Hidden map:
To unlock a hidden map with terrain the reads “Advance Wars”, hold L R while selecting Map Design mode.
Difficulties:
To unlock Hard Combat mode, beat Combat mode. To unlock Brutal Combat mode, beat Hard Combat mode.
Easy points:
To easily gain points, repeatedly play Mission 4 “Reclaim The Skies”. It only takes about a minute to complete and earns you 300 points. After completing the mission, save the game in a different file and quit Campaign mode. Then, load the file for Mission 4 again.
Bonus COs:
Unlock the following bonus COs for purchase by performing the corresponding tasks:
CO – HOW TO UNLOCK
Adder (costs 1,000 points) – Win Mission 26 in Normal Campaign mode.
Candle (costs 3,500 points) – Win Mission 26 in Normal Campaign mode.
Chakka (costs 3,500 points) – Win Mission 26 in Normal Campaign mode.
Flak (costs 1,000 points) – Win Mission 26 in Normal Campaign mode.
Grimm (costs 1,000 points) – Win Mission 20 in Normal Campaign mode.
Hachi (costs 2,000 points) – Beat Normal Campaign mode with an overall “S” rank.
Hawke (costs 1,000 points) – Win Mission 26 in Normal Campaign mode.
Javier (costs 1,000 points) – Win Mission 20 in Normal Campaign mode.
Juggler (costs 3,000 points) – Win Mission 26 in Normal Campaign mode.
Kindle (costs 3,500 points) – Win Mission 26 in Normal Campaign mode.
Koal (costs 3,500 points) – Win Mission 26 in Normal Campaign mode.
Lash (costs 1,000 points) – Win Mission 26 in Normal Campaign mode.
Nell (costs 2,000 points) – Beat Normal Campaign mode with an overall “A” rank.
Sasha (costs 600 points) – Win Mission 20 in Normal Campaign mode.
Sturm (costs 5,000 points) – Unlock all other COs, their color edits, and earn all 300 medals.
Von Bolt – Beat Hard Campaign mode.
Zipo (costs 3,000 points) – Win Mission 26 in Normal Campaign mode.
Battle Map Shop bonuses:
Unlock the following bonuses by performing the corresponding tasks:
BONUS / (COST) – HOW TO UNLOCK
Advance Warpaper (costs 1 point) – Have the Game Boy Advance game Advance Wars inserted.
Advance Warpaper 2 (costs 1 point) – Have the Game Boy Advance game Advance Wars 2 inserted.
Hachi’s Land map (costs 1 point) – Have the Game Boy Advance game Advance Wars inserted.
Lash’s Land map (costs 1 point) – Have the Game Boy Advance game Advance Wars 2 inserted.
Nell’s Land map (costs 1 point) – Have the Game Boy Advance game Advance Wars inserted.
Strum’s Land map (costs 1 point) – Have the Game Boy Advance game Advance Wars 2 inserted.
Various bonuses:
Unlock the following bonuses by performing the corresponding tasks:
BONUS – HOW TO UNLOCK
CO Edit – Reach level 10 or higher with a CO to unlock an alternate costume option in the CO Edit menu.
Gallery (costs 2,000 points) – Beat Normal Campaign mode.
Mistwalker – Beat Hard Campaign mode.
Oozium (costs 1,000 points) – Win Mission 22.
Soul Of Hachi – Beat Hard Campaign mode.
Soundroom – Beat Normal Campaign mode and buy everything from Hachi.
Wallpapers – Beat Campaign mode to unlock wallpapers for the three COs used most in that campaign at the Display menu. Get all 300 medals to unlock the final wallpaper.
Unlockable gallery images:
Unlock the following gallery images by performing the corresponding tasks. Note: Images 1 through 28 are unlocked by default:
GALLERY IMAGE – HOW TO UNLOCK
29. Rachel’s Hat – Watch the Mission 9 ending.
30. Toast – Watch the Mission 22 ending.
31. Party 1 – Watch the Mission 22 ending.
32. Party 2 – Watch the Mission 22 ending.
33. Handshake – Watch the Mission 22 ending.
34. Dismissed! – Watch the game’s ending.
35. Report – Watch the game’s ending.
36. Promise Hill – Watch the game’s ending.
37. Flowers – Watch the game’s ending.
38. Three Villains – Watch the game’s ending.
39. Original 7 – Select “Yes – after the last mission.
40. Salute – Select “No – after the last mission.
41. Drive – Successfully complete campaign mode under the hard difficulty.
Easy win on ?Means To An End?:
Select the CO Sensei and, if possible, equip the skill Invader (Capture 1). For the secondary front, select Max. At the start of the mission, first build four infantries. Then, as soon as possible, build a B copter and attack the enemy infantry that is capturing buildings at the south. The next turn, build a T Copter and send an infantry south. Now deploy it after you destroy the enemy infantry. While watching out for Ooziums, capture the Black Hole property so that Von Bolt will only deploy inexpensive units. When your CO Power is available, use it to deploy infantries with 9 HPS when you have a minimum of two properties south. With the skill Invader, it will only take two days to capture a property. Continue capturing all the properties south while evading the Oozium. Capturing more properties allows you to deploy stronger units to wipe out the enemy’s cheaper units. Use your Super CO Power to deploy mech everywhere and flood the enemy. When the secondary front is won, deploy MegaTanks to destroy the Grand Bolt’s weak area and capture the enemy base if you have the chance.
Easy experience and money on ?Muck Amok:
On hard campaign mode, be sure to save the game in a empty slot at the start. To clear the mission, destroy every Oozium on the field as fast as possible. For each Oozium you kill in hard mode you earn 40 points. If you complete the mission, you will have 100 points for Speed, Technique, and Power, as well as 880 points for killing 22 Ooziums. Destroying the cannon and? pipes will also net you more points. You shouldhave over 2,000 points (including the hard mode bonus) and will have enough for two promotions for each CO that participated in the mission. If you complete this mission on the other file, don?t save it so you can repeat it for more points. However, make sure you save it on another mode to save the points you received.
Capture rate of 18 with Sami:
Make Sami rank 3 and complete the campaign, then place the Invader and the Conqueror skill. When a full health infantry or mech captures a building, it will capture by a rate of 18. If the infantry survives the following turn, you can capture it.
Massive vision range with Sonja:
Make Sonja rank 3 and complete the campaign, then place the Scout and the Eagle Eye skill. This will increase your vision range to 4 (or 5 if CO Power is activated). Usually a recon unit will see nine or ten spaces away but by using the CO Power, you can see the entire the map without the fog of war.
Best pairs with Adder/Koal and Sami:
Place an infantry unit within ten spaces away from the enemy HQ while Adder or Koal are in the front line. Make sure their power meters are full and use the Tag Power when nothing is in the way to have Adder or Koal move the infantry five spaces. Switch to Sami and move the five remaining spaces, allowing you to capture the HQ in one shot. This can also be done with other properties, giving you a big advantage.
Last Time Survival level:
At the “CO Selection” screen, select Kanebi and any other CO. For the last level, charge up both CO tag power for a fast victory. As soon as you can buy two troops (preferably infantry), do what you must with your starting units (except the black boat, which you should move to the shore). The next day, make sure Kanebi is the second CO and use the tag team power, then move the boat up to the enemy HQ and unload the troops on the shore. You must do this during the first few days before Grimm blocks it off. Next, change CO so that Kanebi is in charge and begin capturing the HQ. Do what you must with the other troop. The next day, Grimm will be unable to damage your troop on the HQ, allowing you to finish capturing the remaining part of the HQ and giving you a fast victory for this level. Remember, this does not work later since Grimm blocks the shores with tanks and stops you from unloading your troops.
Advantage on deployed maps:
After completing Hard Campaign mode and receiving the Soul of Hachi (or have the CO Hachi), you can equip it during a Super CO Power and deploy units from any property, giving you an advantage. Note: Hachi’s Super CO Power decreases the price by half. Deploy plenty of MegaTanks to take advantage of this
Quick History awards:
To get awards fast and easy (for example, “You built 50 Neotanks”, etc.), make a map where the enemy is not a threat and? give yourself plenty of bases and cities. Play your map and set the funds to 9500G per city. Start building to get awards quickly. If you want to get awards for destroying enemies even faster, surround them with units to kill them fast. For example, if you want destroy a lot of tanks, surround a large group of tanks with Megatanks. Make sure to surround the large group of enemies with units they are weak against.
Smiley face HQ:
When your CO (or first CO in Tag battles) is from Orange Star, occasionally the lights in the HQ will change into a smiley face.
Stealth unit graphics
When watching a stealth unit going up, you can see a small line in the corner blinking.
Tank on a river glitch:
Go to “Design Map” and build a 3 vertical by 5 horizontal rectangle sea. Build a shoal on top of the river, then place any ground unit except Infantry, Mech or Oozium on the shoal. Move the pointer three spaces north from the ground unit. Build a river and drag it down to transform the shoal into a river, with the tank on the river.
Pipe Runner on city glitch:
When using Hachi’s super power, you are able to deploy units from cities. If you have enough cash, deploy a Pipe Runner. It won?t be able to move, but will have long range.