ONE MUST FALL 2097
UNRANKED CHALLENGERS FAQ v0.9
by Robyrt (robyrt@marney.org)
This FAQ is copyright (C) 2001 Robert Marney (that's me, Robyrt).
Feel free to distribute it as long as you give me the credit.
One Must Fall 2097 (OMF for short) is chock-full of secrets. If you've played tournament mode, you've probably met an “unranked challenger” or two and wondered how to get the rest. Well, it turns out some are easier than others, not just “beat the game with X robot”. There are several possible qualifications for getting to a given challenger:
| DIFFICULTY: | You must be on or above this difficulty level. |
| RANK: | Opponent appears ONLY WHEN you reach this rank. |
| MAX RANK: | Opponent appears WHEN OR AFTER you reach this rank. |
| ENEMY: | You have just defeated this enemy. (Duh.) |
| AVG. DAMAGE: | You have to do this much damage with every hit. |
| VITALITY: | You must have at least this percentage of your lifebar remaining. |
| ACCURACY: | You must hit with at least this percentage of your moves. |
| DESTRUCTION: | You must have destroyed the previous opponent. |
| SCRAP: | You must have done a scrap/destruction on the previous opponent. |
| ROBOT: | You must be using this (and only this) robot. |
Of these, average damage, vitality and accuracy can be found on the report you get at the end of every fight, so you can check your progress. None of the original OMF tournaments use the ROBOT qualification (although a few user-created ones use it).
Some unranked challengers also have an “only fight once” qualification, meaning that if you don't beat them, they won't reappear. No unranked challenger will challenge you after you've beaten them, though.
Various qualifications are indicated as above (f.ex. a character who requires you be on Steel difficulty would have “Difficulty: Steel” under his name). Enhancements are indicated by the robot and the number; if a challenger has an enhancement for every robot, it will be marked “All Robots”. Under this list, there's a short description of each character.
ICEMAN
Difficulty: Heavy Metal
Rank: 1
Destruction
Only Fight Once
Enhancements: Shadow 3
Rob Elam's OMF avatar is the only place you can get Shadow's Ice Freeze.
JAZZY
Difficulty: Iron
Rank: 2
Scrap
Vitality: 50%
Enhancements: Jaguar 1
This is Jazz Jackrabbit from the game of the same name.
CHRISTIAN
Difficulty: Aluminum
Enemy: Crystal
Destruction
A pretty sad challenger. He doesn't even have special requirements.
STEEL CLAW
Only Fight Once
Difficulty: Steel
Max Rank: 4
Avg. Damage: 15
Destruction
Enhancements: All Robots 1
The notorious cyborg's only appearance in a Thorn.
ANGEL
Difficulty: Iron
Max Rank: 6
Vitality: 35%
Scrap
Enhancements: Thorn 1, Gargoyle 1
Angel has apparently revealed her nonhuman origins by now.
SELENNA
Difficulty: Steel
Rank: 2
Vitality: 10%
Destruction
Enhancements: Katana 2
Everyone's favorite ninja girl from the WAR Invitational.
DEVAN SHELL
Only Fight Once
Difficulty: Heavy Metal
Rank: 1
Destruction
Enhancements: Flail 2
The villain from Jazz Jackrabbit.
EVA EARLONG
Difficulty: Iron
Max Rank: 5
Vitality: 25%
Destruction
Enhancements: Shadow 1
The “damsel in distress” from Jazz Jackrabbit.
BETHANY
Difficulty: Heavy Metal
Rank: 1
Vitality: 50%
Average Damage: 17
Destruction
Enhancements: All Robots 1, Shredder 2
Ryan Elam's daughter is the best way to get enhancements for your bot.
KILLIAN
Difficulty: Steel
Max Rank: 5
Vitality: 20%
Average Damage: 13
Accuracy: 50%
Enhancements: Electra 2
Wow. Even I don't get this hooded dude very often (50% accuracy?!?)
ICEMAN
Difficulty: Iron
Enemy: Selenna
Destruction
Only Fight Once
Enhancements: Katana 2
Strangely, this Iceman doesn't give you Katana's fireball.
ANGEL
Difficulty: Iron
Max Rank: 10
Vitality: 50%
Destruction
Enhancements: Electra 2
Yet another challenge from your favorite Ganymedian.
NICOLI
Rank: 1
Difficulty: Steel
Enhancements: All Robots 2
Basically a free second enhancement for finishing the World Championship.
EVA EARLONG
Difficulty: Iron
Max Rank: 14
Vitality: 20%
Accuracy: 35%
Destruction
Enhancements: Gargoyle 1
Basically an extra step to get Jazzy.
JAZZY
Difficulty: Iron
Enemy: Eva Earlong
Enhancements: Shredder 2
The rabbit in the speed robot. Very appropriate.
BETHANY
Difficulty: Steel
Rank: 2
Vitality: 30%
Accuracy: 10%
Destruction
Enhancements: All Robots 2
The usual way to get your robot's second enhancement and a load of cash too.
DEVAN SHELL
Only Fight Once
Difficulty: Steel
Max Rank: 8
Average Damage: 14
Destruction
Enhancements: Thorn 2
Jazz's nemesis proceeds in the opposite direction as Steel Claw: Flail→Thorn.
Most unranked challengers have “enhancements” for their robots, giving them special powers such as extra projectiles, faster moves, etc. If you're in the same robot and you destroy that challenger, you'll get the enhancement for yourself.
As you destroy those unranked challengers, you'll get a message from your technician saying he's installing an enhancement. An enhancement lasts until you sell your robot. Katana and Shadow have three enhancements each, Chronos has one, Nova has none, and all other robots have two.
Once you've got the first enhancement, you can still get the second one by destroying the appropriate challenger. You can also get two at once.
Version history: 0.9: First initial release.
Special thanks goes out to God (for everything…You da man!), the message board at www.omf.com, and Diversions Entertainment for OMF 2097 and the wonderful Tournament Compiler (esp. the World Championship source code).
That's it. Now get playing!