Easy way to get 200 lightning dodges.

[Yevonai]

I spent about 15 minutes and got it upon the first try easy.

Go to the northern Thunder Plains area just after the inn. Stay to the south of that area and just above the separation between the exit to the inn and the exit to the southern Thunder Plains. You'll be just South of a lightning tower and there should be a small crater to your right. Stay in this location, just above the separation of the exits and nearby the crater.

The lightning here will have a pair of lightning strikes that happen about 2 seconds apart from each other followed by about a 3 second pause, making this a very quick way to get dodges. This is consistently the case in this area, just make sure to position Tidus back above the exit separation each time he dodges to ensure he stays in the location just above the exit separation.

When I did this myself, I did it with the music and audio on, and WITHOUT counting. This is important because counting only makes your brain focus on numbers instead of dodging.

NO COUNTING, it's important not to count and just focus on the dodges, press pause to rest a minute and return to it ONLY after each pair of strikes occurs, otherwise you'll be out of sync when you unpause the game and might miss a strike.

This location has no ambient sounds at all, not even lightning strikes other than the ones you are focusing on for dodging.

I spent about 15 minutes to ensure I got enough dodges in. By the time I went to the counter at the inn, it told me I had 328 dodges! I cashed in, never to look back!

[ChickenTacos]

Originally posted by Korhal:

There is an auto-skip mod on nexus and honestly, if you value your lifetime, just use it.

Yes!

[Eowyn113]

Question, is the 200 dodges count is reset if you're struck by a lightning ?

[Ryika]

Originally posted by Eowyn113:

Question, is the 200 dodges count is reset if you're struck by a lightning ?

Yes, and also if you leave the area. You have to dodge 200 in a row without going anywhere.

[ChickenTacos]

Originally posted by Eowyn113:

Question, is the 200 dodges count is reset if you're struck by a lightning ?

Hence, why you should just go ahead and use a che...err...a um mod...or...uhhh..you know, some sort of...err...non-headache approach!

[Eowyn113]

Originally posted by ChickenTacos:

Originally posted by Eowyn113:

Question, is the 200 dodges count is reset if you're struck by a lightning ?

Hence, why you should just go ahead and use a che...err...a um mod...or...uhhh..you know, some sort of...err...non-headache approach!

Well I like challenge. But reading that dodge must be in a row... well it seems that I'll take that approach ^^

[Casurin]

I would say if you have never done it before: Try it.
Explore the area and see what works for you. Imo it is part of the game and you should at least try it out before deciding to use a tool.

[Eowyn113]

Some other question : can I save my game if I stay in the same area ? Or is the dodge counter is reset ?

[Hinnyuu]

Originally posted by Eowyn113:

Some other question : can I save my game if I stay in the same area ? Or is the dodge counter is reset ?

IIRC the counter resets if:

-you get hit (obviously)
-you enter the area with the Travel Agency
-you leave the Thunder Plains zone
-you load OR save the game

So saving will in fact reset the counter, but so will loading a game so even if you found a way to save without resetting, loading a game would do it, too.

[Ryika]

Not 100% certain, but I'm reasonably sure that touching the sphere and saving itself is fine. Just not all that helpful for the dodging minigame since the counter definitely resets when you load the save, so you'll need to start anew regardless.

It also adds more potential for errors, so if you really want to do it manually, it's best to just take those ~20 minutes and do it in one go with maybe a few pauses but no unnecessary distractions.

Either way, without external manipulation, there's no way to game the system and somehow get a retry, being hit always means starting from the beginning.

[Bassturd]

Back in 2002 I knew this was a stupid thing. The developers put it in just to mess with you. I'd rather go outside and feed squirrels. All that just for Lulu's special weapon? You can already make an equally powerful one without all that fuss. Not worth my time brah.

Sorry for sounding so discouraging, but is the work worth the payout? Seems like some OCPD thing. And why 200 and not something more realistic like 20 or 50? Again they are just messing with you.

[Ryika]

Originally posted by Anal💩ᙠ₳rf🤢:

Back in 2002 I knew this was a stupid thing. The developers put it in just to mess with you. I'd rather go outside and feed squirrels. All that just for Lulu's special weapon? You can already make an equally powerful one without all that fuss. Not worth my time brah.

Solaris Weapons ignore the enemy defense stat, so you can't actually craft an equally powerful weapon. At least not as far as damage potential on the strongest bosses in the game is concerned.

But then again, using Lulu in the post-endgame content when spamming rapid attacks is most of what you do, is kind of torturous anyway due to the long attack animation. Collecting that weapons is more for 100% completion than anything else imho.

[Hinnyuu]

Originally posted by Anal💩ᙠ₳rf🤢:

You can already make an equally powerful one without all that fuss.

If all you care about is magic, then kinda, sure.

If however you care about attacking (which is what happens in most of the endgame), then no, you cannot in fact make an equally powerful weapon yourself.

That's kind of the whole crux with the CWs. You can't copy or replicate their special DEF-ignoring attack. In any way.

Of course, Lulu is just about last on the list in terms of priority so even if you miss out on this weapon, it's not exactly a big deal (objectively speaking).

[Bassturd]

Originally posted by Hinnyuu:

If you miss out on this weapon, it's not exactly a big deal.

That about sums everything up.