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1)-Introduction...........................................[int]
2)-Basics.................................................[bsc]
2.1) Controls.....................................[con]
2.2) Untis........................................[unt]
2.3) Espers.......................................[esp]
3)-Walkthrough............................................[wlk]
3.1) The Bisga Greenlands- Defend The Crystals....[dtc]
3.2) The Bisga Greenlands- Black Magick Dance.....[bmd]
3.3) Baptiste Hill- Soldier Strike................[sos]
3.4) Baptiste Hill- Fists of Frenzy...............[fif]
3.5) Zedlei Forest- Aerial Assault................[aea]
3.6) Zedlei Forest- Advanced Archery..............[ada]
3.7) The Aldanna Range- Off to the Races..........[otr]
3.8) The Aldanna Range- About Time................[abt]
3.9) The Galerria Deep- Gil for the Taking........[gft]
3.10) The Galerria Deep- Might as well Jump.......[maj]
3.11) Orchise Snowfields- Through the Drift.......[ttd]
3.12) Orchise Snowfields- Beast Familiar..........[bef]
3.13) The Ruins of Delgantua- To the Ruins........[trd]
4)-Online Rankings........................................[onr]
5)-Credits................................................[crd]
Welcome to my Crystal Defenders R1 walkthrough. Crystal Defenders R1 is your
average tower defense game. The goal of the game is to not let the monsters
get from one end of the map to the other. When a monster gets all the way
across the screen, you will lose a Crystal. In this walkthrough I have listed
steps needed to beat each level without losing a single crystal. There are
probably other ways to beat the game without losing a Crystal, but I have
listed the way that I did it.
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|2.2 Units [unt]|
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Units are the main thing that you will use to kill monsters. To place a unit
press 2 while in battle and press 2 again to place it in the desired location.
Most units have a max level of 7, but Time Mages, Thieves, and Dragoons have
a max level of 4.
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Unit: Soldier
Game description: Though combat range is limited, Soldiers have exceptionally
high attack power. They cannot attack aerial targets
Notes: One of the most useful units. You start out with the ability to make
this unit.
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Unit: Black Mage
Game description: A Black Mage's spells can inflict magical damage to
multiple targets over a wide area. However, recast time is long.
Notes: Another useful unit. You start out with the ability to make this
unit.
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Unit: White Monk
Game description: While weaker than soldiers, White Monks deal blows which
damage multiple foes, but cannot reach aerial targets.
Notes: Not very useful. Soldiers are better.
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Unit: Archer
Game description: Archers can deal physical damage to both air and ground
targets over a wide area.
Notes: Very useful. Good at attacking aerial targets.
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Unit: Time Mage
Game description: While not as powerful as Black Mages, Time Mages are
equipped with wide range spells which slow a target's movement.
Notes: Most useful when placed in large groups.
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Unit: Thief
Game description: Though Thieves cannot attack targets, if they are near
one when it is defeated, your party will receive extra gil.
Notes: Very useful if placed correctly.
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Unit: Dragoon
Game description: While slow, a Dragoon's attacks deal massive amounts of
damage on both the ground and in the air.
Notes: Not very useful. I never use this unit.
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|2.3 Espers [esp]|
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To get an Esper, you must defeat it in battle. Espers are bosses of certain
levels. Summoning an Esper costs 5 crystals.
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Esper: Ifrit
Game description: Summon the gigas Ifrit to deal sizable amounts of damage to
all monsters in the area.
Ifrit is found in The Aldanna Range-About Time
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Esper: Shiva
Game description: Summon the gigas Shiva to deal damage to and reduce the
movement speed of all monsters in the area for the duration of one wave.
Shival is found in Orchise Snow Fields-Beast Familiar
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Esper: Maduin
Game description: Summon the spirit beast Maduin to nullify the resistances
of all monsters for the duration of one wave.
Maduin is found in Orchise Snow Fields-Beast Familiar
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Esper: Unicorn
Game description: Summon the spirit beast Unicorn to double your party's
attack power and speed for the duration of one wave.
Unicorn is found in Orchise Snow Fields-Beast Familiar
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|3.1 The Bisga Greenlands- Defend The Crystals [dtc]|
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XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Map Key:
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX $= Soldier A
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX @= Black Mage A
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX %=Black Mage B
XXX XXXXXX XXXX #= Black Mage C
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Steps:
1. Place Soldier A and raise him to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
2. Place Black Mage A and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
3. Place Black Mage B and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
4. Place Black Mage C and raise him to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Final Wave
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|3.2 The Bisga Greenlands- Black Magick Dance. [bmd]|
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XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Map Key:
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX $= Soldier A
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX @= Black Mage A
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX %=Black Mage B
XXX XXXXXX XXXX #= Black Mage C
XXX XXXXXX %& XXXX &=Black Mage D
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Steps:
1. Place Soldier A and raise him to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
2. Place Black Mage A and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
3. Place Black Mage B and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
4. Place Black Mage C and raise him to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
5. Place Black Mage D and raise him to level 5
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Final Wave
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Map Key:
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#X @= Black Mage A
XXXXXX@ &X XXXXXXX #= Black Mage B
XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX &= Soldier A
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Step 1: Place Black Mage A and raise him to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
Step 2: Raise Black Mage A to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 3: Place Black Mage B and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 4: Place Soldier A and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 5: Raise Black Mage B to Level 5
Defeat Final Wave
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|3.3 Baptiste Hill- Soldier Strike-Fists of Frenzy[fif]|
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Map Key:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
#X @= Black Mage A
XXXXXX@ &X XXXXXXX #= Black Mage B
XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX &= Soldier A
XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX
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Step 1: Place Black Mage A and raise him to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
Step 2: Raise Black Mage A to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 3: Place Black Mage B and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 4: Place Soldier A and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 5: Raise all units to level 5
Defeat Next Wave
Step 6: Raise Soldier A to level 6
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 7: Raise Soldier A to level 7
Defeat Final Wave
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Map Key:
XXXXXXX XX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX @= Black Mage A
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX #= Soldier A
@XXXXXX XXXXXXX XX &= Black Mage B
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Step 1: Place Black Mage A and raise him to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
Step 2: Raise Black Mage A to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 3: Place Soldier A and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 4: Place Black Mage B and raise him to level 5
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 5: Raise Soldier A and Black Mage A to level 5
Defeat Next Wave
Step 6: Raise Soldier A to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Final Wave
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Map Key:
XXXXXXX XX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX @= Black Mage A
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX #= Soldier A
@XXXXXX XXXXXXX XX &= Black Mage B
XXXXXXX XX $= Archer A
#XXXXXXXXX XX %= Archer B
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Step 1: Place Black Mage A and raise him to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
Step 2: Raise Black Mage A to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 3: Place Soldier A and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 4: Place Black Mage B and raise him to level 5
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 5: Place Archer A and raise her to level 5
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 6: Raise Archer A to level 7 and Black Mage B to level 6
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 7: Raise Black Mage B to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Step 8: Raise Black Mage A to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 9: Place Archer B and raise her to level 6
Defeat Next Wave
Step 10: Raise Soldier A to level 7
Defeat Final Wave
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|3.7) The Aldanna Range- Off to the Races [otr]|
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XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Map Key:
XX @XX
XX #XX XXXXXXXXXXX @= Soldier A
XX &XX XXXXXXXXXXX #= Black Mage A
XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX &= Archer A
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Step 1: Place Soldier A and raise him to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
Step 2: Place Black Mage A and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 3: Place Archer A and raise her to level 5
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 4: Raise soldier A to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 5: Raise Black Mage A and Archer A to level 7
Defeat All Remaining Waves
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|3.8) The Aldanna Range- About Time [abt]|
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XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XX @XXXXXXXXXXXXX Map Key:
XX #X
XX &X XXXXXXXXXXX @= Soldier A
XX TM XXXXXXXXXXX #= Black Mage A
XX CD XXXXXXXXXXX &= Archer A
XX $% XXXXXXXXXXX T= Time Mage A
XX ^! XXXXXXXXXXX M= Time Mage B
XX +Q XXX X C= Time Mage C
XX <> XXX XXXXX X D= Time Mage D
XX 1X XXX XXXXX X $= Soldier B
XX XX XXX XXXXX X %= Archer B
XX XX XXX XXXXX X ^= Black Mage B
XX XX XXXXX X != Archer C
XX XXXXXXXXXXXX X += Archer D
XX XXXXXXXXXXXX X Q= Black Mage C
XX XXXXXXXXXXXX X >= Soldier C
XX X <= Archer E
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1= Soldier D
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Step 1: Place Soldier A and raise him to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
Step 2: Place Black Mage A and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 3: Place Archer A and raise her to level 5
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 4: Raise soldier A to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 5: Place both Time Mage A and B. Raise Time Mage A
to level 4. Raise Time Mage B to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
Step 6: Place Time Mage C. Raise Time Mage B and C to level 4
Defeat next Wave
Step 7: Place Time Mage D and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 8: Raise Black Mage A and Archer A to level 6
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 9: Place Soldier B and Archer B. Raise them both to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 10: Place Black Mage B, Black Mage C, Archer C, and Archer D.
Raise all to level 5
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 11: Place Soldier C and Archer E. Raise them both to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Step 12: Place Soldier D and raise him to level 7
Defeat Final Wave
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|3.9) The Galerria Deep- Gil for the Taking [gft]|
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Map Key:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
@# X @= Black Mage A
XXXXX &^ XXXXXX X #= Black Mage B
XXXXX $% XXXXXX X &= Soldier A
XXXXX BX XXXXXX X $= Thief A
XX XX XXX X %= Archer A
XX XXXXX XXX XXXX ^= Archer B
XX XXXXX XXX XXXX B= Soldier B
XX XXX X C= Archer C
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Step 1: Place Black Mage A and raise him to level 3
Defeat next Wave
Step 2: Raise Black Mage A to level 4
Defeat next Wave
Step 3: Place Black Mage B and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 4: Place Soldier A and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 5: Place Thief A and Archer A. Raise Archer A to level 4
Defeat next Wave
Step 6: Raise Thief A to level 2
Defeat Next Wave
Step 7: Raise Archer A to level 6
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 8: Raise soldier A to level 7. Raise Thief A to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
Step 9: Raise Thief A to level 4.
Defeat Next Wave
Step 10: Raise Black Mage A, Black Mage, B, and Archer A to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Step 11: Place Archer B and raise her to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 12: Place Soldier B and raise him to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 13: Place Archer C and raise her to level 7
Defeat all Remaining Waves
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|3.10) The Galerria Deep- Might as well Jump [maj]|
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Map Key:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
@# X @= Black Mage A
XXXXX &^ XXXXXX X #= Black Mage B
XXXXX $% XXXXXX X &= Soldier A
XXXXX BD XXXXXX X $= Thief A
XX 12 XXX X %= Archer B
XX QXXTT XXX XXXX ^= Archer C
XX SAPTT XXX XXXX B= Soldier B
XX XXX X C= Archer A
XXX77XXXXXXXXX XX T= Time Mages Group 1
XXC77XXXXXXXXXX X Q= Soldier C
66XX XXXX X S= Black Mage C
X 66XX XX XXXX X D= Soldier D
X XX X A= Archer D
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX P= Archer E
1= Soldier E
2= Soldier F
6= Soldier Group 1
7= Time Mages Group 2
Step 1: Place Black Mage A and raise him to level 3
Defeat next Wave
Step 2: Raise Black Mage A to level 4
Defeat next Wave
Step 3: Place Black Mage B and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 4: Place Soldier A and raise him to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 5: Place Thief A and Archer A. Raise Archer A
to level 4
Defeat next Wave
Step 6: Place Archer B and raise her to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 7: Raise Thief A to level 3
Defeat Next Wave
Step 8: Raise Thief A to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 9: Place Soldier B and Archer C. Raise them
to level 5
Defeat Next Wave
Step 10: Raise Archer C to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Step 11: Raise Black Mage A and Black Mage B to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Step 12: Raise Archer B to level 7
Defeat next Wave
Step 13: Place Time Mages group 1 and raise them to level 4
Defeat Next Wave
Step 14: Raise Soldier A and Soldier B to level 7
Defeat next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 15: Raise Archer A to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 16: Place Black Mage C and Soldier C. Raise them
both to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Step 17: Place Soldier D and raise him to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Defeat Next Wave
Step 18: Place Archer D and raise her to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Step 19: Place Archer E and raise her to level 7
Defeat Next Wave
Step 20: Place Soldiers E and F Raise them to level 7
Place Soldier Group 1 and raise them to level 7
Place Time Mage Group 2 and raise them to level 4
Defeat Final Wave
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|3.11) Orchise Snowfields- Through the Drift [ttd]|
+======================================================+
Note: Unfortunately, these final three maps have a slightly
different layout than the rest of the levels. This makes it
very difficult for me to do ASCII for these last levels.
Rather than leave these levels blank, I will provide some tips.
-Watch for the next wave- Check which monsters are going to
come next. If the monsters are weak against physical attacks,
place a soldier. If they are weak against magic, place a
black mage.
-Make thieves early- this will allow you to gain extra money
throughout the entire level.
-Place time mages in groups of 2X2- Do this on areas where the
path bends, this will allow you to slow monsters for longer
amounts of time.
-Try to minimize the amount of gold that you spend during each
round, this will allow you to gain additional bonus gold.
Note: Unfortunately, these final three maps have a slightly
different layout than the rest of the levels. This makes it
very difficult for me to do ASCII for these last levels.
Rather than leave these levels blank, I will provide some tips.
-Watch for the next wave- Check which monsters are going to
come next. If the monsters are weak against physical attacks,
place a soldier. If they are weak against magic, place a
black mage.
-Make thieves early- this will allow you to gain extra money
throughout the entire level.
-Place time mages in groups of 2X2- Do this on areas where the
path bends, this will allow you to slow monsters for longer
amounts of time.
-Try to minimize the amount of gold that you spend during each
round. This will allow you to gain additional bonus gold.
-Towards the end of this level you will probably have a lot of gold.
Be sure to spend it on both upgrades and on new units.
-Have a lot of soldiers and mages. The end of this level will
require a fairly even balance
-Place units with long range attacks farther from the path.
This will allow you to make room for more short ranged units.
+======================================================+
|3.13) The Ruins of Delgantua- To the Ruins [trd]|
+======================================================+
Note: Unfortunately, these final three maps have a slightly
different layout than the rest of the levels. This makes it
very difficult for me to do ASCII for these last levels.
Rather than leave these levels blank, I will provide some tips.
-Place your first units in areas where they can reach both paths.
This level can be tricky, but you will have an advantage when
your units can reach both paths at once.
-Time Mages are very important- Place them in 2X2 groups in the
places where the path bends. By the end of the level you should
have quite a few groups of mages
-Watch for the next wave- Check which monsters are going to
come next. If the monsters are weak against physical attacks,
place a soldier. If they are weak against magic, place a
black mage.
-Make thieves early- this will allow you to gain extra money
throughout the entire level.
-Try to minimize the amount of gold that you spend during each
round, this will allow you to gain additional bonus gold.
If a level has a crown above it, It means that it is participating in the online
rankings. You can access the online rankings page from the main menu. You
can submit your high scores and see other people's scores. Can you become the
top defender? :)
Thanks for reading! I hope that this guide has helped you beat levels without
losing a single crystal. This was my first guide and I made it entirely by
myself.
Thanks to Square Enix for making this fun strategy game!
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