User manual SEGA PC GAMES PHANTASY STAR ONLINE BLUE BURST

[. . . ] Welcome to Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst! Table of Contents 1 Setup System Settings Before Playing Keyboard Controls Mouse Controls Gamepad Controls Beginning the Game 2 Preparing for Adventure Before Adventuring About Teams 3 A World of Adventure Adventure Flow Screen Layout Adventuring Controls Introduction to Game System Action Palette / Icon List 4 Communication Chat Guild Cards Simple Mail Additional Features 5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Ways of BB! Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst (PSO BB) is an online game, which tells the Phantasy Star Online story. We've listened to the voices of our long-time players, and have created this new installment, having added our new Server Save System, three new character types, new Windows-only quests, graphics upgrades and better controls. We hope that you continue to enjoy the series with PSO BB. 1 Setup Let there be a phantastic saga to all who are united on Planet Ragol Ways of PSO BB Your journey through PSO BB is likely to be a long and challenging one. To assist you with this, Ken and May will introduce you to the world of PSO BB. Ken Type: HUmar Class: Hunter Race: Human (male) Ken is a newbie hunter playing his first online game. [. . . ] The list divides equipment items by type and color, which determines whether they can be equipped or not. Main Menu Icons Sword Gun Cane Protectors Unit Shields & Barriers White - Can be equipped. Gray - Cannot equip due to level or stat requirements. Green - This weapon or armor item has slots, photon, or other special effects to it. Normal Attacks There are three types of Weapons attacks to choose from in the Action Palette. The nearest enemy in the direction you're facing will be targeted, and you can carry out a combo of three hits for Attack, Heavy Attack, and Extra Attack. Attack Types The Attack, Heavy Attack, and Extra Attack commands vary in damage dealt and accuracy rate. See the Action Palette section for more details Setting Action Shortcuts To set Action Shortcuts, go to Main Menu Custom and follow as below: With your Current Actions displayed, press the Enter Key to display the Action List. Highlight items from the Action List, and press one of the numeral keys [1] through [0] to set the Action to that number. Pressing that number key again on a different Action will reassign that key's function. When you are finished, press Backspace or Esc to return to the Main Menu with your new settings. 30 PHANTASY STAR ONLINE Blue Burst Techniques What are Techniques?Techniques are commands that require TP to use, including Foie (a fireball attack) and Resta (HP recovery). These are learned through the use of Technique Disks. *Androids are unable to use Techniques, and so these commands will be unavailable to them. Using Techniques Techniques can be carried out through use of the Action Palette, or selected from the Main Menu Techniques menu. 31 PHANTASY STAR ONLINE Blue Burst Action Palette Settings Items Items are used either through the Action Pallete, or by selecting Main Menu Item Pack Items. The commands available from the Main Menu are: - Use . . . For weapons or armor, you can select Equip/Remove. Android characters have the ability to set certain items as Traps. Trading Items When in the City (excluding Principal's Room, Lab Room, and Hunters' Guild), you can select Main Menu Item Pack Trade Window in order to trade items between other players. Mags What is a Mag?Mags are the strange pieces of equipment that you see hovering around other players' shoulders. By giving Mags certain items, they can be raised, giving different effects for boosted stats, support effects, and Photon Blast power. Raising Mags By selecting Main Menu Item Pack MAG Give Items, you can select items to feed your Mag. [. . . ] In order to prevent memory issues, the PSO BB software is designed to shut down automatically if focus is taken away from it. Please be advised that SEGA does not take responsibility for any lost save game data that results from improper software usage. *Mail applications and other programs, such as antivirus programs, can be safely run in the background in a minimized state. However, in order to fully enjoy the PSO BB game experience, we highly recommend that all other unnecessary Windows programs be closed before running the game. [. . . ]