Shanghai EXE Guide ~Redux~

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1		Shanghai EXE Genso Network Guide
2		Shanghai EXE Genso Network Guide				Explanation of Terminology: This game is based off of Battle Network and Touhou and uses various terms used by both series. Here's a small section for newbies explaining the various words and what they mean. Battle Network terms: BN: Shortened version of Battle Network. PET: PErsonal Terminal. A miniaturized computer with a variety of functions, the most important of which being to contain their Navi. NetOp: Short for Net Operator. The human portion of the NetOp/Navi team. Sends Battlechips to their Navi using the Custom screen during fights. Navi: Short for Net Navigator. A sentient AI able to walk the electronic world present in electronic systems in the Battle Network and Shanghai worlds. Battlechip: Data sent to a Navi by their NetOp using the Custom screen, which the Navi can then use as a weapon to delete opponents. Custom: An interface by which a NetOp sends their Navi Battlechip data. Regular Memory: A system that allows players to choose a chip in their folder as their regular chip. A player can only make a regular chip out of a chip that is at or below their current Regular Memory value; i.e., if the player has 30MB of regular memory, they can choose any chip at or below 30MB as their regular chip, and cannot choose anything above that value. Regular Memory is increased by finding RegUP throughout the course of the game from BMDs(see Mystery Data in this section)and ocassionally hidden on real world objects(see Other tab for info on various RegUP locations). Regular Memory caps out at 50MB. Regular Chip: A regular chip is any chip assigned using the select button in the player's folder following the rules above. Regular chips will always appear on the player's first turn in any fight as long as they remain the player's regular chip. SubChip: Items with a variety of effects that can be used to give desired effects to a Navi. AddOn: A program that can be used by Navis to enhance their abilities in various ways. AddOns are limited by the Navi's Hz and Core capacity. Style: An ability unlocked by Shanghai based on her NetOp's fighting style that allows her a variety of abilities and strengths. There are 6 Styles in total alongside 6 elements for each. Square: The centerpiece of an area's Net space. Generally used as a merchant's square and a center of communication. Chip vendors, Subchip vendors, Request boards, Bounty boards, BBSes and Interiors vendors can often be found here. Net/Cyberworld: A metaphysical "area" in computers and other electronics a Navi is capable of traversing. The Net is a public area of this space where many Navis commonly traverse. Mystery Data: Data found in the cyberworld containing a variety of chips, AddOns, subchips and other things. Comes in Green(GMD), Blue(BMD) and Purple(PMD) forms. See System tab, small tidbits section for info on their differences. Virus: Inhabitants of the electronic world which can cause malfunctions of systems, but are innocuous most of the time. When compared to Navis, they are more like wild animals, both in terms of sentience and their tendency to be territorial. Sprite: A semi-sentient program capable of performing functions to help upkeep a device's cyberworld as well as it's functionality. NetBattle: A fight between two Navis in the cyberworld. Deletion: When a virtual entity is hurt enough by attacks to become mostly nonfunctional, they are considered deleted. There are various stages of deletion, with ghost Navi data being the most obvious examples of the earlier stages. Zenny: The game's form of currency. Bounty: A mercenary job undertaken by Navis to eliminate a dangerous opponent in return for Zenny. Virus Manager: A section of Shanghai's homepage which, alongside virus balls and Shanghai's henchmen, allow her to capture, domesticate and use viruses in a fight. Link Gate: A specialized function on Shanghai's homepage that allows her to set de facto teleports to other Squares on the net in exchange for money. Talk to the sprites in any area's Square to realize this function. Danmaku: Japanese term for bullet hell games. Literally "curtain fire." Flinch: A temporary state where the player or an enemy Navi can take no action for a short time due to flinching after being hit by an attack. For attacks that do not cause I-frames, it is possible to chain flinch to prevent an enemy from being able to take any action; indeed, some attacks are designed around this idea, such as the BigTyphoon PA. Viruses do not flinch and also do not gain I-frames after being hit. I-frames: The state after being hit by an attack where Shanghai or an enemy Navi become immune to being hit by most attacks, indicated by blinking. Some attacks do not cause i-frames, and a scant few will ignore this state and be able to attack through it.
3		Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not use this guide if you don't want to potentially be spoiled.
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5	About
6	This is meant to be a guide for the game for English-reading or English-speaking players who have difficulty understanding or playing games in Japanese.
7	Note: As of version 0.40, the game is playable in English. Simply go to the Key Config menu and switch the language to "English" on the bottom.
8	This guide is for Version 0.55 on, but is a work in progress.
9	Use the tabs below to navigate.
10	Some cells have detailed information about their related subject in notes as indicated by a triangle in the top right of the cell, such as in this one. To see these notes, hover the mouse over these cells.
11	Difficulty Adjustment/Game Modes
12	After game completion, virus/Navi difficulty can be reset in the post-game area from Alice's HP (go down-left and talk to the red Sprite Prog near the top). Set number to modify added rank to enemies.
13	To play hard mode, from the title screen (while highlighted on new game or continue), hold select and press LRLLRLR. If done correctly, new game will highlight in yellow. All enemies go up 1 rank.
14	To play super hard mode, from the title screen, hold select and press RRLLRLL. If done correctly, new game will highlight in blue. All enemies go up 2 ranks.
15	To play max difficulty mode, from the title screen, hold select and press RRRLLLRL. If done correctly, you'll hear a sound. If done correctly, New Game will turn red.
16	To play DeadBody mode, from the title screen, hold select and press RLRLRRL. If done correctly, you'll hear a sound. Press New Game to unlock the AddOn, and equip it to have 1 HP in battle.
17	To play Star Force mode, from the title screen, hold select and press LLLRRRLR. If done correctly, you'll hear a sound. Press New Game to unlock 3 AddOns. Equip them to play on a Star Force field.
18	Note: Because DeadBody and all the addons used in Star Force mode are accessible via the Number Trader, it's possible to play hard/super hard/max difficulty while also playing DeadBody/Star Force modes by entering the codes to get these items while playing an increased difficulty mode, though the player will have to wait until Kumami's chip shop opens to do so. See the Other tab for codes.
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20	Images
21	Some images found in the guide were directly captured from personal gameplay. About 90-99% of the other images came from these sources:
22	Japanese Guide		Shanghai Exe Strategy Guide
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29	This is your menu by the end game, but some of the options are available at the beginning. Here's the rundown:
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31				Chip Folder	You'll start out with Folder1, but eventually you'll get extra folders. Editing is similar to older Battle Network games, with BN6's rule added.
32				Subchips	7 different subchips. You can increase the number you hold with SubMemory pickups, similar to other BN games. See System tab for more infos.
33				DataList	Basically the Library. Lists all chips and PAs you've collected so far.
34				Navi	Shows Shanghai's info. Once you get AddOn, you can customize it (AddOn == NaviCust). If you have Style Change, you can modify it here too.
35				Virus	This is a feature unique to Genso Network where you can feed a caught virus with frags, strengthening it when you summon it in battle.
36				Mail	Shows the mail that you have received.
37				Key Items	Lists key items
38				Network	(Not implemented yet)
39				Save	Save the game.
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44		Completion Stars
45			Yellow	Game Completion
46			Green	???
47			Sky Blue	Standard Chip Library Complete
48			Dark Blue	Navi Chip Library Complete
49			Purple	Dark Chip Library Complete
50			Pink	PA Library Complete
51			Red	???
52			Orange	Beat all Main Story SP NetNavis (This includes UtsuhoSP) (Needs the Debug Room to get)
53			Black	???
54			White	???
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58	Improved walkthrough (probably would need to do it through a better medium, like a word doc or a blog)
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60	NOTICE:
61	This guide is fanmade one from its old age, and currently being redacted by a fan. I have my real life moments and since I actually play the game to find out more infos rather than analyzing the map data, there can be a lot of outdated infos and such.
62	So, special thanks to lots of fans who comment and give a discussion to give a new, or updated info. You people are practically the one who made this, and I sincerely thank you for all the help.
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