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2. Instrument of Flight achievement

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Instrument of Flight achievement in FFXIII

Instrument of Flight

Slipped through the net and lived to fight another day.

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How to unlock the Instrument of Flight achievement

• Hoffman

  12 Mar 2010 12 Mar 2010 12 Mar 2010
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  This achievement is storyline based, and impossible to miss. You earn it after beginning Chapter 4.
  
  At the end of Chapter 3 you'll encounter a big flying boss called Garuda Interceptor. He's got a pretty wicked attack that can hit you for about half your life in one shot.
  
  To beat him easily you're going to want to start off the battle using the Libra ability. This will allow your two other characters to use Aero effectively. Keep your Paradigm set to Relentless Assault, and the first version of the boss will go down quickly.
  
  After a quick cutscene,you're ready for version 2. Don't worry about healing because you'll have full life at the beginning of the fight. Keep your Relentless Assault paradigm for the majority of the fight, only switching to your healing paradigm when you notice your character get low on life. It may seem like you aren't doing anything, but eventually the Garuda will reach its breaking point, and the fight will end quickly from there.
  
  From start to finish the fight took me around 8 minutes.

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  The fight took me 3 minutes, very easy battle.

  Posted by Schwifty Dayman on 13 Aug 11 at 09:46

  Relentless assault makes it very easy indeed.

  Posted by Solario32 on 18 Sep 11 at 19:28

  Yeah, there are two bosses to beat, then a crapload of cut scenes to wade through. Even after that I had to fight some more folks before mine popped. At first I thought it glitched on me, then it finally sprayed. Hallelujah! This game is working my dang nerves.

  Posted by zoilus68 on 31 Jan 14 at 22:28

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• DL CyberSkull

  10 Mar 2010 10 Mar 2010 08 Aug 2011
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  Complete chapter 3 and start chapter 4.
  
  Make your way across the lake and into the ruins of the city. There is only one "branching" path, it is a shortcut through some ruins. Go through it to skip a few battles or try to take the enemy unaware.
  
  1st Boss
  Face off against the Garuda. It's an easy fight and you will automatically heal for the 2nd stage of the fight. As always, use Libra at the start of the fight to learn the enemy's weakness. Doing so will allow your NPCs to attack more effectively. After beating it you will chase it to another room and engage again. Repeat what you did in the prior stage of the battle for an easy win.
  
  2nd Boss
  The real battle is an Eidolon battle. One will attack you and the other will heal you. You may only interact with the attacker. The tutorial gives you a hint that defensive techniques are the best. Switch to Sentinel and keep using Steelguard. Eventually it's attacks will fill up the Gestalt bar. When that happens, press X to end the battle.
  
  Watch the cinematic and when they are done, bloop!