TG16 Rough Any% Guide

This is more or less my rough notes for my route through any% - it's defintiely rough and needs work but if anyone wants the absolute basics, here they are!

Up front - best way to mash is put turbo on one button and hold both down.
In towns its best to have turbo on I, in dungeons its best to have turbo on II.
DO NOT use turbo when using magic.

Starting Town - Assassi
 - Go to upper left building to hear about Oasis*.
 - Recruit your party (Kindi & Fakhyle)
 - Go into shop
    -Buy Gaze's Sword
    -Buy Sem's Shield
    -Buy Hemp Turban
    -Buy Hemp Clothes
 - Equip All & Sell previous clothes
 - Talk to guard to leave town
 - Map to Desert

Desert
 - Walk into pool of water to enter Oasis Dungeon

Oasis Dungeon
 - Follow path right, drop down pit
 - Follow path right, jump over next pit, follow platforms up and left.
 - Enter door into boss room (it's blue!)
 - Fight the Antlion boss by jumping when it charges at you and downstabbing it.
 - When boss is dead enter door on right.
 - There will be 3 enemies in this room, don't die!
 - Head to the right and get your note off the body.

Desert
 - Head south to leave desert the way you came.
 - Map to El-in

El-In
 - Run directly into dungeon entrance.
 - In stairs room, follow platforms to upper right door to find a 600g chest.
 - Keep going left as far as possible and entering the last door.
 - Gain 2 levels before entering boss room. (last door outside after the fall)
 - Fight boss by having it charge into your jumping downstabs. 
   Can hide on platforms if needed. He will die after what's honestly too many hits.
 - Exit through door on the right. You'll end up in Homis after a cutscene

Homis
 - Disregard any and all people and go up the stairs and into Yoog's room.
 - Watch some cutscenes, end up in Grunoble.

Grunoble
 - Go to tonic shop, buy (2) spider poison.
 - Head to town exit in the upper right, through the trees.
 - Map to Mosnee

Mosnee
 - Talk to the sheep in the northwest corner.
 - Enter the SE door of the cathedral.

Cathedral
 - Follow platforms up and enter the door on the 3rd floor on the left.
 - Go left and enter the first door you see.
 - Pick up Necklace
 - Use magic to warp out.

Mosnee
 - Talk to yoog at the stongehenge looking thing.
 - Exit Mosnee to the south east and map to Grunoble

Grunoble
 - Talk to sheep boy, directly in front of you when you enter.
 - Leave town in the northeast again.
 - Map to Mosnee

Mosnee
 - Talk to the sheep in the northwest to receive the prism.
 - Return to Yoog
 - Enter Cathedral dungeon again through the SE door.
 - Damage boost to the top of the main hall (room you start in)
 - Mob needed to boost might spawn weird, approach from left. 
 - Grind to Level 5 (2 levels) by entering and exiting the right door and fighting.
 - Enter shattered stained glass window.
 - Fight Red Cloak Boss by taking spider poison and just whacking away.
 - Enter 5th door to get a Piper Betle
 - Enter 9th door to find Rumi & exit dungeon.
 - Leave Mosnee via the southeast and map to Albee.

Albee (Yikes)
 - Talk to leftmost burning man.
 - Enter burning building in the northwest (guard is in front of it)
 - Walk directly left into the fire, need to be down one tile as well.
 - Navigate the extremely treacherous underground dungeon.
 - Talk to the 3 guys huddled in the corner, leave dungeon.
 - When you exit the dungeon you'll automatically end up in Ayodoya.

Ayodoya
 - Sell Piper Betle in shops on the right.
 - Purchase Arleni's Sword & Sell old sword.
 - Enter castle at the top middle of town.
 - Leave town & map to Lanker

Lanker
 - Enter far right cave, talk to far left man laying on ground.
 - Enter dungeon in the southwest.
 - Walk directly left down to the cave, enter cave.
 - Follow, after exiting the room with the water, make sure you fall to the RIGHT.
 - Enter cave, talk to Jofre (Blue Hair)
 - Exit the way you came, fall to bottom of previous room to get out.
 - Direct path to outside - when outside just keep going right until back in Lanker.
 - Return to Prince's cave and walk up to the left side of the blue statue.
 - Return to Jofre (I'm not rewriting the directions)
 - This time on your way back out, climb up the first tree you can.
 - Head to the upper left corner to Garuda's lair.
 - Fight Garuda using downstabs and Fire Sword level 1. (You should be level 6)
 - Leave through left door to rescue Mireyu and auto return to Lanker
 - Walk back to injured prince, lots of dialog will play out.
 - When you get control walk up to the blue statue again. More Dialog.
 - Leave Lanker in the southeast, map to Ayodoya.

Ayodoya
 - Just walk directly north into the Castle.
 - Leave Ayodoya, Map to Baiyon

Baiyon
 - Enter tower directly north.
 - Follow path until room with many doors. Take the last door at the top.
 - Enter the 5th door to enter boss room, should be level 7.
 - Pick up ritual book at end of room, fight boss with downstabs and fire 1.
 - Warp out and leave.
 - Leae Baiyon to the south, map to Ayodoya.

Ayodoya
 - Just walk into the castle, mash dialog.
 - Leave Ayodoya to the south, map to Lanker

Lanker
 - Just walk into the right cave and up to the blue statue.
 - Enjoy cutscenes and you'll end up in Tachikawa.

Tachikawa
 - Walk directly north into first building you see, dialog.
 - Walk directly south out of town. Map to Oniga.

Oniga
 - Talk to the Ninkan in the cage directly to your left after the path.
 - Leave Oniga, Map to Koya.

Koya
 - Walk all the way south, then walk east and enter the first building you see.
 - Leave Koya the way you came in, Map to Oniga.

Oniga
 - Return to Ninkan in the cage.
 - Talk to the miner in the SE corner for the pick.
 - Return to Ninkan, he'll join your party.
 - Leave the way you came, map to Koya.

Koya
 - Head to the south, and start going east. Head north at the first path you see.
 - Continue north until you see buildings, enter Kompan Tower on the right
 - In the tower, enter the first door you see every time.
 - When you find statues, grab the mandala in a box being held by a statue.
 - Warp out.
 - Follow path north and east, across the bride. Enter the big building.
 - Enter right door.
 - Left to last door.
 - Right to higher up door, grab box on the left, warp out.
 - Walk south across bridge, go east and hug shore.
 - Cross the first bridge you see, enter back building.
 - Return to the big building.
 - You should probably grind to 10 here. (8-9 is extremely long. 9-10 is 200 xp)
 - Enter left door
 - Right to first door.
 - Left to first door.
 - Left to boss room.
 - Fight Boss with fire sword 2. Can duck directly in front of it for a safe spot.
 - Warp out after boss is dead.
 - Return to Ninkan (Follow shore, cross bridge.)
 - Enter building directly south. CUTSCENE TIME. You'll end up in Homis.

Homis
 - Walk into Yoog's room again.
 - Yoog will walk you to a door, follow him and enter door.
 - Oh My Body! You'll wake up in Elusis.

Elusis
 - Everyone's naked???
 - Shop directly in front of you.
 - Buy Silk Turban & clothes, sell old stuff back.
 - Enter dungeon way way way in the back.
 - It's a direct path - right now my best strat is:
 - Grind to 13, buy the best sword, fight boss with fire 2.
 - Worst boss in the game.
 - You'll be booted outside, walk through the entire dungeon again.
 - Pick up the sword at the end, walk back 2 rooms and warp out.
 - Talk to Pythagoras just south.
 - Return the girl home in the southwest, just north of tonic shop.
 - Leave to the south and map to Homis.

Homis
 - Talk to the NPC with the blue hair in front of you.
 - Leave Homis, map to Elusis

Elusis
 - Talk to red haired guy near where Pythagoras was.
 - Leave Elusis, Map to Croton.

Croton
 - Talk to Pythagoras to your west.
 - Enter the building to the east, north and slightly west of the guy on roof.
 - Enter far left door.
 - Enter upper left door.
 - Enter upper left door.
 - Enter left door
 - Follow top path, do not get knocked off by harpiess.
 - Head left over the guy, enter door and fight Boss.
 - Boss can be sorta stunlocked with well timed downstabs.
 - Warp to start, kill harpies until level 14.
 - Leave, talk to pythagoras.
 - Enter the triangle lake.
 - Walk right until cutscene.
 - Leave Croton in the south, map to Homis.

Homis
 - Enter the throne room at the top of Homis.
 - Enter spooky door.
 - Direct path to final 2 bosses.
 - Hit Dark Sadler after jumps
 - Use Snake poison on final boss, hit him when he preps stabs.

GG!

FlannelKat