Final Fantasy XIII-2 Formatted FAQ/Walkthrough

Final Fantasy XIII-2 - FAQ/Walkthrough

Version 1.4 - Feb. 18, 2012

• Updated for new formatting tables

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Introduction

First of all, thanks for reading my FAQ. This guide is intended to get you through the game with simple instructions and covering all collectibles.

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Gameplay

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Controls

This is a sequel and therefore you should have played the previous game and know the controls, but I will briefly go over them again.

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Collectibles

There are two types of collectibles on the maps, Treasure Spheres and Treasure Boxes.

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Treasure Spheres

These spheres are all over the maps and usually contain normal items such as gil and Phoenix Downs. Once opened, a marker will appear on the map so that you can keep track of opened spheres. Treasure Spheres are always located in the same place on the map, in each of the time periods, and will always contain the same item, no matter when you open them.

Treasure Boxes

These boxes will usually contain items that are story related, side quests items, or rewards for decisions that you made in the Live Triggers. These do not appear marked on the map when you open them, so keep track of this. Also note, these will only appear in one timeline, so open them immediately.

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Combat Basics

For the most part, the game uses the same system as FFXIII. For that reason, I will only mention the information that is NEW to FFXIII-2.

FFXIII-2 has a new encounter system in which most of your encounters are not enemies in set locations on the map, but can appear in front of you like random battles. When this happenes, the Mog Clock and Encounter Circle appear on-screen.

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Encounter Circle

The Encounter Circle will surround your character with a colored field on the ground:

Red

• When the enemy is close by.

Blue

• When the enemy is distant.

Yellow

• When the enemy is aware of you and trying to start a battle encounter by making contact with your lead character.

If you can move away so that none of the enemies are in the Encounter Circle, you can avoid the battle (this is not always 100% true).

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Mog Clock

The Mog Clock appears inside the Encounter Circle under your characters feet. There are three stages to take note of when this happens:

Stage 1

• When enemies first appear, the clock will be green, unless they are fast monsters that start in stage 2. As time passes, the hand on it will count down until it reaches Stage 2. During this short time, enemies will be unable to move and if you attack them you can score a Preemptive Strike.

Stage 2

• Once the hand reaches the yellow area, the enemies will become active and try and make contact with you, starting a battle. Note that only contact with your controlled character will start combat.

Stage 3

• When the hand reaches the far left side of the gauge, it will flash red. If you do not escape or start combat by now, you will be automatically be forced into the battle. If this happens, you can't select Retry to leave combat.

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Preemptive Strike

When you perform an attack on an enemy, getting the first blow, you will get a Preemptive Strike. The bonus to this is that you will get an automatic attack to cause a Chain Gauge increase, a full ATB gauge for your party, and a temporary Haste effect.

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Battle Results

Each confrontation that does not end in a Game Over will lead you to the Battle Results page. The man factor that determines your rating is the speed at which you kill the enemies.

Stats:

Score:

• This is the total after all of the above is totalled.

Rating:

• Your score in stars. Getting a 5 star will give you Rare Drop +200% and Item Drop +200%

Crystogen Points & Gil:

• These are determined by the monsters you killed. See the Bestiary.

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Cinematic Actions

During certain boss battles you may find yourself doing quick time events called Cinematic Actions. These are button press comibations you must press in order to complete certain actions against the boss (in cutscene format). If you get 100% on these bosses you will be rewarded with an Adornments for your tamed monsters.

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The Story So Far

In Final Fantasy XIII, most of mankind lives on Cocoon under the protection of the fal'Cie. The land below over which Cocoon floats, Gran Pulse, is said to be hostile, dangerous and uninhabitable.

One day, on Cocoon, a Pulse fal'Cie is found in the town of Bodhum. Pulse fal'Cie are considered dangerous due to their origin on Gran Pulse. At the same time, a young girl named Serah Farron has been chosen by the fal'Cie to recieve the mark of the 'Cie - a mark that means they are destined to achieve a "Focus", or special task. Nearby, Fang & Vanille awake from a crystal stasis that has lasted hundreds of years.

Due to the Pulse fal'Cie, the governing body - known as the Sanctum - deem everyone in Bodhum as "contaminated" and a Purge is started. This relocation of Bodhum residents to Gran Pulse is all a facade to conceal the massacre that follows.

Discovering the truth, five people named Lightning, Sazh Katzroy, Snow Villiers, Vanille and Hope Estheim take a stand against the Sanctum and the Purge. United with Lightning and Snow in their effort to to rescue Serah, the arrive too late as the girl is turned to crystal: the destiny of all l'Cie who achieve their Focus.

After destroying the Pulse fal'Cie in revenge, they all awake to find themselves branded as a cursed l'Cie in servitude to the fal'Cie with a "gift" of magical powers. They must now complete their Focus in order to avoid becoming monsters Cie'th, although they know not what their mission is. Their only clue, a vision they all share of the destruction of Cocoon by Ragnarok.

The new companions, joined by Fang make their way to the Sanctum flagship and come face-to-face with Primarch, supreme representative to the Sanctum. Discoverying that the Sanctum is run by a powerful fal'Cie by the name of Barthandelus, they are instructed to destroy Cocooon from the surface of Gran Pulse.

Wishing to escape their destiny, the six travel to Oerba - home of Fang and Vanille - and uncover a prophecy that tells of their transformation into Ragnarok centuries before in order to attack Cocoon.

Their choice now limited to the destruction of Cocoon by Ragnarok or defeating Orphan, the fal'Cie that lies at the center of Eden - which will still cause Cocoon to plummet into Gran Pulse, they confront Barthandelus - the mastermind behind all that has happened. In his defeat, Orphan awakens forcing their decision.

Believing that they can escape their fate as l'Cie, the defeat Orphan causing Cocoon to fall. Fang & Vanille make the ultimate sacrifice of changing into a crystal pillar, supporting Cocoon and holding it aloft. Serah is freed and greets her sister and friends.

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Characters

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Lightning

Lightning is Serah's older sister. Three years ago, when the Pulse fal'Cie was discovered on Cocoon and Serah was chosen as a l'Cie, Lightning and her companions fought to rescue Serah. Arriving too late, Lightning attacked the fal'Cie in a fit of rage. Her reward, becoming a l'Cie herself and being fated to destroy Cocoon. Denying her destiny in the hopes of fulfilling Serah's wish to save Cocoon, Lightning and her companions risk everything to save their home.

Now, three years after 'The Fall', Lightning has disappeared. many say she sacrificed herself along with Vanille and Fang, but only Serah knows the truth.

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Snow Villiers

Snow, along with Lightning, became a l'Cie in the events of FFXIII. He is Serah's fiance and a major hothead.

After 'The Fall', Snow, being the only one who believes Serah, goes on a journey to find Lightning.

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Serah Farron

Serah is Lightning's younger sister. During the events of Final Fantasy XIII, she became a l'Cie and fulfilled her Focus and entered acrystal statis.

Now, Serah can't accept the idea of Lightning disappearance. While accepting her new life on Gran Pulse as a teacher in New Bodhum, she still dreams of her sister. She is originally apprenhensive as a fighter, but knowing that her sister awaits her somewhere gives her the motivation to move forward.

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Fang & Vanille

500 years before the events of Final Fantasy XIII, Fang and Vanille became l'Cie and were fated to destroy Cocoon. Accepting their fate, they transformed into Ragnarok and attacked Cocoon. Unsuccessful, they were luckily turned into crystal to sleep for another 500 years. The events of Final Fantasy XIII began with the awakening of these two friends.

Denying their own fate as 'enemies of Cocoon', since they are residents of Gran Pulse, Fang and Vanille choose to fight with their new friends. Their sacrifice of turning into a massive crystal pillar would ultimately put them as the saviors of Cocoon instead.

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Hope Estheim

A victim of circumstance, Hope and his mother found themselves trapped in Bodhum during The Purge. Originally going along with Lightning only to get vengeance with the NORA leader Snow, who he blames for the death of his mother, Hope became a major player in the saving of Cocoon.

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Sazh Katzroy

Sazh was once a top-pilot, but also found himself the victim of the Pulse fal'Cie after trying to save his son Dajh. Thinking that destroying the 'enemies of Cocoon' would free his son, Sazh occompanied Vanille and the others. After realizing that Fang and Vanille are actually from Gran Pulse, Sazh changes his motivation to save his new friends and Cocoon.

It has been reported that he and his son disappeared shortly after the crystal pillar first appeared.

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Walkthrough

Firstly, if you have Final Fantasy XIII save data you will get a notification of bonus content you have unlocked. These are listed in the Unlockables section of this guide.

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Valhalla

After the opening cutscenes, which totally had a Final Fantasy VII moment, you will be asked to participate in two battles. These are good refreshers for anyone who hasn't played FFXIII in a while.

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After finishing this, we meet Noel Kreiss and take part in another fight with Chaos Bahamut. Just do the same thing you did before.

Watch another cutscene that sets up our story of Noel's search for Serah and bringing her to Valhalla.

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New Bodhum [003 AF]

From now on I will be supplying a checklist at the start of each section with all the Items, Enemy Data, Tameable Enemies, Adornments, Artefacts, and Fragments.

After another quick tutorial on Camera Controls and the Datalog, open the door and head outside.

Continue on, jumping over the obstacles and head for the waypoint marker. After another cutscene you will have to engage in more combat with Noel at your side. You will take part in multiple fights in which you will learn about Paradigm Shifts and Stagger.

More cutscenes and you now have control of Serah to head toward the Meteorite Impact Site. Leave Town Square and talk to Noel for a LT event. Continue on for a tutorial on the Mog Clock.

Continue to make your way north fighting enemies as you encounter them. Head up the wooden path and over a rock walkway. On your right is a sphere with Potion x3. Talk to Noel for another LT event and then follow him (either way is fine). After the split, head up a hill for an obvious sphere with the Map of New Bodhum inside. Talk to Gadot when he drops down from the cliff above and then continue upward and you should see another sphere with a Librascope. Continue on and over the tree vines past the time rift and talk to Yuj. Right after talking to Yuj, open the sphere with a Phoenix Down. Head left and talk to Maqui before following Noel. When you reach the meteorite you will have to fight on your hands.

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Follow Noel, grabbing the 300 Gil on the clifftop and the Gysahl Greens x2 hiding behind it. Head to the meteorite and examine it. After the cutscene, you will be in the NORA House. The first thing you should do is use your CP to advance your characters stats via the Crystarium. I suggest you always fill Noel's large nodes with COM points and Serah's with RAV.

Two different treasures boxes with Adornments can appear here. If you answered enough LT's with Funny Answers you should get a box with Golden Flower inside. If not, you should get Lebreau's Olive Tattoo.

You can now run around all on your own. There are only a few things you need to make sure to do before you continue on.

• Talk to Lebreau behind the counter.
• Talk to Noel on the beach.
• Examine the vegetable garden in the southwest.

Head to the waypoint already marked on the map to recieve Lightning's Knife and see the new version of events that occurred after The Fall. After the scene, head to the cats nearby that Mog reacts to. Examine them and then chase down Little Snow for a scene. Talk to Noel after the previous LT and then head toward the children on the beach that Mog identifies. Chase after the kid for three more LT's and get Snow's Necklace. Talk to Noel afterwards and head back to the NORA House.

Head to the waypoint in Serah's bedroom and after the cinematic you will recieve the Giant's Artefact. A treasure box should pop up with either an Aqua Ribbon or Summery Parasol inside. Head outdoors for another scene. Before we head toward the meteroite, talk to Nell on the beach on the northeast side of town. This will give you the Fragment: Heart Prism quest.

You can now take the Tidal Shallows path to the meteorite. This will net you an Iron Bangle and Phoenix Down. Before heading toward the meteroite, turn around and head back up the hill for a treasure box with a Medical Kit. Turn this back into Nell for the Heart Prism and 50 CP. Spend your CP before heading toward the meteorite because another fight with Gogmagog is coming up.

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You can now ride chocobos, but in New Bodhum there is nothing you can only access by them, so don't waste the Greens. Head on and interact with the gate to enter the Historia Crux.

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Bresha Ruins [005 AF]

Directly after the opening cutscene you will be forced into a battle.

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Follow your captors and talk to the captain to advance the story. Inside the cell, talk to Noel and then the soldier outside. Talk to him again for a scene that will ensure your release. Talk to Alyssa and to get the Academy Communicator and Map of the Bresha Ruins.

Head to the south end of the map and turn left just before heading down the alley to the gate to find a sphere with 400 Gil. On the other side is a box with 'Leaving' Gate Seal. If you head back toward Alyssa, but hug the east wall of the undiscovered part of the map you will find a sphere with 350 Gil. Nearby is Chocolina and her shop. Nearby behind a pillar is a Black Belt. Continue north past Alyssa for Potions x2.

During your first forced fight, you will learn about monster taming.

Continue on and you will see Atlas. After a quick conversation with Noel, continue on and examine the nearby gate. Make sure to talk to the Captain for the Fragment: Unio Mystica quest. Nearby is a guard that Mog reacts to, talk to him to learn about out of phase treasure and Moogle Hunt. Hit R1/RB and recieve the Wild Artefact. A guard, Chester, nearby will also offer the Fragment: Ghast Fragment quest.

Continue on and take the left path, Mog will identify a spot to use Moogle Hunt for a Capsule. Continue and when you have the chance to go south, do so and before turning left to go down the stairs to the gate, use Moogle Hunt on the little ledge nearby for a Rune Bracelet. Now go examine the gate. If you continue east to a dead end you will find Mana Droplet x8. Head north of the gate and then go right as soon as possible for the second Capsule. Continue on the path and it should lead you back to the first gate you examined. Turn in the Capsules for the Unio Mystica and 100 CP.

Head back into the ruins toward the area we haven't uncovered. You should get a scene with Atlas and then grab the treasure of Gyshal Greens x2. Instead of heading toward Atlas, turn around and head up into the tunnels. When you reach Chocolina, head left and use Moogle Hunt at the bend for a Star Pendant and the Ghast for Chester's Ghast Fragment and 600 CP.

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Talk to Noel in the square room and then head east down into the tunnels for your first look at the Temporal Rift Puzzles. You will need to solve this puzzle in order to get out.

Your objective is to score all the crystals, but you can only step on each tile once. This is an easy puzzle, so I will let you figure it out alone. You should recieve the Delicate Crystal and 200 CP upon success.

Continue forward and examine the crystal. On your way back to Atlas, make sure you take the south path you haven't uncovered for the Orange Newsboy Cap. Grab the Phoenix Down before heading forward and fighting Atlas.

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Head forward and examine the grave at the waypoint for a scene with Alyssa. A scene will show some places unlocking and you now have access to the chocobos. Talk to Jed, next to Alyssa to accept the Fragment: Anima Miseria quest. Use Mog to uncover the Eclipse Artefact and open the treasure box for either the Lucky Clover or Chocobo Figurine nearby as well.

You should see a waypoint marker on your map that points to the location of the artefact you are looking for. Use Moogle Hunt to uncover the Reunion Artefact. Go to the nearest chocobo and hop on. You remember that area by the steps that you couldn't reach? Well, ride your chocobo to the steps and jump over the wall to get there. Use Mog in the north area to get the Graviton Core Beta and 500 CP. Now, grab the Power Droplet x8 in the south end before leaving.

Head back to the Excavation Site area and if you didn't come back earlier, grab the Personal Notes and Librascope.

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Optional Stuff 001

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New Bodhum [003 AF]

Now that we have the Moogle Hunt ability, we can go back and grab some extra stuff we couldn't get before and tame some enemies. Head to Tidal Shallows and use mog on the small platform near the chocobo. This will get you the Graviton Core Alpha and 500 CP.

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Sunleth Waterscape [300 AF]

While this area can be hard, if you have the Pulsework Knight you should be okay. Follow Serah to the waypoint for a fight.

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Talk to Snow after the battle for the Map of Sunleth Waterscape. Although the waypoint says to go fight the flan, you will need to weaken it first.

Follow Serah and grab the 625 Gil. Continue on and take the vine and continue, stay as far from Royal Ripeness as possible. On the southeast path is Chocolina with some new weapons. Nearby you can use Mog to reveal some flan jumping down. Follow them and grab 960 Gil. Hop back up and do the same thing to the northeast for Vitality Droplet x9. Continue along this path to fight some Miniflan and get the Thundering Artefact. You should also get either the Blue Flower or Pumpkin Head in the treasure box that pops up. Head back across the vine and back to Chocolina.

Take the southwest path from Forest Crossroads, you will get a scene and access to Moogle Throw. Use Mog to get the nearby Librascope, Mana Chip x8, and a Silver Bangle. When your ride continues, face the east side of the tunnel and throw Mog at the Wild Artefact.

Return to the Historia Crux.

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Bresha Ruins [005 AF]

With Moogle Throw we can now finish off Bresha Ruins. Head back to the Excavation Site and throw Mog at the treasure in the middle of the ruins for the Holding Cell Key. You can now access the new area from your cell.

Grab the Vitality Chip x10 and continue inside. Head straight ahead and find the hidden Army Comm Device and then head south. At the new gate, head left or right and grab the Butterfly Bow and Unicorn Horn.

Head back to the cell guard and turn in the quest for the Vita Lyrica and 200 CP. One of the Wild Artefacts you got will give you access to the new gate and Bresha Ruins [300 AF].

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Bresha Ruins [300 AF]

We want to head to this time to finish Jed's quest. Head up the steps and talk to Jonah to accept the Fragment: Platinum Ring quest.

We need to make our way to the graveyard as quick as possible so take the left path and run from all the random battle. Talk to Lex to accept the Fragment: Iridium Ring quest. On the east side of the area is the Silver Petal you want to find. Get it and head back to the Historia Crux.

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Bresha Ruins [005 AF]

Return to Jed at Lamentable Rest and give him the flower to get the Anima Miseria and 200 CP.

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Yaschas Massif [010 AF]

When you enter, watch the scene and then grab the nearby 500 Gil. Talk to the nearby researcher for the Map of the Yaschas Massif and an LT. On the west side of this area is a Metal Armband.

Make your way east and look in the southern dead end where you can toss Mog to get Power Chip x10. Head north and west around the area to a big open area with searchlights. You will learn about searchlights, but feel free to take on Feral Behemoth if you want for a Behemoth Fang. There is a treasure with 960 Gil in it on the west side. Hug the east wall for a treasure box with a Tablet of Paddra inside and Mana Bolt x8 in the sphere nearby. On the west side of this area, above the other west treasure is Mana Sliver x8.

Head for Chocolina and talk to Noel/Serah. East of Chocolina is a box with 'Scars' Gate Seal. Continue east for a Gyshal Greens and 540 Gil. In the third lit area there is a hidden Pearl Necklace.

You will eventually reach a woman who you can talk to for a fight.

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If you take the upper pathway in this new area you can get to Remedy x3 and a Carbuncle Figurine. If you use Mog to uncover the treasure at the fal'Cie's face you can use Moogle Throw to get the Pathos Jewel and 300 CP. West of Hope is a hidden treasure with a Serenity Sachet inside. Now talk to Hope twice for an LT. Talk to the guard so you can continue on. In the northeast of this large area is a hidden Gyshal Greens and in the southeast a Warding Talisman. Talk to Hope again for more talk. If you ask about the ruins last you can hear all the other options. Follow Hope again until you reach the final area and learn more about Yeul. After learning about the Oracle Drive, get the Hollow Artefact and talk to Hope again.

Before we leave, let's activate some quests. Firstly, talk to Cole at the bottom of the ramp nearby to start the Fragment: Amur's Sphere quest. Head straight west and talk to Shannon near the stairs to start the Fragment: Innocence's Sacred Sphere quest. Now head back to the dark area and talk to Brenda around Chocolina for Fragment: Misery's Bead which you can turn in right away if you beat a Feral Behemoth for Misery's Bead and 300 CP.

Use the Hollow Artefact on the gate south of the northeastern Chocolina to access the the last LT. If you answered all questions you will get the Blue Butterfly or White Chocobo Chick.

Head back here asap and hop on a chocobo. Remember the dark area you had to pass, well ride your chocobo toward Chocolina and you can jump to the ledge nearby by holding O/B and get the Fruit of Fenrir and Unicorn Horn.

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Oerba [200 AF]

Directly to the right of your starting position is the hidden Giant Egg and 300 CP. Head to the waypoint and use Mog to uncover an examine point. More Temporal Rift Puzzles await you.

You basically have to hold X/A to draw the exact same puzzle that the overview showed you. Don't let go, but let the game connect them automatically. You will get the Time's Stardust and 300 CP.

Head straight and grab the Gysahl Greens x2. The west path leads to a Power Wristband. You can't go north anymore so drop down the wall by the first treasure and head east. In the next area, Chocolina is hanging around the west wall. Head into the building for a Map of Oerba on the first floor and 'Visions' Gate Seal on the second. Head north to the rifts and use Mog to access the rift puzzle.

The crystals will shift between colors. Attach the correct one when it is that color. Finishing this will get you the Time's Shell and 300 CP.

Head west immediately and past the stairs to find a treasure with a Magician's Mark. Head west up the ramp and grab the 550 Gil next to the large tree. Continue on to the final temporal rift.

This is the same as before with the shifting crystal colors, but with 3 stages. At the end is the Time's Coral and 300 CP.

Instead of heading forward, head back around the building and view the area across the way. You should see an artefact near the winglike structure. Use Moggle Throw to get the Wild Artefact. Now continue on and grab the Cie'th Tear x3. Head up the nearby steps for a hidden Hypnocrown and then head north, getting the Librascope. Follow Noel/Serah along the beach and talk to them to learn more about Vanille and Fang and then head upstairs. Grab the 600 Gil and head upstairs to find an Oracle Drive. Enjoy the cutscene.

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Grab the Artefact of Origins and watch the scene. Drop through the skylight to grab Power Bolt x10. Use the artefact on the nearby gate. You will get either the Whimsical Headdress or Yellow Propeller.

Head back asap and grab a chocobo and head back to Chocolina. Head up the northern ramp and use the chocobo to jump to the roof of the building next to Chocolina. Here is a hidden Graviton Core Gamma and 500 CP. You can now go back to the Historia Crux.

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Yaschas Massif [01X AF]

Head up the cliff and grab the 'Encounters' Gate Seal on the area before Noel/Serah stops. Talk to your companion for an LT and then continue up the cliff.

When you can, head left toward what used to be the dark area. In the chasm across from the gate here you can throw Mog to get an Emerald Crystal. Head east toward the blocked portion of the path and head south. Behind the stone rubble here is a hidden Onyx Crystal. Continue south and head toward the nearby gate, but look under the stairs for an Ivory Crystal.

We now want to go all the way back and head north to the area where Hope was left. After a cutscene, talk to your companion, and then head into town. In the big area up the stairs from Chocolina is a treasure hidden behind a bunch of crates. You will need Moogle Throw to get the Old Battery. Head upstairs and talk to Hope. Talk to Hope again after all the events with the Oracle Drive. Walk away from the area for a scene and then grab either the Academic's Hat or a Red Silk Hat from the area behind Hope.

The restricted area nearby is now open, so let's go get the 600 Gil and Mysterious Artefact.

Head down the stairs and talk to Marlow in the northeast section of the map to accept the Fragment: Orb of Clotho quest. You should be able to complete this now for the Orb of Clotho and 300 CP. Nearby is also Lester who offers the Fragment: Mirror of Atropos quest. You should be able to finish this now too for the Mirror of Atropos and 300 CP. On the lower level is Duncan who give you the Fragment: Gorgyra Fragment quest.

Grab a chocobo and head to the cliff where you found the Fruit of Fenrir to talk to Bridget and turn in the Fragment: Sword of Lachesis quest for the Sword of Lachesis and 300 CP.

You can use a Wild Artefact to open up the gate nearby for Augusta Tower [300 AF], but our destination is the far south one. Using the Mysterious Artefact will turn it into the Illusionary Artefact and open The Void Beyond.

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The Void Beyond

There is little to explore on this visit, but grab the Map of the Void Beyond and throw Mog for the Potent Chip x8 and the hidden 800 Gil. Examine the spacetime distortion and head back to the Historia Crux.

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Sunleth Waterscape [300 AF]

It's time to finish Sunleth Waterscape. If you took my advice earlier and did this location for Moogle Throw, you will start midway through. If not, scroll up to start it. You should start next to Chocolina. Throw Mog to get the Vitality Chip x7 and then use the hidden vine to continue southwest.

Grab the Frost Ring and hidden Unicorn Horn. Return the way you came and head south to another vine. When you land, use Mog to uncover another vine that leads as a shortcut back to Chocolina. Grab the Zephyr Ring nearby and follow Snow to another fight with some Miniflan to get the Combat Artefact and then throw Mog to get the Ember Ring. Our destination is the gate to the west of us that leads to the Coliseum (see Optional Stuff 002 for more info).

Head back to Chocolina and take the beast back up the Animal Trail. If you missed the artefact, make sure to get it and the Spark Ring that follows. Head east past Chocolina and then head around and down the east path to get the Extraordinary Egg and 300 CP. Head back and then north past Royal Ripeness to the gate that leads to Archylte Steepe (continue past the optional section for more info).

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Yaschas Massif [010 AF]

You can head back here to turn in the Old Battery to Cole for Amur's Sphere and 300 CP.

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Coliseum

Head down the steps and talk to the Arbiter of Time to get the White Hole Gem and 300 CP. Before you leave, grab the Power Bolt x8, Power Droplet x9, Power Sliver x7, Power Chip x6, and Potent Chip x10 surrounding the area with Moggle Throw. Also make sure you get the hidden Map of the Coliseum before jumping into the gate.

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Archylte Steppe

You will remember this place from Final Fantasy XIII. It's just as big now as it was then too.

Head north into town and head to the middle to the waypoint and talk to Tipur for the Map of the Steppe. Talk to him again for the Fragment: Goblin Fragment quest. Jump south and run to the waypoint to start the fight. When you finish you get the Goblin Fragment and 300 CP.

If you head directly north, you will come across two treasures with Remedy x2 and Potion x3 inside. On your way back to Tipur, get the 600 Gil under the building and then talk to him. Afterwards, head north and grab the Grimoire Hat before talking to the Myta and accepting the Fragment: Woolly Stone.

Leave by the west side of town and turn left for Mana Droplet x8. Look out for sheep with speech bubbles above their head. These are the ones you want to get wool from. You need three types: Rough Wool, Thick Wool, and Fluffy Wool.

Before we go back I want to get us a cactuar waystone that only appears in this weather condition, so, follow the wall south, over a bridge, and to a gate. Head southeast of the gate to find the hidden Vitality Sliver x9. Follow the wall into the farthest south point for a hidden Phoenix Down and Mana Bolt x8. If you look north you will see another treasure floating on a plateau that you can throw Mog for Mana Chip x8, but remember this place for when you have a chocobo if you are having difficulty with it. Head west along the area and over a bridge to a treasure with Vitality Droplet x6. Head under the bridge for a hidden Single Horn and follow it west. At the end you can throw Mog into a crack in the cliffside to get Woolly Sheep Figurine. Head up to the whirlwind and use Mog to uncover the hidden cactaur statue and examine it for a Forest Crystal and 300 CP. This will teleport you to the west side of the map.

This side of the map is pretty dangerous, so let's get through it with as few fights as possible. Head southwest and grab the 700 Gil and then follow the chasm north and find the hidden cactuar in the water. Use this to get out of the area and get a Amber Crystal and 300 CP.

You will now be back at the Nomad Camp, talk to Myta and turn in the quest for the Woolly Stone and 300 CP. Talk to her again to advance the story. Head to the next waypoint and listen to the explaination of the weather device. Make it sunny by pulling both levers down. Faeryl is there, but a Long Gui spawns in its path. Talk to Tipur for a scene and LT and then move the right lever up. Time to take down Faeryl.

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A treasure box will pop up with your LT reward of either a Dragon Hide Backpack or Mog's Clock. You can also throw Mog over the cliff to get Power Sliver x8. Now you can head back to Sunleth Waterscape or finish getting stuff here. If you want to advance with the story, scroll down to the next chapter heading.

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Now, let's do a quick overview of Archylte Steppe:

There are almost every enemy you could imagine on the Steppe, but let me tell you how the weather effects their spawn.

In general, if you are having trouble with an area, try changing the weather.

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There are also those Cactuar Waystones we used. There are 5, with two only appearing in certain weather conditions.

Go ahead and use the Plains of Eternity Cactuar to jump back to the Nomad Camp, get the Crimson Crystal and 300 CP. Now head south all the way across the bridge and next to a pillar is the hidden cactuar that gives you the Azure Crystal and 300 CP.

Now change the weather to Stormy and head for the Clearwater Marshes by hugging the west wall and grabbing the Fractured Horn x2 on the way.

Unfortunately, there is a large chasm in the way of walking to the marshes, so run south and use the Cactuar Waystone that we uncovered earlier. Run northeast to uncover a Gigantuar Statue and if you throw Mog north you should get a Guardian's Edge. Head northwest along the wall and uncover a Unicorn Horn hidden in the northern most area around here. Continue along the map following the wall west. Near the marked uneven ground in the west you can look down and spot a Wild Artefact, throw Mog and get it. If you continue south there should be a hidden Gysahl Green x3 when you hit the water. South across the water is another hidden cactuar that you should use for Violet Crystal and 300 CP. You can now turn the weather back to sunny and talk to the Hunter woman in the north by the chocobo pens. You can now use the chocobos on the Steppe and jump over the western chasm.

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Return to the Waterscape

The stupid Royal Ripeness is gone and a new enemy is in it's place. Oh, well. Let's take it out.

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Head south and use Mog to grab the Mysterious Artefact. Continue south and use the artefact to get the Restoration Artefact and head to The Void Beyond.

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The Void Beyond (2)

Watch the scenes and when you have control, head west and use Mog to get the 'Prediction' Gate Seal and 'The Calm' Gate Seal. When you're done looking around, head to the east spacetime distortion.

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Serendipity

Serendipity is the Gold Saucer of the timeline. There is so much side stuff you can do there that it is hard to cover, but I will try. Firstly, Serendipity has it's own form of money in the version of coins.

Grab the Casino Ticket right at the entrance and then talk to the girl at the entrance for the Map of Serendipity and another Casino Ticket. Left of the roulette table is a treasure box with 'The Fall' Gate Seal. In the southwest corner, if you have a FFXIII save, is a treasure with Lightning Mask.

Let's check out the chocobo's next by heading north into the building. Hug the west wall inside and you can examine a baby chocobo for Chocochick Down and 500 CP.

Before you leave, make sure to visit the Mystic in the lower left building who will unlock Fragment Skills. This will automatically give you Mog's Manifestations, which is an improved Moogle Throw that can get you new items when you throw him in random places or miss a treasure. and Haggler, which increases the amount you can sell items for. You will need to manually turn these on the the new Fragment Skill menu inside you Main Menu.

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Bresha Ruins [300 AF]

Make sure you get the Gold Anchor Adornmnet by throwing Moogle around anywhere while you travel.

You can throw Mog over the wall here to get the 'Labyrinth' Gate Seal. You know your way around here, so head down into the tunnels to where the second gate usually is. There is a guy named Brant down here who just can't be serious. Pick options to make him laugh until he gives you My Buddy's Message. Head east and talk to Thurston to accept the Fragment: Mythril Ring quest (if he's not appearing, try again after finishing the rest of this stuff.

Now continue to where you fought Ghast and reveal the Recording Device. Head to the graveyard and turn in the message for the Iridium Ring, 400 CP, and a Wild Artefact. Head toward the nearby gate to get a Unicorn Horn. You can use this to open the nearby gate, but head back and toward the entrance to turn in the Recording Device to Jonah for the Platinum Ring and 400 CP. There should be a guy nearby called the Commander, this is who you are looking for. Talk to him for the Commander's Report and then head back to Thurston for Mythril Ring and 400 CP.

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Yaschas Massif [110 AF]

Talk to the red orb to accept Fragment: Gerhilde's Blossom. If you head south to where Hope normally is, you can reveal a treasure with a Service Manual inside. In the northwest, on the way up to the fal'Cie, you can get the 'Maleficence' Gate Seal.

Head south out into the danger zone and head toward the previous inaccessible portion of the map. You will see a red person walking by, use Mog to reveal Millie and talk to her. Get the Wedding Jewelry at the same time. Since we can only accept one Ruby of Grief quest at a time, head back to town and talk to the same orb to get the Gerhilde's Blossom and 500 CP.

Accept the Fragment: Waltraute's Flower from the Ruby of Grief west of the gate and then head to the chocobo south of Chocolina. Use this guy to get up on the cliffside where you got everything else that you needed a chocobo for in the other timelines. Talk to the technician here and select The Manual to get the Technician's Note.

Hop off south and hug the north side of the chasm. Here is a hidden treasure box with a Terrorists' Mark. Grab it and head north to look down into a huge chasm. Throw Mog and get the Outdoor Watch and back to town to turn in the quest for the Waltraute's Flower and 500 CP.

You can now head south, up the ramps past where Hope normally is, and accept the Fragment: Ortlinde's Bloom. Luckily, we already got the item for this, so turn it in to get the Ortlinde's Bloom and 500 CP.

Once you have done all of the above, a spacetime distortion will appear in the bottom left of the map, marked with a waypoint. Head there for a new kind of Temporal Rift Puzzles.

These rifts are random each time, so there is no way to guide you through it.

• You want to evenly take out the numbers so that hopefully one of the hands will drop on an existing number since there are no large gaps.
• Always try and keep something next to a 1 or use a 1 if it only has 1 number next to it.
• 5's will basically be 180% across the clock, so make sure you get these out of the way, especially if there is a 5 directly across from one.

When you succeed you will get the Book of Avalon and 500 CP.

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Yaschas Massif [010 AF]

You can now turn in the Outdoor Watch for the Innocence's Sacred Sphere and 300 CP.

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Academia [400 AF]

Time to check on Hope's progess in the timeline. This place is crawling with Cie'th that you can't avoid, so just use the Preemptive Strike to get a move on.

Head left and use the machine to change the ramps direction up and ride it. Head to the end of this area for Casino Ticket x3 Head back and go east this time and up another ramp and get a scene as well as a Map of Academia.

Head east and go north asap toward Chocolina for the 'Farewells' Gate Seal. Head east and after fighting the Koboldroid Yin, go north and upstairs to Power Orb x8. Turn around and go west up the stairs and only turn when forced to get the Guardian Amulet. Head east and follow the path to the southeast corner of the map to get the Watchman's Amulet. Go north now, grabbing the Mark of the l'Cie and heading up the stairs for a scene.

Head east down the stairs and then northeast to a small alley that leads to Chocolina and a special kind of treasure we can't get yet. Head back south and then west into a plaza. After the scene, take the northern staircase that leads up to a Auric Amulet.

Continue west and down the ramp for a scene and then around the corner to get the Kaiser Knuckles. Head north and then west across the broken bridge. On the other side, use the machine so you can go up the ramp. Go west and then north for a big fight.

Run west and grab the Power Engine x8 and then head south. You want to take the second right to get the machine that changed the ramp and a Phoenix Down. Now take the ramp and head left for a scene.

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Head east and up the stairs for 1,050 Gil, but don't use the gate. Instead head back to Chocolina and go north of her. Go down the ramp (jump a lot and you will make it against the flow) and then use Mog to reveal the Graviton Core Delta. Head back up and then go down the other ramp. Use the second ramp down and head north. Right next to the ramp controls is a hidden Phoenix Blood. Head all the way south and use a Wild Artefact to unlock Yaschas Massif [100 AF].

Head back to Academia and now go north and east. Before going up the ramp, look over the ledge to the south and throw Mog to get 2,000 Gil. Now head to the northern gate and use the artefact.

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Yaschas Massif [100 AF]

Head to the communication center that Hope is usually at and grab the Bulb of Hope from inside. Now, talk to the Ruby of Grief in the middle of the northern area to accept Fragment: Helmwige's Nightshade. Head west and instead of going up the northern ramp, look through the crates and find the treasure box that contains the Sealed Tablet and throw Mog. Now head up the southern ramp, but before going all the way up, look to the right and throw Mog to get the 'Reminiscence' Gate Seal. Head past Chocolina and on some rocks on the right is a hidden Comm Device. Head all the way south and down the cliffs to get a hidden Picture Frame and then head back to town. Talk to the Ruby of Grief and get the Helmwige's Nightshade and 500 CP.

Now head to the Ruby of Grief right next to that cliffside we jumped down and accept Fragment: Siegrune's Spiritbloom. You should be able to turn this in straight away for Siegrune's Spiritbloom and 500 CP.

Now head to the darkened area of the map, the one with the chasms, and on the north side of the top chasm you can reveal a Graviton Core Epsilon and 500 CP.

Head southeast to another Ruby of Grief and accept Fragment: Schwertleite's Flower and turn it in for Schwertleite's Flower and 300 CP. Now enter the spacetime distortion to take on a Hands of Time Temporal Rift Puzzles. When you finish, you will get the Book of Valhalla and 500 CP. Go ahead and use a Wild Artefact to open up Sunleth Waterscape [400 AF], but come back asap.

Head northeast, grabbing the Blessed Blade on the way and then take a left to the last Ruby of Grief to accept the Fragment: Roseweisse Skyblossom which you will, again, turn in right away for Roseweisse Skyblossom and 500 CP.

Now head back to town and a new rift will be there. Enter it for another Hands of Time puzzle. This baby is HARD. When you beat it, you will get the Book of Shambala, 500 CP and a Wild Artefact.

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Sunleth Waterscape [400 AF]

Head around the bend and watch the Flan dance... kinda. You will automatically be enlisted to find the 5 colored Flan. The first flan is just north of where you get the quest. Use Mog to uncover the Lapis Lazuli and get 800 CP.

Now take the southeast exit and head all the way down to where the white Flan are. The Cosmo Aura is here and another 800 CP. Head back the way you came and take the north vine. In this area is the Heliodor Ore and even more 800 CP. Continue north, past the Animal Trail, and in the left of the next area is the Carnelian and 800 CP. Head southeast past Chocolina and down the cliff to find the last Flan, Celestine and the last 800 CP. Now, head north to the waypoint for a fight with the troublemakers to get the Miniflan Fragment, 2,500 CP and the 'Thunderstruck' Gate Seal. Head back to the area where all the Flan were to reveal the Graviton Core Eta and 500 CP.

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Augusta Tower [300 AF]

Now is as good as any time to go to Augusta Tower, since it has some great monsters we can tame. For example, the minute you get the Flanitor you should upgrade it and put it in your party as the Medic. Make sure to use only Potent materials on this guy, as he is the best you will get for a while.

You start out on the 12th floor. Make sure to throw Mog around on this floor to get the Blue Chocobo Chick. Flip the nearby switch to get more information and then head outside and south to flip another switch. Head through the room and then east to grab a treasure with Mana Sliver x9. Now head west and examine the switch and rotate it twice. Before getting on the elevator, head west and grab the treasure with 800 Gil. Now take the elevator up to the 14th floor.

On the 14th floor, throw Mog to get the Red Beacon. Head south for a scene and then go counter clockwise around the center. You should see a treasure nearby that you need to throw Mog to get. It contains Potion x2. Continue around and then switch the terminal near Chocolina twice. Inside this room is Vitality Bolt x8. In the next room, examine the switch twice and go north. There is a hidden treasure here with Vitality Cliver x6. Now go back in the room and head east to go up to floor 15.

Before going anywhere, turn around and toss Mog to the Phoenix Down. Now head west, and then north. Go around the area counter clockwise and at the far north is a Librascope you will need to throw Mog to. Head back to the terminal just south if the middle and turn the room three times to get access to the area west and rotate the nearby room twice to get inside. Inside you need to talk to one of the panels and enter the code. Just guess, since you can just try again. You will get the Entropy Board and 500 CP. After the scene, you get the Access Key 50. This is as far as you can go for now, so head to the Historia Crux.

Make sure to throw Mog about on the 15th floor and get the Orange Bow Tie.

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Augusta Tower [200 AF]

Firstly, there is a PSICOM Label Pin for tossing Mog around on any floor, so make sure you get this.

After the cutscene, examine the terminals until you get a scene. You can now leave the room, so leave and head north to get Remedy x2. Now head all the way south for the ''1,500 Gil before entering the nearby room. Once again, examine all the terminals until you get the passworded computer. Guess the answer and then get the Map of Augusta Tower. Head back to the first room and then north to the Wild Artefact on the other side. Now head south to access the terminal.

Luckily, we already got the key card we need, so use it to gain access to the other areas. Walk east and talk to Alyssa. After the scene, head counter clockwise and grab the Train Conductor Beret before heading into the room where Chocolina is. Look up in this room and throw Mog for the Paradox Agent Type A and then head to the other side there is a Twist Headband. Run along the outside and then rotate the room. Before entering, grab the Librascope and then head inside where you can talk to the terminal to gain access to the Fragment: Idea Circuit quest. You should be able to turn this in right away for the Idea Circuit and 400 CP. You can now talk to the terminal next to where you first met Alyssa so you can get to the middle and continue the conversation.

After all the fighting and enlightening information, head east and then south to a treasure with a Bloodguard inside. Before heading back to the inside of this area, look next to the building nearby for a treasure you can throw Mog to and get the 'Silence' Gate Seal. You need to rotate this room once by using the terminal in the center. Head counter clockwise to the next terminal and rotate it once. Now go into the room at the southeast and follow it to the west platform area. There are two floating treasure here that require Mog, a Sniper's Eye and a Phoenix Down. Now head back to the center and rotate that third room three times by using the third terminal from the right. Head through the rooms until you reach the end and interact with the terminal to get the Access Key 52. Instead of leaving, rotate the room three times to get access to another platform with a Platinum Casino Ticket. Go back into the room and rotate it once to get all the way back to the middle.

Before interacting with any panels, head south and counter clockwise to a sphere with Vitality Orb x8. Keep going around and then take the room north when you can to get 1,450 gil. Now head all the way south through another room to the farthest south platform. There is a floating treasure out here with a Platinum Casino Ticket. Go back to the room you just walked through and rotate it once. Leave to the east and grab the Magistral Crest before heading west.

Enter the next room and use the panel inside to rotate it twice to get to a treasure with Mana Engine x8 and flip the switch twice. Go back into the room and rotate it twice to get back to the main platform and head north. After heading through a room you should pop out right next to the Vitality Engine x8. Head around the area to get to the last room and get the Top Floor Access Key. Now head back to the middle and go up.

On the top floor, grab the Potion x3 and chat with Chocolina if you want something and head up the stairs.

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Before interacting with the waypoint, grab the teasure box for either a Sky Blue Newsboy Cap or a Light Bulb. Now interact with the terminal to get the Artefact of Rebirth.

Use the Artefact to open the gate to Academia [4XX AF] and then head back in here. We want to head to floor 49, which we haven't visited. Head back downstairs to the central elevator and use it to go to the 49th floor.

Head southwest and use the terminal to rotate the room once and go around the side to go through it. Head west and you should eventually see a floating treasure box with the Paradox Agent Type B inside. Head around the east side now until you reach the end to use Moogle Hunt to reveal a treasure with a Gold Casino Ticket (you can also open the gate if you want. I suggest you do). Head back to the panel and rotate the room once to get to another platform. Run all the way east and when you get to the end, look all the way down to see a treasure with the Paradox Agent Type C. Now head back to the computer on the 50th floor and turn both the paradox agents in. You should get the Enigma Codex, the Difference Engine, 800 CP and the Access Key 13 for Augusta Tower [300 AF].

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Head to the center elevator on the 15th floor and get access to level 13. Sadly, you can only get two of the three treasure here, since the last requires the Advance Moogle Hunt. You can throw Mog around though to get the Moogle Wing.

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Academia [4XX AF]

After the fun cutscene, we can now look around all of Academia. There's not much to do in Academia if you already grabbed the treasure when it was infested with Cie'th, so let's just grab a few things and head to the academy. Head down the first ramp in front of you when you get control. Talk to the terminal next to Choclina to learn about The Thirteenth Ark and then head east to Grand Avenue if you hug the southern wall you can go into a shop and get 1,200 gil. Hugging the northern wall will get you to Chocolina, a gate and a treasure with Gold Gear. Go ahead and use your Wild Artefact to open The Vile Peaks [010 AF].

Speaking of Wild Artefacts, head to the southeastern corner of the whole map and there is a hidden Wild Artefact there. Now head back to the first Chocolina and take the east or west ramps north to get closer to the academy. Before heading to the waypoint, grab the Gold Casino Ticket and continue on. Inside, grab the 'Facts' Gate Seal via Mog in the middle and then find Dr. M walking nearby to accept Fragment: Academic Rank: Monster Professor. Now head north to the next area.

Before talking to Hope, head north and look down to the lower level to throw Mog and the the Platinum Casino Ticket. Now talk to Hope. Afterwards, talk to Alyssa twice to learn more about those Graviton Cores you have been finding. Now go and talk to Hope three times to get a LT event. No matter your answer, the treasure box with the Crystal Star will appear nearby.

You should be able to turn in all five graviton cores and talk to Alyssa to get more information on the Chaos Crystal which will give you access to new weapons. Unfortunately, getting that will require lots of work. You can check the Serendipity - (In-Depth) information on Serendipity later to learn more. Although you can continue by using the gate that is now open and the Vagabond Artefact, I suggest you not do that yet.

Before leaving, there are some things you may want to do in Academia still.

• Throw Mog down below the projection of Cocoon on the small platform to get the Silver Chocobo monster crystal.
• Throw Mog anywhere in the Research Facility for the Silver Padlock
• Throw Mog near the eastern gate to get the Guardian Corps Badge.
• Throw Mog in the Grand Avenue area for the Green PSICOM Spaulders.
• Throw Mog in the Grand Avenue area for the Silver Brooch.
• Throw Mog in the New Town area for the Blue Guitar.

The last couple things you want to do is check out Brain Blast! and Captain Cryptic's Confounding Quiz.

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Brain Blast!

This mini-game is a quiz-like game that you can access in terminals around town (marked in red on the map). There are 4 terminals at:

Aside from the fragments, you can also get the following Adornments:

While most of the questions are FFXIII related, there are questions from other FF games, particulary FFVII. You can find a guide on this on GameFAQs.

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Captain Cryptic's Confounding Quiz

Captain Crytic is located in the Entrance just south of the Brain Blast! terminal. You need to reveal him with Moogle Hunt. After answeing one question correctly he will disappear and come back to one of eleven possible locations.

There are five fragments you can get from Captain Cryptic and they are as follow:

There are a few ways to find Captain Crytic and here are some tips:

• Sometimes people in Grand Avenue and New Town will give you tips to his location by saying 'East' (Grand Avenue or the Alley) or 'West' (New Town).
• Most of his spawn locations are in the Grand Avenue, so start there. There is only 3 in New Town, and 1 in Entrance and Alley.
• His location changes everytime you return from the Historia Crux.

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The Vile Peaks [200 AF]

If you haven't beaten the 3 Gigantuar's in The Archylte Steppe [-Yeaar Unknown-] to open up the souther gate and therefore access to The Vile Peaks [200 AF], I suggest you do so now.

Just before the bridge that crosses the water in the Dismal Dunscape (the area with the gate), you Mog to reveal a downed soldier name Torreno. Talk to him to start the Fragment: The Honor of Blitz Squad. Accepting will also net you the Map of the Vile Peaks, Torreno's Last Light and 500 CP.

Head west into Another Man's Treasure area and start throwing Mog around to get the Black Chocobo Chick. After running through the first tunnel, talk to Falcon and then follow him east. Talk to him to get the Falcon's Last Light and 500 CP.

Continue all the way west and you will eventually get the Phoenix Down. Head toward the distortion and talk to Corporal Thunder to start the Fragment: Twilight Fragment Beta, get the Thunder's Last Light, and 500 CP. Now head northwest and get the hidden Vitality Bolt x8.

Now head back to Falcon, who is now back at the gate. He will give you the Falcon's Compass and 500 CP.

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The Vile Peaks [010 AF]

As soon as you pop in throw Mog around to get the Black Chocobo Figurine. Head south a little and before the tunnel use Mog to reveal Baxter on the ground. He will let you start Fragment: Ray's Last Light, give you Baxter's Last Light and 800 CP.

Head for the Dismal Dunescape and when you get there start throwing Mog around to get the Tattoo. Now talk to Ray who will talk to you if you have Falcon's Compass and give you Fragment" Twilight Fragment Alpha, Ray's Last Light, and 800 CP.

Leave Dismal Dunescape to the north to reach Wrack and Ruin area. Here you should throw Mog around for Brown Bushy Mustache. The first treasure you come across is a Royal Amulet. When you reach the split, head north and grab the Mana Orb x8. Now examine the distortion for a fight.

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Now continue west and grab the Entite Ring in the circular area and continue west. Along the path you will find a Saint's Amulet, a hidden Hero's Amulet, and a floating Zealot's Amulet. A little further and the a waypoint will mark Sergeant Blitz. Talk to him for Sarge's Last Light and 800 CP. Now contiinue west for another hidden treasure with a Platinum Casino Ticket and another Platinum Casino Ticket before dropping out of Wrack and Ruin back by the gate.

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Return to Vile Peaks [200 AF]

Head to the distortion and examine it to take on your second Odin.

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After the cutscene, you can head back to Torreno. On the way you can reveal a familiar face will give you the Father's Song fragment and 500 CP. When you reach Torreno you'll get the Blitz Squadron Mission Report and 500 CP. Afterwards, head south and reveal another familiar face and watch the scene that follows. You will get the Words of Light and another 500 CP.

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Oerba [300 AF]

Oerba is covered in a sandstorm that makes seeing annoying, but we don't really need to look hard for stuff. Our purpose here is realy only to solve Temporal Rift Puzzles, so head southeast and enter the first distortion that gives the Sparkling Runestone and 500 CP.

Head south and around to the east and jump up to the street. Now head all the way north to another distortion that gives the Dewy Bloodstone and 500 CP.

Head east down the ramp and turn around. Behind you on the right, floating in the air, is a treasure box with the 'How Things Were' Gate Seal. Now head west until you reach another distortion which nets you the Spinning Moonstone and 500 CP.

Next, head down the stairs to the north and around the building. Before you head down the last set of stairs, look up to see a treasure box with the 'Flight' Gate Seal. Go next to the stairs here and use Mog to reveal another distortion that gets you the Lovely Starstone and 500 CP. This will open the distortion field in front of the western gate.

If you head down to the beach and toss Mog into the Ashensand you can get the Sahagin Hide Backpack. There is also a distortion field just down the steps that you can reveal via Mog. This one will get you the Bubbly Stone and 500 CP.

Now head south to the distortion behind you for the Astonishing Limestone and 500 CP.

Head all the way south past the area with the gate and around the building. The distortion is south of Chocolina on the upper level and will get you the Thrilling Milestone and another 500 CP.

Go west to the street again and head into the gate in front of the gate for a scene. Solving this one will get you the Scorching Firestone, 500 CP, and unseald the gate behind it.

Now head all the way south past the chocobo to for the last distortion. You will get the final fragment Mossy Rosetta Stone and 500 CP.

Now head to Academia [4XX AF] and take the gate to The Void Beyond.

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The Void Beyond (3)

There's nothing you can do, so head onward and talk to Yeul and get Etro's Sorrow and 600 CP. Now continue onward and talk to the next Yeul for the Pulse's Resolution and another 600 CP. Now that you have finished both LT conversations a box with Caius's Sword will appear. On the steps is a treasure with Serah Mask (you need a FFXIII save for this to appear) and to the southeast is a Librascope. Now talk to the next Yeul to get Lindzei's Desire and another 600 CP. The next Yeul will grant you the Mwynn's Tenderness and even more 600 CP. Now head up the steps for more information and the Bhunivelze's Sleep and 600 CP again. After going up the first set of steps you can use Moogle Hunt to see Chocolina, but she doesn't have anything great. Talk to the last Yeul and enjoy the fight alone with your pet.

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New Bodhum [-Year Unknown-]

Talk to Lebreau on the Breachfront before heading west and talking to Yuj and Maqui on the beach. Make sure to talk to Gadot by NORA House before going inside and watching the scene. Afterwards, head southeast to the rock and grab the Afro from the LT events. You need to talk to Lightning on the pier to proceed.

If you select 'Yes' you will see the Paradox Ending and get the Transcript: Fate and Freedom as well as 1,500 CP. Afterward the cinematic that follows ends, you will be back at the Historia Crux. Select Hollow Seclusion and say 'No' this time.

We need to make our way to the Meteorite Impact Site now and talk to Vanille. Before heading into the distortion, go north and grab the treasure box with Vanille's Fruit. South in this area is Fang's Crown. Now you can head through the distortion.

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A Dying World [700 AF]

Head west to find Noel and a huge beast. After the scene, follow Noel. After the scene, don't talk to Caius and instead head north behind the structure for a Pain Dampener. You can now talk to Caius for a scene. Head into town and when you can, use Moogle Hunt in the center of the settlement to get the Map of A Dying World. If you head all the way south you can reveal Noel just before the huge open area of the Farseers' Settlement and talk to Yeul. Follow him for another scene with Caius and a fight.

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If you go into the large area there is a treasue in the northeast corner with 1,500 gil inside. Head north as you hug the east wall and head up some steps for a White Cape. Continue north along the east wall and you should see a treasure box with the 'Promises' Gate Seal. Continue north until you can go up and around the wall to find the Power Essence x8 about halfway up the east wall near a smaller wall. You should now approach Yeul and Noel at the Oracle Drive.

After the scene, follow Noel north until you spawn a second time. Head directly north and by a tree is a Vitality Essence x10. Now head west to the dead end in the northwest to get an Obsidian Choker. In the area just south of this is a hidden Golden Chocobo (if you end up running into Noel and get to the next part where you have to run after him you will not be able to get this yet, since 'Live' events don't allow you to use Mog). Find Noel in the northern area of the map to be teleported again.

Head west for another scene with Noel and a fight.

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After the fight, you will get a scene with a LT event. No matter your answer, you will get the Gogmagog Fragment Gamma, 15,000 CP, and a Crystal Rose afterwards.

Head back to town and near the well in the main part of town do a Moogle Hunt on the well. You will not be able to get this until you get Mog back, but keep it in mind. Now head for the waypoint marked on the map. After the scene, talk to Mog. Go back to the well and grab that treasure for the Ultima Brand and 600 CP before entering the distortion.

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New Bodhum [700 AF]

Be sure to throw Mog around in New Bodhum to get Gadot's Black Emblem, Lebreau's Black Tattoo, and the Sky Blue NORA Symbol. Head west down the tree and then head up into the northwest corner and use Moogle Hunt to uncover a Phoenix Blood. Now head for the broken pier and activate the distortion for a informative scene.

You now have access to the Advanced Moogle Hunt, so let's get some treasures. Head east along the shorline until just before you leave the Town Square area. There is a hidden Map of New Bodhum (700 AF) just above the large rock here. Continue all the way wast to the Breahfront and in the bottom right corner is the Cartesian Board and 600 CP. Southwest of NORA House by another set of rocks is the hidden Supply Sphere Access Code, Hope's Message, and 600 CP. Head to the southwest corner of New Bodhum and use Moogle Hunt. A treasure will appear that you will need to throw Mog to get with Laplacian Board and 600 CP. In the far northwest corner is Chocolina and directly west of NORA Housa is the Artefact of the Ark. Now use the Artefact on the gate on the pier.

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Now that we have Mog back, let's finish some stuff here.

You pop out in a new area called the Abyssal Fissue. Start throwing Mog around to get the following as you travel (the following is where I got them):

Abyssal Fissue

• White Guitar
• Long Gui's Shell

The Black Sands

• Silver Chocobo Figurine

The Border

• Chocobo Feather Pin

The Dead Sands

• Purple Chocobo Figurine

The Beaten Path

• Purple Chocobo Chick

The Farseers' Settlement

• Silver Chocobo Chick

Head northeast straight away and grab the 1,625 Gil. Facing south you should see a treasure floating in the cliffside. This contains the Omega Brand and 800 CP. Head south and use Mog to reveal the bridge and get access to The Black Sands.

Directly in front of you is a phased out Chaos Brand and 800 CP next to the annoying Chocobo. Head east and at the end of the train you will find a hidden treasure with Noel's Sacred Cross. Make sure to throw Mog around in The Black Sands until you get the Cactuarama monster crystal. Head northeast from here into the corner and get the Mana Booster x8. Now head all the way south to find a gate and throw Mog for Power Booster x9 in the tree. Now head nortehast a long way and you should find Chocolina. South of Chocolina is a hidden Platinum Casino Ticket by the tree. Now head east of Chocolina and reveal the bridge to The Border area.

There isn't anything in The Border area, but you may want to head north if you missed any of the three treasures in The Dead Sands area (the Golden Chocobo treasure is not marked).

Now head toward the settlement and go to the Oracle Drive. Where the distortion used to be you can now reveal a Wild Artefact and get a scene. There are only two areas left that need to be opened via a Wild Artefact, Oerba [400 AF] and Bresha Ruins [100 AF]. I will cover Bresha Ruins [100 AF] here and Oerba in the post-story section. In case you are wondering, the last Wild Artefact is the one bought from Serendipity.

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You can unlock Bresha Ruins [100 AF] by using the gate in the southwest of The Black Sands in A Dying World [700 AF].

Immediately talk to the Government Agent and learn about bounty hunters. Head west and talk to Pat to accept the Fragment: Palladium Ring. Head into the tunnels next to Chocolina and follow it all the way north to a hidden Weapon Material. Now head south out the other tunnel and talk to the Professor just before the souther tunnels and accept the Fragment: Osmium Ring quest. Head into the tunnels next to him and follow it around east. You should see the phased out assistant and the far east end of the tunnels, so use Mog and talk to him. Grab the Monster Analysis Report and then head out of the tunnels to the north.

When you leave the tunnels, head east and and in the area with the Chocobo is the 'Eternity' Gate Seal. Continue all the way east and talk to Walter to accept the Fragment: Ruthenium Ring. Head into the area and reveal the Elixir and grab Serah's Chrystalis Arc from behind Raymond. Now talk to Raymond and answer the LT's with flattery and stuff that won't make him agressive. Doing this three times with get you the Ruthenium Ring and 1,000 CP.

Head west, avoiding the tunnels, and you should be back at the Professor. Turn in the quest for the Osmium Ring and 1,000 CP. Now head back to Lamentable Rest and turn in the quest for Palladium Ring and 1,000 CP.

You can now talk to Ronan in the Lamentable Rest to accept the Fragment: Rodium Ring quest. Let's head to the future and get that data now.

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In the Lamentable Rest, talk to the stuffed animal to recieve the Old Device. Now return to [100 AF].

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Turn in the Old Device to Ronan and recieve the Rhodium Ring and 1,000 CP. You can now access the northwest section of the map, so head there via the tunnel to the west. When you reach the split, head east toward the Atlas Control Room. In the southeast corner of this room is the 'Disaster' Gate Seal. Now talk to Porter in front of the crystal to accept the Fragment: Adamantite Ring quest.

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Head to the command station in the Paddra Ruins and talk to Uma to recieve Thorne's Information.

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Head to the dead end in the southeast section of the map, just south of the Paddra Ruins area, and reveal Thorne. He will give you the Control Device Password 1 and 300 CP.

Before you leave, you can probably take out the Ugallu.

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If you haven't beaten Gorgyra, do so now.

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Head to the Atlas Control Room and talk to the Government Agent and then examine the crystal for some Temporal Rift Puzzles. When you complete it you will get the Control Device Password 2 and 400 CP.

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Talk to Porter and you will recieve the Adamantite Ring and 1,000 CP.

Speak to Porter again for a scene and accept the Fragment: Kalavinka Fragment. Head for the waypoint to take on Kalavinka.

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Beating Kalavinka nets you the Kalavinka Fragment, 4,500 CP, and the funny Toilet Paper Coupon.

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Serendipity (2)

With Episode 5 done and all versions of Yaschas Massif 100% complete, you can head to the Mystic and get the following Fragment Skills:

• Monster Collection
• Anti-grav Jump
• Bargain Hunter
• Encounter Master
• Eyes of the Goddess
• Rolling in CP.

The only thing left to do now is head for Academia [500 AF], but first you should finish whatever you want/can before then. Here are some suggestions:

• Get any Adornments you may have passed up.
• Get as close to the ultimate Tameable Monsters you can. See Noteworthy Monsters.
• Use all your Crystarium.

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Academia [500 AF]

As soon you have control, grab the treasure box for the 'Determination' Gate Seal. Be aware that you can actually fall of this map, so pay attention to whats under your feet. Head north and jump over to the platform with Chocolina and activate the cactuar statue. Now, head right and grab the Phoenix Down before heading north and when the platforms switch so you can run across, head right. Wait here until you can go north and follow the path to a Phoenix Blood. Head north and activate the cactuar statue and then go back the way you came.

When you reach Chocolina's platform go west this time. Activate the cactuar statue when you come to it and then continue northwest. You should eventually come to a treasure with a Shaman's Mark. Now go back to the previous cactuar statue and head east over the timed platform. Here you can grab the Map of Academia (500 AF). Remember how I said to be aware of what is under your feet? Well, drop down the eastern gap to get to the area below you and get the Brawler's Wristband. Fall off the area so you can respawn at the last cactuar you touched and then head north. This time you want to make sure the platform is facing northeast so you can get to the waypoint.

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After the fight you will activate a Chaos Block and change the position of the moving platforms, get the Amethyst and Luvulite Fragment, and 8,000 CP.

Instead of going anywhere, examine the Chaos Block and turn it blue. Now head west and south all the way back to Chocolina. Now go northeast and activate the cactuar statue here to set your spawn. Go back to Chocolina and change the Chaos Block to red. Fall off the map and you will respawn back at the cactuar you activated and could no longer get to without the spawn. Head north and across the L-shaped platform to another Chaos Block that you can turn blue. Go back to tha cactuar and take the L-shaped platform west and north to the middle area of the map.

Use the cactuar statue and then use the T-shaped platform to head west. Activate the Chaos Block here and turn it to blue and use the T-shaped platform to get to the east side and grab the 'Sisters' Gate Seal. Head east from here up the steps and activate the cactuar. Now go back all the way to the central platform with the high spawn rate and change the Chaos Block to blue. Fall off the map and go north, using the L-shaped platform to go west and the T-shaped platform to reach a stable area. From here, throw Mog north to grab the Vitality Booster x8. Continue west and wait for the T-shaped platform to go 180% so you can get to the waypoint.

Change the Chaos Block here to red and then wait for the L-shaped platform north of you to let you go west. Run along it and drop off the edge to get to a lower platform with a Royal Amulet. Fall of the map and this time take the L-shaped platform back east. Stand on the stable black and wait for the T-shaped platform to come around. Use this to go north and then west and north to another stable platform with a Proto-Behemoth.

Continue east to the checkpoint for a scene and then grab the 'Final Battle' Gate Seal. Make sure you are saved here, and then head east. Follow this to a moving L-shaped platform. You want to wait for it to let you go south and west to get to a set of stairs. Go down the stairs to the Chaos Block and reveal that part of the map, but don't use the block. Now wait for the L-shaped platform to face south and run off the edge and jump to the L-shaped moving platform below (make sure to use the Anti-Grav Jump to glide to it). Now run south to the stable platform. You should have all of the map uncovered except a platform to the northeast and the far north. Wait for the L-shaped platform to allow you to go east and then drop down to the lower platform to get reveal an Elixir. Now fall off the map and you should be and the end again.

Before you head north for the final battle, make sure you have a few of these REQUIRED paradigms ready:

• A paradigm with a SAB under your control. If you want an attack paradigm I'd go with SAB, RAV, MED or a defensive SAB, MED, SEN (if you like to control healing).
• A full attack paradigm that quickly raises the Chain Gauge, such as COM, RAV, RAV.

When you are ready head north to start the battle.

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After the scenes, you will be in Valhalla where the fight continues.

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After you defeat Caius there are still more battles to go.

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Watch the final scenes and when it is all over you will get the Paradox Scope, 30,000 CP, the 'Hope' Gate Seal, and unlock Valhalla [??? AF]].

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Post-Story Check-in

The first thing I suggest you do is check that you have all Gates and Fragments from everywhere except the following:

• Oerba [400 AF] (which I haven't opened)
• Serendipity
• The Archylte Steppe
• Academia [4XX AF]
• Oerba [300 AF] (Gate only)
• New Bodhum [700 AF]

Let's take care of some of these right now, but first head to the Mystic in Serendipity to get the Fragment Skills: Paradox Scope.

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Make sure to turn on the Paradox Scope skill and then from the pier, head east and hug the wall until you see the fragment floating and examine it to get Serah's Message and 600 CP. Now head all the way west to find Noel's Message and 600 CP.

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Spend time in Serendipity doing the Chocobo Racing, or simply turn in 75,000 gil, to get another Wild Artefact so you can access Oerba [400 AF] through the gate in Oerba [300 AF].

Like [300 AF], the majority of your time here is going to be Temporal Rift Puzzles. Head east and hop in your first one, a Tile Trail, which will get you Farewell Madeleine and 800 CP.

Head west around the building and down the other side to pop into another rift, this one a Crystal Bonds puzzle. When you finish, you recieve Selfish Pancake and 800 CP. Head toward the beach, but before taking the steps north, turn south and look to the top of the tree roots. Although hard to see, there is actually a treasure up there, so throw Mog and get the 'Hometown' Gate Seal.

Head down to The Ashensand now and hop in the portal next to the steps (this will usually only appear until everything else is complete, unless you are in post game). This is a Hands of Time puzzle and will net you Pink Parfait and 1,000 CP.

Nead west and go to the top floor of the schoolhouse now and use Mog in the north to reveal another rift. This is another Hands of Time puzzle and rewards you with the Teatime Mont Blanc and 800 CP.

Head back to the beach and go north to reveal the rest of The Ashensand. Dirctly north, at the maps edge, use Mog to reveal the Graviton Core Zeta and 500 CP. Now, follow the beach east to another rift. This Hands of Time will net you Beloved Cinnamon and another 800 CP.

Continue east and you will come across a phased out Platinum Casino Ticket. Continue along the beach and at the far east is a hidden Wild Chorus. Head to the Village Proper, where a rift awaits north or Chocolina. This is a Crystal Bonds puzzle and will get you the Bittersweet Chiffon and 800 CP.

Head south into the building near Chocolina and on the lower floor use Moogle Hunt to reveal a Crystal Bonds puzzle. This one will reward you with the Dishonest Mille-feuille and another 800 CP.

Head out of the building and around the back to get to the upper level and a Tile Trail puzzle. This is short and easy and will reward you with the final fragemnt, Tremulous Muffin and the last 800 CP.

Head up to the street level now and head all the way south to get the last treasure with Platinum Casino Ticket x2.

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Paradox Endings

There are fragments for turning your Paradox Scope skill on and doing things differently. Let's cover these next.

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You will again have a fight with Caius, but with Noel this time. This is a much easier battle than the one with Serah.

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The Final Steps to 100%

The following is a checklist of what you need to do to get the 100% completion of the game.

• Finish The Archylte Steppe (See Archylte Steppe - (In-Depth) for more information.)
• Finish Serendipity (See Serendipity - (In-Depth) for more information.)
• Kill every enemy in the game at least once to complete Academia [4XX AF] Fragment: Academic Rank: Monster Professor

Once you have all 160 Fragments, activate the Paradox Scope and defeat the final boss for a Secret Ending.

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Throphies/Achievements

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Unlockables

These are the special bonus rewards that players with a Final Fantasy XIII save or players who fulfill the trophy/achievement requirements.

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Serendipity - (In-Depth)

There are 5 fragments that you can get in Serendipity, but they are all hard ones.

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Chocobo Racing

Firstly, you should obtain the Silver Chocobo before starting any racing to a large degree.

There are 4 things that determine your chocobo's overall quality in racing and those are Speed, Stamina, RP, and Abilities. In order to increase these abilities you will need to level up your chocobo in the Crystarium.

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Speed

In order to increase the chocobo's Speed, you will need Strength on the Crystarium. Note that anything above 800 Strength goes to waste, since there is a cap on just how fast the chocobo can be.

Stamina

In order to increase the chocobo's Stamina, you will need Magic on the Crystarium. Once again, the cap is at 800 Magic.

RP

Race Points are what govern how long you can race a chocobo in one sitting. In order to increase your chocobo's base RP, you will need to increase the HP in the Crystarium. Once again, there is a cap at 5,000 HP giving you a total of 600 RP.

Abilities

Though the three above are required, abilities have the potential of helping the most overall. Although some chocobo's come with these abilities inheritantly, you can also infuse them as you desire.

You will need to infuse at least one of the following Passive Abilities from one of the sources.

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Chocobo Development

Firstly, obtain the Silver Chocobo by heading to Academia [4XX] and using the Improved Moogle Throw at the small platform below the projection of Cocooon.

Once you have that you will need to 31 Potent Orbs, 46 Potent Essences, and 23 Potent Crystals. You can farm these in the Clearwater Marshes of The Archylte Steepe.

Once you have maxed out your chocobo, you can easily dominate the lower division races. The only trouble will be the Fal'Cie cups. You should infuse the chocobo with the above mentioned skills, if you haven't already.

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Racing your Chocobo

With your Silver Chocobo in hand, it's time to head for the races. The following tips are assuming you have a maxed Silver Chocobo with all of the above and it is set to 'Stay at the back of the pack'.

• You can always recieve a Sprinting Start by pressing X/A just as the 1 fades from the screen.
• Watch the show and save up your boost for the final stretch.
• In the final turn of the races your chocobo will start to glow. This means the Blue Streak has taken effect and you can now use the Boost gauge at a decreased cost. If you have a full gauge, Boost straight away. If not, you should determine if you should wait a second or two. Don't wait too long though, as the Blue Streak effect wears off.

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Gambling Although you will almost always win in lower cups, the Fal'Cie cups are the most challenging and offer the best chance for suprise wins and loses.

• If your chocobo wins a race when it is in poor or terrible condition the reward is greatly increased (you can not do this with Health Nut applied).
• In Fal'Cie matches it is wise to bet on a close competitor, who is in great condition, as well as yourself.
• Betting on both your close competitors can be beneficial depending on the odds. If it is only costing you 300 to bet on yourself and 2 competitors and the lowest payout is 4.0 you will still make 100 coins. That being said, if the chocobo with the 8.0 payout wins, you would make 500 coins.
• If you are using Blue Streak and you see that one of the better paying out competitors might win, you can choose not to Boost in the hopes of getting a greater reward.

There are some chocobos out there ranked extremly high that are always a good bet.

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Race Titles

During a chocobos career, the time it has per set of RP, you can achieve certain feats to obtain Adornments. They are represented in the form of Titles that you achieve and they are as follows:

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Races & Rewards The following is a list of all the races and the rewards you can get from them. Note that some prizes are a one-time reward and are then replaced.

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Slot Machines

Head inside the building on the right and you will be in the Hall of Gambling. There are two things here, the Slot Machines and the Card Tables (DLC only). Head straight in and talk to the owner in the back. Talk to the Casino Vendor on the right to trade your tickets into coins. You can talk to everyone else for more information, but I'm gonna hop straight into a machine.

There are three modes to the slot machines:

Normal

• You play 5 coins at a time and the payout is limited. You can get to Victory Mode by aligning three 9's and Super Victory by aligning thre Ochus.

Victory

• You play 10 coins at a time. You can reach Super Victory by aligning three Ochus. This mode will end if you get three Cactuar or a Bomb on the left hand side.

Super Victory

• You play 100 coins, but the payouts are great. There is a 50% chance the mode will end if you get 3 Moogles in a row.

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The other factor to take into account is the 'Mood' of the machine. The girl outside it will tell you the mood. This affects the overall payout of the machine. Consult the table below.

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Fragment Skills

The Mystic, in the left building, will open up Fragment Skill. These skills are extremely awesome bonuses. Just for talking to the Mystic the first time you will get the Improved Moogle Throw, which gives you access to tons of Adornments. You can activate and deactivate these manually through the Fragment Skill menu inside your Main Menu.

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Archylte Steppe - (In-Depth)

The Steppe is the ultimate leveling area. With the ability to change the monsters to your level liking by changing the weather, you can get a huge customizable farming and level. I will be listing all of the enemies that appear on the Steppe in a bit, but first let's go over the special targets you will want to go after later in the game.

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Steppe Fragments

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Opening The Vile Peaks [200 AF]

Spawned by the green waystones on the field, the Gigantuar can pack a punch for low-level parties.

There are actually three different spawns for this guy and if you defeat all three you will unlock the following:

• The gate in the Grave Ridge area and get access to Vile Peaks [200 AF]
• The Fragment: Ochu Fragment quest.
• The Fragment: Fragment of Invincibility quest.

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Fragment: Ochu Fragment

Once you defeat the 3 Gigantaur's head to the Nomad Village and change the weather to Rainy. (You may need to leave and come back too).

Talk to Tipur and he should give you this quest.

Getting this Fragment isn't hard at all, since all you have to do is have a SEN and a MED that can outheal the damage it takes. Getting 5 star rating on the other hand is where the challenge lies. The setup for this guy is a little more difficult than the previous.

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The first time you beat Ochu you will get the Ochu Fragment and 30,000 CP.

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Fragment: Fragment of Invincibility

Once you defeat the 3 Gigantaur's head to the Nomad Village and change the weather to Cloudy. (You may need to leave and come back too).

Talk to Myta and she should give you this quest.

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