March Archipelago 2025 (Complete)

My Sonic Adventure 2 is horribly screwed up because Arcaneum used a prerelease beta YAML and I didn't, and we need a restart.

At least one critical YAML setting is not being applied, resulting in me not having certain missions I wanted to do, and forced to do several missions I specifically excluded because I cannot reliably do them.
 
My Sonic Adventure 2 is horribly screwed up because Arcaneum used a prerelease beta YAML and I didn't, and we need a restart.

At least one critical YAML setting is not being applied, resulting in me not having certain missions I wanted to do, and forced to do several missions I specifically excluded because I cannot reliably do them.
Ah. Right. Spaced on that. Probably should restart now before getting too far. Could you provide a new YAML on the 2.4.1 APWorld? For the APWorld.
 
I'm not sure how to do this without the website, which still uses 2.3 because this new update is still being tested. Can you provide some help?

EDIT: Alternatively, Arcaneum rolling back to 2.3 would also work.
 
Will we need completely new downloads as well?
Yes.
I'm not sure how to do this without the website, which still uses 2.3 because this new update is still being tested. Can you provide some help?
Sure. First, download the APWorld. Go to your main Archipelago folder. Go into the "lib" folder, then "worlds". Place it there and replace the old one.

Will just create a new YAML for you. Should be able to copy over the settings easily enough.
 
It's copied. Where does the YAML get created and how?

EDIT: The YAML in my folder is still a 2.3 YAML. How do I get it to update?
 
It's copied. Where does the YAML get created and how?

EDIT: The YAML in my folder is still a 2.3 YAML. How do I get it to update?
If you open Archipelago and hit 'Generate Template Options', it will create all new YAML templates using your APWorlds. What I will say is this overwrites everything in that folder though, so if you have any specific ones you have made I would back them up and put them elsewhere before doing so. You can put them back in once done, just making sure you don't lose anything important!

If you're still struggling generating it though, could always just grab my YAML from my other post and change it
 
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I think I've figured it out, but I'll need to run this through another test server with Arcaneum's YAML to make sure it works.
 

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I think I've figured it out, but I'll need to run this through another test server with Arcaneum's YAML to make sure it works.
Quick test. Created a room with just the Sonic Adventure 2: Battles. Cuts down on generation time significantly.

Room.
archipelago.gg:63300

Edit: And the spoiler log.
 

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I found a couple issues and fixed them. I need one more test server (which I need my Chaos Emeralds released for to double-check that I have the right goal), and then I'll be good to go. I may also need Emblems released in the test server if I don't get any Knuckles missions in the initial batch to test (I only got to check the other five characters last time).
 

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I found a couple issues and fixed them. I need one more test server (which I need my Chaos Emeralds released for to double-check that I have the right goal), and then I'll be good to go. I may also need Emblems released in the test server if I don't get any Knuckles missions in the initial batch to test (got to check the other five characters last time).
Updated. Another test server.
archipelago.gg:51709

Attached the spoiler log. Will release a few emblems in a moment too.
 

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Knuckles is working fine. Once all my Chaos Emeralds for this test server are released and I can double-check which goal mission I have, I'll be ready for the real Archipelago.
 
Take two, hopefully for real for real this time. Recommends deleting any old patch files or patched ROMs you had, just in case. Download all of these new patches after that. And, of course, make sure you are connecting to the new server.

Server: archipelago.gg:39997
Room: [Here]
Cheesetracker: [Here]


Check the room for patch files. Attached any not there below. Say something if one of yours is missing.

Try refreshing the room if you are having trouble connecting to the server. Shuts down after 2 hours of inactivity.

On the Cheesetracker: Encourages you to look at it. Works without downloading anything or needing Discord. Helps others know a little about what is happening in your game(s). Is not mandatory, however.

On Cheesetracker pinging: Permits everyone to set their own ping settings. Please try not to ping anyone that does not wish to be pinged or has no setting. Probably makes more sense to ping the person on the forums, also, rather than Discord. Mainly posted in here thus far. Leaves that up to the individual player, though.

All the games in this multiworld
  • Link to the Past (Alex_Among_Foxes)
  • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Alex_Among_Foxes)
  • Ocarina of Time (Alex_Among_Foxes)
  • Super Metroid (Alex_Among_Foxes)
  • Zelda 1 (Alex_Among_Foxes)
  • OpenRCT2 (Arcaneum)
  • Risk of Rain (Arcaneum)
  • Sonic 1 (Arcaneum)
  • Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Arcaneum)
  • Pokemon Leaf Green (Arcaneum)
  • Pokemon Fire Red (Cherrim)
  • Kingdom Hearts 2 (Cherrim)
  • Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (Cherrim)
  • Pokemon Crystal (Devalue)
  • Earthbound (Devalue)
  • Stardew Valley (Devalue)
  • Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (Explorer of Time)
  • Doom 1 (Explorer of Time)
  • A Hat in Time (Explorer of Time)
  • Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Explorer of Time)
  • Starcraft 2 (Explorer of Time)
  • Manual: Word Puzzle (Run by Devalue. For everyone.)
  • Cave Story (Setsuna)
  • Pokemon Emerald (Setsuna)
  • Final Fantasy 5 Career Day (Setsuna)
  • Pokemon Blue (SonicThrust)
  • Pokemon Emerald (SonicThrust)
  • Pokemon Fire Red (SonicThrust)
  • Outer Wilds (Vendily)

Will edit the room, server, and tracker links into the first post shortly, as well as the game list. Good luck and have fun.

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Archipelago Word Puzzles

Puzzle 1
_ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ Y _ _ _

No: ???
Category: ???


Puzzle 2
_ _ _ - _ M _ _ _ - _ _ _ _

No: Q
Category: ???


Puzzle 3
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _

No: ???
Category: ???


Work together to solve them quickly. Allows one guess per puzzle per person 23 hours from your previous guess. Accepts guesses on the forums and Discord. Feel free to use resources like Bulbapedia, Serebii, Google, and so on.

Pings: @Alex_Among_Foxes @Explorer of Time @Arcaneum @SonicThrust @Cherrim @Vendily @Setsuna
 

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Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Update #1 (Dry Lagoon)


I'm Doctor Eggman, the world's greatest scientist, and soon to be ruler of the world! If not for that accursed hedgehog, Sonic, I would have conquered it decades ago!

But I have an ace up my sleeve now. I have joined forces with Hat Kid, a time traveler who seeks her lost Time Pieces, and she has agreed to help me conquer everything to do it! She told me of the future, of how space pirates conquered the galaxy, and used aliens called the Zerg to devour her home planet. Furthermore, the space pirates lost control of the Zerg and they subsequently ate everyone. The child tells me of how I was one of the world's greatest heroes against the Zerg, and how my un-infestable robots held out longer than any other empire! But sadly, future Eggman failed, so Hat Kid came back to ask me for help while the Zerg and Space Pirates are still weak!

Since Sonic and his friends are very effective at stopping me, I've decided to copy them in my pursuit of world domination! Most of you are already familiar with Metal Sonic, the blue blur's evil doppelganger, and a few may even be familiar with Metal Knuckles, who I've brought out of storage since the World Grand Prix, and my various Shadow Androids, one of which managed to survive the Black Doom incident. I can also deploy the Egg Tornado, a fascimile of Tails's famous mech, or my own Eggmobile if I need to handle things personally.

But I have one further doppelganger to test: Metal Rouge. I sent her to the Dry Lagoon just outside Eggmanland's borders, to collect treasures guarded by the United Earth Directorate, many of which have already been retrieved by my evil robotic Omochao, just waiting to be picked up.

Metal Rouge found some Minerals and Vespene lying around, as well as a Gold Ring and some Grapes which were promptly stolen by that annoying Hedgehog, Sonic. (Not that I could have used them in any case). One of my Omochao had somehow managed to fight and defeat Koga in a Pokemon Battle, so I gave its badge to Cherrim, and retrieved Oak's Parcel for STBlue.

Metal Rouge also retrieved a weak Sword and a Pickaxe for Stardew Valley, which I would like to be well-developed by the time I finally manage to conquer it, and rescued an Oldhead named Boombap from an Omochao who was annoying him, and he offered to help set up a pro-Eggman Empire resistance movement in New Amsterdam, the capital of the UED.

We also recieved Virulent Spores left over from the Brood War that allowed Zerg Scourges to deal splash damage, and Cellular Reactors to give Terran units significantly more starting and maximum energy.

After returning from Dry Lagoon, we were attacked by Sonic the Hedgehog himself. Surprisingly enough, my Shadow Android easily beat him in a fight. That's never happened before, and it's an excellent sign for things to come! Shadow Android stole his Marshmallow and sent it to that astronaut who's stuck in a time loop. (Hat Kid says she's sorry for causing the time loop, by the way.)
 
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Update #2 (Mad Space Pt. 1 and Egg Quarters Pt. 1)


Time to send Mecha Rouge to Mad Space, to collect more treasure! Not much here was of use to us, but we found a Plasma Beam on an abandoned platform that will be quite useful for Samus Aran. She also found some Insecticide Spray, unused because do you see any insects in Outer Space? No, no you do not. Except that time Charmy Bee made it onto the ARK, but the Chaotix aren't coming back here anytime soon. But the most powerful item here was a TM26 Earthquake for Setsuna, placed here to keep the earth safe from its destructive power. But no more! The land itself will quake in fear of the strength of one of Setsuna's Pokemon! Rouge also found a TM13 for STEmerald.

We then returned to the Egg Quarters, where some of my robots had gone haywire and prevented me from retrieving their items! Rouge found an Emblem, which was stolen from us by Tails, who presumably hacked my robots, but she successfully brought back the Hiryu Call for Bartz's party, the Eon Ticket for Setsuna to go visit Southern Island, some stronger weapons for all our Terran vehicles, and finally rescued a hundred Eggmanland Theme Park guests who are eager to move on to their next amusement park.
 
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Update #3 (Final Chase and Pumpkin Hill Pt. 1)


Now, to send Shadow Android to the Final Chase Zone, an orbital array of UED space platforms near the Space Colony ARK. I can't quite conquer this yet, but I was still able to retrieve the Hero's Song Magic for Bartz's party, and used the rails here to build a new Monorail design for Arcaneum the Roller Coaster Tycoon.

I then sent Metal Knuckles to Pumpkin Hill, a ghost-infested graveyard mountain, and found a Small Key for Turtle Rock hidden in a pipe, as well as a Gerudo Membership Card for the Hero of Time, a Lucky Ring for KH2, and finally a Rarecrow #8 and a Mining and Fishing Level for Stardew Valley.
 
My first pass is (more or less) done! I'll be busy for the rest of the night but will likely continue first thing tomorrow morning. I'm trying to keep the status of all my games up to date in the Cheesetracker but to keep things simple:
I put Cave Story as Soft BK Mode because it isn't blocked, but the remaining checks require me to fight Omega which is extremely difficult with only 3HP and the Polar Star. Things like Progressive Polar Star, a lot more Life upgrades, or other weapons like Missiles, Blade, or Nemesis would help, there just isn't a specific thing I want to hint for currently.
Pokemon Emerald is blocked, but the first pass felt very rewarding. Logical story progression would require stuff like whatever's necessary to give the letter to Steven and head to Slateport, but it's Pokemon Emerald so most HMs would help out, especially HM03 Surf and the Balance Badge. I'd love these if they came up and will probably hint for them if necessary tomorrow, I think it's just too early to hint right now.
Final Fantasy V is pretty open, but I spent a lot of time grabbing whatever checks I could think of with random encounters turned off, so most things left are things like dungeons or bosses and a substantial amount of my time tomorrow will probably be spent leveling up for those. Any kind of job crystal would be extremely helpful, as I'm locked to pretty much only White and Black mages. Any kind of Blue Magic would also be useful as I've thankfully received the !Blue command already, so I'll likely be relying on that to fight enemies without job crystals.

Thanks in advance! I'm super excited.
 
Have been taking a small break as I've been getting a lil overwhelmed with things, but hopping back in soon. So far:

SA2B

We've cleared quite a substantial amount of checks for the levels we have available and (at the time of posting) already am in Gate 2 and well on the way to Gate 3. I've done all the Missions I can with a minimum of C rank as needed. I've got a substantial amount of item boxes from most of them, same with Gold Beetles/Chao Boxes etc. A lot of them are ones that will take some upgrades or very finicky gameplay to get, so am leaving them right now unless it unlocks something important for someone.

Chao checks are where I'm going to be getting a lot of free items for everyone, I believe I need 82 in every stat minus Stamina and get 1 check per level and new animal part. So lots to go on that front but these generally fill up quite fast (I'm already in the 20s for most of them). That said, our lucky Chao for this run is Setsuna! This is where we've got to so far:


But also, one of the other eggs turned out to be this:


Things that would be super useful right now are Light Shoes, Booster, Shovel Claws and Pick Nails. These will unlock probably the most things for the levels I currently have.

Risk of Rain

Man this game is hard. It seems I unlock checks every other chest etc. that I open, and I have 62 checks per level... meaning I have to run through each one a lot of times (there's probably like up to 10 chests at most per level). As the game gets more difficult the longer I play, this has been ending up in very slow progress on checks and also some pretty difficult runs. Also any items that I do get from checks and stuff is lost on death, so I think it will probably be best that I wait as long as I can before making any progress here, so I have loads of items to be able to blitz through levels.

I think the only things of importance will be the keys that unlock different levels and teleporter fragments. Anything else can be ignored I think!
 
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