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/\/\att's .--. . . .-. . . . . .-. .-. // | | |\| :- |\/| | | `-. | \\ /'/ `--' ' ' `-' ' ' `-' `-' ' \`\ [\_/ .-. .-. . . . .-. .-. .-. .-. \_/] I |.., |- |-| | | . / | | `-| | ...| I [__]-~ ' ' ' `-' `-' `-- `-' `-' ' ~-[__] || H (F)requently (A)sked (Q)uestions H || || || _________ || || || || / _ _ \ || || || || Version | |(_) (_)| | Released || || L| /\ 1.5 | |__ __| | 04-12-95 /\ L| _________|/'_ \________________|___]___[___|________________/ _`\|_________ | (_) |------[ ______ ______ ]------| (_) | ---...___I `\______\ ._ ```---.__ __.---''' _. /______/' I___...--- ~~~~----'~~~~/_\ ^\_ ~ _/^ /_\~~~~`----~~~~ The poor gamer's \ ~-. .-~ / Another fine sTrAgEdY playing guide to /_\ \ / /_\ file, brought to you by One Must Fall: 2097, \ \ / / /\/\att, in association by Epic Megagames & /_\ \_/ /_\ with David "Doomsayer" Diversions Entertainment. \___________/ Laprad. Fan Mail Welcome. / / \ \ /' / \ `\ /' / \ `\ __/____/__ __\____\__ \ (_) / \ (_) / |\ / \ /| ASCii by /\/\att ||\/|| ||\/|| || || || || || || || || |H H| |H H| .---H--H---. .---H--H---. /^\__|__|__/^\ /^\__|__|__/^\ |/' \/ `\| |/' \/ `\| "/\/\att's One Must Fall: 2097 FAQ" is copyright (C) 1995 by Matt Williams NOTE: This is not a technical manual for the game, but a description of moves, secrets, and things concerning gameplay. The zip file that you obtained this FAQ from should contain all the following files: MATTSOMF.FAQ - This File OMFMOVES.LST - Short list of moves only (For printing) FILE_ID.DIZ - File description Please do not distribute this file in any way other than in its original zip format under the filename "MOMFAQXX.ZIP", where XX is the version number. Note that a "*" denotes new/changed information (1) Foreword & Basic Tutorial --READ THIS ENTIRE SECTION-- (1.1) The Foreword (1.2) Disclaimer (1.3) Basic Tutorial (1.4) Understanding Special Move Combinations (1.4)(A) Direction & Attack Buttons Legend (1.4)(B) Special Moves Punctuation Legend (1.5) Shareware Differences (2) Known Secrets & Hidden/Unranked Characters (2.1) The (Not-So)Secret Difficulty Level (2.2) The Hidden Advanced Options Menu (2.3) Unranked Challengers - Tournament (2.4) Tournament Mode Enhancements (2.5) Fire & Ice in the Hole (2.6) Odds'n'Ends Secrets (2.7) At Wit's End? (3) 'bot Descriptions, Moves, & Other Swell Stuff... *(3.1) Jaguar (3.2) Shadow (3.3) Thorn *(3.4) Pyros (3.5) Electra (3.6) Katana (3.7) Shredder (3.8) Flail *(3.9) Gargoyle *(3.A) Chronos (3.B) Nova (4) In Closing, etc., etc., etc... *(4.1) Future Expansion (4.2) Where to get the Latest Version of the FAQ (4.3) How to Contact /\/\e *(4.4) Revision History (4.5) Credits (1) Foreword & Basic Tutorial ----------------------------- This section contains the Foreword, Disclaimer, and all the basics that you need to know to become familiar with the game. If you have never played the game before, or are not completely familiar with the game's mechanics, be sure to read at least Sections (1.3) - (1.4). (1.1) The Foreword ------------------ Sick and tired of all those other OMF moves lists you find on your local bulletin boards or in your favorite gaming mag that have move combinations that never seem to work, or have directions that are only slightly more comprehensible than the German README.TXT file you got with that foreign variation of Tetris? Does it seem like someone forgot something vital, like maybe, "testing", when they uploaded or published those lists? Are you often finding yourself gnashing your teeth when the computer performs a lethal Destruction on your hapless 'bot, while you can only desire sweet vengeance in the form of seeing your opponent impaled on your Thorn's spikes? Or maybe you long to wind up and smash the upper body off the AI's 'bot with that wicked Nova. Do you mirror a sentiment all-too-common among most people playing this game?: "How the (your favorite expletive here) do I DO that?" Well, look no further. This FAQ is exactly the OMF guide for your destructive pleasure. (Albeit politically-correct destructive pleasure) All the combinations for special moves listed in this file haven't been taken straight from the $10 strategy guide that only a pansy gamer would buy from Epic. No, all these codes have been gleaned through blood, sweat, and blisters in the Arena after hours and hours of heated battle, like a real gamer would--with a few of the moves ripped out of what passes as the current OMF FAQ. So what does this mean? It means that, so long as you're not using an older/updated version of OMF than myself, all the moves listed here (which covers just about 98% of all moves in the game--to my knowledge) are guaranteed, or your money back. Heck, maybe I can swing a deal with the SysOps to give you back your DL credit if you're not completely satisfied. If you haven't gotten the registered version of this game yet, order it today. This is, in my opinion, the best fighting game by far ever produced for MS-DOS computers. The gameplay is the best of any fighting game(SF2 & MK series included) out there. My only real quirk with OMF is its lack of scrolling backgrounds, causing the fighting to sometimes feel crowded; but maybe they'll fix that in a sequel. Aside from that, this game is killer, and nearly flawless. There's more secrets and hidden characters in this game than MK I & II put together, making for incredible replay value trying to find all the hidden moves, hidden characters, & special enhancements. And all that without the "blood'n'guts" that sets off parental warning groups. I won't speak for everyone, but knocking bolts & sheets of metal from an opponent is every bit as satisfying as bleeding your enemy to death. Anti-violence advocates can't even attack the "Scrap" and "Destruction" moves, as they are not in any way connected with harming real people(or even fictitious people). Ingenious. Epic Megagames, Rob Elam, Ryan Elam, & all others involved in the creative process are to be well applauded. Hopefully, this file will be expanded as any new knowledge about the game comes to my attention, and I'll slowly be able to fill in the few gaps I'm currently not certain on. And, by downloading this file, you're supporting your friendly neighborhood FAQ writer by making higher demand for these files in the future. Now don't you feel better about yourself? Be sure and read through this entire section, if you're not completely familiar with the game, for basic gameplay instructions and tips. NOTE: Those of you only playing the shareware version, look under "Shareware Differences", Section (1.5) for minor changes in some of the scraps. (1.2) Disclaimer (Unless you're an Epic employee, you can skip this) ---------------- This FAQ and myself are not in any way connected with Epic Megagames. "One Must Fall: 2097" is, I presume, a registered trademark of Diversions Entertainment, or Epic Megagames, or both. I don't know. I don't care. "OFFICIAL /\/\att sTrAgEdY Guide" is not a trademark of anything. Feel free to mention them in anything you write without including me in your Disclaimer list. I'm not even sure how to get a trademark; & I'm too cheap to waste money on anything other than games anyway. I only wrote this because I pity the poor idiots like myself that tried to understand the pitiful instructions in the other OMF FAQs before they finally gave up and just messed around till they got something to work. If anyone is dissatisfied with the results of this FAQ, or unable to get the moves to work right, despite the fact that they have done everything to my every letter, then you have my sympathy. And that's it. If strange demons infest your household due to heinous combinations of joystick movements in conjunction with unheard of swearing by you when moves don't work, don't contact me complaining. Call your local exorcist. I'll be working on the next revision. For all technical reasons, this FAQ IS copyright, (C)1995. Why, I really don't know... David just told me to do it. Like anyone would rob a poor FAQ writer? (I told you to skip this... Now get out of here) (1.3) Basic Tutorial -------------------- * Each 'bot has 15 basic Attacks--7 basic Punches, 7 basic Kicks, and 1 Throw or Grab. The basic Punches and Kicks are different in speed & power, ranging from weak & fast (referred to as "light") to fairly strong & fairly quick (referred to as "medium") to powerful & slow (referred to as "heavy). NOTE: Some 'bots have, in place of Arms or Legs, different appendages that they attack with such as blades, flames, or chains, and therefore do not have Punches and Kicks, but say, Punches & Flames or Blades & Kicks. - To perform a standing Light Attack, press straight towards your opponent and an Attack button. To perform a standing Medium Attack, just press an Attack button without pressing in any direction. To perform a standing Heavy Attack, press straight Away from your opponent and an Attack button. - To perform a crouching Light Attack, press diagonally Down & Towards your opponent and an Attack button. To perform a crouching Medium Attack, press straight Down and an Attack button. To perform a crouching Heavy Attack, press diagonally Down & Away from your opponent and an Attack button. The crouching Heavy Kick is most commonly referred to as a "Sweep". - To perform an Air Attack, first Jump and then press an Attack button while your 'bot is in the air. - To perform a Throw or Grab, get close beside your opponent and press Towards your opponent and Punch at the same time. This results in various powerful attacks that vary depending on the particular 'bot you are using. * To jump much higher than you normally would by pressing Up in any direction, press Down just before you jump. This makes for a jump that is about twice as high and twice as long as a standard jump. * You can Block all of your opponents attacks, with the exceptions of Low Kicks, Throws, & the Nova's Earthquake Smash, by pressing and holding Away from your opponent. To block Low Kicks, press diagonally Down & Away from your opponent. Note that when you are blocking low, you cannot block air attacks. Throws can only be avoided by keeping your opponent away using different attacks or by throwing him first. The Nova's Earthquake Smash can only be avoided by being in the air at the time the Nova performs it. * A number of successively landed hits can make your opponent dizzy, making them unable to defend themselves for a brief period of time. You can tell how close you or your opponent is to becoming dizzy by watching the Stun Bar, directly beneath your or your opponent's life bar. The Stun Bar is lowered every time you or your opponent successfully lands an attack. The Stun Bar slowly recharges when you are not performing any attacks. Be careful of attacking when your Stun Bar is low as it will not recharge, making it easier for your opponent to get you dizzy. * Special moves are combinations of joystick or key movements coupled with attack buttons to make your 'bot do more powerful attacks such as projectiles or long range Attacks. Look under Section (3), 'bot Descriptions for a listing of each 'bot's special moves. * Some 'bots have "Shadow" versions of their Special Moves. These moves differ from the simpler versions of the moves in that they are usually invulnerable to projectiles, faster, and more damaging. But, they are also usually more difficult to perform and usually have longer recovery times which leave your 'bot more open to attacks from your opponent. * Every 'bot has a Scrap & Destruction Move. - Scrap Moves are performed immediately after you defeat your opponent in the final round. Wait for your opponent to fall down after the final blow of the match and then keep performing your 'bot's particular Scrap move, over and over if need be, until you see results. - Destruction Moves are performed during or immediately following a scrap move, as is specified for each 'bot in Section (3), 'bot Descriptions. * A "Combination" is a series of Attacks which cannot be blocked once the first hit is made. For example, jumping at your opponent and hitting them with a basic air attack (Kick or Punch) and then immediately following that Attack with a Sweep would be a Two-Hit Combo. (That simple combo works with all 'bots under all Characters) Also, bonus points are awarded to your score everytime your successfully perform a combo. For a list of effective combos for each robot check Section (3), 'bot Descriptions. * For best results, I highly recommend using a Gravis, or other brand, Gamepad, as it's nearly impossible to do most of the moves consistently on a standard Analog joystick, and rather confusing to use the keyboard. (1.4) Understanding Special Move Combinations --------------------------------------------- In order to properly understand the move descriptions in Section (3), refer to these legends. (1.4)(A) Direction & Attack Buttons Legend ------------------------------------------ Your Joystick (preferrably a Gamepad) | \_/ .--------. UB U UF .---------------. | You're | \ | / | Your opponent | | here | B-- P-K --F | here | `--------' / | \ `---------------' DB D DF UB = Diagonally Up & Back U = Straight Up UF = Diagonally Up & Forward B = Straight Back F = Straight Forward DB = Diagonally Down & Back D = Straight Down DF = Diagonally Down & Forward Forward means toward your opponent; Back means away from your opponent Attack Buttons -------------- P = The Punch button on your Joystick or Keyboard K = The Kick button on your Joystick or Keyboard (1.4)(B) Special Moves Punctuation Legend ----------------------------------------- Move description punctuation in Section (3) should be understood as follows: - = Signifies moving succintly from one position on the stick or keyboard to the next. Example: B-DB-D-DF-F would mean to start in the straight Away from your opponent position and smoothly roll downward & then to the straight Toward your opponent position. + = Used when a direction and attack button must be pressed at the same time. Example: D+K would mean to press Straight Down & Kick at the same time. The best way to do this is not to try and press the direction and the button at the EXACT same time, but instead to first press the direction listed, hold it, then press the button, and release (unless otherwise specified). This works best if you do it in one quick motion that shouldn't take up more than 1/2 a second. , = Press and release the Direction or Attack button preceding the comma. Example: D,F+P would be interpreted as pressing & releasing Straight Down, and then immediately pressing Forward and Punch. Incidentally, this is the Scrap Move for the Electra, Shredder, and Chronos. An example of a move using all three forms of the above punctuation is the Shadow's Scrap Move: B,F-UF-U-UB-B+P which should be interpreted as pressing Back, going straight to Forward, then rolling Upward then Back in one succinct motion and pressing Punch once you have rolled to the straight Back position. Additionally, any move preceded by "(jump)" means that the move must be performed while in the air, and any move followed by "(rep)" means to repeat the combination until results occur. And lastly, a combination followed by "(hold)" means to hold the last Direction and/or Attack button pressed until results occur. (1.5) Shareware Differences --------------------------- It needs to be noted that in the Shareware version of this game, or at least the version I have, you cannot, to my knowledge, perform Destruction Moves, or they are a sequence which I haven't been able to figure out yet. You can do the Scrap Moves, but the combination varies slightly from the registered version for the Jaguar and Thorn. However, if you watch the Demo Mode in the Shareware version with the computer's skill level on Deadly, they will occasionally do the Destructions with the three 'bots available. If you are using the Shareware version, refer to the combinations below to perform the Scrap Moves for the Jaguar and the Thorn. Jaguar = D,D,D,U,U+P Thorn = B,B,F,F+P Also, the only Unranked Challenger (to my knowledge) that you can get to in the Shareware version is Jazzy, who appears after you defeat the #2 ranked with little damage, since he's the only one that doesn't require a Destruction for you to get to him. You also cannot gain enhancements in the Shareware version due to this fact. I know that some people have gone in and remapped the Destruction sequences in the Shareware version and been able to get to ALL the Unranked Challengers in the North American(Christian, Steel Claw, Jazzy, & Iceman), as well as get Enhancements. So they're there, but I just don't know the sequences to get the Destructions to work, if there even ARE any programmed in the original Shareware release. (2) Known Secrets & Hidden/Unranked Characters ---------------------------------------------- OMF is just loaded with tons of Hidden Characters for you to stumble across, as well as several other hard to discover surprises. Here's a list of everything I've found up to this point. (2.1) The (Not-So)Secret Difficulty Level ----------------------------------------- To get to the not-so-secret-by-now difficulty level, "Deadly", go into the Gameplay menu accessed from the Main menu. Go down to the "CPU:" selection, and keep pressing right after it says Champion (about 10-15 times) until it turns to "Deadly". This is a level that you have to totally rely on taking advantage of AI bugs to win, because the computer almost always blocks all standard attacks and projectiles. The computer will also occasionally do a Scrap or Destruction after defeating you. Note that this skill level only affects One Player Mode and Demo Mode, where the computer 'bots fight each other with the same skill that they use against you in One Player Mode, and sometimes do Scraps & Destructions on one another. Also, if you want the ultimate challenge, why not use the "Ultimate" skill level? Yes, you know you're bad and can beat the game every time you play it with the CPU level on "Deadly", but you've never faced a challenge unless you've played the game on the SECOND hidden skill level, "Ultimate". To activate "Ultimate", go into the Gameplay Menu, change the present CPU level to "Deadly", as described above, and press the keys O-M-F on your keyboard simultaneously(in any order just so long as you press all three keys at the same time). Release them, and then press Right on your joystick or the Right cursor key to change the skill level to "Ultimate". I won't describe how hard it is to win at this level; let me just leave it at "Good Luck". - Thanx to Henry Bent(HenryB3068@aol.com) for the tip on the "Ultimate" CPU skill level. (2.2) The Hidden Advanced Options Menu -------------------------------------- There is a hidden option within the game which lets you control aspects of the game such as how high the players jump and how much energy each player has in One & Two Player modes, special features like rehitting and block damage, and several others. To bring up the menu, hold down the 2-0-9-7 keys on the keyboard simultaneously while at the Main Menu. Release them, and go into the Gameplay menu. You'll see a new option accessible called "Advanced Options". Select it, and you'll have control over the aforementioned options as well as a few others that I'll let you discover & figure out for yourself. - Thanx to Henry Bent(HenryB3068@aol.com) for the tip on the hidden Advanced Options Menu. (2.3) Unranked Challengers - Tournament --------------------------------------- There are numerous Unranked Challengers to be found in the Tournament Mode. To get to many of the hidden characters, you need to have chosen one of the two highest difficulty levels when you made your character. Some are only accessible at the highest difficulty level. Also, you must usually either perform very well in your previous fight (take little damage), perform a Scrap & Destruction, or both. The following is a list of the Characters I have been able to find and how I got to them. Note that listed are only the SUPPOSED way that you get to each of them. I'm not 100% sure. On most of these characters, I was using Shadow when I found them. Once again, if you don't seem to be able to get to a particular character, make sure that the difficulty level is high enough; if you still can't get to them, try to take as little damage as possible and execute a destruction every time. - Jazzy = Appears after you defeat #2 ranked in North American with little damage & World Championship after you beat Eva Earlong, another hidden character, with little damage. - Iceman = Appears after you defeat #1 ranked in North American with little damage & destruction, & World Championship when you perform a Destruction on Selenna. Iceman gives the Shadow the Freeze Blast Enhancement. - Steel Claw = Randomly in North American when you perform a Destruction or take little damage. - Christian = North American & War Invitational when you perform a Destruction on Crystal. - Eva Earlong= Randomly in War Invitational & World Championships when you take little damage. - Devan Shell= After you defeat #1 in Katushai Challenge without taking much damage and performing a destruction, and randomly in World Championship when you take little damage & do a Destruction. - Angel = Randomly in Katushai Challenge & World Championships, even if you take all kinds of damage and don't do the Scrap & Destruction. - Selenna = After you defeat #2 in the Katushai Challenge with a Destruction and take little damage. - Killian = Randomly in the War Invitational when you do a Destruction and take little damage. - Bethany = After defeating #1 in War Invitational with little damage and Destruction, and after defeating #2 in World Championship with little damage and Destruction. - Nicoli = After you defeat #1 in World Championship. It doesn't seem to matter if you do well, or lousy, or if you perform a Destruction or not. You just have to have the difficulty level set up high enough. (2.4) Tournament Mode Enhancements ---------------------------------- You can pick up enhancements in Tournament play which will give your 'bot extra powers, such as multiple projectiles or the ability to perform special moves in mid-air. Enhancements are attained only when you have your character's difficulty level at at least STEEL(I've never gotten an enhancement at a level lower than that) in Tournament Play. I have only gotten enhancements after performing destructions on my opponents. You most often get an enhancement after fighting an Unranked Challenger, but I have gotten them after defeating #1 ranked in both the Katushai Challenge and World Championship. You'll know if you've received an Enhancement by reading what your Engineer says when he greets you. If he says something about finding a gizmo in the Arena while they were cleaning up, then you've got an enhancement. But enhancements usually won't do any good unless you know you have them, so always be sure to at least glance at the Engineer's comment. For a listing of known enhancements for each 'bot and how to perform them, check Section (3), 'bot Descriptions. (2.5) Fire & Ice in the Hole ---------------------------- In One Player Mode, all Characters(I believe) have a special combination used to get to the secret character "Fire" after performing a Scrap & Destruction in the Fire Arena. The only requirement for being able to get to Fire is that you have the CPU difficulty level on a minimum of "Champion". Known combinations for some 'bots are listed in the 'bot Descriptions, Section (3). Fire is a Katana with the ability to perform a 5-hit Rising Blade move and has a Fire projectile that does enormous damage. He has extremely high strength & stamina, and relatively high agility. All his hits take off about double the average character's hit. He doesn't, however, seem to be well adept at blocking Sweeps. Defeat him in Champion mode, and you'll get 1,000,000 points for a perfect round(if you can), 1,000,000 for full stamina(automatic perfect round), and 1,000,000 for his Destruction. In Deadly mode, count that a cool 1,500,000 points each. While playing with the CPU on Ultimate, you get a huge 2,000,000 points each. All psyched up and ready to take on Fire? Well, on the slim chance that you manage to defeat Fire with the difficulty set on Ultimate, you can ALSO get to a second hidden character named Ice. To get to him(or her--it COULD be a girl), beat Fire with the difficulty level set to Ultimate, as is described in Section (2.1), & perform a Destruction on him. Then perform the same sequence that you used to get to Fire. If you do it correctly, you will then be taken to the lair of the secret character, Ice. Ice is an incredibly fast, powerful, and smart Shadow that blocks almost everything that you can throw at it. All his(her) Special Shadow Moves go lightning quick and are unstoppable. He also has a Freeze Blast that will freeze you for a short time, as well as do some damage to you in the process.(You might want to remember that to avoid the Freeze Blast, you either have to jump or block low) Put quite frankly, it takes a heck of a lot of effort to beat this guy(gal), so the programmers were at least gracious enough to give you 20,000,000 points for full health, as well as for a Perfect Round(Yeah Right...) and Ice's Destruction, adding up to the Potential of 60,000,000+ points for a single round. Sound like fun? Go ahead, then. Have fun... losing. (2.6) Odds'n'Ends Secrets ------------------------- - To change the colors of your 'bot in either One or Two Player modes, first select the character that you wish to use. While you're choosing your 'bot, press the 1, 2, & 3 keys on your keyboard to select the colors for Player One and the 4, 5, & 6 keys for Player Two. Don't know how secret that is, but I thought it worth mentioning anyway. - To replay the animations shown when you win a tournament in Tournament Mode, press the "E" key on your keyboard from the Tournament Mode menu. Remember, you have to have WON a tournament previous to this, and must not be in a tournament at the time. This is a good way to see the winning animations for all the 'bots, as it will still show the ending if you buy a different 'bot. So, if you can't beat the World Championship tournament with that #%$@& Chronos, then win with your favorite 'bot, buy a Chronos if he's available, and press the "E" key. Now you get to watch the pretty little grafix animations for ALL those 'bots you're lame with. - To make all the nuts and bolts that you and your opponent knock out of each other continually rain down on you during your match without disappearing, hold down the R-E-I-N keys on your keyboard simultaneously at any time while in the game, even during a fight. This feature is more or less useless, and in a long fight slows down the grafix on even a high-end 486 drastically, but it's there, nonetheless, for you to try at least once to quench your insatiable curiosity. - To increase the amount of metal and bolts that fly from each 'bot during a battle, hold down the B-I-G keys along with a number between 1 and 9 simultaneously at any time in the game(including during a fight). 1 represents the normal amount of scrap knocked from a 'bot during a fight, whereas 9 is the maximum amount of scrap you can knock from an opponent. To get the scrap level back to normal once you've changed it, just press the B-I-G-1 keys simultaneously. Note that on some computers(namely MY 486DX2/66), this option for some reason won't work, as every time I try it, I only hear my PC speaker chirping in the background. This may be attributable to my particular setup, because the code works fine on my brother's 486DX2-50, but I'm not sure. - I've heard that there's a sound test that can be accessed under the Configuration menu by pressing ALT-S-T simultaneously from the title screen, but I've yet to get it to work. Anyone have any suggestions?? (2.7) At Wit's End? ------------------- If worse comes to worse, try out the OMF Edit program, by Legend. No, it's not a source code hack program--it simply edits your saved Tournament characters to give them full power on everything, along with over $672,000,000k to spend. Look for it under the filename "OMFEDIT.ZIP" or "OMFED10.ZIP" on your local BBS. It works with either the Shareware or Registered version. (3) 'bot Descriptions, Moves, & Other Swell Stuff ------------------------------------------------- The following list is a compilation of Descriptions, Special Moves, Scrap & Destruction Moves, Combos, Known Secrets, & Miscellaneous Notes for each 'bot. If you want to print out a list of all the 'bots moves, but don't want to have to print all the extra stuff, print the "OMFMOVES.LST" file that came with the "MOMFAQXX.ZIP" file, where XX is the version number. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.1) Jaguar ------------ Description: * Fast & fairly powerful, the Jaguar's a good basic choice for most players to learn on. All its Special Moves are very basic and easy to execute, and it's Scrap & Destruction are best to use for learning how the timing of most Scraps & Destructions work. It does, however, have slow recovery time from its Sweep and Uppercut, leaving it open to quick attacks by the enemy. A very all-around, but not specialized when unmodified, 'bot that's great to learn the mechanics of the game with. However, if you have a fully-rigged Jaguar with both Enhancements in Tournament mode, this rig rocks! When playing with Rehit mode turned on, the Jaguar is my personal preference to beat the living cyber-shnot out of my opponents with. With a souped up Jag, you can take off nearly a third of your opponents energy with a single combo. However, should you be a little slow in the finger movement category, don't expect to reap too many benefits here. But seeing your friend gawk as you completely destroy their pride'n'joy in a matter of seconds makes it well worth your while to take a course in "Reflex Enhancement". Special Moves: Jaguar Leap = D-DF-F+P Shadow Jaguar Leap = B-DB-D-DF-F+P Concussion Cannon = D-DB-B+P Overhead Throw = (jump), D+P - when near opponent Scrap Move = D,D,U+P Destruction Move = D,U+K Timing: Time it so that you press U+K right after the Jaguar lifts your opponent overhead. How to get to Fire & Ice = D,D,U+K Timing: Do it when the Jaguar jumps during his Destruction. You have to do it REAL fast. Hyper Mode Enhancements: Directable Concussion Blast - Lets you direct the Blast after you shoot it by pressing in any direction. Combination: Same as normal CB Mid-Air Jaguar Leap - Lets you perform a Jaguar Leap while jumping. Combination: (jump),D-DF-F+P Tournament Enhancements: First Enhancement: This Enhancement's a doozy.. It gives you all of the following: Double Concussion Blast - Lets you shoot two Blasts at once. Combination: Same as normal CB Mid-Air Jaguar Leap - Lets you do the Jaguar Leap in mid-air, even if Hyper Mode is off. Combination: (jump),D-DF-F+P * Double Jaguar Leap - Lets you do two consecutive Jaguar Leaps, one right after the other. To do it, do a regular Jaguar Leap, then perform another one before your Jaguar starts to fall out of the leap. This works great for extra damage to your opponent when rehit mode is turned on. * Shadow Jaguar Leap - This lets you do a kick coming "Safety" Kick out of a SJL, which means that you won't be vulnerable to any quick attacks from your opponent if you miss with the SJL. To do the "safety" kick, perform a SJL and press the Kick button anytime during the SJL before you start to fall out of it. This one works great with rehit mode turned on as well, since the more damage you can fit into a combo, the happier your 'bot'll be. Second Enhancement: * I played through all four tournaments with the Jaguar, and while the first enhancement could be obtained from many different Unranked Challengers, the only place I could ever find the second enhancement was from Bethany in the World Championship. It's worth it, though, as you'll see from the following two nifty Enhancements * Triple Concussion Blast - Shoots three Blasts at a time. Combination: Same as normal CB * Mid-Air Jaguar Leap - Lets you perform an overhead "Safety" Throw throw when coming out of a MAJL. This is really most useful with Rehit mode turned on as an offensive move, but is also effective as a defensive move so you're not as vulnerable when coming out of a MAJL. Combination: Press D+P at any time while doing a MAJL previous to the apex.(The point at which you start to fall downward) Effective Combos & Tactics: - Jump in with a Kick or Punch. If it connects, immediately perform a Shadow Jaguar Leap for a high damage three-hit combo. In Tournament mode, if you don't connect with the SJL and have the first Enhacment, remember to do a safety Kick (see above) so that your opponent won't have a chance to make you regret it. - At close range, perform a Concussion Blast and immediately follow it with a Jaguar Leap. This usually works against computer players in One Player or Tournament mode, particularly if you have the first or second Enhancements. * - I really hate to give this combo away, so I'll just give you some hints about how to do with it. Doing a Combo consisting of a Jump Kick, Enhanced Concussion Blast, Double Jaguar Leaps, and the Jaguar Leap Safety Throw (available only with the second Enhancement), you can quite easily beat the computer every time in Tournament mode. A slightly modified version using the Shadow Jaguar Leap and Safety Kick also works real well to irritate your friends to the point of distraction--so it's something well worth discovering. If you're really desparate to know the combo, and have REALLY tried to figure it out but, alas, could not, send mail to one of the addresses at the end of this file. Maybe I'll give out one of my favorite secrets to the public. Or maybe I won't. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.2) Shadow ------------ Description: Quick & fairly powerful, the Shadow is one of the easiest 'bots in the game to win with. Using a combination of AI flaws & quick moves, you can easily beat the computer on the hardest difficulty level almost every time. The computer cannot(in my version) hardly ever avoid the Shadow Grab once it's thrown, with the notable exception of the Electra on the higher difficulty levels. The best strategy to catch the computer with the Shadow Grab is to make distance between you and your computer opponent, and then throw the Shadow Grab. Also, performing a Shadow Dive while jumping away from a computer opponent connects most of the time, even on the highest difficulty settings. However, the Shadow Punch and Shadow Kick are virtually useless against the game's AI--unless you find yourself cornered by a computer opponent. Due to another AI flaw, when you are cornered, about 95% of the time you can perform a Shadow Kick with the computer at close range and it will not be blocked. (provided you are using a mid-to-fast speed character) The Shadow is definitely the 'bot to use to find most of the games secrets, as a skilled player can almost always get a perfect, or at least near to perfect, round with it. Special Moves: Shadow Punch = D-DB-B+P Shadow Kick = D-DB-B+K Shadow Dive = (jump),D-DF-F+P Shadow Grab = D,D+P Scrap Move = B,F-UF-U-UB-B+P Destruction Move = D,D,D+P Timing: Do it quickly right after the sixth hit of the Scrap. If you have problems getting it to work, keep hitting D+P right after the fifth hit of the Scrap. How to get to Fire & Ice = D,D,D+P,(rep) Timing: Do it right after the giant Shadow destroys your opponent and starts to fade away. If you can't get it to work, try pressing D+P over & over after the big Shadow destroys your opponent. Hyper Mode Enhancements: None known at this time. Tournament Enhancements: First Enhancement: Air Shadow Grab - Lets you throw the Shadow Grab in Mid-Air. Combination: (jump),D-DB-B+P Second Enhancement: Super Shadow Punch & Kick - Faster, More Powerful versions of the Shadow Punch & Kick. & Combination: Same as normal SP/SK Freeze Blast - A projectile weapon that freezes NOTE: You can only get your opponent doing some damage in the Freeze Blast if you the process, and holds them for a get your second enhance- few seconds, giving you the ment from Iceman in the opportunity to do more damage. North American. Combination: F-DF-D-DB-B+P Effective Combos & Tactics: - When playing against the computer in One Player Mode, jump away from your opponent with a basic jump-Kick at the start of the match(unless your opponent is a Jaguar). Throw a Shadow Grab as soon as you land. If it doesn't catch your opponent and he's still far enough away, throw another one until you catch him or until he's close enough to hit you. Once he's caught, jump in with a basic Jump Kick & Sweep combo. Then immediately jump away and repeat the process. This will take you all the way through the game almost every time on any skill level. NOTE: This tactic does not work as well against the Nova, as he breaks up the pattern with his superior air attacks & his Earthquake Smash when you try to throw your Shadow Grab. When playing in Tournament mode, find the enhancement that lets you throw your Shadow grab in mid- air and use it against the Nova. - If your character has full Power & Agility, and a Shadow with its Arm & Leg Power & Speed at full, you can do a devestating combo, great for dizzying that "other" 'bot. Throw your Shadow Grab, then attack with a basic Jump Kick when it grabs your opponent. Right after the Kick connects, follow with three to four Crouching Heavy Punches, depending on the 'bot you're fighting, and then end the combo with a Sweep.(Some, such as the Thorn, can be hit with four punches before the sweep; others, such as the Nova, can only be hit with three punches before the sweep--test and find out for yourself until I compile a list and add it to the FAQ) This almost always makes your opponent dizzy, allowing you to repeat the combo again with or without the initial Shadow Grab. If you have the Freeze Blast Enhancement, you can add even more damage by throwing the Freeze Blast right after you grab your opponent with the Shadow Grab. - The computer is a sucker for the Shadow Dive on any skill level. Jump away from your opponent at any point during a match, and while jumping away, throw your Shadow Dive. It usually connects about 50% of the time; and even if it doesn't, it leaves you with great setup to throw your Shadow Grab again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.3) Thorn ----------- Description: Stout would best describe the Thorn's fighting prowess. Able to take ungodly amounts of damage without flinching, having some of the most damaging moves in the game, and yet painfully slow, the Thorn is definitely to OMF what Zangief is to the Street Fighter II series, to give you an idea. However, despite his lack of speed, the damage the Thorn causes with every attack (particularly his Speed Kick) & extremely tough armor more than make up for one or two extra hits your opponent may land. That, and a couple of AI flaws in One Player & Tournament Mode, make the Thorn quite easy to win the game with on any difficulty level. Special Moves: Speed Kick = D-DF-F+K Shadow Speed Kick = B-DB-D-DF-F+K Spike Charge = F,F+P Off-the-Wall Attack = (jump against wall),DF+K Scrap Move = B,B,F+P Destruction Move = U,D+P Timing: Do it right after your opponent has been "spiked". How to Get to Fire & Ice = U,U,D+P Timing: Do the combination right after your opponent goes through the floor. If you have problems, do the move over & over as soon as you've done the Destruction sequence. Hyper Mode Enhancements: Mid-Air Speed Kick - Lets you do a Speed Kick while in the air. Combination: (jump),D-DF-F+K Tournament Enhancements: First Enhancement: Super Fast Spike Charge - Spike Charge is incredibly fast. Combination: Same as normal SC & Mid-Air Speed Kick - Lets you do a Speed Kick in mid- air without Hyper Mode on. Combination: (jump),D-DF-F+K Second Enhancement: Mid-Air Off-the-Wall Attack - Lets you do the Thorn's Off-the Wall Attack from anywhere in the air. Combination:(jump),D-DB-B+K Effective Combos & Tactics: - When playing against the computer in One Player or Tournament Mode, the easiest way to beat the game with the Thorn, even on the hardest skill levels, is to play the game in Hyper Mode, and take advantage of an incredibly simple AI flaw. During the match, continually jump away from your opponent, and while in the air, perform a Speed Kick. (You must have Hyper Mode on to do this) The computer almost never blocks it, and it does high damage on both the Damage and Stun meters. You can do this over & over on any skill level you like, and is one of the easiest (and dullest) ways to win the game in One Player or Tournament Mode. But then again, it's also a good way to see how all the Character's stories end in One Player Mode. - Get your opponent dizzy, then jump in with a deep Jump Punch and as soon as you land, press towards your opponent and Punch. This will throw them across the screen for a pretty high damage two-hit combo. Remember, you have to do a DEEP Jumping Punch for this to work. (A Deep Attack is Jump Attack where you wait until you're as close as possible to your opponent [while jumping] to attack before landing) - The computer is a sucker for the Thorn's Sweep when he's far away, but within reach of the Thorn's long- reaching legs. This usually works pretty well up to the skill level of Champion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.4) Pyros ----------- Description: The Pyros is another example of a 'bot that relies primarily on raw power to win. Although many of its moves work fine against a human player, as there is minimal reaction time, you have to rely more on chipping away at your opponent in One Player or Tournament Mode as the computer blocks most of the moves every time. Although its flames aren't nearly as powerful as its arms, they are invulnerable to attack. Any special move that comes into contact with the flames (with the exception of the Thorn's Spike Charge) is almost always stopped cold. That, and AI flaws with the Pyros's Crouching Heavy Punch & Fire Spin, make it an entertaining, yet challenging, 'bot to use. Special Moves: Super Thrust = F,F+P Shadow Super Thrust = F,F,F+P Jet Swoop = (jump),D+K Fire Spin = D,P <-- Down,release,THEN Punch Scrap Move Part #1 = F,F,D,D+P * Part #2 = U+P(hold) Timing: Press & hold U+P very quickly right after the third hit of the Scrap. Hold it until you hear the Pyros speed up. It's hard to get it right every time, but it can be done. * Destruction Move = D+P(hold) Timing: Press & hold D+P quickly right after the seventh hit of the Scrap. Once again, it's hard to get it every time, but with practice, you'll be able to get it most of the time. How to Get to Fire & Ice = Unknown at this time Hyper Mode Enhancements: Mid-Air Super Thrust - Lets you do a Super Thrust while jumping. Combination: (jump),F,F+P Mid-Air Fire Spin - A Fire Spin that you can perform in mid-air. Combination: (jump),D,P Tournament Enhancements: First Enhancement: Super-Fast Super Thrust - An incredibly fast version of the Pyros's Super Thrust. & Combination: Same as normal ST Mid-Air Super Thrust - Lets the Pyros do a Super Thrust in mid-air without Hyper Mode on. Combination: (jump),F,F+P Second Enhancement: Unfound at this time Effective Combos & Tactics: - When playing in One Player/Tournament Mode, the easiest way to take down your opponent's damage meter is to continually do a standing Heavy Flame anytime your opponent walks toward you. If he jumps at you(unless its a Jaguar), do your Super Thrust, reflexes permitting. If you're rather cumbersome of thumb, try a standing Heavy Punch in place of the Super Thrust. - The computer is also a sucker for the Pyros's extremely powerful Crouching Heavy Punch. Just keep pressing down & back, and when the computer opponent gets close enough, hit the Punch button. This is also a great way to make your friends back off when they keep trying to get you with a Throw or Grab. - Do a normal jump towards your opponent and do a Jet Swoop. If it connects, jump back again right as your opponent is getting up and repeat. If not, do one standing Heavy Punch then one standing Heavy Flame. One of these usually connects. Either way, repeat the process over & over until your opponent is dizzy. - When your opponent is dizzy, get up close to them and do two standing Heavy Punches & a quick Super Thrust for a three-hit combo that does high damage. - For a simple move that takes down some of a computer player's energy, get right beside them after you knock them down and do a Fire Spin. This only works ever-so- often, so be sure to do it only once out of every, say, three attacks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.5) Electra ------------- Description: The Electra, while great for use in Two Player Mode, requires taking advantage of a couple of those wonderful AI bugs that let us win when nothing else will in One Player & Tournament Mode. Relying primarily on lightning (yes, a pun WAS intended) fast moves and a great defensive Special Move(Electric Shards), the Electra is a 'bot for none but the most nimble of thumbs. Those of you destitute of the requisite motor skills may wish to choose a slower 'bot or go play Links 386. Special Moves: Lightning Ball = D-DB-B+P Electric Shards = D-DF-F+P Rolling Thunder = F,F+P Shadow Rolling Thunder = D-DF-F,F+P Scrap Move = D,F+P Destruction Move = U-UF-F-DF-D+P Timing: Do it anytime while the Electra is "volting" your opponent. How to get to Fire & Ice = U-UF-F-DF-D+P Timing: Do it right after your opponent blows up, QUICKLY. If you have problems, do it over & over while the lightning is striking. Hyper Mode Enhancements: Directable Lightning Ball - Lets you control the direction of the Lightning Ball after you release it by pressing in any direction. Combination: Same as normal LB Mid-Air Rolling Thunder - Do the Rolling Thunder in Mid-Air Combination: (jump),F,F+P Tournament Enhancements: First Enhancement: Double Lightning Ball - Lets you release two Lightning Balls at once. & Combination: Same as normal LB Long-Range Electric Shards - Electric Shards have a much longer reach. Combination: Same as normal ES Second Enhancement: Triple Lightning Ball - Lets you release three Lightning Balls at once. Combination: Same as normal LB Effective Combos & Tactics: - In Tournament Mode, it is possible to get a 21-hit combo with the Electra. To do so, your character must have full Agility, and your Electra must have full Leg Speed. First, get your opponent dizzy anyway you can. Then, jump in with a basic Jump Kick, and immediately press Down & Towards your opponent and press the Kick button as fast as you can. When you're almost out of range, quickly do a Sweep to finish the combo. Against the slower characters, I have gotten a 21-hit combo using this method. - An easy way to "kind of" cheat against the computer in Tournament mode with the Electra is to get your character full Agility and your 'bot full Leg Speed, as mentioned above. Jump at you opponent with a basic Jump Attack. As soon as land, start doing as many Crouching Light Kicks as you can. The computer almost never blocks these, and quickly becomes dizzy, allowing you to perform the combo above. - When playing against Major Kreissack in One Player Mode, you'll find it nearly impossible to beat him with the Electra on the higher difficulty levels. A easy pattern that works for me most of the time is to continually do Shadow Rolling Thunders at long range until I have the opportunity to attack with a Jump Attack. As soon as I land, hit or not, I do three Standing Heavy Kicks followed by one Standing Medium Kick. Keep repeating this. He'll usually just sit there and block until he decides to jump; and when he does, the Heavy Kick will get him almost every time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.6) Katana ------------ Description: Definitely one of the most enjoyable 'bots to play with, the Katana has a well rounded variety of basic Attacks and Special Moves, the latter of which, when used properly, can madden your human opponents to the point of less than tasteful dialogue. With some very strong attacks and a good assortment of possible combos, the Katana is about the most well rounded 'bot to use. Once again, for those of you who might occasionally get stuck against a computer opponent, I've found a couple of useful AI loopholes to get you through those tight Tournament matches. Special Moves: Rising Blade = D-DF-F+P (Invincible) Shadow Rising Blade = B-DB-D-DF-F+P (Invincible) Head Stomp = (jump),D+K <--While over opponent .--Forward Razor Spin = D-DF-F+K :--Backward Razor Spin = D-DB-B+K `->NOTE: You can control movement of the Katana's Razor Spin move in the air, once it starts spinning, by pressing in any direction. Also, if you bounce off your opponent doing the Spin, and then go against a wall before you land, you'll go into another Spin. Scrap Move = F-DF-D-DB-B+P Destruction Move = B-DB-D-DF-F+P Timing: Wait until after the Katana slashes your opponent, and then quickly do the move. You only have a short time to do it, so go FAST. .- How to get to Fire & Ice = B-DB-D-DF-F+K | Timing: Do the move right after `-->Contributed the Katana slashes and destroys by Henry Bent your opponent's 'bot. If you just HenryB3068@aol.com can't get it to work, keep doing the sequence over & over after you do the Destruction move. Hyper Mode Enhancements: Mid-Air Rising Blade - Lets you do a Rising Blade in mid-air. Combination: (jump),D-DF-F+P Tournament Mode Enhancements: First Enhancement: Four-Hit Shadow Rising Blade - Does a four-hit version of the Katana's Shadow Rising Blade. Combination: Same as normal SRB Second Enhancement: Five-Hit Shadow Rising Blade - Does a five-hit version of the Katana's Shadow Rising Blade. Combination: Same as normal SRB Third Enhancement: I've heard that the Katana has a third Enhancement which gives him the Fireball that "Fire", the secret character in One Player Mode, uses. But as of yet I haven't been able to find it. I'm assuming that you have to get it with your second enhancement from a particular Unranked Challenger(like the Shadow's Freeze Blast that you get from Iceman in the North American), but it wasn't the Iceman Katana in the World Championship. Anyone got any tips short of hex-editing my saved character? Effective Combos & Tactics: - The computer doesn't seem to understand the concept of blocking the Katana's Head Stomp. Knock your computer opponent down any way you can, and jump over them right before they get up. As they are getting up, hold Down and then repeatedly press Kick as fast as you can three or four times. You can almost always get in three hits, and sometimes four. After the initial 3-4 hits, keep doing the Head Stomp over and over until either your opponent gets knocked down or until they're dizzy. Usually, the computer only blocks about 75 percent of the Head Stomps, so you'll put out a lot of damage this way. If the computer falls down while you're doing this, but isn't dizzy, immediately start doing crouching Light Kicks until you're at a safe range. Note that this tactic works on any skill level in either One Player or Tournament Mode. - A good combo to use against your opponent after you get them dizzy is to jump in with a basic Jump Kick and then quickly do a Shadow Rising Blade. In One or Two Player Mode, this will be a 4 hit-combo. In Tournament mode, if you have one Enhancement, it will be a 5-hit combo; two Enhancements and it'll be a 6-hit combo--making for a great way to get an opponent dizzy. To do the most destroying combo that I've found in the game, get your opponent dizzy and in a corner. Jump in at them with a Jump Kick, follow with two Heavy Standing Punches, and do a Shadow Rising Blade. If you've got the Five-Hit Shadow Rising Blade enhancement, this combo will give you over 218,000 bonus points every time you do it, not to mention knock enough metal from your adversary to assemble a mid- size Buick. - You can drive your human opponents crazy using the Razor Spin move. Direct the Spin to right over your opponent. He won't be sure as to which way to turn to block, and often as not will choose the wrong way. Once again, you might be doing this at your opponent's gamepad's expense. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.7) Shredder -------------- Description: The Shredder, while it is probably one of the best rounded 'bots in the game, doesn't really excell in any particular area. It has a couple of great Special Moves, some powerful Basic Moves, and looks cool to boot. But, the computer doesn't seem to respect its cool looks, as it plays against the 'bot quite well on the higher difficulty levels. In a bow to the programmers, I've yet to find any signifigant AI flaws to take advantage of. To win with the Shredder, you can count on having to use some real <gasp!> stragedy against computer opponents just like you would human ones. While none of its moves are particularly fun to watch, they prove very effective in the hands of those with the reflexes to appreciate them. Special Moves: Flying Hands = D-DB-B+P Head-Butt = D-DF-F+P Shadow Head Butt = B-DB-D-DF-F+P Flip Kick = D,D+K Scrap Move = D,F+P Destruction Move = D,U,U+P Timing: Do it at any time while the Shredder is shredding your opponent. how to get to Fire & Ice = Unknown at this time Hyper Mode Enhancements: Mid-Air Head-Butt - Lets you do a Head-Butt in mid- air. Combination: (jump),D-DF-F+P Tournament Enhancements: First Enhancement: Long-Range Flying Hands - The Flying Hands Attack has a much farther range. Combination: Same as normal FH Second Enhancement: Unfound at this time Effective Combos & Tactics: - A good combo to use against computer opponents when their Stun Bar has almost run out is to attack with a basic Jump Kick and do a Flying Hands attack as soon as you land. This almost always catches the computer and takes down the rest of its Stun Bar, making it dizzy. Don't try this unless your opponents Stun Bar is almost gone, because if they don't become dizzy after the attack, they can retaliate with a Sweep or other move that you won't be able to block in time. - When your opponent is dizzy, a good combo to use is to get about a 'bot's width away from them and do a Flip Kick. You have to do this quickly, and it will take some practice, but right after the second hit of the Flip Kick, immediately hit your Kick Button, and then do one quick standing Heavy Kick and follow that with a Sweep for a devestating 5-hit combo that's easy to get off with a little practice. - The Shredder has two Special moves which are effective at thwarting Air Attacks. The first is the Flip Kick, which must be done right after your opponent jumps. This works fairly well, but leaves you too close to your opponent to set up a good strategy. The second is the Flying Hands, which is good for leaving your opponent at a distance, giving you the chance to set up another brilliant game plan. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.8) Flail ----------- Description: Definitely the oddball of the group, I can imagine the Elam's conceptualizing the designs for the Flail after one too many slices of a Meat-Lover's pizza with extra pepperoni. This 'bot looks like it could handle anything from smart missiles to heavy indigestion. And it can, too. (I'm guessing on the indigestion part) Although discouraging to learn, the Flail is one of the more interesting, and fun, 'bots to use. Although he's hard to use against the instantaneous reflexes of the computer, he's a blast to use against your friends-turned-enemies in Two Player Mode. However, to even things out in your battle against unfair AI response time, there are a couple of bugs that you can use to win your personal war against the evil Major. Special Moves Charge Punch = B,B+P Shadow Charge Punch = D-DB-B,B+P Slow Chain Spin = D,K Fast Chain Spin = D,P Spinning Throw Grab = F,F+K <-- Must be near opponent; can be done in air. Scrap Part #1 = F,F,F+P Part #2 = B,F,B+P Timing: Time it so that you hit Back & Punch right after the Flail slams your opponent against the wall. If you have problems getting it to work, just keep doing the sequence F,B+P over & over during the first slam. Destruction = F-DF-D-DB-B+P,(rep) Timing: I don't know the precise timing, but I do it over and over during the second wall slam; I still miss it sometimes, though. How to get to Fire & Ice = Unknown at this time Hyper Mode Enhancements: Mobile Chain Spins - Lets your Flail move while doing a Heavy or Light Chain Spin by pressing Left or Right on your controller. Combination: Same as normal CS Tournament Enhancements: First Enhancements: All that this lousy Enhancement gives the Flail(that I know of) is the ability to do Mobile Chain Spins(see above) without Hyper Mode turned on. Whoo-pee. Second Enhancement: Unfound at this time Effective Combos & Tactics: - For those of you who dare to brave the dangers of the OMF arenas with only skill & reflexes, skip this. But for those of you out there with a brain and the need to win, here you go. The computer's a take-in for Hyper Mode when you use the Flail. All you have to do the entire time to win, even on the hardest difficulty level, is do a Heavy Chain Spin and then move towards the computer while you're spinning. This works almost without fail in One Player Mode, and about 75 percent of the time in Tournament Mode, even with both at the highest difficulty settings. To make your cyber-minded opponent's demise even quicker, as soon as you've hit them with the Chain Spin enough to make them dizzy, get close and do a Spinning Throw Grab on them. This is the most damaging single move of the game, and is incredibly fun to watch, as you wonder what it would look like if a 'bot became sick. - Another good way to take advantage of those annoying AI opponents is to utilize the Flail's Shadow Charge Punch. Make as much distance as possible between you and your computer opponent & do a SCP. If it connects, immediately jump back and do another as soon as your opponent gets up. If it doesn't connect, then immediately start doing lots of standing Light Punches, until you can beat a safe retreat & try again. I've hit the computer with this move seven times in a row before and it never blocked. Note that this was even in Deadly mode, and it seems to work well, although not as well, on the hardest Tournament skill level too. - A great way to dissolve friendships while playing this game is to play with your buddies in Two Player Mode, with you using the Flail. Wait for your friend to jump at you. Right when you see him jump towards you, immediately jump up towards him and do a Spinning Throw Grab before he has time to react. You'd be surprised how well it works even after three or four times of doing this to them. You'd also be surprised at how easy it is for some people to break a $20 Gravis Gamepad when they lose. - A good three-hit combo that does EXTREME damage, especially in One or Two Player Mode using someone like Steffan, is to get your opponent dizzy, and jump attack them, doing the following combination very quickly right before you get to them: F+P,P,F+K. This will do a basic Jump Punch, follow with a standing Medium Punch, and finish with a Spinning Throw Grab. You have to do this VERY quick for it to work, but against characters like Milano and Crystal in One or Two Player Mode, this takes down about half of their energy, depending on the Character that you're using. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.9) Gargoyle -------------- Description: The Gargoyle is really one of my favorite all around 'bots to use. This may be because of his unique appearance, differing from anything in all other fighting game out there. Or it may be because all of its moves are easy to learn and no problem to get off in a pinch. But whatever the reason, the Gargoyle is one of the easiest 'bots to win against the computer with, and one of the hardest to beat when controlled by a quick-fingered friend. Combining a mixture of speed and a great defensive Special Move(Flying Talon), this 'bot is one of the most fun to use in either One Player, Two Player, or Tournament Mode. Be sure to note that you can control the direction of the Gargoyle's jump by pressing Up & Back or Up & Forward to go, respectively, either Back or Forward while jumping. This is really handy when a change of direction in mid-air is preferrable to * landing in your opponents arms. Be sure to remember that you can control the direction of a jump using the Gargoyle by pressing left and right while in the air. Special Moves: Wing Charge = F,F+P Diving Claw Grab = (jump),D+K <- When nearly over your opponent * NOTE: You can control the left/ right direction of the Grab by pressing left or right while the the Gargoyle is diving. Flying Talon = D-DF-F+P NOTE: You can perform another attack, such as a Jump Punch or Diving Claw, after the Flying Talon has reached its apex. Scrap Move = B-DB-D-DF-F+P Destruction Move = D,U,D+P Timing: Time it so that you hit D+P right after the Gargoyle lands on your opponent. If you have problems, simply keep doing the sequence U,D+P over and over after the Gargoyle flys off the top of the screen. How to get to Fire & Ice = D,D,D+P Timing: Do the sequence right after the Gargoyle destroys your opponent and flies off the top of the screen. If you have problems getting it to work right, just keep pressing D+P over & over after the Gargoyle flys off the top of the screen after the Destruction. Hyper Mode Enhancements: Mid-Air Wing Charge - Lets you do a Wing Charge in mid-air. Combination: (jump),F,F+P Tournament Enhancements: First Enhancement: Best I can tell, this Enhancement just lets you do a mid-air Wing Charge, even when Hyper Mode isn't turned on in the Gameplay menu. That's a real bonus. Like most people really play this game with Hyper Mode off? Second Enhancement: Unfound at this time Effective Combos & Tactics: - When playing against the computer, in One Player or Tournament mode on any skill level, the easiest way to win is to use the Gargoyle's Diving Claw Grab repeatedly. The computer almost never blocks it. The best way to set up to catch the computer's 'bot with it is make some distance between yourself and your opponent. Then do a Flying Talon, and follow that with a Diving Claw. In fact, I've actually never lost a match in Tournament mode using the Gargoyle with this tactic. It's ridiculously simple, but apparently the computer doesn't properly differentiate between the ingenious strategies that should work(and yet never do), and the absurdly simple ones that should fail miserably(but work great). Well... life goes on. - A good three-hit combo I use a lot when I get an opponent dizzy in either One or Two Player Mode is as follows. Jump at your opponent, and then perform the following sequence right before you land in front of him: F+P,F+K, F+P. If you do it quick enough, it does a Jump Punch, Standing Light Kick, and Wing Charge. I don't use it in Tournament Mode due to the fact that the damage done is more nominal, since the 'bots are tougher and more resistant to light damage. - If you decide not to continually cheat with the Diving Claw grab like I do, and enjoy a bit of challenge with your gameplay, be sure and at least use the Flying Talon for all it's worth. Every time an enemy jumps at you, quickly do a Flying Talon, as it's invulnerable to all basic Air Attacks.(at least to my knowledge) Also, if you're backed into a corner, quickly do a Flying Talon to either connect for a hit or, if it doesn't hit, make them back off with a Diving Claw Grab. If playing in Hyper Mode, you can do a mid-air Wing Charge after the Flying Talon to get to the other side of the screen, away from your opponent where you've got more space to work with. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.A) Chronos ------------- Description: Being much better suited for Two Player games than the vs Computer Modes, the Chronos is a kick to beat your buddies with after you've mastered the timing required to use him effectively. Not really excelling in any particular strengths nor garnishing any real flaws in regards to Speed, Power, and Armor, the Chronos is pretty well-rounded, but by no means special either. In concern to One Player & Tournament Modes using the Chronos, I readily admit that I've failed with this 'bot. Not that everyone will, but I really don't have the patience to mess with him that much. Almost all of his moves require that your opponent doesn't react immediately; and as you know, this is basically the only defense the computer knows. And on the higher difficulty levels the computer almost always blocks your attacks or thwarts your Teleport by grabbing you before you even finish materializing beside him. But in Two Player Mode, this is one of the funnest 'bots to bash your buddies with, as they don't exactly have the instantaneous reaction time that the computer 'bots possess. So, don't expect to get a lot of help in the "Effective Combos & Tactics" part. All I can say is, if you figure out how to use this 'bot so well that you can beat the World Championship in Tournament Mode on the Heavy Metal tournament skill level without losing a round, I'd be willing to pay $5 to the first one of you who sends a list of the combos to use and the AI bugs you found to take advantage of. See Section (4.3) to contact me. Special Moves: Stasis Activator = D-DB-B+P Slow Stasis Activator = F-DF-D-DB-B+P Matter Phasing = D-DB-B+K <- Can be done in air Teleport = D,P <- Down,release,THEN Punch * NOTE: You can control the move- ment of the Teleport by pressing left or right while the Chronos is "phasing" out. Pressing left will port you to the far left of the screen, while pressing right will port you to the far right. If you press in no direction, you end up directly behind your opponent. Scrap Move = D,F+P Destruction Move = F,B+P Timing: Time it so that you press B+P right before the Chronos's arm goes inside your opponent. It's real hard to do it exact with the speed all the way up, so if you have problems just keep pressing F,B+P over & over during the Scrap. How to get to Fire & Ice = Unknown at this time Hyper Mode Enhancements: Controllable Stasis - Lets you control the Direction Activator of the Stasis & Slow Stasis after it's released by pressing in any direction. Combination: Same as normal SA & SSA Tournament Enhancements First Enhancement: Unfound, due to the fact that I can't win with this 'bot in Tournament Mode on the higher skill levels. Second Enhancement: I hate to repeat excuses--see "First Enhancement". Effective Combos & Tactics: - Well what do I know that works for this piece of Scrap bait? Umm.. a decent three-hit Combo is to jump in with a Jump Kick and follow that with a standing Heavy Kick. (Is that all?) - If you're playing in Hyper Mode, sometimes you can catch the computer with a Slow Stasis Activator by directing it upward when/if the computer tries to jump it. - A pretty good defense against a lot of air attacks from the computer is the Chronos's standing Heavy Punch. It usually beats out the computers basic air attacks, but isn't much good at defending against Special Moves. - This space is intentionally left blank to add as filler in an effort to cover my ignorance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.B) Nova ---------- Description: If you can't win with the Nova(available only in Tournament Mode--unless there's a cheat code), then you might want to go back to Karate Champ in your local arcade. But if you prove effective at utilizing raw power, hate racking your brain in an effort to devise brilliant combos, or just like to feel BAD, the Nova will obviously be the 'bot of choice for you. If the Nova were a weapon in DOOM, it would be a quadruple-barrel Shotgun--not the prettiest of toys, but definitely carrying that feeling of unstoppable destruction. The Nova, when fully rigged, is fast, powerful, & tough. It surpasses all the other 'bots in terms of basic Attack superiority, Special Move damage, and an almost unlimited number of incredibly powerful combos. Even if you're the finesse player who prefers the grace and eloquence of motion of the Katana to the brute force of the Thorn, you'll love using the Nova if for no other reason than to see it smash the top half of your opponent off with sheer strength during its Destruction. All you DOOMers out there have fun! Special Moves: Missile = D-DF-F+P Air-Missile = (jump),D-DF-F+P Mini-Grenade = D-DB-B+P Earthquake Slam = D,D+P Chest Slam = (jump),D+P When over opponent Scrap Move = D-DB-B,F+P Destruction Move = D,D,D+P Timing: Time it so that you hit D+P right after the fifth hit of the Scrap. If you have problems, keep hitting D+P over & over after the third hit of the Scrap. How to get to Fire & Ice = Since the Nova is, as far as I know, not available in One Player Mode, this is not applicable. Hyper Mode Enhancements: None Known(or needed) Tournament Mode Enhancements: I've used the Nova against almost every character in all the Tournaments, and almost all Secret Characters, but I've yet to get an enhancement. To be honest, I don't know what they could improve, unless it was to make its projectiles(Missile, Air- Missile, & Mini-Grenade) faster. But that would only be tipping already uneven-in-our-favor scales more out of balance, now wouldn't it? Effective Combos & Tactics: - Always start out every match with a crouching Heavy Punch. This is a two-hit basic Attack that almost always hits the computer at the first of the match. Also, another terribly simple cheat is to keep doing Sweeps when your opponent is near. The Nova's Sweep has an incredibly long reach, and the computer doesn't seem to realize this. It almost always connects when the computer is far enough away to feel safe from Attacks. You can figure this distance out for yourself by testing. - Get across the screen from your opponent and throw a Mini-Grenade. Right after you throw it, do an Earth- quake Slam. If your opponenet tries to jump straight up to avoid either the Earthquake Slam or the Mini-Grenade, do another Earthquake Slam right before they land. If they jump towards you, do a standing Heavy Punch right before they reach you. - If you get your opponent dizzy, try this 7 or 8-hit combo to do incredible damage. Hit your opponent with a Jump Kick and follow this with 5 or 6(depending on your opponent's 'bot) standing Medium Punches and then end with a sweep. If you manage to catch your opponent off- guard, try to do this combo before they're dizzy. It always makes them dizzy if they're not already, even if they have full Stun Bar--letting you do it twice in a row. - When playing the computer in either One Player or Tournament Mode, make distance between yourself and your opponent & launch a Missile. The computer almost always tries to jump it; when it does, do a standing Heavy Punch right before they get to you. - When playing against computer or a friend, this tactic works almost without fail. Make some distance between you and your opponent, and do an Air-Missile. As soon as you land, do an Earthquake Slam. If they don't get hit while jumping to avoid the Air-Missile, the Earthquake Slam'll catch'em while they're on the ground. WARNING: This has been known to infuriate human players to the point of destroying innocent gamepads. Only use of this tactic against computer opponents is recommended. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) In Closing, etc., etc., etc... ---------------------------------- Here's a few odds'n'ends things that you're more than welcome to read if you haven't already fried your brain trying to do everything described in this FAQ. But, if you're the stoic, red- meat only type who read this solely for the facts, feel free to skip this part. You don't want to see what I wrote about your... well... just skip it. (4.1) Future Expansion ---------------------- For those of you annoyed at not having a complete list of every single move and secret, I am planning future installments of this FAQ, with additions, revisions, and corrected mistakes offered as they become available. (In other words, when ever I feel like typing them in) Future revisions will hopeully include: - COMPLETE moves lists for all 'bots (Yes, I WILL figure out the Flail's Destruction more precisely, as well as how to get to Fire'n'Ice with the other 'bots) - Any additional Secrets and Unranked Challengers not known at this time - Information on the CD version of the game - Info about the modem and network upgrade on the way - A ridiculously long list of great combos for each Character - Lists of great combos for all 'bots in Rehit mode. (Yes, UNLIMITED damage is possible with some 'bots) Like I said, I INTEND to add in all this stuff, but (insert typical, non-commital excuse here), so don't sue me, eh? (4.2) Where to get the Latest Version of the FAQ ------------------------------------------------ The latest versions of this FAQ will always be available via ftp at the following address: ftp.wustl.edu /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/game_faq/momfaqXX.zip where XX is the version number. (i.e. 10 = 1.0) Or, if you're not an Internet junkie, feel free to call our BBS at: The Pond BBS - (615) 536-5072 The latest versions will always be available there as soon as they're out. Please feel free to post this file to newsgroups, CompuServe, America On-Line, and local BBSs. (4.3) How to Contact /\/\e -------------------------- If you have any information about "One Must Fall: 2097" not contained within this FAQ, or perhaps any ideas on what we ought to change to make it better, please tell us by leaving mail on the Internet to David Laprad at the following address: psc10003@mtsu.edu. I will give credit to whoever contributes the information that I use in this file. So if you get a kick out of knowing that your name's on every gaming freak-this-side-of-the-equator's computer, find some stuff that I don't know about OMF and mail it to us via Internet or our BBS mentioned below. The help really is appreciated. The Pond BBS - (615) 536-5072 Leave mail to Matt Williams on The Pond. And feel free to slap me in the head with a few tomatoes in the Food Fight door if you couldn't get half the moves to work, or if I completely screwed up on some of the information. Hey, it's your quarter. (4.4) Revision History ---------------------- 1.5 - Corrected the Pyros' Scrap Part#2 and Destruction to be more specific; Added newly discovered Enhancement moves for the Jaguar(check'em out.. I actually ENJOY using the Jaguar now); Added a few slight notes regarding the Gargoyle and Chronos. 1.4 - Updated Section (2.6) to include the "B-I-G" code and question about the Sound Test menu. Updated the Jaguar's Destruction.(it's now less complex) 1.3 - Added new Section (2.6) Odds'n'Ends Secrets. Made Some minor move corrections and grammatical fixes. 1.2 - Added new Section (2.2). Added information about the secret character "Ice" in Section (2.5). Added info about second secret difficulty level, "Ultimate", in Section (2.1). Filled in a couple of unknown "How to get to Fire & Ice" blanks. 1.1 - Added Section (4.4), Revision History. Filled in some previously unknown enhancements, as well as how to get to Fire with the Thorn. Several typos corrected. (Thank Goodness) 1.0 - First Internet release. 0.9a - Local release only... added ASCII grafick to the start, as well as several previously unknown enhancements. 0.8 - After a couple days of work, first semblance to a FAQ appears. Contains almost all special moves, Scraps, and Destructions. (4.5) Credits ------------- Thanx go out to: God - For not letting that lightning storm fry my 486 while I was typing this & testing all the moves. Amongst many other things, of course. David Laprad - The Jay Wilbur of the FAQ world.. 'Biz Guy promoted this file on the Internet and made me finish it. Po Chan - Writer of the first OMF FAQ I came across which gave me a gave a more or less vague idea of most of the special moves. Josh Williams - Little jerk first figured out how to do (younger bro) the Shadow's Freeze Blast... and kept kicking my butt with it before he told me. He provided the competition which spawned most of the combos in Section (3). Family - For putting up with my clicking keyboard till absurdly late hours of the night. Epic Megagames - For making "One Must Fall: 2097". Wouldn't & Diversions a sequel be nice? ahem..hem.. Do I hear an Entertainment OMF: 2101 in the works back there? (Maybe with scrolling backgrounds this time?) Chris Austin - SysOp of Dekalb BBS.. Halleleujah, a local BBS at last. (Don't ask where I live; I'm still not over the shock of moving here from Atlanta) Pizza Inn - Pizza that the poor gamer can afford. You - For reading this entire section, despite the fact that I never mentioned your... anything. 8-P PPBBBBTHHHH!!!