steps: # 0: title screen/into cutscenes - stage: 0 areas: # 274: aerial gardens - area: 274 steps: |- - **Skip**: 3 # 13: control of reks - stage: 13 areas: # 274: aerial gardens - area: 274 steps: |- - Talk to Basch and the soldier - Open the gate # 16: gone through gate - stage: 16 areas: # 275: inner ward - area: 275 steps: |- - Menu 1. Active 2. Battle speed: fast 3. Cursor position: last selection - **Skip**: 1 - Kill Remora with Thunder spam - **Skip**: 1 - Go upstairs # 19: after door after remora - stage: 19 areas: # 279: lower apartments - area: 279 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 - Go forward and up the stairs to save crystal # 21: after save tutorial cutscene - stage: 21 areas: # 279: lower apartments # 280: upper apartments # 282: the highhall - area: 280 steps: |- - Go upstairs - **Skip**: 1 - Kill the guards - Go into throne room - **Skip**: 3 # 22: reks decides to kill swordsmen # 23: swordsmen dead # 25: control of vaan - stage: 25 areas: # 1145: overflow cloaca - area: 1145 steps: |- - Kill rats - **Skip**: 3 # 35: map tutorial opens # 40: control of vaan after rat slaughter - stage: 40 areas: # 291: east end - area: 291 steps: |- - South to item shop - **Skip**: 1 # 45: after item shop cutscene - stage: 45 areas: # 291: east end # 304: the sandsea - area: 291 steps: |- - North to Sandsea - area: 304 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 - Choose not to hear the details - Choose not to repeat the message # 65: control of vaan after picking up rogue tomato - stage: 65 areas: # 304: the sandsea # 291: east end # 292: southern plaza - area: 304 steps: |- - Exit - area: 291 steps: |- - Go South - Exit across from item shop - area: 292 steps: |- - Go to East Gate - **Skip**: 1 # 68: after east gate cutscene - stage: 68 areas: # 305: eastgate # 227: the stepping - area: 305 steps: |- - Enter the Estersand - area: 227 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 - Straight ahead to Rogue Tomato - Attack, follow, attack - **Skip**: 1 # 78: killed rogue tomato - stage: 78 areas: # 227: the stepping # 305: eastgate - area: 227 steps: |- - Return to Rabanastre - area: 305 steps: |- - Talk to Kytes - **Skip**: 3 # 85: after first cutscene # 100: after second cutscene # 105: control of vaan after talking to kytes - stage: 105 areas: # 289: north end # 701: north sprawl # 702: south sprawl # 703: dalan's house - area: 289 steps: |- - Go straight into Lowtown - area: 701 steps: |- - Exit South - area: 702 steps: |- - South then west to Dalan - **Skip**: 1 # 120: after cutscene, talking to dalan - stage: 120 areas: # 703: dalan's house # 702: south sprawl # 306: southgate # 236: throne road (dry) # 243: nomad village (dry) - area: 703 steps: |- - Exit - area: 702 steps: |- - Exit right to Southgate - area: 306 steps: |- - Exit left to Giza - area: 236 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 - Straight ahead to camp - area: 243 steps: |- - Talk to lady by sunstone - **Skip**: 1 # 125: cutscene after talking to sunstone lady # 130: control after penelo joins party - stage: 130 areas: # 243: nomad village (dry) - area: 243 steps: |- - Exit West # 140: after exiting camp and listening to penelo - stage: 140 areas: # 239: toam hills (dry) # 247: starfall field (dry) - area: 239 steps: |- - Exit South - area: 247 steps: |- - Quit to title - stage: 0 areas: # 12: main menu - area: 12 steps: |- - Trial mode - stage: 140 areas: # 1155: stage 1 # 1166: stage 2 - area: 1155 steps: |- - Grab Diamond Armlet, kill rats - area: 1166 steps: |- - Quit to title - stage: 0 areas: # 12: main menu - area: 12 steps: |- - Load autosave - stage: 140 areas: # 247: starfall field (dry) # 248: crystal glade (dry) - area: 247 steps: |- - Exit Southeast to Jinn - area: 248 steps: |- - Talk to Jinn # 145: after talking to jinn - stage: 145 areas: # 248: crystal glade (dry) # 247: starfall field (dry) # 249: gizas south bank (dry) # 228: yardang labyrinth # 630: west barbican - area: 248 steps: |- - Exit West - area: 247 steps: |- - Use West sunstone - Exit East back to Jinn - area: 248 steps: |- - Exit East - area: 249 steps: |- - Exit Northeast towards Nalbina - area: 228 steps: |- - Go northeast, then north, exit to Nalbina - area: 630 steps: |- - Shop: 1. Sell Diamond Armlet 2. Buy 11x Phoenix Down - Return to Giza - area: 249 steps: |- - Use sunstone - Exit North - area: 0 steps: |- - Use Northwest sunstone # 160: after getting sunstone - stage: 160 areas: # 243: nomad village (dry) # 236: throne road (dry) # 306: southgate # 292: southern plaza # 307: westgate # 345: galtea downs # 306: southgate # 702: south sprawl - area: 243 steps: |- - Shop: 1. Buy Dark - Exit North - area: 236 steps: |- - Exit North to Rabanastre - area: 306 steps: |- - Exit North - area: 292 steps: |- - Exit West to Westgate - area: 307 steps: |- - Exit to Westersand - area: 345 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 - Northeast, stop before zoning - Get Vaan to critical HP ![vaan dustia hp chart](./img/vaan_dustia_hp_chart.png) - Kill Penelo, set battle speed to slow - Exit, spawn Dustia, use Phoenix Down to kill - Kill 12 times total, until level 13 Vaan - Return to Rabanastre - area: 307 steps: |- - Exit - area: 292 steps: |- - Exit South to Southgate - area: 306 steps: |- - West to Lowtown - area: 702 steps: |- - West to Dalan's place - **Skip**: 1 # 170: penelo leaves party, control in dalan's house - stage: 170 areas: # 703: dalan's house - area: 703 steps: |- - Talk to Dalan - **Skip**: 1 # 175: obtain crescent stone, control in dalan's house - stage: 175 areas: # 703: dalan's house # 312: east waterway control (cutscene) - area: 703 steps: |- - Exit - area: 312 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 # 180: after leaving dalan's house with crescent stone - stage: 180 areas: # 702: south sprawl # 701: north sprawl # 311: central spur stairs # 315: northern sluiceway # 313: north spur sluiceway # 567: cellar stores - area: 702 steps: |- - Exit North - area: 701 steps: |- - North and West to Garamsythe - Enter unlocked door - area: 311 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 - Exit West - area: 315 steps: |- - North, East, exit North - area: 313 steps: |- - West until North stairs # 190: after going up stairs, fireworks fmv - stage: 190 # 576: invitation to heresy (cutscene) areas: - area: 576 steps: |- - **Skip**: 2 # 200: after fireworks fmv, control in palace - stage: 200 areas: # 567: cellar stores # 568: cellars # 569: lower halls - area: 567 steps: |- - Exit - area: 568 steps: |- - Go straight - Get East-most (left) chest for Elixir - North for cutscene - Approach guard for cutscene - Talk to servant, shout - Exit upstairs - area: 569 steps: |- - Straight, South, East, shout at intersection - West, North, shout at intersection - East, North, West, use - West, shout at intersection - East, North, West to exit at wall # 210: after entering secret chamber - stage: 210 areas: # 570: secret passage - area: 570 steps: |- - Use switch on back left wall - Open door - **Skip**: 1 # 215: gone through hidden door # 220: you obtain the goddess's magicite - stage: 220 areas: # 572: the garden stairs - area: 0 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 - Exit upstairs - **Skip**: 2 # 225: after fmv # 235: control in garamsythe - stage: 235 areas: # 314: east spur stairs - area: 314 steps: |- - Go down the stairs - Gambit tutorial # 244: after gambit tutorial - stage: 244 areas: # 314: east spur stairs # 316: east waterway control # 318: no. 11 channel # 319: east sluice control - area: 314 steps: |- - Menu: 1. Licence boards - All: Red battlemage 2. Licences - All: Dark 3. Gambits - Vaan, Fran: turn on gambits, highest hp: Dark - Balthier: HP < 50%: Potion, highest hp: Dark 4. Config - Battle speed: fast - Exit ahead - area: 316 steps: |- - West (no stairs), South to exit - area: 318 steps: |- - Follow path South, take branch, exit South - area: 319 steps: |- - Follow path South to downstairs - **Skip**: 1 - **Boss**: gambit to win - **Skip**: 1 # 257: before ashe cutscene - stage: 257 areas: # 319: east sluice control - area: 319 steps: |- - Approach Ashe - **Skip**: 1 # 260: amalia joins - stage: 260 areas: # 319: east sluice control # 326: southern sluiceway - area: 319 steps: |- - Exit ahead - area: 326 steps: |- - Walk ahead - **Skip**: 1 - **Boss**: gambit to win - **Skip**: 1 # 265: after flan boss - stage: 265 areas: # 326: southern sluiceway # 320: west sluice control # 321: no. 10 channel # 322: central waterway control # 329: overflow cloaca - area: 326 steps: |- - Exit Northwest - area: 320 steps: |- - South, West, North, exit - area: 321 steps: |- - North, East, North, exit - area: 322 steps: |- - Through gate - area: 329 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 - **Boss**: flee to the left in the water, gambit to win - **Skip**: 4 # 285: after post-firemane cutscene # 290: next cutscene # 301: next cutscene # 303: control in nalbina dungeon - stage: 303 areas: # 48: stockade # 49: arena # 710: the confiscatory - area: 48 steps: |- - East, then North and exit near Save Crystal - area: 49 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 - **Boss**: gambits to win - **Skip**: 1 - area: 710 steps: |- - Walk forward - **Skip**: 1 # 310: control after getting equipment back - stage: 310 areas: # 710: the confiscatory # 709: the black watch - area: 710 steps: |- - Exit East - area: 709 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 - Go all the way North, then West - **Skip**: 1 - Exit ahead - **Skip**: 3 # 312: cutscene # 315: after judges open door # 316: next cutscene # 317: control in barheim - stage: 317 areas: # 53: the lightworks - area: 53 steps: |- - Down the stairs, East, grab (left) chest for gil - Touch device - Continue down stairs, talk to shopkeep # 319: get fuse - stage: 319 areas: # 53: the lightworks - area: 53 steps: |- - Have Vaan potion, pilot someone else to device - Install fuse # 321: used fuse - stage: 321 areas: # 53: the lightworks # 58: op sector 29 - area: 53 steps: |- - Switch back to Vaan, use device - Exit - area: 58 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 # 323: after mimic cutscene - stage: 323 areas: # 58: op sector 29 # 54: great eastern passage # 56: special op sector 3 # 57: op sector 37 # 66: north-south junction - area: 58 steps: |- - Follow path South - Kill mimics stealing charge - Exit East - area: 54 steps: |- - Kill mimic stealing charge - Follow path south, killing big mimics - Left path - Right path - Exit South - area: 56 steps: |- - West, kill big mimic - East, North - Exit West - area: 57 steps: |- - Use switchboard - South, kill mimic, West, exit way you came - area: 56 steps: |- - East, exit South (kill mimic) - area: 66 steps: |- - **Skip**: 3 # 333: after basch cutscenes - stage: 333 areas: # 66: north-south junction # 61: great central passage # 62: the zeviah subterrane # 70: terminus no. 4 adjunct # 69: terminus no. 4 - area: 66 steps: |- - Exit South - area: 61 steps: |- - Exit South - area: 62 steps: |- - South, loop North (kill mimics as necessary) - Exit East - area: 70 steps: |- - Exit South - area: 69 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 - **Boss**: gambit to win - **Skip**: 1 # 340: mimic queen cutscene # 341: post-mimic queen (to think dalmascan air could taste so sweet) - stage: 341 areas: # 231: passage entrance - area: 231 steps: |- - Unskippable cutscene # 343: after dalmascan air tastes so sweet - stage: 343 areas: # 231: passage entrance # 229: sand-swept naze # 228: yardang labyrinth # 630: west barbican # 306: southgate - area: 231 steps: |- - Exit towards camera - area: 229 steps: |- - West-by-northwest, follow path, exit South - area: 228 steps: |- - South, loop East, exit North to Nalbina - area: 630 steps: |- - Teleport to Rabanastre - area: 306 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 # 350: control after balthier and fran leave - stage: 350 areas: # 306: southgate # 702: south sprawl # 703: dalan's house - area: 306 steps: |- - East to enter Lowtown - area: 702 steps: |- - Enter Dalan's house - area: 703 steps: |- - Talk to Dalan - **Skip**: 1 # 375: after getting sword from dalan - stage: 375 areas: # 703: dalan's house # 702: south sprawl # 701: north sprawl - area: 703 steps: |- - Exit - area: 702 steps: |- - Exit North - area: 701 steps: |- - Cross over West, go West to hideout - **Skip**: 2 # 386: after first cutscene # 390: control after basch joins - stage: 390 areas: # 701: north sprawl # 291: east end - area: 701 steps: |- - Back across to the East - East at intersection - Exit North - area: 291 steps: |- - North - **Skip**: 1 # 400: after basch cutscene outside sandsea - stage: 400 areas: # 291: east end # 304: the sandsea - area: 291 steps: |- - Enter the Sandsea - area: 304 steps: |- - Go upstairs - **Skip**: 1 # 420: after balthier cutscene in sandsea - stage: 420 areas: # 304: the sandsea # 291: east end # 307: westgate # 788: aerodrome (rabanastre) - area: 304 steps: |- - Exit - area: 291 steps: |- - Moogling to Westgate - area: 307 steps: |- - Enter Aerodrome - area: 788 steps: |- - Straight back and talk to Balthier - **Skip**: 3 # 460: strahl cutscene # 520: clouds cutscene # 546: control in bhujerba - stage: 546 areas: # 791: aerodrome (bhujerba) # 803: travica way - area: 791 steps: |- - Exit ahead - area: 803 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 # 550: larsa joins - stage: 550 areas: # 803: travica way # 805: miners' end # 806: lhusu square - area: 803 steps: |- - East, South, exit East - area: 805 steps: |- - East, exit North - area: 806 steps: |- - Go downstairs - **Skip**: 1 # 580: control in lhusu - stage: 580 areas: # 357: shaft entry - area: 357 steps: |- - Go downstairs - **Skip**: 1 # 610: control after cutscene - stage: 610 areas: # 357: shaft entry # 358: oltam span # 359: transitway 1 # 365: shunia twinspan # 933: site 2 - area: 357 steps: |- - North, West, second South, exit West - area: 358 steps: |- - Exit ahead - area: 359 steps: |- - Exit North - area: 365 steps: |- - Exit ahead - area: 933 steps: |- - East, follow South path to caves - **Skip**: 1 # 645: fleeing - stage: 645 areas: # 933: site 2 # 934: shunia twinspan # 935: transitway 1 # 936: oltam span # 357: shaft entry - area: 933 steps: |- - South, exit West - area: 934 steps: |- - Exit ahead - area: 935 steps: |- - South, East, exit East - area: 936 steps: |- - Exit ahead - area: 357 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 # 660: escaped - stage: 660 areas: # 357: shaft entry # 806: lhusu square - area: 357 steps: |- - North, East, South to exit - area: 806 steps: |- - **Skip**: 1 # 680: after lhusu 1 - stage: 680 areas: # 806: lhusu square - area: 806 steps: |- - Upstairs - **Skip**: 1 # 710: I'm Captain Basch! - stage: 710 areas: # 806: lhusu square - area: 806 steps: |- - bruh idk lmao