[Ratty]

Yarr, i dont see how anything can do more damage

[Goto]

Nobody has got it yet. I guess I should give a clue...

It doesn't have anything to do with exceeding the 9999 damage cap, but it does have something to do with exceeding a different limit.

[Ratty]

ooh!! ohh!!

*jumps around excitedly*

Is it something like doublecast? casting more than one spell in a turn, or perhaps getting faster turns?

[Goto]

nope, it's in one attack.

[Lord Sparks]

well unless its death or sumother 1 hit KO ability then i reckon its not possible

[Goto]

Hehe, I doubt anybody will be getting this one, the answer is kind of specialised.

[Goto]

It's only been a day and a half, but nobody seems likely to get it so if you don't mind I'll explain the answer.

As well as the damage cap of 9999 damage, there is a theoretical damage limit. I can't remember what it was off the top of my head, but it was the max value dictated by a string of bits. Much like the way most games have a max stat level of 255, which is the maximum value for a single byte/octet.

The odd thing was, if this theoretical damage was exceeded, it spilled over and started again from 0. Thus if Terra was kept to as low a level as possible until one of the Espers which give good magic boosts was gained, she could get her magic so stupidly high, that Ultima ended up doing less than 1000 damage. Her lesser spells of course, didn't have enough power to break through the theoretical damage barrier, and so still did the regular capped 9999. I think it only happened while she was Morphed into an esper. That's pretty much all there is to it.

I'll think up a new question soon.

[Lord Sparks]

its kinda confusing but anyway, ask a new one!

[Goto]

Meh, forgot to add a new one. Guess I'll make it an easy one.

This one will be in two parts.

In which Final Fantasy game was a hovercraft used to crosh shallows?

The other half is a little bit of music trivia. Name the Final Fantasy game this music comes from, and where in particular it may be heard.
Mysterious FF Midi

[JGJTan]

That's Final Fantasy IV ain't it for the hovercraft thing?

And is it just my computer or did I hear nothing when that music was in play?

[skenasis]

must be your comp, i heard it fine. dont have a clue where its from though, so thats pretty useless

[Goto]

He's right about the FFIV thing.

Hmm.. Next time you see me on, I'll try sending the midi over directly. I think you'd be able to get it if you heard it.

[JGJTan]

Err... I think there's gonna be a problem with the answering of the question if Cressie doesn't see this because I still couldn't hear the midi file even after you sent to to me over MSN so... I think you might need to ask another question.

[Crescens]

Big Whale in the original translation, Lunar Whale in others.

Either way, the music plays in the airship that goes to the moon.

Now we can retire to the moooooooon!

No that's not a question, just seeing how many people pick it up...

[Goto]

Heh, teh Cres got it.