Audition Online Walkthrough by thedayea (the 4key pro you've never heard of) Table of Contents 1) Introduction a) Creating an account b) downloading the game 2) Needed Information a) Ranking b) Shopping Mall c) TV Station/Lobby d) Creating a Room e) Audition slang f) Guilds 3) Game Modes a) Normal Individual b) Choreography 4/8/Expert c) Crazy Choreography 4/8 d) Dynamic 4/8 e) Beat Up f) Freestyle g) One-Two Party h) Bboy 4/8 i) Couple j) Night Dance k) Battle Party l) Story m) Club 4) Special Stuff a) Chance b) 8Key c) TAB d) Experience Chart e) License Songs 5) Credits 1) Introduction Audition is an online dancing game made by the Korean company Nexon. You play by tapping the arrow keys when the corresponding arrows show on screen. Then, you hit the space bar in time with the third beat ofthe song. Based on the timing of your hit, you can either get a PERFECT,GREAT, COOL, BAD, or MISS. If you are able to chain the perfects, you will get more points. Naturally, the faster songs are more challenging,and should not be the songs you start out with. Each game, you will get Experience Points and Beats (currency in Audition). As soon as you hit Level 5, you will need to do a "License". This is when you are given a certain amount of perfects, chains, and points to get in one game to level up. After Level 5, you must license for every level. a) Creating An Account To make an account, you have to go to Nexon's official site. Depending where you live, the URL differs. For the North American players, it is www.nexon.net There should be a link to create an account. Go through the process to make the account, and verify it. This account will work for all Nexon games. b) Downloading the Game. You're still on the Nexon site, right? Click on the download link for Audition. Audition is not one of the biggest games, but the download can take up to 3 hours to complete! 2) Needed Information This section is so you don't look like a complete noob in the lobby asking about certain things. a) Ranking Like every other MMO game, Audition has a ranking system. When you get into one of the channels (Beginner, Intermediate, Free), there should be a ranking sign where you can see your ranking, and your buds'. Don't worry if you're like the last ranked person, because it is easy to level up. Also you might find that a low leveled user is kicking your butt. This is most likely a second account, or one of those pros from the Asian Auditions. b) Shopping Mall The Shopping Mall is separated into two sections. One is just a list of songs. This is useful to see what the new songs are from the newest patch. The other is for clothing and other things. In the clothing shop, there will be more sections. Recommend, Hair, Top, Bottom, Shoes,Package, Other, and Pets. The recommend is always Nexon cash, which is the currency you get if you actually pay Nexon for it. Most of the "prized" items are Nexon cash. The better looking items are either cash, or really expensive. The Hair, Top, Bottom, Shoes, and Package are obviously to enhance your character's appearance. There are other items such as Color Pencil that changes your font color, and items that increase the amount of EXP and Beats you receive each game. The Pets are as of now, only Cash :( These pets don't really do anything in game except look good. c) TV Station/Lobby This is where you play the actual game. In here, there will be a list of users online, your buddy list, and the rooms to play in. There is also the "chat box". It is mostly randomness, and should be avoided if 1) you are under aged, 2) you hate trolling, or 3) you are a new user. With the rooms, each one has a name such as ATTENTION DANCERS, or SHAKE THAT THING, and a room number. If you right click the room, then you can see a list of the users in there and the amount of people on watch. You can also make a room with a lock so you and your friends can play in privacy. d) Creating a Room There should be a button near the middle of the screen where you can create a room. When you are in the room, there are a couple of options. One is to the change the mode or to change it to singles or team. You can also pick songs from a list, and change the map you are playing in. Some are less laggy than others, but none should give you any real trouble. e) Audition Slang As you play this game, you will notice numerous uses of slang. Here is a list of the common ones: gl - Good Luck hf - Have Fun JyJy - Try your Best (I think it's Chinese...) gj/nj - good job/nice job gg - Good Game sry - sorry dw - don't worry np - no problem jk - Just Kidding fm - finish move c4/c8 - choreography 4/ choreography 8 cc4/cc8- crazy choreography 4/ crazy choreography 8 BP - Battle Party f) Guilds Like other MMO games, Audition has guilds. There are a couple of ways to get into a guild. You may come across a room that's titled "Recruitment" or something like that. These rooms are for guild recruitments. Some guilds have these rooms, and others are invitation only. I don't know the requirements for every guild out there, so you'll need to check up on that with the guild itself. 3) Game Modes Audition Online has many different dancing modes here is the list and description of the modes available in the North American Audition. a) Normal Individual Normal Individual is one of the easiest modes to start out with. The levels go through 1-9 (Free Server). The first couple of levels, there will be keys shown and you have to press them and the space bar in time of the third beat. When you get to level 6, the keys willbe all blank. This is freestyle. You have to press the keys to make a sequence to keep on dancing. However, don't be scared. If you can't press all the keys in time, you can wait for the next third beat to press the space bar. Once you finish level 9, you will get a finish move. It's usually a break -dancing move. The line will show 9 keys, but one will be in red. This is a chance key. With the chance key, you must press the opposite key than the one shown. So if the left key is in red, you must press the right key. If you chain the finish move, you can get up to 3 finish moves at a time.Also in the freestyle part, you can 8key the moves. This requires the entire number pad. The player with the highest score in this mode and most of the others, will be in the front. b) Choreography 4/8/Expert With Choreography, you can play in either 4key or 8key. With 4key, you start on level 1 and go to level 9, but in 8key, you start at level 6. The keys are given to you, and you must press the keys in the correct sequence. Once you get to level 9, you get a finish move. Unlike Normal Individual, if you can't press the keys and the space bar in time of the third beat, it counts as a miss. When you miss, you have you miss the next turn. Also with this mode, you can play in teams. Expert is a mixture of 4key and 8key. c) Crazy Choreography 4/8 This mode is the same as regular choreography except with a couple of changes. One is that both 4 and 8 key start at level 6. A major change is that there are levels 10 and 11, and a level 11 finish move. This mode can also be in teams. d) Dynamic 4/8 This mode is similar to choreography. 4key starts at level 1 and 8key starts at level 6. All the players are in a half circle and the keys are given to you. One your player is in the middle, it's freestyle time. There is one finish move at the end of level 9. If you miss, you must miss the next turn. Dynamic 4/8 can be played in teams. e) Beat Up Beat Up is one of the more challenging modes for a beginner. 6 keys will be shown on screen. As the arrows pass through them, you must press the corresponding arrow. There will also be a Beat Up bar at the bottom. When two lines come toward it, press the middle key (In most cases, it is the "5" key). Once you spell it out, you get more points. There will be options to start chancing in the game. There is also a finish move. f) Freestyle With Freestyle, it starts at level 6. This mode is all freestyle, with a finish move. This mode starts out as 4key, but you can change it to 8key. Freestyle is popular when wanting to get a dance routine down. g) One-Two Party There will be a NPC (Non Playable Character) on screen. She or He will dance the arrows shown in a rhythmic matter. You must mimic this. Basically, you must memorize the keys shown. h) Bboy 4/8 Bboy is played in teams only. It's kind of like a dance off. One player from a team will perform a freestyle move for the opposing team. The other member of the team will have to memorize the move and use it for a counter move. However, if the team member with the counter presses "0" or "Insert" instead of the space bar, this will trigger a team move. The team will bring up the line of arrows along with chance keys for the opposing team to perform. i) Couple Couple starts out with 4 people, a boy and girl on each team. The team is given a sequence of arrows to perform. If each team member gets a perfect on the same move, they get a heart. Having 3 more hearts than the opposing team causes the team to hug. Having 5 or more hearts results in a kiss. If the team gets 5 or more hearts,they have the option to become a couple in the game. j) Night Dance This mode is teams only. It's kind of like Bboy in the way that the teams battle against each other. The mode is separated into regular choreography and freestyle. There is a finish move. Unlike the other modes, if you miss, you can still get the next move. This could possibly make it harder for some players. k) Battle Party This is the mode for those that want a lot of beats. First off, you must be at least level 6 to play. 5 players will challenge a NPC. Different NPCs have different difficulty levels. Each player must wage a certain amount of beats to play. If the team beats the NPC, they will obtain the amount beats given by the NPC. Battle Party is played in choreography and crazy choreography. The team must get a lot of perfects in order to still play. Keep in mind, if you challenge a NPC too many times, it will be drained. This means that you won't get the same amount of beats as you previously did. l) Story This mode is single player only. You are playing as the main character in the "story". Each game you play has a certain requirement for you to pass onto the next one. Experience and beats are given at the end of each game. As you progress in the story, the NPCs get harder. In fact, I heard that there is one NPC that is nearly impossible to beat. Don't worry though. At least you don't have to pay to play. m) Club Club mode is team only, which requires 3 boys and 3 girls. Before starting the game, each player will have the option to pair up with another using F1, F2, and F3. If two players are chosen, then you start playing Couple mode. At the end of the game, there will be a final selection where players will pick there partners a last time. Again, this game has the in-game couple option. 4) Special Stuff This is the stuff you might want to know as you play more Audition. a) Chance Remember that chance key in the finish move? Well, pressing the Delete key triggers chance for all the moves. Instead of one chance key, there are 3. This gives more points if you are able to do it. b) 8key When doing something like Freestyle, you can trigger 8key with the Insert key. This also gives more points if you are able to do it. c) TAB Pressing the TAB key triggers something different. The keys are shown differently. It is supposedly harder to play. d) Experience Chart Here is a chart for the experience required to move onto the next level. Of course I can't put every level. Level 1 - 0 Level 2 - 220 Level 3 - 1,260 Level 4 - 3,480 Level 5 - 7,140 Level 6 - 12,500 Level 7 - 19,695 Level 8 - 29,000 Level 9 - 40,500 Level 10 - 54,500 Level 11 - 71,000 Level 12 - 90,000 Level 13 - 112,000 Level 14 - 137,000 Level 15 - 165,000 Level 16 - 196,000 Level 17 - 230,500 Level 18 - 268,500 Level 19 - 310,000 Level 20 - 354,500 Level 21 - 403,500 Level 22 - 456,000 Level 23 - 512,000 Level 24 - 572,500 Level 25 - 637,000 Level 26 - 705,500 Level 27 - 778,000 Level 28 - 855,500 Level 29 - 937,000 Level 30 - 1,023,000 Level 31 - 1,113,500 Level 32 - 1,208,500 Level 33 - 1,308,500 Level 34 - 1,413,500 Level 35 - 1,523,000 Level 36 - 1,638,000 Level 37 - 1,757,500 Level 38 - 1,882,500 Level 39 - 2,012,000 Level 40 - 2,147,500 Level 41 - 2,288,000 Level 42 - 2,434,000 Level 43 - 2,585,000 Level 44 - 2,742,000 Level 45 - 2,904,500 Level 46 - 3,072,500 Level 47 - 3,246,500 Level 48 - 3,426,000 Level 49 - 3,611,000 Level 50 - 3,802,500 Level 51 - 4,000,000 Level 52 - 4,300,000 Level 53 - 4,650,000 Level 54 - 5,000,000 Level 55 - 5,400,000 Level 56 - 5,850,000 Level 57 - 6,350,000 Level 58 - 6,900,000 Level 59 - 7,500,000 Level 60 - 7,850,000 e) License Songs Here is a list of the license songs and more. Level Song Mode Score Perfects 6 Digital Soul Normal Individual 200,000 10;x2 7 Digital Soul Normal Individual 240,000 11;x2 8 Digital Soul Normal Individual 280,000 11;x2 9 B Soul Funk Normal Individual 300,000 13;x2 10 B Soul Funk Normal Individual 330,000 13;x2 11 B Soul Funk Normal Individual 350,000 14;x2 12 B Soul Funk Normal Individual 370,000 14;x2 13 B Soul Funk Normal Individual 380,000 15;x2 14 B Soul Funk Normal Individual 390,000 15;x2 15 Elec Bossa Freestyle 300,000 15;x2 16 Elec Bossa Freestyle 330,000 15;x2 17 Elec Bossa Freestyle 350,000 16;x2 18 Elec Bossa Freestyle 370,000 16;x2 19 Funky Town Freestyle 350,000 18;x2 20 Funky Town Freestyle 370,000 18;x2 21 Funky Town Freestyle 390,000 20;x2 22 Funky Town Freestyle 410,000 21;x2 23 Euro 2005 Freestyle 350,000 20;x2 24 Euro 2005 Freestyle 360,000 21;x2 25 Euro 2005 Freestyle 370,000 22;x3 26 Euro 2005 Freestyle 380,000 23;x3 27 You're Already Gone Freestyle 500,000 19;x3 28 You're Already Gone Freestyle 520,000 20;x3 29 You're Already Gone Freestyle 540,000 21;x3 30 You're Already Gone Freestyle 560,000 22;x3 31 Dream Machine Expert Choreography 410,000 19;x3 32 Dream Machine Expert Choreography 430,000 20;x3 33 Dream Machine Expert Choreography 440,000 21;x3 34 Dream Machine Expert Choreography 440,000 22;x3 35 Party Party Expert Choreography 470,000 15;x4 36 Party Party Expert Choreography 490,000 16;x4 37 Party Party Expert Choreography 505,000 17;x4 38 Party Party Expert Choreography 510,000 18;x4 39 3254 Techno Party Expert Choreography 530,000 16;x4 40 3254 Techno Party Expert Choreography 540,000 17;x4 41 3254 Techno Party Expert Choreography 550,000 18;x4 42 3254 Techno Party Expert Choreography 560,000 19;x4 43 No Space Expert Choreography 460,000 16;x4 44 No Space Expert Choreography 470,000 17;x4 45 No Space Expert Choreography 480,000 18;x4 46 No Space Expert Choreography 490,000 19;x4 47 No Space Expert Choreography 480,000 18;x4 48 No Space Expert Choreography 490,000 19;x4 49 Get On The Floor Expert Choreography 500,000 20;x5 50 Get On The Floor Expert Choreography 510,000 22;x6 51 Get On The Floor Expert Choreography 515,000 22;x6 52 Get On The Floor Expert Choreography 520,000 22;x6 53 Get On The Floor Expert Choreography 530,000 22;x6 54 Get On The Floor Expert Choreography 535,000 23;x6 55 Get On The Floor Expert Choreography 540,000 23;x7 56 Get On The Floor Expert Choreography 545,000 23;x7 57 Get On The Floor Expert Choreography 550,000 23;x7 58 Get On The Floor Expert Choreography 555,000 24;x7 59 Get On The Floor Expert Choreography 560,000 24;x7 60 Get On The Floor Expert Choreography 565,000 24;x7 5) Credits Credits for this Walkthrough go to: Nexon.net for the information Nexon Audition Online Forums for the information Wikipedia for the information Nexon for creating the game