__  __                          __  __                     _____ __  __
|  \/  |   ___    __ _    __ _  |  \/  |   __ _   _ __     |__  / \ \/ /
| |\/| |  / _ \  / _` |  / _` | | |\/| |  / _` | | '_ \      / /   \  /
| |  | | |  __/ | (_| | | (_| | | |  | | | (_| | | | | |    / /_   /  \
|_|  |_|  \___|  \__, |  \__,_| |_|  |_|  \__,_| |_| |_|   /____| /_/\_\
|___/
___       _______  ____    ____  _______  __   __   ___________
/   \     |       \ \   \  /   / |   ____||  \ |  | |           |
/  ^  \    |  .--.  | \   \/   /  |  |__   |   \|  | `---|  |----`
/  /_\  \   |  |  |  |  \      /   |   __|  |  . `  |     |  |
/  _____  \  |  '--'  |   \    /    |  |____ |  |\   |     |  |
/__/     \__\ |_______/     \__/     |_______||__| \__|     |__|
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A walkthrough authored by snkupo
Document version 1.2 - April 09, 2008
E-mail: snkupo@gmail.com
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BEFORE PLAYING ZX ADVENT
- Forewords.............................................................[be01]
- Controls..............................................................[be02]
- Gameplay Basics & Hints...............................................[be03]
- Frequently Asked Questions............................................[be04]
MAIN WALKTHROUGH
- Opening Level.........................................................[wa01]
- Transport The Container...............................................[wa02]
- Tower of Verdure......................................................[wa03]
- Arctic Ice Floe.......................................................[wa04]
- Oil Field.............................................................[wa05]
- Legion Headquarters...................................................[wa06]
- Highway...............................................................[wa07]
- Floating Ruins........................................................[wa08]
- Scrapyard.............................................................[wa09]
- Control Center........................................................[wa10]
- Quarry................................................................[wa11]
- Biolab................................................................[wa12]
- Waterfall Ruins.......................................................[wa13]
- Mysterious Lab........................................................[wa14]
- Optional Backtracking.................................................[wa15]
- Undersea Volcano......................................................[wa16]
- Ouroboros.............................................................[wa17]
MISC INFORMATION
- SubTank Locations.....................................................[mi01]
- Life Up Locations.....................................................[mi02]
- Biometal Upgrades.....................................................[mi03]
- Sidequests............................................................[mi04]
- Unlockables...........................................................[mi05]
- Pseudoroid Medals.....................................................[mi06]
LISTS
- Datadisks.............................................................[ku01]
- Usable Items..........................................................[ku02]
- Equippable Items......................................................[ku03]
- Auto-use Items........................................................[ku04]
- Monthly Items.........................................................[ku05]
FINAL SECTIONS
- Legal Stuff...........................................................[ex01]
- Greetings & Credits...................................................[ex02]
- Contact Me............................................................[ex03]
- Version History.......................................................[ex04]
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Forewords                             [be01]
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Greetings! I'm snkupo, and I'm going to try being your best friend while you're
playing through MegaMan ZX Advent on the Nintendo DS. It's been quite some time
since last time I wrote a guide for a game, so please have me excused if I give
a slightly rusty impression now and then. I'll try not to, but we're in for
quite a ride here, as this is a pretty huge game. The most interesting part of
this guide is most likely the main walkthrough, which contains information on
how to get through every single level in the game, and how to survive those
hyperactive, super-crazy boss fights you always seem to run into in MegaMan
games. The main walkthrough also contains a ton of information related to items
and hidden datadisks that you can find while playing through the game.
If you're familiar with my older MegaMan ZX and Castlevania guides, you already
know that I usually include optional items in the main walkthrough itself,
providing checklists that you can use to keep and overview of items you have
found and still need to find. In this case, I've chosen to list all of the
datadisks in the main walkthrough. When it comes to items you get from doing
sidequests, you should look at the sidequests section.
Listing the datadisks' location on the go might seem like just a small detail
for some people, but by listing these disks in the main walkthrough (in
addition to their own dedicated sections), you can actually find them without
having to look them up AFTER you've played through the game. Just like when
you're eating huge meals, getting as much as possible, as fast as possible is
the best! Ouch, that didn't come out quite right, but you get the idea, I hope!
Please do also note that this is a general guide, and not an in-depth one.
There are several sides to ZX Advent that quite simply are out of this guide's
scope, such as taking down every boss in the game without getting hit. I'm
putting together a general walkthrough for the normal difficulty setting. Not
more, but certainly not less either.
So, ZX Advent is all about exploration, collecting cool items from mad places,
and fighting it out in lightning fast 2D shooting battles. We all know that
many games in this genre are good as pink ice candy (yum!), but what about the
storyline? Why are we fighting this time around? Just like in the first ZX game
(go play it, it's a nice experience), the main characters are pretty much
thrown into the action against their will, but what has been going on before
you start playing? I'll try and get into that right away -- just for you!
The MegaMan ZX series is the "current" series in the long-running Capcom
franchise, continuing after MegaMan X on SNES/PSX/PS2/Saturn/PC (gaah!) and
MegaMan Zero on the GameBoy Advance. Humans and Reploids live in peace, a
situation that is being maintained by the government coalition named "Legion".
However, Mavericks are still around to a certain degree, hiding in ruins and
industry complexes, giving anyone they run into a damn hard time. At the same
time, there's lots of valuable goods in these ruins. Naturally, people and
Reploids are after these valuables. The whole storyline of ZX Advent revolves
around such a valuable -- it starts off with a "Biometal" that allows certain
persons to "Megamerge" into brand new forms. Of course, YOU are able to do
that. In other words, you'll get new abilities and flashy looks! The rest of
the storyline will unfold as you play, so start mashing those buttons soon.
It's also worth to mention that you get to choose between two characters in
this game. The bounty hunter girl named Ashe, and the mysterious Reploid Grey.
While the main storyline is the same no matter who you pick, some dialog is
unique for the character you're playing as. The same goes for the very first
level of the game. Also, just like in the first ZX game, there are some small
differences in recoil and buster shots. It's not enough to give the game a lot
of replay value though, but at least the creators put it in there.
As always when writing guides as huge as this one, I'm bound to miss something
that should indeed have been covered. Because of this, I hope you'll be a nice
reader and mail me about it if you spot something! That would be great, and it
would get your name (or nickname) into the Credits section! It would also give
me a great impression of you, and that makes the effort ABSOLUTELY worth it ;)
I don't bite or anything either, I think I'm quite nice. With all that being
said, I want to thank INTI for putting ZX Advent together. I also hope that
you'll find my work useful, even though I'm not covering a brand new game or
anything. So, find some ice candy, and start playing now! Pink ice candy.
~ snkupo :)
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Controls                               [be02]
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Q: I've got some information I think should be added/corrected.
A: Please mail me about it. Credit will be given where it's due.
Q: Gosh! I can't beat a boss, but I am actually following your guide! Halp!
A: ZX Advent relies on your reflexes a lot, and if those are too slow, you are
going down, no matter what strategy you use. My best advice is to get and
fill as many SubTanks as possible before going into a boss battle. Also,
collect as many Life Ups as possible as well! Godspeed, my friend.
Q: Hunters and Raiders.. What is the difference between them?
A: They both hunt for valuables. The Hunters are "legal" according to the
government, while the Raiders are not. Two different groups.
Q: You're saying "Megamerge" when you should say "A-Trans" in this guide!
A: Yes, I am aware of this. It's just what I'm like. Don't be mean.
Q: Is there a way to extend Model F's "Buster Edit" feature with more squares?
A: Yes, collect the Biometal upgrades.
Q: Is there no such thing as repairing Biometal models in this game?
A: Correct. Also, your Biometal models won't get damaged no matter what.
Q: How do I crawl into narrow passages?
A: Transform back to human/Reploid form!
Q: How do I reach Legion HQ 4?
A: Find the first air surfing board in Legion HQ 2, and step on it while in
Bifrost form. The board will fall down and reveal the entrance to HQ 4.
Q: How do I unlock the "Model a" and "Quiz Advent" mini games?
A: Complete the game on Normal difficulty.
Q: What about the "Gem Buster" mini game? How do I get it?
A: Just speak to Julian in Hunter's Camp 2. He'll give it to you.
Q: Where do I find a specific item/datadisk?
A: Use the search function (CTRL + F in most apps) and search for either the
item/disk name, or part of the name.
Q: What is the "booster" item used for?
A: It gives you a speed boost during the Highway Race sidequest!
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Opening Level                           [wa01]
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--- RAIDER PURSUIT ------------------------------------------------------------
Hello! It's great that you made it down here to the main walkthrough. I'm
covering the game while playing on the normal difficulty setting, but that
doesn't mean you're not allowed to read if you're playing on another setting.
Depending on what character you choose to play as, you'll start out in either
an abandoned lab, or a level that takes place ontop of several flying
aircrafts. Grey is the lab-rat, while Ashe takes her action up to the clouds.
There are no hidden items to find in the very first level, and the enemies you
meet are a true pushover. In other words, no matter what character you choose,
the first level is all about going from left towards right, until you meet a
mini boss. The boss is the same for both Ashe and Grey. As you might have
guessed already, I'm telling you this because I won't play as both characters
while putting this document together. I like Ashe, so that's who I play as.
Aside from the first level (which is a walk in the park, no hidden items) and
some dialog, the game is the same for both characters, if you look away from
minor differences in recoil and shots you fire. I think I've told you about
this so many times that you're starting to get tired of me, so let us continue
now -- we're here to play a game, after all, aren't we?
The first thing you'll get to see is a lobby, where some weird persons are
standing, talking to each other about a mission they're carrying out for the
government organization "Legion". They're searching some ruins for a precious
item! Hunters like these guys do most stuff, as long as they get an income out
of it. The item they're looking for is a so-called "Biometal". You know all
about those if you're familiar with the ZX series. If not, you're in for a nice
surprise later on. Anyway, the Hunters want to find the Biometal before their
companion Ashe does. Unfortunately for them, Ashe has already gotten into the
right mood, and jumps off the Hunter aircraft, into free fall! Seems like our
favorite girl is about to earn herself a bonus on her Hunter paycheck!
Now that Ashe has landed on an aircraft below the one she jumped off, you're
in control. There's some dumb Mavericks running around here, but they won't be
able to touch someone like you! Start running right. Once you've passed the
chain that is linking the current aircraft onto another one, you'll run into
the first Maverick. Shoot him with your buster (Y button!) and proceed right.
Grab the energy pack ontop of the roof in front of you, then hop onto the blue
moving platform. Continue right, taking down any Mavericks you see, and jumping
onto the blue platforms you run into. There really isn't anything else to do
here in this level, it's actually quite boring. For me too, that is. After
thirty seconds of running and jumping, it's time for a boss battle. Ready!?
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Boss Battle -               DOGU THE GIANT                - Boss Battle  |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
|                                                                          |
| Elemental weakness: ---                                                  |
|                                                                          |
|  - General Info: This boss might look a little scary, but he's pretty    |
|    easy to take care of. Firstly, there is one platform in the middle    |
|    of the area, but you won't be able to shoot at his eyes from here,    |
|    and the eyes are the boss's only weak point. So, jump onto his left   |
|    or right hand, and shoot at his eyes from there! You don't have any   |
|    flashy weapons or anything yet, so concentrate on shooting many       |
|    weak shots at his eyes, and avoid being damages by his moves.         |
|                                                                          |
|  - Laser Look: Both of the boss's eyes start flashing, then two laser    |
|    beams will shoot out! To avoid the beams, just wait on the platform   |
|    in the middle of the area. Once the beams are gone, quickly jump onto |
|    one of the two hands, since you'll be hit by some yucky stones        |
|    being spit at you, if you stay at the middle platform.                |
|                                                                          |
|  - Hand Crush: If you're standing on one boss hand and the other hand    |
|    suddenly flies upwards, off the screen, hop down onto the middle      |
|    platform. This way, you'll avoid being crushed by the moving hand     |
|    that will come dropping down onto the hand you were standing on.      |
|                                                                          |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
Wow, you really kicked some butt there! But even so, you won't have that much
luck in the upcoming cut-scene. Watch Ashe as she meets Prometheus, and cry
when he takes her down. Everything goes black... did Ashe die? Did she!?
--- HUNTER'S CAMP -------------------------------------------------------------
o----------------------------o   I  have something  sad that  I  need  to tell
| ITEM CHECKLIST             |   you.. Ashe..  Ashe, she..  She  survived! Got
|                            |   you there, eh? I'm evil  like Wily! Anyway, a
| Hunter's License......[  ] |   Hunter  named Nicol  comes and wakes Ashe up,
|                            |   after she's  been sleeping  in  a clinic-like
o----------------------------o   building. Nicol says  that the  Hunters  that
live in this camp saved  Ashe, and managed to
retrieve the  Biometal that  Ashe was  looking for  before being  taken down by
Prometheus. That's good,  isn't it? Now  the Hunters are  planning to take  the
Biometal to the government  coalition Legion, and they're  going to use an  old
train to do it!  Nicol says that Ashe  should try saving her  progress, then he
leaves the room. I bet you're  interested in having a look around  the camp, so
go outside now. Yes, outside NOW!
As  you can  see once  you're  outside,  the numbers  "03" are  painted on  the
building you've been sleeping in. Go left from building 03 and talk to the girl
there. She's named Anna, and is some  kind of nurse! She can't do anything  for
you now though, but  seeing her sure was  nice. Enter the building  behind her,
which  is building  02. In  here, you'll  meet a  man named  Gary. Once  you've
collected some datadisks (you'll  do that later on)  you can come back  here to
have the information inside  them analyzed. In the  first ZX game, there  was a
system like this as  well, and the man  running it was named  Fleuve. Remember?
Analyzing  datadisks will  give you  some cool  sprites to  look at,  and  cool
background information on a lot  of different enemies. Pretty nice  feature. Go
outside again now, as you don't have any disks to analyze. If you want to,  you
can continue left to building 01, which is  a bar. Talk to the three  people in
there, then sprint outside again.
Once you've talked  to everyone, you  should go back  to building 01,  and from
there go right to find building 04. Open the door and step inside, dear reader.
This is what we call a Transerver room. In here, you can save your game, accept
new missions that  have been unlocked,  and transport to  warp points that  you
have activated at various places. Transervers  are also used to report back  to
HQ once  you've completed  a mission.  Step onto  the Transerver  and press UP.
You'll receive a nice and flashy [Hunter' License]! Great, now you're certified
to leave the camp, accept missions and more. A real hunter, once again!
After  getting  the license,  select  the "Data  Management"  options from  the
Transerver menu. Save  your progress. Now  that you've saved,  go speak to  the
girl standing near the Transerver room exit. She explains how Warp Points (like
the  device behind  her) work.  When you  see an  orange Warp  Point, you   can
activate it if you've got enough E-crystals. When playing on Normal, activating
a Warp Point costs  100 crystals.  Not too  bad, really. Once   activated,  you
can warp to any Warp Point using a  Transerver. Now that you have the  license,
you can go to  the left end of  the Hunter's Camp in  order to find the  Hunter
Pierre and the digging hunter Kidd. Kidd says  that he want a donation so  that
he  can  keep on  digging  for something  valuable,  but you  don't  have those
crystals  yet. Later on, you'll  be able to  get a SubTank  from him. This   is
covered in  the Sidequests section. Now go back to the Transerver entrance, but
head right instead, opening the gate there to Reach the Hunter's Camp 2 area.
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Transport The Container                      [wa02]
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--- HUNTER'S CAMP 2 -----------------------------------------------------------
Normally when starting on a new mission, you have to pick it and confirm it in
a Transerver, but since you're not really into the game yet, this second
mission got started automatically for you by the game. No worries, though. Go a
little bit right to meet Jarke. He says that you should proceed further right
if you want to head towards Legion. Well, follow his advice and enter the door
just behind him. You'll arrive in the Train 1 area.
--- TRAIN 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------
There's a Warp  Point near the  entrance. Most   o----------------------------o
likely, you don't have the crystals needed  to   | ITEM CHECKLIST             |
activate it  just yet,  poor as  you are.  So,   |                            |
continue running  right, opening  the gate  in   | Biometal Model A......[  ] |
front of you. Run down the stairs, ignore  the   |                            |
reception  room  if you  don't  like pointless   o----------------------------o
chats  (I  like  them!),  and  just   continue
running  right in  order to reach the train. It's about to leave  right now, so
get  your  small body on it  now, before it  leaves! You don't  want to be left
alone here at  the station, you  know. It's pretty lonely  here. No fun at all.
The hunter Billy is waiting for Ashe on the train, and he sure likes to chat.
When the train starts moving, Ashe tells Billy about her sad past, and then,
some seconds later, everything goes BOOM! Mavericks attack the train, and true
hell breaks loose! Prometheus is here as well, and he is NOT happy.
To make it even worse, he's brought his "friend" Pandora with him as well. Ashe
is lucky though, as the Biometal stored in the crate behind her breaks out, and
Megamerges with her! Crazy stuff! So much is happening at once! Now you're a
MegaMan, controlling [Biometal Model A]! Prometheus and Pandora get so scared
that they escape right away! Allright, are we mighty powerful, or what? Just
kidding, we're weak. Anyway, now you can change between Human and Model A form
by pressing the X button. Needless to say, you'll want to stay in Model A form
for the moment, as everyone knows Humans are weak creatures. Note that your
buster is now more powerful, and can be charged! In addition, by holding the R
button, you can use a homing shot ability by holding the R button. Try it out
once you meet some enemies. You can read about all the new moves by accessing
the pause menu and pressing R/L until you reach the Profile screen.
Start running right along the train, and watch out for enemies, especially the
purple Galleons with rocket launchers. Avoid their rockets, then shoot them.
When you see some flower-like machines dropping bombs down from above, use the
homing attack to take care of them. Once you've done that, open the gate in the
right end of the area. Take the energy pack on the floor, and proceed right.
--- TRAIN 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------
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|                                                                           |
|                         I T E M   C H E C K L I S T                       |
|                                                                           |
| Buckfire DNA...................[  ]  Datadisk B10...................[  ]  |
|                                                                           |
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If you look above you after entering this area, there is a datadisk on a ledge.
However, you can't jump all the way up there just yet, so continue making your
way right instead. We'll get the disk later on -- I'll remind you! The
Pseudoroid boss Buckfire is waiting for you just ahead. He's a hot creature,
and is really angry at Model A for choosing Ashe. Buckfire breaks the roof on
the train wagon he's standing on, and prepares for battle! We're READY TOO!!
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+
| Boss Battle -                  BUCKFIRE                   - Boss Battle   |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+
|                                                                           |
| Elemental weakness: Electric                                              |
| Weak point: His head                                                      |
|                                                                           |
|  - General Info: At the beginning of the battle, Buckfire will break      |
|    the roof he is standing on by crashing into it. He might also shoot    |
|    arrows at you. Quickly dash under the arrows if he shoots them,        |
|    and at the same time avoid being hit by his crash into the roof.       |
|    The battle itself is easiest to fight down inside the wagon.           |
|                                                                           |
|  - Fire Arrows: Buckfire shoots three burning arrows towards you.         |
|    Be quick and dash under them. Dash TOWARDS the arrows, not away from   |
|    them. You don't want to become roastbeef!                              |
|                                                                           |
|  - Twin Boomerang: Two boomerangs are thrown into the air. Stand close    |
|    to Buckfire at first, then quickly do a jump when the boomerangs       |
|    move back towards Buckfire. Don't jump too early!                      |
|                                                                           |
|  - Ground Crash: Buckfire jumps up, then crashes down into the ground     |
|    in a diagonal motion. Just dash away from him when this happens.       |
|    Of course it would be dangerous to stand above him on one of the       |
|    top edges, but you should be down at the ground, not up there.         |
|                                                                           |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+
Bam! Buckfire blew up! After the battle, you'll receive the [Buckfire DNA],
which is similar to when you receive new Biometal models. Try it out -- press
the X button and choose Buckfire from the Biometal menu. As you can see, you
are now able to transform into a creature that looks exactly like Buckfire, and
has the very same abilities, such as jumping high up into the air. Biometal
Model A tells you to try out two of Buckfire's moves, so let us do that now.
First, hold the Y button while jumping, the release it while you're in the air
to do a downwards tackle. Use this tackle move to break the metal block that's
found on the floor in the middle of the train wagon.
After breaking that block, it's time  to   o----------- Optional ------------o
break  the  ledge hanging  in  the upper   |                                 |
left end of the wagon. To do so, hold UP   | - Type: Datadisk                |
and Y while  standing below that  ledge.   |                                 |
Now  release  the  Y  button  to   crash   | Head back to  the Train 2  area |
upwards  into the  ledge, shattering  it   | where you killed Buckfire.  Use |
into thousand pieces. Great job. If  you   | your Buckfire DNA to jump up on |
forget about  these moves,  just have  a   | the ledge  in the  left end  of |
look  at   the  Profiles   screen  after   | the area. Up here you will find |
pausing the game.  Now hit the  X button   | [Datadisk B10].  If  you   have |
and  transform  back into  your  Model A   | trouble getting  up there,  use |
form. Ashe  and Model  A now  go back to   | Buckfire to jump onto the wall, |
the Hunter Camp by themselves. In  other   | then Megamerge into Model A  to |
words,   they  go   without  you  having   | jump up to the top.             |
to do anything at all. Back in the Hunter  |                                 |
Camp, you  should  enter the  Transerver   o---------------------------------o
room  where you saved your game and got
the  Hunter's  License  earlier. Access the Transerver  menu  to save your game
and  report to  Legion about  the mission  you just went through on  the train.
The  reward  for  completing the  mission is a decent  amount, 200  E-crystals.
But, what is this? The moment after you got the crystals, three weird men
popped up on the screen! They're the Sage Trinity, three wise men that control
Legion. Very, very mysterious-looking too, every single one of them. Their
names are Thomas, Mikhail and Albert. The Sage Trinity has received word that
the Mavericks are after the Biometal (Model A) that Ashe is carrying, and now
they want you to bring it to Legion as quickly as possible. You don't have a
choice here, so just accept the [Red Card Key] from Albert and be happy about
it! Your task now is to find an old, crashed plane and get some parts from it,
so that you can repair the train and try driving it to Legion once again.
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Tower of Verdure                          [wa03]
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--- HUNTER'S CAMP -------------------------------------------------------------
After accepting the mission named "To The Crash Site", go outside of the
Transerver building, and head left until you reach Hunter's Camp 1, where
Pierre is standing. While being Megamerged into Model A, wall-jump upwards on
the gate just right of Pierre. You'll be able to hop onto a roof where the
Hunter George is standing. He's watching over [Datadisk B06] up here. So, grab
that disk right now! The next thing you should do is to backtrack towards the
right. Keep running in that direction until you're back in Hunter's Camp 2.
--- HUNTER'S CAMP 2 -----------------------------------------------------------
o----------------------------o   At the very entrance, merge into Buckfire and
| ITEM CHECKLIST             |   jump up to the ledge just above you to find
|                            |   [Datadisk O05]. Now, right of that datadisk,
| Datadisk O05..........[  ] |   close to the Hunter named Jarke, there is a
| Gem Buster............[  ] |   ledge that you can jump up to. It's just a
|                            |   small one, but as a tiny human, you couldn't
o----------------------------o   get up there earlier! At the top, head right
past a fat Hunter, and climb up the ladder.
Speak to Julian up here to get the [Gem Buster] mini-game. You'll be able to
access it from the main menu after turning on MegaMan ZX Advent, if you just
save your progress first. Now open up the red door located just left of Julian
himself. That's why you got the Red Card Key earlier! It wasn't useless after
all! It actually lead to a brand new area -- Hunter's Camp 3! What are you
waiting for? Get in there now!
--- HUNTER'S CAMP 3 -----------------------------------------------------------
There's not a lot to do in this area. Speak to   o----------------------------o
Owl, the eating Hunter,  then go to the  upper   | ITEM CHECKLIST             |
right  end  to find  Warren  and his  daughter   |                            |
Blossom. Run right  past them, and  speak with   | F. Range Key..........[  ] |
Richard. After talking to him once, a "!" sign   |                            |
appears above  his head.  If you  talk to  him   o----------------------------o
again,  he  gives  you  a  [F. Range Key]  and
challenges  you  to  beat  his  record  in the shooting range. Enter the Firing
range found just behind him. Yeah, the door behind him, that is.
The goal here is to take out at least 100 enemies before the time runs out. It
might take a couple of tries, but in the end, it's actually quite easy to pull
off. Start by shooting enemies using normal buster shots as soon as they enter
the screen. Then, once the enemies appear more frequently, start using the
homing attack, taking down several enemies per shot! It's all about technique,
you see. Once you've beat the record of 100 enemies, talk to Richard again to
get 100 E-crystals. Do note that the F. Range Key will vanish from your
inventory after seeing Richard again. And, that's good! No more scrap for us!
Being 100 crystals richer, proceed right from where Richard (haha, he isn't
RICH anymore now, is he?) is standing. Activate the Warp Point in here, then
continue right, opening the gate in front of you. Welcome to the next level.
--- TOWER OF VERDURE 1 --------------------------------------------------------
o----------------------------o   You'll find yourself in a corridor. Watch out
| ITEM CHECKLIST             |   for the tentacles that come popping out of
|                            |   the background when you go near their hiding
| Datadisk E29..........[  ] |   places. Take them out using homing shots, and
|                            |   shoot at the walls that are blocking your way
o----------------------------o   in order to break 'em. In the right end,
there is a gate leading into a new room. The
alarm ticks off in here, you can't avoid it no matter what you do. The enemies
now know you're here, and I'm sure they're thirsty for some trespasser blood.
As expected, the exits get sealed, so you can't go back! You don't know what to
do, but don't worry! Albert gives you a call, and tells you to deactivate the
security system using a supercomputer in the upper part of the tower. Ok, we're
going to do that right away. For you, Mister Albert!
Start moving upwards by jumping onto the vine that grows in the middle of the
room. Take out the small circle-formed enemy on the path, and don't let
yourself be fooled by the purple object that looks like a pack of energy, since
it really is an enemy. A little further up you'll find two E-crystal packs on a
ledge close to the right wall, so dash-jump up to get them, just don't touch
the spikes that are set out near them. Now proceed upwards and open the first
door you see. You'll find yourself in a room with a beetle that keeps moving on
a green platform. Take the beetle down and jump over to the right end of the
room to find [Datadisk E29]. Now go back to the previous room.
Make sure to still watch out for spikes, as there are several scattered around,
and make your way to the top. You'll probably spot the datadisk outside of the
left wall, but to get it, you'll need new the DNA of the boss in this level.
We'll come back here once we have it -- I promise. Anyway, at the very top,
there is a hole in the ceiling that you can reach using Buckfire's charging
jump. Do so to get a huge energy pack, then exit the room in the right end to
find yet another Warp Point. Proceed right for a rather quick boss battle.
--- TOWER OF VERDURE 2 --------------------------------------------------------
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+
| Boss Battle -                  SPIDRILL                   - Boss Battle   |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+
|                                                                           |
| Elemental weakness: ---                                                   |
| Weak point: ---                                                           |
|                                                                           |
|  - General Info: This monster is a spider that comes crawling from above. |
|    As you can see, there are some weird colors on the spider's feet,      |
|    and the same colors appear on the blocks that you are standing on.     |
|    What could that possible mean? Well, have a read below.. Please!       |
|                                                                           |
|  - Color STOMP: When the boss starts moving one of its feet, look at      |
|    what color that foot is, then get away from the block with the same    |
|    color. The boss will STOMP it's foot down into the block of the same   |
|    color as it foot, and you don't want to get squashed.                  |
|                                                                           |
|  - Spinning Feet: All of his feet start spinning around. Stand close to   |
|    his face, then jump straight upwards each time a spinning foot gets    |
|    uncomfortably close to you.                                            |
|                                                                           |
|  - Small Spiders: Lots of small insects are throw out of their poppy's    |
|    body. Use your homing shot to take them all out once they hit the      |
|    ground. Incredibly easy, to be honest.                                 |
|                                                                           |
|  - Electro Beams: The boss shoots several electric beams into the air.    |
|    Dodge them by dashing once they come falling down at you.              |
|                                                                           |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+
Once you've achieved glorious victory against the spider boss, exit right to
find another Warp Point. Activate it if you've got the crystals for it. You
should have, if you've been collecting enemy drops. Afterwards, run right into
yet another new room. I Hope you're not tired of Verdure's Tower yet.
--- TOWER OF VERDURE 3 --------------------------------------------------------
o---------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|                                                                           |
|                         I T E M   C H E C K L I S T                       |
|                                                                           |
| Datadisk M08...................[  ]  Life Up........................[  ]  |
| Datadisk E15...................[  ]  Datadisk E32...................[  ]  |
|                                                                           |
o---------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Blow  up  the wall  blocking  your path,   o----------- Optional ------------o
then run  right. Make  sure to  grab the   |                                 |
energy pack that's sitting on the  floor   | - Type: Datadisk, Life Up       |
close to a  sheer drop. With  the energy   |                                 |
picked up, start wall-jumping upwards on   | At the top, after all the  wall |
the  wall  left   of  the  sheer   drop.   | jumping, there is a pillar that |
Continue hopping upwards until you  find   | will fall  down once  you touch |
[Datadisk M08] on  your left side.  Grab   | it. Be  quick and  wall-jump to |
the  disk,  then  continue  wall-jumping   | the top of the pillar, the  hop |
upwards,  taking down  any enemies  that   | left into a broken pipe to find |
might  try to  take you  down from  your   | [Datadisk E15].  At  bottom  of |
right side.  Continue jumping  until you   | the  falling  pillar,  you  may |
reach  the  very  top.  Check  out   the   | also  jump  to  the  right  and |
optionals listed  to the  right of  this   | continue  wall-jumping  upwards |
paragraph, then start  running left. You   | on  the normal  wall above,  in |
will find a red  switch blocking  a wall   | order to find a [Life Up]!  You |
in the ceiling. Shoot at  it to make the   | can  return here  later if  you |
[Datadisk E32] drop  down from the wall.   | need  the  falling   pillar  to |
| respawn for a second chance.    |
Now continue further left until you meet   |                                 |
another wall. Start wall-jumping upwards   o---------------------------------o
again, and  keep doing  so until you hit
the very top.  What an athlete  you are! Anyway,  at the top,  there is a huge
gate, just  like the one you  might have seen before fighting Buckfire  at the
train earlier. You know what that means -- Crazy boss bashing!
--- TOWER OF VERDURE 4 --------------------------------------------------------
o---------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|                                                                           |
|                         I T E M   C H E C K L I S T                       |
|                                                                           |
| Rospark DNA....................[  ]  Datadisk B18...................[  ]  |
|                                                                           |
o---------------------------------------------------------------------------o
After opening that gate, you'll find a  Warp Point and a weird, green creature
that seems to be tormenting a Raider that's hiding in the left end of the room.
Brave as you are, you're the only one here that has the guts to fight this guy
off. So, let's start the action now -- the green creature is more than willing
to fight you, so there's nothing wrong with getting excited here.
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+
| Boss Battle -                   ROSPARK                   - Boss Battle   |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+
|                                                                           |
| Elemental weakness: Ice                                                   |
| Weak point: ---                                                           |
|                                                                           |
| - General Info: Rospark is a weird Pseudoroid. He can't walk very         |
|   quickly, so instead, he climbs on the poles hanging on the wall. You    |
|   can easily move below him by dashing at most times. Use Model A's       |
|   charged buster shot in order to damage him. Do also note that it's      |
|   usually best to stay in one of the corners of the room, so that you     |
|   can get at least half a second of reaction time when Rospark shoots     |
|   at you with his spike attack.                                           |
|                                                                           |
| - Spike: Rospark shoots several small spikes towards you. Wall-jump in    |
|   the lower left or right corner in order to avoid the spikes. You should |
|   be able to place yourself between the lowest spike and the one above    |
|   by using this method. You can also just dash below him to get behind    |
|   him, so that he can't hit you.                                          |
|                                                                           |
| - Thunder Spike: Similar to the Spike attack, but this time, Rospark      |
|   shoots three spikes charged with electric energy. The spikes hit the    |
|   wall, and will make it dangerous to touch the wall for some seconds.    |
|   So, after dodging the same way as with the normal Spike attack, stay    |
|   away from the electric wall until you can see that the electric         |
|   energy has vanished.                                                    |
|                                                                           |
| - Mad Charge Beam: Rospark starts charging electric energy into his own   |
|   body, flashing like mad for a couple of seconds. When he does this,     |
|   be quick and get behind him by either jumping over him or dashing       |
|   below him. If you're not quick enough, Rospark might hit you with a     |
|   absolutely mega-huge beam.                                              |
|                                                                           |
| - Pole Thunder: He electrifies the pole he's climbing on. Just don't      |
|   touch the pole.                                                         |
|                                                                           |
| - Triangle of Death: A triangle of electric energy appears after some     |
|   spikes have reacted with each other. Just don't go into the triangle,   |
|   and you'll be fine. Not very hard to avoid at all.                      |
|                                                                           |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+
It won't be a shocking event for most of you, as you've probably guessed how
the whole ZX thing works: You'll receive the [Rosepark DNA] now that you've won
the battle. That's a great thing, mostly because by using this form, you will
be able to climb on poles like the ones Rosepark himself was climbing on. That
means you'll be able to gain access to new areas and hidden stuff! Yes! Great!
Also, get out of the boss room by moving left. The Raider from earlier, Gerry
is here, and he's shaking in his pants. Badly.
Gerry has a good reason for doing so, but he doesn't know it himself just yet.
Watch what happens to poor Gerry, then listen to what the two guys that just
popped up have to tell you. Their names are Aeolus and Siarnaq, and they're not
nice guys at all! We'll have to deal with their pitiful existence later on
though, since right now, they both escape as quickly as they appeared. You
don't really need me to tell you, but continue left now, to find a room full of
spikes. Happily, there are poles here to, so merge into Rosepark and climb to
the left end of the room to find [Datadisk B18] on the floor.
In the next room, there's a Transport pad waiting for you. Step on it and press
UP on the directional pad to activate it. When asked to transport, do so to get
taken back to Tower of Verdure 1, the very beginning of the level. It's good to
be back here for sure, after clearing the level and all. We didn't end up
shutting off a computer like Albert told us to do after all. Weird, and cool.
--- TOWER OF VERDURE 1 --------------------------------------------------------
o---------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|                                                                           |
|                         I T E M   C H E C K L I S T                       |
|                                                                           |
| Datadisk E34...................[  ]  Datadisk E16...................[  ]  |
|                                                                           |
o---------------------------------------------------------------------------o
First of all, go to the right end of the   o----------- Optional ------------o
area  to  find that  the  gate that  was   |                                 |