Yang Xiao Long - Character Guide A.K.A. How2Burn

This guide will teach you the basics of Yang, how her abilities work, Damage for each of them, How to unlock challenges, and how to use them efficiently!

Disclaimer: Rwby: Grimm Eclipse is under Steam Early Access, which means that gameplay will change constantly. This guide will attempt to update accordingly under reasonable update times.

Description

Disclaimer: Rwby: Grimm Eclipse is under Steam Early Access, which means that gameplay will change constantly. This guide will attempt to update accordingly under reasonable update times.

This guide will give you gameplay basics on how to play as Yang of Team RWBY: abilities, stats, achievements, etc. and will attempt to be a "How to play" guide.

Foreward

Please be sure to visit this guide to read up on some FAQs you may have about RWBY!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=568498028


After you read this guide you might be interested in playing as one of the other 3 of Team RWBY!

Ruby:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=567194033
Weiss:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=567580423
Blake:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=568454143

Gameplay Basics

Controls

Experience and Leveling

Experience points (XP) are gained from battle via Grimm defeated, from XP orbs and Artifacts found in crates and hidden areas, and from completing tasks and objectives, such as reviving a teammate or bringing dust to certain devices.

Beginning at level 1 at the start of a campaign, the player will discover and battle XP necessary to reach the next level until to level cap, Level 10. Each level resets your Aura Gauge, fills your Special meter, and gives the player one (1) point to use towards their main abilities and attributes.

To reach a certain level, the player has to gain a certain amount of XP. Below are the amounts necessary to reach from a prior level (ex. to reach Lv 3, it requires 300xp from Lv 2)

Lv 1: 0 (The player begins at level 1)
Lv 2: 150
Lv 3: 300
Lv 4: 450
Lv 5: 650
Lv 6: 850
Lv 7: 1050
Lv 8: 1300
Lv 9: 1550
Lv 10: 1800

Combat

The basis of combat in RWBY: Grimm Eclipse is that of a Brawler or Beat-'em-up action game on a 3D battlefield, displaying dozens of underpowered enemies on the screen at a single time. This style of gameplay is akin to such games as Dynasty Warriors, requiring the player to "button mash" the attack buttons. While some would argue that such games can be completed by simply pressing the main attack command repeatedly, there are different attacks and styles characters can perform depending on the order and timing of the executed attack commands; this is necessary to know to combat unique scenarios as well as to combo into dashes, jumps, dash/jump-cancels, and Special abilities.

Combos

A = Attack (Left Click/X/Square)
S = Shoot (Right Click/Y/Triangle)
D = Dodge (Shift)

Ground

D -> A
-Shoulder Rush

A
-Single punch

A -> S
-Single punch > Shotgun Knockback

A -> A -> S
-Double punch > Shotgun Knockback

A -> A -> A -> S
-Double punch > Shotgun punch > Shotgun Knockback

A -> A -> A -> A -> S
-Double punch > Double Shotgun punch > Shotgun Knockback

A -> A -> A -> A -> A
-Double punch > Double Shotgun punch > Kick lunge

Using Dodge in the middle of your combo will reset your combo
Such as

A -> A -> A -> D -> A -> A -> A -> D -> A -> A -> A -> D -> And so on.

Yang can infinite combo.


S
Alternating shotgun shots left and right hand.

Air

A
-Kick

A -> S
-Kick > Shotgun blow downwards

A -> A -> S
-Double Kick > Shotgun blow downwards

A -> A -> A
-Double Kick > Two Quick kicks


S
-Downwards shotgun shot

S -> S
-Two Downwards shotgun shots

Abilities

General

Abilities in italics are abilities locked behind a challenge.

Survivor
Cost: 1
Prerequisite: -
Challenge: -
Description: You can survive more damage after your aura is depleted

Aura Regeneration
Cost: 1
Prerequisite: -
Challenge: -
Description: Your aura recovers much faster

Improved Special 1
Cost: 1
Prerequisite: -
Challenge: -
Description: Your special pool increases by 2

Improved Special 2
Cost: 1
Prerequisite: Improved Special 1
Challenge: Specialist - Defeat enemies with special attacks to unlock this ability (Progress: 0/300)
Description: Your special pool increases by 2

Medic
Cost: 1
Prerequisite: -
Challenge: Savior - Revive teammates to unlock this ability (Progress: 0/5)
Description: Revive teammates much faster

Increased Aura
Cost: 1
Prerequisite: -
Challenge: Master Hunter - Defeat enemies to unlock this ability (Progress: 0/2000)
Description: You gain more aura (Author's note: meaning "Your Aura Guage increases")

Second Wind
Cost: 1
Prerequisite: -
Challenge:Relentless - Defeat enemies while your aura is depleted to unlock this ability (Progress: 0/5)
Description: When Yangs aura is depleted, she regains all special. Has a 30 second cooldown.
(Author's note: No visible indication of cooldown)

Brawler
Cost: 1
Prerequisite: -
Challenge: Chitty Chitty Yang Yang - Reach level 10 as Yang to unlock this ability (Progress: 0/1)
Description: The first attack that hits Yang does not reset her hit counter.

Quake

Quake
Cost: 0
Prerequisite: -
Challenge: -
Description: Yang slams her gauntlet into the ground, creating a wave of energy which damages all nearby enemies. This ability hits the most enemies, but has low damage

Improved Quake
Cost: 1
Prerequisite: Quake
Challenge: -
Description: Quake becomes chargeable. When fully charged, Quake deals much more damage and in a larger radius.

Aftershock
Cost: 2
Prerequisite: Improved Quake
Challenge: -
Description: When fully charged, Quake sends a line of rock pillars forward which each deal damage and knock enemies up.

Super Quake
Cost: 2
Prerequisite: Improved Quake
Challenge: Quake Mastery - Defeat enemies with Quake to unlock this ability! (Progress: 0/300)
Description: Fully charging Quake will now drastically increase its range and damage, and will also smash enemies backwards.

Sunbreaker

Sunbreaker
Cost: 0
Prerequisite: -
Challenge: -
Description: Yang punches towards the sun, knocking enemies in front of her upwards. This ability is very strong, but has short range.

Improved Sunbreaker
Cost: 1
Prerequisite: Sunbreaker
Challenge: -
Description: Greatly increases Sunbreaker's power and knockback.

Starkiller
Cost: 2
Prerequisite: Improved Sunbreaker
Challenge: Sunbreaker Mastery - Defeat enemies with Sunbreaker to unlock this ability! (Progress: 0/100)
Description: Sunbreaker now hits three times on the way up, tripling its damage. (DMG=720)

Blast Wave

Blast Wave
Cost: 0
Prerequisite: -
Challenge: -
Description: Yang punches with such force that she creates a shockwave that smashes enemies backwards. This ability has a balance between range and power.

Improved Blast Wave
Cost: 1
Prerequisite: Blast Wave
Challenge: -
Description: Blast Wave becomes chargeable, increaing both the range at which Yang dashes and the damage dealt when fully charged.

Massive Blast
Cost: 2
Prerequisite: Improved Blast Wave
Challenge: -
Description: Charging Blast Wave sends out a longer shockwave on impact, dealing a very high amount of damage to all targets immediately in front of Yang.

Triple Blast
Cost: 2
Prerequisite: -
Challenge: Blast Wave Mastery - Defeat enemies with Blast Wave to unlock this ability! (Progress: 0/200)
Description: Charging Blast Wave sends out three shockwaves which fan out to hit a wider range of enemies.

Challenges

Quake Mastery

Challenge: Defeat enemies with Quake to unlock this ability
Progress: 0/300
Reward: Quake - Super Quake

Sunbreaker Mastery

Challenge: Defeat enemies with Sunbreaker to unlock this ability
Progress: 0/200
Reward: Sunbreaker - Starkiller

Blast Wave Mastery

Challenge: Defeat enemies with Blast Wave to unlock this ability
Progress: 0/400
Reward: Blast Wave - Triple Blast

Relentless

Challenge: Defeat enemies while your aura is depleted to unlock this ability
Progress: 0/5
Reward: General - Second Wind

Chitty Chitty Yang Yang

Challenge: Reach level 10 as Yang to unlock this ability
Progress: 0/1
Reward: General - Brawler

Master Hunter

Challenge: Defeat enemies to unlock this ability
Progress: 0/2000
Reward: General -Increased Aura

Savior

Challenge: Revive teammates to unlock this ability
Progress: 0/5
Reward: General - Medic

Specialist

Challenge: Defeat enemies with special attacks to unlock this ability
Progress: 0/300
Reward: General - Improved Special 2

Secrets

To be completed

Bugs

Quake
- Sometimes will deal no damage regardless of charged or not.

Blast Wave
- Same issue as above.

Sunbreaker
- Use Sunbreaker and then dodge right after to permanently stay burning. (Best bug)

Changelog

12-10-15 || The Changining

Guide

• Added changelog section
  
• Added 3 new bugs to the bug section

[inkognito]

This guide hasn't nearly enough puns.

[Bjornn "Boxy" Steeleye]

RBM= heavy attack(chargable) R=Ranged attack @Mikha

[Mikha-凛]

they change her, now idk how to do range attack, the 1 2 3 didt work

[Minti]

Update coming soon with the full release information!

[VoidLance]

My favourite combo is S->D->A->A->A->A->S. It fires one shotgun round before quick dashing into a combo, you get a double shotgun punch at the end of the combo, and then a final shotgun knockback as a combo finisher. I use S->D->A as an initiator every time though, since the punch cancels out of the dodge, so you're not left with a few miliseconds of rolling time. I also use this to break boxes. The dodge takes you through the space where the box was, and the punch carries your momentum so that you don't lose speed through the roll.

[Minti]

@FUNKYKICK02 I am not the dev of this game, Please redirect your questions pertaining to the game itself to http://steamcommunity.com/app/418340/discussions/ ! Thanks~

[FUNKYKICK]

can you add the ability to save ur skills and levels earned instead of having them reset everytime u play the game

[Portaddict74482]

Agreed on the Sunbreaker Glitch. While they may remove it to improve framerate/remove lag issues for some, they'll probably re-add it in later as Yang's Semblance. Or maybe as an entirely new ability that's similar the Marvel VS Capcom franchise's X-Factor. Who knows?!?!

[Minti]

@Trieste08 and Blake's abilities just miss half the time cause of the rise up in the air.

@XsjadoR0LL3R I totally agree, I use it when I'm in a boss fight if I get hit down to no aura, and then go all out on him.

[XsjadoR0LL3R]

Please don't "fix" the Sunbreaker bug. I always dash-cancel it just once to get the effect. I mean, who doesn't love Yang when she goes Super Saiyan?