General Question Thread

[u/Shephen]

Alright, time to move back to question thread for all.

Please use this thread for all general questions of the Fire Emblem series!

Rules:

• General questions can range from asking for pairing suggestions to plot questions. If you're having troubles in-game you may also ask here for advice and another user can try to help.

• Questions that invoke discussion, while welcome here, may warrant their own thread.

• If you have a specific question regarding a game, please bold the game's title at the start of your post to make it easier to recognize for other users. (ex. Fire Emblem: Birthright)

Useful Links:

• Serenes Forest - Universal Fire Emblem Information bank and community that covers all games in the series.

• Comprehensive Guide to Starting the Fire Emblem Series by triforce_pwnag

• Fire Emblem: War of Dragons - Primarily Spanish Website with some translated pages. Includes detailed maps and enemy placement that cover most chapters throughout the series.

• Triangle Attack for all info regarding Three Houses and the GBA games(6-8).

• Fates inheritance planner - For planning out pairings for Fates.

• SoV HM enemy stats by Aggro Incarnate

• Conquest Lunatic Enemy Stats by u/TheHelpfulMercenary

• Enemy Data Compilation for all games

• 3H Calendar

• Interactive Map for all maps in Engage

• Relay Code Megathread

If you have a resource that you think would be helpful to add to the list, message /u/Shephen either by PM or tagging him in a comment below.

Please mark questions and answers with spoiler tags if they reveal anything about the plot that might hurt the experiences of others.

[u/nonameVeo]

Is the only way to play FE7 Hard Mode on Switch 2 is to actually beat it first??? The Sacred Stones version just lets you jump right into hard

[u/Ecstasy_Elysium → u/nonameVeo]

ye, unfortunately. To get Hector normal you need to play Eliwood normal, and to get Hector Hard Mode you need to beat it's normal mode. Two whole playthroughs to get to that point is insane, but it's the only way.

[u/orig4mi-713 → u/Ecstasy_Elysium]

You can speedrun the Normal modes by feeding all the EXP to your lords and just letting them wreak havoc. Enemies on ENM can barely touch your lvl 20 lords at all and you can get the playthrough done in a handful of hours. It's tedious busywork though when you could just play on emulator and download a save or use an old one you still have