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Great idea to detour to learn abilities; cleaned it up & included Pinnacle Rocks
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In the shopping area, enter the door due north of the pickle seller. Here, open the chests for a Hi-Potion and an Echo Screen, then head up the street just to the west. This is Church Street. Near the entrance of the church, look under the tree for a Tent, then head inside the building and up the scaffolding ladder for a Leather Plate. Exit the church, go back to the shopping area, and walk east to reach the Business District Square. | In the shopping area, enter the door due north of the pickle seller. Here, open the chests for a Hi-Potion and an Echo Screen, then head up the street just to the west. This is Church Street. Near the entrance of the church, look under the tree for a Tent, then head inside the building and up the scaffolding ladder for a Leather Plate. Exit the church, go back to the shopping area, and walk east to reach the Business District Square. | ||
The Square contains several shops Zidane can actually use. Alice's Item Shop is on the North side (according to the handy compass rose in the fountain) and Dragoos's Weapon Shop is to the Northeast. To the Northwest is a Synthesis shop: a new special kind of shop that combines your weapons and armor into unique new creations for a fee. | The Square contains several shops Zidane can actually use. Alice's Item Shop is on the North side (according to the handy compass rose in the fountain) and Dragoos's Weapon Shop is to the Northeast. To the Northwest is a Synthesis shop: a new special kind of shop that combines your weapons and armor into unique new creations for a fee. Examine the workbench in the north side of the shop for a pair of Silver Gloves at no charge to you. | ||
Before equipping the new equipment, however, go all the way back to the street you started on, then further south out Hunter's Gate to Lindblum Plateau. | |||
===Lindblum Plateau=== | |||
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* Elixir | |||
* Phoenix Down | |||
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Out on the world map, get in some battles to finish learning some of the abilities on his current gear, especially Bandit. This will allow you to switch to the thief's swords from the Synth without losing those abilities. For the upcoming battles in the Festival of the Hunt, this will cut down the fight times by a decent amount. Be wary of the small forest on the plateau, however, as one random encounter there involves two Bombs that can make quick work of Zidane at these levels. | |||
Go straight east of Lindblum to Pinnacle Rocks, where a sign warns of spectral sightings, but the only real presence are two chests at the end of a short path. The visible chest holds an Elixir, while a hidden chest next to it contains a Phoenix Down. | |||
Back in the city, enter the doorway across from the inn. This is an air cab station. Climb aboard the air cab on the left side of the screen, and from the destinations presented, select the Industrial District. | |||
===Industrial District=== | ===Industrial District=== | ||
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There, go to the bedroom where Dagger was staying and talk to Steiner. A moogle is on this room's upper level if you would like to save. Try to get on the lift. When stopped, go back one room and talk to the sleeping guard on the sofa to obtain a disguise. Now incognito, Zidane will have no trouble entering and operating the lift. At the top, go up both sets of stairs to find Dagger. When looking through the telescope, press {{psx|x}} on each of the six points of interests noted by the "!" icon. The rest of the scene will play out automatically, and you'll find out a little about what the other characters have been thinking about the meantime. | There, go to the bedroom where Dagger was staying and talk to Steiner. A moogle is on this room's upper level if you would like to save. Try to get on the lift. When stopped, go back one room and talk to the sleeping guard on the sofa to obtain a disguise. Now incognito, Zidane will have no trouble entering and operating the lift. At the top, go up both sets of stairs to find Dagger. When looking through the telescope, press {{psx|x}} on each of the six points of interests noted by the "!" icon. The rest of the scene will play out automatically, and you'll find out a little about what the other characters have been thinking about the meantime. | ||
==Festival of the Hunt== | ==Festival of the Hunt== | ||
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|info=<nowiki>*</nowiki> Note: Unless he is KO'd, only Zidane can deal the final blow. Freya's attacks can only reduce the monster to 1 HP. | |info=<nowiki>*</nowiki> Note: Unless he is KO'd, only Zidane can deal the final blow. Freya's attacks can only reduce the monster to 1 HP. | ||
The Zaghnol only appears with four minutes or so left on the timer, and you may need all that time to kill this monster and steal its items. If Zidane has a dual-bladed sword equipped, use Soul Blade to either silence the beast (with the Butterfly Sword) or blind it (with The Ogre). After that, have Zidane Steal as much as possible to get those items (they're good at this stage, though not particularly rare) and use Freya's Jump command to deal damage. Because Freya promised not to kill the monster, she cannot accidentally kill it before getting the items, though that does nothing to limit your characters' mortality. Watch those HP meters carefully, and, as always, don't be afraid to heal if necessary.}} | The Zaghnol only appears with four minutes or so left on the timer, and you may need all that time to kill this monster and steal its items. If Zidane has a dual-bladed thief's sword equipped, use Soul Blade to either silence the beast (with the Butterfly Sword) or blind it (with The Ogre). After that, have Zidane Steal as much as possible to get those items (they're good at this stage, though not particularly rare) and use Freya's Jump command to deal damage. Because Freya promised not to kill the monster, she cannot accidentally kill it before getting the items, though that does nothing to limit your characters' mortality. Watch those HP meters carefully, and, as always, don't be afraid to heal if necessary.}} | ||
==After the Hunt== | ==After the Hunt== | ||
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* Wyerd Card | * Wyerd Card | ||
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{{FF9/Shop End}} | {{FF9/Shop End}} | ||
After the hunt, the winner is awarded his or her prizes, but the merriment is cut short as bad news arrives from Burmecia. With Vivi and Freya now in your party, take the elevator to the middle floor and take an air cab back to the Business District to upgrade your party's equipment. The Cotton Robe and Glass Buckle, both available at the Synth shop, are good items to have on hand. It might be a good idea to grab an extra one of each for the party member you will be picking up on the way to Burmecia. | After the hunt, the winner is awarded his or her prizes, but the merriment is cut short as bad news arrives from Burmecia. With Vivi and Freya now in your party, take the elevator to the middle floor and take an air cab back to the Business District to upgrade your party's equipment. The Cotton Robe and Glass Buckle, both available at the Synth shop, are good items to have on hand. It might be a good idea to grab an extra one of each for the party member you will be picking up on the way to Burmecia. | ||
With that detour out of the way, take an air cab back to the castle. Ride the elevator down to the Base Level this time, where two trolleys are waiting to transport you to your desired gate. Although the left trolley goes directly to Dragon's Gate, a ride on the right trolley takes you to the harbor-adjacent Serpent's Gate, which hides a Wyerd Card in a chest on the platform. | With that detour out of the way, take an air cab back to the castle. Ride the elevator down to the Base Level this time, where two trolleys are waiting to transport you to your desired gate. Although the left trolley goes directly to Dragon's Gate, a ride on the right trolley takes you to the harbor-adjacent Serpent's Gate, which hides a Wyerd Card in a chest on the platform. | ||
Take the trolley to Dragon's Gate, where Moonte the Moogle has a letter from Stiltzkin and can save your game. A merchant here has the usual supplies, if you forgot to pick something up in the Business District. The gate is open, so when you're ready, head out the door and on | Take the trolley to Dragon's Gate, where Moonte the Moogle has a letter from Stiltzkin and can save your game. A merchant here has the usual supplies, if you forgot to pick something up in the Business District. The gate is open, so when you're ready, head out the door and on your way to Gizmaluke's Grotto. | ||
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