Editing Materia Smuggling (section)

=== PC or HD Console ===
This glitch can be performed when a character is removed from the global party, which occurs at the following times:

* Barret storming off at the [[Gold Saucer]]
* Red XIII leaving the party at [[Cosmo Canyon]], before and after [[Cave of the Gi]]
* The [[Wutai]] sidequest
* Aerith leaving the party at the end of [[Temple of the Ancients]]
* Giving someone the Black Materia at [[Whirlwind Maze]]
* Cloud leaving the party at Whirlwind Maze
* Tifa leaving the party at [[Mideel]]
* The party splitting up at [[North Crater]]

Before the character leaves the party, the player must open the materia exchange menu and scroll down to the bottom. Leave the cursor there, and close out of the menu. After the cutscene, the player can then reopen the materia exchange menu, to find that the cursor is pointing to a blank character slot. Scrolling over it will reveal an invisible set of MP Plus materia, with only the first two weapon slots being accessible. The player can remove these two materia, or store two materia for later use, e.g. bringing materia into the Wutai sidequest. After a game reset (or a game over on HD console), the slots will be refilled with MP Plus materia, and any materia stored in the blank slot will be permanently lost.