ARMADA MAP AND ITEMS CATALOG V1.0 [2000-07-04] Kirk Israel --INTRO-- This miniFAQ provides an ASCII map to the Armada (for Dreamcast) universe, as well as an item shopping catalog. The map was generated by feeding in the galactic coordinates from Thorn Martin's FAQ into a newly devised Perl script. I think the result is very useful, and easier to use for navigation. As I get through the game, I might add a missions guide / location reference to this miniFAQ- right now I only have a basic understanding of Ultratech and the like, though I have visited every Starbase. --THE GAME-- Armada is a great game. A lot of people compare it to "Asteroids", but the control scheme (and radar display) is a lot more similar to Sinistar, since you point the stick which way you want to face, not which direction you wish to turn. I also see elements of "Star Conrol 2" (crusing the galaxy), "StarCraft" (graphics, and hoardes of aliens) and "Wing Commander" (some of the escort missions- actually these are the best 'escort missions' I've seen in a game.) I agree with people who say it's not much of an "RPG". (Which is fine by me.) --THE MAP-- . . . | . . . . . . | . . . @In . . | . . . . #3b . | . . . . . . .*H . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . @V . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | *N . *2 . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . *D . . . . .@J | . . *G . . . . | . . @G . . . . *T | . . . -----------------------------------*A--------------------------------- . . . #2a . . #3a . . . . | . . . . @Ds. *V . | #1b *E . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . #1a . . . . . . . . . *S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #2b . | . . . . . . | . . . . . *1 . | . . . . . . | @Dd . . . . . . . . . . . .@Ic. . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . Scale: | . . . . | = 10,000 Key: *A Allied Starbase/Homeworld (x:-78 y:99) *T Terran Starbase (x:-3408 y:2400) *N Nomad Starbase (x:2421 y:14343) *E Eldred Starbase (x:13652 y:-5886) *S Scarab Starbase (x:-128 y:-9822) *D Drakken Starbase (x:12421 y:7476) *V Vorgan Starbase (x:-12989 y:-5788) *1 Other Starbase (x:-17650 y:-16500) *2 Other Starbase (x:12340 y:14280) *G Drakken Gas Mine Starbase (x:22460 y:6180) *H Secret Base (x:-27250 y:30780) @Ds Desert Planet (x:-22998 y:-5327) @J Jungle Planet/Live World (x:-9330 y:6260) @Ic Ice Planet (x:-14721 y:-20311) @Dd Dead Planet (x:8710 y:-18060) @G Gas Planet (x:27421 y:3284) @V Volcanic Planet (x:22421 y:24511) @In Infested Planet (x:-31250 y:34280) #1a Wormhole1a (x:-22400 y:-9640) #1b Wormhole1b (x:10200 y:-6880) #2a Wormhole2a (x:-320 y:-350) #2b Wormhole2b (x:-17760 y:-11280) #3a Wormhole3a (x:22950 y:-2880) #3b Wormhole3b (x:-20420 y:31640) --THE ITEMS-- I divided the items up into 5 sections, Trade Items, Scanning, Offensive, Defensive, and Mixed (Items with Offensive and Defensive elements.) (I called everything that effects the energy bar "offensive" based on my Eldred playing style, thought you could argue it effects your ability to warp away.) I then sorted the items by cost, and then listed the starbases you could buy them at (using the same codes I used for the map.) The descriptions are the ones from the game, mostly. Ultratech and other goodies are not listed here. -TRADE ITEMS- 50 A FOOD MIX Starbases require this trade item to feed their residents 150 A CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Starbases require this trade item to make repairs -SCANNING- 800 A D G ULTRASCOPE Detect Ultratech at long range 1300 A E KILL SCANNER Gain bonus experience for each Armada ship you destroy 1300 A D G SPECTRAL SCANNER Gain a credit bounty for each Armada ship you destroy 1800 V ARMADA SCALPEL Increased chance to salvage Ultratech from dead Armada ships 4300 G X-SCANNER Earn a credit and experience bonus for each Armada ship -OFFENSIVE- 800 A N H SHOT SPLITTER Increase number of shots fired 800 A S WARP MUZZLE Increase shot speed 1300 A N 1 H POWER GUN Increase Power Pod Attack damage 1300 A T 1 POWER ROD Increase shot rate 1300 A S PROBE Your weapon will strike phased ships 1300 A V WARP GENERATOR Warp Engine consumes only 50% of your energy 1800 D G ENERGY BOOSTER Increase your Energy Max 1800 T 1 MISSILE RACK Fire twin guided missiles 1800 E SHOT BOOSTER Reduce Energy Cost to fire weapons 1800 N 2 H TORCH SABRE Fire a phase beam attack at enemy ships 2300 T 1 ENERGY CYCLER Increase Energy Regen rate 2300 D PIERCER Your weapons are more likely to score a critical hit 2300 N H POWER SPINE Increase main weapon damage 2800 S NULLIFIER Armada units in range cannot subdivide 2800 N H PHOENIX ROCKET Fire a powerful forward shot 2800 E POD SIPHON If your ship's destroyed you'll return with Power Pods 3300 N 2 H SPATIAL SPLITTER Increase number of shots fired and strike phased ships 3800 1 ENERGY BATTERY Increase Enery Regen rate and Energy Max 3800 G PENETRATOR Decrease energy cost to fire, increase critical hit chance 3800 H SCORCHER Increase weapon damage and Power Pod damage 4300 1 ARMADA BURNER Your main weapon slows the Armada's speed 4300 2 H ENTROPY CANNON Increase weapon damage and decrease the Energy Cost to shoot -DEFENSIVE- 800 A E ABSORPTION ROD Increase resistance to beam weaponry 800 A T 1 H ARMOR BOOSTER Increase maximum Armor 800 A V H DEFENSE BOOSTER Increase Shield Strength 1800 S IMPACT WEBBING Your ship will take no ramming damage from Armada ships 2300 V HULL DIFFUSER Increase Damage Resistance 2800 T PLATED EMITTER Increase maximum Armor and Shield Strength -MIXED- 2300 E ENERGY PLATING Increase resistance to beam weaponry and increase shot speed 2800 D ABSORPTION BATTERY Increase resistance to beam weaponry and increase Energy Max 2800 V POWER RING Increase Shield Strength and Energy Max 3300 D POWER CHAMBER Detect Ultratech at long range and increase Energy Max 3300 E POWER DISK Gain bonus experience and increase Power Pod attack damage 3300 T 1 POWER TURBINE Increase Bomb Damage and Shield Strength 3300 V WARP LENS Increase shot rate damage and chance to salvage Ultratech 3300 S X-PROBE Armada units cannot subdivide and you hit phased units --THANKS-- All hail Thorn Martin, who provided the coordinate data I plugged into my Perl script to generate the map. (Data used with permission.) --COPYRIGHT-- Copyright 2000 By Kirk Israel . Not to be posted, published, or modified without explicit permission.