Someone hinted at this earlier in the cheats but I will clarify and expand. When you start the game, your first mission is the destroy some MT units. Run in and waste your ammo on the ground, then get destroyed. Do this until you have -50,000 credits. Your actual goal is just to get -50,000 within 3 tries... if you fail then you keep your debt and the mission is no longer available. After you have -50,000 it will show a little movie file and you will gain a human enhancement. there are 5 of these:
1) Automatic radar. you don't need one and it shows a grid with a good range.
2) Long-range blade. well pressing x, also press circle to slash the blade across the screen.
3) Enhanced cooling. Cooling is twice as effective.
4) Improved mobility. you can now fire all weapons while walking backwards. earlier, some weapons could not fire like this.
5) Improved boost. halved energy usage when boosting.
every time you do this, your character starts from scratch. new name, new credits, everything. everything but your mech that is. so if done correctly, you could potentially earn up to 25,000 extra credits through buying things for your mech (be it upgrades or new weapons).
have an overweight AC? want it to work? once you complete all the single-player missions for the first time (that is, once you get the end credits), you can build and USE an overweight AC!
There are 34 hidden AC parts in the game. one of these parts is in the last car of the train, and if you take it, you lose the mission. see if you can find the rest!
Do you like the emblems you see int he arena? wish they were yours? Once you defeat someone in the arena, (just after you defeat them, no earlier or later), go to the screen that shows your opponent's information. then press triangle for the Spec screen. while on this screen push start and select at the same time. You may have to do this more than once. You will eventually hear a rivot sound and, viola! your enemy's emblem is yours!
Want to fight everyone in the arena? Well, some characters will disappear if you fail to get to them before certain missions take place. Also, as you move upwards, new characters will move in at the bottom of the arena. Easy to defeat, extra cash.
special hidden AC part: Go to the AC Test mode in the garage. look up at the little octagon at the center of the ceiling. fire at it. it should take about 50 hits with the standard rifle to destroy. Once it's gone, fly up it (you may have to disconnect your override by pressing R2, R3, and L2). you will land in a little room with a radar part!
final tip: if you want to earn lots of money, equip your mech with energy weapons while fighting missions (don't have to pay for ammo). Keep buying and selling back parts (a good part to use is the ZWC-LQ/2552 laser cannon). When in the arena mode, use shell weapons, regardless of the ammo cost (you don't have to pay it when in arena mode).
Submitted by: Anonymous User
09 Feb 2001
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You should have a lot of money before getting to
him.Buy the multi missle's (69,500),a good
booster,and any weapons you want(If you want to,
buy two packs of multi missle's).Then challenge
him at ETAL BASE.When you start, put on the
limiter release (R1,L1,and R3)as soon as it says
go.Turn to your left.Their should be a large
tower fly up to the platform.Turn around and go
to the corner pointing inward.Shoot at him with
the missle's as he's coming, when he get's their
he's AP should be somewhere around in the
3,000's.While he's down below you keep shooting
him with the missle's.This strategy should kill
him around the neighbor hood of five missle's
left.You should be able to kill other AC's by
doing the same strategy.Note: Remember, this got
me from Rank 43 to Rank 1.
Submitted by: Slasher_71
05 Apr 2002
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If you like the cool colors the computer AC's have
but aren't any good with RGB color editing, here
are some basic tips:
Always pick general, it's so much easier.
If you make the 1st and 4th sections one color and
the 2nd 3rd and 5th sections a second, you get a
nice mix that usualy turns out good.
Using the numbers 145, 100, and 0, in any order,
nab some soft pastels, while 150, 50, and 0 are
bolder, darker colors.
Stink at making your own emblem? See a cool one in
the arena? Steal it anytime after you beat the
owner by high-lighting their name in the master
list (or do you select them first? I don't
remember) and pressing start and select (it may
take a few tries). And if that line should be a
hair to the left, or that curve isn't quite sharp
enough, use the triangle button in the editor to
copy a single pixle and paste.
Submitted by: Tarkus
13 Mar 2003
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