Final Fantasy VI Randomizer

I haven't done any save game hacking but here's the relevant code: http://datacrystal.romhacking.net/wiki/F...m_checksum

That subroutine is called both when saving the game, and when checking that a valid save file exists. It looks simple enough, just adds up all the bytes in the save file. It would probably be easier to disable the check altogether, but if you generate a valid checksum then the software would be extendable to vanilla FF6 roms.

As for starting items... normally a racer would earn money mainly by selling what's provided in chests, so I'd think starting them with a low number of consumables, and letting them do their own shopping would be best. Maybe give them some extra GP for encounters not-fought. I guess starting up the game and immediately needing to go shopping could be a bummer, but they're going to need to check out their party at that time anyway.

When I did the race, my average party level was only 18 before the floating continent, and the highest leveled characters were 22. AtmaWeapon's a pretty neat boss, so I don't think the characters should be overleveled at that point. Were you planning to start with every esper's magic learned on every character? TBH that would be a huge advantage. Also, I'm guessing that you're planning to leave dances, rages, and lores at their initial values?