34
SELECTING SHIP & BLOCK
Following the announcement window, the game proceeds to the Ship
Select Screen.
The Ship Select Screen serves as a gate to the world
of PSO. Choose
Ship Select
to decide the Ship
and the Block to join. You will then be transported
to the Visual Lobby of the selected Ship/Block.
Please note, however, that depending on the Ship
you selected, the result after defeat in battle changes.
NOTICE
During the Ship/Block selection, press the
x
Button to dis-
play the number of players currently joined and the teams
formed. You will not be able to join if the number of players
has already reached the maximum capacity. Try finding a
Ship/Block with vacancies or try again later on.
DOWNLOAD
FROM VISUAL LOBBY TO THE MORGUE, AND ON TO RAGOL
At the Information Counter located at the center of Visual Lobby, you can
organize a team. After the team is created, you will be transported to the
Morgue, located inside Pioneer 2. At the Morgue, you can edit decks and
trade cards with other players. Prepare yourself for the battle, and go to
the transporter. Set up the map and the deck, and you will be transported
to Ragol, the place to battle. After the battle, you will be returned to Morgue.
VISUAL LOBBY
Once inside the visual lobby you can move around and chat with other
users within the same block in real time. Press the
r
Button to change
the display above your character from Character Name
➝
Name &
LV
➝
Battle Record
➝
Tournament Title
➝
No Display. Also, EP3 players’
names will be displayed in yellow, while EP1&2 players’ will be dis-
played in white.
Download
enables you to download a file for downloadable quests,
whenever available. When the Download Screen is displayed, select the
download menu item to execute. Next, select a file from the list of down-
load files. Finally, select the Memory Card to save the downloaded file,
and the downloading begins.
To play downloaded quest, it is necessary to first go to the Visual Lobby
and then quit the game. From the Battle Preparation Menu of Free Battle
(Offline Game), select
Map/Quest
, then from
Quest
select the down-
loaded quest to play.
15
HOW TO VIEW BATTLE SCREENS
Here is a description of how to see screens of the battle in progress.
Press the
z
Button to check battle tactics, and
r
Button to toggle dis-
plays of detailed card information. Use the
c
Stick to manipulate the
camera angle.
BATTLE SCREEN [VERIFY BATTLE CONDITION]
1
Phase
Displays the current phase.
2
Dice
Displays the dice rolls (see above for ATK/DEF).
3
Simplified Map
Displays the placements on the grid. Players are
indicated by the following colors: 1P - red, 2P -
blue, 3P - yellow, 4P - green. Flashing dots indi-
cate the Story Characters.
4
Status Window
Used to verify Story Character’s HP (shown in yel-
low gauge) or item/creature cards in play.
5
Dice Bonus
Displays the current Dice Bonus. When the amount
of Dice Bonus is increased by one, both ATK and
DEF values will also be increased by the same
amount.
6
Cards in Hand
Displays the current cards in your hand. The
card(s) you can use will be highlighted.
7
EX Value
Each time you destroy an opponent’s item (creature)
card, a certain amount of points will be added to
EX Value. When EX Value reaches a given
amount, the amount of Dice Bonus will be
increased. For Team Battle, EX Value is common to
both teammates.
8
NEXT
Manually advance to the next phase.
9
Guide Window
Displays the description (what to do) of the cur-
rent phase.
0
Opponent’s
Displays the opponent’s status. Displayed contents
Status Window
are the same as those of the player’s.
q
Card Description
Displays the detailed descriptions of the selected
cards (see next page).
w
Chat Icon
Displays the destination player you are chatting
with. Use the
l
Button and + Control Pad togeth-
er to change the player to chat with.
e
Mail Arrival/Search Result/Guild Card Reception Icon/
Battle Observation Icon
1
2
ATK: Attack Points
Points to be used during the play-
er’s turn to attack.
DEF: Defense Points
Points to be used to defend during
your opponent’s turn to attack.
✻
If a given amount of EX value is accu-
mulated, Dice Bonus will be added.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
q
w
e