P LAY I NG PSO VER. 2
A TOUR OF PIONEER 2
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There are different types of transporters located throughout the game
such as “WARP” transporters used to move around in the same area, large boss transporters that will
move you and your team to a boss ’s lair, etc. To use each type, position your character inside and press
A
. With boss transporters after pressing
A
you will be asked to select which team members to transport.
To fight against the boss as a team, all team members must use the boss transporter together. Unlike other
transporters, if one or more pla yers on your team has already used it to travel to the boss lair, it will be
unavailable for use until those pla yers return.
OTHER TRANSPORTER TYPES
In addition to the main s toryline of PSO Ver.2 (investigating the planet Ragol to discover what happened
to Pioneer 1), you can also under take quest missions via the Hunter’s Guild. Essentially quests are car ried
out the same in bo th the Onlineand Offlinemodes, however the content of the quest missions and
rewards offered will differ. Also, it is only possible to accept quest missions Online if your entire team
agrees to do so. The team leader is responsible for quest selection.
It is possible to quit a quest mid-mission, but if you do you will be unable to claim the reward offered.
When playing PSO Ver.2 online, there is a transpor ter located in the Hunter’s Guild that you can use to
travel from the visual lobby to the city. By doing so, you will leave your team.
HUNTER’S GUILD
To undertake a quest mission, approach the counter and speak to the representative. Use
*@
to select a
quest from the menu and press
A
to view a summary of details about the quest. If you decide to accept
the quest, press
A
again and confirm your selection. You will meet with the client who has commissioned
the quest and find out further details about your mission. Good luck!
To access the new quests, select “Download Quests” from the quest selection menu at the Hunter’s Guild
counter. Once the new quests are displayed, select a new mission to accept. You can select the
downloaded quests from the Hunters Guild in the OFFLINE mode. If you complete a quest successfully,
you will be eligible to claim a reward. To do so, return to the Hunter ’s Guild and speak to the
representative there. Offline you will receive the entire reward, but online the r eward will be distributed
among all the members of your team evenly.
QUESTS
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There are three basic forms of attack; the Attack, Heavy Attack and Extra Attack. Each attack can be
executed by pressing the cor responding
X
,
A
, or
B
button the attack is assigned to on the Action Palette.
Customize the set up of your Action Palette by assigning actions to each space (see p.25). To attack an
enemy, position your character so that they are facing the enemy and as soon as a sight cursor appears,
press an attack button. When your attack is successful, the number of damage points inflicted will appear.
But when you miss, the word “MISS” will appear in red.
If you can time three attac ks just right you can achieve a successive chain attack that is overall slightly
faster and more accurate than e xecuting each attack separately. This can be especially effective when
attacking enemies that are hard to hit because the third hit is more likely to find its mark.
ATTACKS
Play in the main s tory or quests either Online or Offline. It is controlled lar gely with your Action Palett e
(note it cannot be used in the city or visual lobby) which you will need to customize before heading into
battle. For details on the Action Palette and how to set up your Action Menus, see p. 25.
CONTROLLING YOUR CHARACTER IN THE FIELD
MOVEMENT
When playing PSO Ver.2
online, it is possible to chat
with your team members
during gameplay. Use the Sof t
Keyboard or connect a
Dreamcast Keyboard to a free
Control Port to type in
messages. Or use the Wor d
Select menu to create
sentences that will be
understood in five languages.
For details about using Word
Select, see p.11,13,26-27.
CHAT
Items can be used to reco ver
HP or TP as well as r eturn the
character to a normal s tate
when affected in some way.
There are numerous items that
you can obtain during
gameplay or purchase in the
city shops. Up to 10 units of
any one item can be car ried by
the player at one time. Items
will disappear when they ar e
used. For details about using
Items, see p.23.
ITEMS
Use the Analog Thumb Pad t o
move around. Press and hold it
to have your character walk
and then run in the direction
pressed. If there are an y
enemies nearby your character
will walk slower andwith their
weapon drawn. If the camera
view becomes off center when
walking and turning around,
simply press Trigger
L
to
return the camera to the
default view facing for wards
from behind the character.
