Walkthrough for Part 26 of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, covering gem collection, dragon eggs, skill points, and boss fights. Includes detailed steps for Midday Garden and Bamboo Terrace.
Walkthrough
- 1Pay Moneybags 500 gems to open the door.
- 2Defeat the large Rhynoc that appears, then clear out any other Rhynocs and collect gems.
- 3Continue until you flame the final candle, which opens a door.
- 4Before entering the door, glide from the opening in the lanton with candle four to a platform with gems.
- 5Climb upwards and jump onto the top of a tree.
- 6Glide along three more treetops. On the final treetop, find Egg 059 (Frank).
- 7Return to the previous tree and glide to a distant treetop (hover if necessary) to find a key.
- 8Use the key to open the Locked Chest for gems.
- 9Return to the fourth lanton and find a Firefly just past it.
- 10Talk to Shiny the Firefly to receive Egg 060 (Thelonious).
- 11Continue left into the final area and flame the final Piranha Sign to earn Skill Point 09 (Flame all Piranha Signs).
- 12Go back from the Piranha Sign and talk to the Firefly by the Challenge Portal.
- 13Enter the portal to face a wizard. Avoid or defeat the gators, charge the wizard's bombs back at him. This leads to Egg 61 (refer to 'Midday Garden Challenge Portals' for a guide).
- 14Go right and backwards into a Sheila Challenge Portal area to find Eggs 62 and 63 (refer to the relevant guide).
- 15Exit through the portal after completing the challenges.
- 16Back in Midday Garden, cross the bridge, go up the steps, hug the trees to the right, and go up the steps into Bamboo Terrace.
- 17Talk to the Panda (Ling Ling) in the hut-type area.
- 18Collect all gems in the hut area.
- 19Continue past Ling Ling and defeat the moose.
- 20Scour the area for gems.
- 21In the top left corner, flame the Rhynoc with the umbrella.
- 22Talk to the second Panda (Li) who helped push the boulder.
- 23Continue forward, save with Zoe, collect nearby gems.
- 24A Rhynoc on an umbrella will appear; defeat it.
- 25Go left and along the edge to find an island. Glide to it to find Egg 064 (Dwight).
- 26Glide back and continue left, charge the moose, and proceed.
Tips
- The level is described as hard to remember and understand, so follow the steps carefully.
- The Piranha Signs for the skill point are found near water.
- Some sections require gliding and hovering, so master those abilities.
- Bamboo Terrace cannot be completed on the first visit.
- Egg 059 (Frank)
- Egg 060 (Thelonious)
- Egg 061
- Eggs 062 & 063
- Egg 064 (Dwight)
- Skill Point 09 (Flame all Piranha Signs)
- Gems from various locations and chests.
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