Any% NoCW Seed 8 Step Route

Route Overview

Route
Final Fantasy IV Any% NoCW (version 21)
Route Time
1251.246s (saves 68.257s)
Route Encounters
50 (saves 17 encounters)
Optional Steps
20
Extra Steps
266

Route Description

Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:   8   Index:   0
Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:   8   Index:   1
Kaipo                                                     Seed:   8   Index:  37
Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:   8   Index:  37
  Step  19: 1 / SandMoth x2, Larva x2 (7.049s)
Watery Pass-South B1F                                     Seed:   8   Index:  69
  Step  12: 2 / EvilShel x3, WaterBug x1 (6.866s)
Recruit Tellah                                            Seed:   8   Index: 101
Watery Pass-South B1F                                     Seed:   8   Index: 101
Watery Pass-South B2F                                     Seed:   8   Index: 121
  Step  25: 3 / EvilShel x3, WaterBug x1 (7.081s)
  Step  38: 4 / Pike x3 (7.152s)
  Step  61: 5 / CaveToad x3 (7.014s)
  Step  62: 6 / CaveToad x3 (7.014s)
Watery Pass-South B2F Save Room                           Seed:   8   Index: 211
Watery Pass-South B2F                                     Seed:   8   Index: 215
  Extra Steps: 2
  Step   8: 7 / Pike x3 (7.152s)
  Step  40: 8 / Zombie x4 (7.148s)
Watery Pass-South B3F                                     Seed:  25   Index:   0
Watery Pass-North B2F                                     Seed:  25   Index:  34
  Step  18: 9 / Pike x2, EvilShel x2, WaterBug x2 (7.266s)
Watery Pass-North B1F                                     Seed:  25   Index:  55
  Step  12: 10 / Jelly x4 (7.324s)
  Step  41: 11 / CaveToad x2, Mad Toad x2 (7.163s)
Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:  25   Index: 115
Waterfalls B1F                                            Seed:  25   Index: 124
Waterfalls B2F                                            Seed:  25   Index: 125
Waterfalls Lake                                           Seed:  25   Index: 170
  Step  36: 12 / TinyMage x2, WaterHag x4 (8.120s)
Battle: Octomamm                                          Seed:  25   Index: 207
Waterfalls Lake                                           Seed:  25   Index: 207
Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:  25   Index: 208
Overworld (Damcyan)                                       Seed:  25   Index: 219
Damcyan                                                   Seed:  25   Index: 223
  Optional Steps: 1
  Extra Steps: 22
Overworld (Damcyan)                                       Seed:  25   Index: 253
Antlion B1F                                               Seed:  25   Index: 253
  Step  29: 13 / Cream x4 (7.552s)
  Step  34: 14 / Imp x3 (6.649s)
Antlion B2F Inward Charm Room Steps                       Seed:  42   Index:  35
  Antlion B2F                                             Seed:  42   Index:  35
  Antlion B2F Treasure Room                               Seed:  42   Index:  68
    Extra Steps: 58
  Antlion B2F                                             Seed:  42   Index: 126
Antlion's Nest                                            Seed:  42   Index: 178
Battle: Antlion                                           Seed:  42   Index: 192
Antlion's Nest                                            Seed:  42   Index: 192
  Step  11: 15 / Weeper x1, Turtle x1, Basilisk x1 (7.339s)
Antlion B2F Outward Charm Room Steps                      Seed:  42   Index: 207
  Antlion B2F                                             Seed:  42   Index: 207
    Step  29: 16 / Weeper x2 (7.132s)
  Antlion B2F Treasure Room                               Seed:  59   Index:   2
    Extra Steps: 22
  Antlion B2F                                             Seed:  59   Index:  24
    Step  29: 17 / Turtle x2 (7.464s)
Antlion B1F                                               Seed:  59   Index:  58
Overworld (Damcyan)                                       Seed:  59   Index:  96
Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:  59   Index:  96
  Extra Steps: 4
  Step   3: 18 / Imp x4 (7.024s)
Kaipo Revisited                                           Seed:  59   Index: 100
Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:  59   Index: 100
Overworld (Damcyan)                                       Seed:  59   Index: 100
Mt.Hobs-West                                              Seed:  59   Index: 100
  Step  24: 19 / Spirit x2 (7.616s)
Mt.Hobs Summit                                            Seed:  59   Index: 139
  Step   4: 20 / Spirit x2 (7.616s)
Battle: MomBomb                                           Seed:  59   Index: 154
Mt.Hobs Summit                                            Seed:  59   Index: 154
Mt.Hobs-East                                              Seed:  59   Index: 160
Overworld (Fabul)                                         Seed:  59   Index: 206
  Step  26: 21 / Gargoyle x1, Cocktric x2 (8.254s)
  Step  43: 22 / Imp Cap. x4, Imp x2 (8.467s)
  Step  51: 23 / Imp Cap. x3, Needler x3 (8.555s)
Fabul                                                     Seed:  76   Index:  34
  Optional Steps: 10
  Extra Steps: 24
Overworld (Fabul)                                         Seed:  76   Index: 128
Fabul Boat and Leviatan                                   Seed:  76   Index: 135
Overworld (Mysidia)                                       Seed:  76   Index: 135
Mysidia                                                   Seed:  76   Index: 144
Overworld (Mysidia)                                       Seed:  76   Index: 144
Overworld (Mt.Ordeals)                                    Seed:  76   Index: 154
  Step  77: 24 / Imp Cap. x4, Imp x2 (8.344s)
  Step  93: 25 / Needler x2, SwordRat x2 (8.097s)
Mt.Ordeals                                                Seed:  76   Index: 248
  Step  28: 26 / Spirit x3, Skelton x2, Red Bone x1 (9.131s)
  Step  40: 27 / Skelton x3, Red Bone x2 (8.244s)
Mt.Ordeals-3rd station                                    Seed:  93   Index:  35
  Step  15: 28 / Zombie x3, Ghoul x2, Revenant x2 (8.005s)
Recruit Tellah                                            Seed:  93   Index:  58
Mt.Ordeals-3rd station                                    Seed:  93   Index:  58
Mt.Ordeals-7th station                                    Seed:  93   Index:  63
Mt.Ordeals Summit                                         Seed:  93   Index: 105
  Optional Steps: 0
Battle: Milon and Milon Z                                 Seed:  93   Index: 122
Mt.Ordeals Summit                                         Seed:  93   Index: 122
Paladin                                                   Seed:  93   Index: 126
Mt.Ordeals Summit                                         Seed:  93   Index: 126
  Optional Steps: 1
  Step  22: 29 / Lilith x1 (8.563s)
Mt.Ordeals-7th station                                    Seed:  93   Index: 149
Mt.Ordeals-3rd station                                    Seed:  93   Index: 191
  Step  14: 30 / Ghoul x1, Red Bone x2, Skelton x2 (8.549s)
  Step  22: 31 / Zombie x3, Ghoul x2, Revenant x2 (7.923s)
Mt.Ordeals                                                Seed:  93   Index: 221
  Step   9: 32 / Lilith x1, Red Bone x2 (8.437s)
  Step  24: 33 / Soul x2, Red Bone x2 (8.881s)
Overworld (Mt.Ordeals)                                    Seed: 110   Index:   9
  Step   3: 34 / Imp Cap. x4, Imp x2 (8.400s)
Take Chocobo to Mysidia                                   Seed: 110   Index:  22
Overworld (Mysidia)                                       Seed: 110   Index:  22
Town of Baron Serpent Road                                Seed: 110   Index:  22
  Extra Steps: 112
Old Water-way                                             Seed: 110   Index: 138
  Step  80: 35 / Piranha x2, FangShel x1, EvilShel x1 (9.096s)
Castle Baron B3F                                          Seed: 110   Index: 228
  Step  51: 36 / Hydra x2 (7.986s)
Castle Baron B2F                                          Seed: 127   Index:  26
Castle Baron B1F Inward Direct                            Seed: 127   Index:  52
  Castle Baron B1F                                        Seed: 127   Index:  52
Castle Baron                                              Seed: 127   Index:  73
Battle: Kainazzo                                          Seed: 127   Index:  87
Overworld (Toroia)                                        Seed: 127   Index:  87
Toroian Castle                                            Seed: 127   Index:  88
  Optional Steps: 3
  Extra Steps: 10
Overworld (Toroia)                                        Seed: 127   Index: 112
  Optional Steps: 1
Black Chocobo to Cave Magnes                              Seed: 127   Index: 150
Overworld (Toroia)                                        Seed: 127   Index: 150
Cave Magnes B1F                                           Seed: 127   Index: 151
  Step   4: 37 / Python x1, StingRat x2 (8.525s)
  Step   9: 38 / Panther x1, StingRat x3 (9.009s)
  Step  57: 39 / Python x1, StingRat x2 (8.525s)
  Step  64: 40 / Cave Bat x3 (9.265s)
Cave Magnes B2F                                           Seed: 127   Index: 219
Cave Magnes B3F Inward Save Room Steps                    Seed: 144   Index:   4
  Cave Magnes B3F                                         Seed: 144   Index:   4
  Cave Magnes B3F Save Room                               Seed: 144   Index:  12
    Extra Steps: 2
  Cave Magnes B3F                                         Seed: 144   Index:  14
Cave Magnes B3F Passage                                   Seed: 144   Index:  77
Cave Magnes B4F Inward Direct                             Seed: 144   Index:  88
  Cave Magnes B4F                                         Seed: 144   Index:  88
    Step  19: 41 / CaveNaga x2, Python x2 (9.102s)
    Step  22: 42 / CaveNaga x2, Python x2 (9.102s)
Battle: Dark Elf                                          Seed: 144   Index: 118
Overworld (Toroia)                                        Seed: 144   Index: 118
Black Chocobo to Toroia                                   Seed: 144   Index: 120
Overworld (Toroia)                                        Seed: 144   Index: 120
Toroian Castle 1F Inward Extra Steps Area Steps           Seed: 144   Index: 141
  Toroian Castle 1F                                       Seed: 144   Index: 141
    Optional Steps: 2
    Extra Steps: 8
Overworld (Toroia)                                        Seed: 144   Index: 152
  Optional Steps: 2
  Extra Steps: 2
Tower of Zot 1F                                           Seed: 144   Index: 157
  Step  17: 43 / Slime x4 (8.548s)
Tower of Zot 2F                                           Seed: 144   Index: 195
  Step  21: 44 / Centaur x1, Gremlin x2 (8.473s)
  Step  45: 45 / Centaur x3 (8.469s)
Battle: FlameDog                                          Seed: 144   Index: 247
Tower of Zot 2F                                           Seed: 144   Index: 247
Tower of Zot 3F                                           Seed: 161   Index:   8
  Step   8: 46 / Ice Liz x1, Slime x3 (9.423s)
  Step  67: 47 / SwordMan x2 (12.756s)
Tower of Zot 4F                                           Seed: 161   Index:  94
  Step  14: 48 / Gremlin x2, Ice Liz x2 (9.444s)
  Step  44: 49 / EpeeGirl x3 (9.306s)
  Step  60: 50 / Slime x4 (8.548s)
Tower of Zot 5F                                           Seed: 161   Index: 154
Battle: Magus Sisters                                     Seed: 161   Index: 177
Tower of Zot 5F                                           Seed: 161   Index: 177
Tower of Zot 6F                                           Seed: 161   Index: 178
Battle: Valvalis                                          Seed: 161   Index: 192
Castle Baron                                              Seed: 161   Index: 192
Fly to Agart                                              Seed: 161   Index: 211
Overworld (Eblan)                                         Seed: 161   Index: 211
Underworld (Castle of Dwarves)                            Seed: 161   Index: 212

Information

The following images show maps on which to take extra steps for this route. The exact location to take these steps is only a suggestion. Feel free to find a location that works better for you, but be mindful of tiles that don't count as steps. You might also review the Summary or Detail tabs for important encounter information. Most of them are shown here, but due to limitations in the current route output format, they can't always be assigned to the correct map.

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