FFIX Helpline (possible spoilers ahead)

[i_love_reesesx3]

haha thanks. so now im at the part withmeltigemini and i dont have any vaccines and i dont have mini, because my friends guide that im borrowing says it would help to have those. am i like screwed? lol

[vivismyboy]

Nah. I have that Brandy/Brady whatever guide and it doesn't help that much. (I tore out pages and put them on my wall, hehe.) Anyways, just keep attacking, healing, summon every now and then. I did it without Mini and Virus makes it so you can't get any EXP or AP, which doesn't matter too much here. Hehe, you're probably going to like one of the next parts, I did.

[i_love_reesesx3]

hahaha ok thanks. ohh i didnt know what virus did so that helps a lot and i dont know what mini does either but whatever lol. im so bored i just keep asking questions so that it makes my life easier. but thats ok ohh and like 5 seconds ago i died so now i have to go back to where i last saved. which doesnt really matter since it was like the room right before where i was. just had to update, lol

[vivismyboy]

Hehe. Mini makes the enemy smaller, and when they physically hit you, it only does 1 damge, I tried it on that guy and it didn't work. So I said screw it and I went crazy on him. It worked, although he keep using virus and posion crap and that was annoying.

[i_love_reesesx3]

ahhh i died again, the red dragon things keep killing every off except zidane really quick. yep theyre really annoying. so im going to take a break since im tired of getting hit with twister a million times. but thanks for answering my questions, lol

oh, by the way, is your (vivismyboy) name lindsay? because thats what your sig says

[vivismyboy]

Yeah, it's Lindsey. I can't remember what it was, but something of Vivi's absorbed wind, I didn't even know I had it equipped and vivi was the only one that survived.

Editkay, so Ribbon is supposed to absorb Wind(Eiko can only wear that one I believe) and Robe of Lords is supposed to reduce wind by 100%, if you even have it...

[i_love_reesesx3]

ohh k. hmm im gonna try to look up that item because that would really help, lol. thanks

edit: ok i definately dont have that but ill live

[vivismyboy]

I looked it up, that's↑ the best I can get right now. Or just look through the items you have and equip accordingly.

[vivismyboy]

Yes, you will. Maybe train a little more. Or just go crazy on them, who is in your party?

[i_love_reesesx3]

hahah yeah ill try that i have zidane, vivi, steiner, and amarant in my group. because right now freya was on a really low level (16 or 17 i think) since i havent played her in forever and dagger cant do anything half of the time since she "cant concentrate".

[vivismyboy]

Garnet is going to be able to soon. Have amarant throw some stuff at it that you don't mind losing, unless you don't have anything to throw... Have Steiner do some sword magic, vivi some magic and Zidane should just keep attacking and heal if neccescary. Equip stuff that'll make you stronger against them. That's all I can think of.

[i_love_reesesx3]

ok i think that'll work. i completely forgot about amarants throw abiblity, lol DUH! yeah i definately have some pretty useless items to throw. thanks, again

[i_love_reesesx3]

i just got to the part with meltigemini, anyone have tips on defeating it? thanks in advanced =)

[vivismyboy]

Just have some vaccines and antidotes on hand. Attack, heal, etc. If you still have the same party, have vivi use strong magic on him. Amarant throw stuff, Steiner do some sword magic. And you know about Zidane, trances help a lot too. I beat that thing easy, so I don't know the "offical" details of it.

[i_love_reesesx3]

heehee im stuck again =P after you open the secret fresco door in ispen's castle, where do you go form there? i cant figure it out...its been like a day since i asked for help and im still trying to get it. its probably really simple and stupid or something but whatever, i cant figure out where to go next. and all the random monsters arent helping =\

[wallo_mr_slug]

By the big electricity pumping sword in Ipsen's castle (near the bottom) there are two jars and three ledges...the jars can be moved and a hint comes up saying that to gain someone's power we must battle the flow of time.
Can you shed any light on how to complete this puzzle please?
*flutters eyelashes hopefully*

[vivismyboy]

You move the vases counterclockwise until a little scene and you have to examine the last jar you moved and you get acient aroma, move the vase on the left first. Hope that helps.

[wallo_mr_slug]

Thank you, got it

[Masamune_Blade]

I can't see ANY FMV movies of disc 4 when I play FF9 in pc (with ePSXe 1.5.2). But if i use PSX Multi Converter, it play movies without any errors. Why?

[midgarmako]

HELP!

Im at the Dead Forest/Grove and the roads keep bringing me back to the beggining, its really annoying so I turned it off after a while, help please!?

[Ultima]

HELP!

Im at the Dead Forest/Grove and the roads keep bringing me back to the beggining, its really annoying so I turned it off after a while, help please!?

Which forest are you talking about Mako? Did you mean Evil Forest? Do you know what your location is called?

[midgarmako]

No im not talking about Evil Forest, It's called Dark Forest and its on Disc 2, it leads you to the Black Mage Village and is full of owls, there are two paths you can go down but both take you back to the exact same place you started...remember?

[Ultima]

No im not talking about Evil Forest, It's called Dark Forest and its on Disc 2, it leads you to the Black Mage Village and is full of owls, there are two paths you can go down but both take you back to the exact same place you started...remember?

ohh ok your talking about the Southeast forest on the Donna Plains. Ok. try going right, left, left, and right. If that isn't right I'll help as much as i can.

[Dimi]

Oh I know what you are talking about. In order to get to the Black Mage village I think you need to go to the path were there are owls and you don't go to the path that doesn't have owls.I could be wrong, but I hope this helps you.

[midgarmako]

Alrighty, ive done that and it works, thanks a lot people! Ive finished the game before but I couldnt remember that part at all.

[Cloud_Strife17]

Where can i find the ultimate synth guy at

[Ultima]

Where can i find the ultimate synth guy at

You Can Find Hades in Memoria ( The Final Area ). But, you have to Fight him to use his services. He's in the room where quina swims. He to the far right of the screen to start.

[Dimi]

Yeah. He's pretty easy to beat when battling him. Just attack and use some strong magic attacks and you'll do good.

[Palazzo]

Does anyone have any tips on beating the lamest boss in FF history, Ozma? Everytime I knock off half (if not more) of his HP, he just uses Meteor (Comet?) or Curse and kills off my party.

[Djinn]

Does anyone have any tips on beating the lamest boss in FF history, Ozma? Everytime I knock off half (if not more) of his HP, he just uses Meteor (Comet?) or Curse and kills off my party.

First, make sure you have the friendly monsters side-quest done, this will allow you to do physical attacks on him.

The friendly monsters quest, for those who don't know is as follows

Through the game, you might have met some monsters who were begging for certain items in random encounters, with a different theme. They were the friendly monsters. Here comes the list.

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Mu: Meet him in the forest near the Evil Forest, or you can find him in the
area around Dali as well. He wants an Ore.
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Ghost: In the forest completely west of Treno(near the mountains). He also
wants an Ore.
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Colour Lady Bug: In the forest around Black Mage village, or simply on the
grass, she wants 2 ores.
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Yeti: In the forest just north of Madain Sari, he wants two Ores. He can
appear on the grass south of the village too.
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Nymph: She appears in the forest or on the grass around the Lifa Tree. She
wants 3 ores.
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Jabberwock: There's a forest(shaped like a star) east of Oeilvert on the
Forgotten Continent, you'll find Jabberwock there and he wants an Emerald.
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Feather Circle: On the lost continent, he appears on the snow near the
chocobo tracks, as well as near Esto Gaza, he wants a Moonstone.
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Rainbow Garuda: Remember at Gizamaluke’s Grotto during disc 1, after helping
out of the Moogle couple, you could climb out on the World map to battle
tough enemies(for that point I mean). Well, the Rainbow Garuda will appear in
the forests around there. He wants a Lapis Lazuli.
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Yan: At Vile Island southwest of the lifa Tree(can only be accessed with a
Gold Chocobo or with the Invincible). Search the forest to meet a friendly
Yan. However, you need to have given the right items to every friendly
monsters or else he will flee. He wants an Emerald.
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-- Note: this list was taken from GameFAQs, the FAQ was done by Blackestmage.

As for the boss fight itself, you're going to need some shadow absorbing equipment, this will nullify and sometimes heal you when he uses his Doomsday attack... which is fairly often if i remember correctly. Of course it goes without saying you'll need everyones ultimate weapons who you plan on using. The abilities you should look at having for this fight are Auto-Haste (ozma attacks extremely fast), Auto-Regen (i think the benefits of this are obvious), Auto-Life, Clear Headed (this will block some of the status effects he will inflict on you), Body Temp (this should block the Heat and Freeze effects) and Antibody (this blocks poison). Of course you'll need a bit of luck when fighting him, as his attacks are very random at times, but having the above mentioned quest done and having the abilities will help greatly.