Follow this Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition guide to navigate the shifting maze of Fort Dragonia's Yellow Crystal Room, solve the terminal puzzles, and obtain the Earth Charm and Electro-Bolt.
Walkthrough
- 1To reach the yellow crystal, you must first navigate a shifting maze. Head west through the walkway to enter a circular maze-like area.
- 2Follow the maze clockwise, then head north towards the center. You will be near the yellow crystal, but it is on elevated ground.
- 3Go around the center towards the north side of the maze, then follow the perimeter anti-clockwise. You will reach stairs leading up to elevated ground.
- 4Go through the nearby westward exit. In this yellow-lit room, inspect the terminal at the back. Read the text carefully, especially after the room shakes, as it assigns parts of a dragon’s body (head, tail, body) to your three party members.
- 5Return to the maze room. North from the west exit is a glowing blue tile. Step on this to swap your 1st and 2nd party members. Your party order will become tail, head, and body.
- 6Press the Select button to cycle your party once. This will change your party to the desired configuration: head, body, and tail.
- 7Return to the west room and inspect the terminal again. Confirm your party is in the head, body, and tail arrangement. Return to the maze room after it shakes.
- 8To the right of the stairs, you can now go across to the blue switch. Inspect this to make stairs appear towards the east.
- 9Press the Select button again. Your party will become body, tail, and head. Investigate the terminal again to alter the maze room, then return to the maze room.
- 10Check the nearby stairs. You cannot reach the blue switch, but you can follow the second-to-last ring north to reach a new chest containing an Earth Charm.
- 11Press the Select button again and revisit the terminal in the tail, head, and body position. Return to the maze room.
- 12Backtrack towards the entrance of the maze, near the east side. Above the entrance, go up the stairs that appeared earlier. Make your way west towards a chest containing an Electro-Bolt Element.
- 13Backtrack to the west side of the maze and step on the glowing blue tile. Your party will be in the head, tail, and body formation.
- 14Press Select to cycle your party members. This will create the final configuration: tail, body, and head.
- 15Use the terminal in the west room and return to the maze room. Retrace your steps back near the entrance of the maze, towards the east.
- 16Go up the nearby stairs to the north, then follow the elevated path south. Just before the end, there is a new bridge connecting to a short path south-east from the yellow crystal.
- 17Inspect the stone slab (a terminal) here. The central elevated portion with the yellow crystal will drop to the ground.
- 18Make your way back towards the center of the maze and interact with the yellow crystal.
- 19Once the yellow crystal is powered down, a yellow dragon statue will light up, generating a yellow circle in the central room.
- 20Return to the central room and proceed to your next destination.
Tips
- The initial party order corresponds to head, tail, and body.
- The terminal assigns parts of a dragon’s body to your three party members.
- The order 'body, tail, and head' allows access to the Earth Charm.
- The order 'tail, head, and body' is required for the Electro-Bolt.
- The final order 'tail, body, and head' allows access to the terminal to lower the yellow crystal.
- There is no boss fight in this room.
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