******************************************************************************** Front Mission 3 Battle Skills List by Anthony Nguyen, aka Luxion last updated: May 11th, 2000 Where I am in the game (Emma's Storyline): Mission 64 (now I'm counting my medals to determine that). This is one of five Front Mission 3 informative collections by me. I have a habit of collecting technical information from strategy/tactical console games. I do it for myself, but all that work deserves some attention, so whether you appreciate it or not, here it is. This FAQ near complete, but with recent knowledge of an official strategy guide being released for the game, I would like to make my work known before I become accused of "stealing" information from other sources. This FAQ is meant for those who have played the game. It is organized in a fashion where anyone can look at it and understand what is going on, but that is just my opinion and optimism. Credit goes to Square for releasing yet another great game, and finally bringing over to the US a piece of the Front Mission universe. Most all numbers, stats, technical descriptions, and names belong to Front Mission 3. Disclaimer : This FAQ Copyright 2000 Anthony Nguyen. I went through a lot of trouble to collect this information myself. If any information is used from this guide for reproduction or mass distribution, please mention my name as well as e-mail me at: luxion_mk2@hotmail.com ICQ# 4462286 If there any comments, corrections, and/or suggestions, please send them to me! Thank you for your support. *********************************************************************** SKILLS *********************************************************************** Due to popular demand, I have organized two lists for Battle Skills. The first is organized by Wanzer models, for easier reference when unlocking skills. The second list is simply an alphabetical sort, for reference. Finally I moved this list from my Wanzer parts and weapons FAQ into its own FAQ file. Those without description of abilities are skills I have not run across yet in my game. AutoI and AutoII are really annoying to unlock, so if anyone has the exact wording of the skill's ability and would like to tell me, I would greatly appreciate it. Can no enemy stun my anymore? *********************************************************************** Alphabetized by Wanzer Part (then organized by Body, Arm, Leg) *********************************************************************** Skill Slots Wanzer Part Type/Hint Ability --------- ----- ----------- ---- -------------- ------------ Chaff 1 Drake M2C Body All weapons (def) Diverts attacking missiles Pilot DMGI 1 Drake M2C Arm No grenades High dmg to enemy pilot EXPx2 1 Drake M2C Leg No grenades Doubles battle skill EXP AutoI Enyo Mk109 Body No shoulder wpn Leg Smash 4 Enyo Mk109 Arm 1 Shot, Mel, Msl Destroys enemy's legs Prvnt Loss 1 Enyo Mk109 Leg All weapons (def) Saves lost part, but reduces HP to 1 Pilot Eject Foura M12A Body No shoulder wpn Arm Smash 4 Foura M12A Arm 1 Shot, Mel, Msl Destroys enemy's arm Escape 1 Foura M12A Leg All weapons (def) Escapes before a part is destroyed Def-C1[Up] 1 Genie Body No shoulder wpn Def-C upgrade up 1 LV Pilot DMGIII 3 Genie Arm No grenades Major dmg to enemy pilot AutoCountr 1 Genie Leg All Weapons Counters even when part destroyed RevengeIII 3 Getty Body No shoulder wpn Returns twice the received dmg FiringSquad 3 Getty Arm Range Calls 2 allies for backup fire E-Skill2[Down] 2 Getty Leg No shoulder wpn Enemy's weapons skill down 2 LVs MeleeIII 3 Grapple M1 Body Melee Doubles the melee skill for a turn Dbl PunchI 2 Grapple M1 Arm RL Same Melee Wpns R-L combo with one melee type Skill+2[Up] 2 Grapple M1 Leg No grenades Weapon skill up 2 LVs for a turn ZoomIII 3 Grezex Body No grenades Doubles Acc Aim 3 Grezex Arm Burst Concentrates all attacks on 1 part Hrd Knocks 1 Grezex Leg No grenades Weapon skill LVs up when machine weakened Rvnge-Body Hoshun Mk112 Body No shoulder wpn Body Smash 5 Hoshun Mk112 Arm 1 Shot, Mel, Msl Destroys enemy's body AP-0 3 Hoshun Mk112 Leg No grenades Reduces AP cost to 0 RevengeI Jinyo Mk110 Body No shoulder wpn ROFUPII 2 Jinyo Mk110 Arm Burst Fires 1.5 times normal ammo Fast Attack 2 Jinyo Mk110 Leg No shoulder wpn Attacks, then escapes counterattack MeleeII 2 Kasel M2 Body Melee Melee skill up 1.5 LVs for a turn Stun Punch 1 Kasel M2 Arm Melee Stuns enemy pilot AP-30% 1 Kasel M2 Leg No grenades Reduces AP cost by 30% ZoomI 1 Kyojun Mk107 Body No grenades Raises Acc 1.2 times ROFUPI 1 Kyojin Mk107 Arm Burst Fires 1.2 times normal ammo BraceI 1 Kyojun Mk107 Leg No shoulder wpn Enemy attacks first, but damage cut by 50% MeleeI 1 Kyokei Mk108 Body Melee Melee skill up 1.2 LVs for a turn Hit or Miss 1 Kyokei Mk108 Arm Burst All shots either hit or miss the enemy DMGFix100 1 Kyokei Mk108 Leg All weapons (def) Reduces dmg between 101-200 to 100 Def-C2[Up] 2 Laiying 1 Body No shoulder wpn Def-C upgrade up 2 LVs Pilot DMGII 2 Laiying 1 Arm No grenades Very high dmg to enemy pilot Skill+3[Up] 3 Laiying 1 Leg No grenades Weapon skill up 3 LVs for a turn TackleIII 3 Lanze Body Melee Tackles with all body weight; major dmg ShieldAtkII 2 Lanze Arm Melee Attacks with shield; very high dmg Avoid40 2 Lanze Leg All weapons (def) Reduces dmg under 40 to 0 InitiativeIII 3 Lenghe 1 Body No shoulder wpn Player attacks first without handicap ShieldAtkIII 3 Lenghe 1 Arm Melee Attacks with shield; major dmg Gangbeating 3 Lenghe 1 Leg Melee Calls 2 allies for melee backup Def-CMAX 3 Mingtian 1 Body No shoulder wpn Def-C upgrade maxed RndmSmash 4 Mingtian 1 Arm 1 Shot, Mel, Msl Destroys a random part Blackout 1 Mingtian 1 Leg No grenades Disables enemy's Battle Skills E-Acc1[Down] 1 Pare PAW1 Body No shoulder wpn Enemy's Acc upgrade down 1 LV ToppleShot 1 Pare PAW1 Arm Range Knocks enemy down & reduces AP by half EvadeI[Up] 1 Pare PAW1 Leg No shoulder wpn Evade upgrade up 1 LV during an attack AutoII Prov PAW2 Body No shoulder wpn Dbl ShotI 2 Prov PAW2 Arm RL Same Rng Wpns R-L combo with one ranged type Guard-B 1 Prov PAW2 Leg All weapons (def) Defends attacks to the body with an arm RevengeII 2 Qibing 0 Body No shoulder wpn Returns 1.5X received dmg TopplePnch 2 Qibing 0 Arm Melee Knocks enemy down & reduces AP to 0 DmgFix200 1 Qibing 0 Leg All weapons (def) Reduces dmg between 201-400 to 200 ZoomII 2 Rekson M4F Body No grenades Raises Acc 1.5 times BkupFire 3 Rekson M4F Arm Melee Requests fire support from an ally E-Skill1[Down] 1 Rekson M4F Leg No shoulder wpn Enemy's weapons skill down 1 LV E-AccNul 3 Shangdi 1 Body No shoulder wpn Enemy's Acc upgrade disabled Dbl ShotII 2 Shangdi 1 Arm RL Dif Rng Wpns R-L combo with dif. ranged types EXPx3 2 Shangdi 1 Leg No grenades Triples battle skill EXP E-EvadeNul 3 Shunwang 1 Body No grenades Enemy's Evade upgrade disabled Aim-Body 3 Shunwang 1 Arm Burst Concentrates all attacks on enemy's body Evade-Max 3 Shunwang 1 Leg No shoulder wpn Evade upgrade maxed during an attack DmgFix400 1 Shunyo Mk111 Body All weapons (def) Reduces dmg between 401-800 to 400 Rvnge-Same Shunyo Mk111 Arm No shoulder wpn AP-60% 2 Shunyo Mk111 Leg No grenades Reduces AP cost by 60% TackleII 2 Tiandong 3 Body Melee Tackles with all body weight; very high dmg EjectPunch 1 Tiandong 3 Arm Melee Ejects enemy pilot Avoid20 1 Tiandong 3 Leg All weapons (def) Reduces dmg under 20 to 0 E-Dec-C2[Down] Tieqi 4 Body No grenades Aim-Leg 3 Tieqi 4 Arm Burst Concentrates all attacks on enemy's legs BraceII 2 Tieqi 4 Leg No shoulder wpn Enemy attacks first, but dmg cut by 80% E-Evade2[Down] 2 Vinedrai Body No grenades Enemy's evade upgrade down 2 LVs Aim-Arm 3 Vinedrai Arm Burst Concentrates all attacks on enemy's arm EXPx4 3 Vinedrai Leg No grenades Quadruples battle skill EXP E-Def-CNul 3 Whisk Body No grenades Enemy's Def-C upgrade disabled Salvo 1 Whisk Arm Missile Fires all remaining missiles Evade2[Up] 2 Whisk Leg No shoulder wpn Evade upgrade up 2 LVs during an attack E-Acc2[Down] 2 Wude 3 Body No shoulder wpn Enemy's Acc upgrade down 2 LVs Dbl PunchII 2 Wude 3 Arm RL Dif Mel Wpns R-L combo with dif. melee types E-Skill3[Down] 3 Wude 3 Leg No shoulder wpn Enemy's weapon skill down 3 LVs BkupMelee 3 Yongsai 3 Body Range Requests melee support from an ally ROFUPIII 3 Yongsai 3 Arm Burst Fires 2X normal ammo Avoid80 3 Yongsai 3 Leg All weapons (def) Reduces dmg under 80 to 0 Dbl Assault 2 Zanislev Arm Melee & Range R-L combo with melee and range weapon Tackle 1 Zenislev Body Melee Tackles with all body weight; high dmg InitiativeI 1 Zenislev Leg No shoulder wpn Player attacks first, but receives 1.4Xdmg E-Evade1[Down] 1 Zeros Body No grenades Enemy's evade upgrade down 1 LV ShieldAtkI 1 Zeros Arm Melee Attacks with shield; high dmg InitiativeII 2 Zeros Leg No shoulder wpn Player attacks first, but receives 1.2Xdmg *********************************************************************** Alphabetized by Skill Name *********************************************************************** Skill Slots Wanzer Part Type/Hint Ability --------- ----- ----------- ---- -------------- ------------ Aim 3 Grezex Arm Burst Concentrates all attacks on 1 part Aim-Arm 3 Vinedrai Arm Burst Concentrates all attacks on enemy's arm Aim-Body 3 Shunwang 1 Arm Burst Concentrates all attacks on enemy's body Aim-Leg 3 Tieqi 4 Arm Burst Concentrates all attacks on enemy's legs AP-0 3 Hoshun Mk112 Leg No grenades Reduces AP cost to 0 AP-60% 2 Shunyo Mk111 Leg No grenades Reduces AP cost by 60% AP-30% 1 Kasel M2 Leg No grenades Reduces AP cost by 30% Arm Smash 4 Foura M12A Arm 1 Shot, Mel, Msl Destroys enemy's arm AutoI Enyo Mk109 Body No shoulder wpn AutoII Prov PAW2 Body No shoulder wpn AutoCountr 1 Genie Leg All Weapons Counters even when part destroyed Avoid20 1 Tiandong 3 Leg All weapons (def) Reduces dmg under 20 to 0 Avoid40 2 Lanze Leg All weapons (def) Reduces dmg under 40 to 0 Avoid80 3 Yongsai 3 Leg All weapons (def) Reduces dmg under 80 to 0 BkupFire 3 Rekson M4F Arm Melee Requests fire support from an ally BkupMelee 3 Yongsai 3 Body Range Requests melee support from an ally Blackout 1 Mingtian 1 Leg No grenades Disables enemy's Battle Skills Body Smash 5 Hoshun Mk112 Arm 1 Shot, Mel, Msl Destroys enemy's body BraceI 1 Kyojun Mk107 Leg No shoulder wpn Enemy attacks first, but damage cut by 50% BraceII 2 Tieqi 4 Leg No shoulder wpn Enemy attacks first, but dmg cut by 80% Chaff 1 Drake M2C Body All weapons (def) Diverts attacking missiles Dbl Assault 2 Zanislev Arm Melee & Range R-L combo with melee and range weapon Dbl PunchI 2 Grapple M1 Arm RL Same Melee Wpns R-L combo with one melee type Dbl PunchII 2 Wude 3 Arm RL Dif Mel Wpns R-L combo with dif. melee types Dbl ShotI 2 Prov PAW2 Arm RL Same Rng Wpns R-L combo with one ranged type Dbl ShotII 2 Shangdi 1 Arm RL Dif Rng Wpns R-L combo with dif. ranged types Def-C1[Up] 1 Genie Body No shoulder wpn Def-C upgrade up 1 LV Def-C2[Up] 2 Laiying 1 Body No shoulder wpn Def-C upgrade up 2 LVs Def-CMAX 3 Mingtian 1 Body No shoulder wpn Def-C upgrade maxed DMGFix100 1 Kyokei Mk108 Leg All weapons (def) Reduces dmg between 101-200 to 100 DmgFix200 1 Qibing 0 Leg All weapons (def) Reduces dmg between 201-400 to 200 DmgFix400 1 Shunyo Mk111 Body All weapons (def) Reduces dmg between 401-800 to 400 E-Acc1[Down] 1 Pare PAW1 Body No shoulder wpn Enemy's Acc upgrade down 1 LV E-Acc2[Down] 2 Wude 3 Body No shoulder wpn Enemy's Acc upgrade down 2 LVs E-AccNul 3 Shangdi 1 Body No shoulder wpn Enemy's Acc upgrade disabled E-Dec-C2[Down] Tieqi 4 Body No grenades E-Def-CNul 3 Whisk Body No grenades Enemy's Def-C upgrade disabled E-Evade1[Down] 1 Zeros Body No grenades Enemy's evade upgrade down 1 LV E-Evade2[Down] 2 Vinedrai Body No grenades Enemy's evade upgrade down 2 LVs E-EvadeNul 3 Shunwang 1 Body No grenades Enemy's Evade upgrade disabled E-Skill1[Down] 1 Rekson M4F Leg No shoulder wpn Enemy's weapons skill down 1 LV E-Skill2[Down] 2 Getty Leg No shoulder wpn Enemy's weapons skill down 2 LVs E-Skill3[Down] 3 Wude 3 Leg No shoulder wpn Enemy's weapon skill down 3 LVs EjectPunch 1 Tiandong 3 Arm Melee Ejects enemy pilot Escape 1 Foura M12A Leg All weapons (def) Escapes before a part is destroyed Evade1[Up] 1 Pare PAW1 Leg No shoulder wpn Evade upgrade up 1 LV during an attack Evade2[Up] 2 Whisk Leg No shoulder wpn Evade upgrade up 2 LVs during an attack Evade-Max 3 Shunwang 1 Leg No shoulder wpn Evade upgrade maxed during an attack EXPx2 1 Drake M2C Leg No grenades Doubles battle skill EXP EXPx3 2 Shangdi 1 Leg No grenades Triples battle skill EXP EXPx4 3 Vinedrai Leg No grenades Quadruples battle skill EXP Fast Attack 2 Jinyo Mk110 Leg No shoulder wpn Attacks, then escapes counterattack FiringSquad 3 Getty Arm Range Calls 2 allies for backup fire Gangbeating 3 Lenghe 1 Leg Melee Calls 2 allies for melee backup Guard-B 1 Prov PAW2 Leg All weapons (def) Defends attacks to the body with an arm Hit or Miss 1 Kyokei Mk108 Arm Burst All shots either hit or miss the enemy Hrd Knocks 1 Grezex Leg No grenades Weapon skill LVs up when machine weakened InitiativeI 1 Zenislev Leg No shoulder wpn Player attacks first, but receives 1.4Xdmg InitiativeII 2 Zeros Leg No shoulder wpn Player attacks first, but receives 1.2Xdmg InitiativeIII 3 Lenghe 1 Body No shoulder wpn Player attacks first without handicap Leg Smash 4 Enyo Mk109 Arm 1 Shot, Mel, Msl Destroys enemy's legs MeleeI 1 Kyokei Mk108 Body Melee Melee skill up 1.2 LVs for a turn MeleeII 2 Kasel M2 Body Melee Melee skill up 1.5 LVs for a turn MeleeIII 3 Grapple M1 Body Melee Doubles the melee skill for a turn Pilot DMGI 1 Drake M2C Arm No grenades High dmg to enemy pilot Pilot DMGII 2 Laiying 1 Arm No grenades Very high dmg to enemy pilot Pilot DMGIII 3 Genie Arm No grenades Major dmg to enemy pilot Pilot Eject Foura M12A Body No shoulder wpn Prvnt Loss 1 Enyo Mk109 Leg All weapons (def) Saves lost part, but reduces HP to 1 RevengeI Jinyo Mk110 Body No shoulder wpn RevengeII 2 Qibing 0 Body No shoulder wpn Returns 1.5X received dmg RevengeIII 3 Getty Body No shoulder wpn Returns twice the received dmg RndmSmash 4 Mingtian 1 Arm 1 Shot, Mel, Msl Destroys a random part ROFUPI 1 Kyojin Mk107 Arm Burst Fires 1.2 times normal ammo ROFUPII 2 Jinyo Mk110 Arm Burst Fires 1.5 times normal ammo ROFUPIII 3 Yongsai 3 Arm Burst Fires 2X normal ammo Rvnge-Body Hoshun Mk112 Body No shoulder wpn Rvnge-Same Shunyo Mk111 Arm No shoulder wpn Salvo 1 Whisk Arm Missile Fires all remaining missiles ShieldAtkI 1 Zeros Arm Melee Attacks with shield; high dmg ShieldAtkII 2 Lanze Arm Melee Attacks with shield; very high dmg ShieldAtkIII 3 Lenghe 1 Arm Melee Attacks with shield; major dmg Skill+2[Up] 2 Grapple M1 Leg No grenades Weapon skill up 2 LVs for a turn Skill+3[Up] 3 Laiying 1 Leg No grenades Weapon skill up 3 LVs for a turn Stun Punch 1 Kasel M2 Arm Melee Stuns enemy pilot TopplePnch 2 Qibing 0 Arm Melee Knocks enemy down & reduces AP to 0 ToppleShot 1 Pare PAW1 Arm Range Knocks enemy down & reduces AP by half Tackle 1 Zenislev Body Melee Tackles with all body weight; high dmg TackleII 2 Tiandong 3 Body Melee Tackles with all body weight; very high dmg TackleIII 3 Lanze Body Melee Tackles with all body weight; major dmg ZoomI 1 Kyojun Mk107 Body No grenades Raises Acc 1.2 times ZoomII 2 Rekson M4F Body No grenades Raises Acc 1.5 times ZoomIII 3 Grezex Body No grenades Doubles Acc