FFXII Help Thread: CAUTION - spoilers abound

[Hannya]

how do you get to the hidden area in the Lhusu Mines with the brave suit?

[Andromeda]

There are several areas in the Lhusu Mines, but you need the mine key to get into it. If you do the Diabolos hunt, I think it was where you have to save a couple of kids from a monster. They will mention that they dropped the key. You then need to go to a NPC in hunter's camp that is on the way to Archaes.

The NPC will give you a key and you can enter the next section of the mines. Though you will probably run into Gilgamesh in there if you have that hunt started. I do not recall, but I think you have to talk to another person to get further access to the mines after another hunt. My memory is hazy.

[Hannya]

I know how to get the key and already have it. I just need to know how to get to the secret area. (I'm a little annoyed because I had to ask this question 3 times before someone actually responded)

[Angantyr]

I have a quick question about the Zodiac Spear, Right now I am looking at the 15 Chests in Phon Coast, though I am sure there is meant to be 16, does that mean I have missed out on it? Also I went to Dalan's house and the Chest wasn't there either. I know it is still possible to get it another way or have I missed out on it? Also if I have still got a chance to get it how exactly do you get it?

[Andromeda]

The chest that the Zodiac Spear spawns in is not in Phon Coast, but in Necrohol of Nabidus. And if you messed it up there, it still spawns in the Henne Mines, but at a much lower chance. Though it does always have a chance to spawn there for the how many times you get the weapon, I would imagine. So you can get 6 of them if you want, I think. But it is 10% chance of the chest spawning and then a 10% chance that the spear is in the chest. Not great odds, but better than zero.

[Hannya]

Does anyone know how to get to the hidden area in the Lhusu Mines with the brave suit in it (I already have the site 11 key).

[Keisuke Takahashi]

Does anyone know how to get to the hidden area in the Lhusu Mines with the brave suit in it (I already have the site 11 key).

What part are you talking about specifically? Just saying "hidden" doesn't necessarily clear things up for people to answer. Why do you need to go in there? That could also help us out as to how answer your question.

[Hannya]

I need to go there because there is a 25% treasure chest spawn with the brave suit in it. The reason why I said "hidden" was because I didn't know the name of the map and I thought saying that the brave suit was in the chest would give it away because it was a relitively sought after piece of armor.

[Keisuke Takahashi]

I need to go there because there is a 25% treasure chest spawn with the brave suit in it. The reason why I said "hidden" was because I didn't know the name of the map and I thought saying that the brave suit was in the chest would give it away because it was a relitively sought after piece of armor.

Oh... well i didn't know wtf you were talking about.. until now lol. You can't find it because you're in the wrong mines. It's in the Henne Mines, not Lhusu minds. The chest that spawns the Brave suit has a 25% chance of actually being in there, so you're gonna have to zone out and back in to get the chest to keep spawning. The following is a map I found to help you with your searching.

here

[saber372]

hmmm... the link is not working, as i too was interested in the map of the area..

[Dark_Angel2]

Can someone please tell me where can I get parts of medalion that old Dalan and his friend speak about. I got one from hunt, but where can I get others?

[Caije]

Can anyone tell me a easy way to start storms in the Westersand or is it Just kee running in and out from an area.

[U2Girl1966]

It's a pain in the butt, but I think you just have to keep running in and out of the area.

Edited to add that I found it sometimes helps if you go do something else for a bit then return. Ditto the Giza Plains if you are wanting to have it raining or not.

[Dimi]

Originally posted by Cajie
Can anyone tell me a easy way to start storms in the Westersand or is it Just kee running in and out from an area.

Like U2Girl mentioned. You have to wait for a while, maybe about a few minutes or so before the storms occur. Also, it depends on how far you are in the game too. The storms don't occur till you're on your way to The Tomb of Raithwall. Other then that you basically just have to have a little patience.

[Tiffany]

I have found that there ARE patterns, you just have to figure them out.

For the life of me I can't specifically remember, but if I zoned through the Westersand, then through Ozmone Plains, when I'd get to Giza Plains it'd be the Rainy Season. Which was awesome, because there's alot of stuff you need to do while it's The Rains in there.

Try zoning through 2 different areas, then go back and see if that helps.

[Musicmuse]

Well, the wet and dry seasons of the palins are somewhat regimented and you can ask a Seeq named "Weathereye" in Rabanastre when the next rainy or dry season will occur. That Seeq is always right on the money

[Tiffany]

I mean I hate to say it and all... but he doesn't have much choice of being "wrong" considering it's either The Dry or The Rains. If the background is The Dry, then you know (obviously) that the next season is going to be The Rains, and visa versa.

That was my main frustration with it. During my first playthrough I was given the same advice to check with the Weather-Eye Seeq... and all he'd say is "Looks like it's going to be Dry for awhile" or "Not too long now until the Rains".

Gee.... you don't say! Really? The Rains? After The Dry? How novel!

LOL. Anyways, it is true, you can consult it... but I personally don't have much stock in it. Buuuuuuut as always, that's just my opinion

[Itachi Uchiha]

Well I just have to questions for you people to answer. The first is about the necrohol of nabudis. There are three doors in it each with a different name. I know behide one of them is the esper chaos. So anyway, the question is (if you haven't already guessed it) how do you open these doors?

The second question is probaly easier to answer but its something I'm getting annoyed about. Rare items to make bazar goods. Is there any easier way to get them? I'm talking of such loot as: moon rings, gemsteel and soul of thamas (sp?).

[Shadow Of Darkness]

The Four Fragments

NOTE: To get Ro'kenmou/Ro'kenmu to appear, you must first talk to
Ma'kleou in Nabreus Deadlands (second area from Salikawood).

Talk to Roh'kenmou in Old Dalan's house (Lowtown, South Sprawl) and
he will tell you of a medallion that was split into four pieces for
safe keeping. The first one he clues you into finding is that which
was in a man's possession before he died...

Each time you find a fragment, you can go back and give it to the
Nu'mou or wait off -- doesn't matter.

NOTE: Must have completed White Mousse hunt and have the Sluice
Gate Key in your possession to continue!

After completing the Wraith mark hunt, if you go into the residence
in Lowtown you can find the key item [DUSTY LETTER] on the table
near the Seeq. Reading it, you can find the clue:

East -> Southeast -> East -> Southwest -> Southeast

Now, this may seem like directions for navigating the Garamsythe
waterway (as the letter talks about in detail, but not in the key
item description), but in reality, it's the method for operating
the switches in the "Central Waterway Control" area. Go down there
and face south, so the switches look like (from north facing):

So, with all the switches starting in the "off" position (not lit
up), flip the switches. If you don't like directions, do it by the
name of the switch:

1) Close No. 11 Control / Once this simple task is completed,
2) Close No. 04 Control / you should hear a "tinkle" noise, but
3) Close No. 04 Control / will receive NO notification that
4) Close No. 03 Control / anything has happened. Head to the
5) Open No. 04 Control / south of the area near the entrance
to the No. 1 Cloaca and you will find
a "Shiny Object" on the ground. Claim it for your own to see it is
a [DULL FRAGMENT] key item.

Complete the Orthros bounty and you will receive this key item

There's a certain sequence of events you have to follow again.

1) Talk to Filo in Lowtown's South Sprawl (in eastern part) to learn they've
searched everywhere for the medallion except the city streets.
2) In Rabanastre's "Southern Plaza" area talk to the "Curious Woman" by the
fountain. Listen to her story to learn she's an amnesiac with only a
necklace as a memento.
3) Go to the Muthru Bazaar (Rabanastre) and find the orange bangaa merchant.
Talk to him about the necklace to learn he sold it to an Imperial a short
while back. He used to be at the Sandsea, but has left for somewhere else
it seems...
4) Enter Yugri's Magicks (Rabanastre) and talk to the Sotted Imperial NPC
about the necklace and woman near the fountain. He'll want you to fetch
her to him, in order to corroborate your story.
5) The Curious Woman isn't at the plaza any longer, so return to Filo in
Lowtown; she'll have located her. Agree to accompany Filo to the magicks
shop, and you'll automatically arrive there.
6) Talk to the Imperial again.

After some dialogue, Shyle (amnesiac) gives you the [GRIMY FRAGMENT].

Hand 'em over to Roh'kenmou and he leaves for Nabudis. No immediate
reward, but this is only half of a larger sidequest. Wanna do the
rest? Read below. If you've already done the rest, go to Nabreus
Deadlands and talk to Ma'kleou at the normal save point area.

A Second Medallion

Fly yourself to Archades and stop by Charlotte's Magickery. Another
Nu'mou is fretting here. Talk to Roh'kenmu to learn he's lost the
Moonsilver Medallion. Inquire about it to learn it's been sold and
the man who has it, Otto, is missing. If you know your stuff, the
search shouldn't be long -- he's in Old Archades.

Go down to "Alley of Muted Sighs" and find Otto in the northernmost
part. Talk to him and he'll fork over the [MOONSILVER MEDALLION]
without much hesitation. Return to Roh'kenmu and give the hunkajunk
back to him.

If you've already helped out Roh'kenmou, go to Nabreus Deadlands
and speak with Ma'kleou at the normal save point area.


A Third Medallion

Once you've helped out Roh'kenmou and Roh'kenmu in the two quests
detailed directly above, go to Nabreus Deadlands' normal save area
and talk to Ma'kleou. The three kinsmen agree that you are the one
they've been waiting for, the one who can destroy the beasts that
the medallions have sealed away. The Medallion of Bravery and Love
have both been found, and only the Medallion of Might remains to
be obtained.

It's in "Overlooking Eternity" as the Nu'mou says. If you haven't
done the Roblon bounty yet, the way may be unclear -- the area is
isolated from the rest, after all. Go to "The Slumbermead" and
search the northwestern part of the marsh for a secret off-the-map
route into "The Fog Mutters."

From there, you can make your way to "Overlooking Eternity." There
are a lot of Dead Bones enemies here, but once you approach the
shrine at the top, a scene takes place. Ma'kleou bestows upon your
party the [MEDALLION OF BRAVERY] and [MEDALLION OF LOVE]. These
can open the locked doors in the Necrohol of Nabudis. As the three
Nu'mou depart (literally) your company, the shrine opens and you
get the [LUSTERLESS MEDALLION].

Fury, Humbaba, and Chaos are now able to be fought. The end!

....thats all

about the loot....make BIG chains

[saber372]

for sands storms to occur go intot he place were you woudl fight the earth tyrant.. assuming you dont have the wind vayne yet.. and it will start a storm all across the sands when you get rejected..

[Shadow Of Darkness]

can someone tell me some advices cause i have to fight Yiazmat now!!!

[weezer]

Silly question I'm sure, but where's the Great Crystal at? I'm near the end of the game btw.

Oh, and how do you fish?

[Devil Summer]

Silly question I'm sure, but where's the Great Crystal at? I'm near the end of the game btw.

Oh, and how do you fish?

Spoiler: The Great Crystal is located in Ancient City of Giruvegan.

Unlocking fishing minigame:
After talking to Ruksel(he says something about needing a rod)Travel to
Balfonheim Port and find the Fishing Enthusiast in the Chivanry Breakwater.It's located near the aerodrome.She's the old person who'se fishing.Talk to her twice and choose the "That rod" option.After that run to the aerodrome etrance but don't go in.Return back to the old woman(she has left by now) and pick up the rod,named Muramata.Return back to the Estersands and give it to Ruksel.And the minigame is unlocked.

How to play
Just press the commands that appear on the screen ex.Square circle triangle R2 and so on to cacth fish.

Hope that helped

[weezer]

Hope that helped

It did. Thanks!

[Dimi]

Originally posted by Shadow Of Darkness
can someone tell me some advices cause i have to fight Yiazmat now!!!

The most important rule is think of a strategy. Have a healer, have a main attacker, and use quickenings when neccesary. I have yet to faced him since he has 50 million HP which is a f*cking lot and I really don't have tim at home to play, but I heard you can leave the battlefield anytime and save.

The bad thing I heard is that Yiazmat restores HP as time passes by. So try going back, have strong weapons and armor and good stats, and kick ass. =)

[weezer]

Another question. What level were you guys when you beat the game? I'm at level 53/52 now.

[Hannya]

I was around the same level. As long as you have ok weapons the boss should be a cakewalk, I can't stop saying how dissapointing the last boss was.

[Kyreaan]

I beat the main story line and now doing all the side stuff. In Henne Mines there's a gate that leads to a "darkened tunnel." I'm guessing this is where you can get to Phase 2 dig, but don't know how to get the gate open.

How do you get to Phase 2 in Henne Mines??

[Cain Highwind]

I beat the main story line and now doing all the side stuff. In Henne Mines there's a gate that leads to a "darkened tunnel." I'm guessing this is where you can get to Phase 2 dig, but don't know how to get the gate open.

How do you get to Phase 2 in Henne Mines??

You have to get all possible Espers and then go to a certain Geomancer in the Garif village and he'll be able to lead you down to get Zodiark. I haven't done it myself yet.

im having trouble doing the bloodwing hunt, i cant find the key to the passage. can sum1 plz tell he how i get the key so that i can complete my 2nd to last hunt? after this hunt ima do the seerer and be done with all the hunts.

You have to do the "Patient in the desert" sidequest. It's a fetchquest between Dantro in the Estersand, and his wife in Southbank villiage.

How do you defeat Demon Wall? Is there some type of trick to do it? Or I am just completely clueless?

It wasn't too hard for me once I was at a fairly high level (I'd say 5-10 levels above the standard when you first enter the Tomb; Merlin would brag otherwise) And from there it's just matter of quickenings and switching party members out.

Hope that heps my FFXII knowledge is already becoming quite rusty.

[drydrong]

im having trouble doing the bloodwing hunt, i cant find the key to the passage. can sum1 plz tell he how i get the key so that i can complete my 2nd to last hunt? after this hunt ima do the seerer and be done with all the hunts.


thx

coon