Waves
The all-star event mode is broken up into what are called waves, which unlike regular matches don't have time limits. Waves are played in groups of three. So waves 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, etc. After the third wave the player reaches what is called a checkpoint. This will return the player to the main event screen and saves their progress. It also creates a restart point, so for example a player can choose to start on wave 4 if they like and replay waves 4-6 before it returns them back to the main event screen once they beat wave 6.
As the player advances, waves get progressively harder. Each wave has a "recommended level" for it. This technically aligns with the level of the leader, but really isn't a good metric for what level your units should be to actually beat the stage.
Players start each wave with 8 energy, as opposed to 6 energy in the regular game. There are also a few things that are carried over between waves until the player either loses or reaches a checkpoint. One of these is health, so if a player takes a lot of damage it could be difficult to win the next wave. Another thing that's carried over are evolutions. So if a player evolves Battra Larva into Battra Imago they will get access to Battra Imago, assuming the unit comes back up as it's still random. A leader's special move bar also carries over, which is a disadvantage to the player given the generally long delay between being able to use them again. Finally, Godzilla 1954's unique ability upon death also carries over between battles. However, the ability functions differently. In event mode it randomly decreases the energy cost of Burning Godzilla, Kiryu, Godzilla Ultima or Godzilla 1989 and furthermore doesn't automatically move one of them to the next piece position meaning the player can go the whole three rounds without seeing which piece had its cost reduced.
At the start of each wave, the player has access to all battle pieces. Each battle piece can only be used once per wave set, though. So for example if the player uses the Dimension Tide... that's it for the wave set, it will not be drawn again. As a result, if the player actually manages to play all of their units without winning they will lose. This resets after each wave set, and excludes when a unit is played but not defeated in a wave. Such as if the player places a Gigan 2004 piece but it's still alive when the current wave ends, in which case it can be drawn again during the next wave.
Note that waves change with each new event. While sometimes the same wave, like wave 40, will be the same across events, other times they will change a unit that appears or totally revamp a particular wave. |