Gaming CC: Fort Dragonia help

[conpiracymonki]

[b]Help!!
I'm stuck in the crystal deactivation puzzle in Fort Dragonia in Chrono Cross!

I'm having trouble with the maze-crystal. The one with the head-tail-body thing
eek!

[size=1]I also heard a rumour that a third game in the Chrono series may come out in the distant future, as Square tried to **supposedly** copyright the name Chrono Break[/size][/b]

[The Vampire: Ed]

When you enter this large and confusing fort, go up and around to the next area. (Note that you may have to fight a Dragoon here, if you didn't choose to save Kid earlier.) Here, go up across the really long bridge to the following room. In this new room, go left and save your game at the Record of Fate. Now, before you continue, you should notice that your party finally has their Level 5 Tech Skills, as well as a new Level 2 space on their grids (except Guile). Allocate the GravityBlow Element in Serge's new space on the grid, and the MagmaBomb Element in Leena's new space. Now, head right and enter the first door to the far right. Here, go right across the long bridge to the following area, and then keep going into the next room. In this puzzling room, there is a dragon statue facing in a certain direction. The dragon is facing to the north, even if it doesn't look like it, so if it's facing to the left, north is the left gap, east is the top gap, and so on. Press X by the statue and get through that puzzle so you fall in the left gap. There, go down and to the red crystal to fully replenish your party's Star Levels. After that, go up and left to the next area. Here, go left and up the ladder to the high ledge, then go right into the room with the dragon statue. This time, try to fall into the south pit to reach the next room. Here, walk around and open all 4 chests to get a Flame Charm, a FirePillar Element, a MagmaBurst Element, and a Volcano Trap Element. Replace the MagmaBomb allocated to Serge with the MagmaBurst one. Then, go left to the next area and climb up to the higher ledge, and then go right to the room with the dragon statue again. This time around, play the puzzle so you fall in the hole to the right and land in the room below.

When you land in the room below, head right and up around the path to the red crystal, then go up to it and press X to deactivate it. After that, go down all the way to the bottom, and then go left to the next room. Here, just go left and climb up to the higher ledge, but this time, go left a couple screens back to that middle room with the Record of Fate. Here, go up and enter the second door from the right. Head up the bridge to the next area, then go up and left up the steps. Then, continue around the path to the next room. In this room, just follow the path all the way around, then follow the path down through the room to the very end. There, you can open a chest to get the Tornado Trap Element. Be sure to allocate it immediately to a party member because you'll need it soon! Now, go back around that path to the part where you can either go left or up, then choose to continue up. Go up the steps along the way and follow the path to the following area.

Here, go down to the following room. Here, go down and open the chest to get an AeroBlaster Element. Now, go up to the previous room and go up the steps. G up to the higher ledge, then follow the path around to the next room. Follow the path until you reach a blue switch. Go up to the switch and press X to lower steps nearby to make access to the lower area much easier. Now, go down those new steps and right down the steps, and then go up into the next area. Head up and down the steps, then go right. Go right and down, then take the other path left and up the steps to the higher ledge. Open the chests to the left and right to get the Bushbasher and HealAll Elements. Now, go right down the steps and go up the path all the way left and down into the next area. Open the chest to get 4 Antidotes, then go back up to the previous area.

Here, follow the path to the end and go down the steps, then go left through the upper pathway. Go left and up the steps, then go down to the next room. In this room, go down to the steps leading left, and go up them. Continue left up the next set of steps, then go left and up to the next room. Follow the path all the way up into the following room. Here, go up and you'll enter a fight against the giant Taurusoid. Read the Bosses section for help on defeating it. After you win the battle, you'll gain a Star Level, some better stats, and a new space on Serge and Leena's Element Grids! Now, go up to the green crystal's altar and press X to deactivate that crystal. Then, go back down and exit this room and continue all the way down into the following area. Here, head down and directly right, going down the two sets of steps. Then, just go down the path to the next room. Go all the way down that long bridge to the main area again. Here, save your game with the Record of Fate, then enter the upper-left room. Before you continue here, it's time to re-arrange/allocate a couple of Elements real quick. For Serge, just put the Gravitonne Element in his new Level 3 space. As for Leena, move the Upheaval Element she has in a Level 4 space down to that new Level 3 space. Then, put the MagmaBurst Element in the now free Level 4 space. Now that you're set up, head all the way up the path in the upper-left room you just entered to reach the following room. Head left around the room and you'll come across 2 chests next to each other. Open the bottom one to make the large platform swing around so you can walk on it. Now, go up and right along that platform, then go all the way right and up to 2 more chests.

Don't do anything to the two chests here for now. Instead, just go up and around the wall and continue left and up to the end. Open the right chest to make a platform swing around in front of a door nearby. Now, go back down and right to the second group of chests, then go around the wall and continue all the way left into the next room. Go left and open the chest to get a Sea Charm, then exit the room. Go all the way right to the chests, then go up and left along the upper path to the chests at the end. Open the right chest and keep the left chest closed. Then, go right along the path to the next group of chests and open the right one and close the left one. Now, go back left and up to the end and walk around the wall. Now, go down and right along the middle platform, then down to the blue switch. Press X to lower a small staircase next to you for easy access. Now, enter the room next to you, but before you go anywhere else, you must change your Element lineup slightly. Allocate 5 Medicine Elements to 2 of your characters in the Level 2 slots (you should have the 10 I told you to buy early in the game). Now, continue up the path and towards the crystal. A giant blob-like creature will suddenly appear and you'll enter battle against it. Read the Bosses section for help on defeating this creature, known as GiantGloop. After you defeat it and gain another Star Level, as well as a couple more spaces on Serge's and Leena's Element Grids. Now, go up to the altar and press X to deactivate the blue crystal. Then, exit the room and go down the steps and down into the next area, then continue down the bridge to the main room. Go down and save your game at the Record of Fate right now.

Now, go left and enter the room you haven't yet entered. Head all the way left across the bridge and into the following room. Here, go down and left until you're able to go up, then head up and left. Continue until you can go up between the boundaries again, then go left and down and go up the steps to the higher level. Now, go left and up into the next room. In this room, go left and press X to read the inscription on the pedestal. Your party will be standing on 3 sets of footprints, and the game will tell you what order you're in. Say your party lineup is Serge, Leena, and Guile in that order, then the game says "head, tail, then body", it means Serge is considered the head, Leena the tail, and Guile the body. The order that your party is in when pressing X and stepping on those footprints affects the layout of the circular maze of a room you're in. There's also a bluish tile outside this room that'll slightly switch the order of two of your characters when you step on it. You can also change your lineup by pressing Select, but you can only get ALL the different orders by standing on that blue tile. Anyway, now that you know which character is what part, arrange your party so it's in the "body, tail, then head" lineup and step on those footprints. After the room shakes, exit the room and go down and around the steps. Continue up the other path and cross to the other platform where you can open a chest to get an Earth Chest. Now, get back to that room with the footprints and arrange your lineup so it's now "head, body, then tail". If you need to use that blue tile in order to get that arrangement, go ahead and do so. After you arrange your party like that, activate the footprints and exit the room.

Now, go down and right across the block to the ledge with the blue switch. Press X by the switch to lower steps on the other side of the room. After that, go back down and left, then up to the footprint room. Press Select a couple times to rearrange your party so it's "tail, head, then body", and enter the footprint room and activate them. Exit this room and go down, then use the steps to get to the lower area and continue up and right. Continue along the path until you can go down, then go down and left and down in between the boundaries again. Head right and between the boundaries, then go down and left. Go down when you can, then go back right and up to the steps at the very end. Go up the steps and head left across that block, then open the chest to get an ElectroBolt Element. Next, backtrack all the way back to the room with the footprints. Rearrange your party so the order is "tail, body, then head" by using that blue tile if necessary. Then, go up to that pedestal in the room and press X to activate the footprints yet again. Now, exit the room and take the same path as you did before when you got the ElectroBolt Element. This time, when you go up that set of steps, follow the path down to the block. Go up across the block and go left, and then press X by the wall panel to lower the middle area with the yellow crystal. Now, go back right and up, then right down those steps again. Then, just follow the path down and left until you can go up. Go up and right, then up again to the yellow crystal. Go up to it and press X to deactivate it. You'll then see a middle platform rise in the room with the Record of Fate. So, go back down and right and up through this room, then continue right all the way out of this room completely. Go right across the bridge to the next room, then save your game here.

Now, go up to the closed door in that middle wall to enter the next room. Walk up to the crystal and a creepy looking sun creature will come down and enter battle against you. Find out how to beat SunOfAGun by reading the Bosses section of this guide. After you beat it, you'll gain a Star Level, as well as your party's first Level 6 Element spaces! I'd keep them empty for the time being until you obtain much stronger Elements. Now, go up to the altar and press X to deactivate the white crystal. After that, an elevator will lower in the room. Go around and choose to go up on the elevator and you'll be brought up to the next floor. This place is that "Dream Dungeon" you started in at the beginning of the game, so it should be familiar to you. When you arrive here, go down and right through the hallway to the next room. Go down and right when you can, then go down around the middle platform and open the chest to get a Capsule Element. Now, go back up and continue left up the steps, and then go down the hall to the steps. Go down the steps and head down into the next room. Here, go left up the stairs to reach the following room. Go right a tiny bit, and then go straight down the steps into another room. Go left and up to a chest containing the MeteorShower Element, then allocate it to Guile's Level 6 space in his Element Grid. Now, follow the path all the way right to the end, then enter that room. Open the chest to get an Angel Charm, then go back to the previous room and go left through the other door back to the room before that one. This time, go up and left all the way around this path, then go up the second set of steps to the right. Defeat the guard and open the chest to get a Daemon Charm. Then, go back down the steps and go up into the next room.

In this room, go up and you'll encounter a giant creature known as Bunyip. You will then enter a boss battle against this creature, so read the Bosses section for help on defeating it. After you win and gain that Star Level (I'm assuming you also trapped that FreeFall Element as well), go up to the altar and press X to deactivate the black crystal. Now, leave this room and follow the path down to the second set of steps. Then, go right up the steps and follow the path up and left onto the round platform. At that point, press X to be warped up to a much higher area, as you did in the beginning of the game. When you get there, go up and press X to view a FMV, then the door will open and your group will enter. Here, Lynx and General Viper will confront you again. You will then enter a boss battle against Gen. Viper, so read the Bosses section to find out how to beat him. After you beat Viper, your party will gain its 20th Star Level! After that, Lynx will kill Viper and enter another boss battle against you! Read the Bosses section again to get help on defeating Lynx. Then, after you win and gain another Star Level and better stats, Lynx will continue to taunt you. Kid will then appear and yell at Lynx. Lynx will make a long speech and Serge will see the Frozen Flame, which will cause him to freak out. After that, Kid will go after Lynx and another battle will begin. This time around, you are controlling Lynx and you're fighting against your party! You cannot really win this battle, so just play along until you (Lynx) are defeated. After that, Serge will end up becoming evil and will severely wound Kid. He'll defeat the other 2 party members, and then you will be warped away as Lynx.

[conpiracymonki]

[b][size=1]Select, eh?
Thanks a lot!

I hope it all works now..[/size][/b]