Ex2PG Combined Stats - 36 To the Forgotten Continent and Oeilvert
1Field Treasures: Remedy, Rising Sun, Elixir, Hi-Potion, Emerald, Elixir, Kupo Nut, Feather Boots, Power Vest, Shield Armor, Diamond Sword, Gaia Gear
Steals: Elixir from Ark (256/256)
Holy Lance from Ark (1/16)
Mognet Letters: Accept #16 From Mimoza to Mooel
Deliver #16 From Mimoza to Mooel
Accept #17 From Mojito to Mogsam
Chocograph Treasures: 12 Phoenix Down, 14 Ore, 1 Kaiser Knuckles, Iron Man Card
Mountain Crack Treasures: 1 Maiden Prayer, 1 Dragon Hair, 1 Gauntlets, Odin Card
Back on the storyline trail, you will be prompted to set up a party for the trip to Oeilvert. Take Amarant, Steiner, and Eiko. It's a long walk to the Hilda Garde 1, but it is possible to get there without an encounter. There is a strategy in mind that doesn't require knocking out Amarant beforehand. Once you land on the Forgotten Continent, go south a little ways into the Seaways Canyon and save. The encounter checks won't begin for a few moments once you get movement due to the nameplate stipulation. Keep in mind this run considers the 'No Encounter' booster for newer versions.
Target Time - 8:46:10, Random Encounters - 1 (at most)
On the reload, make your way to the chocobo tracks to the east of the canyon and call Choco, head to the crack in the mountain due west of the tracks and use a Dead Pepper, but make sure you are facing in the right direction and aligned. The Dragon Hair and Gauntlets will be important later on. Then equip the Dusk Plains chocograph and unearth its contents for Amarant's Kaiser Knuckles. This will make Amarant a great character for the rest of the challenge! Enter Oeilvert which is not far away.
Mimoza waits outside with a letter and a shop which has some equipment we need to buy...
Buy - 2 Trident, 2 Mythril Claws, 1 Magic Racket, 2 Fairy Flute, 2 Diamond Gloves, 1 Egoist's Armlet, 7 Green Beret, 1 Gold Helm (if you didn't steal it from Antlion)
This outside screen is notable for an encounter, but it's the worst screen in this area. Just pick up treasures and activate the hologram near the Elixir. Head right to the Star Display and buy Stiltzkin's next offer, deliver the letter for Mooel and save!
Target Time - 8:49:05, Gil - 88476, Random Encounters - 0
Now for the left side of Oeilvert with more treasures and holograms. Once you have the Shield Armor, you have everything you need to set up for the Ark fight.
Start with Eiko and give her only the Egoist's Armlet and Fairy Earrings so that she can set Amarant to critical HP. Optimize Zidane, Amarant, Steiner in that order and give Steiner the Mythril Gloves and Running Shoes (He should get the Coral Sword, Gold Helm and Shield Armor). Amarant just needs the Adaman Vest (he should have the Power Belt), and Zidane gets the Chain Plate, Germinas Boots, and The Ogre (as he should have the Thief Gloves and Green Beret).
Activate Zidane's Ability Up, Clear Headed, Bandit and Master Thief. Steiner needs Clear Headed and Auto-Haste. Activate MP Attack, Bird Killer, Ability Up, and Clear Headed for Amarant. Eiko also needs Clear Headed, and move Amarant to the top of the order and in the front row, all others to the back row.
After activating a couple more scenes, return to save at Mooel as Stiltzkin is now gone.
Target Time - 8:53:15, Random Encounters - 0
On the way to Ark, pick up the Gaia Gear to the left. The following FMV is too short to try to skip.
In the Ark fight, four attacks from Amarant will win. Zidane needs to steal the Holy Lance before winning the fight, as Freya needs this for nearly every fight she will be in for the rest of the challenge. Normally it is a 1/16 chance but Master Thief improves these odds to 1/8. Eiko attacks Amarant (she can miss) so he can attack when Steiner uses Charge! (as everyone in yellow HP can attack as one) With Auto-Haste and ATB Wait tricking, Steiner can Charge twice, but in the first round I forgot to do that and Ark got Photon in, which is the slowest attack he has that doesn't force a reset. If you get the Power Vest steal, it's a great bonus but not required.
Key Abilities Learned: Zidane - Soul Blade, Alert
Steiner - Man Eater
Amarant - Bird Killer
Before claiming the Gulug Stone, remove everything from Eiko and give her a Fairy Flute, take off Amarant's Egoist's Armlet, Steiner's Mythril Gloves and Running Shoes.
As Cid, play Green Light, Red Light with the Hedgehog Pie. A few of the stops was close as I was one extra button press from messing up. This is my best performance ever on this mini-game, as the timer was 4:45 when it was over. This was actually my 1st save and it was the best I could get after a day.
Once the party is free, head right to Mojito, get the letter for Mogsam and finally save!
Target Time - 8:58:56, Gil - 94440
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