FF6 - Brave New World

1: After I save Shadow and return to Thamasa, I talk to him from the left side of the bed. He turns to the right, as if to face me. Can you fix that? (I assume this also happens I save Relm from the Cave on the Veldt if I didn't pick up Shadow.)

I can, but I don't know if I will. It's purely aesthetic, and I prefer not to expand events if I can help it.

2: Regarding Frozen status and Relics, can you check to see if a character specifically has a Ribbon equipped then make him immune to Frozen or immediately undo the Frozen condition?

Probably, but this would be a more roundabout and less efficient solution.

3: If I'm on the Veldt and Gau is in my party is there any way to preferentially generate fights for Rages that Gau doesn't know? If so, I'd likey.

"Anything is possible, given hardware limitations."

As for this issue specifically, there's probably no easy way to do it. I imagine it would involve re-writing significant portions of the random encounter routine.

4: Should Terra be able to dual wield an Atma Weapon and a Rising Sun?

5: Should Shadow be able to dual wield a Samurai sword (Murasame, etc) and a dagger?

Yes and yes. Any weapon where you see "2nd weapon" in the description is usable with any other weapon. The exception to this is spears, which can only be used with a shield in the off-hand.

6: I gave Edgar a Dragoon Seal, yet he doesn't always Jump in the arena! (He attacks normally when he should only be able to Jump or use tools or magic.) Rar!

Anytime a character's actions become automated, they are given Fight as a fifth command, probably to ensure they always have something to do.

7: If I win an arena match, can I get some money, too? Those inn stays won't pay for themselves! (Let's say 500G per win at minimum.)

Characters get healed when they're chosen for coliseum battles anyway. No need to hit the inn between fights.

8: I have an item with a totally blank name from a previous patch. It seemingly does nothing. Is that the old 'Nothing!' item?

9: What's a Slim Jim do in this game?

You really shouldn't have either one of these, I don't think. Where did you get them?

10: Do y'all have a Colliseum fight chart handy? (Bet this, fight this, win this.)

There's one in the Unlockme archive. BTB and I discussed whether to release it to the public, but I forget what we ultimately decided.

11: When I entered Kefka's Tower without Locke (but with everyone else), I got a message that didn't look English.

It's Italian. It's actually a rather famous line from Dante's Inferno.

12: The "Unequip everyone outside my party" doesn't apply to Umaro's Relics. Should fix.

I'll look into this.

13: What does the Rage Belt Relic really do? (Its in-game description is a buncha question marks. I'm interested in a thorough explanation.)

It's the old Rage Ring. It gives Umaro the "Throw Allies" attack, as well as boosts physical damage by 25%.

It also grants resistance to some element. I forget which one.

14: Shadow... still seems weak! He has 368ish battle power and his physical attacks from the back row are hitting for about 150 each while other physical attacks in the back row are hitting for much more! His magic ain't that great either. And his max HP is the lowest or second lowest of my team. Did I just get a gimp character?

Shadow is very much a support character. He can put out some impressive damage when he nails a weakness with his scrolls, but if you're expecting consistent physical damage output on par with Cyan or Locke, you'll be disappointed.

That said, we realize he's one of the weaker characters. He's very gear-dependent (like Locke) with a fairly average selection (unlike Locke). Still, many players have used to him to great effect, utilizing his speed and his range of support spells, as well as his Regen spell; being that he gets stamina and speed boosts, his Regen can end up being a remarkable life-saver.

15: Can a Zephyr Cape activate is Shell/Safe more than once per fight? It seems like it should. (Would help much on bosses after reviving via Phoenix Down.)

I don't see why it shouldn't.

16: Why does Runic work only on the first Runicable ability per round instead of all of them?

Because no one's been able to convince me that persistent Runic is anything but massively overpowered.

Also, bear in mind that there are no global combat rounds in the FF6 battle system. Having Runic persist for a "round" essentially means it will persist until Celes enters her ready stance again, meaning it could last for the entire battle if you did nothing else with her after activating Runic.

17: The Fenrir summon sets Regen, but doesn't do the initial splash of HP cure like the Regen and RegenX spells do. Can we fix that?

Fenrir's just a status esper. I think there are enough espers that heal the party.

18: Why is he called AtmaWeapon the first time and just Atma the second?

They're two different beings.

19: During the Inferno fight, Setzer rolled Bar/Bar/Bar and activated Air Raid. After landing, he turned invisible. (He was in the bottom slot, back row.) When I had him use Slot again, it looked like he stepped in from the right side of the screen, used Slot, then went back. He was still hurtable and targetable though.

Palidor is an extremely buggy summon. Weird things tend to happen with it.