Forum F.A.Q. and Rules: PLEASE READ

[Phenotype]

The Moderators and I have compiled this F.A.Q. which will answer most of the commonly asked questions. It is broken up into sections to make it easier for you all to read. The first section contains the forum rules, and then the F.A.Q.

FORUM RULES:

Here are the basic rules for being a Member of this forum:

Be respectful of others: bashing other Members, their art, or their custom Zoids will not be tolerated.

Read the boards before posting a question: We want to avoid duplicate posts because they take up space and they're annoying, so please read through the boards to see if your question has already been answered.

Do not direct-link images: Direct linking images is only allowed if you are the owner of the website which the image is being linked from. The occassional direct-link to answer a question or prove a point is okay, however direct linking on your sig or avatar is strictly prohibited. If you don't have a website to upload images to then use www.photobucket.com

Advertising your website: While this was not allowed in the past the rapid growth of the forum has inspired me to change my views on this matter. You may now advertise your website on this forum. You may include a link to your website in your profile, your sig, or your avatar. Text links and/or graphics are fine. However, do not blatantly plug your website, this means: do not create posts plugging it, do not create posts with subjects designed to promote your site, and do not plug your site at the bottom of every post you make. Post of this nature will be deleted.

Signatures: Sig's should either be within 500x300 pixels or 750x200 pixels for longer ones.
They may not contain any of the following: bad language, nudity, extreme violence, death.
To clarify, extreme violence means blood, guts, gunshot wounds, that sort of thing.

Reviving Old Threads: You should only revive an old thread if you have something meaningful to add to the discussion. If you don't have anything to say that's worth reviving the topic then don't. I define an old thread as anything older than 1 month on the very active boards and 2 months on the less active boards.

Politics and Religion: are topics that are strictly off-limits. Discussing them always leads to a flame war so it's best to avoid them entirely.

Punishment: Will be determined on a case by case basis by myself and the other Admins. Some offences will result in a warning, and depending on the severity others will result in banning.

Disclaimer:

As a Member of my forum you must agree to the following terms:

MESSAGE BOARD DISCLAIMER AND GUIDELINES:

* Phenotype and Proboards are not responsible or liable for what
users post on the message boards.

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discriminating, or taken as offensive by the reader.

* All postings in message boards are for entertainment purposes
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* Phenotype and Proboards do not endorse any opinions, products,
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* Phenotype and Proboards do not guarantee or endorse any
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* We do not guarantee that all interactions, bulletin boards will
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* Flaming is not tolerated or allowed.

* Swearing and profanity of any kind is not tolerated or allowed.

* Harassment is not tolerated or allowed.

* Racist remarks or sentiments are not tolerated or allowed.

* Phenotype, Phenotype's moderators and Proboards are not liable
for any swearing, profanity or harassment in message boards.

* Children should be supervised by a parent or guardian when using
the message board. We cannot take responsibility for what happens if a
child is allowed on unsupervised.

*All Members must be at least 13 years in age in correlation with Proboards Terms of Service. Phenotype and Proboards are not responsible for Members under the age of 13 who register after accepting these terms.

* Phenotype and Proboards are not liable for those who utilize the
message boards for illicit activities.

* Phenotype and Proboards are not liable for any criminal activity
that occurs on message boards.

By registering your account you hereby accept these terms. If you do not agree with this terms you should delete your account immediately.

Please follow the rules and there won't be any problems.

[Phenotype]

This list will be evolving as new questions come up, so please check it every once in a while. If you ask something already covered in this FAQ, your post will be deleted.


Forum and Site Related

Q: Can I be a Moderator?
A: If one of the Admins decides that you have the necessary qualities, they will let you know. Post numbers and collection sizes are not important. Also do not ask if you can be a Moderator, we always have people in mind and put a lot of thought into it before slecting the next Mod.

Q: What is a Moderator?
A: A Moderator (or "Mod") helps control the board, deleting unnecessary and/or innapropriate posts.

Q: What are the ranks?
A: As your numbers of posts increase, so will your rank. Please do not post junk to boost your rank.

Q: I posted something and now it's not there. Why?
A: It is likely to have been deleted by a Member of staff for being inappropriate and/or redundant.

Q: I noticed something wrong with your site.
A: Please don't inform Pheno on the site or the Ask the Staff board. Please PM or Email him and be patient.

Q: Someone is using your pictures!
A: Please don't inform Pheno on the site or the Ask the Staff board. Please PM or Email him and be patient.

Q: When are you going to update? Huh? Wheeeennn?
A: Updates will come when the staff have spare time. Please do not pester them.

Q: Will you add a RPG to the forums?
A: No. Pheno has no time for or interest in running one. There's plenty of Zoids RPGs elsewhere. Try the links on his site.

Q: What happens on the moderator board?
A: Moderators and Administraters think of ways to improve the board, and discuss forum activities.

Q: How do I put on a sig?
A: See the post in general about getting pics up.

Q: There's a thread I want to respond to, but the last post was many months ago.
A: Please do not revive old threads UNLESS what you have to say is very important. For example, if there was discussion about mounting a CP-03 on an Iron Kong and then you find out that it is possible with a rare CP that no one knew about, that is acceptable.

Q: How do I post links or images?

A: Use the following codes.

To post links, use: [url=http://www.example.com]Example[/url] To post images, use: [img]http://www.example.com/example.jpg[/img]
There are other codes you can use, but these two are the most common.

Zoids Models and Merchandise

Q: Where can I find pictures of (Zoid)?
A: Try Phenotype's Zoids Site. Failing that, search the internet via Yahoo! Google etc.

Q: What does ZAC stand for?
A: Zoids Advent Calendar.

Q: Why are Death Saurer and Ultrasaurus's models so small?
A: Ultrasaurus and Deathsaurer are both 1/72 scale, the same as all Zoids. They were enlarged in the anime to make them seem more fearsome. The same is true for Ultimate Seismosaurus in Zoids Fuzors and Gildragon is Zoids Genesis.

Q: How big is Seismosaurus?
A: Seismosaurus is not that big. It's has a long neck and tail, but that is it. Its body is smaller than Energy Ligers for example. However, that said, he is the longest Zoid ever made, measuring in at 76cm long.

Q: What is better, Hasbro or Tomy?
A: Tomy tend to have a slightly better quality plastic, but Hasbro Zoids have exclusive designs and colorations.

Q: My Gojulas Giga's lights won't work!
A: Try using batteries. It requires both 2 AA and 2 AAA batteries, check the instructions carefully.

Q: What Zoid is the tallest?
A: King Gojulas

Q: What Zoid is the widest?
A: Gilvader

Q: What Zoid is the longest?
A: Seismosaurus

Q: What Zoid is the heaviest?
A: Mad Thunder

Q: What Zoid is the strongest?
A: There is no correct answer, it's up to you to decide which Zoid you think is the strongest.

Q: I bought an art statue and it's uncolored
A: The art statues come in two different versions, one colored and one not. It's perfectly normal.

Q: I got this weird thing in my art statue box
A: That will be a bonus figure. You will have received either Whale King, Wild Kong or Wild Liger. The wild versions are how the respective Zoids look in the wild, if they are allowed to evolve on their own.

Q: I found a Zoid, but it's molded in a strange color!
A: It is likely to be an OJR, OER, Technozoid or Robostrux version. Failing that, it might be a bootleg.

Q: How do you fuse (Zoid A) to (Zoid B) like in Fuzors?
A: Some have been /will be released by Tomy (LZ Phoenix, Buster Fury, Command Striker, Killer Spiner) and others are impossible without the use of a craft knife and glue (Missile Tortoise).

Q: Where can I find instructions for Double Arms Lizard?
A: Instructions can be found here: www.ne.jp/asahi/dboz/0/hp06_001.htm

Q: I saw a Hasbro Geno Saurer on eBay!
A: That's a UK Geno Saurer: Hasbro-like packaging, but with a Tomy logo. It is NOT a US release.

Q: What is different between the Hasbro and Tomy versions of Ultrasaurus?
A: The Hasbro version has been widened, by adding blocks to the body and extending the axles from the motor. This was done for US safety regulations.

Q: Is Hasbro going to release the Zoids Genesis line in the United States?
A: There is no information that Hasbro will release the Genesis line in the United States. A release seems unlikely.

Q: Is Hasbro going to release the Neo Blox line in the United States?
A: There is no information that Hasbro will release the Genesis line in the United States. A release seems unlikely.

General Zoids

Q: What's with Iguan?
A: It's an inside joke from the ZoidFans group. It's sort of the traditional answer to "which zoid is the most powerful" and "which zoid is the kewlist!?"-type polls and other similar questions.

Q: Can I list what Zoids I have?
A: No, please don't. However, you can post a picture of your collection here. Please follow the rules for that board.

Q: Who would win, (Zoid A) or (Zoid B)
A: Use your imagination.

Q: What about Zoids versus Gundam/other mecha?
A: Different universes don't mix well..., one could argue back and forth and not really get anywhere. So please don't.

Q: Where can I find instruction scans?
A: Hasbro's and Tomy's UK site have instruction scans in PDF form. If you can't find what you are looking for there, then feel free to ask.

Q: Where can I buy a Trinity Liger?
A: Trinity Liger cannot, whatever you have heard, be bought. It is a custom made for a competition to feature in the Zoids Saga games. However, there is a small Gashapon figure available as part of set 7.

Q: Where can I find information or stats for Trinity Liger?
A: The Trinity Liger, like most other Zoids designed for video games (Geno Hydra, Spark Liger, Proto Breaker, etc) or the Web Comic (Slash Liger, Snipe Liger) don't exist as models and, as such, don't have stats or data.

Q: What are Z-points/what are they for?
A: In Asia, there was a promotion allowing Z-Points to be exchanged for Crystal Zoids, made from clear plastic. Unfortunately, they are currently worthless in the UK.

Q: What are the points for inside Zoids2 boxes?
A: They are rumored to have been prepartion for mail away Customize Sets.

Q: What is a Saix?
A: No one really knows. It's probably something Tomy made up that sounds cool (although if you say Lightning Saix quickly enough it sounds a bit like 'Lynx').

Q: What does Brastle mean?
A: www.spizzquiz.net/brastle.htm

Q: Are Z-knights Zoids related?
A: No, technically they aren't (they exist in a different universe), although they are made by Tomy and follow the same principal as zoids, even sharing the same rubber caps and pilots.


Searching for Zoids/Buying Zoids

Q: Where can I find replacement parts for my (insert Zoid Name)?
A: Parts used to be available from Hasbro, but they are surely out of stock by now. The same likely applies to Tomy UK but it wouldn't hurt to try. Your best bet now may be HLJ, as they claim to be able to aquire parts from Tomy Japan Zoids, although it is a slow process.

Q: Can you find me (Zoid)?
A: Try eBay or the list of stores on Pheno's site. Failing that, please try the Searching for Zoids forum. Sorry, but we don't have time to hunt down Zoids for everyone by ourselves.

Q: Why can't I find (rare CP number)?
A: The Storm Unit and the two Koenig Wolf CPs were made in limited numbers, so they don't turn up cheaply very often. If you want them, your best bet might be to save up and/or buy a Zoid that comes with them (Sturm Tyrann, HA Koenig Wolf, Koenig Wolf MK-II). Also please note that it has been a while since new CPs have been manufactured, so all CPs are becoming rare.

Q: How many yen equal a dollar?
A: It varies from day to day. You can use this site (http://www.xe.com/ucc/) to find out what the current conversion is.


Zoids Customs

Q: Is it okay if I make a custom like yours, Phenotype?
A: Again, it's been done before, but why not try being original? You'll get more credit.


Fan Art/Fiction

Q: I want to start an interactive fanfic.
A: Please don't, all of the ones in the past became way to absurd. If you really want to, do it off board.

Q: Can I use (Insert Phenotype's / other's custom here) in my fanfic?
A: It's been done before, just don't make it lose easily...


Zoids Anime/Media

Q: What's on the Rayse and Brastle Tiger DVDs?
A: They both come in two parts. For Rayse Tiger, the first part show an animation like the one on Tomy's site of Whitz Wolf vs. Dekalt Dragon, but adds Rayse Tiger at the end.

For Brastle Tiger, it shows Rayse Tiger combining with Ptera Rayse and then flying around and such. It then shows Brastle Tiger firing it's guns and then folding in it's heat sinks. Then it cuts to both of them facing off.

The second part is simply stats on Whitz Wolf, Savinga, Whitz Tiger, Death Raser, Parablade, Dekalt Dragon, and Rayse Tiger, along with animation of them running. Brastle Tiger's data is added in on its DVD.

Q: I saw this funny Liger in the Japanese /Zero opening. I heard it was called the Blaze and was going to be in the last episode. Is this true?
A: No, as far as anyone can find. It is a prototype Panzer. Note that it only appears for a second and with the other two armors, and the intro is still the same on the final Japanese DVD.

Q: Is Zoids Genesis going to be on TV in the US?
A: There is no information that Zoids Genesis will be on TV in the US in the foreseable future.

Q: I heard that Zoids Genesis is going to be available dubbed on the internet.
A: You are correct. Zoids Genesis is one of the programs that will be aired online on Toonami Jetstream.

Q: Hey, I just went there and Zoids Genesis isn't available!
A: Zoids Genesis is planned to be aired on Toonami Jetstream. However, it will not be immediatly available and you will have to wait.

[Phenotype]

ABBREVIATIONS:

These are the commonly used abbreviations in the Zoids universe:

The Lines:
OJR=Original Japanese Release (the old line from the '80s)
OER=Original European Release
RS=Robostrux
Z2=Zoids 2
TZ=TechnoZoids
NJR=New Japanese Release (the current Japanese line)
NAR=New American Release

Designations (for the NJR line)
RZ=Republic Zoid
EZ=Empire Zoid
BZ= BLOX zoid
CZ=Command Zoid
AZ=Attack Zoid
Zi=Personal Zoid of inhabitant of Planet Zi
FZ=Fuzors Zoid (Fuzors line)
GZ=Genesis Zoid
GB=Genesis Biozoid
GZB=Genesis Zoid Baratz

Designations (for the OJR line)
RBOZ=Republic Battery operated zoid (large batt. op.)
RPZ=Republic Powered Zoid (small batt. op.)
RHI=Republic Hi-powered Zoid (large wind-up)
RMZ=Republic Motorized Zoid (small wind-up)
Zenevas Empire:
EPZ=Empire Powered Zoid (small batt. op.)
EHI=Empire Hi-powered Zoid (large wind-up)
EMZ=Empire Motorized Zoid (small wind-up)
Guylos Empire:
DBOZ=Dark Empire Battery operated zoid (large batt. op.)
DPZ=Dark Empire Powered Zoid (small batt. op)
DHI=Dark Empire Hi-powered Zoid (large wind-up)
Other
R24=Republic 1/24 scale Zoid
E24=Empire 1/24 scale Zoid
TF - Trans Fighter Zoid
GU - Grade-Up Unit

Misc. Zoid terms:
CP=Customize Parts
DX=Deluxe Zoids
CZ's=Command Zoids
SS Zoids=Unpowered non-blox Zoids i.e. Demantis, Maccurtis, etc.
CPC= Charged Particle Cannon
AZ - Anti-Zoid
AAZ - Anti-Air Zoid
AMD - Anti-Missile Defense

Anime:
CC- Chaotic Century
GF- Gaurdian Force
ZF- Zoid Fuzors
NC/0- New Century Zero

Thanks to Andy, Wolfy, blademirage2, steelx, Celebmacil and juno unit for contributing to this list.
-Phenotype