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Is it possible to play fft1.3 on iPod touch? And how would I be able to do it?

I don't think our community will go anywhere if we keep trying to modify a 14 year old video game.  Compare Tactics Ogre (snes) to FFT.  Notice how in FFT the maps are much smaller, have fewer units and allow only 5 units for your team?  All technical limitations because of the Playstation.  Even if we completely master the engine, we still have the same limitations that the FFT designers had back in 1997.   

We need to break out of that.  Make our own game engine.  That would remove all the technical limitations, and even allow for us to expand them.  Imagine a large map with, say 64 units for instance.  And before you complain, yes that would mean that the battle system would not be identical to FFT, which is not a big deal.  From my previous thread someone posted:

Advantages of homebrew over hacking:
1) No copyright/DRM issues if done correctly
2) You can use advanced coding languages and translate into MIPS
3) You don't have to worry about hard-coded mechanics or inscrutable code (since you're the one writing it)
4) ROM size problems can be ignored.  If we're making a PC port, even RAM size is irrelevant since most modern PCs and laptops have far more usable RAM than the PSX/PSP (and it's highly unlikely we'll even use that much since we're probably not coding a 3D graphics/physics engine).

I'd call it "indie', not homebrew though. 

However, this requires us build EVERYTHING from scratch.  Also, a good number of us are actually more proficient in ASM than in C++.  In short, we will have to throw away everything FFT did right just to either jump through a legal hoop or to ensure total "freedom" to create a game.

This is all worth it in my opinion.  It's obvious that Squeenix has no intention of making a real FFT sequel.  If we pooled our resources I think we could make a top down, sprite based SRPG in the style of FFT/Tactics Ogre.  Keep it simple for the time being.  Perhaps some later project could "take it to the next level" of sorts.  I for one will begin to take my own advice and will read up on coding languages. 

LO is a fork of Open Office. You can save files as .doc or a bunc of other formats. I don't recommend getting rid of MS Office for now, but I think LO has enough for me to use it. Its better than pirating MS Office that's for sure. They're also removing as much of Java as they can, which is super awesome in my book.  MS Office 2010 is better, but LO is free. So whatever.

http://www.libreoffice.org/download/

You'll want 3.4

LO does not have an equivalent of Outlook though. To replace that, you could use Thunderbird with the Lightning extension:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thu...don/lightning/

1. Nerf Haste

- H1 AOE is 1 unit
- H2 AOE is 4 units (same as original haste 1)

Haste is still  useful but not as all powerful.

2. Draw out and Samurai are OP and too useful


Solution:
- lose Kotetsu.  It simply have too much range, and makes them better at ranged attacks than Archers.
- Make Draw out calc be based on average PA and MA
- make it cost MP, instead of a chance of breaking a sword

3. Ninjas are better than archers for long range, and too useful

Solution:

- Can only throw suirukens, and balls
- Throw range reduced
- statuses removed from Ninja Swords
- (very) minor nerf to ninja stats, mostly attack

4. Units have too much movement

The maps are pretty small.  I don't like the idea of a unit being able to go across it in one turn.  Solutions

- remove move +3
- Make it so that shoes + movement skills do not stack (so "red shoes" with "Move + 1" would only result in one extra movement instead of 2)
- Default jump is set to 2, instead of 3.  Jump skills and boots are not much more useful.

5. Equip Armor Changes

The skill is nice, but it can be easily abused.  Speed -1 and/or Move -1 if skill is equipped.  Would make Defense Up more useful.   

6. Blind. 

Its a great ability in FFTA, but pretty weak in FFT.  Can we fix it? 

7. Geomancy




8. Take balance ideas from the FFTA series.


The FFA series does a pretty good job at balancing the jobs, and we should take hints on how to balance from the FFTA versions of those jobs.  This will move a fair amount of abilities around, but it is worth it.  I have not listed MP cost, because I have not worked that out yet. 

8a: Add two handed swords

Flag some of them as two handed, and make them more powerful. 

8b:  Changes to Squire (Soldier) class. 

Equips: Same as 1.3.  Possible: Heavy and light armor.  Lower HP for that reason.  Not sure if this is a good idea.  Skills: First Aid - cure some statues Power/Speed/Mind/Magic Ruin    Provoke - Inflicts Berserk (same as Mediator Insult) Throw Stone - Dash - Wish - Cure HP by sacrificing some of your own (same as original Ramza skill in original FFT) Cheer up - regen Reaction: Counter tackle (100% knockback, 0 points to unlock) Support: Equip Shield Equip Axe Movement: Move +1 Jump +1

8c: Knight (Paladin) changes:

Since knights lost some abilities, they will have to be changed a bit: Skills: Nurse   - Recover HP and cure some status ailments of the unit and surrounding units.    Defend - Raise Weapon Defense and Magic Resistance for one turn. Parley - Remove unit from field.  Could be done by having a chance to cause dead.  Could be a weakened Split Punch. Saint Cross - Holy damage to surrounding units.     Could be a weakened (range and damage) Holy Explosion Holy Blade - Normal damage, or increased damage, Holy element. Sanctify - Destroys undead, or causes more damage to them.  War Cry - Raises Resilience of surrounding units.  Could just be a modified and weakened Kiyimori skill, which Samurai could perhaps lose.  Weapon Break - Reaction: Weapon Guard Support: Defense Up, Equip Armor Yes, I'm asking you to give them weakened sword skills.  Not a big deal.  If they're balanced, everything should be fine.  Agrias and other sword guys can skill be more powerful versions of this job.

8c: Archer changes:

Skills: Accumulate - Steal Heart -  Leg Shot - Arm Shot - Seal Evil - Take Aim - 100% Accurate; Severely reduced damage attack.    Lightning Strike - Attack without triggering the target's R-Ability (add this if possibleif possible) Possible: Break Shield/Armor (might make them op) Rest the same

You can donate your idle pc's computational powers for various scientific enterprises.  420chan has a nice faq/overview of this here

I have created a FFhacktics team for the World Community Grid.  This one specializes in medical and humanitarian projects.  Download, make an account, and then join the team.  The Team can be found here.

I can make more teams for the various other projects if you guys wish to.  You can find a giant list of such projects here:

I just started a game.  Learning the basics.  Playing the newly translated snes version.  It only works right on snes9x.  

I like how each unit can only bring a few items into battle.  So there's no rez chains like in FFT.  

Any tips?  Its a bit confusing.

Instead of an ai tournament can we just have a regular one. I remember that someone made a co-op mod to 1.3 so can we just use the same thing to make a tournament.

I could go for an all mage team again.  I like those.  People like to keep their teams secret, but meh.

Punch'em.  
Male White Mage and Monk Combo.  

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Twist Headband
Power Sleave
???

White Magic
Punch Art
???
Martial Arts
Move + 2

This is a neat idea.  I like the concept of white mages who can dish out physical damage.  It would depend entirely on how good the physical stats for them are.  So I'd have to test this.  

What are some other good ideas for a physical white mage? :P

Its' really neat.  It enhances the colours, and uses anti-alaising on everything.  You need a graphics card obviously.  

Symphony of the Night with the Natural Shader:



Without:



Gradius Gaiden with the Natural Shader:



Without it:



Download here:
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Explanation:
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Status: Just started :P

I'm using 1.3 as a starting point.  I will mostly focus on making Squires useful, as well as adding in Paladins.  

Part A) Making Squires useful

1. Squires

I'm thinking of making FFT Squires and turning them into FFTA Soldiers.  Here are the abilities that I may give them.  

Heal: same as in 1.3
Power, Mind, Speed and Magic Ruin: Same as in 1.3
Insult - Inflicts Bezerk
Dash - same as 1.3

Reaction: Weapon Guard and Counter Tackle

Support: Equip Shield.  

Movement: Move +1

Note: Monster skill given to mediators, and Equip Axe given to Geomancers.  

Armor: Light and Heavy, shields
Weapons: Knives, Swords, Knight Swords,

Not sure if they should keep Axes and Crossbows)

Move and Jump: 3

2. Ramza and Delita

They will be regular soldiers, plus their special abilities like Yell, Cheer Up, etc.

3. Knights become Paladins

This class will be more difficult to create.  Many of their abilities will be new, and I'm just learning how to add in new spells and stuff.  

Here are their FFTA 1 and 2 abilities, plus what I may give them:

Nurse - Recover HP and cure status ailments of the unit and surrounding units.
Defense - Raise Weapon Defense and Magic Resistance for one turn.
Drop Weapon - Weapon Break
Subdue - Severely reduced damage. Useful for aiding Hunters in capturing monsters or to get rid of Sleep, Charm, or Confuse.
Parley - Attempt to remove a unit from the battlefield.  
Saint Cross - Holy damage to surrounding units
Holy Blade - Normal, Holy Damage
Sanctify - Destroy Undead
War Cry - Raises Resilience of surrounding units

What I could give them:

- Dash instead of Subdue
- Wish instead of Nurse
- A swordskill that has a chance of inflicting death instead of Parley

Reaction: None
Support: Equip Armor, Equip Sword
Movement: None

Unlock Requirements:

Not sure.  After Monk at least.  Probably would take as much effort as Samurai or Geomancer.  

This raises a problem of what to do with the gap that Knights leave behind in the job tree.  

Equips: Heavy Armor, shields, Swords, Knight Swords.  
Movement and Jump: 3 and 3

3. Other Squire skills?

What should I do about Accumulate, Dash and Throw Stone?  Not sure.  Having Knights with Accumulate may make Soldiers simply too good.  

What about Agrias?

There will be some overlap between her and Paladins.  Specially if I give them a swordskill.  Not sure how to fix.