How do I go back and do the Cie'th Stone Missions?

[oHAMBURGLARo]

I just started Chapter 12 and want to upgrade a weapon but need Ultracompact Reactors to do get the best bang for my buck. How do I go back and do these missions to unlock R&D Depot?

[WickedRequiem]

After you beat the game (aka defeat the final boss) and watch (or skip) the ending credits, you will be allowed to go back to Chapter 11 area.

[tiornys]

Unfortunately, your options are "reload a save from chapter 11" or "complete chapter 12". There's an event shortly after you arrive in chapter 13 that lets you return to Pulse, but until then you're stuck in Eden.

edit: there's absolutely no need to beat the final boss. You can return to chapter 11 areas from any point in chapter 13.

[oHAMBURGLARo]

I have a save at the end of Chapter 11, right before I board the airship. How long is it going to take me to walk all the way back to Gran Pulse?

[tiornys]

All of chapter 11 is Gran Pulse, so I'm going to guess you're talking about the Archylte Steppe.

It'll take a while to walk back that way, but not as long as it took to walk it forward, especially if you try to avoid enemy encounters on the way. You can descend Taejin's Tower in 1-2 elevators (depends on if you did the optional part), and when you ride back to Mah'habara from Sulyya Springs you'll be deposited fairly close to the beginning, so you skip having to walk through about 2/3rds or so of Mah'habara.

If you decide to do it that way, and haven't already done them, I highly recommend doing missions 28 (in Oerba) and 20 (in the beginning area of Taejin's), so that you can teleport back to those areas once you unlock more waystones (if you HAVE done them, you can teleport from Oerba to Taejin's and save a bit more walking).

[oHAMBURGLARo]

Originally posted by tiornys:

All of chapter 11 is Gran Pulse, so I'm going to guess you're talking about the Archylte Steppe.

It'll take a while to walk back that way, but not as long as it took to walk it forward, especially if you try to avoid enemy encounters on the way. You can descend Taejin's Tower in 1-2 elevators (depends on if you did the optional part), and when you ride back to Mah'habara from Sulyya Springs you'll be deposited fairly close to the beginning, so you skip having to walk through about 2/3rds or so of Mah'habara.

If you decide to do it that way, and haven't already done them (if you HAVE done them, you can teleport from Oerba to Taejin's and save a bit more walking), I highly recommend doing missions 28 (in Oerba) and 20 (in the beginning area of Taejin's), so that you can teleport back to those areas once you unlock more waystones.

Thanks, very helpful.