The big Chocobo researchFollow

Replace the .dat files if your on a PC with those on that download link, and they sure as hell will look like that joo fool.

Hi,
Can someone point me to a thread that has a list of NPC names associated with the Diligent bird quest?
I'm hoping there is one, and that not all the NPC's are involved, just a handful. Thanks.

I gave my choco a parasitic worm today to see if it would zap Gallop that my choco was born with.

The choco had just gained Average in Discernment today but after feeding the worm, Discernment was back to Bit Deficient.

I think that it may make abilities go but if you are doing a "born with" ability I would recommend trying it before getting any raises in Stats.

I stand corrected about the .dat change, I understand it would only change how a persons screen displays something :-) But FFXI is very strict (overly so) on much of this stuff.

This has been touched on but I don't think (at least I can't recall) it being discussed here in great detail. I found a good walk through somewhere when I did it the first time but don't remember where. Actually it's kind of simple. After returning the lost baby chick keep taking your chick for walks each day when you care for it and you will occasionally get hints as to who the lost chick may belong to. Something like it's name starts with "A", or its a hume, or it's a male, or he works in an armor store. Something along those lines. After you get hints, I think it's about 3 of them, spread out over a few walks and several real life days you can go looking for the NPC who lost the chick. I used my Ranger Job's Wide scan which made it easier. It seems to me it could be any NPC who meets the hints (caution, sometimes more than one may meet the hints) located in the area the cocobo stables you are raising your chick in. For instance if you are raising it in Bastok then the NPC can be anywhere in the Bastok Mine district. When you think you have found the correct NPC click onto it and see if you can return the bird. Then go back to Stables and talk with trainer to see if you correctly finished the quest and get the new story that gives you "Treasure Hunter". You will still need to read the story and have high enough Discernability to learn it to actually get the ability. If by chance you fail (try to return it to the wrong NPC for instance) you will usually find another lost chick soon and be able to try again! Also, if you forget what some of your hints were you can talk with the little boy who gives you information on chocobos inside the stable and he will repeat any hint's you should be working on for you. I wrote all this from memory so others may have more to contribute but basically this should get you through it with little trouble. GOOD LUCK :-) BTW anyone know if any fame is gained by doing this or just the story? I don't seem to remember hearing the sounds associated with gaining fame but I sometimes have my sound turned off when in town. Just curious.

FFXI put out the information from the start about needing to name it or it would later be named for you, the Trainer even mentions the need for a name when your Egg hatches. You have to name it before you can get into Kamp Kewh also I think, plus needing a name to get breeder cards. I never knew anyone who waited as long as you without naming their bird and it's new information to me at least that waiting that long will get you a bird with only one name!!!
I did notice that the NPC's in the cut scenes only had one name for their bird! Thanks for the new information!

Edited, Mar 4th 2007 6:20am by Outlawbiker

Speaking of day 65...anyone got stats up after this day? on day 72 with 3 choco and none of em seems to get stats up anymore, and i can t remember what day i retired my first choco...

You can get colored chocobos on the first egg... My LS Leader's daughter did it and all she did was feed it gyashl greens. Seems completely random to me.

edit: Why isn't this stickied?

Edited, Mar 6th 2007 8:38pm by Shinjaki

Pikko has it on her Legendary Threads and Stickies post, which is stickied.

This is a great thread though, glad to see it up top where it belongs.

The most reliable method of getting the color of choco you want is to get two cards to breed for it.

You can also get a chick born with an ability if the parents have them. That is pretty much random though. If you don't want a certain ability you might want to make sure the parents don't have it.

Outlawbider you are right that it is not totally random. The dating plan has a definate effect on which ability your egg will get if it gets one.

So has anyone found out how the choco dyes work? And what is this Egg Hat that gives digging bonus?

It was stickied but is now under legendary threads. Don't know whether to frown or smile about that! At least it won't get lost.

Did daylight savings time bump the time to check the chocobo up an hour?