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 =====MG MSX FAQ=====
 =====Game Mechanics=====
-**Q: How many versions of Metal Gear are there?**
+**Q: How many versions of Metal Gear are there?** \\
+**A:** Three. For more detailed info check out this page: \\
+[[metal_gear_2:mgx12versions|MGMSX Regions, Versions and Platforms]].
-**A:** Three. For more detailed info check out this page: [[metal_gear_2:mgx12versions|MGMSX Regions, Versions and Platforms]].
+----
-**Q: What qualifies for a guard spotting/noticing me?**
+**Q: What qualifies for a guard spotting/noticing me?** \\
 **A:** Guards will only notice you if they see Snake’s lower body within their range of vision (waist down).
-**Q: A bomb I placed disappeared after I used the menu, what gives?**
-**A:** Opening the menu removes any placed items from the current game screen.
+----
-**Q: The floor is opening up under Snake, wtf?!**
-**A:** At certain parts through the game, there are several pitfall traps you need to avoid otherwise they will kill you. The detailed guide will tell you how to avoid them.
+**Q: A bomb I placed disappeared after I used the menu, what gives?** \\
+**A:** Opening the weapon menu removes any placed items from the current game screen.
-**Q: When do I rank up?**
+----
+**Q: The floor is opening up under Snake, wtf?!** \\
+**A:** At certain parts through the game, there are several pitfall traps \\
+you need to avoid otherwise they will kill you. \\
+The detailed guide will tell you how to avoid them.
+----
+**Q: When do I rank up?** \\
 **A:** Every fifth hostage is one rank.
-**Q: What good is hitting an enemy once and stunning it?**
-**A:** When stunned, enemies can't detect you and you can move through them as if they don't exist.
+----
-**Q: What alerts are mandatory?**
+**Q: What good is hitting an enemy once and stunning it?** \\
+**A:** When stunned, enemies can't detect you and you can move \\
+through them as if they don't exist.
-**A:** (1) The rocket guards atop building 1, (1) roof of building 2, (3) The screen before building 3, (3) first screen of building 3.
+----
-**Q: What tells you a wall is breakable, even with explosives?**
-**A:** When you have Snake punch a wall, if a question mark appears above him the wall is breakable.
+**Q: What alerts are mandatory?** \\
+**A:**There are 8/9 total forced alerts in Metal Gear (MSX).
+  * (1) The rocket guards atop building 1 (1 extra if playing on Easy difficulty)
+  * (1) roof of building 2
+  * (3) The screen before building 3
+  * (3) first screen of building 3
-=====Big Boss Requirements=====
+----
-**Q: What are the requirements for Big Boss rank?**
+**Q: What tells you a wall is breakable, even with explosives?** \\
+**A:** When you have Snake punch a wall, \\
+if a question mark appears above him the wall is breakable.
+----
+**Q: How far away can you place the bombs before they don't work anymore for opening a wall?** \\
+**A:**
+{{youtube>r2Tzgep8voc?}}
+----
+**Q: When does a kill count in Boss Survival and the timer for that boss stops?** \\
+**A:** A kill on a boss counts as soon as the boss health value is reaching 0. \\
+That causes the Boss Survival timer to pause and load the next boss.
+----
+**Q: How does Health and Damage work** \\
+**A:** See this page for a full explanation: \\
+[[mg_msx_faq:health_and_damge|Metal Gear (MSX) Health and Damage values]]
+----
+**Q: How does Metal Gear work with its maps?**  \\
+**A:** See this page for a full explanation: \\
+[[mg_msx_faq:map_system|Metal Gear (MSX) Map System]]
+----
+**Q: What are the Item and Weapon IDs?** \\
+**A:** See this page for a full explanation: \\
+[[mg_msx_faq:item_id_system|Metal Gear (MSX) Item ID System]]
+----
+**Q: What is faster, holding X or spamming inputs?** \\
+**A:** spamming inputs in most cases does let the dialog boxes disappear \\
+one frame in the game faster, it can be at least 66ms time difference. \\
+For the any% category, the total timesave with perfect execution can be 6.5s for example. \\
+{{youtube>pwiAYdKjz80?medium}}
+----
+**Q: Why is GOG and PS2 PAL a separate category on Speedrun.com?** \\
+**A:** The PC GOG version and PS2 PAL version run at different speeds. \\
+PS2 PAL executes its updates 11% faster than the NTSC/HDC versions. \\
+The GOG PC version updates at around 1% faster than the NTSC/HDC versions. \\
+Because of these differences, both IGT and RTA categories are separated \\
+to their own subcategories. \\
+For more infos see [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rvxT58R73WKjXPj-QPQ8rqfQqqD2NW1cXbUHRP_z1Y4|this spreadsheet]] about different game versions and speed comparisons.
+----
+**Q: Is there a TAS for Metal Gear?** \\
+**A:** Yes there is. The actual MSX version of Metal Gear for the MSX 2.0 \\
+computer has received a TAS by Dunnius a few years ago. \\
+While we have found some updates to this game versions speedrun tech, \\
+a new version has not yet been finished. Watch the TAS video right here: \\
+{{youtube>dhOovz5-2yM?}}
+=====Big Boss/FOX Requirements=====
+**Q: What are the requirements for Big Boss/FOX rank?**
+^ Rank | **Big Boss** | **Fox** |
+^ Difficulty | Original | Easy |
+^ Time |44:59 max | 49:59 max |
+^ Saves| Unlimited | Unlimited |
+^ Continues | None | None |
+^ Alerts |8 mandatory alerts | 9 mandatory alerts |
+^ Human Kills| None | None |
+^ Rations | 1 maximum |1 maximum|
+^ Special Item| No | No|
+===== Other Rank Requirements=====
+There are more ranks available in the PS2 port of Metal Gear (MSX). They are as follows:
+=== Eagle ===
+  * Difficulty: Easy
+  * Time: 49:59 max
+  * Continues: 1 or more
+  * Alerts: 10 or more
+  * Human Kills: between 1 and 3
+  * Rations: 2 or more
+  * Special Item: No
+=== Deer ===
+  * Difficulty: Easy
+  * Time: 7:59:59 maximum
+  * Human Kills: more than 3
+Alternatively, you can get Deer also by playing between 4 hours of IGT and 8 hours of IGT.
+=== IGT determined ranks ===
+^ **Rank** | **Difficulty: Easy** | **Note** |
+^ Eagle | less than 50 minutes IGT| * with less than 4 kills, else -> DEER|
+^ Panther | 50 min IGT to 90 min IGT| * with less than 4 kills, else -> DEER|
+^ Jackal | 90 min IGT to 2 hours IGT| * with less than 4 kills, else -> DEER|
+^ Zebra | 2 hours IGT to 4 hours IGT| * with less than 4 kills, else -> DEER|
+^ Deer | 4 hours IGT to 8 hours IGT|
+^ Elephant | 8 hours IGT to 12 hours of IGT|
+^ Hippopotamus | 12 hours IGT to 16 hours IGT|
+^ Turtle | 16 Hours IGT to 20 hours IGT|
+^ Chicken | 20 hours of IGT or more|
-**A:**
-  Difficulty: Original
-  Time: 44:59 max
-  Saves: Unlimited
-  Continues: None
-  Alerts: 0 (Excluding the 8 mandatory alerts)
-  Human Kills: None
-  Rations: 1
-  Special Item: No
 =====TX-55 Leg Order=====
 **Q: How am I supposed to remember that long sequence for the MG fight?**
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+====List of codecs and contacts====
+^ Contact |Before building 2 |After building 2|
+^ Big Boss |120.85 |120.13|
+^ Resistance Leader Kyle Schneider |120.79 |120.26|
+^ Resistance Member Diane |120.33 |120.91|
+^ Resistance Member Jennifer |- |120.48 (only with 4 stars)|
+----
 [[metal_gear_msx|Return to Metal Gear MSX Overview page]]