User manual SEGA DREAMCAST GAMES PHANTASY STAR ONLINE V2

[. . . ] Thank you for purchasing Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2. 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]. [. . . ] 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. Items will disappear when they ar e used. 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. The team leader is responsible for quest selection. 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. Once the new quests are displayed, select a new mission to accept. 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. Each attack can be executed by pressing the cor responding X, A, or B button the attack is assigned to on the Action Palette. Customize the set up of your Action Palette by assigning actions to each space (see p. 25). To attack an enemy, position your character so that they are facing the enemy and as soon as a sight cursor appears, press an attack button. [. . . ] Beware that the pla yers' status or items modified after receiving the rules will not be reflected. guild counter but also explore Ragol like a normal adventure. You can also be damaged by your TEAM players' attack during an exploration in the BATTLE MODE, and it will give you a joy of exploring in a higher level. Note that you will need to pay more attention to your TEAM players' position as well as s tatus unlike in a normal pla y. CLEARING THE STAGE The stage will be cleared once you proceed all areas of the stage. [. . . ]