Tactician/EE/Advanced Guide

You want a real guide written by someone who has put in 500+ hours into DOS; Original + EE, by someone who actually knows what they are talking about? Tired of starting the game over again because your party just isn't cutting it? Want to know the "do's and don'ts" that will make even Tactician a breeze?

Too bad you didn't find this guide earlier...

**If you found the guide useful please remember to upvote, thank you**

Overview; Why this guide?

Frankly I was tired of reading all of the outdated or flat out worthless advice being throw around in guides and in the forums by people who have in some cases not even beaten the game a single time. I am coming from multiple playthroughs on both the Original as well as the EE, and I am one of the few people who don't think that you can blanket sweep the EE with a "everything is just better in the EE!" brush, so my advice is also not hindered or clouded by "fan boi" eyes/judgement. Thanks for reading, and if you have any questions feel free to drop a comment below, on the website, or on the thread in the forums. Don't forget to upvote!


STEAM THREAD IS HERE

FULL GUIDE CAN BE FOUND HERE[www.tihie.com]

The II YouTube Channel found HERE

Ranger Build:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y8H1kJLTyI

Dual Wielding Grenade Wizard Build:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rFGaBTCf0w

Jahan Shadowblade Build:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH5kZLbdL-o

Madora Leadership Knight Build:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qufo1sZ9Icg

Walkthrough

Having trouble with some of the harder fights of the game? Having some trouble with some puzzles? Having some trouble knowing where to go next? These videos and visuals will solve your problem...

FAQ

Where are all the blood/star stones?!

How do I open up all cities/towns and thus all the merchants?!

Where are all the adventurer's weapon pieces?!

Where are the hidden sister chests?!

Cyseal is a drag man, how do I just blow through it ASAP!?

Crafting/Buying? What!?

Character Creation

Cyseal

1. RED
First Battle
Mini Boss Ragequin
Fight on Beach
Orc Gear
Cyseal

2. BLUE
“Mirror Puzzle”
Boss: Ghoul at the Lighthouse

3. GREEN
Boss: Arhu’s Sparkmaster 5000
Mini Boss: Elemental Demons
Mini Boss: Dietmar
Boss: Raddagoth
Boss: Evelyn

4. ORANGE
Mini Boss Grulbarg
Mini Boss Source Abomination
Nick
Boss: Pontius Pirate
Boss: Source Nightmare
​
5. PURPLE
Boss: Baron of Bones
​
6. WHITE
Boss: The Twins
Mini Boss: Incandescent Wanderer
Boss: Braccus Rex

​

Luculla Forest A

LIME GREEN:
Removing Barrier on White Witch Cabin

Hiberheim

RED
Mini Boss Vaelanna
Puzzle McWishing Well
Mini Boss Leandra's Enlightened Initiates
Entering Hiberheim Palace
Hidden Hatch Hiberheim Dungeon​
Boss King Boreus

Luculla Forest B

1. RED
The Luculla Mines

2. BLUE
Trial of the Immaculates
Spider Queen
Maridino's Lair
Troll King

3. WHITE
Immaculate Temple

Phantom Forest

1. LIME GREEN:
Hunter's Edge

2. WHITE:
Phantom Forest
Temple of the Dead
Source Temple Puzzle and Trial of Ascension

End Game Stats

End Game Bosses

[Peaches]

I'm purely favoriting this guide just so I can find your username, so me and my friends can laugh at how bad your taste in video games is in your reviews.

[Ssenkrad_II]

Appreciate it mate! Enjoy your game

[Turncloak]

Excellent guide, trying an honour run and so far so good. Just turn everyone into a multi class, everyone has utility, everyone has damage.

[Ssenkrad_II]

This guide was written for the hardest difficulties

[Philosopher]

Hello Ssenkrad_II, I have just finished my first playthrough on Classic Mode, and your guide regarding characters was really helpful! So thanks. I would like to ask which walkthrough would you recommend (in text, I don't much like videos) for Tactician and above, if there is one. I had been using the TrueAchievements one and it did serve me relatively well. It did not mention the Spider Queen however!

[Fedup]

Noob's question, Part2
I was mainly interested on advice for people like me, that have never played DOS before.
From what I put together we should strive to get some stats high but not too high as there are objects that give us bonuses... Considering I don't know what happens when, I would find very useful a simpler breakdown of:

"For that knight I suggest you take as a Companion, by level 5 have her with stats more or less like: XXX and you should equip her with the sword of A. Before you go to the Forest, try to have stats YYY. "
etc.

I apologize if that is somewhere in the guide and I missed it.

Best regards and thank you for your efforts.

[Fedup]

Noob's question, Part1
First, a big "thank you"
Coming from a noob, some constructive criticism, mostly about the linked guide in text (I prefer text to videos):

This guide is addressed to people that know what they are about.
While I am sure this guide would be very useful for people that have invested time in the game, it is not easy to follow for beginners that don't even have a vague idea what stats they should shoot for.

[Silverk1ll]

Full guide on tihie unavailable. Any thoughts on uploading that guide here?

[Ssenkrad_II]

Bow skill adds 50-55% extra damage (skill levels 5-6) while Xbow adds % crit chance and crit damage which don't affect EM skills or special arrows.

[One Man Army]

The amount of detail and information found in your guide/website is astounding to say the least.
Well done sir and thank you!

I have two questions if you could answer.
1. Bows vs Crossbows for rangers, are bows universally better still or did they patch them up?
2. What if a ranger with a crossbow sticks to primary attacks (they can crit), won't it overpass the bow in raw damage in mid-late game? Is that even relevant?