Vector

Maps: In Vector – 6 shown

World of Ruin maps cannot be found in the World of Balance; persistent maps are found in both the World of Balance as well as the World of Ruin Name	World	The random encounters found on this map; if the encounter list changes at certain points during the game, each list is shown here Encounters	The number of treasures found on this map Treasures	The dance learned by Mog upon fighting a battle on this map; if this dance is used during a battle here, the dancer has no chance of stumbling; different terrain types on the world map have different dances; plains and wastelands use the Wind Song, forests use the Forest Suite, and deserts use the Desert Aria Dance	The price of the inn found on this map; this inn is not necessarily available at all times Inn Price	The price of the chocobo rental found on this map; this chocobo rental is not necessarily available at all times Chocobo Price	Save Point	Recovery Spring	Whether it is possible to use Warp on this map Warp?
Town	Balance	During Escape 4 Pipsqueaks (1/16) Chaser, 3 Trappers (5/16) 4 Commandos (5/16) Chaser, 3 Pipsqueaks (5/16)	-	-	-	-		-	Yes
Inn	Balance	-	-	-	Free	-	-	-	Yes
Western Hut	Balance	-	-	-	Free	-	-	-	Yes
Weapon Shop	Balance	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
Armor Shop	Balance	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
Cafe	Balance	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes

Shop Items: Sold in Vector – 9 shown

World of Ruin shops replace the original shops in the World of Ruin Shop	Item	Price	Map	World	Notes
Vector Weapons	Blossom	3,200 GP	Weapon Shop	Balance	Unavailable after floating continent appears
Vector Weapons	Epee	3,000 GP	Weapon Shop	Balance	Unavailable after floating continent appears
Vector Weapons	Forged	1,200 GP	Weapon Shop	Balance	Unavailable after floating continent appears
Vector Weapons	Poison Claw	2,500 GP	Weapon Shop	Balance	Unavailable after floating continent appears
Vector Armor	Head Band	1,600 GP	Armor Shop	Balance	Unavailable after floating continent appears
Vector Armor	Bard's Hat	3,000 GP	Armor Shop	Balance	Unavailable after floating continent appears
Vector Armor	Mithril Vest	1,200 GP	Armor Shop	Balance	Unavailable after floating continent appears
Vector Armor	Ninja Gear	1,100 GP	Armor Shop	Balance	Unavailable after floating continent appears
Vector Armor	White Dress	2,200 GP	Armor Shop	Balance	Unavailable after floating continent appears

Party Changes: In Vector – 1 shown

Character	Whether this character is initially named, joins the party, or leaves the party at this time; 'Temporary' indicates that a character joins for a short period but does not become a long-term party member Act	Map	Notes
Setzer	Join	Town	While escaping from the MagiTek Research Facility

Encounter Groups: For Vector Maps – 1 shown

Map	Condition	Encounters	The average amount of experience won in an encounter in this group Avg. Exp.	The average amount of GP won in an encounter in this group Avg. GP	The average amount of magic points won in an encounter in this group Avg. Mag. Pts.	The range of average levels of monsters found in this group's encounters; level directly impacts the damage done by a monster's attacks, and is a good general indicator of the difficulty of any given encounter Level
Town	During Escape	4 Pipsqueaks (1/16) Chaser, 3 Trappers (5/16) 4 Commandos (5/16) Chaser, 3 Pipsqueaks (5/16)	1,104	885	2.0	18–19

Set Encounters: In Vector – 5 shown

Encounter	Any encounters you've seen that appear on the Veldt will appear in groups; each encounter goes to the next group with at least one available encounter in it; encounters with no value listed do not appear on the Veldt Veldt Group	Map	Item Won	Notes
2 Guards	1	Western Hut	-	Tell the old lady you don't pledge your allegiance to the Empire
2 Garms, 2 Commandos (3/4) 2 Garms, Commando (1/4)	15	Town	-	Interact with any wandering soldier on the upper level before escaping the MagiTek Research Facility
ProtoArmor, 2 Pipsqueaks (3/4) 2 ProtoArmors (1/4)	51	Town	-	Interact with a soldier in magitek armor on the upper level before escaping the MagiTek Research Facility
2 Garms, 2 Commandos (3/4) 2 Garms, Commando (1/4)	15	Town	-	Approach the soldiers after sneaking past them to the MagiTek Factory
Guardian	-	Town	-	Enter Vector after gaining control of the Blackjack, but before reaching the sealed gate

Encounters: In Vector – 10 shown

World of Ruin encounters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique encounters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never as a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	Any encounters you've seen that appear on the Veldt will appear in groups; each encounter goes to the next group with at least one available encounter in it; encounters with no value listed do not appear on the Veldt Veldt Group	Exp.	GP	Magic Points	The range of levels of monsters found in this encounter; level directly impacts the damage done by a monster's attacks, and is a good general indicator of the difficulty of any given encounter Level	Each party member must run long enough to set their run value to at least this number in order to escape this encounter; side attacks have a run difficulty of zero and it is not possible to run from pincer attacks unless all monsters on one side have been defeated Run Difficulty	The specific monsters that appear during this encounter Monsters
2 Guards	1	96	96	-	5	4	2 Guards
2 Garms, 2 Commandos	15	960	1,232	2	18–19	8	2 Garms, 2 Commandos
2 Garms, Commando	15	708	959	2	18–19	6	2 Garms, Commando
4 Pipsqueaks	16	460	400	2	18	8	4 Pipsqueaks
Chaser, 3 Trappers	16	1,396	980	2	19	8	Chaser, 3 Trappers
Chaser, 3 Pipsqueaks	16	1,036	680	3	18–19	8	Chaser, 3 Pipsqueaks
ProtoArmor, 2 Pipsqueaks	51	729	496	2	18–19	6	ProtoArmor, 2 Pipsqueaks
4 Commandos	53	1,008	1,092	1	18	8	4 Commandos
2 ProtoArmors	-	998	592	4	19	4	2 ProtoArmors
Guardian	-	-	-	-	71	6	Guardian

Monsters: Encountered in Vector – 8 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
Guard	40	15	5	48	48	Weak pt: Poison	Critical	Battle ×1.5	30	16	6	16	7	11	100	121%	0	140	90%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Potion (1/8)	Tonic (1/8)	Human	-
Commando	580	35	18	252	273	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Program 65	Mute	30	17	10	13	67	-	210	35%	0	145	86%	0	100	Tent (7/8), Mithril Vest (1/8)	Tent (1/8)	Human	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Pipsqueak	250	50	18	115	100	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Program 55	Imp	25	16	10	13	67	-	200	43%	0	150	82%	0	100	Tonic (7/8)	-	Human	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Chaser	1,202	140	19	691	380	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Program 17	Shell	40	18	8	13	74	-	200	43%	0	150	82%	0	100	Bio Blaster (7/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Garm	615	45	19	228	343	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Program 95	Muddled	30	17	10	13	74	-	220	27%	0	140	90%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Fenix Down (1/8)	-	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
ProtoArmor	670	125	19	499	296	Weak pt: Thunder	Program 35	Battle ×1.5	30	17	7	12	72	108	230	20%	0	110	113%	0	100	Potion (7/8), Mithril Mail (1/8)	Bio Blaster (1/8)	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Trapper	555	80	19	235	200	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Program 18	Reflect	35	17	10	13	74	-	180	59%	0	135	94%	0	100	AutoCrossbow (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Guardian	50,000	5,000	71	-	-	-	Hit	Battle ×1.5	50	40	10	250	9,684	14,526	235	16%	50	185	55%	50	100	-	-	Can't Control, Can't Scan, Can't Suplex	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop, Clear, Image

Weapons: Found or Sold in Vector – 4 shown

Rare weapons can be stolen from monsters; unique weapons are usually found as treasure; legendary weapons are dropped by the legendary dragons; strange weapons can be won in the colosseum; ancient weapons are held by the statues; ultimate weapons are the most powerful in the game; starting weapons are owned by certain characters but cannot be otherwise found Name	Type	Bat.Pwr	A 100% Hit Rate indicates that the weapon will not miss regardless of the target's MBlock% Hit Rate	Description	When you attack with this weapon, there is a 1/4 chance that it will use this spell for 0 MP with a 100% Hit Rate on the same target after the attack; spell damage is affected by row and Jump status; weapons that deal automatic critical hits will deal critical damage with this spell; the spell is not subject to Reflect or the Runic command Random	Any special battle effects this weapon has Special	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Vigor	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Price	Value	If used as an item in combat, this item is lost but has the effect of the listed ability; this ability maximizes damage and ignores defense and environment factors Item Use	The elemental nature of attacks made with this weapon Element	Certain commands or abilities require weapons with a specific trait to operate Used With	The characters that can normally equip this item; the Merit Award will expand a character's item selections Used By
(Dirk)Blossom	Dirk	112	180	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3,200 GP	1,600 GP	-	Wind	Runic, 2-hand, Throw	Sh
(Sword)Epee	Sword	98	150	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3,000 GP	1,500 GP	-	-	SwdTech, Runic, 2-hand, Throw	Te Ed Ce
(Knife)Forged	Knife	81	150	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,200 GP	600 GP	-	-	SwdTech, Runic, 2-hand, Throw	Cy
(Claw)Poison Claw	Claw	95	200	Randomly poisons an enemy	Poison	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,500 GP	1,250 GP	-	Poison	-	Sa

Armors: Found or Sold in Vector – 5 shown

Rare armor can be stolen from monsters; unique armor is usually found as treasure; strange armor can be won in the colosseum; ultimate armor is the most powerful in the game; starting armor is owned by certain characters but cannot be otherwise found Namex	Type	Defense	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Description	Vigor	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Price	Value	If used as an item in combat, this item is lost but has the effect of the listed ability; this ability maximizes damage and ignores defense and environment factors Item Use	The item teaches the listed spell at the listed rate in the same manner as an equipped esper Learned	The elemental protections and weaknesses offered when equipping this item Elements	The status effects removed by this item Statuses	The characters that can normally equip this item; the Merit Award will expand a character's item selections Used By
(Helmet)Head Band	Helmet	16	-	10	-	-	+3	+1	+2	-	1,600 GP	800 GP	-	-	-	-	Lo Cy Sh Sa Mo Ga
(Helmet)Bard's Hat	Helmet	19	-	21	10	Raises MP a little	-	-	-	-	3,000 GP	1,500 GP	-	-	-	-	All Except Umaro
(Armor)Mithril Vest	Armor	45	-	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,200 GP	600 GP	-	-	-	-	All Except Umaro
(Armor)Ninja Gear	Armor	47	-	32	-	-	-	+2	-	-	1,100 GP	550 GP	-	-	-	-	Lo Sh Sa Se Ga Go
(Armor)White Dress	Armor	47	-	35	-	-	-	-	-	+5	2,200 GP	1,100 GP	-	-	-	-	Te Ce Re

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