FFXII Help Thread: CAUTION - spoilers abound - Page 31

Spiral Architect · 07-10-2008, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Djinn

Henne Mines secret area. You need to have 10 espers and the Mindflayer hunt completed to get access to it. Talk to one of the guys in Jahara, possibly the high chief (I don't remember).

Its in the first main zone of the mines, you'll go through a cave structure and into a corridor, after that back into a cave and the chest is on your right in a small secret alcove. The chest is a 10% spawn chance and the Spear has a 10% chance of dropping from it, so it may take a while. Also you need to have a Diamond Armlet equipped to get it. Good luck

Haha yeah I wanted a second one, I tried for like 2 hours and then gave up, it gets really aggravating because the Abysteels are very relentless.. Also if you want the exact odds in obtaining it in the Henne Mines I believe it is around 1/1000 So yeah if you REALLY want it go for it, In my eyes the Tournesol is better because in the end they both do 9999 and the Tournesol has a good combo rate...

Linkinpark4399 · 07-12-2008, 11:03 AM

umm i have a Queston about the Pharos ho do you do it

Crimson Sorrow · 07-14-2008, 02:59 AM

Please elaborate. Can you define what exactly you are looking for, most of us here are not wanting to write a stratagy guide haha. Is there a certain part you are needing help with?

BabyCosgrove · 07-16-2008, 10:03 PM

*sigh* So I'm looking through my Gaming Guide, trying to figure out how to get to GiruVegan the right way

and I read where I have to fight "Rufflesia (sp?)"?

Anyway, the Guide says I need Dispel & Vaccine. I thought I HAD everything in my "Items" or "White Magic" arsenal. Well, no, apparently not LOL

My question is: What city has the Vaccine and Dispel so I can have it for my fight against Rufflesia? I might actually find it on my own by the time I come back here tomorrow LOL. But just in case I don't, does anyone remember what city has these?

Djinn · 07-16-2008, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyCosgrove

My question is: What city has the Vaccine and Dispel so I can have it for my fight against Rufflesia? I might actually find it on my own by the time I come back here tomorrow LOL. But just in case I don't, does anyone remember what city has these?

You can buy vaccine from Balfonheim and you can get Dispel from most of the magick shops after beating Judge Master B. I can't remember which judge that is, but my friend and I both have the spell (along with the -ga version) and neither of us has set foot in Giruvegan yet. Personally, i got the spell from Rabanastre.

H.U.N.K · 07-17-2008, 09:41 PM

How can i reach the baknamy merchant? I

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cant get enough pieces of the medalion. I think thats my problem.

Spiral Architect · 07-18-2008, 01:14 AM

Nope! You don't need the pieces... Okay I will try to explain this as best I can.

When you go in VIA Salikawood and you are in that first area, on the way to the next exit (there is only one in the area) There will be a long corridor along the way around the middle. You will know it is the one 'cos there will be all those floating monsters (sorry I can't remember their names) When you go down there there will be a room, when you go in to the room face east, there will be another room with a pandora. To the west closest corner of that pandora will be a ???? and a press X symbol... Press X, congrats you found him.

BabyCosgrove · 07-25-2008, 07:29 PM

Not sure if this is necessary since spoilers abound but anyhoo
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**I'm at the Shemhazai, The Whisperer, Hydro, Pandaemonium, Slyt, Fenrir.

Shemhazai was a cake walk. I have my party at Level 49,50, and 51. I'm using Morning Star, Kaiser Sheild, Carabineer Mail and Black Mask. I knocked him out in like a minute and a half. The Gaming Guide says you need to use "Mana Spring" ability (what the hell is that exactly? I've NEVER heard of that LOL) but you really don't need to do anything but have 2 party members hack away at it and a 3rd standing off in the distance to throw Curaja or whatever healing status when you need it. That's basically it.

Hydro was a complete nutjob

. He was tougher than I thought he'd be. He kept throwing several status ailments at my party at once...DAMN HIM! LOL! But as long as I had one party member standing away from him, he left me alone LOL

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I wanted to divide my posts into two parts because I didn't want it to become "TL

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Pandaemoniam was easier than the gaming guide said he would be. I basically just had one party member stand aside away from him where he couldn't get me

, and I noticed that his HP bar dropped rather quickly.
He reminds me of the big turtle like thing from the SanSeas LOL.

Slyt was another p-ussy LOL. He did regenerate himself like the gaming guide said he would but, he didn't really regenerate worth crap. I kept hacking away at him and kept throwing Cura, Curaja at my party and he dropped like a fly

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Thanx DJinn for putting my two posts in one. I wasn't sure how long my post shoud be so I didn't want to take a chance in it being too long. That's why I made two posts. It's all good LOL

QUESTION: How do I go from 2nd Ascent to 3rd Ascent? I'm almost done with the game and I can't remember what building I'm in right now. But it's the one where you go up a different stairway constantly. I'm at like "65F -- Abounding Truth" or something or other.

The gaming guide said there should be an elevator from 2nd to 3rd but...the elevator is not there. What did I do to make the elevator not be there?

Polk · 07-27-2008, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyCosgrove

Shemhazai was a cake walk. I have my party at Level 49,50, and 51. I'm using Morning Star, Kaiser Sheild, Carabineer Mail and Black Mask. I knocked him out in like a minute and a half. The Gaming Guide says you need to use "Mana Spring" ability (what the hell is that exactly? I've NEVER heard of that LOL) but you really don't need to do anything but have 2 party members hack away at it and a 3rd standing off in the distance to throw Curaja or whatever healing status when you need it. That's basically it.

Actually, Mana Spring is an ability that Shemhazai uses that makes him weak to one element, but absorb all others.

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Originally Posted by BabyCosgrove

QUESTION: How do I go from 2nd Ascent to 3rd Ascent? I'm almost done with the game and I can't remember what building I'm in right now. But it's the one where you go up a different stairway constantly. I'm at like "65F -- Abounding Truth" or something or other.

The gaming guide said there should be an elevator from 2nd to 3rd but...the elevator is not there. What did I do to make the elevator not be there?

Did you defeat Fenrir? If not, I suggest you do that. Follow the hall until you meet him. He's powerful, but keep up Haste and Protect and you shouldn't have much of a problem. Also, if you have anything Earth based, use it. After the fight, touch the altar of the ability you gave up in the first part of the Second Ascent to get it back. The elevator should come then to take you up to the Third Ascent. Hope that helps.

BabyCosgrove · 07-27-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by James K. Polk

Actually, Mana Spring is an ability that Shemhazai uses that makes him weak to one element, but absorb all others.

Did you defeat Fenrir? If not, I suggest you do that. Follow the hall until you meet him. He's powerful, but keep up Haste and Protect and you shouldn't have much of a problem. Also, if you have anything Earth based, use it. After the fight, touch the altar of the ability you gave up in the first part of the Second Ascent to get it back. The elevator should come then to take you up to the Third Ascent. Hope that helps.

UGH! I already fought him. But I think I did something wrong and went the wrong way or, went backwards or.... *sigh* Shoot! Now what? Damn it, am I gonna have to load a previous saved game and fight him again, and then go from there? I really hate this game sometimes

BabyCosgrove · 08-09-2008, 02:03 PM

Question: I did look for the answer myself before asking here LOL, but I can't seem to figure it out so, *sigh*

I am doing the Gil Snapper Hunt and when I went to the Crystal Glade to talk to that little boy and his mom, he says: "It should be east of here but no telling where he is".. Well that's just GREAT. The little boy said he should be in the TRACK OF THE BEASTS. Wait, what? There IS no track of the beasts in the Giza Plains (Rainy Season). Where is this area supposed to be exactly? I've run around like 5 times and he won't pop out

Wolf · 08-09-2008, 08:02 PM

It's been awhile since I've played but I think I remember.

@ BabyCosgrove

During the rainy season on Giza plains there are a few special tree logs that you might find around the different areas of the plains. When you find these logs a press X icon will appear and the game will ask you if you want to break the log. I think you need to break every single log in the plains in order to open the path to the Gil Snapper. I'm not sure how many logs there are though since its literaly been years since I've done that hunt. But all the logs should float down a river or something and make a bridge to Gilly's lair.