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Advance Wars 2 "Balance"

Original game : Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

Platform : GBA

Author : Kartal

Release date : 04 August 2022

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : P

Downloads : 604

ROM Information

Database match: Advance Wars 2 - Black Hole Rising (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy Advance (v. 20210227-023848)
File/ROM SHA-1: 14DD0B22C894865867AFF89E8116B2DFFAE25605
File/ROM CRC32: 5AD0E571

Hack description

This is a CO "balance" hack in the vein of my Advance Wars 1 "balance" hack. Strong COs are made less extreme and weak COs are made more viable. CO dossiƩr descriptions are also more detailed. Boss and bonus characters are kept overpowered, Flak kept weak.

All COs are unlocked by default.

Uses Xenesis' Defense Display and Pointer Hack Ultra patches.

Check Changes.txt for all the changes.

The hack is contained in an .ips patch, for which LunarIPS is needed.

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
KartalHackingMain hacking
XenesisHackingDefense Display and Pointer Hack Ultra patches
Ephraim225HackingUnlock all COs help

Reviews

Sensei says play this hackFoxhound1012023-05-14Version 1.0

A simple yet fun hack that would be fun on its own, but I also combined with the CO Select Campaign hack. The two hacks worked flawlessly together without any issues.

The rebalancing allows for a fresh yet familiar game of AW2 to be played. The majority of the COs have some sort of change to their day to day or CO Powers. Things like Colin's CO power taking longer to charge, and Eagle's Super Power only allowing his air units to move twice. The base game/campaign is the same so playing this hack just adds a new flavor if you're looking for more of the same thing.

My favorite change was to Sensei. His mechs are now insane with a permanent movement boost. They are a lot of fun to play with. Mech spams have never felt more satisfying. The downside of this hack? That Sensei won't be the same in other games, lol.