Sequence combines elements of both rhythm and role-playing games to create an entirely unique experience. Join Ky on his ascent of a mysterious Tower, guided onward by a mysterious girl named Naia. Encounter deadly monsters and ridiculous characters, and discover the grand scheme behind Ky's mysterious imprisonment.
Sequence is, on paper, an interesting concept. You take a rhythm game (in this case, you play with a control pad or a keyboard, not by stomping on particular areas of the floor), slap on a whole mess of RPG elements and a lot of unnecessarily snarky dialogue and voila: you've got yourself a "hybrid" game, right? Well, not quite.
For all the RPG elements put together here (and there is a laundry list), at its core Sequence is really just a game about hitting the right keys at the right time in accordance with the backing tracks. The mostly keyboard-driven electronica is decent, but because it requires so much grinding, I quickly got tired of hearing the same chunks of the same songs in the same battles pretty quickly.
At first glance the gameplay seems very similar to what you're used to from a rhythm game. The twist is that each rhythm challenge involves "fighting" a monster – which amounts to you facing three separate rhythm screens at once, rather than just one. One of these allows you to defend yourself from the monster's attacks by matching keystrokes to the beat, another allows you to cast spells with various effects, and another allows you to regenerate mana. You can only have one screen "active" at once, and you cycle through them throughout the battle. This, needless to say, becomes extremely complex at higher levels. Not only do you have to hit the right keys at the right time, but at any given time you've got to keep an eye on three screens at once, and in the active screen, you're likely to have multiple simultaneous keystrokes to hit.
For some folks this will be a fun challenge. But I've played piano and guitar my whole life, and despite being a dexterous sort of chap, Sequence had me gasping for air in short order. If you get past the learning curve, you'll get to delve into some of Sequence's bells and whistles. First among these is a complex inventory system that involves obtaining items from killing bad guys, then breaking down those items into their component parts, then combining those component parts into new items – but only at the cost of experience, which you also get in combat. Also, there's only a percentage chance that any particular combination will actually work, depending on how much experience you're willing to spend, and the sliding scale of percentages is a very subtle balancing act. If this is all starting to sound more like a calculus exam than a rhythm game, well, let's just say that complexity was definitely the watchword when Sequence's design team had their weekly meetings.
In between the overly-complex rhythm sequences, you'll be treated to a plot that doesn't make a lot of sense, told by the most self-satisfied, snarky characters since every episode of Glee ever. Between the doofus-y main character, Ky, and his too-cool-for-school guidewoman, Naia, I wanted to punch the voice-actors in the face in no time. If more time had been spent on quality dialogue and character development, and less on elaborate gameplay mechanics, Sequence might've felt more like a real RPG and less like a rhythm game that's trying to be the coolest rhythm game on the block.
Sequence Cheats
CodeEffectRecover over 150 mana in a single battle, and win.ManafontDiscover the name of she who controls fate.IrisLearn all spells.EruditeSynthesize every recipe in the game.A Little Too Into ItDefeat an enemy using only poison spells.Ail For What Cures YaSuccessfully complete a synthesis at 25% odds of success or lower.Quarter QuellObtain every droppable item in the game at least once.Presents Are Accounted ForBeat the game on any difficulty.Meant For Each OtherSee the hidden ending.Lies Within LiesSynthesize iridium.Element 77Defeat an enemy with less than one second remaining on the clock.Buzzer BeaterDefeat an enemy on the seventh floor using only Arclight.ArclitTrigger Boost a Trigger Boost.Yo DawgDefeat an enemy within eleven seconds.Time DespairQueue up five spells in a row.P's And Queue'sGet her back.Another CastleWhile learning a spell, achieve 100% accuracy for the entire song.Perfect RunObtain all three droppable items from any single enemy.Triple FortuneComplete a battle without failing a spell.PrecisionSuccessfully defeat your first enemy.On Your WayDefeat the Holiday Whompa.Yet, I Love The Holidays
Sequence Game Walkthrough
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SEQUENCE
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Table of Contents
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Section Find Code
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I. Version History [HIST]
II. Introduction and Acknowledgements [INTR]
III. Gear Chart [GEAR]
IV. Enemy Drop Chart [DROP]
V. Synth List [SYN_]
By Floor [SYNF]
By Level [SYNL]
VI. Contact Info [CONT]
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I. Version History [HIST]
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01/12/12 - Faq started. Enemy drop list finished. Gear chart and synth list
mostly finished. Missing a few synth recipes and boss gear
locations.
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II. Introduction and Acknowledgements [INTR]
--------------------------------------------------
Sequence is a neat little indie game by Iridium Studios. It's an interesting
combination of DDR-esque rhythm games and rpgs. If you're a fan of either, you
should try it out.
There are two reasons I put this together. One is that the synthesis system
sometimes requires you to go hunt down components, and they can be a bit of a
pain to find. The other reason is that there's very little information of this
type out there to find, at least at this writing.
I could not have done this without the help of the Steam forum for this
game. Particularly this thread -
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2395714
I will do my best to update this faq as the original thread evolves and
more information becomes available, but the above thread is going to have the
most recent information.
Drozd on the forum did most of the original work, and graciously allowed me
to use what he put together as the backbone of this. Spellbreak got the drop
list for the sixth and seventh floors, as well as one of the Purger's items.
And the guy who runs Iridium Studios himself posted the formulas for the tarot
cards and the antigravity dice.
Eventually, I'll add some more info to this, like enemy and boss writeups,
a spell list, and a list of what sort of experience you'll get for desynthing
things. And maybe a couple other things if I can get them worked out properly.
But this is a good start for now.
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III. Gear Chart [GEAR]
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While your stats do go up as you level, the primary way to improve them is
by equipping gear - especially since if you fail several synth checks you could
wind up several levels lower than you started. The bonuses from gear, however,
are constant.
There are three types of gear: weapons, which primarily improve your Offense
stat; armor, which primarily improves your Defense stat; and accessories which
could do anything. Gear that you get or make higher up in the Tower not only
has higher bonuses, but could improve more than one stat.
The chart lists the item, how you get it, the first floor it's available on,
and what bonuses it gives. Items that are enemy drops or are synthesized will
be available as soon as you can get them. Boss items are a little different.
You'll actually acquire them on the floor before what is listed here, but since
you automatically move to the next floor after beating each boss, you won't be
able to equip their drop until the floor listed.
(I have not completed the game yet, so I haven't seen which floors the later
bosses are on. I'll fix this as soon as I get to them. There are also some
things that I don't know where they come from.)
Two items list 'Naia' as the source. These are the basic weapons and armor
you are given at the start of the game; you don't have to do anything special
for them.
Item name | Slot | Source | Floor | Off | Def | HP | MP | Other
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aaron's | Acc | Boss | | | | | | Spell cooldown
Shades | | | | | | | | down 40%
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Addele's | Acc | Boss | | | | | | See below
Tarot Cards | | | | | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Airportmanteau | Acc | Synth | 5 | | | | | Double critical
| | | | | | | | chance
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Antigravity | Acc | Synth | 7 | | | | | See below
Dice | | | | | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bronze Armor | Arm | Naia | 1 | | +1 | | |
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Butter Knife | Wea | Naia | 1 | +1 | | | |
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Caleb's Pink | Wea | Boss | 4 | +3 | +1 | | +6 |
Dagger | | | | | | | |
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Candlestick | Acc | Synth | 2 | | | | | Spell cooldown
| | | | | | | | down 15%
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Cape Cod | Arm | Synth | 5 | +2 | +8 | +2 | +2 |
Cod Cape | | | | | | | |
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Chain Mail | Arm | Synth | 2 | | +4 | | +8 |
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Collar of the | Arm | Drop | 7 | | +12 | | |
Subconscious | | | | | | | |
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Donaldo's | Arm | Boss | 3 | | +3 | +2 | +2 |
Sombrero | | | | | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Doublerain Bow | Wea | Synth | 4 | +7 | | +6 | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eddie's | Arm | Boss | | +1 | +8 | | |
Trenchcoat | | | | | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fanny Pack | Arm | Drop | 1 | | +2 | | |
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Flail | Wea | Drop | 2 | +3 | | | |
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Goblet | Acc | Drop | 2 | | | | | Spell cost
| | | | | | | | down 10%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gun | Wea | Drop | 4 | +5 | | | +3 |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Helm of | Arm | Synth | 7 | +2 | +13 | +7 | |
Refusal | | | | | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imaginary | Acc | | | | | | | 95% chance to
Number Pod | | | | | | | | get all items
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Iridescent | Wea | Synth | 1 | +2 | | +3 | |
Battle Axe | | | | | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ironic Armor | Arm | Synth | 1 | | +2 | | +4 |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jane's Jacket | Arm | Boss | | | +7 | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lead Pipe | Arm | Drop | 3 | +4 | +1 | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Legal Claws | Wea | Synth | 5 | +10 | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lightwave | Wea | Synth | 6 | +14 | +3 |+12 | +6 |
Blade | | | | | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Magic Staff | Wea | Drop | 1 | +2 | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Meat Loafers | Arm | Drop | 5 | | +8 | +2 | +2 |
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Microphone | Acc | Synth | 6 | | | | | Spell cost
| | | | | | | | down 20%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mirrored Plate | Arm | Synth | 3 | | +6 | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monotheist | Acc | Drop | 4 | | | |+20 |
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Organic Kelp | Acc | Synth | 3 | | | | | Initial spell
Bangle | | | | | | | | cooldown down
| | | | | | | | 50%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Orthopedic | Arm | Synth | 4 | +1 | +6 | | +1 |
Shoes | | | | | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Percival's | Arm | Boss | 2 | | +2 | +3 | |
Pantaloons | | | | | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ram Bo Staff | Wea | Drop | 6 | +9 | | | +3 |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sonic | Wea | Drop | 7 | +11 | | | +6 |
Disruptor | | | | | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Spiked Club | Wea | Drop | 5 | +7 | | | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Straw Man | Acc | Drop | 1 | | | +6 | |
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Tomahawk | Wea | | | +30 | | | |
Missle Bears | | | | | | | |
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Special -
Addele's Tarrot Cards - Increases item acquisition rate at the cost of battle
efficacy. Tarot Cards give you two rolls to obtain the item. The new
probability is equal to 1 - (1 - p)^2. Tarot Cards cut your four primary stats
by 1/3.
Antigravity Dice - Drastically increases item acquisition at the cost of battle
efficacy. Antigravity Dice give you three rolls to obtain the item. The new
probability is equal to 1 - (1 - p)^3. Antigravity Dice cut your four primary
stats by 1/2.
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IV. Enemy Drop Chart [DROP]
--------------------------------------------------
There are three enemies on each floor, not including the boss. Each enemy
has three items it can drop, either peices of gear or synthesis ingredients, at
different probabilities. As far as I can tell, there's a separate roll for each
drop category, so you could get a rare or treasured item from a battle, but not
a common one. You can also get all three. It's entirely random.
The enemy select screen will show what each one can drop and the probability
for each level of rarity, once you've gotten the drop once. That way you can
just fight whatever drops the item you need until you get it.
Boss drops are not listed. It's been my experience that they only have a
Treasured item to drop, but the drop rate is 100%, and you can't fight them
again after beating them. (And if you're synthesizing gear, you'll often have
better equipment than you'll get from them.) Check the gear chart if you want
their drop.
Floor | Enemy | Common | Rare | Treasured
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 | Goldem | Obsidian 90% | Rubber 75% | Grape Juice 64%
| | | Cement |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 | Holiday | Bottomless 85% | Magic Staff 64% | Experience 48%
| Whompa | Pit | | Gem A
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1 | Derpfish | Hipster 75% | Strawman 43% | Fanny Pack 32%
| | Cotton | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 | Audrey II | Calendar 80% | Newspaper 75% | Goblet 43%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 | Fourceps | Brick 82% | Experience 61% | Black Rock 51%
| | | Gem B |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 | Violent | Flail 61% | Polish 57% | Crimson 38%
| Dwarf | | Remover | Crystal
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 | Cyan Storm | Multi 82% | Experience 46% | Vermillion 28%
| | Thread | Gem C | Crystal
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3 | Fire Ent | Clay 85% | Copper Wire 75% | Lead Pipe 35%
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3 | Professor | Carpet 85% | Siren 64% | Red Apple 54%
| Higgins | | Scroll |
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4 | Mysterious | Flower 78% | Lanyard 67% | Monotheist 57%
| Sphere | | |
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4 | Purger | Broken 95% | Gun 46% | Goldenrod 23%
| | Pencil | | Crystal
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4 | Gray Wind | Experience 64% | Fine Powder 57% | Comedy Club 50%
| | Gem D | |
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5 | Wild Eyes | Hypric 98% | Meat 61% | Experience 60%
| | Acid | Loafers | Gem E
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5 | Pigmentor | Spiked 87% | Amorphous 64% | Stripper 41%
| | Club | Blob |
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5 | Iron | Flint 81% | Maple Sap 61% | Verdant 19%
| Maiden | | | Crystal
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6 | Verdant | Neon 78% | Experience 65% | Gelatinous 53%
| Storm | | Gem F | Snake
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6 | Bugly | Dead 74% | Ram Bo 40% | Convert 32%
| | Batteries | Staff | Scroll 2
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6 | Fluffy | Compact 95% | Salt of 55% | Cobalt 16%
| | Disc | the Earth | Crystal
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7 | French | Unicorn 69% | Sonic 48% | Uranium-235 46%
| Kiss | | Disruptor |
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7 | Sunlit | Collar of 64% | Sunlight 61% | Extract 40%
| Storm | Subconscious | |
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7 | Mysterious | Wunder- 86% | Experience 43% | Lilac 14%
| Orb | flonium | Gem G | Crystal
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V. Synthesis [SYN_]
--------------------------------------------------
Most of your gear and spells are created through synthesis. Naia will give
you a set of recipes on each floor. You *could* just synthesize the key for
the next floor and move on, but you can often make better gear than you can
get as drops, and that's the only way to get most of your spells.
Additionally, there's a set of key items called Inhibitors that will make
leveling and ingredient hunting MUCH easier, so you probably want to make those
as soon as you can.
You can desynth gear and raw materials to get experience points. Since you
have to pay experience to synth items in the first place, this can help if you
have a run of bad luck and end up losing levels. Experience gems are listed in
your raw materials section, but they're not used for anything; the ONLY reason
they exist is to give you experience. If you have a bunch of extra materials
once you've finished a floor, go ahead and desynth them; you can come back if
you need the items for later recipes.
While you can get raw materials again, you only get recipes once, so don't
desynth things you've made unless you're SURE you want to lose them forever.
Additionally, do NOT desynth Half Prism and Prism Half if you make them; you
might actually not synth those at all until you reach the 7th floor.
Each recipe has a level associated with it; I'm not sure but I think that's
the level you're recommended to be at before you try.
I currently don't have the synthesis recipes in a nice chart like the other
things, mostly because I haven't figured out how to format it yet. If I do,
I'll change the list.
Synth Recipes by Floor [SYNF]
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Floor the First
Key the First (5) - Hipster Cotton, Bottomless Pit, Rubber Cement
Fallout Scroll (1) - Grape Juice, Obsidian
Dusk Till Dawn Scroll (1) - Obsidian, Bottomless Pit x2
Iridescent Battle Axe (3) - Hipster Cotton, Obsidian
Black Potion (2) - Obsidian x3
Ironic Armor (4) - Grape Juice, Bottomless Pit, Rubber Cement
-----------------
Floor the Second
Key the Second (8) - Brick, Polish Remover, Calendar
Trigger Scroll (1) - Calendar, Black Rock
Maelstrom Scroll (1) - Newspaper, Brick x2
Chain Mail (8) - Brick, Newspaper, Calendar
Candlestick (9) - Black Rock x2
Inhibitor the Second (7) - Polish Remover x2, Newspaper
-----------------
Floor the Third
Key the Third (15) - Multi Thread x2, Red Apple, Copper Wire
Soothing Scroll (1) - Clay x2, Carpet
Convert Scroll (1) - Red Apple, Copper Wire
Red Potion (9) - Red Apple x2
Mirrored Plate (15) - Multi Thread x2, Clay
Organic Kelp Bangle (14) - Carpet, Clay, Multi Thread
Inhibitor the Third (13) - Carpet, Copper Wire
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Floor the Fourth
Key the Fourth (19) - Lanyard, Comedy Club, Broken Pencil x2
Miasma Scroll (1) - Comedy Club, Fine Powder
Slash Scroll (1) - Flower, Broken Pencil
Doublerain Bow (20) - Broken Pencil, Fine Powder x2
Orthopedic Shoes (19) - Flower, Lanyard, Broken Pencil x2
Half Prism (35) - Crimson Crystal, Vermillion Crystal, Goldenrod Crystal
Inhibitor the Fourth (17) - Fine Powder, Lanyard x2, Flower
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Floor the Fifth
Key the Fifth (25) - Hyperic Acid x2, Maple Sap x2, Amorphous Blob
Dimmer Scroll (1) - Flint, Hyperic Acid x2
Brazen Scroll (1) - Amorphous Blob, Maple Sap
Airportmanteau (25) - Stripper, Maple Sap, Hyperic Acid
Cape Cod Cod Cape (24) - Flint, Amorphous Blob
Legal Claws (25) - Maple Sap, Stripper x2, Flint
Inhibitor the Fifth (22) - Flint x2, Stripper
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Floor the Sixth
Key the Sixth (34) - Gelatinous Snake, Dead Batteries x3, Salt of the Earth
Zephyr Scroll (1) - Gelatinous Snake, Neon x2
Fade Scroll (1) - Compact Disc x2, Dead Batteries
Green Potion (31) - Salt of the Earth x2
Microphone (32) - Neon x2, Dead Batteries
Lightwave Blade (47) - Salt of the Earth x2, Gelatinous Snake x2,
Dead Batteries x2
Inhibitor the Sixth (31) - Gelatinous Snake, Neon, Dead Batteries
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Floor the Seventh
Key the Seventh (48) - Uranium-235, Sunlight x2, Wunderflonium x2
Trigger Scroll 2 (1) - Wunderflonium x2, Unicorn x2
Angel Scroll (1) - Extract, Uranium-235 x2
Blue Potion (42) - Extract x2
Helm of Refusal (50) - Uranium-235 x2, Extract, Sunlight
Antigravity Dice (54) - Sunlight x2, Wunderflonium, Unicorn x3
Prism Half (65) - Verdant Crystal, Cobalt Crystal, Lilac Crystal
Iridium (75) - Half Prism, Prism Half, Radiance
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Synth Recipes by Level [SYNL]
--------------------------------------------------
Fallout Scroll (1) - Grape Juice, Obsidian
Dusk Till Dawn Scroll (1) - Obsidian, Bottomless Pit x2
Trigger Scroll (1) - Calendar, Black Rock
Maelstrom Scroll (1) - Newspaper, Brick x2
Soothing Scroll (1) - Clay x2, Carpet
Convert Scroll (1) - Red Apple, Copper Wire
Miasma Scroll (1) - Comedy Club, Fine Powder
Slash Scroll (1) - Flower, Broken Pencil
Dimmer Scroll (1) - Flint, Hyperic Acid x2
Brazen Scroll (1) - Amorphous Blob, Maple Sap
Zephyr Scroll (1) - Gelatinous Snake, Neon x2
Fade Scroll (1) - Compact Disc x2, Dead Batteries
Trigger Scroll 2 (1) - Wunderflonium x2, Unicorn x2
Angel Scroll (1) - Extract, Uranium-235 x2
Black Potion (2) - Obsidian x3
Iridescent Battle Axe (3) - Hipster Cotton, Obsidian
Ironic Armor (4) - Grape Juice, Bottomless Pit, Rubber Cement
Key the First (5) - Hipster Cotton, Bottomless Pit, Rubber Cement
Inhibitor the Second (7) - Polish Remover x2, Newspaper
Key the Second (8) - Brick, Polish Remover, Calendar
Chain Mail (8) - Brick, Newspaper, Calendar
Candlestick (9) - Black Rock x2
Red Potion (9) - Red Apple x2
Inhibitor the Third (13) - Carpet, Copper Wire
Organic Kelp Bangle (14) - Carpet, Clay, Multi Thread
Mirrored Plate (15) - Multi Thread x2, Clay
Key the Third (15) - Multi Thread x2, Red Apple, Copper Wire
Inhibitor the Fourth (17) - Fine Powder, Lanyard x2, Flower
Key the Fourth (19) - Lanyard, Comedy Club, Broken Pencil x2
Orthopedic Shoes (19) - Flower, Lanyard, Broken Pencil x2
Doublerain Bow (20) - Broken Pencil, Fine Powder x2
Inhibitor the Fifth (22) - Flint x2, Stripper
Cape Cod Cod Cape (24) - Flint, Amorphous Blob
Key the Fifth (25) - Hyperic Acid x2, Maple Sap x2, Amorphous Blob
Airportmanteau (25) - Stripper, Maple Sap, Hyperic Acid
Legal Claws (25) - Maple Sap, Stripper x2, Flint
Green Potion (31) - Salt of the Earth x2
Inhibitor the Sixth (31) - Gelatinous Snake, Neon, Dead Batteries
Microphone (32) - Neon x2, Dead Batteries
Key the Sixth (34) - Gelatinous Snake, Dead Batteries x3, Salt of the Earth
Half Prism (35) - Crimson Crystal, Vermillion Crystal, Goldenrod Crystal
Blue Potion (42) - Extract x2
Inhibitor the Seventh (44) - Sunlight, Wunderflonium, Extract
Lightwave Blade (47) - Salt of the Earth x2, Gelatinous Snake x2,
Dead Batteries x2
Key the Seventh (48) - Uranium-235, Sunlight x2, Wunderflonium x2
Helm of Refusal (50) - Uranium-235 x2, Extract, Sunlight
Antigravity Dice (54) - Sunlight x2, Wunderflonium, Unicorn x3
Prism Half (65) - Verdant Crystal, Cobalt Crystal, Lilac Crystal
Iridium (75) - Half Prism, Prism Half, Radiance
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VI. Contact Info [CONT]
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If you have any questions or found things I missed, you can email me at
Ria.Hawk@gmail.com. Please put Sequence in the subject title so I don't confuse
it for spam. You can also reach me by PMing me on the Steam forums; my user
name is Ria Hawk. I don't check that as often as my email, though.
Questions can also probably be answered in the Sequence forum on Steam:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1248
The thread that nearly all of this information came from, just for the sake
of completeness:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2395714
