Final Fantasy x2 100 Perfect

7/31/2019 Final Fantasy x2 100 Perfect

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FINALFANTASYX-2PERFECTGAMEGUIDE/ALTERNATE100%GUIDE(v2.02)-nemes1sakahpsolo-

GAMEVERSION:FinalFantasyX-2;USRelease

LATESTUPDATE:

02-MAR-2004Addednoteregardingsavefiles(theydon'tshowanyv2.02decimalvalues--e.g.1.6%showsupas1%andthisisnormal)

23-FEB-2004MinorupdateregardingBikaneldispatches(justsomev2.01clarificationsaboutdispatches)

20-FEB-2004Majorupdates(addedmoreinforegardingwhythingsv2.00aredonethewaythey'redone)

WHATTHISGUIDEWILLGETYOU

-100%storycompletioninonegame(notusingNewGame+)-alldressspheres,includingMascot-allspecialdressspheresandthetwopower-upsforeachofthethreespecialdressspheres-many(ifnotall)ofthereallyniceitemsyoucangetinone

completegamewith100%storycompletion-mostofthegarmentgrids(itisimpossibletoobtainallthegarmentgridsina100%in-one-trygame)-all10crimsonspheres-alltreasuresspheresexcludingGippal'ssphere(notpossibletoobtainina100%in-one-trygame)-bothmagicaldancevolumes(enablesyoutofullymastertheSongstressdresssphere)-allBlueBulletabilitiesthathaveonlyoncechanceofbeinglearned-basicallyallthethingsyoucanget(andareworthgetting)ifyoutrytoget100%storycompletioninonegame

WHATISIMPOSSIBLETOGETINA100%-IN-ONE-TRYGAME

-KeytoSuccess-Enterprise-Minerva'sPlate-afewgarmentgrids(someonecaretotellmewhichones?)-Gippal'ssphere

INTRODUCTION

Thisguideassumesthatyouareplayingabrandnewgame,andnotusingtheNewGame+feature.Itispossibletoget100%byusingtheNewGame+featureifyoufailtoget100%inyourfirsttry.Ifyou

areusingthisguidewhileusingtheNewGame+feature,pleaseseetheVERYIMPORTANTnotetowardtheendofthisguide!

Thisguideisbasedonactualgameplay.Itissetupsothatthereareasmany"pointO"savespotsaspossible.Thatis,theorderissetupsothatyoucaneasilymakesureyou'vedoneeverythingrightasoftenaspossible.Moreover,you'llbestartingoutwithwhitemagicasearlyaspossible,unlikeinotherguideswhereyou'releftwithoutwhitemagicuntilneartheendofchapterone.


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Again,thisguidehasbeenverifiedbyactualgameplay.IgatheredinfofromBradyGamesandotherFAQsfromGameFAQstocompilewhatIthoughtwouldbeasuitablewayofgetting100%.Ifyoureadsomeoftheotherguides,you'lleventuallyreachparts(e.g.Chapter5)whereitisimpossibletofinishonesectionwithoutpartiallystartinganothersectionsothatyoucan'treallyrelyonthevaluesforcompletion.Thisguideeliminatessuchproblemsandalsodoesthingsinawaywhereevenifyouenduphavingtostartfromaprevioussave,youwon'tbesetbacktoofar(includinglevelingupanditemslost).

Iwillwarnyouwhenyoushouldnotinterruptsomeonewhiletheyarespeaking(onlyoccursonceinthegame).Otherwise,youshouldalways:

1.enteranyplaceforthefirsttimebyairship(i.e.inthefirstchapter,enterallplacesbyairshipifit'syourfirsttimethere)2.useatleasttwosavefiles--oneforyourprevious"pointO"save(i.e.saveatapointwherethepercentendswith.0)andtheotheras"scratch"file;usemorescratchfilessoyoucanmoreeasilybacktrackwithouthavingtobacktracktoofar3.neverpressstarttochoosetheoptiontoskipasceneduringanycutsceneorFMV;youmaypressstarttopuase,butonly

forpausing4.itneverhurtstospeaktosomeoneseveraltimes(i.e.youshouldalwaysthinkoftalkingtosomeoneuntiltheyeitherbegintorepeatthemselvesorspeakinadialoguebox--asopposedtosubtitlesandpossiblevoiceacting)5.alwaysremembertosleepintheCabinatthestartofeverychapter6.alwaysrespondwithsomethingtotheeffectof"yes"whenyouareaskedtodosometaskorparticipateinsomeevent(youcanalwayscanceloutofitlater;butsayyesatfirstasthisnormallyenablesmissionsand/oropensupmini-games);7.youshouldusethisguideasanoutline;by"details"ImeandetailsregardingthethingsthatMUSTbedoneforthe100%

storycompletion;IusedBradyGames'guideformapsandwhatnot8.bepatient;DON'TGETANTSYANDSTARTSKIPPINGDIALOGUESBYPRESSINGTHEXBUTTON;ifyou'regoingtogofor100%(whichisanextremelybigpaininthebutt),thendoitrightbyactuallylisteningtoandreadingabouttheentirestory

CREDITS/THANKS

-BradyGamesguide-Ultimaniaguide-KouliandKG21fortheirguides

CHECKPOINTS

-SavefileswillNOTshowdecimalparts;thisiswhyyoushouldcheckyourprogressagainstwhole-numbercheckpoints.Thatis,ifyouhave,say,12.6%onyourcurrentgame,yoursavefilewillonlyshow"12%"

-Chapter1:6.0,9.0,14.0,16.0,17.0,20.0,21.0


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-Chapter2:30.0,32.0,33.0,34.0,35.0,37.0,38.0-Chapter3:46.0,47.0,49.0,50.0,51.0,53.0,55.0,57.0-Chapter4:63.0,64.0,65.0,66.0,67.0,70.0,71.0,72.0-Chapter5:79.0,80.0,82.0,83.0,86.0,87.0,90.0,92.0,95.0,96.0,100.0

WHATTODOWHENYOURSAVEFILESHOWSTHEWRONGPERCENTAGE

-don'timmediatelystartoverfromyourlast"pointO"checkpoint-theonlythingthatcouldhavehappenedisthatyouforgottodosomethingbetweenthelast"pointO"saveandwhereyouarenowunlessyousimplyignoredsavingyourgamewhentheguidesaysSAVEGAMEXX.0%-doublecheckyou'vedonethethingslistedfromtheprevious"pointO"checkpointandwhereyouarenow-redothestepssinceyourlastreliable"pointO"savefile;bythisIdonotmeanloadfromthelastreliablesavefileandstartfromthereagain;Imeanthatifyousayonlyhave31%whenyoushouldhave32%atthe32.0%checkpoint,usethefilethatissavingatonly31%andduplicatewhatyouthinkyouhavealreadydonetoreach32.0%--ifyouthensaveandstilldonothavethecorrectpercentage,thenperhapsyoushouldletmeknowsowecanclearupanypossibleproblems-mostmistakesareduetopeopledoingthingsoutoforder;the

orderoftheeventsusuallydoesnotmatter,butifyoufindthatyourpercentageisn'tright,it'spossiblethattheeventsyoudidrequiredacertainorder(e.g.chapteroneatMushroomRockrequiresyoutoacceptYaibal'smissionfirst,andthentalktoClaskovstheincorrectmethodwhereyouturndownYaibal,talktoClasko,andthenacceptYaibal'smission)

WARNING!!WARNING!!WARNING!!WARNING!!WARNING!!WARNING!!WARNING!!

-thegamekeepstrackofyourpercentagesinternally;THESAVEFILEDOESNOTSHOWPASTINTEGERVALUES(i.e.ifyou'veearnedup

to,say,1.6%,yoursavefilewillonlyshow1%--thisisnormalandalsothereasonforcheckpoints)-therearemissionswhichyoucancompleteandhavethecorrectpercentagesuponsaving,andyetSTILLscrewupinchapter5;somakesureyoureadEVERYSINGLE"NOTE"thatappearsoryouwillNOTgettheepisodecompletesneededinchapter5-youmustsleepintheCabinineverychapterinordertotriggerarequiredcutsceneinchapter5,somakesureyousleepintheCabinatleastonceperchapter-onceyoucandiginBikanel,avoiddiggingtoomuch(anysuccessinadigmeansyouarelevelingupachapter5boss;ifyoumaxoutthisboss'levelbeforeyoureachchapter5,youwillNOTget100%onyourfirsttry);fornow,eitherdigandavoidtheyellow

Xmarks,ordonotdigatall(exceptforthemissionrequiringthatyoudig)

WARNING!!WARNING!!WARNING!!WARNING!!WARNING!!WARNING!!WARNING!!

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LUCA............................................................1.6

*touchthemoogleonthesecond,leftdock(YOUMUSTDOTHISORYOUWILLNOTGET100%COMPLETION)*missioncomplete

AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................1.8

*talktoBuddy*talktoBrother*talktoRikku*talktoPaine*talktoShinra*view"Journey'sStart"(byspeakingwithShinra)*talktoBarkeep(he'sintheCabin)*sleepintheCabin(byspeakingwithBarkeep)*speaktoBuddytobesenttoMtGagazet

NOTE:youshouldprobablysaveyourgamehere,justincase

MOUNTGAGAZET...................................................2.6

*saveyourgameonceyoufinishthejumpingtutorial;theupcoming

missionistimedsoyou'llneedthesavefileincaseyouhavetoredothemission*duringthemission,makeittothesavepointatthetopofthemountainbeforetimerunsout(ignoregettingsidetrackedfornow;it'snothardatalltopickupallthechestsduringthismission--it'seveneasierifyoumakeittothesavesphereatthetopandthengobacktopickupanytreasuresWITHOUTtheworryofatimer)*defeattheboss;missioncomplete

.........................SAVEGAME[06.0%].........................

AIRSHIPCELCIUS.................................................0.6

*saveyourgamebeforedoinganything(thisisthefake6.0%check;seeNOTEbelow,however--VERYIMPORTANTDETAIL)*speaktoBrotherandchoosetocomforthim

NOTE:The6.0%checkreallydoesnotexistsinceitoccursrightafterthemissioncompletescreen,butbeforeanycutscenesyouseeontheairship.Unforunately,thereisnowaytosaveyourgameafterthemissioncomplete,butpriortoseeinganyairshipscenes.Soyoutechinicallyhavesomethinglike6.2%whenactually_can_savebecauseofthecutscenesyouseeontheairshipuponreturningfromthemission.Thetruetesttoseeifyoudidallthenecessary

requirementstoreach6.0%istodothefollowingsteps:

-aftersavingontheairship,andAFTERCOMFORTINGBROTHER,youpresumablyhave6.6%(ifyoudideverythingcorrectly);govisitGuadosalamviayourairship(thisgives0.2%)-afterthecutscenethere,continueuptotheupperlevelsofGuadosalamandattempttoentertheFarplaneentranceandyouwillseeasecondcutscene(thisgivesanother0.2%)-useatempsavefileandsaveinGuadosalam;ifyousee7%,thenyouhavedoneallthestepsfrom0.0%to6.0%correctly;ifnot


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thenyoumessedsomewherebetween0.0%and6.0%)-ifyoudidget7%onyourtempsavefile,thenyou'regoodtogo;justloadthe6.0%savefile(again,it'stechnicalynot6.0%)andproceednormallybycomfortingBrother,andthenmoveontotheBesaidsectionbelow

BESAID..........................................................2.2

NOTE:IfyouusedthetestdescribedintheNOTEabove,makesureyourcurrentgamedoesnothavetheGuadosalameventsashavingalreadybeenseen;thosewereusedfortestingonly

*enterBesaidandspeakwithWakka*takeawalkwithLulu*restatLulu'splace*exitLulu'splaceandspeakwithheroutsidetostartthemission*findthefourciphers(lookforshinyspots)-1stdigit:onthewaytowardthebeachbutbeforethegettingtothewaterfalls-4thdigit:afterfindingthe1stdigit,exittothenextareaandhopontothefirstruintoyourright-3rddigit:onceyoureachthebeach,hopontotheledgetoyourleft(lookforsomekidsassoonasthescreenchangestothebeacharea)

-2nddigit:farside(awayfromtheentrance)ofBesaidbeachontopofsomegreenery*enterthedigitstogetinsidethesecretcaveandspeaktoWakka*defeattheboss;missioncomplete

MI'HENHIGHROAD.................................................0.2

*enterviatheairshipforacustcene;saveyourgameforapercentcheck

.........................SAVEGAME[09.0%].........................

MUSHROOMROCK...................................................4.6

*speakwithYaibal(automaticonceyoufollowOrmiandLogos);*acceptYaibal'smissionofreachingYouthLeagueHQbutdon'tactuallystartdoingityet;DONOTTURNDOWNTHEMISSIONANDACCEPTITLATERON!thiswillNOTgetyouthecorrectstorycompletionpoints*speakwithClaskofirstbeforeyouentertheMushroomRockarea*duringyourmissiontoreachtheliftuptoYouthLeagueheadquarters,takethesidepathtotheDenofWoeandencounterOrmiandLogos;grabtheCrimsonSphere9theyleavebehind(Ialsoexaminedthedoor)*speaktoMarodaattheDenofWoe(severaltimesifneedbe)

*gobackandfinishupthemissionofreachingMushroomRock'slift*speakwithElma;missioncomplete*taketheelevatoruptoYouthLeagueheadquarters(saveyourgame)andthenspeaktoLucilTWICE*speaktoMaechenandlistentohisstory;DONOTPRESSANYBUTTONEVENWHENGIVENTHEOPTIONTOHAVEHIMGOON--SIMPLYLETHIMSPEAK*onceMaechenisfinishedspeaking,shakeMaechen'shand*returntoyourairshipandwatch"CrimsonReport1"*returntoMushroomRockandspeakwithClaskobytheentrance;he


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isneartheedgeofthewater,oppositeofwhereyoufirstspoketoYaibaltostartthemissionyoujustcompleted*allowClaskotorideontheairship*returntoyourairshipandtalktoClaskointheCabin

GUADOSALAM......................................................0.4

*enterviaairship*afterthecutscene,gotothetoplevelandattempttoentertheFarplaneentranceforanothercutscene*saveyourgameandreturntoyourairship

.........................SAVEGAME[14.0%].........................

LUCA............................................................1.6

*enterbyairship*completethemissionhere(veryeasy)*returntoLucaandspeaktoRin(he'satthebliztballlockerroom)

NOTE:youmightaswellgetafeelingforSphereBreakbyspeakingtotheshortguyontheoppositelockerroomfromwhereRinis;if

youabsolutelyhateSphereBreakandsuckatit,checkout:

http://aero.underclocked.com/ihsb/

MOUNTGAGAZET...................................................0.4

*enterviaairshipandwatchthecutscene*replytoGarikwiththesecondoption*onceyougaincontrolofYuna,speaktoKimahriandchoosethesecondoption(speaktohimseveraltimesifneedbe)*speaktothefemaleRonsonexttoKimahriandchoosethefirstoption*speaktoeveryoneelseandchoosethesecondoption

*taketheteleportpadandgototheFaythScarandspeaktotheRonsohereandchoosethesecondoption

NOTE:That's8peopleinall,includingKimahri;ifyouspeaktoaRonsoandaren'tgivenanyresponseoptions,it'sbecauseyouhavealreadyspokentothem;speakingwiththemwillNOTaffectthestorycompletion,buttheyWILLaffectaminorstorydetaillaterinthegame.OnlyKimahriisimportantforadressspherelateron;theothersarepartofamonumentbuildingdetailrevealedinthelastchapter

.........................SAVEGAME[16.0%].........................

DJOSETEMPLE....................................................1.0

*enterviaairshipforacutscene*speaktoGippalandasktodig;he'll"interviewyou"*obtainthe"LetterofIntroduction"

.........................SAVEGAME[17.0%].........................


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MACALANIAWOODS.................................................2.2

NOTE:iftheenemiesherearetootough,justescape;ifyouseeanamorphousgel,havenon-mageshealwhileyourblackmagecastsmagic(usetheelementoppositeofwhatisusedbythegel);it'sbesttorunfromthegelsfornow,though;youmightwanttosaveyourgamebytakingtheShimmeringPathbacktothesavesphereimmediatelyafterspeakingtoTromell

*enterviaairship*speaktoBayra(automatic;helookslikeamanwithandeagle'shead)*godueeastofthesavesphereandthensouthatthe4-wayintersectionandspeaktoDongaatthespringarea*takethelongroutetowardthetravelagencyandfindPukutakalongtheway;speakto...it(?)*enterthenorthspringareaandspeakwithTromellUNTILHELEAVES(thatis,talktohimFOURtimes);youwillobtainthespecialdresssphereforPaineifyoudothiscorrectly*saveyourgame(taketheShimmeringPathtogetbacktothesavespherewithouthavingtoworryaboutencounters)*makeyourwaytothetravelagencyandtrytospeakwithO'akabeforeherunsoff*findO'aka(northofwhereyoufoundDonga);thisisamission

*letO'akaontoyourairship;missioncomplete*returntotheairshipandspeakwithO'akainthecabin

BIKANELDESERT..................................................0.8

*speakeveryoneandeventuallyacutscenefollows*speaktotheladywhoshowsuptostartthenextmission*easymission(don'tevenbotherwiththewhiteX's;justgrabtheyellowXandgetout);missioncomplete

NOTE:DON'TDOANYEXTRADIGGINGHERE!

.........................SAVEGAME[20.0%].........................

MOONFLOW........................................................0.6

*enterviaairshipforacutscene(youmaywanttosavehere)*goeastfromthesavepointandspeaktoTobli;headsouthtofindtheHypello*clearthemission(DONOTLETANYBANDITRUNOFFWITHTHECARGO!)-firstroundhasonlyonebandit-secondroundhastwobandits(bothcomingfrominfrontofyou)-thirdroundhastwobandits(onebehindyouandonefromthefront)*returntoTobliforautomaticevents;obtainGunMagedress

sphere*missioncomplete

NOTE:DONOTwalktoMoonflow;therearetwowaystostartthe"ShavetheHypello"missionandyouDONOTwanttostartitbymeetingtheHypelloonyourwaytoMoonflow

FromSplitInfinity:It'soktowalktoMoonflowsolongasyouDONOTTALKTOTHEHYPELLO.Ignorehiscriesforhelp,andgetthemissionfromTobli...thengohelpthehypello.


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FYI:SpeakingtotheHypelloandtakingonthemission(i.e.ifyouheadtoMoonflowbyfootfrom,say,MushroomRock)isanotherwaytostartthemission;howeveryouwon'tget100%.

THUNDERPLAINS..................................................0.2

*enterbyairshipforacutscene;optionally,youcanenterfromGuadosalamifyoulike

CALMLANDS......................................................0.2

*entertheCalmLandsbyairshipforacutscene*startthePublicityCampaign(atoneofthegreytrianglesonthemini-map)andtheMarriageCampaign(atthetravelagency);itdoesnotmatterwhichagentyoupickorwhatresponseyougivetothefatherwhoseeksmarriageforhisson(bystart,Imeantalktothemtoenablethis"mission")

WARNING:TOMAKEYOURGAMEEXPERIENCELESSSTRESSFUL,TRYTOGET400PTSORMOREBYTHETIMEYOU'REREADYTOENDCHAPTER3!!!THESOONERTHEBETTER!!(ThereisaPRGuideonGameFAQsifyouneedsomehelp.)

.........................SAVEGAME[21.0%].........................

BEVELLE.........................................................0.6

*enterviaairshipandwatchthecutcsene*gofurtherinandspeaktoBaralai(cutscenewithhimatthefrontgates)

KILIKAISLAND...................................................?.?

*enterviaairshipforacutscene*visitDonaandwatchthecutscenethere(involvesBarthelloand

Dona)*goinsideDona'shouseandspeakwithher

NOTE:storycompletionpercentagepointsareaccountedforlater,afterZanarkand

WARNING:Thenextcheckpointisthe30.0%mark!!!Useasmanyscratchsavefilesasneededincaseyouforgettodosomething.

-doanypublicityandmarriageadvertisingyouwantnow(you'llneedatleast400pointsbythetimeyoudotheCalmLandsin

chapterfive)GET400PTSBYTHEENDOFCHAPTER3TOAVOIDANYPOSSIBILITYOFHAVINGAPROBLEMBYTHETIMEYOUREACHCHAPTER5-there'samaninKilika(dueeastofthesavepointonceyouenterbyairship;you'llhavetotakethebridgeover)whowillletyoucheckontheconstructionprogress;takeapeekwithhisscopeeverychapter(whenpossible)toget"Invincible"inchapterfive;theguyisonahugewhiteboatandisn'ttheoldferryguy;makesureyouactuallyseetheconstruction-doublecheckallTreasurespheres(i.e.watchthemifyouhave


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not)

DRESSSPHERECHECKLIST

-songstress(automatic)-blackmage(afterfirstMt.Gagazetmission)-whitemage(fromBesaid)-gunmage(fromTobli,aftersavingtheHypello)-FullThrottle(Paine'sspecialdresssphere;givenbyTromellinMacalaniaWoodsifyouspoketohimFOURtimes)

OTHERTHINGSTODOUBLECHECK

-viewthetreasurespheres-haveClaskointheairship(pickhimupfromMushroomRock)-haveO'akaontheairship

ZANARKAND.......................................................1.8

*enterviaairship*speaktoIsaaru*gointoZanarkanddomeandspeakwithCid;respondwith"YoubetIdo!"

*talktotheguynexttoCidtoreleasemonkeys(donotinteractwiththemoryouwilllosegil)*furtherin,you'llseeacutscene;respondwith"Isthatyou,Isaaru?"*keepgoingindeeperandfighttheboss;missioncomplete

AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................0.2

*automaticcutscene;youaretakentoKilikaIsland

KILIKAISLAND...................................................1.6

*useanewscratchsavefile

*visitDonaifyouhaven'talready(makesureyoutalktoher)*duringthemission,youwillbegivenachancetospyontheguards;whengiventooptiontocontinuespying,choosetokeepwatching(thisgivesyoutwopasswords:"CarvedMonkey"foroddnumberofguardsand"CravenMonkey"forevennumberofguards)

NOTE:waituntilALLtheguardsareinplace(someofthemcomeinafewsecondslater)

Group1:CravenMonkeyGroup2:CarvedMonkeyGroup3:CravenMonkeyGroup4:CarvedMonkey(thenmoremovein;CarvedMonkeyagain)

*beattheboss;missioncomplete

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AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................2.4

*automaticevents*gototheCabinandpush(smallestfirst)allthemusiciansintotheelevator(talktoBarkeeptoresetthemusiciansifyoumessupatanypoint)*watchthecutscene*returntotheBridgebutdonotdecidetowhomyougivethesphere*restintheCabin*gototheBridgeandselectYouthLeagueandyouwillbetakentoMushroomRock

MUSHROOMROCK...................................................1.0

*givetheAwesomespheretoNooj*automaticeventreturnsyoutoairship

AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................0.6

*automaticevents(newmissiontoretrievesyndicateuniforms)*saveyourgamewithanewscratchsavefile

BESAID..........................................................0.8

*talktotheblitzballplayers*Beclemshowsupandwillspeak*gothroughtheGunner'sGuantletanddefeatBeclem'schallenge(thekeyistonotgethitandrackuplotsof"chains";onceyoureachthewaterfall,justkeeppressing"O"togetnewlocktargetsandfireaway--theenemieswillandshouldbeoffthescreen;useadeathammoontheenemywith10HP;moveforwardtopickupammobutdonotexitthewaterfallsareauntilyouhaveobtainedabout650points;thischallengeisnothardifyoutakeyourtime;saveadeathammoforthepartafterthewaterfallsarea)*missioncomplete

.........................SAVEGAME[30.0%].........................

DJOSEHIGHROAD..................................................0.4

*enterDjoseTempleviaairshipandheadsouthtowardMushroomRocktoeventuallyviewacutscene*continuetowardMushroomRockandfindasphere(Yuna'ssecretdresssphere)*defeattheboss*missioncomplete

GUADOSALAM......................................................0.2

*ENTERBYAIRSHIPANDSPEAKWITHSYNDICATEGOONSFORACUTSCENE;TOOMANYPEOPLEEMAILMEABOUTNOTGETTTINGTHENEXTCHECKPOINTBECAUSETHEY'RESOEAGERABOUTMAKING90KGILANDFORGETABOUTTHISSTEP--TALKTOTHESEGOONSANDGETTHECUTSCENEFIRST!!!*longsigh*

NOTE:Saveyourgame(scratchfileifyouwant)becausethenextthingyouwanttodoisearn90,000gil;youcandothisafterthe


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Mi'henHighroadeventbelowifyou'reworriedaboutthestorycompletionpercentage;ifyoudon'thave10kgil,thencomebackaftermakingtonsofmoneyattheMoonflowmission(seefarbelow)DON'TSKIPTOMOONFLOWNOW...Justwaituntilyougetthereandcompletethatlocation(anddoublecheckyou'vegotten34.0%uponcompletingtheLucasection)--thencomebackheretodothisnextpart(itaddsnothingtostorycompletion,soyou'reok)

-beforewestart,doublecheckthatyou'vetalkedtothegoonsforthecutscene;severalpeoplehaveemailedmeaboutwrongpercentagesbecausetheyforgottogetthecutscene(Irealizethat90kgilsoundsnice,butnotattheriskofgettingonly99.8%insteadof100%:P)-afteryousaveyourgame,speaktotheinnkeeperandbuydatafromhimfor10,000gil;ifyoudotheMoonflowmissionandsoldall10tickets,youshoulddefinitelyhaveenoughtobythedata(theMoonflowmissionisabitlaterinthischapter)-hewillthengiveyouaclueaboutthedata'sbuyerandifhesays"It'sthelastpersonyou'dexpect,noquestion."thencontinue;otherwiseresetandtryagain-oncehegivestheclueabove,sellhimtheinformationforabigchunkofchange:100,000gil-don'tworryaboutO'aka'sdebtyetbecausethatcantakeabitoftime;instead,trytocompletethenextsectionandcheckyour

progress;O'aka'sdebtisaddressedsoonafter

MI'HENHIGHROAD.................................................1.4

WARNING:beforeyoudothemissionhere,finishupthePublicityandMarriagecampaigninthisareafirst;startfromtheMushroomrockentranceandworkyourwaytowardthetravelagency(seethePRGuideatGameFAQsformoreinfoastohowandwhy;youcouldoptionallyskipthePRcampaignforMi'henastherearemorethan1000ptstobeearnedthroughoutthecourseofthegame,andyouonlyneed400pts)

*useascratchsavefile(it'spossibleyou'llneedtorestartthe

mission)atthetravelagency;itshouldbeaNEWscratchfileincaseyouneedtogobackasfarasthe30.0%checkpoint*talktoCalli(she'swestofthetravelagency)tostartthemission

-PhaseOne:DonottakeanyofthethreesidepathstowhichRikkupointsunlessyouwantsomemediocreitems-PhaseTwo:Trynottomisstoomuchoryou'llhavetoredothispart(youmustsucceedatguessingthechocobo'sdirection,butyoumustNOTactuallycatchit--itispossibletocatchitandendthismissionhere,butyoudoNOTwanttodothis!)

*seeacutscenewhereRikkufallsoncePhaseTwoisoverandAFTER

youfollowRikkuabitmore(ifyoudon'tgetthis,resetyourgameandtryagain);Rikkuwillhopontopofafewruinsandpointtheway;thesceneshouldoccuratthesetofruinsthathasacircularpatharoundit

-PhaseThree:movetowardLucaandautomaticsceneoccurs;ifnotthentalktothelady(markedbywhite/greytriangleonthemini-map)andhaveheruseahovertohelpyoucapturethechocobo;uponcapturingthechocobo,youwillthenbeplacedonatimedmission


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*useascratchfile(again,youmayneedtorestart)atthetravelagency*makesuretoreachCallibeforethetimerrunsout;otherwise,doasoftresetandstartagainfromthetravelagency*beattheboss;DON'TPRESSANYBUTTONSONCEYOUBEATTHEBOSS*makesureyouseeRikkualongthebridge(thismayhappenwhilethemissioncompletescreenisshown,sodon'tpress"X"rightaway;ifyoudon'tseethis,thenjustpress"X"afteralongwait;manypeopleseethisbeforethemissioncompletescreen;seenotesbelow)*missioncomplete*returntothetravelagency(it'sthedefaultarrivalspotifyougobyairship)andpickupClaskoANDCalli

NOTE:Idon'trecallexactly,butIvaguelyrememberseeingRikkurunaftertherestofthepartyaftertheydefeattheboss.Thescenedoesn'tactuallyaddtowardstorycompletion,buthelpswithmakingRikkutheculprit(you'llunderstandthislater)

FYI:BlamingRikkuwillgetyouanitemcalledRagnarok;blamingthechocoboeaterwillalsogetyou100%,butyouwon'treceiveanyprizeswhenthismysteryisrevealedinchapter5.

.........................SAVEGAME[32.0%].........................

CALMLANDS......................................................0.8

*enterbyairshipandgetacutscenewithClasko;followhimtowhereheran(MonsterArena,forthosewhohaveplayedFFX);ifyoudon'tgetthisscene,it'sbecauseyoueithermessedupinChapterOneandforgottopickClaskoup,orhaven'tpickedhimupfromthetravelagencyatMi'HenHighroadinthesectionimmediatelyabove*speakwithClaskotostartthemission

-thefirstmonsteryoufightisaSkinknorthandtotherightofthesavesphere-walkallthroughoutthedungeonWITHOUTTOUCHINGANYMONSTERandobservewhichdirectioneachofthemface;theyarealllookingatthenextmonsteryoufight--allbutone,whichistheoneyouDOwanttotouch-afterfivesuchbattles,talktoClaskoandwinonelastfight

*missioncomplete;obtainAlchemistdresssphere*talktoLianandAydeatthetravelAgency*captureaChocobobeforetheendofChapter3;youshoulddothisinthenextsectionattheThunderPlainsasIfoundmostofminethere;also,itseemedtomethatusinghigh-luckcharacters

increasedencounterratewithchocobos(thisprobablyisnottruetoanyextent,butacorrelationInoticedduringmygame)

THUNDERPLAINS..................................................0.2

*speaktoCid(he'smarkedonthemini-map);saveyourgameandcheckthatit'sat33.0%*attempttocalibratethelightningtowers;youdon'tneedtobesuccessfulonall10(successfullycalibratingany5towersandmerelyattemptingtheremaining5getsyouagarmentgridatthe


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travelagency);speaktotheAlBhedbythesavespherenearGuadosalamtoenablethismini-game;howwellyoudoateachtoweraffectsthecontentsoftreasurechestsinchapter5

-towers1-4,and6aretheeasiesttocalibrate-calibratingtower10getsyouaRibboninchapter5

*captureaChocobo(getthisoutofthewayhereattheThunderPlains)

-haveyourGyshalgreenssortedsothattheyappearasthefirstitemonyouritemlist-whenachocoboappearsinthebattle,thefirstthingyoudoisfeeditaGyshalgreen;carefullydefeattheotherenemiesandMAKESUREYOUDONOTACCIDENTALLYHITTHECHOCOBO(e.g.attacktoofastandanenemymightdiebeforeallattacksareused;youwillthenhitthechocobo);youmaywanttooccasionallyfeedthechocoboanotherGyshalgreenifthebattletakestoolong-afterkillingoffallotherenemies,feedthechocoboonemoreGyshalgreentocaptureit

NOTE:Fromnowon,youshouldalwaysbereadytocaptureachocobo;youonlyneed14ofthem;it'sokifyoukillchocobos;theCalms

LandsaretheworstplaceforchocobosifyoudonothavetheLureBracer(yougetthislater)sincetherandomencountersaresuperlowthere

.........................SAVEGAME[33.0%].........................

MOONFLOW........................................................0.2

*sellticketsforTobli(YOUMUSTSELLALL10!);startfromwhereyoumettheHypelloinChapterOneandworkyourwaytowardGuadosalambypassingthroughMoonflow(PLEASEREADTHENOTEATTHEENDOFTHEMOONLFOWSECTION!!!)

THEREAREMORETHAN10PEOPLE;YOUONLYHAVE10TICKETS--YOUWANTTOSELLTOPEOPLEWHOWILLPAYHIGHER(MOREPROFITFORYOUWHENYOU'REDONE);AGAIN,YOUMUSTSELL10TENTICKETSWHILEATLEASTBREAKINGEVEN(THOUGHYOUSHOULDBEABLETOMAKEALOTOFPROFITFROMTHECHARTBELOW)

SELLONLYTOTHEPEOPLEMARKEDWITH'*'

*womanwearingpink/purple(leftsideoftheroad)1500-manwearingyellowontherightsideoftheroad200*womanwearingredheadband(southofTobli)1500-womanwithchild(inTobli'sarea)bywater1000

*womaninyellow(belowsavesphere)1500-mansittingonthebench(wearingorange)1000*oldpersonsittingondockstepsingreen1500*personingreenleftoflittlekidbystepsanytaketheshoopufacrosstotheotherside

*kidinwhite,bystepsandbelowHypello2000*womanatthetopoftherampinayellowdress2000-guardsleepingwhilestandinginnextarea500


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*womanacrossofguard,leftofHypelloany*maninblue/yellowonroadtoGuadosalam1500*manspeakingtooldladybyGuadosalamentrance2000

*automaticeventbackatsouthbankwithTobliuponthe10thsale*speaktoTobliagainforanothercutscene(notsureaboutthisone;youshouldbefineifyouspeaktohimagainandherespondsthrougharegulardialoguebox;Icouldbeconfusingthiswitheventsinchapter3)

NOTE:(FromJordanB.)Evenifyoudonotsellall10tickets,youwillstillget34.0%uponcorrectlycompletingLuca.HOWEVER,YOUWILLNOTGETEPISODECOMPLETETHATISREQUIREDINCHAPTER5.SomakesureyouSELLALL10!!!Ifyouneedsomepointers,makesurethatyoumadeaprofitof12500gilfromthismission!Otherwise,redothismissionuntilyoumakesuchaprofit!

LUCA............................................................0.8

*automaticscenes;getinterviewedbyShelinda(itdoesnotmatterhowyourespond;Ichosetokeepthingssecret)*saveyourgameontheairshiptocheckthatyou'veobtained34.0%

NOTE:atthispoint,youshouldworkoffO'aka'sdebtsinceyoushouldhavemadethateasy90,000gilinGuadosalam

-buy99PhoenixDownsfromO'aka-sellall99PhoenixDownstoBarkeep-repeatuntilhisdebtisgone(there'sacounteratthetopofthescreentohelpyoukeeptrackofhowmuchdebtisleft)

ThereasonfordoingthisisthataPhoenixDowncosts99gil,forwhichyougetback25gilsothatyouloseonlyabout75%ofyourgil(bestdealoutofalltheitems)

Onceyou'vepurchased100,000+gilworthofitems,O'akawillgive

youahugediscount.Tomakeupthemoneyyoulost

-buyalltheitemsfromO'akaandsellthemalltoBarkeep-repeatuntilyou'rehappywithyourgilamount-you'llneedseveralmilliongilshouldyouwanttobribeyourwayoutofsomeextremelytoughbosseslateron-DON'TFORGETTORESTOCK99OFALL5GILITEMSFORYOUROWNUSEONCEYOU'REDONEGETTINGGIL

.........................SAVEGAME[34.0%].........................

MUSHROOMROCK...................................................1.0

*gototheDenofWoeandgetaneventwithNoojaswellastheCrimsonSphere7sphere(donotreturntoyourairshipjustyet)*gototheYouthLeagueheadquartersandspeakwithLucilandElmaforacutscene*returntotheairshipandwatch"CrimsonRecord7"

.........................SAVEGAME[35.0%].........................


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MACALANIAWOODS.................................................1.4

*talktotheHypello(walktowardtheShimmeringPathtogethimtoshowup)tostartthemission-gotowhereyoumeatTromellinChapterOneandspeaktoBayra-findDongaontheShimmeringPath(jumpthroughthecircleofbluebutterflies-findPukutakatthesouthspring(areasouthofwhereyoufindO'akahidinginChapterOne)-returntoBayra-missioncomplete(don'tgobacktotheairshipyet;goseetheHypelloforyourreward)

ZANARKANDRUINS.................................................0.4

*talktoIsaaruinsidethedome*dothe"Operation:Monkey!"mission-thereare12pairs;firstfindthesinglemonkeywithahearticonfloatingbyitshead;pickhimupandfindhismate-repeatanother11times-hint:themateishasan"opposite"name(e.g.GoldeandSylva)

KILIKAISLAND...................................................0.2

*enterandtrytowalkintothevillagetotriggeracutscene;youcannotdoanythingelsehere

.........................SAVEGAME[37.0%].........................

MOUNTGAGAZET...................................................1.0

*speaktoKimahriTWICEagainchoosethesecondoption*repeatthestepsinchapter1toconsoleeveryRonso(rememberthatthereisaRonsotheScarofFayth)*makeyourwayupthemountain(orusetheTeleportstojumptotheScarofFayth)andyouwillreachapointwhereyoucan

climbtherockstotherightside*followthegoonsforabit;CONTINUEGOINGHIGHERevenafterthegoonsenteracave(thereisasavepointnearby,butIdidnotuseit;Ikeptclimbinghigher)*witnessacutscenewherethepartylooksDOWNatthehotspring;ifyoudon'tseethisscene,thenyoushouldhavetraveledupabithigherfirst*bossfight;missioncomplete(savegamefor38.0%check)

WARNING:thenextcheckpointisn'tuntil46.0%,soyoushouldsaveoften!!

NOWISTHETIMETODOSOMEPRCAMPAIGNING--REMEMBER,400PTSBY

THEENDOFCHAPTER3ISIDEAL(NOTNECESSARY,BUTYOU'LLBEGLADYOUDID)


-alchemist(obtainedbycompletingtheChocoboranchmission)-FloralFallal(Yuna'sspecialdresssphere;obtainedfromDjoseHighroadduringthehuntfortheSyndicateuniforms)-MachinaMaw(Rikku'sspecialdresssphere;obtainedfromBikanelduringthehuntforoneofthethreeSyindicateuniforms)


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OTHERTHINGSTODOUBLECHECK

-paidoffO'aka'sdebt-caughtachocobo(Callishouldbeaboardtheairship)

.........................SAVEGAME[38.0%].........................

BIKANELDESERT..................................................0.2

*talktoNhadala*gototheOasisandobtainRikku'sMachinaMaw*bossfight;missioncomplete

NOTE:DONOTDOANYDIGGING!

AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................0.2

*upongettingthelastSyndicateuniform,yougetasmallcutsceneontheairship

GUADOSALAM......................................................3.4

WARNING:Lastcallfordoinganythingneededinthischapter!You

*enterbyairshipandgetacutscene*afterLeBlanc/Noojcutscene,speaktoOrmiandLogos

-whenyouaredoingyour"assignment"forLeBlanc,makesuretofailthefirstattempt(i.e.succeedonthesecondtry)soyougettheHeadyPerfumeitem(muchneeded/betteritem)-gobacktowheretooriginallyspoketoLogosandOrmitofindthehiddenpassageway

*getacutsceneinvolvingBrotherandRikku*bossfight;thenusethesavesphere

*findCrimsonSphere10(aka"CrimsonReport2")-findtheHeadyPerfumeitem(trustme,you'llwantthisitem)*bossfight;usesavesphereifyouneedto;thendisarmthesecuritysystem*enterLeBlanc'sroom;bossfight;missioncomplete

AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................0.4

*automaticcutscenesdiscussingBevelle

BEVELLE.........................................................2.6

*completethemissionhere

-gunmageswithDismantler/MechDestroyerarehelpfulifyouplanonfighting-equiptheHeadyPerfumesoyouauto-replenishyourMP-usetheCharmBangletoavoidrandomencounters(makesthismissiongobyfaster)ifyoudon'twanttospendtoomuchtimeonthismission

*makesuretogetthefollowing(foruselaterinChapter5):


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-DowntrodderGarmentGrid-Ribbon(helpfulagainstupcomingbosswhoseattacksaddStop)-Wringaccessory-Bloodlustaccessory-theDarkKnightdresssphere

DETAILSONCLEARINGBEVELLE

-onceinsideBevelle,gototherighthandsideandhopontoarectangularplatform(openstheleftside)-nowgotothelefthandsideandtouchtheglowingpillarclosesttothebottomofyourscreen-returntothemainareaandgostraighttowardthe"lift"(itlookslikeajetskifloatingmidair);ridedown-uponreachingtheareawithblue,patternedpaths(therearesometreasurechestsherecontainingmediocreitems),makeyourwaytotheleftandtop--thetreasurechestsaretotherightsideandbottomside-upongoinguptheramp,headtotherightandyouwillendup(eventually)inaroomwithasavesphere-SAVEYOURGAMEBECAUSETHEREAREMANYFORCEDBOSS-LIKEBATTLESWHICHMAYBETOUGHIFYOURPARTY'SLEVELSARELOW(ifyoufindthatyoucannotcleartheupcomingmini-section,justfightinrandomencountersinthearealeadingtothesavesphere)

-moveonward;cutscenesinvolvingtheLeBlanccrewwilloccur-onceyouenterwhatseemslikeagiantroom,walktowardstheledgeonthe"upper"partofyourscreenandYunawillslidedownachain--talktoLeBlancifyoucan'tfindit-thisnextparthereisonlyascomplicatedasyouwanttomakeit;you'llnoticethatyouareessentiallywalkingaroundacircularareaandthattherearelightposts(somebrightandothersunlit)positionedaroundthecirculararea

1.goCLOCKWISEanduptoeachsetoflightpostsandupthestepstotouchaglyph;aforcedbattlewilloccureachtimeyoutouchtheglyphateachofthesixsetsoflightsandsteps

2.afterhavingtouchedallsixglyphsandwinningalloftheforcedbattles,youwillessentiallybeatthespotwhereyoufirstgothere(viatheslidingonthechains)3.thereshouldbesixmetalplatformsappearinginsidethegapingcircularhole;thetopthreeareimmovable4.positionthebottomthreetoformacircular"staircase"usingthefollowingrules:

(a)touchingtheglyphattheunlitlightpostswillturnthelightsred,and"select"oneofthelowerthreeplatforms(anyotherredlightswillturnoff)(b)touchingtheglyphatthelit(blue)lightpostswillmovetheselectedplatformclockwise,counterclockwise,

orflipittotheoppositeside(dependingonwhich"blue"glyphyoutouch)--CharmBanglewillmakeyourtripsmucheasier

NOTE:aforcedfightagainstaPreceptsGuardorGeorapellawillalwaysoccurafteranyplatformismoved

5.usingthestairwayyou'vecreated,godowntothebottomplatform(sixthone)andeventuallyyou'llendup"outside"and(barely)seethetinytreasurechestcontainingthe


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Ribbonaccessory6.gobackinsideandtakethepassagewayatthethirdplatform

-continueheadingdeeperintoBevelle,hoppingontoany(tall)columnstotriggerwalkwayswhereneededuntilyoureacharoomthattriggersacutscenewiththeLeBlancsyndicate(youshouldbeinaroomwithgiantmachinerymovingup,down,andaround)-upongainingcontrolofYuna,walkawayfromthemachineryandtowardthebottom-leftcornerofyourscreentofindaverybigglyphontheground;--steponittogetanideaofwhatitcando(stopsthemachinery)-hoponandofftheglyphandplayaroundtogetthemachinetostopinawaythatallowsyoutoclimbontoit;onceyou'reonthemachine,makeyourwayuptothetopandacutsceneoccurs-nowbeginsamini-gamethatallowsyoutonabtheWringandtheBloodlustaccessories

1.hopontooneoftheledges(severallevelsofthem)andthenhaveRikkustartthemachine;Yunashouldbestandingtothefarleftorfarrightsothatyoucanseelevel/floorsheison2.stopthemachinewhenthetopofoneofthecylindersisataboutYuna'sheadlevel(i.e.isbetweenthefloorYunaisstandingonandthefloorimmediatelyaboveher)

3.jumpontothemachineandworkyourwayaroundtooneoftheothercylindersandhopeyoucanhopontoadifferentfloor4.keeptinkeringarounduntilyoucangettheWringandtheBloodlustaccessories(notrequired,butmakeslifeatadbiteasierinChapter5);WringisthroughthedooratthelowestlevelwhileBloodlustisclosetowardthetoplevel

-getoffthemachineandcontinuefurtherinsideBevelleuntilyoureachthreelifts(thosethingsthatlooklikejetskis)-let'sjustcalltheleft-sidelift"L1",themiddlelift"L2",andtheright-sidelift"L3";rideL1andthenheaddownonyourscreentojumpdownbacktowhereL2andL3aresitting-rideL2andhopontothesquareblocktoactivateplatforms

elsewhere-returntowhereL3isandrideL3uptothelevelwhereyouleftL1(andatreasurechest)-takeL1backdowntoL2;rideL2toyetanothersquareblockandactivateittoraisemoreplatformslocatedelsewhere-returntoL1andtakeL1backupsothatL1andL3aresittingonoppositesidesofeachother;findtwosquareplatformsandactivatethem;duenorthisyetafourthlift;rideittofindyourself(eventually)atasavesphere-hopontothepillarsjustslightlynorthandleftofthesavespheretofindachestcontainingtheDarkKnightdresssphere-saveyourgameandprepareforTWObossfights(youcansaveyourgameagainbetweenfights)

NOTE:aftergettingtheDarkKnightdresssphere,youwillhaveoneofonlytwoopportunitiestolearntheBlueBulletabilitycalledDrillShotduringthefirstbossbattle;tolearnthis,havethepersonyouwishtolearnitbetheonlyonetointeractwiththeboss;usethatpersontohithimandhealhimsohedoesn'tdiebeforeheusestheability;everoneelseshouldhealthemselforotherpartymembers(lotsofHighPotionswillbeneeded)

*missioncomplete


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---------------------------------------------------------------------CHAPTERIII---------------------------------------------------------------------

WARNING:MAKESUREYOUDOTHECACTUARSIDE-QUEST(FIRSTSIX)BEFOREENDINGTHISCHAPTERBYCOMPLETINGDJOSETEMPLEAFTERITTURNSINTOAHOTSPOT;THISWILLSAVEYOULOTSOFBOOKKEEPINGHEADACHESINCHAPTER5--READTHECHAPTER5BIKANELSECTIONTOUNDERSTANDWHYYOUNEEDTODOTHISSIDEQUESTEARLY;THISSIDEQUESTOPENSUPWHENYOUREACHBIKANEL

AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................0.8

*automaticscenes*sleepintheCabin

MUSHROOMROCK...................................................0.4

*speaktoYaibalandLucil

.........................SAVEGAME[46.0%].........................

LUCA............................................................0.8

*watchthecutscenesandenterthetournament*defeattwopeopleatthegameofSphereBreak*saveyourgame*winathirdgameofSphereBreakandimmediatelyfaceShinrainyoufourthandfinalgameofSphereBreak(Ihopeyoupreviouslysavedyourgame)*YOUMUSTDEFEATSHINRA(hopefullyhewon'tuse1'sforhiscoresandscrewupyourechocombos)*missioncomplete

DJOSETEMPLE....................................................0.2

*talktoGippalforashortcutscene

.........................SAVEGAME[47.0%].........................

GUADOSALAM......................................................2.0

*speaktoLogosandOrmi*talktoLeBlanc*speaktoLogosandOrmiagain;thengotoLogos'room*cutsceneinroomwhereyoupreviouslyfoundCrimsonSphere10

*watchOrmi'sandLogos'spheres*movetotherightsideofthebedandfindtheGaolSphere*talktoMaechen(DONOTPRESSANYBUTTONSJUSTTOBESAFE)*gotoLeBlanc'sroomandobtainCrimsonSphere4(youhavetofindaspotwhereyoucanclimbup--thisistheroominthe"secret"areaandnothernormalroom)*returntoyourairshipandwatch"CrimsonRecord4"*viewallothertreasurespheres(justtobesafe)

.........................SAVEGAME[49.0%].........................


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MI'HENHIGHROAD.................................................0.6

*defeatthemachinathatareoutofcontrol

-usethegreenspotsonyourmini-maptoidentifythepeoplewhoneedhelporthemachinathatareoutofcontrol-CharmBanglewillmakelifeeasier-ignorethetreasurechestsfornow-makesureyousavemorepeoplethantheopposingcrew-therearetwospotsontowhichyoumustjumptomakeasave;oneisnearthebridgesareawhiletheotherisinthearealeadingtothespotwhereyousavedCalli(press"O"toreachthegroup)-ifpossible,makesureyouseeShinraplacecommspheresasyoupassthebridgesandmakeyourwaytowardtheMushroomRockgatearea

*missioncomplete

BIKANELDESERT..................................................0.4

*talktoNhadala

*gotoCactuarNationandtalktoMarnela(severaltimesifneedbe)andrespondwith"Makesperfectsense."(cactuarside-questopensup)

NOTE:DONOTDOANYDIGGINGHERE!!Thecactuarside-questdetailsareexplainedabitlaterinthischapter(don'tworry,I'llgiveyouampleguidance)

.........................SAVEGAME[50.0%].........................

MACALANIAWOODS.................................................0.8

NOTE:makesureyouhavepaidoffO'aka'sdebtbeforeyoustartthismission

*headtothetravelagencyanddefendit*obtaintheBerserkerdresssphereinsidetheagency*you'llseeascenewithO'akaaswell*missioncomplete

THUNDERPLAINS..................................................0.2

*speaktoLianandAyde(IsentthemtoKilika)*speaktoCid(southernpartoftheThunderPlains;markedonthemini-map)

.........................SAVEGAME[51.0%].........................

BESAIDISLAND...................................................2.0

*speaktoLulu*watchWakkaandBeclemtalk;followthemtothetemple*speaktoBecleminside*talktoWakkainsidethecloister


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*defeattheboss;missioncomplete

.........................SAVEGAME[53.0%].........................

KILIKAISLAND....................................................1.0

*talktoDona*passthegateunnoticed(notrequiredbutgetsyouniceitem)*viewthemini-scenesateachblockedpassageandthenacut-scenewhereyourpartydecidestogoatopthetrees*fightinaforcedbattleandthenobtaintheSamuraidresssphere*bossfight;missioncomplete

NOTE:watchtheprogressofthetheconstructionifyouwant"Invincible"inChapter5

AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................0.6

*automaticscenes

MOONFLOW........................................................0.2

*talktoTobli(don'trememberifIspoketohimmorethanonce;

youshouldtalktohimtwice,justincase)

ZANARKAND.......................................................0.2

*talktoIsaaru*doublecheckthatyou'vefinishedthemonkeymissionhere(makesureyoucanfind12differentpairsofmonkeyswithhearticonseminatingfromtheirheads)

.........................SAVEGAME[55.0%].........................

CALMLANDS......................................................0.4

*therearetwochoices;picktheonewiththemissionaboutpeopletrappedinacaveatthegorge*takeallthosepeopleinsidethecavetowardtheexit;thereare15ofthem--thelast2requireitemsobtainedbytalkingtothe13you'vealreadysavedandwhoarewaitingoutsidethecave

NOTE:youwillobtaintheBesaidKeyifyoudon'talreadyhaveit;it'spartofanunecessarysidequest

*bossfight;missioncomplete*backontheairship,selecttheotherCalmLandsspotandyouwillbedroppedoffatthetravelagency--makesuretowatch

Shinraplaceacommspherejustslightlysouthofthesavesphere*touchthechocobobyShinratogetaquicktriptotheMonsterArenaandwhenyouenterthechocobostables,makesureyouseeShinraplaceacommsphere(followhimuptherampandtotheleft)

NOTE:usetheBesaidKeyinaside-questtoobtaintheRagingGiantgarmentgrid(canbeusedintheupcomingMt.GagazetbattletohelpyoulearnMightyGuardbluebulletability)


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BEVELLE.........................................................1.6

*makeyourwaytothesavesphereindeepBevelleandwatchasmallcutscenefeaturingGippal*continuefurtherintowardthesavespherenearwhereyougottheDarkKnightsavesphere;keepgoinguntilyoureachthespotwhereyoufoughtthesecondbossheretogetalongcutscene*aforcedbattleensues;obtainCrimsonSphere1*returntotheairshipandwatch"CrimsonRecord1"

.........................SAVEGAME[57.0%].........................

MOUNTGAGAZET...................................................0.4

NOTE:theupcomingbossfightisbestopportunitytolearnMightyGuard;ifyouadressedtheRonsos'concernsintheprevioustwochapters,thebossfightismucheasier;useconfusionontheentireopposingpartyandhopeyoulearnMightyGuard--theymayneedyourhelpreplenishingtheirMP:)

*talktoKimahri(youshouldreceivetheTrainerdresssphere)*makeyourwayuptothetopofthemountainandturnonthe

teleportpadsalongtheway(note,topofthemountainDOESNOTtowardthehotsprings;gothroughtheScarofFaythtogettothetop)*bossfight;missioncomplete

WARNING:ATTHISPOINT,MAKESUREYOUHAVEDONEALLOFTHETASKSLISTEDBELOW

-caughtachocobo-finishedthemonkeymissioninZanarkand-publicity/marriagecampaigns(remember,yourgoalis400ptsbythetimeyouvisittheCalmLandsinchapterfive)-doublecheckthatthereisacommsphereatthetravelagency

intheCalmLands-doublecheckthatthereisacommsphereinthechocobostablesuptherampandtotheleft-catchthefirstsixofthetencactuars

1.LobiviaOasisatBikanelDesert2.TourneyaBesaidbeach3.LobeiriatreasureroomwhereyougotHeadyPerfume(seechaptertwo-Guadosalam)4/5.Areq/ArrojaCalmLandsgorgearea(headsouthfromMtGagazetsavesphere)6.IslayaThunderplains(northernarea)

NOTE:youdon'tactuallyhavetowintheshootout;they'llcomewillinglysolongasyougothroughtheshootingmini-game;upongettingacactuar,takehim/hertohis/hermotherinCactuarNation(Bikanelhoverride)andspeaktothenextmothersothatthenextcactuarbecomesavailableforcapturing

NEXTCHECKPOINTISAT63.0%!MAKESUREYOU'VEATLEASTCAPTUREDLOBEIRIAANDRETURNEDHIMTOTHECACTUARNATION

DOANYCAMPAIGNINGANDSHOOTFOR400PTSIFYOUCAN!!Chapter4has


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onlyONEspotforPRcampaigns--Moonfloow;ifyouareshortof400ptsuponenteringChapter5,theCalmLandswillNOTshowupasaHotspotuntilyouget400pts(assumingyouavoidituntilyouhit400pts).TherearewaystostillgetittobecomeaHotspot,butthereisnoreasontoevendiscussthosepossibilitiesifyouhavebeendiligentwiththePRmission.


-darkknight(obtainedinchapter2)-berserker(obtainedbyprotectingthetravelagencyinMacalania)-ladyluck(obtainedbydefeatingShinraatSphereBreakinLuca)-samurai(onthegroundinsideKilikatemple)-trainer(obtainedfromKimhariifyouansweredhimcorrectlyinchapters1and2)

DJOSETEMPLE....................................................2.2

*verysimplemission;gostraightbackandupalift*bossfight*obtainCrimsonSphere2andCrimsonSphere3*cutscenewithYuna;press"X"fourtimesafterYunasays"I'mallalone..."(doitrepeatedlyandmakesureyouhearfour

whistles)

---------------------------------------------------------------------CHAPTERIV---------------------------------------------------------------------

AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................3.4

NOTE:thisiswhereALLtheguidesarewrong(atleastaccordingtomyowngame);onceyougaincontrolofYuna,youMUSTfind

PaineontheDeckfirstinorderforanythingelsetocontinue;theotherguideshavetherightnumbers,butthewrongorder(andit'swrongbecauseyoudon'thaveachoicebuttoseePaineonthedeckfirst)

*automaticscenes*sleepintheCabin(mayneedtoseePainefirst)*talktoPaineupontheDeck*talktoShinraattheBridgetoopenupthecommspheres

WARNING:forthecommspherescenesyouMUSTtriggerconversationswiththerelevantpersonoryouWILLNOTget100%--makesuretoNOTexitthecommspherescenesuntiltheconversationisover

*watchcommsphereinBesaidandtalktoWakka*watchcommsphereinKilikaandtalktoDona*watchcommsphereatMushroomRockandtalktoYaibal*watchcommsphereinBevelleandtalktoMaroda(mayneedtoturnthecameraandpanaroundabit)*watch"CrimsonRecord2"and"CrimsonRecord3"*talktoBuddyontheBridge*talktoPaineontheBridge


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.........................SAVEGAME[63.0%].........................

NOTE:thenextpartsare,inmyopinion,extremelytimeconsumingandforthemostpartquiteboring...sotrynottoscrewupAIRSHIPCELSIUS(COMMSPHEREPARTI)..........................[4.0]

WATCHEVERYTHINGEVENIFITDOESNOTGIVEPERCENTAGEPOINTS!!!SOMESCENESMUSTBEVIEWEDINORDERTOENABLEOTHERREQUIREDSCENES...

NOTE:eachlocationcanhaveseveraldifferentscenessocontinuetoselectthesamelocationuntilcameraseitherbreakoryouseerepeatedscenes;sometimeszoominginallthewayandfocusingoncertainthings/peopleisrequiredtotriggerevents

WARNING:makesureyoureadthroughthisentiresectionfirstandnoteallthetinydetails;otherwiseyoumaynotearnthesmallstorycompletionpoints;afterreadingitonce,youcanthenproceed

DONOTEXITFROMASCENEUNLESSYOU'VEDONEPRECISELYWHATISREQUIRED!!!REQUIREDSCENESWHICHARENOTWATCHEDALLTHEWAY

THROUGHCANNOTBERE-VIEWEDANDHENCECOUNTASSKIPPEDSCENES!ONCEAGAIN,DONOTEXITUNTILYOU'VESEENEVERYTHINGDETAILEDBELOW!!!

Ifyoudon'tknowwhentoexit,listenforthebackgroundmusic.Ifthevolumepicksup,chancesarethecommspheremaybeexitedatthatpoint(thisisnotaguaranteedmethod,butisagoodgeneralrule).

Onlytherequiredsceneswillappearintheorderlistedinthisguide;allothersceneswillappearrandomly(sowatchthemoverandoveruntilyouseeeachofthesceneslisted).

BESAID(happensinpreciselythisorder)

[0.0]twochildrenplayhideandgoseek;exitonceyouseetheboygolookforhissister(ifyougetthissceneagain,itmeansyouexitedtooearly...sojustwaitlongerbeforeexiting)[0.0]eventuallyadogsniffsthecamera(exitwhenthedogisupcloseandispracticallysittingnexttothecommsphere)[0.2]talktoWakka(youmayhavetozoominonhimtogethimtospeak;doNOTexituntilyouseehimrunoff)[0.0]blitzballpractice[0.0]moreblitzballpractice(panlefttoseeablitzballmishapinvolvingKeepa)

[0.2]moreblitzball;panlefttoseeBeclemcriticizetheBesaidAurochsforplayingblitzball[0.0]focusontheballandeventuallythecamergetshitKILIKATEMPLE

[0.2]zoominonthetempleentrancetoseeBarthelloapproach;onceheapproachesthecamera,zoominonhisface(itmaytakesometweaking,butyouMUSThearhimspeakandseehimbreakthecamera--ifyoudonotgethimtospeak,it


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iscountedasaskippedsceneandyouWILLNOTgetthe0.2%storycompletion)[0.0]darkscreenKILIKAPORT

[0.0]pantothebottomrightandzoomin;DonacomesinandtalksaboutLianandAyde;shewillpauseabitandthencontinuetalking(YunawillmentionBarthello...);exitafteralongperiodofsilence[0.0]Donatakesthecommspherearoundtown;you'llseeaballoonreleasingscene;youwillautomaticallybereturnedtothecommspheremenu[0.0]zoominonDonatohearhertalkinhersleep;exitaftersomesilence[0.0]samecameraasthefirstscene;nothingtodoherebutpanaroundandlookatthetown[0.0]Dona'sroomisempty;nothingtodohere-thelasttwoscenesgetrepeateduponfurtherviewingsofKilikaPort

LUCA

[0.0]Shelindainterviewsawoman(automaticallyexited)

[0.0]Shelindainterviewsaman(automaticallyexited)[0.2]Shelindainterviewsanothermanwhotalksaboutbliztball(cameraautomaticallyexits)[0.0]commspherewon'tconnect

MUSHROOMROCK

[0.0]zoominonguardandhegetsannoyed;exitafterabitofsilencefromguard[0.0]zoominonguard;hetalksabouttheYouthLeague;exitaftersomesilencefromguard[0.0]zoominonguard;hemakesasarcasticremark;exitsoonafterthis

[0.0]zoominonguard;guardtalksmoreaboutYouthLeague;exitaftersomesilencefromguard[0.0]zoominonguard;guardmentionsLucil;exitafterguardissilent[0.0]zoominonguard;guardsitsdown;exitsoonafterthis

DJOSETEMPLE

[0.2]amanapproachesandspeaksinAlBhed;lethimfinishandexitafterhewalksaway[0.0]someoneentersandtalksaboutrumorsofafiendinBikanelIsland[0.0]anotherpersonentersandtalksabouttheholesinthe

cloisters[0.0]manspeakstoawomanontherightsideofthescreen[0.0]femalestandsinfrontofyouandmumblessomethingaboutapassword[0.0]commsphereisstolenforparts

.........................SAVEGAME[64.0%].........................

MOONFLOW(noparticularorder)


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[0.0]afteralongwhile,aHypellowalksbyandYunaasksaboutTobli[0.0]theHypellospracticemusic[0.0]threeHypellosgatherandhaveaprivatechat[0.0]Hypelloswalkingabout,somewavingtheirhands,otherswalktowardthewharfarea

GUADOSALAM

[0.2]OrmitalksaboutLeBlanc;exitonlyafteryouseeOrmigobackinside[0.0]nothingseemstohappen(maybetheguardstalkinprivate);butifyoulistencloselyyouwillhearfootsteps;eventuallyanHypelloapproachestheguards[0.0]theguardstalkaboutLeBlanc;Shinramakesacomment[0.0]theguardstalkabouttheSyndicateandhowtheyhavenoplacetogoiftheSyndicatebreaksup[0.0]theguardstalkabouttheircowardlypast[0.0]afemaleguardcomesandgoesinside,wavingasthedoorcloses[0.0]Ormicomesanddoesapose;thenhegoesbackinside

THUNDERPLAINS

[0.2]aimtothefarrightandzoominontheChocobo;youMUSTtriggeraconversationbetweenYunaandShinraabouthisChocoPorter(todothis,zoominonthechocobothatshowsup;youmayhavetoplaywiththecameratotriggerthisevent)[0.0]lookforachocobobehindalightningtower;onceitwalksoutintoview,zoominonittotriggerascenewheretheChocoPorterbreaksdown(again,zoominandtweakthecamera)[0.0]darkanddistortedcamera

MACALANIAWOODSENTRANCE

[0.2]thethreemusicianstalkaboutfadingaway(youmayhavetowaitabitandtinkerwiththezoomingandcentering)

MACALANIAWOODSTRAVELAGENCY

[0.2]zoominonthedoor;youmustseeO'akaandhearhimtalkaboutbusinessbeingslow;exitwhenhegoesbackinside[0.0]zoominonthedoor;O'akasighsaboutnothavingcustomers[0.0]zoominonthedoor;O'akaappearsandtalksaboutsomeonebeinggoneayear[0.0]zoominonthedoor;O'akaappearsandpracticeshissalespitch[0.0]sameasabovebutinAlBhed

[0.0]zoominonthedoor;O'akatalksaboutWantz[0.0]threedifferentattackscenes(nonegivestorycompletion)-flan-barbuta-flanandbarbuta[0.0]noactivitywhatsoever

BIKANELDESERTEXCAVATION

[0.2]speaktoNhadala;makesureshefinishessayingeverything


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includingmentioninganewthreat[0.0]diggersatwork

BIKANELDESERTCACTUARNATION

[0.0]Marnelaspeaks;afterawhile,YunamentionshowtheyneedBenzoinordertounderstandanything

.........................SAVEGAME[65.0%].........................

BEVELLE

[0.0]soldiersshootthesphere,andyouonlygetastaticimagethereafter

CALMLANDSTRAVELAGENCY

[0.0]watchthissphere5times,eachtimemakesureyou-zoominonthefatherandcenteronhim-zoominonthesonandcenteronhimduringthethirdtimeyouviewthiscommsphere,focusingontheson,thefatherwillconsoletheson;duringthefourthtime,keepaneyeonthefatherandwatchhimmesswithachestbehindtheagency(youMUSTforcethiseventhrough

zoomingandcentering);thelast/fifthtime,fiendsswallowupthecommsphere(allfivetimesgivenostorycompletionbutaffecteventslateron)

CALMLANDSCHOCOBORANCH

[0.0]Claskopetsthechocobo[0.2]ClaskotalkstothechocoboandupdatesYunaonaffairsattheranch[0.0]Claskoreturnswitharunawaychocobo[0.0]Claskopetsthechocobo[0.0]Claskoliesnexttothechocobo

MOUNTGAGAZETGATE

[0.2]talktoKimahriandDONOTEXITuntilyouseehimwalkovertowardtheteleportpad[0.0]thefemaleRonsorubsKimahri'sback

MOUNTGAGAZETHOTSPRINGS

[0.0]aRonsoyouthsitsinthewaterandafteraLONGbitofsilence,he'llspeakandthenmoveawayfromthecamera[0.0]atthelowerrightsideofthespring,acactuarappearsandYunamakessomecommentaboutit;itthenrunsoff[0.2]Tobliemergesfromthespring;twofemalesfarawaygiggle

andTobligoeswild;hefalls,thengetsupandleaves(DONOTEXITUNTILHEISCOMLETELYGONE);[0.0]zoominonthebluespotsandHypelloswillsurface[0.0]shoopufsinthehotsprings?howthehelldidtheyevengetupandtheninthere!?[0.0]amanswimsalone;Yunaasksifthisisit;exitafteralongsilence[0.2]turntotherighttoseeBuddygetabackmassage;thesceneendsautomaticallyandyouwillseeBuddyentertheBridgeandtakehisseat


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[0.2]O'akapracticeshissalespitches

NOTE:afterexitingthisscene,lookatthetoprightofthecommsphereselectionscreen;doesitsay66%?ifnot,youscrewedupsomewhere;ifitsays66%,thenyou'vehitthe66.0%mark--saveifyouwant

.........................SAVEGAME[66.0%].........................

[0.0]Wantzspiesonfemales(hewillturnhisbacktothem,butthensneakapeek)[0.2]Isaaru,Maroda,andPaccearealltogether;makesureyoulistentoallofthemspeak;exitONLYafteralongperiodofdeadsilence[0.2]LucilandElmatalkaboutClasko;exitONLYafteralongperiodofdeadsilence[0.2]Maechentalkstoamonkey;again,exitONLYaftersilence[0.0]Claskobatheswithachocobo;eventuallyhechasesafterit[0.2]Cid,Nhadala,andRintalk;eventuallyRinleaves,andCidswimsaround;exitONLYafteralongperiodofsilence[0.2]Donacomplainsaboutbeingalone;exitaftershedisappears[0.0]theplaceisempty

.........................SAVEGAME[67.0%].........................

MI'HENHIGHROAD

[0.4]zoominonthetravelagencyandRinshouldappear;takeonthemissiontohelphimsolvethemysteryofMi'HenHighroad

PHASEONE

-Ruins:andwaituntilamachinawalksfrombehindtheruins;callRinwiththe"O"buttonwhenitstopswalking-Newroad:focusonthecrowdandthencallRin

PHASETWO

-HoverCrashSite:turnthecameratothebottomleftandwatchsomemachinasurroundthecrashedhover;thencallRinover-Shinra'sCommsphere:callRin;ifthisfails(Rinwillsayheseesnothingoutoftheordinary,continuethestepsinPhaseTwo;otherwisejumptoPhaseThree)

ONLYIFSHINRA'SCOMMSPHEREFAILS

-FrontofTravelAgency:ababychocoboeaterchasesaseagull;callRinassoonasyouseethechocoboeater

-BackofTravelAgency:afterawomanapproachesandmesseswiththestationcallRinandshewillrunoff-Newroad:ababychocoboeaterchasesthehover;callRinwhenyouseethechocoboeater

PHASETHREE

-FrontofTravelAgency:panleftandcallRin(eventhoughhe'salreadythere,press"O"anyway)-BackofTravelAgency:lookforaguyontheroofandthen


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callRin;theguyontheroofshouldfalloff

NOTE:IfphasethreedoesnotendafteryoutalktoRinatthebackofthetravelagency,you'vedonesomethingwrongandRikkuwillNOTbefoundguilty;youcanoptionallyhavethechocoboeaterasaculprit,butgettingRikkuguiltyandyougettheRagnarokaccessoryinchapter5

MOONFLOW.......................................................0.8

NOTE:Whileyouaredoingthemissionhere,youshouldalsodothePRcampaign(it'stheonlyplaceforPRpointsifyouhavenotmetthe400ptsminimum).

*talktoBuddyontheairshipandstartthemission*chaseafterTobli(useaCharmBangletoavoidencounters)

-you'redroppedoffattheroadtoMoonflowwhereyou'llspotTobliandspeakwithsomemen-chaseToblitowardMoonflowandheadintoMoonflowtowardthesavesphere;talktothemenblockingyourpath,andthenheadbacktowardthesouthroad(towardwhereyouweredroppedoff)

-speaktoeverymanwhogottiredoutandeventuallyTobliwillshowupona...scooter?-chasehimbacktowardthebanksofMoonflow-talktothepeoplenearthesavespheretofindouthe'sgoneacrosstheriver-chaseafterhimallthewaytowardGuadosalam

*viewacutscenejustoutsideGuadosalam*missioncomplete

AIRSHIPCELSIUS................................................1.0

*saveyourgamefirst

*gototheCabintorehearsewithRikku-lookatONLYtheicononRikku'ssideofthescreen-notewhaticonshowsupandpressthatbuttonasfastasyoucanuntiltheiconchangestoanewbutton;swithtothenewbuttonandagainpressitasfastasyoucan...keepdoingthisuntilyougetthe"SmoothShailing"item(likeaRibbon,exceptithasSlowadded)

NOTE:donotgototheThunderPlainsyet;youhavemorecommspherestowatch

AIRSHIPCELSIUS(COMMSPHEREPARTII).........................[2.4]

BESAID

[0.2]zoominandfocusonBelcem'sheadforaconversation[0.2]speakwithWakkaandLulu[0.0]YunaspeakswiththeBesaidAurochs[0.0]AurochsinterviewWakka[0.0]anotherWakkainterview(discussinggenderofthebaby)[0.0]Wakkapacesaround

KILIKAPORT


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[0.2]Donapracticesanapology,thenthereisapause,andthenshedecidesthat'snotherstyle(DONOTEXITDURINGTHEBRIEFPAUSE)[0.0]DonapracticeschastisingBarthello[0.2]Donatiesthecommspheretoaballoon;Shinradespairs;commsphereautomaticallyexits

NOTE:youshouldnowbeatthecommsphereselectionscreen;ifthetoprightshows70%,thenyou'vehitthe70.0%mark--save

.........................SAVEGAME[70.0%].........................

KILIKA(nolongerhastwooptions)

[0.2]zoominandfocusonBarthelloandmakesuretowatchuptoandincludingthepartwhereheyells"Dona!"andbreaksthecommsphere;Shinrawillmakeacomment

LUCA

[0.0]Shelindapromotestheconcert[0.0]oneofthefollowsceneplays(continuetowatchLucauntilyou'veseeneachofthefollowing:

-blitzballteamrunningaroundstatue-blitzballteamrunningup/downstepstoMi'Hen(Logoswillshowup)-Hypellosgatherpeopletopromotetheconcert-badsignal

MUSHROOMROCK

[0.2]speakwithLucil[0.2]speakwithYaibal[0.0]Yaibalcallshissquadforamission[0.0]focusonguardattheleft;hecomplainsabouteveryoneleaving

[0.0]focusonguardattheleft;hewantstogototheconcert[0.0]panleftandpausethereforasecond;thenpanrightandfocusonLucil(behindtheHypello)andwatchherleave

MOONFLOW

[0.2]panleftandzoominandfocusonElmatotriggerascenewithElma(theHypellowwon'tletherandherchocoborideontheshoopuf);therewillbeapauseandnowyouMUSTgetElmatocometowardthecommsphereandtriggerafairlylongconversation(again,tweakingthecameramightbeneededinordertotriggertheconversation;focus/zoomonElma)[0.0]anHypellomakesareport...waitforawhileandashoopuf

comesby;itsdroppingscoverthecommsphereandShinracommentsonhowthat'snotfunny[0.0]messedupsignal

GUADOSALAM

[0.2]Ormitalksabouttheconcert[0.0]severalpossiblesceneswithgoons(trytoviewthemall)-Hypellotriestogetthegoonstoseetheconcert-fem-goonstalkabouttheconcertandLeBlanc


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-fem-goonstalkabouthijackingtheconcert-YunavsLeBlancdebate-(anythingthathappenedduringthepreviouscommviews)

THUNDERPLAINS

[0.0]peoplegatheringaround

.........................SAVEGAME[71.0%].........................

MACALANIAWOODSENTRANCE

[0.0]Pukutakbidsfarewell[0.0]andsodoesDonga[0.0]aswellasBayra[0.0]anamorhpousgelapearsinfrontoftwoGuados

MACALANIATRAVELAGENCY

[0.2]O'akatalksabouttheconcert[0.0]anyoneofthepreviousscenesfromthefirstpartwillshowhereafter--keepwatchinguntilscenesstarttorepeat

BIKANELDESERTCATUARNATION

[0.0]silentarea

BIKANELDESERTEXCAVATION

[0.0]speaktoNhadala;explosionwipesoutsignal

MOUNTGAGAZET

[0.0]GariktalksaboutunitingRonsoyouth[0.0]Ronsoyouthsayshe'sgoingtotheconcert[0.0]commspherecoveredinsnow;panaroundandafemaleRonso

willwipeitoff;Shinramakesacomment[0.0]Kimahrimakesanewoath[0.0]femaleRonsotalksaboutKimahri[0.0]GariktalksaboutfutureofRonsoyouth[0.0]Kimahrigetsabackrub

ZANARKAND

[0.2]IsaarutalkswithYunaabouttheconcert[0.0]IsaaruandYunatalkaboutMarodaandBevelle[0.2]Isaaruquestionshimself(youcanbarelyseehimifyouturnthecameratothefarleft)[0.0]anHypellopromotingtheconcert

THUNDERPLAINS..................................................0.4

*clearmission(enteracaveatthesouthernpartoftheThunderPlains)*bossfight;missioncomplete

.........................SAVEGAME[72.0%].........................


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AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................3.6

NOTE:thenextsavecheckpointisat79.0%,butthere'snothingtodoexcepttalktopeopleandwatchcutscenessonoworries

*talktoRikkuuntilsherespondswithregulardialogueboxes*DONOTTALKTOSHINRA*talktoeveryoneelseuntiltheyrespondwithdialogueboxes*nowheadovertoShinraandtriggerasceneaboutthecrowdoutside*watchthescenewithTobli*talktoToblitostarttheconcert*watchtheconcert*onceyou'rebackontheBridge,speaktoMaechen*DONOTTALKTOSHINRA(YET)*goseeLeBlancintheEngineRoomandobtainCrimsonSphere5*OK,nowtalktoShinratotriggerascene

---------------------------------------------------------------------CHAPTERV---------------------------------------------------------------------

AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................2.0

*watch"CrimsonRecord5"*speaktoBuddyontheBridge*sleepintheCabin;whenyouwakeup,walktowardtherailingtotriggerascenewithBrotherandBarkeep(thiswon'thappenifyoudidnotsleepintheCabinineachofthepreviouschapters)*headtotheengineroomandgotothefarend(keeppressingagainstthegiantgears)andtriggerascenewithBuddy

ZANARKANDRUINS.................................................0.8

*episodecomplete*speaktoMaechen*gointoZanarkandandtowardthedome;youshouldseeamessageaboutIsaaruhavingreturnedtoBevelle,andthatyoucannotgofurtherin--ifyoudon'tseethismessagewhenyoutrytogetinsidethedome,thenyou'vedonesomethingwrong(perhapsnotfinishingthemonkeymissionhere,ornotgettingthestorypointsinZanarkandduringchapterfour)

LUCA............................................................0.6

*cutsceneinvolvingblitzball;Ichosetotakepart,butthencanceledoutofthenextscreen

*gotothesavespherenearMi'HenHighroadandwalktowardtherailingstotriggeracutscene*followtheMooglearoundformorecutscenes(thelastspotisatthefirst,leftdock)*episodecomplete

.........................SAVEGAME[79.0%].........................

KILIKAISLAND...................................................1.0


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*gotothegatebytheforesttotriggeracutscene*headtowardthetemple(beyondtheforest)formorescenes*episodecomplete

.........................SAVEGAME[80.0%].........................

BESAID..........................................................1.8

*followWakkaandspeaktohimatthetemple*gotothewaterfallsandobtainTwilightRain(notpartofthestorycompletion,butnicetohave)*gotothebeachandsaygood-byetoBeclem;obtaintheWarBuddysphere*findWakkaonyourwaybacktotownandtalktohim*villagecelebration*episodecomplete

MI'HENHIGHROAD.................................................0.2

*watchthecutscenes;hopefullyRikkuisfoundguilty*episodecomplete*returntoMi'HenHighroadandridethechocobojustpastthe

bridgesarea;onetheleftsideoftheroadisastonepillarandsomeplantsimmediatelysouthofthepillar;standbetweentheplantsandwaitforalongwhiletobegivenanoptiontohopuptoatreasurechestcontainingaPhoenixDown(maytakeareallylongtimefortheoptionswindowtoappear);exitthisareaandreturnhereanddothesamethingtofindtheVictorPrimorisitem(notrequiredforstorycompletion,butaniceitemtohave)

.........................SAVEGAME[82.0%].........................

THUNDERPLAINS..................................................1.0

NOTE:makesureyou'vealreadyobtainedVictorPrimorisbeforecompletingthisarea

*clearmissionbydefeatingalltheenemiesateachlightningtower*bossfightatthe10thlightningtower*anAlBhedcantakeyoudownthenewlyformedhole;godownthereandsaveCid*returntotheairshipandgouptotheDeck;Cidwillsayafewwordsandthengobackintotheairship*gototheBridgeandwatchthecutscenethere

-returntotheThunderPlains(andgobacktowhereyousavedCid

anddothesidequestthereforsomehelpfulitems);makesuretoequiptheCharmBangle--itwillmakeyourlifeMUCHeasier;thisisnotneededforstorycompletion,buttheitemsyougetwillbeusefulinBevelle;Paine'sspecialdressphereupgradeisinhere

.........................SAVEGAME[83.0%].........................

BEVELLE.........................................................1.8


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NOTE:thiswillbeverydifficult;ifyoufeelyouneedtolevelupabitfirstbeforeenteringBevelle,dosoattheThunderPlainsside-dungeon(seesectionimmediatelyabove)anduseLureBracer;allthebattleshereshouldnetaround1,000EXPandat3APperbattleassumingallyoudoisattack)

*episodecomplete*returnheretogainaccesstoViaInfinito*enterViaInfinitoandgrabCrimsonSphere6afteracutscene*(afterclearingViaInfinito)watchCrimsonRecord6andCrimsonRecord8ontheairship

NOTESANDWARNINGS:

DONOTSKIPTHEANIMATIONOFTHEBOSSESCHANGINGINTOTHEIRREALFORMSORYOUWILLLOSESTORYCOMPLETIONPOINTS

-CharmBangledoesnotwork-Ribbonworksexceptononecertainbossatthe80thfloororwheneveryoure-encounterthisbossdeeperwithinBevelleviaarandomencounter-trytosaveevery5levelsorso(yousavebyenteringabluecircle,whichtakesyououtofthedungeon;save,andthen

hopbackintothedungeonbyselectingtoreturntothedeepestcloisterreached)-everymaphasabluecircleforexiting(somerequiretoughbattles)-alltheitemsreferredtowillbeinyourinventoryifyoufollowtheguideuptothispoint-youcanalwayssaveattheboss-levelfloorbyexitingandbereturnedtothatfloor;infact,youwillregretnotdoingso

FLOORS1-19

-fighteverythingandtrytogetlvl3TriggerHappywithALL

threecharacters-next,workonmasteringCharon(DarkKnight);you'llwanttwofullymasteredDarkKnightsbythe80thfloor(forthehighdefenseandmagicdefense)-killeverythingbutavoidthetrapswheredragonspopinandout(theseareElderDrakesandtheywillcrushyoufast!)-onceyou'vemasteredtheDarkKnights,switchovertoLadyLuckandlearnDoubleEXPtolevelupfaster(LadyLuckcanhitforHIGHdamage,sodon'tthinkthisdressspheresucks)

FLOOR20BOSS:ARANEA-18280/33394HP,178MP

-justattacklikecrazyandhealwhenlowonhealth;he'ssuper

easyandshouldbeabreeze

*obtainCrimsonSphere8(viewlater);youcanoptionallyviewitnowifyou'redieingtoseewhat'sinside

-EXITANDSAVENOW!!!!

FLOORS21-39

-again,killeverythingalongthewayandavoidElderDrakes


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-DONOTengageanyMegaTonberries(veryrarelyamapwillhaveaMegaTonberrysittingaround)

FLOOR40BOSS:BLACKELEMENTAL-9999/10998HP,2380MP

-equiponemasteredDarkKnightwithHighroadsWindgarmentgridandaCrystalBangle-theothertwoshouldalsohaveHighroadsWindgarmentgridandwearLadyLuckdressspheres(forthedoubleEXP;itwon'tbemuch,butbetterthannothing)-atthestartofthebattle,usetheDarkKnight'sCharonandendthefightbeforeitevenstarts:P

VITALNEWITEMS:SpeedBracer,CatNip

-EXITANDSAVENOW!!!!

NOTE:fromhereonoutisaquickwaytolevelupasyouworktofloor100

-haveonepersonequipHighwindRoadsGG,CatNip,andSpeedBracer;thispersonshouldbeaGunnerwiththeleastnumberofabilitieslearned-oneotherpersonshouldalsobeontheHighwindRoadsor

ValiantLustre(usewhatyoufeelfitsyoubest)-thelastpersonshouldusesomethinglikeValiantLustreGG,Ribbon,andHeadyPerfume-have99PhoenixDowns-switchoutthegunnersifyouwant;theimportantthingistorememberthatlevelingupismoreimportantthanlearningnewabilities(youcandothatlater)-IrecommendLadyLuckwithDoubleEXPforthetwonon-gunners

CATNIPPREPARATION

-first,equipthegunnerwithWringandBloodlust(lower'sHP)andthenre-equipCatNipandSpeedBracer(thisputsthemin

SOSstate)-DON'TEVERHEALYOURGUNNER,ANDREVIVEYOURGUNNERUSINGPHOENIXDOWNSONLY(otherwiseyoumightraisethemwithtoomuchHP)

FLOORS41-59

-againstraightforward;IgotbywithoutusingaCatNip'edgunner-nowiswhenyouwanttobecautious,especiallywhenenteringareasthatareinitiallyhiddenbythecamerabecauseaMegaTonberrymightbewaiting,oranElderDrakeatthebottomofasteepdrop

-rememberthatifitgetstoorough,youcanalwaysescape-useyourcharacterwiththeHeadyPerfumetohealupaftereachbattle;theirMPauto-replenishesasyouwalk

FLOOR60BOSS:CONCHERER-343280/360444HP,170MP

-prepareyourspeedyCatNip'edgunner-theothertwoshouldbewelldefendedDarkKnights(highdefenseisadefinitemust)-havethedarkknightsusePhoenixDownstoreviveyour


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gunner;otherwiseuseHighPotionstokeeptheirownHPhigh-thisshouldbefairlyeasytodowithinatryortwo

-EXITANDSAVENOW!!!!

FLOORS61-79

-mostoftheenemiesherearesimilartoonesintheextraThunderPlainssidedungeon-onceyougettoaroundFloor75,youmightbeatamapwhereyouMUSTkilltheTonberriesandMegaTonberriestoproceed;youcanoptionallyfindtheexit(rotatethecamera),leave,andsaveyourgame;whenyoureturn,thelevelmayhavechangedtoaneasiermap-trytolevelupbykillingtheUltimaandOmegaWeaponsinthisareasincetheygivetonsofEXP;onceyou'resatisfied,makeyourwaytowardfloor80

FLOOR80BOSS:CHAC-437850/459743HP,820MP

-sortyouritemsandputSoftupatthetop;you'llneedit-alsohavePheonixDownsupatthetop,too-IhadthreegunnersallonHighroadWindsGG;mymaingunnerwasputintoyellowhealth,thenequippedwithCatNipand

SpeedBracer-theothertwogunnershadondefenseandHPboostingaccessoriessuchasCrystalBanglesandCrystalGloves-startthebattlehavehavethefirstpersonuseTriggerHappyandPREPAREtostartthenextTriggerHappywhenthefirstoneisalmostup;afterthesecondroundofTriggerHappy,useyourlastgunner'sTriggerHappy;youwanttousetheseabilitiessequentially,andnotsimultaneously(theideaistodelaythebosswithanendlessattacksothatyournon-shootinggunnershavetimetorecharge);youshouldgetabout2-3roundswithyourmaingunnerbeforeChacstartstoactuallygetamoveonyourteam-Chac'sfirstattackiseitherStoneyGlareorhittinghard(its

normalattacksaddStone);YOUMUSTusesoftbeforeChacgetsasecondturn;otherwise,youwilleitherloseapartymemberfortherestofthebattleorworseallthreewilldiefromHeaven'sCataract-keepChacbusyontryingtostoneyourpartyandhaveyourCatNip'edgunnerdoafewmoreroundstofinishthisboss;ifshedies,usePhoenixDownsonlysoshecomesbackinyellowhealth

NOTES:evenRibbonswillNOTworkhereandyourcharacterswillSTILLgetturnedtoStone;ChaclikestoStoneacharacter,thenattackeitherthestonedcharacterthenextroundandtherebycompletelyremovingthemfrombattle,orhitsuperhardonthe

personwhoisnotstonedandhasthemostHP(usuallykillingher);ChacmayevenuseHeaven'sCataractforheftydamage;thekeyisthatshewillonlydomajorattacksifatleastonepartymemberisstoned;soyourgoalistocontinueusingSoftonwhomeverisstonedandthiswillkeepChacbusy(she'llsticktousingmostlyStoneyGlare)

-EXITANDSAVENOW!!!!

FLOORS81-99


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-youMUSThaveapreparedandCatNip'edgunneronHighroadWindsANDyouMUSThaveoneotherpersononHighroadWindsGG(soyoucanescapeandnotgetambushed)-escapeyourtwonon-gunners;theCatNip'edgunnershouldmakeanattemptouseTriggerHappyandgetsomeEXP;mostofthebattleshereyouwillloseifyoutrytostayandfight-saveoften

FLOOR100BOSSES:PARAGON-200000HP,9999MPTREMA-999999HP,999MP

-onegunneronHighroadWindswithyellowhealthandwearingCatNipandSpeedBracer-theremaininggirlsshouldhaveValiantLustre,defenseandHPboostingaccessories,andbemasteredDarkKnights-sortyouritemssothatPheonixDownsandMegaPhoenixesareatthetop;alsohaveHighPotionsandX-Potionsatthetopforfastaccessaswell-lastly,haveManaSpringsandanyMPdrainingitemssortedtothetopforfastaccess-whenfightingParagon,tworoundsofCatNipandthebattleisover;yourDarkKnightsshoulduseHighPotionsand/orX-Potions

onthemselvesEVENIFTHEIRHPISMAXED(theyneedtosurvivetheGenesisattack)-youstartoffwiththesameHPagainstTremaaswhenyoubeatParagonsoyou'vebeenwarned-whenfigtingTrema,useManaSpringsandthegunner'sTargetMPabilitytodrainTrema;HECANSTILLCASTMETEORWITH0MPSOSTAYALERT!!!!(6or7ManaSpringsshoulddoit)-afterhisMPisdrained,usethegunnertokillTrema;theDarkKnightsareonlythereforsupport

-EXITANDSAVENOW!!!!

*NOTHINGWILLHAPPENAFTERYOUSEETHEFINALSCENESAFTERYOUKILL

TREMA;THISISNORMAL--thereisnoepisodecompletewhenyoudefeatTrema;thehotspotthatwasonceatBevelleissimplygonewhenyoucheckbackatyourairship(afterhavingwatchedthetwoCrimsonSpheres)

MOUNTGAGAZET...................................................1.2

*talktoKimahriandthenfollowhimupthemountain*watchthecutscenewithKimahriandGarik*episodecomplete*returnhereandheadsouthtotheCalmLandsgorge;insidethecavewhereyoufoughtabossisYuna'sAuroraRain--notneededforstorycompletion,butnicetohave

.........................SAVEGAME[86.0%].........................

MOONFLOW........................................................0.4

*speakwithTobliandgoonstage*episodecomplete

MACALANIAWOODS.................................................0.6


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*visitthenorthspringandtalktotheGuadoforacutscene*visitthesouthspringforanothercutscene*episodecomplete*returnhereandgotothetravelagencytotriggeracutscenewithO'aka*episodecomplete

.........................SAVEGAME[87.0%].........................

MUSHROOMROCK...................................................3.0

*clearmissionhere;espisodecomplete*grabMachinaReactorbytheliftuptoYouthLeaugeH.Q.*gotoYouthLeagueheadquartersandupononeofthebalconiesisacutscenewhereyou'llgetNooj'ssphere*returntotheairshipandviewthe"Deathseeker"treasuresphere*gototheDenofWoeandclearthisdungeon

NOTE:youhaveONLYONEopportunityforyourGunMagestolearnMortarfromGippalhere!!!(ifyoudidn'tgetDrillShotfromBaralai,thisistheLASTchanceyouhave)

.........................SAVEGAME[90.0%].........................

DJOSETEMPLE....................................................0.8BIKANELDESERT..................................................1.2

NOTE:thesetwoareintertwined,sobythetimeyoufinishboth,youshouldhave92.0%

*gotoDjoseTempleandfightExperiment(itslevelshouldNOTbe5/5/5;ifyouavoideddiggingthenthelevelislikely1/1/1orveryclosetothat)

*grabarepairmanual(roomleftofthestepsinthemainlobbyofDjoseTemple)andgiveittotheguyintheroomwheretheborkenExperimentlies*gotoBikanelDesertandcleartheCactuar-findingmission

THEREMAININGCACTUAR

7.ChiapaKilikaWoodstreetop(nearsavepointbytemplefootsteps)8.ErioMtGagazet(he'sonthepathsouthoftheentrancetotheScarofFaythbyaledge)9.BartschellaDona'shouseinKilika10.Frailea(talktoMarnelaaftertalkingtoFrailea's

mother;enterCactuarHollow)

NOTE:Ihopeyoualreadyclearedatleastthefirst6beforeyouendedChapter3;inparticular,ifyouhavenotfoundthe3rdcactuar,thenyouhavejustscrewedyourselfonthe92.0%storycompletioncheckpointbecauseyou'llhavetovisitGuadosalam,whichtriggerssomeeventsandaddstothecompletion(i.e.youwillhavemorethan92.0%bythetimeyouclearDjoseandBikanelsothe92.0%checkpointisnolongerreliable--whichmeansyouhavetohopethatbythetimeyoureachthe95.0%mark,


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yoursavefilewillshow95.0%;thisisn'tbad,butyoudon'tgettheassuranceofhavingcompletedDjose/Bikanelcorrectlyviathe92.0%checkpoint)

*saveyourgame(incaseyoudon'twintheshootoutagainstFrailea)insidethehollow*findFreileainsidetheCactuarHollow(youmayneedtospeaktoMarnelaafterspeakingtoFreilea'smotherinordertoobtainaccesstothehollow);tryyourbesttodefeatFraileatogetanextremelyusefulgarmentgrid(doubleAPanddoubleEXP)*bossfightdeepinsideCactuarHollow*saveyourgamebeforeexitingCactuarHollow

NOTE:ifyouwanttolearn1000Needles,doitnowsinceyouronlyotheropportunityisbackatViaInfinito(extremelyrarerandomencounterswithouttheLureBracer)

*missioncomplete;RETURNTOYOURAIRSHIP*prepupforfightingAngraMairyu;thendefeattheboss

-CatNipandSpeedBraceronagunner;twoDarkKnights-highdefense(andauto-reflectifyouhaveit)ontheothertwocharacters;Ribbonmightbehelpful)-useHighPotionsandX-Potionstoheal;PhoenixDownsforKO

-thisshouldbecakewalkcomparedtoChac

*Bikanelepsiodecomplete*returntoCactuarNationandtalktoBenzoforacutscene*talktoFrailea'smotherto"finish"up*diginBikanelandgetatleast13attackparts,13defenseparts,and13specialassembly(CentralExpanseisnotopenuntileventsfromCalmLands)

NOTE:Ifyouhaven'talreadydispatchedachococobotoBikanel,thenyoucansendonethere(warning,youwillloseitforgoodnomatterwhat)andtheCentralExpanseopensup.It'sthebestplacetodigsinceyou'llbeonachocobo(theoneyousent).

*gotoDjoseandcheckonExperiment(itshouldbeatlevel5/5/5andoutofcontrol--smallcutscene)*defeatExperimentagain

NOTE:one-timeopportunitytolearnAnnihilatorbluebullet

*Djoseepisodecomplete

.........................SAVEGAME[92.0%].........................

CALMLANDS......................................................0.4

NOTE:DOPUBLICITY/MARRIAGECAMPAIGNINGBEFOREYOUENTERTHECALMLANDS!!!MAKESUREYOUHAVE400+PRPOINTS

*episodecomplete-returntothetravelagencyandtalktothefatherbythesavesphereforareward(assumingyoudidthemarriagecampaignandearnedenoughpoints)-grabthe50000gilinthechestbehindtheagency*findtheAmazingChocobo


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-youshouldhave14chocobos-saveyourgame-findthelvlcapforallchocobosbyraisingtheirlevelandmakenoteofthelvlcaps;-resetyourgame;ifyoudonothave4chocoboswhichcanberaisedtolvl5,releaseabout6chocobosstartingwiththeoneswiththelowestlevelcaps;puttheoneswhichyoucanraisetolvl5ontherunnerlist-havingafullstableincreasesyourchanesofchocoboscomingbackfromadispatch-capturemorechocobosuntilyouhave4whichyoucanraiseuptolevel5-saveyourgame

WARNING:DONOTDISPATCHTOBIKANEL(YET)!!!!IfyouhavenotsentachocobotoBikanelyet,thendoingsonowwillopentheCentralExpansearea(fordigging)atthecostoflosingthechocoboyousent.Nowisnotthetimetoloseachocobothatcanberaisedtolevel5(catchingsuchachocoboismoreorlessacrapshootandcanbequitetediousifyouareunlucky).Avoidituntilyou'veopenedupthechocobosidedungeon.IfyoualreadysentachocobotoBikanelsomeothertimeago,thenit'soktodispatchthere--butit'sbesttojustwaituntilyoufinish

findingthechocobosidedungeon.

DISPATCHCHART

CHOCOBONATURELOCATIONSFORDISPATCH

TimidKilika,ThunderPlainsNormalBesaid,Moonflow,MacalaniaBoldDjoseTemple,CalmLands

1.sendout4level1chocobos(usethedispatchchartabove)onlythreeareneeded,butfourgivesmoreitems,obviously2.fight8battles;returntotheranchandsaveyourgame

onpreferrablyanewsavefile3.talktoClaskoandhopetheyallreturn;ifnotreset,reload,andthentalktoClaskoagainuntiltheyallreturn(ifyousentonetoBikanel,it'sgoneforgoodnomatterhowmuchyoureset--sendingonetoBikanelopensuptheCentralExpansediggingspot;sodon'tsendonethereuntilafteryoufindtheentrancetotheAmazingChocobodungeon)4.refreshyourchocobosandraisetheirlevels5.repeatsteps2thru4untilyouareabouttoraisethechocobolevelsuptolvl5chocobos;i.e.repeatsteps2thru4untilyouhavedispatchedlvl4chocobosandthey'veallreturnedsafelytotheranch6.saveyourgameafteryourefreshyourchocobosandraisethem

tolvl5(youneedFOURlvl5chocobos)7.dispatch3lvl5chocobosandfight8battles(againavoidBikanelfordispatch)--youcansendfourifyouwantmoreitems,onlythreearerequired8.saveyourgameandcheckwithClaskoandmakesuretheyallreturn;otherwise,resetandre-talktoClasko9.iftheyallreturned,saveyourgame(nothingwillhappenyet,exceptthatthey'veallreturned)10.eitherexittheranchandreturn,ordoasoftreset/loadandyouwilltriggeracutscenewhereClaskomentionsanew


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dungeoninthebackoftheranch(youdoNOThavetosendlvl5chocobosoutasecondtime)

*whenyouenterthenewlyfounddungeon,USEANFAQandequiptheCharmBangle(justincase)--graballtheitemshere(Rikku'sMachinaReactorandtheAPEggamongotherreallyniceitems)beforeyouopenthedoortotheAmazingChocobo(youmayhavetodefeatthebossherefirstbeforeyoucangraballtheitems;justmakesureyougrabtheitemsbeforeopeningthefinaldoortotheAmazingChocobo;youCANreturnherelateron,sonoworries)*bossfight;discoverAmazingChocobo;episodecomplete

NOTE:youcannowdispatchtoBikanel(you'lllosethischocobo)toopentheCentralExpansediggingareainBikanel;there'salsoadungeontofindatMi'HenHighroadaswell--requireslvl5chocobobutnotneededforstorycompletion

GUADOSALAM......................................................1.2

*automaticcutscenes*talktoTromellformorescenes*episodecomplete(you'llbereturnedtotheairshipandgetMascot;seesectionbelow)*returnhereagainandspeaktoTromell

*grabBaralai'ssphere*watchBaralai'ssphereontheairship

AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................0.6

*automaticscenes(obtainMascot;thishappensafterGuadosalam'sepisodecomplete)*gobackandfinishGuadosalam'sevents*selectadestinationbytalkingtoBrother

NOTE:thisoccursafterGuadosalam'sepisodecomplete;ifyou'vedoneeverythingthereistodoexcepttotellBrotherwhereyouwanttogotoreachtheFarplane,thenyoursavefilewillonly

show93%--there'smorestorycompletionafteryouselectyourstartingpointtowardtheFarplane;abossfightwilloccurandyouwillbegivenachancetosave(nowyoushouldsee94%)

FARPLANEABYSS..................................................0.8

*bossfightandsavesphere(savefileshouldshow94%;seenoteabove--youractualpercentageis94.2%)*twomorebossfights*cutscenewithLeBlancandcrewinFarplaneglen(approachthemandtalktothemifit'snotautomatic)

.........................SAVEGAME[95.0%].........................

AIRSHIPCELSIUS.................................................1.0

*returntotheairshipandtalktoShinra*gototheDeck(twice)andthesecondtimewillshowacutscene(BuddyandBrotherhavetogettotheDeckwithoutyousomehowknowingaboutit,sotheycan'talreadybetherethefirsttimeyouvisittheDecksincethey'dhavetocomefromtheBridge);youcouldalsotriggerthisscenebytalkingtoBuddytoopen


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thenavigationmenu,andthencancelthenavigationmenu;aftercancelingfromthenavigationmenu,BuddyandBrotherwillbemissingfromthebridge--sogotalktothemontheDeck*gototheCabinforanothercutscene(itdoesnotmatterhowyourespond)*talktoBuddyandcanceloutofthenavigationmenu;RikkuwillbemissingfromtheBridge;youmayhavetodothisafewtimesuntilRikkudisappearsfromtheBridge;anotherwaytogethertodisappearfromtheBridgeistosaveyourgameandrepeatedlydosoftresetsuntilshe'sgone*gototheDecktotriggeracutscenewithRikku*saveyourgameontheairshipforthe96.0%checkpoint-talktoBrother(notBuddy)forashortcuttotheFarplaneAbyss

NOTE:youdonothavetogototheFarplaneGlenandimmediatelyreturntotheairshipassuggestedbymanyoftheotherguides;youjustneedtoforcea"blackscreen"(suchasopeningthenavigationscreenandcancelingoutofitbytalkingtoBuddy);upondoingso,thepeoplewhoneedtobegonefromtheBridgewillindeedbegone

.........................SAVEGAME[96.0%].........................

WARNING:NOWISTHETIMETOGOANDDOWHATEVERYOUWANT!!!!Ifyou

aredyingtoseetheending,justbeatthegameandcomebacktothe96.0%savefile

-GGviaSphereBreakagainsttheladywithherdog-GGviaSphereBreakagainstShinra-GGviagettingtoFarplaneGlenusingeachoneoftheholes-GGviaoversoulingallmonsters(oneofwhichnetsyouaSpeedBracer,bringingyouatotalof3;it'sLacertafloor81+inViaInfinito)-openMi'hensidedungeonbysendingalvl5chocobothereandhavingitcomeback(somereallyniceitems)-ThunderPlainssidedungeonifyouhaven'talreadydonethemini-gamehere(anitemappearsifyoudoittwice)

-GGviachestinBikanel(findDesertKeyinCentralExpanse)-GGbydoingthe13monkeyquest(ladytotherightoftheferrymaninKilika)-GGbyvisitingLianandAydeatMt.Gagazet(they'rerunningaroundacertainstatue*wink*)-GGbyusingBesaidKeyandSearchSphereinBesaid-playblitzball(Ididn'tplayasinglegame)-playCalmLandgames(Ididn'tplayasinglegame)-masteranydressspheres(useAPEggorCovenantofGrowthGG);killtheverminintheMi'hensidedungeonforfastestresults;ViaInfinitoisalsogood--usingLadyLuckwillgetyoulotsofdropsandgilforyourNewGame+-digupanyAlBhedPrimersyoumissedearlierinthegame;they

willallendupatBikanel-getAdamantitefromGunner'sGauntletmini-game-GGfromGunner'sGauntlet(lvl6reward)-GGfromoversoulingeveryoversoulablemonster-GGfromdispatchingachocobowithlessthan100heartandhavingitreturnsafelywithnoitems-thefollowingisfromAlanLearmonth:twoGGsfromtheCalmLandagencies(there'sonefromeachcompany;youmayneedtonsofcredits;also,youmusthavelevel5PRforeachcompany--you'lleitherneedtodoanew


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game,orplayenoughgamesfromeachcompanyandraiseyourPRlevel);refertothePRguideformoreinfo

NOTE:I_think_thataboutsumsitup--i.e.afterthatI'mnotsurethereisanythinglefttodointhisgame:P

FARPLANE........................................................4.0

NOTE:equipCharmBangleandhaveaspeedyCatNip'edgunnertogetthisfinalchunkofthegameoverfast;lotsofcutsceneseandbossfightswillhappen;ofnoteare:

*obtainPaine'ssphere(youwillautomaticallygetitandwatchthissphere)*thereisasavespherejustbeforethefinalpuzzleinvolvingmusicalnotesandhoppingaround;thisisyourlastchancetodoanythingelseyouwanttodointhegame*longseriesofbossbattles;gamecompleted*press"X"whenYunaisintheFarplaneGlen;answer"Yes"*watchthecredits*extendedending

.........................SAVEGAME[100%].........................

Ifyoudidnotget100%,thendon'tworry.

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