METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SUBSTANCE
Tanker Chapter Guide
written by RedClyde | Renato Farias
darkslide2001@hotmail.com
--== Version 1.23 ==--
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CONTENTS
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1.0 GAME MANUAL
-1.1 Basic Controls
-1.2 Basic Actions
-1.3 Caution, Evasion, Alert
-1.4 Using the Environment
2.0 ITEMS AND WEAPONS
-2.1 Items
-2.2 Special Items
-2.3 Weapons
3.0 ITEM LOCATIONS
-3.1 Staring Equipment
-3.2 Very Easy, Easy & Normal Item Locations
-3.3 Hard Item Locations
-3.4 Extreme & European Extreme Item Locations
4.0 TANKER CHAPTER WALKTHROUGHS
-4.1 Normal Mode Walkthrough
-4.2 European Extreme Walkthrough
5.0 DOG TAGS
-5.1 Intro to Dog Tags
-5.2 Very Easy Mode Dog Tags *
-5.3 Easy Mode Dog Tags
-5.4 Normal Mode Dog Tags
-5.5 Hard Mode Dog Tags *
-5.6 Extreme Mode Dog Tags
6.0 OTACON'S TIPS
* not completed yet
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VERSION HISTORY
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Version 1.23 (9/22/2003) [118kb]
- added Very Easy mode Dog Tag walkthrough
- fixed the Extreme mode Dog Tag table; I had forgotten to list which
guards are tough guys in under the "T" column
Version 1.22 (9/21/2003) [113kb]
- added Extreme mode Dog Tag walkthrough
Version 1.21 (9/5/2003) [103kb]
- added Easy mode Dog Tag walkthrough
Version 1.2 (8/30/2003) [97kb]
- added European Extreme walkthrough
- added more Otacon tips
- added some details in the Game Manual
Version 1.1 (8/24/2003) [83kb]
- added `Analysis' to all the items
- added more info for the Game Manual
- added the Dog Tag section, with a Normal mode Dog Tag walkthrough
- added Otacon's Tips section
- cleaned up some section headers and the Contents... looks nicer now
Version 1.0 (8/22/2003) [45kb]
- finished sections: Game Manual with Basic Controls & Basic Actions
- basic info on Items and Weapons found in the Tanker
- item locations and starting equipment for all difficulties
- Normal difficulty walkthrough
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G A M E   M A N U A L
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BASIC CONTROLS
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Action Button - Triangle
Crawl Button - X
Weapon Button - Square
Confirm Button - Circle
First Person View - R1
Lock-on Button - L1
Right Step Button (while in Corner View) - R2
Left Step Button (while in Corner View) - L2
Selecting weapons - hold R2
Selecting items - hold L2
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BASIC ACTIONS
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The Basic Actions can be found under `Special' in
the MGS2:Substance main menu.
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B E G I N N E R
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FIRST PERSON VIEW ATTACK
Aim in First Person View and use the directional button to aim at and
shoot specific spots --enemy weak points and spots at various heights
that you normally cannot shoot. You can also punch in First Person
View.
THROW
With no weapon equipped, use the left analog stick and the Weapon
button near an enemy to throw him. Sometimes this will knock the enemy
unconscious.
CORNER VIEW
Input left analog stick toward wall near corner to enter corner view.
You can stay hidden and look beyond corner. You can move camera with
right analog stick in corner view.
CLIMB UP OBJECTS
Press Action button to climb up objects with heights close to your
waist. You cannot climb up heights too high.
ROLL FORWARD
Press Crawl button when running to roll forward. Effective to jump from
one object to another. Hold down Crawl button while rolling to start
crawling at the end of the roll.
DRAGGING ENEMIES
With no weapon equipped, press the Weapon button near an
unconscious/dead enemy to grab his body. Hold down the Weapon button to
drag him. You can use this to hide bodies and avoid being found.
HANGING
Press Action button near handrail to jump over handrail and hang to
avoid enemy. You can move sideways and also enter First Person View.
OPEN/CLOSE LOCKER
Stand in front of locker & press the Action button to open locker.
Press Action button again in front of open locker to close it. You can
open locker even when standing against it.
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CARDBOARD BOX
If you hide under a cardboard box and stay still, the enemy will ignore
you. If you move when in his sight, you will be found. Blocking enemy's
path while in the box will cause the enemy to discover your.
CHOKE HOLD
With no weapon equipped, walk up to an enemy from behind & press the
Weapon button, without using the left analog stick. Hit the Weapon
button rapidly to take the enemy out. To drag the enemy, hold down the
Weapon button.
PEEK AROUND CORNER
Press the left/right Step button during Corner View to peek around a
corner. You could be seen by an enemy when leaning sideways. Be
careful.
STEP SIDEWAYS
Press the Left/Right Step button during First Person View to step
sideways. Press the Left & Right Step buttons together to stretch up.
Effective while hiding behind object during gun fights.
KNOCK ON WALL
Stand up against a wall and press the Punch button to knock on the
wall. This will draw the attention of an enemy who never seems to leave
his spot.
ROLLING ATTACK
If you roll into an enemy, you can knock him down. Effective when
surround by enemies.
BOOK
Placing a book in or near an enemy's path will catch his attention. Not
effective in Evasion and Alert modes.
QUICK CHANGE
You can deselect equipped weapons and items by pressing the Item or
Weapon menu button quickly. Press it again to re-equip. Comes in handy
with First Person View equipment like the Scope.
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JUMP-OUT SHOT
While in Corner View, equip weapon & press the Weapon button to jump
out and aim. You can attack quickly around a corner.
HOLD UP
To hold up an enemy, sneak up and press the Weapon button to raise your
gun. Aim at enemy weak points and the enemy may give you an item.
SHIELD
Use one enemy as a shield by strangling him and taking him hostage.
Other enemies will hesitate to shoot. You can escape during this
moment.
AIM AND MOVE
Aim guns by pressing the Weapon button. To move while aiming the gun,
press both the Weapon button and the Lock-on button. You can also shoot
while moving.
SHAKE OUT ITEM
Lift an unconscious or dead enemy by pressing the Weapon button.
Release the Weapon button to drop the body. Continue pressing and
releasing the Weapon button to shake the body. The enemy may drop an
item.
DESTROY RADIO
When discovered by an enemy, prevent a call for backup by shooting the
radio on the right side of his waist before he can call for help.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Shoot the fire extinguishers and chemicals will spray out. Use this to
disorient enemies.
HANG AND JUMP DOWN
While in Hanging mode, press the Crawl button to jump down. To knock
out an enemy, jump down and land on top of enemy.
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CAUTION, EVASION, ALERT
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CAUTION MODE: In Caution mode, your radar is still usable. It will have
a yellow bar underneath it that will slowly empty. Once it's completely
empty the game will return to normal.
In this mode, more guards can be called up to temporarily search an
area. Guards that were there before might also leave their original
patrol route.
How do you get into Caution mode? Well, if you hold up a guard, he
_sees_ you and you tranquilize him, when he wakes up he'll buzz his
buddies and the game'll go into Caution mode. They'll also call in if
you shoot a guard in a non-vital area with a real gun (like the USP),
or if you kill a guard and another guard sees the body. If you knock a
guard down (with punches and kicks, or a throw) and hide, so that he
doesn't see you when he gets up, he'll also call in. If you tranquilize
a guard and he stays down for a while, eventually his buddies might
check in to see why they've gotten no word from him. That'll also make
the game go into Caution (and several guards will come to check up on
the guard; if he's out in the open, they'll wake him up).
If a guard sees you while in Caution mode, the game will immediately go
into Alert mode.
EVASION MODE: You automatically go into this mode if you were in Alert
mode and you lost your pursuers. The radar is unusable in this mode,
replaced by an orange bar. Evasion will eventually degrade into Caution
if you can keep yourself hidden well enough. If the guards that were
after you find you again, you'll immediately go back in Alert mode.
Clearings are done when in Evasion mode. Hide yourself well.
ALERT MODE: The game will go into Alert mode when a guard sees you and
calls for back-up. The radar is unusable; you'll only have a red bar in
its place. Usually, in this mode, several guards will quickly show up
and start shooting at you. If you can get out of everyone's sights, the
Alert bar will very quickly empty out and you'll go into Evasion mode.
But there isn't much difference between the two, since when you just
get to Evasion, the guards will still be near you. Keep yourself well
hidden.
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USING THE ENVIRONMENT
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To survive, you must get skilled at using your environment to help you
out.
LOCKERS: Open and close with the Action button. Get in the locker to
hide yourself (in higher difficulties, it's safer to also duck so they
don't see your face through the slit). This is useful when you've been
found, to hide from the attack team. Lockers sometimes also have items.
PIPES/FIRE EXTINGUISHERS: You can shoot at these to temporarily stun
enemies. Use this time to either escape or attack.
RAILINGS: Sometimes very useful when you need to hide. On higher
difficulties, trying to get past an enemy by hanging on a railing right
next to his patrol route isn't reliable, since they can sometimes spot
you. You can also drop on enemies to temporarily knock them out, and
doing a punch-punch-kick combo on an enemy next to a rail will send him
tumbling over it, usually meaning death.
LOW SPACES: Any object that you can crawl under provides good cover.
However, it's not a good idea to crawl under somewhere when you've got
enemy personnel on your tail, since they'll toss grenades and the likes
at you. Since crawling is slow, chances are you won't get far enough
way in time.
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I T E M S   A N D   W E A P O N S
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DIFFICULTY LEGEND:
VE = Very Easy
EA = Easy
NO = Normal
HA = Hard
EX = Extreme
E-EX = European Extreme
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I T E M S
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CAMERA
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Press Square button for photos. Zoom in w/ Circle
button, zoom out w/ X button."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: I'll explain how to use the camera. That digital camera you
have was specially made to take pictures of the prototype Metal Gear.
When a picture is taken, the screen data is first stored in the
camera's internal memory. Then it's automatically processed through
various algorithms to protect against tampering. Each picture is
electronically stamped and distinctively encrypted. So, in the off
change that someone alters the data during transmission, we'll know
immediately. Oh -- there's a limit to the internal memory's capacity.
If the memory becomes full, overwrite the pictures you don't need
anymore. When you're ready to take a shot, use the L1 and R1 buttons to
scroll left or right among the pictures previews at the bottom of the
screen.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
The Camera only really serves for getting the Metal Gear photos in the
Tanker. Its internal memory can only hold six photos, and you can't
save pictures you take with the Camera (only the Digital Camera).
You can have a little fun with it, though. Take a picture of one of the
female models in the Tanker (Deck-A, crew's quarters has some, in the
lockers) and watch Otacon's reaction when you upload the pics at the
computer in Hold 3. Also, if you take a picture of that man's body in
the Engine Room (starboard), he'll question your sexuality.
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AP SENSOR
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Sensor detecting lifeforms. Vibrates on enemy
approach. All other vibrations will be OFF when
sensor is activated."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: You're using the Anti-personnel Sensor, I see. It measures the
electromagnetic fields and heartbeat of life forms and coverts the data
into vibrations. If an enemy draws near, it will vibrate. The stronger
the vibration, the closer the enemy is. But, remember, when using the
Anti-personnel Sensor, you'll only be able to feel the vibrations
coming from the sensor.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
The AP Sensor is only useful if you have your radar off, to know when
an enemy is near, usually when you can't see yourself (like around a
corner or something). All other vibrations are turned off when this is
equipped, but since there aren't any other important vibrations in the
Tanker anyway, this isn't important.
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CIGARETTES
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Highly addictive and hazardous to your health."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: Snake, are you smoking? You really should quit. First of all,
it turns you into an instant target in the dark. As for what it means
to your health, I won't even go there. Remember what Naomi said about
lung cancer rates? Everyone knows that it's a dangerous substance.
SNAKE: So's war, and I've done that all my life.
OTACON: Well, you can screw up your own body if you like, but think
about other people, okay?
SNAKE: This is the new kind that has almost no second-hand smoke. It
won't bother anyone.
OTACON: Oh really? Didn't I see you toss the butt off the bridge?
Littering, polluting...
SNAKE: Ummm...
OTACON: You have a long way to go, my friend.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
The main idea here is to equip the Cigs to see infrared beams. However,
since it decreases your life slowly and there are usually other ways to
see the beams (hitting a fire extinguisher, hitting a sack of flour,
equipping the Thermal Goggles...), this item is basically useless.
(Maybe that's how Kojima intended it to be!)
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CARDBOARD BOX 1
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Cardboard box to transport perishable goods.
Equip to wear."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: Using the old cardboard box trick, huh? Looks good on you,
Snake. Camouflage is the best way to slip past enemy surveillance. But
cardboard is just paper when it comes down to it. It won't withstand
any serious assault for long. Don't rely on the trick too many times,
either. And I recommend you keep it dry.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
Equip and stay still to fool enemy guards. Don't equip this out in the
rain.
On harder difficulties, the guards may not fall for it, so use it
sparingly (there are usually better hiding solutions, anyway).
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WET CARDBOARD BOX
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Cardboard box to transport perishable goods. Wet
and weak. Equip to wear."
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
Like the regular Cardboard Box, but this one will only fool guards out
in the rain (obviously, I mean, it's wet).
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THERMAL GOGGLES
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Visualizes heat source distribution. Allows one
to see in the dark. Claymores can be seen when
used."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: You have the Thermal Goggles equipped huh? They provide night
vision by using variances in heat distribution to create an image. It
uses a two dimensional solid state projection system to create high-res
images at sixty fps in real-time. By using the Thermal Goggles, you can
take a look at the enemy's neck to see if they have dog tags or not.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
The Tanker has several dark areas, so I guess you could make some use
of this item. This will also reveal the infrared beams to you. I
personally never found the Thermal Goggles useful for spotting
enemies... Well, not that it wasn't useful for that, just that I never
needed it.
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USP SUPPRESSOR
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Firing noise is reduced when attached to USP.
Equip together w/ USP to attach. Unremovable once
attached."
HOW TO ACQUIRE: Beat the Tanker once. It'll show up all of the
following times.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
Very useful. It suppressor the USP shots, so that no one will hear. If
you're holding up guards for dog tags this is very useful, as there's a
much lower risk of you being discovered.
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RATION
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "'Meal ready to eat' to restore life. Press Circle
button to use. Life automatically recovers when
down to 0 if equipped."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: So you've got rations now. These are military food supplies,
and allow you to recover some LIFE with use. If it is equipped in
advance, the ration will automatically be used and LIFE will be
regained when you received damage. You can select it in the window and
push the confirmation button to use the item on the spot. Rations were
designed to be carried and eaten on the field. They're all about
functionality and calories. They use a special freeze-drying methods
developed by NROC. They're compact, portable, and last for weeks.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
The usefulness of this item cannot be argued. Using rations is the only
way to restore _during_ battles (your health is restored after some
boss battles, but even then, not all of them). If you've got no
rations, you're going to have to beat the fight using only your one
life bar.
On Extreme difficulty, you won't find many rations lying around. Most
of the time you'll have to hold up enemies for them. In European
Extreme, there are no rations period.
Capacity on VE: 10
Capacity on EA: 6
Capacity on NO: 5
Capacity on HA: 3
Capacity on EX: 2
Capacity on E-EX: 0
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PENTAZEMIN
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Benzodiazepine antidepressant. Serves as muscle
relaxant, treats automatic imbalance. Use w/
Circle button."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: You have Pentazemin in your inventory. If you need to take
some, select it in the Item Window and push the Enter button.
Pentazemin is a mild tranquilizer used to treat clinical depression,
obsessive-compulsive behavior, and anxiety. It belongs to the
benzodiazepinate family, and along with its antidepressant and anti-
anxiety qualities, it suppresses convulsions. Take it when you have a
tought shot ahead with the sniper rifle and you need to minimize
shakiness. But I guess you don't have one of those yet. Well... you can
also try some if you're feeling really seasick.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
Very useful in the Plant chapter, useless in the Tanker chapter. This
item relaxes muscles, making your shots with the sniper rifle much more
precise and easy to do. But you don't get a sniper rifle in the Tanker,
so this thing will only serve to take care of Snake's seasickness.
Capacity on VE: 20
Capacity on EA: 15
Capacity on NO: 10
Capacity on HA: 5
Capacity on EX: 5
Capacity on E-EX: 5
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BANDAGE
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Absorbent pads to stop blood loss when bleeding.
Press Circle button to use while having it
selected in window."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: You've picked up gel bandages, I see. When you're bleeding,
select the bandage as an equipment to stop the blood. The bandage is a
type of alginate dressing. It's a highly absorbent pad that gels blood
and other fluids on contact. It releases calcium ions during
absorption, hence the coagulating effect.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
It's not very common, especially on harder difficulties where you'll
just die outright from some enemy attacks, but sometimes Snake WILL
start to bleed. Use the bandage immediately to stop life loss. I
suggest you pick up at least one of these (there are two in the Aft
deck, and they're not out of the way no matter which door you must use
to get in).
Capacity on VE: 10
Capacity on EA: 10
Capacity on NO: 10
Capacity on HA: 5
Capacity on EX: 3
Capacity on E-EX: 3
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MEDICINE
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Cold medicine. Press Circle button to take while
having it selected in window."
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
The Medicine only shows up on Hard or higher, since Snake only starts
sneezing on those difficulties. You get only one of these, and I
recommend you save it until after you go back inside after the Olga
battle. This is because getting through Deck-D with Snake sneezing is
much harder than doing so in Deck-A (which is the first place he'll
start sneezing, since it's where you first enter the inside of the
Tanker).
Capacity on HA: 1
Capacity on EX: 1
Capacity on E-EX: 1
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S P E C I A L   I T E M S
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DOG TAGS
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Select SPECIAL on title screen and enter Dog tag
Viewer mode to look at obtained dog tags."
HOW TO ACQUIRE: Hold up guards.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
Serves to unlock the Bandana and the Stealth camo in the Tanker. You
get them by holding up guards and making them dance.
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DIGITAL CAMERA
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Press Square button to take photographs. Zoom in
with Circle button, zoom out with X button."
HOW TO ACQUIRE: Beat the Tanker chapter.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
Unlike the regular Camera, the shots you take with the Digital Camera
can be saved on your memory card for later viewing. There are some
really fun things you can do with this. Try taking unusual shots!
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BANDANA
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Solid Snake's bandana. Infinity symbol is sewn
in."
HOW TO ACQUIRE: Collect a total of 46 dog tags in the Tanker chapter.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
Snake's bandana, huh? I always thought it was smaller... Snake must
clip it for the Plant chapter...
When you have this item equipped, your bullet count won't go down when
you shoot. This is very good for weapons that use up bullets fast, like
the assault rifles, but it loses usefulness in the Tanker, since you
don't really have to use a lot of bullets.
Also note, you must have at least one bullet in the gun for the item to
take effect. If you have no bullets in the gun, you won't be able to
fire it even with this equipped.
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STEALTH
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Activates when equipped. Can optically deceive
enemy eye, helping you to hide."
HOW TO ACQUIRE: Collect a total of 78 dog tags in the Tanker chapter.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
Basically, when you have this equipped, no one can see you. You can
have serious fun with this, like punching guards and watching them look
around confused. This item is also helpful, sometimes necessary, for
getting some of the Dog Tags that are in the Holds.
Be careful when running around with it equipped, though. If you bump
into somebody, the Stealth camo will automatically unequip. This can be
quite nasty... (Holds, anyone?)
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W E A P O N S
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M9
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Tranquilizer with suppressor. Press Square to
aim, and release to fire. Equipped with laser
pointer."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: What you're wielding right now is a converted Beretta M-92F,
designed to fire tranquilizer rounds. A direct hit will knock the
target unconscious. Think of those rounds as tiny syringes. The impact
of the round causes the mixing of two chemicals in the shell. The
resulting gas compresses a tiny piston and injects the tranquilizer in
the bullet's tip into the target's skin. The tranquilizer's effects are
felt at different times depending on where the bullet lands. A head or
heart shot will take effect immediately, but a round that hits
somewhere like feet or hands will take a while. Use the First Person
View Attack for maximum accuracy. The gun is fitted with a suppressor,
so there is no need to worry about alerting the enemy with the noise.
But since it is a tranquilizer gun, the M9 has its limitations. All it
can do is knock the enemy unconscious. Keep that in mind.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
You know of the importance of the M9 if you've played the Plant chapter
on harder difficulties, where you don't get it for a while.
The M9 makes getting through areas much easier. If there's a guard in
your path, just tranquilize him. You can use it to distract enemies, by
shooting somewhere in their field of vision, like a wall or something.
If you're going for a no-kill game, this is the only one of only a few
weapons in the game that don't kill, so it'll be your main arsenal (in
the Tanker, it's the _only_ weapon that doesn't kill, not counting the
Stun Grenades).
The M9 comes with a suppressor already attached, so you never have to
worry about making noise with it. And even on harder difficulties, the
M9 can hold a lot of bullets (unlike the USP, whose bullet capacity
decreases drastically). Very useful indeed.
Capacity on VE: 106
Capacity on EA: 61
Capacity on NO: 46
Capacity on HA: 46
Capacity on EX: 46
Capacity on E-EX: 46
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USP
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "9mm auto. Press Square to aim, release to fire.
15 rounds per magazine. Can attach suppressor."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: Hey, Snake, you found a handgun.
SNAKE: It's a decent one - USP.
OTACON: The USP fires real bullets - not the knockout rounds the M9
uses. You know that, right? The USP isn't equipped with a suppressor,
either. If you fire it when there are enemies nearby, they'll probably
hear it. Keep that in mind. Having the USP will make combat easier, but
being undetected is still the best way to go. OK?
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
The handgun of the Tanker chapter. You can find a suppressor for it on
the Navigational Deck after you've cleared the Tanker at least once.
This'll allow you to use the USP in many more areas and situations than
without it, since the shots won't be heard (note that the shots won't
be heard even without it in the Engine Room, due to the noise there).
Since you don't really need to kill anyone, the USP is used primarily
for getting the dog tags of those pesky tough guys. Well, you could
kill guards if you want, but that's your decision, heh. Just watch your
bullets on harder difficulties.
Capacity on VE: 61
Capacity on EA: 46
Capacity on NO: 46
Capacity on HA: 31
Capacity on EX: 16
Capacity on E-EX: 16
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CHAFF GRENADE
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Grenade that neutralizes electronic devices
temporarily. Press Square button to aim, release
to throw."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: Hey, you have a chaff grenade. You can use that to interfere
with enemy radio communications... and electronic devices for a short
time. The chaff grenade is a weapon that disperses aluminum foil or
metalcoated glass and plastic fibers to confuse the enemy radar. What
you have is a portable application of the chaff-launchers built into
fighter planes. When detonated, the grenade releases tiny chaff pieces
as well as miniaturized active jammers using a small amount of
explosives. The grenade can't create full-scale chaff corridors or
chaff clouds, but will form a Radar Cross Section area large enough for
single-personnel use. This weapon is for electronic interference only,
though. It has no effect on enemy personnel.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
This item has several uses in the Plant chapter, but in the Tanker
chapter, it only has one, and that's knocking out security cameras.
However, there are only two security cameras in the Tanker, and along
with the camera it knocks out your radar, which can be nothing good if
you're not used to not having it.
Capacity on VE: 50
Capacity on EA: 30
Capacity on NO: 20
Capacity on HA: 10
Capacity on EX: 6
Capacity on E-EX: 6
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STUN GRENADE
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Grenade that stuns enemy soldiers temporarily.
Press Square to aim, release to throw."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: The stun grenade in your equipment is for incapacitating
enemies without killing them. Stun grenades are non-lethal weapons that
knock out enemy personnel with an intense flash of light and a burst of
sound. Once the grenade is airborne, a timed detonator ejects an
internal cartridge using a small amount of explosives. The cartridge
then explodes, and releases a flash rated at over a million
candlepower, with an accompanying bang of over 200 decibels. The
combinations of the flash and the bang temporarily overwhelms human
sensory perceptions. There are no projectiles released, so it can only
knock out enemies, not wound them. Keep that in mind.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
A rather dangerous weapon. The sound this grenade makes can alert
nearby guards, like the USP and the Frag Grenade do, sending the game
into Alert mode. There are usually better alternatives to using these
items (the M9, for example).
Capacity on VE: 50
Capacity on EA: 30
Capacity on NO: 20
Capacity on HA: 10
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FRAG GRENADE
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Grenade. Press Square to hold, release to throw.
How strong button is pressed varies distance."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: I see you have the grenade equipped. It's an anti-personnel
frag grenade - throw it at the enemy and the blast and fragments will
take the enemy out. Watch out -- pushing the Weapon button will pull
out the pin. Release the Weapon button to toss it. The throwing
distance depends on how hard you push the Weapon button. After pulling
the pin, you'll have five seconds until the grenade explodes. Get
familiar with changing the timing and throwing distance of the grenade
before it goes off.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
A real grenade. Like the Stun Grenade, it'll send the game into Alert
Mode if you use it with several guards around (who'll obviously hear
the explosion). This weapon also kills, something you may want to
avoid.
Capacity on VE: 50
Capacity on EA: 30
Capacity on NO: 20
Capacity on HA: 10
Capacity on EX: 6
Capacity on E-EX: 6
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MAGAZINE
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IN-GAME DESCRIPTION: "Empty magazine. Press Square button to hold,
release to throw. How strong button is pressed
varies distance."
-=- WHAT OTACON HAS TO SAY... -=-
OTACON: Snake, you have an empty magazine in your hand. Why are you
still carrying that around?
second time - OTACON: Select the magazine and throw it using the Weapon
button. The noise will draw enemy soldiers toward wherever the magazine
lands. How strong you push the button determines how large a swing you
take. Take aim using First Person View and try to land it where it will
lure the enemy away.
-=- A N A L Y S I S -=-
Only available on Very Easy and Easy, this item starts out in your
inventory. You can throw it like a grenade, but it only serves to get
an enemy's attention. It can be useful, but again, you don't really
need it, since there are usually alternatives. Can be handy, but not
necessary.
Capacity on VE: 200
Capacity on EA: 150
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STARTING EQUIPMENT
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VERY EASY
M9 with 109/109
Magazine with 7/200
Camera
AP Sensor
Cigs
EASY
M9 with 46/61
Magazine with 4/150
Camera
AP Sensor
Cigs
NORMAL, HARD, EXTREME, & EUROPEAN EXTREME
M9 with 16/46
Camera
AP Sensor
Cigs
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VERY EASY, EASY, & NORMAL DIFFICULTY
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AFT DECK:
1 Chaff Grenades (2)
1 Pentazemin (5)
2 Bandage (2)
1 Ration (1)
DECK-A, CREW'S LOUNGE
1 M9 Bullets (15)
1 USP Bullets (15)
1 Stun Grenades (2)
1 Ration (1)
DECK-A, CREW'S QUARTERS
1 M9 Bullets (15)
1 Ration (1)
DECK-B, CREW'S QUARTERS
1 M9 Bullets  (15)
1 USP Bullets (15)
1 Ration (1)
DECK-C, CREW'S QUARTERS
1 Chaff Grenades (2)
1 Ration (1)
DECK-D, CREW'S QUARTERS
2 M9 Bullets (30)
2 USP Bullets (30)
1 Ration (1)
Box 1
DECK-E, THE BRIDGE
1 USP Bullets (15)
1 Ration (1)