Final Fantasy Hacktics

I would like a tutorial on modifying or creating new R/S/M abilities. I assume outside of patcher it requires at least some basic ASM skills. Also I know it's possible in FFT patcher to make use of unused slots, for example some of the empty formula slots can be used for new formulas, and possibly unused ability slots etc. Anyways, is there a way to assign text to unused but present in game slots?

Izlud3, not sure if you check this thread at all anymore, but since you created the editor I wanted to see if you could point me in the right direction for hex modifying the base job/sprites in the android wotl. The editor is great but I'm only able to edit one or two characters classes with it and only certain ones it seems . . . Using gamekiller I can edit a character's current job as the values for those jobs are the same as the original final fantasy tactics it seems. There really isn't many opportunities where a character's base job changes in the game aside from perhaps Ramza's in the various chapters and maybe Reis so narrowing down changed will be tough unless I play through the whole thing and save in some of those spots if that makes any sense. Basically was so wondering if you could save me a lot of that legwork or if anyone familiar with coding has a better idea to figure out where that data is?

I can still edit a lot more using ps1 or wotl psp version and their respective emulators for android . . .

I'm fairly certain Square-Enix released an update for the game in the last 3 or 4 months. It caused strange black squares covering parts of the screen on my modded save I had, but new saves did not have the same issue. It might be the issue you are having. If you are not afraid of potentially downloading viruses or malware I would search the web for an earlier version of the .apk file, replace the installed version with the downloaded apk, then in the playstore options elect to not automatically update apps via wifi etc. to prevent the newest update from automatically overwriting your earlier version. I'm pretty sure that is what I had to do to use lios with it . . . and honestly in my opinion the update botched more than it helped anyways so good riddance.

I posted the cwcheat code to get battle debug on war of the lions for psp in another thread. I'm not very good at coding myself, nor do I have any knowledge on how to convert it to work on the android version using one of the code editors for rooted android phones, but that would be pretty cool.

I have only tested it on US version, I don't have the European version.

Found myself returning to WOTL since downloading PPSSPP Emulator on my Android. Anyone with a modified PSP knows there is a pretty extensive list, though with gscentral.org no longer available, a lot of great codes may have been lost as well. Googling around, all I seemed to find were the standard cw cheat codes, so I pulled out an old PSP Root folder backup I made which included one rare cw cheat gem, WOTL Battle Debug, functions same way as the PSX Battle Debug Code. Figured I would post it here for everyone, myself included as it makes copying and pasting between devices much easier. Also have one for easy JP/Job mastery I will post underneath. Enjoy!

_S ULUS-10297
_G Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions [US]
_C0 Battle Debug
_L 0x200D569C 0x2442270F
_L 0x200D56C0 0x36500000
_L 0x200D56D4 0x36500000
_C0 quick JP up
_L 0xD0298BBC 0x20000000
_L 0x00298BBC 0x00000003

Not sure about ios, but for a rooted android just use whatever file manager you already are to see the save.bin file, copy the file, go to a more easily accessed folder such as downloads or make a new folder, whatever helps you find it. Plug phone into pc, enable as media device if needed, open up to your file, copy and save it on pc. Now you can edit away and there is a backup still on your phone if you need it.

Just started using this on my rooted galaxy s3. Wanted to know if anyone has had success as far as changing the sprite and base job? It seems to work fine for me until I enter a battle, then wotl force closes. Also I dont use iexplorer or anything like that, just copy and paste from root to a pc accessible folder, import to pc, edit, save, and copy back into root folder. Could that be a reason for the force close issue or is there some kind of checksum that is causing it? Would love to see more added to the editor, willing to test etc. if possible, just bear in mind I have an infant and a 2 year old so may be excruciatingly slow to give results.

Been a long time since I've posted anything, sorry I've got so much personal stuff going on, especially apologize to Xif, haven't had time to test your alt animations yet either. I suspect I'll get to have a bit more pc time soon though once people get back from vacation at work and when my inlaws move downstairs and we get more than our large room for ourselves and our kids. Anyways, I was wondering if there is a way to give special units a completely different job tree than generics? I think Rad can get me close to it, and most likely would have to cut each wheel at least in half, but basically want to change it so special/unique classes start on a different generic job, perhaps further down the wheel or even be able to choose where each individual one starts, ie if it the character is more of a mage than warrior type for example. Or if there is some kind of tool I am missing do exactly that without ASM?

Hi Xifanie, I haven't had the chance to pinpoint what is causing it, because I did not change anything from default as far as items or throwing items is concerned, but with the alternate animations patch applied whenever a unit uses an item on another unit it freezes the game.

Thank you Elric, Angel and Guru! I'm working on a patch now but it is kind of a long work in progress, nothing too serious but it is a good way to try my had at a few things I haven't before, sprite editing, a custom weapon, changing some animations around plus making some strong enemies to compensate for the custom characters I'm making and the basic classes. I may add some events eventually too, I have plans for a different patch which will definitely be event-heavy that takes place after vanilla. Will have some familiar faces to final fantasy fans and be lore friendly hopefully, that is all I can say for now. I will definitely be asking advice and help when I get ready to start rolling with that, and beforehand, lol. Hoping to start testing Xif's alternate animation patch tonight once the kiddos go to bed. So much to learn, so little time! I feel I've learned a lot in just 2 days reading different parts of the forum!

Thank you, as I am trying to open IRC up now and not having any luck whatsoever, though my wifi signal is not very strong in here either and my wife has paranormal people over checking the place out so not sure if some of their equipment might be interfering with wifi signal.

Ha ha, I will attempt to get on irc soon as I can get on my pc, I'm assuming it is the pjirc tab in the top section? I do have excel and office 2007. Lol, time travel is unnecessary when you can blame it on selective memory. Should have said the better part of 20 years, appreciate the fact checking though ha ha. Oldest should be going down for his nap momentarily so will attempt some computer time then.

Hi everyone, I have an idea I wanted to throw out there or at least see if it is even viable. I know there are GameShark codes which make all enemy units controllable for example. I was wondering the possibility of asm hacking a new mechanic/status/ability that would that would allow a unit to control an enemy unit, such as Relm's control skill in Final Fantasy VI or the Beast master's monster type control in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance? It should probably be similar to charm in that a successful attack against a controlled unit would cancel status.

I would be more than happy to test it if it would help speed the process up. I'm not very proficient with hex, but I've played the game itself 20+ years and can probably be some help. . . It would be very useful for a patch I've been working on to practice things.

Hi Xifanie, I am a new member here and first off I wanted to say I love the Soldier Office ASM hack. I don't have any skills yet with hex editing, eventing or spriting yet, all of which I plan on improving, but a lot of the work you've done on here just blows my mind. Also wanted to say I am extremely anxious for the alternate animations asm if that is still coming along, quite a few months since this topic was active. I have quite a bit of work done in fft patcher including a blue mage class, but I am unaware of any alternate method to avoid animation disparity between human and monster classes and it would honestly be one of the most useful hacks I could imagine. If you are still working on it I would love any additional information. Thank you.

Greetings all! I've been a fan of Final Fantasy Hacktics and all the fabulous mods, hacks and awesomeness that continually impresses and keeps my favorite game of all time even more replayable than I ever imagined. Unfortunately, being 35 years old, married with a toddler and an infant does not leave me with much time, but when I get the chance I am always finding myself scouring the forums, picking up on certain aspects of what has been done, tools that can help me and so on. I can't say I'm very knowledgeable as far as coding goes, my experience with it is limited to really simple codes using programs build in emulators or cheat engine. I'm sort of dabbling in a bit of everything right now, doing bits at a time with fft patcher, grabbing ASM hacks (amazing stuff there) while trying to learn the ins and outs of spriting and event editing. There's probably a lot I don't know still with fft patcher, but I think I'm fairly savvy with it. I'm not very artistic yet but I have all the tools downloaded now to get started with that. I felt compelled to finally register today when a certain ASM proposition caught my eye, and I know I'm going to get to the point soon where I will probably need help in learning certain things. I am friendly, easy going and anxious to give and receive help where and when I can, which hopefully will expand the more I learn. I apologize for such a long-winded introduction, Blame Yourself or God!