SoulCalibur (Namco, 3D Fighting Game, DCast)
Secrets FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
V1.3 2/28/01
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Table of Contents:
0. Document History
I. Basic Stuff
1. What is this document?
2. What is SoulCalibur?
3. Notation and stuff
II. Characters and Stuff
1. Hidden Characters
A. Hwang through Cervantes (7 characters)
B. Edge Master
C. Inferno
D. On getting all the characters
2. Sub-bosses
3. Outfits and stuff
A. Outfit selection
B. 3rd outfits
C. Sophitia, Mina, and Xianghua, ummm, supplementary color codes
D. Weapons
E. Metal Model
4. Quotes and poses and stuff
A. Pre-match poses/quotes
B. Win poses/quotes
III. Mission Battle Mode Stuff
1. The Locations
2. The Missions
A. Level 1 missions
B. Level 2 missions
C. Extra missions
D. Special (hidden) missions
E. Quick reference chart
3. The Art Gallery
A. Cost and extras list
i. New Gallery extras
ii. New Mission extras
iii. NEW STAGE extras
iv. NEW FEATURE extras
v. EXHIBITION THEATER extras
vi. PASSWORD extras
B. Earning points from other game modes
C. In-view commands
IV. Miscellany
1. The replay camera
2. Practice Mode replay
3. The Character Profile view
4. The title screen(s)
5. BGM Test
6. The VMU screen
7. Auto-save
8. Soft reset
9. Attract Mode stuff
10. Screensaver function
V. Thanks and Stuff
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0. Document History
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V1.3: 2/28/01
Edge Master conditions stated more accurately
Special Kilik-style move added for E.M.
Special Mina-style move added for E.M.
In-view commands listed in Art Gallery section
Title screen conditions stated more accurately
Detail and clarity editing in a few sections
V1.2: 8/31/00
Inferno download unlock resource file info added to Inferno section
Mini-game Password info added (Art Gallery section, PASSWORD extras)
Added Cervantes vs. Rock/Voldo/Kilik to Practice Mode "dance" bug
SCalibur DP2 screensaver info added to Screensaver section
Minor editing in a couple sections
V1.1: 2/29/00
Xianghua2 supplementary colors
Supplementary color variations
Gallery points from Survival and Extra Survival
Practice Mode replay section added to Miscellany
Attract mode kata stage variation conditions
Thanks section added
Detail and clarity editing in a couple sections
V1.0: 8/31/99
Launch version
(8/5/99: DCast SoulCalibur now on sale)
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I. Basic Stuff
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I.1 What is this document?
This document is an English language informational resource for the
Dreamcast version of SoulCalibur, a 3D fighting game by Namco.
In this document, I'll be covering codes, secrets, details,
clarifications, and other such information which may be of interest to
SoulCalibur fans. This is a Secrets FAQ (side note: I'm using "faq"
herein with its more colloquial definition of "document of organized
information", rather than its more traditional definition, which implies
organizational headings in the form of questions...), and not a moves list
or strategy guide, btw, so I won't be including a complete moves/combo
list, or detailed character strategies, or anything like that in this
document...
This document was written for the J version of SoulCalibur, but it
seems likely that at least some of the information contained herein may
apply to other versions of the game as well...
SoulCalibur (DCast, J) basic info:
1 Disc (T-1401M)
1-2 Players
Works with: Arcade stick, VMU (12 blocks), PuruPuru Pack, VGA Box,
DCast Modem.
I.2 What is SoulCalibur?
SoulCalibur is a weapons-based 3D fighting game by Namco. It's the
sequel to SoulEdge, though a lot about the game system has changed. The
most significant difference (imho) is probably that the Critical Edge
technique is gone, as is the weapon damage/disarm system. Second to that
(imho) is probably the introduction of the 8-Way Run system, and arenas of
different shapes/sizes.
Anyway, for more information about the game and the game system, you
should probably consult something more along the lines of a moves/strategy
FAQ than a Secrets FAQ... =)
I.3 Notation and stuff
Unfortunately, it appears that the game manual actually refers to the
buttons by their DCast controller designations (which can get quite
confusing (and even counterproductive) for anyone with a custom button
configuration)! Just for the record, in this document (and probably
outside of it as well), I shall be referring to the buttons by their game
designations (G A B K).
(Side note: The "Command Display" option in the Game Options section
of the Options Menu is set to "Dreamcast" as its default (sigh); for the
reasons touched upon above (as well as some others that haven't been),
I *strongly* recommend that you change this option to "Arcade". If you
haven't done so already, do it now, before you forget. *Now*! ;) )
Anyway... in order to stave off any potential confusion, here follow
some of the standards of notation I'll be using in this document...
G Guard
A Horizontal attack
B Vertical attack
K Kick attack
u/d/l/r up, down, left, and right (respectively) on the
d-pad/stick
+ at the same time as
, then
= a quick "then" that links commands yielding a single
action
/ or
x(y) press y while holding x
dcA/dcB the A and B (resp.) buttons on the DCast controller
X/Y the X and Y (resp.) buttons on the DCast controller
L/R the L and R (resp.) triggers on the DCast controller
C/Z the C and Z (resp.) buttons on the DCast arcade stick
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II. Characters and Stuff
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II.1 Hidden Characters
There are nine hidden characters that can be released as playable.
Once you have all nine, your character select screen should be arranged
like this:
Top Row: Hwang, Yoshimitsu, Lizard Man, Siegfried, Rock,
Seung Mina, Cervantes, Edge Master, Inferno, (Random).
Bottom Row: Voldo, Ivy, Sophitia, Mitsurugi, Kilik, Xianghua,
Maxi, Nightmare, Taki, Astaroth.
Here's how to release the hidden characters:
II.1.A Hwang through Cervantes (7 characters)
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Each time Arcade Mode (any difficulty or settings; continues don't
matter) is completed (i.e. beat Inferno (Stage 8)) with a character who
has not previously completed Arcade Mode (you can check completion records
in the Records section of Options Mode), either a new character or a new
stage will be released. Seven characters and three stages can be released
in this manner, in the following order:
Hwang (and Random select)
Yoshimitsu
Lizard Man
New Stage (Water Vein (Yoshimitsu stage))
Siegfried
New Stage (City of Water (Siegfried stage))
Rock
New Stage (The Colosseum (Rock stage))
Seung Mina
Cervantes
II.1.B Edge Master
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Once the game (Arcade Mode (any difficulty or settings; continues
don't matter)) has been completed at least once with seventeen different
characters (this can even include Inferno, if you've used the unlock
resource download file (see Inferno section for more information) to
release Inferno), Edge Master will become available as a playable
character.
Edge Master will *randomly* choose a fighting style at the beginning
of each round, with the following exceptions:
playing Edge Master:
vs. CPU Kilik (Stage 7), Arcade Mode (or Time Attack Mode) game:
In 1/1 round matches, player E.M. will always use Hwang's
style. In longer matches, player E.M. will use Hwang's style
on the first round of every match after the first (i.e. if
you've continued against Kilik (during the game in question)
at least once).
vs. CPU Inferno (Stage 8), Arcade Mode game: On the first round
of the first match, player E.M. will use Nightmare's style.
playing Kilik:
vs. CPU Edge Master (Stage 7), Arcade Mode (or Time Attack Mode)
game: In 1/1 round matches, CPU E.M. will always use Kilik's
style. In longer matches, CPU E.M. will use Kilik's style on
the first round of every match after the first.
Practice Mode:
In Practice Mode, Edge Master will always use the same style as
his opponent.
Edge Master has the same moves as the character whose style he uses,
with the following additions:
Kilik style:
(8-Way u/d) A,A,A
Seung Mina style:
(8-Way u/d) A,A,A
(note: In the game-internal moves lists, an E.M.-specific move will be
listed in yellow (instead of white), marked with a yellow Pac-Man icon
immediately preceding the move name, and will be found at the *end* of the
list of the appropriate move type)
Some random Edge Master notes:
- It appears that Edge Master can use the style of any character
(yes, including Cervantes) in the game except for Inferno.
- It seems that Edge Master won't say anything to Kilik before their
sub-boss battle, unless E.M. is using Hwang's style.
- If player E.M. wins against Kilik (Stage 7), using Xianghua's
style, he *won't* in fact get the SoulCalibur when Inferno
appears.
- If player E.M. wins against Inferno (Stage 8), using Maxi's style,
he *won't* collapse during his win pose/quote.
II.1.C Inferno
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After Edge Master has been released as a playable character (you
don't necessarily have to have finished the game with him), finish Arcade
Mode (any difficulty or settings; continues don't matter) with Xianghua,
using her 3rd costume (metal model, and/or custom weapon select can be
used, even... as long as they're being used with her 3rd costume, of
course), and Inferno will become available as a playable character. For
details on obtaining Xianghua's 3rd costume, see the Mission Mode section
of this document (short form, easiest method: earn 130 points and purchase
pictures 002, 006, 015, and 039).
The playable version of Inferno actually looks different from the
Arcade Mode (and Time Attack Mode) CPU Inferno (possibly for hardware
reasons; even with a single fiery-Inferno on-screen, it's possible
(especially during replay, when you have control over the camera view) to
get certain visual aberrations...), in that the playable version will have
a solid body (though its weapon(s) will be on fire). The P1 "outfit" is a
reddish color, while the P2 "outfit" is bluish. Hmmm... P2 Inferno has a
neck, but P1 Inferno does not... ^^;
Inferno will *randomly* choose a fighting style at the beginning of
each round, with the following exceptions:
playing Inferno:
vs. CPU Nightmare (Stage 7), Arcade Mode (or Time Attack Mode)
game: In 1/1 round matches, player Inferno will always use
Nightmare's style. In longer matches, player Inferno will
use Nightmare's style on the first round of every match after
the first (i.e. if you've continued against Nightmare (during
the game in question) at least once).
vs. CPU Inferno (Stage 8), Arcade Mode game: On the first round
of the first match, player Inferno will use Nightmare's
style.
playing any character:
vs. CPU Inferno (Stage 8), Arcade Mode game: CPU Inferno will
use Nightmare's style on the first round of every match.
vs. CPU Inferno (Stage 8), Time Attack Mode game: CPU Inferno
will use Nightmare's style on the first round of every match
after the first.
Practice Mode:
In Practice Mode, Inferno will always use the same style as his
opponent.
Inferno has the same moves as the character whose style he uses, with
the following additions:
B=u
K=u
K=u,G
K=u,B
K=u,B,G
(note: In the game-internal moves lists, an Inferno-specific move will be
listed in orange (instead of white), marked with an orange Pac-Man Ghost
icon immediately preceding the move name, and will be found at the *end*
of the list of the appropriate move type)
Some random Inferno notes:
- It appears that Inferno can use the style of any character (yes,
including Cervantes) in the game except for Edge Master.
- I think the only place "fiery" Inferno is used is as the CPU
opponent (Stage 8) in Arcade and Time Attack modes. It looks like
in all other places, the CPU Inferno will be the solid (playable)
version.
- If player Inferno wins against Nightmare (Stage 7), using
Xianghua's style, he *won't* in fact get the SoulCalibur when CPU
Inferno appears.
- If player Inferno wins against CPU Inferno (Stage 8), using Maxi's
style, he *won't* collapse during his win pose/quote.
An alternate method of releasing Inferno as a playable character is
simply to download the Inferno unlock resource file from the Download
section of the SoulCalibur Dricas page, located at:
http://calibur.dricas.ne.jp/calibur/
(Note: This unlock resource file was designed for the J version of
SoulCalibur; I don't know if it will work with any other version of the
game.)
The file will take 2 blocks on your VMU. However, being that it's an
"unlock resource" file, after you've used it to unlock Inferno (just load
the game, with both your SoulCalibur save and the resource file on your
VMU; if Inferno hasn't already been released, you should get the standard
"Inferno is now playable" message right after the game loads), and have
saved that unlocked status to your save file (just pass an auto-save
point, or manually save your game), you won't need the resource file
anymore, and can simply delete it.
Note that some Japanese VMU file download processes *will* check to
see what browser you're running, so if you get a "Forbidden" error on a
download or download page, you may have to use the browser from a Japanese
game (Dream Passport, DP2, DP3...), or, more specifically, the browser
from that specific Japanese game (in this case, the J version of
SoulCalibur).
[side notes: If you need help configuring Dream Passport for your
ISP, consult a Dream Passport FAQ. If you need further assistance, e-mail
the author of that FAQ. Do not e-mail me with any such queries/requests,
because in all likelihood, unless you're a close personal friend, I
probably won't have the time to even respond to your e-mail, let alone
actually help you out. ^^; ]
The Inferno unlock resource file will unlock *only* Inferno, so if
you want to release any of the other characters, you'll have to do that in
the standard way. =) btw, Inferno seems to choose his style *only* from
the currently playable characters, so if you release Inferno (via the
unlock resource) before all 17 main characters (i.e. everybody besides
Edge Master and Inferno) have been released, Inferno will actually have a
smaller repertoire of styles to choose from. ^^;
II.1.D On getting all the characters
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For anybody who wants to release all the characters quickly, here's
what's probably the easiest way of releasing all the hidden characters,
from initial play:
1. Complete first mission (12.1) in Mission Mode (60 points).
2. Finish Arcade Mode with 17 different characters, releasing Edge
Master; since the first Mission Mode mission has been completed,
each Arcade Mode completion will earn you 10 points, bringing
your total up to 230.
3. In the Art Gallery (Museum or Mission Mode), purchase pictures
002, 006, 015, and 039. This will cost you 130 points, and
will, among other things, release Xianghua's 3rd costume.
4. Finish Arcade Mode with Xianghua, using her 3rd costume. This
will release Inferno.
II.2 Sub-bosses
In Arcade Mode (and Time Attack Mode), your Stage 7 opponent is
pre-determined, according to your character. This is your character's
"sub-boss". Before the sub-boss match, instead of the characters' normal
pre-match "ready" sequences, there will be a special pre-match sequence
with the two characters (some of these are always the same, I think, but
some do have variations...). Note that the sub-boss battles don't always
occur on the sub-boss' stage...
Here follows a list of the characters' sub-bosses (do note that three
of them do change, once the new character is playable...), and the stages
the sub-boss battles occur on:
Character Sub-boss Stage
Voldo Ivy City of Water
Ivy Taki Water Vein
Cervantes Odalisque and Adrian
Sophitia Nightmare Ruins of Ostrheinsburg Castle
Mitsurugi Taki The Inundated Castle (WINTER)
Kilik Nightmare Ruins of Ostrheinsburg Castle
Edge Master The Pure Training Spot (EVENING)
Xianghua Nightmare Ruins of Ostrheinsburg Castle
Maxi Astaroth The Edge of Chaos
Nightmare Sophitia Ruins of Ostrheinsburg Castle
Taki Nightmare Ruins of Ostrheinsburg Castle
Astaroth Maxi Indian Port
Hwang Maxi Remain in the Desert
Seung Mina The Chinese Temple (AUTUMN)
Yoshimitsu Nightmare Ruins of Ostrheinsburg Castle
Lizard Man Astaroth The Colosseum
Siegfried Mitsurugi The Colosseum
Rock Lizard Man The Edge of Chaos (DARK)
Seung Mina Hwang Turkish Labyrinth
Cervantes Taki Odalisque and Adrian
Edge Master Kilik The Pure Training Spot
Inferno Nightmare Ruins of Ostrheinsburg Castle
II.3 Outfits and stuff
Note on using Random Select: Random select is compatible with the 3rd
outfit code, weapon select, and metal model, but for some reason, will
*not* adjust for the P1/P2 outfit toggle (it's possible to toggle between
P1 and P2 outfits while on the Random Select box, but...). So unless you
use the 3rd outfit code (and get a character with a 3rd outfit), a Random
character will always use the default outfit for whichever side it's on
(P1/P2)...
II.3.A Outfit selection
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Every character in the game has at least two outfits:
P1 outfit: default for P1 side
P2 outfit: default for P2 side
(side notes: When choosing your Practice Mode *opponent*, the default
outfits will be reversed, in comparison to your Practice Mode character
(your opponent is on the other side)... Also, even on the P2 side, the
default character outfit will be the P1 outfit for some of the Museum Mode
stuff (Exhibition Theater, Character Profile... and Opening Direction too,
I think))
Here's what each button does on the character select screen
(functions are assigned to fixed buttons on the DCast controller, btw):
dcA Select character
dcB Cancel (where applicable)
X Select character
Y Outfit toggle (between P1 and P2 outfits)
L/C Weapon toggle (P1/P2/E.M.)
R/Z Metal Model select (hold key down when selecting character)
START Options menu (character select screen)
(Notes: In mirror matches (same character on both sides), both
characters cannot use the same outfit. Weapon Select and Metal Model
features have to be earned in Mission Mode (see the Mission Mode section
of this document for more details).)
II.3.B 3rd outfits
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Some characters have a 3rd outfit. Well... only five characters,
actually: Siegfried, Xianghua, Sophitia, Maxi, Voldo. Siegfried already
has his 3rd outfit upon becoming a playable character. The other four 3rd
outfits, however, must be earned in Mission Battle Mode (see the Mission
Mode section of this document for more details).
To select a character's 3rd outfit, use the outfit select key (Y) as
a shift key, instead of a toggle (i.e. hold the key down while selecting
your character). So: Y(X) or Y(dcA).
II.3.C Sophitia, Mina, and Xianghua, ummm, supplementary color codes
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(note: From what I've been able to gather, the following codes do
*not* work in the North American version of this game...)
As it turns out, after choosing Sophitia's or Seung Mina's P1 or P2
outfit, or Xianghua's P2 outfit, you may also select the color of the
panties she wears with it. Alas, yet more fan service... Anyway, here
are the codes and colors:
After you've selected your character (Sophie/Mina/Xianghua), press and
hold one of the following while the next (i.e. first) level is loading:
A - purplish-pink
B - purplish-blue
K - black
A+B - light blue
B+K - light red
A+K - light green
A+B+K - light yellow
(default = white)
(note: the G button doesn't seem to do anything for any of the codes)
Additionally, if you also hold up on the d-pad (or whatever you're
using), you'll get a stronger version of the color; similarly, if you hold
down on the d-pad, you'll get a weaker version (exceptions: black and
white). Left and right on the d-pad don't seem to have any effect on any
of the above codes.
The above codes work for all modes of the game, with the following
exceptions/clarifications:
Battle Theater - codes will not work
Opening Direction - codes will not work
Exhibition Theater - codes will work only on P1 side
Character Profiles - codes will work only on P1 side
Team Battle Mode - enter code before *Sophie/Mina/Xianghua's*
first battle
Mission Battle Mode - enter code before each mission battle
Also note that (as far as I've been able to tell) in Vs. Mode, the
above codes will only work the *first* consecutive time you select the
Sophie/Mina/Xianghua costume you've chosen. So if you select one of these
characters for the second (or third...) time in a row, the above codes
won't work (you're stuck with what you selected the first time)... unless
you also change her costume (keeping in mind, of course, that the codes
will not work for Sophie3, Xianghua1, and Xianghua3).
II.3.D Weapons
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After the Weapon Select feature is made available (see the Mission
Mode section of this document), you can select which weapon you want your
character to use (note: there's no restriction against both characters in
a match (mirror match, or a match involving Edge Master and/or Inferno)
using the same weapon):
Weapon 1P: P1 outfit default weapon
Weapon 2P: P2 outfit default weapon
Weapon E.M.: Edge Master (P1 or P2 outfit) default weapon
(note: the P3 outfits default to the P1 weapon)
Use the L trigger (or the C button on the DCast arcade stick) to
toggle through these three weapon choices.
The weapon your character uses does not, as far as I know, affect
damage (or damage resistance), speed, or range...
The SoulCalibur: In Arcade Mode (and Time Attack Mode), Xianghua
obtains the SoulCalibur just previous to her battle with Inferno (don't
skip the "Inferno appearance" sequence if you want to see this). Xianghua
will then use the SoulCalibur (instead of whatever weapon she was using
previously) in her battle against Inferno. Using the SoulCalibur does
not, as far as I know, affect Xianghua's style, damage (or damage
resistance), speed, or range. The SoulCalibur cannot (as far as I know)
be selected or used at any other time.
II.3.E Metal Model
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After the Metal Model feature is made available (see the Mission Mode
section of this document), you can play a shiny metallic version of
whichever character/outfit (this doesn't affect the weapons, though) you
choose. Simply hold the R trigger (or the Z button on the DCast arcade
stick) down while selecting your character (i.e. R(X/dcA) or Z(X/dcA)).
There are two versions of the Metal Model: gold and silver (hmmm...).
It appears that the P1 side always defaults to silver, and the P2 side
always defaults to gold. I haven't found any way to choose one over the
other (besides playing on one side or the other), but if anybody discovers
anything, do let me know...
(Side note for those familiar with the arcade version of SoulCalibur:
Predator-invisibility doesn't seem to be available in the DCast version of
SoulCalibur (possibly because of hardware-related reasons); I suspect that
Metal Model (which was not available in the arcade version of the game) is
the replacement feature for the DCast version...)
II.4 Quotes and poses and stuff
II.4.A Pre-match poses/quotes
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Each character appears to have two pre-match "ready" sequences
(pose/quote done before the first round of a match). However, I haven't
found any way to specifically choose one or the other. Hmmm... =/
Note that the sub-boss battles get special pre-match sequences, which
are usually different from the normal "ready" sequences.
II.4.B Win poses/quotes
------
It looks like each character in the game has at least 7 win pose/
quotes (exception: Lizard Man), and up to a maximum of 10 (exception:
Sophitia). The 10 commands are: G, A, B, K, G+A or A+B+K, G+A+B, u, d, l,
and r. Hold one of these down before your character's win pose screen,
and you'll get the corresponding win pose/quote.
Note: l and r, for some reason, don't always seem to yield the same
win pose/quote. Each command will yield one of the two win pose/quotes,
however. If anybody figures out a way to consistently get one or the
other, do let me know...
Holding down any of the other button combinations (G+B, G+K, A+B,
A+K, B+K, G+A+K, G+B+K, G+A+B+K), or not holding anything down, will
result in a win pose/quote randomly chosen from the first five (G, A, B,
K, G+A/A+B+K). (Side note: Holding G+A+B+K down to get a random pose/
quote, btw, is *not* recommended (if you're using the standard four
buttons for those four keys), because of the danger of accidentally doing
a soft reset... ^^; )
Note on sub-boss and Inferno battles (Stages 7 and 8): There seem to
be pre-assigned win pose/quotes for the winning round of sub-boss and
Inferno matches. I have not compiled data for these, but do note that
some characters may have more than one possible Inferno win pose/quote,
and that at least some of the sub-boss win pose/quotes are affected (i.e.
whether they will occur or not) by the match length option (Game Options,
Options Menu). Oh, and if the sub-boss wins, he/she may have a specific
pose/quote as well...
Here follow win pose/quote notes for all the characters (besides Edge
Master and Inferno). The quotes are numbered in the order they appear
(top to bottom) in the Voice section of the Character Profiles section of
Museum Mode...
(Notation notes: For the sake of brevity, I'll be abbreviating "G+A/A+B+K"
as "GA/ABK", and "G+A+B" as "GAB"... Also, "var." means the pose is a
variation of the noted pose; of course, some variations are subtler than
others... (m1),(m2),etc. means a quote missing from the Voice collection
in the Character Profile... x.1/x.2 means the first or second half of a
quote, respectively...)
Key
Command pose quote(s)
Voldo
G . . GAB (same as GA/ABK) .
A . . u G var. .
B . . d B var. .
K . . l/r A var. .
GA/ABK . . r/l K var. .
Ivy
G 5 GAB K 4
A 3 u G (m2)
B 4 d B 2,(m2)
K (m1) l/r (same as K)
GA/ABK K 8 r/l A (m3)
Sophitia
G 3 GAB G var. (m2),(m1)
A 4 u G var. 2
B 7 d B var. (m3),(m2)
K 2 l/r (see below)
GA/ABK G (m1) r/l (see below)
Sophie notes: I've actually found 18 (!) different win pose/quotes for
Sophie! Unfortunately, the single command conundrum is thus significantly
worse for her. Even the diagonals on the d-pad seem to have some unique
effects... Anyway, here follows listings of the 10 unstable win pose/
quotes I've found, and the commands I've managed to get each with (Key:
pose var., quote #, command(s)):
G var. 3 ul B var. 6 dl/dr
6 ur 7 dr
A var. 1 l K var. 2 r/ur
4 l/dl 3 l/r
10 dl/dr 4 ul/ur/dl
Further Sophie notes: Hmmm... I've actually gotten the GAB, the G'3, and
the A'4 pose/quotes from a "manual" random command with Sophie. I may
have to do some further testing with Sophie, at some point...
Mitsurugi
G 4 GAB G var. 10
A 2 u (same as GAB)
B 6 d B var. 6
K 3 l/r (same as A)
GA/ABK G var. 8,7 r/l (same as K)
Kilik
G 2 GAB K var. (m1)
A (m1) u (same as G)
B 3 d B var. 7
K 4 l/r A 5
GA/ABK K var. 1 r/l GA/ABK var. 7.2
Xianghua
G 2 GAB A 1
A 3 u G 3
B 5 d (same as B)
K 4 l/r A 5.1
GA/ABK A 4 r/l K 5.1
Maxi
G 3 GAB G 1
A 6 u G 2
B 4 d B var. (m2)
K 5 l/r K var. (m3)
GA/ABK G (m1) r/l A var. 8
Nightmare (note: Nightmare/Siegfried poses are quite similar...)
G 2 GAB (same as GA/ABK)
A 4 u G var. 2
B 10 d B 9
K 5 l/r A var. (m1)
GA/ABK K var. 1 r/l K 3
Taki
G 5.1 GAB G var. 7
A 4.2 u GAB 6
B 8... d B var. 9
K 10 l/r A var. 6
GA/ABK G (m1) r/l K var. 7
Astaroth
G 5 GAB K 7
A 9,10 u GA/ABK var. 6
B 4 d B var. 4
K 3 l/r (same as A)
GA/ABK G var. 6 r/l (same as K)
Hwang
G 5 GAB A var. 3,4
A 2 u G 1
B 3 d B 2
K 8 l/r A 3
GA/ABK A 1,4 r/l K 7
Yoshimitsu
G 2 GAB GA/ABK var. 1
A 7 u G 4
B 1 d B var. 3
K 5 l/r K var. 5
GA/ABK 1 r/l A 3
Lizard Man
G GAB (same as K)
A u (same as G)
B d (same as B)
K l/r (same as K)
GA/ABK (same as K) r/l (same as A)
Siegfried (note: Siegfried/Nightmare poses are quite similar...)
G 7 GAB K var. 1
A 3 u G var. 6
B 5,6.2 d B 9
K 2 l/r A var. 1
GA/ABK K var. 4 r/l (same as K)
Rock
G 7...4 GAB G var. 1.1,4
A 2 u G var. 1
B 3 d B var. 2
K 6...8 l/r K var. 6...8
GA/ABK G var. 7,1 r/l A var. 3
Seung Mina
G 2 GAB GA/ABK 2
A 3 u G 3
B 5 d B (m1)
K 4 l/r K (m1)
GA/ABK (m1) r/l A 2
Cervantes
G 2 GAB GA/ABK (silent)
A 3 u G 3
B 4 d (same as B)
K 1 l/r K 2
GA/ABK 4 r/l A 2
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III. Mission Battle Mode Stuff
------------------------------
III.1 The Locations
In Mission Battle Mode, there are 20 locations total (17 normal, 2
special (hidden), and 1 unstable (Chaos)).
I've numbered the 17 normal locations from left to right (note: since
locations 11 and 12 are in very nearly exactly the same vertical line,
I've taken the liberty of assigning the lower location to be 11). Here
follow representations of the three map screens (from left to right), with
approximate representations of the 17 normal locations, the 2 special
(hidden) locations, and the points (those that I've seen) at which Chaos
can appear (marked with a period instead of an asterisk, so as to remain
fairly unobtrusive in these map representations):
-----------------------------------
: :
: 2 . :
: . 6 S1 :
: :
: 5 . :
: 1 . :
: 4 :
: :
: 3 7 :
: . :
-----------------------------------
: 13 :
: . :
: 8 :
: 10 . :
: 12 :
: 9 :
: :
: . 11 :
: . :
: :
-----------------------------------
: . :
: . :
: . :
: :
: :
: S2 :
: 17 :
: 14 15 16 :
: . . :
: :
-----------------------------------
(side note on location * (Chaos): Chaos (i.e. Gap of the World), once
available, will *always* appear on whichever map section you look at. It
will randomly choose a location (from those marked above) each time you
look at a new map section. Chaos is easy to spot, however, as it shows up
as what appears to be a burning hole in the map...)
In case anybody's interested, here's how the 17 normal locations, and
the 1 unstable location, correspond to the Stages in the main section of
the game:
1 Odalisque and Adrian Cervantes stage
2 The Valentine Mansion Ivy stage
3 Money Pit Voldo stage
4 The Colosseum Rock stage
5 City of Water Siegfried stage
6 Ruins of Ostrheinsburg Castle Nightmare stage
7 Corridor to the Sanctuary Sophitia stage
8 Turkish Labyrinth Seung Mina stage
9 The Edge of Chaos Astaroth stage
10 The Edge of Chaos (DARK) Lizard Man stage
11 Indian Port Maxi stage
12 The Pure Training Spot / EVENING Kilik stage / E.M. stage
13 Remain in the Desert Hwang stage
14 The Chinese Temple Xianghua stage
15 The Inundated Castle Mitsurugi stage
16 Hoko-ji Temple Taki stage
17 Water Vein Yoshimitsu stage
* Gap of the World Inferno stage
III.2 The Missions
In Mission Battle Mode, there are a total of 82 missions, which I've
organized according to the following designations:
23 Level 1 missions (including Chaos1)
18 Level 2 missions (including Chaos2)
34 Extra missions
7 Special (hidden) missions
For each mission, there is a standard point value you'll get if you
complete it on your first try (i.e. 1/1). In general, for each subsequent
time you complete a mission, its point value will decrease a bit (up to a
specific minimum value for each mission, I think). Similarly, it appears
that for each time you fail a mission before completing it, its value will
actually increase a bit (probably up to a specific maximum).
(side note on mission failures: Even though the game keeps track of
mission failures, I don't think having failed a mission will actually
affect anything in the game (at least, I haven't found anything yet). If
you want to be on the safe side (or just want to keep your mission records
looking nice), however, you can always reset and reload after any failed
mission...)
(side note on colosseum missions: Simiarly, I'm fairly certain that
defeating all opponents on all the colosseum (location 4) missions (which
I've actually managed to do with Cervantes) will not actually affect
anything in the game. Well... aside from giving you a pretty hefty sum of
points, that is... =) )
Here follow some charts showing the difficulty ratings and standard
point values for each mission (grouped according to mission type)...
(notation note: If a mission value is followed by a "}", that means
the subsequent missions (of that class, at that location) will not be
available until after that mission has been completed)
Key: (difficulty rating) mission standard value
III.2.A Level 1 missions
-------
Level 1 Missions: (23 missions, 2250-2560 pts. total init.)
(3) 1.1 150
(3) 2.1 170
(2) 3.1 110
(3) 4.1 10-320
(3) 5.1 150
(2) 6.1 150
(2) 7.1 90
(2) 8.1 80
(2) 9.1 90
(2) 10.1 90
(2) 11.1 80
(2) 12.1 60 } (1) 12.2-12.6 20 ea.
(2) 13.1 80
(2) 14.1 110
(3) 15.1 140
(2) 16.1 140
(2) 17.1 150
(3) *.1 300
(Level 1 Mission notes: 12.1 is initially playable; 1.1-11.1 and
13.1-17.1 have to be earned via the Art Gallery; *.1 will appear
after all other Level 1 missions have been completed)
III.2.B Level 2 missions
-------
Level 2 Missions: (18 missions, 5060-6330 +30/extra pts. total init.)
(3) 1.2 300
(3) 2.2 320
(4) 3.2 300
(4) 4.2 10-1280
(3) 5.2 300
(3) 6.2 320
(4) 7.2 270
(3) 8.2 230
(3) 9.2 260
(3) 10.2 200 +30/extra
(2) 11.2 210
(4) 12.7 360
(2) 13.2 210
(3) 14.2 270
(4) 15.2 300
(4) 16.2 320
(4) 17.2 350
(5) *.2 530
(Level 2 Mission notes: 1.2-11.2, 12.7, and 13.2-17.2 have to be
earned via the Art Gallery; *.2 will appear after all other Level 2
missions and mission *.1 have been completed; character ending
(character you finished with) and end credits will be shown each
time you finish mission *.2)
III.2.C Extra missions
-------
Extra Missions: (34 missions, 24480-29530 +60/extra pts. total init.)
(4) 1.3 720 (5) 1.4 900
(4) 2.3 750 (5) 2.4 930
(4) 3.3 690 (5) 3.4 900
(5) 4.3 40-1280 (5) 4.4 30-3840
(3) 5.3 690 (5) 5.4 930
(4) 6.3 750 (5) 6.4 930
(3) 7.3 630 (4) 7.4 390
(3) 8.3 600 (5) 8.4 810
(3) 9.3 630 (4) 9.4 810
(4) 10.3 660 (5) 10.4 770 +60/extra
(4) 11.3 630 (5) 11.4 810
(5) 12.8 810 (5) 12.9 990
(3) 13.3 600 (4) 13.4 780
(4) 14.3 690 (5) 14.4 840
(4) 15.3 690 (4) 15.4 840
(3) 16.3 690 (5) 16.4 900
(4) 17.3 750 (4) 17.4 900
(Extra Mission notes: All Extra missions will appear after *.2 has
been completed)
III.2.D Special (hidden) missions
-------
Special Missions: (7 missions, 750/1450/2150 pts. total init.)
(4) S1.1 80/180/280 (4) S1.2 120/220/320
(4) S2.2 80/180/280 } (4) S2.2 90/190/290 } (4) S2.3 110/210/310 }
(4) S2.4 120/220/320 } (5) S2.5 150/250/350
(Special Mission notes: The Special Mission locations are not marked
on the Mission Mode map, but if you pass by one with the pointer,
the game will give you the chirp that indicates a location; see the
Mission Mode Locations section of this document for approximate
locations of the Hidden missions. The point values of the Special
Missions actually change! Basically, all Special mission initial
point values (i.e. for the first time you complete the mission)
increase by 100 after mission *.1 becomes playable, and increase by
another 100 after *.2 becomes playable...)
III.2.E Quick reference chart
-------
And finally, for quick reference purposes, here's a chart that just
lists the standard point values for all the missions, all in one chart:
All Missions: (82 missions, 32540-40570 +30/ex1 +60/ex2 pts. total init.)
loc. m1 m2 m3 m4 m5 m6 m7 m8 m9
1 150 300 720 900
2 170 320 750 930
3 110 300 690 900
4 10-320 10-1280 40-1280 30-3840
5 150 300 690 930
6 150 320 750 930
7 90 270 630 390
8 80 230 600 810
9 90 260 630 810
10 90 200+30/ex. 660 770+60/ex.
11 80 210 630 810
12 60 20 20 20 20 20 360 810 990
13 80 210 600 780
14 110 270 690 840
15 140 300 690 840
16 140 320 690 900
17 150 350 750 900
* 300 530
S1 80 120 (init.)
180 220 (after *.1 playable)
280 320 (after *.2 playable)
S2 80 90 110 120 150 (init.)
180 190 210 220 250 (after *.1 playable)
280 290 310 320 350 (after *.2 playable)
III.3 The Art Gallery
The Art Gallery section (in Mission Mode and Museum Mode) isn't just
about earning a bunch of pretty pictures; this is actually where you earn
most of the "extras" in the game!
Certain pictures in the gallery, when purchased, will also release
certain extras in the game. There are six categories of extras you can
earn, which I'm designating as follows: (the non-FULL CAPS categories
affect only Mission Mode (and the Museum Gallery), btw)
new Gallery
new Mission
NEW STAGE
NEW FEATURE
EXHIBITION THEATER
PASSWORD
The pictures which release extras, however, are *not* all assigned to
a particular extra on a one-to-one basis (more often than not, they are
assigned, rather, to a particular category of extra). In four of the six
categories (new Gallery, NEW STAGE, NEW FEATURE, EXHIBITION THEATER),
items are released in a particular order, regardless of the purchase order
of the art in that category...
III.3.A Cost and extras list
-------
Here follow charts listing costs and released extras for the art in
each Gallery:
Key: Gallery (total art / total cost) (# extras / extras cost)
art number cost extra released (if any)
Gallery 1 (12/220) (5/150)
001 10
002 30 new Gallery
003 30 new Mission (13.1)
004 10
005 30 new Mission (11.1)
006 30 new Gallery
007 10
008 10
009 10
010 30 new Mission (8.1)
011 10
012 10
Gallery 2 (20/640) (9/420)
013 20
014 50 new Gallery
015 20 NEW FEATURE
016 20
017 20
018 50 new Gallery
019 50 new Mission (4.1)
020 20
021 50 NEW STAGE
022 20
023 20
024 20
025 20
026 50 new Mission (7.1)
027 50 new Mission (9.1)
028 20
029 20
030 20
031 50 new Mission (10.1)
032 50 NEW STAGE
Gallery 3 (18/570) (7/350)
033 20
034 50 new Mission (14.1)
035 20
036 50 NEW STAGE
037 50 new Mission (3.1)
038 20
039 50 NEW FEATURE
040 50 new Mission (15.1)
041 20
042 20
043 20
044 50 PASSWORD (STAGE OF HISTORY)
045 50 new Gallery
046 20
047 20
048 20
049 20
050 20
Gallery 4 (18/540) (7/320)
051 20
052 20
053 20
054 50 EXHIBITION THEATER
055 50 new Gallery
056 50 new Mission (16.1)
057 20
058 20 NEW FEATURE
059 20
060 50 new Mission (1.1)
061 20
062 20
063 20
064 20
065 50 new Mission (5.1)
066 20
067 20
068 50 NEW STAGE
Gallery 5 (22/960) (8/540)
069 30
070 30 NEW FEATURE
071 30 PASSWORD (POWER OF DARKNESS)
072 30
073 30
074 30
075 30
076 30
077 30
078 30
079 80 NEW STAGE
080 30
081 80 new Mission (6.1)
082 80 new Mission (2.1)
083 80 NEW STAGE
084 80 new Mission (17.1)
085 30
086 30
087 30
088 30
089 30
090 80 new Gallery
Gallery 6 (19/820) (6/430)
091 30
092 30
093 80 new Mission (11.2)
094 30 NEW FEATURE
095 30
096 30
097 30
098 30
099 30
100 30
101 80 new Mission (13.2)
102 30
103 80 new Gallery
104 80 NEW STAGE
105 30
106 80 new Mission (8.2)
107 30
108 30
109 30
Gallery 7 (17/760) (6/430)
110 30 PASSWORD (AGE OF APOCALYPSE)
111 30
112 30
113 30
114 30
115 30
116 80 new Mission (7.2)
117 80 new Mission (9.2)
118 30
119 30
120 30
121 30
122 80 new Mission (10.2)
123 80 NEW STAGE
124 30
125 30
126 80 new Gallery
Gallery 8 (30/2060) (9/1010)
127 50
128 50
129 50
130 120 NEW STAGE
131 50
132 120 new Mission (15.2)
133 50
134 120 new Mission (3.2)
135 50
136 50
137 120 EXHIBITION THEATER
138 50
139 50
140 50
141 50
142 50
143 120 new Mission (14.2)
144 50
145 50
146 50
147 50
148 120 new Mission (4.2)
149 120 new Gallery
150 50
151 50
152 50
153 50
154 50 PASSWORD (EYE OF EVIL)
155 120 EXHIBITION THEATER
156 50
Gallery 9 (29/1870) (9/870)
157 50
158 50
159 120 new Gallery
160 50
161 50
162 50
163 50
164 50
165 50
166 50
167 120 NEW FEATURE
168 50
169 120 new Mission (16.2)
170 50
171 50
172 50
173 50
174 50
175 50
176 50
177 50 EXHIBITION THEATER
178 120 new Mission (2.2)
179 50 NEW FEATURE
180 120 new Mission (1.2)
181 50
182 120 new Mission (5.2)
183 50 EXHIBITION THEATER
184 50
185 50
Gallery 10 (30/3000) (8/1240)
186 80
187 80
188 200 new Mission (17.2)
189 80 EXHIBITION THEATER
190 80
191 80
192 80
193 80
194 80
195 80
196 80
197 80
198 200 EXHIBITION THEATER
199 200 new Mission (12.7)
200 80
201 80
202 80
203 200 new Gallery
204 80
205 80
206 80
207 80 EXHIBITION THEATER
208 80
209 80
210 80
211 80
212 80
213 80
214 80 PASSWORD (SOUL OF HERO)
215 200 new Mission (6.2)
Gallery 11 (30/2520) (7/680)
216 80
217 200 new Gallery
218 80
219 80
220 80
221 80
222 80
223 80
224 80 NEW FEATURE
225 80 EXHIBITION THEATER
226 80
227 80
228 80
229 80 EXHIBITION THEATER
230 80 EXHIBITION THEATER
231 80
232 80
233 80 EXHIBITION THEATER
234 80
235 80
236 80
237 80
238 80
239 80 EXHIBITION THEATER
240 80
241 80
242 80
243 80
244 80
245 80
Gallery 12 (20/1720) (5/520)
246 80
247 80 PASSWORD (TERROR OF NIGHTMARE)
248 80
249 80
250 80
251 80 EXHIBITION THEATER
252 80
253 80
254 80
255 80
256 80 EXHIBITION THEATER
257 80
258 80
259 80
260 80
261 80
262 80
263 200 EXHIBITION THEATER
264 80
265 80 NEW FEATURE
Gallery 13 (29/0) (0/0)
266 - 294
Gallery 14 (28/0) (0/0)
295 - 322
Gallery 15 (16/35400) (0/0)
323 2000
324 2000
325 2000
326 2000
327 2000
328 3000
329 2500
330 2500
331 2000
332 2500
333 2500
334 2200
335 2200
336 2000
337 2000
338 2000
(note on Gallery 15: Gallery 15 will appear after 322 pictures (i.e.
all pictures in Galleries 1-14) are viewable (i.e. after purchasing 265
(Galleries 1-12) pictures). The Slideshow feature will also appear in the
Art Gallery at this point...)
(note on the Slideshow feature: When you run the Slideshow, it
appears to choose a random picture to start, then progresses, in order
from there, to loop through all available pictures (even any Gallery 15
pictures you have)...)
And if anybody's wondering what the totals come out to:
All Galleries (338/51080) (86/6960)
So it looks like if you complete every mission once, and every Extra
mission a second time, even if you earn the minimum number of points
(32540 + 24480 = 57020), you should have more than enough points to be
able to purchase all the pictures...
III.3.A.i New Gallery extras
---------
New galleries are earned in order (Gallery 2 - 14), regardless of
what order the "New Gallery" pictures are purchased in.
"New Gallery" pictures (13/1140)
002 30 055 50 159 120
006 30 090 80 203 200
014 50 103 80 217 200
018 50 126 80
045 50 149 120
III.3.A.ii New Mission extras
----------
Each of the Gallery-earned new missions is attached to a specific
picture, as follows:
"New Mission" pictures (33/2870)
003 30 13.1 093 80 11.2
005 30 11.1 101 80 13.2
010 30 8.1 106 80 8.2
019 50 4.1 116 80 7.2
026 50 7.1 117 80 9.2
027 50 9.1 122 80 10.2
031 50 10.1 132 120 15.2
034 50 14.1 134 120 3.2
037 50 3.1 143 120 14.2
040 50 15.1 148 120 4.2
056 50 16.1 169 120 16.2
060 50 1.1 178 120 2.2
065 50 5.1 180 120 1.2
081 80 6.1 182 120 5.2
082 80 2.1 188 200 17.2
084 80 17.1 199 200 12.7
215 200 6.2
III.3.A.iii NEW STAGE extras
-----------
New Stages are earned in a specific order, regardless of what order
the "NEW STAGE" pictures are purchased in. Once purchased, these new
Stages (or Stage variations) become available for use in other parts of
the game (like Versus Mode, for example). Here is the order in which new
Stages are released:
Remain in the Desert Hwang stage
The Inundated Castle (WINTER) Mitsurugi vs. Taki stage
Odalisque and Adrian Cervantes stage
The Pure Training Spot (EVENING) Edge Master stage
Turkish Labyrinth Seung Mina stage
The Chinese Temple (AUTUMN) Hwang vs. Mina stage
The Edge of Chaos (DARK) Lizard Man stage
Remain in the Desert (NIGHT) ??? stage
Gap of the World Inferno stage
"NEW STAGE" pictures (9/640)
021 50 068 50 104 80
032 50 079 80 123 80
036 50 083 80 130 120
III.3.A.iv NEW FEATURE extras
----------
New Features are earned in a specific order, regardless of what order
the "NEW FEATURE" pictures are purchased in. Here is the order in which
new Features are released:
CHARACTER PROFILES (in Museum Mode)
3rd costume (Xianghua)
3rd costume (Sophitia)
3rd costume (Maxi)
3rd costume (Voldo)
EXTRA SURVIVAL mode
OPENING DIRECTION (in Museum Mode)
WEAPON SELECT
METAL MODEL
(notes: A character's Profile will become available in Character
Profiles after you've finished Arcade Mode with that character; select 3rd
costumes with Y(X) or Y(dcA); Extra Survival mode is same as Survival
except that first damage wins (i.e. 0% health); Opening Direction allows
you to program certain character slots in the OP sequence; use L/C (on
character select screen) to toggle through three Weapon choices for each
character; hold R/Z when selecting your character for the Metal Model
version of that character/outfit)
"NEW FEATURE" pictures (9/480)
015 20 070 30 179 50
039 50 094 30 224 80
058 20 167 120 265 80
III.3.A.v EXHIBITION THEATER extras
---------
The Exhibition Theater extras are earned in a specific order,
regardless of what order the "EXHIBITION THEATER" pictures are purchased
in. Here is the order in which the Exihibition Theater extras are
released:
EXHIBITION THEATER becomes available in Museum Mode
Taki kata
Voldo kata
Sophitia kata
Nightmare kata
Astaroth kata
Hwang kata
Yoshimitsu kata
Lizard Man kata
Siegfried kata
Maxi(2) kata
Rock kata
Seung Mina kata
Cervantes kata
Edge Master kata
(notes: The Exhibition Theater initially becomes available with the
following five kata: Ivy, Mitsurugi, Kilik, Xianghua, Maxi(1). Note that,
while there are 15 Exhibition Theater extras releasable (listed above),
there are actually 16 "Exhibition Theater" pictures in the Art Gallery!
So if you're just trying to release all the extras, you can actually skip
over one of these 16 pictures...)
"EXHIBITION THEATER" pictures (16/1510) [15/1310-1460]
054 50 198 200 239 80
137 120 207 80 251 80
155 120 225 80 256 80
177 50 229 80 263 200
183 50 230 80
189 80 233 80
III.3.A.vi PASSWORD extras
----------
Each Password is attached to a specific picture, as follows:
"PASSWORD" pictures (6/320)
044 50 STAGE OF HISTORY
071 30 POWER OF DARKNESS
110 30 AGE OF APOCALYPSE
154 50 EYE OF EVIL
214 80 SOUL OF HERO
247 80 TERROR OF NIGHTMARE
Enter these passwords on the Namco webpage (
http://www.namco.co.jp/),
in the Dreamcast SoulCalibur Password Page:
http://www.namco.co.jp/home/cs/dc/soulcalibur/password.html
As of current writing, all passwords are active. Passwords were
supposed to remain active until (or perhaps through) Dec/2000; judging
from the fact that the password page and passwords are currently still
active, however, things have apparently been extended for at least a
little while longer. =)
Note also that there are two additional PASSWORDS which may be earned
via the downloadable VMU mini-games located at:
http://www.namco.co.jp/home/cs/dc/soulcalibur/minigame/index.html
There is a Xianghua Text Adventure (mostly text, some pictures, and
occasional choice points, where you're generally given 2 or 3 options to
choose from) and a Mini-game 3-Pack (a Voldo "trampoline" game, a word
(un)scramble game, and a "cannon" game).
The Xianghua Text Adventure will require 99 blocks, and the Mini-game
3-Pack will require 98 blocks on your VMU (of course, I think you can only
have one mini-game on your VMU at a time...). Note that some Japanese VMU
file download processes *will* check to see what browser you're running,
so if you get a "Forbidden" error on a download or download page, you may
have to use the browser from a Japanese game (Dream Passport, DP2,
DP3...), or, more specifically, the browser from that specific Japanese
game (in this case, the J version of SoulCalibur).
[side notes: If you need help configuring Dream Passport for your
ISP, consult a Dream Passport FAQ. If you need further assistance, e-mail
the author of that FAQ. Do not e-mail me with any such queries/requests,
because in all likelihood, unless you're a close personal friend, I
probably won't have the time to even respond to your e-mail, let alone
actually help you out. ^^; ]
Getting "ENDING 1" in the Xianghua Text Adventure will earn you the
password from that mini-game. And getting above a certain pre-determined
level or score in *any* of the three games on the Mini-game 3-Pack (each
has a specific condition) will earn you the password from the 3-Pack
(there's only one password). Here are the passwords earned from each:
Xianghua Text Adventure KISS OF ANGEL
Mini-game 3-Pack GEAR OF MADNESS
III.3.B Earning points from other game modes
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You can actually earn points from game modes other than Mission
Battle Mode, as follows:
For finishing Arcade Mode or Time Attack Mode:
10 pts/completion after mission 12.1 has been completed
20 pts/completion after mission *.1 has been completed
50 pts/completion after mission *.2 has been completed
For every 10 wins (in a single game) in Survival or Extra Survival:
10 pts/10 wins after mission 12.1 has been completed
20 pts/10 wins after mission *.1 has been completed
50 pts/10 wins after mission *.2 has been completed
III.3.C In-view commands
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The following commands are available while viewing a picture in the
Art Gallery (functions are assigned to fixed buttons on the DCast
controller, btw):
dcA Toggle title/caption
dcB Exit to picture select
X Zoom in
Y Zoom out
L/C View previous picture in current gallery
R/Z View next picture in current gallery
u/d/l/r Move picture u/d/l/r.
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IV. Miscellany
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IV.1 The replay camera
For rounds that your character wins, you will actually have control
over the replay camera, as follows (functions are assigned to fixed
buttons on the DCast controller, btw):
up/down Rotate camera vertically
left/right Rotate camera horizontally
X Zoom in
Y Zoom out
dcB/Z Toggle focus from one character to the other
IV.2 Practice Mode replay
In the Practice Mode replay (press START during Practice Mode, and
select the "Start Replay" option), the camera can be controlled just like
during normal replay. The replay will loop indefinitely (I think), until
you exit by hitting the START button (Practice Mode will then reset back
to starting conditions).
You can also speed up or slow down the replay, as follows:
L Slow replay
R Fast replay
Either hit or hold a trigger to change the replay speed; speed will
reset back to standard when the replay loops back to the beginning. These
codes will not work with the Arcade Stick, since it does not have an R or
L trigger.
Note: You can hold the R trigger down while doing the other replay
commands (zoom, rotate, etc.), but holding the L trigger down seems to
cause the following difficulties: zoom in, zoom out will not function;
camera angle rotation will get stuck on whatever d-pad command was being
entered when you started holding L. The character focus toggle seems to
work fine, though, when holding L.
Practice Mode replay bug (non-fatal): Do one of the following throws
in Practice Mode, and then Replay it. Press START (to exit the replay
loop) *during* the throw move, and when things reset, the thrown character
will start acting, uh, kinda weird (stumbling/dancing around, and stuff;
the weirdness will last until the character is hit, or a command is
inputted for him)... These are the cases for which this occurs (I've
actually tested every character combination, so the following list should
be complete):
Taki throwing Astaroth (any Taki throw)
Voldo throwing Astaroth (any Voldo throw)
Astaroth throwing Voldo (any Astaroth throw)
Cervantes throwing Voldo (any Cervantes throw)
Cervantes throwing Rock (any Cervantes throw)
Cervantes throwing Kilik (any Cervantes throw)
(note: Cervantes' standard (from front) G+B throw is somewhat
temperamental (based upon when you interrupt it), for activating the bug;
in general, moments when he's actually damaging his opponent with it seem
to work better than moments when he is not...)
IV.3 The Character Profile view
In the Character Profiles section of the Museum (see the Mission Mode
section of this document for info on how to release the Character Profiles
feature), once you've selected a character, you'll actually have some
degree of control over the view, as follows (functions are assigned to
fixed buttons on the DCast controller, btw):
left/right Rotate camera horizontally
X Zoom in
Y Zoom out
L/Z On/off toggle for on-screen text box
IV.4 The title screen(s)
There are actually four different title screens in the game. The
following are the conditions required for each:
1) Initial Title Screen
(no conditions; initially available)
2) Edge Master and Weapons
- All (19) characters playable
3) 16 Characters & the SoulCalibur (b/w)
- All characters playable
- Complete Gallery (338 pictures)
- All Missions playable (including Special Missions)
4) 16 Characters & the SoulCalibur (color (gold/purple))
- All characters playable
- Complete Gallery (338 pictures)
- All Missions completed (including Special Missions)
(note on title screen 2: This is a b/w version of picture 068 in the
Art Gallery...)
(notes on getting title screen 3: To make all Missions playable,
minimally, all you have to have done is: completed missions *.2, S2.1,
S2.2, S2.3, and S2.4. While it's not technically necessary to have done
any of the Extra missions, completing most or all of the Extra missions
will help greatly towards the Complete Gallery condition...)
IV.5 BGM Test
The BGM Test (music player) option (located in the Sound Options
section of the Options Menu) has a total of 30 tracks (whose complete
runtime is around 43'15"). The music player doesn't start with all 30
tracks, however. These are the tracks it starts with initially: 1-12,
21-22. The rest of the tracks can be released as follows:
13 release Stage: Remain in the Desert
14 release Stage: Water Vein
15 release Stage: City of Water
16 release Stage: The Colosseum
17 release Stage: Turkish Labyrinth
18 release Stage: Odalisque and Adrian
19 release Stage: Gap of the World
20 release Slideshow option in Art Gallery
23 release Opening Direction option in Museum Mode
24-30 finish Arcade Mode (any character, any settings)
IV.6 The VMU screen
There are, as far as I know, only four things the VMU screen is used
for in the DCast SoulCalibur:
SoulCalibur logo default
Save icon (Ivy) while saving
Load icon (Xianghua) while loading
SD character during battle
IV.7 Auto-save
SoulCalibur has an auto-save process. However, this auto-save
feature cannot be turned off (of course, if you want to prevent an
auto-save, you can always just pull your VMU out (but don't do this while
the VMU is in the process of loading or saving, of course!). Do note that
there is also a manual SAVE process in the Memory Card section of the
Options Menu, as well as in the main menu in Mission Battle Mode. The
auto-save points are fairly prevalent within the game (the game usually
auto-saves when you exit a game Mode, and after each time you complete a
game (like Arcade Mode), for example; keep an eye on the VMU screen (or
watch for the in-game "now saving" screen) if you want to spot the
auto-save points), but if you want to be sure, you can always just do a
manual SAVE...
IV.8 Soft reset
The standard DCast five-button reset (A+B+X+Y(START)) will "soft"
reset the game back to the title screen, unless done anytime (I think)
during Attract Mode, in which case it will exit you entirely out of the
game, and back to the main DCast menu. So be careful not to do a soft
reset during Attract Mode! (unless you actually want to exit the game,
that is...)
IV.9 Attract Mode stuff
For those of you who are interested, here's the order of events in
Attract Mode, if you don't do anything and just let the game cycle
through:
OP sequence
Title screen
Character battle and profile
High score screen
namco screen
Character exhibition (kata)
Title screen
Character battle and profile
High score screen
After that, attract mode will cycle back to the OP sequence again...
Here are some more detailed notes:
OP sequence - Attract mode will switch between your custom OP
sequence (as specified in the Opening Direction section of the
Museum) and a quasi-random (all character slots seem to be
random, except for the "A girl in the wind" slot, which seems
to randomly select only from the female characters) OP
sequence, starting, of course, with the custom OP.
Character battle and profile - The character being profiled will
always start on the P1 side; the battle opponent appears to be
chosen randomly. Attract mode will go through the character
battle/profiles in the following order: Kilik, Xianghua, Maxi,
Mitsurugi, Taki, Voldo, Sophitia, Nightmare, Astaroth, Ivy,
Seung Mina, Hwang, Yoshimitsu, Rock, Lizard Man, Edge Master,
Siegfried, Inferno, Cervantes. For each character, all
available outfits will be cycled through, starting with the P1
outfit. So for a character with 2 outfits, it will take two
battle/profile demos to complete the outfit cycle, while for a
character with 3 outfits, it will take three.
High score screen - Attract mode will go through the high score
screens in the following order: Arcade, Time Attack, Survival,
Extra Survival.
Character exhibition (kata) - Attract mode will go through the
character kata in the following order: Kilik, Xianghua,
Maxi(1), Mitsurugi, Taki, Voldo, Sophitia, Nightmare, Astaroth,
Ivy, Seung Mina, Hwang, Yoshimitsu, Rock, Lizard Man, Edge
Master, Siegfried, Cervantes, Maxi(2). The outfit cycle
process is the same as for the character battle and profile
demo (see above).
Attract mode character exhibition (kata) stage variations: Under
certain conditions, instead of a character's standard stage, the variation
of that stage will be used instead, for the attract mode kata. Here are
the characters and conditions (date/time conditions (based on DCast system
clock/calendar (as opposed to the VMU), I think)), for each attract kata
stage variation:
Mitsurugi December-February The Inundated Castle (WINTER)
Kilik September-November The Pure Training Spot (EVENING)
Xianghua September-November The Chinese Temple (AUTUMN)
Astaroth 3:00pm-3:15pm The Edge of Chaos (DARK)
Hwang 7:00pm-4:59am Remain in the Desert (NIGHT)
Note: In attract mode, Edge Master's stage will be the stage for the
character whose style he's using. I haven't checked to see if Edge
Master, when using one of the above styles, may also appear on a stage
variation, under the above conditions... though I suppose it is possible
that he might. (shrug)
IV.10 Screensaver function
Yep, there's actually a screensaver function in the game! Well,
okay, all it does is darken the screen a bit. And it only works in
certain sections of the game. But anyway... here are the areas I've found
the screensaver to work in: Mission Mode map screen, and anywhere in the
Art Gallery besides the Slideshow. Activation time is 5 minutes (of idle
time).
(Side notes: The screensaver is probably just the DCast system's
default screensaver function, which I think will not activate if the
system actively reads from the disc (which SoulCalibur does, in order to
play BGM). And in case anybody's interested, CD spin stop activation time
is 1 hour (of idle time). Like the screensaver, I think this will only
work in certain parts of the game (in the Options Menu, for example),
though...)
There is also a screensaver in the web browser (Dream Passport 2)
included with the game (note: the U/C version of SCalibur does not have an
Internet option, so probably has no browser). The screensaver seems to be
based upon the SCalibur character portraits (i.e. the pictures shown
during the VS. screens), and will apparently choose one at random, and
take it through one of a few simple screensaver effects.
Once you're running DP2 (you don't necessarily have to be connected
to your ISP), screensaver activation time is 5 minutes (of idle time).
Approximately every five minutes thereafter, the screensaver will reset,
choosing a new character portrait, and possibly a new effect to run...
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V. Thanks and Stuff
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Thanks to:
The Dreamcast secrets site at
(
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Dice/6400/urawaza.html), for
the supplementary color variation codes, the Practice Mode replay
speed codes, the Practice Mode throw-replay-reset bug (Taki/Voldo
vs. Astaroth, Astaroth vs. Voldo), and for pointing me in the right
direction on the attract mode kata stage variation conditions.
FamiTsu DC (Japanese magazine)
(2000.07.28 issue), for mentioning Edge Master's extra Kilik-style
move.
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