Welcome, aspiring warrior, to the world of Final Stand Remastered! After years of anticipation, this revamped experience offers both veterans and newcomers a fresh challenge. As a game tester with thousands of hours in the original, I'm here to provide a complete final stand remastered beginner guide, offering essential tips and tricks to help you navigate your first steps.
Getting Started: Character Creation & Early Game Passes
Your journey begins with character creation. While all races are viable, some offer distinct advantages:
- Humans: Gain access to the powerful Kaio-Ken transformation early.
- Androids: Feature auto Ki regen and strong Ki blasts, though they cannot charge Ki normally. They also have moves to absorb Ki.
- Nomecians: Offer regen and support abilities, along with combo-extending moves like the Gum Gum Pistol.
- Majins: Can regenerate body parts and, at higher levels (around 60), utilize absorption to gain stats from NPCs.
- Friezas: Excel in Ki damage with extremely powerful Ki blasts.
- Aliens: Are noted as "kind of cool" and some races get Instant Transmission early.
- Saiyans: Are generally considered less impactful early on, focusing more on "hype moments" and aura.
- Jirens: Are also noted as potentially not very strong.
When considering game passes, some offer significant boosts:
- Black Kamehameha: An "extremely good" move set, though tied to a game pass.
- Divine Lasso: Once mastered, it's very effective, turning M1 damage into Ki damage. Godsplit Cut offers a similar effect.
- Nimbus: An amazing travel utility.
- Dragon Radar: Very useful for finding items.
- XP Boost: Provides a 25% experience bonus, stacking up to 1.75x in a party.
- Time Chamber: Excellent for leveling, but be warned: the Goku inside is super powerful and not for low-level players.
- God of Destruction Pass (Original): Carries over as the Goku Black game pass.
Avoid buying Zeni directly; the Midas Touch pass is also not highly recommended.
Understanding Stats & Early Progression
Proper stat allocation is crucial in Final Stand Remastered.
- Keymax: Always a top-tier stat, essential for using abilities.
- Key Damage: Very strong for PvE in the remastered version, unlike the original.
- Melee Damage: Remains a solid choice for close-quarters combat.
- Speed: Highly valuable; every 100 levels adds another M1 (basic attack) to your combo chain.
- Health: According to community member Nano Prodigy, health isn't as critical as other stats, especially if you're skilled and rely on transformations for durability.
Your first objective should be to acquire the Weighted Clothing capsule. This capsule, found early in the game, reduces your speed but significantly increases experience gained (a 1.25x bonus). At low levels, speed isn't a major concern, making this an excellent trade-off for faster leveling.
Mastering your movement is key. The dash bars (Shift+Q) are vital for both offense and defense. Use them to evade attacks or offensively to close gaps, often combined with a right-click attack. High-level NPCs block frequently, but a well-timed key blast followed by a dash-attack can often break their guard.
Essential Early Quests & Daily Routines
After getting your Weighted Clothing capsule, focus on these early quests and establish a daily routine:
- Chi-Chi's Big Snakes: A daily quest that's relatively easy. Use Ki blasts to lower their health, as their melee attacks deal percentage-based damage.
- Dr. Briefs: Introduces you to capsules and provides a capsule tracker. You don't need to keep the tracker equipped constantly, but it's necessary when actively searching.
- Lost Namekian: This quest's location can vary by player or server, but the Namekian is usually found in the mountains.
- Popo's Quests: Leads to acquiring new moves.
- Roshi's Quests: Often turn into valuable daily quests.
General Daily Advice: Prioritize dailies for Zeni and XP. Good early dailies include:
- The track quest (manage dash bars).
- The soccer/football player quest.
- Cyberman and Bandit quests.
- The green quest near Roshi (turns into a daily, but can be difficult initially).
Avoid challenging high-level NPCs or difficult dailies like the Cell Junior or Mad Scientist quests until you're much stronger (e.g., Super Saiyan level). Remember, quest progress saves, so if you kill 10 out of 20 required enemies, you only need to kill the remaining 10 if you pick up another quest in between.
Key Moves to Acquire & Zeni Management
Zeni is extremely important for buying new moves and transformations. Save it wisely!
Recommended Ki Moves:
- Moenko: An excellent move with a built-in lock-on feature.
- Death Beam: A strong, reliable Ki attack.
- Destructor Disc: Very effective, especially against enemies that require range.
- Burning Attack: A powerful option.
- Energy Blast Volley: Good for area damage.
- Neo Tribe Beam: Strong, but damages the user.
- Special Beam Cannon: A potent single-target attack.
- Final Flash: A high-damage ultimate.
Recommended Melee Moves:
- Wolfing Fist: A solid melee choice.
- Rush: Good for closing distances and combos.
- Dragon Throw: Decent for melee builds.
- Launcher: Useful for extending combos.
- Final Blow: A strong finishing move.
- Dirty Fireworks: An amazing guard break.
- Bone Crush: Very effective.
- Flipkick: A good utility move.
- Meteor Crash: Considered one of the best melee moves.
- Dive Kick: Great for mobility and damage.
- Spirit Breaking Cannon: An amazing combo extender.
- Super Rush: Excellent for extending combos.
- Double Launcher: Another strong combo option.
Evasive Move:
- Instant Rise: An essential evasive ability that every player should acquire.
Image Training is a decent way to level up, but it has a cooldown and isn't efficient for very low-level players. Focus on quests and dailies first. Always prioritize buying forms and transformations as they become available.
Remember, Final Stand Remastered is challenging, and you lose XP and Zeni upon death (10% of Zeni, XP loss varies but impacts higher levels more). Take your time, don't rush into fights you can't win, and follow this final stand remastered beginner guide to build a strong foundation.
FAQ
Q: Which race is best for a beginner in Final Stand Remastered? A: Humans are often recommended for beginners due to their early access to the powerful Kaio-Ken transformation. Friezas are also strong for Ki damage, and Androids offer good Ki management.
Q: What's the most important stat to prioritize early on? A: Keymax is consistently one of the best stats, as it allows you to use more abilities. Key Damage is also very strong for PvE in the remastered version, and Speed becomes increasingly valuable for M1 combos as you level up.
Q: How can I earn Zeni efficiently in the early game? A: Focus on completing daily quests, such as Chi-Chi's Big Snakes, Roshi's dailies, and the track/soccer quests. These provide consistent Zeni income, which is crucial for buying essential moves and transformations.