Also I was implying that I would have sent an invite to spanks to fail, but I wouldn’t have because I would have deleted the klan eventually.

In any case, one of the defining characteristics of this new world is

Kagutsuchi. Kagutsuchi is the moon that exists in the dead center of the Vortex

World, constantly emitting pulses of light. Its function is pretty much the same

as that of the moon in previous SMT games. It goes through 8 separate phases,

but instead of dictating the shape of the moon, the phases indicate the light

output of Kagutsuchi within its pulses. It goes from Full (8/8) at the apex of

its pulse when it is giving out the most light, to Silent (0/8) when it’s not

giving out any light at all. There are no waxing and waning phases like earlier

SMT games, but for all intents and purposes Full is like the Full Moon of

earlier games, and Silent is like the New Moon of earlier games. As you move

around, the phase of Kagutsuchi slowly changes from 0/8 to 8/8 and back again.

Kagutsuchi will NOT change phase if you sit still—you must move in order for it

to change. Also, the speed at which it changes phase varies depending on where

you are—it changes phase much more quickly on the overhead map (since you’re

traveling a greater distance)

Moon phase has several effects on gameplay. First and foremost is its effect on

combat. The brighter the moon, the more ancy the demons get. They will be more

likely to respond to negotiations and less likely to attack during the darker

moon phases, and more rough and violent during the higher phases. During a Full

Moon, the excessive light from Kagutsuchi more or less drives them nuts and they

act drunk. In addition, the brighter the moon, the tougher the demons will be.

They will do more damage and take less during the brighter phases, though the

difference is very slight. You can really feel the difference though during some

boss battles, for example. Some demons will act differently in the way they

conduct combat during different moon phases as well.

Second, moon phases have a huge influence on Magic Boxes. There are two types of

treasure chests in SMT3—regular treasure boxes, which look like hovering red

cubes, and Magic Boxes, which look like small chests on the ground. The content

of Magic Boxes varies by the moon phase. It can either contain a good treasure,

or a lousy treasure of a Maseki or two. The closer the moon phase is to Full,

the better the chance you will get the treasure instead of a Maseki. During a

Full Kagutsuchi, the chance of you getting the treasure from a Magic Box will be

100%. During a New Kagutsuchi, the chance of you getting the treasure is 0%—in

other words, it wil ALWAYS give you Maseki during a new moon.