v1.3 by Mega Rock.exe __________________________________________________________ Contents __________________ Intro to Abilities| _________________; __________________ Ability Wave List | _________________; ____________________________ Cursor-Changing Explanation | ___________________________; _______________ Shop Inventory | ______________; _____________________ Noise-only Abilities | ____________________; ______________________________ Legal/History/Contact/Credits | _____________________________; __________________________________________________________ __________________ Intro to Abilities| _________________; Abilitiy Waves are items that you equip to gain more abilities. You can get them in Green Mystery Waves (GMW), Blue Mystery Waves (BMW) or sometimes in locked Purple Mystery Waves (PMW). Each ability usually comes with more than one variation. For example, HP +50 has 4 different Link Power Values. Abilities are equipped using Link Power you get from BrotherBands. This means that the smaller the number is, the better. The more Link Power you have, the better. On rare occasions, a Gold Mystery Wave will have the best variant of a certain ability. Other ways to get abilities includes special shops and Noise Changes. Keeping a Noise Change for a while will reward you with the best of a certain ability. And collecting enough Mr. Hertzs and Noise Frags after battles will give you a better chance of buying something good from those shops. The format for the list is simple. First I put the full name. Then list all the possible LP Value variations. Write an in-depth description. And put some locations down. __________________ Ability Wave List | _________________; Name: HP +50 LP Value: [120] [110] [100] [90] Description: Raises max HP by 50. Locations: - WBG Main Building; BMW - Event Stage CC 3; BMW - Echo Ridge Wicket CC; BMW - Cipher Code: Epsilon07292 - Mr. Hertz Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: HP +100 LP Value: [220] [205] [190] [170] Description: Raises max HP by 100. Locations: - Podium Noise; BMW - Ship Noise - AC System CC; BMW - Mr. Hertz Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: HP +200 LP Value: [310] [290] [270] [250] Description: Raises max HP by 200. Locations: - Principal Noise; BMW - National Astro Wave 2 - Cactus Noise - Admin Monitor CC; BMW - Mr. Hertz Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: HP +300 LP Value: [420] [390] [370] [340] Description: Raises max HP by 300. Locations: - Meteor G Control CC; BMW - Alohaha Dog CC; BMW - Mr. Hertz Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: HP +400 LP Value: [490] [470] [450] [430] Description: Raises max HP by 400. Locations: - Noise Wave 3; BMW - Outer Astro Wave 2; BMW _________________________________________________________________ Name: HP +500 LP Value: [610] [570] [540] [450] [350] Description: Raises max HP by 500. Locations: - Libra Noise - Noise Wave 5; 100 Standard Card door - Planet FM Astro Wave 2 - Black Hole Server 1; 900 Link Power door - Noise Frag Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: Under Shirt LP Value: [60] [50] [30] [5] Description: Keep 1 HP on a fatal hit. Locations: - Air Duct CC; BMW _________________________________________________________________ Name: Air Shoes LP Value: [450] [400] [350] [260] [200] Description: Can move over hole panels. Locations: - Corvus Noise - Noise Wave 1; PMW - Cipher Code: Sigma08312 - Noise Frag Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: Float Shoes LP Value: [300] [270] [240] [210] [150] Description: Nullify effects of Poison and Cracked Panels Locations: - Cygnus Noise - Noise Wave 6; defeat all real-world viruses door - Mr. Hertz Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: Reflect LP Value: [260] [230] [200] [150] [50] Description: Reflect back damage when attacks hit your shield. Power is 10 x the strength of your buster. So a buster of 5 will mean the reflect does 50 damage. Locations: - Rogue Noise - King Wall CC; BMW - Mr. Hertz Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: Super Armor LP Value: [900] [700] Description: Take no recoil from attacks. You should be uninterrupted from attacks that do not freeze, paralyze or bubble with Super Armor Locations: - Taurus Noise - Black Hole Server 2; All Cards door _________________________________________________________________ Name: No Flash LP Value: [300] [200] Description: Nullify the effects of blinding and confusion. Locations: - Ophiuca Noise - Mr. Hertz Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: No Gravity LP Value: [500] [300] Description: Nullify the effects of pushing effects like wind. Locations: - Corvus Noise - Mr. Hertz Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: No Paralyze LP Value: [800] [600] Description: Nullify the effects of paralysis. Becomes ineffective if you are hit with a Stun Knuckle. Locations: - Gemini Noise - Mr. Hertz Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: No Freeze LP Value: [800] [600] Description: Nullify the effects of freezing. Becomes ineffective if you are hit with a Freeze Knuckle. Locations: - Virgo Noise - Mr. Hertz Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: No Bubble LP Value: [800] [600] Description: Nullify the effects of bubble. Locations: - Cancer Noise - Mr. Hertz Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: First Barrier LP Value: [60] [50] [40] [30] Description: Start the battle with a barrier good for one hit. Locations: --- _________________________________________________________________ Name: First Aura LP Value: [600] [400] Description: Start the battle with a 100 Aura. Locations: - Rogue Noise - Echo Ridge; 1 Omega piece _________________________________________________________________ Name: Mega Class +1 LP Value: [440] [400] [360] [240] [200] Description: Can add 1 more Mega Class card to your folder. Locations: - Crown Noise - Noise Wave 5; 500 Link Power door - Black Hole Server 2; All Mega Cards door - Mr. Hertz Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: Giga Class +1 LP Value: [750] [700] [650] [400] Description: Can add 1 more Giga Class card to your folder. Locations: - Noise Wave 6; BMW - Black Hole Server 1; All Giga Cards door - Black Hole Server 2; Defeat Sirus door - Noise Frag Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: + V-Shot LP Value: [90] [80] [70] [50] Description: Makes the standard charged buster attack spread back in a V-shape. Locations: - Event Stage CC1 1; BMW _________________________________________________________________ Name: + X-Shot LP Value: [150] [130] [110] [90] [45] Description: Makes the standard charged buster attack spread in an X-shape. Locations: - Cancer Noise - Beach; secret warp in top corner - Shooting Game CC; BMW _________________________________________________________________ Name: + Spread Shot LP Value: [220] [180] [160] [140] [100] Description: Makes the standard charged buster attack hit adjacent panels. Locations: - Libra Noise - Info Board CC; BMW - Crimson Machine CC 2; BMW - Black Hole Server 2; BMW _________________________________________________________________ Name: + Wood Panel LP Value: [220] [200] [170] [150] [50] Description: Charge attack makes Grass panels. Only panels that are hit change. Locations: - Ophiuca Noise - Wooden Box Noise - Environment System CC 3; BMW _________________________________________________________________ Name: + Ice Panel LP Value: [220] [210] [180] [160] [50] Description: Charge attack makes Ice panels. Only panels that are hit change. Locations: - Virgo Noise - Crimson Tank CC; BMW - National Astro Wave 1; BMW _________________________________________________________________ Name: + Paralyze Panel LP Value: [250] [230] [210] [180] [70] Description: Charge attack makes Paralyze panels. Only panels that are hit change. Locations: - Gemini Noise - Noise Wave 6; BMW - Noise Frag Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: + Guard Null Panel LP Value: [200] [190] [170] [140] [50] Description: Charge attack makes Guard Null panels. Only panels that are hit change. Opponents standing on Gaurd Null Panels cannot use their shield to block. Locations: - Cygnus Noise - Noise Frag Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: + Poison Panel LP Value: [270] [250] [230] [120] Description: Charge attack makes Poison panels. Only panels that are hit change. Locations: - Noise Frag Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: Auto-Lock LP Value: [950] Description: Always have lock-on mode enabled. Locations: - Secret Shelter; 3 Omega pieces. _________________________________________________________________ Name: Quick Gauge LP Value: [500] [300] Description: Start the battle with Quick Gauge. Custom Gauge is 2x faster. Locations: - Wolf Noise - Black Hole Server 2; 6 Omega pieces _________________________________________________________________ Name: Anti-Damage LP Value: [370] [350] [330] [250] Description: Avoid damage by countering attacks. Push Up+Y with precise timing. For less than a second, you become immune to attacks. Getting hit will send you in front of the attacker, immune to damage, and swinging a wide wood sword with 10 damage x the level of your buster. The target receives no flinch or other effect. Locations: - Giant Monitor CC; BMW - Cipher Code: Phi40588 - Noise Frag Shop _________________________________________________________________ Name: Diagonal Lock LP Value: [5] Description: Change lock-on range to cover the 2x3 area in front of you and the row in front of you. Also removes corner-to-corner lock for Player-vs-Player battles. Locations: - National Astro Wave 2; BMW _________________________________________________________________ Name: Side Lock LP Value: [5] Description: Change lock-on range to target the rows on your sides. Locations: - Command Center; BMW _________________________________________________________________ Name: Ace Program/Joker Program LP Value: [0] Description: Enables the noise gauge in battle and allows Noise Changes to occur. Locations: Given to you by Ace in the story. _________________________________________________________________ Name: Area Eater Support LP Value: [5] Description: Turns all support cards into Area Eater. Locations: - Stunt Car CC; PMW _________________________________________________________________ Name: Double Stone Support LP Value: [5] Description: Turns all support cards into Double Stone. Double Stone can set rocks in different places using the D-Pad during activation. Holding left will make the farthest rock appear on the left. The same is true if you hold right. Locations: - Candy Shop; PMW _________________________________________________________________ Name: Panel Format Support LP Value: [5] Description: Turns all support cards into Panel Format. Locations: - Noise Wave 2; BMW _________________________________________________________________ Name: Humor Word LP Value: [1] Description: Use the L button to have Omega-Xis tell jokes. Locations: Orbital Base; Mr. Hertz on the Wave Road. _________________________________________________________________ Name: Humor Buster LP Value: [1] Description: Changes the sound the buster and charged buster makes to dog sounds. Locations: --- _________________________________________________________________ Name: Humor Buster 2 LP Value: [1] Description: Changes the sound the buster and charged buster makes to cat sounds. Locations: - Planet FM Astro Wave 1; talk to Astro Hertz. _________________________________________________________________ ____________________________ Cursor-Changing Explanation | ___________________________; This section is for an in-depth analysis of the 3 abilities that change your lock-on cursor behavior. The abilities that do this are "Diagonal Lock/5", "Side Lock/5", and "Auto-Lock/950". Normally, pushing down enables lock-on mode if the card you selected can be take it. The range is like this assuming you are standing on the middle panel: [ ][|][ ] [ ][|][ ] [ ][|][ ] [\][|][/] [ ][M][ ] You can target enemies in front of you or on the row in front of you. An enemy locked on in front of you takes over a lock on to an enemy on the sides. And if you stand on the corner, another panel can be targetted: [ ][ ][|] [ ][ ][|] [\][ ][|] [ ][\][|] [ ][ ][M] Just that corner panel on the second row in front of you. Also, in Player vs Player battles such as in Wi-Fi, a new position can be locked: [E][ ][ ] [ ][ ][ ] [ ][\][ ] [ ][ ][ ] [ ][ ][M] Assuming you are on one of the corners and the enemy is too, you can lock on to them from there. In the diagram above, "M" could target "E". With Diagonal Lock, you range changes slightly, but for the better. This is how your range would look like with Diagonal Lock on: [ ][|][ ] [ ][|][ ] [/][|][\] [\][|][/] [ ][M][ ] The 2x3 area in front of you can now be targetted but the corners for Wi-Fi can't. This only affects the 2x3 area IN FRONT. So it won't get the left side if you're standing on the right side. This lock-on mode is most effective in the middle and if you've taken away some area. Using Double Eater, your range would cover the whole stage if you were standing in the middle: [/][|][\] [\][|][/] [ ][M][ ] Side Lock is different from the standard and Diagonal. With Side Lock, the row in front of you is not targetted. Only your sides are. This lock-on mode would be most effective in the middle and when the opponent is not aware of it. It would probably be better in player matches only. The range changes to this: [|][ ][|] [|][ ][|] [|][ ][|] [|][ ][|] [ ][M][ ] It seems limited but it's like using the regular lock-on twice on your sides! Auto-Lock is the most costly ability to use. With a whopping 950LP to use, it's a tough decision on whether it actually does you any good. As the name implies, Auto-Lock automatically locks on to the nearest opponent or the one in front of you. Constant lock-on means there's no need to position yourself. The enemy is targetted no matter what similar to Black Ace's Auto-Lock. This is could also be a bad thing. Rogue Noise breaks lock-on over a short period of time. Always locking on would mean that your cursor would always break. It's up to you if you want to use it. _______________ Shop Inventory | ______________; Some abilities can be purchased in shops. These shops cannot be accessed through Mr. Suther's shop service in BIG WAVE. You must find these in their respective areas. The Mr. Hertz Shop is in Mr. Hertz Square. That place is in an antenna on the Wave Road of the WAZA HQ. In this shop you use collected Mr. Hertz's as currency. Mr. Hertz Shop Inventory ___________________________________ Ability LP Value Cost | HP +50 /120 1 HP +50 /110 2 HP +50 /100 4 HP +100 /220 2 HP +100 /205 4 HP +100 /190 6 HP +200 /310 3 HP +200 /290 5 HP +200 /270 8 HP +300 /420 7 Float Shoes /300 12 Reflect /260 4 No Flash /300 8 No Gravity /500 9 No Paralyze /800 13 No Freeze /800 13 No Bubble /800 13 Mega Class +1 /440 12 Mega Class +1 /400 18 ___________________________________| The Noise Frag shop is in Noise Wave 1. The quickest way to get there is through the Noise Wave in Echo Ridge near the pool. The Noism sells them and you use Noise Frags to purchase abilities as well as some cards. Noise Frag Shop Inventory ___________________________________ Ability LP Value Cost | HP +500 /610 17 Air Shoes /450 12 Air Shoes /400 15 Giga Class +1 /750 20 Giga Class +1 /700 25 + Paralyze Panel /250 13 + Paralyze Panel /250 20 + Guard Null Panel /200 13 + Guard Null Panel /190 20 + Poison Panel /270 15 + Poison Panel /250 23 Anti Damage /370 7 ___________________________________| _____________________ Noise-only Abilities | ____________________; There are also some abilities that can only be obtained by using a certain Noise Change. If you stay with a Noise Change and win about 100 battles you will get their first ability in the results. Fight another 150 battles and you get the second ability. The ability you get always has the best LP Value avaiable. They can be very valuable. Libra Noise - Charge Spread/100 - HP +500/350 Corvus Noise - No Gravity/300 - Air Shoes/200 Cancer Noise - + X-Shot/45 - No Bubble/300 Gemini Noise - Charge Paralyze/70 - No Paralyze/600 Ophiuca Noise - + Wood Panel/50 - No Flash/200 Cygnus Noise - + Guard Null Panel/50 - Float Shoes/150 Taurus Noise - Super Armor/700 Virgo Noise - + Ice Panel/50 - No Freeze/600 Crown Noise - Mega Class +1/200 Wolf Noise - Quick Gauge/300 Rogue Noise - Reflect/50 - First Aura/400 ___________________________________ ______________________________ Legal/History/Contact/Credits | _____________________________; This FAQ is copyright to Mega Rock.exe, or U.S. Citizen Hugo Miramontes. This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. __________________ Version History July 21, 2009 v1.0 First version July 23, 2009 v1.1 Added a few things July 27, 2009 v1.2 Fixed some things; added in-depth analysis of Anti-Damage ability. August 2012 v1.3 Updated for posting on TREZ. __________ Contact You can contact with questions/comments/concerns at one of my 2 emails: megarockexe@inbox.com I also check the GameFAQs message boards frequently. *Credits go to m3gafan888, Cervosi, and dslayer613 of GameFAQs. *Credits go to the MegaMan Wiki for the complete Noise Ability information The following sites may host this FAQ: http://www.gamefaqs.com http://www.supercheats.com https://www.therockmanexezone.com ___________________________________________________________________________