Ixis' Treasure Hunter's FAQ

[IceD]

I remember coming across a unique enemy once. It was some black-shelled thing crawling along a wall and it was invincible. I don't remember where though. Probably the Abyss, maybe the body. I wonder if the dual-form scream would work on it... bind didn't.

It's in the Kelp Forest and it is not invincible, it just needs a lot of shooting. I think it gives Divine Soup, but am not totally sure about that.

Yes, it gives the divine soup and needs whole lotta shooting to be killed 

[RobertWalker]

The in-game recipe list has a problem that really bugs me: it doesn't tell you what the recipe is good for. Sure, you can see that if you hover over the actual item, but if you already have it, you don't need to cook it. Frequently, I go there saying, "Okay, I need (for example) a speed increase..." and have to mouse over the items I have and see if any of them will do that for me. If I don't have one and I don't remember what it is, I'm hosed. So I went ahead and created a recipe index, which I hope others may find useful. Let me know if you find any mistakes. (EDITS: Added indicators for other effects, organized lists better, added Swordfish Steak)

* = item has additional effects
** = edible ingredient (not a recipe)

Cures
Blindness: Sight Poultice, Vehda's Cure-All*, Loaf of Life*
Poison: Leeching Poultice, Vehda's Cure-All*, Loaf of Life*

Defense
Defense up/15 sec: Crab Cake, Turtle Soup, Cold Borscht*, Hearty Soup*, Loaf of Life*, Perogi*, Plump Perogi*, Tough Cake*, Vehda's Sea Crisp*
Invincibility/10 sec: Legendary Cake
Regeneration x1: Veggie Cake, Veggie Ice Cream, Long Life Soup*, Veggie Soup*
Regeneration x2: Special Cake
Regeneration x3: Loaf of Life*

Harmful
Heal -2: Poison Loaf, Rotten Cake
Poisoned: Poison Soup, Zuuna's Perogi*

Heal
Heal +0.1: Sea Loaf
Heal +1: Berry Ice Cream, Buttery Sea Loaf, Hand Roll, Leaf Poultice, Sea Cake, Long Life Soup*
Heal +2: Healing Poultice, Tasty Cake, Tasty Roll, Swordfish Steak**, Leeching Poultice*, Magic Soup*, Sight Poultice*, Tough Cake*, Vehda's Cure-All*
Heal +3: Cold Borscht*, Hot Borscht*
Heal +5: Divine Soup*
Full health: Arcane Poultice, Loaf of Life*

Offense
Beast form shot: Spicy Soup
Bite power up/30 sec: Shark Fin Soup
Energy shot +1/45 sec: Spicy Roll, Perogi*, Plump Perogi*
Energy shot +2/45 sec: Volcano Roll
Energy shot +3/45 sec: Zuuna's Perogi*
Fish form poison/30 sec: Swamp Cake
Pet power up/30 sec: Leadership Roll
Web ability/8 sec: Spider Roll

Light
Pet power (Dumbo Octopus) up/30 sec: Leadership Roll
Sun form ability up/60 sec: Dumbo Ice Cream

Speed
Speed +1/30 sec: Hot Soup, Hearty Soup*, Hot Borscht*, Magic Soup*, Veggie Soup*
Speed +2/30 sec: Royal Soup, Divine Soup*

No significant effect: Cold Soup, Ice Cream, Rainbow Soup

[Allayna]

-Seed Bag
-I spread these seeds around the foresty area of my cave.  Soon small leafy sprouts appeared."
-Creates plants in Naija's home that can be binded for Plant Leaves.
Found: Go the the mini-nymphs' home in the kelp forest after obtaining nature form.  There is a plant passageway that will lead you to a garden full of leaves to pull, and also the treasure.
fieari

where is this "mini-nyphs' home", iv'e been all over kelp forest and can't seem to find it... *puzzles*

[IceD]

-Seed Bag
-I spread these seeds around the foresty area of my cave.  Soon small leafy sprouts appeared."
-Creates plants in Naija's home that can be binded for Plant Leaves.
Found: Go the the mini-nymphs' home in the kelp forest after obtaining nature form.  There is a plant passageway that will lead you to a garden full of leaves to pull, and also the treasure.
fieari

where is this "mini-nyphs' home", iv'e been all over kelp forest and can't seem to find it... *puzzles*

It's in the central part of the Kelp forest. There is a very large open area with a seahorse and two pieces of ground with a path beetwen them in it's center. The entrance to their home is on the left side of those two. Look onto map and you'll easily reckognize it.

[FaeDyne]

-Seed Bag
-I spread these seeds around the foresty area of my cave.  Soon small leafy sprouts appeared."
-Creates plants in Naija's home that can be binded for Plant Leaves.
Found: Go the the mini-nymphs' home in the kelp forest after obtaining nature form.  There is a plant passageway that will lead you to a garden full of leaves to pull, and also the treasure.
fieari

where is this "mini-nyphs' home", iv'e been all over kelp forest and can't seem to find it... *puzzles*

It's in the central part of the Kelp forest. There is a very large open area with a seahorse and two pieces of ground with a path beetwen them in it's center. The entrance to their home is on the left side of those two. Look onto map and you'll easily reckognize it.

I think there are 4 zones for the kelp forest, arranged in a block similar to the Open Waters (maybe the bottom-right zone isn't actually part of the kelp forest... not sure)
it's in the top-right zone. middle-top area of it, there's a large area divided by the two "pieces of ground" dividing it. they're long and thin and you can go between them or around the outsides. it's a little cave area on the left side of the right "piece of ground".
there's quite a few of those green fire-spitting giant sea-horses around there. @_@; It's funny. I never went to this cave before I beat the boss, so I wonder if she says something different then...

[Xiagan]

Cool list, RoberWalker! Good to have all the effects in one place.
If you want, add it to the wiki: http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Aquaria

[RobertWalker]

Cool list, RoberWalker! Good to have all the effects in one place.
If you want, add it to the wiki: http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Aquaria

I've gone ahead and added it. Due to sheer laziness, I didn't link the recipes; I'll see about getting around to that later. (Gosh, the wiki is friggin' slow.)

[Xiagan]

Yeah, it is unbelievable slow...That's the reason why I only did some minor editing/adding until now...

[FaeDyne]

Yeah, it is unbelievable slow...That's the reason why I only did some minor editing/adding until now...

Can't it be hosted somewhere else faster?

I ended up saving all the existing pages I could, so that I would never have to load up the wiki again. Of course, all this was AFTER I finished the game, so I'm less interested in continuing to play.

[Allayna]

I'm having trouble with my last treasure, the glowing plant in the abyss...

""-Glowing Plant
-"Its twin bulbs drew jellyfish up form the deep."
-More jellyfish in Naija's home
Found: Hidden in a secret area in the western side of the abyss. Hint: Watch the minimap for the hidden passage."

and i've seen a hint elsewhere that it's in the room leading to the big jelly, on the eastern wall, but I STILL cannot find the passage! I found the passage leading from the one little circle room with the rock blocking it to the jelly room, but no treasure in there....

[Mull]

I'm having trouble with my last treasure, the glowing plant in the abyss...

""-Glowing Plant
-"Its twin bulbs drew jellyfish up form the deep."
-More jellyfish in Naija's home
Found: Hidden in a secret area in the western side of the abyss. Hint: Watch the minimap for the hidden passage."

and i've seen a hint elsewhere that it's in the room leading to the big jelly, on the eastern wall, but I STILL cannot find the passage! I found the passage leading from the one little circle room with the rock blocking it to the jelly room, but no treasure in there....

... If you look on the World Map (http://mods.whahay.net/Jester/aquaria/aquariamap1.jpg), it's in the Abyss about where the 'T' in the text "THE ABYSS" is on the map. There is one hidden path up and one down, so either search the ceiling below or the diagonal wall above (and IIRC, slightly to the left). If you hug the walls in one of these places you're bound to find it sooner or later.

Funny story - I found this before I entered the Mithalas Cathedral as hugging walls is something you do a lot when you travel through the Abyss without the sun form 

[IceD]

Funny story - I found this before I entered the Mithalas Cathedral as hugging walls is something you do a lot when you travel through the Abyss without the sun form 

I did the same, since when I first found Abyss I didn't knew about any sun form, but the first thought was *Propably I would need some source of light*, but I tried to go into the darkness and found this room It was rather funny, but the way back was creepy, it's quite a bit from entrance to the abyss...

[bsol]

Found the Stone Head:

-Stone Head
-"I wondered in this stone's crude face was the product of nature or something else?"
Info: None known
Found: In the area directly below the Viel, the path is split three ways. On the middle path, the Stone Head is lying on the ground.

Also, quick question: When I finished the game will I still be able to explore, or can I only continue back from my last save point?

[Mull]

Also, quick question: When I finished the game will I still be able to explore, or can I only continue back from my last save point?

No, once the end credits have rolled you'll have to reload the last checkpoint in order to continue exploring.

Good news are, it's conveniently placed so there's nothing (well... Almost nothing) missable after it, and you can easily reach the rest of the ocean from it.

[Glamador]

To be a little clearer than the above post, there's a turtle and a savepoint extremely close to the end.