Hello there.

I am playing Final Fantasy X for the third time, but have never completedit before. I am now the furthest I have been into this game and I am loving it.

I have a guide book (Piggyback Authorised Collection) not for any cheats, but for information on the charaters and secrets etc.

I have just defeated Yunalesca (she killed me first time round but not the second) and I am now in control of the Airship. Although beating Sin won't end my game, I don't want to beat sin just yet. I would prefer to do some side-quests and the likes first.

I have in my mind, the route I want to follow, but I could use some guidance as to what is the best thing to do.

I want to level up my players some more, as I know they are not as strong as they can be even though Auron is hitting 9999 at the moment.

My first thought would be to get Overdrive > AP on all of my players and use the Don Tonberry trick. Am I right in assuming that I need 10x Door to Tomorrows per person? Which is easiest to get, stealing them in the Omega Ruins or obtaining 99 by catching all ememies in 6 different locations for the Monster Arena?

I think I am stuck because I am spoiled for choice. I have the airship, and know that I could go and get the cloudy mirror, but I want to be able to take on a few of the Dark Aeons. I already have Yojimbo, and have the required tools to access the Magus Sisters, but the Overdrive > AP is my main concern now I think.

Is there anything I should concentrate on that would be of great benefit to me? Should I go and get the weapons with 4 ability slots free for each player? I have Khimari's Dragoon Lance with Magic Counter and Evade & Counter, so this could be a good weapon to upgrade with Overdrive > AP and Double AP.

Any help would be appreciated.

Well, I have decided that I will go for the 99 Door to Tomorrow's that is availible by collecting all the monsters from 6 areas. I am only one monster away from this goal after I reviewed my monster collection when I got home from work today.

My train of thought now is purchase a weapon for each of the 6 characters with 4 free ability slots and add the Overdrive > AP to them all and completely adapt them to be Levelling Weapons (Overdrive > AP, Triple AP, Double Overdrive and there is one-more i cannot remember).

I will attempt to level the players up to a level where I can take on a few of the monsters I have gotten in the Monster Arena, and then go for some Celestial Weapons. I know that I could just customise some weapons to get the same abilities, but would like the Aeons to benefit from the added powers too.

Would you suggest getting all the extras and mini-games BEFORE defeating sin or wait until AFTER Sin?

Thanks for that mate. I haven't played any Blitzball at all apart from the game you are forced to play. Although I have signed Wakka and Rin to my team. I guess this is something I will have to do.

Maybe finishing my quest for Overdrive > AP will be followed by a few games of Blitz and a visit to the Omega Ruins when I need battle-time between the games.

Well, I was looking for the Guarda in Mushroom Rock, and couldn't find it anywhere. Even on the Precipice it was not to be found, so I went to Dijose instead. I am now the proud owner of 99x Door to Tomorrow.

I saved on a separate slot and equipped all my players with a weapon with the Overdrive > AP ability
I set Tidus to stoic and Lulu and Auron to Comrade on the Overdrive Mode, and took on Don Tonberry.

I had Tidus attack Don Tonberry, who quickly used Karma on Tidus. Lulu then cast life on Tidus and Auron stood there looking mean.
I repeated the process, and continued onwards, even when Don Tonberry was stabbing my players to death. When I had enough, I brought them all to life again and fled like a coward.

On the AP earned page, Auron and Lulu has lots (Auron had more though) and Tidus has nothing.

How come this happened??

I need to get all my players to have the Comrade Overdrive Mode so I know I have some more work to do, and will do this in the Omega Ruins, but how come Tidus didn't earn any AP??

Just for information, none of my players have anywhere near 9999hp. Auron, who has close to 6000hp, is my strongest player and my most powerful player hitting at 9999 occasionally.

The rest have less HP and are not as strong. Yuna casts black magic in the reigon of 5500 - 6000 without the enemy having an elemental weakness.

He was the one who attacked Don Tonberry though. Does he have to perform an action after being cleaned out by Karma?
If I remember correctly, he used a Phoenix Down on Lulu when she was stabbed.

I dunno. I used one of Tidus' overdrives too to empty his Bar, and then when he was killed using Karma his bar filled.

I guess I will have to keep trying. Good job I saved on a spare slot on the Memory Card.