THE COOLEST JA2 FAQ
Lino Lakoviè
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JAGGED ALLIANCE 2 FAQ:
I. SECTION OF JAGGED ALLIANCE 2 FAQ: THE BASICS AND THE TIPS
1) I.M.P.
IMP - Institute for Mercenary Profiling
Combinations:
Teaching(Expert) 4142-1543-1123-2341
Stealthy(Expert) 6232-1332-2243-3441
NightOps(Expert) 2234-1333-2333-3441
2) HATES ONE, LIKES ONE
For A.I.M. mercs, if A hates B and are in
the same sector, then A will not extend
contract. If A hates B but likes C and all
are in the same sector, then A will extend
contract. For M.E.R.C. mercs, if A hates B,
then A will quit.
Exceptions:
Static will not sign contract, even if him
and Larry aren't in the same sector.
Dynamo hates Bubba will not quit even if
they are in the same sector.
3) QUICK LEARNERS
Buns Wisdom 93, Teaching(Expert)
Thor Wisdom 97
MD Wisdom 94, Teaching
Scully Wisdom 93
Gus Wisdom 94
Trevor Wisdom 97
Flo Wisdom 82, Teaching
Gumpy Wisdom 94
Vince Wisdom 94, Teaching
Ira Wisdom 83, Teaching(Expert)
4.1.) CREATING ENHANCEMENTS
How to create enhancements from numerous items you get in JA2:
GBE or Gun Barrel Extender can be attached to a rifle
which enhances range of a gun. GBE consists of
a steel tube, quick glue and a piece of gum.
Attach piece of gum and quick glue to a steel tube.
R&S or Rod & Spring can be attached to a rifle to
boost the rate of fire. R&S is made of an aluminium
rod and a spring. Simply put them together.
An alarm can be attached to a door, which makes loud
sounds when the door is opened. Simply put a soda can
and a string together.
X-Ray Detector (XRD) detects enemies on the map. This is
very complicated combining of items, so hire a merc
with high mechanics and electronics.
Creating an XRD:
You need:
- Lame-Boy display
- Kid-Tendo fumblepak
- A pack of gum
- X-ray tube
- Copper wires
- AA batteries
1. Buy Lame-Boy display and Kid-Tendo fumblepak at Frank's
Electronics Store in Balime.
2. Insert gum in Kid-Tendo fumblepak
3. Put X-ray Tube in fumblepak
4. Put Copper Wires on Lame-Boy display
5. Combine Lame-Boy display and fumblepak
6. Insert some AA batteries and voila!
Using an XRD:
Use it like you would use a gun:
1. Put it on your merc's hand, like you would a gun
2. Right-click the mouse
3. Click on the desired spot (Costs 2 APs)
4. You should see red squares on the map.
Those squares are the enemies hiding.
4.2.) ENHANCEMENTS FOR GUNS
Laser Scope:
Attach it to any gun. Creates a visible red spot on the enemy.
Sniper Scope:
Attach it to a rifle. Significantly improves targeting, like
aiming on a head, but far away and with less APs.
Underslung Grenade Launcher - TALON:
Fires 40mm grenades, which you would normally launch from a M-79.
Attach it to a rifle, then attach a 40mm grenade.
Duckbill:
Spreads the buckshot from close assault rifles into a horizontal
line instead of a circular pattern.
Silencer:
Useful only when you want to keep things quiet. Usable only on
pistols.
4.3.) ACCESSORIES
Knuckle Dusters:
Inflicts more damage when fighting hand to hand.
Throwing Knife:
Good when in stealth, camouflaged and attacking at night.
You can even kill the enemy with one try.
Canteen:
A bottle of water to regenerate energy.
First Aid Kit:
The first aid kit is used for first aid.
Medical Kit:
For first aid and for more serious medical attention, like
regenerating health of mercs.
Tool Kit:
For repairing numerous items.
Wire Cutters:
They are used for cutting wire fences.
Regeneration Booster:
Boosts your regeneration, useful when low in health and
in need to get it quickly. Also restores much of your health,
if you are low in medical kits.
Energy Booster:
Useful when it gets to APs. Temporarily doubles your APs.
Camouflage Kit:
To get camouflaged, use it. This is really good when attacking
at night and in stealth mode.
Locksmith Kit:
For lockpicking. Serves you great if you have a merc with a
lockpicking skill.
5.1.) GUNWARE
Name Type Ammunition Type
H&K G11 Assault rifle 4.70mm
H&K G41 Assault rifle 5.56mm
H&K MP5K Sub-machine gun 9.00mm
H&K MP53 Sub-machine gun 5.56mm
AK-74 Sub-machine gun 5.45mm
AKSU-74 Sub-machine gun 5.45mm
AKM Rifle 7.62mm WP
AUTOMAG III Super gun 7.62mm NATO caseless
Commando Sub-machine gun 5.56mm
Type-85 Sub-machine gun 7.62mm WP
Ruger Mini-14 Rifle 5.56mm
Dragunov Sniper rifle 7.62mm WP
FN-FAL Assault rifle 7.62mm NATO
M14 Assault rifle 7.62mm NATO
M24 Sniper rifle 7.62mm NATO caseless
CAWS Close Assault shotgun CAWS ammo
SPAS-15 Close Assault shotgun 12 gauge
Remington M870 Close Assault shotgun 12 gauge
C-7 Assault rifle 5.56mm
Steyr AUG Rifle 5.56mm
MAC-10 Sub-machine gun 0.45mm
FN P90 Sub-machine gun 5.70mm
Thompson Sub-machine gun 0.45mm
Glock 17 9mm pistol 9.00mm
Glock 18 9mm pistol 9.00mm
Colt .45 .45 pistol 0.45mm
Beretta 93S 9mm pistol 9.00mm
Beretta 92F 9mm pistol 9.00mm
.38 .38 pistol 0.38mm
LAW M72A2 Anti-Tank Weapon No ammo
Mortar Mortar Mortar Shell
Rocket Rifle Rocket Rifle Minirockets
Note:
- sniper rifles, like M24 and Dragunov, have a
very long effective weapon range and don't need
a sniper scope.
- LAW is only a one-shot weapon which can be very
useful against tanks.
- a rocket rifle is a state-of-the-art technology,
it fires minirockets which explode on impact.
- a mortar always requires mortar HE bomb shells.
5.2.) AMMUNITION
Ammunition Suitable for Amount of ammo
.357 magazine - Desert Eagle 15 bullets
.357 speed loader - Barracuda 6 bullets
.38 speed loader - .38 pistol 6 bullets
9mm magazine - Beretta
- Glock 15 bullets
9mm SMG magazine - H&K MP5K 30 bullets
.45 magazine - Colt .45 7 bullets
.45 SMG magazine - MAC-10
- Thompson 30 bullets
5.56mm magazine - Ruger Mini-14
- H&K G41
- Commando
- H&K MP53
- Steyr AUG
- C-7
4.7mm magazine - H&K G11 50 bullets
5.7mm magazine - FN P90 (EMPTY)
5.45mm magazine - AK-74
- AKSU-74 30 bullets
12 gauge magazine - M870
- SPAS-15 10 bullets
CAWS - CAWS 10 bullets
7.62mm NATO ammo - M14
- FN-FAL 20 bullets
Five 7.62mm NATO - M24 5 bullets
caseless bullets
7.62 WP 10 ammo - Dragunov 10 bullets
7.62 WP 30 ammo - AKM
- Type-85 30 bullets
Mini-rockets - Rocket Rifle 5 mini-rockets
HE bomb shells - Mortar 1 bomb shell
Note:
- 9mm magazine fits into a H&K MP5K as SMG fits into a
Beretta 93S, 92F, a Glock 17 and a Glock 18.
- .45 magazine fits into a MAC-10 and a Thompson as SMG
fits into a Colt .45.
- .357 speed loader fits into a Desert Eagle as .357 magazine
fits into a Barracuda.
- All 7.62mm NATO ammo types fit into all NATO ammo type rifles.
- All 7.62mm Warsaw Pact ammo types fit into all WP ammo type
rifles and guns.
6.1.) HIRABLE NPCs IN JA2
Name: Requests: Skills: Location:
Dynamo 50$/Day Lock Picking(Expert) Tixa Prison
Shank 20$/Day Throwing(Expert) Tixa Dungeon
Conrad 3300$/Day Auto Weapons/Teaching Alma Training Facility
Vince 500$/Day Teaching/Ambidextrous Cambria Hospital
Hamous 250$/Day Stealthy Random
Maddog Free Lock Picking(Expert) Estoni
Iggy 1950$/Day Heavy Weapons(Expert) San Mona
Ira Free Teaching(Expert) Rebel Hideout
Dimitri Free Throwing(Expert) Rebel Hideout
Miguel Free Night Ops/Knifing Rebel Hideout
Carlos Free Throwing/Stealthy Rebel Hideout
Hamous owns an icecream truck, which you can use as a vehicle.
Maddog has a CAWS (Close Assault Weapon System) shotgun.
Iggy has got a rocket rifle.
Ira will join you as soon as you talk to Miguel.
Dimitri will join you after food supplies reach
to Omerta. Miguel and Carlos will join you after
you conquer Balime, Drassen, Alma, Chitzena,
Cambria and Grumm. Conrad will ask for 5500$, but
if you refuse he will drop his price to 3300$/day.
6.2.) EXPLANATION OF SKILLS
Lock Picking
If you have this skill and a locksmith kit, you can use it to
pick locks and open doors, crates or gates.
Night Ops
More visual range when attacking at night.
Stealthy
Less or no sounds at making footsteps and also the enemy
can not hear you and move towards you.
Teaching
Better teaching and quicker learning. Useful to rack up skills.
Auto Weapons
A decrease in mercs action points for burst mode.
Heavy Weapons (EMPTY)
Throwing
More accuracy at throwing knives and more damage.
Knifing
Merc inflicts more damage when using knives.
Hand to hand
Merc inflicts more damage when punching.
Ambidextrous
Accurate when firing guns with both hands.
Electronics
A skill in electronics can help you combine electronical items.
7) VEHICLES
Name Owned by Location of vehicle
Icecream Truck Hamous Random. On upper half of the map.
Hummer Dave Random. Near Balime.
Chopper Skyrider Random. Near Drassen.
Note:
- if you want to get Hummer from Dave, talk to Dave
and give him 10,000$ - in a day the car will be ready.
- to get the icecream truck, hire Hamous. You can then
dismiss Hamous and still keep the truck.
- you actually need the chopper as a transport carrier,
but the transport isn't free. You have to pay Skyrider
each air-space unsecured sector 1000$ and each secured one
100$. Conquer SAM sites and train 20 regular militia to
defend against Deidranna's soldiers and elite soldiers.
8) TYPES AND CLASSES OF ARMOR
Name Class Type Armor (in %)
Flak Jacket C Vest 11%
Steel Helmet C Helmet 4%
Kevlar Vest B Vest (EMPTY)
Kevlar Helmet B Helmet (EMPTY)
Kevlar Leggings B Pants (EMPTY)
Spectra Vest A Vest (EMPTY)
Spectra Helmet A Helmet (EMPTY)
Spectra Leggings A Pants (EMPTY)
Leather Jacket Special Jacket 1%
Leather & Kevlar Jacket Special Jacket (EMPTY)
Deidranna T-Shirt Special Shirt 0%
Arulco T-Shirt Special Shirt 0%
Compound 18 further treats the armor.
If C18 is in perfect condition (100%),
the armor will increase by 5%. If not,
the strength of the armor will be lower.
Ceramic plates, offer a maximum amount
of 15% - 20% more armor.
Tip:
If you have a Spectra vest, helmet and pants
on your character the armor strength will show
70%. To further improve the strength of the
armor, use C18 on the armor. If you use C18
on all parts of armor, the armor strength will
be 85%. Place ceramic plates in the C18
Spectra vest and you have a 100% armor, if the
plates are at least in good condition.
Equation:
SPECTRA VEST + SPECTRA HELMET + SPECTRA PANTS = 70%
70% + 3 x C18 = 70% + 3 x 5% = 85%
85% + CERAMIC PLATES = 100% or more
Benefit:
The enemy will at least have to shoot you twice with a rifle.
The amount of damage reduced will be astronomical.
Note:
- the plates are not repairable
- the amount of strength in percent reduces
the amount of damage which was caused by a bullet.
- it doesn't matter, how strong is your armor,
a rocket rifle will always penetrate it.
9.1.) KILLING THE BUGS
You can easily kill the creatures if you find the
Deidranna's missing scientist:
- sometimes he will tell that you can have his robot, but because
the robot isn't finished, he will ask you to bring him a rifle and
a video-camera.
- sometimes you must destroy the robot, he will tell you that he will
build another one and you must bring him a rifle and a video-camera
as a part of the robot.
In a day the robot will be finished, the scientist
will give you the remote control and you can go fight the creatures.
Q: Why is it better killing the creatures with the robot?
A: It's better because the creatures can't smell it.
Q: Where can I find the scientist?
A: His location is rather random.
Q: How to I control the robot?
A: Simply put the robot remote control on one of your mercs.
They must be in the same squad. The control prevents the
use of any other head accessory.
Note:
- the rifle you gave to Deidranna's scientist, the one will
be equipped on the robot.
- when the rifle is out of juice, use your merc to reload the
robot.
- move your robot like you would your merc.
The other thing you can do is to find Gabby, Deidranna's other
scientist. Gabby can make stealth concotion for bugs. Buy a jar
of elixir there, which makes you rather invisible to the bugs.
Use the elixir like you would use a camo kit or a canteen.
Be careful, the stuff wears off after a while you using it.
9.2.) SELLING BLOODCAT - CREATURE PARTS
You can get a lot of money if you collect bug and bloodcat parts.
Sell the parts to Micky, an animal part collector or to Gabby,
who makes the elixir from those parts.
10) BUYING AND REPAIRING ITEMS
1) Tony deals in arms. He is in San Mona in the back of a porno shop.
2) You can order from Bobby Ray's Guns and Things web site. You can
find the link in A.I.M. links web site.
3) Keith deals in all kinds of goods. You will find him in Cambria,
after you have enough loyalty you can buy goods from him.
4) Perko repairs almost everything but electronics.
You can find him in Cambria.
5) Fredo only repairs electronics. His location is in Grumm.
6) Frank deals in electronic goods. He is in Balime.
7) Howard deals in pharmaceutical goods. This counts medical kits,
first aid kits, regeneration boosters and other. Howard is in
Balime.
8) Devin deals in explosives. His location is random.
You can kill him and get his stuff and 5,000 $.
9) Arnie is the best repairman in all of Arulco. His location
is in Grumm, next to Fredo.
11) GETTING PEOPLE AND THINGS TO THEIR PLACES
1) Skyrider: You must find him and get him to the Drassen airport.
His location is random, but always near Drassen. Then you can
use him as your transport carrier.
2) John and Mary: They are in Chitzena. Because they are lost,
they want to go home. Escort them to the Drassen airport.
3) Maria: Angel will ask you to bring Maria to him.
She's in San Mona, in the Shady Lady. You must talk to Angel first.
Beware of Kingpin's guys! They might kill you!
4) Chalice: Yanni in Chitzena will ask you to bring him the Chalice
Of Chance. It will raise your loyalty. Kingpin offers you 20,000$
for the Chalice if you win the Fighting Competition three
times in San Mona.
5) Bounty heads: Cut the heads off the terrorists with a knife or a
machete. Use it like a gun and click on to the body.
Your merc will cut the head. Then give the head to Carmen.
6) Joey: Find Joey and bring him to Martha, his mother. You will
find a raise in loyalty at Cambria.
12.1.) TIPS & TRICKS TO GET A LOT OF MONEY
1) Carmen is an international bounty hunter (a head snatcher!).
Talk to him then bring him the heads from terrorists which are
on the disk he gave you. You get $$$!
(Note: Carmen is not always in the Drassen bar waiting for you
to give you the money. If he's not there, search the whole sector.)
2) Find the chests of money in San Mona Mine. You get 30,000$!
Kingpin is going to get you, so be careful!
3) Collect silver and golden nuggets in the mines. You get approx.
2000$ per silver mine and 5000$ per gold mine.
4) Sell bug and cat parts.
5) Rescue an old couple in Chitzena, John and Mary and you get 2000$
and two awesome AUTOMAG III guns.
6) Kill the dealing persons. You get all their money and all their
goods. Don't kill Tony or you'll get into a lot of trouble.
7) Win the Extreme Fighting Competiton three times. If you bet the
highest bet of 5,000$ and use Blood or Dr.Q as your fighters,
you win 20,000$!
8) Threaten Armand in Balime and he will give you 10,800 $!
12.2.) TIPS & TRICKS ON HIRING MERCS
1) At first, hire mercs with a lot of wisdom and create your
IMP merc, because it's practically free.
2) Then, when it comes to marksmanship, save some cash and hire
some crackshots, like Ice, Buzz, Lynx or Sidney.
3) When you want a really good merc and are ready to spend a lot of
money on it, hire Shadow. He is especially trained in night ops
and he is personally my favourite.
4) If you want to train militias and not waste the time, because
the contract's running, hire mercs from the M.E.R.C. site.
Most appropriate are Flo, Gasket, Biff or Razor. They learn
quickly, because their leadership skill is very low.
5) When you have your primary mercs well trained and you
conquered at least Drassen, Cambria and Grumm, have guns,
cash, crackshots and ammo, the stage is yours.
12.3.) OTHER TIPS
1) Threaten Ernest in Orta basement three times and he will lead you
to a room full of rocket rifles.
12.4.) CHEATS
Type CTRL + GABBI at the tactical screen. You will get a message
saying CHEAT LEVEL TWO REACHED along with a message saying that the
history log has been updated. Truly unfortunate, but you will see a
message in the history log saying CHEAT USED. Use these cheats
carefully, or you have the potential to create havoc!
On the tactical screen:
ALT + O will kill all enemies in the current sector.
ALT + E will allow to see all enemies and civilians in current sector.
CTRL + U will restore all the health and energy of your mercs.
CTRL + T will capture your squad for the Queen.
ALT + T will teleport your merc to the desired location.
On the laptop:
Press + to gain 100,000$.
Press - to lose 10,000$.
II. SECTION OF THE JAGGED ALLIANCE 2 FAQ: ATTRIBUTES
1) ATTRIBUTES OF ALL A.I.M. MERCENARIES
Nickname HLT AGI DEX STR LDR WIS MRK MEC EXP MED LVL
Barry 82 72 87 80 29 91 70 44 92 20 2
Blood 84 94 87 82 6 75 78 23 31 51 3
Bull 96 59 44 98 23 64 72 25 17 10 2
Buns 79 78 87 59 24 93 86 8 4 48 2
Buzz 71 84 47 68 13 90 96 5 19 0 4
Cliff 82 60 53 64 33 87 84 4 31 84 4
Danny 99 99 79 73 10 91 61 12 0 88 3
Dr. Q 88 92 81 73 26 91 60 19 20 87 3
Fidel 88 83 64 83 1 71 85 6 97 3 3
Fox 77 85 100 55 21 76 69 15 8 70 2
Grizzly 94 69 50 95 16 72 79 24 37 8 2
Grunty 82 79 76 71 21 72 78 44 28 22 3
Gus 75 65 84 82 83 94 97 80 76 68 8
Hitman 75 77 40 69 52 74 88 11 39 3 4
Ice 90 88 87 84 23 78 86 42 3 7 3
Igor 91 89 75 82 4 84 77 36 19 17 2
Ivan 94 90 95 87 35 83 92 14 55 15 4
Len 89 80 88 77 61 83 83 54 47 35 7
Lynx 81 79 86 77 39 71 99 29 50 34 4
Magic 95 99 98 92 16 80 94 91 27 24 5
Malice 83 81 97 89 13 55 83 14 16 12 3
MD 72 62 78 76 4 94 66 7 0 80 1
Meltdown 78 74 84 76 24 82 83 22 40 3 3
Nails 72 60 88 90 24 79 84 63 78 11 4
Raider 80 71 78 80 87 76 88 12 20 11 4
Raven 85 76 92 68 19 77 94 5 5 17 2
Reaper 81 92 92 79 37 81 97 37 47 2 6
Red 68 66 81 69 21 79 78 33 99 5 4
Scope 87 89 76 64 39 81 99 4 21 17 5
Scully 90 90 96 85 70 93 92 61 66 36 5
Shadow 95 96 83 88 35 77 92 12 22 30 5
Sidney 80 70 91 76 27 78 92 2 15 44 5
Spider 81 56 76 68 16 90 70 0 0 94 1
Static 79 66 95 59 15 60 86 99 28 17 4
Stephen 97 71 78 80 59 94 82 15 66 15 5
Steroid 99 56 48 97 9 62 89 76 13 22 1
Thor 96 83 84 89 61 97 74 35 11 70 3
Trevor 95 77 98 79 27 97 81 99 88 7 2
Vicki 79 85 72 72 33 85 84 94 28 18 4
Wolf 90 83 86 85 22 76 79 65 40 48 3
2) ATTRIBUTES OF ALL M.E.R.C. MERCENARIES
Nickname HLT AGI DEX STR LDR WIS MRK MEC EXP MED LVL
Biff 73 74 71 41 13 58 57 0 4 24 2
Flo 58 37 64 45 1 82 38 7 2 19 1
Gasket 72 61 89 68 3 49 44 82 8 0 1
Haywire 65 59 76 71 1 58 48 8 31 2 1
Razor 73 88 91 86 4 53 50 8 11 12 2
Gumpy 67 45 67 70 11 94 44 0 57 9 1
Bubba 86 54 68 98 5 29 77 59 61 0 4
Larry 69 87 79 67 19 70 70 16 92 70 3
Numb 84 72 61 78 10 70 88 9 15 32 3
Cougar 88 83 79 87 32 75 93 59 46 35 5
3) ATTRIBUTES OF ALL HIRABLE NPCs
Nickname HLT AGI DEX STR LDR WIS MRK MEC EXP MED LVL
Carlos 79 91 61 68 38 71 67 34 20 11 4
Conrad 76 69 84 81 51 88 95 22 68 49 5
Dimitri 75 73 51 71 21 56 77 71 12 17 1
Dynamo 76 57 67 55 8 78 68 67 9 21 1
Hamous 68 68 66 69 5 35 78 19 0 0 2
Iggy 88 81 79 85 15 71 87 42 21 33 5
Ira 76 72 91 55 14 83 55 8 2 40 2
Maddog 91 91 92 78 8 56 66 68 18 7 1
Miguel 88 73 76 83 98 80 85 22 31 13 6
Shank 73 36 43 31 7 80 45 11 9 17 1
Vince 94 49 92 69 33 94 35 13 3 94 2
III. SECTION OF THE JAGGED ALLIANCE 2 FAQ: CITIES & CITIZENS
1) LOYALTY
Increasing loyalty is an important of the game. It
helps you train militia, more mine income. BUT, if
you're playing Sci Fi mode, The Queen will get mad
and send bugs to your town. Choose realistic mode,
it's much easier.
You can increase loyalty with different actions that
will help the citizens and they will be grateful for
you.
Omerta: You will get 100% increase in loyalty if you talk to
Father Walker. The food will come to Omerta.
Chitzena: You will get 100% loyalty if you bring the Chalice
of Chance to them, which is in the Balime museum. Give it
to Yanni, the ruins caretaker.
Drassen: Increasing Drassen's loyalty is easy. Just kill the
lady Doreen in the sweatshop. The kids will also be happy.
Cambria: An increase in loyalty at Cambria is tough. Find
Joey and bring him to his mother, Martha.
Alma: Slaughter the bloodcat lair. Sometimes you will have
to do it twice. Talk to Auntie before and after you do that.
Grumm: You cannot increase loyalty in Grumm, because it is
a fine city.
Balime: You cannot increase loyalty in Balime, you even lose
it because you steal the Chalice.
2) MILITIA
Training militia is also a very important part of JA2.
Use trainers with high leadership and the Teaching or
Teaching(Expert) skill. The best trainer is Raider.
Good trainers are: Gus, Len, Conrad, Miguel.
There are three sorts of militia:
a) GREEN militia
b) REGULAR militia
c) VETERAN militia
A green militia is not a good militia. It's not very reliable
and also has got bad guns at first. A regular militia is later
a very good militia. Good rifles and sub-machine guns too.
A veteran militia comes equipped with rocket rifles and LAWs.
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IF YOU HAVE ANY CHEATS OR ANY GOOD TIPS OR ANY OTHER GUIDES,
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO E-MAIL ME ON THIS ADDRESS: lino.l...@siol.net
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
Gary White
"Lino Lakovič" wrote:
> Ira will join you as soon as you talk to Miguel.
> Dimitri will join you after food supplies reach
> to Omerta. Miguel and Carlos will join you after
> you conquer Balime, Drassen, Alma, Chitzena,
> Cambria and Grumm. Conrad will ask for 5500$, but
> if you refuse he will drop his price to 3300$/day.
>
Franz, not Frank at least in the US version.
> 6) Frank deals in electronic goods. He is in Balime.
> 11) GETTING PEOPLE AND THINGS TO THEIR PLACES
>
> 1) Skyrider: You must find him and get him to the Drassen airport.
> His location is random, but always near Drassen. Then you can
> use him as your transport carrier.
>
Ask ther NPC's in Drassen sectors after you talk to the mechanic at the
airport, they will tell you the direction of the Pilot's cabin in the
swamp.
>
If you bet the
> highest bet of 5,000$ and use Blood or Dr.Q as your fighters,
Bull fights well and is cheap.
> you win 20,000$!
> 8) Threaten Armand in Balime and he will give you 10,800 $!
Or pick the lock on the dresser in the far bedroom and take it yourself.
> 1) At first, hire mercs with a lot of wisdom and create your
Hire Lynx at least for one day to get his Ruger Mini 14 rifle. Lynx and
a custom along with Ira can easily take Drassen in the first day.
> 3) When you want a really good merc and are ready to spend a lot of
> money on it, hire Shadow. He is especially trained in night ops
> and he is personally my favourite.
Other top mercs are Reaper and Magic followed by Scope, Shadow, Scully
and Ivan.
>
> 12.3.) OTHER TIPS
>
> 1) Threaten Ernest in Orta basement three times and he will lead you
> to a room full of rocket rifles.
Bribe the upstairs scientist with $20,000 to open that door and then
kill him and take the money back.
>
Attacking the patrols that enter sectors next to the towns is very
important. I send out one man to "lightup" a sector and from then on you
see when enemies are in that sector. Militia automatically show enemy
presence and the number in adjacent sectors. I "lightup" road sectors
down the way so I can see the enemy several sectors away. I stop the
helicopter over every dark sector it passes over for a second and let
out a merc for a second to "lightup" sectors all over.
Talk to Auntie to get the Bloodcat Quest. Attack at night for best
results and use Hollow Point ammo.
Talk to Martha in Cambria to get the Joey Quest.
>
> Alma: Slaughter the bloodcat lair. Sometimes you will have
> to do it twice. Talk to Auntie before and after you do that.
>
> Grumm: You cannot increase loyalty in Grumm, because it is
> a fine city.
>
> Balime: You cannot increase loyalty in Balime, you even lose
> it because you steal the Chalice.
You do not lose Loyalty for stealing the Chalice if done without being
observed, you lose Loyalty for attacking the guard or killing the rich
people.
All loyalties reach 100% at some time if you protect the city from
counterattaks and kill the nearby patrols even without doing the quests.
>
> 2) MILITIA
>
> Training militia is also a very important part of JA2.
> Use trainers with high leadership and the Teaching or
> Teaching(Expert) skill. The best trainer is Raider.
>
> Good trainers are: Gus, Len, Conrad, Miguel.
Ira is the best.
>
lino.l...@siol.net
>
> THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
--
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Lansing, Michigan, USA
mailto:garywh...@att.net
ICQ# 575452
Robert Bohnenberger D.M.D.
Lino Lakoviè
Gary, you say Ira is the best trainer. HA HA HA HA HA! I'll just kill
myself.
IRA! HAHAAHAHAHA!
Ira - wisdom 85 - teaching (expert)
Raider - wisdom 76 - teaching (expert)
Okay, so far Ira beats Raider.
Ira - leadership 14...
Raider - leadership 87!!!!
HAHAHA! IN YOUR FACE!
Gatac
for free. That's definately better, and since she ain't got any combat
value, you don't have to redirect fighting mercs to trainers.
That beats raider IMO.
Gatac
Lino Lakovic
"Robert Bohnenberger D.M.D." <rtb...@home.com> wrote in message
news:39550492...@home.com...
> nice job
Well, at least someone appreciates what I have done. BY MYSELF, of course.
Thanks for the compliment.
Gary White
costs $0 and is available Day 1. If that was the only "error" you found
in my commentary then I do not mind you having your own opinion. I might
hire Raider after I have 2 mines but not before. Actually in the many
games I have played I skipped Raider except once. I spend my money on
shooters and not the auxilary help.
My present game I started with a Custom and Lynx, added Bull when I was
ready to fight in San Mona and Raven after I took Drassen and its SAM. I
did hire Flo when I wanted a second Militia trainer but everyone else is
Arulco grown.
I think I'll test Raider vs Ira in a game, each will start at the exact
same time if possible under the same circumstances. I wonder if Raider
gets tired quicker or sleeps longer.
--
Raptor
>> 11) GETTING PEOPLE AND THINGS TO THEIR PLACES
>>
>> 1) Skyrider: You must find him and get him to the Drassen airport.
>> His location is random, but always near Drassen. Then you can
>> use him as your transport carrier.
>>
>
>Ask ther NPC's in Drassen sectors after you talk to the mechanic at the
>airport, they will tell you the direction of the Pilot's cabin in the
>swamp.
Tip: He's always in a swamp sector within two squares of the town in
the direction indicated.
>> you win 20,000$!
>> 8) Threaten Armand in Balime and he will give you 10,800 $!
>
>Or pick the lock on the dresser in the far bedroom and take it yourself.
Yes, but hauling out a CAWS and making him lose bladder control is
more fun. <EG>
>> 3) When you want a really good merc and are ready to spend a lot of
>> money on it, hire Shadow. He is especially trained in night ops
>> and he is personally my favourite.
>
>Other top mercs are Reaper and Magic followed by Scope, Shadow, Scully
>and Ivan.
Ivan is, in my opinion, the best all around merc. With some use, his
MRK gets up to 99, he can do practically any thing you need him for,
and is just a great switch hitter.
>> Grumm: You cannot increase loyalty in Grumm, because it is
>> a fine city.
>>
>> Balime: You cannot increase loyalty in Balime, you even lose
>> it because you steal the Chalice.
>
>You do not lose Loyalty for stealing the Chalice if done without being
>observed, you lose Loyalty for attacking the guard or killing the rich
>people.
Erm - so I guess that rich people thing was what did in my loyalty.
But they looked like such tempting targets! I know, I know, Buzz is
talking again...
--
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Balime but he refused to kill them (they evidently are not his parents).
Eventually the Loyalty rises anyway, if I have good control of Cambria
so I can leave a couple good mercs in Balime I just wait for the Loyalty
to rise before going too far away.
Raptor wrote:
>
> Gary White <garywh...@att.net> wrote:
>
> >> 11) GETTING PEOPLE AND THINGS TO THEIR PLACES
> >>
> >> 1) Skyrider: You must find him and get him to the Drassen airport.
> >> His location is random, but always near Drassen. Then you can
> >> use him as your transport carrier.
> >>
> >
> >Ask ther NPC's in Drassen sectors after you talk to the mechanic at the
> >airport, they will tell you the direction of the Pilot's cabin in the
> >swamp.
>
> Tip: He's always in a swamp sector within two squares of the town in
> the direction indicated.
>
> >> you win 20,000$!
> >> 8) Threaten Armand in Balime and he will give you 10,800 $!
> >
> >Or pick the lock on the dresser in the far bedroom and take it yourself.
>
> Yes, but hauling out a CAWS and making him lose bladder control is
> more fun. <EG>
>
> >> 3) When you want a really good merc and are ready to spend a lot of
> >> money on it, hire Shadow. He is especially trained in night ops
> >> and he is personally my favourite.
> >
> >Other top mercs are Reaper and Magic followed by Scope, Shadow, Scully
> >and Ivan.
>
> Ivan is, in my opinion, the best all around merc. With some use, his
> MRK gets up to 99, he can do practically any thing you need him for,
> and is just a great switch hitter.
>
> >> Grumm: You cannot increase loyalty in Grumm, because it is
> >> a fine city.
> >>
> >> Balime: You cannot increase loyalty in Balime, you even lose
> >> it because you steal the Chalice.
> >
> >You do not lose Loyalty for stealing the Chalice if done without being
> >observed, you lose Loyalty for attacking the guard or killing the rich
> >people.
>
> Erm - so I guess that rich people thing was what did in my loyalty.
> But they looked like such tempting targets! I know, I know, Buzz is
> talking again...
>
> --
> Raptor
> Tanstaafl.
> UFF #039
> TheR...@mindspring.com
> ICQ#62169862
> Remove 'SpamAway_' or
> use the Reply-To line.
--
Antti Salonen
> Check this FAQ out. Still under extreme construction and testing, but so far
> I have managed
> to get the most out of JA2. A really cool 99,9% error free JA2 tutorial.
I don't think it's 99.9% error free, but it's certainly a good beginning.
> 4.1.) CREATING ENHANCEMENTS
> How to create enhancements from numerous items you get in JA2:
> GBE or Gun Barrel Extender can be attached to a rifle
> which enhances range of a gun. GBE consists of
> a steel tube, quick glue and a piece of gum.
> Attach piece of gum and quick glue to a steel tube.
Isn't that duct tape and quick glue, or does it also work with gum?
> Silencer:
> Useful only when you want to keep things quiet. Usable only on
> pistols.
It also works with the smallest sub-machine guns, like the MP5K and
MAC-10.
> 5.1.) GUNWARE
> Name Type Ammunition Type
Missing here are at least:
Dart gun just that dart
SKS Rifle 7.62mm WP
FN-MINIMI Light machine gun 5.56mm
RPK-74 Light machine gun 5.45mm
H&K 21 Light machine gun 7.62mm NATO
Also:
> AK-74 Sub-machine gun 5.45mm
This is definitely an assault rifle.
> AKM Rifle 7.62mm WP
As is this.
> Steyr AUG Rifle 5.56mm
I think this would be classified as an assault rifle as well.
> 7) VEHICLES
> Name Owned by Location of vehicle
> Hummer Dave Random. Near Balime.
I've always found this one sector west of Balime. Luck?
> If you have a Spectra vest, helmet and pants
> on your character the armor strength will show
> 70%. To further improve the strength of the
> armor, use C18 on the armor. If you use C18
> on all parts of armor, the armor strength will
> be 85%. Place ceramic plates in the C18
> Spectra vest and you have a 100% armor, if the
> plates are at least in good condition.
If the ceramic plates are in top condition, I think the maximum armour% is
105.
-as
Gatac
Gatac
Robert Bohnenberger D.M.D.
right, you know it. If you're wrong, you learn something new.
I'm sure your faq will continue to be picked apart. Just add the new
stuff & it will be more accurate in the end. :P
Gary White
and 118% for Spectra coated with Bug jelly. That means the following at
100%: spectra helmet, spectra vest with 100% plates and spectra
leggings.
Gatac wrote:
>
> Coated Spectra with 100% ceramic gives 125% armor. Cry havoc.
>
> Gatac
--
Erik Luken
wrote:
>"Lino Lakovič" <lino.l...@siol.net> wrote:
>
>> GBE or Gun Barrel Extender can be attached to a rifle
>> which enhances range of a gun. GBE consists of
>> a steel tube, quick glue and a piece of gum.
>> Attach piece of gum and quick glue to a steel tube.
>
>Isn't that duct tape and quick glue, or does it also work with gum?
I believe it rquires all 3.
>
>> Silencer:
>> Useful only when you want to keep things quiet. Usable only on
>> pistols.
>
>It also works with the smallest sub-machine guns, like the MP5K and
>MAC-10.
And the Thompson.
Jonne Mäkinen
stealthy. And he has the best agility, and very good dexterity and he is
very strong. He is maybe a bit expensive, but worth it.
And for the leadership and medical , he is a killer not a teacher or a
doctor
Robert Bohnenberger D.M.D.
tape.
Erik Luken wrote:
>
> On 25 Jun 2000 12:16:19 GMT, Antti Salonen <a...@pp.dot.fishpool.dot.fi>
> wrote:
>
> >"Lino Lakoviè" <lino.l...@siol.net> wrote:
> >
> >> GBE or Gun Barrel Extender can be attached to a rifle
> >> which enhances range of a gun. GBE consists of
> >> a steel tube, quick glue and a piece of gum.
> >> Attach piece of gum and quick glue to a steel tube.
> >
> >Isn't that duct tape and quick glue, or does it also work with gum?
>
> I believe it rquires all 3.
>
> >
> >> Silencer:
> >> Useful only when you want to keep things quiet. Usable only on
> >> pistols.
> >
Your Neighbour
Antti Salonen wrote:
>
> > Silencer:
> > Useful only when you want to keep things quiet. Usable only on
> > pistols.
>
> It also works with the smallest sub-machine guns, like the MP5K and
> MAC-10.
I could be wrong, but doesn't it also fit on a P90?
Gary White
weapons in all can use a silencer.
Your Neighbour wrote:
>
> Antti Salonen wrote:
> >
> > > Silencer:
> > > Useful only when you want to keep things quiet. Usable only on
> > > pistols.
> >
> > It also works with the smallest sub-machine guns, like the MP5K and
> > MAC-10.
>
> I could be wrong, but doesn't it also fit on a P90?
--
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>
> > Steyr AUG Rifle 5.56mm
>
> I think this would be classified as an assault rifle as well.
>
The Steyr is a unique weapon, it is actually a sniper rifle, machine gun,
SMG, assault rifle and lord only knows what else. The body of the Steyr is
a standard design, it then has its purpose decided by the barrel fitted. My
guess would be that the weapon in question is the assault rifle or sniper
variety, not 100% sure. I only know this since my force were the only ones
to issue the Steyr as an SMG in the UK, and it looks more like the M16 size
than an MP5
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Raptor
>I like to kill them too. I tried Shank since his parents were from
>Balime but he refused to kill them (they evidently are not his parents).
>Eventually the Loyalty rises anyway, if I have good control of Cambria
>so I can leave a couple good mercs in Balime I just wait for the Loyalty
>to rise before going too far away.
Yeah, though I only killed 'em the first game, subsequently I've just
scared them half to death and taken their money. Quicker and easier to
have decent loyalty instead of having to drop everything and ruch over
to Balime every time there's a patrol coming.
>Raptor wrote:
>>
>> Gary White <garywh...@att.net> wrote:
>>
>> >> 11) GETTING PEOPLE AND THINGS TO THEIR PLACES
>> >>
>> >> 1) Skyrider: You must find him and get him to the Drassen airport.
>> >> His location is random, but always near Drassen. Then you can
>> >> use him as your transport carrier.
>> >>
>> >
>> >Ask ther NPC's in Drassen sectors after you talk to the mechanic at the
>> >airport, they will tell you the direction of the Pilot's cabin in the
>> >swamp.
>>
>> Tip: He's always in a swamp sector within two squares of the town in
>> the direction indicated.
>>
>> >> you win 20,000$!
>> >> 8) Threaten Armand in Balime and he will give you 10,800 $!
>> >
>> >Or pick the lock on the dresser in the far bedroom and take it yourself.
>>
>> Yes, but hauling out a CAWS and making him lose bladder control is
>> more fun. <EG>
>>
>> >> 3) When you want a really good merc and are ready to spend a lot of
>> >> money on it, hire Shadow. He is especially trained in night ops
>> >> and he is personally my favourite.
>> >
>> >Other top mercs are Reaper and Magic followed by Scope, Shadow, Scully
>> >and Ivan.
>>
>> Ivan is, in my opinion, the best all around merc. With some use, his
>> MRK gets up to 99, he can do practically any thing you need him for,
>> and is just a great switch hitter.
>>
>> >> Grumm: You cannot increase loyalty in Grumm, because it is
>> >> a fine city.
>> >>
>> >> Balime: You cannot increase loyalty in Balime, you even lose
>> >> it because you steal the Chalice.
>> >
Blah
pretty)
Gary White wrote in message <39565971...@att.net>...
>Not in the US ver 1.03, it is 105% for Spectra coated with Compound 18
>and 118% for Spectra coated with Bug jelly. That means the following at
>100%: spectra helmet, spectra vest with 100% plates and spectra
>leggings.
>
>Gatac wrote:
>>
>> Coated Spectra with 100% ceramic gives 125% armor. Cry havoc.
>>
>> Gatac
>
Blah
fire handgun ammo while ARs fire rifle ammo. So a Styr would only be a SMG
if it was chambered to fire handgun ammo (like 9mm), which I think would be
a waste. I have seen it before though (with the CAR-15ish thing that was
marketed a few years ago to police).
Steve Walters wrote in message ...
Gatac
Gatac
Gatac
Gatac
Gatac
Gatac
Blah
that fires rifle rounds and reengineer it to fire handgun ammo (I suppose
over penentration might have been a problem).
Gatac wrote in message <3957464A...@t-online.de>...
Schir Khan
> money on it, hire Shadow. He is especially trained in night ops
> and he is personally my favourite.
I really like Shadow but his traits are stealthy and camoufaged. There
are a lot of other mercs with "night ops".
Gatac
the usually up to five shots / hit. My main concern would be UNDER
penetration.
Gatac
Blah
1 or 2 aimed shots to put my target down, as opposed to using half a mag
and hoping I do enough damage ("spray and pray" sucks). That's also why I
like rifles and shotguns better that handguns. BTW, having a stray shot come
through a wall can really ruin your day.
Gatac wrote in message <3958F236...@t-online.de>...
Gatac
Gatac
Blah
exterior) walls are made of.
Gatac wrote in message <3959E975...@t-online.de>...
Gatac
resulting in the death of someone who wouldn't have been harmed if the bullet
had penetrated properly and killed the target right away. It shouldn't punch
through walls, right, but many policemen have lost their life due to
underpowered ammunition. Too few is just as bas as too much.
Gatac
Blah
through without hitting bone or a major organ the wound channel may close in
on it self with little effect (the target will probably bleed to death, but
not in time to effect the current fight). That's the reason for hollow
points and pre-fragmented ammo (both use different methods for the same
effect) , they're made to enlarge the wound channel to cause shock and
(hopefully) make it large enough to prevent it from closing itself. I'm
sorry if I sound like I disagre about under penetration (because it is bad
to), but over penetration can be just as bad (but for more reasons).
Gatac wrote in message <395B4659...@t-online.de>...
Gatac
other circumstances (like the bullet wrapped in cloth) HPs only work in a bout
70% of the cases. Also them expand on impact. How can they hit a vital organ or
blood vessel then ? Just curious how you envision that.
Blah
talon) should open 99% of the time. Just because HPs expand on impact
doesn't mean they stop moving (unless the target is wearing body armour).
The idea is that the bullet impacts, expands (good HPs should expand 150%
to 200% of starting diameter with out losing mass ), and transfers the rest
of it's energy to the target (hopefully creating a large wound channel and
stopping in the body). If the bullet happens to hit something important
that's just a bonus.
I Like what I've seen from prefragmented ammo. It works with the same
goal as HPs (larger wound channel, expand all energy in target), and has the
same basic problem (doesn't work to well against body armour), but it's
method is very different. The one method I've seen involves a outer shell
filled with shot suspened in gel. Basically the bullet hits the target
rupturing the case, the shot is sent into the the body causing a hugh wound
and multipe wound channels.
Gatac wrote in message <395C9AC6...@t-online.de>...
Gatac
organs or importnat blood vessels ? I mean, they'd need more muzzle energy then
APs due to vastly enhanced friction. Tell me if I'm wrong, but I picture an HP
expanding on impact and then drilling into the body. So how can it possibly go
as deep as AP with the same charge ? Given that the bullet is no one of those P+
or +P+ cartridges.
Gatac
Robert Bohnenberger D.M.D.
straight through the target. Since the bullets will pass through they
don't transfer all the available kinetic energy to the target, leaving a
narrow wound channel. Flat front, hollow point and fragmenting bullets
tend to deform and transfer most or all of the available kinetic energy
to the target, creating much larger wounds. IIRC "Hydrashok" bullets
are just hollow point that are designed to transfer the maximum kinetic
energy to the target. The "hydrashok" refers to the wave of kinetic
energy in the target's body that results from the impact of the round.
Think of a rock dropped in a pool water: the splash and expanding
circular waves represent the kinetic energy transferred from the rock to
the water (expressed by the formula E=1/2MV squared). The same thing
happens in the body-which is mostly water-except much more suddenly,
explosively and violently. The impact of a hollow point round in the
lower leg can cause a sufficiently powerful shock wave as to damage and
destroy tissue in the upper torso. The actual wound channel need not be
as large as the major tissue damage is caused by the shock wave. All
these rounds will penetrate soft tissue and may even pass through, but
the tissue damage is enormous. This is considered inhumane and is the
reason why militaries must use metal jacketed rounds by international
law.
Gatac
Gatac
Blah
Robert Bohnenberger D.M.D. wrote in message <395DF456...@home.com>...
<snip>
Jussi Nuortimo
"Lino Lakovič" wrote:
> <snap>
> Miguel and Carlos will join you after
> you conquer Balime, Drassen, Alma, Chitzena,
> Cambria and Grumm.
> <snap>
You only need to free 5 cities, not six.
--
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swift and deadly, Lord of Death and Destruction in Battle."
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"Blah" <he...@there.org> wrote in message
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> Any one try to coat Compound 18 armor with bug jelly ? (The result isn't
> pretty)
Don't remind me. Luckly I had mercs with normal Spectra, since
whateverhisname in Estoni doesn't sell much of the Compound-18.
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