FF8 - Flying Garden issue, disc 2

[Cyberventurer]

Garden just started flying, missiles were dodged, blah blah blah. Cid tells me to go outside and check on the students...which means that in order to advance the plot I can ignore the students and instead stare at the clouds for a moment outside.

So...


So I go up these stairs to take a looksee...


Wtf, stop smiling Rinoa. This isn't funny. I'm stuck.


In this area, Squall is unable to go up the stairs, and I have slaved over a hot MSpaint to portray the barrier in such an artistic fashion. I don't know what to do, and my only saved game has me stuck in this party so I can't swap Rinoa out like was suggested on another forum.

If anyone would know how I could get through the stairs or bypass the scene altogether, I'd be grateful.

[Zorlon]

use Action Replay/Gameshark codes to change members

[Evans]

Have you checked at GameFAQ? I have.

[Cyberventurer]

No dice. I've tried checking Gamefaqs but nothing seems to even mention being unable to walk up some stairs. I don't know why it would either.

I tried the Gameshark route too and booted Rinoa out of my party, yet she STILL showed up as a character out of the menu screen (although I could see her replacement in the menus and she appeared as out of the main party in there too). The cutscene still continued.

[Evans]

Ok, now, be precise. What did you do just before that? Beat Norg? That Oilsomethingguy? What? Details.

[Cyberventurer]

I beat the twin Oilboyles and Balamb Garden took off like a robotic vacuum cleaner to dodge the missiles. Cid asked to check on everyone downstairs, so I did. He continues to ask how they are, so the only thing left I can do at the moment is go outside to check out the sky. That's where I get stuck, as the stairs act as walls.

Someone elsewhere suggested it might have been a bad Iso. My only normal save is in Balamb when it's under attack, so it's too late to give Rinoa the heel. I tried replacing her via Gameshark and saving but her icon still remains with me in the scene (even after reseting the game and loading the save).

If there's nothing to be done, don't worry about it. I suppose I just need to start over.

[Evans]

Taken from GameFAQS:

Talk to Cid and choose any option when given. Exit from the area. Now
take the elevator and go to the door on the north of the classroom. You
will then received another CGI feast!.. there is a special CGI if Rinoa
is in your party...

Exit and head back to the elevator. Xu will come to tell you that
headmaster is looking for you. Well, what's the problem? Yeah it was
that they did not how to stop Balamb Garden! Now press the controls and
you will have another CGI feast!

Squall will now be resting at his bed. If Rinoa is in your party, she
will come and wake up Squall, saying that she want to visit Balamb
Garden's Cafeteria. If Zell is in your party, you will find him waiting
for his order. Just head for the lobby. A Garden Faculty will come to
you and tell you to head for the basement [it's URGENT!]. Head for the
elevator, check your junctions too. As you walk down the stairs, you
will be joined by your party members. There, you will see Cid being
pushed by a rude Garden Faculty. Cid will leave and head back the
elevator [he seems upset..]. Now head left. Next the ground shakes
and a sequence with a huge monster [NORG...] revealed from that huge
"egg". Hmm.. why is the master of Balamb Garden, not a human? He was
pretty upset as the assassination program is not being permitted from
Balamb Garden [which means the Galbadia Garden side has acted on their
own..] and this put Balamb Garden into hot soup. Edea now wants to
destroy the Gardens...

You will have a short event of conversation and will eventually have to
fight NORG. (Well, Squall has offended him..

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After the fight proceed across the bridge and into the control room.
Have Squall mess with the controls until it activates and the Garden
raises up from the ground and moves just as the missile connect with
where the garden once was. Speak with Cid then head down to the second
floor and outside the door past the class room. Head back to Cid's
office and speak with Cid. Squall manages to stear the Garden out of the
way of Balamb and into the sea. Later Squall wakes up in his room, head
to the directory and one of the Garden Faculty members tells you the
Garden Master wants to see Squall, so head to the elevator and down to
B1. Speak with Cid and then proceed to the left to speak with the Garden
Master. He wants to turn over the SeeDs that were involved in the
assassination of the sorceress, after some more conversation NORG gets
furious and attacks the party.

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Those are what come just after the Oilboyles battle.
Hope this helps.

[Cyberventurer]

"Exit and head back to the elevator."

That's my problem. Once I step out onto the balcony and "the special cutscene" plays, the game won't let me go back through the door to exit that area. The door happens to be the only way back inside (my third screenshot).

[SegNin]

I just googled for any pages that pertained to your problem and found nothing.

As popular as FF8 is, if your problem was common, then there would be 1000's of people asking all over message boards like this one, "ZOMG!!1 HWTF DOI GTPASTT EH PRT WIT TEH STIARS!!?! PLZ HLP MEEEE1!!!!!!!

Well, maybe not thousands...

My point is that since it isn't a common problem, then the most likely reason for this is your iso is bad.

You can use CDMage to check your ISO for any corrupt sectors, and possibly repair them too.
Here's a guide to using CDMage:
http://forums.emuparadise.org/showthread.php?p=523144

[MoloMowChow]

"ZOMG!!1 HWTF DOI GTPASTT EH PRT WIT TEH STIARS!!?! PLZ HLP MEEEE1!!!!!!!

I wish i could learn that language...

[Cyberventurer]

CDmage said there were 73 errors, but none of them could be repaired.

Thanks for trying to help, though.

[Zorlon]

why don't you upload your memcard and let one of these guys play you past that part (I don't have the game to hand myself :/)

[polobunny]

Yep, do that. If you do it now, i can fix this for you before we're 5am.

[SegNin]

We might also be able to replace the damaged files within the ISO with undamaged ones.

Check this thread for details.
http://forums.emuparadise.org/showthread.php?t=35695

I have this game, so depending on whether my copy also has errors, I might be able to help you.
Which disc is the damaged one?
And check the other discs too for any damage too.

[Zorlon]

I can verify there should be 0 errors on any of the CD's for both NTSC (U) and PAL (E) versions, I know I have perfect CD Images of this game just not on my PC at the moment but backed up onto DVD and packed away for moving

also verified at http://forums.emuparadise.org/showth...000#post744000 for the (E) version
and http://forums.emuparadise.org/showth...788#post749788 for the (U) version

Considering the game used one huge file (e.g. FF8DISC2.IMG) it would be just aswell to replace all the CD's that have errors instead of importing files