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CHARACTER CREATION
To customize the appearance of your character, use
*@
to select a modification item and press
A
. Then
use
$ ^
to select a style for that item (the available settings will vary among different character base
types). Use
L
/
R
to rotate the character. Press
A
or
B
to return to the pr evious screen. Note that if you
press the Start Button while on the CHARACTER CREATION screen, all of your settings will be erased and
you will return to the CHARACTER SELECT screen. Once you press OK your character will be assigned
one of the 10 available SECTION IDs. Press
A
to continue. (It is not possible to cancel after entering OK.)
MODIFY YOUR CHARACTER
You will need to create a character whenever you start a new game.
Use
$ ^
to select the type of character you wish to use and press
A
to enter. A brief summary is
displayed under each profession/species header alongside a graph indicating the attributes of each
character. Press
A
again to proceed to the CHARACTER CREATION screen or press
B
to cancel and
return to the pr evious screen.
SELECT A CHARACTER TYPE
STARTING A GAME
Select to begin a new game sta rting from ch a ra c ter creation. Select the memory card to which you want to save
the main game data. Only one main file (one ch a ra c ter) can be saved to any one memory card. If a PSO fi l e
a l ready ex i sts, you will be asked whether to ove rw ri te the older file. Also, it is not possible to save game data
w i thout a memory card. If you would like to tra n s fer an original PSO ch a ra c ter to a PSO Ve r.2 ch a ra c te r, do not
choose this option, choose CONTINUE instead. If yo u’re creating more than one ch a ra c te r, the Seri a l
Nu m b e r / Access Key Input screen will be displayed each time when “Chara c ter Select” is selected. The curre n t ly
re g i ste red Serial Number and Access Key will be displayed, so you only need to ve rify the conte n t s .
NEW GAME
Select to continue playing a prev i o u s ly saved file or to tra n s fer an original PSO ch a ra c ter to a PSO Ve r. 2
ch a ra c te r. Once the memory card selection screen appears, use
*@$ ^
to select the memory card conta i n i n g
the PSO file you wish to play and press
A
. A mini-menu with the options “OK” or “DELETE” will appear. Select
load (“OK”) or delete the file. Press
B
to cancel.
CONTINUE
Here you can modify the various game settings. See p.27 for details.
OPTIONS
Use this link to access the official PSO Ver.2 website or the SONICTEAM homepage. If you have a
Broadband Adaptor attached to your Dreamcast (sold separately), when you select WEBSITE, you will be
able to configure your Broadband Adap tor for play online. PSO Ver.2 does not support PPPoE, which is
what many DSLs use.
For Broadband users, to pur chase a HUNTERS LICENSE, you must either insert your modem, select the
WEBSITE option, and go through the process of purchasing a HUNTERS LICENSE, or use a PC and go to
the following website: https://www.dricas.com/pso/signup_top.html
WEBSITE
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The character attributes graph will give you a general idea of the strengths
and weaknesses of each character type for the following attributes:
CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES GRAPH
Accuracy rate when attacking.
Hit
Health Points availability.
HP
Technique Damage - rate at
which TP decreases when used.
TD
Technique Points availability.
TP
Armor Class - level of defense
against enemy attack.
AC
Attack Damage - le vel of damage
inflicted upon enemies.
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