annoying FF7 problem

The Core Video Games Forum
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Whenever I’m at Fort Condor, I choose to help fight, but I can never trigger the battles easily without losing all of my money. I donated 4000 this time, and then choose not to help, so I can say that I’m ready, but then the guy says “Hey we’re a little short, could you make it 4000?” And he keeps saying that everytime I donate. I donated 8000 the first time and he kept saying “could you make it at least 4000?” so I reset my game because that was ridiculous.

…? This ALWAYS used to happen to me every playthrough. I had to donate insane amounts of money and reset repeatedly whenever they made me give too much…what is going on? How much should I donate to make him say that I can fight?

EDIT: Never mind, you can tell I havent played in awhile, hehe. I get what I said was wrong. I feel stupid. Ignore thread.

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So you remembered that the battles are triggered by plot events and not by the amount of money you give?

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Well in this playthrough, it was my first time going to condor, and that’s when the first battle is, but I could never get the battles to start cuz he always asked for more money. So I solved my little problem by not donating money and just saying that I was ready.