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Final Fantasy XIII Demo Guide and Videos
This is a Guide for the Demo Version of the game. The FFXIII Demo came packaged with the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Blu-ray first print edition, and also with the Japanese PS3 bundle that featured the movie.


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Note on auto leveling with jellies

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I've seen guides that have said that auto leveling with jellies should be over 20. You don't need to be over 20. You just need to set your gambits a bit diffrent than the other, just set heal prio like this:

X potion/Hi-potion ally 60-70 in the beginning(change this later when you feel safe to auto level when you are going to bed)
Poisana-Ally-any
Antidode-Ally-any
Pheonix Down-Ally-any
Life-Ally-any

You should check your characters the first time when you are in the Henne Mines around 30 minutes after or so. Make sure that your main character is alive;Otherwise you won't level up at all!

Happy auto leveling!

Above submission added on: 18th Nov 2009 | id number: 32459
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Dreadnought Leviathin Help

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The Dreadnought Leviathin is a rather difficult area to get through as it has so many enemies to deal with. Plus you are rescuing the Princess which is only more difficult to deal with. In any case, here are some general things to remember when going through the Leviathin:

~Sometimes you may need to go back through the tripwires. This is especially when you may want to resave your game at the crystal after you have progressed somewhat through the Leviathin.

~Avoiding conflicts is both foolish and wise. It's foolish because if you let a large group of enemies gather together, they will be much harder to defeat than if you had beaten the one guy period. However, when either low on health, or there are too many enemies to begin with, it might be best to avoid the situation altogether.

~When nearing the Cell Block where Ashe is, it's best to avoid any conflict whatsoever. You will have to go through a set of tripwires, but simply flee from the fight as you have a much harder one coming up.

~During the fight between the Judges and the Swordsmen, fight one Judge at a time with two of your teammates staying back with a Gambit for healing at 70.

~Don't let Vossler die! He is the strongest fighter of your party to that point and is one of the only ones who will be able to fight extremely well against the enemies. Letting him die is your ticket to the end.

~After rescuing Ashe, sell whatever items you don't need. Then exchange your gil for a couple of Phoenix Down's, several potions, and whatever else you may need.

~Once you leave the cellblock, flee from any enemy. Because the warning signal is always on, no matter how many guys you destroy, more will always come. Simply use the Fleeing command to make sure you can avoid the situation. You will take some blows for it, but it's the only way you can survive.

~When in the main rooms for security access panels, don't forget to turn off the alarm. It will go off for 60 seconds, allowing you time to either heal yourself or to run without any enemies chasing you.

~When you near the Launch Bay (or where you originally started out on the Leviathin), the alarm should signal. However if you are right by the door, no enemies will come around you. This is a good time to reheal your team and equip weapons. The next fight is difficult.

~Judge Ghis is hard so the only thing that can be said is to kill him quickly! You can have two of your companions attack Judge Ghis while you take out the Swordsmen, or use and alternate startegy. However defeating Judge Ghis quickly is the only thing you should set out to do.

Above submission added on: 13th Nov 2009 | id number: 32450
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Best weapon!

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The best weapon is the guns. They don't miss(unlessyour blind of course) and they ignore your oponent's armor.They go straight threw the added defense.

Above submission added on: 5th Nov 2009 | id number: 32426
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Barnheim Passage Help

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If you are at the point in the game where you are trying to escape from the prison, you will end up going to Barnheim Passage. In here, you will have to make your way through the long passage and keep the energy from going out while doing it. To make this easier, follow these steps.

1. In the main room where you restore energy, turn right on the stairway into a hidden room. There will be lots of gil in there and it will definitely be needed in this scenario.

2. Once you restore the energy, buy from the merchant supplies. There are two gambits you can buy which are Ally: Heal 50 or Ally: Heal 30. Plus there are potions and you will need a lot of them. Here is a general list of what you will need:
Potion: Anywhere from 22-26
Ether: At least 3
Antidote: 2-3
Eye Drops: 2-3
Phoenix Down: 3.
Don't go wasting your money over items here; they can't be equipped and suriviving is more important than accessories.

3. Equip Balthier to use First Aid once an ally goes down to 70 health. This is not going to save your teammates when they are being pounded on, but it will help when you need some health to keep you going. Just don't depend on it very much because it is usually a very small amount of health given. Use Fran's cure when you only have a little health needed to gain. Hence why you have the Ethers as she is the one you should use them on.

4. Go into the first area past the energy room and begin taking out the Battery Mimics that are feeding on the energy conduits. Once you have defeated all of them and are ready to move into a different location, head back to the original energy room and use the save crystal to replenish health and MP. This is important as you will need your potions later on.

5. Kill the battery mimics as quickly as possible! The battery mimics are the large spider looking things which feed on the energy conduits. If the energy gets down to 30, more and more enemies will begin appearing thanks to the dark. Run along the long passage, killing the battery mimics before they can suck out all of the energy from the conduits. Even if there are other enemies attacking, your sole focus should be the battery mimics as they will bring more enemies to come and attack.

6. Use potions sparingly. Don't use a potion if you have lost only 50 or so health as you will need them for the bigger fights. Use the Eye Drops when necessary and the Antidote as well. But you won't need those too much. The Phoenix Down restores an ally back to life. Don't waste them all on Basch. He dies really easily because he is so weak. If he dies once, revive him only once. If he dies again, don't waste your potions on him as he will keep dying. Vaan and Fran are your sole purpose to keep alive as Vaan is a good fighter, and Fran has cure and other magicks. Balthier you should keep alive however as he will aid your party with his attacks.

7. If you see a big fight where there are no battery mimics feeding on energy conduits, avoid the conflict. You need your health and potions more than you know so run on past them if you can or if it isn't necessary to fight them.

These are general steps to help you get through this rather difficult passage. They are not absolute must's, but they are general steps which coud very well aid you with the task.

Above submission added on: 5th Nov 2009 | id number: 32425
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Best leveling up tip ever!

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First equip embroidered tippet to the charater you want to level up. Cast Bravery, Shell, Bubble, Haste, Protect,and Faith to one charater. Make them the only one in your party. Last go to Nechrol or Nabudis and fight. I have tried many different ways and found this one the most effective.

Above submission added on: 2nd Nov 2009 | id number: 32420
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Trouble with Zodiac esper?

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First you need to have 3 charaters at least level 80. Have one constantly casting Curaga, protect, bravery, hastega, and shellga. Make the other 2 attack the Zodiac esper constantly. Then when he is down to about 30-20 hp use your quickenings.

Above submission added on: 1st Nov 2009 | id number: 32415
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Need help leveling up Fast?

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First get a good weapon like Foulmalhault or Death Bringer(its what I used). Equip Embroidered Tippet to any Charater. Now go to Henne mines(after getting the site 9 key from Phon coast). Pick one Charater to fight and one to constantly cast Protect, Bubble, Haste, Bravery, Shell, and Curaga(When needed). Use the gambits to make sure they keep casting the spells! For the person you use to cast spells(I would recommend Fran, since she has the most MP) keep them as far away as possible. It takes a while, but it does work!

Above submission added on: 29th Oct 2009 | id number: 32410
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The Tournesol

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If you can't get the Zodiac Spear don't worry, there is one more option (not quite as powerful), the Tournesol. The Tournesol is a two-handed sun blade just nine points lower than the Zodiac Spear.

Above submission added on: 26th Sep 2009 | id number: 32342
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Easy level up

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After getting to low archades go to the ONLY merchant there and get the embroidered tippet.Pick only ONE charater equip the tippet on them and journey back to the sandseas.It works!!!!!I got to 91 in about two or three hours!Any questions? JUST ASK!!!!!!!!!

Above submission added on: 25th Sep 2009 | id number: 32341
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Easy Level Up and Money

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When in Golmore Jungle with your guest, stay around and fight all the Panthers in the beginning of the jungle and collect the loot. Then go kill the Malboros right after the Panthers and collect the loot. After fighting both go outside and heal at the save point and when you build up enough loot you can head to Jahara or Eryut Village to sell it for loads of mula.

Above submission added on: 20th Sep 2009 | id number: 32327
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Pyrlaster

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A few days ago, I was searching for Ixion. I teleported to the Pharos at Ridorana, thinking that it was somewhere in Ridorana, then left the Pharos. I come out to see a HUGE white dinosaur-zombie type thing. Well, it started to hit 3,000s and such on my people. So I go to attack it and it said Pyrlaster! And I remembered that it was one of the hunts! This one iss hard and boring: There's no background music! D:

But anyway, here are my hints for Pyrlaster:

Bring Protectga, you'll need it. Bring Dispel/Dispelga, when you first fight it, it has Protect, Shell, Bravery, and possibly a couple other buffs. I also suggest that each of your people are at least lvl 65+. To see the levels of my people when they fought Pyrlaster, look at my Ultima hint.

When the fight first starts, use Dispel/Dispelga immediately! He WILL hit over 3,000 each time if you don't, and one time, Pyrlaster hit me 6 times in a row, but luckily, I dispelled him, so he hit about 2,000 or less. Also, Bubble and Protect your people. Haste if possible. It helps alot. Also, try Bravery/Faith. Pyr;aster has alot of HP as well. I like the Masamune/Genji Gloves combination because you can hit 2+ times in a row just about every turn. That and the power of Masamune equals high damage! And remember to heal when you need to.

Just keep attacking and eventually he'll die. Then you have a reward to get back at Barfonheim.

Hope I helped,
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Above submission added on: 7th Aug 2009 | id number: 32209
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Ultima Esper Tips

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Hello, 7OneWingedAngel7 here, giving hints on how to defeat the Ultima Esper, the hardest Esper in the game.

Where to find Ultima: The Great Crystal of Giruvegan, the farthest point into it.

Save/Gate Crystals before Ultima?: Yes, there is one Save Crystal, and no, you do not have to kill a CrystalBug for it to Spawn. It is in the room just before Ultima.

Hardness Ranking: 10/10. It has the right to be called Ultima. It is the hardest boss I've ever faced.

Partner Ranking: 3/10. Like most of other Espers, this one has about 4.5k HP when it is on your team. When I first summoned it, it was so slow, that my lead character died right before it used even one attack.

Special Moves: Holyja (Ultimate move) and Redemption (Normal attack)

Status effects when you battle Ultima: All status effects of all other Espers combined. Luckily, not all at one time. Here are all of them in order:

Mega Sap (HP)

Mega Sap (MP)

No Attacking With Weapon

No Magick

No Technicks

No Items

Metallic Equipment Grows Heavy

And this process can loop, meaning it will start over from Mega Sap (HP) after Metallic Equipment Grows Heavy.

Levels Reccommended: I completely recommend that all of your people are level 99. I got this esper with these people though, and barely:

Vaan: 65
Balthier:67
Ashe:72
Basch:37 (Not used)
Fran:34 (Not used)
Penelo:35 (Not used)

Equipment to Bring: I suggest having at least one person wear the Sage's Ring (Found where Excalibur is, WITHOUT Diamond Armlet, chest on top of Excalibur) and possibly someone else wearing the White Mask, since they both absorb Holy Magick, which is the main weapon used by Ultima.

Weapons to Bring: I suggest non-elemental weapons ESPECIALLY Excalibur, since Ultima absorbs Holy Magick, and is immune to all other elements. Masamune and Genji Gloves combination works well.

Extra Stuff to Bring: Alot of Phoenix Downs. By the time the Mega Sap (MP) is finished, you will most likely have no MP, so Ethers/Hi-Ethers would help also. Also, bring non-metallic Equipment/Arms for when metallic equipment grows heavy.

Ultima's Effects: Ultima will have Haste and a few other effects, so when the battle begins, immediately use Dispel/Dispelga on her. She can also cast Holyja, which most likely will give the status Reverse to your people. Make sure you have Esuna/Esunaga because of this. But if you have te Sage's Ring/White Mask, this shouldn't be a problem.

Magicks to Bring: I suggest Hastega, Protectga, Shellga, Renew, Curaja, Arise Flare, and other non-elemental spells, since she is immune to them. The reason you'll need Hastega, etc. Is because you'll have quite a bit to heal your forces once it says you're not allowed to attack with your weapons. And be sure to do this at this time, because the status effect after no attacking is no Magick.

Well, this is about all I can say about Ultima.

Hope I helped,
7OneWingedAngel7

Above submission added on: 6th Aug 2009 | id number: 32205
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How to get the Gilgamesh Hunt

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To get the Gilgamesh Hunt, you must have 14 hunts completed and a certain amount of Clan Points. By the time you accept this hunt, you should have plenty of clan Points. Also, you must have the Site 11 Key, obtained from a Side Quest involving a hunt in Lhusu Mines, the one where you save the Children deep inside Lhusu Mines. Then, go to Montblanc back at Clan Centurio at Rabanastre. He'll give you the hunt, listed as the Ancient Man of Mystery.

For more info, look at my Walkthrough on The Ancient Man of Mystery.

Hope I helped,
7OneWingedAngel7

Above submission added on: 5th Aug 2009 | id number: 32201
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Excalibur and How It Helps

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Hello everyone, 7OneWingedAngel7 here. I recently got Excalibur in Final Fantasy XII and I saw so many questions about how to get Excalibur, but sadly, I don't have the time to answer them all one at a time, so I'll answer them all at once. Excalibur is a Great-Sword, having it's own license. It has about 128 attack points and is a Holy Elemental Sword. This can help in alot of areas but cannot in others. Many undead enemies are weak to Holy magick, but there is only one Holy Magick, Holy. So, Excalibur, being a Holy elemental sword, can help in this area. Unluckily, the farther you get in the game, the less it helps, because more and more bosses and Espers are Immune to Magick Elements. So, you'd have to have a back-up weapon for the Excalibur-wielder. I choose to still use the Excalibur because I am still doing the Auto-Level Process, which I mentioned earlier, and the enemies there are undead ans weak to Holy Magick. I also like Excalibur because it is my best attack sword currently.

And as for HOW to get Excalibur, I'm not good myself on details, but I can direct you to what helped me get it. First of all, you have to be PAST Giruvegan to get it. Not Before, of During. Sadly, Giruvegan is near the end of the game. You still have Pharos and Bahamut left to go, and they can be quite a challenge with your average weapons. Anyway, here's the video that helped me:

Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFPoLUwqP5M

This video is NOT MADE BY ME and I HAD NO PART IN THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO. This video was made by TheWingedCloud. Look in the info box on the right of the video for another link for a complete map of the Great Crystal, which is NOT MADE BY ME. Use the video and the map and it should be very easy to get Excalibur.

Hope I helped,

7OneWingedAngel7

Above submission added on: 3rd Aug 2009 | id number: 32191
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Auto-Leveling

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Believe it or not, there is a way to auto-level in Final Fantasy XII. Of course, you need the right Experience, Gambits, and items.

Preparations

All people leveled 35+ is recommended, but it is possible to do it with levels 30+. This is needed so you can live while doing it.

I suggest, if you want to auto long, to have everyone have the license "Remedy Lore 3," the others aren't really needed, and many remedies. This is needed so you can cure Doom.

I suggest that you have many Phoenix Downs, so you can revive your leader before it pauses and asks you to switch party leaders, incase you run out of Remedies or accidentally get killed.

Now for Gambits, the most important part. These are simple.

Leader

Ally:Any = Stona

Ally: Party Leader = Remedy

Ally: Any = Esuna

Ally: Any = Phoenix Down

Ally: Any = Raise

Ally: HP < 30% = Curaga

Ally: HP < 70% = Cura

Foe: HP < 3,000 = Attack

Self/Self: MP <20% = Charge


Any others in party:

Ally: HP < 40% = Curaga

Ally: Any = Stona

Ally: Party Leader = Remedy

Ally: Any = Esuna

Ally: Any = Phoenix Down

Ally: Any = Raise

Self = Decoy

Ally: HP < 50% = Cura

Ally: Any = Haste

Foe: HP < 3,000 = Attack

Self/Self: MP < 20% = Charge

You must have all of these Gambits and Technicks to Auto my way.

Now, for the actual Auto process.

Story: Anytime after Stilshrine of Miriam.

Place: Stilshrine of Miriam

How to: Go to the Ward of the Sword-King, the T shaped hallway. Kill ALL enemies in there. Then, I suggest you go to the room with the Green Crystal. Kill it, and it should spawn a Save crystal. Use this in case you need to be healed. Then, rearrange the gambits to the gambits listed above. Turn them OFF. Then, wait 30 mins. Then, go back into the Ward of the Sword King. Go to the intersection. A monster called Neglamuur should appear. Turn your Gambits ON. Then, wait. You can keep the game on while it auto levels because Neglamuur summons infinite Ghouls that you kill with your special Gambits. You can keep autoing over night, or even more than 24 hours. Sometimes you may want to check to see if it pauses for you to switch leaders. Then, switch the leader, then switch back when the leader is revived. If you want even more XP, wait until you are at Old Archades. Then, but some Embriodered Tippets so the XP for your people is DOUBLED. Soon you'll have enough License Points to fill out your hwole License board. Remember to switch your party members so they all get good XP. If you want, you can equip the ones not in the current party with Golden Amulets so they get double LP, which they can earn even when they had no part in the kill. Remember, if you kill Neglamuur, you can always go back and kill him again, so don't fret.

I hope this helps you. Thanks for reading, and have a good time getting free level-ups.

Above submission added on: 30th Jul 2009 | id number: 32186
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Nice EXp and Drops

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In the Henne Mines, you will be ambushed by a group of 15 to 18 jellies in pithead junction A and B when you flick the switch. If you are at least level 25 and have access to the black magick Fira, you can devistate these jellies, which garner up to 1205 EXP, which will be between 368 and 404 Exp points for 3 people in your party. Plus, When you get to chain level 2 (simply go 2 zones away and then come back and flick the switch again, but you will have to go a different way each time as one gate closes and the other opens) they will drop yellow liquids in abundance, which are worth 531 gil a piece! AND get to chain level 4, and they drop teleport stones! If you have 3 embroided tippets and 6 golden amulets, the people that are doing the fighting will earn massive exp and the reserves will earn a nice amount of LP!

Happy Gaming!

Above submission added on: 6th Jul 2009 | id number: 32111
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mist. gambit cure. hint

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On the near invinsibility hint if your player has a mist move do cure instead of cura if they don't have a mist move do cura that way you wont have to walk around for ages in other words instead of waiting to get 32 mp back up you just need todo 8 mp

Above submission added on: 1st Mar 2009 | id number: 31724
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More stuff

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Okay, theres an easier way to get more(and better) stuff! First, go to any dungeon(preferably one you don't DIE IN!), Second, Only kill one type of monster(It's Easier with your allies' gambits turned off), And Whala, the monsters drop a ton of good stuff!

P.S., There is an award in the sky pirates den for getting a certain number chain!

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Above submission added on: 22nd Jan 2009 | id number: 31565
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Healing without using Magick or items.

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Ok, you need to be up to Balfonheim and gone through the Great Crystal to do this.

First thing you need is Excalibur( The Great Crystal)

Next thing you need is a White Mask (Absorbs "White" Magick)

All you need to do is equip your hardest hitter (for me it was Vaan) and Haste+Bravery him. Then Equip someone with a White Mask. Set a gambit on him/her for Ally-HP<10% Attack. Whenever your Characters have lower then 10% hp left the choosen individual will then strike that character 'healing' them (due to the effects of the White Mask) and if you Bravery+Hasted that person you'll most likely have close to or Max HP.

Another option would be getting a Dark Absorbing armor (like the Demon Shield) and giving someone a dark enchanted weapon.

I found this to be very helpful when I killed Yiazmat. I just had Vaan hit Balthier and Basch when they were below 70% HP. My gear was Maximillian everyone) and White Mask (everyone). I had Ultima Blade (Balthier), Excalibur (Vaan), Ragnarok (Basch), And Save The Queen (Fran, Ashe, Pinello). I took him down quite easily. Since all my healing was done by attacking and I had Vaan equipped with the Brave Suit, and Hermes Sandles; He was always Auto Hasted/Bravery. Making him an essential tool for taking down Yiazmat. He healed the others while they slowly but surely whittled down Yiazmat's whopping 50mil HP.

Hope I helped anyone out there.

Above submission added on: 3rd Jan 2009 | id number: 31457
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When fighting belias in the tomb of raithwall you don't have to be strong you just need the right stuff I beat him with my strongest person being lvl 15 (ashe) and my second highest lvl 14 (basch) just chain your quickenings and heal after fireja and hammer away oh and use water to

Above submission added on: 20th Dec 2008 | id number: 31387
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more easy level ups and money

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I have already submitted an easy level up cheat but that was for lower leveled people but a better way is if you get the clan rank of head hunter buy a bunch of teleprtstones in the muthru bazaar and go to the tchita uplans. Once there go straight either way and clear the area then go back to the sae crystal and heal aftera couple of trips teleport to phon coast and sell all of the loot you have except you're teleport stones. Keep repeating this and ull do great.

Above submission added on: 5th Dec 2008 | id number: 31300
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dont get trapped

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When your walkin around it's always important to have someone with libra on so you don't run into any traps that could screw you up and see monsters level so you don't attack something too strrong.

Above submission added on: 5th Dec 2008 | id number: 31299
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Do not just focus on three characters!!!

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In order to have virtually no trouble at all with this game you need to have all 6 characters strong. That way if one of your characters happens to fall in battle and you are running low on MP, you can easily just switch them out for another character and not worry about them being too weak to help. I follow a strict level up regime and it has never failed me. I currently have three files that I am playing (just to try different options on all 3) and all of my characters can take almost any monster in the entire game with no problem at all. To get the most out of it I suggest the following:

At level up switch out the following characters:

Vaan for Basch (and vice-versa)
Balthier for Ashe (and vice-versa)
Fran for Penelo (and vice-versa)

Also it is a good idea to have two white mages, one for each "party". I typically use Balthier and Ashe, but Fran and Penelo are very good options as well. It is better to have females as mages, since they end up with more MP than their male counterparts. (For example all of my characters are a level 71 and Vaan, Balthier and Basch only have 600 or so MP and Fran, Ashe and Penelo have over 700 MP.)

Another good idea is to keep Balthier and Fran with the same weapon types that they have when you get them at the beginning of the game. Yes, Balthier's attack power will always be lower than the rest of the party, but his attack power is being based upon how much damage he would do of he were to go up and physically HIT the monster with his gun, not from the amount of damage that his shot will take. Fran is always good with a bow and if you complete at least 75% of the hunts in the game you will recieve the assasin's arrows that will do an instant KO about 35% of the time. Also, this keeps you from relying solely on telekinesis to defeat flying monsters. Another solid option for using a bow is Basch. Vaan and Ashe are basically sword users only, whether it be one or two handed swords. Penelo is pretty flexible as well, but she is best with a dagger or a spear. Hope that this will help any who have questions as to whether or not it is good to have a reliable backup party.

Above submission added on: 25th Nov 2008 | id number: 31245
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Fighting Chaos

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When your fighting Chaos the Esper use your quickenings to get a succesion and kill the elementals and then use the rare magic scathe and over time if you keep healing you will you can get scathe at the nechrohol of nabudis from the hidden merchant

Above submission added on: 12th Nov 2008 | id number: 31193
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What u need against elder wyrm and battle tips.

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If you do not have esuna for your people you might need to stock up on alarm clocks, eye drops, gold needles, handkerchiefs,smelling salts,and echo herbs. In this battle quickenings wont really help you because you need all of the magic you can get. And when he uses spore fall you should back away from him so uwill less likely get affected. Finally you should use gambits on you're people so that when you get affected by confuse or something you will take care of it fast and you should also have raise and a bunch of phoenix downs.

Above submission added on: 13th Oct 2008 | id number: 31054
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Easy level ups

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On the dreadnought leviathan after the first boss and you rescue ashe there is a save chrystal in one of the cells. If you save you will get full health and magic for you're party. After you leave there alarms will go off and there will be a bunch of gaurds. Wen this happens just fight them until you're too weak then run back to the cells and heal on the save chrystal. Hope I helped =p.

Above submission added on: 27th Sep 2008 | id number: 30945
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Dont Attack!!!!!

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In the beginning of the game there are monsters you don't want to attack and here they r:dino in the ester sands, werewolf in the giza plains, and dive talon in the wester sands.

Above submission added on: 23rd Sep 2008 | id number: 30935
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Helpful Info

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If you are like me you die frequently against the bosses on the dreadnought leviathan heres some help. First before you think of fighting them make sure you're people are at least lvl 15. Second make sure all of you're people know cure. Third make sure you take care of the smaller people are dead or they will take you out fast. Last when you're first person goes down (not the guest) replace them don't waste time reviving. Hope I Helped

Above submission added on: 23rd Sep 2008 | id number: 30934
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one hit ko on bosses!!!!!!!!

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All you have to do is reverse on the boss and renew and he is dead. Boom! But most bosses are immune to reverse though:(

Above submission added on: 15th Sep 2008 | id number: 30898
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Oops!!!

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Ok, I messed up and I know this now! On my previous hint I said that you get the Golden Amulet from the Ixtab mark, but it is actually the Enkelados mark. Sorry for the mix-up!!!

Above submission added on: 5th Sep 2008 | id number: 30864
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easy ways to fill license board and get massive exp

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After defeating the Ixtab mark, high chief Zayulu will give you your reward and one of the items will be a golden amulet. This amulet will double the amount of LP that you get with every fight. After you recieve this then the merchant on the right at Mt. Bur-Omisace sells them and with enough gil you can buy one for the whole party!!! By level 53, if you have one for everybody, all license boards will be filled!!!!

For easier level-ups, the merchant in Old Archades (from Rabanastre who is "stuck for life") sells an accessory called the Embroidered Tippet. This item will double the amount of EXP earned after every fight!!! If you teleport to places such as Giruvegan, The Nabreus Deadlands, The Necrohol Of Nabudis, Or The Riodirana Cataract, these areas have the monsters with considerable amounts of exp, and you will level up really fast!!!!

Above submission added on: 4th Sep 2008 | id number: 30858
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Wat to DO IF U CANT BEAT A BOSS!

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Some boses from early in the game are hard for you rite? Most ppl say that you must be really high lvl to defeat them? Take Mimic Queen For example, ppl say taht you have to be lvl 10+ to be able to defeat her? Thats a big lie! I defeated her when I was only lvl 8. What about the the first esper, Belias, ppl say that you have to be like, lvl 25 to defeat him, I defeated him at lvl 19! How do you do it? You may ask. Well first of all, instead of training 3 characters first then focus on the weaker chars, I just alone trained the strong chars ( I prefer using Vaan (me), Basch, and ashe). First of all you select UR character and don't waste LPs trying to get gambit slots. Then select the gambits for you're other 2 chars, here is what I put while fighting Belias:
Basch: Ally hp<60% cure
Foe:leaders target attack
Ally: any protect
Foe: target attacking self attack

Ashe: Ally hp<60% cure
Foe:leaders target attack
Ally: any protect
Foe: target attacking self attack
LOL the last one is very stupid indeed... Anyways I didnt even have berserk at the time!!! Now, as for the weapons, I prefer using bow (me) , sword for basch cause he got lota hp ( 850 when lvl 18), and javelin for ashe. Also from the lisence board, focus mostly on magick related passive lisences, meaning licenses that make you cost less mp using magick or better efficiensy or such.
Get atleast 1 quickening on you're main. Use EQ that increases hp a little with alot of def ( I find these weapons at bazaar). Also when you battleing, don't let you're allies heal status effects, do it you're self! Let them mostly focus on heal hp and attacking. Since you have a bow, you don't have to stay close to attack, stay far to heal status and attack. One last thing is that, try to walk faster that you're allys so that you can attack and then run back letting you're allys to attack and not get hit. :)

Above submission added on: 22nd Jul 2008 | id number: 30570
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asleep?

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You party members asleep and don't have an item to wake him/her up?try this

Enequip your weapon from a party member other then the one thats sleeping,then attack the sleeper,he should wake up as soon as he/she recieves that first blow

Above submission added on: 18th Jun 2008 | id number: 30343
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Airship Letter Delivery

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I have been tired looking for all the 6 sisters for ann. Ok the first column is the place you are supposed to be in. The second column is where you should go for a flight. Then now go to where you first visited Ann then talk to her. Here is the complete list.


Rabanastre to Nalbina
Rabanastre to Archades
Rabanastre to Bhujerba
Bhujerba to Balfonheim
Balfonheim to Nalbina
Balfonheim to Archades
Archades to Nalbina

Above submission added on: 28th May 2008 | id number: 30195
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Credits

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To be able to view the credits, you have to beat the game once. Although, you cannot go back once you stepped to the Bahamut, you can beat the last boss "The Undying" and let the credits show up.

Above submission added on: 11th Apr 2008 | id number: 29768
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win elder wyrm

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I was playing against the elder wyrm and 2 treants and had to go give a friend a ride. I paused the game in the middle of the battle and came back about 15 minutes later and went back to the boss battle and it was almost over and the characters that I was using had hardly a scratch. I beat the boss. I had been having trouble with it before that.

Above submission added on: 24th Mar 2008 | id number: 29596
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Three things to do before a battle.

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There are a lot of Hard bosses, and challenging enemies in this game, so to help you here are three tips. Make sure you remember these tips, because I'd like to think that they are Important.

1: IF you have the money to do so, go to a shop, and buy 99 of every item you can. Buy 99 potions, 99 antidotes, 99 Phoenix Downs, 99 Remedies, just buy 99 of everything you can from the items menu. It will come in handy if you have 99 X-potions on you, or 99 Phoenix downs, when your going up against a hard boss.

2: Before each battle, be sure to cast the buffing spells on all of your characters. This means before each battle, cast Protect/bublle/haste/shell/etc on all your characters, so that they will be pumped, and harder to take down.

3: Before you engage the enemy, use the spell 'Dispel' if you have it, doing this will take away the enemies Advantages such as Protect/shell or whatever buff he has. A monster may seem to be too strong for you, but simply casting Dispel will even the odds, and it might surprise you as to how weak your enemy is now.

I'm not saying that you will always win, if you follow these 3 things, but it might help you lose alot less.

Above submission added on: 15th Jan 2008 | id number: 28867
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final boss

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Before going to the bahamaut I suggest you make 4 of your characters lvl 50 orhigher.This is a very long fight since their are 4 boss battles,with no save crystels!You can recharge a little bit after the first fight but thats it

Above submission added on: 2nd Jan 2008 | id number: 28732
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Site 11 key

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In the anteater hunt, in the Lhusu mines, you have to rescue some stupid kids that ran into the monster infested mine. After you kill the Anteater, go back to the part of the room where there's a huge opening in the floor, and you should see the kids(it's the area right before the anteater). They will say that they dropped the key, and that it probably washed up on a shore some where far away.

After you go back and talk to their mom to get the reward, find a gate crystal, and warp to the Phon coast. Then go North, and you should be on a hill with a man sitting against the wall. Talk to him, and he should say that he fell from the city Bhujerba, and landed here. Then look to the right of him, and there should be a glowing light. Click on it, and you'll receive the site 11 key, which you need in order to reach Gilgamesh the second time.

Above submission added on: 4th Dec 2007 | id number: 28478
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Lindwyrm's location.

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The lindwyrm is a rank v hunt that you can do after completeing draklor laboratory. The petitioner is named fermon( I think) and he is the guy in old archades that is surrounded by kids. He tells you the lindwyrm will only come out on cloudy days, and is located in the highlands of the tchita uplands.

Someone made a mistake because the Lindwyrm actually appears in the garden of life's circle, in the tchita uplands.

That should help people out.

Above submission added on: 14th Nov 2007 | id number: 28271
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