53 -> added a lot in the translation chapter and divi-
ded the FAQ in 3 parts to keep the .txt format
and not do it on Wordpad.
6.4.2000 : ver1.54 -> added the info given by jt Kauffman and changed
some mistakes I found.
6.4.2000 : ver1.61 -> more mistakes solved. Added some battles. Added
the enemys HPs in battle. Added a list of the
characters appearance in battle. Mailed it to
gamefaqs.
6.4.2000 : ver1.62 -> added an adress Jt Kauffman gave me. Added "der
Langrisser".
18.4.2000 : ver1.63 -> sorry, AFK for a while 'cos of french holidays.
Fixed a few texts and continued the battle stuff
(this gonna be a loooong night...). Oh, I know
you don't give a sh**, but also got a PS2 :)
24.4.2000 : ver1.64 -> added a battle and the item section.
28.4.2000 : -> ! HEY GUYS AND GIRLS IT IS MY BIRTHDAY !
30.4.2000 : ver1.65 -> added a few battles and some e-mail information.
1.5.2000 : ver1.66 -> added some info on the item list plus a credit
modification. Mailed it to Gamefaqs.

Last private modifications: 1.5.2000

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Contents
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-part one-

Introduction
History of this FAQ
Contents
My companions
PRELUDE TO A WORLD OF DESPAIR
ACH SO !
ACQUIRING THE KNOWLEDGE TO FIND THE TRUTH

-part two-

THE MIGHTY TECHNIQUES FOR A REDEMPTION
ACCOMPLISH YOUR DESTINY , SAVE YOUR SOUL: battles 01 to 09

-part three-

ACCOMPLISH YOUR DESTINY , SAVE YOUR SOUL: battles 10 to 31
CHARACTERS APPAREANCES
THE ARTEFACTS OF A TRAGEDY
Misc
Credits

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My companions
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JT Kauffman provided "Fire Emblem" in the list of tRPGs, corrected the
"Blue Oyster Band" <- "Blue Oyster Cult" error and told me
that "Black Matrix" wasn't released yet on the PS.
He is writing for [http://www.thegia.com].

Guardian D reminded me 2 games on the list; Funny how mailers seems
more concerned about the list than Wach's FAQ ;) Thanks
anyway for the help and cheers!

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PRELUDE TO A WORLD OF DESPAIR

(As you see with this weird title, i decided to put some "ambiance" in
this FAQ. So instead of INTRO (e.g.) I've prefered to employ nicely (?)
turned sentences.)

I still haven't seen a lot of FAQs for this game ! Therefore, I under-
stood that as no one was going to move his butt, CHAZumaru had to work
on it. Well, this FAQ should take a long time, but the game worths it.

Note that D. Thompson's FAQ is small but nice and reliable. As usual,
mine is going to be more like a guide. But as I have finished the game
a few months ago and seeing the game is still in the gamefaqs' wanted
list, I've decided to play a role.

WachenRöder is a tactical RPG that was one of the last great games of
the Sega Saturn. It was produced in 1998 by SEGA. It's special attack
system is pretty cool and - what makes it a fantastic game - it's amb-
iance is pretty unique for a Tactical RPG: a kind of dark futuristic
post-apocalyptic world where words such as joy and peace are as much
unwelcomed as the IRS guys at my door... It changes a bit from SF3 and
FF Tactics, huh?

But what is a tRPG ? First of all, it means tactical Role Playing Game.
That's a game where you follow a RPG-like story, usually with a very
small freedom of movement, but where the numerous battles are played as
a wargame. Your party, including a dozen of characters, has to fight
against an enemy's army, turn by turn, with different characters owning
different abilities depending on their class or race (the archer hits
from a long distance but is weak, the Dwarf is slow but strong, etc...)
and a large battle ground divided in invisibles squares (like chess).
It appeared on consoles in the 80's and became pretty popular in the
middle of the 90's. Here is a list of a few titles that made this game
genre famous:

(please take the opportunity to mail me some titles I might have for-
gotten, I'll give you credit.)

SHINING FORCE
I put it first 'cause it's my favorite video game series of all time.
It's the tactical (and most successful) part of Sega's "Shining" RPG
series and was the game that revealed - but I don't think invented -
this genre. SF1 was a (now) typical tRPG with heroic fantasy atmosphere
and an epic scenario. The astonishing graphics and animation plus all
the secret characters, classes, weapons, battles, etc... made it the
reference of tactical role playing. SF2 had another great scenario and
was much more pleasant to play because they corrected the few mistakes
of the first episode. Then came SF Gaiden 1, 2 and 3 on Game Gear; they
were less attractive but still pretty good. SF CD on Mega CD was a mix
of the GaGear 2 first episodes. Finally, 5 years after the second one,
the long awaited Shining Force 3 was out. It's yet the best (personal
point of view, guys) tRPG ever, because the idea was to create a story
of 3 heroes living their own story on 3 separate discs (episodes 1 to
3) released within 6 months. Each game adapted itself depending on what
you did on the other games and if you completed the 2 firsts, The 3rd
SF3's ending was completely different. Besides, they were smart enough
to remove every bug or annoying stuff seen in the previous episode.
Finally, a SF3 Premium disc was released for the first 10000 guys that
did something in Japan; well, as you get it, this disc, a kind of bonus
for SF lovers, it is just impossible to get, and that is the biggest
desillusion of my life. Ever.
Note: the 1st SF was done by Climax (Ryle from Landstalker made it's
1st appearance on SF1) SF2, SFG1,2,3 by Sonic Software Planning and
SF3 by Sonic Software Planning and Camelot (Mario Golf, Beyond the Be-
yond...).

TACTICS OGRE and FINAL FANTASY TACTICS
Tactics Ogre was the sequel of the Wargame Ogre Battle and is to many
the other reference in tRPG. It's system allowing to change classes any
time and demanding a sense of sacrifice (a char killed can't be brought
back to life!) is almost perfect, and the story, taken from a best sel-
ling novel in Japan, is really intensive. The guys from Quest, who cre-
ated the Ogre series, were then all bought back by Square soft, whom
for they 've done FF Tactics, the unofficial but even better sequel of
Tactics Ogre.

SAKURA TAISEN
Sakura Taïsen, or Sakura Wars, is a very famous tRPG in Japan. It is a
mix between japanim', tacticals, japanese humour and diokuseï games.
The ambiance and all the cartoons in-between the original battles makes
it an UFO in the world of gaming. For exemple, the story takes place in
a Tokio's Theater, in the 20's, where you'll find only (gorgeous) girls
that are in fact mech pilots for the japanese secret services (!?!?).
The girls do not have any exp points but the more they are in love with
you, the better they'll fight. Astonishing, huh? A lot of games under
the ST license came out because of the popularity of the game in Japan,
but only ST1 and ST2 are actual tRPGs.
ST3 will be released on the Dreamcast in September 2000 and is set in
Paris (my hometown, yeepee!).
Note: This game is edited by Sega but is a chef d'oeuvre produced by
Red, the geniuses that created Tengaï Makio.

REBUS/KARTIA
Kartia (Rebus in Japan) is a tRPG which takes a lot from FFT but allows
the player to create their own monsters on a system based on the paper-
scissors-stone game: monster A better than monster B better than mons-
ter C better than A. Besides, you had the ability to change the battle-
field shape considering that such weapon was better against a lower or
higher enemy; great game, really.

THE RECORDS OF LODOSS WARS
A SF clone on the Mega CD.

FEDA
Another clone of SF, but this time created by the team of the first SF.
Pretty good but doesn't match the original. The games released were
Feda, Feda Remake! and Feda 2.

BLACK/MATRIX
A great release on Saturn and soon on PS. A much nicer version, called
Black/Matrix Advanced, was released on the DC.

SUPER ROBOT TAISEN
Replace Taisen by "wars" to understand what it's all about...Absolutely
all the mechs from the japanimation, from Gundam to Evangelion, in a
huge crossover. A cult series of games. Including: SRT1, SRT2, SRT3,
4th SRT S, SRT F, SRT F final Kanketsouhen, SRT 64 and SRT alpha.

SD GUNDAM
Same system, but just for Gundam. I'm sure there has been a lot of them
on the SFC, but I only know SDG G-Generation and SDG G-Generation Zero
for the ps, and SDG century-S on the sat.

LANGRISSER
A mythical game created by NCS/Masaya that allows hundreds of troops to
fight on huge battlefields. The 1st episode was called Warsong in the
occident (as Langrisser means "war song" in German); there have been a
lot of sequels: derLangrisser, LG2, LG3, LG4 and LG5. LG Millenium, on
the DC, is a different and shity system. All distributed by Masaya. And
Treco distributed the 1st episode in the US.

GROWLANSER
A good tactical on the PS.

BAHAMUT LAGOON
A fabulous tRPG based on FF Dragons military management. Tell me if you
have got the english version of this game's ROM!

VANDAL HEARTS
The 1st one was a good 3D clone of SF, with some interesting inter-
action with the fields, but quite too easy. VH2 is much better because
it included a system of dual turn battle; The enemy played in the same
time as you; and a few innovations were made on the management of your
magic.

ARC THE LAD
ATL1 as a shity clone of SF2 on the PS1 (nice abbreviations, huh ?).
ATL2 was much better 'cos much longer. Never had a chance to play ATL3
but it seems interesting.

FRONT MISSION
A tRPG that is fantastic just because of the idea: a mech-based tRPG !
One of the best of the genre, because of the huge tactical improvements
made: hits' localisation, gear change...be careful! A lot of FM-license
games were released but they-re not all tRPGs:

name on the is it a tactical RPG ?
Front Mission sfc yeah
Front Mission 2: Gun hazard sfc nope
Front Mission 2nd playstation yeah
Front Mission Alternative playstation nope
Front Mission 3 playstation yeah

FIRE EMBLEM sent by JT Kauffman
< You've forgotten the first tRPG! Yes, it was FireEmblem that
started the Tactical RPG genre. The first two games in the series were
Famicom (8-bit Japanese Nintendo) games, and the next three releases
were Super Famicom (including one that was just released last year).
This was also the first game to feature generational gameplay - your
characters fell in love, got married, had kids, and the kids conti-
nued on with the story/game. Very interesting and in-depth series. A
Nintendo 64 installment is in the works.>
How could I forget...Anyway, I am sure a MD/Genesis FE existed too.

RIGLORD SAGA/MYSTARIA sent by Guardian D
A good tactical on tha Sega Saturn. Had a sequel.

FARLAND STORY sent by Guardian D
Another one on the Sega Saturn. I wouldn't say it's a game to remember.

and more...

(I did not include Dragon Force and Ogre Battle because they look like
wargames to me, so no request for them please.)

Proceed to the next chapter.

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ACH SÖ !

This section is dedicated to the translation of the german texts. I
personally do not know a single sh** of german but I shall find a
dictionary pretty soon.
Therefore, here is the little I know:

*WachenRöder means something like "patrol guard, sentinel" if you see
what I mean...

*"Hohe Türme ragen senkrecht und dicht gedrängt gen Himmel Stahl, Qualm
und rauchende Schornsteine Eine Zukunftgesellschaft im zerfall Angebo-
rene Lichtphobie Vögel in der findernis"
Errr...I'm working on it.

***work in progress***

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ACQUIRING THE KNOWLEDGE TO FIND THE TRUTH

This section is dedicated to the menu translations.

*title screen*

press start >start> start >start/A/C> {new game starts}
start/A/C> *continue screen*
start/A/C> *option screen*
 press B to return to the
| previous menu
+--> game continued

*option screen*

sound >A/C> sound option >press LEFT> stereo
press RIGHT> mono

3D battle >A/C> {allows the 3D
press LEFT> on
>press RIGHT> off

(!) movie gallery >A/C> {allows to see
A/C> {allows to see
A/C> {allows to see
A/C> exit, duh...

[ options with a "(!)" in front mean they can be activated only after
finishing the game once ]

*story screen*

{just follow the story and press A/C if you want to speed up the text}

*map screen*

here is a map with the names of the places:

Outo--------------------Cloud
/ \ \_______
Cobalt_____/ \_______ \
/ \ \
\ | |
/ / |
\ | |
/ | |
\ | ___ /
| __ \ / \ /
Sight________/ \___ \ / \ /
\_____ | / \ /
\_Mist Boat____/

*city screen*

[exit] >A/C> exits to the next sequence

[black market] >A/C> allows to buy new stuff (see *shop screen*)
A/C> *status screen*
A/C> *data screen*
< B <

{ you might not get the black market in some places. }

*shop screen*

______________________________________________________________
| | |
| ^_^ | seller's comments |
|________|_____________________________________________________|
| |
| item's abilities ____________|
|_________________________________________________| war funds |
| | |____________|
| equipping | item list price | item's |
|localization| | picture |
| | |------------|
|____________|____________________________________|____???_____|

*status screen*
______________________________________________________________
| | name level HPs |
| | attack |
| ^_^ | defence ??? ??? |
| | spirit ??? ??? |
| | ??? ??? |
| |------------------------------------+----------------|
|________|_experience_jauge___________________|weapon__________|
| | special attacks|
| description of the highlighted object | 1 and 2 |
|_____________________________________________|________________|
| |
| equippement |
| (3 max) |
(press C to see the weapon) |________________|
| money |
|________________|

*data screen*

The data screen is like the continue screen except that
you have to be careful of what choice you made:

the O-t" sign means "load"

the t-7" sign means "save"

*select screen*

On this screen you select whoever you want to be part of the
battle. Be careful that the square on which you place a char
represents a distinctive place on the battle field (see FFT?).
Press X if you want to see the character's status.

*battle screen*

See below for some explanation on the steam-jauge.

When it's your turn to fight, here are what the icons mean:

[the moving man] --movement--> Allows your character to move some-
where.

[the sword] ---attack---> [ 1 sword ] ---> attack
[ 2 swords] ---> special attack lv1
[ 3 swords] ---> special attack lv2

[the bending man] ---action---> [the lever] ---> activates anything
[ the bag ] ---> to use an item
[ the man ] ---> to heal

[the "..."] ----stop----> to end up a character's move. He'll
then gain back a number of AP depen-
ding on his actions for this turn.

*the battle option screen*

To access this window, press C when you are not lightening any single
character. You shall be able to get a "system window". Here's what it
says in katakana and kanji:

SYSTEM WINDOW

tu ne ??? --> read: "Turn end" >C> [ yeap ] >C> turn end
[ nope ] >C> cancel

sute tuse --> read: "status" >C> access the status screen.

tu ne ??? --> read: "turn info" >C> access information about
the battle field and the
turn.

de ta --> read: "data" >C> didn't get wether you can
save or just load.

konf'igu --> read: "config" >C> [ key ??? ] >C> ???
[ sound ] >C> stereo/mono
[3D battle] >C> on/off
[ radar ] >C> map scanning

re da --> read: "radar" >C> allows a map scanning

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[here ends up the 1st part of my Wachenröder's compendium. Be sure
to have the second part. It's avaiable at http://www.gamefaqs.com ]

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