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superlime's super Gunbound FAQ version .72
Updated on [10/04/2002]
The latest version can be found at:
http://www.superlime.com/gunbound_faq.txt

This document is (C)opyright 2002 Scott Bradner and is protected by US Copyright
Law, and the Berne Copyright Convention of 1976. Reproduction in whole or in
part is expressly prohibited without prior written permission.


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[10/04/2002] .72
- Dest1n suggested I change the names from "Axe" to "Hammer" on the first
four levels. Wooden Axe doesn't make a whole lot of sense. :)
- Bonus bits updated to reflect the apparently not working bonuses (?)
- Pretty ASCII art.

[9/20/2002] .71
- More console commands

[9/16/2002] .70
- Added misc gameplay tips section
- Added console commands section
- Added jewel mode info
- Added turn delay info

[7/21/2002] .69
- First public release


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Welcome to my super Gunbound FAQ. I really don't know all that much about this
game, mostly just stuff I've figured out via trial and error. I'm putting this
FAQ together with two main hopes:
1) Get more english speaking people playing the game
2) Get input from other people (maybe people that actually can read korean?!) on
some of the buttons that I have no clue wtf they do are.


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Gunbound is a game put out by S@ftnyx (http://www.softnyx.co.kr) in the style
of such classics as Artillery (Apple IIe), the Worms series (Amiga, PC, MAc,
consoles), Dome Wars (Mac), Scorched Earth (PC), Gorilla (qBasic) and others.
The basic premise is that you have a tank, and you have to blow up the other
tanks. You set up your angle and what velocity you are shooting at, and
have to launch your shots at the other guys. Shot trajectory is affected by
wind, obstacles, terrain, and other stuff.

The neat part is, it's multiplayer online. Apparently there's something like 40
or 50 thousand people playing right now. The down side is, it's released ONLY
in Korean, and some parts are kinda confusing (especially the installation).


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First we have to get the bugger installed. I spent a few days fuxing around
with the user setup before a friend of mine finally set me on the right path.
The game installer can be downloaded from:

ftp://download.nexon.co.kr/gunbound/gunbound.exe

Installing the app is pretty straight forward.. The difficult part is getting
your account set up. When I first ran the app it came up with a login screen
and some buttons in Korean. None of these helped me any, though one of them
took me to a screen that *appeared* to be the user setup screen.. It had an
option for putting in your email address and what looked to be a password blank
(http://gunbound.com/info_f.asp). However, this is *NOT* the user setup page..
I never did figure out what that one does, but I'd assume it signs you up for
the newsletter or something.

To get your account set up you need to go *HERE*:

http://gunbound.com/game_special4.asp

The blanks are as follows:

User ID:
Password:
Password Verification:
MALE | FEMALE

I think one of the two buttons under male/female does user ID verification, but
I'm not 100% sure on that. When you're done entering in your info, click on the
banner looking thing at the bottom that has a big red missile on it. If you get
a box with about 4 or 5 lines of text on it then your registration went through
fine. One or two lines and something is wrong.



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The installer will put two icons on your desktop.. One with a red tank that if
you don't have korean fonts installed says "ø€û먖¥?E, and one
with a wierdish
looking tank with two big eyes on it labelled
"øâ·àû”æ?E. The big eyes one is
the chat client (which is kinda useful, surprisingly), and the other one is the
actual game itself.

The chat client's main window presents you with three buttons. The first one on
the left is the most useful: the search button. I'm still not 100% sure on how
this works, but here's what works for me about half the time. Click the search
button and then enter the person you want to add's name into the (I) field [I'm
thinking (G) is for guild searches]. Press the (F) button. If it finds anyone
with that name they'll show up in the table on the left. If not, you can change
your search up above in the (I) field and hit (F) to search again. Once you
have someone in the list to the left, double click their name (or click the top
of the two ? buttons inbetween the two tables). This will move their name over
to the right of the two tables. Once you have their name on the right hand
side, click the (A) button at the bottom. Now for some reason only about half
the time does this actually add the user to my list and I'm still not sure why
that is.. I've got a half dozen people on there though, so it does work every
once and awhile. :)

So starting up the game presents you with a dialog box with two blanks ("I"
and "P") and three buttons. (I) is your user Id, and (P) is your Password.
The large green button starts the game. The silvery button to the left
cancels, and the button above the green button goes to a user information
page.

After you log in it'll download some patches. Don't worry, these go by a *LOT*
faster than Ragnarok Online patches. When these are done it'll pop up some
startup screens and eventually deposit you at the "World List" (yay for random
english fragments!). This'll show you all the different servers (aka worlds)
that are available, how full they are, and if anyone on your buddy list is
currently on any of them. Double clicking on a World will join that world. In
the upper right hand corner is your "Buddy List". This just so happens to be a
list of your buddies (whoa, who'da thunk it). Nice feature here is that buddies
are listed with their current world and game/chat room.

Once inside a World, you are presented with a list of games, your buddy list, a
chat window, and a list of people currently in the chat room. Games listed in
red are currently being played and games listed in blue are still looking for
players or haven't started yet. To join a game double click it. The red button
at the bottom backs out to the World List. The first of the two silver buttons
goes to the store (more on that later). Dunno what the second of the two silver
does. The blue button starts up a new game. Options in the new game window
are:

Game name:
Game password(4chars max):
Tag | Solo | Score | Jewel
Red button == cancel
Blue button == start game


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Once you've started a game, there are a ton of new options. In the top left
you have your level selection. Pretty self explanatory. Top middle you have
your main game options which are:

Top Center: Game type (Solo, TAG, Score, Jewel)
Left Top: Number of players (2:2, 3:3, 4:4, 1:1)
Left Middle: Tank placement (alternating, random, teams on sides)
Left Bottom: Jackpot style (All, Offense only, Disabled)
Right Top: Type of sudden death (bigbomb death, disabled, double death)
Right middle: Seconds(?turns?) till sudden death (40, 56, 24)
Dunno what's on Right bottom...

-- GAME TYPES --
Solo:
The different game types add interesting twists to the gameplay. Solo game is
the simplest. In a solo game you get one tank to fight with, and when you die
you either get to play the jackpot if you have teammates who are still alive,
or if not the game is over.
Tag:
In TAG mode you get a second tank that has half as much life. You can switch
tanks during your turn by hitting F7. If either of your tanks die, you're out.
Score:
Score mode is the most complex, but you get the most points from (hence
the name, Score mode). In score mode your team gets allocated a certain number
of "lives" and when you die a life is subtracted from the team's total number
of lives. As soon as you die you get to click to choose where you want to
drop back into the play field. Keep in mind that it will take you 4 turns to
drop back in. On a positive note, it will be your turn exactly 2 turns after
you drop in. When your team's last life is lost the game is over, reguardless
of how many tanks are left on the playing field.
Jewel:
Jewel mode is kinda odd. Instead of killing other tanks, you kill wierd little
things that drop from the sky and have different point values. The first team
to get to 100 wins. The wierd little things repeat back things that you've
just said, as well as a slew of random comments. Higher valued guys take more
hits to kill than lower valued guys. If you knock a competing tank off the
field, they don't regenerate.

Number of players is pretty self explanatory. The only slightly tricky bit is
that you *HAVE* to have equal teams. You can't have 3:1 or 4:2. However, you
can start the game with less than the set number of players (i.e. game set to
4:4 and you only have 2:2).

Tank placement is just how the tanks get arranged on the playing field. Also
self explanatory. :)

When you die and you still have teammates who are still alive in either the TAG
or Solo games, you get to play the jackpot. It's a slot machine style thing
where you can win offensive items to throw at the surviving players, powerups
for your teammates, or GP. It plays itself automatically, and when you make a
match you have the option to either use the item (left option) or discard it
(right option). If you choose to use the item, you have to click on the playing
field where you want it to drop in. Keep in mind that it will take 4 turns to
actually happen, and all the items other than the electric bolt are affected by
the wind.

Sudden death speeds up the killing process. In bigbomb death, the amount of
turf your missiles take out is greatly increased. In double death, you shoot a
double shot every turn.

Top right is a dual function window. It defaults to your item choices, but if
you click the little head button it swaps over to your buddy list. The empty
boxes below the items are your slots for picking things. Click on an item to
choose it. Some items take up two spaces, some only take up one. The items are
as follows:

1st row:
1st: Double shot (shoots chosen gun twice)
2nd: 20% more powerful shot
3rd: 25% heal
2nd row:
1st: Little heal
2nd: Single shot from each gun
3rd: Reverse wind (so it blows the opposite direction)
3rd row:
1st: Chance of swapping spots with an enemy tank. (?)
2nd: Increases explosion size by 25%
3rd: Adds 25% to (nfc what this one does either)
4th row: (hafta scroll to get there)
1st: Adds electric attack to your shot
2nd: Teleports you to where your shot lands

Right below the level selector is your options for tanks. There's tons of