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Ganheim	Apr 16 2009, 05:32 PM
We're drowning in information and starving for knowledge Posts: 174 Group: Members Member #17,622 Joined: August 18, 2008	The best piece of advice has already been stated: take your time. I've got over 100 hours and I haven't even passed beyond 3 star fame (granted, I'm intentionally holding back to upgrade books and attempt to get guns). Anyway, upgrading your research for all of your books should be your priority. I'd actually avoid fighting the battle of Crecy until you've got at least 4 units with maxed Research (I waited until every available book had research maxed). Once you've got that, you don't have to worry about "losing" SP and while it doesn't seem like much now, the level cap is 99 and things will slow down tremendously between levels 20-30. Trust me when I say that you want to meticulously upgrade Research, without losing any SP (gaining any 'extra' levels until it's maxed); I even would quit and reload my save to keep from missing out on pouring every single SP into Research, which you can max out by level 19 if you're careful. After that, what I did was I focused on Spirit and Attack when available, and then focused on upgrading offensive abilities - some people think that focusing on Leadership should be your next step, but as far as I can tell Leadership only effects the size of the Recruit squads you hire at the inn, the size of units on the field depends on star difficulty. I typically use whatever squads I happen to find on the field, so I didn't bother much with Recruits (until I had to level Horsebows, and they'd never spawn on the field so I had no choice but to hire them). I'd recommend that you sell whatever artworks (jars, paintings), and pennons that you can find (the only ones I consider useful are Own Squad Attack Up and Enemy Squad Defense Down), and spend most of your money on armor for yourself. The only special items you don't want to sell immediately are the gems, but those aren't until 2-3 stars and you won't finish until 4 stars. Supposedly the weapons/shields increase the stats of your squad, but to be honest I haven't seen any difference. Keeping your own mercenary alive is more important than casualties - the game doesn't penalize you even if you completely burn through a dozen friendly squads (which I've done).
	I've gotta break out, I need a way out, I don't believe it's gotta be this way, The worst is the way that In this room I'm suffocating --Skillet, Rebirthing Front Mission fan and supporter of the Front Mission 5: Scars of War fan translation project. Writer on Fiction Press, Fan Fiction.

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