Bionicle (PlayStation 2)

Bionicle
Also known as: Bionicle: The Game Developer: Argonaut Games Publisher: Electronic Arts Platform: PlayStation 2 Released in US: October 20, 2003 Released in EU: October 10, 2003 This game has unused animations. This game has unused areas. This game has unused playable characters. This game has unused code. This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden developer credits. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused enemies. This game has unused objects. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has unused cinematics. This game has unused items. This game has unused abilities. This game has unused music. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences. This game has unusual dummy files.

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

Bionicle is a 3D platformer tie-in for LEGO's hit toy line of the same name. Its gameplay consists of traditional platforming and fast-paced on-rails sections.

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Unused Textures Everything from HUD portraits to Madu Nut skins.

Unused Files

Strat Wads

Name	Version	Description	Signature	Information
10-00.psm	115	Tahu Only	will	Empty Tahu Mata map.
10-22.psm	115	Fikou Chamber	PeterH	Map for unused Fikou Chamber area.
10-22.pss	110	<Strat Wad>	johng	Entities for unused Fikou Chamber area.
30-00.psm	115	<Gali Teleport Level>	johng	Empty Gali Nuva map.
30-12.psm	115	Ga-Suva 3012	Giles	Map for early version of Ga-Suva.
30-12.pss	115	<Strat Wad>	Giles	Entities for early version of Ga-Suva.
30-15.psm	115	Ga Water ride	johng	Map for scrapped Ga Water ride area.
30-15.pss	115	<Strat Wad>	johng	Entities for scrapped Ga Water ride area.
30-25.psm	115	<3025 MiniMap03>	johng	Map for Gali Nuva test area.
30-25.pss	115	<Strat Wad>	johng	Entities for Gali Nuva test area.
40-42.pss	108	<Strat Wad>	paul	Entities for unused Kane-Ra area.
52-35.psm	115	Po Wahi Loop 1 Sect 5	Rich	Map for unused minecart section.
52-35.pss	115	<Strat Wad>	Rich	Entities unused minecart section.
52-36.psm	115	Po Wahi Loop 1 Sect 6	Rich	Map for unused minecart section.
52-36.pss	115	<Strat Wad>	Rich	Entities for unused minecart section.
60-99.psm	115	<unnamed level>	Steve	Map for unused Kopaka Mata area.
60-99.pss	115	<Strat Wad>	Steve	Entities for unused Kopaka Mata area.
61-15.psm	101	Ko Section 15	Steve	Map for early version of Ko-Kini.
66-61.psm	112	Onu Battle Area	PeterH	Map for early version of Onu Battle Area.
75-05.psm	116	Creatures - Makuta WAD	johng	Base for Makuta extras section.
75-05.pss	116	<Strat Wad>	PeterH	Entities for Makuta extras section.
75-06.psm	116	Creatures - Constructed WAD	johng	Base for Constructed Rahi extras section.
75-06.pss	116	<Strat Wad>	PeterH	Entities for Constructed Rahi extras section.
75-07.psm	116	Creatures - Incidental WAD	johng	Base for Incidental Rahi extras section.
75-07.pss	116	<Strat Wad>	PeterH	Entities for Incidental Rahi extras section.
75-21.pss	116	<Strat Wad>	PeterH	Seemingly unused alternate frontend options.
75-35.pss	116	<Strat Wad>	PeterH	Seemingly unused concept art extras section.
75-36.pss	116	<Strat Wad>	PeterH	Seemingly unused concept art extras section.
75-40.psm	116	Evolution Art 1	johng	Base for unused comic art extras section.
75-40.pss	116	<Strat Wad>	PeterH	Entities for unused comic art extras section.
75-41.psm	116	Evolution Art 2	johng	Base for unused comic art extras section.
75-41.pss	116	<Strat Wad>	PeterH	Entities for unused comic art extras section.
75-99.psm	116	FE Bootstrap	johng	Base for standalone frontend launcher.
75-99.pss	116	<Strat Wad>	PeterH	Entities for standalone frontend launcher.
78-00.psm	115	<unnamed level>	paul	Empty Takanuva map.
78-03.pss	116	<Strat Wad>	PeterH	Entities for alternate version of Makuta phase 1.
78-50.psm	111	E3 Movie	johng	Base for early version of the movie player.
78-50.pss	111	<Strat Wad>	johng	Entities for early version of the movie player.
88-00.pss	112	<Strat Wad>	Giles	Early version of Onua Nuva.
88-61.psm	112	Onu Battle Area	Giles	Map for early version of Onu Battle Area.
88-61.pss	112	<Strat Wad>	Giles	Entities for early version of Onu Battle Area.
9-97.pss	116	<Strat Wad>	PeterH	Hidden level select. Loaded but inaccessible.
9-99.psm	116	<unnamed level>	johng	Base for unused E3 demo loader.
9-99.pss	116	<Strat Wad>	PeterH	Entities for unused E3 demo loader.
91-00.psm	111	<unnamed level>	johng	Map for Tahu Nuva test area.
91-00.pss	111	<Strat Wad>	johng	Entities for Tahu Nuva test area.
91-11.psm	111	9111	johng	Map for early version of Ta-Suva.
91-11.pss	108	<Strat Wad>	OscarG	Entities for early version of Ta-Suva.
92-00.pss	111	<Strat Wad>	johng	Playable Gali Mata.
92-01.psm	111	Very cap	johng	Map for Gali Mata test area.
92-01.pss	111	<Strat Wad>	johng	Entities for Gali Mata test area.
92-02.psm	111	test2	johng	Map for Gali Mata test area.
92-02.pss	111	<Strat Wad>	johng	Entities for Gali Mata test area.
95-00.pss	115	<Strat Wad>	aaron	Slightly early version of Onua Nuva.
95-43.psm	115	Onu Tunnels	aaron	Map for early version of Onu Tunnels.
95-43.pss	115	<Strat Wad>	aaron	Entities for early version of Onu Tunnels.
97-00.psm	115	<unnamed level>	jason	Map for Lewa Nuva test area.
97-00.pss	115	<Strat Wad>	jason	Slightly early version of Lewa Nuva.
97-04.psm	115	<unnamed level>	jason	Map for Lewa Nuva test area.
97-04.pss	115	<Strat Wad>	jason	Entities for Lewa Nuva test area.
97-05.psm	115	<unnamed level>	jason	Map for Lewa Nuva test area.
97-05.pss	115	<Strat Wad>	jason	Entities for Lewa Nuva test area.

Miscellaneous Files

Name	Information
9-95.pss.log	Build log for 9-95.pss.
9-96.pss.log	Build log for 9-96.pss.
Batch.log	Batch build log for strat wads.
cdgamelego.txt	Redundant copy of cdgame.txt.
cdgamelegopal.txt	Redundant copy of cdgame.txt.
cdgamepal.txt	Redundant copy of cdgame.txt.
conv.bat	Build script for entities and maps.
convm.bat	Build script for maps.
convs.bat	Build script for entities.
Demo.pss	Redundant copy of gameplay demo FMV.
DTV.pss	Redundant copy of movie trailer FMV.
EA_Movie.pss	Redundant copy of LEGO logo FMV.
Evo.pss	Redundant copy of Toa evolution FMV.
Evolution.pss	Redundant copy of Toa evolution FMV.
fprnt.ser	File containing EA copy protection string.
game.txt	Redundant copy of cdgame.txt.
gamelego.txt	Redundant copy of cdgame.txt.
gamepal.txt	Redundant copy of cdgame.txt.
Intro.pss	Redundant copy of intro FMV.
levels.txt	Level list for hidden level select.
Makuta.pss	Redundant copy of initial Makuta FMV.
Nuva.pss	Redundant copy of Toa Nuva transformation FMV.
play.pss	Redundant copy of toy sneak peek FMV.
temp.bat	Build script that calls other build scripts.
test.raw	Raw texture.
test_alpha.raw	Raw texture.
Transf.pss	Redundant copy of Takanuva transformation FMV.
TV_Spot.pss	Redundant copy of movie trailer FMV.
Vanq.pss	Redundant copy of final Makuta FMV.
wad.bat	GAME.DIR and GAME.WAD packing script.
wadpal.bat	GAME.DIR and GAME.WAD packing script for PAL.

Debug Features

Debug Mode

Enabled by setting the value at address 0x001FC10C to 0x00000000.

Alternatively, you can use the following PNACH code to enable it:

comment=Enable debug mode by Hexadecimal Mantis

patch=1,EE,201FC10C,extended,00000000

Once this value is set, various debug features like the debug pause menu, level select, and controller binds are enabled.

Boot To Level Select

If L2 and START are held when the LEGO and Electronic Arts logos are shown during startup, the hidden level select is loaded immediately.

Debug Pause Menu

Accessed by holding L2 while pressing START to pause. Reload Level, Collision Spheres, Show Debug, and Show Map are only shown when DEBUG_CHEATS is set to ON in cdgame.txt. However, the switch is set to ON by default.

Debug pause menu options

• Return to Game: Exits the menu. Can also be exited with START.
• Reload Level: Reloads then restarts the current level.
• Restart Level: Restarts the current level without reloading.
• Center Screen: Opens screen adjustment prompt.
• Vibration: Toggles controller rumble.
• Collision Spheres: Dead option, locked to Off.
• Show Debug: Dead option, does not work.
• Show Map: Toggles map visibility.
• Show Coords: Toggles player coordinate display. This is implemented on a per character basis.
• Quit Level: Returns to the hidden level select.

Level Select

Levels in the level select

A hidden level select accessible from startup or the debug pause menu. Various parts of levels (strat wads) can be loaded from here individually, provided they exist in levels.txt. The listing can be filtered to only show items prefixed with "*" if DEMO_LEVEL_SELECT is set to ON in cdgame.txt. Some unused strat wads are listed here by default, but others are not. Many of these unused strat wads need modifications to load properly.

You can get a good chunk of "broken" unused strat wads to load from the level select by removing the wad version check. This can be done with the following PNACH code:

comment=Wad version patch by Hexadecimal Mantis

patch=1,EE,2015AC24,extended,00000000

Controller Binds

• Artificial Lag: Press and hold Cross on controller 2.

Player Debug Cheats

Some player debug cheats (seemingly separate from the main debug mode) can be enabled by setting specific bits at address 0x001FBBB8. These cheats are implemented on a per character basis, so some of them only work with certain Toa.

The following table shows the bit positions and bit values needed to enable each cheat, as well as the buttons used to trigger them:

Cheat	Bind	Bit Position	Enable Bit Value
Unlimited health cheat	N/A	1	1
Jump cheat	R2	2	1
Slow motion cheat	L1	4	1

You can also enable these individually or simultaneously with the following PNACH codes:

comment=Enable unlimited health cheat by Hexadecimal Mantis

patch=1,EE,701FBBB8,extended,00000002

comment=Enable jump cheat by Hexadecimal Mantis

patch=1,EE,701FBBB8,extended,00000004

comment=Enable slow motion cheat by Hexadecimal Mantis

patch=1,EE,701FBBB8,extended,00000010

Controller 2 Cheats

These hidden cheats require no modifications to access, and are activated with specific input sequences from controller 2. The following cheats can be enabled from the pause menu by holding L1 and L2 on controller 2, then pressing one of the designated buttons ten times. Each cheat (excluding automatic level completion), can also be activated from the frontend using the same input sequences.

The following table shows the buttons that should be pressed ten times (while holding L1 and L2) to enable each cheat:

Cheat	Bind
Unlimited Energy cheat	D-Pad Up
Complete level cheat	D-Pad Left
Unlimited Health cheat	D-Pad Down
Unlock all added content cheat	Triangle
Unlock next level cheat	Square
Unlock all levels cheat	Circle