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MODE SELECTION
The first time you connect to the PSO network to play online you must input the unique serial number and
access key from the label that was included inside your PSO package. Use
*@ $ ^
to select eac h
character and press
A
to enter. Press
B
to cancel. Enter the serial number as it appears on the label and
SERIAL NUMBER & ACCESS KEY
ONLINE MODE
A screen displaying information of charges to play will be displa yed. Select YES to confirm and advance
to the next screen. Select NO to return to the pr evious screen.
If this is your fi rst time playing the ONLINE MODE, select the WEBSITE option, then choose the HUNTERS
LICENSE option. Then fo l l ow the inst ructions on your screen to set up your account.
If you have played PSO Ve r.2 alre a d y, please select “TAKE OVER DATA FROM PSO”. If you don’t, yo u
c a n n ot ta ke over the Guild Card Files and Hunte r’s License Info to PSO Ve r.2. When selected, the screen will
ch a n ge to Serial Nu m b e r / Access Key Input scre e n .
If you have not played PSO Ve r.2 befo re, please select “YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED PSO BEFORE”. Seri a l
Nu m b e r / Access Key Input screen for PSO Ve r.2 will be displayed. Please see the section on Playing PSO
Ve r.2 for the fi rst time for details on how to ente r. Once re g i ste red, this screen will no longer be displaye d .
CO N F I R M ATION OF CH A RG E S
WHEN YOU SELECT ONLINE MODE FOR THE FIRST TIME
CHARACTER CREATION
MODE SELECTION
After you have created your character you will proceed to the mode selection menu. Use
*@
to select
whether to play PSO Ver.2 online or of fline and press
A
. The content and how to proceed will vary
according to which mode is selected.
OFFLINE MODE
The NORMAL level is automatically selected the first time
you play PSO Ver.2. After you clear the game at this level, this screen will appear the next time you play.
Use
*@
to select either NORMAL or HARD and press
A
. Press
B
to cancel. Clear the game in HARD to
earn the right to attem pt VERY HARD. Af ter completing VERY HARDmove onto ULTIMATE mode.
GAME DIFFICULTY
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CHARACTER PROFESSIONS
P ro ficient with
blade weapons,
we excel in close-ra n ge combat.
HUNTER
In the world of PSO Ver.2 each of the nine character types is one of three species (human, newman or android)
whose profession is either Hunter, Ranger or Force. While members of each profession start out with the same
equipment level, the attributes of each character vary according to their species.
P ro ficient with
gun-type we a p o n s ,
we excel in long-ra n ge combat.
RANGER
P ro ficient with
te ch n i ques, we are
b e st suited for combat support .
FORCE
select the enter key, then do the same for the access key. When you have input both the codes, select
ENTER and press
A
. This information will then be sent to the PSO Ver.2 server and once verified, will be
saved to the main file in your VMU so that you won’t need to input the serial number and access key
every time you connect. Ho wever, it is very impor tant that you
do not lose these numbers or allow
a third party access to them before you can register with the PSO Ver.2 server
.
You must
use the same Dreamcast to play PSO Ver.2 in the online mode.
PLAYING PSO VER.2 WITH A PSO FILE
When you select “CONTINUE” from the Game Menu, if you have a memory card with a PSO file (main fi l e
[ ch a ra c ter] or Guild Card files) atta ched, you must select either CO N V E RT or GO TO TITLE SCREEN. P S O
ch a ra c te rs cannot be played in PSO Ve r.2 unless the file is conve rted to a PSO Ve r.2 file. Once the PSO file is
c o nve rted to a PSO Ve r.2 file, you will not be able to play PSO with it. Also, upon conve rsion, all illegal items
will be deleted and attri b u tes may be adjuste d .
