Final Fantasy VIII WT

Final Fantasy VIII

Platform: PS1
Release dates (d.m.y):
 11.02.1999 (Japan)
 31.08.1999 (NA)
 27.10.1999 (PAL)

Based on: PAL-version (SLES-02080, SLES-12080, SLES-22080, SLES-32080)



- Successfully Mugging an enemy will prevent the target from dropping
any items whatsoever (Raijin 2 being the only exception).
- The enemy can still drop its respective card even if you successfully
Mug it (Ultima Weapon being a slight exception).
- Luck increases your evade rate, critical hit rate and the chance to
surprise the enemy (no effect on the chance to steal).
- Squall's "critical" hits are not as powerful as the other characters'
(150% vs. 200%).
- Once a character's HP is below 30% or so, there's a chance that the
Limit Break command will become available when you access or "refresh"
the Command menu. If the character is inflicted with status ailments
and / or other characters are dead, it's possible to get a Limit Break
at a somewhat higher HP value. The Aura status allows a character to
execute Limit Breaks at any HP value.
- Limit Break skills will take priority in queued actions.
- Darkness will not prevent Squall from hitting, but instead it disables
the trigger command.
- The hit rate of Card is determined by the target's cHP divided by mHP.
- The hit rate of Devour is determined by the target's mHP, cHP divided
by mHP, and the user's mHP.
- LV Up / Down will occasionally miss.
- New weapon models will show up in the Junk Shop menu as soon as you
have the necessary materials for a specific weapon, or when you read
volumes of the Weapons Monthly magazine.
- Load zone indicators are gone, because, f*ck you, that's why.

- There is no MP in the game. Instead, spells are quantified. You obtain
spells by 'Drawing' them from enemies or Draw Points found on the field.
You can also create them from items using certain Abilities.
 × Drawing power is affected by the character's Magic.
 × Drawing spells from enemies can easily get pretty boring. If you go
 down the item route, you won't have to do that anywhere near as much.
 If you prefer to use Draw for whatever reason, don't forget to use the
 Lv Up Command Ability to gain access to better spells.
- There are 49 different spells in the game. Each character can carry
up to 32 different spells, with at most 100 each. You can freely move
spells between characters and even delete them.
- Leveling up produces very minimal stat gains in FF8. Instead, you're
primarily supposed to rely on the Junction system to increase your stats.
This system involves 'Junctioning' spells to specific stats or attributes.
The stats and attributes available for Junctioning are determined by the
Abilities of the character's equipped GF.
- Summon monsters are called GF (Guardian Force) this time around. There
are 16 GF in total (plus a few special ones that you can't equip). Most
GF are obtained by Drawing them from bosses or by defeating a boss. GF
will learn new Abilities as you gain AP from battles. Most Abilities can
also be taught using items, though they're generally not easy to come by.
Each GF can have at most 22 Abilities. You can delete Abilities by using
the item Amnesia Greens (bought for 1000 gil).
 × By default, each GF will indeed learn 22 Abilities. Not all of these
 Abilities are on the list at first, though, as they need to be unlocked
 by learning some other Ability (eg. learning Str +20% unlocks Str +40%).
 If there are no free slots when an Ability is unlocked, that Ability
 is lost.
 × GF also gain xp, and there are a few Abilities that require the GF
 to reach a certain level.
 × You can buy basic stat Junction scrolls in Timber (10k each) once you
 have Tonberry's Familiar ability.
 × Hit-J is the only Junction ability that can't be taught with an item.
 × GF can also be summoned during battle, but the animations are quite
 lengthy, and the damage is pretty modest at low levels. As such, there's
 no reason to use them in a low level playthrough (I wouldn't use them
 either way). If you never use summons, you'll have no use for the Sum
 Mag + and GF HP + Abilities. You won't need Boost either, but that one
 can't be taught with an item, so you might want to hang on to it.

              HP Str Vit Mag Spr
 Quezacotl  | × |   | × | × |   | Card
 Shiva      |   | × | × |   | × |
 Ifrit      | × | × |   |   |   |
 Siren      |   |   |   | × |   | ST-Def x2
 Brothers   | × | × |   |   | × |
 Diablos    | × |   |   | × |   | Mug
 Carbuncle  | × |   | × | × |   | ST-Def x2
 Leviathan  |   |   |   | × | × |
 Pandemona  |   | × |   |   |   | Spd-J
 Cerberus   |   | × |   | × | × | Spd-J, Hit-J, ST-Def x4
 Alexander  |   | × |   |   |   |
 Doomtrain  |   |   |   |   |   | ST-Def x4
 Bahamut    |   |   |   |   |   | Ability x4, Mug
 Cactuar    |   |   |   |   |   | Luck-J, Eva-J
 Tonberry   |   |   |   |   |   |
 Eden       |   |   |   |   |   | Spd-J, Eva-J, Hit-J, Devour

- There are no treasure chests.
- Enemies don't drop any money. Initially, your main source of income
is your SeeD salary that you'll automatically receive periodically. It
should be enough on Disc 1. On Disc 2, however, you gain access to an
Ability that allows you to amass millions of gil with little time and
effort (and you'll need it if you want to max out some of your stats).
 × Your salary is determined by your SeeD level. Many of your actions
 and choices throughout the game will have an impact on your SLv. In
 a low level playthrough, you'll miss out on the single most common
 positive force on your SLv: killing enemies (by taking their HP to 0).
 This shouldn't be a problem, however, and I would advise you not to
 mind your SLv.

- Because enemies' stats are scaled based on your party's level, creating
the strongest possible party involves keeping your levels as low as
possible. You can avoid gaining Exp by:
 1. Running away
 2. Morphing / Devouring
 3. Casting Break
 4. Using LV Down
 5. Equipping Enc-None
 6. Having only one PC alive at the end of a battle
 7. Using TPCs (Seifer and Edea)

- If you get ambushed, it takes quite a long while to run away.
- Morphing will be your primary method of nullifying xp (when you're
actually fighting something and not using Enc-None), so try to get good
at it. If you're not focusing, it's really easy to lose count of the
damage you've dealt, so don't hesitate to use Scan (again) if you're
not sure if you can weaken the enemy further.
- If you have completionist tendencies, you could also consider trying
to obtain as many of the 198 different items in the game as you can (as
in, at least one of each).
 × 2 Unique items will be lost, as they're needed for GF. 4 items are
 PocketStation exclusive (Mog's Amulet, Chocobo's Tag, Friendship,
 Ribbon).
 × You'll likely need to use Angelo Search for the following 4 items:
 Jet Engine, Hero-Trial, Gold Armor, Hungry Cookpot. I don't bother
 with these myself.

- Here are some key points:

     Disc 1
- Learn Card (20 AP from Ifrit, the rest with Seifer in Dollet).
- Learn Enc-None.
- Get 100 Tornado spells for at least one character and a few dozens
of Break by playing cards. At the same time, you should obtain some
other useful Magic (Confuse, Haste, Meltdown, Pain, Death, Regen,
Curaga, Berserk). After this, Triple Triad will be mostly optional.

     Disc 2
- Leech Ultima spells at Shumi Village.
- Complete the CC Group side quest.
- Get GF Tonberry.
- Steal 100 Curse Spikes from the Tri-Faces at the main hall of Galbadia
Garden (if collecting items).

     Disc 3
- Build up Siren to Lv100 with Edea.
- Steal more Curse Spikes from the Tri-Faces at the Deep Sea Deposit if
needed.
- Obtain the last remaining GF.
- Finish your spell collection with the help of the Draw Points at
Heaven and Hell.
- Clean up the TT rules in Centra.
- Create loads of stat boost items (HP Up, Str Up, Spr Up) by refining
[Stat]+40% items.

     Disc 4
- Create Vit Ups by repeatedly winning back the Minotaur Card from Joker.
- More stat boosting if needed.




  Disc 1
	Balamb Garden / Fire Cavern
	Dollet
	Balamb (Garden, plains, coast, town)
	Dreamland 1 (Timber Forest)
	Timber
	Dollet
	Dreamland 2 (Centra - Excavation Site)
	Galbadia / Deling / Tomb of the Unknown King
	Deling

  Disc 2
	Dreamland 3 (Winhill)
	Galbadia D-District Prison
	Galbadia Missile Base
	Balamb Garden
	Fisherman's Horizon
	CC Group
	Balamb Town
	World Tour
	Trabia Garden
	Balamb Garden / Galbadia Garden

  Disc 3
	Edea's House / Dreamland 4 (Trabia Canyon) / White SeeD Ship
	Great Salt Lake / Dreamland 5 (Lunatic Pandora Laboratory)
	Esthar
	Lunar Gate / Lunatic Pandora
	Lunar Base / Ragnarök
	World Tour 2
	Deep Sea Research Center / Deep Sea Deposit
	Sit on the f*cking couch in the Presidential Palace
	Forbidden Medicine
	Lunatic Pandora

  Disc 4
	Lunatic Pandora / Commencement Room
	Forbidden Medicine 2
	Ultimecia Castle




			---- Disc 1 ----


Party: Squall Lv7 (6500xp)

GF: Quezacotl, Shiva				\\\ B-Garden- Classroom ||
Initial stats (Squall): 486 HP, 17 Str, 6 Vit, 6 Mag, 5 Spr, 21 Spd,
 16 Luck, 1% Eva, 255% Hit
Inventory: 6 Potions, 4 Phoenix Downs, 2 Remedies, 5 Tents and 5000 Gil
Default weapon (Squall): Revolver
- Now would be a good time to customize the settings through the
configuration menu.
- Examine the monitor at Squall's desk and choose Tutorial.
- "Equip" Squall with Shiva, and save Quetzalcoatl for Quistis. Also make
sure Shiva is learning Str-J, and Quezacotl is going for Card. You can
change these through the Guardian Force menu.
- Squall's Limit Break, Renzokuken, allows you to hit an enemy multiple
times, although the hit count may vary (4-8 + finisher). Upgrading his
weapon gives him access to new finishing moves.

						\\\ B-Garden- 2F Hallway ||
- Talk to the man near the elevator to receive a bunch of Level 1 cards.
I wouldn't bother playing Triple Triad until you have some better cards.

						\\\ B-Garden- Hall ||
- Examine the computer screen near the save point, and you can fast-travel
to various locations within the Garden. You can only use this on Disc 1.
- I recommend against venturing into the Training facility at the moment.

						\\\ B-Garden- Quad ||
- Talk to Selphie, and you'll be given the option to help her out with
the Garden Festival. Choose the dialog options 'Interested' and 'Sure.'

Item: Occult Fan I				\\\ B-Garden- Library ||
Draw: Esuna (low res, no rec)

Draw: Cure					\\\ B-Garden - Front Gate ||
PC: Quistis Lv8
Initial stats (Quistis): 501 HP, 19 Str, 5 Vit, 6 Mag, 6 Spr, 20 Spd,
 15 Luck, 1% Eva, 103% Hit
Default weapon (Quistis): Chain Whip
- Quistis' Limit Break is Blue Magic. There are 16 Enemy Skills in
total (she starts with one: Laser Eye). She can learn more by using
certain items.

Party: Squall Lv7, Quistis Lv8			\\\ Balamb- Alcauld Plains ||
Draw: Cure, Blizzard, Esuna (high res, high rec)
- I should remind you that you are not to attack enemies during battles.
Drawing spells is recommended, however. Stock up with a decent supply
of Scan and Blizzard, a max supply of Cure and Thunder and a small
supply of Sleep.
- Check a map to find the invisible Draw Points.
- A draw point with high resistance (high res) produces a small yield.
High recovery (high rec) means that it only takes a short amount of time
before the draw point can be used again.
- Notice that you will not run into random encounters on the paved road.

Lost & Found: Ifrit Card (Ifrit)		\\\ Fire Cavern ||
GF: Ifrit
Boss: Ifrit
- Recheck that your GF are learning the right Abilities when you reach
the area where the music stops.

[Boss]
- 20 AP

- Regarding Ifrit's Abilities, give F Mag-RF, HP-J and Str+20% priority.

PC: Zell				\\\ BGarden- Dormitory Double ||
TPC: Seifer
- Examine Squall's bed and choose to get changed.

						\\\ Balamb Harbor ||
Initial stats (Zell): 544 HP, 19 Str, 5 Vit, 6 Mag, 4 Spr, 21 Spd,
 15 Luck, 1% Eva, 98% Hit
Default weapon (Zell): Metal Knuckle
- Zell's Limit Break, Duel, allows you to hit the enemy multiple times
by inputting commands for various attacks, similar to Blitz / Hissatsuwaza
from FF6. He has access to all moves from the get-go, although half of
these moves won't be visible until you find certain editions of the Combat
King magazine.

Special: Timber Maniacs #1a			\\\ Balamb Hotel ||
- Any of the twelve volumes of the Timber Maniacs you may find will not
actually show up in the inventory.
- There's an item shop near the train station, so go check it out if
you're worried about supplies. You'll probably find the Junk Shop as well,
but I'll completely ignore weapon upgrades until halfway through Disc 2.

Party: Squall, Zell, Seifer, [Quistis]		\\\ Dollet- Lapin Beach ||
- Equip Squall with Shiva, Zell with Quezacotl, and Seifer with Ifrit.
Give Seifer something to boost his Strength.

						\\\ Dollet- Town Square ||

[Fixed Encounter001: 2× G-Soldiers] (208xp)
- Unless you've managed to obtain some Break spells, you'll need to
kill off Squall and Zell so that they won't gain any Exp. Keep in mind,
though, that their GF *will* gain both xp and AP.

[Fixed Encounter002: 2× G-Soldiers] (150xp)

[Fixed Encounter003: G-Soldier] (104xp)

[Fixed Encounter004: G-Soldier] (104xp)

- Random encounters will be activated once you reach the bridge. At this
point, your main objectives are:
 1. Learn Card (then move to Card Mod)
 2. Build up Ifrit to Level 10 (4500xp), at which point the Abilities
 Mad Rush and Ammo-RF are unlocked.
 3. Keep Seifer in your party until #1 and #2 have been completed. He
 leaves your party when you reach the third Mountain Hideout area.

PC: Selphie				\\\ Dollet- Mountain Hideout ||
Lost & Found: 2× Dragon Skin (Anacondaur - Rare)
Initial stat (Selphie): 482 HP, 18 Str, 5 Vit, 10 Mag, 7 Spr, 17 Spd,
 19 Luck, 1% Eva, 98% Hit
Default weapon (Selphie): Flail

[Fixed Encounter005: Anacondaur]

- Things may get messy when fighting two Anacondaurs at a time. Don't
hesitate to run away if you think you don't have enough time to use
Red Cross - No Mercy three times or so.
- Heal your party after Seifer leaves; you'll be revived with 1 HP.
Any spells Seifer had will be transferred to Selphie.
- Selphie's Limit Break, Slot, allows her to cast a random spell,
possibly multiple times. This gives her exclusive access to four special
spells: Full-Cure, Wall, Rapture and The End. However, at her default
level, you'll only ever see Full-Cure and, rarely, Wall. Not a big deal.

Party: Squall Lv7, Zell Lv8, Selphie Lv8	\\\ Dollet- Comm Tower ||
Draw: Esuna (Biggs 1), Protect (X-ATM092), Siren GF (Elvoret)
Lost & Found: Weapons Mon Mar (Elvoret)
Bosses: Biggs 1 (+ Wedge 1) & Elvoret (separate phases), X-ATM092
- Squall: Shiva; Zell: Ifrit; Selphie: Quezacotl.

[Boss]
- 14 / 18 AP in total
- If your Magic is too low, you'll have a very hard time Drawing Esuna.
- Make sure you Draw Siren from Elvoret.
- Keep Squall in critical condition so you can execute Renzokuken every turn.

- Note: You *cannot* pause the game on the field once you've stepped out
of the tower and fought X-ATM for the first time.

[Boss]
- (50 AP)
- After hacking X-ATM enough, you will be advised to run. Do so unless
you're powerful enough to take out its HP before the repairs are complete.

- All future encounters with the machine can be avoided, assuming you're
fast and witty enough.
- 092 will jump over you at the bridge, at which point you just need to
run back until it jumps over you again, allowing you to pass though the
area unharmed.
- At the central square, you should "talk" to the dog while you're running
through.

- Having obtained the ability to morph enemies into Cards, you can now
build up your GF without gaining levels. Finishing up the story events
in the Garden first isn't a bad idea, however.

						\\\ B-Garden- Hall ||
- Trigger an event centering around Seifer in the eastern lobby before
proceeding to the 2F Hallway.

Special: Battle Meter			\\\ B-Garden - Headmaster's Office ||
- Talk to Cid to receive the Battle Meter, which can be viewed through
the menu (Tutorial, Information, Information, Battle Report).

					\\\ B-Garden- 2F Hallway ||
- The test results determine your starting SeeD level. It's really not
that important.

					\\\ B-Garden- Dormitory Double ||
- If you haven't joined the Garden Festival committee yet, Selphie will
ask you to in the Ballroom.

PC: Quistis					\\\ B-Garden- Hallway ||
- Set up your skills and GF etc.

Draw: Protect (Raldo), Shell (Granaldo)	\\\ B-Garden- Training Center ||
Cards: Shumi Tribe (Grat, T-Rexaur)
Boss(es): Granaldo & 3× Raldos
- Trigger an event by entering the area north from the save point.

[Boss]
- 14 AP in total

Item: Weapons Mon Apr			\\\ B-Garden- Dormitory Single ||
- Check the table to find Weapons Monthly, April Issue. As I already
mentioned, you do *not* need the magazines in order to upgrade your
weapons.

Item: Magical Lamp (Unique, Temp)		\\\ B-Garden- Front Gate ||
PCs: Selphie, Zell
- Talk to Cid to receive the Magical Lamp. Using it triggers a boss
battle you may not yet be prepared for.

GF: Diablos					\\\ Any location ||
Lost & Found: Diablos Card (Diablos)
Draw: Demi (Diablos)
Boss: Diablos

[Boss]
- Diablos has 6400 HP (at Level 7) and is worth 20 AP
- Draw-Cast Demi with Selphie (Quetzalcoatl)
- Use Renzokuken and looped Duel (eg. Punch Rush, Booya, repeat) as
often as possible

- If you just can't do it, try again later with some Tornado in your stock.

Party: Squall Lv7, Selphie Lv8, Zell Lv8
						\\\ Balamb- Alcauld Plains ||
Card: Elvoret (Bite Bug), Trauma (Caterchipillar), Jumbo Cactuar (Glacial Eye)
- Before going on a Triple Triad frenzy, you could take the time to
morph some enemies into (possibly rare) cards. In case you haven't
tested this yet, just weaken the enemy to below 50% mHP or so, and
then fire away with the Card command. Make good use of the Scan spell.
- Always use Squall to weaken the target since you can control his critical
hits. That is, unless you're certain that the other characters' attacks
won't kill the enemy.

Card: Krysta (Buel, Bomb), [X-ATM092] (Red Bat)		\\\ Fire Cavern ||
- De-equip any Strength boosts before attempting to weaken any Buels.
Alternatively, have a character with low Magic Draw-Cast Fire.
- You can create 10 Holy spells from a single Krysta card. On the other
hand, it's also pretty decent when playing Triple Triad.
- Stay away from the Red Bats, as I seriously doubt your ability to weaken
them without instantly killing them in the process.

						\\\ Rinauld Coast ||
- This area is highly recommended when in need of Abilities. A single
Fastitocalon (F) is worth 3 AP, and they always appear in groups of two.
Unfortunately, they can only be morphed into Fastitocalon-F cards.
They also seem to be resistant to Scan; you can see their level, but
not their HP. In any case, you can get 100 AP in about 30 minutes.
- Aim for all the menu Abilities (Mid Mag-RF, Card Mod, etc) for now.
Playing Triple Triad and using these Abilities allows you to obtain
some pretty powerful spells.

						\\\ Balamb- Town Square ||
- Save the game and then locate the Queen of Cards near the item shop.
Challenge her to a game of cards. If the Trade Rule Diff (or All) pops
up, opt to quit, and go challenge someone else (the girl at the gas
station, for instance) to make sure it spreads. You won't actually see
a message saying 'Trading Rule Diff has spread out through this region'
or anything like that, though. If the Queen offers some other Trade Rule,
reset and try again. The one Trade Rule you need to avoid at all costs
is Direct.
- Once you've obtained the Trade Rule of your liking, start beating
people up (with cards). The mini-game is *very* simple (a higher value
beats a lower value), so you shouldn't have trouble getting the hang of
it. The easiest way to win is to play defensively until the very end.
- WARNING: Challenging the crouching guy at the harbor will erase any
and all rules in the Balamb region. Just stay away from him unless you
know what you're doing.
- The Trade Rule will revert back to One occasionally, but this seems
to be only temporary.

Cards: Zell (Mrs. Dincht)			\\\ Balamb- The Dincht's ||

Cards: Seifer (Headmaster Cid)		\\\ B-Garden- Headmaster's Office ||

Cards: MiniMog (kid in blue shirt)		\\\ B-Garden- Hall(way) ||

Cards: Quistis (Trepe Groupie #1, #2, or #3)	\\\ B-Garden- Cafeteria ||
- Naturally, you can only get one Quistis card even though 3 people use it.

- The following cards take priority (spells): Abyss Worm (Tornado),
Cockatrice (Break), Grat; Buel; Jelleye (Haste), Gayla (Meltdown),
Forbidden (Confuse), Imp; Vysage; Turtapod (Curaga), Elastoid (Berserk),
Mesmerize (Regen), Tri-Face (Pain).
- Other useful cards (items): Elnoyle (Energy Crystal), Iron Giant
(Star Fragment), Malboro (Malboro Tentacle), Bomb (Bomb Fragment),
Cactuar (Cactus Thorn).


					\\\ Balamb- Town Square ||
- Save and go challenge the Queen. If a Trade Rule other than Diff or
One pops up, reset. Sometimes asking her about the "current trend in
trade rules" first helps. Anyway, that's just part one. Next,
intentionally lose your MiniMog card to her (you can get it back
later) and talk to her afterwards. If she says she's heading to a
location other than Dollet, reset. Keep trying until she chooses to
go to Dollet (and doesn't throw stuff like Direct at you). Doing this
will allow you to get the Kiros card when you catch up with her.
 × There are a few other cards that require you to lose specific cards
 to the Queen. It's a bit of a pain, so if you don't feel like going
 through the trouble, you really don't have to. You can still get these
 cards and any other rare cards you may have missed on Disc 4.

	Spell check
- 100 Tornado, at least 50 Break (in addition to Cockatrice Pinions, you
can also get Break from Soft). You'll likely be able to create some other
useful spells as well, but these two are the minimum requirements.

	Ability check
- Enc-None. I'd also recommend getting ab. 100 AP for Mug, but I guess
it's not crucial.

	Card check
- Seifer, Zell, Quistis and a couple of boss cards would be nice too.

- Once you feel prepared, approach the train conductor and fork out
3000 Gil to cover the fare.

Item: Pet Pals Vol 1				\\\ Train ||

Party: Laguna, Ward, Kiros			\\\ Timber Forest ||
- Better test out that Enc-None of yours.

Party: Squall Lv7 (6500xp), Selphie Lv8 (7000xp), Zell Lv8 (7000xp)
						\\\ Timber- City Square ||
- Selphie and Zell will need to re-equip their GF.

Item: Pet Pals Vol 2			\\\ Timber- Forest Owls' Base ||
Cards: Angelo (Watts)
Default regional rules (Galbadia): Same
PC: Rinoa Lv11
Initial stats (Rinoa): 653 HP, 22 Str, 5 Vit, 15 Mag, 9 Spr, 22 Spd,
 17 Luck, 1% Eva, 99% Hit
Default weapon (Rinoa): Pinwheel
- Triple Triad's about to get more tricky now. Go save the game in the
second screen, and then challenge Watts. Agree to mix the rules and then
quit. "The Open rule has spread throughout this region" is what you want
to hear. If he stops asking about mixing the rules before this happens,
reset.

- Unfortunately, thanks to one of Rinoa's Limit Breaks, I'd advice you
to never keep her in your party unless no other choice is given; Angelo
Rush will activate randomly even at max HP, potentially resulting in
Exp. I'd more than likely replace Zell from my standard party with her
if it weren't for that.
- In case you're still determined to use her, here's some info on her
(and Angelo's) Limit Break skills. They're actually divided into two
categories (even though they are all listed in the same window in the
Status screen):
 1. Counterattacks -> Angelo Rush (default), Angelo Recover (Pet Pals Vol 2),
  Angelo Reverse (Pet Pals Vol 4), Angelo Search (Pet Pals Vol 5).
  Recover, Reverse and Search are harmless, and learning them will
  probably decrease the chances of Rush.
 2. Normal Limit command -> Angelo Cannon (default), Angelo Strike
  (Pet Pals Vol 1), Invincible Moon (Pet Pals Vol 3), Wishing Star
  (Pet Pals Vol 6). One of these will be randomly executed (assuming
  you've learnt it) upon using the Combine Limit Break. Unfortunately,
  you cannot increase Wishing Star's activation rate by skipping Angelo
  Strike and Invincible Moon. You can, however, increase the activation
  rate of Invincible Moon by not learning Wishing Star. Apparently,
  all four skills are present when you call for Angelo, but if you
  roll a skill you haven't learnt, you'll go "down the ladder."
- A sound will tell you once a skill has been learnt. Rinoa must be
in the active party for Angelo to gain AP.
- After the briefing, head back to Rinoa's cabin to find Pet Pals Vol 2.

						\\\ Timber- Train ||
					\\\ Timber- Forest Owls' Base ||
Boss(es): Fake President & Gerogero (separate phases)

[Boss]
- 20 AP
- Drawing spells may prove to be difficult thanks to Silence, Berserk,
and Slow
- Using a Phoenix Down on Gerogero will result in an instant kill.

Party: Squall Lv7, Rinoa Lv11, Zell / Selphie	\\\ Timber- City Square ||
Items: n× Potions
Shop:
 Amnesia Greens		1000 Gil
 Pet Pals Vol 3		1000 Gil
 Pet Pals Vol 4		1000 Gil
- Enc-None will prove highly useful here.

Items: (500 Gil)				\\\ Timber- Residence ||
- If you loot the 500 Gil by repeatedly examining the cupboard, the man
here will no longer let you recover your HP by drinking the tap water.

Item: Girl Next Door (Unique)		\\\ Timber- Editorial Department ||
Special: Timber Maniacs #2

Card: Buel					\\\ Timber- City Square ||

[Fixed Encounter006: 2× G-Soldiers]
- Petrify the sentries with Break.

- If you have some extra Gil to spare, buy some Tents to create Curaga.

Card: Tonberry					\\\ Timber Pub ||

PC: Selphie / Zell				\\\ Timber- City Square ||

Party: Squall, Selphie, Zell			\\\ Timber TV Station ||

PCs: Rinoa, Quistis				\\\ Timber- Residence ||
Items: Potion, Phoenix Down, Soft, Antidote, Remedy

- I advice against disembarking at the East Academy Station. Head all
the way to Dollet instead.

						\\\ Dollet- Hasberry Plains ||
Cards: Mobile Type 8 (Anacondaur), Sphinxara (Adamantoise),
 Jumbo Cactuar (Wendigo)
Theft: Whisper (Adamantoise)
- Geezards are somewhat difficult to weaken, so be careful. On the other
hand, they can't be morphed into rare cards, either.
- Look for Adamantoises on the beach if you're not intimidated by the
low encounter rate. You can create 50 Curaga spells from a single Whisper.
They also rarely drop the item, but by the time that happens, you'll
likely already have learnt Mug. Triple digit Strength is highly recommended,
as they possess a colossal Vitality value and the ability to completely
heal their HP with White Wind.

						\\\ Dollet- Town Square ||
Default regional rules (Dollet): Random, Elemental
- If you're still into cards, let's fix up the rules here. Start by
saving the game.
- Challenge the salesclerk renting cars and quit. Now, there are several
messages you may get afterwards, but the ones we're looking for are:
 × "The 'Open' rule has spread throughout this region."
 × "The 'Elemental' rule was abolished from this region."
 × "The 'Random' rule was abolished from this region."
- If you get another message, reset. If she stops asking about mixing
the rules before you get one these messages, reset.
- Once you succeed, run back to Timber.
- You can start the Obel Lake side quest now, but you can't complete it.

						\\\ Timber- City Square ||
- Challenge the guard on the left at the entrance. Refuse to play a
mixed rule game until he / she stops asking about it. Now check that
the rules are Open and Same, and quit (or play if you want).
- If you talk to the guy in front of Timber Maniacs building and
encourage him to become a journalist, you'll get a Pet Nametag on Disc 2.

Special: Timber Maniacs #3			\\\ Timber Hotel ||
- Stay at the hotel to find another Tim Mani. Now, run back to Dollet.

						\\\ Dollet- Town Square ||
- Do the same thing as before: save, mix, quit. Notice that you can
never abolish *all* the rules in a region. Assuming you made some
progress, run back to Timber again.

						\\\ Timber- City Square ||
- Once again, challenge the guard until the option to mix the rules no
longer appears. Don't forget that afterwards, you will need to challenge
someone and at least 'quit.' (Doing so will make the Same rule "stick"
with you)

						\\\ Dollet- Town Square ||
- You know the drill. There should only be either Random or Elemental
left. Once only Open (and the Trade Rule, of course) remains, it's
mission accomplished. In any case, cards aren't the only reason to
come here.
- Abolishing all the unwanted rules from all regions is a very time-
consuming process. Since it's already fairly tedious to create all
those stat boost items (on Disc 3/4), I can't blame you if you'd rather
not do it. It's not even necessary for boosting your stats. It's really
more of a completionist thing. The one exception is Centra. At the very
least, you should fix the rules in Centra, since that's the one Joker
uses. You can still do that on Disc 4, so there's no rush. As for getting
a complete card collection, you could certainly do that even without
manipulating the rules. It's a little trickier, but it's not too bad.

Special: Timber Maniacs #4			\\\ Dollet Hotel ||

						\\\ Dollet Pub ||
Items: Occult Fan II, n× Potions, n× Antidotes, n× Soft, n× Phoenix Downs
Cards: 5 + n× Geezard, 4× Red Bat, 3× Buel, 2× Anacondaur, Cactuar,
 Siren (pub owner)
Special: Timber Maniacs #5
- There's a hidden save point here, so equip Move-Find if you have it.
- Talk to the Queen and inquire about her artist father to find out
what happened to your MiniMog. Challenge her if you wish to f*ck up
(or change) the trading rule.
- Challenge the guy near her (the one who has hair). If you beat him,
he'll let you come into his private room. Keep playing with him until
you win the Siren card.
- Examine the pile of magazines repeatedly to eventually find 3 items
(such as the second volume of the Occult Fan). You can get 3 more items
every time you refresh the area.

Cards: MiniMog (Queen's son)			\\\ Dollet- Residence ||

Items: (Potion, Phoenix Down, Soft)*		\\\ Dollet- Town Square ||
- *: Upgraded to X-Potion, Mega-Potion and Elixir in Disc 3
- The dog you may have saved during the Dollet mission will help you
find these items.

						\\\ Timber- Yaulny Canyon ||
Cards: Gargantua (Thrustaevis), Oilboyle (Cockatrice), Elvoret (Ochu)
Theft: Cockatrice Pinion (Cockatrice)

Cards: Abadon (Blood Soul)			\\\ Timber- Shenand Hill ||
- Please note that Vysage, Lefty and Righty cannot be morphed. You may
encounter the trio if you hug the mountains near Winhill.

- Use Junction-Exchange to equip Selphie and Quistis properly before
entering the forest near Galbadia Garden.

						\\\ Centra- Excavation Site ||
Party: Laguna (Squall), Kiros (Selphie), Ward (Quistis)

[Fixed Encounter007: Esthar Soldier]

[Fixed Encounter008: 3× Esthar Soldiers]

- This place is quite tricky so I'll be going through it step-by-step.
Your actions here determine what items you'll find inside the Lunatic
Pandora on Disc 3.
- After the first fixed encounters, take the western path. You'll find
a Confuse DP and ladders down. Descend. Run around the left side of the
area until you are given the option to pick something up (Old Key 1 - you
don't actually get to keep it). Proceed and you should find three hatches
on the ground. Examine the middle one, and you'll eventually be presented
with the option of tampering with it. Do so and head east. Return to the
previous area, and attempt to tamper with the right hatch as well. Now,
head east past the cross-like area. Move towards the metal objects and
you should again be given the option to pick something up (Old Key 2 -
Laguna manages to lose this one as well). Proceed east until you reach the
area with the Sleep DP again. Take the same path as the first time, so
you can go tamper with the left hatch (or at least try). Return to the
"inverse T" area (where you found the second key) and proceed north.
- Follow the eastern path to find a save sphere. Retrace and take the
path north. Examine the object near the boulder, which actually turns
out to be a detonator (the object, not the boulder). Hit the red switch
first and you should see the left hatch opening as a result of the
events. The blue one will now take care of the right hatch (in addition
to some sentries). Proceed north. After passing through the area with
pink crystals, you'll find yet another boulder. Simply examine it.
Proceed northeast to find the save point again. Head north.

[Fixed Encounter009: 2× Esthar Soldiers]
- These guys are worth 0 xp, so you can safely take them out with brute
force. Break is ineffective anyway. Assuming you successfully triggered
all the traps inside the complex, this will be the only battle here.
Otherwise, you might be facing as many as four more.

- Recheck your status once you've regained control of your standard party.

					\\\ Galbadia- Monterosa Plateau ||
Cards: Tri-Point (Belhelmel), Tiamat (Grendel)
- Both Blood Souls and Belhelmels bomb you with Sleep and Berserk, so
think twice before challenging them.

						\\\ G-Garden- Classroom ||
- I'm referring to the classroom on the eastern side. Challenge the girl
here if you're interested in some Level 6 cards.

						\\\ G-Garden- Clubroom ||
- We're going to try and fix up Trabia's rules, so save first, then
challenge the guy in red. Spread Open and abolish Random and Plus
(listed as Same/Plus).
 × Same means that you'll get a hit if the values facing off are the same.
 × Plus means that you'll get a hit if the values facing off add up to
 the same value.
 × Same-Wall means the walls have a value of 10 / A.
- In case you forgot, after each successful rule change (except for the
last one), you need to at least dummy-challenge (ie. agree to play -after-
the option to mix rules is no longer presented, then quit immediately)
someone using Galbadia's rules (Open, Same) such as the girl in the
nearby classroom.

PCs: Irvine Lv13			\\\ Galbadia Garden- Front Gate ||
Initial stats (Irvine): 699 HP, 22 Str, 8 Vit, 10 Mag, 7 Spr, 22 Spd,
 14 Luck, 1% Eva, 105% Hit
Default weapon (Irvine): Valiant
- Irvine's Limit Break, Shot, allows you to hit enemies multiple times.

						\\\ G-Garden- Station ||
- The fare costs 3000 Gil. Traveling to Deling by foot is not possible
at the moment.

Special: Timber Maniacs #6			\\\ Deling City- Hotel ||

Cards: Kiros (man in black)		\\\ Deling City- City Square ||
- If you're looking for the Kiros card (which is only available if
you gave MiniMog to the Queen, and asked about her father while she was
in Dollet after that), head for the shopping arcade. (There *are* actually
shops there, too.)
- We can now fix some of the rules in Fisherman's Horizon (aka FH).
Save at the hotel, and then go outside. Just across the street you'll
see a lady in a green dress. You know what to do (I hope). Spread Open
and abolish Sudden Death. Don't abolish Elemental. It's mostly harmless,
and we can use it to abolish rules in other regions.
- Once you're ready, go speak to the guard in front of Caraway's mansion
to find out your next destination.

					\\\ Great Plains of Galbadia ||
Cards: Abadon (Abyss Worm), Red Giant (Chimera)

Item: Minotaur Card			\\\ Tomb of the Unknown King ||
Lost & Found: Sacred Card (Minotaur)
Cards: Catoblepas (Armadodo), Granaldo (Blobra), Red Giant (Forbidden)
GF: Brothers
Bosses: Sacred, Sacred 2 & Minotaur
- Every time you move to a new area, the point of view changes so that
Squall's back is facing the previous area. Random encounters can easily
mess up your orientation, so better keep that Enc-None equipped at least
until you've defeated the Brothers. Don't forget that you can view the
map with Select. In the second area inside the tomb, you'll find the
code you were sent to retrieve. Now make your way to the eastern room.

[Boss]
- 20 AP (assuming he doesn't run away before you can finish the deal)

- Use the hidden save point here if you like. Next, head for the north
end. Examine the chains to open the water flow. Now go to the western
room, and examine the gears. There's a hidden save point here as well.
And finally, the tomb in the middle. You'll have to enter it from the
south.

[Boss]
- 40 AP in total

- Give Brothers to someone other than Squall.
- Proceed with the story events in Deling if you can't think of anything else.

Party: Rinoa				\\\ Deling- Presidential Residence ||
- Before climbing up, examine the manhole on the right to descend.

Item: Weapons Mon May				\\\ Deling City- Sewer ||
- Just head all the way west to find Weapons Monthly, May Issue. You
can also retrieve this later while controlling either the sniper team
or the gate team.

Party: Quistis, Selphie, Zell			\\\ Deling City- Sewer ||
Cards: Sphinxara (Creeps), BGH251F2 (Grand Mantis)
- Since Squall is out of the picture, weakening enemies will be a bit
more risky. Plus the enemies here have such variable HP amounts. Grand
Mantises have more than 5000 HP even at Level 1, Creeps have ab. 300 HP,
and you should already be familiar with Red Bats (avoid them).

Party: Squall, Irvine			\\\ Deling- Presidential Residence ||
Draw: Carbuncle (Iguion)
Boss(es): 2× Iguions

[Boss]
- 20 AP in total
- Draw Carbuncle before closure.

- Recov Med-RF is one of the vital Menu Abilities used in gaining
massive amounts of Gil. If you're interested in an extra early Rosetta
Stone or two, and don't mind playing up to 50 games of Triple Triad
with Same (or whatever rules you have in Galbadia) against the same guy,
I suggest you learn this Ability during the next three boss battles,
which are conveniently worth 30 AP.
- Examine the hatch at the corridor to reach the carousel.

Party: Quistis, Selphie, Zell			\\\ Deling City- Sewer ||
- Enc-None or not, this place is a little mazy.

Theft: Hero (Seifer), Elixir (Edea)		\\\ Deling City- Gateway ||
Bosses: Seifer, Edea
- If you're planning on stealing something, boost Squall's Strength only
slightly, and either Rinoa's or Irvine's Strength as much as you can.

[Boss]
- 0 AP. Solo with Squall.
- Heal Seifer and cast Protect on him if you're having trouble stealing
the Hero (mainly of interest to collectors).
 |
[Boss]
- 20 AP
- Your party will be Squall, Rinoa, Irvine.

- That's all for Disc 1. Here's what I had:
 41:49, no xp gained, S-Lv6, 90 400 Gil
 949 822 steps, 213 battles, 156 battles won, 57 escapes



			---- Disc 2 ----


Party: Laguna					\\\ Winhill- Vacant House ||
Draw: Curaga (hidden)
PC: Kiros					\\\ Winhill Pub ||
- You don't actually have to kill (or more precisely morph) any
"Buchubuchus" or "Bunbuns," so feel free to keep that Enc-None equipped.
- Once you reach the other end of town, check the shop for healing items,
as Laguna's 3000 Gil will not carry over to Squall, while any items you
buy will.
- End the scenario by resting at Laguna's room.

Party: Zell				\\\ Galbadia D-District Prison ||
Items: Tent, Pet House, Pet Nametag (Artifact), Str Up, Combat King 001,
 Rename Card, Cottage
Lost & Found: 3× Elixirs (Biggs 2), 8× Remedies (Wedge 2)
Theft: Regen Ring (Biggs 2), Strength Love (Wedge 2), Missile (GIM52A)
Triple Triad rewards (Floor 11, 200 Gil per game): Potion, Eye Drop,
 Remedy, Hi-Potion+, Holy Stone, Mega-Potion, HP Up, Rosetta Stone
Triple Triad reward (Floor 10, 300 Gil per game): Battle Meter upgrade
 (Character Report)
Draw: Regen (Biggs 2), Reflect (Wedge 2)
Bosses: Biggs 2 & Wedge 2, Elite Soldier & 2× GIM52As

- Your choices during the initial events determine what items you'll
receive from the Moombas later. It's the first choice in both cases, so
you can safely just button mash without paying attention.
 1. - "I'll stop him"     <---
    - "There's no use"

 2. - "Just let me die"         <---
    - "I'll lie... I must live"

- You can save the game on Floor 6. You won't find anything on the lower
levels yet. Notice that the event on Floor 8 ("Is this what they call
a gunblade?") will reoccur if you refresh the area.

[Fixed Encounter010: 2× Guards]
- In case you forgot, you can avoid the xp by petrifying them by
casting Break prior to which you must not attack them.

Party: Zell, Selphie, Quistis
- Set your mugger to minimum Strength.

[Boss: Biggs 2 & Wedge 2]
- 10 AP in total

- Enc-None is an excellent idea due to the lack of morph-friendly
enemies here. Start heading down so you can loot all the cells.

Floor 5: The guy who plays cards for 500 Gil.
Floor 4: Tent
Floor 3: Pet House
Floor 2: Pet Nametag, Strength Up
Floor 1: Combat King 001 (not in a box, not in the cell with the save point)
Floor 8: Shop. From now on, your main source of Gil will be selling
 Mega-Potions. Buy as many Tents as you can, and create these potions
 with Recov Med-RF, then sell them.
Floor 9: Berserk DP
Floor 10: Another save point and the guy who can upgrade your Battle Meter.
Floor 11: Thundaga DP and the guy who plays cards for 200 Gil. This is
 your chance to get Abilityx4 early. Please note that if you have eg.
 100 Potions, he can still give you as many Potions as he wants. Either
 way, I don't bother myself.

- Once you find Squall, speak to the Moombas, and they'll remove the
tiny blockades from the levels of your choice. Set up Zell's skills
properly, since you're facing a possible encounter with some guards
if you're not fast enough. Hold down immediately after Zell thinks
"Tch! I'm outta here!"

Party: Squall, Rinoa and Zell, Quistis or Selphie
- Just head up again.
Party: Irvine and whoever else didn't go with Squall
- Down.
Party: Squall and friends
- The Moomba(s) have something for you (Rename Card and/or Cottage).

[Boss]
- 8 AP in total
- Collectors should definitely steal both Missiles

- Move right during the FMV or you'll die.
- Once you're out at the desert, you'll split into two teams. I strongly
recommend you put Rinoa on Selphie's team.

Party: Squall and friends			\\\ Desert ||
- Commit theft.

Party: Selphie and friends			\\\ Galbadia- Dingo Desert ||
- Do note that you have limited fuel and you need to enter the base
with the vehicle in order to get past the gates (although you may want
to see what happens if you enter without it).

Draw: Full-Life (high res, high rec)		\\\ Galbadia Missile Base ||
Lost & Found: Weapons Mon Jun (BGH251F2 1)
Boss(es): BGH251F2 1 plus Elite Soldier & 2× G-Soldier (separate phases)
- When you encounter the first guard, you can choose either option
('Act casual' or 'Walk by quietly.'
- Your next dialog option would be 'Go on ahead.'
- Once you're inside the circuit room, you can choose whatever options
you like when inspecting the computer. Once outside, though, go with
'Try to talk my way out' and 'We were just about to go call on you.'
- When you return to the second save point, choose 'Play it cool' and
'Help out.'
- After changing the error ratio on the control panel, save and talk
to the guard.

[Fixed Encounter011: Base Leader & 2× Base Soldier]. (396xp)
- Try as you might, Break will be ineffective. Kill two of your PCs
before taking out the last remaining enemy. If you kill it indirectly
(with a GF, for instance), you'll be able to avoid the "kill bonus,"
and thus gain 30 or so xp less. The difference is insignificant.

- Set the time limit to either 10 min or 20 min, and you can use a
shortcut to get to the first save point (which is now gone). If you
blew your cover and haven't managed to set the error ratio yet, you
should probably go with either 30 min or 40 min.

[Boss]
- 4 AP in total

Party: Squall and friends			\\\ Balamb Garden ||
- Set Squall's Strength to 20+. You still need someone with extremely
high Strength, though. Better head for the Dormitory first so you can
save. If you're having problems navigating, check the signs at the
beginning of each corridor.
- You'll fight a Grat and a Caterchipillar at the beginning if you don't
play along.

[Fixed Encounter012: Caterchipillar] - Hallway (dormitory)
- Ultrawaves causes Berserk so careful with this one. Better go with
Break.

[Fixed Encounter013: Bomb] - Hallway (cafeteria)

Item: Gysahl Greens				\\\ B-Garden- Cafeteria ||
Draw: Demi (hidden)
- One of the girls here will reward you for your efforts.

Item: X-Potion					\\\ B-Garden- Quad ||
- Choose the option 'I'm with the headmaster.'

- Next, check out the hallway leading to the infirmary. Choose the
option 'Let them handle it' to avoid the encounter with the Granaldo.
Otherwise you're looking at a massive amount of Exp.

[Fixed Encounter014: Grendel (3000 HP)] - Hallway (Parking Lot)

Item: Tent					\\\ B-Garden- Parking Lot ||

Item: Remedy				\\\ B-Garden- Training Center ||

[Fixed Encounter015: T-Rexaur (12 000 HP)]
- Choose to 'help them' to initiate this battle.

[Fixed Encounter016: Grat] - Hallway (library)

Item: Mega Phoenix				\\\ B-Garden- Library ||

- Once you've cleared each section, you should find Xu heading towards
the elevator.

Theft: Curse Spike (Tri-Face)			\\\ B-Garden- MD Level ||
Cards: Ultima Weapon (Tri-Face)
Draw: Full-Life (low res)
Boss(es): 2× Oilboyles
- You'll mostly be facing Geezards here until you reach the lowest
section, so Enc-None is a good idea once again. The only tricky part I
can think of is after you climb down the ladders that crashed into the
small control room, at which point you're supposed climb down the ladders
near the slowly flashing green light. You might not see it at first.

[Boss]
- 20 AP in total

						\\\ B-Garden- Hall ||
- If you've played enough cards in the Garden, you can now start
hunting down the CC Group members. Finishing this side quest allows
you to play cards on Disc 4. At that point, you can also obtain /
reacquire any Level 8, 9, or 10 cards you might've missed or modded.
The cards will *always* resurface no matter how many times you mod them.
- Right, let's start with Jack, who can usually be spotted walking in
the main lobby. He seems to be using Level 3, 4 and 6 cards.
- Your next target, Club, also prefers the hall (the northern side, that
is). His collection consists of Level 3, 5 and 6 cards.
- Diamond are the two female students near the map thingie. They'll
usually walk into the screen from the south. The girls use Level 3, 4,
and 7 cards.
- You can also challenge Joker at the Training Center as soon as you
beat Jack. I'll cover him later, though

- Save prior to entering the elevator, as you'll be immediately taken
to Norg's room, at which point you can't return up until you've finished
"chatting" with the Garden Master.

						\\\ B-Garden- Master Room ||
Theft: 1 - 4× Mag Ups (Left Orb), 1 - 4× Spr Ups (Right Orb), Circlet (Norg)
Draw: Leviathan GF (Norg)
Boss(es): Norg Pod & Norg (+ Left Orb & Right Orb) (separate phases)

[Boss]
- 20 AP
- You can Draw Leviathan *after* Norg Pod has been destroyed

- Cid can be found at the infirmary. After chatting with him, go to
the main hall, and you should bump into Xu. After visiting the deck,
head to the library to find Ellone. You can also challenge Spade on
the way; Card Knight Spade, the fourth CC member, hangs around the 2F
Hallway, near the elevator. Level 3, 4, 6 and 7 cards are his specialty.

Item: Occult Fan III (Unique)			\\\ FH- Factory ||
Default regional rules (FH): Elemental, Sudden Death
- On the third screen, you can descend some ladders that are quite easy
to miss (they're before the lift). Follow this path to find the Master
Fisherman. Choose the dialog option 'I'm sorry... It's our fault' to
obtain the third Occult Fan magazine.

Draw: Regen (low res, high rec)			\\\ Fisherman's Horizon ||

Special: Timber Maniacs #7			\\\ FH- Hotel ||

Special: Timber Maniacs #8			\\\ FH- Residence ||
- The Grease Monkey has some good cards as well, but he's not as
skilled as the CC members. Don't forget that putting a card on the
wrong element (or any element if the card has no elemental affinity)
will result in a -1 penalty to all values. Make sure Sudden Death isn't
in the picture anymore, though.

Draw: Ultima (low res, no rec)			\\\ FH- Mayor's Residence ||
Cards: Quezacotl (Mayor Dobe)
- The random encounters will include human opponents, so rely on Enc-None.

Theft: Adamantine (BGH251F2 2)			\\\ FH- Residential Area ||
Boss: BGH251F2 2

[Fixed Encounter017: Elite Soldier & 2× G-Soldier]
- Cast Break.

[Boss]
- 20 AP

Item: Mega Phoenix				\\\ FH- Residence ||
- Go check on the Grease Monkey after Irvine joins.

Draw: Full-Life (high res, no rec)		\\\ FH- Factory ||
- This is the area where you first found the Master Fisherman.

- Make your way to the Quad after the battle. Eventually, you'll be in
control of Irvine during the scene where you pick instruments for the
characters (doesn't matter what you choose). If you return to the Grease
Monkey at this awkward point, you'll get some more items (WTF?).

						\\\ FH- Residence ||
Items: Phoenix Down, 15× Fast Ammo, 10× AP Ammo, 5× Pulse Ammo

- Finish the events, and you'll have control of the mobile Garden.
- The first thing you should do is go leech the Ultima DP at Shumi
Village (north from Balamb) for 5000 Gil. If it's not too much trouble,
I suggest you return here every now and then to check if it's recovered.
Save before re-Drawing in case it hasn't fully recovered. In that case,
reset and try again a little later.

Cards: Carbuncle (Xu)			\\\ B-Garden- Headmaster's Office ||
- Xu is known as Heart in the CC Group. Assuming you've taken care of
the first 4 members, you can challenge her now. Afterwards, speak to
Nida to trigger a brief conversation.

Cards: Leviathan (Man from Balamb)	\\\ B-Garden- Training Center ||
Special: Battle Meter upgrade 2 (GF Report)
- Joker can occasionally be located near the Blizzard DP. Should you
win, you'll gain yet another function to your Battle Meter. My GF Report
was naturally filled with zeroes.

- Now, go challenge Dr. Kadowaki, and she should mention the King.

			\\\ B-Garden- Dormitory Single / Headmaster's Office||
Cards: Gilgamesh (Quistis)
- Choose to rest until Quistis shows up and reveals to be the King.
Any subsequent games with her can be played on the bridge.
- Now that you've bested the CC Group, you can find all the members
aboard the Ragnarök on Disc 4. Each member uses rules from different
regions (save Galbadia), while the Queen will torment you with reversed
rules (I think).


- You next official destination would be the town of Balamb, which of
course means we'll stay away from it for the time being. However,
Selphie can't join your party until you've gone through the events there,
so I chose not to put in on hold for too long.

Item: Aura Stone			\\\ Chocobo Forest (Winter Island) ||
- You probably noticed it already, but this is the dome-shaped forest
near Shumi Village.
- This one's for beginners. After mama choco appears, keep poking around
with the ChocoSonar to find the Aura Stone.

Item: Flare Stone		\\\ Chocobo Forest (Sorbald Snowfield) ||
- This one's south of Shumi Village.
- I'm not sure about the pattern here, but when I finally got it right,
there were three chicobos down, and I used the Ziner on the left-most one.

Lost & Found: Royal Crown (Tonberry King)	\\\ Centra Ruins ||
GF: Tonberry
Boss: Tonberry King
- Centra is the southern continent.
- Run around the second screen. Your objective is to kill 20 Tonberries
(or more if necessary) *without* morphing; turning them into cards
simply doesn't count (not sure about Devour). Luckily these guys have a
base xp value of 0, so you don't have to worry about gaining xp. (16 400 HP)
- Reset the 20 minute time limit by re-entering My Blue Heaven. I also
recommend you write down how many Tonberries you've killed.

[Boss]
- 17 500 HP, 20 AP

- Stay away from Odin, as Zantetsuken will score you a load of xp
whenever he decides to unleash it. The minor (*very* minor) downside
in skipping him is that you could steal a Luck-J Scroll from him. Plus,
you'd also receive the Odin Card, but we'll grab it once we get to Disc 4.


						\\\ Balamb- Town Square ||
- There's an 'event puzzle' you have to complete here. If you're having
problems, find the Tabloid Guy behind the cars at the harbor. You'll
have to pay to make him talk, though. In any case, don't forget to rest
at Zell's place at least once.

Cards: Pandaemonium (Hotel Owner's Daughter)	\\\ Balamb- Residence ||
- You can get the Pandemona card a little early if you complete the
side quest focusing on Big, Bad Rascal. At the same time, you'll also
get the chance to leave town. If you skip it, the card will be on the
Hotel Owner after you get rid of the Galbadians.

- Once the guards at the Station Yard have gotten food poisoning, talk
to the other one repeatedly to make him move out of the way.

						\\\ Balamb Harbor ||
Theft: 2× Str Ups (Raijin 1), Megalixir / Hero (Fuujin 1), 2×Str Up (Raijin 2)
Lost & Found: Str Up (Raijin 1), Megalixir (Fuujin 1), Str Up (Raijin 2),
 Combat King 002 (Raijin 2 - Fixed)
Draw: Pandemona GF (Fuujin 1)
Bosses: Raijin 1 (& 2× G-Soldiers), Fuujin 1 & Raijin 2

[Boss]
- 2600 HP. 12 AP in total.
- No need for Break
 |
[Boss]
- 2400 HP (F), 3200 HP (R). 20 AP in total.

- Read Combat King 002 to "learn" Meteor Strike.
- Selphie can now join the party once again.


- At this point, I decided to try and hunt down some materials needed
for weapon upgrades and whatnot.

						\\\ Trabia- Winter Island ||
Theft: 1× / 2× Fury Fragments (Blue Dragon)
Lost & Found: 8× Dragon Fangs / 8× Dragon Skin / 4× / 6× Fury Fragments
 (Blue Dragon L30), 2× Curse Spikes / 5× Zombie Powder / 3× Curse Spikes /
 Force Armlet (Forbidden L30)
Cards: Red Giant (Forbidden)
Draw: Meltdown (Gayla Lv30), Esuna, Life, Dispel (Mesmerize),
 Pain (Ochu L30), Berserk (Snow Lion)
- You'll need 4 Dragon Fangs (for Lionheart) and also a Fury Fragment
if you use Zell in your active party. To ensure you're in the right
area, hug the mountains close to Shumi Village and the nearby Chocobo
Forest. Otherwise you may never find any Blue Dragons here. 9300 HP at Lv32.
- Ochus and Forbiddens can be found near the beach, on the terrain that
isn't covered in snow. Selphie's Strange Vision only requires two Curse
Spikes. If you've played cards, you should already have them - unless
you turned them into Pain. In any case, Forbiddens like to use Death,
so make sure you're protected.
- Ochus are pretty uncommon. You can also find them in the forests near
Timber.
- In case you didn't figure it out, you can change the enemy's Level
with Tonberry's LV Up and LV Down commands (double and halve, respectively).

					\\\ Chocobo Forest (Lenown Plains) ||
Items: Meteor Stone, Flare Stone, Ultima Stone
- You can find this one east of the orphanage (which itself is northwest
from Shumi Village).
- Once there are 5 chicobos down, activate the ChocoZiner near the chicobo
left of Chocoboy, and it should scare all the other ones away.

						\\\ Centra- Lenown Plains ||
Theft: 8× Betrayal Swords / Power Generator (Blitz L30),
 4× / 5× Inferno Fangs (Ruby Dragon L45)
Lost & Found: 2× Fury Fragments / 2× Energy Crystals / 3× / 4× Fury Fragments
 (Ruby Dragon L45), 1× / 2× Inferno Fangs / 2× Fury Fragments / Star Fragment
 (Ruby Dragon L1 - 34)
Draw: Flare; Meteor (Ruby Dragon L45)
- Something tells me you're not quite ready to take on L64 Ruby Dragons,
but you may still find something of interest here (the encounter rate is
fairly low anyway). Inferno Fangs, for instance, provide you with 20 Flare
spells each.
- If you're only interested in Blitzes, you should head farther east,
to Almaj Mountains or so, and hug the mountains there. Keep in mind that
having the Rare Item ability equipped completely prevents you from
successfully stealing a Power Generator.
- Farther east (you'll have to ditch the Garden at one point), you'll
find another Chocobo Forest.

					\\\ Chocobo Forest (Talle Mountains)||
Items: Meteor Stone, Holy Stone, Ultima Stone
- Get four chicobos down, then sound the Ziner in the middle of them.
- You can encounter Cactuars in the desert north, so keep that in mind
if you hunger for some AP.

Lost & Found: Adamantine (Adamantoise L30)	\\\ Esthar- Talle Mountains ||
Draw: Reflect (Adamantoise Lv30)
- The beach you're looking for is south from the desert. It's clearly
the best place to hunt down Adamantoises thanks to the high encounter
rate. 6300 HP at Lv32, 12 000 HP at Lv48. You'll need Meltdown.
- You'll need three lumps of Adamantine in total (you should already
have one from BGH).

Item: Protect Stone, Meteor Stone	\\\ Chocobo Forest (Nectar Peninsula)|
- This one's directly south of FH, at the very northern parts of Centra.
- There's only one hot spot here, but it's fairly elusive. Stand on the
left side of Chocoboy. Now, place Squall so that he's standing just
slightly above the "level" of Chocoboy's waist. It should be around there.
- Once you catch the big one, challenge Chocoboy, but instead of playing
cards (he uses Centra rules, which we'll ignore for now), tell him to
move. The treasure's there.

Item: Shell Stone, Holy Stone		\\\ Chocobo Forest (Bika Snowfield) ||
- This one's north of Trabia Garden.
- So, there are two chicobos down right from the start. Go sound the
Ziner near the entrance to the forest to get the third one. Next, find
the hot spot a bit south from the north-most chicobo. That should do it.
- After finding the stones, ride the chocobo east, and travel past the
shallow water to Esthar. No need to go there if you haven't found all
the stones in the other forests yet.

Item: Gysahl Greens			\\\ Chocobo Forest (Grandidi Forest)||
Cards: Chicobo
- More misspelling / typos ("Chocobo Card," "Gyshal Greens").
- If you ride farther south along the coastline, you can almost circle
around the entire Esthar continent (the water gets too deep near the
Horizon Bridge), or go wander around Centra.

					\\\ B-Garden- Training Center ||
Lost & Found: 6× Dino Bones / 2× Star Fragments / 8× Dino Bones /
 6× Star Fragments (T-Rexaur L30)
- The low encounter rate certainly won't help you in your potential quest
to obtain Star Fragments (eg. for Selphie). Of course, you can always
try and find Iron Giant cards instead.

Item: Pet Nametag				\\\ Timber- City Square ||
- You'll get this if you talked to the aspiring journalist back in Disc 1.

						\\\ Dollet- Hasberry Plains ||
Lost & Found: 4× / 6× / 8× Dragon Skin / Star Fragment (Anacondaur L30)
- Get at least 4 Dragon Skin if you want Zell's best weapon (more if
you have a Reflect shortage). Either hug the cliffs or hang around the
forest. 4100 HP at Lv32, 7300 at Lv48.

Theft: 4× Steel Pipes (Wendigo L30)		\\\ Great Plains of Galbadia||
- You'll need 6 Steel Pipes for Doomtrain. In order to find the right
terrain, try the barren plains a little east from Deling.


Draw: Ultima (low res, med rec)		\\\ Shumi Village- Desert Village ||
Default regional rules (Trabia): Plus, Random

Special: Timber Maniacs #9		\\\ Shumi Village- Residence ||

- Proceed to hunt down NPCs in the village until you are given the
task of finding stones.
 Blue Stone: Examine the rocks near Laguna's statue.
 Wind Stone: Examine the big rock next to the hotel.
 Life Stone: Climb up the rock wall next to the Elder's house.
 Shadow Stone: Examine the stones opposite the Ultima DP.
 Water Stone: Examine the sink at the Artisan's house.

Item: Phoenix Pinion			\\\ Shumi Village- Residence ||

- We're not done yet, however. You may need to re-enter the village
to trigger part two of this particular side quest. In any case, quite
a bit of running around to do: Elder, Attendant, Elder, Moomba,
Attendant, Elder, Attendant, Artisan, Elder. Now you need to visit the
Grease Monkey at FH, and then return to the Artisan. Go check the
statue one more time, and head to the Elder's.

Item: Status Guard			\\\ Shumi Village- Residence ||
- Better save this rare gem for later unless you know *exactly* what
you're doing. I give it to Quetzalcoatl myself (used by Selphie, my
mage/morpher).

Party: Squall, Zell + any			\\\ B-Garden- Library ||
- Triggering these events will eventually score you Combat King 003.
- Talk to Girl with Ponytail.
- Talk to Conceited SeeD.

						\\\ Winhill Village ||
Items: Gysahl Greens, Phoenix Pinion, Holy Stone
Default regional rules (Centra): Same / Plus, Random
- Talk to the people in the mansion. Now, you'll need to hunt down
four Vase Pieces "cleverly" hidden around the village.
 × Go examine the flowers twice in the house opposite the Drain DP
 × Catch the chicobo running around near the flower fields. Do it again
 for some real items. Note that the Phoenix Pinion is referred to as a
 Phoenix Down.
 × Talk to the woman at the pub (more than once to be safe) then go
 examine the flowers downstairs on the table closest to the screen.
 Raine's ghost should appear, but when you talk to her, she'll turn
 into a cat, who has one of the pieces.
 × The last piece requires you to have either Quistis or Irvine in your
 party. Once this condition is met, something should happen when you
 examine the armor at the mansion.

						\\\ Esthar- Cactuar Island ||
- Part of the Kashkabald Desert actually counts as Cactuar Island,
which is pretty convenient. Just hug the ocean close to the actual
island. Of course, this doesn't mean you can encounter Jumbo Cactuar
yet, though.
- In any case, set Squall's Strength to about 32 (44 without crits) if
you're interested in beating up some cacti (215-222 HP). You'll gain
20 AP from each Cactuar. Fortunately, you'll gain no xp from weakened
Cactuars that run away.


Item: Weapons Mon Aug			\\\ Trabia Garden- Front Gate ||
- Once you reach the ruined fountain, take six steps south from the
Thundaga DP and examine the ground to find Weapons Monthly, August
Issue. Running around hitting Confirm should work too.

Special: Timber Maniacs #10			\\\ T-Garden- Cemetery ||

Draw: Aura (hidden, high res)		\\\ T-Garden- Festival Stage ||

- A fairly long event will take place at the basketball court.

Cards: Selphie (Selphie's Friend)	\\\ Trabia Garden- Front Gate ||

- The end of Disc 2 is close, so make sure you're prepared. You'll
also need a load of healing charms (Tents, Antidotes, Echo Screens,
Eye Drops) if you're going for those Curse Spikes after Cerberus.

					\\\ Centra- Cape of Good Hope ||
- Once you're ready, pilot your Garden towards Galbadia Garden hovering
above the forest east of the orphanage.


					\\\ B-Garden- Headmaster's Office ||
- I don't think the orders you give really matter. Might affect your
SeeD rank, but that's probably it (offense, defense and junior classmen
seems to give you the least nagging).
- Keep that Enc-None on.

Item: Cottage					\\\ B-Garden- 2F Hallway ||

						\\\ B-Garden- Hall ||

- Don't forget that you can save at the western hall.

						\\\ B-Garden- 2F Hallway ||

[Fixed Encounter018: 4× Paratroopers]

Draw: Aura (hidden, low res, no rec)		\\\ G-Garden- Back Entrance ||

- It really doesn't matter how well you got to know Galbadia Garden
during Disc 1, since now you're thrown into areas you didn't have
access to before. Plus, some of the doors are locked.

						\\\ G-Garden- Hall ||
Theft: Spd-J Scroll (Cerberus), 6× / 8× Curse Spikes (Tri-Face L30)
Lost & Found: Cerberus Card (Cerberus - Fixed), 8× Poison Powder /
 8× Curse Spikes / 3× Star Fragments (Tri-Face L30)
Draw: Pain; Flare (Tri-Face L30)
GF: Cerberus
Boss: Cerberus

[Boss]
- 30 AP
- Steal the Spd-J Scroll.

- The random encounters here only include Death Claws and Tri-Faces.
Use this opportunity to steal 100 Curse Spikes (used to create a
Luck-J Scroll later). Watch out for that Poison Gas, though (Poison,
Darkness, Silence & Confuse). 8100 HP at Lv32, 10 200 HP at Lv48.

Theft: 8× Mega Phoenixes (Seifer 2)		\\\ G-Garden- Master Room ||
Lost & Found: 8× Mega-Potions (Seifer 2)
Boss: Seifer 2

[Boss]
- 20 AP
- While Mega-Potions and Mega Phoenixes sell for the same amount of Gil
(7500, with Sell-High), Mega Phoenixes are much more costly to create.
You can buy them once you get to Esthar, though.

						\\\ G-Garden- Auditorium ||
Theft: Hero / Holy War (Seifer 3), Royal Crown (Edea 2)
Lost & Found: Hero / Holy War (Seifer 3), Force Armlet (Edea 2)
Draw: Alexander GF (Edea 2)
Boss(es): Seifer 3 & Edea 2 (separate phases)

[Boss]
- 50 AP in total
- Alexander is the second last GF you can obtain by Drawing (assuming
you didn't miss any)

- You'll need Alexander's Med LV Up (unlocked after learning Med Data)
in order to create Remedy+ items (for Doomtrain, for instance).

- That's all for Disc 2.
 87:39 (45:50 on Disc 2 alone), 396xp gained, S-Lv5, 509 580 Gil
 2 561 487 steps, 464 battles, 332 battles won, 132 escaped



			---- Disc 3 ----


Party: Squall Lv7 (6500xp), Zell Lv8 (7000xp), Irvine Lv13 (12 396xp),
 Quistis Lv8 (7500xp), Selphie Lv8 (7000xp)

Item: Weapons Mon Jul			\\\ B-Garden- Training Center ||

- If you head to Norg's Master Room, you'll find a Shumi who uses
Centra rules. Just thought I'd give you a heads up.

- Anyway, head for Balamb (after checking on the Ultima DP first, that
is), and make sure Zell is in your party. A girl in a red skirt should
be walking past the gas station. Talk to her, then head for Zell's house.
Now, go rest at the hotel.

Item: Combat King 003				\\\ Balamb Hotel ||
- If nothing happened, you probably haven't triggered the necessary
events at the library yet. In any case, Combat King 003 adds Meteor Barret
to the (visible) Duel move list.

Special: Timber Maniacs #11			\\\ Edea's House- Bedroom ||

Cards: Edea (Edea)				\\\ Edea's House- Backyard ||

- After the story events, save and go check on Rinoa at the infirmary.

Party: Laguna, Kiros (& Ward)			\\\ Trabia Canyon ||
- Choose 'H-Hold on a sec...' to get a chance to prepare for the battle.
All but Squall's GF have been de-equipped.
- This is the second last time you get to follow Laguna's misadventures.

[Fixed Encounter019: Ruby Dragon] (3600 HP)

Item: Sorceress' Letter (Unique)		\\\ Edea's House- Backyard ||

- I suggest you refer to a map in order to find the White SeeD ship.

Item: (Rename Card)				\\\ White SeeD Ship ||
Cards: [Shiva] (Zone)
Special: Timber Maniacs #12
- I recommend against giving the Girl Next Door to Zone, as you can get
the Shiva Card on Disc 4, whereas your precious journal of female anatomy
will be lost for good should you depart with it.

Draw: Holy (low res)				\\\ White SeeD Ship- Cabin ||
- After the story events, travel to FH. As soon as you hit the place,
you'll be stuck in Esthar for quite a while, so make sure you're prepared.

TPC: Edea Lv26 (25 000xp)			\\\ Seaside Station ||
Default regional rules (Esthar): Elemental, Same Wall (hidden)
Initial stats (Edea): 1183 HP, 35 Str, 6 Vit, 28 Mag, 23 Spr, 20 Spd,
 11 Luck, 1% Eva, 97% Hit
Default weapon (Edea): None
- Right, so, now we're going to build up Siren to L100 (39 600 xp) without
gaining any xp for the standard PCs. Equip Edea with all the GF except
Siren, who should be given to another member of your active party. In
case you forgot, the GF will still receive xp and AP even if the "host"
character is dead.
 × PS4 note: The Lv100 requirement is gone.
- Don't forget that Siren will gain the Treatment command ability at Lv12.
- Cerberus learns Expend x2-1 at Lv30, but it's hardly vital (allows you
to cast two spells at the cost one when using Double).

						\\\ Esthar- West Coast ||
Lost & Found: 4× Mesmerize Blades / 2× Life Rings / 2× Regen Rings /
 6× Healing Mails (Mesmerize L30)

					\\\ Esthar- Nortes Mountains ||
Theft: 6× Red Fangs / 4× Inferno Fangs / 1× / 2× Star Fragments
 (Hexadragon L30)

Theft: Power Wrist (Abadon)			\\\ Great Salt Lake ||
Lost & Found: 10× Flare Stones (Abadon)
Draw: Meteor (hidden, med res)
Boss: Abadon
- You'll no longer have access to this area once you complete the events
here.
- This place is filled with Vysage and co, so once again resort to Enc-None.
- You can reach the Meteor DP by going up the skeleton on the right in
the second screen.
- Once you reach the cliff with the view, go right to find the save point.

[Boss]
- 3000 HP, high DFP, Undead, 40 AP

Party: Laguna				\\\ Lunatic Pandora Laboratory ||
Item: Weapons Mon 1st
Theft: Laser Cannon (Elastoid L30)

[Fixed Encounter020: Esthar Soldier]
- Break.

[PCs: Kiros, Ward]

- Choose 'Better check' to set your abilities. Again, all but Squall's
GF have been de-equipped.

[Fixed Encounter021: Gesper, Esthar Soldier, Cyborg Esthar Soldier] (2xp)
- Break, morph and LV Down. The soldier in the more colorful armor
cannot be petrified. Lower him to Lv1 before closure (which includes
killing all but one PC).

- Don't miss that Weapons Monthly, First Issue. It's in the room where
you first see Dr. Odine.

[Fixed Encounter022: Elastoid, Esthar Soldier, Cyborg Esthar Soldier] (2xp)
- Break, Mug, morph and LV Down.

[Fixed Encounter023: 2× Esthar Soldiers]
- Break.

Draw: Flare (hidden)			\\\ Dr. Odine's Laboratory- Lobby ||
- The save point and Flare DP are hidden.

[Fixed Encounter024: 2× Cyborg Esthar Soldiers] (4xp)
- LV Down.

- In case you lost count, this is the fifth (and last) time you control
Laguna and friends.

Party: Squall & friends			\\\ Presidential Palace- Hall ||
Item: Occult Fan IV (Unique)
- Find the Presidential Aide on a break near the Airstation. Now
return to the palace.
- There should be someone in the area where you see a picture of Winhill
(assuming you spoke with the aide near the Airstation). Talk to him and
examine the pile of magazines to find the last volume of the Occult Fan.

Items: Hi-Potion, Mega-Potion, Rosetta Stone		\\\ Esthar- City ||
Shop: Pet Pals Vol 5, Pet Pals Vol 6
- Keep checking on Johnny's Shop until you get in. No need to exit the
store directory. You may also receive gifts during the process.
- Cheryl's store, on the other hand, will always remain closed, but
you'll eventually receive a Rosetta Stone if you keep trying.
- Now that you can buy Cottages, I suggest you create and sell some
Mega-Potions so you can get a taste of what is to come. Try to go for
at least 50 000 000 gil, half of the max amount you can carry.
- If you're interested in some Aura spells, buy either Hypno Crowns or
Power Wrists and refine them into Aura stones with Tool-RF.
- Pet Pals Vol 5 enables Angelo to learn Angelo Search. Vol 6 has
Wishing Star.

						\\\ Esthar City ||
- Edea's still with you, so it's not too late to build up Siren if you
haven't done so already.

						\\\ Great Plains of Esthar ||
Lost & Found: 8× Malboro Tentacles / 10× Curse Spikes /
 1× / 2× Hypno Crowns (Malboro L30)
- 45 000 HP at Lv32, 69 000 HP at Lv48. If he starts off at Lv6, use
Lv Down so you can get it to Lv32. Either way, you'll want to use Demi.
At least one character should be immune to Berserk. Sleep works, but
you'll likely have to eat one Bad Breath before you can get it in.

Item: Solomon Ring (Unique, Temp)		\\\ Tears' Point ||
- If you actually have all the necessary items (6 Malboro Tentacles,
6 Steel Pipes and 6 Remedy+s), use the ring to obtain Doomtrain (aka
Glasya-Labolas).

						\\\ Lunar Gate- Deep Freeze ||
- Your party will be divided here. Not much action in space, though.

Item: Combat King 004				\\\ Esthar- City ||
- From the first intersection, head north, west and west. Talk to
the sentry here and you should receive the fourth Combat King. This
one "teaches" Zell Different Beat.

					\\\ Dr. Odine's Laboratory- Lab ||
- Seek out Doc Odine, and listen to his briefing. The first contact
point is east from where you obtained Combat King 004. You don't
actually *have* to infiltrate it, though, but let's assume you do.

[Fixed Encounter025: Elite Soldier, G-Soldier]
- Cast Break. The enemies may vary depending on the contact point.

						\\\ Lunatic Pandora ||
Items: LuvLuv G, Power Generator, Phoenix Pinion, Combat King 005,
 Spd-J Scroll
Draw: Meteor (low res, high rec), Ultima (med res, no rec),
 Holy (med res, no rec)
- Most of the items are hidden, so resort to mashing the Confirm button
in places that seem suspicious. Take the number 3 elevator first. There
you'll find some stairs going south.
 × LuvLuv G: Near the Confuse DP.
 × Ultima DP: At the dead-end in the same area where you can find the
  last Combat King magazine.
 × Spd-J Scroll: In a hole near the Holy DP (past elevator #1)
- If you're more interested in collecting items than Enemy Skills, I
suggest you do nothing with the Power Generator. If you want both
Ray-Bomb and the item itself for your collection, you'll have to
spend some time Mugging Blitzes for an extra copy (unless you've
already managed to steal one).
- Soon after proceeding past the hidden save point, you'll be thrown
out by Mobile Type 8. Better grab all the items you can find before
you do that.

					\\\ Lunar Base- Medical Room ||
Default regional rules (Lunar): Open, Sudden Death, Random,
 Same / Plus / Same Wall, Elemental
- You'd be crazy to play with these rules (or just skilled), so let's
start the abolishing procedure. This is a special occasion, and you'll
only be able to abolish one rule. Save the game. Challenge Piet and
quit. Repeat until he abolishes a rule that still currently exists
down on the ground (excluding Open). I managed to get rid of Elemental,
and that's fine by me.

Draw: Meteor (med res)			\\\ Lunar Base- Residential Zone ||
Cards: Laguna (Ellone)
- Do *not* talk to her (with the regular Confirm button) if you're going
to give the Laguna card a shot.


Draw: Meltdown					\\\ Lunar Base- Pod ||

Party: Squall, Rinoa				\\\ Ragnarök- Air Room ||
Boss: Propagator

Bosses: 3× Propagators				\\\ Ragnarök- Aisle ||

Draw: Full-Life (hidden)			\\\ Ragnarök- Hangar ||
Bosses: 2× Propagators

Boss: Propagator				\\\ Ragnarök- Entrance ||

Boss: Propagator			\\\ Ragnarök- Passenger Seat ||

[Boss]
- 5 AP, 0 xp each
- Respawns if not killed in the right order

- After some story events, you should have control of the Ragnarök.

					\\\ Esthar Sorceress Memorial ||
- More side quests and stuff are now available.

					\\\ Edea's House- Flower Field ||
- Some more dialog.

						\\\ Shumi Village ||
- Laguna's statue is finally complete. Check it out if you have the time.

Lost & Found: Gaea's Ring (Jumbo Cactuar)	\\\ Esthar- Cactuar Island ||
GF: Cactuar
Boss: Jumbo Cactuar
- You should give Cactuar to someone other Squall, but not the character
who has Brothers.

[Boss]
- 51 000 HP, 20 AP

						\\\ Island Closest to Heaven ||
Draw: Ultima, Triple, Full-Life, Meteor, Holy, Flare, Aura
- All the Draw Points have high resistance (kind of - you'll get 2-5
spells regardless of Magic). The recovery rate is also high but may vary.
- The encounters include the following enemies: Tri-Face, Malboro, Ochu,
Chimera. All Lv100. Start the battles with LV Down unless you're
specifically looking for a challenge. The encounter rate is also high.

						\\\ Island Closest to Hell ||
Draw: Ultima, Triple, Full-Life, Meteor, Holy, Flare, Aura
- The enemies here are: T-Rexaur, Blue Dragon, Hexadragon, Grendel (one
or two at a time), Malboro, Ruby Dragon. Again, all Lv100 regardless of
your party's average level.

Theft: Moon Stone (Elnoyle)			\\\ Esthar- City ||


- The next side quest involves chasing around an unidentified flying
object. Each of these special encounters ignore Enc-None. Again, refer
to your map for the locations. The first four encounters can be triggered
in any order.
 × Timber- Mandy Beach (Moai statue)
 × Esthar- Kashkabald Desert (Pyramid)
 × Winhill- Winhill Bluffs / Galbadia- Lallapalooza Canyon (Cow)
 × Trabia- Heath Peninsula or the small island near the peninsula (thing)
- Once you've triggered all of these, land your ship on the cliffs in
Grandidi, near the last Chocobo Forest.

Lost & Found: Aegis Amulet [Eva-J] (UFO?)	\\\ Esthar- Grandidi Forest ||
Boss: UFO?

[Boss]
- 0 AP

- I gave the Aegis Amulet to Siren (used by Zell).
- And finally, hang around the "crater" where Balamb Garden used to be.
Make sure you have at least 5 Elixirs.

						\\\ Balamb- Alcauld Plains ||
Lost & Found: PuPu Card (PuPu - True Unique) / Accelerator (PuPu)
Boss: PuPu

[Boss]
- 0 AP
- Feed it 5 Elixirs.
- If you beat it up, you'll obtain an Accelerator (Auto-Haste) instead
of the card, which you cannot win in Disc 4 unlike every other card
in the game.


						\\\ Timber- Obel Lake ||
- Examine the lake at the right area, and you'll be given the option
to either throw a rock or to hum. Do the latter, and agree to find
the black shadow's friend, Mr. Monkey.
- The monkey hangs around the forest west of Dollet (Hasberry Plains).
- After telling the shadow how his simian friend is doing, keep talking
to the mysterious entity to hear clues on something. None of these
items will appear before you actually hear the specific clue.
 1. Balamb- Rinaul Coast: Keep looking until you find something man-made.
 2. After finding your first rock, return to the shadow and keep talking
 to him until he mentions that Mr. Monkey has something like that too.
 The monkey will not give it to you, however, until you manage to throw
 a rock that skips "many many times." (You can probably get it even
 before the other ones)
 3. Timber- Mandy Beach: The shadow was referring to the long, narrow
 island just north of the Horizon Bridge.
					\\\ Galbadia- Monterosa Plateau ||
 4. Follow the river north of Winhill to find its source, a waterfall.
 Lower Squall's Strength prior to examining the area above.

[Fixed Encounter028: 2× Thrustaevises]

Item: Three Stars				\\\ Esthar- Mordred Plains ||
- Assuming you found all four rocks, head to the plains north of
Esthar. It's the place connected to Trabia Canyon.
- With or without the help of the "Liar Rocks," you're supposed to
find the Three Stars here. The red-faced rock will give you the
opposite directions. Consequently, the message "The treasure's not
here!" marks the spot.

- More than likely, the shadow also told you to 'take some time off
at Eldbeak Peninsula.' This location is in Trabia, directly north from
Balamb. Search the tip of the peninsula to find the last clue.

Item: Luck-J Scroll				\\\ Esthar- Minde Island ||
- This place is northeast from Kashkabald Desert.
- You will *not* find the scroll until after you've examined the pillar
at Eldbeak Peninsula. I gave this one to Brothers.


					\\\ Deep Sea Research Center- Lb ||
Lost & Found: Hyper Wrist; Bahamut Card (Bahamut)
Draw: Flare; Full-Life (Bahamut)
GF: Bahamut
Boss: Bahamut
- "It's not our will to fight"

[Fixed Encounter026R: Ruby Dragon] (Lv16, 10 000 HP)[32: 21 500; 64: 50k]

- "Never"

[Fixed Encounter027R: Ruby Dragon]

- Hidden third option: "It's our nature..."

[Boss]
- 40 AP

- Bahamut probably has some Abilities that catch your interest (Rare Item
isn't one of them, though. Feel free to ignore it, as it doesn't work
the way it's supposed to). Aside from Cactuars, you could also try the
enemies on the Island Closest to Hell, or the fixed Elnoyle encounter
in Esthar- City.
- You may notice the large hole that appears after the battle. In
order to make it more accessible, talk to all of your party members
inside the Ragnarök.

Party: Squall, Zell & someone else	\\\ Deep Sea Research Center- Lv ||
- You can't trigger the fixed encounters at the Ocean Deposit without
Zell, so bring him along.
- The enemies you'll find on the Lv areas include: Grendel, Bomb, Imp,
Torama, Tri-Face. These guys start with higher levels than normal
(around L20 if you've managed to keep your party's level low).
 × Grendel: No LV Up needed.
 × Bomb: LV Up followed by two Mug attempts after which it'll commit
 Suicide (and blow up any xp you would've gained from attacking it).
 If you're not interested in a Bomb Spirit (Kamikaze), just ignore any
 Bombs you encounter unless you can actually weaken them properly.
 × Tri-Face: You should already be familiar with this one. Hopefully
 you've distributed your GF so that everyone has at least ST-Def-Jx2.
 × Imp: A single LV Up to get a chance to receive better spoils.
 × Torama: Again, one LV Up to get better spoils.
- You can also run into Oilboyles and Blue Dragons if you manage to
locate the Steam Room. The former, being an ex-boss, is extremely
bad news since they can't be morphed. Run away immediately if you
bump into any. If you're looking for Dragon Fangs for a Med Kit
(Treatment), this is the best place to hunt down Blue Dragons. Ditch
Rare Item while you're doing so, since it's the most common thing they
drop. You'll likely gain some Dragon Skin on the side (which can be
used to create a Glow Curtain), but unless you're willing to go as
far as 300, I suggest you simply mod the Carbuncle Card eventually
to obtain three Glow Curtains (Auto-Reflect) right away, two of which
will be used to create a Monk's Code (Counter). If you value your
Carbuncle Card too much despite the fact that you can get it back,
hunt down Anacondaurs on the cliffs at Hasberry Plains for all your
Dragon Skin needs (after getting 100 Dragon Fangs, that is).

- As you descend through the levels, you'll need to use Reserve Steam
Pressure (RSP) in order to proceed.

Level R: 4 RSP (fixed, 16 RSP to use)

LT: 4 -> L1: 4 -> L4: 4 -> L7: 4f -> LS: E (0 RSP to use; can't access Dep.)
LT: 4 -> L1: 4 -> L4: 2 -> L8: 2f -> LS: 4f (0 RSP left)
LT: 4 -> L1: 4 -> L4: 1 -> L9: 1f -> LS: 4f (2 RSP left)
LT: 4 -> L1: 2 -> L5: 2 -> L8: 2f -> LS: 4f (2 RSP left)
LT: 4 -> L1: 2 -> L5: 1 -> L9: 1f -> LS: 4f (4 RSP left)
LT: 4 -> L1: 1 -> L6: 1f -> L9: 1f -> LS: 4f (5 RSP left)
LT: 2 -> L2: 2 -> L5: 2 -> L8: 2f -> LS: 4f (4 RSP left, no re-supply)
LT: 2 -> L2: 2 -> L5: 2 -> L8: 2f -> LS: 4 (7 RSP left, with re-supply)
LT: 2 -> L2: 2 -> L5: 2 -> L8: 2f -> LS: 0 (11 RSP left, with re-supply) <-
LT: 2 -> L2: 2 -> L5: 1 -> L9: 1f -> LS: 4 (6 RSP left, no re-supply)
LT: 2 -> L2: 2 -> L5: 1 -> L9: 1f -> LS: 0 (10 RSP left, no re-supply) <-
LT: 2 -> L2: 2 -> L5: 1 -> L9: 1f -> LS: 4 (9 RSP left, with re-supply)
LT: 2 -> L2: 2 -> L5: 1 -> L9: 1f -> LS: 0 (13 RSP left, with re-supply) <-
LT: 2 -> L2: 1 -> L6: 1f -> L9: 1f -> LS: 4f (10 RSP left, with re-supply) <--
LT: 2 -> L2: 1 -> L6: 1f -> L9: 1f -> LS: 4 (7 RSP left, no re-supply)
LT: 2 -> L2: 1 -> L6: 1f -> L9: 1f -> LS: 0 (11 RSP left, no re-supply) <-
LT: 1 -> L3: 1f -> L6: 1f -> L9: 1f -> LS: 4 (8 RSP left)
LT: 1 -> L3: 1f -> L6: 1f -> L9: 1f -> LS: 0 (12 RSP left) <-

- You can no longer open the door to the Steam Room (SR) after you've
gained access to the excavation site.
- Zell will only offer to help you if you have 10 to 13 RSP left when
you reach the door to the Deep Sea Deposit. Whenever you resort to his
aid, the fixed encounters in the subsequent areas will be triggered.
- You can only trigger the battle with Ultima Weapon if you have 10 RSP
or more after gaining access to the excavation site.

Lost & Found: Eden Card (Ultima Weapon)		\\\ Deep Sea Deposit ||
Theft: Three Stars (Ultima Weapon)
Draw: Triple (low res, no rec), Ultima; Eden GF (Ultima Weapon)
Boss: Ultima Weapon

- 1st area (save point, no random encounters)

[Fixed Encounter029R: Tri-Face]
[Fixed Encounter030R: Tri-Face]
[Fixed Encounter031R: Tri-Face]

- Well, this is it. Non-collectors will get off easily as you'll only
need a single Dark Matter thingie (for a Luck-J Scroll), or two,
if you insist on getting Shockwave Pulsar. Assuming you did your
homework at the end of Disc 2, you may not actually have to Mug any
Tri-Faces here at all.
- If you're aiming for a vast item collection (in addition to Luck-J
for all characters), your goal is to obtain as many as 500 Curse Spikes.
- If you need Dark Matter, but the fixed encounter is no longer an
option, you'll have to go with the normal Tri-Face encounter in the
second Deep Sea Research Center- Lv area (the one before the area with
the 2 on the wall).

- 2nd area

[Fixed Encounter032R: Grendel & Imp]
[Fixed Encounter033R: Grendel & Imp]
[Fixed Encounter034R: Grendel & Imp]

- Random encounters in the second area and the areas that follow: all
the fixed encounters plus Elnoyle.

- 3rd area (Triple DP)

[Fixed Encounter035R: Behemoth]
[Fixed Encounter036R: Behemoth]
[Fixed Encounter037R: Behemoth]

- 50 Barriers for collectors so you can get an extra Aegis Amulet (Eva-J).
It's probably faster to Mug low level Behemoths than high level ones.
- Always refresh the screen by going to the area farther down (with the
Ruby Dragon encounters), as otherwise you'll have to fight your way
through the last Grendel-Imp encounter again.

- 4th area

[Fixed Encounter038R: Ruby Dragon]
[Fixed Encounter039R: Ruby Dragon]
[Fixed Encounter040R: Ruby Dragon]

- 5th area (Ultima DP)

[Fixed Encounter041R: 2× Iron Giants]
[Fixed Encounter042R: 2× Iron Giants]
[Fixed Encounter043R: 2× Iron Giants]

- 6th area (No random encounters)

- It's highly recommended that you use the hidden save sphere here.
Don't forget that the fixed encounters will disappear after you kill
Ultima Weapon. For this reason, some people prefer to ignore Ultima Weapon
altogether, and get Eden in Disc 4. This way, one would still have
access to the fastest source for Curse Spikes, and, thus, be able to
create Luck Ups with the least amount of effort - relatively speaking.
Maxing out a character's Luck, however, is a project that's well beyond
my limits, so I won't be bringing it up again.

[Boss]
- 100 AP
- I don't need to remind you to Draw Eden, but I'll do it anyway.
- The only thing you have to worry about is Light Pillar (9999 pod to
a single character).

- GFAbl Med-RF will be crucial, so shoot for that first. For starters,
you can use it to turn Dark Matter into a Luck-J Scroll, as mentioned
(gave this one to Eden).
- Devour should be put to use immediately, as it's generally a very
effective method to take out weak enemies that are troublesome to morph.


- For a change of pace, we're going to finish the deal with the Triple
Triad rules now. Our goal is to abolish all rules except Open in all
regions.
 × As already mentioned, you really don't need to do this if you feel
 it's too much trouble. The only one that will impact stat-boosting is
 Centra (and Trabia if you're boosting Speed), so you should at least
 do that one.
- Right, to begin the final process go "pick up" whichever rule you
deleted in space. Here's what some regions had in my game.

 Galbadia | Same, Open
 FH       | Elemental, Open
 Centra   | Same / Plus, Random
 Esthar   | Elemental, Same Wall

- Since I got rid of Elemental in space, I went to FH and challenged
Martine. Nothing more to it. Then, I flew to Lunar Gate and challenged
the girl inside the station (Former Lunar-Side Base Personnel). The
rest is just flying back and forth between FH and the station (and,
naturally, quite a bit of soft-resetting).
- Don't forget that Same Wall will be hidden if the Same rule isn't
present. You can still abolish (or spread) it, though.
- Also, if you're carrying rules that won't prompt mixing in another
region but you want to pick up that region's rules, you have to start
a bunch of games to do so.

- My next target was Esthar. Go pick up Same in Timber. When you leave
the Airstation, follow the northern path to find the Presidential Palace.
Use the hidden save point east before approaching it. The first guard
you see (in front of the building, not inside) should be willing to
play. You know the rest.

- Next up is Centra. After picking up Elemental at FH once again, head
to Winhill. Enter it from the right side and you should see the SeeD
dropouts right nearby. If you find yourself in the town square instead,
you chose the wrong side. In any case, only the mercenary in the blue
uniform will play.

- We're almost there. Here's what you should do: Spread Elemental in
Balamb. Abolish Elemental in FH (played with 'Familiar Face #3'). Abolish
Same in Galbadia (played with the guard with the cat in Timber). Delete
Balamb's rules, and then spread Open.
- In case you forgot, you can wipe out any and all rules in Balamb by
playing with the crouching man at the harbor.
- And finally, play a quick game in every region to see if you missed
anything - or not see it if it's a hidden Same Wall in which case you'll
be asked to mix rules in the next region you play that doesn't have Same Wall.
- If, for some reason, you wish to play with rules other than Open, go
pay a visit to the Queen of Cards, and she'll throw in a new rule for
30 000 Gil. She will move to a different region every time you lose a
Level 8, 9, or 10 card to her, but I've no details to offer you regarding
the pattern by which she moves around.

Cards: Alexander (Piet)   \\\ Esthar- Abadan Plains (lifepod landing site) ||
- This place can be a bit tedious to find since it's not visible on
the world map, and the location seems to vary slightly from game to
game. In any case, fly southwest from Tears' Point and run around the
tip of the peninsula. The pod is around there somewhere.

Cards: Rinoa (General Caraway)		\\\ Deling City- Caraway's Mansion ||
- Caraway won't use the Rinoa card until you've "given" the Ifrit Card
to him.

Cards: Ifrit (Martine)				\\\ FH- Sun Panel ||
- Re-acquire your Ifrit card here if you got the Rinoa card.

Items: X-Potion, Mega-Potion, Elixir		\\\ Dollet- Town Square ||
- Finish the bone hunt side quest if you chose to ignore it on the
previous Discs.

						\\\ Dollet Pub ||
- In order to progress with the Queen of Cards side quest, lose a card
listed below (if you haven't already). Watch out for nasty trade rules,
and make sure she's heading for Balamb after losing (or Dollet if she's
already in Balamb).

 MiniMog -> Kiros
 Sacred -> Irvine
 Chicobo -> Chubby Chocobo
 Alexander -> Doomtrain
 Doomtrain -> Phoenix

						\\\ Dollet- Residence ||
Cards: MiniMog / Sacred / Chicobo / Alexander /	Doomtrain (Queen's son)
- As always, you can reclaim these cards from the boy once the Queen's
father has used them to design the new card.

Cards: Irvine (Flo)				\\\ FH- Mayor's Residence ||

Cards: Chubby Chocobo (guy sitting on a bench)	\\\ B-Garden- Hall ||
- Look for this student in the eastern hall.

Cards: Doomtrain (bartender)			\\\ Timber Pub ||


Cards: Phoenix (Presidential Aide)	\\\ Presidential Palace- Hall ||
- Approach the couch here, and Dr. Odine should walk by.

Cards: Squall (Laguna)			\\\ Presidential Palace- Office ||

Cards: Ward (Dr. Odine)			\\\ Dr. Odine's Laboratory- Lab ||
- After acquiring Ward, the only cards missing from my collection were
Shiva and Odin.

					\\\ Esthar- Abadan Plains ||
- Approach Lunatic Pandora with the Ragnarök.
- Once you're inside the Pandora, immediately head back inside the
Ragnarök or you'll have to fight Fuujin & Raijin. Tell Quistis you're
'ready to go' so you can leave. Don't start exploring the place yet -
unless you know what you're doing.


						\\\ Trabia- Winter Island ||
Lost & Found: 6× North Winds / 1× / 2× Silver Mails (Snow Lion L30)
- The best place to look for Snow Lions would be the same mountain
range where you can encounter Blue Dragons. Try to get 6 Silver Mails
if you can. Five of them will be used to create a Gold Armor. You can
also get one through Angelo Search.

					\\\ B-Garden- Training Center ||
Lost & Found: 6× Sleep Powder / 6× Silence Powder / 8× Poison Powder(Grat L30)
- Sleep will occasionally hit Cactuars so stock up on Sleep Powder,
if you need them to stay still while you bomb them with LV Up (see below).

					\\\ Esthar- Cactuar Island ||
Lost & Found: 2 - 4× Cactus Thorns / Jet Engine (Cactuar L30)
- If you're collecting items, try to score yourself a Jet Engine
(Spd+20%) and a full stock of Cactus Thorns for a Hundred Needles
(Return Damage).

Devour: Vit +1 (Adamantoise L30)		\\\ Esthar- Talle Mountains ||
- In order to add a Healing Ring (Recovery) to your collection, you'll
need a hundred Whispers (stolen from Adamantoises). You might as well
eat them up while you're at it. You can also get it through Angelo
Search, though the odds are low.

- It's finally time to create stat-boost items. First, you'll need as
much Gil as you can get. In case you forgot, you're supposed to buy
Tents and Cottages (or just Cottages), refine them into Mega-Potions,
and sell them. You'll get 20 mil in 15 minutes.
- Once you have the cash, check 'Esthar Shop!!!' (ie. Johnny's Shop)
for the items listed below.

  10 Giant's Rings ->    Gaea's Ring   -> HP Up (mHP +10) | 150k
 100 Power Wrists  -> 10 Hyper Wrists  -> Str Up (Str +1) | 1,5m
 100 Force Armlets -> 10 Magic Armlets -> Spr Up (Spr +1) | 1,5m
 100 Hypno Crowns  -> 10 Royal Crowns  -> Mag Up (Mag +1) | 1,5m

- I myself prefer to start with HP, since you only need about
90 000 000 Gil to boost a single character's HP to decent numbers.
Since I'm using Holy / Meteor in conjunction with my HP, I'll need a
base HP value of 6200. That's roughly 570 HP Ups for Squall, fewer for
the other character I'm using (Selphie, Zell).
- Next, Squall's Strength (I choose to ignore the other characters
here even though Zell's Duel has quite a bit of potential). Since
I'm using Meteor in conjunction with my Str, I'll need a base Str
value of 161. That's 140 Str Ups for me. Notice that the base Str
value you see when you're using a Str Up doesn't include the bonus
the character gains from his or her weapon.
- The fastest method to gain Str Ups is actually modding the Eden Card
and winning it back from eg. Joker (on Disc 4), but I prefer to have
Squall beefed up for the final confrontation with Seifer.
- Spirit should be boosted to approximately 175. At this point,
Full-Life will be more than enough to reach 255, but you'll need
the extra few points, as you may end up using the spell occasionally.
Reflect isn't a bad choice either. Might as well fix yourself up with
some Moon Curtains (Auto-Shell).
- I don't bother boosting Magic.
- The only one left is Vitality. This one will have to wait until Disc 4,
where we'll mod the Minotaur Card and win it back from Joker (you did
finish the CC Group side quest, didn't you? Otherwise, he won't play
with the "unique" cards). The alternative methods are much more
time-consuming.

- Collectors should stick with IC a little longer, so you can cook up
items such as a Doc's Code (Med Data) and a Phoenix Spirit (Revive).


						\\\ Lunatic Pandora ||
Lost & Found: 3× - 6× Str Ups (Raijin 3), 1× - 4× Laser Cannons
 (Mobile Type 8), Hero / Holy War (Seifer 4)
Theft: 2× Megalixirs (Fuujin 2), 2× - 4× Laser Cannons (Mobile Type 8),
 2× / 4× Vit Ups (Left Probe), 2× / 4× Str Ups (Right Probe),
 Hero / Holy War (Seifer 4)
Bosses: Fuujin 2 & Raijin 3, Mobile Type 8 (+Left Probe & Right Probe),
 Seifer 4
- If nothing happens when you fly into Lunatic Pandora (ie. you can't
enter), you still probably have some unfinished story events in Esthar
(don't forget about the stupid f*cking couch).

[Boss]

- Assuming you cleaned the place with Zell, there shouldn't be much
of interest here. Of course, this time, Mobile Type 8 can actually be
engaged. That's elevator number 1 in case you forgot.

[Boss]
- Corona: cHP - 1 \ all.
- Megido Flame: ~1500 pod \ all. Halve with Shell.

- Proceed *only* if you're certain that you're ready for Time Compression.
What this basically means is that you won't be able to enter any towns
(on Disc 4).

[Boss]
- If you had Odin, he would appear at the beginning of the battle
and get replaced by Gilgamesh.

- That's all for Disc 3.
 175:29 (87:50 on Disc 3 alone), 8 xp gained, S-Lv7, 16 593 599 Gil
 4 346 492 steps, 1124 battles, 869 won, 255 escaped



			---- Disc 4 ----

Party: Squall Lv7 (6500xp), Selphie Lv8 (7000xp), Zell Lv8 (7000xp),
 Quistis Lv8 (7500xp) Irvine Lv13 (12 404xp), [Rinoa] Lv11 (10 000xp)

						\\\ Lunatic Pandora ||
Theft: Samantha Soul (Adel), 8× Megalixirs (Rinoa)
Boss: Adel (& Rinoa)
- You can't exit the Pandora at this stage. Just climb up the new path
in the area where you fought Mobile Type 8.

[Boss]
- Rinoa's death will result in a game over.

						\\\ Commencement Room ||
Bosses: 6× "Sorceress" 1s, 4× "Sorceress" 2s, "Sorceress" 3

[Boss]
- At most, you'll face two Sorceresses at a time

Draw: Triple					\\\ Wilderness ||
- The portals next to the chain will take you back to the "real" world.
 South-most -> Galbadia- Wilburn Hill
 Middle -> Centra- Serengetti Plains
 North-most -> Esthar- Grandidi Forest

- The Ragnarök has wandered off into the Kashkabald Desert and you need
to use a chocobo in order to retrieve it.
- Don't miss the fourth portal north from the Ragnarök. Simply go through
it once to active it.
- Trophy note: If you've used No Encounters too much, you won't get to
1000 kills without grinding. The best spot is Wilburn Hill near Deling
City. Just hug the base of the cliffs and stay in the darker area. There
are three encounters there: 3x Geezard, 2x Geezard & Funguar, 2x Funguar.
Once you're done, your level should be high enough to get to SeeD rank S
by taking the tests. That's two stones with one bird.

Cards: Odin; Shiva, etc.			\\\ Ragnarök ||
- Once you explore the Ragnarök, Xu should appear and tell you that the
CC Group managed to avoid getting annihilated by the time distortion - that
is, if you finished the related side quest. All the members can be found
scattered about in your ship, and, as Xu mentions, you can challenge
Quistis by taking her into the Airlock.
- The cards you may encounter here include every single card in the game
(except for that one little Level 5 card). The twist with Level 8, 9 and
10 cards is, however, that you can only have one of a specific card at a
time. If you want, for instance, more Eden Cards, you'll have to get rid
of it first (ie. mod it). The "unique" cards will always appear in the
order as seen in the Card menu, one at a time. The exceptions include
the cards the Queen's father created (Chubby Chocobo, Phoenix, Doomtrain,
Kiros, Irvine), which can only be (re-)acquired from the Goth Diamond
(the left one).
- Joker aka Man from Balamb will be on the ship regardless of whether or
not you finished the CC Group side quest. Naturally, he won't be using
any fancy cards if you didn't. In any case, his services include a
Junk Shop and an item shop.
- Once you've obtained every card in the game, a star will appear next
to the Card "link" in the main menu. You can still get it even if you
don't actually have a specific card anymore.

- Different members use rules from different regions as shown below.
However if you abolished all the bogus rules on Disc 3, you'll notice
no difference (except maybe for the Trade Rule).
 Jack: Balamb
 Club: Dollet
 Diamond (right): Trabia
 Diamond (left): Trabia
 Spade: Esthar
 Heart (Xu): FH
 Joker: Centra
 King (Quistis): Lunar
 Queen: N/A

- The Queen's hanging out at the escape pod landing site where you
found Piet. If you're looking for a challenge, she's your lady in a
red dress. I've never been able to beat her.
- Some players will not use cards from certain levels (listed below).
Also, some members prefer not to use certain "unique" / rare cards
(even though they can), but I don't have the details on that.
 Jack: L1, L2, L5, L7
 Club: L1, L2, L4, L7
 Diamond (left): L1, L2, L6
 Diamond (right): L1, L2, L6
 Spade: L1, L2, L5
 Heart: L1, L2, L4
 Joker: -
 King: -
 Queen: L8, L9, L10

- New items I managed to obtain at this point: Accelerator (Auto-Haste),
Rocket Engine (Spd+40%), Monk's Code (Counter), Glow Curtain (Auto-Reflect),
Holy War, Holy War-Trial (10 Heroes), Knight's Code (Cover, 5 Holy Wars),
Steel Curtain (Auto-Protect, 20 Adamantines), Spd Up (5 Rocket Engines).
- As I mentioned before, now you can "easily" boost your Vitality by
modding the Minotaur Card, and winning it back from one of the CC
members. I myself prefer Joker due to his low skill level. When
Junctioned to Meltdown, you'll need a Base Vit of at least 180 or so.
I went for 185 just to be safe. Don't forget about those Steel Curtains.
- You can also create Spd Ups by modding the Irvine Card and reacquiring
it from the Goth Diamond, but I was already satisfied with the boost
from my Triple Junction.


						\\\ Ultimecia Castle ||
- You'll be forced to split into two parties right away. Furthermore,
the following eight powers will be sealed inside the castle: Item,
Magic, GF, Draw, Command Ability, Limit Break, Resurrection, Save. Every
time you defeat a boss (excluding Omega), you can unlock one of these.
Technically, all the bosses are optional and can be taken out in any
order you want.
- Don't bother spreading your GF across all six characters. Just use
Junction Exchange whenever you switch.
- Notice that as long as your GF are sealed, you can't use Menu Abilities.

Lost & Found: 1× / 2× Megalixirs (Sphinxara)	\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Hall ||
Theft: Elixir (Sphinxaur)
Boss(es): Sphinxaur & Sphinxara (+ Jelleye, Forbidden, Tri-Face) (separate
 phases)

[Boss]
- The only commands available are Attack and Mug.
- Sphinxara can use Magic Summon to call forth three enemies, but all
of them have an exceptional base xp value of 0.

Lost & Found: Elem Atk (Trauma)		\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Art Gallery ||
Draw: Leviathan GF (Trauma)
Boss(es): Trauma (+ n× Dromas)
- After examining the paintings, return to the one with the messed title,
and choose Vividarium (Garden), Intervigilium (Sleep) and Viator
(Messenger).

[Boss]

Lost & Found: Diamond Armor (Red Giant)	\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Prison Cell ||
Draw: Pandemona GF (Red Giant)
Boss: Red Giant

[Boss]
- You'll likely need Meltdown, so make sure you've unlocked your Magic.

- The Prison Key will simply be used to get out of the cell. You can
use it on the other door as well, but only from the other side when
coming from the Waterway (where you'll find the Rosetta Stone).

					\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Courtyard ||
- Examine the fountain to find the Treasure Vault Key. You can access
the Treasure Vault from the corridor before the Elevator Hall.

					\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Clock Tower ||
- Walk over to the strange object and examine it to obtain the Armory Key.
If it falls down, you can retrieve it at the Flood Gate.
- Ultimecia awaits beyond the tower (past the hidden save point), but
you'll likely want to unlock some more abilities.

Lost & Found: Rocket Engine (Tri-Point)	\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Wine Cellar ||
Draw: Siren GF (Tri-Point)
Boss: Tri-Point
- Note that the hatch to the wine cellar can't be opened until you've
smashed it with the chandelier.

[Boss]

Lost & Found: Status Atk (Catoblepas)	\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Treasure Rm ||
Draw: Alexander GF (Catoblepas)
Boss: Catoblepas
- Simply open all the chests.

[Boss]
- He will still be able to cast Meteor even if you drain all his MP.

Lost & Found: Magic Armlet (Gargantua)	\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Armory ||
Draw: Cerberus GF (Gargantua)
Boss(es): Gargantua (+ Vysage, Lefty, Righty) (separate phases)

[Boss]
- Naturally, no xp will be gained from the trio.

Lost & Found: Elem Guard (Krysta)	\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Terrace ||
Draw: Carbuncle GF (Krysta)
Boss: Krysta
- In order to get here, have your secondary party hit the lever at the
Grand Hall (ie. walk into the Party Switch Point) so that your main
party can get across the chandelier.

[Boss]

- At this point you should have enough unlocked abilities to take on
Omega. Save and prepare at the Clock Tower, then go switch the party
at the Courtyard. The other group now needs to ring the bell in the
Stairway Hall near the Art Gallery. Quickly switch back, run into the
Chapel and perform any final tweaks.

Lost & Found: Three Stars (Omega Weapon)	\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Chapel ||
Boss: Omega Weapon

[Boss]
- Omega is always at Level 100 (1 161 000 HP). (not on PS4)
- Assuming your Luck is high enough, you can ignore his physical attacks.
- The first thing he'll cast is LV5 Death, and that's the only time he'll
use it. After that begins the following cycle (excluding physical attacks,
which appear without a solid pattern - as always):
 1. Meteor
 2. Megido Flame
 3. Gravija
 4. Terra Break
 5. Ultima
 6. Light Pillar
 7. go to 1.

- Here's what I did after each specific attack:

   LV5 Death
- Cast Meltdown
- Attack with Squall

   First Meteor
- Attack with Squall
- Heal with a Mega-Potion
- Cast Meltdown again if the first one didn't work

   Megido Flame (9998 pod to all characters)

   Gravija
- Squall uses a Megaelixir and then attacks if he gets any additional turns.
- Selphie and Zell use Defend.

   Terra Break (12 hits at 4000 pod each, 2000 with Protect, 0 with Defend)
- Attack with Squall if he's alive
- Phoenix Down on Squall if he dies

   Ultima
- Attack with Squall

   Light Pillar
- Phoenix Down on the fallen character
- Attack with Squall if he's alive

   Second Meteor and any subsequent Meteors
- Megaelixir, or Full-Cure if Selphie's in critical condition
- Attack with Squall

   Megido Flame
- Repeat

- I had 12 Megaelixirs and ended up using 7. You can always opt to mod
the Bahamut card into 100 Megalixirs.
- After your victory, a new section called the Proof of Omega will be
added into the Information menu in the Tutorial. Strangely enough, if
you go ring the bell now, the timer will still appear.

Lost & Found: Status Guard (Tiamat)	\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Clock Tower ||
Draw: Eden GF (Tiamat)
Boss: Tiamat
- In order to find Tiamat, climb up the tower and jump on the swinging bell.

[Boss]

- If you don't care about the Rosetta Stone, you can just head to the
final boss.

					\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Elevator Hall ||
- Put all the girls in the same party and have them standby on the
left Switch Point. The guys should make their way to the right Switch
Point (by going through the Art Gallery etc.). This should enable
you to access the Storage Room.

					\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Storage Room ||
- The Floodgate Key can be found lying around here. You can use it to
unlock the lever at the Flood Gate, near the corridor leading into the
prison cell. Don't forget to use the lever as well.

					\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Passageway ||
- This is the passageway east from the Courtyard. The gates can be opened
by molesting the organ at the Chapel; you'll need to hit all the keys
at once. Unfortunately, you won't be directly informed whether you got
it right or not, so you may end up running back and forth a few times.

Item: Rosetta Stone			\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Waterway ||

Draw: Apocalypse (Ultimecia 4)		\\\ Ultimecia Castle- Master Room ||
Boss(es): Ultimecia 1, Griever, Ultimecia 2 (+ n× Helixes),
 Ultimecia 3 (+ Ultimecia 4) (separate phases)
- Before going through the door, fill up your spell inventory with
anything. This way, you're less likely to lose anything vital when
Griever or Ultimecia 3 blows away your magic.

[Boss]
- Your party may vary.
- Dead characters will quickly be removed from the battle completely,
so revive the ones you want to keep.
- At most, you'll face two Helixes at a time.






		Junction List

       HP                Str              Vit
 Ultima     6000    Ultima    100    Ultima     82
 Full-Life  4800    Meteor     75    Meltdown   80
 Meteor     4600    Aura       70    Full-Life  80
 Holy       3800    Triple     70    Regen      70
 Flare      3200    Flare      56    Curaga     65
 Tornado    3000    Holy       55    Life       50
 Regen      2600    Tornado    48
 Curaga     2200

      Luck               Mag              Spr
 Ultima       60    Ultima    100    Ultima     95
 Aura         40    Triple     70    Full-Life  85
 Pain         40    Pain       60    Reflect    72
 Death        38    Meteor     52    Curaga     65
                    Holy       45    Dispel     60
                    Flare      44    Death      58
                    Death      38    Life       50

       Spd               Eva              Hit
 Triple       70    Ultima     24    Triple    150
 Ultima       60    Triple     16    Ultima     60
 Haste        50    Tornado    13    Aura       50
 Stop         48    Meteor     12    Double     40
 Slow         40    Stop       10    Meteor     40

     Elem-Def          ST-Def
 Ultima      100    Holy       40
 Full-Life    40    Reflect    25
 Life         30    Esuna      20
 Shell        20































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