User manual SEGA PHANTASY STAR ONLINE V2 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

[. . . ] Please note that this software is designed only for use with the Dreamcast console. Be sure to read this instruction manual thoroughly before you begin playing. Note: "Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2" will hereafter be referred to as "PSO Ver. 2. " CONTENTS WHAT'SNEW INPSOVER. 2?- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -02 BASIC CONTROLS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 04 SOFTWARE KEYBOARD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -05 SAVING - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -05 STARTING A GAME - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -06 CHARACTER CREATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 07 MODE SELECTION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -08 ONLINE NETWORK STRUCTURE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 THE WORLD OF PSO VER. 2 ONLINE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 A TOUR OF PIONEER 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 PLAYING PSO VER. 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 GAME DISPLAYS AND MENUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 OPTIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -28 PSO Ver. 2 requires a memory card [Visual Memory Unit (VMU) sold separately]. 15 blocks are required to save the main game file and 30 blocks are required to save the guild card file. [. . . ] If there are an y enemies nearby your character will walk slower andwith their weapon drawn. If the camera view becomes off center when walking and turning around, simply press Trigger L to return the camera to the default view facing for wards from behind the character. To fight against the boss as a team, all team members must use the boss transporter together. Unlike other transporters, if one or more pla yers on your team has already used it to travel to the boss lair, it will be unavailable for use until those pla yers return. CHAT When playing PSO Ver. 2 online, it is possible to chat with your team members during gameplay. Use the Sof t Keyboard or connect a Dreamcast Keyboard to a free Control Port to type in messages. Or use the Wor d Select menu to create sentences that will be understood in five languages. For details about using Word Select, see p. 11, 13, 26-27. ITEMS Items can be used to recover HP or TP as well as r eturn the character to a normal s tate when affected in some way. There are numerous items that you can obtain during gameplay or purchase in the city shops. Up to 10 units of any one item can be car ried by the player at one time. For details about using Items, see p. 23. HUNTER'S GUILD In addition to the main s toryline of PSO Ver. 2 (investigating the planet Ragol to discover what happened to Pioneer 1), you can also under take quest missions via the Hunter's Guild. Essentially quests are car ried out the same in bo th the Onlineand Offlinemodes, however the content of the quest missions and rewards offered will differ. Also, it is only possible to accept quest missions Online if your entire team agrees to do so. It is possible to quit a quest mid-mission, but if you do you will be unable to claim the reward offered. When playing PSO Ver. 2 online, there is a transpor ter located in the Hunter's Guild that you can use to travel from the visual lobby to the city. By doing so, you will leave your team. QUESTS To undertake a quest mission, approach the counter and speak to the representative. Use *@ to select a quest from the menu and press A to view a summary of details about the quest. If you decide to accept the quest, press A again and confirm your selection. You will meet with the client who has commissioned the quest and find out further details about your mission. To access the new quests, select "Download Quests" from the quest selection menu at the Hunter's Guild counter. You can select the downloaded quests from the Hunters Guild in the OFFLINE mode. If you complete a quest successfully, you will be eligible to claim a reward. To do so, return to the Hunter 's Guild and speak to the representative there. Offline you will receive the entire reward, but online the r eward will be distributed among all the members of your team evenly. ATTACKS There are three basic forms of attack; the Attack, Heavy Attack and Extra Attack. [. . . ] See p. 11 for details and instructions of the visual lobby as well as for making a TEAM. STAGE SELECTION AT THE GUILD COUNTER Select a stage after speaking to the operator in the Hunters Guild. The stages you can select will depend on the smallest number of the stages cleared by your TEAM members participating in gameplay. Once you select the stage, you will be transferred to the start point of the stage. However, be advised that the data saved in the main game will not be reflected in the CHALLENGE MODE. When you are transferred to the start point of the stage selected at the Hunters Guild, kick off the challenge! [. . . ]