Things I want to do with my version of FFVI.

Hello. You've quite the ambition.

Thank ya. More than I should cause I am not that capable. Out of all coding stuff I have done Hex is out of reach sort of. I can do simple ones with guiding. But that alone takes forever. I can not believe how people can look at numbers and know what to do. I know assembly aka pointers helps but eh..

2) Break damage limit was accomplished by Giangurgolo and he released a patch called 32000 Overkill. It is so named because damage still has to fit in 15 bits (32768) as the top bit signifies healing.

Ya I thought it was I already mentioned the patch just had to reconfirm it.

3) An FFVII-like limit system would require rather major code rewrites. However, if you're proficient with 65816 assembly and are determined you could do it.

I thought I read a topic on this already. This isn't a major thing I want to do really. Just an extra thought.

1) The behavior of Runic isn't a bug - it's supposed to shut down all magic. Rewriting code to only trigger Runic on enemy spells is feasible; in fact, I've done it. It makes Runic incredibly overpowered and a headache to balance around, so I scrapped it.

I don't like how it works. In game it even mentions "magic sent THEIR way". Not all magic. I'd rather it be a bit more useful I don't think it would be that overpowered. Still using up a character to do that as well which makes her more useful.

2) Removing enemies from the collapsing house is as simple as editing those maps with a map editor and unchecking "random encounters". Changing the time limit would be done via event editing - admittedly something I know little about, but very doable.

Ya I figured this was possible. I also thought of maybe another burning house thing (It DID get hit by the beam) but ehh not sure what to do with it yet. The original idea would be more workable.

3) Changing H-Bomb is an interesting project because it requires many different methods. Changing the spell name, power, effects, animation, etc. is as simple as editing the spell in FF3usME. Making new animations is difficult because it requires writing new animation scripts, but cobbling together existing animations and palettes into something different-looking is rather simple.
Changing the Slot reels requires decompressing some graphics and editing them with YY-CHR. Again, doable.

I know how to change magic animations to a point. So I would start with that. Again can of an extra idea.

4) Changing Celes' natural magic is easily done with FF3usME. Learning spells via event doesn't happen in the original game, but I believe there exists some unused event code for it. I might remember incorrectly, in which case it would require writing new event code in addition to editing event scripts.

5) Again, simple map and/or event editing.

I know the level method. I mentioned learning by event to make it more logical. Can always do that later, I mostly note down what I was gonna do.

2) (What's with this Star Wars-esque numbering?) Adding Summon can be done with FF3usME and there are patches that fixes the Summon command to work properly. It lets you summon the equipped Esper as many times as you like, that's it. Anything beyond that requires major code rewrites.

I have refs linked here so I know of how to do this a little.

3) Adding new spells is possible thanks to B-Run's MMMagic hack. It allows 10 new spells to be added to each character's spell list. There are some unused/dummied spells in the game, you can edit these new spells with FF3usME and assign them to characters with B-Run's patch. However, for something like Valor (Aura is a spell from FFVIII), you would need to hack some code.

Yes I remember seeing the topic. I browse often to figure out how to do things. I made the mistake of calling Valor Aura. So thanks for that. That would be the idea I would use though.

4) I'm not sure you can start playing a song from the middle. You could edit a song and cut out some parts, and replace the battle music with that. Editing FFVI's music is pretty complicated and there are no editors for this. You have to learn the format and do it all by hand.

I do know hex coding using the song guide data I could change the pointer of the song time or something. Or just replace the whole song which might be easier.

In all, all these changes requires A LOT of different skills. If you don't know 65816 assembly programming, or the SPC music format, or general romhacking knowledge, be prepared to spend a year or two learning the ropes.

Forever for me probably. Takes a long time it seems for me. I'm a slow learner like Ultros but I don't eat fast.


Thanks for replying. Was helpful. The main thing I am concerned of is editing the event sprites for Cyans Dream to be girls instead of boys. So I can do Magus Sisters. That is being the hardest thing for me to do. I have the data of it but I can't find it in the code. Or know what to do with it.

I could do the rest on my own. If a patch were available to change them even to one sprite that would be fine. I originally wanted them to be 3 sprites like he did but the same one would be fine. Trying to figure this out is the hardest thing I've done and so far been unable to make any progress.

Note: I do know girls data. I also know I can change the palette used by hex.

I suppose I can put it on the side for now and just do the others and what I can though.