Artifact placement to get all events.

Map guide to meet the requirements to get every event in the game (including the elusive Wimpy Thugling Event).

Intro

To be able to get all the Events, Weapons, Pets, Minerals and Orchard Levels you need to meet certain map requirements (This is specially tricky if you want to get the Wimpy Thugling Event). By following these steps you can get them all in one playthrough.

Steps

Map Selection

Select this section of the map to be able to place all artifacts.

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Artifact Placement

Placing all artifacts in this order will allow you to get all the Events, Pets, Items, etc.


Note: When a new artifact placed, you can't place other artifacts adjacent to it unless you have finished the main/first event from said location (For example, you can't place a artifacts adjacent to the Junkyard unless you first have completed the "Infernal Doll" Event).

Example:

Missable Events

Almost all events can be done in any order, however some can be missed (or failed) even if you place all the artifacts correctly. (Some might have been fixed in the remaster but I'll include them just in case).

• Seven Wisdoms: You can miss is if you never interact again with Bud.
  
• Wimpy Thugling: can be missed if the event "Blessed Elixir" is ignored.
  
• Niccolo's Business Unusual 3: It has come to my attention that some people have this quest failed (apparently for leaving the map), so make sure to have a save prior.
  
• Gilbert Events: Entering Geo's cafe before completing events prior to Gilbert: School Amour will automatically start that and not allow you to do the previous quests.
  If you pick the wrong options in "Gilbert: Resume for Love", Gilbert will explode and you will fail the event. Resume for Love can also be missed if your start the event "Cosmo" first.
  
• Peewee Birdie: If you pick the wrong options or talk to Peewee 10 times or more, he will explode, and you will fail the event.
  
• Gaeus's Wisdom: Reentering Gato after completing Flame of Hope makes Daena leave Domina and you can't start it.
  
• Pokiehl: Dream Teller and Diddle Had It: Both events are failed if you leave the map before completing them.
  
• Where's Putty, Little Cactus and Diddle Had It: Completing Catchin' Lilipeas before starting those 3 event makes you lose access to them.
  
• Treasure Map and Nordic Snowfield: Both can be failed.
  
• Buried Treasure: You can't get it unless you smash 20 crabs in the beach.
  
• The Legend of Mana: If you complete this event the game ends.

Thanks

Just putting this to thank people who pointed out mistakes or things I missed in the comments. Unless my work place cuts my some slack I won't make a thorough guide, but I hope these simple tips help people avoid the headaches I had as a kid playing this game.

[Chad "The King" ThunderCuck]

FYI do not follow this guide. youre honestly better off just placing your artifacts wherever you feel like, and cheat engining the elemental values of everything to 3 so you get all the events. the terrible placement copy/pasted from an ancient gamefaqs guide for the JAPANESE ps1 release that this guide uses, will have you locked out of a HUGE portion of content, as well as the poor placement ends up having end game enemies at extremely low levels, i.e. wasting your time.

[Sir Jace]

I did something totally different and got everything on the first try and possibly even all of the special monsters, I saw at least 5 unique ones, that matters and my orchard was max level.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2780812661

[Rockito]

You can get all events, otherwise one of the achievements would be impossible. What you can't is get the best placement for resources and strong pets.
I changed the title to avoid more confusion.

[GuyInDogSuit]

Guess in that case you could say it's similar to Chrono Trigger/Cross. Almost impossible to see EVERYTHING in one playthrough.

[Rockito]

Nice, don't tell me what it's wrong so I can fix it buddy, keep it a mystery.

[Morgenes]

This one has a different layout, but I don't know enough to know if it's better or not - https://www.gamerbraves.com/guide-optimal-legend-of-mana-map-artifact-placement/

[GuyInDogSuit]

Got any better guides, then?

[Chad "The King" ThunderCuck]

oh yeah totally "optimal". except that you have things placed in a way that youre locked out of about 3/4 of the possible pets in the game, and most of the item shops lack anything higher than a lv2 shop. maybe stop copy/pasting ancient outdated guides off gamefaqs that werent even accurate for the non japanese PS1 release?

[Caedo Genesis]

Thanks for this, I missed a couple of quests on the first run so this is a victory lap so to speak. Did someone already mention a lack of mercury & sulfur vendor? Mine's the same placement as yours but since there's no order I may have messed up as to 'when' I need to place each city.

[Rockito]

I'm currently pretty busy studying thinks for work + I've not digged that deep into the game mechanics so it's doesn't seem possible at the moment. I was also more of a Golem guy back in the day.