FE10 HM 0% growths chapters 1-3 and 1-4 (with commentary)

[@DD151]

Story time: I really did quit this game for 8 months because of chapter 1-3 - Ilyana and Sothe transfers render the 4-turn easy, but I kept coming up just short. 2 breakthroughs unlocked the 4-turn for no-transfers: the AI manip, and realizing that Edward carrying Micaiah allowed him to be shoved along the wall. We don't understand FE10's AI targeting hardly at all, so no one knows why the archer and fighter give up their kills on Leonardo in preference of non-lethal combat. I was first banking on Edward baiting the archer and Leonardo dodging the fighter, so the fighter attacking Nolan was a serendipitous discovery. It also turns out, purely by accident, that the strategy only works if Edward literally has no swords on his person. If he has swords, even if they're unequipped, the archer kills Leonardo. Why does this make a difference? No one knows.

[@gorade1901]

The only assumption I can make is that the ai must search for if a unit has no weapons in their inventory, probably meant to make the enemies prioritize defenseless units, forgetting entirely about unequipped weapons.

[@EdwardoFE]

I guess FE10 AI is really scared of Edward potentially attacking the archer that hits him on the next player phase for a whopping 6 damage.

[@gorade1901]

Oh I just realized! It also might be a little chapter specific, because this chapter includes 2 yellow units who will have no weapons in their inventory, and the enemies might be coded to prioritize them by targeting weaponless units.

[@sqwal2983]

So is Volug our next thumbnail? I feel like he is.

[@Flametix]

This is some FE4 AI making different decisions based on inventory order type stuff. Kaga did it first

[@Rengor1997]

LMAO the thunder tome not only being max mt hit and crit but also -2 wt for the sassy lost child in part 4

[@ussgordoncaptain]

My little war crime my little war crime you'll always be in my heart

[@J.R.Unbound]

8:23 “Critical items” being said at the same time as a crit gives me such euphoria

[@DelanHaar6]

Alright that 1-3 Rescue/Give/Take/Shove sequence is peak FE movement. Really impressive stuff, and very unique to Tellius.

[@mikewazowski7024]

For some reason map 4 has one of the most beautiful Fire Emblem themes of all time.

[@EdwardoFE]

Two videos in and we're already spending 7500G to make Ilyana actually able to one round enemies. This is gonna be a great run.

[@kyrroti]

Low IQ: Spend all my money to make Ilyana useful High IQ: Spend all my money to make Ilyana useful

[@JTan0356]

Life rn is just waiting for the next Dondon upload

[@MetaDash]

That Micaiah rescue/shove train was soooo clean, despite Aimee "dying", Laura being single digit tiles from death, and Edward on death's door. If it works it works! wait, axes have effectiveness on breakable walls?? Leave it to a dondon run to teach me something I wouldn't have noticed in the 5+ years I've owned this game.

[@KamiDesu7]

Holy shiz. Fire emblem content has been a drought for a while, but 0 % growth rate run on radiant dawn? Keep em comin

[@KBM_Studios]

Not to self-promote too hard, but I just finished a Lunatic-Reverse 0% growths run on my channel if you're hungry for more content

[@johnwalsh6683]

Great to see my boy Aran help out (even if probably not for very long in this context)

[@sparkleprizm199]

Oh my I didn’t expect Micaiah and Ilyana to carry the top half of 1-4. I thought it would be the sothe show but that was interesting to watch. 😍 and that was a really smart strategy to recruit Aran.. I’m impressed..

[@alvis6970]

RD is my favorite game out of the series so I'm really happy I'll get to learn from some efficient play.

[@ViciousSal]

Beautiful work with the shove and rescue mechanics. FE10 may not have the train options like Fates pair up, but man the amount of things you're able to do with what you're given still is staggering. Love to see it. As for the A.I.? All enemies have either Agressive AI, or Agressive but do not move AI. Just the standard AI that most enemies have. No weird AI regarding yellow units. No unique things that apply only on this map. The AI is still weird, but the same scenario would happen on a different map. The most interesting thing is that there are a few enemies with 1.5 Attack Range Move, which means they aggro on to you if you get within their movement range*1.5. (6 move archer would thus have an effective charge range of 11 tiles (6 move * 1.5 + 2 range for the bow)

[@BTypeHStyle]

You have no idea how much I enjoy watching these videos. It's videos like these that completely changed my thought patterns on how I play fire emblem.

[@LuigiMasterix]

1-3 strategy had me on the edge of my seat I really couldn't fathom what was going on in that chapter lol

[@timepen1]

7:26 I see that reference dondon

[@DD151]

GOATed film tbh

[@truezephyr4431]

I thought this too when I heard it. But wasn't sure it was a nod or not. Haha, favorite film of that year tbh.

[@halcyon_echo42]

The axe effectiveness against walls is a great tip to learn on top of the great content. That forge for Ilyana is great too

[@kirbymastah]

nerdnerd151

[@zacharybrown3010]

whoa a huge Thunder forge 😮 Ilyana stocks are surging

[@lilben4184]

"I will consume... consume...consume everything" - Ilyana the Termina Moon

[@SirVyre]

Neat. Kurth did what I thought he was gonna. But those enemies sure didn't.

[@HoChiPro]

This is gonna get crazy

[@commanderrexaur3659]

So excited for new episodes for the DonDon saga

[@NintendoMasterNo1]

It's incredible seeing such a mastery of the game

[@Deathborn668]

1-3 was the map I was looking forward to the most, I absolutely abhor that map on a regular HM playthrough with how brutal it is, and you just clown on it with an absurdly entertaining shove train. Also learning just now you can escape and clear the map if the main hero is being rescued by someone, I never even considered that was an option.

[@kingofthejungle5338]

THE LEGEND RETURNS

[@Ruisu07]

I forgot it waa 0% growths and and was like wow typicial miciah level up

[@DelanHaar6]

I'm just gonna try calling a bunch of shots here for futute thumbnails. 1-5: Volug 1-6 (both parts): Jill 1-7: Vika 1-8: Tormod 1-9: Batman 1-E: Muarim 3-6: Volug 3-12: Zihark 3-13: Tauroneo

[@MarceloKatayama]

Unfortunately, there won't be any repeats, so there can't be a volug thumbnail.

[@DelanHaar6]

@@MarceloKatayama Whoops, that's what I get for posting on mobile.

[@MarceloKatayama]

@@DelanHaar6 I also made a mistake. I meant two volug thumbnails, haha. So don't worry about it.

[@DelanHaar6]

@@MarceloKatayama Oh look, I also made a second mistake spelling "future" lol. The comedy of errors keeps on giving.

[@Following1000]

Max Forge Thunder Ilyana just dropped to set up all the kills for the squad.

[@Xeconis]

Today I learned you can escape while being rescued to clear the map. It made sense to me that it would work that way, I just never tried nor have I been in a scenario where I've needed to try, so I never validated the idea myself. 1-3 was an absolute slog for me when I did my own very unoptimized 0% run because I tried going left 💀

[@dizzymetrics]

That chain movement in 1-3 was crazy Also that red thunder with -2 weight 👀

[@ActuallyReid]

That 1-3 strat with the ally units, shoves, and rescue drops was sick. I was hoping for a beast killer forge and a spiritual successor to the Glue Factory in 1-4 :(((

[@DD151]

Unfortunately there are no forged effective weapons in FE10, but there will be plenty of wombo forges

[@athath2010]

@@DD151 erm ackshually wind, fire, thunder, and the forgeable bows are technically effective weapons that can be forged

[@DD151]

@@athath2010 damn u right tho

[@terranproulx721]

Building supports to break doors just as kaga intended

[@ussgordoncaptain]

0:25 I'd even go as far as to call 1-3 the hardest map in the game casually, The trick at 3:30 is really cute and was something I never thought of because I always was thinking that Escape was just seize with another name. but it makes a lot of sense to use 6 move units. The money management on 1-4 is super tight, the thing about forging in 1-4 I've realized is that since DB units have such bad skill and because micaiah has 0 authority stars you often need to forge >15 hit on your weapons, this is going to be really expensive for magic tomes Oh interesting strat for 4 turning the map, you gained a decent amount of reliability but lost the 3k gold. Challenge for today's video, Guess why he forged -2 weight on the thunder tome.

[@MrEntinen]

If I had to guess based on a quick skim of enemy stats as someone who has no radiant dawn ltc experience, I'd guess it is so Sanaki can avoid being doubled by one of the many 26 AS Halberdiers and Warriors in 4-3 to either manipulate them to not attack her, or to set her up in Wrath (and possibly Resolve) range

[@Broscarf]

Shoving to victory

[@Miguelxcool]

My favorite game of the series! Cannot wait to see how you break it

[@ChompsOnTheLoose]

Wow, the sothe thumbnail came quicker than I thought. For next one, Volug could be possible, but I know the dog is going to be important all game... so I think i'll guess Jill for next video!

[@eink-reviews]

Didn't show up in my feed so had to search you out.

[@awo64]

Somehow I knew the hidden Master Seal on 1-4 would come into play that I *totally* knew about and didn't find by accident when I first played this game. Wonder who's getting the early promo? Conventional wisdom says Jill but that forged Thunder tome makes you think. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

[@chrisdao]

ITS MONDAYYYYYYYYYYYYY LETS GOOOOOOOO

[@asmontosborne3111]

Axes have effective damage on breakable objects? I did NOT expect that

[@flight_knight_]

MVP! MVP! Chants for Sothe

[@MrEntinen]

Well I did guess Sothe for 1-4 so I'm totally calling this a correct guess

[@RobotGuy405]

she radiant on my dawn till i biorhythm

[@VonFirflirch]

2:22 Laura just... staring at the wall is peak comedy to me x) One of those rare times when I'm not just gritting my teeth, thinking about how much cleaner, more vibrant and lively 2D Fire Emblem looks in comparison to the 3D entries.

[@alexbrown8900]

I love 2D but I cant really agree. What exactly do you mean with lively

[@VonFirflirch]

@@alexbrown8900 I think of the GBA games especially, where the sprites would all bop up and down in unison, either raising their weapons or having their horses get on their hind legs, etc. Meanwhile, the 3D models just kind of stand there. I can totally understand if it's just a "me" thing, though, yeah.

[@shroudedinmyth8229]

I guess Edward doesn't block axes with his face, but arrows instead.

[@brunaolinto560]

The only thing that could make these clears even better would be a funny forge name for the weapons. RIP Glue Factory. Regardless, what an amazing set of clears so far! I loved the Shove/Rescue chains in both maps. The AI manipulation bit is a mystery to me as well. Maybe the AI notices that Edward doesn’t have weapons and thinks he’s the most vulnerable by design? Idk, RD is such an unique game that it deserves an unique AI lol Can’t wait for more!

[@ferrishthefish]

Should have called it the "Lil T" because with how much money pumped into that tome, you KNOW Ilyana be flexin with it. Probably. Maybe. The name works even better if it breaks and then gets remade in the next chapter.

[@dryzalizer]

Extremely impressive shoving and AI manip to get out of 1-3 so fast. My guess for the next thumbnail will be...Volug.

[@evanseifert8858]

4:50 It's a desert map in disguise (fuck desert maps). My respect for the game dropped knowing there are more secret items in the future.

[@chrisdao]

HERE WW GOOOO

[@zyxyz2056]

axes do effective damage against breakable walls/doors in tellius? how did I not know this until now

[@guillermofernandez6068]

2:29 I have started a new game following your steps and when I get to that point the archer attacks Nolan and the fighter finishes him off. Any idea why that happens?

[@DD151]

Does Nolan have a Hand Axe equipped? Is Edward at base bulk? Those are the main possibilities that I would consider. There might be a stat roll or biorhythm roll on the archer that I wasn't aware of either. But I do think that Edward growing any bulk would change the archer's targeting priority.

[@guillermofernandez6068]

@@DD151 Both Edward and Nolan went up a level (I'm not doing it with 0%), although Edward only went up HP and Strength, while Nolan went up everything except defense, and yes, he had the hand ax equipped. In the end I was able to beat the chapter, but it depended on Aimee dodging an attack which made the archer attack her instead of my army, apart from that everything was like your steps.

[@DD151]

@@guillermofernandez6068 Glad you were able to still finish it. I think Edward gaining HP was the big difference, it causes him to end the attack with 1 more HP which can affect targeting priority.

[@guillermofernandez6068]

@@DD151 Well yes, it already happened to me in the first game that Edward gained 1 speed during the prologue and that made the fighter prioritize Nolan instead of him in chapter 1 as in your videos. I restarted, made sure he didn't level up during the prologue and now your strategy does work. Anyway, thank you very much for taking the trouble to respond and advise me, I look forward to your next strategies (Radiant Dawn is one of my favorite Fire Emblem).

[@thebladeoflight]

I'm very disappointed that you aren't giving your forges funny names anymore :(

[@SnowballK4T]

Was it necessary to detract 2 weight from the tome or was it a classic Ilyana flex?

[@DD151]

Yes, the -2 WT was necessary. But it’s not for Ilyana.

[@SnowballK4T]

@@DD151Hm~ I'm very intrigued...

[@A_Person_64]

You colored the tome, but no funny forge name?

[@DD151]

The forging UI was already driving me nuts, and I make so many forges that I didn’t want to name any of them :-(

[@saviolbnful]

gm Dondon, how was your day?

[@DD151]

Honestly nothing to write home about but thanks for asking!

[@OrigamiAhsoka]

Radiant dawn ai is so goofy

[@waffleman9000]

how much do you work around biorhythm to increase reliability? sounds awful

[@DD151]

There’s a few situations where I do resets to get good rolls on enemy biorhythm, but it’s not as much as you’d think. Player unit biorhythm is nonrandom.

[@thomaswood8405]

Dang 8 months. What made you think it was possible for so long?

[@DD151]

For a long time I was so close - all I needed was just one extra shove. It wasn't like there were several problems that I had to figure out; I literally was only 1 tile short of Micaiah escaping.

[@thomaswood8405]

@@DD151Was there any path to the answer you got, or were you just trying things at random and hoping something would change?

[@DD151]

No for a long time I was stuck on trying to get Micaiah herself to the escape point, and figuring out how to get 1 extra shove or a defensive formation to block her off from the enemies on the 2nd-to-last turn. The big epiphany was realizing that Edward could carry Micaiah to escape, which allowed him to sneak along the wall instead of going the way that Sothe and Ilyana went (Micaiah can't escape if she goes that way because she would need to be shoved once away from the wall, it's impossible to do that). And because Edward has +1 mov compared to Micaiah, that makes up for "losing" a shover.

[@KBM_Studios]

Wowwwwwwwwww we're not even meme-naming the forges? Unsubbed

[@DD151]

I think I make, like, 24 forges over the course of the run? And the forge UI was so frustrating to deal with when recording, especially with the key that I had my down button bound to not working properly. For 1-4 I spent more real time recording the prep menu than the actual chapter. If FE10 forges each were a bit more unique I probably would've named them, but I didn't want to come up with names for like, Hand Axe forge #6 or something. The Glue Factory wouldn't have been as iconic if I forged 6 Wing Spears over the course of FE11.