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→‎2. Grotto content generation: updating treasure chest rank info
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{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1"
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1"
! Quality !! # of Floors !! Base Rank !! Boss #
! Quality !! # of Floors !! Monster Rank !! Boss #
|-
|-
| 2-55 || 2-4 || K-I || 1-3
| 2-55 || 2-4 || K-I || 1-3
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Using this table, the game randomly selects an eligible value from each column according to the computed quality value. For example, for the highest quality brackets (201-220 and 221-248), a random boss is selected from all 12 possible bosses.
Using this table, the game randomly selects an eligible value from each column according to the computed quality value. For example, for the highest quality brackets (201-220 and 221-248), a random boss is selected from all 12 possible bosses.


====a. Rank====
====a. Monster Rank====
The rank value is used both for determining monsters and treasure chest contents within the grotto.  Rank is typically identified by a letter rather than a number.
The monster rank value is used both for determining monsters and treasure chest contents within the grotto.  Rank is typically identified by a letter rather than a number. Higher values equate to more difficult monsters.


{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1"
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1"
! Rank !! Value
! Monster Rank !! Monster Rank # !! Treasure Chest Rank
|-
|-
| K || 1
| K || 1 || I-H
|-
|-
| J || 2
| J || 2 || I-H
|-
|-
| I || 3
| I || 3 || I-G
|-
|-
| H || 4
| H || 4 || I-F
|-
|-
| G || 5
| G || 5 || H-E
|-
|-
| F || 6
| F || 6 || H-D
|-
|-
| E || 7
| E || 7 || G-C
|-
|-
| D || 8
| D || 8 || G-B
|-
|-
| C || 9
| C || 9 || F-A
|-
|-
| B || 10
| B || 10 || E-A
|-
|-
| A || 11
| A || 11 || I-S
|-
|-
| S || 12
| S || 12 || F-S
|}
|}
Higher values equate to more difficult monsters and better treasure chest contents. Rank increases in value on lower floors of a grotto. The increase can summarized as:
Treasure chest rank is derived from the monster rank value.  Treasure chests rank only has 10 values rather than 12. A higher treasure chest rank equals better chest contents.
 
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1"
! Treasure Chest Rank !! Treasure Chest Rank #
|-
| I || 1
|-
| H || 2
|-
| G || 3
|-
| F || 4
|-
| E || 5
|-
| D || 6
|-
| C || 7
|-
| B || 8
|-
| A || 9
|-
| S || 10
|}
 
Monster Rank increases in value on lower floors of a grotto. The increase can summarized as:


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