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Final Fantasy IX - Main Menu and Other Menus

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This section explains the main basics to Final Fantasy IX. It covers the main menu interface and tells you how to operate it all.

Main Menu

You can open the Main Menu by pressing the triangle button in the field screen or in the world map screen. The Main Menu lists all characters in your current party, including their Level, HP and MP (the left figure always displays the current points, while the right figure shows the maximum points). The number of magic stones available and their maximum number are also displayed.

Item Menu

Use or sort your items, or look at the key items obtained so far. Select Use to deploy an item of your choice (the figure behind the name shows how many of this item you have). Note that only items listed in white can be used; "grayed - out" items can not be used. The Arrange option enables you to sort your belongings - automatically or manually. Select the Key Item option to view the key items in your possession

Ability Menu

Use Action Abilities or select Support Abilities. The Use option lists all Action Abilities. Only those listed in white can be used at this time. Select Equip to assign magic stones to abilities your character has learned. This "activates" the chosen abilities. Press the X button to open the Equipment Menu. Switch between your party members by pressing the L1 or R1 buttons.

Equipment Menu

Alter the equipment of your party members. Select Equip to alter manually a character's equipment. Choose a body part and confirm by pressing the X button. This opens a window listing at the other items this character can equip in place of the current item. The left part of the screen shows how the various pieces of equipment affect your character's stats. White final fantasy ix menu

figures indicate that no change takes place. Red figures indicate a decrease in stats, while green figures indicate an improvement. If you select Optimize rather than Equip, the programme will automatically select the optimum items for your character.

Although convenient, this option is not always best in the long term, as your party members can learn many abilities from weaker items. If you would like a character to unequal an item without equipping another, choose Off. The triangle button opens the Ability Menu. Toggle between your party members by pressing the L1 or R1 buttons. Press the (SELECT) button to display the Help Screen. This allows you to see your items properties.

Status Menu

Take a glance at your characters' stats and the abilities she has learned so far. In addition to a character's stats, the items she has equipped and the available commands are displayed. You can also see how far the Trance Gauge has been filled, how many EXP. the character has accumulated, how many more EXP are required for him or her to reach the next level, and which status effects, if any, s/he is afflicted by. Toggle between your party members by pressing the L1 or R1 buttons. Press the X button to display characters abilities.

Order Menu

This menu allows you to determine the order in which your party members are listed and who is to fight in the front or in the back row. Select one character, then press the X button to move your character to the front or back row. If you want to final fantasy ix menu

swap the positions of two of your characters, select one of these characters, then use the directional button to go the other character and then confirm the exchange with X button. Although battles are not greatly affected by the order, they are affected by Battle Positions.

Party members in the front row inflict more damage with their Attack command, as well as taking more damage when hit. Conversely, party members in the back row inflict less damage with their Attack command but also take less damage from opponents hits. Magic attacks or attacks using long-range weapons can inflict equal damage from both the front and the back row. therefore, you should try to position your weakest character(s) in the back in order to minimise damage.

Config Menu

Adapt various aspects of the game configuration to your personal preferences. You can change the following options:

Sound: Choose between Stereo and Mono sound.
Controller: Alter the controls after selecting Custom or maintain the default layout.
Cursor: Choose Memory if you would like the Cursor to appear next to the last selection made in one of the menus.
ATB (Active Time Battle): Select Wait to gain time for choosing spells or items in battle. Active does not allow for any respite in the action. Wait is the preferable option for beginners.
Battle Camera: Decide whether you want the camera angle to vary (Auto) or to remain Fixed during battle.
Battle Control: Select Custom if you also want to control your party members using a controller in Port 2. This is ideal if you want to play Final Fantasy IX with a friend.
Movement: Determine whether you want your character to Walk or Run by default.
Battle Speed: Choose from three settings for the speed at which battles unfold.
Field Message: Choose from seven settings determining the speed at which Field Messages are displayed.
HERE Icon: Switch the hand pointer that appears above a character's head on or off. The hand that sometimes appears above your character's head means: "This is where your character is", and can also be switched on or off. Even when disabled, you can make the hand appear by pressing the select button when exploring.
Window Colour: Choose between Normal or the blue Classic window colour.
Target Window: Determine whether you want the Target Window to appear automatically during battle, or whether you prefer to open it manually by pressing the L1 button.
Vibration: Toggle the vibration option of your Analog Controller (DUALSHOCK) On or Off.

Card Menu

View the number (Stock) of cards you have collected so far at a glance. Type indicates how many different card images you have obtained. Your collector's level and card Rank are displayed, as are the number of games you have won lost or finished with a draw. Select a card from the grid so as to view it from close up under Card Info at the bottom right of the screen. Toggle between the cards of a particular Type by pressing the L1 or R1 buttons.