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[[Challenge]] mode is a secondary game mode that can be selected during party creation. It can be played in Episode 1 or Episode 2, and is divided into stages which are further divided into areas. Episode 1 has nine stages consisting of 46 total areas, and Episode 2 has five stages consisting of 29 total areas. Stages must be completed sequentially in order to progress.
[[Challenge]] mode is a secondary game mode that can be selected during party creation. It can be played in Episode 1 or Episode 2, and is divided into stages which are further divided into areas. Episode 1 has nine stages consisting of 46 total areas, and Episode 2 has five stages consisting of 29 total areas. Stages must be completed sequentially in order to progress.


At the beginning of each stage, players are set to a predetermined level based on the stage and given an inventory based on the stage and their class. At the beginning of each stage, players begin with one or more [[Scape Doll|Scape Dolls]] in their inventory. If any player in the party is killed without a Scape Doll in their inventory to revive them, the party fails the stage and will be forced to restart in order to continue.
At the beginning of each stage, players are set to a predetermined level based on the stage and given an inventory based on the stage and their class. At the beginning of each stage, players begin with one or more {{Tool|Scape Doll|Scape Dolls}} in their inventory. If any player in the party is killed without a Scape Doll in their inventory to revive them, the party fails the stage and will be forced to restart in order to continue.
 
After the stage is completed, all instanced items, character levels, and stats will be gone. Every attempt at a given challenge stage will begin with the same parameters, and challenge mode progress does not affect normal mode progress outside of the rewards listed below.  


Challenge mode is a timed game mode, and time is tracked per stage and per character. The timer starts at the beginning of the stage and ends when the final enemy in the stage is killed.
Challenge mode is a timed game mode, and time is tracked per stage and per character. The timer starts at the beginning of the stage and ends when the final enemy in the stage is killed.
Unlike normal mode, challenge mode utilizes unique [[weapon attribute drop tables]] featuring a bias towards higher attribute values and an exclusion of irrelevant [[weapon attributes]] for [[monsters]] found in the stage. These tables are unaffected by player [[Section IDs]].
Various features and items are omitted during a challenge stage, such as access to Pioneer 2 prior to stage completion, {{Tool|Telepipe|Telepipes}}, {{Tool|Moon Atomizer|Moon Atomizers}}, [[Drop_charts#Rare_drop_rate|rare drops]], {{Meseta}}, [[Charge]] weapon special, or [[untekked]] weapons (weapons with specials are already identified).
==Stages==
==Stages==
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==Rewards==
==Rewards==
The rewards for challenge mode are based on the final rank and the episode in which it was played. The player will have their choice of the below rewards if they complete the corresponding challenge mode within the listed time frame.
The rewards for challenge mode are based on the final rank and the episode in which it was played. The player will have their choice of the below rewards if they complete the corresponding challenge mode within the listed time frame.
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| rowspan="3" |Episode 1
| rowspan="3" |Episode 1
|<7 hours
|<7 hours
|S-Rank
|S
|[[ES weapons#Episode 1|ES weapons (Episode 1)]]
|[[ES weapons|ES weapons]] ([[ES weapons#Episode 1|Episode 1]])
|-
|-
|7-13 hours
|7-13 hours
|A-Rank
|A
|{{Shield|rare|Gods Shield "Suzaku"}}
|{{Shield|rare|Gods Shield "Suzaku"}}
|-
|-
|>13 hours
|>13 hours
|B-Rank
|B
|{{Shield|rare|Gods Shield "Byakko"}}
|{{Shield|rare|Gods Shield "Byakko"}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |Episode 2
| rowspan="3" |Episode 2
|<5 hours
|<5 hours
|S-Rank
|S
|[[ES weapons#Episode 2|ES weapons (Episode 2)]]
|[[ES weapons|ES weapons]] ([[ES weapons#Episode 2|Episode 2]])
|-
|-
|5-9 hours
|5-9 hours
|A-Rank
|A
|{{Shield|rare|Yellow Ring}}
|{{Shield|rare|Yellow Ring}}
|-
|-
|>9 hours
|>9 hours
|B-Rank
|B
|{{Frame|rare|Hunter Field}}<br>{{Frame|rare|Ranger Field}}<br>{{Frame|rare|Force Field}}
|{{Frame|rare|Hunter Field}}<br>{{Frame|rare|Ranger Field}}<br>{{Frame|rare|Force Field}}
|}
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Because the two critical elements of challenge mode are getting a low time and staying alive, strategy for the game mode typically revolves around methods to optimize these two elements. For lowering time, this means clearing enemies efficiently and only doing what's necessary to proceed (i.e. not clearing any unnecessary enemies or pressing unnecessary switches). For staying alive, this means managing healing effects and dodging attacks to minimize deaths.
Because the two critical elements of challenge mode are getting a low time and staying alive, strategy for the game mode typically revolves around methods to optimize these two elements. For lowering time, this means clearing enemies efficiently and only doing what's necessary to proceed (i.e. not clearing any unnecessary enemies or pressing unnecessary switches). For staying alive, this means managing healing effects and dodging attacks to minimize deaths.


In the below table are links to guides for each stage of Challenge mode. These guides include maps and describe the routes for completing each stage, including the necessary enemies to clear.
The following table contains links to guides written for each stage of Challenge mode. These guides include maps and describe the routes for completing each stage, including the necessary enemies to clear.
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{| class="wikitable"
!Episode 1
!Episode 1
!Clear Time*
!{{Note|S-Rank reference time for each stage|Clear Time}}
!Episode 2
!Episode 2
!Clear Time*
!{{Note|S-Rank reference time for each stage|Clear Time}}
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 1/Guide|Stage 1: Forest]]
|[[Episode 1: Stage 1/Guide|Stage 1: Forest]]
|13"
|style="text-align:center" |13"
|[[Episode 2: Stage 1/Guide|Stage 1: VR Temple]]
|[[Episode 2: Stage 1/Guide|Stage 1: VR Temple]]
|65"
|style="text-align:center" |65"
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 2/Guide|Stage 2: Cave 1]]
|[[Episode 1: Stage 2/Guide|Stage 2: Cave 1]]
|47"
|style="text-align:center" |47"
|[[Episode 2: Stage 2/Guide|Stage 2: VR Spaceship]]
|[[Episode 2: Stage 2/Guide|Stage 2: VR Spaceship]]
|55"
|style="text-align:center" |55"
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 3/Guide|Stage 3: Cave 2]]
|[[Episode 1: Stage 3/Guide|Stage 3: Cave 2]]
|40"
|style="text-align:center" |40"
|[[Episode 2: Stage 3/Guide|Stage 3: Central Control Area]]
|[[Episode 2: Stage 3/Guide|Stage 3: Central Control Area]]
|45"
|style="text-align:center" |45"
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 4/Guide|Stage 4: Cave 3]]
|[[Episode 1: Stage 4/Guide|Stage 4: Cave 3]]
|45"
|style="text-align:center" |45"
|[[Episode 2: Stage 4/Guide|Stage 4: Seabed]]
|[[Episode 2: Stage 4/Guide|Stage 4: Seabed]]
|85"
|style="text-align:center" |85"
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 5/Guide|Stage 5: Mine 1]]
|[[Episode 1: Stage 5/Guide|Stage 5: Mine 1]]
|40"
|style="text-align:center" |40"
|[[Episode 2: Stage 5/Guide|Stage 5: Tower]]
|[[Episode 2: Stage 5/Guide|Stage 5: Tower]]
|50"
|style="text-align:center" |50"
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 6/Guide|Stage 6: Mine 2]]
|[[Episode 1: Stage 6/Guide|Stage 6: Mine 2]]
|50"
|style="text-align:center" |50"
| rowspan="4" |
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |
|
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 7/Guide|Stage 7: Ruins 1]]
|[[Episode 1: Stage 7/Guide|Stage 7: Ruins 1]]
|60"
|style="text-align:center" |60"
|
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 8/Guide|Stage 8: Ruins 2]]
|[[Episode 1: Stage 8/Guide|Stage 8: Ruins 2]]
|55"
|style="text-align:center" |55"
|
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 9/Guide|Stage 9: Ruins 3]]
|[[Episode 1: Stage 9/Guide|Stage 9: Ruins 3]]
|70"
|style="text-align:center" |70"
|
|}
|}
 
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==Time Attack==
<nowiki>*</nowiki> S-Rank reference time for each stage.
See the [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/ephinea-challenge-mode-records.497/ Ephinea Challenge Mode Records] thread on the Ephinea forum.
 
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== Time Attack ==
{{Guides}}
Further information coming soon. Until then, see the [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/ephinea-challenge-mode-records.497/ Ephinea Challenge Mode Records] thread on the Ephinea forum.
[[Category:Guides]]

Latest revision as of 01:24, 7 November 2024

Challenge mode is a secondary game mode that can be selected during party creation. It can be played in Episode 1 or Episode 2, and is divided into stages which are further divided into areas. Episode 1 has nine stages consisting of 46 total areas, and Episode 2 has five stages consisting of 29 total areas. Stages must be completed sequentially in order to progress.

At the beginning of each stage, players are set to a predetermined level based on the stage and given an inventory based on the stage and their class. At the beginning of each stage, players begin with one or more Tool icon.pngScape Dolls in their inventory. If any player in the party is killed without a Scape Doll in their inventory to revive them, the party fails the stage and will be forced to restart in order to continue.

After the stage is completed, all instanced items, character levels, and stats will be gone. Every attempt at a given challenge stage will begin with the same parameters, and challenge mode progress does not affect normal mode progress outside of the rewards listed below.

Challenge mode is a timed game mode, and time is tracked per stage and per character. The timer starts at the beginning of the stage and ends when the final enemy in the stage is killed.

Unlike normal mode, challenge mode utilizes unique weapon attribute drop tables featuring a bias towards higher attribute values and an exclusion of irrelevant weapon attributes for monsters found in the stage. These tables are unaffected by player Section IDs.

Various features and items are omitted during a challenge stage, such as access to Pioneer 2 prior to stage completion, Tool icon.pngTelepipes, Tool icon.pngMoon Atomizers, rare drops, Meseta icon.pngMeseta, Charge weapon special, or untekked weapons (weapons with specials are already identified).

Stages[edit | edit source]

Challenge Mode Stages
Episode 1 Episode 2
Stage 1: Forest Stage 1: VR Temple
Stage 2: Cave 1 Stage 2: VR Spaceship
Stage 3: Cave 2 Stage 3: Central Control Area
Stage 4: Cave 3 Stage 4: Seabed
Stage 5: Mine 1 Stage 5: Tower
Stage 6: Mine 2
Stage 7: Ruins 1
Stage 8: Ruins 2
Stage 9: Ruins 3

Rewards[edit | edit source]

The rewards for challenge mode are based on the final rank and the episode in which it was played. The player will have their choice of the below rewards if they complete the corresponding challenge mode within the listed time frame.

Time Rank Reward Options
Episode 1 <7 hours S ES weapons (Episode 1)
7-13 hours A Shield icon.pngGods Shield "Suzaku"
>13 hours B Shield icon.pngGods Shield "Byakko"
Episode 2 <5 hours S ES weapons (Episode 2)
5-9 hours A Shield icon.pngYellow Ring
>9 hours B Frame icon.pngHunter Field
Frame icon.pngRanger Field
Frame icon.pngForce Field

Strategy[edit | edit source]

Because the two critical elements of challenge mode are getting a low time and staying alive, strategy for the game mode typically revolves around methods to optimize these two elements. For lowering time, this means clearing enemies efficiently and only doing what's necessary to proceed (i.e. not clearing any unnecessary enemies or pressing unnecessary switches). For staying alive, this means managing healing effects and dodging attacks to minimize deaths.

The following table contains links to guides written for each stage of Challenge mode. These guides include maps and describe the routes for completing each stage, including the necessary enemies to clear.

Episode 1 Clear Time Episode 2 Clear Time
Stage 1: Forest 13" Stage 1: VR Temple 65"
Stage 2: Cave 1 47" Stage 2: VR Spaceship 55"
Stage 3: Cave 2 40" Stage 3: Central Control Area 45"
Stage 4: Cave 3 45" Stage 4: Seabed 85"
Stage 5: Mine 1 40" Stage 5: Tower 50"
Stage 6: Mine 2 50"
Stage 7: Ruins 1 60"
Stage 8: Ruins 2 55"
Stage 9: Ruins 3 70"
Guides
Basics Classes • Mags (Basic Mag feeding guide) • Quests • Section IDs • Stats • Status effects • Teams • Techniques • Tekking • Weapons
Classes Class comparison • Hunter • HUmar • HUnewearl • HUcast • HUcaseal • RAmar • RAmarl • RAcast • RAcaseal • FOmar • FOmarl • FOnewm • FOnewearl
Items Adding Hit to enemy weapons • Adding ES/S-Rank weapon specials • Common weapon ATA equivalencies • Increasing weapon attributes • Sealed items (Unsealing) • Set effects
Hunting Common weapons • Drop charts (Level 30 techniques) • Item boxes (Box run) • Leveling • Weapon attribute drop tables
Mechanics Accuracy glitch • Beat time • Combo-locked weapons • Fixed-damage attacks • Game mechanics (Frame data) • Item drops • Reduced-special weapons
Challenge Challenge • Episode 2: Stage 1 • Episode 2: Stage 2 • Episode 2: Stage 3 • Episode 2: Stage 4 • Episode 2: Stage 5
Ephinea Anguish • Banners • Chat commands • Coren • Daily forecast • Events • Price guide • Ragol Boost Road • Server rules • Weekly boosts
Other Custom files (Skins) • Mapitem.txt • Music replacement • Terminology
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