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New names, new descriptions

Started by VincentCraven, November 23, 2007, 05:43:32 pm

VincentCraven

November 23, 2007, 05:43:32 pm Last Edit: November 23, 2007, 10:19:55 pm by VincentCraven
I know how to rename stuff! What should Ramza's class be called? After Chapter1, he really shouldn't be called a squire. Also, what other names should be changed? I know Arc Knight is a popular title, but it's too prevalent.

And what about Malak's set. Rafa's is Truth, so maybe... Lies!

No one really likes seeing numbers after their skills right? Why use Teleport2 when you can use Warp? The English language is more diverse than that!
I changed jobs and that has made all the difference.

Chrona

November 23, 2007, 06:43:46 pm #1 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by Chrona
Ch1 - Squire

Ch2-3 - Mercenary

Ch4 - Hmm...Zodiac Warrior? No, too corny...No clue XD
Silver Noble

Argg0

November 23, 2007, 09:47:39 pm #2 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by Argg0
Quote from: "VincentCraven"No one really likes seeing numbers after their skills right?

I disagree. Numbers are far better than -ra, -ga, -ja (or anything people can come up with).

VincentCraven

November 23, 2007, 10:15:43 pm #3 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by VincentCraven
Quote from: "Argg0"
Quote from: "VincentCraven"No one really likes seeing numbers after their skills right?

I disagree. Numbers are far better than -ra, -ga, -ja (or anything people can come up with).

What? Blasphemy!
I changed jobs and that has made all the difference.

Asmo X

November 23, 2007, 10:35:57 pm #4 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by Asmo X
Ramza: Legionnaire?

You could change the slant of "Untruth" slightly to make it sound less odious. "Fable", perhaps? Otherwise, "Deception" could work.

The only reason I prefer numbers after skills is because the alternatives always sound so bad. In principle, I'd like to do away with numbers but I cant imagine what you'd do to say, the Ice/Fire/Bolt skills that wouldn't sound forced. Maybe it's just the ra/ga/ja that I hate.

Warp for Teleport 2 sounds good though.

VincentCraven

November 24, 2007, 09:51:03 am #5 Last Edit: January 21, 2008, 09:05:48 am by VincentCraven
If I made a game from scratch, I'd probably name the fire skills Fire, Blaze, Flare, and Eruption or Pyroclasm. Of course, Flare is already well established in this game as the ultimate black magic, and a drastic change of name could confuse people who are very used to Final Fantasy names.

Of course, if I made my own game from scratch, it would be based off the elements Fire, Wind, Water, and Earth. Zodiac compatibility? That's just ridiculous for any game not based off Zodiac stones. But, alas, this game already has a base.
I changed jobs and that has made all the difference.

Asmo X

November 25, 2007, 02:13:58 am #6 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by Asmo X
Flare should probably remain on its own if only to avoid confusion. I agree, it would work with the set though. Eruption is nice and functional; "Pyroclasm" is trying to be a super-serious badass word and looks silly in the process (this is pretty much how Square come up with all of their spell names). Unless you thought "Pyroclasm" was a word based on "Pyroclastic Cloud". It's not though. Some more super-hot things:

Caldera
Corona
Conflagration (why are they all Cs?)

VincentCraven

November 25, 2007, 08:27:08 pm #7 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by VincentCraven
Sorry bout that poll, I forgot we already had voted back in Zodiac's "A grammatical error in my FFT? No way!" forum.
I changed jobs and that has made all the difference.

Zozma

January 20, 2008, 01:20:22 pm #8 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by Zozma
so vincent, how do you go about renaming stuff?
i can do it with a hex editor but its a pain for me if i try to make the name longer than the origional text.
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Wiegraf: Draw your sword Ramza!
Ramza: But im a monk!!

VincentCraven

January 21, 2008, 08:48:05 am #9 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by VincentCraven
Well, I stopped because I also have to do it with a hex editor. I had to delete names like 'Duke' for the long ones and stuff.

Apparently, someone is working on a text editor at this time. I think that someone is melonhead, but I'd wait until that comes out. Took me about 10minutes just to rename Ramza's squire class and his description. >.>
I changed jobs and that has made all the difference.

karsten

January 21, 2008, 08:56:11 am #10 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by karsten
Quote from: "VincentCraven"Well, I stopped because I also have to do it with a hex editor. I had to delete names like 'Duke' for the long ones and stuff.

Apparently, someone is working on a text editor at this time. I think that someone is melonhead, but I'd wait until that comes out. Took me about 10minutes just to rename Ramza's squire class and his description. >.>

ehy you have fresher infos than i have?! ;)

VincentCraven

January 21, 2008, 09:04:41 am #11 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by VincentCraven
Huh, is no one working on a text editor?
I changed jobs and that has made all the difference.

Cheetah

January 21, 2008, 01:48:50 pm #12 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by Cheetah
Quote from: "VincentCraven"Huh, is no one working on a text editor?

The site: http://www.m-l.org/~greerga/fft/#Features-Downloads

Has a program called Final Fantasy Tactics Utilities. It apparently has the ability to change a lot of the text, but I haven't used it at all.
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Wolf

February 25, 2008, 01:56:51 am #13 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by Wolf
Quote from: "Chrona"Ch1 - Squire

Ch2-3 - Mercenary

Ch4 - Hmm...Zodiac Warrior? No, too corny...No clue XD

Ch4 - Cavalier maybe?

Ryonin

February 27, 2008, 04:12:40 am #14 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by Ryonin
Perhaps Heretic for Chapter 4? Been a while since I've played, so I don't remember exactly when he was branded.

Still, if you go from Squire to Mercenary it sets a precedent for storyline related job names, and he's a heretic at the end.

Kuraudo Sutoraifu

February 27, 2008, 10:07:42 am #15 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by Kuraudo Sutoraifu
I proposed that on the GameFAQs board, but it didn't fly that well.  I think it would be an okay title, though.

LastingDawn

February 27, 2008, 01:37:11 pm #16 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by LastingDawn
Chapter 4 is when everything truly becomes established and the whole plot line of the game filled out, I personally think "Heretic" would work well... he's no Hero in the eyes of the people, nor is he a grand General (15 people doesn't count as an "army"). "Puppet" would be an interesting one, but is too one sided, so to speak. Ah, would "Saviour" work? Inadvertently, unbenknownst to most, he was the one saving the world from the Lucavi. As far as I understood it.
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Austin

February 27, 2008, 03:39:07 pm #17 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by Austin
I think heretic would probably work best, savior doesn't sound cool enough to me and there isn't really anything else I could think of to use.
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Laheri

February 27, 2008, 03:42:38 pm #18 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by Laheri
"Riskbreaker" in reference to Vagrant Story, which is also set in Ivalice  8)

VincentCraven

February 27, 2008, 06:56:20 pm #19 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by VincentCraven
Quote from: "Kuraudo Sutoraifu"I proposed that on the GameFAQs board, but it didn't fly that well.  I think it would be an okay title, though.

Though I like the idea of heretic, doesn't he get branded as a heretic near the beginning of chapter 3? Ah well.
By chapter 3, Mercenary doesn't really suit him either, does it? I guess 'Heretic' will do then.  He certainly is no squire.
I changed jobs and that has made all the difference.