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Help! / Modding FFT
December 13, 2016, 01:05:39 pm
I have started modding FFT and still have a few questions, so here we go:

Party
What's the blank slots for NPCs?
Is the max slot number 16 units? Can I handle with it as using "permanent guests"?
How many time a guest can be in my party?
Can I use guests in normal battles?
Can I control guests?

Battle
Can I battle with more than 5 units per time? If affimative, how can I do it? Can you give me instructions for doing it? If not, do know anyone who can?
How can I know what I'm changing in in-battle ability effects in FFTPatcher columns?
Why marking that columns?
Can I edit the area of abilities?I saw it can be done in FFTPatcher
Can I give more movability to classes? How can I do this? Can you give me instructions? If not, do know anyone who can?

Classes
Can I create a way of "job changing" monsters? If affirmative, how can I do this?
Is the max job number for normal human units 20? Can I add slots? If affirmative, how can I do this? Can you give me instructions? If not, do know anyone who can?I saw it in FFTPatcher, the dancer is a female bard and vice-versa
How do special jobs work? Can I only input them on NPCs? Or can I get soldiers frm soldiers office with special jobs? If possible, how can I do this?
Why all that Squires (sprites) in ShiShi?

Monsters
I saw that there's a lot of slots non-used for monsters in ShiShi, can I edit it to "increase" the number of possible monsters?
For being direct to the point, let's say I wanna have 5 kinds of chocobos, can I do this? How to edit this? Can you give me instructions? If not, do know anyone who can?
I saw that we have only 2 kinds of demons and a lot of empty slots in ShiShi, can I edit these slots and add something new for being usable? How can I do this?

Modding
What slots are currently "blank" for having formation sprites? I mean stuff non-used as Simon's sprites and this kind of stuff.
What things can I consider as blank slots for adding something new?

Effects
Can I insert more in-battle ability effects? Or just edit the pre-existing ones? Can I combine two ability effects into one? Example: can I add a new black-ice effect for Stasis Sword. Note: I don't want to replace the Stasis Sword in-battle visual effects, I wanna add a new ablity with Stasis Sword's ice effect with a effect with a black-coloured ice. Is it possible? If affimative, can you give me instructions or tips for doing it?

Items
How can I edit item sprites? Is there a program for doing it? If is there any program, what's the easier to use?
Is there items that I can consider as blank slots?
Can I edit item categories? Example: can I edit "Knightswords" for making them be "Greatswords"?This can be done by just using FFText
Can I edit how items get equipped? Example: making one-hand weapons forced to be two-handed?I saw it in FFTPatcher

Abilities
How can I insert new features for abilities? What tool would I use for it?
Let's do an example: I want an ability for giving units the ability of equipping 2 two-handed tagged weapons and having a damage debuff, like equipping them an receiving 33% more damage from all sources. Consider this to answer the question above.

Chapters
How can I compress chapters for adding stuff? Is there blank slots for it and so, under a limit I wouldn't need to compress anything?

Coding
What is "coding"? FFTOrgASM has something to do with it?Part of this question is answered in the other topic
By coding, how can I know what letters will add a thing? Is there complete tables for the hexadecimal codes?
What's does mean a hexadecimal line? A ability for example?
What's my limits for hexadecimal lines? Is there limits?
Can I add more features beyond the list of FFTOrgASM through the FFTOrgASM?
How do "Fury" works? I don't understand the explation in FFTOrgASM.

Shops
What features can I add to shops?
How can I change shop sprites? Is it possible? What tools to use? Can you step by step or just give me instructions?
What can I do with fur shop? Can I add more functions to it? How? What tool to use? Can you step by step or just give me instructions?
How do Synth Shop works? How can I add this to my mod? Is it possible? If possible, I'll give the credits to Xifanie for it.

Chatting
How can I chat with someone here of the forums? I can't find anyone in mibbit/no one answer me in mibbit. Answered
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I read a lot of topics & stuff and now I'm starting to think if it's viable to start modding FFT.
So, at first, I have a lot of questions.
I'll divide them by sections:

Modding FFT
In general, to be precisely, what can I do modding FFT?Answered
Can I insert new items, abilities, character slots (insert more room for new units in my party), monsters, maps and music?Answered
Can I translate all the content of a ROM to any language?Answered
Can I play mod in PS1 console? Is mods just designed for working on PC?Answered
Can I insert options for game languages?Answered
What's my limits modding? If I'm going to CD by playing my mod version on PS1 is my limit the CD's limit (700mb)?Answered
Can I add new chapters to the game?Answered
When starting in a ROM for modding, is it better using a USA, EUR or JPN one?Answered

Modding Tools
Considering I'll be doing all the work alone, what will I need for spritting and coding?Answered
What tools for modding can do for me? Can I have any shortcuts modding through tools?Answered
About saves and these things... Would I need to restart the game everytime I release a patch?Answered

Knowledge
I lack about any knowledge of this area, it's my first time modding and I don't know even how to start and what I can start doing.Answered
Could anyone give me a path? Or maybe, advise me one?Answered
I have a lot of things I wanna insert in the game and make it be as I dreamed. So, what will I have to know before start modding?Answered
Which type of knowledge will I need for modding? What kinds of resources will I need to master?Answered
In the past, I was a mod of a forum, can BBcode help me with something modding?Answered

PSX/PSP
Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems PSX version have more support for modding. Am I right? Why?Answered
Can I insert PSP features in PSX version? Most, I would want to add a co-op way of playing and a system of battles for PvP. Can I do it using PSX?Answered
I saw things on forums about a kind of shop, what kinds of shops can I add to game?Answered

Treasure/Propositions
Can I add classes/items/units to it as rewards?Answered
Can I add cutscenes to it? After having succeed or don't?Answered
Can I add CG scenes to PSX version?Answered
Can I add more functions to this system?Answered
Can I make Propositions repeatable?Answered

Classes
Can I add more classes? Or can I just edit the existing ones?Answered
Can I add more races? (i.e., human, viera, nu mou, etc.)Answered
What can I add as pre-requisite for classes?Answered
What's my limits adding classes?Answered
Can I give classes more inate abilities? Or there's a set number?Answered

Items
Can I add more items? Or can I just edit the existing ones?Answered
Can I add more item slots? (i.e., a second acessory, a shoulder slot)Answered

Monsters
Can I add more monsters? Or can I just edit the existing ones?Answered
Can I make all monsters playable? I'm aiming the demons cuz we already can't use them by just playing the game normally.Answered

Map
Is there a map editor that can save me time for mapping?Answered
Is there any templates for mapping?Answered

Space
About space needed for modding, how much of my hard disk would I need for it? I have a ambitious project in mind but I think I must cut some lines...Answered

Templates
Is there any templates for start modding?Answered
Is there any templates for start codding?Answered

Backup
What can I do to prevent losing my project due to corrupted files?Answered
When modding, what can corrupt my files?Answered
When modding, what parts of my PC can get affected/damaged?Answered
Is there any risk to my hardware/software by modding?Answered

Team
How can I get inside a project and be a member of a team developping a mod?Answered
About teams, is there any staff team from the forums or everyone can start a team and start recruiting for it.Answered

Testing
Is there a group of testers from the forums?Answered

I'm a lover of the game and I'm wanting to make things how I want they should be. I know it's too ambitious, but it's how I think right now. My mind can change, time changes all the things.