Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Playstation 3
Skill Point FAQ
By Josh "PS2Marinerfan" Simmons
PS2Marinerfan(at)yahoo(dot)com
1/31/08
Version 1.95
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Table of Contents:
I. Intro/Contact Info
II. Version Guide
III. General Hints
IV. Skill Points
V. Extras
VI. Legal
VII. Credits
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I. Intro/Contact Info
This is my third guide I've made, the first for GTA:VCS and the second for
R&C:SM, both for the PSP. With the confusion in the game for the skill points,
I figured I'd post a guide. Of course I could not have done this alone, so I
thank all the people who helped give tips for each point.
Feel free to email me, just don't spam my inbox please! Be sure to put
a title with "RCF:ToD" in it, or the email will perish in my spam folder.
You can also contact me on the gamefaqs.com RCF:ToD board, my GFAQs username
is PS2Marinerfan.
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II. Version Guide
Ver. 1.00 (10/30/07)- Finished basic guide layout and skill point description.
Ver. 1.25 (10/31/07)- Added description for each skill point, added more
contributor info.
Ver. 1.26 (11/01/07)- Added a user's strategy for "Fast and the Fiery-ous SP.
Ver. 1.75 (11/08/07)- Major update.
Ver. 1.76 (11/09/07)- Added a few sites that are allowed to host my guide,
and a strategy for the "Expert Marksmen" SP.
Ver. 1.80 (11/27/07)- Minor update, included "extras."
Ver. 1.85 (11/30/07)- Added two mores site with permission to host the guide.
Ver. 1.86 (12/06/07)- Minor update, added info in "extras."
Ver. 1.90 (12/28/07)- Minor update, fixed descriptions, added another site.
ver. 1.95 (1/31/08) - Perhaps the final update, fixed a few things.
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III. General Hints
Right now, I'll say this. Skills points are difficult. Otherwise it wouldn't
take any skill to complete them. If the first time you try something and it
doesn't work, don't rush to the computer to email me. Try it again, and
perhaps it will work. If not, then is the time to ask questions.
Now that is out of the way, I'll get on to the main part of the guide. Keep in
mind that this is a FAQ, not an in-depth guide on how to get the SP. I'm
merely listing the requirements for getting each SP.
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IV. Skill Points
The number listed after the SP name is the number of skill points you'll
get for completing the SP. There are a total of 750 skill points, and
they unlock various cheats and secrets.
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****Cobalia****
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Smashing Good Time (10)- Destroy all crates.
=This is one is easy, just smash every crate in the level, as well as all
the consumer bots in the spaceport.
I Should Have Gone Down In A Barrel (10)- Go over both of the gel waterfalls
in the gel factory.
=Another easy one, just go over the waterfalls. It'll seem like you die,
but you respawn in the factory without technically dying.
Giant Hunter (10)- Kill all 4 Basillisk leviathans in the Cobalia wilderness.
=Just attack and kill every leviathan in the wilderness. You'll come
across 3 before you hit the city, and three more in the cave-like area
just after the platform with the Smuggler.
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****Kortog****
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Wrench Ninja 3 (10)- Use only the wrench to make it to the robo-wings segment.
=This one can be a pain. I did it the first time through the level, and
got it, but others have had trouble. My advice would be to do this the
VERY first time you get to this level, as attempting this in challenge
mode will be more difficult, but still possible.
Here's Hazzardous's view on how to get the SP.
"I have actually discovered it's far more easier to get this skill point
after you have completed the planet and then come back to claim it after
you get your ship. The trick is that you have to remember the path you
took to get to the first green platform as once you get the robo wings,
all the green platforms activate (especially those that are BEFORE the
first one you encountered). By attempting this after you beat the
planet, you can avoid those damn cyclo drones and those propeller
drophyds."
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Bridges (10)- Cross The tripad sequence using gel
cube bounces.
=Here's a strategy provided by Justin Gregoire:
"There�s a donut-shaped platform with three pads that lets out a bridge
when all three are stepped on. But instead of using them, use the
gelenator at the start of the currently non-existant bridge and
when at its largest state, jump on the block of gel that make the
gap across to the next platform."
Surface-to-air Plasma Beasts (10)- Take out 3 flying targets using the Plasma
Beasts.
=Just throw the Plasma Beasts below 3 flying targets, and let them destroy
the enemies for the point.
Been Around (10)- Take-off from every robo-wing pad in Stratus City.
=There are 11 robo-wing pads in the level. The map shows them all, so
just fly to them and then take-off from each pad.
Note that you may have to re-take off from the first robo-wing pad to
trigger the SP. Many people have spoken about this; but it's easy to
complete.
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****Voron Asteroid Belt****
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Collector's Addition (10)- Collect all 10 cargo containers.
=Just shoot all of the white-looking trianglar containers. Shooting the
colored containers gains a gold bolt.
Mine Sweeper (10)- Clear out 10-15 mines.
=This one can be difficult if you're trying to shoot down other enemies.
My advice would be to just focus on shooting as many targets as you can
as I do not know the exact amount needed for the point.
Whats That, R2? (10)- Barrel Roll 10 Times
=Just press L2 OR R2 10 times.
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****Mukow****
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I Think I'm Going To Be Sick (10)- Ride the ferris wheel 5 times without taking
damage.
=This one is rather self-explanatory. Just ride the ferris wheel 5
times; jumping to avoid the energy walls.
Fast and Firey-ous (10)- Use the charge boots to cross the bridge to the arena
without being burned.
=This one is a pain in the rear. I had a lot of difficulty getting this
point, and so did a lot of other users. My advice is to attempt this
the first time you go through the path to the arena per walkthrough. The
reason for this is that after you make it into the arena, a holo-shield
comes up preventing you from obtaining the point. Just go back and forth
across the bridge and eventually you'll get the point.
Craig Pagelson gave this hint:
"I ended up combining part of the guide's strategy with my own and had
no problems. My problem was that the third flamethrower-thing for the
fast and the fiery-ous skill point would stop before I could cross the
bridge, resulting in lots of pain on every attempt. The problem was
that it took too long to walk backwards in strafe mode then use the
charge boots. After dying several times, I tried something different.
While in strafe mode, standing directly in front of the first jet of
flame, I backflipped then immediately used the charge boots as soon as
I hit the ground. It worked perfectly the very first time. And another
thing I discovered after a few attempts, the first and second jets of
flame can actually be made to start at different times than each other.
It's best to have both going at the same time. All you have to do is
run away from the bridge a little bit and then return, and when the
first jet of flame goes, run up to it and the second should start at
the exact same time."
One Heckuva Peep Hole (10)- After recieving the Geo-Laser, retake the path to
the arena and blast the wall open.
=This one's easy, but the reason why it's a skill point is that you don't
get the Geo-Laser until after you complete the next planet, the Nundac
Asteroid Ring, so people wouldn't normally take the long way back to
the arena, they'd just take the taxi. Just walk the path, and when Clank
senses the weakness in the wall, use the Geo-Laser.
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****Nundac Asteroid Ring****
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Alphabet City (10)- Teleport to each of the six asteroids in Alphabetical
order. (Alpha--> Beta--> Gamma--> Delta--> Epsilon -->Zeta)
=Just go from each teleporter in the order listed above.
Knock You Down to Size (10)- Wrench slam 5 Cerullean Centipedes.
=Wrench slam (Jump then press square) 5 of the long centipedes that
appear. There's at least one on each asteroid, so you should be covered.
Dancin With The Stars (10)- Make 5 enemies dance at once on an asteroid.
=Find one asteroid where there is a group of enemies, I chose the one with
teleporter Gamma.
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****Ardolis****
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Taste O' Yer Own Medicine (10)- Destroy all Corsairs with the Combuster.
=Shoot all the pistol-wielding pirates with the Combuster in the level.
Preemptive Strike (10)- Destroy 5 thwogs while they are still sleeping.
=The best point to do this is when Clank opens the cave area with the Geo-
Laser. Right as you walk in, equip a weapon with a large blast radius
(Like the Fusion Grenade/Bomb), and throw it at the ceiling where the
thwogs are sleeping.
A user by the name of Brian Cook mentioned to me that he used the Buzz
Blades here. Since they bounce off the walls quite well, they kill
the thwogs before they awake.
It's a Mutanty Cap'n! (10)-Change 5 pirates into penguins in one shot.
=A GFAQs user by the name of ghos7ayama gave me this strategy.
"In the large room right before you fight the first rouge use it on a
large group of enemies with shields, there will be about 7 of them in
a group."
He means before the first mini-boss of the level, there is a group of
pirates that you can use the Transmorpher on quite effectively.
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****Rakar Star Cluster****
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You Sunk My Battleship! (10)- Shoot down at least 75% of the flying ships.
=This one confused me for a while. The ships that are mentioned are
actually the large battleships with the glowing white balls on the sides.
Shoot the balls to destroy each ship, destroy at least three-quarters of
them to get the point.
Pretty lights (10)- Complete the level without destroying any of the snatchers.
=The snatchers are the ships that shoot steady energy beams at your ship.
I've Got Places to Be (10)- Kill the boss in less than 2:30.
=Just shoot the boss quickly and dodge his attacks. I suggest doing this
on normal mode, as in challenge mode his health doesn't deplete as
quickly.
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****Rykan V****
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The Consumer Is Not (Always) Right (10)- Destroy 18 consumer bots in the area
near your ship.
=Just smack all the 'civilian' bots in the area near your ship.
Live Strong (10)- Complete the Gyro-Cycle area in under 1:45.
=Speed's the name of the game here, just go as fast as you can. You'll
likely take damage, but if your health is high enough, you shouldn't die
during this. If you do, the Gyro-Cycle area isn't very long, so just
restart and try again.
Untouchable (10)- Don't take damage while driving the Gyro-Cycle.
=Rather self-explanatory
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****Sargasso****
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It Sounded Like A Freight Train (10)- Get 11 anthropods in one tornado.
=I got this one by pure luck. I was low on ammo, but I had one more
tornado launcher pod, and I sent it at a group of the small bug-like
enemies. There are a lot of groups of these enemies, just find one and
launch a tornado at them.
Head Examine (10)- Land on the head of all 5 Troglosaurs in Sargasso.
=The Troglosaurs are the very large dinosaurs with the steps on their
tails. Just jump onto their backs, then glide to their heads when they
stop moving.
Extinction (10)- Kill all the Sargasso Grunthers.
=The Grunthers are the T-Rex looking enemies. Just eliminate them all.
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****Kreeli Comet****
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Lombaxes Don't Like Cold (10)- Break all the breakable icicles.
=Multiple users gave me info for this one. The general consenus was to
get the box breaker, then to hyper-strike (Jump then press square)
throughout the level.
Mow Down Hoedown (10)- Use turrets to destroy 10 dancing pirates.
=My strategy would be to walk near each of the turrets, then throw out
a Groovitron before quickly getting in said turret. Then eliminate the
pirates. You don't need to have all 10 dancing at one time, just have
each enemy dancing before shooting them.
Saucy Wrench (10)- Destroy all 4 campfire Cauldrens with the wrench.
=Just smack all of the campfire pots with the wrench.
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****Viceron****
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Dancin' On The Ceiling (10)- Successfully use a Groovitron while on a gravity
ramp.
=Throw out a Groovitron while on a grav-ramp. There's a correction here.
The Groovitron DOES need to get at least one enemy to dance for the
point to register.
Seared Ahi (10)- Use the Pyro Blaster on 3 Drophyd Creatures after freeing them
from their robotic suits.
=The Drophyds are the fishy looking enemies that come out of the suit upon
destruction. Use the Pyro Blaster on three of them, and you'll get the
point.
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****Verigris Black Hole****
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Expert Marksman (10)- Kill 75% of all the enemies.
=The best thing I can say right now is to practice this level a lot! This
SP was a pain for me, I was just shooting everything in sight.
Can't Touch This (10)- Avoid making contact with anything before fighting
the boss.
=Don't get hit until you face the boss
Pyew Pyew! (10)- Complete the level without secondary fire.
=Don't use the rockets during the entire level.
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****Jasindu****
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Dead Aim (10)- Destroy 3 destructible towers while on the pirate barges.
=Two different users gave me info. One used the RYNO IV and just shot
everything that wasn't on the pirate barge. The other used the
Judicator.
Fire with fire (10)- Kill 2 Kerchu Pyroguards with the Pyro Blaster.
=The pyroguards are the large enemies with the flamethrower. Strafe
around each enemy to avoid their attacks while lighting them on fire.
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****Ublik (Slag's Fleet)****
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Six Gun Salute (10)- Get six pirates in a row to salute to Ratchet while in
the pirate disguise.
=You need to get six pirates to salute Ratchet, but it doesn't have to be
six DIFFERENT pirates. Just find two pirates, and press circle to get
them to salute.
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****Reepor****
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Gotta Catch Them All (10)- Hit all cragmite soldiers with the Mag-Net Launcher.
=Okay, I'm saying this now. I officially hate this skill point. I ended
up completing the point the "hard" way, but there is an EXTREMELY easy
way to do this. Several people emailed me about this, and now I feel
quite dumb. Beat the level once, then come back before completing the
game. Go up the elevator behind Ratchet's ship, and cross the platforms.
There should be a lone cragmite enemy. Kill him using the Mag-Net
Launcher. Easy as that.
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****Igliak****
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Stay Still So I Can Shoot You! (10)- Use strafe flip 10 times while fighting
cragmite soldiers.
=Just strafe flip 10 times (Strafe to one side then jump).
Now Boarding... (10)- Complete the Gyro Cycle area in 0:55 seconds.
=Just like the Rykan V skill point, speed is the name of the game. Don't
worry about taking damage; you'll just start from the beginning of the
Gyro-Cycle area.
Low Flying Owls (10)- Fly underneath an electrified barrier in the robo wing
segment.
=Find an electrified barrier and fly below it.
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****Fastoon (Second visit only)****
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Nowhere To Hide (10)- Destroy every piece of breakable cover.
=I highly suggest shooting EVERYTHING in the level, and I mean EVERYTHING!
Be sure to have a lot of ammo here; you'll run out fast if you're not
careful.
Another strategy here, given to me by LadyR, would be to complete the
level all the way up until the final battle with Tachyon, leave Fastoon,
then to go back and eliminate all the breakable cover with less enemies.
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****General (Can be obtained on any planet)****
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No, Up Your Arsenal (40)- Upgrade every weapon to its maximum level.
=Self-Explanatory
Roflcopter (20)- Turn one enemy into a penguin then use the visicopter to
destroy it.
=Easy enough, just find one enemy, transmorph it, and use the visicopter
on it.
Golden Children (40)- Find all the gold bolts.
=Self-Explanatory
Cheapskate (10)- Purchase a single combuster shot
=Just buy a single combuster shot from any vendor. Easy as that.
Everybody Dance Now (40)- Make every type of enemy in the game dance.
(not including bosses)
=Again ghos7ayama gave the strategy here.
"Buy the GOLDEN Groovitron and play through the game once or twice while
using as much as possible and you should get it."
For those out of the loop, the Golden Groovitron costs 2 million
Raritanium, but you have unlimited ammo with it.
Chorus Line (10)- Get 11 enemies to dance together at the same time.
=I used the large area when you first enter Rykan V with Cronk and Zephyr.
I found a group of enemies
Happy Feat (10)- Get 9 penguins to dance at the same time.
=Use the Transmorpher on a large group of enemies, then use the Groovitron
on the group. I chose to use the same area I used for the Chorus Line
skill point.
Disco Inferno (10)- Use the Groovitron followed by the Pyro Blaster.
=Easy enough, just throw out a Groovitron then use the Pryo Blaster.
Bolts in the Bank (10)- Sell 20 leviathan souls to the smuggler.
=Just collect 20 leviathan souls and sell them to the smuggler.
It's Like The South Pole Here (10)- Turn 15 enemies and/or citizens into
penguins at the same time.
=A strategy given to me by Paul Ephron is this:
"You need to turn 15 creatures / citizens to penguins at the same time.
You DON'T need to do it with one transmorpher ball - you can use as
many as you need - you just need to have 15 penguins at the same time
(they turn back into originals after a few seconds as you probably know).
I did it on Saragasso with all those little guys that pop out of the
ground.
Say Hello To My Little Friend (10)- Kill 15 enemies with one RYNO shot.
=Easy enough as the RYNO is more than powerful enough for this, just find
a group of bad guys and let the gun go crazy.
For The Hoard (10)- Get every combat device.
=Self-explanatory
Promoted to Inspector (10)- Get every gadget.
=Self-explanatory
Global Thermonuclear War (20)- Get every weapon.
=Self-explanatory
Its Even Better The Second Time (40)- Complete challenge mode.
=Easy enough, it's automatic upon beating challenge mode.
The Hardest of Core (20)- Get everything else in the game.
=Get all other skill points, all gold bolts, all skins, all weapons, all
gadgets, EVERYTHING!!!
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V. Extras
Here are the various extras you unlock by completing the SPs. The number in
( ) is the quantity of skill points required to unlock the item.
2007 E3 Trailer (25) [Major pre-release trailer]
Big Head Mode (Ratchet Only) (50) [Ratchet gets a big head]
Character Concept Art (75) [Concept Art #1]
Big Head Enemies (100) [All your enemies now have large noggins]
2006 GDC Trailer (150) [First trailer showing off RCF:ToD]
Enviornment Concept Art (250) [Concept Art #2]
Wrench Replacement (300)
"How to Draw Ratchet" By Dave Guertin (350)
James the Galactic Defender (400) [Replacement skin for Mr. Zurkon device]
Weapon Concept Art (450) [Concept Art #3]
Levels are Mirrored (500) [Left is right, right is left]
Script to Screen (600)
Ratchet Paintings (All 750 points) [Concept Art #4]
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VI. Legal
This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal,
private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed
publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other
web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a
violation of copyright.
All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their
respective trademark and copyright holders.
As of this version, only www.gamefaqs.com and the following sites are allowed
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You can always find the most up-to-date guide on www.gamefaqs.com.
If you would like to use this guide, email me and we'll talk.
Copyright 2007-2008, Josh Simmons
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VII. Credits
Insomniac Games- For another great R&C game!
CJayC/SBAllen- For hosting/running GameFAQs.com; it's a great site!
The following people provided me with the skill point information from the
RCF:ToD board at gamefaqs.com
HellViper69
BakusaiTenketsu
RESIDENTEVIL719
jdave0717
Superchivo
thesteve19
Arseen
Talinthis
Vertigo283
outsider90909
ChaseTheRogue
GamersLoft
shadow1686
erikjb103
Ararcyn
Smileyface_666
ZeroCool000111
TheKitchenSin
KarleKat
WeAreVenom
Skyline5817
DDBain017
bmoney
Zombiehuggles
ghos7ayama
PieingDutchman
The following people emailed me with information.
LadyR
Brian Cook
"AG"
Paul Ephron
Justin Gregoire
Kevin Sigmund
"Al2x"
Zach Johnson
Hazzardous
Pierce O.
Craig Pagelson
If I missed anyone, email me and I'll add you.
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