Any% NoCW Seed 9 Step Route

Route Overview

Route
Final Fantasy IV Any% NoCW (version 21)
Route Time
1244.687s (saves 60.719s)
Route Encounters
56 (saves 10 encounters)
Optional Steps
21
Extra Steps
80

Route Description

Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:   9   Index:   0
Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:   9   Index:   1
  Step  34: 1 / SandMoth x2, Larva x2 (7.009s)
Kaipo                                                     Seed:   9   Index:  37
Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:   9   Index:  37
Watery Pass-South B1F                                     Seed:   9   Index:  69
  Step  12: 2 / EvilShel x3, WaterBug x1 (6.866s)
Recruit Tellah                                            Seed:   9   Index: 101
Watery Pass-South B1F                                     Seed:   9   Index: 101
Watery Pass-South B2F                                     Seed:   9   Index: 121
  Step  38: 3 / EvilShel x3, WaterBug x1 (7.081s)
  Step  61: 4 / Pike x3 (7.152s)
  Step  62: 5 / CaveToad x3 (7.014s)
Watery Pass-South B2F Save Room                           Seed:   9   Index: 211
  Extra Steps: 8
Watery Pass-South B2F                                     Seed:   9   Index: 223
  Step  32: 6 / CaveToad x3 (7.014s)
Watery Pass-South B3F                                     Seed:  26   Index:   6
Watery Pass-North B2F                                     Seed:  26   Index:  40
  Step  12: 7 / CaveToad x3 (7.014s)
  Step  20: 8 / TinyMage x2, WaterHag x4 (8.120s)
Watery Pass-North B1F                                     Seed:  26   Index:  61
  Step   6: 9 / CaveToad x2, Mad Toad x2 (7.163s)
  Step  35: 10 / Jelly x4 (7.324s)
Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:  26   Index: 121
Waterfalls B1F                                            Seed:  26   Index: 130
Waterfalls B2F                                            Seed:  26   Index: 131
Waterfalls Lake                                           Seed:  26   Index: 176
  Step  30: 11 / Aligator x2 (7.544s)
Battle: Octomamm                                          Seed:  26   Index: 213
Waterfalls Lake                                           Seed:  26   Index: 213
Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:  26   Index: 214
Overworld (Damcyan)                                       Seed:  26   Index: 225
Damcyan                                                   Seed:  26   Index: 229
  Optional Steps: 1
  Extra Steps: 48
Overworld (Damcyan)                                       Seed:  43   Index:  29
Antlion B1F                                               Seed:  43   Index:  29
  Step  18: 12 / Turtle x1, Imp x2 (7.044s)
Antlion B2F Inward Direct                                 Seed:  43   Index:  67
  Antlion B2F                                             Seed:  43   Index:  67
    Step   6: 13 / Weeper x1, Turtle x1, Basilisk x1 (7.385s)
    Step  27: 14 / Cream x4 (7.552s)
    Step  56: 15 / Weeper x1, Turtle x1, Basilisk x1 (7.385s)
    Step  58: 16 / Weeper x2 (7.114s)
Antlion's Nest                                            Seed:  43   Index: 147
Battle: Antlion                                           Seed:  43   Index: 161
Antlion's Nest                                            Seed:  43   Index: 161
Antlion B2F Outward Direct                                Seed:  43   Index: 176
  Antlion B2F                                             Seed:  43   Index: 176
    Step  27: 17 / Turtle x2 (7.464s)
    Step  60: 18 / Weeper x1, Turtle x1, Basilisk x1 (7.339s)
Antlion B1F                                               Seed:  60   Index:   0
  Step  15: 19 / Imp x3, Imp Cap. x1 (6.753s)
  Step  24: 20 / Imp x3, Imp Cap. x1 (6.753s)
Overworld (Damcyan)                                       Seed:  60   Index:  38
Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:  60   Index:  38
Kaipo Revisited                                           Seed:  60   Index:  38
Overworld (Kaipo)                                         Seed:  60   Index:  38
Overworld (Damcyan)                                       Seed:  60   Index:  38
Mt.Hobs-West                                              Seed:  60   Index:  38
  Step  15: 21 / Cocktric x3 (7.813s)
  Step  30: 22 / Gargoyle x1, Cocktric x2 (7.915s)
Mt.Hobs Summit                                            Seed:  60   Index:  77
Battle: MomBomb                                           Seed:  60   Index:  92
Mt.Hobs Summit                                            Seed:  60   Index:  92
Mt.Hobs-East                                              Seed:  60   Index:  98
  Step   1: 23 / Gargoyle x2 (7.630s)
  Step  26: 24 / Gargoyle x1, Cocktric x2 (7.868s)
Overworld (Fabul)                                         Seed:  60   Index: 144
Fabul                                                     Seed:  60   Index: 228
  Optional Steps: 10
  Extra Steps: 6
Overworld (Fabul)                                         Seed:  77   Index:  48
Fabul Boat and Leviatan                                   Seed:  77   Index:  55
Overworld (Mysidia)                                       Seed:  77   Index:  55
Mysidia                                                   Seed:  77   Index:  64
Overworld (Mysidia)                                       Seed:  77   Index:  64
  Step   8: 25 / Needler x2, SwordRat x2 (8.097s)
Overworld (Mt.Ordeals)                                    Seed:  77   Index:  74
  Step   3: 26 / Imp Cap. x3, Needler x1 (7.932s)
  Step  44: 27 / Needler x2, SwordRat x2 (8.097s)
  Step  45: 28 / Needler x2, SwordRat x2 (8.097s)
  Step  53: 29 / Needler x2, SwordRat x2 (8.097s)
Mt.Ordeals                                                Seed:  77   Index: 168
  Step  27: 30 / Spirit x2, Skelton x2 (8.285s)
Mt.Ordeals-3rd station                                    Seed:  77   Index: 211
Recruit Tellah                                            Seed:  77   Index: 234
Mt.Ordeals-3rd station                                    Seed:  77   Index: 234
Mt.Ordeals-7th station                                    Seed:  77   Index: 239
  Step   8: 31 / Lilith x1 (8.745s)
  Step  37: 32 / Soul x3, Ghoul x1, Revenant x1 (9.933s)
Mt.Ordeals Summit                                         Seed:  94   Index:  25
  Optional Steps: 0
Battle: Milon and Milon Z                                 Seed:  94   Index:  42
Mt.Ordeals Summit                                         Seed:  94   Index:  42
Paladin                                                   Seed:  94   Index:  46
Mt.Ordeals Summit                                         Seed:  94   Index:  46
  Optional Steps: 1
  Step   4: 33 / Lilith x1, Red Bone x2 (8.437s)
Mt.Ordeals-7th station                                    Seed:  94   Index:  69
Mt.Ordeals-3rd station                                    Seed:  94   Index: 111
Mt.Ordeals                                                Seed:  94   Index: 141
  Step   7: 34 / Spirit x3, Soul x1 (8.429s)
  Step  40: 35 / Spirit x2, Skelton x2 (8.065s)
Overworld (Mt.Ordeals)                                    Seed:  94   Index: 185
Take Chocobo to Mysidia                                   Seed:  94   Index: 198
Overworld (Mysidia)                                       Seed:  94   Index: 198
Town of Baron Serpent Road                                Seed:  94   Index: 198
  Extra Steps: 12
Old Water-way                                             Seed:  94   Index: 214
  Step  16: 36 / Piranha x2, FangShel x1, EvilShel x1 (9.096s)
  Step  31: 37 / Pike x3, Piranha x3 (8.025s)
  Step  75: 38 / Piranha x2, FangShel x1, EvilShel x1 (9.096s)
Castle Baron B3F                                          Seed: 111   Index:  48
  Step  14: 39 / FangShel x3, Aligator x1, Crocdile x1 (14.265s)
  Step  34: 40 / AquaWorm x1, Piranha x3 (9.542s)
Castle Baron B2F                                          Seed: 111   Index: 102
  Step  12: 41 / Hydra x2 (7.986s)
  Step  14: 42 / Hydra x2 (7.986s)
Castle Baron B1F Inward Direct                            Seed: 111   Index: 128
  Castle Baron B1F                                        Seed: 111   Index: 128
    Step   8: 43 / Hydra x2 (7.986s)
Castle Baron                                              Seed: 111   Index: 149
Battle: Kainazzo                                          Seed: 111   Index: 163
Overworld (Toroia)                                        Seed: 111   Index: 163
Toroian Castle                                            Seed: 111   Index: 164
  Optional Steps: 3
Overworld (Toroia)                                        Seed: 111   Index: 178
  Optional Steps: 1
Black Chocobo to Cave Magnes                              Seed: 111   Index: 216
Overworld (Toroia)                                        Seed: 111   Index: 216
Cave Magnes B1F                                           Seed: 111   Index: 217
  Step   1: 44 / Panther x2 (8.033s)
  Step   9: 45 / Ogre x1, Panther x2 (8.591s)
Cave Magnes B2F                                           Seed: 128   Index:  29
  Step  17: 46 / CaveNaga x1, Python x2 (8.779s)
Cave Magnes B3F Inward Save Room Steps                    Seed: 128   Index:  70
  Cave Magnes B3F                                         Seed: 128   Index:  70
  Cave Magnes B3F Save Room                               Seed: 128   Index:  78
    Extra Steps: 2
  Cave Magnes B3F                                         Seed: 128   Index:  80
    Step   6: 47 / Mage x2 (8.585s)
    Step  32: 48 / VampGirl x1, Cave Bat x3 (9.492s)
Cave Magnes B3F Passage                                   Seed: 128   Index: 143
Cave Magnes B4F Inward Direct                             Seed: 128   Index: 154
  Cave Magnes B4F                                         Seed: 128   Index: 154
    Step   1: 49 / Panther x2, Ogre x1, CaveNaga x1 (9.026s)
    Step   6: 50 / VampGirl x2, Cave Bat x3 (10.064s)
Battle: Dark Elf                                          Seed: 128   Index: 184
Overworld (Toroia)                                        Seed: 128   Index: 184
Black Chocobo to Toroia                                   Seed: 128   Index: 186
Overworld (Toroia)                                        Seed: 128   Index: 186
Toroian Castle 1F Inward Extra Steps Area Steps           Seed: 128   Index: 207
  Toroian Castle 1F                                       Seed: 128   Index: 207
    Optional Steps: 3
    Extra Steps: 4
Overworld (Toroia)                                        Seed: 128   Index: 215
  Optional Steps: 2
Tower of Zot 1F                                           Seed: 128   Index: 218
Tower of Zot 2F                                           Seed: 145   Index:   0
Battle: FlameDog                                          Seed: 145   Index:  52
Tower of Zot 2F                                           Seed: 145   Index:  52
Tower of Zot 3F                                           Seed: 145   Index:  69
  Step  38: 51 / Marion (summons Puppet) x1, Puppet x3 (9.426s)
  Step  41: 52 / Marion (summons Puppet) x1, Puppet x3 (9.426s)
  Step  73: 53 / Jelly x1, Slime x2, Cream x1 (7.808s)
  Step  83: 54 / SwordMan x1, Ice Liz x2 (10.462s)
Tower of Zot 4F                                           Seed: 145   Index: 155
  Step  19: 55 / Gremlin x2, Ice Liz x2 (9.444s)
Tower of Zot 5F                                           Seed: 145   Index: 215
  Step   1: 56 / Witch x1, EpeeGirl x2 (9.664s)
Battle: Magus Sisters                                     Seed: 145   Index: 238
Tower of Zot 5F                                           Seed: 145   Index: 238
Tower of Zot 6F                                           Seed: 145   Index: 239
Battle: Valvalis                                          Seed: 145   Index: 253
Castle Baron                                              Seed: 145   Index: 253
Fly to Agart                                              Seed: 162   Index:  16
Overworld (Eblan)                                         Seed: 162   Index:  16
Underworld (Castle of Dwarves)                            Seed: 162   Index:  17

Information

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