This guide is based on my personnel experience and based on another guide http://www.cosmicbreak.com/_/wiki/index.php?title=Quest_Mode
I am not a pro in this game or fighting Fractulus, neither is this guide. Some more experienced people may disagree or know some exceptions, this just a basic guide. (my english not good so my excuses for grammar mistakes).
Requirement*Bots*You need atleast 2 bots who are equiped to fight frac, the third bot can be used to lvl up.
I recommend air bots (prefer L-sized with omega blasters or M/L-sized with CSG (custom shotgun) also sombody with full support+burst bit for 3*). I personaly prefer air over art/lnd is because they have a longer boost(flying) time then other bots wich can be usefull not to fall down when you fight fractulus.
(If you have bots that can summon a shield that protect you (and your party) from projectile attacks use them because they can be very helpfull against frac.)
*Weapons*Shotgun/blaster: Blaster has a longer range then shotgun so your bullets can reach frac on more platforms with blaster then shotgun. So blasters are more suited for less experienced players also with L-sized air bots you have the highest DPS (besides CSG). If you planning to use shotguns it requires to be so close possible (staying on the edge) on the closest platform to frac.
Shotgun/
blaster reach
(This images are taken from
japanese wiki)
*Wonderbits*Burst bit for support to higher the DPS. Propeller bit for air (longer fly time). (They aren't nececairy for 2* but they can help clearing the stage faster.)
FractulusFractulus is a huge stationary ball in the air that shoots bullets to you.
Tactical suicides: Since frac has that much hp there will be times you run out of ammo or almost has no ammo. When that happends try to die on purpose so you can get a new bot and shoot on him again.
Before you face fractulus you first need to compleet some challenges.
Challenges:- Spoiler:
- Fractulus brakes down into huge amount of little mobs: This mobs shoots and tackle. Try to lure them into a group and kill them, when they drop powerups, useful items try to pick them up and use them against the mobs (slow trap/fire pillar/summon hipperzoid) or save them for the boss (hypershot)
- Giant disks: Giant disks with blasters that must be destroyed at the same time, or else they regenerate (2*, 4 in 2*, 5 in 3*). To be sure you won't kill one to early shoot them untill there hp are half red and look if there are still some wich doesn't have a red hp bar.
- Flying worm mobs with invincibility: Slow-flying creatures that are powered up with invincibility (you will see rainbow colors around them) by a number of generators around the arena (more generators in higher levels). They use tackle attacks and can also shock you while they are still invulnerable. You first need to destroy all the generators so that the creatures become vulnerable again, once they are vulnerable again they stop tackling and starting shooting beams.
- Ufo's: They are fast and fire a downward laser beam. The party members need to stay in one spot (center platform) and shoot at the mobs, when there few left chase them and kill the last ones. The reason why everybody need to stay on one spot is because then you will lure them in groupes around you instead of disperse them all around the map when you chase them.
- Pillars with shield: They summon a shield infront of them that blocks projectiles (not found in 1-star). There is a gap between the pillar and the summoned shield get close to the pillar and shoot it or let another party member shoot it from behind.
- Flying worm/shield mobs (3-star only): Try to kill the worm mobs withouth killing the shield mobs because once a shield mob is killed the other shield mobs get invincibility and starts tackling. To finish this challenge simply kill all worm mobs.
Note:The challenges (beside the huge amount of mobs spawn) appears random
After all the challenges are finished Fractalus appears also ufo's will be summoned (ignore them they do minor damage) and platforms appears to Fractulus.
Fractulus attack:- Spoiler:
- Shooting green/blue beams: Alot of green beams wil shoot up from frac and fall straight down further from frac, ignore the falling green beams. He will also launch blue beam shots that first fire outward and then curve once toward a target. They does major damage and able to push you off the platform these are best avoided at all cost, once you see the blue beams coming close to you fly up or move left/right to avoid them.
- Huge green laser beam: Frac will turn 90 degrees vertical (sometimes also turns a little bit to the left/right) and shoots a large green laser with long range he will then turn clockwise/counterclockwise. When he is lower then half his health he start shooting 2 laser beams one in the front and one in the back.
- Exploding platforms: When frac lose certain amount of hp some or all platforms around frac will explode, once the 6 edges of the platform has 6 blue/red balls the platform will shortly explode on the upside wich probably kill you. To evade this fly away from the platform or WB dodge it. Exploding platforms can also happen on the stairs simply fly to the next one once it exploded.
- Blue shield with generators: When frac lose certain amount of hp he will put a shield around himself. He will be invulnerable to any attack also some or all platforms will disappear. There will be generator summoned on the ground and/or the platforms around the boss. Let 2 people go down kill the 4 generators and the others kill the generators on the platforms. After all generators are killed the shield wears off. When you wanna shut down his last shield (third shield?) he well charge up himself and make a huge explosion that hits everything that is lower then the second highest platform.
- Rage mode: After his last shield is down frac starts to rain green beams, blue beams, huge laser beams on both sides, exploding platforms and slow balls. Slow balls moves slow but once they hit you it will slow you down and the other attacks will probably finnish you off. Keep flying away from the slow balls or use WB dodge so you won't get slowed down.
