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| LOMAX PASSWORD SYSTEM GUIDE |
| (Version 1.00, 12 December 2005) |
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| by moron_erick & victoria torzar |
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DISCLAIMER: Data and information is provided for research and
informational purposes only, and is not intended for trading
purposes. If you wish to put a copy of this guide on your web site
or elsewhere, please e-mail me and I will give you permission.
Please do not distribute this guide except in its entirety.
Copyright 2005 Erickson Deveza & Victoria Torzar.
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[1] Introduction
** Explains briefly what this FAQ could offer.
[2] Symbols to number assignments
** Conversion used for the numbers /\ to X - 0 to 3.
[3] Password Table
** A handy reference for making Lomax Passwords. Basically a table of
repeating patterns involving the numbers 0(zero) to 3(three). Well,
lets just say that our number system may look weird from time to
time.
[4] Making Lomax Passwords
** A brief explanation with examples on how to make Lomax Passwords
to transport us into the desired level, alongside with the desired
number of lives and continues...
[5] The "[+|-]" sign...
** We use this notation to compute for some patterns.
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| [1] Introduction |
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** This game has an eight-character password system composed of the
three basic playstation symbols (/\, O, [], X). Each password
string encapsulates the STAGE, number of LIVES and CONTINUES.
This FAQ should enable everyone to create and modify Lomax pass-
words using the numbers 0 to 3...
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| [2] Symbols to number assignments |
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** To avoid confusion we'll be using this assignments for each basic
Playstation symbols:
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| Symbol |Value |
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| Triangle | 0 |
| Circle | 1 |
| Square | 2 |
| X | 3 |
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| [3] Password Table |
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** Since the construction of the password string is eight-characters
of a selecion for 4 figures then each password string should
revolve/rotate between the numbers 0 to 3 while dividing itself
from some divisible to 2, 4, 8, 16, and so on figures...
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| Stage | B1 | B2| B3 |B4 | | Lives | L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | L5 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
--------------------------- | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
------------------------- | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Continues | Reverse | | 25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
------------------------- | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 3 | | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
------------------------- | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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| [4] Making Lomax Passwords |
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** In order for us to build an eight-character Lomax Password we are
allowed to chose one shape/value from those 4 playstation shapes
(respectively numbered from 0 to 3) for each character that forms
the string. We would need to give 3 values before we could start
making our desired password - 1) what stage; 2) how many lives;
30 how many continues - do we really want. Lets say we would want
to create the password that would take us to
<stage 16; with 0 Life and 1 continue>:
Heres how:
1st character/shape: B3 [+|-] L5
2nd character/shape: Reverse [+|-] B2 [+|-] L1
3rd character/shape: B1
4th character/shape: B2
5th character/shape: B4 + L4
6th character/shape: L2
7th character/shape: L3
8th character/shape: Continues
So we want to go to stage 16 with 0 Life and 1 Continue...
The first password character would be derived from B3 [+|-] L5:
Basing on our Password Table above, B3 for stage 16 would be 3;
L5 for 0 Life would be 2. So 3 [+|-] 2 would result to 1. So we
now have 1 for our first character; and 1 would be coverted to
the Circle symbol says our Symbols to number assignments.
Our second character would be derived from
Reverse [+|-] B2 [+|-] L1: We check again our Password Table;
thus, 3[+|-]3[+|-]0. Our second character woul result again to 1.
Then B1 and B2 would be 3...
We'll derive our 5th character from B4+L4...
B4 which is 1 + L4 which is 0 would be 1... And so on...
If we follow the above how-tos we would get the password for
stage 16 with 0 Life and 1 Continue...
We would get this result: 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 =
Circle Circle X X Circle X Circle Circle
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| [5] The "[+|-]" sign... |
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** Add the numbers if the result would be 3 or less...
Subtract if the result would be more than 3...
