Final Fantasy 8

Management of GFs

Tip #1 - All GFs into battles!
Always get ALL GFs into battles [not necessary to summon them, but make sure that they are along with your characters to gain EXP]. They gain HP Bonuses and they will inflict more damage when they are at higher levels. You can easily use Junction Exchg under the Switch menu to transfer the junction from one character to another.

Tip #2 - Go for Rare Abilities first
Always go after rare skills first (one good example is GF Diablos' Mug. This skill is pretty handy if you need to get the rare items such as Steel Pipes.) Some abilities such as Auto-Haste, Card Mod-RF are very useful add-ons for your party.

Tip #3 - Junction Distribution
Distribute the G.Fs evenly to all characters. Make sure everyone has junction to four basic factors:

Strength (Str) - affects character's attacking power.
Magic (Mag) - affects character's magic attacking power.
Vitality (Vit) - affects the character's defense from physical damage.
Hit Points (HP) - affects the character's HP. It is the life bar!

Tip #4 - Get Boost first!
For those GFs with "Boost", always get them beforehand of all other GF abilities. This ability can really does a lot of damage as if you does up to a maximum of 4 times the damage compared to a normal summon.

Tip #5 - Make use of AP won from BOSS fight
Always check what abilities that you are learning before get into Boss battles. Always pick those high AP skills that require to master before fighting them, thus making full use of the bonus.

Tip #6 - Recover HP of GFs with GF Potions
Use G-Potions to recover lost HP of your GFs. BTW, GFs have (auto, I guessed it was a hidden ability) Walk and Recover. Just walking around the field map, allows you to restore HP of GFs slowly at a time.

Tip #7 - Improve GF Compatibility
Summoning a GF many times using the same character, helps to improve the GF's compatibility with the character. "Boost" will work best in this case. GF compatibility affects the speed of the ATB bar of GF [the higher the compatibility, the faster the GF will be summoned!] Of course, there are generally alternate methods such as using compatibility items [refer to Items section for more information] or the ultimate compatibility booster item, LuvLuv G.

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