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Question about poaching with Secret Hunt on PS1 version of FFT

Okay team....

Long-time player, first-time poster.

I've made it to chapter 3 where the fur shop is finally unlocked on the Map. I have done the Olan mission and the following Zalmo mission which has opened up Orbonne Monastery. That is where I am at currently.

As you know the secret hunt can be started as soon as "secret hunt" becomes unlocked on any of your characters. However, you cannot purchase anything you find until the beginning of chapter three when the fur shop becomes available. That is where I am at right now.

The goal is to find Hydras.

I know you can encounter a bunch of beast monsters at Barius Hill but at what point in the game are they available? I've been grinding the shit out of the game and I'm currently Lvl 60 with the best purchasable gear available (not just up to this point but period; all my dudes have thief hats and black costumes or light robes.) I cannot for the life of me spawn the battle at Bariaus Hill that contains the Hydra's, Red Dragons, and Behemoths no matter how many times I try.

My goal is to spawn them, using a mediator invite a Hydra and then somehow survive the battle amidst the fallout. It should be hard because this is pre-Beouwulf and pre-Orlandu.

Does anybody know if that battle can spawn in Chapter 3 or does it only spawn in Chapter 4 or later? (Or after a specific event for example).

Help is much appreciated.

Cheers,

Posted Jul 12, 2020, 12:24 AM UTC

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unholyswordsman•

From my understanding they should be able to spawn after you encounter them which is post Beowulf and Reis, which is Chapter 4. It appears rare battles regardless of previously encountered monsters are available in Chapter 4. The maps they appear on

  • Bariaus Hill's rare battle (enter from south)

  • Deep Dungeon's VOYAGE level

  • Deep Dungeon's END level

  • 2 also appear at Nelveska Temple during the Worker 8 battle. Save before hand and reload if you can't get it to join.

Hope this helps

Edit. Fixed formatting and it appears rare battles are a chapter 4 thing regardless of encountering the monster before hand or not.

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Megafierce•

Battles on the map don't unlock depending on whether you've encountered the monsters beforehand.

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unholyswordsman•

Ok. It seems they're just a Chapter 4 thing regardless of if you've encountered a specific monster before hand.

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sriracha_everything•

Different enemies spawn depending on your direction of approach: I read to only approach from Warjilis to get a chance for the encounter.

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occultfire•

The battle is next to impossible at lvl 60 without endgame gear. You can easily beat it at ~25/30 or you'll need to steal some higher gear from human enemies to increase your hp and stats.

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BroffessionalOP•

So I've seen conflicting reports that say enter from the south (Lionel Castle heading towards Bariaus Hill) and others say from the north (From Zaland Fort City heading south towards Bariaus Hill).

Which one is it?

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