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Part 4
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Part 4

Learn about the map, files, item boxes, and saving system in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Jill starts with eight inventory slots.

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Learn about the map, files, item boxes, and saving system in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Jill starts with eight inventory slots.

Jill initially begins the campaign with eight inventory slots. She receives a Side Pack at the end of Chapter 3 that adds two more slots, making inventory management a bit easier. All weapons in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis occupy only a single inventory slot each.

Walkthrough
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    Access the Map during normal gameplay with the L2 button.
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    Zoom in/out on certain maps with the X button.
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    Use the D-pad to move the map.
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    Press the Select button while viewing the map to open the Map Select menu and view maps of any other areas you have visited.
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    The Map can also be accessed from the Status Screen.
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    Rooms you have visited are automatically added to the Map via the auto-map feature.
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    Find maps as items around Raccoon City for a full Map of the current area; these are often pinned up on walls or bulletin boards.
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    On the Map screen, your character is represented by a blue arrowhead indicating facing direction.
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    The room you currently occupy is red.
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    Rooms you have already visited are solid green.
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    Unexplored rooms are hollow gray outlines against the black background.
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    Unlocked doors are marked as small yellow rectangles.
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    Locked doors pulse red.
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    Rooms containing major objectives flash blue.
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    Save rooms containing a typewriter are marked with an "S".
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    Important documents called Files can only be accessed from the Status Screen.
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    Any Files obtained are automatically cataloged here; each of the thirty total Files has its own dedicated slot.
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    Collecting all thirty Files and reading them will unlock a special reward near the end of the campaign.
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    Item Boxes are large storage chests found in rooms with a typewriter, used to store excess items.
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    Examine an Item Box to open its screen, displaying its contents on the left and your inventory on the right.
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    Swap items between your inventory and the Item Box.
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    All Item Boxes are linked together; items placed in one are accessible from all of them.
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    You can store up to sixty-four items in the Item Box.
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    Item Box contents are color-coded on a vertical scroll bar: blue for key items, tools, and Gunpowder; red for weapons and ammo; green for recovery items.
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    Save your progress at typewriters using an Ink Ribbon item.
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    A standard PS1 15-block Memory Card can hold a maximum of fifteen save files, as one RE3 save file equals one save block.
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    Loading a save can only be done from the game's title menu.
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    Selecting a "Next Game" save file allows options to CONTINUE, RESTART, access THE MERCENARIES, or view EPILOGUES.
Tips
  • Finding maps as items provides a full map of the current area.
  • Locked doors pulse red on the map.
  • Rooms with major objectives flash blue on the map.
  • Save rooms are marked with an "S" on the map.
  • Collecting all thirty Files unlocks a special reward near the end of the campaign.
  • All Item Boxes are linked together.
  • Ink Ribbons are a limited resource during a HARD playthrough, allowing a limited number of saves.
  • There are enough Ink Ribbons available to save a total of forty-five times.
  • Ink Ribbons are usually found next to typewriters.
  • Consider keeping multiple save files as a precaution.

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