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Document:   Nex Machina: Secrets FAQ
Games:      Nex Machina
Platform:   Sony Playstation 4
           PC
Developer:  Housemarque
Publisher:  Housemarque

Author:     Slateman ([email protected])
Version:    1.2
Date:       23rd June, 2017
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Table Of Contents
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I:     About
II:    Notes & Instructions
III:   Secrets List
IV:    Credits
V:     Legal Stuff

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Revision Notes
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1.0    First document
1.1    Added Space Station [All secrets accounted for]
      Nex Machina Boss requirements
      Formatting & typo fixes
1.2    Some location updates

To Do
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      The Rest!


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Section I:   About
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Nex Machina is a twin-stick shooter developed by Housemarque.  Following
successful digital releases of several Super Stardust titles, Resogun, Dead
Nation and Alien Nation, it was issued on the 20th of June, 2017.

After loving several of their prior releases, I think it's possible NM is
the company's best effort.  The music, the classic feel, the draw to get
a better score...it's wonderful.

One of the best things is its numerous hidden items spread across every corner
of the game.  In order to 100% these levels, you have to find everything.  I'm
hoping this guide helps you out if you need it!



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Section II:   Notes & Instructions
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This document's goal is to chronicle the hidden items on every stage.  For
the most part, every stage has at least one item to collect.  These fall
into several categories:

 SH   Secret Human         Each world has 5.
 HE   Hidden Exit          Usually an ATM-looking machine you must shoot.
 XL   Extra Life           A multiplier if lives are maxed out?
 B    Beacon               Each world has several and they offer mainly points
 V    Visitors             A line of enemies.  Kill them all for a multiplier
 IB   Indestructible Box   Only broken by a special weapon. Give a multiplier


In most cases I will give a general direction of the item's location.  Things
in Nex Machina aren't *too* well-hidden, so explore a little bit.  But for
the direction, I will use compass readings.  NE/NW/SE/SW referring to north
east, and so forth.  It should be easy to discern what I'm saying.

Much of this information was first discovered on the beta release in May.
If there are any mistakes, I endeavor to fix them up swiftly.

Other Notes
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* Once you destroy a Beacon, you don't have to again if you die.
* Everything else has to be re-done after dying.
* Disruptors seem to be random.
* Extra lives just give multipliers if lives are maxed, I think.
* Indestructibe boxes aren't really hidden, but I figured I'd add 'em as well.
* You can get more Visitors than the world has, I think this happens if you
  die after getting them and recollect them on a level.  I've gotten 7/5.


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Section III:   Secrets List
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===   World I  ===
  TECHNO FOREST
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Humans            64
Secret Humans     5
Secret Exits      3
Beacons           3
Visitors          5


1-1     SH     Northeast corner, in a bush
1-2     B      Directly north of the starting point
       XL     Bush in NE corner
1-3     HE     NE corner, behind a black box
S-1     V      Just as you start, they come from your right
              They will come again later in the stage.  Collect them again.
1-4     XL     Small nook straight up & left from starting point.
       IB     Loop around to the final human, it's in the NW corner there.
1-5     V      Come from the north, can't miss these guys
1-6     SH     After 1st pink laser, before turning south, break blocks
       HE     In SE corner among glowing blocks
S-2
S-3
S-4
1-7     XL     This resides beneath a bush in the NW corner
1-8            "Invisible" walkway when you loop all the way around.
       SH     At the top of the walkway.
       B      Just beside the human.
1-9     SH     North of stage, must break a wall first.
       B      Next to the human.
       XL     Just west of the Beacon and Secret Human, NW corner
1-10    V      Comes from the NE and heads south.
1-11    SH     NE Corner, break black box, then wall/box
       V      Where from?  Somewhere in the south.
1-12    HE     North wall towards the east.  Destroy laser that shoots south.
       IB     In the SW corner, near a human.
S-5
1-13    IB     NW corner
1-14
1-15

[Though the Visitor on S-1 credits you for getting them 1/5 both times,
they both seem to contribute to the total.  Get them twice.]



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===    World  II   ===
  CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
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Humans            79
Secret Humans     5
Hidden Exits      4
Beacons           3
Visitors          5


2-1     B      West side, across chasm, behind two blue cannisters
2-2     XL     Top middle cannister
2-3     HE     Behind blue cannister, NE corner
       V      From west side of stage.
S-1     V      From west side of stage.
2-4     SH     2 blue cannisters in middle of stage, shoot them from the north.
       B      Once you got the human, shoot south again for the beacon.
2-5     SH     East of stage, across bridge to the east.
              (Bridge appears when breaking NE blue cannister.)
       V      From SW of stage.
2-6     IB     Direct north of stage.
2-7     HE     Behind blue cannister, across a chasm on NE corner.  Shoot east.
       V      From direct north of the stage, they come quickly
S-2
S-3     SH     Amongst cannisters on extended area to the right.
2-8     XL     Northernmost portion of stage, NW blue cannister
2-9     SH     NE corner cannister
       IB     Just west of SH
2-10    IB     NE of stage
2-11    HE     NW corner, aim across to shoot the gateway.
       B      Beacon NE corner, across pit on yellow platform
S-4
2-12    XL     Far NE corner in a cannister.
2-13    SH     SW corner right where you start, blue cannister
       V      SE corner and head north and to the west.
       HE     East side, aim SE to break blue cannister. Hard to see this.
S-5
2-14
2-15    XL     NE cannister





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===   World III   ===
    FIRE CAVERN
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Humans            78
Secret Humans     5
Hidden Exits      4
Beacons           3
Visitors          6


3-1     SH     SE corner, behind bush.
3-2     XL     Northernmost area, east side.  Behind bush.
3-3     HE     Easy to miss East side of stage, just south of lava.
S-1     SH     SW corner right where you start.
3-4     V      Come from NW area, over the open area.
       XL     NE side by human, hiding under a bush.
3-5     SH     Directly right of starting point under a bush.
       B      South of starting point, on your left.
       HE     NW corner past laser.  Shoot across a pit
S-2     V      Come from north, on the west side.
3-6
3-7     IB     NW corner
3-8     V      Just north of starting point, they come south and loop back
3-9     SH     Westernmost portion of stage, hidden behind bricks.
3-10    SH     The same.  West side, behind bricks, this time in a bush.
       HE     In the far north on the west side, shoot west.
S-3     B      Just left of the starting point.
       IB     In the SE area of the stage.
S-4     V      Come from the left of the stage.
3-11    XL     When you begin heading south, in a bush on the right side.
       V      These come from the SE but you have to pass the bridge
              that materializes to actually shoot them.
       SH     All the way at the end by the final human.  Bush on the right.
3-12    IB     Just SE of starting point.
       HE     All the way on the left - across a chasm.
S-5     B      Due north behind a rocky column, in a small cutout.  Easy to miss
3-13
3-14
3-15    V      From west just as you start.




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===    World IV   ===
    MACHINE CITY
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Humans            69
Secret Humans     5
Hidden Exits      4
Beacons           3
Visitors          6


4-2     V      From due north.
       B      In the NE fork of the stage.
4-3     IB     Just south of your starting point.
       SH     NE corner, in a bush.
       HE     On building across to the east
S-1     V      From NE side.
S-2     XL     Just north of the start.
4-4     HE     In the north of the stage, alongside the east side of the
              yellow and white building.  Shoot towards the west.  Easy to miss
S-3     V      From the NW corner.
       B      In the SW corner behind machinery.
       IB     Northern wall, on the east side of the stage.
4-4     V      [Somewhere from the west]
       XL     In the northern area under the Bar sign, hiding in a bush.
4-6     HE     Go directly right from the start.  Along the wall.
S-4     SH     NW area, shoot across.  Make bridge appear by breaking cannister
              on NE side?
4-7
4-8     IB     Northwest-ish.
       XL     NW corner bush.
4-9     SH     SW corner in a large cylinder.
       HE     NE corner
S-5     V      NW of stage.
       SH     On right of stage, across a gap.  How to reveal bridge?
S-6
4-10
4-11    V      From NE corner heading south.
       SH     Head south and turn left across a bridge.  Another bush.
4-12
4-13    B      Straight north in a small nook.
4-14
4-15




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    FUTURE LABS
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Humans            78
Secret Humans     5
Hidden Exits      4
Beacons           3
Visitors          6


5-1     XL     NE corner, in bush near yellow cannisters
       HE     In the east, shoot the red V section just to the right of
              the twin purple lasers.  Shoot this from the east.
S-1     SH     In th emiddle of the stage, on the west wall, in a yellow crate.
       B      The northern section, this resides between two pillars directly
              in the middle of the stage.
5-2
5-3     IB     NE corner
       V      From the north, go to the NE area to get 'em.
       XL     In the left room, curve down and to the right, this XL is
              just the left to the starting point in a bush.
5-4     SH     All the way on the east wall among a pile of yellow crates.
5-5     V      Just to your left, they come right as the stage begins.
       HE     ->S-2  In the far north of the stage, shoot the east wall.
S-2
5-6     B      Among crates in the NE of the stage.
       XL     In SW corner in a bush.
5-7     SH     Immediately South of the starting point, in a crate.
       V      They come from the NW as the stage starts.  Head to the SW corner
       IB     In the NE corner.
5-8     V      All the way in the north, they come quickly but circle
       HE     Also in the north, shoot east of the northernmost area.
S-3     V      From the NW and travel to the NE.
5-9     B      In the west, to the left of some grey crates.
5-10
5-11    SH     In the section that extends to the north, hidden in a crate/bush?
       V      Come from the SW and head to the SE.
5-12    HE     In the NW of the stage, shoot north across the green river.
S-4
S-5
5-13    IB     Just north in the middle of the stage.
5-13    SH     In the NE corner of the first room, among cannisters/crates.



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    SPACE STATION
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This level is only available on Experienced difficulty or higher

Humans            85
Secret Humans     5
Hidden Exits      3
Beacons           3
Visitors          5


6-1
6-2
6-3     IB     Farthest SE corner
       V      Come from the NW about half a minute into the stage.
       XL     NE corner, in a cannister
6-4     B      In the NE corner, shoot north
       SH     In the north, in a [cannister?] north of a square opening
6-5     XL     NW corner in a cannister
       IB     SW corner
6-6     SH     Directly north of start.  Destroy the blue cannister
       V      Come from the NW?  End in the north
6-7     HE     Northernmost area.  Destroy cannisters & shoot east
S-1
S-2
S-2     XL     Cannister directly up from the start, on the left.
S-4
S-5
S-6            This stage is insane
6-8     V      Straight north when you start.  They arrive quickly
       XL     Top middle of stage, the left of the two cannisters
6-9     SH     NE corner of the middle bridgde area, in a cannister.
6-10    IB     SW corner right where you start.
       HE     Direct west of stage, break bricks and aim west
S-7
6-11    SH     Among the cannisters towards the NE, with the laser machine
       V      Come out of a gate from the north about 20 seconds in
6-12    B      Head up from the start and aim NE
       V      They arrive from the NE and head west along the top of the stage
6-13    SH     In a cannister just to the left when you start
       B      In the southernmost groove, shoot eastward
       HE     In the same groove, shoot westward & destroy cannisters first
S-8
6-14
6-15
S-9            [Nex Machina Battle]


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In order to fight this bonus boss, you must 1cc the entire game on Experienced
difficulty or higher.  Good luck!!!

Oh, and it seems like you can't continue on this boss battle.


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Section IV: Credits
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Housemarque
     While I planned on getting this anyway, HM's beta invitation told me it
     was simply a must-buy.  These guys rock and you can tell they're
     passionate about their craft.

PlaystationTrophies.org
     As usual, the folks over there are junkies like you and me.  Helpful and
     awesome.  Mr.Beens helped with some locations.

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Section V: Legal
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This FAQ is copyright (c) 2017, Trevor Esposito (aka slateman -
[email protected])

Nex Machina is copyright (c) 2017, Housemarque
Nex Machinais trademark of Housemarque

You may not distribute this for profit.  You may not edit or alter the
contents herein without the permission of the author.

The latest version of this FAQ can always be found at the following address:

       http://www.slateman.net/faqs/

Hope the FAQ was useful in some form.

Good luck and have fun!


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