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Forest Owls Mission
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered

Forest Owls Mission

Guide to the Forest Owls Mission in Final Fantasy VIII Remastered. Learn how to rendezvous in Timber, play Triple Triad with Watts, and manipulate card game rules.

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Guide to the Forest Owls Mission in Final Fantasy VIII Remastered. Learn how to rendezvous in Timber, play Triple Triad with Watts, and manipulate card game rules.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Upon exiting the train in Timber, talk to the man in the brown vest. Responding with "But the Owls are still around" is optional.
  2. 2
    Explore Timber: head left for a closed pet shop, or right for the "Timber Souvenirs" gift shop.
  3. 3
    At the gift shop, talk to the cashier. You can inquire about:
    • Owl's Tears (an out-of-stock beverage).
  4. 4
    Map of Timber (a useless item).
  5. 5
    Model trains (learn names Watts and Zone).
  6. 6
    Naughty Magazines (learn Zone is looking for "Girl Next Door").
  7. 7
    Exit the gift shop to the bottom left to witness a scene involving the man in brown, a train car, and a man in blue.
  8. 8
    Board the train to rendezvous with the Forest Owls. Zone introduces himself as the leader and asks Squall to wake up their "princess".

Triple Triad - Angelo Card:

  1. After regaining control, save your game in the room to your left (upstairs, through a door).
  2. Return to the first area of the train car and challenge Watts (brown vest).
  3. Watts may ask you to mix your rules ("Open") with the region's native rules ("Same"). You can agree or refuse.
  4. If you refuse, you can challenge him again. If he declines to mix rules, you can play using only his local rules.
  5. You will only be prompted to mix rules if you possess a rule the region does not. This is important for rule manipulation.
  6. Rule Manipulation: To abolish a rule (e.g., "Random") or spread one:
    • Obtain a rule that the target region does not have.
    • Save your game near a player in that region.
    • Challenge a player and agree to mix rules.
    • Exit the Triple Triad screen before the match starts.
    • Check if the desired rule change occurred (e.g., "The [rule name] rule was abolished from this region"). Repeat steps 3-5 if necessary.
    • If the same rule keeps changing undesirably, play a full game with a player in the region to potentially reset the Random Number Generator (RNG) for rule changes, then try steps 2-5 again. A hard reset of the console can also achieve this.
Tips
  • The goal of rule manipulation is often to abolish unwanted rules (like "Random") and spread desired ones (like "Open").
  • When mixing rules, you do not need to complete a game for the rule change effects to occur. Simply agreeing to mix and then exiting the card screen is sufficient.
  • Be aware of each region's starting rules to plan your rule manipulation strategy.
  • Access to the Forest Owls mission.
  • Understanding of Triple Triad rule manipulation mechanics.

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