Star Ocean Till the End of Time - Versus Mode FAQ ------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004, Shadow47001 ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents I. Introduction A. How to unlock Versus Mode II. Characters III. Trading Cards IV. Stages V. Credits ----------------------------------------------------------------- I. Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------- This is a guide for the unlockable Versus Mode. In this mode, you fight against your party members in various areas you've visited with a timer on or off, and in either a one-on-one style or a free-for-all up to three combatants. Also, you can play this mode with 2 players. ----------------------------------------------------------------- A. How to Unlock Versus Mode ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unlock this mode, you must go to the Aquatic Gardens of Surferio, which is west of Irisa Fields (south of Aquios/north of Peterny), and obtain the Paracelsus's Table at the very end. After doing so, bring the item to Welch, who is in the inventor's guild in Peterny. You can then play Versus Mode by talking to her. A common question people ask is why they cannot give the Table to Welch. You can only give the Table after getting Maria in your party. Here are the answers to the moving block puzzles if anyone has problems with the 3 puzzles there: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Solution #1: (Be sure your camera is centered) - Move the left white block up - Move the right red block left - Go up and move the furthest left white block left - Go up past the block you just moved and move the blue block up - Exit this section North -------------------------- Solution #2: (Be sure your camera is centered) - Move the first red block down - Go down along its path and move the lower yellow block left - Go down and move the white block left - Go to where the white block stopped, two panels left is a red block, move it left - One panel right and up from where the red block stopped is a white block, move it left - You can now access the blue block above where the white block was before you moved it, move that blue block up - Go to the Northwest corner and open the chest containing Smithery Materials - Exit North and follow the path to a chest containing a Holy Sword - Go back to the puzzle and reactivate the blocks using the green panels on the East side - Move the first red block down - Go down along its path and move the lower yellow block left - Go down and move the white block left - Go to where the white block stopped, two panels left is a red block, move it left - See where the red block was before you pushed it (the one you just pushed), two panels up from where it was is another red block, move it up - One panel down and left of where the red block lands is a blue block, move it up - Go around to the left, as you head down you'll come to a hole in the ground you cannot pass, don't do anything yet, just remember this spot - Go to the Southeast corner right now and open the chest to receive Synthesis Materials - Go back to the point I told you to note and push the red block (one panel up and right of the hole) to the right. - Exit the map to the West -------------------------- Solution #3: (For this one, position the camera facing South. It is easiest and all directions will pertain to the camera facing that way) - Push the white block on the left, up - Push the red block one panel right of where it lands, up - Two panels above where the first white block landed, on the left is a blue block, push it up - Go up from there and push the red block up - Grab the chest containing Anointed Chain Mail - One panel down and two panels right of where the red block landed is another red block, push it to the right - One panel below where that red block started is a white block, go around and push it up - One panel up, and one panel right of where the white block started is a red block you're already pushed, push it back to the left - One panel up from where the red block just was is a blue block, push it up - One panel right of where the blue block just was is a yellow block, push it right - Go back down to the green initializer - Look at the large gap that goes left to right just above the initializer, go just above that gap and run as far as you can to the right. When you get there, there will be a yellow block above you, push it up. If the block doesn't go up it means you aren't far enough to the right and you're pushing the wrong block. The block I'm referring to will slide up one panel and two panels to the right. Just look at the track to make sure. - From where you pushed the block, go up two panels, left one and up one. You'll be right below a white block. Push it up. It should get stopped by a yellow block you put there a few steps ago. - Go up to that yellow block that stopped it and push it back to the left. The exit above you is now open. Go up out of the puzzle. ----------------------------------------------------------------- II. Characters ----------------------------------------------------------------- When selecting your character, it'll ask which skill set-up you want. Here are all of the skill set-ups for each character. Also, only 6 of the 10 characters are available from the start, you have to find 4 different trading cards to get the other characters. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fayt ---- How to get: Available from start Skill set-ups: Emphasize Hit No. Balanced Agility-Oriented Short X Blade of Fury Side Kick Blade of Fury Long X N/A Shotgun Blast Dimension Door Short O Air Raid Charge Side Kick Long O Drain Ice Blade Stun Support Increase Fury N/A Standby Healing Support N/A N/A N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cliff ----- How to get: Available from start Skill set-ups: Charging Style Emphasize Hit No. Balanced Short X Aerial Assault Electric Fists Fists of Fury Long X Fiery Tackle N/A Aerial Assault Short O Charge Acrobat Locus Hammer of Might Long O N/A N/A N/A Support N/A Increase Fury N/A Support N/A N/A N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------- Nel --- How to get: Available form start Skill set-ups: Short-Range Mid-Range Long-Range Short X Charge Lightning Chain Shadow Wave Long X N/A Shadow Wave Lightning Chain Short O Divine Wrath Shockwave Shadow Wave Long O Whirlwind N/A Flying Guillotine Support N/A No Guard N/A Support N/A N/A N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------- Roger ----- How to get: Obtain Trading Card 4 Skill set-ups: Short-Range Mid-Range Long-Range Short X Charge Raging Helmet Flying Torpedo Long X Fiery Fury N/A Whirling Heat Short O Piecing Claw Fiery Fury N/A Long O N/A N/A Bug Triad Support Increase Fury No Guard Increase Fury Support N/A N/A Standby Healing ----------------------------------------------------------------- Maria ----- How to get: Available from start Skill set-ups: Short-Range Mid-Range Long-Range Short X Crescent Locus Gravity Bullet Charge Long X Pulse Blast Laser Blast Aiming Device Short O Triple Kick Charge Scatter Beam Long O N/A N/A Radiation Bots Support Increase Fury N/A N/A Support N/A N/A N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------- Albel ----- How to get: Obtain Trading Card 1 Skill set-ups: Balanced MP-Attack-Oriented Simple Short X Shockwave Swirl Aura Wall Aerial Long X Air Slash Palm of Destruction Stun Short O Double Slash Hand of Doom Charge Long O Dragon Roar N/A Increase HP Dmg Support N/A N/A Increase Fury Support N/A N/A N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------- Peppita ------- How to get: Available from start Skill set-ups: Balanced Simple Ranged-Oriented Short X Kaboom Charge Stun Long X Instanto Blast Instanto Blast Magic Hook Short O Charge Aerial Faerie Friend Long O Magic Hook N/A N/A Support N/A Increase Fury No Guard Support N/A Critical Hit HP N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sophia ------ How to get: Available from start Skill set-ups: Long-Range Short-Range Simple Short X Earth Glaive Charge Charge Long X Fire Bolt Drain Stun Short O Lightning Blast Efreet Critical Hit Long O Thunder Flare Fire Bolt N/A Support Standby Healing Critical Hit HP No Guard Support Increase Fury N/A Critical Hit HP ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mirage ------ How to get: Obtain Trading Card 4 Skill set-ups: Balanced Ranged-Oriented Charging Short X Crescent Locus Sphere of Might Charge Long X Aerial Assault Hammer of Might Stun Short O Electric Fists Triple Kick Avenger Charge Long O N/A N/A N/A Support N/A Increase Fury Standby Healing Support N/A N/A N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------- Adray ----- How to get: Obtain Trading Card 3 Skill set-ups: Long-Range Simple Charging Short X Lightning Blast Fire Bolt Chaos Tide Long X Fire Bolt Fire Bolt Chaos Tide Short O Earth Glaive Titan Fist Charge Long O Sirocco N/A N/A Support N/A No Guard Standby Healing Support N/A N/A N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------- III. Trading Cards ----------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the appropriate card, you can choose a different costume for your character when selecting characters. To activate these costumes, you have to press a different button to select the character other than X. What to press to select a different costume: 1P - X 2P - Triangle 3P - Square 4P - R1 5P - L2 6P - R2 Note: 5P and 6P costumes are only available to Fayt and Sophia. Do note that most of these cards cannot be obtained until you either have the Ring of Disintegration, or have beaten the game (most of these are in optional dungeons only accessible after you have beaten the game.) So if you cannot get them now (which will be the case for a lot of these), wait till later in the game. Also, I only listed the area its in, not the exact location. You're gonna have to explore a bit to find some of them. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Trading Card 1 Trading Card EX10 Location: Moonbase Location: Urssa Cave Temple Unlocks: Albel Unlocks: Mirage 3P Trading Card 2 Trading Card EX11 Location: Sphere 211, 5F Location: Urssa Cave Temple Unlocks: Roger Unlocks: Fayt 4P Trading Card 3 Trading Card EX12 Location: Spiral Tower, 1F Location: Urssa Lava cave Unlocks: Adray Unlocks: Sophia 4P Trading Card 4 Trading Card EX13 Location: Ruins of Mosel, B2F Location: Maze of Tribulations, B3F Unlocks: Mirage Unlocks: Maria 4P Trading Card EX1 Trading Card EX14 Location: Moonbase Location: Maze of Tribulations, B7F Unlocks: Fayt 3P Unlocks: Cliff 4P Trading Card EX2 Trading Card EX15 Location: Sphere 211, 3F Location: Maze of Tribulations, B5F Unlocks: Sophia 3P Unlocks: Nel 4P Trading Card EX3 Trading Card EX16 Location: Bequerel Mine Location: Ruins of Coffir Unlocks: Maria 3P Unlocks: Albel 4P Trading Card EX4 Trading Card EX17 Location: Kirsla Caverns Location: Sphere 211, 141F Unlocks: Cliff 3P Unlocks: Roger 4P Trading Card EX5 Trading Card EX18 Location: Duggus Forest Location: Sphere 211, 140F Unlocks: Nel 3P Unlocks: Peppita 4P Trading Card EX6 Trading Card EX19 Location: Ruins of Mosel, B1F Location: Sphere 211, 188F Unlocks: Albel 3P Unlocks: Adray 4P Trading Card EX7 Trading Card EX20 Location: Sphere 211, 16F Location: SPhere 211, 172F Unlocks: Roger 3P Unlocks: Mirage 4P Trading Card EX8 Trading Card EX21 Location: Sphere 211, 50F Location: Sphere 211, 188F Unlocks: Peppita 3P Unlocks: Fayt 5P and 6P Trading Card EX9 Trading Card EX22 Location: Urssa Cave Temple Location: Sphere 211, 199F Unlocks: Adray 3P Unlocks: Sophia 5P and 6P ----------------------------------------------------------------- IV. Stages ----------------------------------------------------------------- After choosing the characters who will participate in the battle, you are taken to the next screen where you select the battle arena. You unlock more battle arenas as you progress throughout the game. If you press and hold one or a combination of the R1/R2/L1/R2 buttons while selecting the arena, you can change the battle music. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Battle Simulator 2. Evacuation Corridor 3. Duggus Forest A 4. Duggus Forest B 5. Ruins of Coffir Outdoors 6. Ruins of Coffir Hideout 7. Ruins of Coffir Jail 8. Airyglyph Castle Dungeon 9. Airyglyph Aqueducts 10. Elicoor Field Snowy Mountains 11. Kirlsa Caverns 12. Elicoor Field Mountainous Region 13. Elicoor Field Wasteland 14. Kirlsa Training Facility 15. Aerial Arena 16. Elicoor Field Plains 17. Pesotto Forest 18. Aquatic Gardens, Surferio 19. Bequerel Mine Inside Cavern 20. Bequerel Mine Outisde Cavern 21. Elicoor FieldDuring War 22. Sealed Cavern 23. Shrine of Kaddan 24. Passage from Parch to Plenty 25. Mosel Dunes 26. Ancient Ruins of Mosel 27. Mountains of Barr Waterfall Area 28. Mountains of Barr 29. Barr Caves 30. The Runs of Barr 31. Urssa Lava Caves 32. Dwelling of Crosell 33. Ancient Ruins of Mosel Waterway 1 34. Ancient Ruins of Mosel Waterway 2 35. Ancient Ruins of Mosel Waterway 3 36. Moonbase 37. Planet Styx Before Collapse 38. Planet Styx Time Gate 39. Arkives 40. Sphere Company Foyer 41. Sphere Company General Block 42. Sphere Company Computer Block 43. Sphere Company Elevator 44. Planet Styx After Collapse 45. Firewall 46. Spiral Tower A 47. Spiral Tower B 48. Spiral Tower C 49. Luther's Private Lab 50. Maze of Tribulations 51. Urssa Cave Temple 52. Ethereal Queen Hall of Worship 53. Ethereal Queen Flower Garden Info: - Maze of Tribulations is located in Kirsla. You cannot enter until you have beaten the game. - Urssa Cave Temple is located in the northeast room in Crosell's lair. You cannot enter until you have beaten the game. - The Ethereal Queen area is in Sphere 211 when it's an optional dungeon, at the top floor. - If you have difficulty getting an area, just keep fighting in that area, you should be able to get it eventually. ----------------------------------------------------------------- V. Credits ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to... - A I e x for his info on the cards/stages, and solutions to the puzzles