Final Fantasy VIII

Timber Maniacs

The Timber Maniacs side quest involves collecting all the Timber Maniacs magazines as you work your way through the game. Each issue of Timber Maniacs adds an extra page to “Sir Laguna’s Page” in the study panel in the Balamb Garden classroom. You also need to pick them up to earn an Achievement/Trophy in the PlayStation 4 or Steam remastered versions of the game.

All the magazine issues are missable. Once you reach Disc 4 of the game, you will be locked out of all the towns and cities due to time compression. You need to pick up each magazine as you come across it and as it becomes available. Their locations are identified in the walkthrough section of jegged.com, but they are also listed below to help you with finding them.

1) Balamb Town

The first issue is available in Balamb Town in two different locations. You can either pick it up near the train station or spend a night at Balamb Hotel.

Picking up the issue of Timber Maniacs in the Balamb Hotel guest room

2) Timber

You can pick up the second issue in the Timber Maniacs building itself when you visit the town of Timber.

Picking up the issue of Timber Maniacs in the Timber Maniacs Building

3) Timber

The third issue is located inside the Timber Hotel guest room after you spend the night.

Picking up the issue of Timber Maniacs in the Timber Inn guest room

4) Dollet

The fourth issue is located on the second floor of the pub in Dollet, near where the pub owner and the Queen of Cards are standing.

Picking up the issue of Timber Maniacs in the Dollet pub

5) Dollet

The fifth issue is located in the Dollet Hotel guest room after you spend the night.

Picking up the issue of Timber Maniacs in the Dollet Inn

6) Deling City

The sixth issue is located in the Galbadia Hotel guest room inside Deling City after you spend the night.

Picking up the issue of Timber Maniacs issue in the Deling City Galbadia Hotel

7) Fishermans Horizon (FH)

The seventh issue is located inside the Fishermans Horizon (FH) inn in the guest room after you spend the night.

Picking up the issue of Timber Maniacs issue in the Fishermans Horizon inn

8) Fishermans Horizon (FH)

The eighth issue is located inside the Grease Monkeys House in Fishermans Horizon.

Picking up the issue of Timber Maniacs in the Fishermans Horizon Grease Monkeys House

9) Trabia Garden

The ninth issue is located in the makeshift graveyard at Trabia Garden.

Picking up the issue of Timber Maniacs in the Trabia Garden graveyard

10) Shumi Village

The tenth issue is located in the house of the Artisan.

Picking up the issue of Timber Maniacs in Shumi Village

11) Edea’s House

The eleventh issue is located just inside Edea’s House.

Picking up the issue of Timber Maniacs in Edeas House

12) White SeeD Ship

The twelfth issue is located on the bridge of the White SeeD ship next to where Zone is standing.

Picking up the issue of Timber Maniacs on the White SeeD Ship