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Use ThornTail Hollow as the central hub while learning Fox's staff attacks, inventory, Scarab currency, Staff Energy, and basic exploration. Speak with the EarthWalker Queen and nearby characters whenever the next route is unclear.

• Break containers and search side paths for useful supplies.
• Collect Staff Energy crystals before entering combat-heavy areas.
• Return to ThornTail Hollow between major objectives.

Fox eventually joins Tricky, the young EarthWalker prince. Tricky becomes an essential puzzle companion and can dig, interact with marked locations, and perform commands needed to open new routes.

• Watch for locations where Tricky reacts to the environment.
• Use his commands when normal staff attacks cannot affect an object.
• Keep GrubTubs available when his abilities require feeding.

Travel into the Dark Ice Mines and work through combat encounters, machinery, environmental hazards, and Tricky-based puzzles. Complete the area's main objectives to recover one of Dinosaur Planet's missing SpellStones.

• Explore side rooms before leaving major chambers.
• Use newly learned staff abilities on suspicious switches and obstacles.
• Prepare Staff Energy before major encounters.

A recovered SpellStone does not immediately complete its part of the planet restoration. Carry it through the appropriate Force Point Temple and solve the temple puzzles required to return it to the planet.

• Force Point Temples emphasize environmental puzzles more than free exploration.
• Look for elemental mechanisms and staff interaction points.
• Complete the temple before moving to the next major SpellStone region.

Travel to CloudRunner Fortress and help the imprisoned CloudRunners while navigating SharpClaw-controlled sections of the fortress. Completing the central mission leads toward another SpellStone.

• Check rooms carefully for switches and imprisoned characters.
• Use disguise and staff mechanics when direct combat is not the intended solution.
• Finish the fortress objectives before returning to the hub.

Continue through the coastal sections of Dinosaur Planet and deliver the appropriate SpellStone to the Ocean Force Point Temple. Expect swimming, environmental puzzles, and staff-powered mechanisms.

• Search above and below the main path for interactive objects.
• Use the correct staff power instead of repeatedly attacking puzzle objects.
• Restore the SpellStone before advancing to later regions.

The Walled City introduces another major SpellStone objective alongside EarthWalker characters and large environmental puzzles. Complete its trials and return the recovered stone through the required Force Point Temple.

• Treat the city as a multi-stage puzzle rather than a straight combat level.
• Use Tricky whenever marked ground or companion interactions appear.
• Check your inventory if a mechanism appears impossible to activate.

Dragon Rock is one of the final large SpellStone regions. Use the abilities and puzzle mechanics learned throughout the game to free captives, defeat SharpClaw forces, and secure the remaining SpellStone.

• Arrive with a good supply of recovery items and Staff Energy.
• Expect several different puzzle mechanics to be combined in one area.
• Finish optional nearby pickups before leaving if you want easier late-game exploration.

Krazoa Spirits are obtained through special trials across the adventure and must be returned to Krazoa Palace. Their restoration becomes increasingly important as Fox approaches the end of the main story.

• Krazoa trials test mechanics such as combat, observation, timing, and movement.
• Return recovered Spirits to Krazoa Palace when progression requires it.
• Use warp and transport routes to reduce unnecessary backtracking.

After restoring the major SpellStones and completing the required Krazoa objectives, the story enters its final sequence. Finish unfinished exploration before committing to the last major objectives if you want additional collectibles or upgrades.

• Stock up before the final story sequence.
• Make sure important staff abilities are familiar before the last encounters.
• Be prepared for both ground-based gameplay and Star Fox's traditional space-combat mechanics.