Magazines and Weapon Upgrade

Weapon Upgrade

New Weapon system

FF8 systems is different from the earlier Final Fantasys in which gone are the armor and relics.You can improve your weapon's stats by customizing it.Weapons can look different and possess different properties in battle.

Weapons Shop

Balamb Town

Timber

Derring City

F.H Town Blacksmith

Dollet city

Esthar Capital

Man in Ragnorok

To upgrade you need to find magazines.

Weapon Magazines

Weapon Upgrading Guide for March (Month 3) Defeat the boss, Elviole. Shops at Esthar/Esthar Magazine Shop 1,000/ 500 gil

Weapon Upgrading Guide for April (Month 4) In Squall's dormitory, after the meeting with Quistis at the training centre. Shops at Esthar/Esthar Magazine Shop 1,000/ 500 gil

Weapon Upgrading Guide for May (Month 5) Difficult to find. When Quistis and the rest are in the sewers under Derring City, it's there. You can return later if you forget. Shops at Esthar/Esthar Magazine Shop 1,000/ 500 gil

Weapon Upgrading Guide for June (Month 6) You get it after defeating the boss BGH521F2 at the Missile Base. Shops at Esthar/Esthar Magazine Shop 1,000/ 500 gil

Weapon Upgrading Guide for July (Month 7) At the Training Center after Disc 2; It is on the floor where you enter the training center through the left door. It is located somewhere near the building materials. Shops at Esthar/Esthar Magazine Shop 1,000/ 500 gil

Weapon Upgrading Guide for August (Month 8) Search the fountain/statue of Travia Garden. It is somewhere in the south-east corner of the screen. Shops at Esthar/Esthar Magazine Shop 1,000/ 500 gil

Weapon Upgrading Guide: Special Edition Found at the Esthar Research Center. Esthar Magazine Shop (you must have Tonberi's 'Familiar Faces'). 50,000 / 25,000 gil

Fighting Magazines

Also known as Fighting Comics, these provide information for Zell's very effective special moves (button combinations, like Sabin from Final Fantasy 6). Fighting Comics

Fighter Comic 001 Galbadia Prison Tower 1st floor, before you rescue Squall. Esthar Magazine Shop 1,000/ 500 gil

Fighter Comic 002 Beat Raijin at Balamb Garden. Esthar Magazine Shop 1,000/ 500 gil

Fighter Comic 003 Head for the Library after finishing the Balamb Town section, with Zell in your party. Talk to the girl with the ponytail and you find out that Zell is in love with her! Next return back to Balamb Town and head for Zell's house and you will find she has visited. Now head for the Balamb Hotel and pay 100 gil. Afterwards, Zell will meet up with the girl and you will get the magazine! Esthar Magazine Shop 1,000/ 500 gil

Fighter Comic 004 From an Esthar soldier when Lunatic Pandora attack time is 20:00. Esthar Magazine Shop (you must have Tonberi's 'Familiar Faces'). 1,000/ 500 gil

Fighter Comic 005 You will find it somewhere near elevator No.3 of Lunatic Pandora. Esthar Magazine Shop (you must have Tonberi's 'Familiar Faces'). 30,000 / 15,000 gil

Pet Magazines

Final Fantasy 8's pet lover is indeed Rinoa with her pet dog Angelo. She learns new moves with Angelo (Rinoa summons her pet for her Special Attack) by read Pet Magazines.

Pet Magazines

Pet Magazine No. 1 You will receive it from Zell while on your trip to Timber (before Laguna's 1st Scenario). Esthar Magazine Shop 1,000/ 500 gil

Pet Magazine No. 2 At the place where you meet Rinoa on you first SeeD mission (on the train), in Rinoa's room, after she has left, follow her and return. It's on the bed. Esthar Magazine Shop 1,000/ 500 gil

Pet Magazine No. 3 Buy at Timber Pet Shop Buy at Timber Pet Shop. 1,000/ 500 gil

Pet Magazine No. 4 Buy at Timber Pet Shop. Buy at Timber Pet Shop. 1,000/ 500 gil

Pet Magazine No. 5 Buy at Timber Pet Shop. Buy at Timber Pet Shop. 1,000 / 500 gil

Pet Magazine No. 6 Buy at Timber Pet Shop. Buy at Timber Pet Shop. 1,000 / 500 gil

Special Magazines

You can buy these expensive magazines from Esthar, but they are for pure novelty value only (like 'Tissues' and 1/35 soldier from Final Fantasy 7).

Special Magazines

Occult Fan I Esthar Magazine Shop after getting G.F Tonberi's 'Familiar Faces'. 35,000 / 17,500 gil

Occult Fan II Esthar Magazine Shop after getting G.F Tonberi's 'Familiar Faces'. 35,000 / 17,500 gil

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