Start Smart: What to Prioritize
This remake rewards careful players far more than fast players. Following a complete route protects your Bracer Point total, prevents missed side quests, and prepares your party for difficult encounters.
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter continues Estelle’s journey in Liberl after 1st Chapter. It is a full 3D remake with expanded exploration, additional quests, refreshed combat, fishing, casino activities, and Quick Battle options.
Load cleared 1st Chapter data before creating a new save if you have it. Clear data unlocks cosmetic rewards, while finishing the previous game with Estelle at level 50 or higher grants two Elixirs of Life. The recap is useful, but this sequel begins immediately after 1st Chapter’s ending.
| Early priority | Why it matters | Best habit |
|---|---|---|
| Load clear data | Unlocks carryover rewards and costumes | Do it before beginning |
| Check the Bracer Notebook | Tracks quests and collections | Review after each area |
| Save before choices | Some answers affect BP | Keep rotating saves |
| Explore before red markers | Story progress can close content | Clear green markers first |
| Build quartz early | Arts help from the opening onward | Synthesize basic quartz |
The map uses simple event markers. Red advances the story, green identifies side quests, and blue indicates optional events. Some markers have vertical arrows, helping you find objectives in multi-floor areas.
Whenever you reach a town, inspect side streets, talk to NPCs, visit stores, and resolve visible green markers before moving to the red one. It is the easiest way to avoid expired requests and unnecessary backtracking.
Prologue Route and Early Setup
The prologue introduces the game’s most important habits: explore, collect notebook entries, prepare orbments, and read dialogue choices carefully. You have limited freedom at first, but several early pickups and decisions matter.
After the opening scenes, explore the accessible parts of Rolent. Check behind the mayor’s house, visit the upper area of the Bracer Guild, and inspect apartment exits for recovery items. The story soon sends you south, so these supplies are easy to overlook.
At Le Locle Canyon, gather the provided equipment, mira, consumables, and sepith. Speak with Phyllis for the Recipe Book and cooking ingredients. Buy and consume new food when possible to register recipes, since party members can sometimes create their own dish variations.
| Prologue action | Reward or benefit |
|---|---|
| Load 1st Chapter clear data | Classic-style costumes for Estelle and Joshua |
| Finish 1st Chapter at level 50+ | Two Elixirs of Life |
| Speak with Phyllis | Recipe Book and ingredients |
| Buy and eat unfamiliar dishes | Adds recipes to the notebook |
| Synthesize basic quartz | Advances the orbment tutorial |
| Strike plants on field routes | Restores CP and helps related rewards |
Treat the orbment tutorial as preparation, not a delay. You must synthesize basic quartz, but creating Attack, Defense, Mind, and Shield quartz makes the next dungeon easier. Early enemies are vulnerable to elemental arts, making a flexible setup more valuable than hoarding sepith.
Before departing the lodge, finish shopping and conversations. Selecting the departure option prevents you from returning inside, so create a manual save first.
Several prologue scenes include BP-sensitive choices. Read the question rather than selecting the answer that sounds most dramatic. Bonus points come from correctly recognizing enemy actions, motives, and the proper response to the early crisis. Reload immediately after a mistake if Rank A is your goal.
Maximum BP and Quest Management
Bracer Points are central to a completion-focused run. Rank A requires 450 BP, while only 452 BP are available in total. Missing a quest, earning a reduced dialogue reward, or failing an optional requirement can therefore cost the maximum rank.
Green map icons make formerly hidden requests easier to spot in the remake, but quests can still expire after story progress. Save at the start of every chapter and review the Bracer Notebook before leaving a region.
| BP rule | Practical meaning |
|---|---|
| Rank A target | Earn at least 450 BP |
| Maximum available BP | 452 BP |
| Main quests | Required for a full-rank run |
| Side quests | Usually necessary due to the narrow margin |
| Dialogue bonuses | May award full, reduced, or no BP |
| Failed quest battles | Retry when maximum BP matters |
Use this routine at major story checkpoints:
- Clear visible green markers before red markers.
- Visit the local Bracer Guild for newly posted jobs.
- Talk to completed quest clients again.
- Check the Bracer Notebook for unfinished entries.
- Save before deduction questions and powerful quest monsters.
- Revisit towns after story events for new requests.
Some quests reward thoroughness, not basic completion. In Ruan’s ingredient request, turn in all six monster materials for the best BP result and extra items. You need Monster Bone, Monster Fang, Monster Tender, Monster Roe, Monster Bird Egg, and Monster Horn. Flying Shrimp near Sapphirl Tower can provide the harder-to-find horn.
For Sapphirl Snapshot, frame the central device directly behind the foremost pillars. In Lighthouse Learning, set the systems from low to mid to high before speaking with the keeper, then offer to handle any remaining work.
In “The White Shadow,” the key inconsistency concerns the direction the figure vanished, not its appearance. In Drawbridge Defect, the malfunction results from human intervention. These are exactly the kinds of moments where rotating saves protect a maximum-BP run.
Exploration, Combat, and Collectibles
A useful route is more than a list of destinations. Enemy notes, treasure, recipes, books, fishing records, and equipment all contribute to a stronger party and a fuller Bracer Notebook.
Quick Battles efficiently handle light field encounters. Use deliberate command combat for quest monsters, bosses, and enemies capable of inflicting dangerous status effects. Brave Rush expands your offensive options in quick encounters, but preparation remains more important than speed.
| Situation | Recommended response |
|---|---|
| Normal field enemies | Use Quick Battles to maintain momentum |
| Quest monster | Save first and check party setup |
| Boss with status effects | Equip suitable resistance accessories |
| Multiple dangerous enemies | Focus on one target at a time |
| Low CP before a hard fight | Strike destructible plants where available |
| New dungeon branch | Search it before advancing |
Before major battles, examine orbments and accessories. A resistance accessory can be more valuable than a minor stat bonus when an enemy frequently uses sleep, poison, seal, or other disabling effects. Spread healing across the party so one incapacitated character does not end the fight.
Arts are especially effective against early elemental weaknesses. Maintain access to healing arts and offensive options, but avoid forcing every character into the same role. A dependable group usually includes a sturdy attacker, a caster, and support-capable members.
Handle collectibles during normal exploration. Open every chest, inspect side exits and shelves, purchase regional newspapers, and consume unfamiliar food items. The Bracer Notebook helps identify missing recipes, enemies, books, fishing entries, and treasure.
Fishing and casino minigames are worthwhile breaks, but prioritize limited quests. Enjoy them when you are already in the relevant location and have cleared current Bracer work.
FAQ
Is this trails in the sky 2nd chapter remake walkthrough spoiler-free?
It keeps story spoilers light. The focus is route planning, BP, side quests, collectibles, exploration, and combat preparation rather than later plot events.
How many BP do I need for the highest Bracer rank?
You need 450 BP for Rank A. With a maximum of 452 available, there is very little room for missed points.
Should I complete every side quest before progressing?
Yes. Finish green-marker quests before red story markers whenever possible. Some requests disappear after story progress, and a maximum-BP route effectively requires completing nearly everything.
Can I recover from a wrong bonus-BP answer?
Usually only by reloading. Save before dialogue deductions, especially when choices concern evidence, motives, or conflicting testimony.
What should I do first in a new region?
Visit the Bracer Guild, speak with townspeople, review the notebook, collect nearby treasure, and clear green markers. Proceed with the red marker only after confirming no current requests remain.