Final Fantasy XII Reference

Emulator Notes

These notes are optional and apply only when playing the original North American PlayStation 2 release through an emulator with save states. Save-state manipulation can reroll random outcomes, but it can also preserve a bad state or make an ordinary mistake harder to unwind.

Chain Loot Rerolls

Battle-chain lootInventory SystemEnemy material sold for gil and Bazaar progress; Monographs and the Canopic Jar add separate Loot slots. indicators progress through normal, blue, gold or yellow, and red. Skipping ordinary drops helps the chainBattle SystemDefeating consecutive enemies of the same family improves their normal drops; a different family, town, or touched Save Crystal breaks it. reach its best lootInventory SystemEnemy material sold for gil and Bazaar progress; Monographs and the Canopic Jar add separate Loot slots. level faster, but it can also skip a rare item you wanted.

With save states, make a state immediately before picking up a drop. If the contents are not useful, reload and try again after advancing the game’s random state with an action such as attacking or casting CureWhite Magick8 MP. Restores a small amount of HP to one ally and damages an undead target..

A flashing chainBattle SystemDefeating consecutive enemies of the same family improves their normal drops; a different family, town, or touched Save Crystal breaks it. number has no color coding and may markHunt SystemA contracted hunt accepted from its petitioner after reading the notice board. lootInventory SystemEnemy material sold for gil and Bazaar progress; Monographs and the Canopic Jar add separate Loot slots. that can be collected without slowing Chain LevelBattle SystemThe hidden drop-quality tier from 0 through 3; higher levels improve normal drop rates and can add recovery bonuses. growth. Treat it as a useful visual cue, not a guarantee worth risking a long chainBattle SystemDefeating consecutive enemies of the same family improves their normal drops; a different family, town, or touched Save Crystal breaks it. over.

Chest Rerolls

Treasure contents are determined when the chest is opened. The basic emulator loop is:

1. Make a normal save near the route.
2. Create a separate save state before checking whether the chest spawned.
3. If it did not spawn, reload, perform one randomizing action, overwrite that save state, and check again.
4. When the chest appears, make a new state before opening it.
5. If the item is wrong, reload, perform another randomizing action, and reopen it.

Do not assume the Diamond ArmletAccessoryChanges treasure contents when equipped by an active party member; it can improve or worsen a specific original-release chest. always improves a chest. Some original-game treasure tables change in an unhelpful way when it is equipped.

Slowing Fishing Inputs

The later Fishing stages use fast five-, six-, and eight-button sequences. If those inputs cause pain, fatigue, or missed buttons, use the emulator’s slow-motion or emulation-speed control instead of forcing repeated attempts at full speed.

Start around 75% speed. If that is still uncomfortable, try 50%. Bind the speed toggle to an easy keyboard key or controller button, slow down before RukselCharacterThe South Bank Village fisherman who operates the minigame. Give him Muramata to begin, then Matamune to open the final two fishing stages. displays the sequence, and restore normal speed after the outing. The sequence itself does not change; reducing emulation speed gives you more real time to read and enter it.

Keep an ordinary in-game save before fishing and test one practice outing before chasing a perfect result. Emulator timing and controller polling can differ, so confirm that every D-pad, face-button, and shoulder-button input still registers reliably at the chosen speed.

Diamond Armlet in the Tchita Uplands

A low-spawn chest can appear along the southern border of Garden of Life’s Circle. Teleport to The Chosen Path, travel counterclockwise to the blue Save CrystalField MechanicRestores HP and MP and permits saving; touching one also breaks a battle Chain. in The Nameless Spring, save normally, and make a state.

Enter Garden of Life’s Circle and flee along the southern edge. If no chest appears before the eastern edge, reload, travel north first, defeat one enemy, update the state, and check again. When the chest appears, save-state before opening it and reroll the contents until it yields the Diamond ArmletAccessoryChanges treasure contents when equipped by an active party member; it can improve or worsen a specific original-release chest..

Ribbon in the Cerobi Steppe

Equip the Diamond ArmletAccessoryChanges treasure contents when equipped by an active party member; it can improve or worsen a specific original-release chest. for this route. Teleport to Balfonheim Port and travel northwest to the blue Save CrystalField MechanicRestores HP and MP and permits saving; touching one also breaks a battle Chain. at Journey’s Rest. Save normally and make a state.

In Crossfield, look for the square gap near the north edge, roughly one quarter of the way west from the transition to The Northsward. The chest can appear along the north edge of that square. If it does not, reload, go south to The Terraced Bank, defeat one enemy, update the state, and check again.

Once the chest appears, save-state before opening it and reroll for a Ribbon. To attempt another Ribbon, travel counterclockwise through Feddik River and make a state before re-entering Crossfield so the chest can respawn.

FWIW, disabling all three characters’ Gambits, standing near the chest, and alternating CureWhite Magick8 MP. Restores a small amount of HP to one ally and damages an undead target. casts between checks produced three Ribbons in about 30 minutes with save-state and load-state hotkeys. YMMV.

Giruvegan Treasure

The same save, randomize, open, and reload method can reroll treasure in Giruvegan and The Great Crystal. Equip the Diamond ArmletAccessoryChanges treasure contents when equipped by an active party member; it can improve or worsen a specific original-release chest. when pursuing armor from the applicable treasure tables.

Do not equip the Diamond ArmletAccessoryChanges treasure contents when equipped by an active party member; it can improve or worsen a specific original-release chest. when pursuing the Holy LanceWeapon: SpearA Holy-elemental spear found on the Great Crystal story route; equip it against Holy-weak undead only after confirming the matching spear License. because the lance does not appear from its chest while the Armlet is equipped. Glimmering RobesMystic ArmorHigh-end mystic body armor carried by Crystal Knight; retreat without defeating the one-time Trophy enemy if you want another Steal attempt. can appear from treasure in Uldobi Phullam Udiipra.