FFVII: Problem at Bone Village - Can't get Lunar Harp?

[Cardinair]

Hi everyone. I've got a bit of a problem with Final Fantasy VII.

First of all, I'm running it on Windows XP, with all the stuff you guys recommend installed (1.02 Patch, upside-down video thingy and the Chocobo Race fix).

My problem is as follows: When in Bone Village, I have to dig up the Lunar Harp in the archeology-minigame. The thing is, the harp is buried up the ladder. Which, for some bizarre reason, I can't seem to climb while in the archeology-mode (both while laying workers, before deploying the bomb and AFTER deploying the bomb). I've tried EVERYTHING. Seriously. NOTHING works.

I thought "Oh well. It's only a minor item. I'll just use the Jenova editor!"
*bzzzt* Wrong. I edited the Lunar Harp into my key items. All seemed well, as the harp showed up in my inventory just fine. However, the animation-sequence in the forest won't trigger, no matter how many times I walk back and forth through the second screen.

I'm guessing that finding the harp switches some sort of trigger in the game, but I have no idea on how to fix this. Help would be very much appreciated

Of course, it could also be that I just overlooked something and the problem lies with ME instead of the game.

Thanks for your help!

-Cardinair

 

[RW_66]

The Earth Harp is NOT on the ladder.  It is down and slightly to the left of the tent near the top.

Place a couple of "archeologist" around that area and look for (?) normal treasure (?). Set off the bomb, and you should get a scene of the person digging in the night. When you wake up, it will be in the treasure box next to the main hut/store.

 

[Cardinair]

Yes, I know this. It was in the Walkthrough I checked. The tent, however, can only be reached by climbing the ladder, which I cannot do.

 

[Vehek]

Keep moving around the area right next to the ladder and hit [OK]. Eventually, you'll grip onto the ladder and be able to climb up.

 

[Aaron]

Note that this is a known issue.  It's very hard to find the spot you need to be in to grab onto the ladder...  There is probably nothing wrong with your game.