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CONTENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Introduction II. Controls III. Weapons IV. Campaign Characters V. Campaign Levels Overview VI. The Vadrigar VII. Island Strategy VIII. Cheats IX. Credits INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, this is my first faq so stick with me. Alright on to business, Dreamcast just received Quake 3 Arena so this is the newest incarnation of Quake for the Playstation 2 game console. I haven't played any of the pc versions so I don't know much about them. From what I hear, Revolution plays really close to its pc brethren except for controls and just a few tweaks. One of the greater and most innovative things about this version is the campaign and being able to build up your characters. It's almost like an RPG. This game is really good and I recommend it to any person who loves deathmatches and the usual FPS matches. The campaign resembles Perfect Dark multiplayer challenges. However, I can't recommend it to someone who loves FPS with single player stories. This is just like the pc version in that its based on deathmatches and fragging. CONTROLS -------------------------------------------------------------------- Quake 3 Revolution features many control setups however doesn't support mouse and keyboard. There are 6 control setups. Each one is as follows. A. Standard Control Fig. B. Advanced Control Fig. C. Easy Fire Control Fig. D. Dextrous Control Fig. (Timesplitters control) E. Legacy Control Fig. F. Special Control Fig. If you haven't quite liked the controls of Playstation 2 FPS, then you can actually use the D- pad to control your character. The character control will be just like the control of the N64 FPS. Of course it will not be an analog stick but it is really, really similar. I believe every control fig. has this D- pad support. WEAPONS -------------------------------------------------------------------- There are 12 weapons in the Quake 3 Revolution arena. Here are the descriptions of each weapon directly from the book and the order that I like them from greatest to least. Gauntlet- the gauntlet's saw blade and powerful electrical charge has got many a gladiator out of a compromising position. A lethal hand- to- hand combat weapon, it needs no ammunition and can create an enormous amount of carnage….if you can actually get close enough to anyone. Machine gun- the machine gun's high rate of fire can blanket an area with a hail of hot lead. Although not the most powerful weapon in the arena, it can be used effectively to protect a newly- spawned combatant. Its usefulness should not be underestimated, but only a player with a crack shot and nerves of steel can fully utilize its capabilities. Chaingun- with its astounding rate of fire, the chaingun makes the machine gun look like a popgun. This welcome addition to any fragger's arsenal will cut your opponents in two with high- velocity rounds, if they give you half a chance. Shotgun- the shotgun delivers a savage spray of lead shot, which makes it a deadly firearm at close range. However, its effectiveness is greatly reduced over long distances. Remember that reloading between rounds takes a few moments- so make that first shot count. Nail gun- most effective in close combat, the nail gun unleashes a cluster of nails at its prey. Plasma gun- the plasma pulses discharged by this powerful Weapon can cause an obscene amount of damage. A handy weapon at close- or medium- range, it should be used sparingly as its energy supply is rapidly used up. Grenade launcher- the wide blast radius of the time- fused Grenades fired by the grenade launcher is suited to disposing of multiple opponents. Used at medium- range, the grenade launcher can lay down a terrifying trail of devastation- just look out for rebounds. Proximity mine launcher- the mines launched by this serious piece of hardware are programmed to detonate when a luckless gladiator is nearby. Triggered by movement and able to attach to any surface, they are ideal for slowing pursuers. Make sure you have another escape route though or you could be on the receiving end of their destructive power. Rocket Launcher- the rocket launcher's ability to cause widespread devastation over long distances makes it an invaluable Arena weapon. It can also be used over shorter distances but be careful when using in confined spaces- it's all too easy to find yourself part of the devastation. Lightning gun- the lightning gun discharges a powerful bolt of electricity at anyone unlucky enough to cross its path. Although only effective at short range, it has a devastating effect on its targets. Railgun- this essentially long- ranged weapon fires a depleted uranium slug at incredible velocity towards its target. However, in producing the propulsion to do this, it is necessary for the railgun to recharge between shots, thus causing a delay before it can be fired again. BFG-10K- a close relation of the plasma gun, the BFG- 10K is the most desired weapon in the arena. Useful at any range, this beast of a firearm throws powerful bursts of plasma at unwitting gladiators. Requiring limited accuracy, its blast can wipe out a whole posse of enemies. Favorites: Chaingun, Plasma gun, BFG- 10k, Shotgun, Nail gun, Rocket launcher, Machine gun, Railgun, Grenade launcher, and Proximity mine launcher CAMPAIGN CHARACTERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - Sarge (Human) Strengths: Max Health Weaknesses: Speed Anarki (Cybronic Human) Strengths: Max Health, Speed Weaknesses: Attack Power Doom (Human) Strengths: Max Armor Weaknesses: Speed Daemia (Human) Strengths: Max Health Weaknesses: Max Armor Klesk (Alien Chitinid) Strengths: Attack Power Main Weakness: Max Health GENERAL CAMPAIGN LEVELS -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Campaign stages are fairly easy on difficulty I CAN WIN. The more harder stages tend to be the elimination stages. If you are having trouble with a stage find a spot and get a quick firing weapon. (Frag spot) Let the opponents come to you and just frag them. Using a quick firing weapon, you get many excellents. Tier 2-4 If you are having trouble on the last stage on tier 2, the elimination stage, then shoot a hole in the wall that is in the hall leading up to the round, yellow, jump pad. The weak area in the wall is at the foot of the small stairs. Go in there. There is a mega health, heavy armor, and a kamikaze pickup. If you have to, hide in the hole where the health and armor are. Shoot at people that walk by. Every once and a while go out and use the kamikaze pickup to take out all three opponents. But beware, you only have 10 lives. Tier 4-4 Again if you are having trouble, for for the first part of the battle stay in the room with the plasma gun and health. Frag people the second the doors open. For the next part of the battle, there's only one person. If you need to grab the plasma gun from outside, go inside, and wait in the first corner you see. The mega health should be on your right. He has two paths of going. Just watch them closely. Remember you have your energy. The last part of the battle is against Vadrigar for the first time. Never turn your back to the square ring in the middle of the stage. Pickup powerups found outside the square. Look for the Chaingun. Get a distance away and fire on him. It doesn't take long. Just strafe back and forth while firing. THE VADRIGAR -------------------------------------------------------------------- Here we are, on the last actual stage with a one on one fight with the head man himself. Well, lets clear a few things up first. Vadrigar is a real tough boss and even though it says that you have ten minutes to beat him, you have all the time that you want. Once the time expires, the battle will just still continue. Take your time, you have five lives. Alright then, on to the battle strategy. The second you have control over your character, strafe to the left or right. It doesn't matter which way you go as long as you get out of the open. Vadrigar starts off shooting at you. Its normally with the plasma gun. Now take a second or two and run toward Vadrigar. You'll fall to the ground below. Don't worry about taking damage but just try to avoid any rocket that he shoots. Only a few times does his rocket hit you and you still be alive. Once you've landed don't worry. He's above your head and can't reach you. If you haven't moved from when you landed, there should be one shield generator on your left, and two on your right hand side. Go for the ones on the right first. Now zoom in and aim up. The first one should be in front of you. The other generator should be at your back. If you have trouble finding them, look for a blue light extending from the wall to the platform above your head. Aim your cross hairs for the orange stones on the wall. Now walk around and grab the energy, armor, and ammo boxes. I'd probably wait for them to return again and grab some more. Now look for the last generator and be prepared to run to the room directly under the generator. It should be blocked off until you shoot the last generator. Once you shoot it make a break for the room. The second the generator is destroyed, Vadrigar will teleport down to where you are and the battle will begin. Now there are two tunnels. You should be in one now. One tunnel is basically an energy tunnel, and the other is an armor tunnel. When you're in either one, you need to jump over the red laser because it triggers grenade rounds being shot at you. After you make it over the laser run up the tunnel but stop at the first exit you come to. Do not actually leave the tunnel though. Now look through the hole, and try to find Vadrigar. If you see him, shoot at him with whatever weapon you desire to use. Be VERY, VERY, CAUTIOUS of incoming rockets shot at you. If you see a rocket coming, just strafe back into the tunnel to avoid it. Always remember that Vadrigar can't come into the tunnel. He will come to the opening though so be cautious. Continue this method for as long as it takes. Now there is something SPECIAL that happens during this battle. About every game against him, there will be a time when you strafe into the tunnel to avoid a rocket, strafe back to the opening and you can't see him or find him. Well, the reason why is because he'll be down below with his back against the wall. He should be located on the floor where you fell to at the very beginning. He'll hide against the wall at the foot of the entrance of the energy tunnel. Now, if you see him from where you are, put your cross hair on him and shoot him, but whatever you do, DO NOT ZOOM IN TO SHOOT HIM. He seems to be sensitive to you zooming in on him. If you wish, you can go down the tunnel, and jump over the red laser. Now strafe a little past the wall and fire some nice good shoots. I killed him once with 3 straight rockets to his back and killed him. Now most times when he gets weak he'll teleport to his square island above everything. The island has about everything for him including energy. It's also hard getting an aim up there before he fires a rocket, so here's the island strategy. ISLAND STRATEGY -------------------------------------------------------------------- Now that he's on his island, the whole bottom area is yours. You can enter what tunnel you want at your own free will. So get armor, get ammo, whatever it is you need. Now the decision is up to you what weapon you want to use. My preference is to go and get a Railgun. Remember, this isn't my favorite gun but I think it's the best gun for the job. Now go all the way up to any of the tunnels. My tunnel of preference is the energy tunnel though (the tunnel full of energies and has a mega health at the very top.) Now strafe to the left of the wall at the very top of the tunnel. It should not be much. Now before you start to zoom, let me tell you that Vadrigar will shoot a rocket while you are zoomed and you can't see it. He must shoot just below your zoom or at some kind of angle but he is able to nail you with it. This happens very, very, very rarely though. Now once you have zoomed, look up at his square island. Your cross hair should be right between the Quake 3 computer on the left and the wall on your right. There shouldn't be much room in between. If you did it right, there aren't many weapons you can use. You can use your quick firing weapons but they don't take off that much. The Rocket Launcher is too slow moving and might hit the wall. The BFG will shoot one to two shots then the rest usually hit the wall and hurt yourself. The only gun left is the Railgun. Now aim it and fire. If you're positioning yourself Well then the battle shouldn't be to much longer. My shots with the Railgun typically took off 100 energy every hit. When I finished him one time, it killed him when his energy was at 176. GOOD LUCK WARRIOR CHEATS -------------------------------------------------------------------- Right now, there aren't any known cheats for Quake 3 Revolution, But there are gameshark codes. These gameshark codes are courtesy of interact at www.gameshark.com . Once they're off and running with Playstation 2 codes, you might want the check www.cmgsccc.com . (M) Must Be On ECBB8E641456E60A Max Frag Medals 4C002DEC1456089C Max Impressive Medals 4C002D1C1456089C Max Gauntlet Medals 4C002C4C1456089C Max Excellent Medals 4C002C7C1456089C Max Accuracy Medals 4C002CAC1456089C Max Perfect Medals 4C002CDC1456089C 999 Frags 4CFF04681456E404 Max Flag Time 4C00ACCA14561DA6 Never Been Killed 4CFF048C1456E7A5 Extra Armor 0CFF04381456E7A5 4CFF04381456E7DD 0CE15EBC1456E7A5 4CE15EBC1456E7DD Machine Gun Ammo 4CFF07301456E404 Shotgun Ammo 4CFF07341456E404 Plasma Gun Ammo 4CFF07481456E404 Chain Gun Ammo 4CFF075C1456E404 G. Launcher Ammo 4CFF07381456E404 R. Launcher Ammo 4CFF073C1456E404 CREDITS -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks go out to EA for their just wonderful games on the Playstation 2, Bullfrog for doing one hell of a port and making it a great game even without keyboard and mouse support. All Characters, and logos are trademarks of their respective companies. THE END -------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions, replys, or comments then email me At splaysx2@hotmail.com. Any valid information you give me will be added to the faq and your name will be put under the credits. "YOU ARE WEAKENING WARRIOR" - VADRIGAR Keep up the Fragging, readers.