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~Introduction~
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Welcome readers! I'm Deathborn 668 on the message boards and this is
a walkthrough for Advance Wars:Days of Ruin, the intense turn based
strategy game for the Nintendo DS. Hopefully you'll enjoy this walthrough
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|           ~Table of Contents~          |
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|1.Basics of Advance Wars                |
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|2.Unit and Terrain Guide                |
|  2A.Ground Units                       |
|  2B.Naval Units                        |
|  2C.Aerial Units                       |
|  2D.Movement Costs                     |
|  2E.Terrain Effects                    |
|  2F.Damage Guide                       |
|  2G.Weather Effects                    |
|  2H.Promotion                          |
|  2I.Campaign Scoring                   |
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|3.CO Center                             |
|  3A.Commanding Officer Descriptions    |
|  3B.CO Zones                           |
|  3C.CO Meter and Powers                |
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|4.Campaign Mode                         |
|  4A.Campaign Maps                      |
|  4B.Trial Maps                         |
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|5.Free Battle Maps                      |
|  5A.Classic Maps                       |
|  5B.2 Player Maps                      |
|  5C.3 Player Maps                      |
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|6.The War Room--Tactical Advice         |
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|7.Design Maps                           |
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|8.History and Medals                    |
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|9.Credits                               |
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~1.Basics of Advance Wars~
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Advance Wars has been a series that has been ongoing for several years,
dating back to the GBA. The general gist of the game is that several
players control different armies, and attack eachother on their
respective turns until one army falls, or the HQ of an army is captured.
Of course, it isn't all this simple. Because the game is structured turn-
based style, it will take a decent amount of strategy to outwit your
opponent and overpower them. You'll need to manage your funds as you
purchase new units and repair weakened ones, and there are many other
variables on the battlefield you will need to take into account.
To veterans of the series, although Days of Ruins takes on a different look
than the cartoony look of old, the basic gameplay (with the exception of
several unit changes and additional units) remains the same. For someone
new to the series, the first few campaign missions will act as a tutorial,
so you won't feel lost when you begin the game.
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~2.Unit Guide~
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There's a whole mess of units in Days of Ruins. A decent amount of units,
ones that are staples of the series, remain the same or mostly unchanged.
Some of them look the same, but with different names. Others have been
completely changed, deleted, or added altogether.
For those who haven't played an Advance Wars game before, all units have
a cost to buy at a factory, port, or airport. They also have movement types
(which effect how they move across terrain), movement amounts (how many
spaces they can move in a single turn), fuel (if a ground unit runs out of
fuel, it can't move. If a naval or air unit runs out if fuel, it sinks/
crashes and is destroyed), ammunition and weapon types, visibility (how
many spaces become visible during Fog of War), and attack range.
Range is slightly different than what you may expect. If the range is only
1, then that unit is a direct combat unit. They need to move next to their
enemy and can attack on the same turn. Indirect units generally don't have
ranges of 1 (except for a certain unit), and cannot move and attack in the
same turn. If an enemy unit is in their range of fire, they can shoot to
hit them. Otherwise, all you can do is have them sit there or move them
elsewhere.
Also included here are their weaknesses and heavy weakenesses (as shown
ingame, these are the units that are capable or ripping through the
specified unit).
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~2A.Ground Units~
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~~Infantry~~
Cost--1500G
Fuel--99
Main Weapon--None
Sub-Weapon--Machine Gun
Ammunition--Infinite
Mobility--3
Vision--2
Range--1
Movement Type--Inftry
Weaknesses--Flare, Recon, Tank, B Copter, Battleship, Anti-Tank
Heavy Weaknesses--Bomber, War Tank, Anti-Air, Rockets, Md Tank, Artillery,
Seaplane
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Anti-Tank
Infantries are the backbone of any army. These cheap units aren't very
powerful, nor do they have the mobility advantage most vehicles have.
However, you will be needing these to capture properties. Infantries are
one of only three units that can capture.
They also make good meatshields to protect your indirect units from direct
fire. Since they are so cheap, they are expendable in that regard. It may
seem weird that these are good against Anti-Tanks (which is listed as a
weakeness). However, Anti-Tanks are easily destroyed by Infantry-type
units, as well as air units, and since the Infantry is so cheap, it makes
and effective counter for the Anti-Tank (which also has low mobility).
Don't expect them to do much, if any, damage to vehicles. Most direct land
units have machine guns of their own that can tear through Infantry, so be
careful.
~~Mech~~
Cost--2500G
Fuel--70
Main Weapon--Bazooka
Sub-Weapon--Machine Gun
Ammunition--3
Mobility--2
Vision--2
Range--1
Movement Type--Mech
Weaknesses--Artillery, Seaplane, Md Tank, Tank, Flare, Battleship
Heavy Weaknesses--Bomber, Anti-Air, War Tank, Rockets
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Tank, Anti-Air, Recon, Artillery,
Recon, Flare, Anti-Tank
The Mech has been dropped in price (it was 3000G in the past), however its
power has been slightly nerfed in return (about 10% less damage dealt to
all units). However, that can be ignored as the Mech still remains a
powerful unit. As with the other Infantry units, it is capable of capturing
properties. However, due having the lowest movement range in the game, it
probably isn't wise to use these to capture them with, unless the
properties are across mountain ranges (which Mechs can cross quicker than
Infantry).
It also may seem odd that they are effective against many of their
weaknesses, but the Mech can tear through all lightly armored land units.
The only problem with it is that it has very low ammo--only 3 uses and the
Mech will become as effective as an Infantry. Keep Rigs on hand to resupply
them.
A swarm of Mechs, as has been the case in the previous games, remains
somewhat useful. A tactical player can't be defeated with a Mech rush, but
the computer occasionally can. It also works as a last ditch effort when
you are surrounded by Tanks.
~~Bike~~
Cost--2500G
Fuel--70
Main Weapon--None
Sub-Weapon--Machine Gun
Ammunition--Infinite
Mobility--5
Vision--2
Range--1
Movement Type--Tire B
Weaknesses--Artillery, Seaplane, Md Tank, Tank, Flare, Battleship
Heavy Weaknesses--Bomber, Anti-Air, War Tank, Rockets
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Anti-Tank
The Bike has roughly the same power (and weaknesses) as the basic Infantry.
So, for the cost of a Mech, what are you getting out of it? Well, for one
this unit can move five spaces, allowing you to capture further away
properties very quickly and without the need of a Rig.
Outside of that, however, there isn't much else Bikes are good for. They
can bash up Anti-Tanks well since they can sit outside of their range, then
attack on the turn after. You can also use Bikes to disrupt the capturing
of your enemies, allowing an early monetary advantage if you know what you
are doing. Other then early capturing, you're better off sticking with the
cheaper Infantry to attack whatever you intend on having a Bike attack.
~~Recon~~
Cost--4000G
Fuel--80
Main Weapon--None
Sub-Weapon--Machine Gun
Ammunition--Infinite
Mobility--8
Vision--5
Range--1
Movement Type--Tire A
Weaknesses--Mech, Tank, Artillery, Seaplane, B Copter, Anti-Tank,
Battleship
Heavy Weaknesses--War Tank, Bomber, Md Tank, Rockets
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Recon
The Recon is a cheap unit, but don't get giddy over that 8 movement. Tire A
type vehicles lose many movement points over anything that isn't a road, so
don't expect the Recon to reach its destination quickly. Their big selling
point is their 5 range, which is amazingly useful in Fog of War. Station
several Recons across the map to keep tabs on enemy movement.
Attack wise, the Recon can be bit useful. Provided there's mainly roads to
the properties the enemy is capturing early on, several Recons can easily
disrupt them and bring their economy briefly to a halt. The Recon isn't
good at taking out anything stronger than Infantry, so once a non-Fog of
War battle gets settled in, you aren't likely to be using these anymore.
~~Flare~~
Cost--5000G
Fuel--60
Main Weapon--None
Sub-Weapon--Machine Gun
Ammunition--Infinite
Mobility--5
Vision--2
Range--1
Movement Type-Tank
Weaknesses--Rockets, Tank, Mech, Seaplane, Artillery, B Copter, Anti-Tank
Heavy Weaknesses--War Tank, Bomber, Md Tank
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Recon, Flare
This new unit has an interesting twist to it. Although it can attack
Infantry units (doing slightly more damage than a Recon), it is also
capable of firing flares as the name implies. Firing flares works as if the
Flare is an indirect unit. You can only fire them if you don't move on your
turn, and only if there is Fog of War.
When you fire a flare, you need to choose a spot within a five space radius
of the Flare unit. The flare itself will be launched when you choose the
spot, and every space in the flare's three-square radius will be lit up for
the turn, including hidden areas such as ruins and forests. Outside of Fog
of War, the Flare isn't too useful. It's just an overpriced Recon for the
most part, so only use it when Fog of War is active (especially rainy
weather).
~~Anti-Air~~
Cost--7000G
Fuel--60
Main Weapon--Cannon
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--6
Mobility--6
Vision--3
Range--1
Movement Type--Tank
Weaknesses--Bomber, Rockets, Tank, Anti-Tank
Heavy Weaknesses--War Tank, Md Tank
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Recon, Flare, Artillery, Rockets,
Anti-Air, B Copter, T Copter, Bomber, Duster, Seaplane, Fighter
The Anti-Air is a unit you'll come to love when the enemy is trying to bash
you with aerial units. It's 1000G cheaper than what it used to be, but its
power hasn't really changes at all. The Anti-Air will completely annihilate
any air unit the is within its range. The Bomber is the only unit that can
attack (and severely injure as well) then Anti-Air, reducing the damage the
Bomber takes in return.
The Anti-Air isn't useful against just air units, however. This weapon will
OHKO all Infantry type units (save promoted ones standing on high defense
terrain). If Infantry units are rushing towards you, pump out several Anti-
Airs. Just be careful of Mechs which are capable of severely crippling the
Anti-Air.
~~Tank~~
Cost--7000G
Fuel--70
Main Weapon--Tank Gun
Sub-Weapon--Machine Gun
Ammunition--6
Mobility--6
Vision--3
Range--1
Movement Type--Tank
Weaknesses--War Tank, Seaplane, Anti-Tank, Md Tank, B Copter, Rockets
Heavy Weaknesses--Bomber
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Recon, Flare, Anti-Air, Tank,
Artillery, Rockets, Missiles, Rig
The Tank is the most basic direct assault unit, and the cheapest. You'll
be seeing plenty of these--both from your production and of the enemy. The
Tank is very effective against most ground units, but don't expect it to
dent Medium and War Tanks very easily. Several Tanks together can bring
them down, but don't expect a lone Tank to do it.
Tanks also make good bait for enemy units, and due to their high mobility,
can also break stalemates by inciting your foe to attack. Regarding how
cheap they are, you should be able to produce them constantly and replace
any that are lost in a fight.
~~Medium Tank~~
Cost--12000G
Fuel--50
Main Weapon--Heavy Tk Gun
Sub-Weapon--Machine Gun
Ammunition--5
Mobility--5
Vision--2
Range--1
Movement Type--Tank
Weaknesses--War Tank
Heavy Weaknesses--Bomber
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Recon, Flare, Anti-Air, Tank,
Md Tank, Artillery, Rockets, Missiles, Rig
For a little extra cash, you can purchase a stronger version of the normal
Tank. Medium Tanks trade mobility and ammunition for higher power and
defense. Although it has been determined by other than regular Tanks are
more cost effective, Medium Tanks are still useful.
They can easily kill or severely wound any unit they are capable of
attacking, except for War Tanks. Because of their high defense, you can put
them in chokepoints and hold it for a decent amount of time. Just be
careful of indirect units--they can injure Medium Tanks with ease.
~~War Tank~~
Cost--16000G
Fuel--50
Main Weapon--Mega Gun
Sub-Weapon--Machine Gun
Ammunition--5
Mobility--4
Vision--2
Range--1
Movement Type--Tank
Weaknesses--Bomber
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Recon, Flare, Anti-Air, Tank,
Md Tank, War Tank, Artillery, Rockets, Missiles, Rig
The War Tank is the strongest land unit, and decimates anything that gets
in its way. Be sure to have a Rig on hand if you build one of these
monsters--it can run out of ammunition rather quickly.
If you're on the receiving end of a War Tank barreling slowly down the
road, don't worry--it's pretty simple to kill one of these things. Rockets
are effective since War Tanks can't stand outside of their range and
attack the Rocket in the same turn. Anti-Tanks also rip through War Tanks,
and War Tanks themselves are also counters. War Tanks aren't very cost
effective, mainly due to their low movement. Don't build these too often--
in all honesty, regular Tanks are still better than them.
~~Artillery~~
Cost--6000G
Fuel--50
Main Weapon--Cannon
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--6
Mobility--5
Vision--3
Range--2-3
Movement Type--Tank
Weaknesses--Md Tank, Rockets, Artillery, Tank, Mech, Seaplane, Battleship
Heavy Weaknesses--War Tank, Bomber
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Recon, Flare, Anti-Air, Tank,
Md Tank, Artillery, Rockets, Missiles, Rig
Artilleries are basic indirect units. As with most indirect units, the
Artillery cannot move and attack in the same turn, and cannot counterattack
(let alone attack directly). If an enemy is in their range on your turn,
you can fire at them. Otherwise, all you can do is keep moving them.
Artilleries are great units to have around, mainly because they pack a
punch while hopefully staying safe from enemy fire. If you can keep them
shielded, and lure enemy units into their line of fire, then the Artillery
becomes an invaluable asset to an army (not to mention they are quite cheap
for the damage they inflict).
~~Anti-Tank~~
Cost--11000G
Fuel--50
Main Weapon--Cannon
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--6
Mobility--4
Vision--2
Range--1-3
Movement Type--Tire B
Weaknesses--Bomber
Effective Against--Recon, Flare, Anti-Air, Tank, Md Tank, War Tank,
Artillery, Rockets, Missiles, Anti-Tank, Rig, T Copter, B Copter
The Anti-Tank is regarded as one of the most overpowered units in the game.
This thing rips through all land units, and is the only indirect unit that
has a range of 1 AND can counterattack. Not only that, but it can also
attack B Copters! What can't this thing do?
Well, its biggest weakness is Infantry type units. Infantry, Mechs, and
Bikes are cheap units, and several of them can kill an Anti-Tank. Whatever
you do, don't attack this thing with an land vehicle. The attacker will
deal minimal damage, while the Anti-Tank will dish out usually around 5 HP
worth of damage on the counterattack. Artilleries and Rockets are also good
counters, but moreso with Rockets since Anti-Tanks can't counterattack
them. Just beware of their insanely low movement. Tire B gets movement
penalties on most terrain.
~~Rockets~~
Cost--15000G
Fuel--50
Main Weapon--Rocket
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--5
Mobility--5
Vision--3
Range--2-5
Movement Type--Tire A
Weaknesses--Mech, Tank, Rockets, Artillery, Seaplane, B Copter, Battleship
Heavy Weaknesses--War Tank, Bomber, Md Tank
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Recon, Flare, Anti-Air, Tank,
Md Tank, War Tank, Artillery, Anti-Tank, Rockets, Missiles, Rig
Rockets are one of the most expensive land units, and for good reason. One
Rockets can easily break a stalemate. Bring one of these near some enemy
units stalling for time and watch them scatter.
Also, Rockets can severaly damage any land unit in their massive 3-5 range.
Just be careful, though--even the weak land units, like Anti-Airs, can
severely damage Rockets. Be sure to keep them well protected at all time.
15000G isn't the kind of money you can just throw away on a unit that will
get killed quickly. Be careful when using Rockets. On huge maps they
generally aren't worth it because of their horrible movement. 5 movement
is fine, but Tire A gets penalized on anything that isn't a road. They can
take a long time to reach their destination.
~~Missiles~~
Cost--12000G
Fuel--50
Main Weapon--Anti-Air Msl
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--5
Mobility--5
Vision--5
Range--3-6
Movement Type--Tire A
Weaknesses--Mech, Tank, Rockets, Artillery, Battleship, Seaplane, Anti-Tank
Heavy Weaknesses--War Tank, Bomber, Md Tank
Effective Against--Seaplane, B Copter, T Copter, Fighter, Duster, Bomber
Missiles are expensive, but if an enemy plane is stupid enough to enter its
range, it's as good as dead. Missiles are quite expensive, and obviously
worthless on maps with no airports, but if you manage to put a Missiles
near an enemy airport, then you have essentially made that airport useless
for the foe.
Since you'll kill whatever they build there, you can take your time and
capture it for yourself. Quite a nice tactic. Did you also notice that
their range has increased to 3-6? For the same price, you get a bit more
out of Missiles this time around.
~~Rig~~
Cost--5000G
Fuel--99
Main Weapon--None
Sub-Weapon--None
Material--1
Mobility--6
Vision--1
Range--None
Movement Type--Tank
Weaknesses--Rockets, Tank, Mech, Seaplane, Artillery, B Copter
Heavy Weaknesses--War Tank, Bomber, Md Tank
The Rig, despite its name, functions just like the APC of old. It can carry
one Infantry/Mech and transport them quickly across the field, and it can
still resupply units next to it (which is essential in larger and longer
maps).
But the name truly comes from an additional feature. It can create
Temporary Airports/Ports. On any plains you can choose to construct a
Temporary Airport, and on any beach you can construct a Temporary Port. A
Rig can only build one temporary structure, and it works as if you're
capturing it (takes 20 points to finish, based off of Rig's HP). Temporary
Ports/Airports CANNOT construct new units. Instead, they can repair and
resupply their specific units. This is extremely handy if you can't have
a bunch of Rigs running about the course.
Be careful, though. Temporary structures can be captured by the enemy.
Likewise, you can recapture them and capture any temporary structures the
enemy makes. Make good use of them. If you want to build more temporary
structures, you'll need to make another Rig (or use Greyfield's CO Power
to replenish the material in the Rig).
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~2B.Naval Units~
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**Note--All naval units burn one fuel every day, whether they move or not.
If they run out of fuel, they will sink and be destroyed.**
~~Battleship~~
Cost--25000G
Fuel--99
Main Weapon--Cannon
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--6
Mobility--5
Vision--3
Range--3-5
Movement Type--Ship
Weaknesses--Bomber, Submarine
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Recon, Flare, Anti-Air, Tank,
Md Tank, War Tank, Artillery, Anti-Tank, Rockets, Missiles, Rig, Cruiser,
Unsubmerged Submarines, Carrier, Battleship, Gunboat, Lander
The Battleship remains the king of the seas, and is even moreso now then
ever. Despite its range getting cut by one, the Battleship is now the only
indirect unit that can move AND attack in the same turn.
Battleships can attack and severely injure all land and naval units (except
for submerged Submarines). They are quite expensive, and a single Submarine
strike can turn a Battleship into scrap metal, but as long as you have
Cruiser support, then a Battleship is well worth the 25000G investment you
will need to put into it.
~~Carrier~~
Cost--28000G
Fuel--99
Main Weapon--None
Sub-Weapon--AA Gun
Material--4
Mobility--5
Vision--4
Range--1
Movement Type--Ship
Weaknesses--Bomber
Heavy Weaknesses--Submarine
Effective Against--B Copter, T Copter, Duster, Fighter, Seaplane, Bomber
The Carrier, despite remaining almost the same price as it was in Dual
Strike, appears to be useless. 28000G for a weak anti-air gun when the
Cruiser excels so much more? Pah!
The Carrier's main reason of existance is because of its material. Provided
that the Carrier doesn't move, it is capable of creating a Seaplane for
15000G. A total of 43000G for a small, low fuel and ammo plane? What's the
use? Seaplanes can attack EVERY unit in the game. Keep them well fueled and
the damage they can cause will far outpay their original cost. Because each
Seaplane built uses 1 material, you can only build a maximum of four
Seaplanes from one Carrier. When you produce a Seaplane, you can launch it
on the next day. You can choose where to move it, and you can attack with
the Seaplane when you launch it. This doesn't take up the Carrier's turn,
so you can move/attack/produce again that turn.
Carrier's can only hold 2 planes at once. Boarded planes will be refueled
at the beginning of the day, and have 2 HP repaired every day as well, so
that also makes up for the Carrier's lack of weaponry. Keep them well
away from actual battle--they are fragile ships.
~~Submarine~~
Cost--20000G
Fuel--70
Main Weapon--Torpedo
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--6
Mobility--6
Vision--5
Range--1
Movement Type--Ship
Heavy Weaknesses--Bomber, Cruiser
Effective Against--Gunboat, Battleship, Submarine, Carrier, Lander
Submarines are essential in any navy. When your foe is packing Carriers
and Battleships, you will be needing to employ Submarines to take them out
quickly. Submarines are very powerful, and have huge vision, making them
quite useful for ocean scouting.
Submarines are also capable of diving underwater on their turn (whether
they move or not). Dived Submarines cannot be seen by enemies underless one
of them moves next to the Submarine on their turn, or they move a unit that
passes where the Submarine is located. Dived Submarines burn five units of
fuel at the start of every day, as opposed to one unit when unsubmerged
(and like every other naval unit). Submerged Submarines can only be
hit by other Submarines and Cruisers. Keep those away, and Submarines can
kill any other oppositions. Dived Submarines can rise at any time, so be
sure to raise them when you need to conserve fuel.
~~Cruiser~~
Cost--16000G
Fuel--99
Main Weapon--Anti-Ship Msl
Sub-Weapon--AA Gun
Ammunition--9
Mobility--6
Vision--5
Range--1
Movement Type--Ship
Effective Against--B Copter, T Copter, Duster, Fighter, Seaplane, Bomber,
Submarine
The Cruiser is an important naval unit that you will need to constantly be
producing. These units have large vision, much like Submarines, making them
useful in Fog of War. They are also anti-Submarine, so if your enemy starts
to build Submarines, a single Cruiser can easily counter them.
They are also insanely powerful against air units. If the enemy is sending
air units across the ocean, block them off with Cruisers. They are
moderately expensive, but are super effective against anything they can
hit, except for other ships. Cruisers can also hold two copter units.
~~Lander~~
Cost--10000G
Fuel--99
Main Weapon--None
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--None
Mobility--6
Vision--1
Range--0
Movement Type--Trpt
Weaknesses--Seaplane, Submarine, Battleship, Rockets
Heavy Weaknesses--Bomber
Landers are capable of transporting a maximum of two land units. Landers
need to be on a beach or Port in order to load/drop units. Landers are your
only way of transporting land units (other than Infantry) across the ocean,
so make good use of them. If they are destroyed, their cargo is destroyed
as well.
~~Gunboat~~
Cost--6000G
Fuel--99
Main Weapon--Anti-Ship Msl
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--1
Mobility--7
Vision--2
Range--1
Movement Type--Trpt
Weaknesses--B Copter, Cruiser, Gunboat
Heavy Weaknesses--Bomber, Submarine, Seaplane, Rockets, Artillery,
Battleship
Effective Against--Battleship, Unsubmerged Submarine, Gunboat, Cruiser,
Lander, Carrier
The Gunboat is a cheap unit, but don't be swayed by the fact it only has
one ammo. It packs quite a punch, and easily cripples most enemy naval
units. Gunboats are also capable of carrying a single Infantry/Mech, and
with their high movement, they can reach small islands with properties
fairly quickly.
Keep Temporary Ports, or Rig's, on beaches nearby so you can resupply the
Gunboat with more ammunition as the need arises. Gunboats are cheap and
expendable, and generally deal an amount of damage roughly equal to their
price.
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~2C.Aerial Units~
-----------------
**Note--All air units burn fuel each day, whether they move or not. If
they run out of fuel, the will crash and be destroyed. Fuel burned each day
is different for each type of aircraft.**
~~Fighter~~
Cost--20000G
Fuel--99
Main Weapon--Anti-Air Msl
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--6
Mobility--9
Vision--5
Range--1
Movement Type--Air
Fuel burned per day--5
Weaknesses--Anti-Air
Heavy Weaknesses--Cruiser, Missiles
Effective Against--B Copter, T Copter, Bomber, Fighter, Duster
Fighters are second to none in what they are best at--annihilating all
aerial units. They are nowhere near as expensive as they really seem,
mainly because one Fighter should be able to destroy at least 40000G in
enemy air units before taking too much damage to continue. There's not much
else to say about Fighters. Besides boasting the largest movement range in
the game, you should only use them if you need to counter enemy air units
when simple Anti-Airs aren't able to easily reach their targets.
~~Bomber~~
Cost--20000G
Fuel--99
Main Weapon--Bomb
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--6
Mobility--7
Vision--3
Range--1
Movement Type--Air
Fuel burned per day--5
Weaknesses--Anti-Air
Heavy Weaknesses--Cruiser, Missiles
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, Recon, Flare, Anti-Air, Tank,
Md Tank, War Tank, Artillery, Rockets, Missiles, Rig, Battleship,
Unsubmerged Submarine, Gunboat, Carrier, Lander
Bombers are one of the most useful aerial units, capable of devistating
large armies, causing them to scatter and retreat for repairs. Anti-Airs
and Missiles are the only things they need to worry about, but if Bombers
get the first strike on these units, then they will be made virtually
worthless.
~~Duster~~
Cost--13000G
Fuel--99
Main Weapon--Machine Gun
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--9
Mobility--8
Vision--4
Range--1
Movement Type--Air
Fuel burned per day--5
Weaknesses--Fighter, Anti-Air
Heavy Weaknesses--Cruiser, Missiles
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, B Copter, T Copter, Bomber, Duster
Dusters are only slightly weaker than Fighters, and they come at a cheaper
price. That, and they can attack ground units. Infantry type units are the
only ground units they will do decent damage against, though, but they are
at least very effective against air units. Dusters also make good scout
units in Fog of War, thanks to high vision and range.
~~B Copter~~
Cost--9000G
Fuel--99
Main Weapon--Air-Gnd Msl
Sub-Weapon--Machine Gun
Ammunition--6
Mobility--6
Vision--2
Range--1
Movement Type--Air
Fuel burned per day--2
Weaknesses--Seaplane, Duster
Heavy Weaknesses--Missiles, Fighter, Cruiser, Anti-Air
Effective Against--Infantry, Mech, Bike, B Copter, T Copter, Tank,
Artillery, Rockets, Missiles, Rig
B Copters are cheap helicopters that can attack all land units. Just be
careful--most land units can attack B Copters, although they won't do too
much damage to them. B Copters are cheap and effective, and if you keep
them away from Anti-Airs, then you'll be just fine.
~~T Copter~~
Cost--5000G
Fuel--99
Main Weapon--None
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--None
Mobility--6
Vision--1
Range--None
Movement Type--Air
Fuel burned per day--2
Weaknesses--B Copter
Heavy Weaknesses--Anti-Air, Missiles, Seaplane, Cruiser, Fighter, Duster
T Copters are cheap units that are capable of holding one Infantry/Mech.
These are useful at transporting them quickly across the battlefield when
a Rig or Gunboat isn't as efficient (or possible to use). Make good use of
them early in the battle to have them reach distance properties.
~~Seaplane~~
Cost--15000G (+ 28000G)
Fuel--40
Main Weapon--Missiles
Sub-Weapon--None
Ammunition--3
Mobility--7
Vision--4
Range--1
Movement Type--Air
Fuel burned per day--5
Weaknesses--Anti-Air
Heavy Weaknesses--Cruiser, Missiles
Effective Against--ALL Units
Seaplanes are technically only 15000G, but it requires a 28000G Carrier
to actually produce these things. The Seaplane has very low fuel and ammo,
so you will need to keep a Rig, Carrier, or Temporary Airport nearby or
these things will be going down pretty quickly. The plus side is that they
can attack every single unit in the game, and they will do heavy damage to
them as well (Anti-Airs and Cruisers included!). If you have several of
these flying around, with Fighter support, you can have complete aerial
domination.
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~2D.Movement Costs~
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All units have a movement type, whether it's being in the air, the sea, or
a certain type of tire for a vehicle. Most terrain will allow you to pass
unhindered, while others will take up more movement points on certain
terrain types. Here's a chart compiling all the types of terrain and the
movement costs for them:
Note-Temporary Ports and Airports have same movement costs as their non-
temporary versions.
F   A           C                                   W
a   i                   B       P           M       s
c   r       R   T       r       l   B   R   n   W   t
C   t   p   P   a   o   S   i   R   a   e   i   t   o   l
i   o   o   o   d   w   i   d   o   i   a   v   a   o   a
H   t   r   r   r   a   e   l   g   a   n   c   e   i   d   n
Q   y   y   t   t   r   r   o   e   d   s   h   r   n   s   d
========================================================================
Inftry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Mech   | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tire A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Tire B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Tank   | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Air    | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ship   | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Trpt   | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
========================================================================
R
g               P
R           h               l
u       R       M       F   a
i   S   e   S   i   S   i   s
n   e   e   e   s   k   r   m
s   a   f   a   t   y   e   a
========================================
Inftry | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mech   | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tire A | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tire B | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tank   | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Air    | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Ship   | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
Trpt   | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
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~2E.Terrain Effects~
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Now that you know how the terrain effects movement, there's then the matter
of how it effects units directly--defense wise and other overall effects
it can cause. Each Star used in the description of the terrain adds 5% to
the units' defense while they are parked on such terrain. Aerial units
cannot benefit from defense boosts on terrain.
If a unit is parked on a structure owned by the player, and that property
benefits that unit, then that unit will be supplied and repaired for 2 HP
at the beginning of the turn. Each HP or repair costs 1/10th of the unit's
price, and is NOT optional. If a unit is on a owned building, funds will be
spent repairing it. Factories, Cities, and the HQ repair/resupply ground
units, Ports and Temporary Ports for naval units, and Airport and
Temporary Airports for aerial units.
~~HQ~~
Defense--****
A structure that gives units high defensive boosts, if it is captured then
that team will lose the battle instantly.
~~City~~
Defense--**
Cities provide moderate defense while repairing ground troops.
~~Factory~~
Defense--***
Factories can produce new units, and repair ground troops that are parked
on them.
~~Port~~
Defense--***
Ports can produce new units, and repair naval troops that are parked on
them.
~~Airport~~
Defense--***
Airports can produce new units, and repair aerial units that are parked
on them.
~~Com Tower~~
Defense--***
Com Towers raise the defense and attack power all your units by 5% for each
Com Tower in your possession. These also now give you funds each day.
~~Radar~~
Defense--***
Radar stations, once captured, reveal all spaces in Fog of War within a
five space radius of the station. Covered places like Woods and Reefs are
not revealed unless they are adjacent to the tower. These provide you with
funds as well.
~~Silo~~
Defense--**
If an Infantry, Mech, or Bike moves to an unused silo, they can fire a
single missiles at any space in the map. All units in the three space
radius blast will lose 3 HP.
~~Roads~~
Defense--None
Roads allow quick movement of all ground troops, but offer no defense.
~~Plains~~
Defense--*
Plains are common, offer a small defense boost, and hardly affect any unit
movement.
~~Mountains~~
Defense--****
Mountains hinder Infantry movement, but offer high defense while atop them.
During Fog of War, they add three vision to the Infantry or Mech while
ontop of them.
~~Woods~~
Defense--***
Woods hinder movement for most land units. They offer good defense, and
during Fog of War, enemy units cannot see units sitting in woods unless
they pass them/wait next to the woods on their turn, or a Flare reveals the
location of the unit.
~~Bridges~~
Defense--None
Bridges can be traveled under by sea units, and can be chokepoint blocked
by them as well. They offer no defensive boosts.
~~Rivers~~
Defense--None
The only ground units that can cross rivers are Mechs and Infantry. They
slow the movement of Infantry.
~~Beaches~~
Defense--None
Beaches are found near the sea's edges, and are used as locations where
Landers and Gunboats can load up units. They offer no other defense.
~~Ruins~~
Defense--*
Acts like Woods in Fog of War, but doesn't hinder movement of most units.
~~Wasteland~~
Defense--None
Impairs movement of most ground units.
~~Sea~~
Defense--None
Easy passage for all naval units.
~~Rough Sea~~
Defense--**
Slows passage of most naval units.
~~Reef~~
Defense--**
Acts like water-based Woods during Fog of War. Impedes movement of naval
units.
~~Mist~~
Defense--*
Acts like Woods in Fog of War. Doesn't affect movement.
~~Sky~~
Defense--None
Only air units can travel over this terrain.
~~Fire~~
Defense--None
Lights up a five square radius in Fog of War. No unit can pass over it.
~~Meteors~~
Defense--None (Have 99 HP, one point lost for each % point of attack)
Meteors cannot be passed by any unit, but can be destroyed in two or three
attacks by most units. Once destroyed, the Plains it was on can be
traversed, and any plasma that was touching it will disappear.
~~Plasma~~
Defense--None
Cannot be moved over by any unit. Can only disappear if a meteor the plasma
is touching is destroyed.
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~2F.Damage Guide~
-----------------
And finally, there is the damage units will give to other units. The
numbers here are percentages when the left side unit attacks the unit
listed on the top row. These percentages are based on both units being on
a Road (which has no defense), and neither are affected by CO Zones/Powers/
other abilities that would raise defense.
During each attack, anywhere from 0% to 10% extra damage might be added to
the damage dealt out. It's a random factor and cannot be controlled. As you
could probably guess, if you would do 60% damage to an enemy when you have
full HP, you will basically be dealing 6 HP of damage. Your attack power
goes down 10% for each HP lost. So if you had 7 HP (using the same 60%
damage from before), you would be down to dealing 42% damage (10% of 60 is
6, so you're losing 6% of attack power with each HP lost in this scenario).
T Copters and Landers aren't listed as attackers here, naturally, because
they are incapable of attacking.
I                   A       M   W   A   A   R   M       B
n                   n       d   a   r   n   o   i       a
f           R   F   t           r   t   t   c   s       t
n   M   B   e   l   i   T   T   T   l   i   k   s       l
t   e   i   c   a   A   a   a   a   e   T   e   l   R   s
r   c   k   o   r   i   n   n   n   r   n   t   e   i   h
y   h   e   n   e   r   k   k   k   y   k   s   s   g   p
========================================================================
Infantry   |55%|45%|45%|12%|10%|03%|05%|05%|01%|10%|30%|20%|20%|14%| - |
Mech       |65%|55%|55%|85%|80%|55%|55%|25%|15%|70%|55%|85%|85%|75%| - |
Bike       |65%|55%|55%|18%|15%|05%|08%|05%|01%|15%|35%|35%|35%|20%| - |
Recon      |75%|65%|65%|35%|30%|08%|08%|05%|01%|45%|25%|55%|55%|45%| - |
Flare      |80%|70%|70%|60%|50%|45%|10%|05%|01%|45%|25%|55%|55%|45%| - |
Anti-Air   |105|105|105|60%|50%|45%|15%|10%|05%|50%|25%|55%|55%|50%| - |
Tank       |75%|70%|70%|85%|80%|75%|55%|35%|20%|70%|30%|85%|85%|75%|08%|
Md Tank    |90%|80%|80%|95%|90%|90%|70%|55%|35%|85%|35%|90%|90%|90%|10%|
War Tank   |105|95%|95%|105|105|105|85%|75%|55%|105|40%|105|105|105|12%|
Artillery  |90%|85%|85%|80%|75%|65%|60%|65%|35%|75%|55%|80%|80%|70%|45%|
Anti-Tank  |75%|65%|65%|75%|75%|75%|75%|45%|55%|65%|55%|70%|70%|65%| - |
Rockets    |95%|90%|90%|90%|85%|75%|70%|55%|45%|80%|65%|85%|85%|80%|55%|
Missiles   | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Battleship |75%|70%|70%|70%|70%|65%|65%|50%|40%|70%|55%|75%|75%|65%|45%|
Carrier    | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Submarine  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |80%|
Cruiser    | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |38%|
Gunboat    | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |40%|
Fighter    | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bomber     |115|110|110|105|105|85%|105|95%|75%|105|80%|105|95%|105|85%|
Duster     |55%|55%|45%|18%|15%|05%|08%|05%|01%|15%|05%|20%|20%|15%| - |
B Copter   |75%|65%|65%|75%|75%|10%|70%|45%|35%|65%|20%|75%|55%|70%|25%|
Seaplane   |90%|85%|85%|80%|75%|45%|75%|65%|55%|70%|50%|80%|70%|75%|65%|
C   S   C   G       F           B   T   S
a   u   r   u   L   i   B   D   C   C   e   M
r   b   u   n   a   g   o   u   o   o   a   e
r   m   i   b   n   h   m   s   p   p   p   t
i   r   s   o   d   t   b   t   t   t   l   e
e   n   e   a   e   e   e   e   e   e   n   o
r   e   r   t   r   r   r   r   r   r   e   r
============================================================
Infantry   | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |08%|30%| - |01%|
Mech       | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |12%|35%| - |15%|
Bike       | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |12%|35%| - |01%|
Recon      | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |18%|35%| - |01%|
Flare      | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |18%|35%| - |05%|
Anti-Air   | - | - | - | - | - |70%|70%|75%|105|120|75%|10%|
Tank       |08%|09%|09%|55%|18%| - | - | - |18%|35%| - |20%|
Md Tank    |10%|12%|12%|55%|22%| - | - | - |24%|40%| - |35%|
War Tank   |12%|14%|14%|65%|28%| - | - | - |35%|45%| - |55%|
Artillery  |45%|55%|55%|105|65%| - | - | - | - | - | - |45%|
Anti-Tank  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |45%|55%| - |55%|
Rockets    |55%|65%|65%|105|75%| - | - | - | - | - | - |55%|
Missiles   | - | - | - | - | - |100|100|100|120|120|100| - |
Battleship |50%|65%|65%|95%|75%| - | - | - | - | - | - |55%|
Carrier    | - | - | - | - | - |35%|35%|40%|45%|55%|40%| - |
Submarine  |110|55%|20%|120|85%| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cruiser    |38%|95%|28%|85%|40%|105|105|105|120|120|105| - |
Gunboat    |40%|40%|40%|75%|55%| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fighter    | - | - | - | - | - |55%|65%|80%|120|120|65%| - |
Bomber     |85%|95%|50%|120|95%| - | - | - | - | - | - |90%|
Duster     | - | - | - | - | - |40%|45%|55%|75%|90%|45%|01%|
B Copter   |25%|25%|05%|85%|25%| - | - | - |65%|85%| - |20%|
Seaplane   |65%|55%|40%|105|85%|45%|55%|65%|85%|95%|55%|55%|
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~2G.Weather Effects~
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As you might expect, there are several different types of weather effects
that can happen across the battlefield.
The first technically isn't a weather effect. Fog of War blankets the
battlefield in blacked dust. You can't see any enemy units in the blackness
unless that square is in at least one of your units' vision range. Ruins,
Forests, Reefs, and Mist hide units during Fog of War. Enemy units can't
see units hiding in these terrains unless one of their units passes the
tile their hiding in on their turn, tries moving onto/through that tile
(and fails because there's a unit hiding there), or uses a Flare to light
up the tile.
Rainy weather turns the battlefield into Fog of War if it isn't already,
but all units have their vision lowered to one.
Snowy weather will reduce the movement of all units by one. Sandstorms will
reduce the attack power of all units by 30%.
If Penny is your CO, then regardless if she is boarded on a unit or not,
ALL of her units aren't affected by the weather. She is still subject to
Fog of War (technically it isn't a weathe effect), but snow, sandstorms,
and rain won't affect her units at all.
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~2H.Promotion~
--------------
New to Advance Wars is promoting units. Whenever a unit gets a kill, they
will increase in level. There are three levels--I, II, and Veteran.
Level I grants the unit a 5% attack power boost. Level II gets a 10% attack
boost. Veteran units get a 20% attack and defensive boost.
If two units join eachother, the rank of the unit will be the highest rank
of the units that joined. So, if a Veteran and level I Tank join, the new
Tank will be a Veteran.
When a CO boards a unit, that unit is instantly made a Veteran. Units
cannot demote in level.
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~2I.Campaign Scoring~
---------------------
Now that you know how to use units effectively, you can figure out what you
need to do to get the best scores possible in campaign mode. You are scored
in the same three catagories as usual--Speed, Power, and Technique.
However, the last two have had their requirements changed a bit. Also, each
score can recieve a maximum of 150 points, so your total can reach 450.
Yet, this is impossible to reach on most maps.
Speed remains the same--it's how fast you complete the map. There is a
certain time limit to earn 150 points, and a certain one for 100 points.
After you pass the 100 point time limit, the Speed score slowly drops down
to zero (finishing between these two time limits will result in a score
between 150 and 100).
Power has changed. Normally it was destroying 10% of the enemy army on one
turn, but now it's based on a certain ratio. It involves the total
percentage of damage dealt (as seen ingame), the amount of times you
launched an attack (including counterattacks), and the amount of kills you
earned. More damage and kills, while having few attacks, is key to earning
as many points as possible in Power.
Technique has also changed. Normally it was losing less than 20% or your
units, but now it's drastically different. It is also a ratio of how many
units you used in comparison to how many units the enemy used. It has been
roughly determined that in order to get 150 points, you need to have used
about 65% as many units as your enemy. So if they used 10 units, using 6
(all formulas in the game round down) or less would result in 150 points.
Units lost also effect technique, so play agressive, but also careful.
You also get various ranks for how many total points you get:
S Rank--300+
A Rank--250-299
B Rank--200-249
C Rank--199-
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~3.CO Center~
===========================================================================
As usual, there are a variety of CO's (Commanding Officers) you can choose
from. Each of them have their own innate abilities which affect the
battlefield, and most of them have CO Powers which can help change the tide
of war.
CO Powers work differently now, however, and most of the CO's aren't broken
as was the case in previous games.
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~3A.Commanding Officer Descriptions~
------------------------------------
There's a variety of CO's, and most of them have their own individual CO
Power. They all have a CO Zone, and the effects of their zone is also noted
here. Any special abilities they have will be mentioned.
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~~Will~~
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Will is a cadet in the former Rubinelle Army, joining with Brenner after