FFXII Help Thread: CAUTION - spoilers abound

[Naota]

Availability: Gain all Espers and finish "The Mind Flayer" hunt.

Make sure to have a Black Mask (must have) for each member of your party along
with a Rubber Suit (optional) for each one. It's good to have some Bubble
Belts and Bowline Sashes for each party member as well. Talk to Geomancer
Yugelu in Jahara once your party has beaten all Espers. He mentions that he
will send a Garif Warrior to unlock a secret part of the Henne Mines. Teleport
to the Henne Mines via the orange save crystal in Jahara.

~~ Stage Shaft ~~

This is the final save point your party will get before fighting the Esper,
Zodiark. I know, I know. Walk down the path in the Henne Mines that leads to
the Ore Seperation where the party fought Tiamat.

~~ Ore Seperation ~~

The gate off to the right (east) side of this area is now unlocked. Enter the
new path.

~~ Phase 2 Dig ~~

If the party is below level 65, you better equip some Bubble Belts because up
ahead there are plenty of level 65+ Abysteels that will gang up very quickly.
If you have any light elemental weapons (Excalibur, Holy Lance) then equip them
to have a much easier time against the Abysteels. Excalibur will really tear
these bats a new one, so I recommend that you have it with you or go back to
The Great Crystal and get it (See location at the end of Ultima section).
Continue down the path and use Float to get over the trap. Go all the way to
the east. Beware the Gizamaluk mixed with Abysteels. Use Blizzaga on the
Giazamaluk. Grab the ++HENNE CANDLE++ from the urn to the right in order to
show the secret areas on the Henne Mines map. Go ahead and press Select.
Yeah, when Yugelu said "deep in the Henne Mines" he wasn't kidding.

Venture further south. When you reach the corridors, let the Abysteels come to
your party and DO NOT let them gang up too much. Look for chests off to the
sides while moving down the tunnels. The chest blend in well with the walls.
If you keep heading west down the long western path and your party will run
into another Gizamaluk in the far southwest - there will be a dead end to the
left. There is a water pail on the right wall as you walk down the dead end
with a Discarded Paper inside, hinting at the many treasures inside the Henne
Mines. Come back out of the southwest portion and run down the other path to
the south further to the east. This will lead the party into some tunnels that
are not on the map. Keep moving along these tunnels (either way) to reach the
entrance to the next area.

~~ Crossover C ~~

This area is fairly straightforward if you look at the map. Hecteyes will drop
from the ceiling near the middle of this railway tunnel. Equip Bowline Sashes
to avoid confuse (Phantasmal Gaze) and be ready to cure Disease (Pox). These
things are very dangerous when fighting more than one at a level below 70, so
be very careful about standing in between them because they have an attack
similar to the Jellies where they hit from all sides. Equip Rubber Suits when
they start to cast Thundaga. Use Blizzaga on them since they are weak to ice.
They will actually run from the party when they reach HP critical. They will
lead the party further into the mines so don't always follow since more enemies
may be lurking ahead. The first gate to the southwest is closed so go through
the gate to the west.

~~ Pithead Junction C ~~

Ah, a switch. I do have a very fond memory of triggering all those Jellies
from our first venture into the Henne Mines don't you? Don't press that
switch. If you press it, 9 Abysteel bats will fall from the ceiling and attack
the party! Pressing the switch will also seal off the way that the party needs
to go in the next area.

~~ Phase 2 Shaft ~~

Head to the east. There will be many Hecteyes and Abysteels so try to fight
them in small numbers if possible. There is a group further to the east (3
Abysteels and 3 Hecteyes) that you should either run by or lead a few of them
out at a time to deal with them.

~~ Special Charter Shaft ~~

An occasional Necrofiend will spawn from
enemies are highly dangerous in numbers
and they will ambush you easily in this area. Sometimes they will remain
transparent and only attack while others are attacking, so you could be
fighting two Etéms then have two more suddenly appear.

Keep Bowline Sashes and Black Mask equipped since they have a high probability
of spawning a Necrofiend. They will Stop the party, cast Disease, cast Darkga,
and drain the party's MP with Annul. They also like to cast Death frequently
(coutdown version and instant) as well as use Dimensional Rift which is instant
death. Watch them like a hawk when they attack and equip a Power Armlet to
ward off their Stop. I would recommend that you equip each of your main party
members with a powerful weapon while heading through here, no matter the
character. Equip the Holy Lance, Excalibur, and the Zodiac Spear or Ragnarok
if you have them. The Etéms drop Soul Powders which you will need two of for
Empyreal Souls at the Bazaar. Do not try to run through this area, or the
Etéms will finish your party fast. All the other areas on the way to Zodiark
can be run through, but not this one - unless you're lucky.

In the middle of the long path in the east take a left (go north) and move down
the hidden path. When you reach the area on the map once again, you'll have a
choice of going left, right, or straight ahead (north). Keep going north until
you reach the far north end and then turn to the left (west) to find a "Glowing
Object" on the ground. This is actually the treasure that the Discarded Paper
from ealier was hinting at. Examine it more closely to find ++3 BACCHUS'S
WINES and 2 MEGALIXIRS++ buried under the dirt floor. Keep in mind that you
can return to this area and find a chest with the most powerful gun weapon
inside. You MUST open the chest while the Diamond Armlet is equipped as an
accessory to receive the ++FOMALHAUT++. I would recommend that you come back
to this area after you defeat Zodiark to get the chest. It will appear
randomly like all chest but it has a 100% chance of having that weapon unless
your party opens it without the Diamond Armlet equipped - it will only contain
Dark Matter if that is the case.

Go back to the intersection and move down the right tunnel (heading west).
Take the next right (heading north). You will wind up along a small strip
visible on the map when your party turns left again. The path to the west in
this upper north portion will lead directly to Zodiark.

[X SlAyEr]

well I rescue penelo and ashe now they want to leave from Dreadnought Leviathan but the boss (sorry I forgot his name) he show hemself on the way which barge there to escape from Dreadnought Leviathan
anyway,my Q. is: how I kill the boss and his 3 guards??>>>>sorry my english bad

[Naota]

You really just have to kill him.

There really isn't a special way to fight him.

If your good with quickenings, you may find those extremely useful fighting him.

I suggest first off using your quickenings too max. And then just going at him attacking just the main person and keeping a close eye on yur health.

I know which boss your talking about, But I forgot his name.

[X SlAyEr]

well , I'll try to kill him , Thank god I'm not the only one forgot his name
he have 3 guards which they making hard on me to kill them boss
so I will try and I will use the knot of rust to beat him and kill him
However, can any one tell me what's after that??
because I'm very curious about what happen next

[dimmufan]

First off, you have to kill the three guards first to get them out of the way. They are pretty easy so it shouldn't be too hard. It might be best to start the battle with a quickening. Try to get in AT LEAST 3 hits in the quickening chain so that you can get the Inferno area attack. The more hits you get in the stronger Inferno will get. Once they are finished, then focus your attack on Judge Ghis. It might also be a wise decision to have cure or potion gambits sitting at the top spot. It might also be a good idea to have at least one ranged fighter. For example, equip a gun or bow to one of your characters so that they can sit back and not worry about taking damage too much. If you have the best armor equipped then it should help out. Also, equip a shield to one of your close-ranged fighters. As Judge Ghis's HP starts to fall, his attacks become faster and more powerful. With enough patience you can win the battle. Good luck.

[X SlAyEr]

so I kill the guards first than judge Ghis okay I will try to beat them and Thank you for helping me

[X SlAyEr]

well back to my silly Q.
now I'm in fran town to finding Fran sister then the queen or the boss of the town she told me to go west of ozm plan or something like that..
so I go and I search the all lands in ozm plan specially in west and I couldn't found her

so here my silly Q. : where is Fran sister ( Mjrn )..?!?!?!

[dimmufan]

You have to get a chocobo from the land of the Garifs in the southern part of Ozmone Plain. Ride it to the east of your starting point through some shrubs. This area is the entrence to the Henne Mines. Before entering the mines, check around for a treasure coffer. There is a certain one that appears that has a chance of holding a Golden Amulet if found. Then you enter the mines. It's a pretty tough fight to get to Mjrn so you might want to do a bit of leveling in here. BTW, you can also get a pretty good battle chain going here by defeating all kinds of bats. This is where I got my 215 battle chain. Good luck.

[DragonHeart]

Go to the Sunlit Path on Ozmone Plain, you'll see two guards and a chocobo near the save crystal. Give the guard a potion, then talk to him again and he'll let you use his chocobo. Go to the Field of Light Winds, look right as soon as you enter from the Sunlit Path and you'll see chocobo tracks leading off the map. That's where you want to go, it takes you to the part of The Shred that you couldn't get to before. The entrance to the Henne Mines is in the southeast, which is where you'll want to go.

~DragonHeart~

Edit: Heh, dimmu posted while I was typing mine up.

[X SlAyEr]

Thank you alot for helping me I will do what you said to me and if i not know or I want a help i will tell you

Hi everyone, back to my silly Q.
i get pic.'s for you can understand me clearly , and you can explain it to me by Easier way, here the first pic. about what I do in The Sunlit Path

[DragonHeart]

Please stop double posting, it's against the rules here.

Ok, when you enter into the Sunlit Path from the Field of Light Winds, look to your right, at the ground. You will see large bird tracks around the bushes, those tracks are from the chocobos, that is where the path is. You must be riding a chocobo to enter this path. Once you're on it, just follow it off the map and into the lower part of The Shred where the mines are.

~DragonHeart~

[BabyCosgrove]

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 "TLR" (Too Long, Don't Read).

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]

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.

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]

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]

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

[X SlAyEr]

Hi everyone, back to my silly Q.
i get pic.'s for you can understand me clearly , and you can explain it to me by Easier way, here the first pic. about what I do in The Sunlit Path


http://www.uparab.com/files/8J7jfnQtn3lLDDx5.jpg


1- i go there and give the guard potion "the green small circle it's the guard"
2- I pass it
3- I pass it too
4- the shard is two lands no way to go Henne Mines
5- Henne Mines


the second pic. in the shard


http://www.uparab.com/files/pS0oOv5y6nHOTcNU.jpg


I saw the entrance I can't pass it it's two land in the shard, any way to pass it ???


the third pic. in shard too


http://www.uparab.com/files/Tgw3Unb3wx95kpu9.jpg


do you see the red circle it's the entrance but remamber two land separate it

[DragonHeart]

I don't know how many different ways I can say it, this really isn't all that difficult. Here's a quote provided by a walkthrough:

Give the guard a Potion, and talk to them again to use their chocobo. Go to the next screen west in the Ozmone Plain and then go south where the yellow chocobo is. Actually, you can walk through this area, and you'll see another Chocobo. Keep going southeast and you'll be in the next area, previously unaccessible. Get off the Chocobo at the end and go in the Henne Mines.

You cannot get there through The Shred, you must go through the hidden path in the Sunlit Path area to reach the Mines. Ignore The Shred for now. Once you get on the path you'll see how simple it is.

Edit: Ok, I looked around and found something that may help you. Watch this video from about 3:17 to 3:44, it shows you exactly where the path is.

~DragonHeart~

[X SlAyEr]

oh my god hidden path in Sunlit Path , well.... I don't see it , where is it exactly?
really i'm confuse

[DragonHeart]

You posted while I was editing, I had to search quite a few videos to find one that shows what you need.

In case you missed it, watch this from 3:17 to 3:44, that's where you need to go.

~DragonHeart~

[X SlAyEr]

the boss killing me 6 times , I used Qu. To beat him
what I do ???

[VincentValentine]

what level should I be around when approaching Archades?
I think i'm too low

[DragonHeart]

Would be nice to know what level you're currently at...

Anyways, a pretty good rule of thumb is to check how easy or hard it is to defeat the surrounding monsters. If you have trouble with any of them, chances are you're a bit low. I'd say the mid 40s is fine. You could probably manage in the low 40s as long as you're good with the battle system.

I just passed through Archades on my current game and I'm just hitting the low 50s, but I've also been doing a ton of optional things, so I'm actually overleveled right now.

~DragonHeart~

[VincentValentine]

Would be nice to know what level you're currently at...

Anyways, a pretty good rule of thumb is to check how easy or hard it is to defeat the surrounding monsters. If you have trouble with any of them, chances are you're a bit low. I'd say the mid 40s is fine. You could probably manage in the low 40s as long as you're good with the battle system.

I just passed through Archades on my current game and I'm just hitting the low 50s, but I've also been doing a ton of optional things, so I'm actually overleveled right now.

~DragonHeart~

Thanks i am middle-late 30's on the way to Archades
EDIT:
But I still beat the monsters.

[xelfer]

hey iwas just wondering if thier was a easy way of killing judge ghris when u save ashe or any strgitic way of doing it

dawn shard which one is that is that the one that glows when ashe is around or the glowing crap that ashe gives to u

Don't double post puhlease! Use teh edit button k? thx - Djinn

[yuna81]

I cant seem to beat that fire demon that looks like ifrit in the tomb where the dawn shard is what do I do?

[Shadow Of Darkness]

is it Belias?
if it is,use equip your characters gambit with water moths and/or cast water.
If that doesnt work do a quickening.
use lv 2 quickening and if you do a lv 2 quickening 3 times your final attack will be Torrent (water element) which should instantly kill him(thats how I beat him)
Good luck

[ekimeinna]

yah i think that will do.. just don't forget to use the haste magick so that you can attack that monster very quick... and make sure you always heal your characters (just include these in their gambits) we always to that at the heat of the battle... gud luck and enjoy!!!

[xelfer]

i was just wondering if any one knows an easy way of killing the boss
in the jungle i cant get passed him im lvl 32 he always cast a spell that
cfause blind silince and sap and it practaly kills me faster then hell
i just keep lvling up but its like it does no good with that guy

[Evangel]

I'm having trouble defeating the 2nd Esper Boss Mateus(SP?). Can anyone give me a few pointers in defeating her? For the most part, my main party is all level 26. My secondary party is level 23. I have Rank 2 Mist things for just about all but two of my characters. I defeated those little ice things once with a Mist Chain but cant really do it anymore.

[Shadow Of Darkness]

I had some trouble with Mateus too ,Thundara the Azers when Mateus is far away, or just don't risk it at all. Concentrate on one Azer at a time; they won't respawn.
Ice Shields work well against Flash-Freeze and Blizzaja.that should do it.
Good luck