Return of the Dark Sorcerer

on the bright side though, 1.9 is going to be the biggest release until then, which will be a MASSIVE overhaul and a treasure trove of new goodies as well as some new and interesting treats for u all (loyalists get extra options)

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I am actually quite enjoying the story and characters. Every FF game should have a healthy mix of silliness and seriousness anyway. It's not like the original VI was devoid of random wackiness. (Ultros anyone?) I just got FuSoYa and Eiko and the backstory FuSoYa recounted was pretty interesting. As for crossovers, I've also been using Cloud a lot because i really enjoy the arc ROTDS has with him with Aerith standing in for Rachel.  I'm a Clerith shipper but this is a nice compromise, assuming Cloud and Tifa end up together like Locke and CELES.

And yeah, I figure it must be incredibly difficult to rework everything so it makes sense to just edit within the framework you are given. You can still make new and interesting characters, as you did with Aurora vs. Terra  and Cloud vs. Locke. So while completely new stuff like Arc is appreciated, I can easily sympathize with why it's not the norm. (also why Arc wasn't part of the Skull Train fight. Yikes, I cann't even imagine what a headache it would have been to try and squeeze him in there)

As for some questions, what does Expert and Insane do exactly in terms of difficulty? Amp up enemy stats, lower Gil earned, etc.?

But yeah, I play a lot of difficulty hacks such as the stuff over on Insane Difficulty. I mean, I'm not some guru, I die a lot. I just enjoy the challenge and seeing new things. Final Fantasy IX UNleashed and this other mod called Alternate Fantasy are so good for reinventing IX's gameplay and helping me enjoy it along with the story.

One more quick question. I don't want any precise details because spoilers but are there any additional party members? Or is it just a replaced Umaro and Gogo awaiting me in the WOR?

Thanks for the quick response. No rush on getting a new version out since I'm still on this one. But if it ever does get done, I'll be all over it.

hey thanks a lot for the feedback on what you think of the hack, I'd like to chime in as to 1 of the (many) reasons why Arc didn't get to fight the phantom train, other than the fact we wanted the team to go up against Mr. Grim and the phantom train (its supposed to be implied that they have some sort of contract going on), but the main reason why Arc is not in there is because (mostly because of lack of dialog) we wanted to have another special battle go on right before the fight with the train, while Arc is waiting inside the room he comes out and gets attacked my Mr. Grim, however Reaper intervenes and stops him, revealing that he made a deal with Arc's mother, the 2 fight off Mr. Grim and Reaper basically gives him the ultimatum that either he wastes time fighting him (to a stalemate most likely), or to go and protect the phantom train whom he has a contract with (and who is also being attacked by the rest of your team)

there's a bit of a spoiler I've always wanted included but alas lack of space means things had to get pushed to the back burner