FFCC: The Crystal Bearers NG+ Save Prep Notes

FFCC: The Crystal Bearers - Viewer Notes for NG+ Preparation.

In order to prepare a NG+ save file, we need to get the best equipment for our needs. We need to focus on accessories that have high Attack, Focus, and Range, with Defense as a nice bonus. Luck is not necessary. After running the calculations in a program, we need the following accessories:

Accessory, ATK, DEF, FOCUS, RANGE, LUCK, Cost to build, Items needed to build (3)
Carbide Plate - 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 600 Gil, Ornamental Plant, Board Game, Artwork
Orichalcum Earrings - 4, 0, 0, 1, 0, 676 Gil, Ivory Object, Artwork, Cosmetics
Ankh Ring - 0, 1, 3, 2, 1, 960 Gil, Board Game, Keepsake, Monster Buffet

While I can get most of it fairly easily, a couple of items are rare drops. To save our sanity, I'm going to be doing another set of builds, focused more on ATK and LUCK to get these drops to happen. So here's our battle equipment:

Accessory, ATK, DEF, FOCUS, RANGE, LUCK, Cost to build, Items needed to build (3)
Carbide Plate - 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 600 Gil, Ornamental Plant, Board Game, Artwork
Ruby Earrings - 3, 0, 0, 1, 1, 520 Gil, Ivory Object, Fireworks, Artwork
Diamond Ring - 0, 1, 2, 1, 2, 768 Gil, Rainbow Wine, Board Game, Keepsake

Luckily the Carbide Plate is what we need for NG+, though we need a specific variation. But each of the 3 variations can only be built once and duplicate materials can be bought from the random shops (or we can just save scumm). The one we want is the Scarletite Plate, which is Damage Dealt +1. The variation of Dorje Earrings (for Ruby Earrings) means I can deal damage while rolling and the Solomon's Ring (for Diamond Ring) means I can hold things 2x as long. The last two aren't necessary, but I'll probably aim for at least the Dorje Earrings.

So for your viewing pleasure, the locations of the materials for the battle equipment:
Material Name, Best Spot to Acquire, Purchase Cost
Artwork, Capture Prisoner (Cid's Workshop Area), 3000 Gil
Board Game, UMA News #15, 900 Gil
Fireworks, Snow Fields, 980 Gil
Ivory Object, UMA News #14, 4500 Gil
Keepsake, UMA News #11, 1500 Gil
Ornamental Plant, Treasure Hunt #9, 1800 Gil
Rainbow Wine, Moogle Woods (Treetop Level), 2300 Gil

And the locations of materials for the NG+ equipment:
Material Name, Best Spot to Acquire, Purchase Cost
Artwork, Capture Prisoner (Cid's Workshop Area), 3000 Gil
Board Game, UMA News #15, 900 Gil
Cosmetics, Dropped by Tallow (Most Common), 2700 Gil
Ivory Object, UMA News #14, 4500 Gil
Keepsake, UMA News #11, 1500 Gil
Monster Buffet, Dropped by Coeurl, Fenrir Wolf, Behemoth, Hydra, Cluster, 6000 Gil
Ornamental Plant, Treasure Hunt #9, 1800 Gil

I will be getting some Myrrh Fragments, but I don't need anywhere near them all. It's mainly to prevent failures during NG+.