Cadash
Experience Levels/Items
Version 1.0
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Version History
- Experience Status
- Characters
- Items
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INTRODUCTION
This is a list of experience levels for the arcade version of Cadash. Leveling
up and increasing your experience is the key to beating this game. As you level
up, you become more powerful, faster, and take less damage, thus making the
game easier. If you have any questions, comments, or would like to contribute
to the guide, just email me or post on the board. You will be credited for any
contributions you make.
My email:
[email protected]
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VERSION HISTORY
4/20/06 Version 1.0
- first version, everything intact and okay.
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EXPERIENCE STATUS
STR - strength, the higher your strength, the more damage you do to enemies.
A.C. - armor class, the higher the number, the less damage you take.
AGL - agility, how fast you move and how high you can jump.
Level Up - number of experience points required to go to next level.
You can increase your experience status by either killing enemies or buying
items from weapon shops. Different enemies and items give you different amounts
of experience, some give you a little, others give you a lot. Usually the later
enemies are the ones that give you a lot. Each character requires a different
amount of points to get to the next level. There are 20 experience levels total
and each character begins at level 1.
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CHARACTERS
You have four characters to choose from, each having their own strengths and
weaknesses.
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|FIGHTER|
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The fighter is probably the most well balanced character of the game. He is the
strongest in terms of brute force, has great stamina, and great speed. His only
weakness would be his short range. This weakness actually makes him harder to
use than the game suggests. He does well against the early enemies, but it's
the later enemies which don't even flinch when hit, where he struggles. The
fighter is best used by intermediate players, rather than beginners.
Level 1 (Min.) Level 2 Level 3
STR - 11 STR - 13 STR - 15
A.C. - 6 A.C. - 8 A.C. - 11
AGL - 45 AGL - 52 AGL - 59
Level Up - 50 Level Up - 100 Level Up - 200
Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
STR - 17 STR - 19 STR - 21
A.C. - 14 A.C. - 17 A.C. - 21
AGL - 65 AGL - 73 AGL - 79
Level Up - 400 Level Up - 800 Level Up - 1500
Level 7 Level 8 Level 9
STR - 23 STR - 25 STR - 27
A.C. - 25 A.C. - 30 A.C. - 36
AGL - 86 AGL - 94 AGL - 101
Level - Up 2800 Level Up - 4400 Level Up - 6200
Level 10 Level 11 Level 12
STR - 29 STR - 32 STR - 35
A.C. - 38 A.C. - 41 A.C. - 45
AGL - 109 AGL - 115 AGL - 122
Level Up - 8000 Level Up - 10000 Level Up - 12200
Level 13 Level 14 Level 15
STR - 38 STR - 42 STR - 45
A.C. - 51 A.C. - 57 A.C. - 61
AGL - 130 AGL - 137 AGL - 143
Level Up - 14500 Level Up - 16900 Level Up - 19200
Level 16 Level 17 Level 18
STR - 48 STR - 50 STR - 53
A.C. - 63 A.C. - 65 A.C. - 68
AGL - 147 AGL - 152 AGL - 156
Level Up - 22000 Level Up - 25000 Level Up - 30000
Level 19 Level 20 (Max.) Level 20 (w/ all items)
STR - 55 STR - 57 STR - 83
A.C. - 70 A.C. - 71 A.C. - 97
AGL - 160 AGL - 163 AGL - 163
Level Up - 35000
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|MAGE|
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The weakest character in the game in terms of brute force and very weak
overall. He is actually weak in all areas, weak strength, weak stamina,
slow speed, and shortest range. He makes up for all these weaknesses by
having very powerful spells. In terms of overall power, the mage is the
most powerful character and the best boss killer due to his powerful
magic. His magic also makes him have the widest range since most of his
spells can cover the full screen. So this all sounds like he should be
the best character in the game, but what keeps him from being the best
is that there are quite a lot of enemies immune to magic. For those
enemies immune to magic, the mage has to beat them hand to hand with
his very short range and weak brute force. Not to mention that most of
these immune enemies don't flinch when hit and are very aggressive. The
mage is best used by expert players.
Level 1 (Min.) Level 2 Level 3
STR - 7 STR - 9 STR - 11
A.C. - 3 A.C. - 5 A.C. - 7
AGL - 26 AGL - 32 AGL - 40
Level Up - 40 Level Up - 80 Level Up - 160
Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
STR - 13 STR - 14 STR - 16
A.C. - 10 A.C. - 13 A.C. - 16
AGL - 46 AGL - 52 AGL - 60
Level Up - 320 Level Up - 640 Level - 1200
Level 7 Level 8 Level 9
STR - 17 STR - 19 STR - 20
A.C. - 19 A.C. - 22 A.C. - 25
AGL - 65 AGL - 67 AGL - 69
Level Up - 2200 Level Up - 3300 Level Up - 4400
Level 10 Level 11 Level 12
STR - 21 STR - 24 STR - 28
A.C. - 28 A.C. - 31 A.C. - 34
AGL - 74 AGL - 76 AGL - 79
Level Up - 5500 Level Up - 6700 Level Up - 7800
Level 13 Level 14 Level 15
STR - 31 STR - 33 STR - 35
A.C. - 36 A.C. - 39 A.C. - 42
AGL - 82 AGL - 84 AGL - 86
Level Up - 8900 Level Up - 10000 Level Up - 12000
Level 16 Level 17 Level 18
STR - 37 STR - 39 STR - 41
A.C. - 46 A.C. - 50 A.C. - 53
AGL - 88 AGL - 91 AGL - 94
Level Up - 14000 Level Up - 16500 Level Up - 19000
Level 19 Level 20 (Max.) Level 20 (w/ all items)
STR - 43 STR - 44 STR - 63
A.C. - 55 A.C. - 56 A.C. - 69
AGL - 97 AGL - 98 AGL - 98
Level Up - 22000
-Magic-
As you level up with the mage, you will acquire various spells as you
reach certain levels. These spells are usually more powerful than your
regular attacks. To use these spells, press and hold the attack button.
An icon will appear above your character's head and you'll begin cycling
through spells you have obtained. Release the attack button when the icon
of the spell you want to use appears. You must have enough magic points
to cast these spells. You can see how many magic points you have as
you're cycling through the spells, the number above the icons is your
magic points meter. Magic points can be restored by resting at inns,
continuing, or by getting the mage's wizard staff weapon which will
auto-regenerate magic points at a constant rate. Not all enemies are
affected by magic. Usually it's undead enemies, such as skeletons,
zombies, and grim reapers that are immune to magic.
Fireball (fireball) - weak projectile attack, not very useful, avoid at
all costs and just stick to regular attacks or more powerful spells. You
begin the game with this spell.
Swarm of Knives (knife) - obtained at level 2. This causes several knives
to swirl throughout the screen hitting several enemies. Does decent amount
of damage and good for using on the earlier bosses.
Fire Wave (three fireballs) - obtained at level 4. Creates a line of fire
that travels a distance on the ground, can hit a row of enemies. Very
powerful and can kill early bosses with one or two hits, definitely use
against bosses who are on the ground.
Circle of Flame (flame circle) - obtained at level 7. Creates a circle of
blue flames which then expand throughout the screen hitting enemies in all
directions. Very powerful, use against bosses and enemies who tend to be
in the air.
Lightning (lightning bolt) - obtained at level 11. Causes a lightning
bolt to home in on enemies. Very powerful, use against the later enemies
and bosses.
Blast (explosion) - obtained at level 20. The most powerful attack in the
game, kills regular enemies with one casting. Save this spell for the last
boss, as it uses a lot of magic points for casting. When cast, nothing
special happens on screen, you just see enemies die.
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|PRIESTESS|
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She is the best character in the game and best choice for beginners. She
has good stamina, good speed, and great range once you get her weapon
upgrades. According to her experience status she may come off as being
the weakest in brute force, but because her weapon hits twice both while
launching and retracting, this makes her just as powerful or if not more
powerful than even the fighter. Her weapon can even pass through walls
and enemies hitting any enemies that may be behind anything. She can
easily beat a row of enemies with her long range flail weapon. The
priestess also has magic, like the mage, only her magic is used for
defense and healing. Her defensive magic is what makes her the best in
the game. Overall, you can say she really doesn't have any weaknesses as
even her weakness of brute force is overcome by her weapon hitting twice
both ways.
Level 1 (Min.) Level 2 Level 3
STR - 8 STR - 11 STR - 13
A.C. - 4 A.C. - 7 A.C. - 10
AGL - 32 AGL - 40 AGL - 47
Level Up - 70 Level Up - 140 Level Up - 280
Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
STR - 15 STR - 17 STR - 19
A.C. - 12 A.C. - 16 A.C. - 20
AGL - 55 AGL - 63 AGL - 69
Level Up - 560 Level Up - 1000 Level Up - 1600
Level 7 Level 8 Level 9
STR - 20 STR - 22 STR - 24
A.C. - 23 A.C. - 28 A.C. - 32
AGL - 74 AGL - 78 AGL - 84
Level Up - 2800 Level Up - 4300 Level Up - 6000
Level 10 Level 11 Level 12
STR - 26 STR - 28 STR - 29
A.C. - 35 A.C. - 39 A.C. - 42
AGL - 89 AGL - 95 AGL - 100
Level Up - 8000 Level Up - 10000 Level Up - 12000
Level 13 Level 14 Level 15
STR - 30 STR - 32 STR - 33
A.C. - 47 A.C. - 51 A.C. - 55
AGL - 107 AGL - 114 AGL - 120
Level Up - 14500 Level Up - 17000 Level Up - 20000
Level 16 Level 17 Level 18
STR - 35 STR - 37 STR - 38
A.C. - 58 A.C. - 60 A.C. - 61
AGL - 125 AGL - 130 AGL - 134
Level Up - 23000 Level Up - 26000 Level Up - 29500
Level 19 Level 20 (Max.) Level 20 (w/ all items)
STR - 39 STR - 40 STR - 60
A.C. - 63 A.C. - 64 A.C. - 86
AGL - 137 AGL - 139 AGL - 139
Level Up - 33000
-Magic-
Like the mage, as you level up with the priestess you acquire various
spells as you reach certain levels. The priestess' spells are different,
however, as they are used for defense and healing rather than offense.
The spells are cast the same way as the mage's, press and hold the attack
button to cycle through the spells you have obtained, then release when the
icon of the spell you want to use appears. The priestess' spells also
require magic points, which you can see how many you have while cycling
through the spells. For the priestess, magic points can only be restored by
resting at inns or by continuing, she does not have an auto-regeneration
magic points ability.
Life (red bottle) - when cast the game says it restores 10HP, but it really
restores 16HP. You begin the game with this spell.
Antidote (blue bottle) - obtained at level 4. This is used to cure poison,
just like the antidotes you can buy from accessory shops.
Invincibility (glowing shadow) - obtained at level 6. This makes you
invincible allowing you to get hit without taking damage, works similar to
the invincibility shield from the Shinobi games on the Sega Genesis, only
this one can either last longer or shorter depending on how powerful the
hit. Powerful enemies, like bosses, can break your shield with like three
hits while weak enemies can hit you several times before your shield breaks.
Time (sand clock) - obtained at level 11. This adds one minute to the timer,
works just like sand clocks you can buy from accessory shops, only this
spell adds more time.
Quadruple Life (two red bottles) - obtained at level 16. This spell restores
64HP, works just like the life spell, only this restores 4x more health.
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|NINJA|
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A weak brute force character at the beginning, but becomes one of the
strongest in both brute force and stamina as you level up. The ninja is a
great choice for beginners. He has great stamina, is the fastest, and has
the longest range since his attacks are shuriken projectiles. He can hit
enemies from a full screen distance away. Once you get to the high levels,
he sort of becomes like a super version of the fighter, without any
weaknesses. The ninja's only weakness is that he is weak in brute force
for the first half of the levels. Of course he makes up for this by having
the longest range.
Level 1 (Min.) Level 2 Level 3
STR - 7 STR - 9 STR - 12
A.C. - 6 A.C. - 9 A.C. - 11
AGL - 62 AGL - 70 AGL - 78
Level Up - 100 Level Up - 200 Level Up - 360
Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
STR - 14 STR - 17 STR - 19
A.C. - 14 A.C. - 19 A.C. - 23
AGL - 85 AGL - 93 AGL - 102
Level Up - 620 Level Up - 1300 Level Up - 2000
Level 7 Level 8 Level 9
STR - 20 STR - 22 STR - 25
A.C. - 26 A.C. - 30 A.C. - 40
AGL - 110 AGL - 117 AGL - 127
Level Up - 3800 Level Up - 5000 Level Up - 7000
Level 10 Level 11 Level 12
STR - 28 STR - 31 STR - 33
A.C. - 50 A.C. - 60 A.C. - 70
AGL - 137 AGL - 147 AGL - 155
Level Up - 10200 Level Up - 14500 Level Up - 18000
Level 13 Level 14 Level 15
STR - 37 STR - 40 STR - 42
A.C. - 78 A.C. - 88 A.C. - 96
AGL - 161 AGL - 165 AGL - 168
Level Up - 22000 Level Up - 26000 Level Up - 31000
Level 16 Level 17 Level 18
STR - 45 STR - 47 STR - 50
A.C. - 102 A.C. - 108 A.C. - 112
AGL - 171 AGL - 173 AGL - 175
Level Up - 36000 Level Up - 41500 Level Up - 47000
Level 19 Level 20 (Max.) Level 20 (w/ all items)
STR - 52 STR - 53 STR - 82
A.C. - 115 A.C. - 117 A.C. - 132
AGL - 177 AGL - 178 AGL - 178
Level Up - 54000
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ITEMS
Throughout various weapon shops in the game, you can buy items that also
increase your experience status or in rare occasions may decrease your status
as well. Each character has their own set of items they can buy. You cannot buy
items for a character that are for another, e.g. the mage uses staff weapons so
you cannot buy a staff for the fighter, only the mage can buy staffs.
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|FIGHTER|
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The fighter uses swords for weapons and shields, armors, and helmets for
protection. He is the only character to have a few items that decrease his
status. Shields do not affect his status, they only have special abilities
which are used to block various enemy projectiles. Not all projectiles can be
blocked, though. The fighter plays similar to Link from Zelda 2: Adventure of
Link on the NES. He even has a sword that throws a fireball and can do a
downward thrust attack with his sword. So if you liked that game, you'll
probably like the fighter.
-Swords-
Broad Sword
STR +6
Cost - 80
Ability - none
Location - weapon shop of village in 2nd world.
Fire Blade
STR -1
Cost - 300
Ability - can throw fireball, like the mage's fireball spell.
Location - weapon shop in 2nd world, close by portal going to 3rd world.
Sword of Speed
STR +11, AGL +20
Cost - 800
Ability - faster attack speed and recovery time.
Location - gnomes' village weapon shop in 3rd world.
Battle Sword
STR +10, AGL -20
Cost - 1800
Ability - super fast attack speed and recovery time.
Location - Baarogue's castle weapon shop.
-Shields-
Leather Shield
Does not affect experience status.
Cost - 60
Ability - can block brown tree fireballs and spider web projectiles.
Location - weapon shop in 2nd world, close by portal going to 3rd world.
Silver Shield
Does not affect experience status.
Cost - 380
Ability - can now block blue dragon flame and white tree fireballs.
Location - weapon shop of village in 4th world.
Gold Shield
Does not affect experience status.
Cost - 800
Ability - can block Baarogue's blue flame when he turns to a dragon.
Location - Baarogue's castle weapon shop.
-Armors-
Chain Mail
A.C. +3
Cost - 100
Ability - none
Location - weapon shop of village in 2nd world.
Plate Armor
A.C. +11
Cost - 1000
Ability - none
Location - gnomes' village weapon shop in 3rd world.
Gold Armor
A.C. +8
Cost - 2000
Ability - none
Location - Baarogue's castle weapon shop.
-Helmets-
Silver Helmet
A.C. +2
Cost - 800
Ability - none
Location - weapon shop of village in 4th world.
Gold Helmet
A.C. +2
Cost - 1200
Ability - none
Location - Baarogue's castle weapon shop.
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|MAGE|
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The mage has two types of items, staffs for weapons and robes for protection.
Some of his staffs have special abilities, his robes don't have any abilities.
He is the only character who doesn't have anything to buy at Baarogue's castle.
-Staffs-
Iron Wand
STR +6
Cost - 50
Ability - none
Location - weapon shop of village in 2nd world.
Staff of Fire
STR +3
Cost - 200
Ability - can throw fireball, just like fireball spell.
Location - weapon shop in 2nd world, close by portal going to 3rd world.
Wizard Staff
STR +10
Cost - 800
Ability - regenerates magic points at a constant rate of 1MP per sec.
Location - weapon shop of village in 4th world.
-Robes-
Robe of Quester
A.C. +3
Cost - 40
Ability - none
Location - weapon shop of village in 2nd world.
Mystic Robe
A.C. +10
Cost - 600
Ability - none
Location - gnomes' village weapon shop in 3rd world.
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|PRIESTESS|
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The priestess can buy flails for weapons and cloaks and tiaras for protection.
She has two upgrades for each type of item and is the only character who gets
better with each upgrade. The other characters usually tend to lose a special
ability when upgrading their weapons. The priestess never loses anything when
upgrading, she only gets better. All her items are true upgrades.
-Flails-
Long Flail
STR +6
Cost - 70
Ability - longer attack range.
Location - weapon shop of village in 2nd world.
Long Range Flail
STR +14
Cost - 1000
Ability - super long attack range.
Location - gnomes' village weapon shop in 3rd world.
-Cloaks-
Cloak of Priest
A.C. +3
Cost - 60
Ability - none
Location - weapon shop in 2nd world, close by portal going to 3rd world.
Cloak of Druid
A.C. +11
Cost - 480
Ability - none
Location - weapon shop of village in 4th world.
-Tiaras-
Silver Tiara
A.C. +3
Cost - 48
Ability - none
Location - gnomes' village weapon shop in 3rd world.
Gold Tiara
A.C. +5
Cost - 600
Ability - none
Location - Baarogue's castle weapon shop.
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|NINJA|
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The ninja's items consist of shurikens for weapons and a complete ninja outfit
with mask for protection. As he upgrades his weapons, he tends to gain and lose
a special ability, thus making the upgrade about just as equal to the previous
one. For his last weapon upgrade, his shurikens get replace by a very powerful
fireball called "Spirit Ball". He plays quite similar to Shinobi and even has
a weapon upgrade where he can do a shuriken spread. So if you're a fan of the
Shinobi games you'll probably want to give the ninja a try.
-Shurikens-
Butterfly Knife
STR +5
Cost - 50
Ability - none
Location - weapon shop of village in 2nd world.
3-Way Cutter
STR +9
Cost - 240
Ability - shuriken spread, throw three shurikens at once.
Location - weapon shop in 2nd world, close by portal going to 3rd world.
Dagger of Swallow
STR +4
Cost - 600
Ability - passes through enemies and walls, hits enemies behind anything.
Location - weapon shop of village in 4th world.
Spirit Ball
STR +11
Cost - 1000
Ability - none
Location - Baarogue's castle weapon shop.
-Suits-
Leather Suit
A.C. +9
Cost - 180
Ability - none
Location - gnomes' village weapon shop in 3rd world.
-Masks-
Mask of Shadow
A.C. +6
Cost - 620
Ability - none
Location - weapon shop of village in 4th world.
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