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Rays Open mouth attack The basic way to deal damage against Ray is to attack a leg, causing it to open its mouth so a head attack will deal heavy damage. At times (particularly shortly after a new Ray appears), Ray will do a battle cry. If you can anticipate this (there's very little time, if any, to react), you can hit them for open mouth damage with a single shot.

The simplest time to do this is at the very start of the battle. The middle, then right, then left Ray will do a battle cry, and with perfect shooting you can hit all of them. Hold R2 before the battle begins to immediately equip the Stinger, then instantly fire and then lock on to the head and move on to the one on the right to do the same (mash Square to get an instant shot). If you find it too hard to hit three, then skip the middle and go for the right and left Rays. When a Ray is on the platform with you, when close up and directly in front of them they will do a water cannon attack. You can bait this by getting close and running horizontally past their field of vision. Continue running past to dodge the attack, and you can get a free open mouth shot. Don't be too close though, as you may not be able to aim the Stinger high enough. You can also bait the water cannon after hitting a Ray, by simply standing in front of them.

Release Emma's hand when the camera angle changes to break room

cartwheel when you reach the end of the second platform to avoid platform falling scene (1-2 bridge)

HDC changes how grenades countdown before exploding, in previous versions it was a 5 second count from pulling the pin, however, on HDC it counts down from the grenade being thrown. This makes some strats impossible on HDC or much harder to pull off.

Enemy AI behaviour varies depending on many situations. Knowing the different ways in which they will react to certain environmental scenarios and other things can prove useful in some cases.

Firstly, when an enemy solider is attacked whether by being held up, shot, punched or rolled through, they will always turn to face the Player Character. Similarly when they wake up from being knocked unconscious they will stand up and face the Player. If you hold them up and they reach down for their gun, they will face you and make a call out. Consequently when they are tranquilsed by the M9 or PSG1-T, they’ll wake up, face the direction they were before, yawn and continue their patrol as normal. This will not result in a caution. The enemy AI will also react to sounds and other things in the environment that the player makes, for example knocking on a wall or running over a noisy floor. However, the usual response to these actions are broken if there is something else that takes priority, examples being, waking up from an unconscious state or seeing a fallen comrade or a solider held up. This can be used to your advantage in some situations. A fellow soldier spotting the player can also give other enemies within earshot the give away something is wrong, they’ll usually ask what is wrong while they rush to see what the problem is. Shooting an enemy radio for example after he spots you to avoid a callout, if said enemy runs past another, the latter guard will callout a caution in response to his distressed comrade. During the exit of Shell 1 on HDC, this action consequently breaks the caution counter, giving you an extended or perhaps infinite caution timer, until you exit to the Shell 1-2 Connecting Bridge.

On the PS2 PAL Region versions of MGS2 (Sons Of Liberty & Substance) due to the reduced framerate of 50fps, some environmental changes occur. Largely, enemies fall asleep faster from body shots from the M9 or PSG1-T & Cyphers are slower to turn while the player maintains a consistent speed. Due to this, on European Extreme, the player can run directly across the EF bridge without the cypher turning to see you. Another consequence of the reduced frame rate is fortune fires 16 extra shots on European Extreme to compensate. There are also PAL exclusive strats, such as the Fatman Loop on Extreme and European Extreme. However, the choking scene post Rays is 65s long (CORRECTION DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LOOK). As opposed to 50s on PC and a mesley 15s on HDC.

Misc information (all tested on euro extreme)

Olga damage value: 11 body shots Headshots 4

Fatman (European Extreme) 13 M9 headshots 13 socom headshots (interesting) Being knocked down chips his stamina bar away also

Harrier 21 (could be more or less depending on where you hit him most, out wing does more damage than inner wing)

Vamp; critical M9 + 55 punches with a weapon equipped

Non critical M9 + 61 punches with weapon equipped

Non critical M9 + 61 punches with no weapon equipped

Non critical M9 + 61 AK swipes

Solidus 96 punches

Phase 1 49 punches Phase 2 46 punches

92 swipes

Phase 1 47 swipes Phase 2 45 swipes

Guards 25 punches to knock out with weapon equipped (third person view) Punches till knocked out with no weapon 25 FPV punches till knocked out 25 Goes to sleep with a single tranq in the back in 8 seconds In the leg or arm 20s 2 M9 darts to the leg is 8s 4 full PPK combos to knock a guard out 5 throws to knock a guard out 11 chokes to break a guard neck (in succession) 23 single choke drop choke to knock out

Caution timer: 1 minute

Evasion timer 20s

Caution post evasion timer: 1 minute

Backup response ~15s

Raiden's cartwheel flips are faster than running. Snake's rolls are not.

Tanker

  • Roll past camera when Snake's head meets rail
  • Roll downstairs when camera changes
  • go over rail in Engine room NOT past the line in floor
  • release left and then press X when Snake begins hanging during ladder glitch

Plant

  • cartwheel in the middle to open the door early to docks
  • hug the bottom wall when cartwheeling past noisy floor on AB, to prevent rolling too late and making noise
  • warning shot on staircase for Strut D clockwise
  • 2nd line for clockwise drop for Strut D
  • shoot at bottom of right staircase for DE Evasion strategy
  • Cartwheel to prone at Helipad line
  • crouch at line to freeze Strut A bomb from behind
  • Cartwheel to prone at third line at EF
  • Cartwheel to prone at Last crate to freeze Fatman bomb (Non-SOL)
  • Knock above the wall line at Shell 1 Core B1
  • Cartwheel when you reach the end of the second platform to avoid platform falling scene (1-2 bridge)
  • Shoot Stingers at Vamp's feet for Lethal approach, shoot again when red bar damage depletes (Raicue)
  • Coolant fire when the phone rings
  • Let go of Emma when she gets past the thin part of the bridge
  • Stand on Thermal goggle spot to avoid Emma falling, dot on the floor with line going to ladder. Aim close to far on claymores
  • Lethal/Non-Lethal fast loop for Solidus, attack on side with eye, then attack on side with eyepatch
  • 1st swim oob, upright until he drops, right, go down through stairs, PP,P, down
  • 2nd swim oob, left cartwheel, 2.5 step loops, down. If you see the third column on the right, adjust to the left/right. PP,P at the invisible stairs, climb up invisible stairs

Tanker Load-ins Test (PS3, JP Version):

  • Slim, HDD, Disc, No LT: 35.12
  • Slim, HDD, Digital, No LT: 32.48
  • Slim, SSD, Disc, No LT: 34.51
  • Slim, SSD, Digital, No LT: 31.60
  • Slim, HDD, Disc, LT: 29.18
  • Slim, HDD, Digital, LT: 29.36
  • Slim, SSD, Disc, LT: 28.70
  • Slim, SSD, Digital, LT: 28.82
  • Super Slim, HDD, Disc, No LT: 35.28
  • Super Slim, HDD, Digital, No LT: 33.25
  • Super Slim, SSD, Disc, No LT: 34.65
  • Super Slim, SSD, Digital, No LT: 30.72
  • Super Slim, HDD, Disc, LT: 29.83
  • Super Slim, HDD, Digital, LT: 29.21
  • Super Slim, SSD, Disc, LT: 28.90
  • Super Slim, SSD, Digital, LT: 28.60

Location Japanese English Notes

  • Aft Deck #1 21 25
  • Aft Deck #2 16 16
  • Deck-E, The Bridge 8 10
  • Navigational Deck, Wing 43 42
  • Hold No. 1 #1 8 8
  • Hold No. 1 #2 43 48
  • Strut A, Deep Sea Dock #1 28 31

Strut A, Deep Sea Dock #2 2 2 Strut A, Deep Sea Dock #3 9 9 Strut A, Deep Sea Dock #4 28 28 Strut A, Deep Sea Dock #5 65 69 Strut A, Deep Sea Dock #6 3 3 Strut A, Roof #1 8 8 Strut A, Roof #2 2 2 Strut A, Roof #3 6 9 Strut A, Pump Room 5 5 AB Connecting Bridge 31 33 Strut B, Transformer Room #1 8 8 Strut B, Transformer Room #2 28 30 BC Connecting Bridge 37 40 Strut C, Dining Hall 17 19 Strut D, Sediment Pool 11 12 CCW Bombs, Strut B, Transformer Room Strut E, Heliport 10 11 CCW Bombs: Strut F, Warehouse EF Connecting Bridge #1 13 12 EF Connecting Bridge #2 7 8 Strut F, Warehouse 9 9 CCW Bombs: Strut E, Heliport AB Connecting Bridge 34 37 CCW Bombs: Strut E, Parcel Room, 2F | Can defer to BC Connecting Bridge if under Caution/Evasion/Alert Strut B, Transformer Room 74 76 CCW Bombs: Strut D, Sediment Pool Strut C, Dining Hall 25 28 BC Connecting Bridge 21 22 Strut A, Roof 22 23 Strut A, Deep Sea Dock #1 14 15 Strut A, Deep Sea Dock #2 27 28 Fortune 18 18 Strut E, Heliport #1 11 14 Strut E, Heliport #2 37 38 Strut E, Heliport #3 29 30 Strut E, Heliport #4 7 7 Strut E, Heliport #5 6 9 Strut E, Heliport #6 17 17 Shell 1 Core, 1F 17 18 Shell 1 Core, B1, Hall 11 17 Ames #1 37 41 Ames #2 25 29 Shell 1 Core, B1 22 25 Shell 1-2 Connecting Bridge #1 14 14 Shell 1-2 Connecting Bridge #2 27 27 Shell 1-2 Connecting Bridge #3 21 24 Shell 1-2 Connecting Bridge #4 51 55 Shell 1-2 Connecting Bridge #5 29 33 Shell 2 Core, 1F, Air Purification Room 20 22 Shell 2 Core, B1, Filtration Chamber No. 1 7 10 President #1 34 39 President #2 19 22 President #3 29 39 President #4 28 35 Shell 2 Core, 1F, Air Purification Room #1 25 33 Shell 2 Core, 1F, Air Purification Room #2 26 30 Shell 2 Core, 1F, Air Purification Room #3 4 6 Shell 2 Core, 1F, Air Purification Room #4 13 15 Shell 2 Core, B1, Filtration Chamber No. 2 #1 32 37 Skipped with Swim Glitch Shell 2 Core, B1, Filtration Chamber No. 2 #2 3 4 Shell 2 Core, B1, Filtration Chamber No. 2 #3 17 17 Emma Swim 1 #1 14 15 Emma Swim 1 #2 13 13 Emma Swim 1 #3 6 7 Shell 2 Core, B1, Filtration Chamber No. 2 #1 15 14 Shell 2 Core, B1, Filtration Chamber No. 2 #2 37 38 Emma Swim 2 #1 60 73 Emma Swim 2 #2 18 19 Strut L, Sewage Treatment Facility 15 16 Emma Sniping #1 36 38 Emma Sniping #2 5 5 Emma Sniping #3 8 8 Strut E, Parcel Room, B1 7 8 Arsenal Gear - Stomach #1 2 3 Arsenal Gear - Stomach #2 25 28 Arsenal Gear - Stomach #3 23 26 Arsenal Gear - Stomach #4 65 73 Arsenal Gear - Jejunum #1 21 22 Arsenal Gear - Jejunum #2 14 14 Arsenal Gear - Ascending Colon #1 1 2 Random Arsenal Gear - Ascending Colon #2 2 2 Random Arsenal Gear - Ascending Colon #3 1 2 Random Arsenal Gear - Ascending Colon #4 1 2 Random Arsenal Gear - Ascending Colon #5 3 5 Random Arsenal Gear - Ascending Colon #6 54 59 Arsenal Gear - Ascending Colon #7 20 20 Arsenal Gear - Ascending Colon #8 17 18 Arsenal Gear - Ileum 17 18 Arsenal Gear - Sigmoid Colon 22 23 Solidus #1 96 114 Solidus #2 5 5 Solidus #3 43 45

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