Thunder Plains Minigame Help

[Meadow Daydream]

IDK what to do, i can only get 50 & after that it becomes an issue

people say go to the crater at the start of thunder plains & walk back & forth or in a triangle pattern leading into the crater... i feel that it makes it a huge pain worrying about the placement of the ch & where the lightning will hit...

I found an area that is less strenuous that may be of help, but who am I to know for sure.

Towards the end of the Thunder Plains, to the north there is a dead end to the left leading to a Cactuar Stone, go behind it, watch the right side of the screen, focus on a small pool of water inside the crater across the Cactuar & wait for several to ten seconds, meaning lightning there is not fast paced, lightning will hit, & you dodge,

keep positioning yourself back behind the stone, if need be, the character will move a bit,
& always pay attention on the right screen for the flash,

this method makes it so you can take your time, & it gives you a small extra window for when the lightning strikes & when you dodge..

this may seem, like im not making sense but give it a try, I feel like this is easier, than walking in & out of a crater that, is not flat, & as for the area where there is a stone & Chest is.. that area, dont work like it does back then

[mimizukari]

trial and error. once you learn a good way for you, keep at it and don't slip up.

[Meadow Daydream]

Originally posted by Shiki Ryougi:

trial and error. once you learn a good way for you, keep at it and don't slip up.

k thanks , so far got 140,

[JasonS]

When I did it, it was just south of the Travel Agency on the right side of the screen, there's an area with 3 small crators and one big one.

If you stand in roughly the middle of the area between the crators you'll get two lighting strikes very close together and then a break of like 5 seconds before the next one where you can reposition yourself back into the same spot again.

Doing this you get a very consistent lighting bolt pattern that can be learned pretty easily. From there its just a bit of persistance and you'll get it.

I got it on the 4th try.

[ECWeideman]

I turn off the sound and just put on music (background white noise) and do it repeatedly for awhile. I do NOT count, it throws me off and makes me anxious.... just do it for like 15 to 20 minutes.

There is a video post in the guide section that shows a great spot where you can repeatedly run back and forth from a tower toward a crater and predict the timing really well, with minimal practice. It's very predicatble. This also lets you have a place to rest if the eyes need a break.

I don't use the triangle pattern. I just walk back and forth: tower, crater, tower, crater, ect.

EDIT: No Encounter Armor/Weapon/Cheat make it infinitely easier.

[Meadow Daydream]

Originally posted by ECWeideman:

I turn off the sound and just put on music (background white noise) and do it repeatedly for awhile. I do NOT count, it throws me off and makes me anxious.... just do it for like 15 to 20 minutes.

There is a video post in the guide section that shows a great spot where you can repeatedly run back and forth from a tower toward a crater and predict the timing really well, with minimal practice. It's very predicatble. This also lets you have a place to rest if the eyes need a break.

I don't use the triangle pattern. I just walk back and forth: tower, crater, tower, crater, ect.

EDIT: No Encounter Armor/Weapon/Cheat make it infinitely easier.

you do know FFX HD comes with a No Encounter Cheat, incase if you dont want to battle but yeah I have no encounter on a basic blank Tidus weapon.

[ECWeideman]

The trickiest part of this challenge is this: Patience. That is what it comes down to in the end. If you rush it, it just becomes harder.

[Meadow Daydream]

Originally posted by ECWeideman:

The trickiest part of this challenge is this: Patience. That is what it comes down to in the end. If you rush it, it just becomes harder.

yeah I finally did it last night, I kept the game music going as it actually helped, was able to get 356 bolts in a row, didnt count which also helped, did the crater method, took me literally 3 tries ,

140 - 148 - 356