August 27, 2000

  • Added the Hades, Odin, Auction / Excalibur, and Jump Rope sidequests; updated the Zodiac Coins and Chocobo quests.
  • Revised walkthrough up through Chapter 15. In particular, Chapter 2, Chapter 5, Chapter 9, and Chapter 14 have a lot of new info.
  • Added a slew of new secret treasures to the Chocograph List.
  • Explained how to beat the monsters in Chapter 56.
  • Added the solution to the lever puzzle in Chapter 55 and a few hidden items and save points to Chapter 65.
  • Updated Chapter 46 with news on how to get out of Lindbulm (the so-called "waterway bug"), as well as how to play the jump rope game.
  • Added another Stiltskin sighting to Chapter 63.
  • Updated Quina's ability list.
  • Updated / corrected the lyrics to Melodies of Life. If anyone out there has the lyrics to the Japanese version of the song (A Bird Flying Towards the Sky), they would be much appreciated.
  • Corrected the name of the Ice Cavern; it's "Ice Cavern" instead of "Ice Caverns."
  • Changed "Organics" to "Ogre Nix." You can stop e-mailing us now.
  • Corrected the names of the final two areas and the name of the last boss.
  • Filled in a few of the ability AP costs.
  • Added a few of the early-game monsters to the monster list, corrected some names, and filled in some other holes.
  • Added last boss strategy.
  • Finally added the character-naming screen to the Menus section.
  • Updated the Card and Item lists.

August 7, 2000

  • Disc Three, Four, and Sidequests walkthroughs up! All corresponding sections have been updated as well, of course. (Information on the QuadMist and "coffee guy" sidequests are still missing; we'll get to these on our next run through the game.)
  • Updated a lot of the Disc One and Two walkthrough; in particular, check out the Antlion and Treno chapters for some hidden goodies.
  • Chocograph list added.
  • Early, useless Auction Goods list created.
  • "Melodies of Life" lyrics added.
  • Annotated world map added.
  • Crappy Card list created.
  • Added to the Abilities section a second page for each character listing what items their abilities can be obtained from. The AP requirements are still missing; they'll be added shortly.
  • Updated some of the menu translations; VIVI's second special ability turned out to be Charge. (Thanks to Alberic Hunter for the information.)
  • Assorted translation corrections (Angel Bless -> Angel Breath, Za Soulkeys -> The Soulkeys, Hero Gigas -> Hill Gigas, etc.).
  • Realized that I kept writing "-ga" (3rd level spells) when I meant "-ra" (2nd level). These should all be fixed now, but if you spot any still lingering around, let me know.
  • Added some thumbnail illustrations throughout the guide. The picture selection is rather poor at the moment; they'll be improved soon.

July 23, 2000

  • Disc Two walkthrough up! All other corresponding sections (shops, items, etc.) have been updated.
  • Abilities section overhauled; it doesn't suck now.
  • Added to the card rules with new info on how cards "battle".
  • Preliminary monster list for Discs One and Two online.
  • Character command window translations added to the Menus section.
  • "Dah" Village is really Dali Village; this has been corrected throughout the guide.
  • Added the names of the winged black mages (Black Waltz).
  • "Character's Level" corrected on the Card Menu translation to be "Collector's Level."
  • "West Gate" corrected to be "North Gate."
  • What's New (this page) and contributor lists created.

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