All Compass Locations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vse-WDSm1uE&feature=youtu.be

Timestamps:
----Patrick James Park
Focus Compass: 
0:00
Turtle Compass:  
0:20
Weathercock Compass: 
0:40
Frog Compass: 
0:51
----Patrick James & Girard
R-9 Compass:  
1:18
----Financial District
Umbrella Compass:  
1:40
King's Compass: 
1:59
----Construction Site
Water Compass: 
2:57
----Destroyed Building
Angel Compass: 
3:34
----Capital District (Kelly)
Gussun Compass: 
3:43
----Amusement Park (Kelly)
Sub Compass: 
4:02
Marine Compass: 
4:49
Yacht Compass: 
5:13
Swan Compass: 
5:30
----Housing (Kelly)
Horse Compass: 
5:41
Apple Compass: 
6:13
Dancer Compass: 
6:26
----Dmitri Canal (Karen)
Surfer Compass: 
6:48
----Park Avenue (Karen)
Eyeball Compass: 
6:58
Dog Compass: 
7:29
Flower Compass: 
7:44
----Subway (Karen)
Shutterbug Compass: 
8:09
C.C. Compass: 
8:23
Tire Compass: 
9:06
----Town Crier/Christophe Construction
Daruma Compass: 
9:29
Carton Compass: 
10:02
Skull Compass: 
10:18
----Windrunner Park/May Stadium
Wooden Compass: 
10:30
Duck Compass: 
10:42
Genzo Compass: 
11:00
----Lincoln Plaza
Pistol Compass: 
11:20
Miner Compass: 
11:41
Sphere Compass: 
12:04
----Stiver Control Center
Spelunker Compass: 
12:37

HP and QP Management Notes

Max HP is 100 on all difficulties.
Max QP is 200 on easy, 100 on normal, and 50 on hard.
Minimum HP you can get to from QP loss is (maxHealth ¤ 0.1) (10, this formula applies to custom health params though)

HP stages:
80% <= x <= 100% is Green
60% <= x < 80% is Light Green
40% <= x < 60% is Yellow
20% <= x < 40% is Orange
0% <= x < 20% is Red

The rate at which QP loss drains your health is based on your actions:
¤standing still drains the slowest
¤walking drains slightly faster
¤running drains fastest
¤hanging off a ledge will subtract a base 10 QP, and will subtract QP faster than running if continually held
¤¤special note: Keith can only hang off a ledge for a few seconds before falling off if he has no QP
¤¤special note: hanging off a ledge will prevent HP losses from QP for about 15-20 seconds
¤¤¤probably a bug instead of intended behavior
¤tripping will drain 5 QP

Ways to gain HP:
¤HP is regenerated over time. Having a higher amount of QP regenerates health faster.
¤¤HP regen seems to have a linear relationship with QP
¤¤The rate of regen appears to be about (0.001 ¤ QP)/s

¤HP items
¤¤Bandage recovers 30 HP
¤¤Gauze recovers 50 HP
¤¤First Aid Kit recovers 100 HP
¤¤Juice (canned & mixed) recovers 20% HP

Ways to lose HP:
¤QP loss (noted above)
¤Failing to cling following an aftershock (10 HP damage, CANNOT kill (HP will be set at 1))
¤Drinking muddy water will decrease HP by 30 (cannot kill)

¤Falling (will kill if HP hits 0)
¤¤Units refer to player height coordinates
¤¤Keith is approximately 1.8 units tall
¤¤Falling 3.9 or more units will cause 10 HP damage
¤¤Falling over 6 units will cause 25 HP damage
¤¤Falling over 7.8 units will cause 50 HP damage
¤¤Falling over 9.9 units will cause 100 HP damage (unless armor reduces HP loss this is the game over point)
¤¤Falling over 12 units will cause a kill screen

¤Set Pieces
¤¤Hit by debris by exploding support in Patrick James Park - 10 HP?
¤¤Hit by Greg in falling building - same behavior as tripping
¤¤Hit by waves after hospital collapse - 10 HP
¤¤Cutting yourself on the sharp pipe - 4 HP (can not kill, will set HP to 1)

¤Numerous large objects falling on Keith will set player HP to 0

Equipment effects:
Head:
¤Hardhat: No effect?
Face: 
¤Sunglasses: No effect?
Hands:
¤Gloves: No QP penalties for hanging off ledges
¤¤Degrades after hanging off 3 ledges
Legs:
¤Shin Guards: Reduces fall damage by 50%
¤¤Degrades after 2 falls
Feet:
¤Rubber Boots: Reduces fall damage by 25%
¤¤Degrades after 3 falls

Version differences basic guide

There are a lot of things that make this game complicated to run. Some of those differences are choosing which version to run, and even if you're going to stick to one version, it helps to know the differences so you're kept in the loop.


Titles

The game has multiple names. In North America, the NTSC version was released, and the game is known as "Disaster Report". This is the most common version of the game, most copies of the game are NTSC.

In Japan, the NTSC-U version was released, and the game is known as "Zettai Zetsumei Toshi".

In Europe, the PAL version was released, and the game has en entirely different name of "SOS: The Final Escape" (What I have always known the game as). The PAL version also has a completely different box art, with a red background and different cover art.


Difficulties

In the North American and Japanese versions of the game, Normal and Hard are the available difficulties you are given. However, in the European version of the game, you have Easy, Normal and Hard difficulties available. The easy difficulty gives the player twice the QP of normal, so less menuing is involved. Easy is probably in this version because the European version was released a lot later than the others, so things unfinished upon initial release had time to be completed before it's European release.


Framerates and displays

The Japanese and North American versions of the game run at 60FPS, whereas the European version of the game runs at 50FPS. The European game running slower is probably because standard European TVs back in 2002/2003 supported a lower Hz display and were designed to display lower framerates. If you try to play a Japanese or North American PS2 game on a PAL TV, the image is usually still visible but in black and white. This is common for a lot of other games too, notably Nintendo 64 and GameCube. This isn't the same reverse however, as you can run PAL games on American and Japanese TVs with no problems.


So, which version is the fastest?

Ultimately, the Japanese (NTSC-J) is probably the best version to use at this point because for the unskippable cutscenes, they happen faster, because the Japanese text takes less time to go through. Behind that, the North American release (NTSC) is likely to be just as good as the Japanese version but very slightly slower. As for PAL, the framerate means that it is potentially quite a lot slower than the NTSC versions, however the Easy option being available means that management of thirst and health are a lot less of a worry, and there is less menuing as a result.

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All Compass Locations	Souzooka 8 years ago
HP and QP Management Notes	Souzooka 8 years ago
Version differences basic guide	TheBattleRifle 8 years ago