After the following sequences,the screen will switch back to Zidane inside the bar at Alexandria town.Here,Zidane friends will leave the bar,then you'll be able to control Vivi again.Head to the Belltower and save your game here,then climb up the bell tower,and ringthe bell to receive few items,then head out from the bell tower andgo north to the next screen.Talk to Blank & Marcus here,then go downstairs.After the following sequences,the screen will switch backto Garnet on her room at Alexandria castle.Here,the shopkeeper fromTreno (Tot) will shows up and he'll give Garnet few items,then he'llleave.
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Now head right to the weapon shop,and buy a new weapon for your party'shere.Once you done shopping,go back to a screen with a mognet,and headsouth to the next screen.Here,buy ticket from the man on the middle ofthe screen,then enter the building on the north to play the card game.(i don't know how to play the card game either,so don't ask me)
After you win the card game,check
the ATE,then go back to previous screen,and see another ATE here.After that,go
north to the next screen(outside auction house) and talk to Freya here,and
she'll join theparty again.Go back to previous screen,and head south to the
nextscreen.Here,play the card game again,and after you win the card game,
another ATE will shows up,so check it,then head back to previous screen (with
a mognet).After checking another ATE here,go back southand play the cardgame
again,then Cid Lindblum will appears,and thescreen will switch overto Kujah
at alexandria town.
Alexandria Under Attack !!
After the following sequences,you'll be able to controlBeatrix
& Steiner again.Head south and kill the monster over there,thencontinuesouth
to the next screen.Keep going south and kill all the monsterherethen screen
switch back to Garnet at the castle.Once you be able tocontrolGarnet again,go
upstairs,and head south to the next screen.Here,climb upthe stairs on the
left,and continue north to the nextscreen.Head left tothe next screen,and
climb up the tower to thetop.Climb up the stairs on theright,and keep going
up until the screenwitch back to Zidane & the partyat the airship.
After that,you'll see several FMV's and then you'll be able to controlZidane again.Now go upstairs,and climb up the tower again.Keep going up and you'll see another FMV's.Later,the screen will switch over to Baku & Blank at Lindblum town,thenZidane will wakes up in the resting room at Lindblum Grand Castle.Open the treasure chest on the right,then open the treasure cheston the upper left corner of the screen (near the mognet),and save yourgame here.
Head back to the elevator,and pick
the 1st choice.From here,justkeep going north until you've reach the dining
room.Talk to your partyhere,then go back south to the next screen.Head left,and
enterthe engige room.Go upstairs,and find Garnet near the telescope.After
doing some talk to her,go to the room above the dining room and talkto Cid.Once
you be able to control Zidane again,go back to the restingroom to find Garnet
& Eiko.Later Cid will tell you to find the 3 Magic potionsfor him,and
then you'll be able to control Zidane again.Head backto the resting room,and
save your game here.
Here's the location of the three potions :
| Beautiful Potion | Go to Bussines district and head to the main square(with the fountain).Talk to the white dressed lady (Alice) that standingunder the ladder,and she'll give you the potion. |
| Strange Potion | Head to Theater district,and enter the painter's house,outside air cab station.Talk to the Self-Proclaimed Artist (Michael) andhe'll tells you to find the potion inside this house,so examine the tablein the upper left corner of the screen toreceive the potion. |
| Unusual Potion | Talk to Cinna in Theather district,and he'll give youthe potion. |
After you've got all three potions head back to Lindblum castle,andtalk to Cid again,and he'll turn into a frog.Once you be able to control your character again,head back to the elevator onthe south,andpick the bottom choice.Here,enter the monocart on the right,then headsouth to the next screen.Outside,go to the docks,and climb up the ladder on the north to enter the ship.Once you be able to control yourship (it looks like the destroyer ship from warcraft 2 right?)go to the north continent,and head back to the Black Mage Village.
Note : If you find any chocobotracks
on the world map,just call your chocobo,and ride it,so you'll neverencounter
any battle again,in the world map.
Return to Black Mage Village:
After Vivi leave your party,follow him left to the next screen.Continueleft
to the next screen,and talk to Vivi there.After Vivi leave again,head back
to the entrance of the black mage village,and head north eastto the nextscreen.Here
you'll find Vivi,and inside the house you'llsee a baby chocobo.Afterthe following
sequences,you'll be able to control your character again,soleave black mage
village,and return back to your ship.
Now head North East on the mapto
a bunch of sandwhirls,and saveyour game here.
Now enter one of the sandwhirl (i think it's random everytime
you play the game),and you'll be taken to a new area.If you enter the wrong
sandwhirl,you'll have to fight the Ant lion again,So,i suggest you to reset
the game,and try the other sandwhirl.
After doing some talk with Cid,you'll be able to control Zidane again,so head south and the two black mages will teleport Zidane to the nextscreen.Here you'll meet Kujah again,and afterdoing some talk with him,you'll be able to choose your party members.Afterthe followingsequences,go back to the teleporter.In the next screen,headleft,andenter the airship to the north.Inside the airship you'll meet upwithThorn & Zorn again.After doing some talk with them,the airship willreach to the Forgotten Continent.
Forgotten Continent:
Notice that you can buy items from the airship.Once you done shopping,head
north until you've reach a forest (it's another Qu's Marsh).Fromhere,keep
going north until you find a chocobo tracks (near the forest),and call your
chocobo here.Now ride your chocobo and go back tothe airship.From here just
head south and enter a place called"Oeilvert" (See image below).
Oeilvert:
Here you can buy new weapon for your party for the mognet on the right.Once you done shopping continue north to the next screen.Now head tothe giantdoor on the north to the next screen.
Inside this place you can't use any black or white magic,so becareful !
Open all treasure chest in this screen,then Go upstairs and head left to the next screen.Examine the blue orb over there and it will turn into red.Open thetreasure chest on the left,then go back to previous screen.From here,go downstairs and head left to the next screen.Open all treasure chestin this screen,then enter the yellow door on the north to the nextscreen.
Now keep going right until you've reach a screen with the four projecters.Examine all the projecters,and open all the treasure chestin this screen,then enter the yellow door on the left to the next screen.Enter the yellow door in the north again.Here go to the center of thescreen and check the the black orb over there.After that,goback toprevious screen,and enter the blue door on the left.Inside you willseegiant faces on the giant stone wall.After the following sequences,gobackto previous screen,and keep going right until you've reach a screenwith amognet.Saveyour game here,and then open the treasure chestin thenorth.Headright to thenext screen,and examine the blueplatform on the right,anditwill move.In thenext screen you'll encounter a boss battle.
Boss Battle : Ark
HP: 20.000
Strategy :
This battle is VERY TOUGH,believe me.It can make the entireparty to confuse,or
reduces party's HP to 1.Also you can't use magic or summon on this battle,so
be sure to heal your party using Hi-potion ortent.Keep your HP above 800,and
let your party's attack as normal.If you have Amarant in your party,try to
use his "Throw" command.I've throw one of the strongest weapon for steiner,and
it do about 5000 of Damage !! Also,if Zidane is in trance mode,try to use
his trance skillthat cost 60 MP(i forgot its name),it will do about 6000of
damage !!If you still lose often from this boss,then you should go outand
try togain some levels.
After the battle,Zidane will pick up the triangle,and the screen will switch
over to Cid,and your other party members that you not choose.Now you'll be
able to control Cid (Damn,he's so slow !!).Head right tothe next screen.Here
you'll play a mini game.You have to press "Circle" button to move Cid while
the monster in the cage is not looking at you.If you press "Circle" button
while the monster in the cage is stare at you,you need to repeat it fromthe
beggining.After you've got the key,you'llgiven an option.Choose the 1stchoice,then
the 3rd choice and then the 4rd choice.After that,Cid will releasethe other
party members,and you'll be able to control Steiner again.Now headleft to
the next screen,then head north to the "Desert Empress".
Desert Empress:
Head north to the next screen.Now head left,and near the statue on the left
you'll reveal a hidden path to the north.So head north and head south tothe
next screen.Light up the candle over there,then go back to previousscreen,and
head left to the next screen.
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Here,you'll need to light up the
all the candle in order to solve the maze.See the ascii map below for details.
After you've light all the candle in this room,check the purple orb that's glowing (see the map -> X )to receive an item.Now head right to the next screen (see the map -> *)
Here,climb up the ladder
on the left and go upstairs.In the next screen,light the candle on the left,then
continue south to the library.Light up the candle on the far left to reveal
a hidden stairs,so go upstairs.Here,light up the candle on the upper left
corner of the screento reveal a hidden door,so enter it.Examine the purple
orb over there toreceive an item,then go back to previous screen.Light up
the candlein the middle of the room (near the bookshelf) to reveal another
hiddendoor.In the next screen,light up the candle on the right,then continue
north to light another candle.After that,go back to previous screen.Light
up the candle below the statue to reveal another hidden door (Why there is
so many hidden door inside this place ????).Light up the candleover there,then
go back to previous screen.Now you should hear a mognetsound,so head left
to find a mognet and save your game here.
Head left to the next screen.Here,light the candle on the right,butdon'tlight
up the candle on the left,instead,just head left then north tothe nextscreen.Continue
to the next screen,and here,light up thecandle on the leftand right to reveal
a hidden stairs.Go backto previous screen,and go upstairs.Nowtry to light
the candle on the north,and you'll encounter a boss battle.
Boss
HP : 12.500
Have your stronger characters attack as normal,and let Garnet or Eikocast
Cure or Cure 2 to the entire party.If you have Vivi and Steiner in your party,just
let Vivi cast "Bio" tothe boss,and let Steiner use his "Bio" magic swordcombination
to the boss.If you have Quina in your party,just let him cast"Big Guard"or
"White Wind" to heal the entire party.
After the battle,light up the candle to the north,then step into theteleporter
in the middle of the room and the screen will switch backto Zidane &the
others at the Airship.
Once you'll be able to control Zidane again,enter the teleporter on theright,then continue north until you find Kujah.After doing some talk with him,he'll leave.Go back to the screen where's Kujah airship was parked,and head north to the next screen.Here,push the lever,andclimb down the ladder,then head left and you'll be back at the world map.
The Sealed Continent
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From here,head to the chocobo tracks on the north and call
your chocobo here.Now ride your chocobo and head west to Esto Gaza.
Esto Gaza:
Once you arrived here,just head north to the next screen.After doingsome talk with the man in the middle of the screen,head right to the next screen.You can buy new weapons for your party's here.Once you doneshopping,go back to previous screen,and head north to the screen witha mognet.Save your game here,then head right to the next screen.Nowhead north and you'll arrived at Gulg Volcano.
Gulg Volcano
Once you arrived here,head right to the next screen.Keep going right until you arrive in the screen with a rope.Climb down the rope,and head right to the next screen.There's a mognet here,so save your gamehere if you want it,then examine the lower right corner of the screento receive an item.Head right to the next screen.Continue right tothe next screen,and here,head north then left to the next screen.Pick up the items over there,and go back to previous screen.Here you'llencounter a battle with 2 red dragons.
Boss Battle : Red Dragon x2
HP : 9000 each
Strategy : Just let Zidane & Amarant attack as normal,and let Vivicast "Bio" to the boss.Heal if neccesary.
After the battle,go back to a screen with a mognet and save your gamehere.Head back to the rope on middle of the screen,then examine the wheel to the left and choose the 2nd choice three times.After that,climb down the rope,and downstairs you'll fight another 2 red dragons.After the battle,continue left to the next screen.Hereyou'll see Eiko on the altar,and Thorn and Zorn doing some kind of ceremony like they did to Garnet earlier in the game.After that,Eikowill encounter a battle with Thorn & Zorn.Once the battle is over,Kujahwill shows up.After he leaves,Vivi will chase him,and you'll encounter a battle with Thorn & Zorn.
Boss Battle : Sorn & Zorn
HP : 23.000
Strategy : This battle is easy.Just attack as normal,and Heal if neccesary.
After the following sequences,Zidane will wakes up in the resting roomat Lindblum Grand Castle.Head to the dining room.After Cid leaves the room,you'll see an ATE's.After that you'll see another FMV,showingGarnet cuts her hair with the sword she got earlier from Zidane.Lateryou'll be given to choose your party members (take a look on Garnet's potrait,it has changed since she got her haircut !!),and the airshipwill take off.Now you'll beback at the world map,and you'll be ableto control your airship.Now ridethe airship and head to the castle in forgotten continent,north from oeilvert.
Ipsen's Heritage:
After Amarant leaves,follow him to the next screen.Openthe treasure chest on the left & on the right,then continue north tothenext screen.Here you'll find a mognet.Save your game here,then headright,andgo downstairs.Climb up the ladder in the upper rightcorner of the screen,then continue left to the next screen.Headnorth then right to the next screen.Here,climb up the ladder again andchoose the 1st option.Open the treasure chest to the right,then go backto the ladder and this time,choose the 2nd choice.Openthe treasure chest to the left,then go back to the ladder.Now climb downthe ladder,then head right to another ladder.Climb up the ladder to the nextscreen.Here,open the treasure chest on the right,then climb up anotherladderon the left,and continue left to the next screen.
Here check the door to the
south and you'll given an options.Choosethe 2nd choice,2nd choice,3rd choice,4th
choice,5th choice,4th choice,3th choice,6th choice,then 7th choice.Afterthat,the
door will be opened.In the next screen,open the treasure chest tothe right,then
go back to previous screen.Now enter the elevator to the north.Upstairs,you'll
meet up with Amarant again.After he leaves,examine the wallon the north that
looks like a world map,and pick up all the medals fromthe wall.After that,you'll
encounter a boss battle.
Boss BattleHP: 25.000
Strategy : This boss is very easy.Just let Vivi cast "Bio" in everyturn and you should win the battle easily.
Once the battle is over,head back to a screen with a mognet,and save your game here.Now go outside and Zidane will go back in by himself. Head back to a screen with a mognet and go downstairs.Here you'llmeet upwith Amarant again.After doing some talk with him,he'llrejoin the party.Headoutside and you'll be back at the airship.
Now you must find all the location of the shrine,and drop your character there.Here's the location of the shrine.
1.Water Shrine -> South from Ipsen's Heritage (it's a whirlpool)
2.Fire Shrine -> North East from Esto Gaza (Gulg Volcano)
3.Wind Shrine -> South from Oeilvert
Note: you do not have to land the airship to reach to the shrine.If youfound it,just press X button,and you'll automatically enterit.If you stillhave any trouble to find the location of the shrine,you cansee it in FF9 World Map pics that can be foundat my Final Fantasy 9 site: http://www.stas.net/ffantasy9/worldmapindex.html.After you drop all your party's members to the shrine,just head southfrom Desert Empress to find an earthquake between the three rocks,andenter it.
Earth Shrine:
This place is very straight forward.Just keep going south to the nextscreen,and you'll encounter a boss battle.
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Boss Battle
HP : 25.000
First,you should raise your trance meter near full,and use one of Zidane Trance skill (i don't know what it's name,it cost 48 MP) to the boss,and it will do about 8000 damage.Let Quina cast "Big Guard" to the entire party,and heal,if neccesary.
Once the battle is over,the party will place the medal in theslot,andafter the following sequences,you'll be back at the world map.Nowheadto the south part of the ice continent (South East from Esto Gaza) andyou'll find a new area (that looks like an ice mountain).Enter it.
Terra:
Once you arrived here you'll meet up with Garland.Afterhe leaves,headright to the next screen.Here you'll see a girl,so follow hernorthto the next screen.Open the treasure chest on the left,then continuenorth to the next screen.From here,keep going right to thenext screen,thengo downstairs.In the next screen,open the treasurechest on the left,thentalk to the girl over there.After that,continuenorth to the next screen.Fromhere,keep going north until you've reachBranbal.
Branbal:
After the following FMV,you'll be able to control your characters again,so head left to the next screen.Here,enter the 1st house to theleft.After the following sequences,you'll be able to control Zidaneagain.Head right to the next screen,then enter the house on theright.Inside the house,examine the pot to find a mognet.Save your gamehere,and feel free to buy any items/weapons for your other party members.Once you done shopping,head out and enter the house on thenorth.Go downstairs and talk to the girl in the lower left corner ofthe screen.After doing some talk with her,go back upstairs and you'llsee an ATE's.After that,you'll be able to control Eiko,so head outfrom the house and check the ATE.Head right to the next screen.
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There's another ATE here,after checking it talk to Vivi on the rightand he'll join you.Enter the house on the north,talk to Quina,and he'll rejoin the party's.Head out and go left to the next screen (lower left path).Talk to Amarant and he'll rejoin the party's.Now keep going north and talk tothe girl you've met earlier,thenthe screen will switch back to Zidane again.Head right to the next screen and you'll find Garland here.After he leaves,follow him north to the next screen,and you'll arrive at Pandemonium.
Pandemonium:
Now keep talking to Garland.After the following sequences,Eiko will shows up and she'll wakes up Zidane.After that you'll encounter a couple of battles,so defeat it,and keep going left to the next screen.Here's the battle strategy :
Battle #1
HP : 18.000
Strategy : You'll start the battle with Zidane alone,but don't worry,Amarant & Freija will join you later.Just attack it as normal,and heal if neccesary.
Battle #2
HP : 10.000
Strategy : You'll start the battle with Quina & Steiner.Let Quina castBig Guard or White Wind to heal the entire party,and let Steiner as normal.Later,Zidane will join you and the battle will becomes very easy after that.
Battle #3
HP : 10.000
Strategy : With Zidane alone you can't beat this monster,but laterGarnet will joins you and she'll restore Zidane HP back to full.After that,just keep attacking it and heal if neccesary.
After you've defeat all the monsters here,Zidane will have some talk with Garnet,then Steiner & Quina will shows up,and they'll rejoin the party's.Now head right and go back to your other party members andthey'll rejoin the party's.Save your game here,then continue right to the next screen.Examine the chair over there to receive an item,then goback to previous screen.Keep going left to a large room with a lotsof shape rounded things.Examine the switch at the upper right corner ofthe screen,to turn on the lights on the floor.Now head left to the nextscreen,but don't go near the lights or you'll have to repeat it fromthe beggining.Keep going left and cross the brigdeto the next screen.Here,head left and move the rock inside the cage to theright (No.4),then continue left to the next screen.Examine for the "!" spotonthe left to call the elevator,then go around and enter it.Upstairs,keepfollowing the path to another elevator,and enter it.In the next screen,enterthe teleporter on the left,and you'll arrive in the next screen.Enter theteleporter on the north and it will leads to anotherteleporter,so enter it.There'sa mognethere,be sure to save your gamehere before you move on.Head rightto the nextscreen,and after doing some talk with Garland,you'll encountera boss battle.
Boss Battle : Kujah's White Dragon
HP : 30.000
If you have Vivi in your party,let him cast "Bio" to the boss.Let theothers attack as normal,except Garnet & Eiko,let them cast "Cure 2" tothe entire party,if neccesary.
Once the battle is over you'll encounter another boss battle.
Boss Battle : Garland
HP : 40.000
Just keep attacking it as normal,and heal if neccesary.
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Once the battle is over,you'll see an FMV showing Garland's airship sucking the energy out from him.After that,you'll encounter a battlewithKujah.
Boss Battle : Kujah
HP : 45.000
Strategy : Use the same strategy as above.
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After the battle,Kujah will kicks garland (Yaw....),and you'll see a FMV that showing Kujah destroy the entire place.Once you be able to control Zidane again,go downstairs,then head right to the next screen.Here continue right to the next screen and you'll be teleported out ofhere.Now keep going south until you've reach Branbal.Here Zidane andGarnet will tells the residents to get out from here,quick.After thatyou'll see another FMV that showing the place is destroyed andcollapsing.After the following sequences you'll given an option to saveyour game here,so do it,then insert disc 4.
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