ff3:ff3us:patches:hatzen08:wilder_randomness

Name Wilder Randomness 4.4
Author HatZen08
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No-Intro Name Final Fantasy III (USA)
No-Intro version 20130701-030720
File SHA-1 EA1DC87ECB3BA90BBFB8C122F8EE23CA426F5991
ROM SHA-1 4F37E4274AC3B2EA1BEDB08AA149D8FC5BB676E7
Game Version 1.0
Language English
Console Super Nintendo (SNES)
Header Yes
Address Description
$C0C2DF - $C0C2E5veldt encounters
$C0C3C0 - $C0C3C6overworld encounters
$C0C497 - $C0C4B1dungeon encounters
$C1185C - $C11865unknow random number generator
$C24B5B - $C24B63generic random number generator [0, 255]
$C24B6B - $C24B73generic random number generator [0, A-1]
$C2BBE7 - $C2BBF0generic random number generator [0, 255]
$C3F900 - $C3F92Fgeneric random number generator plus veldt modifier

The game uses random number generators. The generators actually are based on a fixed table of random numbers and they get the random number reading sequentially the next available number in the table. This algorithm makes the 'random number' to be predictable and, in specific situations, almost rigged.

The patch unifies the main random number generators in one single random number generator, with a less predictable algorithm.

  • ff3/ff3us/patches/hatzen08/wilder_randomness.txt
  • Last modified: 15 months ago
  • by hatzen08