Struggling to find those last few data chips to complete Alph’s list? This compendium lists all entries in the Research Compendium as well as how to obtain them.
[SPOILER WARNING]
This guide contains all entries in the Research Compendium, including Bosses. That means this guides spoils major encounters/locations and it is highly advised that you only check this guide after completing a play through.
You have been warned.
Enemies
This part contains all regular/mini-boss entries and where to find them.
Enemy Locations:
Intro Stage/Central Station
Cable/Power Circuit
Hash/Cipher Circuit
Blade/Cooler Circuit
Crash/Break Circuit
Trace/Patch Circuit
Medley/Wave Circuit
Bit/Shift Circuit
Ray/Optic Circuit
Ark Stage 1/Entrance
Ark Stage 2/Machinery
Ark Stage 3/Depths (NOTE: Includes enemies found on either path and spawned from final boss.)
- Virus Soldier (Found in Intro Stage/Central Station, Cable/Power Circuit, Hash/Cipher Circuit, Crash/Break Circuit, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Shielded Soldier (Found in All Stages)
- Virus Engineer (Found in Intro Stage/Central Station, Cable/Power Circuit, Ark Stage 2/Machinery, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Virus Wrecker (Found in Intro Stage/Central Station, Crash/Break Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Virus Cannoneer (Found in Hash/Cipher Circuit, Bit/Shift Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Spikey (Found in Intro Stage/Central Station, Cable/Power Circuit, Hash/Cipher Circuit, Crash/Break Circuit, Bit/Shift Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance, Ark Stage 2/Machinery, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Cyber Spikey (Found in Hash/Cipher Circuit)
- Fire Spitter (Found in Ray/Optic Circuit, Ark Stage 2/Machinery)
- Lava Crawler (Found in Ray/Optic Circuit, Ark Stage 2/Machinery)
- Junk Fly (Found in Trace/Patch Circuit, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Junk Fly Hive (Found in Trace/Patch Circuit, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Virus Zombie (Found in Trace/Patch Circuit, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Turret Zombie (Found in Trace/Patch Circuit, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Battie (Found in Crash/Break Circuit, Trace/Patch Circuit, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Spike Sweeper (Found in Intro Stage/Central Station, Trace/Patch Circuit, Medley/Wave Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Elec Sweeper (Found in Cable/Power Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance)
- Heat Sweeper (Found in Ray/Optic Circuit, Ark Stage 2/Machinery, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Junk Creeper (Found in Trace/Patch Circuit)
- Elec Creeper (Found in Cable/Power Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance)
- Snow Diver (Found in Blade/Cooler Circuit, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Ice Chucker (Found in Blade/Cooler Circuit)
- Ice Floater (Found in Blade/Cooler Circuit)
- Gunner Floater (Found in Intro Stage/Central Station, Medley/Wave Circuit, Bit/Shift Circuit, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Coolant Dispenser (Found in Blade/Cooler Circuit, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Freeze Turret (Found in Blade/Cooler Circuit)
- Boom Turret (Found in Medley/Wave Circuit)
- Elec Sparker (Found in Cable/Power Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance)
- Mass Sparker (Found in Cable/Power Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance)
- Missile Platform (Found in Bit/Shift Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance)
- Float Rocketeer (Found in Bit/Shift Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Spring Hopper (Found in Medley/Wave Circuit)
- Spring Boomer (Found in Medley/Wave Circuit, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Block Bonker (Found in Medley/Wave Circuit, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Hover Shield (Found in Trace/Patch Circuit, Ark Stage 2/Machinery)
- Flip Panel Turret (Found in Medley/Wave Circuit)
- Quake Hammer (Found in Crash/Break Circuit, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Crush Jumper (Found in Crash/Break Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Crystal Floater (Found in Hash/Cipher Circuit)
- Magma Mortar (Found in Ray/Optic Circuit, Ark Stage 2/Machinery)
- Energy Mortar (Found in Hash/Cipher Circuit)
- Omnishot Turret (Found in Ray/Optic Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance, Ark Stage 2/Machinery, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Cannon Hopper (Found in Hash/Cipher Circuit, Ark Stage 2/Machinery, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Projectile Dispenser (Found in Cable/Power Circuit, Hash/Cipher Circuit, Blade/Cooler Circuit, Crash/Break Circuit, Trace/Patch Circuit, Medley/Wave Circuit, Ray/Optic Circuit, Ark Stage 1/Entrance, Ark Stage 2/Machinery, Ark Stage 3/Depths)
- Scrap Golem (Found in Trace/Patch Circuit)
- V. Assault Heli (Found in Bit/Shift Circuit)
Bosses
All Boss entries. All bosses drop their data chip upon defeat, as such, no method of obtaining is listed for them.
- Ray
- Trace
- Blade
- Cable
- Bit
- Medley
- Crash
- Hash
- Negative [their actual name gets censored by Steam]
- Wrecker Tank
- Circuit Crystal
- Kernel
- Commander Circuit
Characters
Lists the entries of all characters you can find around Guardian Corps HQ. While most are obtained by just talking to the character in question at any point, some chips have more difficult requirements.
- Kai (Obtained in the transfer room after defeating the final boss.)
- Nameless (Obtained in the transfer room after defeating the final boss.)
- Negative [their actual name gets censored by Steam] (Found behind the glass tube in the Medbay, the tube blocks access to it and is only removed after rescuing all 64 citizens.)
- Kernel (Obtained in the transfer room after defeating all eight Rebel Circuits.)
- Pat (Obtained by talking to them.)
- Delta (Obtained by talking to them.)
- Epsilon (Obtained by talking to them.)
- Zeta (Obtained by talking to them.)
- Medic (Obtained by talking to them.)
- Nurse (Obtained by purchasing any chip.)
- Alph (Obtained by researching any collected data chip.)
- Data (Obtained by talking to them after having completed Ark Stage 2/Machinery.)
- Amadeus (Obtained by petting them (using the Burst button near them) for a few seconds.)
- Yuki (Obtained by petting them (using the Burst button near them) for a few seconds.)
- Fix (Obtained by relaxing with them (using the Burst button near them) for a few seconds.)
- Shock (Obtained by talking to them.)
- Prim (Obtained by talking to them.)
- K.I.D (Obtained by scoring a goal with the ball they spawn after talking to them twice.)
- Mighty (Obtained by talking to them.)
- Tech (Obtained by talking to them.)
- Chronos (Obtained by talking to them.)
- Guardian Corps (Obtained by entering the Guardian Corps HQ Vault after defeating any Rebel Circuit.)
Thanks to Dysteny for his excellent guide; all credits belong to his effort. If this guide helps you, please support and rate it via Steam Community. Enjoy the game.
