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3. W A L K T H R O U G H F O R D I S C 1
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NOTES: I have added information on what kind of magic that you have
drawn from the Magic Stone and the kind of items which you have
obtained by defeating the BOSS. However note that the list
obtained from the battle will ONLY be avaliable if you did not
use the Bundoru command.

Personally, I did not know much about Japanese. All the translations
are taken from a website [mentioned in credits section]. Thanks a lot
or this FAQ will not be possible. The FMVs are SPOILERS, don't read too
much about them. Thanks to Macro "Vegeta" Colombo for the lyrics:
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****** Liberi Fatali ******

Excitate vos e somno, liberi mei.
Cunae non sunt.
Excitate vos e somno, liberi fatali.
Somnus non eat.

Surgite.
Invenite hortum veritatis.

Ardente veritate
Urite mala mundi.
Ardente veritate
Incendite tenebras mundi.

Valetem, liberi,
Diebus fatalibus

For the english translation of the song, head for the following website
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Nova/9862/
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** Starting FMV Sequence **
Squall's lover, Rinoa waiting eagerly for him, is surrounded by a
beautiful haze of cherry blossoms and followed by some cut scenes of
the battle between Squall and Seifer. Unfortunately, Squall got injured
by the powerful Seifer in the process [Seifer has used magic! which is
not being allowed during the battle], thus leaving a scar on his
forehead. Squall return fires...

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Squall will be lying unconscious at the Infirmary when he was inspected
by the doctor of Balamb Garden [Dr. Kadowaki]. Dr. Kadowaki will be
asking Squall whether he is alright or not, pick any one for Squall's
reply and you will be given a chance to name your character [SQUALL].
After a short conversation, Dr Kadowaki will phone Squall's teacher,
and you will have another FMV sequence..

** FMV **
Squall sighs and will be lying back on the bed. A girl dressed in blue,
peeped into the infimary through the window and leaves as soon as
Squall turns his head. This followed a lady wearing a pair of
spectacles, dressed in the SeeD uniform whom is entering the Infirmary.

That person is actually Quistis and she will instruct Squall to follow
her to the classroom. Along the walkway, you will be able to talk to
her by pressing the Circle button. Next you will have another FMV
sequence about the students at Balamb Garden. Just followed her down
the path. Next, Squall will be entering the classroom, noticed how
sloppy Squall was! At the back row of the classroom, you will see
Squall along with his rival, Seifer. Quistis will talk to the class
that they will begin the SeeD final examinations. [The SeeD
examinations is critical for those whom want to be fully-pledged SeeD
soldiers.] After the exams, you will be regaining control of Squall,
and this time, you will be able to view your menu [pressing Triangle
button]. Now talk to Quistis whom is surrounded by a group of students.
She will tell you go to the Cave of Fire and find the G.F monster,
Ifrit. [G.F stands for Guardian Force monsters]. You can now go back
to your seat and watch the tutorial, and tried to get a slight idea on
how to use the Junction system. [Balamb Garden Network, Tutorial Menu]

********************* Balamb Garden Network ****************************
[Study Panel]

The network is user-friendly and easy to use. Just simply get back to
Squall's desk, pressing Circle on the study panel and you will be able
access the student's network. Next pick the first option [Tutorial],
and you will be able to take your first two Guardian Force Monsters:
G.F Queztalcoatl and G.F Shiva. You will be asked to name the G.F and
thus being brought to the screen where you name your characters. Next
you can spend your time browsing the other options. Here is an ASCII
art of the screen:
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| BALAMB GARDEN NETWORK main index | NOTICE:
| ==========================================|
| | The School Festival
| [ TUTORIAL ] | Commitee is only
| [ THE BASICS ] | available after you
| [ ABOUT GARDEN ] | have gotten the first
| [ A MESSAGE FROM GARDEN ] | copy of the Timber
| _____ [ GARDEN SQUARE ] | Magazine as soon as you
| |SeeD | _______________________________ | have recruited Selphie
| |Logo | \ School Festival Commitee \ | Tilmitt. It got some
| |_____| \------------------------------\ | good stuffs!
|___________________________________________|

After collecting the first two G.Fs, it is time to equip them. You must
equipped G.Fs before you can equip any of the basics commands beside
ATTACK.

To exit the tutorial, simply press X and then choose the first option.
There is a SeeD test at the TEST menu and here are the answers:

ANSWER TO THE SeeD TESTS contributed by Qingxiong and Benedict
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Level 1: Y, N, Y, Y, Y, N, N, Y, N, N HOW TO DO THE TESTS?
Level 2: Y, N, Y, Y, Y, N, Y, Y, N, N
Level 3: N, N, Y, N, Y, Y, Y, N, Y, N Just select "TEST after
Level 4: N, Y, Y, Y, N, N, Y, Y, N, N Squall has become a SeeD
Level 5: N, N, N, Y, Y, N, N, Y, Y, Y member [completed the Dollet
Level 6: Y, N, Y, Y, N, N, Y, Y, N, Y mission] from the TUTORIAL
Level 7: Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, N, Y, Y, N menu. There you will be
Level 8: N, Y, N, N, Y, Y, N, N, Y, N receiving a question whether
Level 9: N, Y, N, N, N, N, N, N, Y, Y you are doing the test or
Level 10: Y, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, Y, N not? Pick the option on the
Level 11: Y, Y, N, Y, Y, N, Y, N, N, Y left and you will be able
Level 12: N, Y, N, N, Y, N, Y, N, Y, N to take the test.
Level 13: Y, N, N, N, Y, N, N, N, N, N __________________________
Level 14: Y, Y, Y, Y, N, Y, Y, N, Y, N |SeeD Test No. 4 |
Level 15: Y, Y, N, N, N, N, N, Y, N, Y | Q.2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
Level 16: Y, N, N, Y, N, Y, N, N, Y, N | xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
Level 17: Y, N, N, N, Y, N, N, Y, N, N | |
Level 18: Y, N, N, N, Y, N, N, N, N, N | [YES] [NO] |
Level 19: Y, N, N, Y, N, N, N, N, N, Y |__________________________|
Level 20: Y, Y, N, Y, N, Y, Y, Y, N, N
Level 21: Y, Y, Y, Y, N, N, Y, Y, Y, N Above is an ASCII art on how
Level 22: N, N, N, Y, N, N, N, Y, Y, N the screen should look like.
Level 23: Y, N, N, N, N, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y
Level 24: Y, Y, N, N, Y, Y, N, N, N, Y NOTES:
Level 25: Y, N, Y, Y, Y, N, N, Y, N, N Once you input the wrong
Level 26: Y, Y, N, Y, N, Y, N, Y, N, N answers, you will not be
Level 27: N, Y, N, N, N, N, Y, N, Y, N able to enter the answers
Level 28: Y, N, N, Y, Y, Y, N, Y, N, N for that question. You have
Level 29: N, N, N, Y, Y, N, N, N, Y, N to reset the test again.
Level 30: N, Y, N, N, N, N, Y, N, N, N
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KEY: Y stands for Yes, and N stands for No.

[This is taken from the site Final Fantasy 8 Source. Level 6 to 30 are
taken from Benedict's and Qingxiong's FAQ.] For any enquires on
getting the answers, mail them at narsh@letterbox.com Without them,
this section will not be possible!
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These answers will help to promote Squall's SeeD Level by 1. Once
Squall is an officially SeeD member, you will be able to receive
money through walking around the field. The highest SeeD Level that
the test can give Squall is Level 30. To get SeeD Level 31 or A, you
can get this by defeating more monsters or proceed in completing the
game. The TEST option is only accessible after Squall has finished the
Dollet Mission.

NOTES ABOUT SeeD RANKING...

<> You can only do tests if you have acquired the certain levels [this
depends on Squall's level.] For example, to do Test No. 19, Squall
must acquired Level 19 and above.
<> The higher the SeeD ranking, the more money Squall will receive.
SeeD Level 30 allows you to earn 20,000 gil each time. While SeeD
Level A allows you to earn 30,000 gil each time. You will hear a
ring each time, Squall recieves his salary.
<> The levels of the SeeD ranking is unstable. The level will
automatically dropped if Squall wanders too much on the field. So
it is better to do some than wandering around! To get back the
level, get into battles and you will get back that level sooner or
later.

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Now exit the classroom. At the walkway, head south a bit... Squall will
eventually knocked into a girl and you will given two options, pick the
1st one and after some chit chat, you will given another 2 options,
pick the 1st one if you will to know well the structure layout of the
building OR the 2nd option will result the girl leaving you. Squall
will show the girl around the school and thus head for left where you
can get to the elevator. There is a man dressed in yellow, talk to him
and you will given 7 cards and instructions. Now you can played cards
with your classmates, by going up to them and press the Square button.
Now head inside the elevator. The elevator will take you to the 1st
floor of the building and there is a short sequence where Squall will
explain to the girl about the locations and their purpose. If you don't
understand what they are talking about, read the following:

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SeeD Academy: 1st Floor of Balamb Garden
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This is the layout of the 1st floor of the school. It is arranged in
a hexagon-shaped structure with passages leading to different
compartments. There are a couple of card players found in this main
hall and their appearance is random. Note that you can go to the
Training Center [but it will be a bit too risky..]. Those colour
encoding marked in brackets is actually the colour coding on the ground.

Here is the Legend:
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KEY MEANING
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E Stands for the elevator.
L Stands for the lobby.
[n] Stands for the compartments
/ Stands for paths

Okay, let's get started. Starting in clockwise direction:

1. Dormitory: You can changed your clothes here or sleep
[to recover lost HP] when needed. There are
three players there after you have completed
the fight against the Ifrit [Grey]. There is a
Save Point in this area.

2. Parking Lot: The place where you parked the vehicles [Yellow]
No significant purpose in the game.

3. Training Center: It's a huge jungle with huge rocks and pipes.
The first time that you have entered, you will
find two doors. There is a Save Point found here.
[Green]. There is also a Magic Stone found here.
[Ice]

4. Library: The place for bookworms. There is a female
player whom has very powerful cards. There is
a Magic Stone located in between the bookshelves
You have to examine the bookshelf to find the
Magic Stone, the man looking at the bookshelf
is also another card player. [Blue]. There is
a note about the Magic Stone, it will not be
useable after you have draw from it. This is
also the place, where you will find the person
whom Zell loves with secretly. You can get the
Occult Fan I from the second shelf, search the
shelf [no camera change!]. [Cure]

5. Central Gate: The entrance of SeeD school. It does not lead
to World Map directly! There is another player
at the main gate. A Magic Stone is found near
the fountain. Found another player, standing
near the entrance. [Dark Blue]. [Heal]

6. Infirmary: The place, where you will find the doctor and
the room where sick/injured people were
attended by Dr. Kadowaki. [Purple]

7. Quad: The School Stage. You can play cards with
the girl near the stage [Pink].

8. Cafeteria: The canteen of Garden. There is another player
sitting on the left of the table on the extreme
right [Red]. You will meet Seifer and his pals.
[Fuujin and Raijin], the first time you have
been to there.

9. Elevator: This will allow Squall to head for the second
floor, where you will find the classroom. You
can also access the Tutorial menu.

10. Lobby: The place where you can find a map of Garden
1st Floor. There is a Save point near it. Press
Circle to view the map. L stands for Lobby.

** NEW, NEW, NEW **
Tip: Finding more around Garden is very tiring? Here's a way.
Examine the map and pick the place that you want to go. Press
Circle and your character will be on the path heading for the
site that you want to go. This only works during early in the
game.

[1]
[8] | [2]
\ | /
[7]- - - E - - -[3]
/ L \
[6] | [4]
[5]

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Familiarize yourself with the layout of the school. Here is a
frequently asked question about import games.

** QUESTION NO. 1 ******************************************************
Q: How do I save my game ?
A: Get to a Save Point and choose the bottom most option from your
menu. You can only save your game at a Save Point or at the World
Map.
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There is a Save Point at the lobby, that's located in front of the
elevator [note that the design of the Save Point is different from
those in FF7]. Now just head for the Central Gate and just simply hold
forward at the red gate and Squall will knocked open the gate. There
you will reach the garden that's located in front of the school.
There is another player somewhere around here. Now head outside the
school gate and you will meet a girl dressed in orange, that's Quistis
and she will join you. Now you exit out of Garden and now at the World
Map. Now at the World Map, there is a very obvious difference between
FF8 and FF7, that's the structures appeared much bigger that the marker
[Squall]. Make your way towards right, not following the path. Just cut
through the forest and you will find a cave located at the southeast
from Balamb Garden.

** QUESTION No. 2 ******************************************************
Q. How do I use Magic Stones ?
A. This is really simple. Firstly you must have equipped G.F and the
command "Draw". Next approach a Magic Stone, press Circle and you
will given two to four options [the number depends on the number
you have in the party]. The first option does not drain the Magic
Stone. Other options are the names of your characters. Simply
select the person whom you want and if you check at the Magic sub-
menu, you will find the gained spells there. Certain Magic Stones
can only be drawn once [one good example is the one at the Library]
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=== I M P O R T A N T ==================================================
For those whom have not played FF7, here is some information about the
World Map:
1. You WILL encounter random battles whether in forests or grasslands.
2. You can enter structures such as caves, building by moving towards
them. There are certain cases which allows you to enter a structure
in a vehicle.
3. You can save anywhere while on the World Map.
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TUTORIAL FOR BATTLES
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10 Battle Tips from Scott
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1. Always stock up your spells to its maximum [100 spells] as it could
help in bolstering up your HP and stats through junction. However,
never ever doing this when you are given a time limit.
2. Keep your eyes open on the surroundings. Make full use of
elementals. You can stock up Bolt from the Kedachiku, Fire from the
Baito Bagu and Ice from the Fokaru Feiku [refer to Part II of the
FAQ for the descriptions.] You also stock up Heal from the
Kedachiku in the forests. Hope that this section helps you to get
basic elementals. It will be better you can find Guheishuai [found
near the mountains of Balamb] as it has spells such as Ice and
Heal.
3. Always check the stats of the monster when you first encountered
them. As this will benefit you from battles. Make full use of FF
elemental rules [stated in the Basics section above]
4. Always get important abilities first such as Aid, these abilities
comes handy during BOSS fights. Get Summon Magic +10% and followed
by Junction ability and then switches back to Summon Magic +20%.
5. As you gained higher levels, monsters have DIFFERENT draw spell and
BOSSES has new spells. So stock them if there is no time refrain.
6. Silenced monsters that uses magic! [you can get Silent from the
Guratto at the Training Center.] For convience, I have added the
list of monsters that you can found in that particular area. [Part
II only ^_^;]
7. Get Queztalcoatl's Make Medium Magic Menu to lend you a hand early
in the game. You can get better magic such as Heal 2, Fire 2 and
Ice 2.
8. This may sounds mad, but it is rather important. Draw special spells
such as Double [from the Elviole] and stock up to 100x of them. They
are good magic to boast up your character's stats
9. To gain more AP at the begining, fight Fokaru Feiku [found at the
shores of Balamb] as each will give 3 AP! Take this opporunity to
master up menus such as Make Medium Class Magic and Aid [Aid].
10. Last of all, good luck....

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