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Info about the level on TCRF

Info about the secret level (LEVEL_13)

Fight attacks

Abbreviations: All enemies except Kya and Frank have a broken R2 + X move that doesn't seem to do anything apart froma weird animation (or maybe it's a common fake move)

Scrawny

Combo Move DP Info
Square Punch 5
STK + Square Jump and punch from above 5
R2 Block

Armed Scrawny

Combo Move DP Info
Square Swing bat LTR 5 Can be chained with RTL as LTR - RTL - LTR
Triangle Swing bat RTL 5 Read above
R2 + Triangle Jump forwards and kick 8
R2 Block

Grunt with black pants

Combo Move DP Info
Square Right punch 5
R2 + Square Left punch 10
Circle Grab and punch 5
R2 + Square Side claw hit 5 Up to three can be chained
R2 + STK + Square Crushing claws 10
R2 Block

Armed Grunt

Combo Move DP Info
Square Club swing 10 Up to three can be chained
Normally Kya gets thrown too far for the subsequent ones to be effective, but the first one can be dodged by jumping
Not sure if the second one can be dodged
STK + Square Punch 7
R2 + STNK + Square Swing from above 10
R2 + STK + Square Club uppercut 10 Another one can be chained while Kya is in the air to do another 10 damage
In both cases she also gets ragdoll damage
R2 Block

Bandaged Kronos

Combo Move DP Info
Square Claws jab 7
Triangle Rotating claws attack (RCA) 5 Another one can be chained
One RCA + Square Spin and hook 10
Two RCAs + Square Hook 10
R2 + Square Fake move
R2 + STK + Square Super hook 15
R2 + Triangle Rotating back claws (RBC) 5
RBC + Square Hook 10
Circle Grab and throw 10
L2 + stick to direction Teleport to direction (dodge)
R2 Block

Black Kronos

Combo Move DP Info
Square Claws jab 7
Triangle Rotating claws attack (RCA) 5 Another one can be chained
Second one does 7 DP
One RCA + Square Spin and hook 10
Two RCAs + Square Hook 10
R2 + Square Fake move
R2 + STK + Square Super hook 25 With red trail
R2 + Triangle Rotating back claws (RBC) 5
RBC + Square Hook 10
Circle Grab and throw 10
L2 + stick to direction Teleport to direction (dodge)
R2 Block

Aton Kronos

Combo Move DP Info
Square Claws jab 7 Much faster than the other two Kronoses
Triangle Rotating claws attack (RCA) 10 Another one can be chained
One RCA + Square Spin and hook 10
Two RCAs + Square Hook 10
R2 + Square Fake move
R2 + STK + Square Super hook 25 With red trail
R2 + Triangle Rotating back claws (RBC) 10
RBC + Square Hook 10
Circle Grab and throw 10
L2 + stick to direction Teleport to direction (dodge)
R2 Block

Brazul

Stick spell position

This is how the stick position for using spell attacks works:
Imagine a circle having Brazul at the centre, with Kya on the circumference representing 0°
To perform a spell attack, you have to place the stick at ±45°
However, the angle is so precise you might as well rotate the stick blindly and hope you get it
Spell diagram
Combo Move DP Info
Square Punch 10 Up to three can be chained
Last one does 15 DP
STK + Square Palm strike 15
STBP2 + Square Spinning back fist 10
STSP + Square Ice spell 15 No animation on the floor
STSP + Triangle Water spell 15
STSP + Square + Triangle Fireball 15
Circle Grab and throw 10
L2 + stick to direction Teleport to direction (dodge)
R2 Block

Frank

Combo Move DP Info
Square LTR side hit 10 Three can be chained with RTL as LTR - RTL - LTR, but normally Kya gets thrown too far
Can be dodged by jumping
R2 + Square RTL side hit 10 Read above
Triangle Kick 8
STK + Square Hit from above 15
Circle Grab and throw 15

Accessing the level

How to - Official method

On the main menu, enter the button combo R1 R2 R1 R1 Triangle L1 L2 L1 L1 D-pad up (press and release each button individually)
When done correctly, the New game text will turn red
Start a new game, select a save you don't care about, or just unplug the memory card, and the level will load
Perform the button combo again to undo



The methods below were created before the above button combo was revealed
I'm leaving them for historical reasons, and because the cheat codes also contain a bypass for the broken maze warp

How to - Cheat code method

Requirements for console: Cheat Device for PS2 (recommended) , Codebreakers or Action Replay MAX

PCSX2

  1. Download the correct cheat code for your game:
  2. Place it in the PCSX2 cheats directory
    • If you're using the portable Windows version of PCSX2, it's <emulator directory>\cheats\
    • If you have installed in on Windows, the default directory is Documents\PCSX2\cheats
    • If you have installed in on Linux via the package manager, the default directory should be ~/.config/PCSX2/cheats
  3. Open PCSX2, go to System > Enable Cheats, and start the game
    • If it's the first time you use the emulator, you need to configure it for controls and to reduce lag. Google is your friend
  4. Select new game, then select an empty save file or a save file you don't care about; or go to the memory card manager and unplug the virtual memory card to start a game without creating a save
  5. After the first few lines of the intro dialog, you'll load into the secret level
  6. At this point I recommend you create a save state by pressing F1, which can be reloaded later by pressing F3, since it's possible that the game will autosave once you enter a different area. There are 10 save state slots which can be navigated with the F2 key

Console

  1. Download the correct cheat code for your game and cheat device:
  2. Use the cheat device to enter the cheat code, then launch the game
  3. Select new game, then select an empty save file or a save file you don't care about; or unplug the memory card to start the game without creating a save
  4. After the first few lines of the intro dialog, you'll load into the secret level
  5. At this point I recommend you unplug the memory card to avoid the game autosaving when going to a different area

How to - Hex editor method

Requirements: a hex editor (for Windows users, I recommend HxD ) and a KDL iso or bin/cue file (or a disc to create one)
For console: a modchipped console or one modded with MechaPwn , a DVD burner and a blank DVD±R

PCSX2

  1. Create a copy of the KDL iso file
    • If you have a bin/cue file, after creating a copy you may also need to open the cue file with a text editor and change the filename on the first line to match the newly created file
  2. Open the copy you just created with your hex editor of choice
  3. Open the string search function (on HxD, press Ctrl+F), and search for AddLevel
    Screenshot
  4. Place the cursor right after the 1 of LEVEL_1, and making sure the hex editor is set to overwrite text mode (HxD should be in that by default, otherwise press the Ins key), type 3", followed by a space
    Screenshot Screenshot
  5. Save the file. If you're using HxD and it starts to make a backup, you can cancel it since you've already made a copy
  6. Open PCSX2, select the modified iso, and start the emulator
    • If it's the first time you use the emulator, you need to configure it for controls and to reduce lag. Google is your friend
  7. When the game loads, select New Game, select a file that's empty, or that you don't care about, and start a new game like normal
  8. After the first few lines of the intro dialog, you'll load into the secret level
  9. At this point I recommend you create a save state by pressing F1, which can be reloaded later by pressing F3, since it's possible that the game will autosave once you enter a different area. There are 10 save state slots which can be navigated with the F2 key

Console

Create a modified ISO following the instructions above, then burn it on a blank DVD±R, and boot it according to how your console is modded.
Once you load the level, I recommend you unplug the memory card to avoid the game autosaving when going to a different area.

How to - Save file method

Requirements: the NTSC save file or the PAL save file
For PCSX2: MyMC (for Linux users, I haven't tried if it works with Wine)
For console: homebrew access (FMCB, modchip, HDDOSD, exploit, whatever), wLaunchElf , and a USB stick supported by wLaunchElf

PCSX2

  1. Open MyMC
  2. Select the Mcd001.ps2 PCSX2 memory card file
    • You need to launch the emulator at least once to create the file
    • If you're using the portable Windows version of PCSX2, it's in <emulator directory>\memcards\
    • If you have installed in on Windows, the default directory is Documents\PCSX2\memcards
    • If you have installed in on Linux, the default directory should be ~/.config/PCSX2/memcards
    • If you have KDL save files you don't want to lose in any save slot, create a backup of Mcd001.ps2
  3. If you already have a save file for KDL, highlight it, then go to File > Delete
  4. Go to File > Import
  5. Import the file you downloaded
  6. Close MyMC
  7. Open PCSX2, select the game iso, and start the game as normal
    • If it's the first time you use the emulator, you need to configure it for controls and to reduce lag. Google is your friend
  8. When the game loads, select Load Game, and load the save file, and you'll load into the secret level
    Note that the game is set to 16:9. You can set PCSX2 to 16:9 by going to Config > Emulation Settings > GS Window
  9. At this point I recommend you create a save state by pressing F1, which can be reloaded later by pressing F3, since it's possible that the game will autosave once you enter a different area. There are 10 save state slots which can be navigated with the F2 key

Console

  1. Copy the save file to the USB stick
  2. Open wLaunchElf
  3. Go to mass:, highlight the save file, press R1, and select copy. Then go to mc0:/mc1:, press R1, and select psuPaste
    • If you have KDL saves you don't want to lose in any save slot, create a backup of the KDL save file from wLE or from the PS2 Browser
  4. Start the game
  5. When the game loads, select Load Game, and load the save file, and you'll load into the secret level
    Note that the game is set to 16:9
  6. At this point I recommend you unplug the memory card to avoid the game autosaving when going to a different area

Bypassing the teleport in the maze game

When going to the maze game, there's a teleport that's normally inevitable that I assume is supposed to take you to the maze and set your magika limit to 100, but doesn't work properly. Here I explain how to skip it

If you used the cheat code method to access the secret level in the first place, you don't need to redownload the cheat file

PCSX2

Console

This requires a cheat device on console