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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Legal Info
II. FAQ
III. What To Send Your Family
IV. Foods
V. Weapons
VI. Armor
VII. Accessories
VIII. Items
IX. Artifacts
X. Materials and Scrolls
XI. Item Locations
XII. Making Money
XIII. Update History
XIV. Email Policy
XV. Thanks
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I. LEGAL INFO.
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This guide may not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal,
private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed
publicly without my permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a
part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of
copyright.
All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their
respective trademark and copyright holders.
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II. FAQ
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***If you're looking through a section of this guide and there is something you
don't understand, please read the short paragraphs at the beginning of the
section. The answer to a lot of your questions may be there!
Q. How do I know what level my family is on?
A. Your family makes or gives new items each time they level up. Check this FAQ
to see exactly what they sell and at what level. This is how you can determine
what level your family is on.
Q. Why can't I choose certain artifacts during the bonus points screen (it's
grayed out)?
A. You cannot get an artifact more than once. Any artifacts that you already
have will show up grayed out on the bonus points screen.
Q. I got the score required to get (insert item here) but it still didn't show
up on the bonus points screen.
A. Even if you met the requirements to get the item there is still only a 1 in
4 chance of the item showing up. Also, for all the items that require a certain
score, you need to be on THE THIRD CYCLE! This'll stop all the e-mails about
that. Mwa ha ha. . .
Q. I have a question, what's your e-mail address?
A. Unfortunately I've stopped responding to e-mails. I'm looking through my
piles of e-mails to try to answer every possible question related to THIS FAQ
(I often get questions that belong in other FAQs). The message board is a
perfect way to find all your answers much more quickly though.
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III. WHAT TO SEND YOUR FAMILY
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Your parents have an occupation and the higher their level is, the better items
you can receive. You raise your parent's level by talking to all the members in
your family each year. Your family also has relationship levels. Sending
certain items home will raise this. I've listed what to send home and you're
your parents give you according to their level.
**Important Note!!!!
There is no other way that I know of to obtain the Greatest Weapon scroll and
Ring Of Invincibility scroll than from an Alchemist parent. If you want your
ultimate weapon and the best accessory in the game, make sure your main
character's parent is an Alchemist. No need to worry if your parent is
something else though, because every character has an alternate weapon that is
just as strong as the ultimate weapon (check weapons section). If anyone has
any alternate solutions please inform me.
**End Important Note!!!!
If your parents sell items, you can get discounts based on your relationship
with them.
Family Relationships:
Very Happy Face (Pink) – 65% Discount
Happy Face (Orange) – 55% Discount
Unanimated Face (Green) – 30% Discount
Frown (Blue) and Mad Face (Purple) – Full Price
**Seeds will raise family relationships in any career**
Fisherman
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Not a good choice for your main character's parent. Send home fish and any
seeds. The higher his level, the more fish you receive each year.
Miller
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Another bad choice. Send home seeds. Sending a wheat seed will get you a loaf
of bread. Then after two years you'll get bags of flour.
Farmer
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Same as a Miller parent, except after two years you'll get bundles of wheat
instead.
Rancher
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Send home seeds. You'll start off getting slices of meat. If you send a cow
home from the Fields Of Fum you will get bottles of milk.
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Special Note: Having every type of parent in your town is ideal. If your main
character's parent is either a Merchant, Blacksmith, or Tailor, when he levels
up, so will the other two parents (talk to all the parents each year to make
sure they do).
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Merchant
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A merchant parent is an OK choice. Send home materials to raise production
levels. You can also sell unwanted items for more than usual. Remember leveling
up this parent will level up your blacksmith and tailor if you talk to their
families each year. Here's what you can buy:
Starting Off – Meat, Bronze, Alloy, Fish, Iron, Spring Water
Level 1 – Mythril, Gold, Silver, Bronze Shard, Iron Shard
Level 2 – Magma Rock, Chilly Gel, Thunderball
Level 3 – Ultimite, Dark Sphere
Blacksmith
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A very good choice. Send home materials and scrolls. You'll be able to get good
weapons pretty early on with this parent, and cheap too. Remember leveling up
this parent will level up your tailor and merchant if you talk to their
families each year. Here's what your parent can make:
Starting Off – Novice's Weapon, Warrior's Weapon, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor,
Iron Shields, Bronze Gloves, Iron Gloves, Bronze Belt, Iron Belt
Level 1 – Master's Weapon, Mythril Shield, Mythril Gloves, Mythril Sallet,
Mythril Belt
Level 2 – Legendary Weapon, Diamond Armor, Diamond Gloves, Diamond Sallet,
Diamond Belt
Level 3 – Greatest Weapon
Tailor
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Another good choice. You'll be glad to have the discounts considering you'll
probably buy new accessories whenever you have the material to do so. Remember
leveling up this parent will level up your blacksmith and merchant if you talk
to their families each year. Send home materials and scrolls to increase
production levels. Here's what your parent can make:
Starting Off – Flame Craft, Frost Craft, Lightning Craft, Clockwork
Level 1 – New Clockwork, Blue Yarn, Tome Of Wisdom, Tome Of Speed, Fiend Kit,
Faerie Kit, Eyewear Techniques, Goggle Techniques
Level 2 – White Yarn, Gold Craft, Secrets Of Wisdom, Secrets Of Speed, Daemon
Kit, Angel Kit, Designer Glasses, Designer Goggles
Level 3 – Ring Of Invincibility
Alchemist
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Having an Alchemist is the only way (that I know of) to get the Ring Of
Invincibility scroll and the Greatest Weapon scroll. These scrolls are needed
to make the best accessory in the game and your ultimate weapon, respectively.
Send home materials, scrolls, and seeds to raise production levels. Starting
year two, your parent will give you a new scroll every year based on his level.
Here are the scrolls you can get:
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IV. FOODS
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Mmmm. . .food. Foods restore HP and give you a temporary stat bonus. The amount
of HP you gain depends from each type of food depends on how much your
character likes it. Be warned though, if your character eats food that he/she
dislikes, he will get a stat decrease. This section shows what stat each food
raises and each tribes' likes and dislikes.
Important Note: The more your character eats a certain type of food, the more
he will like it. Keep eating all foods and your character will eventually like
every type of food!!
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V. WEAPONS
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To get a weapon, you are required to have certain materials and a scroll. To
top it off you'll need some gil. Once you've got all of this, take it to a
blacksmith and he will forge the weapon for you. Note: Some blacksmiths have
limited abilities and cannot make all weapons. Also if you have a blacksmith
parent, he can make any weapon when his level is at the max (3). Having a Level
3 blacksmith is the only way to make the greatest weapon!
The following tables list all the weapons available in the game and what you
need to get them. I haven't included the materials needed, simply because it's
too much to write. My hands would fall off! But no need to worry because
blacksmiths tell you what you need to make each weapon anyway! Also I've
included a list of where to find each material in this FAQ.
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VI. ARMOR
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To get a piece of armor, you are required to have certain materials and a
scroll. To top it off you'll need some gil. Once you've got all of this, take
it to a blacksmith and he will forge the armor for you. Note: Some blacksmiths
have limited abilities and cannot make all equipment. Also if you have a
blacksmith parent, he can make any piece of equipment when his level is at the
max (3).
The following tables list all the body armor available in the game and what you
need to get them. I haven't included the materials needed, simply because it's
too much to write. My hands would fall off! But no need to worry because
blacksmiths tell you what you need to make each one anyway! Also I've included
a list of where to find each material in this FAQ.
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VII. ACCESSORIES
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Accessories will give you the edge in battle. From lowering focus attack time
to increasing spell range, they all will do you some good. If your father is a
Tailor, make sure to raise his level to the max (3) by sending some materials
home.
Here is a list of all the accessories available in the game. To make an
accessory, you need a certain scroll and certain materials along with some gil.
Some accessories can only be worn by a particular tribe.
Format:
Name
-Effect
-Scroll Needed
-Materials Needed, Price
ACCESSORIES FOR ALL TRIBES
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Accurate Watch
-Resist Slow
-Clockwork
-Worm Antenna, Bronze Shard(3), Gear, 300 Gil
Badge Of The Flame
-Resist Burning
-Flame Craft
-Iron Shard(2), Magma Rock, 300 Gil
Badge Of The Frost
-Resist Freezing
-Frost Craft
-Iron Shard(2), Chilly Gel, 300 Gil
Badge Of The Thunderbolt
-Resist Paralysis
-Lightning Craft
-Iron Shard(2), Thunderball, 300 Gil
Blue Misanga
-Resist Poison
-Blue Yarn
-Needle, Blue Silk, 300 Gil
Crystal Ring
-Resist Miasma +30
-Ring Of Light
-Tiny Crystal, Silver 1000 Gil
Force Ring
-Resist Attack
-Ring Of Invincibility
-Orichalcum, Dark Sphere, 50000 Gil
Gold Necklace
-Resist Stone
-Gold Craft
-Gold(2), Cockatrice Scale, 300 Gil
White Misanga
-Resist Curse
-White Yarn
-Needle, White Silk, 300 Gil
ACCESSORIES FOR MALE CHARACTERS
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Headband Of Healing
-Increased Regeneration
-Healing Kit
-White Silk, Tiny Crystal, Remedy, 2500 Gil
Headband Of Zeal
-Focus Attack charge time –5
-Zeal Kit
-Blue Silk, Tiny Crystal, Remedy, 400 Gil
ACCESSORIES FOR FEMALE CHARACTERS
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Jade Bracer
-Increased Regeneration
-Fashion Kit
-Jade, Silver(2), Pressed Flower, 2500 Gil
Flower Bracer
-Casting time –5
-Lady's Accessories
-Ruby, Silver(2), Pressed Flower, 400 Gil
ACCESSORIES FOR SELKIES
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Angel's Earring
-Resist status changes +60
-Angel Kit
-Silver, Angel's Tear, 1200 Gil
Charm Of Speed
-Focus Attack charge time –5
-Tome Of Speed
-Needle, Gigas Claw, 400 Gil
Eagle Goggles
-Focus Attack range +20
-Designer Goggles
-Iron, Crystal Ball(2), Griffin's Wing, 1200 Gil
Talisman Of Speed
-Focus Attack charge time –10
-Secrets Of Speed
-Needle, Zu's Beak, 1200 Gil
Thief's Emblem
-Focus Attack charge time –15
-Brigandology
-Wind Crystal, Orc Belt, Green Sphere, 5000 Gil
ACCESSORIES FOR YUKES
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Bishop's Soul
-Magic Power +3
-Tome Of Sorcery
-Jade(2), Cursed Crook, 2000 Gil
Charm Of Wisdom
-Casting Time –10
-Tome Of Wisdom
-Needle, Coeurl's Whisker, 400 Gil
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VIII. ITEMS
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Here are some common items that you'll often find during your adventure.
Ex: |Name | What it does |
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|Phoenix Down | Revives |
|Bannock | Restores HP |
|Cactus Flower | 20% Discount on ferry rides |
|Flour | Useless (sell) |
|Kilanda Sulfur | 20% discount on ferry rides |
|Mark Of Shella | Gain entrance to Shella |
|Milk | Restores 1 heart |
|Spring Water | Restores 1 heart |
|Strange Liquid | Restores 1 or 2 hearts |
|Wheat | Useless (sell) |
|Worn Bandana | - |
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Seeds
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Seeds are a good gift for family members. When they are sent home, they raise
relationship levels as well as grow into items. Here's a list of the seeds you
can find:
Flower Seed – Only good for a gift. Sell it otherwise.
Fruit Seed – Becomes Striped Apple, Rainbow Grapes, or Cherry Cluster
Strange Seed – Becomes random fruit or vegetable that's not wheat-based
Vegetable Seed – Becomes Star Carrot, Round Corn, or Gourd Potato
Wheat Seed – Becomes Bannock Bread, Flour, or Wheat
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IX. ARTIFACTS
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Artifacts are found in dungeons and raise your stats temporarily while in that
dungeon. After you defeat the dungeon boss, you can choose an artifact that you
found and keep it permanently. Trying to raise a certain stat? This section
will show you where to easily find the artifacts for it.
**Important Note: You'll notice in the following tables that next to most of
the locations there is a cycle number (ex: Cycle 3). After obtaining a drop of
Myrrh from a dungeon, the tree will not replenish until one (1) year. When you
return to a dungeon after it's Myrrh Tree is replenished, new enemies and items
appear. This is called Cycle 2. Wait another for it's Myrrh Tree to replenish
and even newer enemies and items appear. This is Cycle 3. Returning to a
dungeon after this will yield the same items and enemies as in Cycle 3.
Locations with a cycle number next to them means they are found during that
cycle.
**EVEN MORE IMPORTANT NOTE: You'll notice that the location for some artifacts
says "(Boss)". This means that you have to defeat the boss for that dungeon
during the third cycle and also get a very high score for the dungeon. After
this, a high percentage of the time the artifact can be chosen at the bonus
points screen. The score needed is different for each dungeon so I wrote the
number next to the location.
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X. MATERIALS AND SCROLLS
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ONLY USE THIS SECTION IF THE ITEM YOU NEED CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED FROM A BOSS!!
Materials and scrolls are you best friends. They enable you to make almost any
weapon, armor, and accessory in the game! I've provided the locations of these
materials and scrolls just in case you're having trouble finding them.
**Important Note: You'll notice in the following tables that next to some of
the locations there is a cycle number (ex: Cycle 3). After obtaining a drop of
Myrrh from a dungeon, the tree will not replenish until one (1) year. When you
return to a dungeon after it's Myrrh Tree is replenished, new enemies and items
appear. This is called Cycle 2. Wait another for it's Myrrh Tree to replenish
and even newer enemies and items appear. This is Cycle 3. Returning to a
dungeon after this will yield the same items and enemies as in Cycle 3.
Locations with a cycle number next to them means they are found during that
cycle.
**EVEN MORE IMPORTANT NOTE: You'll notice that the location for some
materials/scrolls says "(Boss)". This means that you have to defeat the boss
for that dungeon during the third cycle and also get a very high score for the
dungeon. After this, a high percentage of the time the material/scroll can be
chosen at the bonus points screen. The score needed is different for each
dungeon so I wrote the number next to the location.
**END OF EVEN MORE IMPORTANT NOTE
Ex: |Name | Location | Buy | Sell |
-The Item Location section will help you more than this section, but I left it
here because there are still a few items that you can only get from bosses.
ONLY USE THIS SECTION IF THE ITEM YOU NEED CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED FROM A BOSS!!
GLOVE SCROLLS
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|Bronze Gloves | River Belle Path (Cycles 1 and 2) |
|Diamond Gloves | Conall Curach (Cycle 3) |
|Flame Gloves | Kilanda |
|Frost Gloves | Tida (Cycle 2) |
|Gold Gloves | Rebena Te Ra |
|Iron Gloves | Goblin Wall (Cycles 1 and 2) |
|Lightning Gloves | Selepation Cave |
|Mythril Gloves | Most Merchants |
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HELM SCROLLS
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|Bronze Sallet | River Belle Path (Cycles 1 and 2) |
|Diamond Sallet | Conall Curach (Cycle 3) |
|Eternal Sallet | Rebena Te Ra (Cycles 1 and 2) |
|Flame Sallet | Kilanda |
|Frost Sallet | Veo Lu Sluice |
|Iron Sallet | River Belle Path (Cycles 2 and 3) |
|Lightning Sallet | Conall Curach |
|Mythril Sallet | Mushroom Forest (Cycles 2 and 3) |
|Time Sallet | Conall Curach |
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BELT SCROLLS
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|Bronze Belt | River Belle Path (Cycles 1 and 2) |
|Diamond Belt | Conall Curach (Cycle 3) |
|Flame Belt | Kilanda |
|Frost Belt | Tida (Cycle 2) |
|Iron Belt | Goblin Wall (Cycles 1 and 2) |
|Lightning Belt | Conall Curach |
|Mythril Belt | Most Merchants |
|Pure Belt | Rebena Te Ra |
|Wind Belt | Conall Curach (Cycle 2) |
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ACCESSORY SCROLLS
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|Angel Kit | Tida (Cycle 3) |
|Blue Yarn | Shella |
|Brigandology | Tida (Boss)242+ |
|Clockwork | Shella |
|Daemon Kit | Mushroom Forest (Cycle 3) |
|Designer Glasses | Daemon's Court (Cycle 3) |
|Designer Goggles | Lynari Desert (Cycle 3) |
|Eyewear Techniques | Daemon's Court (Cycles 2 and 3) |
|Faerie Kit | Tida (Cycles 2 and 3) |
|Fashion Kit | Moschet Manor |
|Fiend Kit | Mushroom Forest (Cycles 2 and 3) |
|Flame Craft | Shella |
|Forbidden Tome | Rebena Te Ra (Boss)233+ |
|Frost Craft | Shella |
|Goggle Techniques | Lynari Desert (Cycles 2 and 3) |
|Gold Craft | Shella |
|Healing Kit | Kilanda (Cycle 3) |
|Lady's Accessories | Moschet Manor |
|Lightning Craft | Shella |
|New Clockwork | Shella |
|Ring Of Invincibility | Tipa (Alchemist Lv.11) |
|Ring Of Light | Selepation Cave |
|Secrets Of Speed | Cathuriges Mine (Cycle 3) |
|Secrets Of Wisdom | Goblin Wall (Cycle 3) |
|Soul Of The Dragon | Conall Curach (Cycles 2 and 3) |
|Soul Of The Lion | Conall Curach |
|Tome Of Magic | Rebena Te Ra (Cycles 2 and 3) |
|Tome Of Sorcery | Rebena Te Ra (Cycle 3) |
|Tome Of Speed | Cathuriges Mine (Cycles 2 and 3) |
|Tome Of Wisdom | Goblin Wall |
|White Yarn | Shella |
|Zeal Kit | Kilanda |
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XI. ITEM LOCATIONS
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My hands fell off after writing this section. This section lists which scrolls
and materials show up in each dungeon and how often.
Ex: |Item Name | # of times it shows up in cycle 1 | ' cycle 2 | ' cycle 3|
**About Stars: You'll notice there are stars next to each item. These represent
how frequently each item shows up in that certain dungeon.
So basically, if you're looking for a particular item, go to the dungeon where
it shows up the most to find it easily. Unfortunately, many items only appear
in one place in a dungeon so you'll have to defeat every enemy and open every
treasure until you find it since I can't list all of the exact locations of
each item. This section should help greatly nonetheless. Also, many treasure
boxes and enemies may drop 1 out a few different items, so if you can't find an
item this may be the reason.
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*River Belle Path*
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XII. MAKING MONEY
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As you may have already figured, selling your items is the fastest way to make
the big bucks. So what should you sell? I say sell common materials like Alloy,
Iron, Mythril, Gold, Silver, Bronze Shard, Iron Shard, Magma Rock, Chilly Gel,
and Thunderball. If you use the Item Locations section of this guide, you can
find where to obtain these items easily. Obviously you should also sell scrolls
that you already used to make something or inferior scrolls.
If you sell all your materials every chance you get, you'll never have money
problems. Only hold onto materials and scrolls when you're ready to make a
weapon or accessory. They take up a lot of inventory space, so sell them. And
that's about it.
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XIII. UPDATE HISTORY
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(June 18, 2004)
-No more e-mails
Version 2.0 (March 16, 2004)
-Added Item Locations Section
-Added Making Money Section
-More Q's and A's
Version 1.2 (February 15, 2004)
-Added What To Send Your Family Section
-More Q's and A's in the FAQ section
-Fixed "(Boss)" misinterpretation
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XIV. EMAIL POLICY
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Unfortunately, I've stopped responding to e-mails as mentioned in the FAQ
section. I'm looking through the piles of e-mails I received to try to answer
every question related to this FAQ. I strongly recommend using the message
board though. It's the easiest and faster way to find all of the answers to
your questions.
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XV. THANKS
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-Square Enix for finally making a Final Fantasy for Nintendo Game Cube.
-Everyone who uses this guide and finds it helpful.
-Thanks delusion for missing "Arai Helm" info.
-Thanks kakarottjr for Seed info and other miscellaneous info I missed.
