Charleston in Distress¶

Guide¶

The robot Charleston 2 has been hacked and taken over the Charleston Factory, and you are brought in to help get it running again. The factory is one big map. You get from task to task by following the announcements and the minimap marks, and the run ends with a fight against the combat unit Charleston 3 #3124.

Entering¶

Level: 130 or higher.
Quest: talk to Charleston at /navi verus04 75/114 and accept. You need her quest active every time you enter. After a clear, talk to her again to take it again ("I'll try again if there's a sliver of hope.").
Party: you must be in a party. The party leader uses the Machine at /navi verus04 81/112 and picks Open the dimensional portal. Then everyone picks Enter the Charleston Factory.
Cooldown: entering gives you Charleston Factory - Hold. It ends at the next 04:00 server time. The machine says "20 hours", but the real reset is 04:00. When it has ended, click the machine once to clear it.
Late joining: you can't enter once the boss is defeated.

Bring an Explosive Powder

Partway through you have to hand over 1× Explosive Powder #6213. Step #3125 in the factory drop it, but it is faster to bring one with you.

Most story steps only move forward when the party leader talks to the NPC.

Walkthrough¶

1. Disarm the four gates

Walk up to Charleston 1 at the entrance. She sends you to Dr. Ve's lab north of Factory Line 3, and a Security Robot appears. Each gate has one guard robot, and when you kill it the gate opens and the next guard spawns somewhere else. The announcements tell you which way to go (southwest, southeast, east, then the centre). After the 4th robot dies, the way to the lab opens.

2. Dr. Ve's lab

The leader walks up to Dr. Ve and agrees to help ("I can help."). Then the leader talks to Charleston 1.

3. Locksteps

Seven Lockstep #3126 spawn around the factory, marked on your minimap. You only need to kill 3 of them. Charleston 1 then calls you back to the lab.

4. Generators

Talk to Charleston 1 again. Three Backup Generators are marked on the minimap. Walk onto all three, in any order. Five Security Robots also spawn around the factory, but you do not have to kill them. When the third generator is on, the power comes back and you are called back to the lab.

Tip

If you lose the minimap marks, Shalosh (1@mcd 77/167) shows them again when you pick I need help.

5. Charleston 2 runs

The leader talks to Charleston 1. Charleston 2 wakes up and runs east. Follow her and talk to her. For about a minute she sends waves of Security Robot #3128 plus one Lockstep #3126 at you, and then 3 Security Robots. Kill those last 3 robots to end the fight, then talk to Charleston 2 again. She heads for the Core to steal Charleston 3.

6. The Core

Go to the Core door in the middle of the factory (1@mcd 132/129). Walking up to Charleston 2 starts a scene of about a minute. Then the leader gives Charleston 1 one Explosive Powder #6213. She blows the door open and the entrance to the Core appears.

7. Boss: Charleston 3

Inside the Core, talk to Charleston 1 to start the last scene (about 1.5 minutes). Charleston 2 climbs into Charleston 3 #3124 (23,671,401 HP) and attacks.

Every 10 seconds one Security Robot #3128 spawns next to the boss.
Every 30 seconds a ring of 11 Bomb #3161 spawns around the arena. The bombs from the previous ring are removed first.

8. Ending

After the boss dies:

Talk to Charleston 2 in the Core, and once her scene ends, talk to her again. The way out of the Core opens.
Go back to the lab and talk to Charleston 2 there. Wait for the scene with Dr. Ve to finish.
Talk to Dr. Ve twice.
Talk to Shalosh (1@mcd 77/167) and pick I want to go back, then Go back.

Rewards¶

From	Reward
Shalosh (leaving the instance)	3× Charleston Parts #6752, 20–40 Instance Points (+50 with Charm Of Brightness #30034, within the daily Instance Point limit)
Charleston at `verus04 75/114`, after each clear	1,500,000 Base EXP and 500,000 Job EXP
Main Computer side task (see below)	1,000,000 Base EXP, 300,000 Job EXP and 1× Charleston Parts #6752

Each player has to talk to Shalosh and to Charleston to get their own reward.

Side task: Main Computer¶

Once you have spoken to Dr. Ve, the Main Computer in the lab (1@mcd 109/219) gives a task: kill 50 Step #3125. About 100 Steps and 20 Security Robots roam the factory, and each one respawns 2–3 minutes after it dies. Talk to the computer again to turn the task in. You can do it again after the next 04:00 server time.

Charleston in Distress Instance

Overview¶

Entrance: Machine at verus04 81/112 (/navi verus04 81/112)
Requirements: Level 130+, time limit 1h
Entry: Repeatable, resets daily at 04:00.
Who can enter: Party (create a party first)

Bosses¶

Drop chances include Miracle's drop rates.

Charleston 3 #3124

MVP · Level 145 · 23,671,401 HP · Demon · Neutral 3 · Large · Full monster entry

Item	Chance
Yggdrasil Berry #607	50%	MVP reward
Yggdrasil Seed #608	50%	MVP reward
Pile Bunker P #16031	10%
Tornado Axe [1] #28101	10%
Robot's Arm [2] #16033	5%
Gigantic Blade [1] #21011	10%
Supplement Part Agi [1] #22043	20%
Upgrade Part - Booster [1] #22044	20%
Charleston Parts #6752	100%
Charleston3 Card #4697	0.5%

Monsters¶

Monster	Level	HP	Race	Element
Hallway 1 Security Devi #3127	132	73,644	Demon	Neutral 1
Lockstep #3126	131	71,056	Demon	Neutral 2
Security Robot #3128	133	68,018	Demon	Neutral 2
Bomb #3161	130	60,250	Formless	Dark 3
Step #3125	130	55,403	Demon	Neutral 1

Rewards and quest items¶

Items the instance NPCs hand out, including quest items used along the way.

Item	Amount
Charleston Parts #6752	3

Exchange and crafting¶

NPCs outside the instance that take what you bring back from it.

NPC	Takes	Gives
Mass Charleston `verus04 69/108`	Charleston Parts #6752	Upgrade Part - Engine [1] #20733, Upgrade Part - Booster [1] #22044, Upgrade Part - Gun Barrel [1] #2996, Supplement Part Con [1] #20732, Supplement Part Agi [1] #22043, Supplement Part Dex [1] #2995
Mass Charleston `verus04 71/106`	Charleston Parts #6752	Upgrades or quest use