War Room

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Xenesis War Room AW1&2R, Category Index

Challenge Campaign

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Xenesis Challenge Campaign AW1&2R, Category Index

Campaign

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Xenesis Campaign AW1&2R, Category Index

Commanding Officers

May 5, 2023May 24, 2023 Xenesis Commanding Officers AW1&2R, Category Index

– Time Survival –

June 26, 2022May 2, 2023 Samurai Goroh Time Survival AW3, AWDS, Category Index

Maps

June 19, 2022May 2, 2023 Xenesis Maps AW1, Category Index

Special: 01 – Bean Island 02 – Crater Isle 03 – Triangles 04 – Ball Islands 05 – Coral Lagoon 06 – Puzzle Trio 07 – Fist Peninsula 08 – Deer Harbor 09 – Alara Range 10 – Lost River 11 – Volcano Isle 12 – Turtle Atoll 13 – Squash Island 14 – Cube Keys 15 – Mirror Islands 16 – Shark Strait 17 – Royal Channel	Vs.: 01 – Little Island 02 – Sun Canal 03 – Beaker River 04 – Star Islands 05 – Eon Springs 06 – Portal Bridge 07 – Sabre Range 08 – Asphalt Maze 09 – Cog Isle 10 – Zero Wood 11 – Switchback 12 – Ruby Keys 13 – Rainy Haven 14 – Rail Strait 15 – Tribe Islands 16 – Vision Bridge 17 – Piston Dam 18 – Hat Harbor 19 – Swan Cove 20 – Go Islands	Pre-Deployed: 01 – Brace Range 02 – River Range 03 – Moon Isle 04 – Mint Plateau 05 – Jewel Canal 06 – Wrench Island 07 – Rapid Ferry 08 – Bundle City 09 – Scarab Road 10 – Pointing River 11 – Liaison Wood 12 – Delta Heights 13 – Poem Cape 14 – Blue Lake 15 – Coil Range 16 – Leaf Haven 17 – Battle Cube
3-Player: 01 – Pyramid Cape 02 – Bead Islands 03 – Clover Keys 04 – Keyhole Cove 05 – Fork River 06 – Mantis River 07 – Channel City 08 – Ink Canal 09 – Shield Hills 10 – Peril Maze 11 – Gem Creek 12 – Glass Heights 13 – Devil’s Inlet 14 – Shear Port 15 – Liar’s Cove 16 – Nail Canal 17 – Atlas River 18 – Eel Channels 19 – Jab Peninsula 20 – Thorn Islands	4-Player: 01 – Four Corners 02 – Rocket Cape 03 – Crop River 04 – Tween Isle 05 – Rival Islands 06 – Loop Road 07 – Plus Canal 08 – Islas Five 09 – Patriot Cove 10 – Web River 11 – Cap Narrows 12 – Jay Islands 13 – Chain Canal 14 – Spring Lakes 15 – Tatter River 16 – Island X 17 – Alakule 18 – Traitor River 19 – Fable Hills 20 – South Cape 21 – Glory Islands	War Room: WR1-00: Overview WR1-01: Spann Island WR1-02: Moji Island WR1-03: Duo Falls WR1-04: Sole Harbor WR1-05: Pivot Isle WR1-06: Land’s End WR1-07: Kita Straight WR1-08: Point Stormy WR1-09: Ridge Island WR1-10: Mial’s Hope WR1-11: Bounty River WR1-12: Toil Ferry WR1-13: Twin Isle WR1-14: Dire Range WR1-15: Egg Islands WR1-16: Terra Maw WR1-17: Stamp Islands WR1-18: Rivers Four WR1-19: Ring Islands WR1-20: Last Mission
Field Training: Field Training 01 – Troop Orders Field Training 02 – Terrain Intel Field Training 03 – Base Capture Field Training 04 – Unit Repair Field Training 05 – APC ABCs Field Training 06 – Tank Ops Field Training 07 – Copter Tactics Field Training 08 – Air Assault Field Training 09 – Air Defense Field Training 10 – Dogfights Field Training 11 – Naval Forces Field Training 12 – Climate Status Field Training 13 – Fog of War Field Training 14 – Special Intel	Campaign: C00 – Overview C01 – It’s War! C02 – Gunfighter! C03 – Air Ace! C04A – Max Strikes! C04M – Max Strikes! C05A – Max’s Folly? C05M – Sniper! C06A – Olaf’s Navy C06M – Blizzard Battle! C07A – Olaf’s Sea Strike! C07M – History Lesson! C08 – Sami’s Debut! C09 – Kanbei Arrives! C10 – Mighty Kanbei! C11 – Kanbei’s Error? C12 – Divide & Conquer! C13 – Sami Marches On! C14 – Sonja’s Goal! C15A – Captain Drake! C15M – Captain Drake! C15S – Captain Drake! C16A – Naval Clash! C16M – Naval Clash! C16S – Naval Clash! C17A – Wings of Victory! C17M – Wings of Victory! C17S – Wings of Victory! C18A – Battle Mystery! C18M – Battle Mystery! C18S – Battle Mystery! C19 – Andy Times Two! C20 – Enigma C21 – The Final Battle! C22 – Rivals!	Advance Campaign: AC00: Overview AC01: It’s War! AC02: Gunfighter! AC03: Air Ace! AC04A: Max Strikes! AC04M: Max Strikes! AC05A: Max’s Folly? AC05M: Sniper! AC06A: Olaf’s Navy AC06M: Blizzard Battle! AC07A: Olaf’s Sea Strike! AC07M: History Lesson! AC08: Sami’s Debut! AC09: Kanbei Arrives! AC10: Mighty Kanbei! AC11: Kanbei’s Error? AC12: Divide & Conquer! AC13: Sami Marches On! AC14: Sonja’s Goal! AC15A: Captain Drake! AC15M: Captain Drake! AC15S: Captain Drake! AC16A: Naval Clash! AC16M: Naval Clash! AC16S: Naval Clash! AC17A: Wings of Victory! AC17M: Wings of Victory! AC17S: Wings of Victory! AC18A: Battle Mystery! AC18M: Battle Mystery! AC18S: Battle Mystery! AC19: Andy Times Two! AC20: Enigma AC21: The Final Battle! AC22: Rivals!

Game Information

June 23, 2021May 2, 2023 Xenesis Game Information AW1&2R, Category Index

Downloads

May 8, 2021May 2, 2023 Xenesis Downloads Category Index

Totally Flaked Reader

April 27, 2020May 2, 2023 Xenesis Totally Flaked Category Index, Totally Flaked

The AWN forum comic by Sarumarine, now archived here to read.

Comics:

Situation Room Challenges:

Multiplayer Information

May 14, 2017May 18, 2020 Xenesis Competitive Multiplayer, Multiplayer Category Index

General Multiplayer

These articles cover the basics and are applicable to any version of the game.

Getting Started

Introduction
Glossary of Short Terms
Naming Philosophy

AW4 mechanics

Interface
Anatomy of a day
Mechanics (vitals, damage, leveling)
COs, COUs, COPs, and the zone system
Terrain and weather
Gas trick
Other things

AW3 to AW4 differences

Mechanics and unit changes
DEF shift
Base damage changes

Competitive Multiplayer

These articles are more in-depth, but more importantly, they assume that players are using the AW4 Balance Patch. This changes the statistics of the commanding officers (COs) and assumes various game settings. As of May 2020, all online competitive play uses the AW4 Balance Patch.

The World of Intelligent Defense

Introduction & How to find games
Standard game settings
Why are sea units not played?
It’s not just about winning
Myths and assumptions debunked

COs

CO	Zone	Effect	Power
Brenner	3	110/130 all	+3 HP all
Caulder	1	130/130 all, +1 HP/day (costs funds)	None
Gage	2	140/130 indirect, 110/110 other	+2 indirect range
Greyfield	3	140/120 tech, 110/110 other	Supply all units (incl. materials)
Forsythe	5	120/130 all	None
Isabella	2	120/110 all	+2 MP all, +2 indirect range
Lin	1	130/130 land, 110/110 air	+2 vision land, hidden tiles revealed
Penny	3	120/120 all	Weather change for 3 days
Tabitha	0	170/160 all (190/180 COU)	8 HP 2-radius nuke (cost bias)
Tasha	1	160/140 air, 110/110 land	+2 MP air
Waylon	2	130/160 air, 110/110 land	+270D air
Will	2	130/110 direct land, 110/110 other	+2 MP direct land

Units

Soldiers (infantry, bike, mech)
Core (antiair, tank, copter, artillery)
Tech (mdtank, wartank, rockets, bomber, duster)
Niche (recon, flare, antitank, missiles, fighter)
Transport (t-copter, rig)

Theory

Cost efficiency
Direct-fire folly
First turn advantage
Hard and soft counters
Indirect clusters and lines
Material advantage
Tech units
The 1HKO
Unit count

Strategy

Banking
Capturing
Chip damage
City support
CO units
Double teaming
Forced leveling
Joining
Mopping up
Offensive COU push
Parallel formation
Shielding
Turtling
Wall busting
Zone advantage
Zone management

Charts

Game Information

June 6, 2015May 2, 2023 Xenesis Game Information Category Index, Super Famicom Wars

Maps

June 3, 2015May 2, 2023 Xenesis Maps AW2, Category Index

Classic: Alara Range Ball Islands Bean Island Coral Lagoon Crater Isle Cube Keys Deer Harbor Fist Peninsula Lost River Mirror Islands Puzzle Trio Royal Channel Shark Straight Squash Island Triangles Turtle Atoll Volcano Isle	2-Player: Asphalt Maze Beaker River Cog Isle Eon Springs Go Island Hat Harbor Hourglass Isle Little Island Piston Dam Portal Bridge Rail Strait Rainy Haven Ruby Keys Sabre Range Star Islands Sun Canal Swan Cove Switchback Tribe Islands Vision Bridge Zero Wood	3-Player: Archipelagos Atlas River Bead Islands Channel City Clover Keys Devil’s Inlet Eel Channels Fork River Gem Creek Glass Heights Ink Canal Jab Peninsula Keyhole Cove Knotted Keys Liar’s Cove Mantis River Nail Canal Peril Maze Portsmouth Pyramid Cape Shear Port Shield Hills Thorn Islands Wyrm’s Eye	4-Player: Alakule Badlands Cap Narrows Chain Canal Crop River Fable Hills Four Corners Glory Islands Heartland Island X Islas Five Jay Islands Lock Ridge Loop Road Patriot Cove Pipe Maze Plus Canal Rival Islands Rocket Cape South Cape Spring Lakes Tatter River Traitor River Tween Isle Web River
Pre-Deployed: Battle Cube Big Daddy Blue Lake Brace Range Bundle City Coil Range Crossroads Delta Heights Grid Assault Jewel Canal Leaf Haven Liason Wood Mint Plateau Moon Isle Poem Cape Pointing River Rapid Ferry River Range Scarab Road Wrench Island	Campaign: C01: Cleanup C02: Border Skirmish C03: Orange Dawn C04: Flak Attack! C05: Lash Out! C06: Andy’s Time C07: Test of Time C08: Liberation C09: Toy Box C10: Tanks!!! C11: Reclamation C12: T-Minus 15 C13: Two Week Test C14: Nature Walk C15: Neotanks!? C16: Factory Blues C17: Silo Scramble C18: Show Stopper C19: Sensei’s Return C20: Duty and Honor C21: A Mirror Darkly C22: Foul Play C23: Sea of Hope C24: The Hunt’s End C25: Sea Fortress C26: Drake’s Dilemma C27: Sinking Feeling C28: To The Rescue C29: Navy Vs. Air C30: Rain of Fire C31: Danger X9 C32: Great Sea Battle C33: Hot Pursuit C34: Final Front	Hard Campaign: HC01: Border Skirmish HC02: Orange Dawn HC03: Andy’s Time HC04: Mountain Ops HC05: Sea for All HC06: POW Rescue HC07: Test of Time HC08: Liberation HC09: Toy Box HC10: Tanks!!! HC11: Reclamation HC12: T-Minus 15 HC13: Two-Week Test HC14: Nature Walk HC15: Neotanks!? HC16: Factory Blues HC17: Silo Scramble HC18: Show Stopper HC19: Sensei’s Return HC20: Duty and Honor HC21: A Mirror Darkly HC22: Foul Play HC23: Sea of Hope HC24: The Hunt’s End HC25: Sea Fortress HC26: Drake’s Dilemma HC27: Sinking Feeling HC28: To The Rescue HC29: Navy Vs Air HC30: Rain of Fire HC31: Danger x9 HC32: Great Sea Battle HC33: Hot Pursuit HC34: Final Front	War Room: WR2-01: Spann Island WR2-02: Moji Island WR2-03: Duo Falls WR2-04: Sole Harbor WR2-05: Pivot Isle WR2-06: Land’s End WR2-08: Point Stormy WR2-09: Ridge Island WR2-10: Mial’s Hope WR2-12: Toil Ferry WR2-14: Dire Range WR2-15: Egg Islands WR2-17: Stamp Islands WR2-18: Rivers Four WR2-20: Last Mission WR2-25: Banker Hills WR2-26: Missile Plains WR2-27: Lost Basin WR2-28: Risky Vale WR2-29: The Ring WR2-30: Strong Land

Game Information

June 3, 2015May 2, 2023 Xenesis Game Information Category Index, Dark Conflict, Days of Ruin

Hacks

May 17, 2015May 2, 2023 Xenesis Hacks Category Index

Full Hacks:

Minor Hacks & Patches:

Patching Utilities: (From Romhacking.net)

Lunar IPS (Windows) – For applying IPS Patches
UIPS (Mac OS X) – For applying IPS Patches
XDelta GUI (Windows) – For applying XDELTA Patches
Multipatch (Mac OS X) – For applying IPS, XDELTA Patches

Resources:

Hacking Utilities:

Advance Campaign

December 5, 2014June 21, 2023 Xenesis Advance Campaign AW1, Category Index

Same as in the regular Campaign, there are different paths you can take. For specifics, check the “Branching Paths, Extra Missions, and Unlocking COs” section on the overview page.

	01 – It’s War!
	│
	02 – Gunfighter!
	│
	03 – Air Ace!
↙️		↘️
04A – Max Strikes!		04M – Max Strikes!
│		│
05A – Max’s Folly?		05M – Sniper!
│		│
06A – Olaf’s Navy		06M – Blizzard Battle!
│		│
07A – Olaf’s Sea Strike!		07M – History Lesson!
↘️		↙️
	C08 – Sami’s Debut!
	│
	C09 – Kanbei Arrives!
	│
	C10 – Mighty Kanbei!
	│
	C11 – Kanbei’s Error?
	│
	C12 – Divide & Conquer!
	│
	C13 – Sami Marches On!
	│
	C14 – Sonja’s Goal!
↙️	⬇️	↘️
C15A – Captain Drake!	C15S – Captain Drake!	C15M – Captain Drake!
│	│	│
C16A – Naval Clash!	C16S – Naval Clash!	C16M – Naval Clash!
│	│	│
C17A – Wings of Victory!	C17S – Wings of Victory!	C17M – Wings of Victory!
│	│	│
C18A – Battle Mystery!	C18S – Battle Mystery!	C18M – Battle Mystery!
↘️	⬇️	↙️
	C19 – Andy Times Two!
	│
	C20 – Enigma
	│
	C21 – The Final Battle!
	│
	C22 – Rivals!

Game Information

November 25, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Game Information AW1, Category Index

Units

November 25, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Units AW2, Category Index

Units

November 23, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Units AW3, AWDS, Category Index

Game Information

November 22, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Game Information AW2, Category Index

Game Information

November 22, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Game Information AW3, AWDS, Category Index

Commanding Officers

November 12, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Commanding Officers Category Index, Dark Conflict, Days of Ruin

Commanding Officers

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Commanding Officers Category Index, Super Famicom Wars

Trial Maps

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Trial Maps Category Index, Dark Conflict, Days of Ruin

Campaign

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Campaign Category Index, Dark Conflict, Days of Ruin

– Turn Survival –

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Turn Survival AW3, AWDS, Category Index

– Money Survival –

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Money Survival AW3, AWDS, Category Index

War Room

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis War Room AW3, AWDS, Category Index

Hard Campaign

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Hard Campaign AW3, AWDS, Category Index

Campaign

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Campaign AW3, AWDS, Category Index

Commanding Officers

November 8, 2014February 5, 2025 Xenesis Commanding Officers AW3, AWDS, Category Index

War Room

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis War Room AW2, Category Index

Hard Campaign

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Hard Campaign AW2, Category Index

Campaign

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Campaign AW2, Category Index

Units

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Units AW1, Category Index

War Room

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis War Room AW1, Category Index

Field Training

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Field Training AW1, Category Index

Campaign

November 8, 2014June 14, 2022 Xenesis Campaign AW1, Category Index

Overview

There are different paths you can take in the Campaign mode, some require specific CO for one or more maps, while others might require certain actions. For specifics, check the “Branching Paths, Extra Missions, and Unlocking COs” section on the overview page.

	01 – It’s War!
	│
	02 – Gunfighter!
	│
	03 – Air Ace!
↙️		↘️
04A – Max Strikes!		04M – Max Strikes!
│		│
05A – Max’s Folly?		05M – Sniper!
│		│
06A – Olaf’s Navy		06M – Blizzard Battle!
│		│
07A – Olaf’s Sea Strike!		07M – History Lesson!
↘️		↙️
	C08 – Sami’s Debut!
	│
	C09 – Kanbei Arrives!
	│
	C10 – Mighty Kanbei!
	│
	C11 – Kanbei’s Error?
	│
	C12 – Divide & Conquer!
	│
	C13 – Sami Marches On!
	│
	C14 – Sonja’s Goal!
↙️	⬇️	↘️
C15A – Captain Drake!	C15S – Captain Drake!	C15M – Captain Drake!
│	│	│
C16A – Naval Clash!	C16S – Naval Clash!	C16M – Naval Clash!
│	│	│
C17A – Wings of Victory!	C17S – Wings of Victory!	C17M – Wings of Victory!
│	│	│
C18A – Battle Mystery!	C18S – Battle Mystery!	C18M – Battle Mystery!
↘️	⬇️	↙️
	C19 – Andy Times Two!
	│
	C20 – Enigma
	│
	C21 – The Final Battle!
	│
	C22 – Rivals!

Commanding Officers

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Commanding Officers AW1, Category Index

Commanding Officers

November 8, 2014May 2, 2023 Xenesis Commanding Officers AW2, Category Index