Draw point

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By examining the draw points in the field and on the world map, you can draw magic. The draw points on the world map are completely hidden. Examine odd-looking areas carefully.
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Draw point is a gameplay element in Final Fantasy VIII where players can draw magic spells to be cast using the Magic command or junctioned to a player character's stats.

Development-wise, Square designed the draw points as a replacement for treasure chests, which are mainly absent in Final Fantasy VIII.^[1]

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Mechanics

Trabia garden stage draw point — Draw point has been used up indicated by the blue swirls.

Draw points are scattered throughout the field map, while others are found on the overworld map. Draw points can be recognized by two or three glowing purple-pink lines rising from the ground in a swirl pattern. Most draw points refill over time, but there are a few draw points that do not (recognizable by the pale blue swirl lines appearing once the magic has been drawn, as opposed to the white swirl lines denoting refillable draw points).

Each draw point has 4 possible states, Each is recorded in 2 bits in the game data and there are 64 bytes reserved for this.

State ID	Description
0	Fully stocked
1	Partially stocked
2	Empty but refills
3	Empty and doesn't refill

Draw points start off at state 0 and move to state 2 or 3 when drawn from. There are two flags for each draw point, one which defines if the draw point is rich, and one which defines if it refills. The visibility of draw points is controlled by the field scripts.

The draw amount is given by the following formulas:

for fields:

DrawAmount = (([0..255] + 128) * DrawMod) / 512 + 1

DrawMod is 20 if the draw point is rich, 10 if not, and this is halved if the draw point is partially stocked. This gives the following ranges:

6-15 if rich and fully stocked
3-8 if rich and partially stocked<
3-8 if not rich and fully stocked
2-4 if not rich and partially stocked

for the world map:

DrawAmount = (([0..255] + 128) * DrawMod) / 512 + 1

DrawMod is 6 if the draw point is rich and 2 if not. This gives the following ranges:

2-5 if rich
1-2 if not rich

Draw points' refill-speed is determined by the number of steps the player takes, recorded in the game data (other features that are dictated by the number of steps taken are Rinoa's Angelo skills and the SeeD salary payment frequency). There's a hidden counter in the game data that resets every 10,240 steps. When reset, the draw points are checked and have a 50% chance of being partially restocked.

Some draw points are hidden and only revealed when the player junctions the support ability Move-Find. All draw points are free to draw from, with the exception of an Ultima draw point inside Shumi Village in the area beside the elevator. This draw point is guarded by three Shumi and costs 5,000 gil to access. Additionally, this is the only place, excluding the world map, to have a refillable draw point that contains Ultima.

Drawing magic from draw points 100 times in the Steam version earns the achievement Magic Miner.

World map draw points

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Draw Points around the world.

World map draw points are invisible and give at maximum five spells, which is fewer than field draw points, but world map draw points will always refill. World map draw points can usually be found in any "unusual" area, such as tips of peninsulas, opening of railway tunnels, on railway bridges, on beaches and near landmarks, such as behind towns.

The Island Closest to Heaven and the Island Closest to Hell are known for their numerous draw points, all of which contain powerful spells.

Field draw points

Most field draw points are visible and recharge. The invisible ones can be revealed with the Move-Find ability. Even if most draw points are refillable, some exist in unrevisitable locations, meaning the player would have to run around in circles for a long time to be able to draw from them more than once.

List of field draw points

Location	Spell	Refill	Visible	Accessible
Balamb Garden library next to the book shelf	Esuna	No	Yes	Until Time Compression
Balamb Garden training center	Blizzard	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Balamb Garden courtyard	Cure	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Fire Cavern	Fire	Yes	Yes	Always
Balamb outside junk shop	Thunder	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Balamb harbor	Cure*(after liberating the town in disc 2 this draw point also gives gil)	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Dollet Communications Tower	Blind	Yes	Yes	Only once
Timber forests in a Laguna dream	Cure	Yes	Yes	Only once
Timber forests in a Laguna dream	Water	Yes	Yes	Only once
Timber Maniacs Building left room	Blizzaga	No	No	Until Time Compression
Timber outside the pub	Cure	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Timber Pub Aurora back alley	Scan	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Centra Excavation Site	Sleep	Yes	Yes	Only once
Centra Excavation Site	Confuse	Yes	Yes	Only once
Centra Excavation Site	Cure	Yes	Yes	Only once
Dollet town square	Silence	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Galbadia Garden lobby	Haste	Yes	No	Twice (Late Disc 1, Battle of the Gardens)
Galbadia Garden courtyard	Shell	Yes	Yes	Twice (Late Disc 1, Battle of the Gardens)
Galbadia Garden changing rooms	Life	Yes	Yes	Twice (Late Disc 1, Battle of the Gardens)
Galbadia Garden auditorium	Double	No	No	Twice (Late Disc 1, Battle of the Gardens)
Deling City park	Thundara	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Tomb of the Unknown King - outside	Protect	Yes	Yes	Always
Tomb of the Unknown King - north room	Float	Yes	Yes	Always
Tomb of the Unknown King - east room	Cura	Yes	No	Always
Deling City Sewers	Esuna	Yes	Yes	Only once
Deling City Sewers	Zombie	Yes	Yes	Only once
Deling City Sewers	Bio	Yes	No	Only once
Winhill Laguna's room in the dream	Curaga	No	No	Until Time Compression
Winhill town square	Dispel	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Winhill road south from town square	Drain	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Winhill east road	Reflect	No	No	Until Time Compression
D-District Prison Floor 9 - right cell	Berserk	Yes	Yes	Only once
D-District Prison Floor 11 - right cell	Thundaga	No	No	Only once
Outside D-District Prison	Aero	Yes	Yes	Only once
Missile Base room with G-Soldiers who ask to deliver a message	Blind	Yes	Yes	Only once
Missile Base - silo room	Full-Life	Yes	No	Only once
Missile Base - control room	Blizzara	Yes	Yes	Only once
Balamb Garden cafeteria (only during Garden Riot)	Demi	No	No	Only once
Balamb Garden MD level	Full-Life	No	Yes	Only once
Balamb Garden B2 floor	Bio	Yes	No	Only once
Fishermans Horizon overlooking the sun panel	Regen	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Fishermans Horizon Master Fisherman's fishing spot	Full-Life	No	No	Until Time Compression
Fishermans Horizon junk shop	Shell	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Fishermans Horizon abandoned train station	Haste	Yes	No	Until Time Compression
Fishermans Horizon mayor's house	Ultima	No	No	Until Time Compression
Shumi Village - above ground	Ultima	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Shumi Village - outside elder's house	Blizzaga	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Shumi Village workshop	Firaga	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Trabia Garden in front of the statue	Thundaga	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Trabia Garden cemetery	Zombie	No	No	Until Time Compression
Trabia Garden stage	Aura	No	No	Until Time Compression
Centra Ruins platform after the first staircase	Drain	No	No	Always
Centra Ruins right ladder after the lift	Aero	Yes	Yes	Always
Centra Ruins next to the dome	Pain	No	No	Always
Outside Galbadia Garden during Garden war	Aura	No	No	Only once
Galbadia Garden ice rink	Protect	Yes	Yes	Only once
Edea's Orphanage	Curaga	Yes	Yes	Always
White SeeD Ship	Holy	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Great Salt Lake dinosaur skeleton	Meteor	No	No	Until Time Compression
Great Salt Lake past the dinosaur skeleton	Thundaga	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Lunatic Pandora Laboratory in a Laguna dream	Death	Yes	Yes	Only once
Esthar Odine's Lab in a Laguna dream	Double	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Esthar Odine's Lab in a Laguna dream	Flare	No	No	Until Time Compression
Esthar outside palace	Blizzard	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Esthar outside Odine's Lab	Quake	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Esthar city streets near city entrance	Curaga	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Esthar shopping mall	Tornado	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Tears' Point entrance	Life	Yes	Yes	Always
Tears' Point middle	Reflect	No	Yes	Always
Lunar Base Ellone's room	Meteor	No	No	Only once
Lunar Base room before the escape pods	Meltdown	Yes	No	Only once
Ragnarok hangar upstairs	Life	Yes	No	Always
Ragnarok room with a red Propagator	Cura	Yes	No	Always
Ragnarok room with save point	Full-Life	No	No	Always
Sorceress Memorial	Stop	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Deep Sea Research Center second level	Dispel	Yes	Yes	Always
Deep Sea Research Center secret room	Esuna	Yes	Yes	Always
Deep Sea Research Center third screen on the way to Ultima Weapon's lair	Triple	No	No	Always
Deep Sea Research Center fifth screen on the way to Ultima Weapon's lair	Ultima	No	No	Always
Lunatic Pandora entrance	Meteor	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Lunatic Pandora elevator room	Curaga	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Lunatic Pandora hallways	Confuse	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Lunatic Pandora near Elevator #1	Holy	No	Yes	Until Time Compression
Lunatic Pandora	Ultima*(only appears if the Laguna scenario earlier was completed successfully)	No	Yes	Until Time Compression
Lunatic Pandora	Silence*(only appears if the Laguna scenario earlier was completed successfully)	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Lunatic Pandora on the way to fight Adel	Break	Yes	Yes	Until Time Compression
Edea's Orphanage in the future	Triple	No	Yes	Always
Ultimecia Castle outside	Flare	No	No	Always
Ultimecia Castle wine cellar	Aura	No	No	Always
Ultimecia Castle treasure room	Holy	No	No	Always
Ultimecia Castle terrace	Meteor	No	No	Always
Ultimecia Castle art gallery	Meltdown	No	No	Always
Ultimecia Castle armory	Ultima	No	No	Always
Ultimecia Castle passageway	Cura	Yes	Yes	Always
Ultimecia Castle storage room	Curaga	Yes	No	Always
Ultimecia Castle prison	Full-Life	No	No	Always
Ultimecia Castle courtyard	Slow	Yes	Yes	Always
Ultimecia Castle chapel	Dispel	Yes	Yes	Always
Ultimecia Castle the balcony where Tiamat is fought	Triple	No	No	Always
Ultimecia Castle clock tower	Stop	Yes	Yes	Always