LEGO Star Wars The Complete Saga - My Notes

The notes I use for LEGO Star Wars The Complete Saga.
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General Notes

PREFACE

This game is fun, but it can be a grind. Playing the game "legit" is the best to way to play if you've never played before, otherwise these Extras will definitely speed up the game. Perhaps fun if you have never played the game before, have a lot of time, or just like to grind, but to speed things up, I suggest the following cheat codes that will help showcase the game without causing too many issues:

Minikit Detector - FBM152
Score x10 - VXZ123
Infinite Torpedoes - NUJ866

Episode 1, Chapter 4, Mos Espa Pod Race Free Play mode will let you grab the 10 Minikits and the Red Power brick pretty easily (and it's early in the game). The Red Power Brick will allow you to buy the Power Brick Dector (the red bricks). Between the Minikit Detector and the Power Brick Detector enabled, you won't need a guide to find them. You'll just have to explore, build, and destroy stuff with the Free Play characters.

TO GET 100% IN THE GAME
* You will need all 36 red Power Bricks (the Power Brick Detector helps with this)
* You will need all 360 Blue Minikits (the challenge mode, guide below)
* You will need to buy all shop item purchases (hints, extras, characters)
* You will need to complete all 6 Superstories (the full episode in under an hour with 100,000+ studs)
* You will need to find all gold bricks (160)
* 36 bricks for getting all True Jedi (6 per episode)
* 36 bricks for finding all Minikits (6 per episode)
* 36 bricks for completing story mode (6 per episode)
* 20 bricks from the bounty hunter missions
* 14 bricks from the Extras store to purchase
* 12 bricks for completing the bonus levels (1,000,000 studs before 5 minutes); (2 per episode)
* 6 bricks for finishing the bonus levels in the Cantina
- episode 1 - pod race (original) [each section of the race is timed]
+ episode 2 - attack on the control ship
+ episode 3 - gunship calvary (original) (use invincibility)
+ episode 4 - attacking the blockade runner as darth vader
- episode 5 - LEGO CITY [must get 1,000,000 studs]
- episode 6 - NEW TOWN [must get 1,000,000 studs]

Mini-Kit Special Notes

Episode II Chapter 1
The 5-spire tower that holds a Minikit in the beginning area seems to not target properly unless you have Graphic Enhancements turned to Off.

Episode IV Chapter 1
The area where you build a brown little car needs to be driven to the area with the crane, and drive the little car on to the power lift, this will raise the lift and make the minikit appear.

Episode IV Chapter 2
In the beginning there's a hidden nook that has silver metal holding up rocks, by destroying it you'll get access to the Fast Force power brick. This is easy to miss even with the Power Brick Detector. This also leads to the ledge you need to fly from to get the high up Minikit. To get the Minikit along the cliffside you need to jump on the high rock to have it slide down and just nab the kit.

Episode V Chapter 1
Tow cable and topple 10 different AT-STs to get the Minikit to spawn out in the open. There are two Minikits that require this method.

Episode V Chapter 5
To get the Minikit in the Cloud City trap, you need to claw a stormtrooper and drop them into the center shaft. I had issues with moving the crane after getting an astromech to extend the platform so do this BEFORE you drop off an astromech to extend the bridge. Other people have had no issues in this area, but for me it was buggy.

Episode VI Chapter 4
You need to use the tractor to get the Minikit upstream.

Episode VI Chapter 5
In the room where the lights are on the floor, you need to blow up the wall panels with bounty hunter bombs on the left wall, and anything else for the right wall--and then walk in a circle to activate all the floor lights. The Minikit in the battle with Palpatine that has a red force field on it, can be had by using force powers on 3 of the panels on the upper area after "activating" them with various swiches. The 4th panel can be just destroyed to lower the force field and get the Minikit.