Final Fantasy VIII Side Quests

Shumi Village

To complete this area, go to Shumi VillageLocationNorthern village with a repeatable Ultima draw point and a Disc 2 statue side quest that can reward Status Guard. (Just North of Trabia Garden on a little island). Now, DRAW ULTIMA from behind the guys. This draw point will respawn after you have taken a bunch of steps. The easiest thing to do is just come back after every time your characters receive their Garden Salary. Go to the elevator and go down. You will be given special permission to hang out here. Note the blue and red orbs in the elevator, reminiscent of the orbs on Norg’s device. It doesn’t mean anything, but it’s sorta cool to see.

• When you get down, enter the first doorway, the Inn, and save your game upstairs.
• Leave the inn and go all the way to the last hut. That’s the Sculptor, in the back; you’ll talk automatically. He’ll insist you go talk to the Elder.
• Leave this hut and head right to the next screen. The moomba should be out of the way, so you should be able to go inside. After a chat, you’ll be asked to help out with the statue. Head back to the statue and talk to Sculptor. He’ll tell you he needs Blue Stone.
• Look beside the statue for Blue stone (if you need it, there’s a Firaga draw point behind the statue). After examining it, you’ll find out you need the Wind Stone next.
• Leave the hut and go right two screens. Look at the rocks by the only hut you can’t enter (near the entrance) for Wind stone. Go back and give the stone to Sculptor.
• Now you need some Life Stones. Leave the hut and go one screen right. The life stones are in the tree roots to the right of the Moomba outside the Elder’s hut, get them. Go and give them to Sculptor.
• Now you need Shadow Stones. Take the elevator back up to the surface and look where all the shadows intersect (just run around the shadows until Squall tells you it’s near; if the Draw Point has spawned more Ultima, grab more!) Take the shadow stones to Sculptor.
• Now he needs Water Stones. Leave the hut and head next door to Artisan’s house. Read the Timber ManiacsMagazine SeriesMagazine series that unlocks Laguna stories on the Garden computer. magazine on the couch, then talk to him. Keep talking until he starts repeating himself, then look at the sink to the left of him. Take it to Sculptor, talk to sculptor normally, and then return to the Elder.
• When you try to leave the Elder’s hut, you’ll get a Phoenix PinionItemSummons Phoenix GF (Revive all characters + fire dmg to enemies). If you are confused, have Squall explain it to you after you leave the hut.
• After you hear the loud cry, go and visit the Sculptor again.
• By now you should have walked enough for the Ultima draw point to respawn, and it doesn’t appear you can advance the story line here until you’ve at least taken the elevator to the top. So leave via the elevator and draw if you can.
• After checking on the Ultima, go back and visit Elder. He’ll tell you to go and see Attendant helping Sculptor.
• Go talk to Attendant, then to Sculptor, then leave and go talk to the Elder. He’ll ask you to talk to the Moomba outside.
• Do so, then go and talk to Assistant again. Then leave the screen and then immediately come back.
• Talk to both of them, then go and tell the Elder what is happening, and get a bit of info.
• Now go talk to Sculptor again, then Assistant. Twice. Now go back and talk to Elder. Now go talk to Artisan.
• Hmmm. What to do? What to do? Didn’t he give you a bit of a hint earlier? Oh alright. I’ll tell you. Go and talk to the guy at FH with the Moomba doll. He’ll give you what you need (the doll.) Take it back to Shumi VillageLocationNorthern village with a repeatable Ultima draw point and a Disc 2 statue side quest that can reward Status Guard. (don’t forget to see if you can draw ultima both ways, if you’ve walked a bunch) and walk to Artisan’s house.
• The doll contains a message that makes everything turn out better. After delivering it, head outside and meet the fisherman!
• Talk a bit and Artisan will be happier. Now head over to the shop and talk to all 3 of them.
• Now go talk to the Elder for a cool gift. I got a Status GuardItemGF learns ST-Defx4 ability.

Optional: Lots of Ultima

After you finish the quest above, there’s an easy way to get lots of Ultima. The Ultima draw point in Shumi VillageLocationNorthern village with a repeatable Ultima draw point and a Disc 2 statue side quest that can reward Status Guard. refreshes based on the number of steps you have walked, and walking on a ChocoboGuardian ForceItem-summoned GF effect using Gysahl Greens after obtaining a chocobo. It does not junction like a normal GF. counts as 2-3 times the regular number of steps. Just next to Shumi VillageLocationNorthern village with a repeatable Ultima draw point and a Disc 2 statue side quest that can reward Status Guard. is a Chocobo ForestSide QuestOptional forest puzzles where you use Sonar and Ziner to call chicobos, summon the mother chocobo, dig up treasures, and eventually earn the Chicobo Card.. See the instructions above to call the chocoboGuardian ForceItem-summoned GF effect using Gysahl Greens after obtaining a chocobo. It does not junction like a normal GF. in this forest, then run around on the ChocoboGuardian ForceItem-summoned GF effect using Gysahl Greens after obtaining a chocobo. It does not junction like a normal GF. until you get three disbursements of your salary (probably only 4-5 minutes). You can now return and draw 8+ ultima. Repeat as desired. Note that - unlike when you draw from an enemy during a battle - increasing your magic attribute does not appear to result in receiving additional magic when drawing from a draw point.

Disc 3 note: If you complete this side quest on Disc 2, return to Shumi VillageLocationNorthern village with a repeatable Ultima draw point and a Disc 2 statue side quest that can reward Status Guard. when you first get the Ragnarok on Disc 3. Visit the Elder, then go visit the statue. Talk to all three of them and then try to leave, then talk to Master Fisherman. Talk to the elder, then leave and head out. After a long cut scene, you’ll be back on the elevator. When you leave, head back one last time to hear the last little bits of the story, then you can leave for good. While you’re there, if you would like to hear an interesting spin on the “Eyes on Me” song, head into the Inn and examine the Moogle-in-a-snow-globe at the far right.