Crafting the top weapons?

[Law Abiding Engineer]

I've read about it in that you can craft top weapons if you have a very rare material but I can't find where or how to actually build them. I have three fragments and no clue on where to craft them. If its the usual weapon thing that you can craft other weapons, then where can I get the recipe or list of other weapons that I need to blend to get these top weapons. Also, any way of finding what these suppsoed top weapons are?

EDIT: I heard that you should collect the red books. Do I need them all in order to actually ahve the ability to craft ultimate weapons or not? If so, then I guess I should have cheesed the game by just reading and using all guides that I cam acros instead of relying on exploration itself

[siln]

3 fragments can be crafted into an ore by George on the night of the final dungeon. Each ore can be combined with a character's most expensive weapon in the school store to create a best weapon. A maximum of 3 ore can be obtained in a first playthrough. 3 fragments can be found in the final dungeon. 3 can be obtained by trading accessory sets with Collette any time after the festival opens and a 3rd ore can be obtained by trading all of the very missable chapters of Red Moon Rose to Beryl in the lower class dorm on the night of the final dungeon.

[Law Abiding Engineer]

I see. Well I noticed that I only had one set of sets, hardly any books and spoted some on the final dungeon, but didnt realize how doing all the other things you mentioned. I think Ill just start a new play through but on a ahrder setting and aim to get a perfect run. Thanks for the explaination. Also, is there a list of the names of these top weapons or the top weapon that needs to be bought before building one?

[siln]

Just in the list of craftables that George offers during the final dungeon. Check which weapon for each character requires a Zemurian Ore, and that's their best weapon. You can also see the weapon required to craft with the ore in the same menu. All of them can be purchased in the school store on the first floor of the student union.

There's really no "perfect" run, since you can only craft a maximum of 3 of them on your first time through, so you'll have to make compromises either way. Also, the best weapons are not an enormous stat boost over the next best options. Just a nice bonus for getting the ores.

In New Game+ you can carry over the weapons and ore fragments you already have, and Micht's store will let you craft as many fragments as you're willing to farm from u-materials, so you're no longer limited to getting 3 of the weapons per game, though you can still only craft the weapons themselves on the night of the final dungeon.

[Law Abiding Engineer]

Ah that sounds good. And how do you farm u-materials? Just find an enemy who drops them (if any do) and then farm them?

[siln]

Pretty much. The bestiary is a good place to find what drops them. Try to find monsters that typically appear in groups of several of them, and you can farm them more efficiently.

You'd need a LOT (like, too many) if you're seriously interested in kitting everyone out, even in a second playthrough, but a bit of judicious grinding can snag you an extra weapon or two for your main end-game force.