Date played: January 7th
Platform: PS4
I completed many side quests and upgraded many weapons yesterday. My main objective was to upgrade the Engine Blade III by finding a Sturdy Helixhorn for Cid. The horn only drops from Duplicorns, a rare version of the unicorn-like enemies. They are only found during a specific hunt, and the horn isn't even guaranteed to drop. Apparently, it's more likely to appear when targeting the horn during combat. It took a few attempts at doing the hunt, but eventually it dropped and Cid was able to upgrade the sword to the Ultima Blade, easily the strongest normal weapon I've got.
Between my attempts, I also completed a couple of side quests for Holly, the engineer from Lestallum. She had me checking pylons and power stations. I also grew a lot of Caem carrots to trade with the restaurant supplier. For my efforts, I was rewarded with a bunch of new upgradeable weapons, including a great sword, a pistol and a shield. I also received some special berries that the chef from Galdin Quay needed for a recipe.
I also visited one of the Empire military bases to find a weapon I had missed there, the Noisemaker. I fought a bunch of lower level Empire bad guys and found the weapon in a small shack. I think I missed another weapon in the second base I visited, so I'll go back to that soon and see if I can find it. Noctis has reached level 50 now and I've been steadily upgrading my tech tree. I still have many side quests available in Lucis, but I'm starting to feel like I should move on with the story soon.
Platform: PS4
I completed many side quests and upgraded many weapons yesterday. My main objective was to upgrade the Engine Blade III by finding a Sturdy Helixhorn for Cid. The horn only drops from Duplicorns, a rare version of the unicorn-like enemies. They are only found during a specific hunt, and the horn isn't even guaranteed to drop. Apparently, it's more likely to appear when targeting the horn during combat. It took a few attempts at doing the hunt, but eventually it dropped and Cid was able to upgrade the sword to the Ultima Blade, easily the strongest normal weapon I've got.
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| I fought many of these Duplicorns to upgrade my sword |
I also visited one of the Empire military bases to find a weapon I had missed there, the Noisemaker. I fought a bunch of lower level Empire bad guys and found the weapon in a small shack. I think I missed another weapon in the second base I visited, so I'll go back to that soon and see if I can find it. Noctis has reached level 50 now and I've been steadily upgrading my tech tree. I still have many side quests available in Lucis, but I'm starting to feel like I should move on with the story soon.
