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[JoshuaFH]

I did try stealing from Vargas, but I got a stupid tonic, and I don't want to grind or rewind over and over for something I can buy later.

Technically, the catscratch attack is powerful because it multiplies your attack power by 4.

Gau has a ton of great attacks, a lot that only he can do, the attacks require no MP, are fast to learn, AND he gets these attacks earlier than any other character or before any character can do anything better. Ontop of that, it's possible to get him a piece of equipment called a snow muffler that increases his defense to 255, the absolute maximum, and makes him absorb ice attacks.

His biggest downsides are that once he's raged, you cannot control who to target, so if you need a certain target hit at a certain time, you better hope the RNG likes you. Also, Gau is not a specialist, and every specialist character will be able to eventually do what Gau can do, and better.

Wind God Gau is pretty nifty though.

I'll update in an hour or so.

[Random832]

I did try stealing from Vargas, but I got a stupid tonic, and I don't want to grind or rewind over and over for something I can buy later.

Rewinding is glitchy anyway (if you mean the rewind key rather than going back to a quick save), it shouldn't even be on the table unless there's a dire emergency that you didn't quicksave for.

[JoshuaFH]

I did try stealing from Vargas, but I got a stupid tonic, and I don't want to grind or rewind over and over for something I can buy later.

Rewinding is glitchy anyway (if you mean the rewind key rather than going back to a quick save), it shouldn't even be on the table unless there's a dire emergency that you didn't quicksave for.

Let me tell you, I have my settings to keep something like 90 rewind states. I do this because I never make small mistakes, but very often make huge colossal fuck ups that I did a half-hour ago.

[Random832]

Let me tell you, I have my settings to keep something like 90 rewind states. I do this because I never make small mistakes, but very often make huge colossal fuck ups that I did a half-hour ago.

I've found that sometimes it doesn't restore the whole state - so you get messed up graphics for example - does that not happen to you?

[JoshuaFH]

Nope, not that I can recall, that's never happened to me, and I'm a rewinding fiend.

[Aqizzar]

What I've found is that SNES emulated games, FFIV in particular, relies very heavily on a seed that's basically determined before a battle even starts.  I've experimented with save-stateing prior to fights, and noticed that hit rates and damage totals match to the digit if performed in the same order each time.  Rewinding to retry a steal is probably pointless if you don't reload from before the battle completely.

[Random832]

What I've found is that SNES emulated games, FFIV in particular, relies very heavily on a seed that's basically determined before a battle even starts.  I've experimented with save-stateing prior to fights, and noticed that hit rates and damage totals match to the digit if performed in the same order each time.  Rewinding to retry a steal is probably pointless if you don't reload from before the battle completely.

Yeah - there's a well-known exploit of one of the RNGs (in this particular one, the seed is always the same at the start of every battle) - displaying certain effects changes the seed; using an echo screen will put the RNG from the start of the battle into a state which will allow Setzer's joker doom to be used (when it's normally only allowed 8 out of 256 times based on the RNG)

[JoshuaFH]

Alright!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Let's equip some of that awesome stuff we got!



and with the Genji Glove, Myroc's equipment has changed to this:



Everyone's levels:



Sorry Strife, I can't rename Banon, but just IMAGINE that your name is there!

Time to jump onto the raft and get goin!



Oh yeah, and we can't let Strife die. Big detail. That's why you'll see I moved him to the back row.



I'm on an amazing water ride! FIGHT!



Pfft. These are trash monsters, barely worthy of my time. Back to the briny deep with yee! Yar!

Oh well, since this is the first fight with Strife, time to show off his special ability.



Strife has the ability to heal the entire party, for free, infinitely, and it's the best healing ability you'll have access to for a long time. It's essentially a built-in cure 2 whenever you want it. Where the hell did you learn this Strife?

Let's continue.




Going left! No superfluous grinding for you Aqizar!

Now that that's taken care of... FIGHT!



Alright, now these guys you want to watch out for. They have an attack called "fireball" that showers your entire party in, you guessed it, fireballs. It's a pretty decent move, so use noiseblaster to confuse them rightaway.



That's better, now they'll harmlessly use that very attack on themselves!



HAHAHA!




The game is nice enough to give us a save point after just a few pathetic battles.



But we don't need that pity, let's move on.



Not pictured: tons of easy battles.



Here's our last opportunity to grind up to level 90 in just a couple hours, but I think I'll just pass it up.



The game throws us a nice big softy in the form of another save point, seconds after the first one!



Are you looking down on me game?! Not even gonna bother.



WEEEE!




What? Who are you?



Ultros eh? Time to get curb stomped!

Ultros has some decent attacks, but unfortunately for him, a lot of them revolve around blinding the party, and the blind status effect is broken!

Just use your strongest attacks on him, and have Strife heal every round, no exceptions!






That was easy. I'm sure we'll never see him again. It's not like a freakish, talking, purple octopus that lives in a freshwater river would hold a grudge...




"I'm gonna jump in and thrash it some more!"



Myroc: Idiot...



Good job drowning, dumbass.



Oh, it would seem that Boksi survived...

Next time on Josh's FF6 LP: Who to choose?

(Note: I'm not doing Aqizar's path until someone volunteers to be Celes! I don't want to dress in drag for you guys! Not again!)

[inaluct]

I like the middle one.

[Ultimuh]

Hmm.. I wonder what is going to happen to Boksi.. (I'll vote for his scenario, but I can wait if I have to..)


By the way.. have made a list of who's going to be who?
Just incase we forget..

[inaluct]

DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Okenido as TERRA, Living Biological Weapon
Aqizzar as LOCKE, Treasure Hunter
Myroc as EDGAR, Gadgeteer King
Boksi as SABIN, Musclebound Martial Artist
Inaluct as SHADOW, Mysterious Badass

[Random832]

Alright!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Let's equip some of that awesome stuff we got!



and with the Genji Glove, Myroc's equipment has changed to this:



Everyone's levels:



Sorry Strife, I can't rename Banon, but just IMAGINE that your name is there!

Time to jump onto the raft and get goin!



Oh yeah, and we can't let Strife die. Big detail. That's why you'll see I moved him to the back row.



I'm on an amazing water ride! FIGHT!



Pfft. These are trash monsters, barely worthy of my time. Back to the briny deep with yee! Yar!

Oh well, since this is the first fight with Strife, time to show off his special ability.



Strife has the ability to heal the entire party, for free, infinitely, and it's the best healing ability you'll have access to for a long time. It's essentially a built-in cure 2 whenever you want it. Where the hell did you learn this Strife?

Let's continue.




Going left! No superfluous grinding for you Aqizar!

Now that that's taken care of... FIGHT!



Alright, now these guys you want to watch out for. They have an attack called "fireball" that showers your entire party in, you guessed it, fireballs. It's a pretty decent move, so use noiseblaster to confuse them rightaway.



That's better, now they'll harmlessly use that very attack on themselves!



HAHAHA!




The game is nice enough to give us a save point after just a few pathetic battles.



But we don't need that pity, let's move on.



Not pictured: tons of easy battles.



Here's our last opportunity to grind up to level 90 in just a couple hours, but I think I'll just pass it up.



The game throws us a nice big softy in the form of another save point, seconds after the first one!



Are you looking down on me game?! Not even gonna bother.



WEEEE!




What? Who are you?



Ultros eh? Time to get curb stomped!

Ultros has some decent attacks, but unfortunately for him, a lot of them revolve around blinding the party, and the blind status effect is broken!

Just use your strongest attacks on him, and have Strife heal every round, no exceptions!






That was easy. I'm sure we'll never see him again. It's not like a freakish, talking, purple octopus that lives in a freshwater river would hold a grudge...




"I'm gonna jump in and thrash it some more!"



Myroc: Idiot...



Good job drowning, dumbass.



Oh, it would seem that Boksi survived...

Next time on Josh's FF6 LP: Who to choose?

(Note: I'm not doing Aqizar's path until someone volunteers to be Celes! I don't want to dress in drag for you guys! Not again!)

I'll be Celes.

Although - you were specifically told to grind up levels on the river - If you don't want to, how about sending someone else the save?

Actually, no - it's probably for the best - now you can micromanage what espers to equip to what characters at each level up to max out their HP/MP.

[Aqizzar]

Do the rest of the rafting first.  It only make sense not to leave them hanging there while you fuck around elsewhere.

Please don't do Boksi's part until last.  You don't want Shadow (up for grabs!) buggering off before you get on the train.

[Ultimuh]

Ok, we do that then.

[Servant Corps]

A quick question. I thought FF6 is about a secret plot by a dictatorship to gain control of mankind by getting rid of magic...

So what does "Ultros" has anything to do with the plot?