Armored Core 2 Hidden Parts and Locations System - PlayStation 2 Version 1.0 Import/domestic compatible Copyright 2000 Zachary "Jackal" Alexander Posted at www.mechmadness.com Unauthorized use, copying, or distribution of this document is a violation of copyright law. If you would like to use it please email me first at webmaster@mechmadness.com Submitted - 11/04/00 Here are the hidden parts and there locations in Armored Core 2. They were found in the import version but the locations are the same in the US version. Location - Test Arena Radar - ZRL-774/WH Price: 21000 Weight: 223 Energy Drain: 393 Noise Counter: None Biosensor: Provided Range: 780 Stealth Sensor: None This one can be found without every entering a mission. It's in the Test Arena! Once you enter the arena destroy one of the drones and look up at the center of the ceiling. You will see a panel there that can be blasted away. Boost to the upper level, blast it, go up and get the part, come back down and destroy the other drone. If you don't not have sufficient boost power then you can use the "Boost Override" trick to get it. Just press L2+R2+R3 at the same time and you will have unlimited energy for a limited amount of time. Now go and get the part and complete the arena. That's it! One parts down, eleven more to go. Location - Guard Secret Information FCS - DOX-ALM Price: 36000 Weight: 10 Max Lock: 4 Lock Speed: 33 Lock Type: Multi Sight: Wide & Shallow Range: 353 Ability: 280 Precision: 4 Reticle Movility: 50 In this mission you can just about skip destroying any of the security drones, you will take some AP damage, but you won't lose on the ammo cost. What's important is that you use a head that has a high hacking rating. This way you can get into the doors to get the part. You want to make your way over to the room with two doors, one with a lock straight ahead of you, and a unlocked door to your left. Go through the left door and into the room at the end of the tunnel. You will see a bunch of crates on the floor, use your laser blade to destroy them. On the floor you will see a grating, shoot it. Now drop down and get the part and continue the mission. Location - Escort Train Extension - BEX-BB210 Back Booster Price: 17900 Weight: 140 Energy Drain: 243 Boost Power: 18000 Charge Drain: 5700 In this mission you must protect a train that is delivering a new AC part, a back Booster Extension. So must hold out against a lot of aerial attacks and fend off and enemy AC. If you destroy them quick enough you will have time to raid the train for the part. It should be in the next to the last car. But by seizing the part you automatically fail the mission so you should save this part for last after you have a 100% Achievement rating. Location - Ground-Based Attack Head - EHD-GN-92 Price: 33800 Weight: 378 Energy Drain: 702 Armor Point: 1012 Def Shell: 282 Def Energy: 213 Computer Type: Rough Computer Sex: Male System Control: 1728 Auto Balancer: 540 Hacking Function: 1 Map Type: None Noise Canceler: Provided Biosensor: None Sensor Interval: 24 Radar Function: None Radar Range: - Radar Type: - Scanning Interval - Cooling: 20 In this mission you will have to boost down to the other end of the bridge and stop just before the last support brace. Jump over the side and fly underneath the bridge, you will find a landing there with the part on it. Now carefully fly back out and onto the bridge making sure that you don't leave the combat area. Now you can continue the mission. Location - Rescue Research Team Laser Blade - LS-MOONLIGHT Price: 57700 Weight: 612 Energy Drain: 95 Used Drain: 2100 Attack Power: 2070 Attack Heat: 25 Discharge Heat: 6 Blade Range: 7 Work Efficiency: 182 This is another mission where you really don't have to fight. Just drop down the long pit until you reach the bottom. Then run over and jump on the disc in the tunnel. About half way down you will need to jump off and look for an oval panel in the floor, blast it. Now jump down and find the part in a niche in the far end of the area. Now fly out and continue your mission. Location - Infiltrate Radar Base Booster - ZBT-GEX/3000 Price: 62800 Weight: 255 Energy Drain: 35 Boost Power: 19300 Charge Drain: 5040 Boost Efficiency: 762 Your main concern with this mission is to destroy all of the enemies in the area of the radars. You can run through the inside of the base without fighting and take minimal AP damage. In the last area you can destroy a few radars and almost all of the enemies from within the hallway shelter where you enter this area by ducking in and out of the door. Once you have cleared to area go to the other and you will find 6 storage containers. Search the one closes to the mountain on the outer side of the container for the part. Now complete the mission. Location - Destroy Radar Base Back Weapon - EWM-S612 Price: 58800 Type: Small Missile Weight: 543 Energy Drain: 549 Weapon Sight: Standard Attack Power: 780 Number of Ammo: 60 Ammo Type: Solid Ammo Price: 140 Ammo Heat: 145 Range: 450 Max Lock: 12 Used Drain: - Reload Time: 48 Discharge Reaction - When this mission starts you will be beside the same 6 storage containers where you found the booster part. Now go and look in the very same container and you will find a new part! That was easy. Now continue the mission. Location - Stop The Surface Weapon Right Arm Weapon - KARASAWA Mk II Price: 99000 Type: Laser Rifle Weight: 1120 Energy Drain: 442 Weapon Sight: Special Attack Power: 1580 Number of Ammo: 50 Ammo Type: Energy Ammo Price: - Ammo Heat: 68 Range: 500 Max Lock: 1 Used Drain: 3280 Reload Time: 53 Discharge Reaction: - This mission may prove to be a little more difficult. You have to destroy all of the weapons on both vehicles before they reach a certain point. You have 2 AC's assisting you which will buy you a little time. When the mission starts destroy the guns on the side of the transports that you are on. Now boost to the right of the vehicles (back the way they came from) and go into the corner BEHIND the point where they started to find the weapon near the out-of area- zone. Now boost back over and complete the mission if your quick enough.. Location - Destroy Containers Optional Part - SP-BLS Price: 74000 Used Slot: 6 Description: Increases left-arm attack and defense rating. When you start this mission destroy all of the targets the are on your level before dropping down in the ravine. Use your radar and find the area where the plane has crashed. Do not go to the plane yet. Around the corner is a part of the plane angled into a crack, destroy it and get the part. Hopefully you can do this before the enemies start attacking. Now complete the mission. Location - Underground Railway Arm Weapon Left - ZES-99/MIRROR Price; 54000 Type: Energy Shield Weight: 330 Energy Drain: 78 Used Energy: 3250 Discharge Heat: 10 Shield Def Shell: 428 Shield Def Energy: 477 Shield Cover: 64 Work Efficiency: 118 Another mission where you don't want to fight. Just run, jump, and boost your way to the lower level until you come to the dead end room with the blastable panel on the floor. DON'T SHOOT IT YET!! Look up and you will see a panel in the ceiling. Fly up, blast it, go in and get the part. Now drop back down blast the floor panel and continue with the mission. Location - Zio City Suppression Back Weapon - ZWX-FO4/ORBIT Price: 138000 Type: Orbit Cannon Weight: 1317 Energy Drain: 1020 Weapon Sight: Special Attack Power: 145 Number of Ammo: 18 Ammo Type: Energy Ammo Price: - Ammo Heat: 12 Range: 500 Max Lock: 3 Used Drain: 1300 Reload Time: 240 Discharge Reaction: - When this mission starts you may want to destroy one of the enemy AC's before getting the part. Find the maze of green buildings and you will find the part just sitting there. Try searching closer to the wall. Continue with the mission. Location - Eliminate Leos Kline Generator - HOY-BV2500 Price: 38000 Weight: 980 Energy Output: 9210 Max Charge: 53000 Redzone: 3000 Calorific Value: 2990 Once you make it through the floating mine fields you will come to a passageway with two rooms. Enter the smaller room and the part is just sitting there waiting for you. Now, can you finish the mission? This information is also posted at my site, Core Player. It's a sub-site of Mech Madness. 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