Rare card locations
PuPu
Look for UFOs to pass by during a battle in the
following places (you must have Diablos' "Enc-None"):
1. Outside Winhill Town
2. Mandy Beach, northeast of Timber
3. Heath Peninsula, east of Trabia Garden
4. Kashkabald Desert
After sighting all four, fly the Ragnarok to the rocky
cliffs above the Chocobo Shrine. Encounter a UFO and
defeat it. Then, head to the crater where Balamb Garden
used to be. You will encounter a PuPu. Feed him five
elixirs and you will be rewarded. Its only a level 5 card,
but is definitely the hardest card to find.
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F I N A L F A N T A S Y V I I I
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Final Fantasy VIII (US Version) Part I
Version 1.10
By Scott Ong
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World Map Source: http://risland.virtualave.net
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This is Part I of Final Fantasy VIII FAQ for the English version. Final
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to find information regarding item list, weapon list, monster list or
any other besitary data, please look up at Final Fantasy VIII FAQ Part
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{{{ References }}}
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{{{ Note to Webmasters }}}
If you want to use this FAQ for your site, make sure that you keep on
checking GameFAQs for latest revisions. Otherwise, I will have to answer
questions that already answered in the latest editions.
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Revision History ffviii_001
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-[1.0]- . First appearance of FAQ.
. Added completed Disc 1 Walkthrough
. Completed Tutorial Guide
-[1.1]- . Added partially completed Disc 2 Walkthrough, make
spelling corrections for Disc 1 walkthrough.
-[1.2]- . Completed Disc 2 Walkthrough, and more secrets
uncovered.
. Added Chocobo Guide to FAQ.
-[1.3]- . Completed Disc 3 Walkthrough, major expansion.
. More items than you could ever expect!
. Added Ultimate Weapons Upgrading Guide
. Added Obel Lake Mystery along with all sub quests.
. Enhanced Zell's Love Quest.
. Added getting Full marks for Dollet Quest
-[1.4]- . Completed Disc 4 Walkthrough
-[1.5]- . Edit the Disclaimer
. Make a couple of corrections to most parts of the FAQ.
. Added the Shumi Side Quest Part II
. Added corrections to Zell's Love Quest
. Added the second method for Deep Sea Deposit Quest
. Added to get Ward in Laguna's Dream Sequence #4
-[1.6]- . Added a method to get Ammo in FH [before concert]
. Corrected some of the errors.
. Added an improved method in finding Piet.
-[1.7]- . Made corrections on Missing Vase Pieces Quest.
. Added information regarding Watts as a disguise in Timber
. Added frequently asked questions section.
. Corrected some errors.
-[1.8]- . Added Frequently Asked Question section
. Added the answer for the third hint for the Obel Lake
Mystery
. Added advanced Search Mode help!
. Correct most typos and grammatical errors.
. Added Rumours section and also my point of view regarding
to that.
. Added some miscellaneous information regarding PC
version
-[1.9]- . Correct the remaining typos and gramatical errors.
. Added some information regarding the Sphinxaur.
. Found another draw point!
. Added few more questions to the Frequently Asked
Questions.
-[1.10]- . Corrected some of typos.
. Added more information regarding the PC version of FF8.
. Added a few more burning questions about FF8.
. Made the junction screen more precise [I have added a few
more illustrations.
. This could be the last update made to this FAQ.
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Where to obtain the latest version of the FAQs?
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The latest versions of FAQ can be found in following locations:
GameFAQs http://www.gamefaqs.com
Scott's FAQ Page http://members.xoom.com/scottong*
Cheat Code Central http://www.cheatcc.com
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* If you intend to place the FAQ on your site, please kindly make an
effort to get its latest versions from GameFAQs.
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Author's Note ffviii_002
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Well, it has been a long time since I have made an update for the FAQ.
Even though the FAQ is already completed, there are still errors that
required me to correct it.
What's has been added to the FAQ?
- Frequently Asked Questions --} Well, for the past few months since
FF8 has been released, I have received countless e-mails regarding
this game and I have decided to compile them. Otherwise, I will be
repeated those answers over and over again. Of course, once I have
added the list of questions, I will not be answering them anymore.
BTW, if you have any problems regarding weapon upgrading, please
refer to the ultimate weapon upgrading guide.
Just added some more words for the previous update, I have finally
found out some of remaining burning questions which causes me to
add them to the section. Remember to check it!
- The third hint of Obel Lake Mystery --} thanks to one helpful
contributor who has told me about this third hint [well, can't expect
that it is actually a joke...]. Refer to Obel Lake Mystery Section
for more details.
- Search Mode --} A lot of FAQ readers have complained to me that the
FAQ being too long as it takes ages to search for the information that
you need. I have finally found a method, which is being obtained from
Dingo Jellybean's FF7 FAQ but I have made some improvements to it. All
you just need to do the following: (Note: there are actually people
who tends to overlook this capability of WordPad and I myself is also
one of them ^_^;)
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Method 1:
From the toolbar, select Edit and choose Find. Enter the keyword.
Method 2:
Use the short-cut key Ctrl+F and you will see the Search Box popped
up. Enter the keyword that you want to look for.
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But sometimes the keyword does not reached your desired destination,
hence I have come up with a good idea and that's to add codes to the
right side of the contents page. Just enter the following keyword:
ffviii_xxx
where xxx stands for the 3-digit code for the section. The list of
code numbers can be found at the Table of Contents. But remember that
you must enter the "ffviii_" in order for it to work, or you will
find that you will end up at other pages instead!
- Note to all webmasters. If you want to post the FAQ on your site, make
sure that you keep update and get the latest versions. I will always
sent my FAQs to GameFAQs. I will definitely not permit anyone else to
edit my FAQs. No HTMLizing for my FAQs. Final Fantasy: Worlds Apart
(http://www.ffnet.net) is an exception.
- Strangely enough, I have received e-mails regarding whether I am doing
a FAQ for Final Fantasy IX. I am about 75% sure that I will NOT be
writing a FAQ for it due to several personal reasons. Anyway, I guess
someone else will write a FAQ for that game. [But this means that you
can be ensured that there will be FAQs for Final Fantasy IX.]. BTW,
check out Dingo's FF9 FAQ, which is rather great. I don't intend to
write out FAQs for great games... this one is already a killer ^_^;)
- I have corrected most of grammatical errors as being requested by
viewers. Thanks to them, otherwise I will not known the seriousness of
the problems. I will try my best to correct errors for my other FAQs
once I have time.
- I hoped that this may be the final update for this FAQ. BTW, I am no
longer accepting strategies and questions regarding this FAQ. ALL the
stuffs that I know about FF8 can be found in this FAQ and Part II. If
you have any recommendations, complaints, secrets regarding this game,
and just e-mail to me and I will try my best to solve it.
- I am quite sorry for not answering any e-mails after my March
vacation as I have been rather busy with my assignments, projects
and examinations. You should get your reply shortly. BTW, there will
be no reply for those who do not add "FF8" or "Final Fantasy VIII" as
I have deleted the e-mails that does not have this as a subject. [
except for those that contains other game headings]
- BTW, if you intend to place this FAQ on your site, you are free to do
so as long as the FAQ remained intact and make sure you make an effort
to get the latest revisions of my FAQs. Don't bother to e-mail on
requests on place the FAQ on your site. [Applies to my FF8 FAQs only.]
For this update [Version 1.9 and 1.10]
- I have found a couple of vital information regarding cards, boss
facts and added a few tips in weapon upgrading.
- BTW, you can check my FF8 Part II for the new Chocobo World section,
which is typed by The Saint (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
- I have also expanded the Junction section to make it more detail. It
will also explains why you can't equip a menu ability on the character.
- Finally, here is the list of FF8 questions that are still being asked:
- How to get the Lion Heart.
- Where to locate the Deep Sea Research Center.
- How to get GFs that you have forgotten to draw from BOSSES.
- Where to locate the White SeeD Ship.
- How to defeat Adel at low levels?
- Is it possible to enter towns in Disc 4?
- How to mug an item?
- How to junction commands [well, it seems that I need to go to detail
regarding the basic of basics...]
- Where do General Caraway go after he brought you to the Gateway?
- Who is Squall's father? [with proof, of course]
- Rumours...
- I have added a whole chunk of cheats for the PC version. Thanks to a
helpful contributor.
I had explained them in the Frequently Asked Questions. BTW, the
reason, I am making the update is because I don't have the time to
reply my e-mails. BTW, the next update will be the final update of
this FAQ.
[Scott Ong]
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Table of Contents ffviii_003
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Code
Start of the FAQ -Disclaimer top
I Revision History 001
II Author's Note 002
III Table of Contents 003
IV Frequently Asked Questions [Game play] 004
1. Introduction - Story of Final Fantasy VIII 005
[1.1] Introduction and Final Fantasy VIII Data.
[1.2] Characters of Final Fantasy VIII
[1.3] Changes between Japanese and English version
2. Basic Tutorial 006
[2.1] The Basics
[2.2] Playing the Game
[2.3] Basic Configuration
[2.5] Bonus Edition PC
3. Walkthrough for Disc 1
[3.1] Familizing yourself with Balamb Garden 007
[3.2] Fire Cavern - The Field Test 008
[3.3] Dollet Dukedom Parliament 009
[3.4] The Night at Balamb Garden 010
[3.5] The Train Trip - Mystery and Murder 011
[3.6] The Sorceress at Timber... 012
[3.7] Laguna's Dream Sequence #2 - Centra Evacuation Site 013
[3.8] Galbadia Garden 014
[3.9] Quest at the Tomb of Unknown King 015
[3.10] Assassination Plan 016
4. Walkthrough for Disc 2
[4.1] Winhill- Laguna's still alive! 017
[4.2] Held Captive 018
[4.3] Galbadia Missile Base- Prevent the Launch! 019
[4.4] Balamb Garden - War between Garden and SeeD Academy.. 020
[4.5] Arrival at Fisherman's Horizons 021
[4.6] World Tour for Disc 2 wt2
4.6a Card Quest at Balamb Garden 022
4.6b Zell's Love Quest 023
4.6c Deling: Still as busy as a bee 024
4.6d Dollet: It has become a busy town! 025
4.6e Timber: A mysterious journey... 026
4.6f Winhill: Still as quiet as ever... 027
4.6g Shumi Village 028
4.6h Centra Ruins 029
4.6i Chocobo Guide 030
[4.7] Balamb under Galbadian Occupation 031
[4.8] Trabia - Childhood Memories at the Orphanage 032
[4.9] The Garden Crash 033
5. Walkthrough for Disc 3
[5.1] Edea's House - Truth Revealed! 034
[5.2] Trabia Canyon - Laguan's 4th Dream Sequence 035
[5.3] White SeeD Ship - Trip to Legendary Esthar 036
[5.4] Great Salt Lake - The Gateway to the Legendary Esthar 037
City
[5.5] Laguna's 5th Dream Sequence - At Esthar 038
[5.6] Esthar City - Seeking Treatment at Lunar Base 039
[5.7] Esthar Under Lunatic Pandora Attack! 040
[5.8] Lunar Base - The Lunar Cry Incident 041
[5.9] Sorceress Memorial Hall - Rescue Rinoa! 042
[5.10] The Great World Tour for Disc 3 wt3
5.10a Lunar Base Crash Area 043
5.10b Obel Lake Mystery 044
5.10c UFO Sighting Incident 045
5.10d Ultimate Weapon Upgrading 046
5.10c Cactaur's Island 047
5.10d Centra Ruins Revisited 048
5.10e Deep Sea Research Center 049
5.10f Deep Sea Deposit 050
5.10g Shumi Village - Laguna's statue completion. 051
[5.11] Esthar Revisited - Meeting President of Esthar 052
[5.12] Final Showdown at Lunatic Pandora 053
6. Walkthrough for Disc 4
[6.1] The awakening of the Sorceress 054
[6.2] The Last Quest 055
[6.3] Ultimecia's Castle - The Sealed Truth 056
[6.4] The Battle of Destiny 057
7. Contact the Author 058
8. Rumours 059
9. Credits 060
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Frequently Asked Questions [Game play] ffviii_004
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For this section, you will find all those frequently asked questions and
the key events of the game. Note that these are the questions, which I
will not reply anymore. BTW, if you have problems regarding BOSS fight,
please check out Part II for the guides that you need.
Last Updated: 14/10/2000
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Questions
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The list may be expanded depends on the number of e-mails that I have
recieved on that particular topic.
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1. How do you junction commands?
A: You can ONLY junction commands (such as Magic, Item, Draw, etc.)
and abilities (Mag-J, Str-J, Str+20%, SumMag +20%, Counter, Cover,
etc) if you have a GF equipped for the characters. To equip a GF,
select the character and Junction from the main menu. Next pick a
GF and you will be able to equip the command! You can more help
from the Tutorial Menu in the game.
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2. How many GFs are there?
A: There are a total of 16 GFs [GFs with abilities] and the
miscellaneous GFs. I have include the list and the brief method on
getting them.
The sixteen Guardian Forces
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Name Method Location/ Conditions Disc
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Quezacotl Access Balamb Garden Network, 1~3
Balamb Garden 2F
Classroom, Squall's desk
Shiva Access Balamb Garden Network, 1~3
Balamb Garden 2F
Classroom, Squall's desk
Ifrit Defeat it Fire Cavern 1
Siren Draw Dollet Communication 1
Towers, BOSS: Elvoret
Brothers Defeat it Tomb of Unknown King 1~4
Diablos Defeat it Magical Lamp - gain 1~4
from Cid before SeeD
mission. Use it.
Carbuncle Draw President's Residence, 1
Deling City, BOSS:
Iguion
Leviathan Draw Balamb Garden Basement, 2
BOSS: NORG
Pandemona Draw Balamb Town, BOSS: 2
Fujin
Cerberus Defeat it Galbadia Garden, Main Hall 2
Alexander Draw Galbadia Garden, 2
Auditorium, BOSS: Edea
Doomtrain Access Solomon's Ring found at 3~4
Tear's Point. Get 6x
Malboro's Tentacle, 6x
Steel Pipe and 6x Remedy+
Bahamut Defeat it Deep Sea Research Center, 3~4
Must have Ragnarok airship.
Cactuar Defeat it Cactuar's Island 3~4
Must have Ragnarok airship.
Tonberry Defeat it Centra Ruins, defeat 20 3~4
Tonberries and King
Tonberry. Must get Odin
Eden Draw Deep Sea Deposit, BOSS: 3~4
Ultima Weapon. Must get
Bahamut.
Must have Ragnarok airship
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Miscellaneous GFs
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Name Method Location Disc
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Chicobo Item Summon Mother Chocobo. 2~4
(Gyshal Greens) Use item, Gysahl Greens to
summon it. Gysahl Greens
can brought from Chocoboy
at Chocobo Forests.
Moomba Item Get Friendship item using 2~4
(Friendship) Pocketstation.
MiniMog Command Get Mog's Amulet using 2~4
(Mog's Amulet) Pocketstation. Use the
item on one of the 16
GFs. Use command to summon
it. [MiniMog]
Phoenix Item Get it by solving puzzles 2~4
(Phoenix at Shumi Village or
Pinion) WinHill. Get it by
refining 3x Mega Phoenix
--} 1x Phoenix Pinion via
Siren's Tool-RF.
Odin Battle Defeat it at Centra Ruins. 2~4
(based on It will appear randomly at
Luck and no. beginning of the battle.
of Death
Spirit items)
Gilgamesh Battle Defeat Seifer with Odin 3
acquired. Note: Odin will
be lost. If you haven't
gotten Odin at that time,
Gilgamesh will be lost.
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3. I had forgotten to draw a GF! Are there any other methods to get
it?
A: YES! You can get the GF by drawing it from the BOSSES found in the
Ultimecia's Castle. Refer to Disc 4 walkthrough for more
information. I did not include in the walkthrough as this will
help to avoid spoilers. BTW, some of GF summoning items [Solomon's
Ring for Doomtrain and Magical Lamp for Diablos] can be retrieved
from the Pocketstation.
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4. I had sold the Magical Lamp! Is there a method to get it later in
game?
A: Unfortunately no. In fact, that's the only Magical Lamp you can
get from playing the game. You can get more Magical Lamps as you
can get it from the Pocketstation. [Refer to Pocketstation guides
that found in GameFAQs. You can find more information under the
Pocketstation section in Part II. Please note that I don't own a
Pocketstation.]
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5. What is the purpose of SeeD tests?
A: Note for all new players, you can only get cash through your SeeD
salary. You will get your salary, once Squall has become an
official SeeD member after Dollet's test at Disc 1. The SeeD level
will change if you do any of following:
SeeD Test
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Method Effect
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Answering SeeD tests with correct answers. Access Increase
SeeD test from Tutorial menu --} TEST menu. SeeD level.
Continue with the story of the game Increase
SeeD level.
Finish Train sequence in Disc 1 upon first try SeeD level
+1
Walking around the world map, field terrains without Decrease
doing anything. SeeD level
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SeeD levels do not increase every time. In fact, it increases
based on the number of steps that Squall walk on the terrains.
Hence, do not try to not overdo it as it will decrease your SeeD
level.
The higher SeeD level, the more cash [in gil] that you will
receive each time. For the test answers, refer to the walkthrough
for disc 1.
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6. I have seen a UFO moving around in a random battle and nothing
happens.. What was that?
A: It is the UFO Sighting Incident. There are four sighting spots
which is being marked on the world map found at
{http://risland.virtualave.net}. Just go there with Diablo's
Enc-None and move around to have a random battle. For more
details, refer to the World Tour under the Disc 3 Walkthrough.
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7. Why I can't convert 100x Curse Spikes into Dark Matter through GF
Siren's Tool-RF, in order learn Quistis' last Limit Break,
Shockwave Pulsar?
A: In order to do that, GF Siren must reach LV 100. Otherwise, you
will not be able to do the refinement. As for the help in getting
Curse Spikes, you need to defeat the Imp, Forbidden or Malboro.
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8. Is it true that you can't have both items obtained from stealing
and defeat monsters?
A: Yes. You can get only get one of the items. For example, let's
says you encountered a battle with 2x Adamantoises, you defeat
them without any characters using the Mug command. You will get
the item won from battle, such as Adamantine, Whisper, Orichalons
based on Squall's level.
If you mug any of the Adamantoises, you will DEFINATELY NOT get
Adamantine [which can only be obtained by defeating both
Adamantoises]. Instead, you will get other items such as Whispers.
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9. How do I get Squall's ultimate weapon and Limit Break, Lion Heart?
A: To get Squall's ultimate weapon, you must have the following
items:
1x Adamantine
3x Dragon Fang
12x Pulse Ammo
{{ Recommended Methods }} - these are the easiest methods
Adamantine - you can get this by defeat Adamantoises found shores
of Dollet, Long Horn Island [to find the location of Long Horn
Island, view the world map at http://risland.virtualave.net].
Dragon Fang - head towards Trabia area where you find the Shumi
Village. Note that from the world map's point of view, you will
find a row of mountains behind the village. Just walk closely
against mountains and you will encounter Blue Dragons. Defeat it
to get Dragon Fang.
Pulse Ammo - you need to get Energy Crystal. Get 20x Elynole's card
via card playing and you can convert them into 2x Energy Crystals
through Quezacotl's Card-Mod RF. Next convert the Energy Crystals
through Ifrit's Ammo-RF. You will get 20x Pulse Ammo.
Now go to any of the junk shops found in the game and pay 2000 gil
to remodel Squall's gunblade into Lion Heart. I have explained in
more details under the Ultimate Weapon Upgrading section.
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10. Where are the Islands closest to Heaven / Hell?
A: It is kind of difficult to explain using words. You can get find
the locations of them on a world map at my website
{http://risland.virtualave.net/map.html}.
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11. I can't locate the Deep Sea Research Center! Where can I find it?
A: To locate the Deep Sea Research Center, you need the Ragnarok
airship. Pilot the airship to the extreme low-left corner of the
world map.
Move the Ragnarok low by press Down button. When you move the
Ragnarok, you should see water splashing... Next navigate around
that corner and you should find the Deep Sea Research Center. If
you have any problems, get the world map mentioned in the above
URL.
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12. Why is there a screen showing "censored" when I used the Devour
Command?
A: It was just like that! ^_^;
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13. Question on Card Games
A: Well, it consists of a huge portion of my e-mails. Here is a
section for it:
Rare Cards - it is true that there is only one version of rare
cards, not after time compression has occurred. To get back the
lost rare cards, you need to defeat the CC Group Members at
Ragnarok airship in Disc 4. (provided that you have defeat them
in Disc 2.). You can get them back even after you have refined the
card using Quezacotl's Card-Mod.
Card Queen - the Card Queen is really tough as she changes the
card rules and moves from areas to areas, which made her an
extremely tough opponent. If you need more help, get FF8 FAQ
Part II at http://www.gamefaqs.com and refer to the Card Queen's
Side Quest.
Obtaining cards - besides getting it by winning the card game,
you can also get cards by defeating enemies or using the card
command to convert dying enemies into cards [does not work on
BOSS and human beings]
Card Rules - It will be very difficult to explain the rules in
a few sentences, hence there is a need to read the Card section
of FF8 FAQ Part II.
Abolish a Card Rule - a lot of gamers get frustrated regarding
the random rule as it will force you into a bad situation in the
card game. To abolish that rule, you can either play in a region
where there is no such rules. One perfect example is Balamb area.
Rules will be added as soon as you started in an area where there
are new rules.
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14. Tough Battles - answers found at my Monsters FAQ @ GameFAQs
A: It seems that a lot of people are having trouble regarding combat
in FF8. There are a few reasons for the toughness and one of them
is that monsters levelling up as your character does. There are
few methods to be stronger than your enemy:
The hints are:
- by remodelling the characters' weapons
- get stronger spells via item refining.
You can get a lot of rare items via cards. This means if you want
an easy life in the game, play cards often!
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15. Can I get into the cities during Disc 4?
A: There is no way that you can get into the cities in Disc 4. Those
barriers do not allow you to make contact with the city. I know
the following question will definitely pop up if this happens...
* how do I remodel my weapons? - you can remodel your weapons by
using GF Tonberry's Call Shop or Call Junk Shop menu ability via
the Ability menu.
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16. I have sold the Magical Lamp. Is there any other way to get it?
A: Finally found the answers for this... You can't draw Diablos from
any of the bosses [bosses at Lunatic Pandora and Boss Sphinxaur in
Ultimecia's Castle]. Once you sold it, you got to reset if you
don't own a Pocketstation or Gameshark. It is still possible to
complete the game without GF Diablos, but it will definitely be
tougher.
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17. Where are weapon monthly magazines?
A: You don't need these items as it is compulsory to remodel your
characters' weapon. In fact, the weapon's name will appear in the
Junk Shop's menu once you have obtained its requirements. Here is a
short list of weapon magazines:
Weapon Monthly March - you will get this by defeating Elvoret at
Dollet's Communication Tower in Disc 1.
Weapon Monthly April - you will get this from Squall's desk after
completing the sequence in Training
Center. (after the ball dance)
Weapon Monthly May - you can find this in the sewers while
controlling Rinoa. Refer to walkthrough for
more information.
Weapon Monthly June - defeat BGHZ51F2 at Missile Base
Weapon Monthly July - found it in Balamb Garden's Training Center
after Disc 2.
Weapon Monthly August - found it near the Gargoyle in Trabia
Garden.
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18. Why I can't get the second vase piece (found at the statue) in
Winhill?
A: Well, this is really my error and thanks to those whom have help me
in solving this and that is you really need to have Irvine in your
party. I guess it was perhaps due to the itching hands of
Irvine ^_^;) Remember the time when he messes up the guns in Zell's
room [for those whom have Irvine in your party]
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19. Where can I locate the Tomb of Unknown King?
A: It seems that this type of question is one of hardiest for me to
answer. Imagine explaining the location using words. It was
actually located on a peninsula, which is northeast from Deling. The
tomb is quite small in size and if you still have the problem, get
the world map found at {http://risland.virtualave.net}.
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20. How do I use the character's Limit Breaks?
A: First of all, your characters need to get to "Crisis" conditions.
It will be fulfilled when:
- the character's HP turns red/yellow
- Aura is being cast on the character
Next to use the Limit Break, just tap Circle button (menu button)
and you will eventually see a golden triangle on the right side of
"Attack" or "Mug". Press right and you will be able to execute the
Limit Break.
General Tip on getting Aura.
Aura is a magic that allows your character to get Limit Breaks
easily. To get Aura magic, you need to get Fury Fragments which
can be mugged from Blue Dragon found at the mountains near Shumi
Village. [you don't need to stand on the mountain, just go near
it]. Next just convert the Fury Fragment into 5x Aura magic
through Leviathan's Supt Mag-RF
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21. How do I return back to the Lunatic Pandora after I have finished
the "Ragnarok crash scene" in Disc 3?
A: You can choose to exit the Pandora after your Ragnarok has made
its way to the Lunatic Pandora in Disc 3. To exit, just to talk to
Selphie. From there, you can enjoy yourself for the quests or do
some level up. After you are done, proceed to the bridge [or
controls room] and talk to Selphie and you will be back at the
Lunatic Pandora!
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22. Is it possible to do the Lion Heart Limit Break each time once you
have acquired the Lion Heart gunblade?
A: No. The occurence of the Lion Heart Limit Break depends on chance.
You can't control it. But Lion Heart seems to appear more
frequently, once the entire party is down to critical status.
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23. How do I get Limit Breaks for every characters?
A: Squall - Upgrade his gunblade and Squall will learn new Limit
Breaks. [see Part II for more details.]
Quistis - Get Blue Magic Items [refer to Part II item bestiary on
how to get them] and use it on Quistis.
Zell - Get Combat Kings and select the item and Zell will learn
the new Limit Breaks automatically.
Selphie - Get it from her Limit Breaks. While you are choosing the
type of spells, you can find her Limit Breaks [including
those that are not uncovered.]. Cast it and Selphie will
have that Limit Breaks.
Rinoa - Get Pet Pals and select the item. Next check the status
screen and select the limit break that you wish to teach
Angelo. Hence walk around on the terrain for a while.
Once the gauge has built up, Rinoa will learn the Limit
Break!
Irvine - Get the Ammo and he will have new Limit Breaks. Some of
the rare ammo are quite hard to get.
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24. How do I enhance my character's statistics?
A: Through the junction system. The junction system is a system that
could enfuse magic to your character's atttributes, hence making
them stronger. See Basic Tutorial for more information. BTW, the
effects of Junction are affected by the following:
. Number of magic: The more you have, the better the effect of the
junction system.
. Types of spell: The stronger the spell you have, the better the
effect the junction has on the character.
Junction also allows your characters to equip commands and
abilities. There is no accessories/armor in the game. Please read
the Basic Tutorial thoroughly. You need to have junction abilities
[i.e. abilities that are ended with "-J"] for boosting your
character's statistics.
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25. How do I upgrade my weapons in FF8?
A: You can't buy new weapons instead you can tune them up through Junk
Shops. But in order to do this, you need to have specific
ingredients such as M-Stone Piece, Sharp Spike, Dragon Fang, etc.
Of course, not everything in the world is free. You need to pay a
small sum to upgrade them to new models [you can choose to upgrade
or downgrade.] Everytime you attempt to remodel the weapon, the
ingredients will be used up. If you want to upgrade back to the
same weapon, you need to get new ingredients. To upgrade a weapon in
Disc 4, just get GF Doomtrain [Call Junk Shop menu ability] and do
the following:
1) Activate your menu.
2) Select the Ability header.
3) Select Call Junk Shop
4) Do what you normally do at Junk Shops.
It's pretty simple huh? BTW, don't try to force your way in the
towns, as it is impossible!
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26. How I mug an item?
A: This one is pretty hard to explain if you don't know anything about
junction commands or abilities. First of all, you need to get a GF
ability called "Mug" [from Bahamut or Diablos, requires 200 AP to
master]. Next equip GF Bahamut or Diablos with the mastered Mug
ability. After you have equipped the commands, you will be able to
select the type of character/party abilities. Choose Mug and add it
to one of the ability slots. If you equip the ability, you should
see the attack command is being replaced with Mug. If that happens,
you are on the right track.
Just go to a random battle and look for the monster that you want
to steal an item from. Remember to watch for the top status bar
after your character has performed the attack.
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27. How do I junctioned commands?
A: Before I start this, I need to explain that GFs are extremely
important as they worked like Materia in FF7. Without them, you
can't have other commands besides attack. First of all, you need to
get a GF. [If you have seen through the ability list in Part II, you
should noticed that all the 16 GFs have Magic, GF and Draw.]
To equip a command, do the following step-by-step and make sure that
you are in the main menu.
1) Select Junction from the main menu
2) Select the character who you want to junction GFs with.
3) Select Junction command from the Junction Menu. Select the GFs
that you want to equip with. Press Triangle once you are done.
4) You should be brought to the Auto screen if you have magic in
that character's magic inventory. Choose either Atk, Def or Mag.
If your character don't have any magic, you will be brought to
the Ability sub-menu directly. Press Triangle once you are done.
5) At the ability screen, you should see the command list of the
character with the slots along with ability slots. On the right
is the list of commands available (if the cursor is pointing at
either one of the three command slots, they are found under the
Attack command) and list of abilities available (if the cursor
is pointing at either one of ability slots.) Just pick and choose
from the list. Duplicate commands will only appear once. [For
example, as I had mentioned earlier, that all 16 GFs have the 3
basic commands, GF, Magic and Draw. These commands will appear
only once even if you have more than 1 GFs equipped.] Press
Triangle once you are done.
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28. Where do General Caraway go after he had brought you to the Gateway?
A: It is pretty funny that I got such e-mails more than twice ^_^;).
After Caraway have move away from the Gateway, head towards the left
side of the screen. You should be brought to the front screen where
you see crowds and the gateway. Notice that there is no people on the
left side of the crowd. Just walk down and exit from the screen. You
will meet Caraway there.
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29. Who is Squall's father?
A: This may be a piece of spoiler [heck, anyway by typing out the FAQ,
I had already spoiled the game...]. There is my evidence to support
that Laguna Loire is Squall's father!
A) If you re-visit Winhill, you will found out that the photo of the
family (Laguna, Raine, "Squall" and Ellone) is missing. The photo
is found at Raine's House [next to the pub]
B) Laguna has probably left Squall in the hands of Edea before
leaving for his journey to rescue Ellone. You had see sequences of
Squall standing in the rain feeling bored and Laguna talking to
Edea... (btw, this may be wrong as it is my own assumption)
C) If you talk to Ward or Kiros, you make get more information leaked
out about Squall and Laguna [that's a pretty good hint by the
way...]
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30. Have you heard any rumours about FF8?
A: Definitely yes! Of course, FF8 is such a great RPG and there are
also have some loopholes just like FF7 and so you can expect some
rumours about the game.
A) Getting Cloud Strife
Well, I myself is also a fan of Cloud. But I don't have sufficient
proof that Cloud is in the game. But based on gameshark, it is not
possible to have Cloud. This always works btw. But here are some
rumours [they seems a bit reasonable...]
1) Have 16 gameovers at the Island closest to Hell. Upon the 16th
continue, Cloud will appear...
My Reply: This is definitely not true!
2) During the battle against the Iron Clad [the BOSS at the missile
base], you can mug an item from the BOSS which allows you to
summon Cloud Strife! [Cloud will appears and do his Omnislash
Limit Break!]
My Reply: Haven't tested it yet as my party was too strong...
I have killed that stupid Iron Clad with a few attacks...
B) Getting GF Griever/ a hidden GF
You can get GF Griever in Lunatic Pandora. You must have all the
weapons, 666 items or something to that nature. Also in Balamb,
next to Zell's house, an old man makes reference to an old story/
legend.
My Reply:
. About the ridiculous 666 item:
This isn't true as it is impossible to have 666 of an item type.
So give up your hopes... [That 666 items requirement is actually
taken from Occult Fan III, which refers to GF Doomtrain ^_^; If
you break the numbers up along with other issues, you should get
6x Steel Pipes, 6x Malboro Tentacles, 6x Remedy+]
. An old man...
Well, I guessed this may be partly right... I'm not sure about
this anyway. But since half of the rumour is wrong, it is just
as good as the rumour is false.
C) Getting Seifer after Dollet Mission
I know that there will be a lot of Seifer's fan hoping that this
could be true. Well, I have recently received a rumour regarding
this...
Luckily for us, FAQ writers for FF8, Rinoa did not die in the game...
Otherwise we may be facing problems like resurrecting Rinoa... *Phew*
I have excluded some of rumours to save me from e-mails probing...
BTW, here is a point of advice from me and that is don't be cheated by
rumours. (Provided that there is sufficient proof to prove it... at
least a screenshot of the rumour. Like showing Cloud fighting against
any monster that's included in FF8.)
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31. Why can't I equip Card Mod-RF on my character?
A: You can't equipped that on a character. There are several types of
abilities and below is a short summary on the abilities types:
Type How to use it?
Character You need to equip it to enable its effect. Go to
Junction menu and choose the fourth tab, Abilities.
GF Automatically takes effect once the GF has mastered
the ability. Note that the learnt ability only applies
to that GF, which has the ability in its slot.
Junction It allows some of the Junction options to be enable on
the Junction status screen. For example, if the
equipped GFs does not have any Str-J, the Str option
will be greyed out. There is no need to equip the
ability, just equiped GF to enable its effect.
Menu One of the abilities that can't be equipped. You can
access this ability under Ability sub-menu of the main
menu. [Card Mod-RF is a type of menu ability]
Party Same as character ability, need to equip, followed the
same method as character.
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32. Is it possible to defeat the BOSS at lower levels compared to the
statistics that you have given in the FAQ?
A: Of course, you don't need to go to that extreme ^_^;). This is one
of the reasons which makes FF8 different from FF7. Monsters,
including BOSSES get level up as your characters level up [in
proportion to Squall's level.], which means the higher Squall's
level is, the more HP or level will be the BOSS.
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33. How do I get Mog's Amulet?
A: This is one time that can only be achieved by playing the Choco
World. Besides, I have stressed on this many times...
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34. How do I get more Rosetta Stones?
A: To get more Rosetta Stones, you can either use the refinement method
or search method. Rosetta Stones can be refined using a Menu
Ability. [please refer to Menu abilities, FF8 Part II FAQ]
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35. How do I get Zell's Armageddon Fist?
A: This is actually a move that invented by one of FF8 gamers, Kaze
Yagami [beats me why everyone choose to use to this name...]. It is
actually a chain between Punch Rush, Booya, Punch Rush, Booya....
[I guess you should know that flow...]. It is named this, because of
its killing effect.
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36. How do I exit from Ultimecia's Castle in Disc 4?
A: A simple analogy... How do you exit from your home? Of course,
through the door! or the window [unless you are Spiderman or theft,
otherwise I have no comments ^_^]. Just go back to the main hall
and exit the door. Go to the chain and choose any of the doors to
get back to the world.
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37. Must I followed the story sequence based on the walkthrough?
A: YES! All except for World Tours [or sub-quest which other FAQ
writers call it.]. If you don't follow in order, like going to
Galbadia Garden before you have finished up with Timber story
sequence, you will find Galbadia Soldiers surrounding the building.
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38. Does Ultimecia's castle contains every single enemy?
A: YES! You can find virtually all the monsters that is available in
the game. But some of them don't appear that frequently like
Malboros, Tonberries and Elynoles. I have managed to encounter an
Elynole on my trip up the clock tower...
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39. When and where is the best place to level up all your characters?
A: It depends only on your character current level. IMO, I guess it is
best not to stress on your character's current level, as certain
enemies are really a killer even it is only a level 15 monsters.
The area where you get most EXP is from the enemies in the Island
closest to Hell and Heaven, don't know where it is? Refer to the
maps found at my website {http://risland.virtualave.net}!
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40. No Alexander, No Doomtrain? --} Getting Remedy +
A: Getting Doomtrain is one of hardiest feature in FF8, you need to get
in pursuit of items and met its requirement to get it. First of all,
you need to get all the requirements of 6x Steel Pipes, 6x Malboro
Tentacles and 6x Remedy+ (!). After gotten the requirements, use
the item "Solomon's Ring" to get GF Doomtrain. The key link between
Alexander and Doomtrain is the requirement of Remedy+. If you don't
have Remedy+, you can't get GF Doomtrain. To get Remedy+, you need
to use Med LV Up [menu ability] to convert 60x Remedy [which can be
bought from shops]. As for the other requirements, please refer to
the walkthrough or FF8 FAQ Part II.
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41. Gilgamesh interrupted my fight against Adel and kill Rinoa!
A: One comments: The gamer is really unlucky ^_^;) You really needs to
depend on luck and pray hard that Gilgamesh does not appear.
Actually, IMO, I guess you need to make sure that at least one of
members has most of the HP as this reduces the appearance of
Gilgamesh.
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42. How to get back Odin after I have gotten Gilgamesh?
A: Sorry pals, as there is no way to get back Odin after Gilgamesh...
Odin is already killed in half by Seifer in the battle at Lunatic
Pandora [Disc 3], that's why Odin can never appear, beside its
sword is already taken by Gilgamesh ^_^; so how is it going to
attack? Besides in FF8, there is no lance for Odin...
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43. How does the Rare Item takes it effect?
A: It is one of doubts which still remains a mystery for me...
Typically, Rare Item is party ability and takes effect after you
have finished the random battles and just increase the "chances" [
I don't how it was being measured, but according to my gameplay, it
seems to give me more GF type items and rarer items, but decreases
the rate of junk items (which is more cheaper...)]
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44. Why I have never found Selphie's Limit Break {The End}?
A: IMO, you need to take a lot of patience in getting this. The End
appears about 1 out of 100 tries while using the Slots. You need to
press "Do over" [1st option] and switch and switch... until you
found the spell... But if you miss it, it WILL take you more longer
to find it again in next try! Besides you can't use The End at your
will since it is an instant killer spell!
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45. Is it possible to complete the game without all GFs?
A: Of course, the completion of the game depends on your will. If you
want to have an easy fight, I would recommend you to get all GFs. In
other words, it is not necessary to get all GFs to complete the
game. The aim of this walkthrough is just to give you a clearer
picture.
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Important Notes
Things can't be done without a gameshark/pocketstation:
- Get Apocalypse magic before the fight against True form of Ultimecia.
- Get another Magical Lamp besides the one you get it from Cid.
- Get Ribbon/Mog's Amulet/Friendship item.
- Rare GF Abilities such as Supt Mag-RF, Discount, Awarness, etc.
Things that never can be done...
- Enter towns in Disc 4
- Find the gateways to the chain road in front of Ultimecia's Castle
before Disc 4.
- Find the white SeeD Ship after you return from space visit.
- Read the Girl Next Door (it is a junk item...)
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Well, let's proceed onto this epic RPG journey..
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My personal review of FF8
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Well before I begin the speech.. I have 5 words to say "Final Fantasy
VIII is great!". Indeed it is great.. for those whom can stand long
time training, I guess your opinion will be different. As I gotten my
US copy on the 10th of September, I was very eager to play and the game
was simply a fantastic piece of work. As you guys know that I have
replay this game more than 10 times for Japanese version, I have managed
to did it for the NA version. The only key in completing the game, is
your determination in stocking of spells, training and best of all,
attention. The script of FF8 is really exciting and a couple of humorous
jokes from characters. It also shows the development of characters in
the game. The Junction System is easy to learn for NA version as there
are online tutorials about it! The draw system seems a bit tiring but it
is worth the try. There are also a couple of things that I did not try
out in the Japanese version, such as getting Occult Fan III and Occult
Fan IV, the bone quest at Dollet, recovering lost GFs, Zell's love quest,
Obel Lake's Mystery at Morded Plains, Chocobo Forest Quests and much
more. Here are the ratings of the categories:
Storyline: 9 /10 - it is really great!
Graphics: 7.5/10 - the graphics is not too nicely rendered unlike those
PC screenshots as compared to the PSX screenshots.
Music 7.5/10 - the soundtrack is nice and fantastic. Especially, Faye
Wong's Eyes on Me!
Game Play 7/10 - The Junction system is really good, if you managed to
understand. There are sub quests such as the card game,
chocobo forests, UFO.... more than 10 hours of leisure.
For those whom own the Pocketstation, you can get to
enjoy the Chocobo World sub quest..
Overall: 8.0 /10 - it really deserves it...
Learning Curve: Medium - quite hard.. Otherwise, I don't have to come up
with such a long FAQ...
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Hi folks, Final Fantasy VIII US version is finally out! The long eagerly
awaited FF8 has finally arrived and we die-hard RPG fans can enjoy this
epic RPG! It has been about 2 years since the release of Final Fantasy
VII.(well, 7 months for those whom have brought the Japanese version)
Here is the story of Final Fantasy VIII:
A member of the Elite mercenary Squall is forced into the conflict
beyond imagination. To survive, he must contend with a desperate rival,
a powerful sorceress, and his own mysterious dreams.
} Realistic detail characters and background enhanced by a breathtaking
musical score.
} An epic story based on the theme of love, set in a massive new world.
} New Junction System allows characters to be customized with powerful
magic spells drawn from enemies.
} Nearly an hour of stunning motion-captured CG cinemas seamlessly
integrated into the game play.
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|Genre: Role-Playing (RPG) |
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|Company: Squaresoft |
| Square Electronic Arts. L.C.C |
|Release Date: 9th of September 1999 |
|Discs: 4 |
|Support: Analog Control Compatible |
| Vibration Function Compatible |
|Age Group: Teen |
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Final Fantasy VIII (US. Version) Part II
Version 1.8
By Scott Ong
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This is Part II of Final Fantasy VIII FAQ for the English version. Final
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and the walkthrough for FF8, please refer to Part I for more details
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{{{ References }}}
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If you want to use this FAQ for your site, make sure that you keep on
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-[Version 1.0]- . Done by Markweb
. First appearance of FAQ
-[Version 1.1]- . Added a few more stuff, done by Markweb
-[Version 1.2]- . Re-vamp the layout to fix the word width
. Added more information to most sections.
. Corrects most errors done by Markweb.
-[Version 1.3]- . Expand the item list [that's a lot!]
. Added Gameshark codes!
. Correct some errors.
-[Version 1.4]- . Expanded the remainding Item List [Ammo and Junk Group]
. More corrections made on the FAQ.
-[Version 1.5]- . Added more strategies.
. Added a method to remove card rules.
. Added a frequently asked questions section.
-[Version 1.6]- . Edit my disclaimer
. Corrected most typos and errors
. Enable Search mode in the FAQ.
. Added Infinite Money Trick under Secrets Section
. Expanded Frequently Asked Questions Section
-[Version 1.7]- . Added a better strategy for defeating Adel.
. Added few more strategies for the game.
. Added information regarding the Pocketstation. The
information is taken from The Saint's FAQ.
-[Version 1.8]- . Updated the frequently asked questions section.
. This will be the last update made to the FAQ.
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* Currently, you can only get the latest revisions of the FAQ at
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Well, it has been a long time since I have made an update for the FAQ.
Even though the FAQ is already completed, there are still errors that
required me to correct it.
What's has been added to the FAQ?
- Frequently Asked Questions --} Well, for the past few months since
FF8 has been released, I have received countless e-mails regarding
this game and I have decided to compile them. Otherwise, I will be
repeated those answers over and over again. Of course, once I have
added the list of questions, I will not be answering them anymore.
BTW, if you have any problems regarding weapon upgrading, please
refer to the ultimate weapon upgrading guide in Part I.
- The third hint of Obel Lake Mystery --} thanks to one helpful
contributor who has told me about this third hint [well, can't expect
that it is actually a joke...]. Refer to Obel Lake Mystery Section
for more details.
- Search Mode --} A lot of FAQ readers have complained to me that the
FAQ being too long as it takes ages to search for the information that
you need. I have finally found a method, which is being obtained from
Dingo Jellybean's FF7 FAQ but I have made some improvements to it. All
you just need to do the following: (Note: there are actually people
who tends to overlook this capability of WordPad and I myself is also
one of them ^_^;)
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Method 1:
From the toolbar, select Edit and choose Find. Enter the keyword.
Method 2:
Use the short-cut key Ctrl+F and you will see the Search Box popped
up. Enter the keyword that you want to look for.
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But sometimes the keyword does not reached your desired destination,
hence I have come up with a good idea and that's to add codes to the
right side of the contents page. Just enter the following keyword:
ffviii_xxx
where xxx stands for the 3-digit code for the section. The list of
code numbers can be found at the Table of Contents. But remember that
you must enter the "ffviii_" in order for it to work, or you will
find that you will end up at other pages instead!
- Note to all webmasters. If you want to post the FAQ on your site, make
sure that you keep update and get the latest versions. I will always
sent my FAQs to GameFAQs. I will definitely not permit anyone else to
edit my FAQs. No HTMLizing for my FAQs. Final Fantasy: Worlds Apart
(http://www.ffnet.net) is an exception.
- Strangely enough, I have received e-mails regarding whether I am doing
a FAQ for Final Fantasy IX. I am about 75% sure that I will NOT be
writing a FAQ for it due to several personal reasons. Anyway, I guess
someone else will write a FAQ for that game. [But this means that you
can be ensured that there will be FAQs for Final Fantasy IX.]
- I have corrected most of grammatical errors as being requested by
viewers. Thanks to them, otherwise I will not known the seriousness of
the problems. I will try my best to correct errors for my other FAQs
once I have time.
- I hoped that this may be the final update for this FAQ. BTW, I am no
longer accepting strategies and questions regarding this FAQ. ALL the
stuffs that I know about FF8 can be found in this FAQ and Part II. If
you have any recommendations, complaints, secrets regarding this game,
and just e-mail to me and I will try my best to solve it.
- I am quite sorry for not answering any e-mails after my March
vacation as I have been rather busy with my assignments, projects
and examinations. You should get your reply shortly. BTW, there will
be no reply for those who do not add "FF8" or "Final Fantasy VIII" as
I have deleted the e-mails that does not have this as a subject. [
except for those that contains other game headings which I have
written a FAQ for...]
For this "possible" final update:
- This is probably going to the be last update of FAQ. I have gotten
permission from The Saint about using some of Chocobo World
information on the FAQ. For more details, I would recommend you to
take a look at his FAQs, which is also available at GameFAQs.
- I have updated the frequently asked questions with more detailed
answers and hopefully, it could just solved your burning questions.
- BTW, I'm no longer accepting strategies as I guessed there is enough
strategies and all the new strategies are just minor improvements over
the existing ones. Unless there is a great importance, I would not add
it.
- Last of all, good bye to those who read my FF8 FAQs... It's time for
me to embark on a new FAQ writing journey...
[Scott Ong]
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Table of Contents ffviii_003
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I Revision History and Updates 001
II Author's Note 002
III Table of Contents 003
IV Frequently Asked Questions 004
1.0 Guardian Forces s01
- 1.1 Introduction 005
- 1.2 Management of GFs 006
- 1.3 How to get the GF? 007
- 1.4A Non-Abilities GFs 008
1.4B The GFs' Abilities List 009
- 1.5A Command Abilities 010
1.5B Party Abilities 011
1.5C Character Abilities 012
1.5D Junction Abilities 013
1.5E GF Abilities 014
1.5F Menu Abilities 015
- Magic Refinement 016
- Item Refinement 017
2.0 List of Magic s02
2.1 Curative Magic 018
2.2 Elemental Magic 019
2.3 Status Magic 020
2.4 Support Magic 021
2.5 Non-Elemental Magic 022
2.6 Junction Charts 023
3.0 Weapon Remodel / Limit Breaks s03
3.1 Squall Leonhart 024
3.2 Zell Dincht 025
3.3 Quistis Trepe 026
3.4 Selphie Tilmitt 027
3.5 Rinoa Heartilly 028
3.6 Irvine Kinneas 029
3.7 Dream Party: Laguna, Kiros and Ward
a Laguna Loire 030
b Ward Zaback 031
c Kiros Seagul 032
3.8 Temporary Members: Seifer and Edea
a Seifer Almasy 033
b Edea Kramer 034
3.9 Weapon Ingredients Chart 035
3.10 Battle Meter 036
4.0 The Card Game s04
4.1 Getting the Cards 037
4.2 Basics of Triple Traid 038
4.3 The Card Rules
A Pre-Game Card Rules 039
B In-Game Card Rules 040
C Card Game Trade Rules 041
4.4 Card Game Tips 042
4.5 Card List Bestiary 043
4.6 Rare Card List 044
5.0 List of Items s05
5.1 Medicine Group 045
5.2 Battle Items Group 046
5.3 Field Items Group 047
5.4 GF Medicine Group 048
5.5 GF Ability Item Group 049
5.6 Ammo Group 050
5.7 Junk Group
A Normal Items 051
B Blue Magic Items 052
C GF Comptability Items 053
D Bonus Attributes Items 054
5.8 Magazine Group
A Weapon Monthly 055
B Combat King 056
C Pet Pals 057
D Occult Fans 058
6.0 List of Monsters s06
6.1 List of Abbreviations 059
6.2 Monsters Besitary
A Cards Page 1 060
B Cards Page 2 061
C Cards Page 3 062
D Cards Page 4 063
E Cards Page 5 064
F Others 065
6.3 Important Storylines. 066
7.0 Sub Quests s07
7.1 Timber Maniacs 067
7.2 Missing Vase Pieces 068
7.3 Laguna's Statue at Shumi Village I 069
7.4 Laguna's Statue at Shumi Village II 070
7.5 Obel Lake Mystery 071
7.6 Getting Rare Cards Quest
A Chocobo Forests: prove your affection! 072
B UFO Sighting Incident 073
C Card Queen Quest 074
D CC Group Members 075
7.7 Zell's Love Quest 076
7.8 Dollet: Bone Quest 077
7.9 Infinite Money Trick 078
8.0 GF Enhancement Setup 079
9.0 Strategies s09
9.1 Things that you should know... 080
9.2 Miscellaneous Strategies 081
9.3 BOSS Strategies 082
9.4 Weapon Strategies 083
10.0 Gameshark codes 084
11.0 Choco World [Mini-Pocketstation Guide] 085
12.0 Contact the Author 086
13.0 Contributors and Credits 087
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Frequently Asked Questions ffviii_004
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As you see, I still have a lot of other FAQs to manage. Hence it will be
best if you can add "FF8" as your subject so that I know that it is
about Final Fantasy VIII. Lastly don't sent me any viruses/huge files.
If you have a strategy to contribute, just type it in the mail instead
add it to a text-file.
BTW, don't expect me to e-mail you the list of cards, where to get them
and other stuffs, you can get all these from the FAQs.
If you sent me a question which the answer can be found in the FAQ, I
will most likely ask you to refer to the FAQ. As for certain quests such
as the Obel Lake Mystery, Missing Vase Pieces, don't expect me to type
out the entire information for you [as it can't be explain in a few
paragraphs or so.]. Okay don't with the list [mostly repeated]:
Last Updated: 14/10/2000
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Questions
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The list may be expanded depends on the number of e-mails that I have
recieved on that particular topic.
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1. How do you junction commands?
A: You can ONLY junction commands (such as Magic, Item, Draw, etc.)
and abilities (Mag-J, Str-J, Str+20%, SumMag +20%, Counter, Cover,
etc) if you have a GF equipped for the characters. To equip a GF,
select the character and Junction from the main menu. Next pick a
GF and you will be able to equip the command! You can more help
from the Tutorial Menu in the game.
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2. How many GFs are there?
A: There are a total of 16 GFs [GFs with abilities] and the
miscellaneous GFs. I have include the list and the brief method on
getting them.
The sixteen Guardian Forces
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Name Method Location/ Conditions Disc
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Quezacotl Access Balamb Garden Network, 1~3
Balamb Garden 2F
Classroom, Squall's desk
Shiva Access Balamb Garden Network, 1~3
Balamb Garden 2F
Classroom, Squall's desk
Ifrit Defeat it Fire Cavern 1
Siren Draw Dollet Communication 1
Towers, BOSS: Elvoret
Brothers Defeat it Tomb of Unknown King 1~4
Diablos Defeat it Magical Lamp - gain 1~4
from Cid before SeeD
mission. Use it.
Carbuncle Draw President's Residence, 1
Deling City, BOSS:
Iguion
Leviathan Draw Balamb Garden Basement, 2
BOSS: NORG
Pandemona Draw Balamb Town, BOSS: 2
Fujin
Cerberus Defeat it Galbadia Garden, Main Hall 2
Alexander Draw Galbadia Garden, 2
Auditorium, BOSS: Edea
Doomtrain Access Solomon's Ring found at 3~4
Tear's Point. Get 6x
Malboro's Tentacle, 6x
Steel Pipe and 6x Remedy+
Bahamut Defeat it Deep Sea Research Center, 3~4
Must have Ragnarok airship.
Cactuar Defeat it Cactuar's Island 3~4
Must have Ragnarok airship.
Tonberry Defeat it Centra Ruins, defeat 20 3~4
Tonberries and King
Tonberry. Must get Odin
Eden Draw Deep Sea Deposit, BOSS: 3~4
Ultima Weapon. Must get
Bahamut.
Must have Ragnarok airship
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Miscellaneous GFs
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Name Method Location Disc
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Chicobo Item Summon Mother Chocobo. 2~4
(Gyshal Greens) Use item, Gysahl Greens to
summon it. Gysahl Greens
can brought from Chocoboy
at Chocobo Forests.
Moomba Item Get Friendship item using 2~4
(Friendship) Pocketstation.
MiniMog Command Get Mog's Amulet using 2~4
(Mog's Amulet) Pocketstation. Use the
item on one of the 16
GFs. Use command to summon
it. [MiniMog]
Phoenix Item Get it by solving puzzles 2~4
(Phoenix at Shumi Village or
Pinion) WinHill. Get it by
refining 3x Mega Phoenix
--} 1x Phoenix Pinion via
Siren's Tool-RF.
Odin Battle Defeat it at Centra Ruins. 2~4
(based on It will appear randomly at
Luck and no. beginning of the battle.
of Death
Spirit items)
Gilgamesh Battle Defeat Seifer with Odin 3
acquired. Note: Odin will
be lost. If you haven't
gotten Odin at that time,
Gilgamesh will be lost.
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3. I had forgotten to draw a GF! Are there any other methods to get
it?
A: YES! You can get the GF by drawing it from the BOSSES found in the
Ultimecia's Castle. Refer to Disc 4 walkthrough for more
information. I did not include in the walkthrough as this will
help to avoid spoilers. BTW, some of GF summoning items [Solomon's
Ring for Doomtrain and Magical Lamp for Diablos] can be retrieved
from the Pocketstation.
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4. I had sold the Magical Lamp! Is there a method to get it later in
game?
A: Unfortunately no. In fact, that's the only Magical Lamp you can
get from playing the game. You can get more Magical Lamps as you
can get it from the Pocketstation. [Refer to Pocketstation guides
that found in GameFAQs. You can find more information under the
Pocketstation section in Part II. Please note that I don't own a
Pocketstation.]
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5. What is the purpose of SeeD tests?
A: Note for all new players, you can only get cash through your SeeD
salary. You will get your salary, once Squall has become an
official SeeD member after Dollet's test at Disc 1. The SeeD level
will change if you do any of following:
SeeD Test
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Method Effect
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Answering SeeD tests with correct answers. Access Increase
SeeD test from Tutorial menu --} TEST menu. SeeD level.
Continue with the story of the game Increase
SeeD level.
Finish Train sequence in Disc 1 upon first try SeeD level
+1
Walking around the world map, field terrains without Decrease
doing anything. SeeD level
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SeeD levels do not increase every time. In fact, it increases
based on the number of steps that Squall walk on the terrains.
Hence, do not try to not overdo it as it will decrease your SeeD
level.
The higher SeeD level, the more cash [in gil] that you will
receive each time. For the test answers, refer to the walkthrough
for disc 1.
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6. I have seen a UFO moving around in a random battle and nothing
happens.. What was that?
A: It is the UFO Sighting Incident. There are four sighting spots
which is being marked on the world map found at
{http://risland.virtualave.net}. Just go there with Diablo's
Enc-None and move around to have a random battle. For more
details, refer to the World Tour under the Disc 3 Walkthrough.
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7. Why I can't convert 100x Curse Spikes into Dark Matter through GF
Siren's Tool-RF, in order learn Quistis' last Limit Break,
Shockwave Pulsar?
A: In order to do that, GF Siren must reach LV 100. Otherwise, you
will not be able to do the refinement. As for the help in getting
Curse Spikes, you need to defeat the Imp, Forbidden or Malboro.
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8. Is it true that you can't have both items obtained from stealing
and defeat monsters?
A: Yes. You can get only get one of the items. For example, let's
says you encountered a battle with 2x Adamantoises, you defeat
them without any characters using the Mug command. You will get
the item won from battle, such as Adamantine, Whisper, Orichalons
based on Squall's level.
If you mug any of the Adamantoises, you will DEFINATELY NOT get
Adamantine [which can only be obtained by defeating both
Adamantoises]. Instead, you will get other items such as Whispers.
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9. How do I get Squall's ultimate weapon and Limit Break, Lion Heart?
A: To get Squall's ultimate weapon, you must have the following
items:
1x Adamantine
3x Dragon Fang
12x Pulse Ammo
{{ Recommended Methods }} - these are the easiest methods
Adamantine - you can get this by defeat Adamantoises found shores
of Dollet, Long Horn Island [to find the location of Long Horn
Island, view the world map at http://risland.virtualave.net].
Dragon Fang - head towards Trabia area where you find the Shumi
Village. Note that from the world map's point of view, you will
find a row of mountains behind the village. Just walk closely
against mountains and you will encounter Blue Dragons. Defeat it
to get Dragon Fang.
Pulse Ammo - you need to get Energy Crystal. Get 20x Elynole's card
via card playing and you can convert them into 2x Energy Crystals
through Quezacotl's Card-Mod RF. Next convert the Energy Crystals
through Ifrit's Ammo-RF. You will get 20x Pulse Ammo.
Now go to any of the junk shops found in the game and pay 2000 gil
to remodel Squall's gunblade into Lion Heart. I have explained in
more details under the Ultimate Weapon Upgrading section.
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10. Where are the Islands closest to Heaven / Hell?
A: It is kind of difficult to explain using words. You can get find
the locations of them on a world map at my website
{http://risland.virtualave.net/map.html}.
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11. I can't locate the Deep Sea Research Center! Where can I find it?
A: To locate the Deep Sea Research Center, you need the Ragnarok
airship. Pilot the airship to the extreme low-left corner of the
world map.
Move the Ragnarok low by press Down button. When you move the
Ragnarok, you should see water splashing... Next navigate around
that corner and you should find the Deep Sea Research Center. If
you have any problems, get the world map mentioned in the above
URL.
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12. Why is there a screen showing "censored" when I used the Devour
Command?
A: It was just like that! ^_^;
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13. Question on Card Games
A: Well, it consists of a huge portion of my e-mails. Here is a
section for it:
Rare Cards - it is true that there is only one version of rare
cards, not after time compression has occurred. To get back the
lost rare cards, you need to defeat the CC Group Members at
Ragnarok airship in Disc 4. (provided that you have defeat them
in Disc 2.). You can get them back even after you have refined the
card using Quezacotl's Card-Mod.
Card Queen - the Card Queen is really tough as she changes the
card rules and moves from areas to areas, which made her an
extremely tough opponent. If you need more help, get FF8 FAQ
Part II at http://www.gamefaqs.com and refer to the Card Queen's
Side Quest.
Obtaining cards - besides getting it by winning the card game,
you can also get cards by defeating enemies or using the card
command to convert dying enemies into cards [does not work on
BOSS and human beings]
Card Rules - It will be very difficult to explain the rules in
a few sentences, hence there is a need to read the Card section
of FF8 FAQ Part II.
Abolish a Card Rule - a lot of gamers get frustrated regarding
the random rule as it will force you into a bad situation in the
card game. To abolish that rule, you can either play in a region
where there is no such rules. One perfect example is Balamb area.
Rules will be added as soon as you started in an area where there
are new rules.
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14. Tough Battles - answers found at my Monsters FAQ @ GameFAQs
A: It seems that a lot of people are having trouble regarding combat
in FF8. There are a few reasons for the toughness and one of them
is that monsters levelling up as your character does. There are
few methods to be stronger than your enemy:
The hints are:
- by remodelling the characters' weapons
- get stronger spells via item refining.
You can get a lot of rare items via cards. This means if you want
an easy life in the game, play cards often!
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15. Can I get into the cities during Disc 4?
A: There is no way that you can get into the cities in Disc 4. Those
barriers do not allow you to make contact with the city. I know
the following question will definitely pop up if this happens...
* how do I remodel my weapons? - you can remodel your weapons by
using GF Tonberry's Call Shop or Call Junk Shop menu ability via
the Ability menu.
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16. I have sold the Magical Lamp. Is there any other way to get it?
A: Finally found the answers for this... You can't draw Diablos from
any of the bosses [bosses at Lunatic Pandora and Boss Sphinxaur in
Ultimecia's Castle]. Once you sold it, you got to reset if you
don't own a Pocketstation or Gameshark. It is still possible to
complete the game without GF Diablos, but it will definitely be
tougher.
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17. Where are weapon monthly magazines?
A: You don't need these items as it is compulsory to remodel your
characters' weapon. In fact, the weapon's name will appear in the
Junk Shop's menu once you have obtained its requirements. Here is a
short list of weapon magazines:
Weapon Monthly March - you will get this by defeating Elvoret at
Dollet's Communication Tower in Disc 1.
Weapon Monthly April - you will get this from Squall's desk after
completing the sequence in Training
Center. (after the ball dance)
Weapon Monthly May - you can find this in the sewers while
controlling Rinoa. Refer to walkthrough for
more information.
Weapon Monthly June - defeat BGHZ51F2 at Missile Base
Weapon Monthly July - found it in Balamb Garden's Training Center
after Disc 2.
Weapon Monthly August - found it near the Gargoyle in Trabia
Garden.
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18. Why I can't get the second vase piece (found at the statue) in
Winhill?
A: Well, this is really my error and thanks to those whom have help me
in solving this and that is you really need to have Irvine in your
party. I guess it was perhaps due to the itching hands of
Irvine ^_^;) Remember the time when he messes up the guns in Zell's
room [for those whom have Irvine in your party]
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19. Where can I locate the Tomb of Unknown King?
A: It seems that this type of question is one of hardiest for me to
answer. Imagine explaining the location using words. It was
actually located on a peninsula, which is northeast from Deling. The
tomb is quite small in size and if you still have the problem, get
the world map found at {http://risland.virtualave.net}.
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20. How do I use the character's Limit Breaks?
A: First of all, your characters need to get to "Crisis" conditions.
It will be fulfilled when:
- the character's HP turns red/yellow
- Aura is being cast on the character
Next to use the Limit Break, just tap Circle button (menu button)
and you will eventually see a golden triangle on the right side of
"Attack" or "Mug". Press right and you will be able to execute the
Limit Break.
General Tip on getting Aura.
Aura is a magic that allows your character to get Limit Breaks
easily. To get Aura magic, you need to get Fury Fragments which
can be mugged from Blue Dragon found at the mountains near Shumi
Village. [you don't need to stand on the mountain, just go near
it]. Next just convert the Fury Fragment into 5x Aura magic
through Leviathan's Supt Mag-RF
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21. How do I return back to the Lunatic Pandora after I have finished
the "Ragnarok crash scene" in Disc 3?
A: You can choose to exit the Pandora after your Ragnarok has made
its way to the Lunatic Pandora in Disc 3. To exit, just to talk to
Selphie. From there, you can enjoy yourself for the quests or do
some level up. After you are done, proceed to the bridge [or
controls room] and talk to Selphie and you will be back at the
Lunatic Pandora!
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22. Is it possible to do the Lion Heart Limit Break each time once you
have acquired the Lion Heart gunblade?
A: No. The occurence of the Lion Heart Limit Break depends on chance.
You can't control it. But Lion Heart seems to appear more
frequently, once the entire party is down to critical status.
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23. How do I get Limit Breaks for every characters?
A: Squall - Upgrade his gunblade and Squall will learn new Limit
Breaks. [see Part II for more details.]
Quistis - Get Blue Magic Items [refer to Part II item bestiary on
how to get them] and use it on Quistis.
Zell - Get Combat Kings and select the item and Zell will learn
the new Limit Breaks automatically.
Selphie - Get it from her Limit Breaks. While you are choosing the
type of spells, you can find her Limit Breaks [including
those that are not uncovered.]. Cast it and Selphie will
have that Limit Breaks.
Rinoa - Get Pet Pals and select the item. Next check the status
screen and select the limit break that you wish to teach
Angelo. Hence walk around on the terrain for a while.
Once the gauge has built up, Rinoa will learn the Limit
Break!
Irvine - Get the Ammo and he will have new Limit Breaks. Some of
the rare ammo are quite hard to get.
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24. How do I enhance my character's statistics?
A: Through the junction system. The junction system is a system that
could enfuse magic to your character's atttributes, hence making
them stronger. See Basic Tutorial for more information. BTW, the
effects of Junction are affected by the following:
. Number of magic: The more you have, the better the effect of the
junction system.
. Types of spell: The stronger the spell you have, the better the
effect the junction has on the character.
Junction also allows your characters to equip commands and
abilities. There is no accessories/armor in the game. Please read
the Basic Tutorial thoroughly. You need to have junction abilities
[i.e. abilities that are ended with "-J"] for boosting your
character's statistics.
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25. How do I upgrade my weapons in FF8?
A: You can't buy new weapons instead you can tune them up through Junk
Shops. But in order to do this, you need to have specific
ingredients such as M-Stone Piece, Sharp Spike, Dragon Fang, etc.
Of course, not everything in the world is free. You need to pay a
small sum to upgrade them to new models [you can choose to upgrade
or downgrade.] Everytime you attempt to remodel the weapon, the
ingredients will be used up. If you want to upgrade back to the
same weapon, you need to get new ingredients. To upgrade a weapon in
Disc 4, just get GF Doomtrain [Call Junk Shop menu ability] and do
the following:
1) Activate your menu.
2) Select the Ability header.
3) Select Call Junk Shop
4) Do what you normally do at Junk Shops.
It's pretty simple huh? BTW, don't try to force your way in the
towns, as it is impossible!
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26. How I mug an item?
A: This one is pretty hard to explain if you don't know anything about
junction commands or abilities. First of all, you need to get a GF
ability called "Mug" [from Bahamut or Diablos, requires 200 AP to
master]. Next equip GF Bahamut or Diablos with the mastered Mug
ability. After you have equipped the commands, you will be able to
select the type of character/party abilities. Choose Mug and add it
to one of the ability slots. If you equip the ability, you should
see the attack command is being replaced with Mug. If that happens,
you are on the right track.
Just go to a random battle and look for the monster that you want
to steal an item from. Remember to watch for the top status bar
after your character has performed the attack.
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27. How do I junctioned commands?
A: Before I start this, I need to explain that GFs are extremely
important as they worked like Materia in FF7. Without them, you
can't have other commands besides attack. First of all, you need to
get a GF. [If you have seen through the ability list in Part II, you
should noticed that all the 16 GFs have Magic, GF and Draw.]
To equip a command, do the following step-by-step and make sure that
you are in the main menu.
1) Select Junction from the main menu
2) Select the character who you want to junction GFs with.
3) Select Junction command from the Junction Menu. Select the GFs
that you want to equip with. Press Triangle once you are done.
4) You should be brought to the Auto screen if you have magic in
that character's magic inventory. Choose either Atk, Def or Mag.
If your character don't have any magic, you will be brought to
the Ability sub-menu directly. Press Triangle once you are done.
5) At the ability screen, you should see the command list of the
character with the slots along with ability slots. On the right
is the list of commands available (if the cursor is pointing at
either one of the three command slots, they are found under the
Attack command) and list of abilities available (if the cursor
is pointing at either one of ability slots.) Just pick and choose
from the list. Duplicate commands will only appear once. [For
example, as I had mentioned earlier, that all 16 GFs have the 3
basic commands, GF, Magic and Draw. These commands will appear
only once even if you have more than 1 GFs equipped.] Press
Triangle once you are done.
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28. Where do General Caraway go after he had brought you to the Gateway?
A: It is pretty funny that I got such e-mails more than twice ^_^;).
After Caraway have move away from the Gateway, head towards the left
side of the screen. You should be brought to the front screen where
you see crowds and the gateway. Notice that there is no people on the
left side of the crowd. Just walk down and exit from the screen. You
will meet Caraway there.
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29. Who is Squall's father?
A: This may be a piece of spoiler [heck, anyway by typing out the FAQ,
I had already spoiled the game...]. There is my evidence to support
that Laguna Loire is Squall's father!
A) If you re-visit Winhill, you will found out that the photo of the
family (Laguna, Raine, "Squall" and Ellone) is missing. The photo
is found at Raine's House [next to the pub]
B) Laguna has probably left Squall in the hands of Edea before
leaving for his journey to rescue Ellone. You had see sequences of
Squall standing in the rain feeling bored and Laguna talking to
Edea... (btw, this may be wrong as it is my own assumption)
C) If you talk to Ward or Kiros, you make get more information leaked
out about Squall and Laguna [that's a pretty good hint by the
way...]
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30. Have you heard any rumours about FF8?
A: Definitely yes! Of course, FF8 is such a great RPG and there are
also have some loopholes just like FF7 and so you can expect some
rumours about the game.
A) Getting Cloud Strife
Well, I myself is also a fan of Cloud. But I don't have sufficient
proof that Cloud is in the game. But based on gameshark, it is not
possible to have Cloud. This always works btw. But here are some
rumours [they seems a bit reasonable...]
1) Have 16 gameovers at the Island closest to Hell. Upon the 16th
continue, Cloud will appear...
My Reply: This is definitely not true!
2) During the battle against the Iron Clad [the BOSS at the missile
base], you can mug an item from the BOSS which allows you to
summon Cloud Strife! [Cloud will appears and do his Omnislash
Limit Break!]
My Reply: Haven't tested it yet as my party was too strong...
I have killed that stupid Iron Clad with a few attacks...
B) Getting GF Griever/ a hidden GF
You can get GF Griever in Lunatic Pandora. You must have all the
weapons, 666 items or something to that nature. Also in Balamb,
next to Zell's house, an old man makes reference to an old story/
legend.
My Reply:
. About the ridiculous 666 item:
This isn't true as it is impossible to have 666 of an item type.
So give up your hopes... [That 666 items requirement is actually
taken from Occult Fan III, which refers to GF Doomtrain ^_^; If
you break the numbers up along with other issues, you should get
6x Steel Pipes, 6x Malboro Tentacles, 6x Remedy+]
. An old man...
Well, I guessed this may be partly right... I'm not sure about
this anyway. But since half of the rumour is wrong, it is just
as good as the rumour is false.
C) Getting Seifer after Dollet Mission
I know that there will be a lot of Seifer's fan hoping that this
could be true. Well, I have recently received a rumour regarding
this...
Luckily for us, FAQ writers for FF8, Rinoa did not die in the game...
Otherwise we may be facing problems like resurrecting Rinoa... *Phew*
I have excluded some of rumours to save me from e-mails probing...
BTW, here is a point of advice from me and that is don't be cheated by
rumours. (Provided that there is sufficient proof to prove it... at
least a screenshot of the rumour. Like showing Cloud fighting against
any monster that's included in FF8.)
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31. Why can't I equip Card Mod-RF on my character?
A: You can't equipped that on a character. There are several types of
abilities and below is a short summary on the abilities types:
Type How to use it?
Character You need to equip it to enable its effect. Go to
Junction menu and choose the fourth tab, Abilities.
GF Automatically takes effect once the GF has mastered
the ability. Note that the learnt ability only applies
to that GF, which has the ability in its slot.
Junction It allows some of the Junction options to be enable on
the Junction status screen. For example, if the
equipped GFs does not have any Str-J, the Str option
will be greyed out. There is no need to equip the
ability, just equiped GF to enable its effect.
Menu One of the abilities that can't be equipped. You can
access this ability under Ability sub-menu of the main
menu. [Card Mod-RF is a type of menu ability]
Party Same as character ability, need to equip, followed the
same method as character.
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32. Is it possible to defeat the BOSS at lower levels compared to the
statistics that you have given in the FAQ?
A: Of course, you don't need to go to that extreme ^_^;). This is one
of the reasons which makes FF8 different from FF7. Monsters,
including BOSSES get level up as your characters level up [in
proportion to Squall's level.], which means the higher Squall's
level is, the more HP or level will be the BOSS.
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33. How do I get Mog's Amulet?
A: This is one time that can only be achieved by playing the Choco
World. Besides, I have stressed on this many times...
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34. How do I get more Rosetta Stones?
A: To get more Rosetta Stones, you can either use the refinement method
or search method. Rosetta Stones can be refined using a Menu
Ability. [please refer to Menu abilities, FF8 Part II FAQ]
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35. How do I get Zell's Armageddon Fist?
A: This is actually a move that invented by one of FF8 gamers, Kaze
Yagami [beats me why everyone choose to use to this name...]. It is
actually a chain between Punch Rush, Booya, Punch Rush, Booya....
[I guess you should know that flow...]. It is named this, because of
its killing effect.
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36. How do I exit from Ultimecia's Castle in Disc 4?
A: A simple analogy... How do you exit from your home? Of course,
through the door! or the window [unless you are Spiderman or theft,
otherwise I have no comments ^_^]. Just go back to the main hall
and exit the door. Go to the chain and choose any of the doors to
get back to the world.
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37. Must I followed the story sequence based on the walkthrough?
A: YES! All except for World Tours [or sub-quest which other FAQ
writers call it.]. If you don't follow in order, like going to
Galbadia Garden before you have finished up with Timber story
sequence, you will find Galbadia Soldiers surrounding the building.
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38. Does Ultimecia's castle contains every single enemy?
A: YES! You can find virtually all the monsters that is available in
the game. But some of them don't appear that frequently like
Malboros, Tonberries and Elynoles. I have managed to encounter an
Elynole on my trip up the clock tower...
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39. When and where is the best place to level up all your characters?
A: It depends only on your character current level. IMO, I guess it is
best not to stress on your character's current level, as certain
enemies are really a killer even it is only a level 15 monsters.
The area where you get most EXP is from the enemies in the Island
closest to Hell and Heaven, don't know where it is? Refer to the
maps found at my website {http://risland.virtualave.net}!
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40. No Alexander, No Doomtrain? --} Getting Remedy +
A: Getting Doomtrain is one of hardiest feature in FF8, you need to get
in pursuit of items and met its requirement to get it. First of all,
you need to get all the requirements of 6x Steel Pipes, 6x Malboro
Tentacles and 6x Remedy+ (!). After gotten the requirements, use
the item "Solomon's Ring" to get GF Doomtrain. The key link between
Alexander and Doomtrain is the requirement of Remedy+. If you don't
have Remedy+, you can't get GF Doomtrain. To get Remedy+, you need
to use Med LV Up [menu ability] to convert 60x Remedy [which can be
bought from shops]. As for the other requirements, please refer to
the walkthrough or FF8 FAQ Part II.
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41. Gilgamesh interrupted my fight against Adel and kill Rinoa!
A: One comments: The gamer is really unlucky ^_^;) You really needs to
depend on luck and pray hard that Gilgamesh does not appear.
Actually, IMO, I guess you need to make sure that at least one of
members has most of the HP as this reduces the appearance of
Gilgamesh.
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42. How to get back Odin after I have gotten Gilgamesh?
A: Sorry pals, as there is no way to get back Odin after Gilgamesh...
Odin is already killed in half by Seifer in the battle at Lunatic
Pandora [Disc 3], that's why Odin can never appear, beside its
sword is already taken by Gilgamesh ^_^; so how is it going to
attack? Besides in FF8, there is no lance for Odin...
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43. How does the Rare Item takes it effect?
A: It is one of doubts which still remains a mystery for me...
Typically, Rare Item is party ability and takes effect after you
have finished the random battles and just increase the "chances" [
I don't how it was being measured, but according to my gameplay, it
seems to give me more GF type items and rarer items, but decreases
the rate of junk items (which is more cheaper...)]
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44. Why I have never found Selphie's Limit Break {The End}?
A: IMO, you need to take a lot of patience in getting this. The End
appears about 1 out of 100 tries while using the Slots. You need to
press "Do over" [1st option] and switch and switch... until you
found the spell... But if you miss it, it WILL take you more longer
to find it again in next try! Besides you can't use The End at your
will since it is an instant killer spell!
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45. Is it possible to complete the game without all GFs?
A: Of course, the completion of the game depends on your will. If you
want to have an easy fight, I would recommend you to get all GFs. In
other words, it is not necessary to get all GFs to complete the
game. The aim of this walkthrough is just to give you a clearer
picture.
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Important Notes
Things can't be done without a gameshark/pocketstation:
- Get Apocalypse magic before the fight against True form of Ultimecia.
- Get another Magical Lamp besides the one you get it from Cid.
- Get Ribbon/Mog's Amulet/Friendship item.
- Rare GF Abilities such as Supt Mag-RF, Discount, Awarness, etc.
Things that never can be done...
- Enter towns in Disc 4
- Find the gateways to the chain road in front of Ultimecia's Castle
before Disc 4.
- Find the white SeeD Ship after you return from space visit.
- Read the Girl Next Door (it is a junk item...)
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Guardian Forces ffviii_s01
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GFs are the returning summons from the previous FF series. Generally,
there are a lot of differences between them. GF stands for Guardian
Force and it is a common abbreviation used in the game.
Differences between the previous series:
- GFs have statues just like your characters. They can level up just
like your characters in gaining EXP and they can accquired AP to
learn abilities.
- Summon GFs does not requires MP. There is no MP required to summon
GFs. Instead, the GF's stats will overlap the character's stats,
taking the Elem-Def-J and ST-Def-J from the character and also
withstand from the enemy. Summon GFs require time and you need
the blue ATB bar drop to zero (or empty) and GF will be summoned.
Once GF's HP have drop to zero, the summon will be cancelled off.
- GF obtain methods can varies... such as defeating them, accquired
them by meeting requirements, draw them from BOSSES.
- GFs are the strength of your characters as they gave your characters
other abilities beside the Attack command.
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Frequently Asked Questions About GFs
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Here is the list of frequently asked questions about Guardian Forces.
There are a total of 9 questions.
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Q1: I have forgetten to draw a GF, is there a way to get it back?
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Yes. But you can only get it back in Disc 4, from either one of BOSSES
in Ultimecia's Castle. Of course, you have to unlock Draw, otherwise it
is useless. Refer to Disc 4 Walkthrough: Ultimecia's Castle in Part I
(@ at GameFAQs, http://www.gamefaqs.com)
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Q2: Why I don't see Med LV Up in Alexander's Ability list?
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You must obtain its prequisite in order to get its secondary ability.
I have expanded the list section, just accompany this purpose. Refer to
the abilities lists and description for more information. There are
also certain cases that results lost of an ability:
Case #1
You may eliminate the Ability/ its prequisite through using an Amnesia
Greens.
For this case, I can't help ^_^; Have to restart. You may need to try
to use another GF Item to replace that. As far I know, GF menu and
item refinements have no replacements.
Case #2
You may use a GF Ability Item to cover up one of 22 slots.
In this case, just use an Amnesia Greens to eliminate one of abilities
so that, there is avaliable space for the ability to "grow" on it.
[Is there any better words?]
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Q3: I have sold the Magical Lamp, is it possible to get it back?
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No. But unless you have a Pocketstation or Gameshark. For gameshark,
just make use of the item modifier code to do it. If you have a
Pocketstation, you can get it via Choco World. To do that, refer to
Pocketstation FAQs that are found at GameFAQs.
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Q4: How to I get GF Doomtrain?
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You need to get the requirements: 6x Steel Pipe, 6x Malboro Tentacle,
6x Remedy+ (requires GF Alex
