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Name of game: Final Fantasy X-2 (for formats: NTSC-J, NTSC-U/C, PAL)
Type of guide: Spoiler-free Walkthrough / FAQ
Platform: Playstation 2
Version: Cool Rikku, released on 16th February 2008
Author: Damir Kolar (Split Infinity) <lifearmor(at)gmail(dot)com>
Copyrighted to: (c) 2003-2004 CNET Networks, Inc. - All rights reserved
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Latest updates info? - Press CTRL + F, then punch in this word: ALPHA02
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01.) LEGAL INFORMATION - G0100
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02.) TABLE OF CONTENTS - G0200
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If you need to find something quickly, press and hold CTRL (Control), then
press F button. This will bring up 'Find and Replace' box. In it type the
word you're looking for and you should be taken to it immediately. This is
much faster than scrolling thru entire guide.
For your convenience I've inserted special search codes near every section to
help you easily hop on to that section by using search code provided. Each
search code will appear only twice in whole guide - thus getting stray hits
will be impossible.
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01.) Legal information | G0100 | Copyright protection and legal info.
02.) Table of Contents | G0200 | Sections of this guide.
03.) Latest Updates | G0300 | Read what was added in last update.
04.) Introduction | G0400 | Just some small rambling from me...
05.) Abbreviations | G0500 | What do abbreviated words stand for...?
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06.) Meet the girls! | G0600 | Short character bios of three girls.
07.) Control Basics | G0700 | All the buttons, all the actions!
08.) Main menu | G0800 | Explaining main menu and its features.
09.) Battle System | G0900 | Learn how to battle efficiently.
10.) Character's status | G1000 | Good status VS bad status - who wins?
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11.) Walkthrough | G1100 | Spoiler-free guide from start to finish.
Storyline Mission 1 | G1101 | Yuna or not Yuna, that is the question!
Storyline Mission 2 | G1102 | Mystery on top of the mountain.
Post-SM2 bonus stuff | EX001 | Post-SM2 sidequests, minigames & more!
Storyline Mission 3 | G1103 | Besaid island in trouble?
Post-SM3 bonus stuff | EX002 | Post-SM3 sidequests, minigames & more!
Storyline Mission 4 | G1104 | Mission to 1000 years old city.
Storyline Mission 5 | G1105 | Kilika island is in 'awesome' trouble.
Storyline Mission 6 | G1106 | Disguising done the girly way!
Mid-SM6 bonus stuff | EX003 | Mid-SM6 sidequests, minigames & more!
Post-SM6 bonus stuff | EX004 | Post-SM6 sidequests, minigames & more!
Storyline Mission 7 | G1107 | Infiltration nation!
Storyline Mission 8 | G1108 | What was lost can be found... again.
Post-SM8 bonus stuff | EX005 | Post-SM8 sidequests, minigames & more!
Storyline Mission 9 | G1109 | Besaid in trouble... for real this time.
Storyline Mission 10 | G1110 | A fiery doom of Kilika island.
Post-SM10 bonus stuff| EX006 | Post-SM10 sidequests, minigames & more!
Storyline Mission 11 | G1111 | An electrifying trip to Djose temple.
Post-SM11 bonus stuff| EX007 | Post-SM11 sidequests, minigames & more!
Storyline Mission 12 | G1112 | Moonflow Marathon! Who will win?
Post-SM12 bonus stuff| EX008 | Post-SM12 sidequests, minigames & more!
Storyline Mission 13 | G1113 | Sunday stroll thru Thunder Plains.
Post-SM13 bonus stuff| EX009 | Post-SM13 sidequests, minigames & more!
Storyline Mission 14 | G1114 | En-route to final confrontation!
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12.) Items | G12000 | Wondering what an item does? Go here.
13.) Dresspheres | G1300 | All you need to know about dresspheres.
14.) Dressphere abilities | G14000 | Abilities and their effects await you.
15.) Accessories | G15000 | All effects of equipping accessories.
16.) Garment Grids | G1600 | What? How? Why? When? on Garment Grids.
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17.) Auto-Abilities | G17000 | Acc and GG abilities - explained.
18.) Via Infinito | G1800 | Master the ultimate quest!
19.) Minigames | G1900 | Rules & Regulations it's good to know.
20.) Bestiary | G20000 | All the fiends, all the info.
21.) FAQ section | G2100 | Have an FAQ? Check its answer here.
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22.) Past Revisions | G2200 | History of this guide resides here...
23.) Credits | G2300 | All who contributed... Thank you.
24.) Contact Info | G2400 | Find out how to reach me.
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03.) LATEST UPDATES - G0300 - ALPHA02
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# Polishing the guide.
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04.) INTRODUCTION - G0400
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Hello! I am Damir Kolar and I welcome you to my new project. Once again I
have decided to write for a Final Fantasy game - more specifically a guide to
Final Fantasy X-2, a sequel to highly successful Final Fantasy X.
The day was 11th September 2003. It was then when I created this guide - on
that day first lines of the guide have been added and walkthrough started.
What you're looking at today is the result of that work. Now, allow me to
address some things:
- If you take a quick scan thru my guide, you won't find 100% completion
checkpoints anywhere. I was thinking about including it, but in the end
decided against it. Why bother with % checkpoints anyway? If you have
downloaded this guide and are following it by the letter, then I guarantee
you'll get 100% in the end in *single* playthrough, provided you follow the
selections I make.
- If, on the other hand, you've downloaded my guide, but are disappointed not
to see % checks, then crossreference my guide with other guides, that do
include this feature. You now have twice the insurance that 100% will be
yours in the end.
- Spoiler issue. I'm a player of the game, just like you (who is reading this
guide) are. First time I've played through the game was completely by
myself - I haven't been using any guides, therefore nothing was spoiled for
me. All the story elements that were supposed to surprise me had such
effect. And I will NOT spoil such story elements for you.
- With that in mind, this is the way this guide is written. To include as
little spoilers as possible. Let me ask you this: Say you meet character X
very early in the game and he proves to be a friend. Now, you're close to
the end of the game and you open a guide to find some help you need. You
accidentally 'trip' over final boss entry where it clearly says - BOSS
battle: Character X. Now if this doesn't cause you to go ballistic, I don't
know what will. I know the feeling cos I've had the displeasure of running
into few such accidents.
- Have a problem with that or how I 'mask' spoilers? My guide is not the only
one out there, you know. I'm not forcing you to use mine, but if you use
others, then you better be prepared for lots of potential spoilers, which
will ruin the element of surprise for you. Also, people that have problems
with how I write my guide are in great minority.
- Usage of abbreviations. When you're in my place writing a guide for the
game of such proportions, then complain about using too many abbreviations.
You have no idea how immensely helpful abbreviations are for me when
writing a guide. Besides, you will only need to look it up once or twice
(maybe thrice) before it becomes second nature.
- Finding information. Aside mentioning CTRL+F feature, this guide is chipped
up in major sections, making it very easy for you to find what you're
looking for. You looking for specific accessory? Look into Accessories
section, where all of them are listed alphabetically per category. CTRL+F,
punching in the code and you're there. Same with just about anything.
- NTSC-J, NTSC or PAL coverage. I own all three versions of the game, and I
also own FFX-2 International + Last Mission, thus ensuring this guide covers
all four versions.
Are you ready? Power up your PS2, open the disc tray, pop in FFX-2 DVD, close
the disc tray, wait for starting credits (or press Start to skip), then select
New Game. The journey continues...
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05.) ABBREVIATIONS - G0500
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There will be a lot of abbreviations. They're as follows...
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1stcross etc. ----- successive cross* | AAB ------------------ Auto Abilities
acc ---------- accessory, accessories | ACCU ------------- accuracy statistic
ACCU down ---- ACCU stat decreased*** | ACCU up ------- ACCU stat increased**
ACTA ------ active type DSP abilities | ACTIC ----------------- Action-cancel
AGL ------- agility (speed) statistic | AP ------------------- Ability points
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ATB -------------- Active time battle | AULI ---------------------- Auto-Life
BER ------------------------- Berserk | BR ---------- item that can be bribed
CATT ------------------ counterattack | cca -------------- in rough estimates
CH1 ----------------------- chapter 1 | CH2 ----------------------- chapter 2
CH3 ----------------------- chapter 3 | CH4 ----------------------- chapter 4
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CH5 ----------------------- chapter 5 | chr ---------------- single character
chrs ------------ multiple characters | CON ------------------------- Confuse
CRIT ----------------------- critical | CRITD ------ critical (double) damage
cross -------------------- crossroads | CTB --------- Conditional time battle
CTIM ------------------ charging time | CUR --------------------------- Curse
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DAR ------------------------ Darkness | DEF ------ physical defense statistic
DEF down ------ DEF stat decreased*** | DEF up --------- DEF stat increased**
DELEF ------------------ Delay effect | DOOM --------------------------- Doom
DR -------- item dropped after battle | DSP ---------------------- dressphere
E ------------------------------ east | EJE --------------------------- Eject
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ELEMWEAK (WKN) ----- weak VS this el. | ELEMHALF (HLV) --- strong VS this el.
ELEMIMM (IMM) ---- immune VS this el. | ELEMABS (ABS) - absorb el. as HP rec.
EPCOM ------------- Episode Complete! | EPCON ------------ Episode Concluded!
esp ---------------------- especially | EVA --------------- evasion statistic
EVA down ------ EVA stat decreased*** | EVA up --------- EVA stat increased**
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EXP --------------- Experience points | EXP=O --- EXP and AP received is zero
FATT ---------------- fire based MATK | FATTP --------------- fire based PATK
FRATT --- MATK dealing fractional dmg | FRATTP -- PATK dealing fractional dmg
FIR ---------------------------- fire | fire mgd ------------- fire based mgd
fire phd ------------- fire based phd | GG --------------------- Garment Grid
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GRA ------------------------- gravity | GRATT ------------ gravity based MATK
GRATTP ----------- gravity based PATK | gravity mgd ------- gravity based mgd
gravity phd ------- gravity based phd | HAS --------------------------- Haste
HATT ---------------- holy based MATK | HATTP --------------- holy based PATK
HOL ---------------------------- holy | holy mgd ------------- holy based mgd
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holy phd ------------- holy based phd | HP ----------------------- Hit points
HS -------------------------- Hotspot | IATT ----------------- ice based MATK
IATTP ---------------- ice based PATK | ICE ----------------------------- ice
ice mgd --------------- ice based mgd | ice phd --------------- ice based phd
INVIN -------------------- Invincible | ITCH -------------------------- itchy
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KO ---------------------- knocked out | LATT ----------- lightning based MATK
LATTP ---------- lightning based PATK | LIG ----------------------- lightning
light mgd ------- lightning based mgd | light phd ------- lightning based phd
LUCK ----------------- luck statistic | LUCK down ---- LUCK stat decreased***
LUCK up ------- LUCK stat increased** | MAG ----------- magic power statistic
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MAG down ------ MAG stat decreased*** | MAG up --------- MAG stat increased**
MATK ----------------- magical attack | MCW ------------- Main command window
MCWc -- 'Main command window' command | MDEF -------- magic defense statistic
MDEF down ---- MDEF stat decreased*** | MDEF up ------- MDEF stat increased**
mgd -------------------- magic damage | MN ---------------- mission navigator
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MP --------------------- Magic points | N ----------------------------- north
na ------------------- not applicable | NATT ------------- non-elemental MATK
NE ------------------------ northeast | NEGSE -------- negative status effect
NS ------------------ nothing special | NULLM --------- Magic invulnerability
NULLP ------ Physical invulnerability | NW ------------------------ northwest
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OSF ------------------- oversoul form | PASA ----- passive type DSP abilities
PATK ---------------- physical attack | PET ------------------- Petrification
phd ----------------- physical damage | POI -------------------------- Poison
POSSE -------- positive status effect | prob. ------------------- probability
PRO ------------------------- Protect | RECTIM ---------------- recovery time
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REF ------------------------- Reflect | REG --------------------------- Regen
RGF --- regular (not oversouled) form | S ----------------------------- south
SCW -------------- Sub command window | SDSP ------------- Special dressphere
SE ------------------------ southeast | SHAT --------------------- Shattering
SHE --------------------------- Shell | SIL ------------------------- Silence
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SLE --------------------------- Sleep | SLOW --------------------------- Slow
SSP --------------------- save sphere | SSTLV ----------- Status' stack level
SSWT ------------------ sphere switch | ST ----------- item stolen from enemy
STATT ----------- special type attack | std ------------- special type damage
STIMM --------------- status immunity | STOP --------------------------- Stop
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STR ----- strength (attack) statistic | STR down ------ STR stat decreased***
STR up --------- STR stat increased** | SW ------------------------ southwest
VS --------------------------- versus | W ------------------------------ west
WAT --------------------------- water | water mgd ----------- water based mgd
water phd ----------- water based phd | WATT --------------- water based MATK
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WATTP -------------- water based PATK | %DMG -------------- fractional damage
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* - Applies only to particular dungeon currently in progress. For example,
Storyline Mission 2 has a dungeon inside which I found two crossroads, hence
I refer to them as 1stcross and 2ndcross.
** - These seven statuses have positive stacking effect. They can be stacked
10 times for achieving maximum effect.
*** - These seven statuses have negative stacking effect. They can be stacked
10 times for achieving maximum effect.
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06.) MEET THE GIRLS! - G0600
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Main issues addressed in this section are:
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Yuna's background information ----------------------------------------- G0601
Rikku's background information ---------------------------------------- G0602
Paine's background information ---------------------------------------- G0603
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Yello. In this short section I'll list down some of background information
regarding three gals whose actions and decisions you'll be in total control
of. Without too much blah blah let's begin!
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YUNA - G0601 | AGE: 19 | JOINS: Halfway thru storyline mission 1
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BACKGROUND | Daughter of high summoner Braska, the second-to-last
summoner who was able to defeat Sin 12 years ago. Like her father, she has
made an amazing deed of defeating Sin 2 years ago, only this time Sin is gone
for good. With the disappearance of Sin summoners no longer needed to be
sacrificed in order for people of Spira to live in peace - therefore aeons
(or fayth) were no longer needed as well. Following Sin's defeat Yuna now
throws away summoner job - she has chosen more advanced form of artillery...
dual guns! She joins forces with Rikku and Paine to form YRP, a group of
sphere hunters. Of course, they're not the only group of sphere hunters on
the face of Spira.
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BACKGROUND | Daughter of Cid (leader of the Al Bhed people from Final
Fantasy X) and Yuna's relative. Her cheerful and happy attitude is sure to
keep you entertained for the whole game. Youngest gal of the bunch, but by no
means the weakest, her weapons of choice are dual knives. And dual knives are
usually weapons of thieves... yep, you guessed it, our sweet Rikku is a thief
(like that's something new, hehe). She's the second member of YRP group.
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BACKGROUND | Unlike Yuna and Rikku, Paine is a new character. I won't
reveal too much information about her background, because it is heavily tied
to the story of FFX-2, so you'll need to find out for yourself. She forms
third and final chain of YRP group.
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07.) CONTROL BASICS - G0700
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Basic control explanations -------------------------------------------- G0701
Battle screen controls ------------------------------------------------ G0702
Field screen controls ------------------------------------------------- G0703
Menu screen controls -------------------------------------------------- G0704
Shop screen controls -------------------------------------------------- G0705
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I'll get you started by explaining what are the controls you'll be using when
playing the game. There are four distinctive control modes you'll have to get
used to. These are battle screen controls (inside random or boss battle),
field screen controls (when walking about), main menu screen controls (when
inside many menus, accessible with triangle button) and shop controls. May be
hard for a start, but you'll get a grasp of it in ten minutes.
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Up/down dir.b. - move cursor
Left analog stick - move cursor, change between command sets
Left/right dir.b. - change between command sets
Right analog stick - not used
X button - confirm selection, advance to next selection
Circle button - cancel selection, return to previous selection
Triangle button - skips girl's turn and selects next girl
Square button - used in Scan screen
L1 button - switches between Dress Up and MCW on girl's turn
L2 button - not used
R1 button - allows Special Dress Up when requirements are met; is
used during gunner's Trigger Happy attack
R2 button - not used
Start button - pauses the game (disabled during certain scenes)
Select button - not used
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Direct. buttons - move character about
Left analog stick - move character about
Right analog stick - not used
X button - confirm selection, advance to next sel., talk, examine
Circle button - cancel selection, return to previous sel.
Triangle button - enter main menu
Square button - press near people to activate selections (this function
is available only during certain missions!)
L1 button - used in some minigames
L2 button - used in some minigames
R1 button - used in some minigames
R2 button - used in some minigames
Start button - pause the game (disabled during some scenes)
Select button - not used
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Direct. buttons - move cursor
Left analog stick - move cursor
Right analog stick - not used
X button - confirm selection, advance to next selection
Circle button - cancel selection, return to previous selection
Triangle button - used in GG menu
Square button - not used
L1 button - switch characters
L2 button - scroll menu list upward (or backward)
R1 button - switch characters
R2 button - scroll menu list downward (or forward)
Start button - not used
Select button - not used
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Direct. buttons - move cursor*
Left analog stick - move cursor*
Right analog stick - not used
X button - confirm selection, advance to next selection
Circle button - cancel selection, return to previous selection
Triangle button - not used
Square button - not used
L1 button - not used
L2 button - scroll menu list upward (or backward)
R1 button - not used
R2 button - scroll menu list downward (or forward)
Start button - not used
Select button - not used
* When buying desired item, pressing right increases amount of item bought by
1 unit, while pressing up increases the amount by 10 units. Likewise,
pressing left decreases the amount by 1, and down by 10 units. This is a fast
way of buying items in lots of quantities.
Finally, pressing L1, L2, R1, R2, Select and Start buttons all together
performs soft reset and returns you to start up menu. Soft reset is disabled
during certain sequences and during battle animations.
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08.) MAIN MENU - G0800
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Main issues addressed in this section are:
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General info about main menu ------------------------------------------ G0801
Main menu - Items heading --------------------------------------------- G0802
Main menu - White magic heading --------------------------------------- G0803
Main menu - Equip heading --------------------------------------------- G0804
Main menu - Garment Grids (or Result Plate) heading ------------------- G0805
Main menu - Abilities heading ----------------------------------------- G0806
Main menu - Accessories heading --------------------------------------- G0807
Main menu - Dresspheres heading --------------------------------------- G0808
Main menu - Config heading -------------------------------------------- G0809
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1. Access the menu by pressing Triangle button anytime when on Field screen.
2. In top row help line is displayed, showing information on what does
selected part of Triangle menu do (there's eight headings total).
3. Covering most of central right part girls' data is displayed, containing
info on girl's name, current level, current / MAX HP, current / MAX MP,
dressphere girl is equipped with and any possible negative statuses that
linger after battle (such as poison or KO).
4. Covering left third of the screen are eight menu headings. These are
explained in deeper depths a bit below.
5. On rock bottom you'll find time you've played FFX-2 so far, amount of Gil
and your current location (also shown on globe of Spira).
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You'll spend quite a bit of time with one of your best friends, the items.
What follows is explanation of this menu...
1. The top of the screen is reserved for help line that tells you what a
selected item does when used or what are its effects in battle.
2. Below help line is a line with three commands:
USE: Let's you use items in your inventory. Note that only a
fraction of items is usable, ie those that restore HP and MP
and negative status changes - items that cannot be used are
greyed out. To use say Potion, place the cursor on it and press
X. A small window with pics of three gals, for each showing
current/max HP and MP. Select gal you want to use Potion on and
press Circle to complete the healing. Reapply as necessary, and
press Circle to exit this submenu.
SORT: Let's you sort out items in your inventory, either Auto or
Manual. By selecting Auto items will be arranged automatically,
and by selecting Manual you're in the control. Place the cursor
on the item you wish to put somewhere else and press X.
Blinking cursor will appear near first selected item. What you
do now is position another cursor at the second item. When X is
pressed again, these two items will switch places.
Note: The order in which items are arranged also affects order
of items when accessed in battles.
KEY ITEMS: Here all you can do is view key items you've acquired so far.
3. Lastly, most of the rest of the screen is reserved for items you currently
possess; first a name of the item, followed by the amount of that
particular item. You can hold a maximum of 99 units of one type of item.
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This will also be one of your most used menus. Use this menu to heal, revive
or otherwise aid your girls when your MP is shooting thru the roof or you
lack the appropriate items.
1. First step in understanding white magic menu is to select a girl you wish
to employ for healing. Note that once you obtain white mage DSP, all three
girls gain access to Cure. However, you must equip white mage DSP on the
girls in order to have them learn additional white magics. One more
precaution is to be noted here: if say Yuna learns Curaga, only Yuna will
be able to use Curaga in white magic menu! Curaga will not be accessible
to Rikku or Paine, simply cos they need to learn it first.
2. When you select the gal you wish to toy with, take a look at the top of
the screen - there a help line that tells you what a selected white magic
does when used (Cure, Cura, Curaga etc.) or what are its effects in battle
(Protect, Shell, Reflect etc.) resides.
3. Below help line a pic of selected gal with her basic info is displayed.
4. And finally, the big list of all white magics selected girl has learned so
far by training faithfully in white mage DSP. Read point 1 of this heading
to learn how to increase amount of white magics available. Only magics
that are displayed in white can be used - those greyed out cannot be used
outside battle.
5. Once you've decided on which white magic you want to use, place the cursor
on it and press X. A small window with pics of three gals, for each
showing current/max HP and MP. Select gal you want to use white magic on
and press X to complete the healing. Reapply as necessary, and press
Circle to exit this submenu.
6. You may switch between girls by pressing L1/R1.
7. You won't be able to use White Magic with a certain girl if she doesn't
have enough MP, is petrified, KO-ed or silenced. Cure relevant status
first, then you will be able to cast magic in this menu.
8. It isn't necessary to have a girl equipped with white mage DSP in order to
use white magic.
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Another of most used menus, if not *the* most. Use this menu to properly
equip the girls with GG, DSP and two acc. At the same time you will be able
to view any and all changes done to girl's statistics, main command window (a
battle term explained below) and auto-abilities girl will gain.
1. First step in mastering equipment menu is to select a girl for equipping.
2. You're sure used to it now, aren't you? Help line at the top, I mean.
3. In top right corner you will always see basic info on selected girl (basic
info containing name, current level, current / MAX HP, current / MAX MP,
DSP girl is equipped with and any possible negative statuses that linger
after battle (such as poison or KO).
4. Below selected girl's basic info you'll find her stats, MCW commands and
AAB that girl has been bestowed with as a result of already equipped acc.
5. Garment Grid (or Result Plate) entry is displayed below help line. It
tells you what GG selected girl is currently using. Only one GG can be
equipped at a time! If you wish to change GG being used, press X when
cursor is hovering over GG entry.
6. You'll be taken to GG submenu. In bottom left corner a list of all GGs you
obtained so far will be displayed. Move thru the list with up/down, or
press L2/R2 to scroll thru the list. When desired GG is chosen, press X to
equip that particular GG. Note that you can only choose GG into which you
have inserted at least one DSP. GG without inserted DSP will be greyed out
and cannot be equipped (read Garment Grid heading below for more info on
how you insert DSP!).
7. While you're choosing GG, pay attention to the right of the screen - an
overview of currently pointed-at-GG is displayed, along with information
on that GG displayed below. For more info on GG read Garment Grid heading
below. Finally, when GG is equipped, you'll be prompted to select one of
DSP inserted into lastly selected GG. Press X and equipping GG is done.
8. Dressphere entry is used to change jobs for the girl. If you wish to
change job being used, press X when cursor is hovering over DSP entry.
You'll be taken to an overview of GG currently equipped - it will also
display all DSP inserted into that GG. Move the cursor about and press X
to change the job or Circle to cancel.
9. Pay attention to girl's stats and MCW. Many of the jobs drastically change
stats and may add new commands to girl's MCW - of course, it may also
delete or replace them, so be careful. In case of stats, this is what you
need to look out for:
- stats that will increase after job change are displayed in blue
- stats that will decrease after job change are displayed in red
10. Accessory entry is used to change accessories equipped on the girl. If
you wish to change acc being used, press X when cursor is hovering over
acc entry.
11. You'll be taken to a list of all acc you have acquired so far - this list
is located in bottom left corner. Move thru the list with up/down, or
press L2/R2 to scroll thru the list. When desired acc is chosen, press X
to equip that particular acc. Note that you can only equip up to two acc!
You will notice sometimes greyed out acc at the bottom of the list -
nothing worrying about that, because those are acc equipped by other two
girls.
12. Pay attention to girl's stats, MCW and AAB. Many acc drastically change
stats and may add new commands to girl's MCW. In addition, some acc also
possess innate AAB, which will take effect as soon as relevant acc is
equipped. To repeat the teaching on stat changes:
- stats that will increase after acc is equipped are displayed in blue
- stats that will decrease after acc is equipped are displayed in red
Note that bottom choice in acc list removes the acc equipped.
13. Then we have 10 statistics girls can have fun with. These are:
HP - Stands for Hit Points. Shown are two numbers: first is current HP,
second is MAX HP. If first number is depleted to 0, girl is KO-ed
and can no longer participate in battle unless revived. Higher HP
means that girls can last longer in battle.
MP - Stands for Magic Points. Shown are two numbers: first is current
MP, second is MAX MP. If first number is depleted to 0, girl
cannot use any type of abilities that consume MP. More MP means
more showtime in battle.
STR - Stands for Strength. It affects amount of physical damage girl can
deal to enemies. Higher STR is, more damage girl does.
DEF - Stands for Defense. It affects girl's resistance to any type of
physical attacks. Please note that there are PATK that ignore DEF
stat. Higher DEF is, less damage girl receives from PATK.
MAG - Stands for Magic Power. It affects amount of magical damage girl
can do to enemies, as well as potency of healing-type abilities.
Higher MAG is, more magic damage girl does.
MDEF - Stands for Magic Defense. It affects girl's resistance to any type
of magical attacks. Please note that there are MATK that ignore
MDEF stat. Higher MDEF is, less damage girl receives from MATK.
AGL - Stands for Agility. It affects girl's ATB filling rate and length
of ATB bar. Higher AGL is, shorter ATB bar is and it fills faster.
ACCU - Stands for Accuracy. It affects girl's ability to successfully
strike foes with any type of physical attacks. Higher ACCU is,
more successful girl is when hitting enemies.
EVA - Stands for Evasion. It affects girl's probability of evading any
type of physical attacks launched by foes. Higher EVA is, more
skilled girl is at dodging. Please note that there are PATK which
cannot be evaded at all.
LUCK - Stands for Luck. It affects: girl's probability of successfully
striking the enemy, girl's probability of successfully dodging
PATK launched by enemies and girl's probability of landing
critical hits.
LUCK affects only these three aspects and *nothing else*. Battle
spoils, items stolen during battle and/or anything else is not
affected by gameplay luck.
14. HP can go as high as 99999.
MP can go as high as 999.
For the eight remaining stats max value is 255.
15. In lower left corner another piece of important info is hiding - it shows
girl's current EXP and how many EXP is needed before girl reaches next
level.
14. You may switch between girls by pressing L1/R1.
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Pressing X on this menu will immediately launch you into GG submenu. Use it
to view GG you've obtained so far, learn important information on GG's
effects when equipped, to insert DSP into GG or to just have fun.
1. The helpful help line on the top is always there.
2. On the left a list of all GG you obtained so far is displayed. Move thru
the list with up/down, or press L2/R2 to scroll thru the list. Note how
there are varying amount of empty slots and strange symbols on every GG
you view? Empty slots are called NODES, whereas strange symbols are
referred to as GATES.
3. You use nodes to insert DSP into them. Gates grant special properties to
the girl when girl passes thru the gate as a result of dresschange (I'll
discuss special properties stuff in Battle System entry of the guide).
Once you select GG you wish to rearrange, press X and DSP list will
appear, containing all DSP you've found so far (if GG in question is
already being equipped on one of the girls, you'll get a warning asking
you if you really wish to continue - select yes to proceed or no to
cancel).
4. Move thru DSP list with up/down, or press L2/R2 to scroll thru the list.
Press X at desired DSP you wish to insert into GG - now cursor jumps at
one of the available nodes. Set DSP with X, cancel selection with Circle,
or remove already inserted DSP with Triangle.
5. At the bottom of DSP list three commands are awaiting (ALPHA1001):
AUTO - will automatically fill up GG with appropriate combination of
available DSP
REARRANGE - allows you to manually switch DSP's places on GG: place the
cursor on DSP you wish to put somewhere else and press X;
blinking cursor will appear near first selected DSP - what
you do now is position another cursor at the second DSP; when
X is pressed again, these two DSP will switch places
REMOVE ALL - automatically removes all DSP inserted into GG
Once you're done inserting DSP, press Circle to leave this submenu. Now
continue inserting DSP into other GG or press Circle again to return to
main menu.
6. Right half of the screen shows how does GG look like. Below information
about GG is displayed - this info tells you what are the effects of GG
when it is equipped and what benefits do girls gain if during Dress Up
they pass thru one of the gates. More detailed info on this aspect will be
listed in Battle System entry of this guide.
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Use this menu to check up on abilities girls are learning. Each DSP has a
unique set of abilities that can be learned. Although abilities follow a set
learning pattern, it is not always the best one, therefore it is in your best
interest that you check this menu often and set abilities to be learned.
1. First step in mastering abilities menu is to select a girl, whose
abilities you wish to tamper with.
2. Help line at the top, anyone?
3. In top right corner you will always see basic info on selected girl (basic
info containing name, current level, current / MAX HP, current / MAX MP,
dressphere girl is equipped with and any possible negative statuses that
linger after battle (such as poison or KO).
4. Below selected girl's basic info you'll find her stats, MCW commands and
AAB that girl has been bestowed with as a result of already equipped acc.
This part of information is gone while you're selecting abilities to be
learned.
5. DSP list is displayed below help line. It displays all DSP you've obtained
so far - at the bottom of this list you may find DSP with unique icon,
which is unique to the girl in question. This is a SDSP - each of the
girls has one. For example, Yuna's SDSP is called Floral Fallal, while
Rikku's is Machina Maw. Abilities on SDSP are also unique to the girl in
question.
6. Now that we've established a connection, let's explain what do % numbers
next to DSP mean. For example, let's choose Yuna. Her gunner DSP has 5%,
whilst warrior DSP has 50%. What does that tell you? In short, it tells
you percentage of mastery for that particular DSP. In example above, we
see that Yuna has mastered only 5% of gunner DSP (meaning she learned few
abilities), whereas she has 50% mastery over warrior (meaning she learned
a lot of abilities).
7. Once all abilities for certain DSP are learned, a 'MASTER' sign will
appear to the right of DSP's name, meaning that say Yuna has mastered that
particular DSP.
8. Let's learn how to set abilities for learning, shall we? First select DSP
you wish to toy with - you'll be taken to a list of abilities for that
DSP. As a rule of thumb, some abilities are already learned when you
obtain new DSP. Let's use an example - Yuna's songstress DSP will have
Darkness Dance ability already learned. You will see that Sleepy Shuffle
ability is being learned next. But let's say we don't like Sleepy Shuffle
to be learned next, we would like Battle Cry. So what do you do?
9. Simply move the cursor using directionals or left stick and place it on
Support Song, then press X to finish the preparation. From now on, any AP
gained in battle will go into learning Battle Cry.
10. Be advised of the following: if Yuna is in battle as songstress, she will
be learning abilities specific to songstress DSP only! If you wish to
learn say one of samurai's abilities, Yuna must transform into samurai.
11. AP gained, you ask? See some numbers next to the abilities names? Let's
use an example again, shall we?
Example: Battle Cry - 0 / 10
As you see, name of the ability is followed by two numbers. Second number
denotes amount of AP needed before ability is learned. First number
denotes amount of AP gained so far - once the AP requirement is met,
ability is learned and can be used in battle.
12. How are AP obtained? In a variety of ways... by using skills a specific
DSP offers (Attack command doesn't count), using an item, killing an
enemy, or using some unique skills offered by acc/GG.
Oddly enough, there are some exceptions to the rule:
- using Machina Maw's Attack command nets 1 AP when used
- Floral's Great Whirl nets 3 AP for using it
- using Machina Maw's Shockwave command nets 2 AP when used
- Machina Maw's Shockstorm command awards 2 AP when used
- Machina Maw's Vajra attack awards 3 AP when used
- Nab Gil / Mug commands ALWAYS award 1 AP when used, even if unsuccessful
- Floral Fallal's Flare Whirl awards 2 AP when used
13. NO AP is awarded if one of following events happens:
- special effect did not work (say you were trying to poison a fiend)
- HP and/or MP were healed, but bar was already full
- stealing attempt failed
- attack used didn't cause any damage
- chr's status wasn't cured
- you use Attack command (sole exception mentioned above)
14. How come some abilities aren't displayed? There are two reasons for that.
- You must learn some prerequisite abilities first. For example, Yuna's
Trigger Happy Lv3 will not appear for learning until you have learned
Trigger Happy Lv2.
- You must obtain a special item before certain ability is enabled for a
job.
15. While you're selecting job to be tampered with, you may switch between
girls with R1/L1. While you're selecting abilities to be learned, you may
switch between DSP with L1/R1.
16. Once the ability accumulates predetermined amount of AP in order to be
learned, the two numbers are replaced with a MASTER sign - meaning you've
mastered that ability and can now use it in battle.
17. There's one more major difference you must be aware of - distinguishing
between active and passive abilities.
ACTIVE ABILITIES - Active abilities are abilities you can choose from
when inside battles. Once an ACTA is selected, and
CTIM (if it's necessary) is full, ACTA will be
executed. Example of two ACTA: Cura and Protect
abilities of white mage.
PASSIVE ABILITIES - Passive abilities are abilities that are always in
effect. You don't have to choose them - well, you
aren't able to - they work automatically as soon as
DSP is equipped. Example of two PASA: Slowproof and
Stopproof abilities of thief DSP.
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This will be a real easy one to handle. Once you select Accessories, you'll
be taken to gigantic list of all acc you've obtained so far.
1. Help line at the top, anyone?
2. Then you'll see two commands displayed.
MANUAL - Let's you sort out items in your inventory. Place the cursor on
the acc you wish to put somewhere else and press X. Blinking
cursor will appear near first selected acc. What you do now is
position another cursor at the second acc. When X is pressed
again, these two acc will switch places.
AUTO - Acc will be arranged automatically.
3. When satisfied with arrangement, back out by pressing Circle.
4. You can hold a maximum of 99 units of one type of acc.
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Easy as pie again (sighs in relief). What do you do here anyway? Not much,
except read some information on DSP you've acquired so far (ignores help line
on top).
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In here you may toy around with 10 different aspects of gameplay (ignores
help line on top yet again).
1. First entry gets to deal around with Spherechanges sequences. By choosing
leftmost option you will always view full transformation, by selecting
middle you will only see second part of transformation, and selecting
rightmost will show quickest Dress Up you ever saw (please note that
transformations you get to see for the first time are viewed in their full
glory, and are then shortened).
2. Second entry deals with ATB. You may select Active ATB (time ticks even
when you're choosing items to be used, magic to be cast, enemy to be
attacked etc.) or Wait ATB (time is stopped while you're choosing items to
be used, magic to be cast, enemy to be attacked etc.). For starters I
recommend choosing Wait ATB.
3. Third one dictates the speed of ATB bar, from slowest (leftmost choice) to
fastest (rightmost choice).
4. Fourth entry applies to cursor - Memory setting will leave the cursor
hanging near last command used, while Reset will always point the cursor
at first command in girls' MCW.
5. Fifth one turns help line in battles on/off. I suggest leaving it on, for
it may happen that you forget what does a particular item do. Or you may
forget what does the ability you want to use do.
6. Sixth one dictates your vibration settings, which you can turn on or
off... kinky, hehehe. If you're an avid player (like myself), turn
vibration off - otherwise your hands will be hurting in the long run.
7. Seventh option turns subtitles during convos on/off.
8. Eighth option turns name subtitles during conversations on/off.
9. Ninth option turns minimap, which is displayed when walking around field
screen, on/off. IMO you should always leave this on - it shows your
current direction and your whereabouts.
10. Tenth option lets you choose between stereo/mono sound.
11. Final option allows you to change screen position by pressing and holding
Square and using directionals or left stick to move the screen.
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09.) BATTLE SYSTEM - G0900
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Main issues addressed in this section are:
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Battle preparations ----------- G0901 | Battle start ------------------ G0902
Main command window ----------- G0903 | Sub command window ------------ G0904
ATB bar / window -------------- G0905 | Character bar ----------------- G0906
Battle tips & tricks ---------- G0907 | Distance effect --------------- G0908
Range effect ------------------ G0909 | Effect of the 'arc' ----------- G0910
Hit the front or behind? ------ G0911 | Chaining ---------------------- G0912
Active / Wait atb mode -------- G0913 | Green / white numbers --------- G0914
Elemental properties ---------- G0915 | Battle end -------------------- G0916
Post-battle info -------------- G0917 |
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---------------------- A - BATTLE PREPARATIONS - G0901 ----------------------
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1. Equip your girls prior to battle with two pieces of acc (of course, right
from the start you won't have any acc, but soon your acc collection will
increase giving you the necessary edge in battle). Yes, I know that you
can't predict what lies in future battle, but you're better off having at
least something equipped than having nothing.
2. Always save whenever you see SSP, as they are invaluable to your progress.
Not only do they restore party's HP/MP to full and recover any status
changes that linger post-battle, but once you're after a certain tough
spot in the game, you'll have a deep 'Phew!' after not having to repeat it
again, should you encounter a game over afterwards.
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As you wander around in Field screen, suddenly a TV screen will shatter! Not
literally, but it is your warning that random battle has just issued! One of
three possible encounter setups await you:
1. Your party encounters enemy party and ATB bar is randomly outlined. It can
happen that all three girls have a turn before all enemies, or all enemies
act before girls do.
2. Your party is ambushed by enemy party. You'll know so by word 'Ambushed!'
that appears at the top of battle screen. All enemies will act first. It
doesn't matter how high girls' AGL is, enemies will always act first. Once
enemies use the advantage of free attack, ATB returns to regular program.
3. Your party ambushes enemy party. You'll know so by words 'Pre-emptive
strike!' that appears at top of battle screen. All girls will go first,
regardless of AGL stat of the enemies. Once girls use the advantage of
free attack, ATB order returns to regular program.
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This is the command menu you'll be using the most when in battle. It is
located in lower left of battle screen. It houses several different commands
you can choose from (commands available to you depend on DSP used). Not all
commands are available straight away when DSP is equipped - but once you
learn a specific ability that falls into one of the command categories, that
command will become selectable. Each command, when chosen, will as next step
require you to select a target, or lead you to a submenu where even more
options await you. For a complete and detailed information on various MCW
commands, throw a look at section 14, Dressphere abilities. Here I'll list
the four most important ones.
1. ATTACK (attack an enemy with equipped weapon)
Very simple. After you select Attack command, you'll be prompted to select
one of the targets on the battlefield. By default marker (which is in a shape
of gold triangle) will point to one of the enemies on the battlefield. Choose
carefully who you want to attack. If help window is enabled (you'll know so
by the additional line at top of the screen), it'll show the name of the
target you're attempting to attack (note that if target has been affected by
status changes, you will see small icons of those changes to the right of
target's name). Once the target is selected, girl performing the action will
try to physically attack the target.
2. ITEM (use an item)
Select this to be taken to another submenu, where you select an item, then
select the target to use that item on and press X for one final time. Item
command is available to any job.
3. DRESS UP (change jobs)
On any girl's turn press L1 to be taken to that girl's equipped GG. It will
be displayed on most of the screen, while in upper right corner you will be
able to view flow of battle in a minimized window. Choose one of DSP (which
*isn't* DSP currently equipped) and press X to have the girl change into new
job. You can only select DSP that are one link away from currently equipped
DSP (gates aren't included in this equation). If the job change causes the
girl to take a pass thru one of the gates on GG, then she may be bestowed
with a special effect, like gaining new spell, gaining element properties to
her PATK or increasing certain statistics. Detailed information on special
effects granted are discussed in Garment Grid section of this guide.
4. SPECIAL DRESS UP (change into special DSP)
If one of the girls has changed into every single DSP she has inserted on her
currently equipped GG (all nodes on GG must be occupied by DSP!), and on that
girl's turn, press L1 to be taken to that girl's equipped GG. Special Dress
Up command will appear - press R1 to activate it, then press X to complete
the process. Other two girls will leave the battlefield and girl doing
Special Dress Up will transform into some serious kick-ass job. Even though
girl fights alone, her transformation has three independent parts - you will
have to input commands for each part.
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This screen is also found in lower left of battle screen. But to access it,
you must press right when in main command screen. It houses one single
command you can choose from.
1. ESCAPE (run away from battle)
Select it, and then press X for girl to attempt to escape; she may or may not
succeed in escaping. Any you can't escape from boss fights and some special
battles.
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Alpha and Omega of the battle, you *must* learn to use ATB efficiently. When
it's time to do battle, ATB bar is your destiny. ATB is displayed in lower
right corner of the screen. I'll try my best to explain the flow of it in
easy-to-understand nature with a help of few pics along the way to illustrate
some examples.
1. First rule: When girl's ATB is full, *only then* can she issue a command
to be used for her turn. Girl cannot act if her ATB is empty or half full.
It must be *full*. Remember that - always! ATB bar is represented as a
green bar - once it is full, girl has a turn and you can issue commands.
2. Second rule: Depending on DSP used, girls can have ATB bars of variable
lengths. For example, if Rikku is thief and Paine is dark knight, Rikku's
ATB bar will fill up much faster than Paine's - just to illustrate, Rikku
will be getting two turns for one Paine's.
3. Third rule: With rare exceptions, almost everything girls will try to
perform, requires CTIM. CTIM is represented by a purple bar - once purple
bar is full, CTIM for action selected is completed and action will be
executed. Different actions require different CTIM, and stronger actions
require longer CTIM. Furthermore, there are actions that are executed
immediately, but delay girl's next turn a lot (two examples follow a bit
below). You also need to take into equation girl's AGL stat - if it's very
low, it will take her forever before her ATB bar and CTIM bar will fill up
- the higher girl's AGL is, the faster / shorter those two bars will be.
4. Fourth rule: Once girl's CTIM action is executed, ATB bar may not appear.
This means that girl's turn is already up, so you can issue next command.
However, after certain types of CTIM actions ATB bar still needs to be
filled before girl can act again. Whether or not ATB bar appears after
CTIM depends on action executed. Do not worry, I'll take this into account
when explaining action is Dressphere section of this guide.
5. Example 1: Let's say that Paine in warrior has chosen to perform Armor
Break skill. Skill will not be executed immediately, instead it requires
CTIM. You'll see Paine take a special stance and an aura will appear
around her, as well as Paine's green ATB bar being replaced with purple
CTIM bar, slowly filling. Once CTIM is full, Armor Break is used on
specified target.
6. Example 2: I'll combine two aspects in this pic. Rikku is thief and Yuna
is songstress. Let's assume Rikku uses Potion and Yuna uses Darkness
Dance. Rikku's action requires CTIM, whereas Yuna's action will be
executed immediately, but her next turn will be delayed, so long green bar
represents Yuna's action, while shorter blue bar is Rikku's.
7. In addition, ATB bar also has others colors it can be bestowed with, but I
discuss these changes in the Character's condition section.
8. Any type of attack which deals damage will temporarily meddle with your
bar filling process. Do note that same also applies for fiends (even
though you can't normally see their bars).
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Character bar is situated in lower right corner of battle screen and is tied
very closely with the ATB bar. I could've thrown it in the same pool with ATB
bar, but there are differences that must be taken care of.
1. You will see three girls' bars represented in following fashion: girl's
name, followed by her current HP and MP. You can only get to view girl's
MAX HP and/or MP value if girl is targeted with relevant spell (Cure) or
item (X-Potion).
2. Pay close attention to girls' HP (especially on this one!) and MP values.
If HP is depleted to 0, girl is KO-ed and cannot fight anymore until
revived. If MP is depleted to 0, girl can't use any of MP consuming
abilities - this seriously hampers girl's fighting capabilities, so do
your best to never run out of MP.
3. HP counter comes in handy when distinguishing girl's status by looking at
the color of HP counter:
FINE - Girl is doing fine if her HP are at least 33% (and above) MAX
HP. HP counter in this case is displayed white.
CRITICAL - Girl is in critical condition once her HP fall below 33% of her
MAX HP. You will know so by two things: girl will assume
kneeling stance and her HP will be displayed yellow. She also
requires more time to act and recover from hits she's taking.
KO-ED - Girl is KO-ed (or otherwise incapacitated) if HP counter is
displayed red. This is really unfavorable for your battles, so
remedy the situation quickly.
4. MP counter comes in handy when distinguishing girl's ability to use MP
consuming actions by looking at the color of HP counter:
FINE - Girl is doing fine if her MP are at least 33% (and above) MAX
MP. MP counter in this case is displayed white.
CRITICAL - Girl hasn't got much MP to toy with if her MP fall below 33%
of her MAX MP. MP counter will be displayed yellow if this
would be the case. If her MP is too low for some MP consuming
abilities to be used, she won't be able to even select them.
OUT OF MP - Girl can't use MP consuming actions if her MP is depleted. MP
counter is displayed red in this case. This is really
unfavorable for your battles, so remedy the situation quickly.
5. Finally, sometimes you'll see a strange white bar appear instead of HP and
MP counters. When can this come in handy? If a girl is under status
change, but you don't know what that is, target that girl with status
affecting skill or status-lifting item. Voila! Instead of white bar being
empty you will see one of many symbols that represent status effect - to
name two: shield icon represents protect status, and 4-star symbol
represents regen status. Learn status' symbols well, for it will save you
in a rough situation many times.
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In here I'll list down any helpful info or hints I can think of to ease the
suffering of enemies that try to get any funny ideas... and in case they
succeed, what to do to fix the situation.
1. You lose control of a girl if she is berserked, confused, petrified or
under KO. Berserk is not necessarily bad, as she continues to attack
enemies with increased Str, you just can't control her. Confused girl is a
different story altogether - use Esuna or Remedy on her quickly... or hit
(on) her. Petrified girl is a mixed bag... if she receives any type of
damage, she will shatter and be gone from this battle permanently - Soft
or Esuna used quickly will ensure that will never happen. KO-ed girl is of
no use to you, therefore Phoenix Down or Life will give her a second
chance.
2. Increase girls' amount of turns by increasing AGL. You can do so in many
ways: Chocobo Feather, Chocobo Wing, Haste, Hastega, Auto-Haste acc or one
of many AGL-increasing skills.
3. Decrease enemies' amount of turns by decreasing their AGL or incurring
certain statuses. Decrease enemies' AGL with one of many AGL-decreasing
skills or use Delay skills to let enemies never even get the attack in.
Putting enemies to sleep and then whacking them with magic attacks is also
an excellent way of winning the battle.
4. Augment your DEF and MDEF with Protect and Shell respectively (both
increase the resistance by 50%).
5. Make enemies hit themselves with magic by having Reflect on (for permanent
effect wear Star Bracer acc).
6. Each attack enemy does to you will make them feel the pain right back with
help of Counter and Magic Counter skills. Note that you cannot counter
multitarget PATK or MATK. Only berserker DSP has counterattack skills.
7. Steal from enemies often. Many a time enemy carries an item you aren't
able to buy. Same goes for Bribing - many rare and most useful items can
be gotten that way.
8. Beware! Over the course of game enemies in certain areas are replaced by
other enemies, which are far stronger. For example: in CH1 you will
encounter Coyote on Besaid island. However, one of the enemies encountered
on Besaid in CH5 will be Malboro! Don't get me started on other areas...
9. If say both Rikku and Yuna attack same enemy, but Rikku's attack KO-es
that enemy, fret not! Yuna's attack will not go to waste - instead she
automatically targets closest enemy.
10. Pay attention to enemies' battle stances. They help tremendously in
figuring out what an enemy will do. You can easily tamper with their
status this way (for example, you see that an enemy is charging MATK, so
you throw Silence Grenade at it to disable next attack).
MAGICAL - if you see some kind of aura surround the enemy, this
usually denotes it's charging up MATK
SPECIAL PHYSICAL - if you see the enemy take funny fighting stance or
it's movement becomes faster, this usually denotes
enemy's charging a special PATK
REGULAR PHYSICAL - if enemy unleashes the attack immediately, you've been
hit with a regular PATK
11. Word 'MISS' will appear sometimes during battle. What can cause this?
- If girl is darknessed and she attacks her target with PATK, there's a
high possibility that she will miss connecting her attack to desired
target. In this case 'MISS' will pop up telling that. Similarly, if
target's EVA is way superior to attacker's ACCU, attack may miss. This
applies for both your team and the enemies.
- Casting same status on same target for second time will usually result
in a 'MISS'. For example, trying to put darkness on the enemy after it
has already been affected by it is meaningless. This isn't the case if
status effect is stackable or status has been lifted by means of
dispeling it, timelapse or hitting affected target.
- If target is asleep or stopped, PATK will always connect.
12. If at any time you're unsure of who you're targeting with an attack or
can't distinguish well enough between monster's name and its outside
appearance, throw a look at the battlefield! There will be a white circle
on the ground surronding target of your attack as well as yellow triangle
pointing down on same target.
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Totally new aspect introduced into FF genre! And hard to explain.
1. First thing to remember is that your team is not the only one with
distance effect. Enemies are capable of unleashing such attacks as well.
2. See distance effect in action in following event: let's say that your
whole team is very close to one Coyote. All three choose to physically
attack that Coyote. Now because all three are close to their target,
Coyote will sustain three attacks in short amount of time, getting 'Chain
x 2!' with ease.
3. In regards to point 2. of this issue distance effect is usually not
successful in following event: two gals are close to target Coyote, while
third gal is very far away. All three girls choose to physically attack
that Coyote - Paine's and Rikku's attack will connect immediately, while
Yuna needs say two seconds to get to where Coyote is and slice it down.
Taking this into the equation, Coyote will sustain two attacks in very
short amount of time (resulting in 'Chain x 1!'), while third attack will
*not* result in 'Chain x 2!', simply because too much time elapsed between
2nd and 3rd attack. So you will need to time your attacks effectively as
well.
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1. Sometimes range effect is applied. There isn't whole lot of attacks that
fall in this category. In fact, the only I found so far is Mr B.'s Glint,
which covers wide circular range around him - if any girls are found
within Glint's range, they suffer damage. However, if all girls are
outside of range, none of them suffers damage. Sweet.
2. A cheesy way of staying outside such attacks' ranges is by applying jobs
that attack from a distance - these include gunner, lady luck, alchemist,
trainer and gun mage. Simply stand at your initial battle position and
fire away all you want.
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1. Sometimes an enemy possesses an attack which usually hurts all three
girls, like Zalamander's Flame Breath, for example. However, pay attention
to attack's animation! If you look closely, you'll see that it sweeps over
the battlefield, dealing damage to all caught in the blast. The most
important aspect to notice is that it can't affect THE WHOLE battlefield,
only a portion of it, thus making this attack fall into category of what I
call 'arc attack'.
2. How can you benefit from such attacks? Should your girls be very far away
from each other (for example, forming a triangle around Zalamander), then
it would be able to damage only two of your girls (even just only one,
should you be extremely lucky). Know this battle aspect and use it well!
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1. Believe it or not, but girls' and enemies' battle positions are important
in one more aspect. For example, if Yuna is facing Coyote head on and she
attacks it, she'll deal 100 damage to Coyote.
2. However, if Coyote is having its back turned towards Yuna, and she attacks
it, damage inflicted will be doubled, meaning Coyote will suffer 200
damage! This doesn't count as critical strike.
3. In cases when luck is on your side as well, and Yuna manages to hit Coyote
in the back with critical strike occuring, damage inflicted will be
quadrupled! In this case Coyote will suffer 400 damage.
4. Of course, enemies can use this weakness on your girls as well. You have
been warned.
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1. If enemy is attacked by a number of consecutive attacks, 'Chain x 1!',
'Chain x 2!', 'Chain x 3!' and so on will sometimes pop up with each
successful strike. What's in it for you? Well, damage done by each
successive attack that connects is greater than usual. You can use many
ways to try to achieve chaining - have all three gals attack same enemy at
the same time, or have one girl throw Fire Gem at one enemy, followed by
other two attacking it. Try out different combos for maximum effect
possible. Beware - enemies are capable of same chaining effect on your
team!
2. Once you land a successful hit on your target, you must quickly strike it
again while target is still recovering from being hit. If you manage to do
it, chaining has begun. Note that the target still recovering from
previous strike cannot evade next attack.
3. In case you succeed landing critical strike, target hit requires more time
to recover from the hit, allowing you more time to coordinate your attacks
into chaining session.
4. And here's the formula for chained damage: 'Chain x 1!' damage is 1,45
times the original hit, and any other hit afterwards is .05 times more
than the last (thanks to Zeruel for this). Maximum value you can reach is
more than 600%.
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You will notice a sign alternating between 'Active mode' and 'Wait mode' in
upper right corner of battle screen. What exactly does this tell you?
1. If ATB mode is set to Active, time always passes. Time passes even if
you're ransacking your items desperately seeking that X-Potion you know
you've put somewhere... or by pondering if you should choose Armor or
Magic Break. Only use Active mode if you're a skilled player already. If
this is your first FF game or are not yet familiar with ATB system, don't
use this mode.
2. If ATB mode is set to Wait, time only passes while you're selecting one of
girl's commands on MCW. As soon as you enter a submenu of any type (item
menu or white magic menu), time stops ('Active mode' sign will change to
'Wait mode') and you can take all the time you wish to select the
necessary means of turning battle into your favor.
3. Time is also stopped (ie set to 'Wait mode' automatically) during some of
battle's longer animations. Listing those would just be waste of time, for
there are many such events.
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1. As soon as you enter first battle of the game and you land first hit upon
the enemies, you'll notice either white or green number appear briefly as
the hit is being made. This section will explain to you what those numbers
represent. Don't make such a scared face, it's really easy!
2. WHITE NUMBERS indicate HP loss, or that damage which reduces target's
current HP has been inflicted. I'll give you an example of what I mean:
Say Yuna encounters Coyote, which has 74 HP. She hits it with PATK,
dealing 50 damage to Coyote. You will know so because white number '50'
will appear briefly, denoting amount of damage you've done. Should you
bother to scan Coyote afterwards, you'd notice that it has 24 HP now.
3. GREEN NUMBERS indicate HP recovery, or that some/most of target's current
HP has been recovered. Here's an example: Say Yuna (she has 100 HP) fights
Coyote. It hits her with PATK, dealing 50 damage to her - Yuna now has 50
HP. So we need to heal her quickly - choose a Potion and use it on her.
You will see green number '200' will appear briefly, denoting that same
amount of HP has just been added to Yuna's current HP. Should you bother
to scan Yuna afterwards, you'd notice that she has 250 HP now.
4. WHITE NUMBERS PRECEEDED BY 'MP' WORD indicate MP loss, or that damage
which reduces target's current MP has been inflicted. I'll give you an
example of what I mean: Say Yuna encounters Sahagin, which has 28 MP. She
reduces it's MP by hitting it with special attack, dealing 20 MP damage to
Sahagin. You will know so because white number 'MP 20' will appear
briefly, denoting amount of MP damage you've done. Should you bother to
scan Sahagin afterwards, you'd notice that it has 8 MP now.
5. GREEN NUMBERS PRECEEDED BY 'MP' WORD indicate MP recovery, or that
some/most of target's current MP has been recovered. Here's an example:
Say Yuna (she has 200 MP) encounters Coyote. It hits her with special
attack, dealing 150 MP damage to her - Yuna now has 50 MP. So we need to
heal her quickly - choose an Ether and use it on her. You will see green
number 'MP 100' appear briefly, denoting that same amount of MP has just
been added to Yuna's current MP. Should you bother to scan Yuna now, you'd
notice that she has 150 MP now.
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1. There are SEVEN ELEMENTS present in FFX-2. Those elements are: FIRE, ICE,
LIGHTNING, WATER, HOLY, GRAVITY and NON-ELEMENTAL.
2. FIRE and ICE oppose each other, as do LIGHTNING and WATER. HOLY has no
opposing element - same goes for GRAVITY and NON-ELEMENTAL.
3. All elements (except non-elemental) are affected by target's corresponding
element affinities, so be careful of what you're trying to have fun with.
These affinities are: WEAKNESS, STRONG, NULLIFY or ABSORB.
4. If you don't understand what I mean, here's how you should interpret
information provided.
- WEAKNESS: Normally fire based attacks deal 200 damage per hit to target
ELEMWEAK enemy. But let's say Coyote is weak to fire damage. In this
case each hit of fire based attack would deal double damage to
Coyote - 400 damage!
- STRONG : Normally fire based attacks deal 200 damage per hit to target
ELEMHALF enemy. But let's say Coyote is strong to fire damage. In this
case each hit of fire based attack would deal 50% less damage
to Coyote - 100 damage!
- NULLIFY : Normally fire based attacks deal 200 damage per hit to target
ELEMIMM enemy. But let's say Coyote is immune to fire damage. In this
case each hit of fire based attack would deal zero (0) damage
to Coyote - *no* damage!
- ABSORB : Normally fire based attacks deal 200 damage per hit to target
ELEMABS enemy. But let's say Coyote absorbs fire damage as HP
recovery. In this case each hit of fire based attack would
restore 200 HP to Coyote.
So know your enemies before you try sending them to their doom! Otherwise
it may very well be other way around.
5. Of special mention is non-elemental property. None of target's element
affinities have any effect on damage inflicted by non-elemental attacks.
The only way to reduce the damage is by having shell POSSE on the target.
Some types of non-elemental attacks are Flare and Ultima.
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1. Battle ends in one of following scenarios:
- all enemies are killed
- some/all enemies have escaped and/or the rest is killed
- all three gals are KO-ed, petrified or shattered (GAME OVER!)
- girls have been ejected from battle
2. You must remember something important! If *at least one* girl has managed
to escape current battle, you avoid Game over. The other two can get
knocked around as much as they want and possibly get KO-ed in the end, but
this *will not* warrant Game over for you, because one of the gals
escaped.
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Once enemies have been barbecued (or you escaped), post-battle screen will
greet you. It has following elements...
1. As usual, there's a help line on top.
2. EXP and gil award for current battle are displayed in upper left corner.
EXP is not shared, so each girl gets full EXP. Girl doesn't receive EXP if
she's KO-ed, petrified or has pointless status. There are also some other
circumstances in which girl doesn't receive EXP, but I will address this
in relevant place.
3. Below EXP and gil lines Items you won from current fight are displayed.
These are added to your inventory. You may win acc as well.
4. Right half of the screen shows three gals' EXP status, presented in
following manner: girl's pic, name, LV, current EXP, EXP needed for next
level. If girl gains enough EXP from current fight to advance to next
level, words 'LEVEL UP!!' will appear above gal's info box.
5. Below girls' info boxes amount of gil you currently have is displayed.
6. Once EXP and gil have been added, you will be prompted to press X to
return to field screen.
7. Should you manage to kill some enemies, but you then escape (or the rest
of the enemies flees), you get EXP, gil and items for any enemies you
managed to defeat up to the point of fleeing.
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10.) CHARACTER'S STATUS - G1000
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Main issues addressed in this section are:
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Status basics ---- G1001 | KO -------------- G1002 | Petrification ---- G1003
Sleep ------------ G1004 | Silence --------- G1005 | Darkness --------- G1006
Poison ----------- G1007 | Confuse --------- G1008 | Berserk ---------- G1009
Curse ------------ G1010 | Eject ----------- G1011 | Pointless -------- G1012
Itchy ------------ G1013 | Auto-Life ------- G1014 | Shell ------------ G1015
Protect ---------- G1016 | Reflect --------- G1017 | Regen ------------ G1018
Haste ------------ G1019 | Slow ------------ G1020 | Stop ------------- G1021
STR up ----------- G1022 | MAG up ---------- G1023 | DEF up ----------- G1024
MDEF up ---------- G1025 | ACCU up --------- G1026 | EVA up ----------- G1027
LUCK up ---------- G1028 | Doom ------------ G1029 | Null Physical ---- G1030
Null Magic ------- G1031 | Invincible ------ G1032 | STR down --------- G1033
MAG down --------- G1034 | DEF down -------- G1035 | MDEF down -------- G1036
ACCU down -------- G1037 | EVA down -------- G1038 | LUCK down -------- G1039
Shattering* ------ G1040 | Delay effect* --- G1041 | Action-cancel* --- G1042
Spellspring* ----- G1043 |
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Note that statuses in above mini-TOC are listed the way they're shown inside
the game's basics tutorial. For my and your convenience I'll arrange them
alphabetically when explaining them.
* - Shattering, Delay, Action-cancel and Spellspring are what I would call
hidden status effects - they aren't mentioned in the tutorial, but they exist
nevertheless. More info on what they do in their respective sections.
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1. By looking at the above mini-TOC you see that there's indeed many statuses
you can have fun with in FFX-2. I do miss zombie status, sniff - too bad
they haven't included it. Oh well, we'll have to make due with what we
have left.
2. After noting down each status, here's the final matchup - 25 negative VS
17 positive statuses. During your trip you're sure to come across at least
2/3 of this list, and if in certain tight spot you don't know what status
is for, you might be screwed royally.
3. So you've been affected by a certain status, but don't know what it was?
There's three ways to tell what your girls have fallen under.
- visual representation of status in effect (cursed girl will flash black
every so often)
- white bar replacing character bar if girl in question is targeted with
status affecting spell/item (on this bar small icons representing
statuses in effect will appear)
- some other representation, unique to this status
4. Most of NEGSE can be prevented from occuring by equipping acc with
relevant anti-skill. Also some jobs have inherent anti-skills which
prevent status from happening. If however, you still get caught by
surprise and girl has been granted NEGSE, you can cure that status in many
ways: Esuna, Remedy, or status-lifting item made esp for that status (Echo
Screen for silence). Or in dire situation, KO the girl and then revive her
- any status will be gone (ok, any status but petrified, since you may
shatter poor girl instead).
5. Most of POSSE is beneficial to you, so you should keep in mind to always
be in at least one POSSE to ensure easy victories. With that said, don't
expect enemies to just let you become super-powerful. They have and will
use any means necessary to negate the effects of POSSE.
6. Some of POSSE come as AAB on acc, so make sure you equip those. You may
wish to employ some of white magics to come around few of POSSE game has
to offer. Also many other jobs offer ways of affecting your team with
desired POSSE - there are many choices, you just need to seek them out.
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Before I dig into explaining statuses, a nicely laid out chart is necessary.
It will show how I intend to outline the info one needs to know on certain
status effect.
CHART OVERVIEW
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1. NAME? | STACKS | POST-B. | TIME/HIT
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2. It does...?
3. Visual feature?
4. Icon feature?
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CHART EXPLANATION
1. Name of the status, followed by three pieces of info:
- Some of NEGSE and POSSE can be stacked. What does that mean? If a target
is hit with same status again and if that status is stackable, then the
effect/s of statuses increase, thus giving target further advantages (in
case POSSE can be stacked) or disadvantages (in case NEGSE can be
stacked). Ultimately, you should aim to inflict stackable NEGSE on your
enemies, and stackable POSSE on your team.*
- Does status in question remain after battle?**
- Adresses the issue if status is lifted automatically after some time
has elapsed and / or if status is lifted if target is hit by PATK.***
* - 'No' means status doesn't stack. 'Yes' means status can stack.
** - 'No' means status is lifted at end of battle. 'Yes' means status
remains even after battle is won.
*** - 'Time' means status is lifted automatically after some time
elapses. 'Hit' means status is lifted if target is hit by PATK.
'Both' means that status is lifted if either some time elapses or
target is hit by PATK. 'None' means that status cannot be cured by
time-lapse or hitting target with PATK.
2. What does status in question really do.
3. If there's a visual feature of status being in effect, what *is* that
feature?
4. If no visual feature of status being in effect is given, icon feature is
presented *for sure* and will clear any doubts. Okay, I lied - DELEF and
ACTIC don't have icon feature; you will need to rely on your monster
knowledge.
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Let us begin the dance with POSSE! There's 17 entries in this category.
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ACCU up - G1026 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's ACCU stat is increased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level increases ACCU by 10 points.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Bulls-eye with arrow pointing up. Small number in lower
right represents SSTLV.
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Auto-Life - G1014 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - hit
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It does...? - If girl is KO-ed, she is automatically revived with 25% of
her MAX HP restored.
Visual feature?- A halo appearing above girl's head.
Icon feature? - A halo and pair of angel wings.
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DEF up - G1024 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's DEF stat is increased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level decreases physical damage taken by 1/12. Attacks
that deal fractional damage are not affected by this status.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Blue shield with arrow pointing up. Small number in lower
right represents SSTLV.
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EVA up - G1027 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's EVA stat is increased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level increases EVA by 10 points.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Blue running figure with arrow pointing up. Small number in
lower right represents SSTLV.
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Haste - G1019 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - time
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It does...? - ATB bar turns red, however it only charges about 5% faster
as before. Haste *doesn't* increase target's AGL, it affects
the speed at which attacks are executed (for example warrior
using Attack command), thus allowing target to enter CTIM or
RECTIM sooner.
Visual feature?- ATB bar is red, target's movements become faster.
Icon feature? - Blue running figure.
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Invincible - G1032 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - time
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It does...? - Target becomes invincible. Any further attacks of any type
on such target will fail. Beware - status changes still work
and target can be affected by both POSSE and NEGSE.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Black figure inside blue star-shaped circle.
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LUCK up - G1028 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's LUCK stat is increased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level increases LUCK by 10 points.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Yellow star with arrow pointing up. Small number in lower
right represents SSTLV.
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MAG up - G1023 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's MAG stat is increased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level increases magical damage given by 1/12. Attacks
that deal fractional damage are not affected by this status.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Staff with arrow pointing up. Small number in lower right
represents SSTLV.
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MDEF up - G1025 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's MDEF stat is increased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level decreases magical damage taken by 1/12. Attacks
that deal fractional damage are not affected by this status.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - White robe with arrow pointing up. Small number in lower
right represents SSTLV.
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Null Magic - G1031 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - time*
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It does...? - Target is immune to any type of MATK. In short, any type of
magic damage is nullified.
Visual feature?- None. Attacking targets under this POSSE with MATK will
produce 'IMMUNE' word to appear when target is hit.
Icon feature? - Staff with single red line behind it.
* note - enemies that have this POSSE will always remain under it
once the battle starts
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Null Physical - G1030 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - time*
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It does...? - Target is immune to any type of PATK. In short, any type of
physical damage is nullified.
Visual feature?- None. Attacking targets under this POSSE with PATK will
produce 'IMMUNE' word to appear when target is hit.
Icon feature? - Sword with single red line behind it.
* note - enemies that have this POSSE will always remain under it
once the battle starts
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Protect - G1016 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - time
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It does...? - Target takes 50% less damage from any type of PATK. There
are PATK that ignore protect (if latter is in effect).
Please note that protect doesn't influence DEF stat - it
merely decreases phd received.
Visual feature?- Blue multi-hexagon shield appears once target is hit with
any type of PATK (excluding those which ignore protect).
Icon feature? - Encircled blue shield.
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Reflect - G1017 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - time
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It does...? - Target reflects (ie bounces) most single-target white/black
magic spells back towards the caster. Target cannot reflect
multi-target spells like Demi.
Visual feature?- White wall appears if target is hit with reflectable spell.
Icon feature? - Encircled white robe with broken arrow on its left side.
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Regen - G1018 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - time
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It does...? - Target regenerates fraction of HP for a set amount of time.
HP restored equals roughly 3% of target's MAX HP. Regen is
ineffective if target is in stop status.
Visual feature?- Purple stars appearing around target's body.
Icon feature? - Four small stars.
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Shell - G1015 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - time
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It does...? - Target takes 50% less damage from any type of MATK. There
are MATK that ignore shell (if latter is in effect). Please
note that shell doesn't influence MDEF stat - it merely
decreases mgd received.
Visual feature?- Orange sphere appears once target is hit with any type of
MATK (excluding those which ignore shell).
Icon feature? - Encircled white robe.
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Spellspring - G1043 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's MP consumption for any type of skill or magic which
requires MP in order to be cast/used becomes zero. Also,
dark knights no longer expend HP for Darkness ACTA.
Visual feature?- All abilities that require MP will have 0 (zero) listed.
Icon feature? - None.
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STR up - G1022 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's STR stat is increased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level increases physical damage given by 1/12. Attacks
that deal fractional damage are not affected by this status.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Sword with arrow pointing up. Small number in lower right
represents SSTLV.
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It's time for the other side of the medal. Introducing NEGSE! 25 entries are
in this section.
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ACCU down - G1037 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's ACCU stat is decreased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level decreases ACCU by 10 points.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Bulls-eye with arrow pointing down. Small number in lower
right represents SSTLV.
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Action-cancel - G1042 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - *
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It does...? - Target enters a command which requires CTIM in order to be
executed - if target is attacked during CTIM phase with an
ability that has ACTIC properties, target's command is
canceled and target's ATB bar starts anew. Do not mix up
this status with DELEF - they have different properties!
Visual feature?- Target's stance during CTIM phase is canceled.
Icon feature? - None.
* note - There's no real way to prevent this status, as it happens in
matter of seconds. In same amount of seconds this status is
'gone', too.
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Berserk - G1009 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - time
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It does...? - Target's STR is increased by +1 level (only in some cases!).
Target can only use normal PATK. If one of your girls is
affected, you lose command of affected girl. Berserk
inflicted on enemies wears off after a while. Same applies
to the girls. Berserked enemies may use other forms of
attacks.
Visual feature?- Target's body emanates red color.
Icon feature? - Red flaming sword.
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Confuse - G1008 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - both
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It does...? - Target becomes confused and attacks enemies/allies alike. If
one of girls is confused, you lose command of affected girl
- she may choose to use any command currently at her
disposal and execute it, provided she has means to do it.
Confuse inflicted on enemies wears off after a while.
Visual feature?- Two stars appear around target's head.
Icon feature? - Red question mark.
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Curse - G1010 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target girl cannot switch jobs.
Visual feature?- Girl's body will flash black, L1 command is unavailable.
Icon feature? - Black vortex.
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Darkness - G1006 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - yes | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's ACCU stat is decreased, target often misses when
trying to land PATK.
Visual feature?- Black mist surrounds target's head.
Icon feature? - Four black blobs.
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Doom - G1029 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - time
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It does...? - Once timer above target's head reaches 0 (zero), target is
KO-ed. Timer is stopped while target is in stop status.
Visual feature?- Red timer appears above target's head.
Icon feature? - Black skull in white circle.
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Delay effect - G1041 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - *
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It does...? - Can affect both target's ATB and/or CTIM bars, which are
emptied by a predetermined %. The % of ATB/CTIM bar depleted
must fill up again before target can issue commands. In
short, this status delays (and possibly cancels) target's
next action input. Two examples of DELEF follow.
Example 1: Rikku's ATB bar is full, she's about to issue a
command and she's fighting Iron Giant (its attack has
DELEF). ATB mode is set to 'Active'. While Rikku is choosing
an item to use, she's attacked by Iron Giant, who manages to
hit her. You'll notice two things: your item menu will
disappear and Rikku's green ATB bar will be emptied a bit
(once it fills back up, Rikku will have another try to enter
the command). Why? Because her turn has been canceled and
delayed a bit.
Example 2: Same battle as before, only this time Rikku is in
CTIM phase for using Potion on herself. She's attacked and
suffers damage. You'll notice one thing this time around -
Rikku's CTIM bar will be emptied a bit. Once a target is in
CTIM phase, action *cannot be canceled*, only delayed.
Visual feature?- Target's ATB/CTIM bar is pushed to left, as if being
emptied. Amount taken away will eventually fill back up to
previous value.
Icon feature? - None.
* note - There's no real way to prevent this status, as it happens in
matter of seconds. In same amount of seconds this status is
'gone', too.
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DEF down - G1035 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's DEF stat is decreased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level increases physical damage taken by 1/12. Attacks
that deal fractional damage are not affected by this status.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Blue shield with arrow pointing down. Small number in lower
right represents SSTLV.
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Eject - G1011 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target is ejected from current battle. If you see this icon
in status immunity part of Scan screen, it denotes that
target *cannot* be ejected from battle. Your girls when in
SDSP cannot be ejected from battle as well.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Strange white circle shape (wind gust?).
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EVA down - G1038 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's EVA stat is decreased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level decreases EVA by 10 points.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Blue running figure with arrow pointing down. Small number
in lower right represents SSTLV.
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Itchy - G1013 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - *
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It does...? - Girl affected *must* change into another job by pressing L1
and choosing another DSP. Until she does so, any other
commands are sealed (except L1 and Escape). Status is also
lifted if girl becomes confused.
Visual feature?- None of the commands can be selected (except L1 and Escape),
girl's body flashes white.
Icon feature? - A pic of girl's dress.
* note - Status is gone once girl changes into another DSP.
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KO - G1002 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - yes | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Girl is out of action, ATB bar doesn't fill, commands cannot
be entered.
Visual feature?- Girl lies on the ground.
Icon feature? - White skull.
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LUCK down - G1039 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's LUCK stat is decreased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level decreases LUCK by 10 points.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Yellow star with arrow pointing down. Small number in lower
right represents SSTLV.
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MAG down - G1034 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's MAG stat is decreased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level decreases magical damage given by 1/12. Attacks
that deal fractional damage are not affected by this status.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Staff with arrow pointing down. Small number in lower right
represents SSTLV.
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MDEF down - G1036 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's MDEF stat is decreased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level decreases magical damage taken by 1/12. Attacks
that deal fractional damage are not affected by this status.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - White robe with arrow pointing down. Small number in lower
right represents SSTLV.
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Petrification - G1003 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - yes | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target turns to stone, ATB bar doesn't fill, commands cannot
be entered.
Visual feature?- Target appears as a white stone in shape of target.
Icon feature? - Piece of stone.
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Pointless - G1012 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - yes | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Girl affected receives no EXP at end of battle and gains no
AP during the battle.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - 'EXP=0' sign.
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Poison - G1007 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - yes | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target loses fraction of HP on a steady pace. HP lost equals
roughly 3% of target's MAX HP (not in effect if target is
under stop status).
Visual feature?- Green bubbles appear near target's head.
Icon feature? - Four green blobs.
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Shattering - G1040 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - hit
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It does...? - Shattering is what I would call hidden NEGSE. If girl is
petrified and if there's any type of physical attack which
*connects* with such girl, she's shattered immediately. Any
petrified enemies shatter immediately.
Visual feature?- None, as target is gone from battle.
Icon feature? - None.
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Silence - G1005 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - yes | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target is unable to cast white magic, black magic or Arcana
magics. If your songstress is affected, she also can't use
Sing and Dance ACTA. Mascot Yuna cannot use Kupo! and Arcana
abilities, Mascot Rikku loses Wildcat and White Magic
abilities, and mascot Paine is unable to use Black Magic.
Visual feature?- '...' speech bubble appears around target's head.
Icon feature? - '...' speech bubble.
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Sleep - G1004 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - both*
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It does...? - Target falls asleep, ATB bar doesn't fill, commands cannot
be entered. Target's EVA is reduced to 0 for duration of
sleep status.
Visual feature?- Target kneels on the ground and 'ZZZ' sign appears above
target's head.
Icon feature? - 'ZZZ' sign.
* note - If ATB speed is set to 'Fast', fiends and your girls will
remain asleep forever. If ATB speed isn't set to 'Fast',
then they will recover from sleep after some time.
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Slow - G1020 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - time
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It does...? - Target's AGL is decreased, ATB bar turns golden, amount of
turns is decreased. CTIM for abilities is also doubled.
Visual feature?- ATB bar turns golden, target's movement is slower.
Icon feature? - Red clock.
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Stop - G1021 | STACKS - no | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - time
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It does...? - Target's AGL is zero, ATB bar turns white color, commands
can't be entered. This status also eliminated sleep,
confusion and berserk.
Visual feature?- ATB bar is white, girl doesn't move.
Icon feature? - White clock.
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STR down - G1033 | STACKS - yes | POST-B. - no | TIME/HIT - none
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It does...? - Target's STR stat is decreased. Can be stacked 10x maximum.
Each level decreases physical damage given by 1/12. Attacks
that deal fractional damage are not affected by this status.
Visual feature?- None.
Icon feature? - Sword with arrow pointing down. Small number in lower right
represents SSTLV.
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11.) WALKTHROUGH - G1100 - ALPHA01
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Main issues addressed in this section are:
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Chapter 1 guide ------------------------------------------------------ G11CH1
Chapter 2 guide ------------------------------------------------------ G11CH2
Chapter 3 guide ------------------------------------------------------ G11CH3
Chapter 4 guide ------------------------------------------------------ G11CH4
Chapter 5 guide ------------------------------------------------------ G11CH5
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Let me tell you a little bit about what do different section dividers mean:
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - introduces new Chapter section being started
--------------------- - introduces new Hotspot mission, which when completed,
STORYLINE MISSION Nr advances the story ahead; following mission's
--------------------- successive number will be a short title of the
mission to ensure minimum spoilers
AREA MAP - introduces area map for the area you're about to
explore; there will be few marks added as well
'x' - x denotes name of the area as seen in lower
left corner of main menu; use it as a
crossreference
SSP - if this sign follows the name of area, it means
save sphere is located somewhere in the area
N - sometimes when you'll look at area map, you'll
S notice one of the many symbols in the left
E column which are thrown into connecting lines
W between two areas; this simply means that area
NE you're currently at has more than two exits and
NW by taking say NW exit you reach next area;
SE if it sounds confusing, it soon won't anymore
SW once you run into an actual example
--------------------- - introduces handy checklists for all the items (this
ITEMS | ENEMIES includes regular items, key items, GG, acc, DSP) and
--------------------- all the enemies (including bosses) for the area you
are currently exploring
********************* - introduces boss sections, inside which you will find
many tips and info needed for dispatching the boss
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- - introduces shop sections, inside which you'll be able
to find out what items and acc does the shop sell,
listed together with a price, along with any AAB that
come on accessories; items will be listed on the left
side of the chart, while acc will be listed on the
right side (there are some shops that sell only acc)
##################### - introduces optional stuff sections, or sidequests, if
you wish to call it so; doing things mentioned inside
is totally optional, but recommended nevertheless,
for you can gain additional levels, story %, as well
as new DSP, GG and acc
--> MISSION TIME! <-- - introduces points of the game when the storyline or
optional missions officially start
--------------------- - introduces sections of the guide when you can go to
Nr. Spira's place designated area of Spira's map; places you can visit
--------------------- are: Besaid, Kilika, Luca, Mi'ihen, Mushroom, Djose,
Moonflow, Guadosalam, Thunder plains, Macalania,
Bikanel, Bevelle, Calm lands, Gagazet, Zanarkand
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STORYLINE MISSION 1 - G1101 - Yuna or not Yuna, that is the question!
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ITEMS
- Luca: Thief DSP, Warrior DSP, 10x Potion, 3x Phoenix Down, Gunner DSP, First
Steps GG, Songstress DSP, New Beginnings Sphere
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ENEMIES: ???? (BOSS), Goon, She-Goon, Fatso (BOSS), Slim (BOSS), LB. (BOSS)
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Place of events is Luca. Look, a 'boss' battle already. Engage! You start the
game with 10x POTION, 3x PHOENIX DOWN and NEW BEGINNINGS SPHERE *KEY ITEM* in
your inventory.
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BOSS BATTLE - ???? & 2x GOON
------------------------------- ???? STATISTICS -----------------------------
HP | MP | EXP | AP | GIL | FIR | ICE | LIG | WAT | GRA | HOL
82 | 9999 | 3 | 1 | 100 | NTH | NTH | NTH | NTH | IMM | NTH
------------------------------- STATUS IMMUNITY -----------------------------
KO, PET, SLE, SIL,