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Title: FF9PGWSF 76 - Last Minute Preparations (flagged) View count: 1423 Rating: 5.0 (6 ratings) Description: Un-flagged Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26APa2NqkB8 Items Obtained: Extension Key Items Used: Kupo Nut Steals and Spoils: Diamond, Shiva Card, Lapis Lazuli, -151 gil I can now get the second of the three unique Kupo Nut rewards, an Extension. I will soon be done with disc 3, so this is my last chance to get this. And now that I have access to the overhead entrance, it's very simple to get. I need to teach the current party members some abilities, a few that are rather AP expensive. Zidane needs Auto-Life, Freya needs Auto-Reflect, Garnet needs Auto-Float and Shiva, and Steiner needs Charge!. That leaves quite a few items slots open, and I will be making the most of the AP I am about to get. So while I'm where I am, I can encounter Rainbow Garuda for 40 AP. I set everyone up like so: Zidane: Exploda, Red Hat, Egoist's Armlet, Power Vest, Rebirth Ring Garnet: Healing Rod, Golden Hairpin, -, Surivial Vest, Opal Steiner: Coral Sword, Barbut, Venetia Shield, Plate Mail, Lapis Lazuli Freya: Obelisk, Diamond Helm, Thunder Gloves, Linen Cuirass, Reflect Ring And everyone gets Ability Up. I equip Steiner with the Lapis Lazuli first so that I don't have to reactivate his Ability Up. For the price of a replaceable Lapis Lazuli, I get 40 AP, which gets doubled. Zidane masters Sacrifice, Lucky Seven, MP Attack, Level Up, Stone Killer, Gamble Defense and Counter. Garnet masters Healer, Cura, Auto-Regen, Loudmouth, Locomotion and Shiva. Steiner masters Charge!, Alert, Auto-Float, Locomotion, Undead Killer, Ability Up and Accuracy+. Freya masters Cherry Blossom, Accuracy+, Devil Killer, Add Status, Cover and Auto-Reflect. That still leaves a few of the abilities I need still not learned. The guide suggest to find the Green Nymph near the Iifa Tree. But I could also find Green Feather Circle near Esto Gaza, and I'd be right by the Shimmering Island as well. I change equipment like so: Zidane: Zorlin Shape, Golden Hairpin, Chimera Armlet, Gaia Gear, Rebirth Ring Garnet: Air Racket, Lamia's Tiara, Egoist's Armlet, Gaia Gear, Feather Boots Steiner: Rune Blade, Iron Helm, Mythril Gloves, Gold Armor, Power Belt Freya: Obelisk, Iron Helm, Venetia Shield, Gold Armor, Diamond I have to give up a Moonstone for this one, but I'll get one from Purple Jabberwock later to replace it. For that I get 30 AP, which gets doubled. Zidane masters Auto-Regen, Mug, High Tide and Auto-Life. Garnet masters Scan, Panacea, Confuse, Level Up, High Tide, Auto-Float and Mini. Steiner masters Iai Strike, Bright Eyes, Level Up, Bug Killer, Stone Killer, MP Attack and Counter. Freya masters Initiative, Bright Eyes, Level Up, Auto-Float, Stone Killer and Body Temp. Now I'm set as far as abilities. But one more thing, I need to prepare Zidane for the Shell Dragon battle. And as is implied by the title, with this set of videos I will be unflagging the eidolons. So I want Zidane to go into trance as quickly as possible. The trance bar is basically a number between 0 and 255. Everytime one takes damage, the trance bar fills by a number between 1 and their Spirit, unless High Tide is equipped, then it fills by their Spirit. With 23 Spirit and High Tide, it will take 11 hits to fill Zidane's trance to 253. Against Shell Dragon, Zidane will have 33 Spirit, so there is only a 3% chance that a hit will not put Zidane in trance, which are good odds. The battle went pretty well. By using a potion when I did, I ensure that there are only 4 more hits before Zidane uses Flee. Finally, Zidane gets Auto-Haste, Steiner gets Alert and Freya gets Initiative, which will give a good chance of random battles going very fast. Total FMV Time: 29:56 Adjusted Save Time: 9:42:09 Guide Time: 10:22:58 Tags: final, fantasy, ix, ff9, ffix, perfect, game, no, fmv, skip, excalibur, ii, Author: rlouisw |
