Into the Hollow. The Chronos Empire Strikes Back. Volume 1/Explorations of Vaporia

Korobo Abilities Unlocks

Atmo Pump

• ability to blow air into tubes to manipulate connected mechanisms or unlock doors.
  • Story unlock in chapter 87

Hi-Pressure Atmo Pump

• ability to blow air into big tubes by consuming 1 Solid Fuel
  • Defeat S Class Bounties Disposer Glutton for Master key α and Bouncer Asura for Master Key β
  • Unlock door in #Rulezzo Underground 2nd area to Rulezzo Fever Dream, pick ability from chest inside.

Super Alloy Drill

• ability to drill into smaller holes on ground
  • Story unlock in chapter 89

Diamond Drill

• ability to drill into larger holes on ground by consuming 1 Solid Fuel
  • Requires #Super Alloy Arm to unlock Barkhelm,
    • Minimum in chapter 92
  • Defeat S Class Bounties: ViceChief Brigan, then ViceChief Senju to get Factory Tower Password
  • Unlock Factory Tower on Dierkuul Island, ability is on Second Floor.

Aquatic Screw

• ability to salvage common drops in the sea
  • Dierkuul Island - Fugart’s House Second Floor
  • Minimum on the last step of chapter 89.

Aquatic Jet Screw

• ability to dive deeper by consuming 1 Solid Fuel, to collect golden treasure map salvages
  • Chest in the center of #Erythule
  • Minimum in chapter 91
  • There are total 4 treasure map spots in the sea with amounts of dives/fuel needed: 5 / 10 / 15 / 20

Iron Arm

• ability to remove smaller rubble from path
  • Inside #Mineral Bay Villa
  • Minimum in later half of chapter 89.

Super Alloy Arm

• ability to remove huge rubble blockages by consuming 1 Solid Fuel
  • after defeating two bounties: A Class Kidnapper Religo and S Class bounty Disposer Glutton.
  • Minimum in chapter 92

Materiascanner

• ability to unlock locks
  • In Omegapolis Midlayer top-left of blacksmith, talk to female NPC near house with such lock on door.
  • Minimum in chapter 91.

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Location Unlocks

Mineral Bay Villa

1. Starting from Lashval (minimum chapter 90), find a bottom house in the part of city below the Tavern.
2. talk with Some Guy inside about Villa in the Mineral Bay
3. Sail to Mineral Bay and click on the door of Villa at the top.
4. Return to Some Guy he will mention key in the tree in front of house
5. Click on Tree near Villa in Mineral Bay to open the door.
6. Inside there is chest with #Iron Arm ability for Korobo
7. also listen to the radio in top right corner of area to start unlocking #Seafloor Cave.

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Rulezzo Underground

1. Starting from #Mineral Bay Villa 2nd floor - click on bed and sleep until evening.
2. At night shiny spot appears on the shore on bottom-left corner. Click on it to collect the Mountain Key.
   1. Maybe need to talk to Young Man from next paragraph prior to shiny spot appearing.
3. Sail to nearest port to the left - Rulezzo Penninsula,
4. Give the Mountain Key to the Young Man at the shore and he will unlock Rulezzo Underground location.
5. Rulezzo Underground has 2 locked doors:
   1. Door to #Strissal Highlands at the bottom-right (requires #Materiascanner)
   2. Door to Rulezzo Fever Dream where boss Illusion King Dr. Fetan is located

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Strissal Highlands

1. Starting from #Rulezzo Underground open locked door at the bottom-right of second area with #Materiascanner
2. 2nd layer of the location has 3 jump down spots into 3 different areas of Rulezzo Underground Lake with exits into 1st layer.
   1. Left jumpspot 2nd layer seems to be the same as 1st layer left, so maybe not needed to use
   2. jump from right one offers a handle for the other jump spots
   3. Top jump spot requires #Super Alloy Arm and listening to the left Audio Log Device on the 1st layer.
3. There is inaccessible cave-in area on 3rd layer, that can be unlocked by doing basement quest in #Fileria
4. Proceed through all 3 layers to the top to unlock #Fileria

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Fileria

1. Town location unlocked by proceeding through all previous three: #Mineral Bay Villa > #Rulezzo Underground > #Strissal Highlands

Wandering Blacksmith and Weapons Reforges

In the tavern of Fileria or the topmost house of Egarim, you can find the Wandering Blacksmith who can reforge specific weapons to improve their stats, enhance their effects, and even introduce new ones.

Materials for weapons marked to be found in "Vaporia", or "Miu World" this just means they are scattered around the Hollow Time Layer:

• X15 Materials can be farmed in various Phase Shifts,
• x1 Materials are unique materials. Only fixed amount exist in game - as much as needed to reforge each weapon once. They are scattered throughout world:
  • in chests,
  • in gold diving spots in Vande Ocean and Ipusian Ocean,
  • in NPC Shops in Metallanica and Platonos,
  • in Omegapolis (AD) and Entrana (AD) NPC shops.

If weapon is upgradable it must be maxed out (to Lv10) at the Nopaew Emporium for reforge to become available.

Added in v3.3.100 is a new robot NPC in the Egarim hut that can recycle reforged weaponry. You regain all the reforge materials used on it and the weapon is reverted to its base form at +10; the only thing you lose is the reforging fee. Currently, only reforged Cherry Blossom weapons can be recycled.

Into the Hollow 1 release materials for the following weapons set:

• Dark Spirit
• Toto Dreamland
• Otherlands

Into the Hollow 2 release materials for the following weapons set:

• Cherry Blossom
• Miaki's
• Azul

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Seafloor Cave

1. In Mineral Bay find a radio at the top right corner of the map and listen it.
2. Go to the Dierkuul Island, talk with female NPC to get Cat's-eye gemstone.
3. Sail to the sea spot the middle between Lashval and Mineral Bay and find Stone Circle with 3 Cat statues.
4. Click on cat statue with gemstone in only one eye. Whirlpool will appear.
5. Use #Aquatic Screw to dive inside to unlock Seafloor Cave location
6. Proceed through cave to get Tesla Core and to unlock Melancholy Aspid enemy in Vande Ocean (Look for 3^rd Horror icon)

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Ghost Ship

1. To unlock Ghost Ship location, need to listen to a specific Audio Log in the Omegapolis Midlayer located along the top of them map
2. Next sail to the ocean area between Mineral Bay and Bolton locations to find this ship, enter to unlock Ghost Ship location.

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Barkhelm

1. Area unlocks by sailing from top port of Lashval
2. exit is locked behind Huge Rubble Blockage, requires #Super Alloy Arm ability to unlock.

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Erythule

1. Sunken Erythule will be unlocked after finding all audio logs, and starting Mordy's quest Iron Pride And Determination.
   1. #Aquatic Screw is required to get inside and it contains upgraded to ability #Aquatic Jet Screw in chest.
2. After finding all 5 Tesla Core and finishing quest Town location Erythule will appear on the map, with NPCs and shops in it.

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Audio Logs and Tesla Cores

1. Mt. Weissel - bottom-right above the exit, Unlocks access to 2nd log and Tesla Core.
2. Mt. Weissel - after listening first log, go to the left end of same road-line, use nearest passage down, click on flowers in corner to reveal hidden passage with Log and:
   1. Tesla Core in cave.
3. Waning Forest Area 2 - in the left corner, under left exit.
4. Blistering Isle Gazarak - hidden passage, lower left corner of top-left section, same location where VicePrez Docson Bounty is.
5. Lashval - Center area, just left from fountains
6. Lashval - inside the Inn, at the back behind bed. Unlocks access to Tesla Core in Lashval
   1. Tesla Core in Harrisford training center:
      1. Check closet in Harrisford residence (bottom left part of Lashval)
      2. Talk with NPC near bottom cat in Lashval to get Lashvalan Fairy Tale
      3. Go to training center near Harrisford residence and pick right weapons for "straw" dummies based on Fairy Tale description
         1. Top-right: Sword; Bottom-Right: Shield; Both on the Left: Lances;
7. Omegapolis Midlayer - Left, just above teleport spot
8. Omegapolis Midlayer - top-center.
9. Stone Shore - top-middle, near upper Horror, tips to Tesla Core location.
10. Stone Shore - behind small rubble (requires #Iron Arm)
    1. Tesla Core: Listen to both logs and go to area near cat, there will be another fossil. Click on grass near to dig out cave exit with #Super Alloy Drill. Core is inside.
11. Dierkuul Island - Near female NPC
12. Lernica - bottom-right corner
13. Bolton- on the left, past small rubble (requires #Iron Arm)
14. Mineral Bay - top-right corner. unlocks access to Tesla Core:
    1. Tesla Core: Unlock Seafloor Cave location and core is in the end of it.
15. #Strissal Highlands Layer 1 - in the bottom passage at the right side of area
16. #Strissal Highlands Layer 1 - Hidden passage in the leftmost spot of the map, it is also an exit from left drop to the Rulezzo Underground Lake, unlocks 3rd jump location at Layer 2:
    1. Tesla Core: #Strissal Highlands Layer 2, remove huge rubble with #Super Alloy Arm, jump down to find Core

Whats next: After listening to all audio logs: last Audio/Video Log on Hamoul Isle becomes accessible, and after viewing it, Mordy's quest Iron Pride And Determination can be started.

Refer to Altema for locations with pictures.

Leval Ruins

1. Start at Lashval Tavern and speak to the lady Mek.
2. Travel to Lernica and get the archaeologist's magnifying glass.
3. Double back to Laranssa Plains and collect the archaeologist's book. This unlocks a secret path in Laranssa Plains.
4. Travel further in and enter the Leval Ruins. Unlock fast travel.
5. Explore the ruins, referring to the book for puzzle hints. Solve them to unlock the northern door.
   • Find the Archaeologist's Notebook in the Notes Room on the mid-west. This provides additional hints to solve the Ruins puzzles. (Crystal of Attack x10 in chest)
   • Room of Flame: Stand in front of the door for 10 seconds without moving. The door will open automatically. (Power of Poison (Staff) in chest)
   • Room of Companionship: Interact with the cat statue with only one member in the party for a Treasure Room Key. Open the room on the east side of the Ruins for a Moonlit Steel Lump, Clouded Crystal, and Ancient Bone.
   • Room of Bounty: Fight all mobs but the Recon Stars. (Silver Gear x60 in chest)
   • Room of Air: Red soldiers on left podium. Blue soldiers on right podium. Green on one of each. (HP+ Ore in chest)
   • Room of Depths: Rest at Lashval Inn for a Seafood Aqua Pearle and bring it to the door. (Attack Frag x75 in chest)
   • Room of Creation: Flame, storm, rain, earth. Get a Gauss Egg.
6. Enter the Sanctum for boss fight with Amal Gamal. You get a Stats+ (20) Badge as a reward.
7. There's also a door at the end of the boss room that leads you to a superboss rematch, but you need a total of 7 Gauss Eggs to unlock. There are a stack of books in Lernica that provide hints to where they are. If you already have the Gauss Egg and Clouded Crystal from the Ruins, the eggs will glow in the overworld so you can interact with them.
   • Unearth one in Lernica topmost dead-end, left side.
   • Stone Shore, foot of the hill at the right side of the dead center of the map, right of the path downhill.
   • Moonsteel Forest, lake shore at the center of the map, left side 3rd path from top
   • Mt. Weissel, western side of the map, near the Respite Spot, left deadend
   • Mineral Bay, at the fossil near the cat.
   • Flotsam Isle, dead end after the incline.
8. Defeating the Awakened Amal Gamal Hidden Boss rematch gets the Almighty Power (Spicy Lover) Grasta.

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