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Anachronox Hints

How do I help defend the City of Sesostris?

  • 1 of 3: You just need to visit the places that Santa sends you to.  When you visit each of these places, the game will ask you to choose one of your party members to leave there.
  • 2 of 3: Once all your party members are in place, the attack will begin.  You start by shooting down as many ships as you can at the Pillar of Sesostris.  This sequence is basically a mini-arcade game.  Just remember that you need to shoot a little bit ahead of the ships, to leave a little time for fire to reach them.  The more ships you shoot down, the less fighting your other two party members will have to do.  (Even if you shoot down all of the ships, though, the others still each have to survive one fight.)
  • 3 of 3: Then, your other two party members fight as they normally would in any other battle.  There may be multiple rounds to the battles, depending on how many ships you shot down.  Once all the battles are done, you've finished this quest.