FINAL FANTASY IX
51 Achievements
1,000
60-80h
Cracking the Code
Uncover the secret of the Eidolon Wall.
15
1.57%
How to unlock the Cracking the Code achievement in FINAL FANTASY IX - Definitive Guide
Enter Madain Sari with Dagger in your party. Go to the porch in Eiko's house and Lani will run away. Exit Madain Sari and return with a party that doesn't have Dagger, or Amarant. Speak with Lani twice and enter the nearby small room, walk towards the screen and you should have a ! pop-up which will prompt some messages on what to do.
Head to Eidolon Wall in Madain Sari and you'll see the camera angle has changed from before. Walk right around the wall once and when you return to the entrance, you will hear a chime (need to have sounds effects on). Turn around and walk around the wall left until you hear the chime again. Turn around and walk right until you hear a chime and so on. Repeat this until you get a message that HP and MP is restored and status effects are removed (which should be after 9 times). Afterwards, head right and read every inscription on the mural. By returning to Ifrit's inscription and reading it again, you will learn Dagger's true name and unlock the achievement
edit : I went into config and turned sound off but left sound effects on, much easier to listen for the chimes from JamoneTheAfro in comments
When you arrive, walk clockwise (to the right) a full turn of the wall. You will hear a chime when completed. Turn around and complete a turn in the other direction. Repeat until you have completed nine revolutions. Your HP/MP will be restored. Read every inscription on the wall. Re-read the inscription for Ifrit and you will learn a secret and unlock this trophy.
This trophy can be obtained on Disc 4 after returning to Gaia from Terra after the events in Pandemonium.
Enter Madain Sari with Dagger in your party. Go to the porch in Eiko's house and Lani will run away. Exit Madain Sari and return with a party that doesn't have Dagger, Eiko or Amarant. Speak with Lani twice and you will be prompted to go to the Eidolon Wall.
When you arrive, walk clockwise around the wall once. When you return to the entrance, you will hear a chime. Turn around and walk around the wall counter-clockwise until you hear the chime again. Turn around and walk clockwise until you hear a chime and so on. Repeat this until your HP and MP is restored (which should be after 9 times). Afterwards, read every inscription on the mural. By returning to Ifrit's inscription and reading it again, you will learn Dagger's true name and obtain this trophy.
This can be done any time after the events of Shimmering Island on Disc 3. You will need to perform a number of specific steps to find Dagger's true name. Follow the steps here (from the missables thread) to unlock the achievement.
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