Dusk Time Limit Woe- Jump to E&L or Shallie?

Frankly, the time limit is almost a non-issue in any Atelier games. As long as you understood these points:

  • don't delay your job / main quest!
  • each day is split into 10 segments, understood how much you can gather & fight in an area without depleting all the segments. Not depleted = day didn't advance by 1.
  • don't bother pickup things you don't need! Especially materials that you got plentiful of. Endgame materials are harvested with specific method you will discover later.
  • save your game, test your synthesis steps & process and try to optimize it. Once you figure out the best way to make your items, load game and proceed.
  • synthesize those QoL items that save times as soon as you unlock their recipe!
  • take all the related side jobs before you go to an area!
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