Subject: JA2: Mercs' stats, skills, interactions, and locations (** spoilers **)
From: mad_sci@usa.net (Mad Sci)
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 01:53:28 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic
Following are the stats, skills, interactions, and locations of all recruitable
personalities in JA2. The tables are split into 3 parts for AIM, MERC, and
local hires. Some notes and equations follow. The tables fit in an 80-col
limit and should be viewed with a fixed-pitch font.
Note: I goofed on the training militia score for Conrad (and may be Vince).
The Repair option was grayed out, so I thought it was just a zero score, but I
found that the option is also disabled if there wasn't anything in the sector
to be fixed. If anybody can tell me the militia score for Conrad before he
gains in any of his stats, I'd appreciate it.
Alias HLT AGI DEX STR LDR WIS MRK MEC EXP MED LVL Day Week 2 Wk
Barry 82 72 87 80 29 91 70 44 92 20 2 700 3400 5500
Blood 84 94 87 82 6 75 78 23 31 51 3 850 5500 9000
Bull 96 59 44 98 23 64 72 25 17 10 2 400 2700 4500
Buns 79 78 87 59 24 93 86 8 4 48 2 725 4700 8500
Buzz 71 84 47 68 13 90 96 5 19 0 4 2200 12000 18000
Cliff 82 60 53 64 33 87 84 4 31 84 4 1600 10000 16000
Danny 99 99 79 73 10 91 61 12 0 88 3 1300 8000 14000
Dr. Q 88 92 81 73 26 91 60 19 20 87 3 1500 7500 13000
Fidel 88 83 64 83 1 71 85 6 97 3 3 2000 9500 16000
Fox 77 85 100 55 21 76 69 15 8 70 2 625 4000 7000
Grizzly 94 69 50 95 16 72 79 24 37 8 2 525 3500 6000
Grunty 82 79 76 71 21 72 78 44 28 22 3 550 3600 6400
Gus 75 65 84 82 83 94 97 80 76 68 8 6000 37000 70000
Hitman 75 77 40 69 52 74 88 11 39 3 4 1000 6000 11000
Ice 90 88 87 84 23 78 86 42 3 7 3 1500 9000 15000
Igor 91 89 75 82 4 84 77 36 19 17 2 500 3200 5500
Ivan 94 90 95 87 35 83 92 14 55 15 4 2950 20000 38000
Len 89 80 88 77 61 83 83 54 47 35 7 2400 15000 28000
Lynx 81 79 86 77 39 71 99 29 50 34 4 2850 18500 35000
Magic 95 99 98 92 16 80 94 91 27 24 5 5500 35000 65000
Malice 83 81 97 89 13 55 83 14 16 12 3 1200 6000 10000
MD 72 62 78 76 4 94 66 7 0 80 1 500 3000 5000
Meltdown 78 74 84 76 24 82 83 22 40 3 3 800 4900 9000
Nails 72 60 88 90 24 79 84 63 78 11 4 1800 10000 16000
Raider 80 71 78 80 87 76 88 12 20 11 4 2000 12000 20000
Raven 85 76 92 68 19 77 94 5 5 17 2 1800 11000 19000
Reaper 81 92 92 79 37 81 97 37 47 2 6 4000 25000 48000
Red 68 66 81 69 21 79 78 33 99 5 4 900 5900 10000
Scope 87 89 76 64 39 81 99 4 21 17 5 2900 19000 35000
Scully 90 90 96 85 70 93 92 61 66 36 5 4800 30000 63000
Shadow 95 96 83 88 35 77 92 12 22 30 5 3100 20500 39000
Sidney 80 70 91 76 27 78 92 2 15 44 5 2000 12500 22000
Spider 81 56 76 68 16 90 70 0 0 94 1 800 5100 8500
Static 79 66 95 59 15 60 86 99 28 17 4 2500 15000 25000
Stephen 97 71 78 80 59 94 82 15 66 15 5 1500 10000 17000
Steroid 99 56 48 97 9 62 89 76 13 22 1 950 5000 8000
Thor 96 83 84 89 61 97 74 35 11 70 3 1750 10000 15000
Trevor 95 77 98 79 27 97 81 99 88 7 2 2800 18000 32200
Vicki 79 85 72 72 33 85 84 94 28 18 4 2200 14500 26000
Wolf 90 83 86 85 22 76 79 65 40 48 3 1400 8000 14000
Alias HLT AGI DEX STR LDR WIS MRK MEC EXP MED LVL Day Week 2 Wk
Biff 73 74 71 41 13 58 57 0 4 24 2 200 0 0
Bubba 86 54 68 98 5 29 77 59 61 0 4 600 0 0
Cougar 88 83 79 87 32 75 93 59 46 35 5 2000 0 0
Flo 58 37 64 45 1 82 38 7 2 19 1 100 0 0
Gasket 72 61 89 68 3 49 44 82 8 0 1 200 0 0
Gumpy 67 45 67 70 11 94 44 0 57 9 1 150 0 0
Haywire 65 59 76 71 1 58 48 8 31 2 1 150 0 0
Larry 69 87 79 67 19 70 70 16 92 70 3 700 0 0
Larry 2 69 72 54 35 4 58 50 7 82 49 1 700 0 0
Numb 84 72 61 78 10 70 88 9 15 32 3 900 0 0
Razor 73 88 91 86 4 53 50 8 11 12 2 150 0 0
Alias HLT AGI DEX STR LDR WIS MRK MEC EXP MED LVL Day Week 2 Wk
Carlos 79 91 61 68 38 71 67 34 20 11 4 0 0 0
Conrad 76 69 84 81 51 88 95 22 68 49 5 3300 0 0
Dimitri 75 73 51 71 21 56 77 71 12 17 1 0 0 0
Dynamo 76 57 67 55 8 78 68 67 9 21 1 50 0 0
Hamous 68 68 66 69 5 35 78 19 0 0 2 250 0 0
Iggy 88 81 79 85 15 71 87 42 21 33 5 1950 0 0
Ira 76 72 91 55 14 83 55 8 2 40 2 0 0 0
Maddog 91 91 92 78 8 56 66 68 18 7 1 0 0 0
Miguel 88 73 76 83 98 80 85 22 31 13 6 0 0 0
Robot 95 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 0 0 0
Shank 73 36 43 31 7 80 45 11 9 17 1 20 0 0
Vince 94 49 92 69 33 94 35 13 3 94 2 500 0 0
Alias Heal Fix Train Skills Hates Likes
Barry 8 7 56 Electronics, Lockpicking
Blood 20 3 44 Martial Arts, Throwing Cliff
Bull 2 2 43 Hand-to-Hand (Expert)
Buns 20 1 88 Teaching (Expert) Fox, Reaper
Buzz 0 0 57 Auto Weapons, Heavy Weapons Lynx
Cliff 29 0 64 None
Danny 36 1 52 Ambidextrous Steroid
Dr. Q 36 2 59 Martial Arts, Night Ops
Fidel 1 0 41 Hand-to-Hand
Fox 28 2 61 Ambidextrous, Teaching Steroid Wolf, Grizzly
Grizzly 2 2 43 Hand-to-Hand, Heavy Weapons Dr. Q Bull
Grunty 8 6 49 Heavy Weapons, Night Ops
Gus 35 15 103 Heavy Weapons (Expert)
Hitman 1 0 86 Throwing, Teaching Biff
Ice 3 7 68 Auto Weapons, Teaching
Igor 6 4 43 Stealthy
Ivan 7 2 63 Auto Weapons, Heavy Weapons
Len 17 10 111 Auto Weapons, Teaching
Lynx 13 4 60 Electronics, Night Ops Buzz
Magic 11 18 58 Lockpicking, Stealthy Buns
Malice 4 2 39 Hand-to-Hand, Knifing
MD 30 0 56 Knifing, Teaching
Meltdown 1 3 54 Ambidextrous, Heavy Weapons Biff, Flo
Nails 5 11 57 Lockpicking
Raider 4 1 130 Teaching (Expert)
Raven 7 0 46 Auto Weapons, Night Ops
Reaper 1 7 71 To-Hit Bonus on Roof, Stealthy
Red 2 5 73 Electronics, Teaching Buns
Scope 7 0 88 Night Ops, Teaching
Scully 18 12 85 Knifing (Expert)
Shadow 13 2 65 Camouflage, Stealthy
Sidney 19 0 62 Throwing (Expert)
Spider 34 0 46 Night Ops, Stealthy Buns Raven
Static 7 18 46 Electronics, Night Ops Larry
Stephen 7 2 106 Night Ops, Teaching
Steroid 5 6 32 Electronics, Lockpicking Igor, Ivan
Thor 30 5 75 Hand-to-Hand, Stealthy
Trevor 3 17 58 Electronics, Lockpicking Fidel
Vicki 7 13 63 Ambidextrous, Throwing
Wolf 19 10 67 Night Ops, Teaching
Alias Heal Fix Train Skills Hates Likes
Biff 7 0 47 Teaching
Bubba 0 8 30 Hand-to-Hand
Cougar 14 9 63 Auto Weapons, Stealthy
Flo 6 0 48 Teaching
Gasket 0 12 25 Lockpicking Igor, Ivan
Gumpy 3 0 46 Electronics
Haywire 1 1 28 Auto Weapons, Knifing Biff
Larry 25 2 48 Lockpicking, Stealthy
Larry 2 12 0 29 None
Numb 10 1 44 Martial Arts, Night Ops
Razor 4 1 31 Knifing (Expert) Biff, Flo
Alias Heal Fix Train Skills Hates Likes
Carlos 4 4 66 Stealthy, Throwing
Conrad 22 ?? 106 Auto Weapons, Teaching
Dimitri 4 6 38 Throwing (Expert)
Dynamo 7 7 42 Lockpicking (Expert)
Hamous 0 2 26 Stealthy
Iggy 13 6 60 Heavy Weapons (Expert)
Ira 16 1 80 Teaching (Expert)
Maddog 2 10 33 Lockpicking (Expert)
Miguel 5 3 105 Knifing, Night Ops Iggy
Robot 0 0 0 None
Shank 5 0 43 Throwing (Expert)
Vince 40 0 82 Ambidextrous, Teaching
Notes:
1) Larry 2 is Larry when in drunken state.
2) The robot is only active when a merc uses its remote control, which
excludes the use of night goggles or an ear extender.
3) For AIM mercs, if A hates B and both are in same sector, then A
won't extend contract; if A hates B but likes C and all are in same
sector, then A will extend contract. AIM mercs will always honor
the full length of the contract. For MERC mercs, if A hates B and
both are in same sector, then A will quit.
Exceptions: Static will not sign even if Larry is in different
sector; Dynamo hates Bubba but won't quit even if in same sector.
4) The equation for Training Militia is
(LDR + WIS + (LVL * 10)) / 2.5, rounded to nearest integer
for Teaching, add 30% (times 1.3) before rounding, for Teaching
Expert, add 60% (times 1.6) before rounding.
This equation applies to all but local hires, all of whom have
a non-determinate bonus to their Training Militia score.
5) The approximate equation for Healing is
(DEX + WIS + (LVL* 10)) * MED / 491, rounded to nearest integer
Local Hires:
Carlos: Omerta underground (A10). Available after 5 cities captured
(Omerta & San Mona don't count).
Conrad: Alma (H13). Talk sequence = direct, recruit.
Dimitri: Omerta underground (A10). Available after "deliver food"
quest. Forgetful like Gasket.
Dynamo: Tixa prison (J9). Talk sequence = friendly until he quits,
then recruit. Is subject of rescue quest from head miner in Alma.
Hamous: Random road square, generally between Drassen & Cambria, or San
Mona & Cambria. Has Ice Cream Truck (Hamous can be dismissed after
getting the truck). Only shows up once.
Iggy: San Mona bar, above Shady Lady (C5). Has rocket rifle.
Ira: Omerta underground (A10).
Maddog: Estoni (I6). Psycho. Has CAWS shotgun.
Miguel: Omerta underground (A10). Available after 5 cities captured.
Robot: With AWOL scientist, in a secret partition of a barn (random
location). Must press switch in adjacent house to access partition.
Must get rifle & video camera (vidcam from Balime electronic store or
tool store) to obtain robot. May be effective against bugs which
can't smell it.
Shank: Tixa dungeon (J9). Enable gas supply if brought to Estoni and
talk to Jake. Not good for anything except as a trainer.
Vince: Cambria Hospital (F8). Available after "find Joey" quest.
Hospital treatment thereafter can be free.
Vehicles:
Helicopter: Drassen Airport (B13). Available after "find chopper
pilot" quest. Costs $100 per safe sector entered or $1000 per
dangerous (in enemy SAM range) sector entered. Will not enter
enemy-occupied sector. Chopper will later transfer to Estoni (I6)
after the "escort Shank" quest and gas supply is enabled.
Ice Cream Truck: See Hamous above.
Hummer: L10. Buy it from the guy there for $10,000.
