A comprehensive walkthrough for exploring Lindblum in Final Fantasy IX, covering item locations, synthesis shop strategies, and key events like ATEs and character interactions.
Walkthrough
- 1Speak with the moogle Moodon in the inn for a letter.
- 2Collect 163 Gil from the bottom left corner of the inn.
- 3View the ATE "Small-Town Knight in a Big City" as you exit the inn.
- 4Head upstairs and enter the building north of the Steiner scene to find an Echo Screen and a Hi-Potion.
- 5Go up the alleyway to the right of the previous building and find a Tent under the trees.
- 6Enter the church at the end of the street, climb the ladder behind the altar, and find a Leather Plate by moving right.
- 7Return to the inn area and exit northeast to the Square (shops).
- 8In the Square, find Silver Gloves on a table in the upper left before synthesizing.
- 9Use the synthesis shop to craft powerful weapons like the Butterfly Sword and The Ogre.
- 10Purchase Steepled Hats from the equipment shop.
- 11Synthesize Cotton Robes (1,000 Gil each).
- 12Sell Cotton Robes to shops for a profit of 610 Gil each. Keep two for Dagger and Vivi.
- 13Purchase Glass Armlets and Leather Wrists to make Glass Buckles (accessory, teaches Antibody).
- 14Return to the inn street and go through the opposite doorway to trigger the ATE "Vivi’s Shopping", receiving a Kupo Nut.
- 15Take the air cab to the Industrial District.
- 16In the Industrial District, go to the left railing after climbing stairs to find a Leather Wrist.
- 17Head up the stairs in the back to the pub; find a Bronze Vest to the right of the pub's doorway.
- 18Continue north of the pub and enter the building at the end of the street. Find a Mimic Card and a Steepled Hat on the second floor.
- 19Take the air cab to the Theater District.
- 20Exit the station and view the ATE "Steam Engine".
- 21Find 127 Gil in the greenery in the foreground.
- 22Enter the building to the right of the greenery and loot a chest for Ore.
- 23Go west of the artist's studio and down the stairs to reach the area with Lowell's fan club.
- 24Speak to the chairman (in purple) to trigger an event.
- 25Chase the moogle-costumed person up the stairs into the artist's studio.
- 26Speak to Lowell to receive an Autograph and find the Moogle Suit.
- 27Go to the Tantalus hideout, enter for a scene, and trigger the ATE "What can I do?".
- 28Open three chests inside Tantalus hideout: 97 Gil, 68 Gil, and 282 Gil.
- 29Check the bed on the left.
Tips
- Ensure Zidane has learned the Bandit ability from the Mythril Dagger before synthesizing to increase steal success rate.
- The Cotton Robe synthesis and sell-back method is a good way to earn money early in the game.
- Keep two Cotton Robes as they can be equipped by Dagger and Vivi.
- Glass Buckles are useful accessories that teach Antibody to all characters.
- The items obtained in the Industrial and Theater Districts (Mimic Card, Steepled Hat, Autograph, Moogle Suit) are optional but can be useful or provide lore.
- Items: Gil (163, 127, 97, 68, 282), Echo Screen, Hi-Potion, Tent, Leather Plate, Silver Gloves, Bronze Vest, Mimic Card, Steepled Hat, Ore, Kupo Nut, Autograph, Moogle Suit.
- Abilities Taught: Antibody (via Glass Buckles).
- Weapons: Butterfly Sword, The Ogre (via Synthesis).
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