Hint - Coriander's Whereabouts
Upon completing the game, you have a task to find Coriander again. Although
she's at Seagull Beach, she doesn't appear until you've followed the trail of
clues:

Marjoram ... Garland City. Lobster Inn cone. He's in the food shop next to the
Lobster Inn.

Fennel ... Garland City. Riverside Hotel cone. He's inside the ballroom of
Station Hotel, which is across the street from the trot park.

Rosemary ... Eurydika. Coriander's mother is in the house where you last left
her.

Doctor Nutmeg ... Vision Ranch. Speak to the doctor and fight his trot garage
while there.

Basil, The Four-Eyed Loser ... Nefro-Nefro Town North of the station is a drain
tunnel with Ginger (name only known if you start helping the theater).

Mrs. Echinacea ... Nefro-Nefro Town. Next door neighbor to Connie's old house.

After all these people are talked to (not necessarily in order), you find
Coriander at Seagull Beach. Be sure to challenge Coriander on the beach, or you
will regret not doing so.

Unlock Bicycle
Go to Fort Raven and dismount your Trot. There is a man near the entrance (walk
there) who talks about the evils of trot machines. Agree or remain neutral and
he will let you try out his new invention, the bicycle. After you finish the
game or use the bicycle several times, return to him and make your argument. You
can keep the bicycle if you agree or remain neutral. You can also simply not
chat to the inventor again to keep your bicycle.

Unlock Throwing Arm (Unqiue)
Have a Normal Arm and a Steel Beam (commodity) in the inventory and head to the
Killer Elephant Gang's base. Steel Beams are sold in Garland. Head to the GTW
Company park point and speak to a big guy standing near a stack of beams. For
the arm, speak to the 1st red gang member inside the base (he will be pointing
at the giant trot next to another blue gang member) and he will offer to develop
the Throwing Arm for 100 uroch.

Unlock Trot Battle
Fight in five or more arena fights or achieve a D rank to unlock the Trot Battle
mode on the title screen.

Unlockable Drill Grill
You can buy the basic parts from various city trot shops. Have a Drill Arm and a
Light Grill and develop it anywhere into the Drill Grill, which does damage
during rams.

Unlockable Spike Ball Arm
You can buy the basic parts from most city trot shops, except the Ball & Chain
arm, which is from the Killer Elephant Gang base. Combine the Ball & Chain Arm
with a Claw Arm for the Spike Ball Arm.

Unlock Boomerang Arm (Unique)
At Skylark Farms East, there is a river that empties into a low cave. Enter with
your trot vehicle to get to Garland Outskirts East. If you enter that map by the
river cave, you find a chest with the Boomerang Arm (same one as Ginger's).

Unlockable Whip Arm (Unique)
You will need to assemble the Spiked Ball Arm 1st (see hint on this page). Buy
a bolt of Silk (commodity) at Neuhafen's warehouse #3. Combine the Silk and
Spike Ball Arm with the Desert Hornet engineer at the Hornet base. The engineer
is sitting next to the base's stores (level above the trot garage).

Unlockable Excalibur Arm (Unique)
You must choose to not to join the Bloody Mantis Gang to get this part. After
the game is completed, visit Dandelion's workshop and speak with the assistant.
This unlocks the door on 3F that leads to Dandelion's bat cave, complete with
trot Batmobile. Examine the trot for the Excalibur and an uncommon grill frame.
Unlockable Six Wheel Legs
You can buy the basic parts at a city shop. Combine 2 3 wheel frames for
the 6 wheel frame.

Hint - Winning The UTC
Early in the game, you have very little in powerful frames unless you decide to
farm dungeons. Use your money in story mode to develop a Large Body by
purchasing 2 Medium Bodies. Develop Large Humanoid Legs by combining 2
Medium Humanoid Legs. The best melee arms to have around in the arena are the
Iron Club (sold in Eurydika) and the Trident Arm, which you find on the Juniper
Berry.

If you defeat the Killer Elephant Boss earlier, you can also equip the KE Grill,
which gives you a deadlier dash attack.

The UTC occurs after you find the Sailing License for Captain Ciboulette and you
attempt to return through Garland. It's advisable to save in a trot shack before
hand.

The 1st fight is easy, but the 2nd one against Fennel is harder since you
can barely get close. Try trapping Fennel in a corner with obstacles and then
work the Trident over him. If you need a big hit to "lop" off the last bit of
life before time runs out, use the Iron Club or dash atack him. Picking up
Fennel is almost impossible due to the AI used.

Against Eldar The White Requiem, use the Trident again, but note that the enemy
has 10 or twelve homing missiles. Also, getting up close may invite Eldar to
use his Excalibur Sword arm, which will probably kill your trot in 4 hits if
you have less than 75% life (using the Large Body). Again, the Trident will help
with victory once you trap him in a corner. The award is 10,000 uroch, which
helps with buying the elegant dress in Nefro-Nefro Town for Coriander.

Unlock Billiards
Unlock the billiards option by playing or practicing a full session of billiards
in NefroNefroTown, Garland, or SimSim (Neuhafen Port).

Hint - Time For Bed
You may find a cheap bed during your travels or buy a bed (any type) from
furniture stores. Having at least one bed in the inventory will let your
character rest at any mechanic station to pass the time of day. This comes in
handy to get victory medals in the arena.

Unlock Outfits in Album
Wear all the matching pieces of an costume/outfit (e.g. cowboy hat, gloves, boots, etc.)
to unlock it in the album.

Hint - Frame Develop Now
Develop new frames by having at least 2 frames to research. Some body frames
are developable, as are the basic bird and human legs. Most back frames are
upgradable if you have 2 or more of them (same type) except for the explosion
frame.

Very few arm frames are combinable in this manner; the sole exception so far
seems to be the Claw Arm and Ball & Chain Arm. You can buy the Claw Arm at the
caravan assembly area near the desert. You can buy the Ball & Chain Arm from the
Killer Elephant base.

Hint - Save Often
This is an old standby, but save often in Steambot since the game takes place in
two "acts". The 1st act is when you are following the story behind Coriander,
Dandelion, Mallow, and the Trot Band. During this act, you cannot go anywhere
you want since you are still exploring the land. Some events occur where you get
locked into a specific area or are stuck with the consequences of your answers.
Save before talking to people, going through doors, or picking up items so you
have a game to go back to in case you change your mind.

Hint - News Pays
If you need a big influx of cash (legitimately), be sure to visit the Garland
Newspaper office across the street from Lobster Inn. After each big story event
-- defeating the Killer Elephants, escorting the caravan, winning the UTC, and
fighting the Bloody Mantis Gang, speak with the reporter inside, then again with
the editor. Once the game clears, speaking with the editor will net you a cool
50,000 uroch, which will state most normal desires in the game.

Unlock axe arm
Join the bloody mantis secret society, after the UTC trot battle. To unlock this weapon, you must complete several mission that are assigned for you. Please be patient, and they will give you the weapon before the civillian war.