FF8 100% Early Card Mod Route

Early Card Mod & Card Farm route for FF8 100%
Notes by W1ndows ft. XeroKynos

● dialogue with Selphie : 2nd option two times
● talk to guy (2nd floor) to get Cards

● use guide box to teleport to Cafeteria (Hold Right+X)
● challenge 2nd Quistis Fan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZepglJrzdI)
● use Geezard, Funguar, Gayla, Fastitocalon-F, Caterchipillar
○ Against Elastoid: Gayla Top+Center -> Caterchipillar Right+Center ->
Funguar Bottom+Right -> Fastitocalon-F Top+Left

○ Against Malboro: Funguar Right+Center -> Gayla Bottom+Right ->
Fastitocalon-F Bottom+Center -> Geezard Top+Center

○ Against Biggs & Wedge: Funguar Top+Right -> Fastitocalon-F Center ->
Gayla Bottom+Right -> Caterchipillar Left+Center

● use guide box to teleport to Front Gate (Hold Up+X)

Fire Cavern:
● Junction
○ Quistis: GF Shiva
○ Magic, Draw, Item
○ Squall: GF Quezacotl
● GF
○ Quezacotl: learn Card
○ Shiva: learn I Mag RF
● Config
○ Cursor: Memory
○ Camera movement : 0%
○ Battle Message : max
○ Battle Speed : max

● Squall and Quistis: Draw 8/16+ Thunder spells from Bats (1st Spell)
● Kill Bats

Boss Battle: Ifrit
● Squall and Quistis: Thunder onto Squall to bring him down to critical HP
● Squall uses Renzokuken (18 hits, Rough Divide counts as 1.5)
● Quistis reduces her HP

After Ifrit:
● Junction
○ Squall: GF Ifrit
● Item
○ Potions to bring Squall above critical HP
● GF
○ Ifrit: learn HP-J

● Fish Fin Fights: Get 5 Fish Fins
○ Squall uses Thunder
○ Quistis uses Laser Eye

● use guide box to teleport to Dormitory (Hold X)

Dollet Arrival:
● Switch
○ Zell <-> Quistis
● Ability
○ I Mag-RF: 5 Fish Fins -> 100 Water for Squall, extras for Zell if you have any
● GF
○ Quezacotl: learn Card Mod
○ Ifrit: learn Str+20%
● Junction
○ Squall: Auto -> Atk

● kill G-Soldier encounter at bridge

Battle: Anacondaur
● bring Squall down to critical HP
● Squall uses Renzokuken
● Seifer attacks

● kill G-Soldier encounter after Anacondaur fight

● when you get Selphie in party:
● Magic
○ Squall: exchange Thunders to Selphie if he has any
● Junction
○ Squall: -GF Quezacotl
○ Selphie: GF Quezacotl
○ Auto -> Atk
● GF

Boss Battle: Biggs and Wedge 1

● Squall uses Renzokuken on Biggs
● Wedge arrives
● Squall uses Renzokuken on Wedge
● Selphie & Zell draw Thunder whenever possible

Boss Battle: Elvoret
● Zell draws Siren
● Selphie draws Doubles (3rd Spell)
● Selphie & Zell draw Thunder whenever possible

● Junction
○ Zell: GF Siren
■ Auto -> Atk
● GF
○ Shiva: learn Str-J
○ Siren: learn L Mag-RF

Boss Battle: X-ATM092 1
● Zell and Selphie uses Thunder if no finisher (Zell attack might be needed even with
finisher vs high lvl X-ATM)
● If you see damage below 196 from Renzokuken hits, it’s high level.
● If you see damage above 219 from Renzokuken hits, it’s low level.
● escape

Boss Battle: X-ATM092 2 DO NOT RUN AWAY!!
● Double on Zell and Selphie, use double Thunder to bring boss down 5 times
● After X-ATM has repaired itself 5 times you can kill it
● Keep using Renzokuken and Double Thunder
● Ray Bomb is the 3rd attack always, deals ≈100 HP of damage, prepare by throwing
a potion on Squall before it hits

● walk 2 steps after killing X-ATM

In Balamb:
● challenge Zell’s Mom (This can be done after the Diff rule if you don’t do ZC Manip)
● win Zell Card

● use Balamb Shop
○ Sell: Remedies, Elixirs and X-ATM Drop (Power Wrist, Hypno Crown,
Orichalcon or Force Armlet)
○ Buy: 11 Tents and Phoenix Downs (max 3) if necessary

● challenge Queen of Cards for Diff rule

○ enter and exit the Play screen until it shows Diff rule
● rent a Car (3500 Gil)

Waiting for Garden employee:
● Switch
● Ability
○ L Mag-RF:
■ Tent & Cottages: 100 Curaga for Squall & Quistis
○ Card Mod:
■ Caterchipillar -> Spider Web
■ Zell -> 3x Hyper Wrist
● GF
○ Quezacotl: learn HP-J
○ Siren: learn Tool-RF
● Magic
○ Squall:
■ Rearrange: Waters first, Curaga 2nd
○ Quistis:
■ Rearrange: Leave first slot open and delete Waters if you refined
them for Zell in start of Dollet
● Item
○ use Spider Web
○ Hyper Wrist -> Ifrit, Shiva
● Junction
○ Squall: Str+20%, Str+60%
○ Selphie: -GF Quezacotl
○ Quistis: GF Quezacotl
■ Auto -> Atk
■ Str+60%
● Item
○ Heal Squall if necessary
○ Sort -> Rearrange everything on 2nd page except Potion
○ G-Returner and Hyper Wrist on 7th and 8th position (3 empty on bottom)
○ Battle -> Phoenix Downs as first item

● change uniform
● talk to Selphie
● reject Selphie (2nd option)

Training Center Late Night Annoyances:
Boss Battle: Granaldo
● Squall uses Renzokuken on Granaldo
● Quistis can kill Raldos with basic attacks when they are out of defense mode

● leave Garden without using the guide box

● talk to Cid to get a Magical Lamp
Before Diablos:
● go back into Garden
● Switch
● Ability
○ I Mag-RF: Wizard Stones -> 80 Blizzagas for Zell
● Magic
○ Zell:
■ Exchange Waters <-> Blizzagas with Squall
● Junction
○ Zell: Auto -> Atk
● Item
○ Magical Lamp

Boss Battle: Diablos (7200 HP)
● Squall uses Renzokuken twice (need 10-12 hits, Rough Divide counts as 1.5)
● Zell attack physically to buy time to search Renzokuken
● Zell and Squall attack physically if Diablos lives after 2 Renzokukens

Card farm:
● go up to 3rd floor (2nd option)
● talk to Cid to get Battle Meter
● play against Cid until you win Seifer card, prioritize level 1 cards
● count how many games you play

● go down to 1st floor (1st option)
● play against running kid until you have won 15 games in total (Cid and kid)
● prioritize level 2 and 1 cards

● use guide box to teleport to Entrance (Hold Up+X)

● read Timber Maniacs at train station

● take the train (3000 Gil)

● dialogue with Zell: 1st option 3 times

Laguna Dream 1:
● Walk 2 steps
● based on Diablos Battle outcome: heal

● in Deling City: go right, up into the background, down and left into the hotel
● go downstairs, talk to waitress: 2nd option

● go to Julia

● Item
○ Read Pet Pals Vol.1
○ Rearrange: Pet Pals Vol.1 on 2nd page, 2nd slot
● GF
○ Diablos: learn Time Mag-RF

● go back to Kiros and Ward
● go to reception: 1st option

● arriving in Timber, talk to Watts: 3rd option

● hit L1 to skip practice

● Junction
○ Zell: GF Quezacotl, GF Shiva, GF Siren, GF Diablos
○ Auto -> Atk
○ Magic, Draw, Item, Str+60%
● Status
○ Rinoa: learn Angelo Strike
● Switch
○ Zell <-> Selphie

Boss Battle: Gerogero
● Squall attacks Fake President
● use Phoenix Down on Gerogero (small chance to fail, keep throwing PDs)

Party: Rinoa, Squall, Selphie
● talk to Watts: 2nd option
● Walk 5 steps after first encounter of Timber

● inside the pub: 2nd option twice
● discussion with Rinoa: 1st o ption, then 2nd option

● use Timber shop

● inside the house: talk to Quistis, then leave
Party: Rinoa, Squall, Selphie

● go right to the pre-Train Station screen

● enter Timber Maniacs Office Building
● read Timber Maniacs
● get Girl Next Door near the receptionist

● use Timber Pet Shop to buy Pet Pals Vol.3, Pet Pals Vol.4
● leaving Timber: dialogue with the guards: 2nd option twice
● visit Timber Hotel and read Timber Maniacs
● exit Timber
● run along the road to the forest NW of Timber

Laguna Dream 2:
● get Laguna and Kiros low HP:
○ Remove Curagas from Laguna and exit menu until warning pops up
○ Laguna Auto -> Atk
○ Kiros Auto -> Atk
● Magic
○ Laguna
■ Exchange Blizzaga <-> Water with Kiros

● kill Ward in first battle (1 attack if Ward is in back attack mode, 2 if not)

● 1st road crossing after the battles: go right and take the ladder
● Walk 7 steps after dialogue
● Walk 5 steps after an encounter

● 2nd road crossing: go up
● 3rd road crossing: go right
● road crossing by save point: go up

● all fights: attack physically

● enter Galbadia Garden
● enter waiting room
● talk to:
○ Zell -> Zell -> Selphie -> Quistis -> Rinoa; then wander around
● try to leave
● talk to Quistis at entrance Gates, talk to Rinoa

● after Irvine suggest a party: 2nd option

Party: Irvine, Squall, Zell
● Switch
○ Irvine <-> Selphie

● enter Galbadia Garden Train Station

● Ability
○ Card Mod: Quistis -> 3x Samantha Soul
○ Time Mag-RF: Samantha Soul -> 60 Triple for Squall, Zell, Irvine

● GF
○ Diablos: learn Enc-Half
● Magic
○ Squall: All <- Zell
○ Irvine: All <- Zell
● Junction
○ Irvine: Auto -> Atk

● enter train, try to leave, then enter hallway and count poles to figure out Caraway
code (http://hyperbolicworld.fr/poteaux/en)

● in Deling City: leave train station, talk to Irvine
● go right to Deling Hotel, rent a room and read Timber Maniacs
● use Deling Shop
○ Sell: G-Returners and Hyper Wrist
○ Buy
■ Tent x11
■ Normal Ammo x21
■ Shotgun Ammo x31
● go down, go right, go up to guard
● give the code in reverse: Ones, tens, hundreds [e.g. code 52 = 250]

● when Rinoa asks: 2nd o ption
● follow party and Caraway

● Rinoa: approach Edea
● Quistis: take glass, open passageway

Boss Battle: Iguions
● Irvine: draw Carbuncle
● Squall attacks physically

Inside the Sewers:
● go left, make the ladder fall down
● go up, go right
● go down, go down, go down
● make the ladder fall down, go right, go up
● leave sewers, climb up

Boss Battle: Seifer 1
● attack physically

Boss Battle: Edea 1
● attack physically with Squall and Irvine

Laguna Dream 3:

● enter Raine’s bar
● when Kiros asks: 2nd option - ask about Julia
● when Kiros asks again: last option

● Junction
○ Kiros: GF Quezacotl, GF Shiva, GF Diablos
■ Auto -> Atk
■ Magic, Item, Draw, Str+60%, Enc-Half
○ Laguna:
■ Remove Curagas (as before, in LD2)
■ GF Carbuncle
■ Auto-> Atk
● GF
○ Carbuncle: learn HP-J
○ Diablos: learn Enc-None

● walk 9 steps before the end of Winhill
● go back to Raine to report
● rest in Laguna’s bed: 1st option

Galbadia Prison:
● talk to Rinoa twice
● Don’t help moomba (2nd option)

● Switch
○ Zell <-> Squall
○ Irvine <-> Quistis
● Zell: go up to regain weapons

Boss Battle: Biggs and Wedge 2
● attack physically with Zell

● win a card game on floor 10 (Right room, watch out for Same) -> Character Report

● inside the torture chamber, talk to Moombas: 1st option & last o
ption (Floors 4,5)
● Zell: run Down

Party: Rinoa, Squall, Quistis
● Switch
○ Rinoa <-> Zell
● go all the way up

● other party:
● go all the way down (Shortcuts at 4, 5)

● Back to first party:

Boss Battle: GIM52A
● Rinoa uses Angelo Cannon

● brachiate towards the right on the bridge

● talk to Selphie twice
Party: Zell, Squall, Irvine
● confirm party selection with 2nd option

Missile Base:
● talk to middle pillar
● before 1st guard: 3rd option

● enter bottom-left pit: talk to top guard
● enter missile silo, talk to top guard: 1st o
ption
● enter bottom left pit: talk to top guard

● go back to 1st guard: enter control room
● in front of the console: 2nd option -> 1
st option
● go out: 1st option

● go to other control room
● kill with Angelo Cannon (Kill Selphie and resurrect before BGH boss)

● talk to console, then to Rinoa
● activate Self-Destruction in adjacent room: 10 minutes
● talk to dying guard (last option)
● password: E D E A
● maximize error ratio, upload data
● leave

Boss Battle: BGH251F2 1
● Rinoa uses Angelo Cannon when all 3 characters have full ATB
● Try to find Selphie spells during animations
● Quistis uses Ultra Waves to kill the 3 soldiers

● go to the very right, then to the door, then back to the fence

Garden Commotion:
● Switch
○ Squall <-> Quistis
○ Rinoa <-> Irvine
● Ability
○ L Mag-RF: Tents -> 100 Curagas for Zell

● Junction
○ Irvine: -GF Carbuncle
○ Zell: GF Siren, GF Carbuncle
■ Auto -> Atk
■ Magic, Draw, Item

● being talked to by Norg cultist: 1st option

● go to Training Center, view Norg Cultist, go back
● go to Library: 2nd option
● talk to Pigtail Girl -> Mega-Phoenix
● go to Infirmary: 2nd option

● go back to main lobby
● follow Xu on floor 2
● go to floor 3, talk to Cid, enter elevator
● talk to console, open hatch

● Squall talking about junctions: 2nd option

● in front of the tower: 2nd o ption
● coming back from the tower: 2nd option

Boss Battle: Oilboyles
● Irvine uses Shotgun Ammo x3

● after cutscenes talk to Cid, visit balcony on floor 2

● when Squall wakes up:
● pick up Weapon Magazine

● restore Balamb card rules and play vs CC Jack

● Switch
○ All to low HP

Boss Battle: NORG
● Normal Ammo x3 or Renzokuken to destroy Norg Pod
● Zell: draw Leviathan from Norg
● Normal Ammo x5 or Renzokuken to kill NORG

● talk to Dr.Kadowaki in Infirmary: 2nd option
● return to main lobby
● visit balcony on floor 2 (2nd option)

● visit Library (1st option), get Ellone

● Zell talks to you in your room: 2nd option
● SAVE+RESET
● play vs CC Club right as you exit the Dormitory

● go to Fisherman’s Horizon (2nd o ption)
● get Occult Fan III (1st option with Master Fisherman)

● go to fighting grounds: 1st option

Boss Battle: BGH251F2 2
● Normal Ammo x5 or Renzokuken

● use FH Shop
● read Timber Maniacs in the hotel

● go back to Balamb Garden
● play vs CC Diamonds in front of the teleporter
● go to quad, talk to Selphie: 2nd option

● Zell: Sax
● Irvine: Electric Guitar
● Selphie: Piano
● Quistis:Bass Guitar

● 2nd Option with Rinoa

● after Squall wakes up
● Junction
○ Squall: add Enc-None
○ Zell: GF Siren, GF Carbuncle, GF Leviathan
■ Auto -> Atk
■ Draw, Item
○ Irvine: GF Ifrit
■ Auto -> Atk
■ Item; Str+60%, Str+40%
● Item
○ use 1 Potion on Zell
○ read Pet Pals Vol.3

● go to Training Center
● use Man from Garden Shop and play vs CC Joker and win Leviathan card
○ keep an eye out for any Lv.2 cards you might have missed
● play vs CC Spade on 2nd floor (2nd option)
● play vs CC Hearts on pilot’s platform (2nd option)


● enter Balamb
● enter Hotel screen 9 times, guards have changed positions when you are done
● talk to both guards

Boss Battle: Raijin
Boss Battle: Raijin and Fujin 1
● draw Pandemona
Party: Zell, Squall, Selphie
● go to Trabia Garden

● Junction
○ Zell: GF Pandemona
● Status
○ Rinoa: learn Invincible Moon
● GF
○ Pandemona: learn Initiative
○ Diablos: learn ST Mag-RF
○ Ifrit: learn F Mag-RF

● pick up Weapon Magazine and visit graveyard to read Timber Maniacs
● enter basketball field, try to leave
Party after Trabia: Zell, Squall, Rinoa

● Chocobo Forests: 1 then 4 (next to kid, then bottom)

● 4 (right side of kid)

Shumi Village:
● SAVE + Reset outside of Shumi Village
● abolish “Plus”: 8 No

● talk to Sculptor (by statue, 1st o

ption)
● talk to Elder
● talk to Sculptor (2nd option)
● Blue Stone -> by Sculptor
● Wind Stone -> huge stone right of the hotel
● Life Stone -> climb up roots right of the Elder’s house
● Shadow Stone -> to the right of the Ultima Draw Point by the shadows
● Water Stone -> in the sink inside the Artisan’s house
● talk to Elder

● leave to worldmap
● re-enter Shumi Village

● talk to Attendant (next to statue)
● talk to Elder
● talk to Moomba
● watch Moomba talk to Attendant (next to statue)
● talk to Elder
● talk to Attendant (next to statue)
● talk to Artisan until text box that starts with “Help at the shop?” appears
● talk to Elder
● leave to worldmap

● collide with Galbadia Garden by the forests by Edea’s Orphanage
● give these orders:
○ Prepare for the attack
○ Prepare our defense
○ Take care of the junior classmen

Party: Quistis, Squall, Irvine
● Switch
○ Squall <-> Selphie
○ Zell <-> Squall

● go to quad, talk to Zell
● go left to make Rinoa tumble

● go to Front Gate
● 3rd option: Irvine, Selphie

● go to classroom (1st o ption) to fight soldiers (Search for Full-Cure if she has good
ATB and it hasn’t been used yet)
○ kill with Shotgun Ammo x1
● talk to people inside the classroom after the battle
● go to pilot’s platform (2nd option)
● go to balcony on floor 2, talk to crying child

● run towards emergency exit: last option, then 2nd option

● block after successful punch, punch otherwise (or spam punch)

● when Rinoa asks you: 2nd option

Party: Rinoa, Squall, Irvine
● Switch
○ Rinoa <-> Selphie
○ Squall <-> Rinoa

● go right, take stairs to floor 2, go left, take right door -> Card Key 1
● go down, go downstairs, go down, go left, take left door, traverse ice rink, take
right door -> Card Key 2
● go down, go down, go right, take stairs to floor 3
● on Cerberus screen: go left, take left door -> Card Key 3

Boss Battle: Cerberus
● Irvine uses Normal Ammo x5

● take stairs, go left, take elevator

Boss Battle: Seifer 2
● Irvine uses Normal Ammo x3

Boss Battle: Seifer and Edea
● Squall uses Renzokuken on Seifer
● Rinoa draws Alexander
● Irvine uses Normal Ammo x4 on Edea

● leave and re-enter Infirmary until Dr.Kadowaki is there
○ “talk” with Dr.Kadowaki by trying to play cards
○ take Balamb rules
● go to Dormitory and rest to spawn CC King (do not play vs her)

● exit from front gate
● Switch
○ Zell <-> Rinoa

● visit Edea’s Orphanage
● Cid skip
● talk to Edea until: Adel unlocks Esthar (1) & (2) tutorial entries

● go to Infirmary (1st option) to talk to Rinoa

Laguna Dream 4:

● Laguna: Squall
● Kiros: Irvine
● Ward: Zell

● Ruby Dragon minigame
● when the screen fades out to black: 2nd o
ption

● Junction
○ Kiros: GF Ifrit
■ Auto -> Atk
■ Item, Str+60%, Str+40%
○ Laguna: -GF Diablos
○ Ward: All unjunctioned GFs
■ Auto -> Def
■ Item, Enc-None

Battle: Ruby Dragon
● Kiros uses his Limit

● Exit through front gate

● go to Edea’s Orphanage
● read Tiber Maniacs
● talk to Edea to get the letter, then talk to Cid to unlock T
ime Compression tutorial
entry
● take Centra rules from Edea by asking to play cards until she doesn’t want to mix
rules

● fly Garden to White Seed Ship
● Give Girl Next Door For free (1st option) to get Shiva card
● talk to Captain twice

● go to Infirmary (1st option) to talk to Rinoa

● Switch
○ Squall <-> Selphie (two times)

Boss Battle: Abadon
● use Elixir on Abadon (3rd page)

● Laguna: Squall
● Kiros: Irvine
● Ward: Zell

Laguna Dream 5:
● talk to guard on the right
● talk to guard in the background
● talk to Moomba
● talk to Guy
● talk to Moomba
● fight guard
● after battle: 1st option
● Junction
○ Kiros: GF Ifrit
■ Auto -> Atk
■ Item, Str+60%, Str+40%
○ Laguna: GF Pandemona
■ Initiative
○ Ward: All unjunctioned GFs
■ Auto -> Def
■ Item, Enc-None

● fight guards with Gesper: attack physically

● use elevator
● leave, talk to Moomba
● go back inside and take magazine, take elevator down
● fight guards with Elastoid: attack physically, Kiros attacks Elastoid
● take elevator up

● fight guards: attack physically
● use computer
● go down
● reclaim Ellone

Estharian Endeavors:
● leave Presidential Palace
● go left, go left, go down
● talk to Presidential Aide by Airstation
● go back to Presidential Palace
● get Occult Fan IV

● leave Presidential Palace, go right twice, go down thrice
● rent a car

● go to Lunar Base

● dialogues: 2nd options
Party: Rinoa, Squall, Quistis
● enter capsule

Party: Edea, Zell, Selphie
● Switch
○ Selphie <-> Squall
○ Irvine <-> Edea

● Do some item glitching (x25) before entering Esthar
● enter Esthar, go left twice, talk to Dr. Odine
● leave laboratory

● go right twice, go shopping
● use Esthar Pet Shop to buy Amnesia Greens x21, HP-J Scroll x2, Pet Pals Vol.5 & 6
● use Esthar Shop
● use Esthar Book Store to buy all missing magazines
● use Esthar Shop!!! (takes some tries)
● use bottommost shop to get a Rosetta Stone

● go down, go up, go left

● Item
○ Sort
○ Amnesia Greens:
■ Quezacotl [GF, Draw]
■ Shiva [GF, SumMag+10%]
■ Ifrit [GF, Draw, SumMag+10%]
■ Diablos [GF]
■ Carbuncle [GF, Draw]
■ Pandemona [GF]
■ Cerberus [GF]
○ HP-J Scroll -> Shiva, Cerberus
○ Rosetta Stone -> Ifrit
○ Read Weapon Magazines and Pet Pals Vol. 2, 4, 5, 6
○ Battle -> Aura stones as first item
● Config
○ Battle Speed : min
● Ability
○ F Mag-RF:
■ Phoenix Pinion or Wizard stones -> 100 Firagas for Edea
○ L Mag-RF:
■ Chef’s Knife, Dead Spirit, Saw Blade -> 100 Deaths for Edea

○ ST Mag-RF:
■ Eye Drops -> Zell, Selphie
■ Echo Screens -> Zell, Selphie
■ Magic Stones -> Zell, Selphie, Edea
■ Mystery Fluid -> Zell, Selphie, Edea
○ Time Mag-RF:
■ Magic Stones -> 100 Stops for Edea
■ Three Stars -> Tripes for Zell, Selphie
○ Tool-RF: Power Wrist / Hypno Crown / Fury Fragment -> Aura Stones
● GF
○ Ifrit: learn Ammo-RF
○ Cerberus: learn Alert
○ Pandemona: learn Spd-J
● Junction
○ Zell: -GF Cerberus
○ Selphie: -GF Quezacotl, -GF Shiva, -GF Pandemona, GF Cerberus
■ Auto -> Atk
■ Magic, Draw, Item
○ Zell: -All GFs, GF Shiva
■ Auto -> Atk
■ Magic, Draw, Item, Str+60%
○ Edea: All unjunctioned GFs
■ Card, Draw, Item
■ Str +60%, Str+40%, Initiative, Enc-None
■ Firagas to Elem-Atk, Deaths to ST Atk
● If you have extra time:
○ Item
■ Learn Quistis Limit Breaks
○ sort Magics

● fight soldiers: attack physically / find Selphie’s Limit breaks (Don’t escape!!!)
● take elevator 1

Space Adventures:
● leave initial room swiftly
● dispose of Rinoa
● view weapon monitor and go get Ellone

● enter and leave screens to accelerate Rinoa
● go see Rinoa, get a spacesuit

● talk to Piet
● talk to Ellone
● enter capsules
● talk to Ellone

Inside Ragnarok:
● Switch
○ Rinoa <-> Selphie
○ Edea <-> Squall

Boss Battle: Propagators
● Purple: main lobby downstairs, exit
● Green: elevator, cul-de-sac hallway
● Red: hallway, main lobby upstairs
● Yellow: entry, conference room

● enter cockpit -> Eyes on Me (last break time)

● back on Earth, enter conference room
● enter cockpit

● Switch
● Party: Zell, Squall, Irvine
○ Rinoa <-> Irvine
○ Irvine <-> Squall
○ Squall <-> Zell

● Kashkabald Desert UFO

● Chocobo Forest:
● 1, 2, 3, 4 and then 5 (Up left, Down left, Down right, Up right, Center)

Boss Battle: Jumbo Cactuar (69,000 HP)
● Aura Stone on Irvine
● Irvine uses AP/Pulse Ammo x7

● fly to Sorceress Memorial
● get Rinoa

● Switch
● Party: Rinoa, Squall, Irvine
○ Zell <-> Rinoa

● Chocobo Forest:
● Really close to kid (Ask kid to play cards, ask to move after you have “talked” to
little chicobo)

● fly to Centra Ruins
● Item glitching (make sure you have at least 50 AP/Pulse Ammo)

● Junction
○ Irvine: GF Cactuar
■ Remove Enc-None
● GF
○ Cactuar: learn Move-HP Up

● kill roughly 20 Tonberries (2x AP/Pulse Ammo each) to spawn Tonberry King
Boss Battle: Tonberry King (32,500 HP)
● Irvine uses AP/Pulse Ammo x4 (Squall deals 1800~ damage)

● Junction
○ Irvine: GF Tonberry
■ Add Enc-None
● GF
○ Tonberry: learn Initiative

● Chocobo Forest (Edea’s house):
● 1, 2, 3 then 5 (center, left, right, next to kid)

● enter Edea’s Orphanage
● talk to Rinoa
● leave Edea’s Orphanage
Party: Irvine, Squall, Rinoa

● fly to Deep Sea Research Center

● escape battles if you get any during peek-a-boo
● fight Ruby Dragons: Irvine uses AP/Pulse Ammo (2 shots per kill)

Boss Battle: Bahamut (20,400 - 26,000 HP)

● Ability
○ Forbid Mag-RF
■ Dark Matter -> Ultimas for everyone
● GF
○ Bahamut: learn Mug
● Junction
○ Irvine
■ Str -> Ultima
■ Spd -> Triple
○ Squall: GF Bahamut
■ HP -> Ultima
○ Rinoa
■ HP -> Ultima

● enter Ragnarok cockpit and re-enter Deep Sea Research Center

● skip tutorial text with 2nd o ption
● 1: +20, -4 (Automatic)
● 2: -2 (2nd option)
● 3: -1 (2nd option)
○ -4 for steam room, +7 in steam room
● 4: -1 (1st option)

Boss Battle: Ultima Weapon (64,300 - 72,000 HP)
● draw Eden
● use Aura Stone on Irvine

● fly to Tomb of Unknown King
● Ability
○ L Mag-RF: Phoenix Spirit -> Full-Life for Squall, Irvine, Rinoa
● GF
○ Doomtrain: learn Boost
○ Bahamut: learn Boost
○ Cactuar: learn Initiative
○ Tonberry: learn Boost
○ Eden: learn Boost

● Junction
○ Irvine: -GF Tonberry, -GF Cactuar, -GF Diablos, -GF Carbuncle
■ HP-J: Full-Life
○ Rinoa: -GF Cerberus, Add all unjunctioned GFs except Cactuar
■ HP-J: Full-Life
■ Enc-None
○ Squall: GF Cactuar, GF Cerberus
■ add Alert
■ HP-J: Full-Life, Str-J: Ultima

Boss Battle: Sacred
● attack physically
Boss Battle: Sacred and Minotaur
● Irvine uses Fire Ammo x1
● exit with map

● Junction
○ Rinoa: GF Brothers
● Item
○ Sort
○ Amnesia Greens
■ Brothers [GF]
■ Cactuar [GF]
○ Str-J Scroll -> Brothers
○ Mag-J Scroll -> Leviathan, Cerberus
○ Spr-J Scroll -> Brothers, Cerberus

○ Luck-J Scroll -> Cactuar
○ Aegis Amulet -> Cactuar

○ Elem Atk -> Brothers
○ Elem Guard -> Alexander, Doomtrain

○ Status Atk -> Cerberus
○ Status Guard -> Cerberus, Doomtrain

○ Healing Ring -> Leviathan (Recover)
○ Phoenix Spirit -> Alexander (Revive)
○ Med Kit -> Siren (Treatment)

○ Bomb Spirit -> Quezacotl, Brothers, Diablos, Carbuncle, Cactuar

○ Star Fragment and Energy Crystal -> Tonberry, Bahamut
○ Samantha Soul -> Bahamut, Doomtrain, Eden

○ Healing Mail -> Tonberry, Cactuar, Bahamut, Eden

○ Silver Mail -> Tonberry, Cactuar, Bahamut, Eden
○ Gold Armor -> Tonberry, Cactuar, Bahamut, Eden
○ Diamond Armor -> Bahamut, Doomtrain, Eden

○ Giant’s Ring -> Brothers
○ Gaea’s Ring -> Quezacotl, Ifrit, Brothers, Diablos, Carbuncle, Cactuar

○ Strength Love -> Pandemona
○ Power Wrist -> Pandemona
○ Jet Engine -> Pandemona, Cerberus
○ Rocket Engine -> Pandemona, Cerberus

○ Moon Curtain -> Doomtrain (Auto-Shell)
○ Steel Curtain -> Bahamut (Auto-Protect)
○ Glow Curtain -> Carbuncle (Auto-Reflect)
○ Accelerator -> Pandemona, Cerberus (Auto-Haste)

○ Monk’s Code -> Carbuncle (Counter)
○ Knight’s Code -> Brothers (Cover)
○ Doc’s Code -> Alexander (Med Data)
○ Three Stars -> Eden (Expendx3-1)

○ Learn all Quistis Limit Breaks if you didn’t in Esthar menu
● GF
○ Doomtrain: learn Forbid Med-RF
○ Tonberry: learn Move-HP Up
○ Cactuar: learn Luck+50%
○ Bahamut: learn Move-HP Up
○ Eden: learn Luck+50%
○ Make sure every GF is learning something

● fly to Obel Lake
● hum until Monkey is mentioned
● throw rocks until “skipped many many times”

● fly to Dollet Forest
● throw rocks at Monkey until rock is thrown back

● fly to Dollet
● enter Hotel and read Timber Maniacs
● inside pub, read Timber Maniacs
● use Dollet Shop

● fly to Obel Lake

● talk to voice for 4 hints: Eldbeak Peninsula, Balamb, Timber, Mountain Waterfall

● Switch
○ Get everyone low HP
● Galbadia Mountaintop Stone
○ skip fight

● fly to Winhill
● enter mansion, talk to man
● examine armor -> Vase Piece
● enter Raine’s pub, talk to artist upstairs, examine flowers, talk to cat -> Vase Piece
● enter flower shop, talk to lady, claim to like flowers, examine flowers -> Vase
Piece
● kick Chicobo -> Vase Piece
● use Winhill Shop
● return pieces to man, talk to man a couple of times -> Holy Stone

● Winhill UFO

● Mandy Beach UFO

● beachless island by Timber for Obel Lake Stone

● fly to FH
● enter Grease Monkey’s House
● get Moomba robot and exit FH

● Balamb beach stone
● Eldbeak Peninsula for Obel Lake Stone

● Chocobo Forest:
● 1 then 3 (center, bottom)

● fly to Shumi Village
● SAVE + Reset
● abolish “Random”: 4 No
● enter Artisan’s house, read Timber Maniacs and leave

● talk to Elder (Get Status Guard)

● Heath Peninsula UFO (make sure to have 5+ Elixirs, also check how many Heros)

● Grandidi Forest Plateau UFO
○ attack physically

● fly to Moldred Plains -> Three Stars

● Balamb UFO -> PuPu Card (Don’t escape)

● enter Esthar’s Airstation
● enter Presidential Palace: go up, go up, go right
● enter Laguna’s office
● dialogue with Laguna: 1st option
● dialogue with Dr. Odine: 2nd option
● dialogue with Laguna: 1st option

● fly to Minde Island -> Luck-J Scroll

● fly to Centra Ruins
● Junction
○ Irvine:
■ HP+80%
○ Squall:
■ HP+80%
○ Rinoa:
■ HP+80%
● Switch
○ Irvine <-> Selphie (members)
● SAVE + Reset

● get Odin, code to his room is 74442
Boss Battle: Odin
● learn Selphie’s Limit Breaks: The End, Rapture, Wall, Full-Cure
● use Phoenix Pinion
● attack physically if you didn’t end fight with The End

● Switch
○ Irvine <-> Selphie (members)

● fly to Cactuar Island
○ Make sure everyone is low HP
○ Rinoa: Remove Enc-None

● kill 9 Cactuars
● kill 8 Cactuars
○ Cactuar: learn Initiative
● kill 5 Cactuars

● Junction
○ Squall:
■ Spd-J: Triple
■ Str+60%, HP+80%, Initiative, Auto-Haste
○ Rinoa:
■ Mag-J: Ultima, Spd-J: Triple
■ HP+80%, Enc-None
● GF
○ Cactuar: learn Auto-Potion

● fly to Lunatic Pandora
● after cutscenes, leave and re-enter

Boss Battle: Fujin and Raijin 2 (11,500 - 15,000 HP)
● Irvine uses Fire Ammo x3

Boss Battle: Mobile Type 8 (33,600 - 36,000 HP)
● Squall uses Aura Stone on Irvine

Boss Battle: Seifer 3 (12,100 - 17,000 HP)

Party: Irvine, Squall, Zell

Boss Battle: Adel (18,000 - 25,000 HP)

At savepoint:
● Switch
○ Zell <-> Rinoa (members)
● Status
○ Rinoa: check Limit Breaks
● Junction
○ Irvine:
■ change HP+80% -> Auto-Haste

Boss Battle: Sorceresses
● Rinoa uses Aura Stone on Irvine before last Sorceress
● Irvine uses AP/Pulse Ammo on last Sorceress (32,500 HP, 4x 9999 DMG)

● check how many Heros you have, 11+ ideally

● use Gate 3
● go to Chocobo Sanctuary
● finish Chocobo sidequest and get the Chicobo Card
● enter Ragnarok
● win all rare Cards (Play Jack if missing levels 3,4,6; Diamond plays 3,4,5,7)

● GF
○ Cactuar: learn Defend
● Ability
○ Card Mod: Laguna (if you have less than 11 Heros) and Gilgamesh
○ Med Lvl Up: 10 Hero -> 1 Holy-War Trial
○ Junk Shop: get everyone’s best weapons

● win Gilgamesh, Laguna back

At Ultimecia castle:
Party: Quistis, Squall, Selphie
● Switch
○ Selphie <-> Squall
○ Squall <-> Irvine
○ Rinoa <-> Quistis

Boss Battle: Sphinxaur (10,000 HP + 10,000 HP)
● attack physically with Squall and Selphie
● -> Item

Boss Battle: Tri-Point (5,600 - 7,200 HP)
● Squall attacks
● -> Limit Break

● get Treasure Vault Key
● get Armory Key
● bring party to stabilize chandelier and Switch to other party

● Switch
○ Zell <-> Selphie
○ Squall <-> Irvine

Boss Battle: Krysta (7,400 - 8,200 HP)
● Zell uses Holy War
● Irvine uses AP Ammo x1
● -> Resurrection

● view Intervigilium, Viator and Vividarium (Near door, left at top of stairs, right at
top of stairs
● Vividarium et Intervigilium et Viator (3-1-2)
Boss Battle: Trauma (11,146 - 13,194 HP)
● -> Magic

Boss Battle: Red Giant (30,000 HP)
● Irvine uses AP Ammo x4
● Zell attacks if only 3 Shots were fired
● -> Command Ability

● Use Armory Key

Boss Battle: Gargantua (11,200 - 11,600 HP)
● Irvine uses Fire Ammo (1 shot)
● Irvine uses AP/Pulse Ammo (2 shots)
● -> GF

● Switch party in front of dungeon
● Switch
○ Quistis <-> Rinoa
● bring other party to elevator
● Switch
● get Floodgate Key

Boss Battle: Catoblepas (16,000 - 18,000 HP)
● use Holy War
● -> Draw

● leave castle

● bring Irvines party to spring and switch party

● Junction
○ Rinoa: Initiative
● Switch
○ Quistis <-> Rinoa

● Use Floodgate Key twice
● bring Squalls party to bell
● Switch

Boss Battle: Omega Weapon (222,920 - 284,420 HP)
● use Aura Stone on Irvine
● use Holy War
● Irvine uses AP/Pulse Ammo
● use Meltdown
● Irvine uses Fast Ammo if Meltdown hits, otherwise AP/Pulse

● play organ, get Rosetta Stone, use Prison Key

Boss Battle: Tiamat (34,400 - 41,600 HP)
● -> Save

● Junction
○ Irvine: -GF Quezacotl
■ Spd+20%, Spd+40%, HP+80%, Auto-Haste
○ Rinoa: -GF Brothers, -GF Carbuncle
■ Kamikaze
○ Squall, Selphie, Quistis:
■ 1 GF Each: Quezacotl, Brothers, Carbuncle
● Auto -> Def
● Item, Kamikaze, HP+80%
○ Zell:
■ Kamikaze
● Ability
○ Shops
■ Buy Occult Fan I & II, Combat King 4 & 5
● Item
○ use a Megalixir
○ read Combat King 4 & 5

Boss Battle: Ultimecia
● Spam Kamikaze!
Boss Battle: Griever
● Spam Kamikaze!
Boss Battle: Ultimecia & Griever
● Spam Kamikaze! (High level one might require extra damage, attack with Irvine if
this happens)
Boss Battle: Ultimecia
● Spam Kamikaze!!
● when Ultimecia begins to talk: attack physically
● she dies after being hit after having uttered “And…”

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Boss Battle: Biggs and Wedge 1

● challenge Queen of Cards for Diff rule

● leave Garden without using the guide box

Laguna Dream 3:

● Back to first party:

● visit Library (1st option), get Ellone

Party: Zell, Squall, Irvine

● talk to Sculptor (by statue, 1st o

● run towards emergency exit: last option, then 2nd option

Laguna Dream 4:

● fly to Deep Sea Research Center

○ Healing Mail -> Tonberry, Cactuar, Bahamut, Eden

● fly to Obel Lake

● talk to Elder (Get Status Guard)

● check how many Heros you have, 11+ ideally

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Boss Battle: Biggs and Wedge 1

● challenge Queen of Cards for Diff rule

● leave Garden without using the guide box

Laguna Dream 3:

● Back to first party:

● visit Library (​1st ​option), get Ellone

Party​: Zell, Squall, Irvine

● talk to Sculptor (by statue, ​1st o

● run towards emergency exit: ​last ​option, then ​2nd ​option

Laguna Dream 4:

● fly to Deep Sea Research Center

○ Healing Mail -> Tonberry, Cactuar, Bahamut, Eden

● fly to Obel Lake

● talk to Elder (Get Status Guard)

● check how many Heros you have, 11+ ideally

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● visit Library (1st option), get Ellone

Party: Zell, Squall, Irvine

● talk to Sculptor (by statue, 1st o

● run towards emergency exit: last option, then 2nd option