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Title: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: Shrikesnest on November 23, 2022, 09:52:09 pm
Welcome to the Shrike Patch! This is a mod for Final Fantasy Tactics A2 that aims to make the game more fun and engaging. Features include:

- Combat has been heavily rebalanced to be swingier and burstier. Most of the game's abilities, enemies, jobs, and equipment have received changes to make combat more exciting.

- Enemy gear and ability sets have been massively expanded and their stats and levels improved to make the fights more engaging. This isn't a kaizo hack that aims to kill you in the tutorial, but you'll need to pay attention to what you're doing. In addition, all non-Hume characters now have elemental weaknesses and resistances to consider.

- The Thief, Tinker, and Moogle Knight jobs have received extensive reworking to make them more fun and reliable to use.

- AP and gold costs have been slashed dramatically across the board, and gear sells for more of its base value. In addition, which gear teaches which abilities has been shuffled around extensively to give you access to fun toys earlier than normal. Related, it has been made much easier to obtain loot via use of the Thief class, which makes the bazaar much less frustrating.

WHAT'S NEW?

This 1.1.2 update is just to clean up a few things I missed on the 1.1.1 update. No balance changes this time, but I am working on an update with some balance changes in it. Moogle buffs on the horizon!

BUGFIXES:
- The Moogle Knight's Blade of Peace now properly deals damage and uses your weapon's range instead of being fixed to melee
- The Fencer's Checkmate now properly deals Dark damage
- The Black Quena now properly teaches Deathscythe to Beastmasters instead of Zombie

MISSING ABILITIES:
- The Fencer's Shadowstick is now learned from Djinn Flyssa
- The Bard's Angelsong is now learned from King of Hearts
- The Gladiator's Rush is now learned from Blue Saber
- The Defender's Rest [Hibernate] is now learned from Excalibur
- The Hunter's Vital Shot is now learned from Hunting Bow
- The Paravir's Iai Blow is now learned from Ama-no-murakumo
- The Time Mage's Quicken is now learned from Pomegranate Staff
- The Berserker's Vicious Blow [Smite of Rage] is now learned from Survivor
- The Green Mage's Blind is now learned from Morning Star
- The Arcanist's Syphon is now learned from Heretic Wand [Heretic Rod]

COMPLETE CHANGES:

- Hi-Potion: Heals 70 HP (down from 100)
- X-Potion: Heals 120 HP (down from 200)
- Ether: Restores 10 MP (down from 30)

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Soldier
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= Equip Swords, Broadswords

o Defend: Now called Raise Guard.
o Provoke: Now called Taunt

o No longer learns Waylay [Mug Gil]; now learns Blitz instead
o No longer learns Gauge; now learns Raise Guard [Defend] instead

+ First Aid: Can now be used on self or an adjacent ally; heals and removes some debuffs.
+ Blitz: Full damage (up from half.)
+ Rend Power: Deals half damage and debuffs attack.
+ Rend Magick: Deals half damage and debuffs magick.
+ Rend Speed: Deals half damage and debuffs speed.
- Rend MP: Half damage.
+ Taunt [Provoke]: Now has a range of 3 (up from 1.)

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Thief
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+ No longer requires 1x Soldier
+ Equip Knives, Cards

o Mug Gil: Now called Waylay
o Steal Limelight: Now called Steal Life

o No longer learns Steal Gil; now learns Waylay [Mug Gil] instead
o No longer learns Steal Items; now learns Strongarm instead
o No longer learns Loot Lv 1; now learns Flee instead
o No longer learns Loot Lv 2; now learns Sneak Attack instead
o No longer learns Loot Lv 3; now learns Pillage instead
o No longer learns Loot Lv 4; now learns Charisma instead

+ Waylay [Mug Gil]: Now steals triple gil; steal chance no longer degrades
+ Strongarm: Buffed base damage by ~50%; now steals triple loot instead of items; steal chance no longer degrades
+- Sneak Attack: Half accuracy; now has a chance to Disable the target on hit
+ Steal Life [Steal Limelight]: Drains HP instead of stealing smash gauge
+ Pillage: Buffed base damage by ~100%.

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White Mage
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+ Equip Staves, Hammers

o No longer learns Refresh; now learns Holy instead

Special: Resist Holy
+ Cure: MP Cost 8 > MP Cost 12; no longer holy.
+ Cura: MP Cost 14 > MP Cost 18; buffed base healing by ~50%; no longer holy.
+- Curaga: Buffed base healing by ~50%; MP cost 26 (up from 18); no longer holy.
+ Esuna: MP cost 10 (down from 12); AOE 0 > AOE 1; now removes all debuffs.
- Arise: MP cost 32 (up from 20.)
+ Reraise: MP cost 16 (down from 28.)
+ Holy: Buffed base damage by ~50%; range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 26 (down from 32).

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Black Mage
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+ No longer requires 1x White Mage
+ Equip Wands, Books

Special: Resist Dark
+ Fira, Thundara, Blizzara: Buffed base damage by ~50%.
+- Firaga, Thundaga, Blizzaga: Buffed base damage by ~50%; MP cost 22 (up from 18.)

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Archer
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- Requires 1x Thief, 1x Soldier
+ Equip Bows, Knives

o Focus: Now called Full Draw
o Blackout: Now called Dark Cloud
o Cupid: Now called Heartseeker
o Burial: Now called Silver Arrow
o Take Aim: Now called Leading Shot
o Lightning Strike: Now called First Strike

+ Leg Shot: Now deals 25% damage on a successful hit
+ Arm Shot: Now deals 25% damage on a successful hit
+ Leading Shot [Take Aim]: Full damage (up from half.)

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Paladin
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- Requires 2x Soldier, 1x White Mage
= Equip Knight Swords, Broadswords

o Nurse: Now called Bright Halo
o Saint Cross: Now called Vengeful Storm

Special: Resist Holy
+- Nurse: Buffed base healing by ~300%; MP cost 16 (up from 0.)
+- Saint Cross: Double damage (up from normal); may Silence on hit; MP cost 18 (up from 10.)
+ Holy Blade: Double damage (up from normal); may Silence on hit; MP cost 14 (down from 22.)
+- Sanctify: Range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 12 (up from 0.)

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Fighter
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- Requires 2x Soldier, 1x Black Mage
+ Equip Blades, Axes

o Wild Swing: Now called Cleave
o Air Blast: Now called Shearing Gale

o No longer learns Blitz; now learns Discipline instead

+ Cleave [Wild Swing]: Buffed base damage by ~50%.
+- Discipline: Now buffs accuracy instead of Attack.
+- Air Render: Increased base damage by ~100%; MP cost 6 (up from 0); Wind elemental.
+- Aurablast: Increased base damage by ~50%; MP cost 16 (up from 0); Holy elemental.
+- Shearing Gale [Air Blast]: Increased base damage by ~100%; MP cost 24 (up from 0).
+ Backdraft: Increased base damage by ~10%

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Paravir
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- Requires 2x Fighter, 1x Ninja, 2x Black Mage
+ Equip Katanas, Sabers

o Blade Bash: Now called Blade Slap
o Shimmering Blade: Now called Wildfire Rush
o Skyfury Blade: Now called Storm Blitz
o Hoarfrost Blade: Now called Shattering Flurry
o Lifethread Blade: Now called Lifethread Shear
o Unburden Soul: Now called Last Stand

+- Wind Slash: MP cost 8 (up from 0); range 5 (up from 4.)
+ Blade Slap [Blade Bash]: Always Immobilize on hit.
- Wildfire Rush, Storm Blitz, Shattering Flurry, Lifethread Shear: MP cost 14 (up from 0.)

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Ninja
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- Requires 3x Thief, 1x Black Mage
+ Equip Katanas, Knuckles

+- All Veils (except Gold Veil): AOE 1 (up from 0); MP Cost 8 (up from 4); half normal chance to inflict status
- Gold Veil: MP Cost 4 > MP Cost 8
+ Unspell: Range 4 (up from 1)
+- Oblivion: Checks evasion instead of resilience; MP cost 16 (up from 12)

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Illusionist
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+ Requires 3x Black Mage, 1x White Mage
= Equip Wands, Staves

o Prominence: Now called Phantasmal Blaze
o Tempest: Now called Phantasmal Storm
o Freezeblink: Now called Phantasmal Rime
o Star Cross: Now called Phantasmal Star
o Stardust: Now called Phantasmal Comet
o Deluge: Now called Phantasmal Flood
o Rockfall: Now called Phantasmal Barrage
o Wild Tornado: Now called Phantasmal Gale
Special: Resist Dark

- All spells: Half damage

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Blue Mage
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- Requires 2x Black Mage, 1x Soldier
+ Equip Sabers, Books

Special: Resist Dark
+- Magick Hammer: Half damage (down from full); range 4 (up from 3.)
+- White Wind: Range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 22 (up from 20.)
+ Angel Whisper: Buffed base healing by ~200%; range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 18 (down from 28).
+ Screech: Range 4 (up from 3)
+- War Dance: MP cost 12 (up from 0); also grants Move Up.
- Roar: MP cost 16 (up from 8).
+ Matra Magic: Checks resilience instead of evasion; full accuracy (up from quater accuracy); range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 18 (down from 22.)
- Bad Breath: MP cost 12 (up from 8.)
+ Unction: MP cost 4 (down from 8.)
+ Self-Destruct: Buffed base damage by ~100%.
+- Quake: Buffed base damage by ~100%; MP cost 16 (up from 12.)
+- Mighty Guard: Now a single-target buff that grants Protect, Shell, Regen and Haste for 18 MP.
+ Dragon Force: MP cost 6 (down from 8.)
+ Expose Weakness: Now nullifies evasion for one turn instead of debuffing defense and resistance; MP cost 6 (down from 8.)

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Hunter
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- Requires 2x Archer, 2x Thief
+ Equip Greatbows, Guns

o Oust: Now called Tame
o Hunting: Now called Prize Hunt
o Counter Force: Now called Harrier
o Ultima Shot: Now called Ultima Strike

+ Advice: Range 3 (up from 1.)
+ Hunting: Full damage (up from quarter damage); triple reward.

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Seer
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- Requires 4x White Mage, 1x Illusionist
+ Equip Books, Staves

o No longer learns Raise; now learns Holy instead.

Special: Resist Holy
+ Cura, Fira, Blizzara, Thundara: Buffed base healing/damage by ~50%.
- Recharge: Restores 14 MP (down from 24.)
+ Holy: Buffed base damage by ~50%; range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 26 (down from 32).

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Warrior
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= Equip Swords, Greatswords

o Greased Lightning: Now called Guard Break.
o Life Tap: Now called Giant Slayer.

+ First Aid: Can now be used on self or an adjacent ally; heals and removes some debuffs.
+ Rend Power: Deals half damage and debuffs attack
+ Rend Magick: Deals half damage and debuffs magick.
+ Rend Speed: Deals half damage and debuffs speed.
- Rend MP: Half damage.
+ Body Slam: Buffed base damage by ~50%.
+ Giant Slayer [Life Tap]: MP cost 16 > MP cost 0; Quarter Accuracy > Full Accuracy

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White Monk
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+ Equip Knuckles, Staves

+ Roundhouse: Buffed base damage by ~100%.
+- Air Render: Increased base damage by ~100%; MP cost 6 (up from 0); Wind elemental.
+- Aurablast: Increased base damage by ~50%; MP cost 16 (up from 0); Holy elemental.
+- Earth Render: Buffed base damage by ~200%; MP cost 14 (up from 0); Earth elemental.
+- Chakra: Buffed base healing; restores MP equal to 25% of HP restored; MP cost 12 (up from 0.)
- Revive: MP cost 14 (up from 0.)
+- Exorcise: Range 4 (up from 1); MP cost 4 (up from 0.)

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Dragoon
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- Requires 2x Defender

+ Jump: Range 4 > Range 5
+- Lancet: Now restores MP equal to 1/4th damage as well; MP cost 10 (up from 0.)
+- Fire, Thunder and Ice Breath: Buffed base damage by ~116%; MP cost 16 (up from 0.)
+- Bangaa Cry: Buffed base damage by ~300%; now has perfect knockback instead of a chance to confuse; MP cost 22 (up from 0.)

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Defender
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- Requires 3x Warrior
- Can no longer equip Robes

o Hibernate: Now called Rest.
o Rend Weapon: Now called Vicious Clash.

o No longer learns Raise Guard [Defend]; now learns Cover instead

+ Mow Down: Buffed base damage by 25%
+ Whirl Burst: Buffed base damage by ~100%.
+- Vicious Clash [Rend Weapon]: No longer breaks gear; now deals 50% HP damage to an adjacent enemy and the user.
+ Meltdown: Full accuracy (up from quarter accuracy.)
+ Aura: MP cost 16 (was 28.)
+ Rest [Hibernate]: Now fully restores HP in addition to its other effects.

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Gladiator
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- Requires 1x Warrior, 2x White Monk
+ Equip Blades, Sabers

o Wild Swing: Now called Cleave
o Ultima Sword: Now called Ultima Breaker

+ Cleave [Wild Swing]: Buffed base damage by ~50%.
+ Blitz: Full damage (up from half.)
+- Fire Soul: Can inflict Berserk (half chance); range 3 (up from 1); AOE 1 (up from 0); MP cost 16 (up from 4.)
+- Thunder Assault: Buffed base damage by ~50%; can inflict Blind (half chance); range 4 (up from 1); line AOE; MP cost 14 (up from 4.)
+- Blizzard Tackle: Buffed base damage by ~100%; can inflict Immobilize (half chance); MP cost 12 (up from 4.)

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Master Monk
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- Requires 5x White Monk
+ Equip Poles, Spears

o Withering Strike: Now called Blazing Soul.
o Lifebane: Now called Quivering Palm.
o Inner Focus: Now called Power Within.
o Rend Armor: Now called Block Ki.

- Pummel: Second hit now does half damage.
+ Dark Fist: Buffed base damage by ~50%.
+ Blazing Soul [Withering Strike]: Half Accuracy > Full Accuracy
+- Quivering Palm [Lifebane]: Deals damage > deals no damage; inflicts Doom; checks evasion instead of resilience; MP cost 0 > MP cost 24
+- Holy Strike: Buffed base damage by ~66%; can inflict Silence; MP cost 14 (up from 0.)
+- Block Ki [Rend Armor]: No longer breaks gear; now deals damage and Addles the target; MP Cost 0 > MP Cost 8
+- Power Within [Inner Focus]: No longer heals; now buffs Attack, Defense, and Move; MP Cost 16 > MP Cost 8

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Bishop
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- Requires 3x White Monk
+ Equip Staves, Maces

o Pilfer: Now called Collect Tithe.

+ Dispel: Range 4 (up from 3.)
+ Holy: Buffed base damage by ~50%; range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 26 (down from 32).
+ Barrier: Range 4 (up from 3); AOE 1 (up from 0); MP cost 6 (down from 8.)
+- Water: Buffed base damage by ~100%; range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 16 (up from 14.)
+- Aero: Buffed base damage by ~100%; range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 16 (up from 14.)
+ Break: MP cost 18 (down from 24).
+ Collect Tithe [Pilfer]: Perfect accuracy, triple reward; steal chance no longer degrades;  MP Cost 0

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Templar
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- Requires 2x Bishop, 2x Defender

o Lifebreak: Now called Deus Breaker
o Piercing Cry: Now called Rebuke
o Soul Sphere: Now called Final Judgment

- Rasp: Half damage.
+- Discipline: Now buffs accuracy instead of Attack.
+ Silence: Range 4 (up from 3.)
+- Soul Sphere: Now deals damage to HP and MP; AOE 2 (up from 0); MP cost 22 (up from 0.)
+- Haste: Range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 14 (up from 8).
+- Deus Breaker [Lifebreak]: Quarter Accuracy > Normal Accuracy; HP difference damage > 50% HP damage; MP cost 0 > MP cost 16

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Cannoneer
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- Requires 3x Warrior, 2x Gladiator

- Potion Shell: Heal up to 70 (from 60.)
- Ether Shell: MP restore down to 10 (from 60.)

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Trickster
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- Requires 3x Warrior, 3x White Monk
+ Equip Cards, Rapiers

o Snigger: Now called Snicker
o Agitate: Now called Ruckus

+ Snicker [Snigger]: MP cost 6 (down from 8.)
+ Suggestion: MP cost 26 (down from 32.)
+ Hypochondria: MP cost 8 (down from 12.)
+ Charisma: MP cost 18 (down from 24.)
+ Ruckus [Agitate]: Full accuracy (up from quarter accuracy.)
+ Traumatize: Full accuracy (up from quarter accuracy.)

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BEASTMASTER
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+ Equip Instruments, Poles

+ All Abilities: Range 1 > Range 5

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Time Mage
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= Requires Black Mage x4
+ Equip Wands, Staves

+- Haste: Range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 14 (up from 8).
+- Hastega: Range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 24 (up from 14.)
+- Quicken: Range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 28 (up from 12.)
+- Slow: Range 4 (up from 3); AOE 0 (down from 1.)
+- Reflect: Range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 14 (up from 8.)
+- Stop: Range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 16 (up from 12.)
+ Undo: Perfect accuracy (up from quarter accuracy); range 4 (up from 3.)

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Alchemist
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+ Requires White Mage x2, Black Mage x2
+ Equip Maces, Instruments

o No longer learns Rasp; now learns Bio instead
o No longer learns Meteor [Protometeor]; now learns Gigaflare instead

+ Poison: Now deals Earth damage in addition to poisoning
+ Bio: Buffed base damage by ~100%; Earth elemental; MP Cost 18 > MP Cost 16
+- Flare: Buffed base damage by ~200%; range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 22 (up from 16.)
+ Gigaflare: Buffed base damage by ~33%; range 4 (up from 3)
+ Toad: MP cost 24 (down from 32); range 4 (up from 3.)
+ Transmute: Now also turns enemies into gold

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Sage
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- Requires Beastmaster x2, White Mage x2
+ Equip Maces, Poles

o Protometeor: Now called Meteor
o Ultima Blow: Now called Ultima Surge

o No longer learns Gigaflare; now learns Meteor [Protometeor] instead
o No longer learns Bio; now learns Rasp instead

+- Water: Buffed base damage by ~100%; range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 16 (up from 14.)
+- Aero: Buffed base damage by ~100%; range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 16 (up from 14.)
+ Blind: AOE 1 (up from 0); MP cost 16 (up from 8.)
+ Scathe: Buffed base damage by ~16%; range 8 (up from 4); MP Cost 36 > MP Cost 24
+ Esunaga: MP cost 14 (down from 24); AOE 2.
+- Meteor [Protometeor]: Buffed base damage by ~550%; range 4 (up from 3); AOE 2 (up from 1); MP cost 36 (up from 8.)

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Arcanist
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- Requires Black Mage x6
+ Equip Rods, Books

+- Death: Range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 22 (up from 16.)
+ Drain: Buffed base damage by ~100%.
+- Syphon: Nerfed base damage by ~50%; now drains MP.
+ Gravity: Damage = 50% enemy current HP (from 25% max HP); full accuracy (up from quarter accuracy); range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 10 (down from 12.)
+ Graviga: Damage = 50% enemy current HP (from 25% max HP); full accuracy (up from quarter accuracy); range 4 (up from 3); AOE 1 (up from 0); MP cost 18 (down from 22.)
+ Lv. 3 Dark: base damage increased by ~100%.
+ Lv. ? Shadowflare: base damage increased by ~33%.

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Scholar
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- Requires Alchemist x3, Illusionist x2
+  Equip Books, Cards
+ Can now equip Robes

o Shadow Shade Tome: Now called Umbral Ghost Tome

+ Mad Scientist: MP Cost 18 > MP Cost 14; AOE 1 (up from 0.)

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Fencer
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+ Equip Rapiers, Sabers

+- Swarmstrike: Full Damage > Quarter Damage; attacks three times; Poisons on hit; Wind elemental; MP Cost 4 (up from 0)
+ Shadowstick: Now deals half damage and always Immobilizes on hit instead of debuffing speed; Dark elemental; MP Cost 6 (up from 0)
+ Checkmate: Now deals high dark damage and may inflict Doom; MP cost 14 (up from 0)
+ Featherblow: Normal Damage > Half Damage; now attacks twice
+- Swallowtail: Normal Damage > Half Damage; Normal Accuracy > Half Accuracy; now attacks four times
- Manastrike: Half damage; MP Cost 2 (up from 0)
+ Piercing Blow: Buffed base damage by ~100%.
+- Nighthawk: Bufed base damage by ~200%; range 3; MP cost 10 (up from 0); Dark element.

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Green Mage
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- Requires White Mage x2
= Equip Maces, Hammers

o Leap: Now called Celerity
o Tranq: Now called True Sight

o No longer learns Protect; now learns Barrier instead
o No longer learns Shell; now learns Toad instead

+ Barrier: Range 4 (up from 3); AOE 1 (up from 0); MP cost 6 (down from 8.)
+ Celerity [Leap]: MP cost 18 > MP cost 6
+ Oil: MP cost 6 (down from 8); AOE 0 > AOE 2
+ Toad: MP Cost 32 > MP Cost 24

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Elementalist
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- Requires White Mage x2, Fencer x1
+ Equip Rapiers, Spears
+ Can now equip Robes

o Fire Whip: Now called Flamelash
o Earth Heal: Now called Earthsalve
o White Flame: Now called Whiteblaze
o Shining Air: Now called Shimmergale
o Evil Gaze: Now called Shadowbite
o Boulder Crush: Now called Stoneshatter
o Thunderous Roar: Now called Thunderclap

+- Flamelash [Fire Whip]:  MP cost 14 (up from 8); Buffed base damage by ~50%
+- Earthsalve [Earth Heal]: MP Cost 8 > MP Cost 12; Buffed base healing by ~50%.
- Whiteblaze [White Flame]: MP Cost 12 > MP Cost 16
+- Shimmergale [Shining Air]: MP Cost 10 > MP Cost 12; Buffed base damage by ~50%.
+- Shadowbite [Evil Gaze]: Buffed base damage by ~184%; MP cost 18 (up from 8.)
+- Stoneshatter [Boulder Crush]: Buffed base damage by ~100%; MP cost 12 (up from 8.)
+- Sliprain: Buffed base damage by ~100%; MP cost 12 (up from 8.)
+ Thunderclap [Thunderous Roar]: MP cost 6 (down from 8.)

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Red Mage
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- Requires Fencer x1, White Mage x1
+ Equip Rapiers, Wands

o No longer learns Silence; now learns Slow instead
o No longer learns Protect; now learns Gravity instead
o No longer learns Shell; now learns Astra instead

- Cure: MP Cost 8 > MP Cost 12

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Spellblade
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- Requires Fencer x3, Red Mage x2
+ Equip Swords, Knightswords

+ Poison Blade: Magic damage; MP cost 6 (down from 8); Earth elemental
+ Oil Blade: Magic damage; MP cost 4 (down from 8); Fire elemental
- Sleep Blade: Magic damage; MP cost 10 (up from 8); Ice Elemental
- Slow Blade: Magic damage; MP cost 12 (up from 8); Lightning Elemental
- Confusion Blade: Magic damage; MP cost 10 (up from 8); Air Elemental
= Stun Blade: Magic damage; Lightning Elemental
- Maim Blade: Magic damage; MP cost 12 (up from 8); Fire elemental
= Doom Blade: Magic damage; Ice elemental

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Summoner
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- Requires Elementalist x3
+ Equip Instruments, Staves

+ All Summons: Smart target
- Unicorn: MP cost 24 (up from 16); now banished undead instead of damaging them.
+- Ifrit, Ramuh, Shiva: Buffed base damage by ~33%; MP cost 24 (up from 16.)
+- Maduin: Buffed base damage by ~50%; MP cost 36 (up from 22.)
+- Phoenix: MP Cost 32; Now adds reraise to allies and deals fire damage to enemies in the spell's area; also banishes undead graves


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Assassin
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- Requires Fencer x2, Sniper x2, Green Mage x1
- Equip Katanas, Bows

o Aphonia: Now called Throat Jab
o Ague: Now called Hamstring
o Ultima Masher: Now called Ultima Blitz

+- Oblivion:  MP Cost 12 > MP Cost 16; Checks evasion instead of resilience
+- Shadowbind: MP Cost 18 > MP Cost 24; Checks evasion instead of resilience
+- Last Breath:  MP cost 18 > MP Cost 34; Checks evasion instead of resilience
+- Throat Jab [Aphonia]: MP Cost 6 > MP Cost 12; Checks evasion instead of resilience
+- Nightmare: MP Cost 8 > MP Cost 26; checks evasion instead of resilience; always add Doom on hit
+- Hamstring [Ague]: MP cost 8 > MP Cost 14; Checks evasion instead of resilience
+- Rockseal: ; MP Cost 22 > MP Cost 32. Checks evasion instead of resilience

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Sniper
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- Requires Archer x3
+ Equip Greatbows, Guns

o Doubleshot: Now called Twinshot
o Beso Toxico: Now called Serpent Strike
o Marksman's Spite: Now called Spite
o Weapon Shot: Now called Masterstroke
o Armor Shot: Now called Ebon Arrow

- Twinshot: Second attack now half accuracy.
+ Spite [Marksman's Spite]: Half accuracy (up from quarter accuracy.)
+- Serpentstrike [Beso Toxico]: Earth damage; MP Cost 0 > MP Cost 6
+ Wallet Shot: Perfect accuracy, triple reward; steal chance no longer degrades
+- Death Sickle: Now inflicts KO instead of Doom; MP Cost 0 > MP Cost 26
+ Ebon Arrow [Armor Shot]: No longer breaks gear; now deals Dark damage and debuffs the target's defense; MP Cost 0 > MP Cost 8
+ Masterstroke [Weapon Shot]: No longer breaks gear; now deals damage with perfect accuracy

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Animist
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+ Equip Instruments, Poles

o 100% Wool: Now called Woolen Wall.

+ Woolen Wall [100% Wool]: Now affects caster and adjacent allies.
+ Sheep Count: MP cost 10 (down from 12.)
+- Chocobo Rush: Buffed base damage by ~50%. MP cost 14 (up from 8.)
+- Catnip: AOE to 1 (up from 0); MP cost 12 (up from 8.)
+ Cuisine: Now removes all debuffs in addition to healing.
- Toadsong: MP Cost 16 > MP Cost 22

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Moogle Knight
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- Requires Animist x2
+ Equip Blades, Broadswords

o Moogle Attack: Now called Faerie Blade
o Moogle Lance: Now called Pearl Lance
o Moogle Shield: Now called Shield of Hope
o Moogle Guard: Now called Wall of Light
o Moogle Aid: Now called Unstoppable
o Moogle Rush: Now called Blade of War
o Moogle Disarm: Now called Blade of Peace

+- Faerie Blade [Moogle Attack]: Double accuracy; always knocks back on hit; Holy elemental; MP Cost 0 > MP Cost 4
+ Pearl Lance [Moogle Lance]: MP Cost 0 > MP Cost 8; Holy elemental; dispels buffs.
+ Unstoppable [Moogle Aid]: MP Cost 0 > MP Cost 12; Buffed base healing by ~400%.
+- Wall of Light [Moogle Guard]: No longer buffs defense and resistance for one turn; now grants Reflect to user; MP Cost 0 > MP Cost 10
+- Blade of War [Moogle Rush]: Double Damage > Normal Damage; Half Accuracy > Full Accuracy; deals Holy damage and debuffs the target's defense and resistance; MP Cost 0 > MP Cost 8
+- Blade of Peace [Moogle Disarm]: No longer breaks gear; deals Holy damage and debuffs the target's attack and magic; MP Cost 0 > MP Cost 8

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Fusilier
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- Requires Thief x2, Black Mage x2

+ Fireshot, Boltshot, Iceshot: Normal Damage > Double Damage, MP 0 > MP 16
- Blindshot, Silenceshot, Confushot: Damage to half (down from full.)
- Charmshot, Stopshot: Damage to quarter (down from full.)


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Juggler
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+ Requires Thief x3
+ Equip Knives, Cards

o Weapon Toss: Now called Juggle.

- All Skills: Range 3 (down from 4.)
- Smile Toss: Now grants a random buff instead of Quicken.

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Tinker
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- Requires Animist x3, Black Mage x2
+ Equip Knuckles, Maces

o Gold Moogletron: Now called Moogletron

+- All abilities: Now regular spells with varying mana costs that target a summon-magic sized area.
+ Moogletron [Gold Moogletron]: MP 36 > MP 18; grants Protect, Shell, Regen, and Astra

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Flintlock
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- Requires Fusilier x3, Tinker x2

+ Cure Cannon: Buffed base healing by ~50%.
+ Ether Boost: Buffed base damage by ~25%.
+ Blowback: Buffed base damage by ~50%.

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Chocobo Knight
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- Requires Moogle Knight x3, Animist x3
+ Equip Swords, Blades, Sabers, Knightswords, Broadswords, Spears, Axes, Shields, Helms, Heavy Armor, Hats, Light Armor

- Choco Beak: Base damage nerfed by 33%

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Berserker
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+ Equip Knuckles, Hammers

o Furore: Now called Thrash
o Scream: Now called Primal Cry
o Smash: Now called Thump
o Smite of Rage: Now called Vicious Blow
o Helm Smash: Now called Feeding Frenzy

+- Thump [Smash]: No longer destroys gear; now has a chance to confuse
+- Feeding Frenzy [Helm Smash]: No longer destroys gear; now heals the user for 25% of the damage dealt; base power reduced by ~50%

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Ranger
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= Equip Bows, Knives

o Leech: Now called Mana Leech

- Mirror Potion: Checks resilience instead of evasion.
- Mirror Hi-Potion: Checks resilience instead of evasion; deals 70 damage (down from 100)
- Mirror X-Potion: Checks resilience instead of evasion; deals 120 damage (down from 200)
- Mirror Ether: Checks resilience instead of evasion; deals 10 damage (down from 30)
- Mirror Elixir: Checks resilience instead of evasion.

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Lanista
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- Requires Berserker x3
+ Equip Greatswords, Katanas

o Razzle-dazzle: Now called Ghost Rush

+ Souleater: Buffed base damage by ~300%.
+- Sword of Darkness: Buffed base damage by ~50%; MP cost 16.
+- Sword of Light: Now drains MP; MP cost 12.
- Block!: Now buffs Evasion instead of Defense; MP cost 12.
- Strike!: MP Cost 12.
+- Charge!: Buffed base damage by ~100%; MP cost 18.
+ Razzle-dazzle: Buffed base damage by ~100%; MP cost 24.

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Viking
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- Requires Ranger x3
= Equip Hammers, Axes

o No longer learns Pickpocket; now learns Water instead

+ Thundara: Buffed base damage by ~50%.
+- Thundaga: Buffed base damage by ~50%; MP cost 22 (up from 18.)
+- Water: Buffed base damage by ~100%; range 4 (up from 3); MP cost 16 (up from 14.)
+- Tsunami: Buffed base damage by ~50%; MP damage now halved.
+ Strongarm: Buffed base damage by ~50%; now steals triple loot instead of items
+ Pillage: Buffed base damage by ~100%.

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Raptor
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+ No longer requires Hunter abilities
+ Equip Broadswords, Knightswords
+ Can no longer equip Light Armor and Hats

o Power Crush: Now called Guard Crush
o Mind Crush: Now called Aura Crush
o Speed Crush: Now called Wing Crush
o Whirlwind: Now called Gust

- Guard Crush [Power Crush], Aura Crush [Mind Crush], Wing Crush [Speed Crush], Soul Crush: Half damage (down from full.)
+- Cyclone: Nerfed base damage by ~50%. Now has a chance to knockback on hit.
+- Gust [Whirlwind]: Has a chance to knockback on hit instead of confusing.

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Ravager
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- Requires Raptor x3
+ Equip Greatswords, Blades
- Can no longer equip Heavy Armor or Helms

o En Guarde: Now called Bring It On!
o Sweeping Spin: Now called Tantrum
o Blast Wave: Now called Ruinous Wave

+ En Garde: Now also buffs Evasion.
+- Battle Cry: Now buffs Accuracy but debuffs Defense.
+- Overpower: Buffed base damage by ~300%; now has a chance to break the target's shield; half accuracy (down from full.)
- Sneak Attack: Now has a chance to Disable the target on hit; half accuracy (down from full.)
+- Tantrum [Sweeping Spin]: Buffed base damage by ~300%; knocks the targets back three times on hit; half accuracy (down from full.)
+- Ruinous Wave [Blast Wave]: Buffed base damage by ~300%; debuffs the target's Defense and Resistance on hit; half accuracy (down from full.)

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Geomancer
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- Requires Hunter x3
+ Equip Poles, Instruments

o Shining Flare: Now called Sun's Embrace
o Venom Squall: Now called Rain's Embrace
o Avalance: Now called Snow's Embrace
o Mist Storm: Now called Mists's Embrace

+- Sun's Embrace [Shining Flare]: Line AOE. Base 40 Fire damage. Chance to Blind on hit. MP cost 12.
+- Rain's Embrace [Venom Squall]: Line AOE. Base 40 Water damage. Chance to Poison on hit. MP cost 12.
+- Snow's Embrace [Avalanche]: Line AOE. Base 40 Ice damage. Chance to Sleep on hit. MP cost 12.
+- Mist's Embrace [Mist Storm]: Line AOE. Base 80 Dark damage. Deals half damage to MP. Buffed damage. MP cost 16.
+- Nature's Embrace: Line AOE. Base 60 Thunder damage. Chance to Slow on hit. MP cost 14.
+- Artifice's Embrace: Line AOE. Base 60 non-elemental damage. Chance to Immobilize on hit. MP cost 14.
+- Life's Embrace: Line AOE. Base 60 Holy damage. Chance to Silence on hit. MP cost 14.
+- Earth's Embrace: Line AOE. Base 60 Earth damage. Chance to Addle on hit. MP cost 14.

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Sky Pirate
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o Trophy Hunt: Now called Bounty Hunt
o Steal: Now called Crime Spree
o Swipe: Now called Jackpot
o Shadow Stalk: Now called Stalking Slash
o Life of Crime: Now called Brigandry

+ Bounty Hunt [Trophy Hunt]: Full damage (up from half); triple rewards.
+ Stalking Slash [Shadow Stalk]: Double accuracy (up from normal); buffed damage.
+ Brigandry [Life of Crime]: Full accuracy (up from quarter.)
+ Razor's Edge: Now also buffs Critical chance.
+ Flee: Now also buffs Evasion.
+ Crime Spree [Steal]: Perfect accuracy; steal chance no longer degrades; now steals an item, double gil, and L4 loot
+ Jackpot [Swipe]: Perfect accuracy; steal chance no longer degrades; now steals double gil three times

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Dancer
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+ Mincing Minuet: Buffed based damage by ~100%; MP cost 10; range 5, AOE 1, smart targeting.
+ Forbidden Dance: Adds Confuse, Immobilize, Disable and Sleep; MP cost 18; range 5, AOE 1, smart targeting.
+ Slow Dance: Adds Slow with perfect accuracy; MP cost 14; range 5, AOE 1, smart targeting.
+- Witch Hunt: Half damage; MP cost 8; range 5, AOE 1, smart targting.
+ Polka: Now debuffs both Attack and Defense; MP cost 4; range 5, AOE 1, smart targeting.
+ Heathen Frolic: Now debuffs both Magic and Resistance; MP cost 4; range 5, AOE 1, smart targeting.
+- Jitterbug: Now an AOE drain spell; MP cost 22; range 5, AOE 1, smart targeting.

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Bard
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+ Equip Instruments, Sabers, Cards

o Battle Chant: Now called Battle Hymn
o Magickal Refrain: Now called Sorcerous Sonata

+- Requiem: MP cost 4; range 5, AOE 1.
+- Angel Song: MP cost 4; range 5, AOE 1, smart targeting.
+- Battle Chant: Now buffs attack and defense; MP cost 4; range 5, AOE 1, smart targeting.
+- Magick Chant: Now buffs magic and resistance; MP cost 4; range 5, AOE 1, smart targeting.
+- Nameless Song: Applies random buffs; MP cost 12; range 5, AOE 1, smart targeting.
+- Magick Ballad: Restores a set 10 MP to one ally; MP cost 10; range 5, cannot target self.
+- Soul Etude: Now between Cura and Curaga in healing power and removes all debuffs; MP cost 16; range 5, AOE 1, smart targeting.

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KNIVES
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Dagger - +18 Atk, +5 Spd
- Waylay [Mug Gil] (Thief)
- Ball Toss (Juggler)
Jacknife - +20 Atk, +5 Spd
- Sneak Attack (Thief)
- Awareness (Ranger)
Kard - +18 Atk, +7 Spd
- Strongarm (Thief)
- Molotov Cocktail (Juggler)
Scramasax - +18 Atk, +5 Spd, +5 Mag
- Charisma (Thief)
- Ring Toss (Juggler)
Rondel - +18 Atk, +5 Spd, +5 Def
- Life Bond (Ranger)
Kris - +18 Atk, +5 Spd, +5 Res
- Pillage (Thief)
- Juggle [Weapon Toss] (Juggler)
- Fobidden Dance (Dancer)
Khukuri - +23 Atk, +5 Spd, +5 Def
- Steal Accessory (Thief)
- Dagger Toss (Juggler)
- Camouflage (Ranger)
Zwillblade - +18 Atk, +15 Spd
Swordbreaker - +20 Atk, +5 Spd, +5 Eva
Orichalcum Dirk - +18 Atk, +5 Spd, +10 Mag
Cinquedea - +18 Atk, +5 Spd, +5 Def, +5 Res
Jambiya - +18 Atk, +10 Spd, +5 Eva
Tiptaptwo - +25 Atk, +5 Spd, +10 Eva
- Viola (Heritor)
Tonberrion - +38 Atk, +5 Spd

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SWORDS
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Shortsword - +26 Atk, +2 Def
- Blitz (Soldier)
- Greased Lightning (Warrior)
- Slow Blade (Spellblade)
Broadsword - +28 Atk, +2 Def
- Rend Power (Soldier)
- Body Slam (Warrior)
- Poison Blade (Spellblade)
Buster Sword - +26 Atk, +4 Def
- Rend Speed (Soldier)
- First Aid (Warrior)
- Stun Blade (Spellblade)
Burglar Sword - +26 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Eva
- Oil Blade (Spellblade)
- Jackpot [Swipe] (Sky Pirate)
Silver Sword - +26 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Mag
- Rend Magic (Soldier)
Gale Sword - +26 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Spd
Blood Sword - +26 Atk, +2 Def, Drain
- Lifetap (Warrior)
- Confusion Blade (Spellblade)
Onion Sword - +26 Atk, +7 Def
- Rend MP (Soldier)
Restorer - +31 Atk, +2 Def, +5 Mag
Vitanova - +36 Atk, +2 Def
Chirijiraden - +41 Atk, +2 Def, +5 Eva
- Hilo (Heritor)

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BLADES
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Iron Blade - +35 Atk
- Rush (Fighter)
- Shield of Hope [Moogle Shield] (Moogle Knight)
Sweep Blade - +37 Atk
- Wild Swing (Gladiator)
- Sweeping Spin (Ravager)
Shadow Blade - +35 Atk, +2 Eva
- Blizzard Tackle (Gladiator)
- Unstoppable [Moogle Aid] (Moogle Knight)
- Sneak Attack (Ravager)
Sun Blade - +35 Atk, +2 Def
- Backdraft (Fighter)
- Fire Soul (Gladiator)
- Pearl Lance [Moogle Lance] (Moogle Knight)
Atomos Blade - +35 Atk, +2 Spd, Element: Lightning
- Air Render (Fighter)
- Thunder Assault (Gladiator)
Venus Blade - +35 Atk, +2 Mag, Element: Fire
- Discipline (Fighter)
- Overpower (Ravager)
- Blade of War [Moogle Disarm] (Moogle Knight)
Pearl Blade - +35 Atk, +2 Res, Element: Holy
- Aurablast (Fighter)
- Faerie Blade [Moogle Attack] (Moogle Knight)
Ogun Blade - +40 Atk
- Shearing Gale [Air Blast] (Fighter)
Flametongue - +40 Atk, +2 Mag, Element: Fire
Air Blade - +40 Atk, +2 Spd, Element: Wind
Ice Brand - +40 Atk, +2 Def, Element: Ice
Kwigon Blade - +40 Atk, +2 Res, Element: Holy
Paraiba Blade - +45 Atk
- Brigandry [Life of Crime] (Sky Pirate)
Ebon Blade - +40 Atk, +2 Eva, Element: Dark
Adamant Blade - +35 Atk, +5 Def
Materia Blade - +35 Atk, +5 Mag
- Ultima Sword (Gladiator)
Ayvuir Red - +55 Atk
Ayvuir Blue - +35 Atk, +5 Def, +5 Res, +10 Eva
- Idja (Heritor)

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SABERS
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Light Saber - +24 Atk, +5 Mag
- Learn (Blue Mage)
- Blitz (Gladiator)
Blue Saber - +24 Atk, +5 Res
- Last Stand [Unburden Soul] (Paravir)
- Rush (Gladiator)
Shamshir - +24 Atk, +5 Eva
- Swallowtail (Fencer)
- Flee (Sky Pirate)
Aqua Saber - +24 Atk, +2 Mag, +2 Res, Element: Water
- Shattering Flurry [Hoarfrost Blade] (Paravir)
- Nighthawk (Fencer)
- Beat Down (Gladiator)
Harpe - +24 Atk, +5 Spd, +5 Eva
- Trophy Hunt (Sky Pirate)
Manganese Saber - +24 Atk, +10 Mag
- Nameless Song (Bard)
Talwar - +34 Atk, +10 Spd
Soulsaber - +29 Atk, +20 Mag
- Lifethread Shear [Lifethread Blade] (Paravir)

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KNIGHTSWORDS
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Longsword - +24 Atk, +5 Def
- Cover (Paladin)
- Bulwark (Defender)
- Sleep Blade (Spellblade)
Defender - +24 Atk, +5 Def, Immune: Disable
- Nurse (Paladin)
- Cover (Defender)
- Shield Bash (Raptor)
Apocalypse - +24 Atk, +5 Def, Element: Dark, Resist: Dark
- Rasp (Templar)
- Doom Blade (Spellblade)
- Whirlwind (Raptor)
Lionheart - +24 Atk, +5 Def, Immune: Confuse
- War Cry (Paladin)
- Aura (Defender)
- Astra (Templar)
Ragnarok - +24 Atk, +5 Def, Immune: Silence
- Holy Blade (Paladin)
- Silence (Templar)
- Cyclone (Raptor)
Lohengrin - +24 Atk, +5 Def, Immune: Stop
- Maim Blade (Spellblade)
Save the Queen - +24 Atk, +10 Def, Element: Holy, Resist: Holy
- Sanctify (Paladin)
- Final Judgment [Soul Sphere] (Templar)
Arch Sword - +24 Atk, +5 Def, +5 Mag, Immune: Stone
Excalibur - +29 Atk, +5 Def, Element: Holy, Absorb: Holy
- Rest [Hibernate] (Defender)
Sequencer - +24 Atk, +5 Def, Growth
Nagrarok - +24 Atk, +5 Def, +2 Spd, Immune: Immobilize
- Nesiaam (Heritor)
The Fallen Angel - +29 Atk, +10 Def, +10 Res, Immune: Charm

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RAPIERS
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Battle Rapier - +24 Atk, +5 Eva
- Piercing Blow (Fencer)
- Thunder (Red Mage)
- Shimmergale [Shining Air] (Elementalist)
Stinger - +24 Atk, +5 Eva, +2 Spd
- Swarmstrike (Fencer)
- Blizzard (Red Mage)
- Earthsalve [Earth Heal] (Elementalist)
Estoc - +26 Atk, +5 Eva
- Traumatize (Trickster)
- Checkmate (Fencer)
- Stoneshatter [Boulder Crush] (Elementalist)
Fleuret - +24 Atk, +7 Eva
- Whiteblaze [White Flame] (Elementalist)
- Featherblow (Fencer)
- Cure (Red Mage)
Scarlet Rapier - +24 Atk, +5 Eva, Element: Fire
- Fire (Red Mage)
Flamberge - +29 Atk, +5 Eva
- Ruckus [Agitate] (Trickster)
- Gravity (Red Mage)
Silver Rapier - +24 Atk, +5 Eva, +2 Mag
- Mug (Trickster)
- Slow (Red Mage)
Djinn Flyssa - +24 Atk, +5 Eva, +5 Spd, Element: Wind
- Shadowstick (Fencer)
Joyeuse - +24 Atk, +5 Eva, +5 Mag
- Doublecast (Red Mage)
Mage Masher - +24 Atk, +5 Eva, +5 Res
- Manastrike (Fencer)
Colichemarde - +34 Atk, +5 Eva
Gupti Aga - +24 Atk, +10 Eva, +5 Def
Madu - +26 Atk, +7 Eva, +2 Mag, +2 Def, +2 Res
Epee-prisme - +24 Atk, +5 Eva, +10 Mag
Diabolique - +29 Atk, +5 Eva, +5 Mag, Element: Dark, Absorb: Dark
Femme Fatale - +34 Atk, +10 Eva
Windsong Rapier - +24 Atk, +5 Eva, +10 Spd, Element: Wind
Last Letter - +44 Atk, +5 Eva

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GREATSWORDS
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Barong - +41 Atk
- Rend Power (Warrior)
- Soul Eater (Lanista)
- Battle Cry (Ravager)
Xanqbras - +41 Atk, +2 Eva
- Rend Speed (Warrior)
- Block! (Lanista)
- Bring It On! [En Garde] (Ravager)
Dagriohm - +41 Atk, +2 Def
- Haunting Vision (Lanista)
- Tenacity (Ravager)
Ancient Sword - +41 Atk, +2 Mag
- Rend Magick (Warrior)
- Sword of Darkness (Lanista)
- Full Assault (Ravager)
Diamond Sword - +41 Atk, +2 Res
- Rend MP (Warrior)
- Strike! (Lanista)
Oblige - +43 Atk, Immune: Charm
Hardedge - +41 Atk, +5 Def
Ogrenix - +46 Atk, Element: Holy
- Sword of Light (Lanista)
Zweihander - +51 Atk
- Blast Wave (Ravager)
Luabreaker - +41 Atk, +5 Res
Master Sword - +46 Atk, +1 Move
Vigilante - +41 Atk, +2 Spd
Tournesol - +61 Atk

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BROADSWORDS
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Sampson Sword - +36 Atk, +5 Def
- First Aid (Soldier)
- Whirl Burst (Defender)
- Bulwark (Paladin)
Falchion - +38 Atk, +5 Def
- Provoke (Soldier)
- Blade of War [Moogle Rush] (Moogle Knight)
- Power Crush (Raptor)
Predator - +36 Atk, +5 Def, +2 Spd
- Mow Down (Defender)
- Wall of Light [Moogle Guard] (Moogle Knight)
- Wing Crush [Speed Crush] (Raptor)
Striborg - +36 Atk, +7 Def
- Defend (Soldier)
- Parley (Paladin)
- Bulwark (Raptor)
El-Cid - +36 Atk, +5 Def, +2 Mag
- Aura Crush [Mind Crush] (Raptor)
- Violent Clash [Rend Weapon] (Defender)
Beastsword - +36 Atk, +5 Def, +5 Eva
- Soul Crush (Raptor)
Claymore - +41 Atk, +5 Def
- Meltdown (Defender)
- Storm of Vengance [Saint Cross] (Paladin)
Vajra - +36 Atk, +5 Def, Element: Lightning, Immune: Lightning
- Ultima Charge (Moogle Knight)
Rhomphaia - +36 Atk, +10 Def
Estrella - +46 Atk, +5 Def, +5 Res, +5 Mag

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KATANAS
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Kunai - +26 Atk, +2 Spd
- Oblivion (Ninja)
- Throat Jab [Aphonia] (Assassin)
Murasame - +26 Atk, +4 Spd, Element: Water
- Blade Slap [Blade Bash] (Paravir)
- Water Veil (Ninja)
- Hamstring [Auge] (Assassin)
Ashura - +26 Atk, +2 Spd, +2 Mag, Element: Fire
- Shimmering Blade (Paravir)
- Fire Veil (Ninja)
- Oblivion (Assassin)
Osafune - +28 Atk, +2 Spd
- Gold Veil (Ninja)
- Nightmare (Assassin)
- Haunting Vision (Lanista)
Kotetsu - +26 Atk, +7 Spd
- Wind Slash (Paravir)
Kiku-ichimonji - +36 Atk, +2 Spd
- Last Breath (Assassin)
- Charge! (Lanista)
Ama-no-murakumo - +31 Atk, +2 Spd, +5 Res, Element: Holy
- Iai Blow (Paravir)
Nosada - +31 Atk, +2 Spd, +5 Def
Adazakura - +31 Atk, +2 Spd, +5 Eva
Zanmato - +46 Atk, +2 Spd
Masamune - +41 Atk, +2 Spd, +5 Mag
- Storm Blitz [Skyfury Blade] (Paravir)
- Earth Veil (Ninja)
- Ultima Masher (Assassin)
Sumihomura - +31 Atk, +2 Spd, +10 Res, Element: Holy, Absorb: Holy
- Unspell (Ninja)
- Razzle-Dazzle (Lanista)
Ragetsu-Denbu - +26 Atk, +12 Spd
Hyakushiki-Masamune - +46 Atk, +2 Spd, +10 Mag
- Elpe (Heritor)

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SPEARS
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Short Spear - +26 Atk, +2 Jump
- Jump (Dragoon)
Javelin - +26 Atk, +2 Jump, +2 Eva
- Wyrmtamer (Dragoon)
Lava Spear - +26 Atk, +2 Jump, +2 Mag, Element: Fire
- Fire Breath (Dragoon)
- Fire Whip (Elementalist)
Gae Bolg - +26 Atk, +2 Jump, +2 Spd, Element: Lightning
- Thunder Breath (Dragoon)
- Haste (Templar)
- Thunderous Roar (Elementalist)
Ice Lance - +26 Atk, +2 Jump, +2 Def, Element: Ice
- Ice Breath (Dragoon)
- Piercing Cry (Templar)
- Sliprain (Elementalist)
Partisan - +36 Atk, +2 Jump
- Lancet (Dragoon)
- Discipline (Templar)
- Cross-counter (Master Monk)
Kain's Lance - +31 Atk, +2 Jump, +5 Spd, Element: Dark
- Wyrmkiller (Dragoon)
- Lifebreak (Templar)
- Evil Gaze (Elementalist)
Trident - +31 Atk, +2 Jump, +5 Eva
- Bangaa Cry (Dragoon)
- Rend Armor (Master Monk)
Dragon Whisker - +41 Atk, +4 Jump, +5 Mag

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AXES
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Broadaxe - +30 Atk
- Beat Down (Fighter)
- Thunder (Viking)
Slasher - +32 Atk
- Wild Swing (Fighter)
- Thundara (Viking)
Hammerhead - +30 Atk, +2 Def
- Water (Viking)
Fancisca - +30 Atk, +2 Eva
- Thundaga (Viking)
Greataxe - +40 Atk
- Tsunami (Viking)
Golden Axe - +40 Atk, +10 Mag

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WANDS
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Base Range 3
Oaken Wand - +6 Atk, +10 Mag
- Fire (Black Mage)
- Thunder (Black Mage)
- Blizzard (Black Mage)
Firewheel Wand - +8 Atk, +10 Mag, Element: Fire
- Fira (Black Mage)
- Prominence (Illusionist)
Thunder Wand - +6 Atk, +10 Mag, +2 Spd, Element: Thunder
- Thundara (Black Mage)
- Tempest (Illusionist)
- Haste (Time Mage)
Sleet Wand - +6 Atk, +10 Mag, +2 Def, Element: Ice
- Blizzara (Black Mage)
- Freezeblink (Illusionist)
- Slow (Time Mage)
Terre Wand - +6 Atk, +12 Mag, Element: Earth
- Rockfall (Illusionist)
- Drain (Arcanist)
- Jitterbug (Dancer)
Force Wand - +16 Atk, +1 Range
- Reflect (Time Mage)
- Gravity (Arcanist)
- Astra (Red Mage)
Flame Wand - +11 Atk, +10 Mag, Element: Fire
- Death (Arcanist)
Thor Wand - +6 Atk, +10 Mag, +5 Spd, Element: Lightning
- Hastega (Time Mage)
Chill Wand - +6 Atk, +10 Mag, +5 Def, Element: Ice
- Stop (Time Mage)
Stardust Wand - +6 Atk, +15 Mag
- Stardust (Illusionist)
- Graviga (Arcanist)
Lilith Wand - +16 Atk, +5 Mag, +1 Range
- Heathen Frolic (Dancer)
Bomb Arm - +26 Atk, Element: Fire
Heretic Wand - +6 Atk, +15 Mag, +5 Eva, Element: Dark
- Syphon (Arcanist)
Crown Scepter - +6 Atk, +20 Mag, +2 Range

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STAVES
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White Staff - +12 Atk, +10 Eva
- Cure (White Mage)
- Wild Tornado (Illusionist)
- Kirin (Summoner)
Staff of Protection -  +12 Atk, +10 Eva, +10 Def
- Raise (White Mage)
- Barrier (Bishop)
- Extend (Time Mage)
Judicer's Staff - +17 Atk, +10 Eva
- Chakra (White Monk)
- Aero (Bishop)
- Polka (Dancer)
Healing Staff - +22 Atk, +10 Eva, On Hit: Heal
- Cura (White Mage)
- Cura (Bishop)
- Unicorn (Summoner)
Cleansing Staff - +12 Atk, +10 Eva, Immune: Some Debuffs
- Holy (White Mage)
- Dispel (Bishop)
- Holy Sign (White Monk)
Staff of Blessings - +12 Atk, +10 Eva, +10 Mag
- Curaga (White Mage)
- Star Cross (Illusionist)
- Undo (Time Mage)
Serpent Staff - +12 Atk, +15 Eva, Immune: Stone
- Break (Bishop)
Spring Staff - +12 Atk, +10 Eva, +10 Res, Element: Water, Immune: Water
- Deluge (Illusionist)
- Revive (White Monk)
- Holy (Bishop)
Pomegranate Staff - +12 Atk, +10 Eva, +5 Mag, +5 Res, Resist: Fire
  - Quicken (Time Mage)
Cheer Staff - +12 Atk, +20 Eva
- Reraise (White Mage)
Staff of the Magi - +12 Atk, +10 Eva, +20 Mag
- Arise (White Mage)
Nirvana - +12 Atk, +15 Eva, +10 Mag, +10 Res, Element: Holy

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POLES
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Base Range 2
Tonfa - +24 Atk
- Holy Strike (Master Monk)
- Cockatrice (Beastmaster)
- Nature's Embrace (Geomancer)
Cypress Pole - +24 Atk, +2 Def, Element: Earth
- Withering Strike (Master Monk)
- Deadly Nightshade (Beastmaster)
- Earth's Embrace (Geomancer)
Battle Bamboo - +26 Atk
- Pummel (Master Monk)
- Antlion (Beastmaster)
- Chocobo Rush (Animist)
Sanjiegun - +24 Atk, +2 Eva
- Dark Fist (Master Monk)
- Toadsong (Animist)
- Life's Embrace (Geomancer)
Zephyr Pole - +24 Atk, +2 Spd, Element: Wind
- Aero (Sage)
- Drake (Beastmaster)
Iron Pole - +24 Atk, +5 Def
- Inner Focus (Master Monk)
- Cuisine (Animist)
- Artifice's Embrace (Geomancer)
Esztam Baton - +24 Atk, +5 Mag
- Lifebane (Master Monk)
- Zombie (Beastmaster)
- Forbidden Dance (Dancer)
Gokuu Pole - +26 Atk, +1 Range
Fanatic - +29 Atk
- Rasp (Sage)
Ivory Pole - +24 Atk, +10 Res, Element: Earth
Eight-Fluted Pole - +34 Atk
- Malboro (Beastmaster)
Whale Whisker - +39 Atk, +10 Res, Element: Water
- Wermut (Heritor)

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KNUCKLES
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Leather Knuckles - +24 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Res
- Roundhouse (White Monk)
- Inner Calm (Berserker)
Metal Knuckles - +24 Atk, +4 Def, +2 Res
- Silver Disc (Tinker)
- Hone Senses (Berserker)
Rising Sun - +24 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Res, +2 Mag, Element: Fire
- Exorcise (White Monk)
- Red Spring (Tinker)
- Primal Cry [Scream] (Berserker)
Poison Knuckles - +26 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Res, Immune: Poison
- Earth Render (White Monk)
- Wood Veil (Ninja)
- Green Gear (Tinker)
Dream Claws - +24 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Res, +5 Mag
- Throw (Ninja)
- Aurablast (White Monk)
- Chroma Gem (Tinker)
Kaiser Knuckles - +24 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Res, +2 Spd, Element: Lightning
- Air Render (White Monk)
- Blue Screw (Tinker)
- Thump [Smash] (Berserker)
Cat Claws - +24 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Res, +5 Eva
- Feeding Frenzy [Helm Smash] (Berserker)
Survivor - +24 Atk, +2 Def, +7 Res
- Vicious Blow [Smite of Rage] (Berserker)
White Fangs - +24 Atk, +7 Def, +2 Res, Element: Ice
Godhand - +34 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Res, Element: Holy
Tiger Fangs - +29 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Res, +5 Spd, Element: Lightning
Death Claws - +34 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Res, Element: Dark
Magick Hands - +24 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Res, +10 Mag
Gleisburst - +34 Atk, +7 Def, +7 Res, +5 Eva

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INSTRUMENTS
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Lamia Harp - +18 Atk, +7 Mag, +2 Res
- Lamia (Beastmaster)
- Ramuh (Summoner)
- Tail Wag (Animist)
Demon Bell - +18 Atk, +7 Res, +2 Mag
- Baknamy (Beastmaster)
- Ifrit (Summoner)
- Catnip (Animist)
Glass Bell - +18 Atk, +7 Spd, +2 Eva
- Dreamhare (Beastmaster)
- Shiva (Summoner)
- Sheep Count (Animist)
War Trumpet - +25 Atk, +2 Spd
- Wolf (Beastmaster)
- Werewolf (Beastmaster)
Conch Shell - +18 Atk, +7 Def, +2 Res
- Shelling (Beastmaster)
- Carbuncle (Summoner)
- 100% Wool (Animist)
Hurdy-gurdy - +18 Atk, +12 Mag, +12 Spd, Immune: Silence, Element: Lightning
- Headless (Beastmaster)
- Friend (Animist)
- Soul Etude (Bard)
Black Quena - +18 Atk, +12 Res, +2 Def, Element: Dark
- Ghost (Beastmaster)
- Deathscythe (Beastmaster)
- Mist Storm (Geomancer)
Sayr Flute - +18 Atk, +12 Spd, +2 Mag
- Toad (Alchemist)
Faerie Harp - +18 Atk, +7 Mag, +7 Res
- Sprite (Beastmaster)
- Shining Flare (Geomancer)
Blueleaf Flute - +25 Atk, +2 Def, Immune: Poison
- Ahriman (Beastmaster)
- Floating Eye (Beastmaster)
- Venom Squall (Geomancer)
Heal Chime - +33 Atk, Element: Holy, On Hit: Heal
Frigid Viol - +18 Atk, +12 Mag, +12 Def, Immune: Silence, Element: Ice
- Flan (Beastmaster)
- Avalanche (Geomancer)
Shining Lute - +18 Atk, +12 Mag, +12 Res, Immune: Silence, Element: Holy
- Behemoth (Beastmaster)
- Maduin (Summoner)
- Magick Ballad (Bard)
Brilliant Theorbo - +30 Atk, +12 Mag, Immune: Silence, Element: Fire
- Bomb (Beastmaster)
- Gigaflare (Alchemist)
- Phoenix (Summoner)

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HAMMERS
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Iron Hammer - +36 Atk
- Esuna (White Mage)
- Barrier (Green Mage)
- Strong-Arm (Viking)
War Hammer - +41 Atk
- Tranq (Green Mage)
- Furore (Berserker)
- War Cry (Viking)
Sledgehammer - +46 Atk
- Oil (Green Mage)
- Ground Shaker (Berserker)
- Pillage (Viking)
Mjolnir - +56 Atk, +5 Res, Element: Lightning, Absorb: Lightning

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MACES
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Battle Mace - +20 Atk, +2 Def
- Sleep (Green Mage)
- Poison (Alchemist)
- Gold Moogletron (Tinker)
Energy Mace - +20 Atk, +2 Def, +5 Mag
- Pilfer (Bishop)
- Water (Sage)
- Silence (Green Mage)
Druid Mace - +20 Atk, +2 Def, +5 Res
- Water (Bishop)
- Astra (Alchemist)
- Leap (Green Mage)
Sage Crosier - +20 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Mag, +2 Res
- Flare (Alchemist)
- Scathe (Sage)
- Gold Battery (Tinker)
Life Crosier - +20 Atk, +7 Def
- Transmute (Alchemist)
- Esunaga (Sage)
Morning Star - +25 Atk, +2 Def
- Black Ingot (Tinker)
- Blind (Green Mage)
Mandragora - +20 Atk, +12 Def, Element: Earth
- Bio (Alchemist)
- Toad (Green Mage)
- Blind (Sage)
Lotus Mace - +20 Atk, +2 Def, +10 Mag, Element: Fire
- Protometeor (Sage)
Scorpion Tail - +30 Atk, +2 Def, Immune: Poison
- Ultima Blow (Sage)
Zeus Mace - +25 Atk, +15 Mag, Element: Lightning, Resist: Lightning

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BOOKS
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Battle Folio - +30 Atk, +5 Mag, Element: Water
- Cura (Seer)
- Study (Scholar)
Mage Manual - +30 Atk, +5 Mag, Element: Fire
- Fira (Seer)
- Lv. ? Shadow Flare (Arcanist)
- Firaga (Black Mage)
Urutan Annals - +30 Atk, +5 Mag, Element: Wind
- Magick Frenzy (Seer)
- Lv. 5 Haste (Arcanist)
The Arnath Glyphs - +30 Atk, +5 Mag, Element: Ice
- Blizzara (Seer)
- Rime Bolt Tome (Scholar)
- Blizzaga (Black Mage)
Enavia Chronicles - +30 Atk, +5 Mag, Element: Lightning
- Thundara (Seer)
- Thunder Flare Tome (Scholar)
- Thundaga (Black Mage)
Veil of Wiyu - +30 Atk, +5 Mag, Element: Dark
- Recharge (Seer)
- Shadow Shade Tome (Scholar)
Tome of Ending - +30 Atk, +5 Mag, Element: Earth
- Esuna (Seer)
- Lv. 3 Dark (Arcanist)
- Earth Dragon Tome (Scholar)
Edaroya Scriptures - +45 Atk, +10 Mag, Element: Holy
- Holy (Seer)

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BOWS
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Base Range 5
Shortbow - +18 Atk, -1 Range
- Take Aim (Archer)
- Sten Needle (Ranger)
Longbow - +18 Atk
- Leg Shot (Archer)
- Leech (Ranger)
Charbow - +18 Atk, +2 Eva
- Arm Shot (Archer)
- Mirror Items (Ranger)
Silver Bow - +18 Atk, +2 Mag
- Burial (Archer)
- Silence Gas (Ranger)
Thorn Bow - +20 Atk, -1 Range, Element: Earth
- Lightning Strike (Archer)
Nail Bow - +20 Atk, -1 Range, Element: Dark
- Blackout (Archer)
- Shadowbind (Assassin)
Artemis Bow - +20 Atk, +2 Res, Element: Holy
- Cupid (Archer)
- Love Potion (Ranger)
Yoichi Bow - +23 Atk
Target Bow - +18 Atk, +1 Range
Perseus Bow - +20 Atk, +2 Def, Element: Wind
- Focus (Archer)
Crescent Bow - +28 Atk
Malbow - +38 Atk, -1 Range, Immune: Some Debuffs
- Rockseal (Assassin)

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GREATBOWS
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Base Range 4
Composite Bow - +24 Atk
- Advice (Hunter)
- Vanish (Sniper)
Windslash Bow - +24 Atk, Element: Wind
- Oust (Hunter)
- Doubleshot (Sniper)
Huntsman's Bow - +24 Atk, Element: Earth
- Hunting (Hunter)
- Death Sickle (Sniper)
Cranequin - +26 Atk
- Beso Toxico (Sniper)
Twin Bow - +24 Atk, +2 Spd
Hunting Bow - +24 Atk, +1 Range
- Vital Shot (Hunter)
Elfin Bow - +24 Atk, +1 Range, +2 Jump
- Counter Force (Hunter)
Hades Bow - +24 Atk, +2 Mag, Element: Dark
- Marksman's Spite (Sniper)
Nike Bow - +29 Atk
- Ultima Shot (Hunter)
Master Bow - +26 Atk, +2 Range
Marduk - +29 Atk, +5 Res
Arbalest - +34 Atk, Element: Earth
Gastrophetes - +24 Atk, +5 Def
Max's Oathbow - +44 Atk, Element: Dark
Seventh Heaven - +24 Atk, +3 Range, Element: Holy

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GUNS
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Base Range 6
Goug Mk 29 - +18 Atk, Resist: Earth
- Sonic Boom (Hunter)
- Wallet Shot (Sniper)
- Blindshot (Fusilier)
Aiot Gun - +20 Atk, Resist: Fire
- Fireshot (Fusilier)
- Weapon Shot (Sniper)
Silver Cannon - +18 Atk, +2 Mag, Resist: Water
- Silenceshot (Fusilier)
- Succor (Agent)
Riot Gun - +18 Atk, +2 Spd, Resist: Lightning
- Sidewinder (Hunter)
- Boltshot (Fusilier)
Chaos Rifle - +18 Atk, +2 Eva, Resist: Dark
- Armor Shot (Sniper)
- Confushot (Fusilier)
- Flourish (Agent)
Lost Gun - +18 Atk, +2 Res, Resist: Holy
Giot Gun - +18 Atk, +2 Def, Resist: Ice
- Iceshot (Fusilier)
Longbarrel - +18 Atk, +2 Range, Resist: Wind
- Reckless Abandon (Agent)
Outsider - +33 Atk, -1 Range
- Stopshot (Fusilier)
- Fawn (Agent)
Peacemaker - +28 Atk, +10 Spd
- Charmshot (Fusilier)
- Enchant (Agent)

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CANNONS
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Base Range 4
Hand Cannon - +36 Atk, -1 Range
- Potion Shell (Cannoneer)
- Prime (Flintlock)
Omnis Cannon - +38 Atk
- Buckshot (Cannoneer)
- Cure Cannon (Flintlock)
Diklum - +36 Atk, +2 Mag
- Prime (Cannoneer)
- Protect Cannon (Flintlock)
Supernal Ray - +38 Atk, Element: Lightning
- Foresight (Cannoneer)
Ligatur - +41 Atk
- Scope (Cannoneer)
- Shell Cannon (Flintlock)
Brevis - +38 Atk, +2 Eva
- Ether Shell (Cannoneer)
- Ether Cannon (Flintlock)
Massive Bazooka - +46 Atk, -1 Range
- Mortar (Cannoneer)
- Ether Boost (Flintlock)
Guang Cannon - +36 Atk, +1 Range
- Teleport Cannon (Flintlock)
Dromaeo - +41 Atk, +5 Res, Element: Fire
- Target (Cannoneer)
- Blowback (Flintlock)
Rocket Punch - +56 Atk, -1 Range

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CARDS
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Base Range 3
Four of Spades - +18 Atk, +2 Spd, +2 Eva, +1 range
- Snigger (Trickster)
- Flee (Thief)
Eight of Hearts - +18 Atk, +2 Spd, +2 Eva, +2 Def, +2 Res
- Suggestion (Trickster)
- Steal Limelight (Thief)
Queen of Clubs - +28 Atk, +2 Spd, +2 Eva
- Mad Scientist (Scholar)
Jack of Diamonds - +18 Atk, +7 Spd, +7 Eva
- Smile Toss (Juggler)
King of Hearts - +2 Spd, +2 Eva, +5 Def, +5 Res
- Charisma (Trickster)
- Angelsong (Bard)
Ace of Spades - +18 Atk, +2 Spd, +2 Eva, +2 range
- Natural Selection (Scholar)
Two of Clubs - +23 Atk, +2 Spd, +2 Eva
- Shadow of Doubt (Trickster)
- Force (Scholar)
Six of Diamonds - +18 Atk, +4 Spd, +4 Eva
- Hypochondria (Trickster)
- Gil Toss (Juggler)
Joker - +23 Atk, +4 Spd, +4 Eva, +2 Def, +2 Res, +1 Range

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HELMS
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Bronze Helm - +3 Def
- Monkey Grip (Warrior)
Iron Helm - +5 Def
- Absorb Damage (Viking)
Barbut - +7 Def
- Critical: Berserk (Defender)
Close Helmet - +9 Def
- Tank (Lanista)
Platinum Helm - +12 Def
Diamond Helm - +15 Def
Hanya Mask - +12 Def, +2 Mag
Giant's Helmet - +12 Def, +2 Atk
Genji Helm - +12 Def, +5 Atk, +5 Mag

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RIBBONS
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Cachusha - +2 Def, +20 Res, +2 Mag, Immune: Some debuffs
Barette - +2 Def, +20 Res, +2 Atk, Immune: Several debuffs
Ribbon - +2 Def, +30 Res, Immune: All debuffs

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HATS
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Plumed Hat - +2 Def
Green Beret - +2 Def, +5 Eva
- Critical Evasion UP (Spellblade)
- Return Fire (Assassin)
Circlet - +2 Def, +2 Res, +2 Mag
- Spellbound (Green Mage)
Headband - +2 Def, +5 Atk
- Concentration (Archer)
- Concentration (Fusilier)
Wizard's Hat - +2 Def, +5 Mag
Gold Hairpin - +2 Def, +5 Res, Immune: Silence
Thief's Cap - +2 Def, +5 Spd
Tiara - +2 Def, +5 Mag, +5 Res
- Magic UP (Alchemist)
Black Hat - +2 Def, +10 Mag
White Hat - +2 Def, +10 Res
Golden Skullcap - +2 Def, +5 Atk, +5 Mag, +2 Spd

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ARMOR
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Linen Cuirass - +15 Def
Bronze Armor - +20 Def
Iron Armor - +25 Def
- Tank (Defender)
Platemail - +30 Def
- Reflex (Paladin)
Golden Armor - +35 Def
- Gil Snapper (Viking)
Diamond Armor - +40 Def
- Safeguard (Viking)
Platinum Armor - +50 Def
- Safeguard (Raptor)
Carabineer Mail - +45 Def, +2 Res
- Dragonheart (Lanista)
Mirror Mail - +40 Def, Always: Reflect
Dragon Mail - +40 Def, +2 Atk
- Dragonheart (Dragoon)
- Bonecrusher (Templar)
Maximillian - +60 Def
Genji Armor - +40 Def, +5 Atk, +5 Mag
Adamant Armor - +65 Def
Materia Armor - +40 Def, +5 Mag
Peytral - +30 Def, Growth

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CLOTHES
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Leather Clothing - +6 Def
- Regenerate (Tinker)
Chainmail - +9 Def
- Archer's Bane (Archer)
- Archer's Bane (Animist)
Adamant Vest - +12 Def
- Safeguard (Alchemist)
- Critical: Berserk (Berserker)
Survival Vest - +15 Def
- Absorb Damage (Trickster)
- Regenerate (Sniper)
- Critical: Vanish (Ranger)
Brigandine - +15 Def, +5 Eva
- Blur (Cannoneer)
- Reflex (Fencer)
- Unscarred (Ravager)
Jujitsu Gi - +15 Def, +2 Spd, Immune: Doom
- Reflex (White Monk)
- Blur (Flintlock)
Power Sash - +12 Def, +5 Atk
- Return Fire (Juggler)
Gaia Gear - +15 Def, +5 Res, Absorb: Earth
- Regenerate (Hunter)
- Critical: Haste (Beastmaster)
Minerva Bustier - +12 Def, +5 Mag, Immune: Dark
- Strike Back (Ravager)
Ninja Gear - +12 Def, +5 Spd
- Dual Wield (Ninja)
Black Garb - +23 Def, +5 Eva, Immune: Stop
- Unscarred (Master Monk)
- Defense UP (Ravager)
Wygar - +15 Def, +2 Atk, +2 Spd, Immune: KO
- Bonecrusher (Fighter)
Mirage Vest - +3 Def, +15 Eva, Element: Holy
Rubber Suit - +20 Def, Immune: Lightning
Bone Plate - +15 Def, +10 Eva, Absorb: Dark
- Strike Back (Paravir)
Judicer's Coat - +12 Def, +10 Atk
Templar Cloth - +18 Def, +10 Res, Resist: Dark
Brint Frock - +3 Def, +20 Mag
Galmia Frock - +3 Def, +20 Atk
Ever Robe - +12 Def, +10 Mag

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ROBES
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Hempen Robe - +2 Def, +8 Res
Silken Robe - +4 Def, +12 Res
Magus Robe - +6 Def, +16 Res, +5 Mag
Chameleon Robe - +8 Def, +25 Res, Immune: Holy
- MP Shield (Arcanist)
- Evade Magick (Green Mage)
- Resistance UP (Geomancer)
Blaze Robe - +8 Def, +2 Atk, +20 Res, Immune: Fire
Thunder Robe - +8 Def, +2 Spd, +20 Res, Immune: Thunder
- Reflex (Sage)
Flurry Robe - +10 Def, +20 Res, Immune: Ice
- Defense UP (Sage)
White Robe - +10 Def, +34 Res, Resist: Holy
- Turbo MP (White Mage)
- Replenish MP (Seer)
Black Robe - +10 Def, +24 Res, +10 Mag, Resist: Dark
- Magick Counter (Black Mage)
- Evade Magick (Time Mage)
Red Robe - +12 Def, +26 Res, +2 Atk, +2 Mag, +2 Eva
Magick Robe - +12 Def, +28 Res, +15 Mag
Reaper's Robe - +10 Def, +24 Res, +20 Atk, Absorb: Dark
- Geomancy (Black Mage)
- Pierce (Seer)
Samite Coat - Samite Coat - +12 Def, +28 Res, +5 Mag, +5 Eva
- Pierce (Arcanist)
Luminous Robe - +17 Def, +32 Res
- Halve MP (Bishop)
Lordly Robe - +22 Def, +28 Res, +5 Mag
- Halve MP (Summoner)
Sage's Robe - +12 Def, +48 Res
- Halve MP (Illusionist)

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SHIELDS
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Bronze Shield - +5 Eva
- Shieldbearer (Soldier)
- Shieldbearer (Warrior)
- Shieldbearer (Fencer)
Round Shield - +7 Eva
- Shieldbearer (Sage)
- Shieldbearer (Moogle Knight)
Platinum Shield - +10 Eva
- Shieldbearer (Viking)
- Shieldbearer (Raptor)
Ice Shield - +10 Eva, +2 Def, Resist: Ice
Flame Shield - +10 Eva, +2 Atk, Resist: Fire
Aegis Shield - +10 Eva, +2 Res, Resist: Holy
- Defense UP (Defender)
Genji Shield - +10 Eva, +5 Atk, +5 Mag
Templar Shield - +12 Eva, +5 Res, Immune: Several debuffs
Shield of the Four - +12 Eva, +5 Def, Immune: KO
- Defense UP (Paladin)
Chocobo Shield - +10 Eva, +2 Spd
Ensanguined Shield - +20 Eva, Element: Dark, Weak: Fire
Reverie Shield - +15 Eva, +5 Def, +5 Res

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BOOTS
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Battle Boots - +1 Move
- Counter (White Monk)
Spiked Boots - +1 Move, +1 Jump
- Immunity (Beastmaster)
- Avoid Traps (Ranger)
Sprint Shoes - +1 Move, +5 Spd
- Critical: Evasion UP (Geomancer)
Red Shoes - +1 Move, +5 Mag
- Spellbound (Scholar)
- Magick UP (Red Mage)
Winged Boots - +1 Move, +3 Jump, Move on Water
- Critical: Haste (Moogle Knight)
Germinas Boots - +2 Move, +2 Jump
- Attack UP (Hunter)
- Item Lore (Ranger)
- Avoid Traps (Geomancer)
Galmia Shoes - +1 Move, +5 Atk
- Attack UP (Templar)
- Bonecrusher (Ravager)
Faerie Shoes - +1 Move, Teleport
Gaius Caligae - +1 Move, +5 Def
- Counter (Berserker)
- Tank (Ravager)
Ninja Tabi - +2 Move, +5 Eva
- Critical: Haste (Ninja)

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BRACERS
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Armguards - +5 Eva
- Monkey Grip (Soldier)
- Counter (Thief)
- Death Strike (Berserker)
Brigand's Gloves - +5 Eva, +2 Spd, Improved Steal
- Safeguard (Thief)
- Sticky Fingers (Juggler)
Bracers - +5 Eva, +2 Def
- Doublehand (Gladiator)
- Blink Counter (Lanista)
- Monkey Grip (Raptor)
Genji Gloves - +5 Eva, +5 Atk, +5 Mag
- Death Strike (Paravir)
- Sticky Fingers (Red Mage)
Gauntlets - +5 Eva, +3 Atk
- Doublehand (Fighter)
- Attack UP (Berserker)
- Counter (Raptor)
Bone Armlets - +7 Eva
- Strike Back (Gladiator)
- Blink Counter (Master Monk)
- Doublehand (Viking)

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JEWELRY
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Fortune Ring - +2 Def, +2 Res, +5 Eva, Immune: Fire
- MP Shield (Tinker)
- Monkey Grip (Lanista)
- Reflex (Raptor)
Magick Ring - +5 Mag, +5 Res, Immune: Lightning
- Magick Counter (Bishop)
Angel Ring - +5 Res, Reraise
Scarab Charm - +5 Def, +5 Res, Immune: Ice
- Item Lore (Alchemist)
Ruby Earring - +10 Res, Immune: Wind
- Absorb MP (Green Mage)
- Magick Counter (Geomancer)
Empyreal Armband - +2 Atk, +2 Def, +2 Mag, +2 Res, +2 Spd, Immune: Earth
- Critical: Quicken (Time Mage)
- Blood Price (Spellblade)
- Absorb MP (Illusionist)
Orb of Minwu - +2 Res, Immune: Many debuffs
- Ribbon-Bearer (Seer)
- Ribbon-Bearer (Trickster)
- Ribbon-Bearer (Tinker)
Golden Amulet - +10 Mag, Immune: Water
- Charged Attacks (Flintlock)
Title: Re: I'm back after three years. I did it. Shrike Patch 1.0 is available.
Post by: Dual-Wielding Ninja on November 27, 2022, 04:56:03 am
Seeq seem more like porcine than sharks to me, especially concerning their Final Fantasy XII designs.
Title: Re: I'm back after three years. I did it. Shrike Patch 1.0 is available.
Post by: Shrikesnest on November 27, 2022, 10:05:12 am
Quote from: Dual-Wielding Ninja on November 27, 2022, 04:56:03 amSeeq seem more like porcine than sharks to me, especially concerning their Final Fantasy XII designs.

Huh, looks like you're right. I think I was thrown off by their coloration and pointy snouts. Oh well. It'll give me an excuse to change out their elemental properties.
Title: Re: I'm back after three years. I did it. Shrike Patch 1.0 is available.
Post by: PeppySSB on December 23, 2022, 12:08:14 am
This looks promising. I'm going to play through this soon and provide some feedback after a full run. Some preliminary thoughts:

1) I'm assuming you haven't done anything with the Chocobo Knight? I'll just ignore them for now, if so.
2) For Al-Cid: maybe just give him Unscarred and boost his attack growth so he has a little niche as a long-range physical damage dealer? Plus maybe Blur or Evade Magic to help him avoid being countersniped. I dunno, he's terrible no matter what but this is what I tend to do when I'm messing around with my own rom.

EDIT: Hey, the Base HP value on the Ninja class in your hack is 79. All of your other Base HP values are divisible by 5 (80, 95, etc). Did you mean to make the Base HP of the Ninja 70? I'm probably gonna switch it to that in my run, assuming that's what you meant. It would be in line with the HP values of the other Hume jobs.
Title: Re: I'm back after three years. I did it. Shrike Patch 1.0 is available.
Post by: Shrikesnest on December 28, 2022, 08:54:18 pm
Ignoring the Chocobo Knight is safe. I'm not actually sure it's even possible to give them their own ability set, which is always going to make them marginal. Their stats are really good, though, particularly the ones on White Chocobos who get an innate 75% resilience.

And thanks for the heads up on Ninja HP. That is definitely supposed to be 70 base.

Thanks so much for taking a look! Really looking forward to any further feedback!
Title: Re: I'm back after three years. I did it. Shrike Patch 1.0 is available.
Post by: Shrikesnest on January 19, 2023, 10:33:59 am
Quote from: PeppySSB on December 23, 2022, 12:08:14 am1) I'm assuming you haven't done anything with the Chocobo Knight? I'll just ignore them for now, if so.

So I know I said I didn't change these guys much but actually I kinda did. All Chocobos got their skillsets buffed. I just forgot about it because, y'know, Chocobo Knight. Anyway, they're all boring numbers boosts. Nothing got overhauled, just made a little more competitive. Only nerf was to their MP granting skill which restores 10 now.
Title: Re: I'm back after three years. I did it. Shrike Patch 1.0 is available.
Post by: Squire Doodad on February 01, 2023, 07:40:33 pm
Longtime lurker here, first hack in a while that's grabbed my attention enough to log in. Even though I wasn't here at all for like a year
Out of curiosity, do you have any better documentation of the stat growth changes in particular? The file in the .zip mentions things like buffing Viking magic growth but there's no stat numbers given for it so it's hard to gauge whether that's intended to be merely comparable to a vanilla White Mage or on par with the vanilla Moogle mages.
Still, very excited about it and going to give it a shot when I have the spare time. It all looks great and you've clearly put a lot of thought and planning into this.
Title: Re: I'm back after three years. I did it. Shrike Patch 1.0 is available.
Post by: Shrikesnest on February 09, 2023, 09:27:37 am
Quote from: Squire Doodad on February 01, 2023, 07:40:33 pmOut of curiosity, do you have any better documentation of the stat growth changes in particular? The file in the .zip mentions things like buffing Viking magic growth but there's no stat numbers given for it so it's hard to gauge whether that's intended to be merely comparable to a vanilla White Mage or on par with the vanilla Moogle mages.

I didn't make documentation for that, but I definitely could! Should be a pretty quick job. I thought about including it but wasn't sure there'd be a lot of interest. Give me a little time and I'll make it available.
Title: Re: I'm back after three years. I did it. Shrike Patch 1.0 is available.
Post by: Shrikesnest on March 20, 2023, 12:33:06 pm
Quote from: Squire Doodad on February 01, 2023, 07:40:33 pmOut of curiosity, do you have any better documentation of the stat growth changes in particular?

Okay, I have these ready but I can't attach them to a reply. I'm going to have to put them in the zip file for 1.1, I'm afraid. If you'd like the notes earlier I can send them to you through Discord or something if you're comfortable with it.
Title: Re: I'm back after three years. I did it. Shrike Patch 1.0 is available.
Post by: SpaceCowboy321 on April 04, 2023, 08:12:48 pm
I downloaded the new version, but it still doesn't seem to work with the US rom.  I tried several times with different patchers, and they all report an error.
Title: Re: I'm back after three years. I did it. Shrike Patch 1.0 is available.
Post by: Shrikesnest on April 09, 2023, 02:28:48 pm
Quote from: SpaceCowboy321 on April 04, 2023, 08:12:48 pmI downloaded the new version, but it still doesn't seem to work with the US rom.  I tried several times with different patchers, and they all report an error.

I just tested it with the 2384 build and didn't have any problems. Do you have any details on the error you're getting?
Title: Re: I'm back after three years. I did it. Shrike Patch 1.0 is available.
Post by: SpaceCowboy321 on April 09, 2023, 03:22:42 pm
Quote from: Shrikesnest on April 09, 2023, 02:28:48 pmI just tested it with the 2384 build and didn't have any problems. Do you have any details on the error you're getting?

When I use DeltaPatcherLite program, I get the following error pop up:

(https://i.imgur.com/AFkreoF.png)

When I use https://kotcrab.github.io/xdelta-wasm/ I get the following error:
Error occurred while patching

Details: unavailable secondary compressor: LZMA (code -17710)
When I use https://hack64.net/tools/patcher.php I get the following error:
Error: Unimplemented feature

See console output for more information.

However, I just now tried using the xdeltaUI program, and that seemed to work without any errors.  Do you think the issue is just with those patchers or is xdeltaUI failing to detect the errors?  What patcher do you use?
Title: Re: I'm back after three years. I did it. Shrike Patch 1.0 is available.
Post by: Shrikesnest on April 11, 2023, 10:09:00 pm
I've only been using xdeltaUI, so I didn't realize there were issues with other programs.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1 Available!
Post by: Shrikesnest on June 02, 2023, 02:26:12 pm
Version 1.1 is now available! Let me know if you have any trouble with it and I'll help as best I can.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1 Available!
Post by: SpaceCowboy321 on July 03, 2023, 10:36:10 pm
I've been trying out Version 1.1, and I've been enjoying it a lot.  It really improves on so many different aspects of the game.  I'm only a few hours in, but I just figured I would give some feedback on things I've noticed so far.  Some are bugs and some are just balance feedback.  Also, would it possible to upload the version 1 change descriptions somewhere or update the version 1.1 change descriptions to include the version 1 info as well?  I would prefer the latter, but either would be very helpful.  It's just difficult to fully understand all the version 1.1 changes without the context of the version 1 changes, especially the ability changes.


Thanks for all the work you put into this.  I'll let you know if I have any more feedback as I continue playing through it.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1 Available!
Post by: Shrikesnest on July 05, 2023, 09:28:52 am
Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it. It's very well-thought out and helpful. I'm looking forward to more of your thoughts as you go.

Quote from: SpaceCowboy321 on July 03, 2023, 10:36:10 pmAlso, would it possible to upload the version 1 change descriptions somewhere or update the version 1.1 change descriptions to include the version 1 info as well?

That's a good idea. I can put this together but it's going to take me some time. Summer's a very busy time of year for me.

Quote from: SpaceCowboy321 on July 03, 2023, 10:36:10 pmThe Fencer's Swarmstrike doesn't seem to be hitting multiple times.  Featherblow seems to be working fine.  It does twice the amount shown in the damage estimate.  However, Swarmstrike just does the damage once when I use it.

I've noticed this issue where sometimes multi-hit attacks or melee attacks that drain health don't show all of the numbers. I'm not really sure why. I think it's just a visual bug and the abilities still have full effect, though.

Quote from: SpaceCowboy321 on July 03, 2023, 10:36:10 pmI know you intended to make Thief a bit overtuned, but even with that in mind, I think Strongarm is a bit too strong, at least this early in the game.  It does almost twice the damage of a normal attack, is guaranteed to steal 3 loot, and costs no mana.  There is basically no reason to ever use any other abilities.  I like the loot stealing aspect to make acquiring loot less of a chore, but I think maybe either the damage should be toned down a bit or it should have a 10+ mana cost so it can't be spammed every turn.

Strongarm is definitely really strong in the early game. I probably do need to tone it down a little. It does fall off pretty hard in the mid-late game, though. It's still strong enough to use, but the better damage-dealing jobs you unlock eventually eclipse it. I'm walking a fine line with this one because I still want it to be usable later in the game. But yeah, if you're finding that you don't want to use anything else then it's too good.

Quote from: SpaceCowboy321 on July 03, 2023, 10:36:10 pmSimilar to Strongarm, I think the Warrior's Guard Break ability is a bit too strong, though to a less extent.  It does almost as much as Body Slam with no self damage and it bypasses reactions.  Again, I think maybe either the damage should be toned down a bit or it should have a mana cost.

This one I could definitely done down. It's less fraught than Strongarm because I'm not trying to keep it eternally viable, and it does kinda make Body Slam less worth using. Body Slam used to be stronger but got nerfed in testing, so there used to be more space between them and I guess I forgot to adjust the other Warrior moves.

Quote from: SpaceCowboy321 on July 03, 2023, 10:36:10 pmThis is more of an issue with the base game than with your changes, but I think the Animist's Tailwag ability is a bit underpowered.  A 10+ mana 1-range charm is ok if it hits, but it's generally not worth the risk.  It's also outclassed by the Thief's new Charisma ability, which Moogles also have access to.  However, I'm not sure what the best way to change it is.  Just lowering the mana would just let you spam it every turn, which would maybe be ok since the 1-range puts the user at risk, but I could see it getting out of hand.  Giving it range like Charisma would be fine, but then I think the abilities would overlap too much.

Yeah, Tail Wag is a tough one to balance for all the reasons you mentioned. My half-solution was just to put Tail Wag on really early gear, so it gets a brief chance to be somewhat useful before you get cards. I could also put some extra thing on it, but it's hard to find an effect that both fits the move's flavor and synergizes with Charm. I'll probably just leave it as-is unless some inspiration hits.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1 Available!
Post by: Hyatt on July 09, 2023, 12:56:19 am
Hey, I made an account just to comment on this! I'm approaching 50 hrs in, it's really been adding a different flavor to the game, but I think I discovered a class-breaking issue.

In the write up, you said that nu mou can't use edged weapons without breaking the game, so you gave Scholars cards as their secondary. I'm trying out a Scholar now, and he can't equip cards, even though I've already purchased one that has a Scholar ability. Meanwhile he can equip knives.

You also mentioned that you bumped up Cannonneer's Potion Shell to 70, but it's still doing 30 for me.

I'm pretty sure I'm using the 1.1 version, not any of the older versions, and most of your other tweaks mentioned seem to be in line with the 1.1 changes. Would it be possible to re-patch the game in progress?
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1 Available!
Post by: Shrikesnest on July 09, 2023, 10:43:02 am
Quote from: Hyatt on July 09, 2023, 12:56:19 amHey, I made an account just to comment on this! I'm approaching 50 hrs in, it's really been adding a different flavor to the game, but I think I discovered a class-breaking issue.

In the write up, you said that nu mou can't use edged weapons without breaking the game, so you gave Scholars cards as their secondary. I'm trying out a Scholar now, and he can't equip cards, even though I've already purchased one that has a Scholar ability. Meanwhile he can equip knives.

You also mentioned that you bumped up Cannonneer's Potion Shell to 70, but it's still doing 30 for me.

I'm pretty sure I'm using the 1.1 version, not any of the older versions, and most of your other tweaks mentioned seem to be in line with the 1.1 changes. Would it be possible to re-patch the game in progress?

Oh shit, I must have missed those. Yeah, I'll push out an update maybe later today that fixes those. Scholars with knives is a real problem.

Glad you're playing it, though! Thanks for letting me know!
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.1
Post by: Shrikesnest on July 09, 2023, 12:28:40 pm
Alright, pushed out the 1.1.1 update real quick. All of the notes included in the post and in the patch folder should be fully up to date with all changes included.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.1
Post by: Hyatt on July 10, 2023, 02:11:08 am
Added the patch to the fresh version of the rom, was able to continue where I left off, Scholars can indeed equip cards now!
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.1
Post by: SpaceCowboy321 on July 14, 2023, 12:36:34 am
I'm around halfway through now, just after getting to Fluorgis.  Still really enjoying it overall, though I'm getting close to the point in the game where my interested starts falling off, so we'll see how much longer I go.  However, below are just a few more minor issues I've some across.

Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.1
Post by: Hyatt on July 17, 2023, 09:03:47 am
I think there are some missing abilities. I haven't done a thorough review, but using a cheat to get all equips, I couldn't find any weapons that teach Shadowstick for Fencers or Angelsong for Bard. Those abilities are also missing in the readme files, but I wasn't sure if that was a typo and they were still available but unlisted.

For suggestions, I kinda agree with the above commenter about feeling let down by the higher level weapons without abilities. What I'd suggest, though, rather than spread abilities back out, you could buff the ability-less weapons. Maybe give them immunities or something.

I also think stealing needs some more tweaks. Strongarm's damage is probably too high, it should probably be something more like half damage. I also think Thieves should get a steal that's more akin to Bishop's Collect Tithe, that doesn't damage but can be used at range. The Thief class should be the best at stealing all around and IMO stealing at range is better than stealing plus damage, if you're looking just to farm. It'd also be nice to have an ability that lets you target higher level loot.

For later added features, I would definitely vote for reducing or removing restrictions on recruiting units of advanced classes. I like unlocking classes in general, but not being able to recruit them right away is super frustrating. The quests for Geomancer, Ravager, and Lanista come way too late; the second page is already over half full by the time you can do them in the unmodded game.

ETA: Vaan's Crime Spree doesn't seem to work. It gives the question marks for hit chance and damage and doesn't steal anything. Jackpot is the same.

ETA: A running list of missing abilities:
Shadowstick for Fencer
Angelsong for Bard
Rush for Gladiator
Rest for Defender
Summoner is not missing any abilities, but even with all 8 mastered, the job isn't marked as mastered
Vitals Shot for Hunter
Iai Blow for Parivir
Quicken for Time Mage
Smite of Rage for Berserker
Blind for Green Mage
Syphon for Arcanist
Deathscythe for Beastmaster (readme says Black Quena teaches it, but in game it teaches Zombie instead)
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.1
Post by: peen on July 25, 2023, 09:20:58 am
even use xdeltaUI I still cant patch it T^T
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.1
Post by: Shrikesnest on July 28, 2023, 03:02:32 pm
Thank you guys so much for the detailed feedback and testing! Also, oh shit, those missing abilities are an extremely large problem. That's going to take a little fixing. Unfortunately I'm swamped at work right now; summer is an extremely busy season for me. I'll try to hammer out a fix as quickly as possible.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.1
Post by: Hyatt on July 28, 2023, 11:11:46 pm
Thanks for looking into fixing it! I've put my playthrough on hold until the abilities are added, but I have mastered most of the jobs and listed every absence I found. I think Geomancer is the only one I haven't mastered. I also wasn't checking the reaction or support abilities to see if there were any missing, since there wasn't a nice visual note in-game if they'd all been mastered.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.1
Post by: anniejazz on November 08, 2023, 12:14:30 pm
Commenting to say I love this mod. 130ish quests done right now, 2/3rds of the way through the story. Your hack has become my main "before bed" game, and my favorite way to play FFTA2! I do have some thoughts on it though, if you don't mind me sharing:

There's too many weapons with nothing to learn on them. The changes you made to the loot system are phenomenal, completing the bazaar and farming for loot is incredibly fun with how much you get from stealing, and all the different classes that can do it add the right amount of spice. Unfortunately, now that I'm getting into the A tier of weapons there's just nothing on these really cool looking weapons, and the stats on them rarely wow me for how coveted they are. I don't really like the idea of spreading learnsets out more, so maybe you could have them learn some reaction/passive abilities races don't normally get, like dual wield on Vierra or something. Or you could just straight buff the stats if that's not possible.

Next, I feel like Moogles are in a pretty terrible spot. The characteristics you gave the races are really cool and help diversify shared jobs in a fun way, but Moogles, main those bonuses really suck. You don't really run into a lot of magick users in the game, so the +15 Base res and +2 growth doesn't really come in handy as often as you think, especially when you consider the fact they also have -10 base HP and -1 HP growth. Sure they're great evasion tanks with the buffs to that, but my Hume Thief can reach 89% evasion with flee, and that's plenty for me considering they don't have to deal with the -5 Base attack and -1 growth the moogles have. That attack nerf really hurts when all but 2 of your jobs do physical damage. Speaking of jobs, idk what's up with the moogle knight but blade of peace is dealing no damage, and everything else besides Ultima on that job deals pitiful damage. Jugglers don't really have much to do besides run around dodge tanking, loosing quicken really hurt this job and it doesn't have much else to make up for it. With how you reworked thief, I'm sure you could figure out something really cool for this job to do instead of being a smile bot. Finally the 2 Gunner jobs aren't really worth the investment. Fusilier is like a bad black/green mage. The debuffs rarely hit, and the elemental bullets cost too much MP considering they're single target. The increased damage is nice, but it's not really enough to make it worth 16 MP. Flintlock takes a lot of setting up for not much reward. Outside of Ether Boost and Ether Cannon, the rest of the abilities aren't great. Shell and Protect cannon should be merged into barrier or maybe scrubbed entirely, considering the green mage can drop Barrier on 5 of your units on turn 1. Moogles are my favorite race, so I just wish they were as good as the rest of them here.

Finally, I do hope some of the bugs brought up earlier in the thread get patched at some point, it really sucks that there's missing abilities. Overall amazing hack though, I love it and hope to see an update come out soon before my playthrough is over!
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.1
Post by: Shrikesnest on November 16, 2023, 01:38:34 pm
Quote from: anniejazz on November 08, 2023, 12:14:30 pmCommenting to say I love this mod. 130ish quests done right now, 2/3rds of the way through the story. Your hack has become my main "before bed" game, and my favorite way to play FFTA2! I do have some thoughts on it though, if you don't mind me sharing:

I'm so glad you're enjoying it! I'm also super excited for more feedback. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.

Quote from: anniejazz on November 08, 2023, 12:14:30 pmThere's too many weapons with nothing to learn on them. The changes you made to the loot system are phenomenal, completing the bazaar and farming for loot is incredibly fun with how much you get from stealing, and all the different classes that can do it add the right amount of spice. Unfortunately, now that I'm getting into the A tier of weapons there's just nothing on these really cool looking weapons, and the stats on them rarely wow me for how coveted they are. I don't really like the idea of spreading learnsets out more, so maybe you could have them learn some reaction/passive abilities races don't normally get, like dual wield on Vierra or something. Or you could just straight buff the stats if that's not possible.


I've gotten this feedback from a couple of people and I think the way I'm going to go with it is to just buff the stats of any weapons that don't have abilities on them. It would be cool to spread stuff like Dual Wield around, but unfortunately it's hard coded to only work with Humes. I really wish there was an easier way to do more stuff with passive abilities in general, because I'm not happy with how most of them are, but it's a bit beyond me right now. I'll just hand out some stat boosts to make the rarer weapons that don't have abilities on them more exciting to get.

Quote from: anniejazz on November 08, 2023, 12:14:30 pmNext, I feel like Moogles are in a pretty terrible spot. The characteristics you gave the races are really cool and help diversify shared jobs in a fun way, but Moogles, main those bonuses really suck. You don't really run into a lot of magick users in the game, so the +15 Base res and +2 growth doesn't really come in handy as often as you think, especially when you consider the fact they also have -10 base HP and -1 HP growth. Sure they're great evasion tanks with the buffs to that, but my Hume Thief can reach 89% evasion with flee, and that's plenty for me considering they don't have to deal with the -5 Base attack and -1 growth the moogles have. That attack nerf really hurts when all but 2 of your jobs do physical damage. Speaking of jobs, idk what's up with the moogle knight but blade of peace is dealing no damage, and everything else besides Ultima on that job deals pitiful damage. Jugglers don't really have much to do besides run around dodge tanking, loosing quicken really hurt this job and it doesn't have much else to make up for it. With how you reworked thief, I'm sure you could figure out something really cool for this job to do instead of being a smile bot. Finally the 2 Gunner jobs aren't really worth the investment. Fusilier is like a bad black/green mage. The debuffs rarely hit, and the elemental bullets cost too much MP considering they're single target. The increased damage is nice, but it's not really enough to make it worth 16 MP. Flintlock takes a lot of setting up for not much reward. Outside of Ether Boost and Ether Cannon, the rest of the abilities aren't great. Shell and Protect cannon should be merged into barrier or maybe scrubbed entirely, considering the green mage can drop Barrier on 5 of your units on turn 1. Moogles are my favorite race, so I just wish they were as good as the rest of them here.

I find your argument compelling. Looking over things, it looks like I gave Moogles the short end of the stick (pun very much intended) which is unconscionable. The struggle I have with them is that I want to make them useful without just jacking up their damage numbers to Bangaa or Nu Mou territory, so I'm trying to keep them good in a support role.

Right now I'm working on getting the missing abilities added and fixing Blade of Peace, so that'll be the next patch. But in the next real content patch I'll take a pass at all of the Moogle stuff and see what I can do. I'm very open to suggestions, and I'll keep in mind the ones you've already made. Right now I'm planning to change their shared attribute modifiers and buff Jugglers, Fusiliers, and Flintlocks. I might buff the base stat numbers on Moogle Knights, too.

Also, I'm curious as to whether or not you've tried Tinkers and if you have any feedback on them in particular. I think they're the one Moogle job that's actually in a pretty good spot, but I'd love to know what the players think about it.

Thanks again for the feedback! I hope to have that patch for the missing abilities out soon! I haven't been able to work on this project for months but I'm finally messing around with it again, so hopefully more updates coming in the near future.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.1
Post by: SoloCross on November 17, 2023, 07:59:27 pm
Dual Wield can actually work with Viera as well, but that's about it. (This does mean that Viera can use the animations for the Paravir's elemental sword skills too)
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.1
Post by: Shrikesnest on November 18, 2023, 10:31:50 am
Quote from: SoloCross on November 17, 2023, 07:59:27 pmDual Wield can actually work with Viera as well, but that's about it. (This does mean that Viera can use the animations for the Paravir's elemental sword skills too)

Wow! I was unaware of this, and I kind of want to play around with it now. Dual Wield makes a lot of thematic sense for Viera. Do you know how it interacts with Doubleshot? Do you get four attacks or just two?
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: Shrikesnest on November 18, 2023, 11:20:31 am
The 1.1.2 update is out! Just fixed Blade of Peace and Checkmate, and added in all of the abilities that were missing. I've got some more stuff in the works, too, but I wanted to get this fix out as quickly as possible since those missing abilities were kind of a bummer.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: Disith29 on November 19, 2023, 11:25:34 pm
Hi, Im new here. Downloaded your rom like a week ago and I am totally hooked now (first romhack I ever played and like 5y since vanilla run). I am around lvl 22 hard run and just beat the sand ant boss. Here are my thoughts so far:

1. You made Thief amazing, maybe too good. I loved him in ffta1 but in 2 he was just useless. I always hated using the attack command but now half my team uses strongarm instead. I also love that no class has to default attack unless silenced now.

2. Thanks to the Thief, rushing the weapon tree feels very very good. It made me focus more on early classes (that are now way way more interesting) intead of hopping all the time. I wish I had another moguri and another viera, but I am getting only nu mous...

3. I think that the skill that steals money is sometimes busted. You can steal ~500x3 from wild beasts but I just beat Red who was giving me ~7000x3. I am not sure if this was abusable in the original game tho, never used thief at this point.

4. I like how you changed combat but I feel like White mage got nerfed because of this. It does not have time to do anything early game and heal at 12 seems impossible to fit. I just unlocked holy but it costs too much mana for now to be relevant. I wish there was a smaller holy spell to fit in this class.

5. I never liked bangaa but now the one I have is very good. Slow as expected but when he gets to mele the job gets done. I just got a second one and wanna try the ranged classes. I never recruited a second bangaa in the original game.

6. Got tinkerer and illusionist super early but the skills I have cost too much mana for now. Fights are not finished but decided after 3-4 rounds. They will probably start to be relevant after I find any mana related support.

I also have some noob questions. I am sorry if this is common knowledge:

1. I see some texts changed ingame but others seem unchanged. Also job requirements displayed with (y) seem to not be updated. Did I mess up with the patch or is this normal?

2. How do I update the patch from .1 to .2? Directly to the original Rom? Or should I use the one with .1?

3. Will the save be compatible if I update the version?

Thats all for now. Thank you very much for your efforts. I will post again if I see anything else interesting in the midgame.

Edit: I was thinking that my problems with white mage, illusionist and tinkerer could be solved with mana potions. I will check it when I have some spare time. I do not even remember if I have mana potions, never bothered using items before in this game except for first quests and endgame. If they are available I will be able to buy lots of them thanks to the Thief :D
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: Shrikesnest on November 20, 2023, 02:19:11 pm
Quote from: Disith29 on November 19, 2023, 11:25:34 pmHi, Im new here. Downloaded your rom like a week ago and I am totally hooked now (first romhack I ever played and like 5y since vanilla run). I am around lvl 22 hard run and just beat the sand ant boss. Here are my thoughts so far:

Hi! I'm glad you're enjoying yourself. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

Quote from: Disith29 on November 19, 2023, 11:25:34 pm1. You made Thief amazing, maybe too good. I loved him in ffta1 but in 2 he was just useless. I always hated using the attack command but now half my team uses strongarm instead. I also love that no class has to default attack unless silenced now.

2. Thanks to the Thief, rushing the weapon tree feels very very good. It made me focus more on early classes (that are now way way more interesting) intead of hopping all the time. I wish I had another moguri and another viera, but I am getting only nu mous...

It pleases me to know that the thief is doing its job. Just a note, which kind of units you can recruit depends on location and time of year. There's a Rumor in the pub called New Recruits that gives you hints, otherwise you can just look it up. (If you're already read the Rumor it will appear in the Clan Notes section of the Clan Info menu.) Recruiting more Viera in the early game requires you to have completed the quest called The Moon Seal. Otherwise it's just a matter of passing time at Lezaford's cottage until the time of year when Moogles and Viera are available.

Quote from: Disith29 on November 19, 2023, 11:25:34 pm3. I think that the skill that steals money is sometimes busted. You can steal ~500x3 from wild beasts but I just beat Red who was giving me ~7000x3. I am not sure if this was abusable in the original game tho, never used thief at this point.

This is a weird interaction with those particular fights. The amount of gil you steal is based on the enemy's level, so it scales throughout the game. The various color king fights are against one really high level enemy, so they give a ton of gil. It's pretty exploitable, but since those fights can't be repeated I'm not too worried about it.

Quote from: Disith29 on November 19, 2023, 11:25:34 pm4. I like how you changed combat but I feel like White mage got nerfed because of this. It does not have time to do anything early game and heal at 12 seems impossible to fit. I just unlocked holy but it costs too much mana for now to be relevant. I wish there was a smaller holy spell to fit in this class.

Yeah, the increased cost of healing spells did hit the White Mage particularly hard since that's half of their ability list. I kind like the idea of cutting Holy's MP cost and power so that it's more of a mid-range spell than a top-range one, but I'm not sure it'll work out; it's tricky to balance around the late game passive ability that cuts MP costs in half.

Quote from: Disith29 on November 19, 2023, 11:25:34 pm5. I never liked bangaa but now the one I have is very good. Slow as expected but when he gets to mele the job gets done. I just got a second one and wanna try the ranged classes. I never recruited a second bangaa in the original game.

6. Got tinkerer and illusionist super early but the skills I have cost too much mana for now. Fights are not finished but decided after 3-4 rounds. They will probably start to be relevant after I find any mana related support.

Yeah, those are definitely high MP cost job classes. The Tinker is a bit like a Summoner, except instead of doing tons of damage they inflict status conditions. They're actually really powerful; they only get to use their abilities once or twice a fight but hitting half the enemy team with Blind or the entire friendly team with Haste is so back breaking that they really only need to do it once.

Illusionist is a victim of its infinite range. The fact that you can park one in a distant corner the enemies can't reach and just spam your illusion spells means that they need to be pretty expensive. They're also heavily balanced around stuff like the Half MP passive and the Seer's Recharge. This is definitely a job that gets way stronger in the late game.

Quote from: Disith29 on November 19, 2023, 11:25:34 pmI also have some noob questions. I am sorry if this is common knowledge:

1. I see some texts changed ingame but others seem unchanged. Also job requirements displayed with (y) seem to not be updated. Did I mess up with the patch or is this normal?

The deal here is that the text editor program I'm using doesn't give me access to all of the text in the game. So I updated all of the job descriptions with the new job requirements, but unfortunately the game is drawing on some other text that I can't edit when you check job requirements in the job change menu. It's something I could probably fix if I knew more about hex editing, and it's something I definitely want to do because it's extremely frustrating. For now, you'll have to rely on the included Job Requirements text file.

Quote from: Disith29 on November 19, 2023, 11:25:34 pm2. How do I update the patch from .1 to .2? Directly to the original Rom? Or should I use the one with .1?

My recommendation is to always patch from a fresh ROM. Sometimes weird errors can accrue if you repeatedly patch the same ROM.

Quote from: Disith29 on November 19, 2023, 11:25:34 pm3. Will the save be compatible if I update the version?

Yes, it should be.

Quote from: Disith29 on November 19, 2023, 11:25:34 pmThats all for now. Thank you very much for your efforts. I will post again if I see anything else interesting in the midgame.

Edit: I was thinking that my problems with white mage, illusionist and tinkerer could be solved with mana potions. I will check it when I have some spare time. I do not even remember if I have mana potions, never bothered using items before in this game except for first quests and endgame. If they are available I will be able to buy lots of them thanks to the Thief :D

Ethers are intentionally pretty rare. Also, unfortunately, they don't restore much MP on their own; this is because there is a passive ability that doubles the amount restored by healing items, so I have to balance around that. If you can get an Alchemist or Ranger with Item Lore, though, Ethers might help solve your mana problems. There's also some later-game stuff like Half MP, Recharge, Syphon, etc. that will help make MP costs easier to reach as the game goes on.

Thanks so much for all of your feedback! Please do let me know if you think of anything else or come across anything that's troubling you!
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: Disith29 on November 20, 2023, 03:39:59 pm
Thanks for your answers! It was very helpful, I'll try to get a magick viera soon.

I am a bit confused with the patch tho. I have applied the 1.1.2 to the same vanilla rom I did with the 1.1.1 (I am a bit paranoid while storing stuff) but does not look like anything changed.
First thing I did was look for Djinn Flyssa but it still has no skills. Black Quena also teaches Zombie, Ghost and Mist's Embrace.
Maybe it does not work if I already had the item?
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: Shrikesnest on November 21, 2023, 10:47:22 am
Quote from: Disith29 on November 20, 2023, 03:39:59 pmThanks for your answers! It was very helpful, I'll try to get a magick viera soon.

I am a bit confused with the patch tho. I have applied the 1.1.2 to the same vanilla rom I did with the 1.1.1 (I am a bit paranoid while storing stuff) but does not look like anything changed.
First thing I did was look for Djinn Flyssa but it still has no skills. Black Quena also teaches Zombie, Ghost and Mist's Embrace.
Maybe it does not work if I already had the item?

Actually it looks like there was a problem with the patch. I must have accidentally uploaded the wrong file. It should be fixed now if you redownload the patch and apply the new one.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: Disith29 on November 21, 2023, 02:00:07 pm
Have not played yet but I applied the new patch and checked Djinn Flyssa and it now teaches Shadowstick correctly so I confirm it is the correct version now. Thank you very much :D.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: Bonesy on November 21, 2023, 10:47:32 pm
Does this run off the European or USA version of the game? I'm pulling a XD3 invalid file error with the version of the patch posted here on the USA version.

EDIT: I forced it to patch with another patcher and the starting White Mage had no equipment on.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: anniejazz on November 22, 2023, 10:27:51 am
Quote from: Shrikesnest on November 16, 2023, 01:38:34 pmAlso, I'm curious as to whether or not you've tried Tinkers and if you have any feedback on them in particular. I think they're the one Moogle job that's actually in a pretty good spot, but I'd love to know what the players think about it.

I love the tinker! my early game strat was to protect my tinker/fusilier mix until he could get a red spring off for the whole team. It does kinda feel like the job is carried by red spring and moogletron though, as gigantic debuff spells with no smart targeting tend to be a lot harder to use than a smaller spell from a green mage. Overall still one of my favorite classes from the hack. I think Thief and Flintlock are also in pretty good spots.

Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: anniejazz on November 22, 2023, 10:53:12 am
As I've been experimenting with late game builds I've started to realize the Nu mou jobs are very samey. I think this is more of a problem with the base game, but I haven't played vanilla in ages so I can't say for sure.

Scholar feels like a terrible illusionist, spending an absurd amount of mana to damage every unit, even your own, isn't great. Maybe there's some way to revamp this class? My pie in the sky idea is to make it like a nu mou version of the summoner with large area spells with smart targeting. I don't know how feasible it is to change a class that drastically though. Also study just has to go. IDC what it gets replaced by, it's just not very useful with how thieves have been changed.

Sage and Alchemist kinda blend together for me, especially since you swapped their spells around. I also am not a big fan of the transmute change. If I'm gonna go for gold drops I'm gonna grab my sniper or my fusilier/thief and get gold from long range. Maybe make it so transmute turns enemies into ethers and rarely elixers or the crystals? That'd give us a good way to farm them. And maybe sage could learn some sort of earth spell like sandstorm instead of blind, would make more sense than a random debuff spell.

I feel like Arcanist needs jesus or something. Those level whatever spells are so cheeks. I feel like this Job should be the undisputed king of giant explosive magick. Would it be possible to give it access to nightshade abilities like dimensional rift and turn this thing into the final unlock for nu mou? Also maybe it could learn blood price, I know it works with nu mou since Twiegel has it in one of the house bowen quests early on.

Also a little thought on the white mage, I do think the increase in MP costs really makes it unviable till late game. I just had my thief dodge tanking and running potions to people for healing. Honestly I'm not sure what I'd do with this one, maybe cure could be 10 MP instead, that way they can get heals off every turn, but in exchange they won't be able to save any MP up.

BTW I could have sworn blue magick was able to be magick frenzied in vanilla, but it won't let me. Is that some kind of bug? also no matter what I try, Hurdy's Hide doesn't work. Crime spree is broken as well, which is an absolute shame considering how bangin it would be. 3 loot, 3 items, and 3 gil drops? YES PLEASE.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: Shrikesnest on November 24, 2023, 11:02:37 am
Quote from: anniejazz on November 22, 2023, 10:53:12 amAs I've been experimenting with late game builds I've started to realize the Nu mou jobs are very samey. I think this is more of a problem with the base game, but I haven't played vanilla in ages so I can't say for sure.

Nu Mou are really frustratingly constrained by some things that are hard-coded into the game. They have a very limited pool of weapons available, and giving them anything else crashes the game. This combined with the fact that all of their stuff is magic-focused except for Beastmasters puts them in a really tight box. They pretty much all just cast big spells and/or bonk with sticks when they're out of MP. I really wish I could do more with them. I wanted to give Beastmasters bows soooo badly.

Quote from: anniejazz on November 22, 2023, 10:53:12 amScholar feels like a terrible illusionist, spending an absurd amount of mana to damage every unit, even your own, isn't great. Maybe there's some way to revamp this class? My pie in the sky idea is to make it like a nu mou version of the summoner with large area spells with smart targeting. I don't know how feasible it is to change a class that drastically though. Also study just has to go. IDC what it gets replaced by, it's just not very useful with how thieves have been changed.

I like the idea of giving the Scholar the Tinker treatment, cuz like, yeah, Scholars are a pretty dead class. And Nu Mou can only really do the huge AOE thing with Meteor currently, so they'd have at least a little bit of a niche. I'll look into if it's possible. I also like the idea of replacing or reworking Study. I'll give it some thought.

Quote from: anniejazz on November 22, 2023, 10:53:12 amSage and Alchemist kinda blend together for me, especially since you swapped their spells around. I also am not a big fan of the transmute change. If I'm gonna go for gold drops I'm gonna grab my sniper or my fusilier/thief and get gold from long range. Maybe make it so transmute turns enemies into ethers and rarely elixers or the crystals? That'd give us a good way to farm them. And maybe sage could learn some sort of earth spell like sandstorm instead of blind, would make more sense than a random debuff spell.

I really wish I had that fine-tuned a control over what Transmute gives you. That would be sweet. Unfortunately it's a hard-coded table. Its utility is mostly in being an instant remove effect that just gives you a little bonus on top. I agree it's one of their more niche spells.

I'm not against replacing Blind, since it is a bit of a weird outlier on the Sage's spell list. It's just hard to find a spell that the Nu Mou don't already learn to replace it with. I wish I could just put Quake or Sandstorm on a weapon (I really, really want to put Blue Magic on weapons) but they're not indexed for it. I don't really have an Earth spell to teach them besides Poison or Bio, and those are the Alchemist's thing.

Quote from: anniejazz on November 22, 2023, 10:53:12 amI feel like Arcanist needs jesus or something. Those level whatever spells are so cheeks. I feel like this Job should be the undisputed king of giant explosive magick. Would it be possible to give it access to nightshade abilities like dimensional rift and turn this thing into the final unlock for nu mou? Also maybe it could learn blood price, I know it works with nu mou since Twiegel has it in one of the house bowen quests early on.

Unfortunately I can't put Nightshade stuff on weapons to learn, because that is an incredibly sweet idea. I really wish I could do that now. I agree that their level-based spells are kinda junk even with buffs, but their gravity-based spells, Drain, and Syphon are all really good. This is another case where I really wish I could just make entirely custom spells or change the animations on skills. What I might be able to do is just turn them into normal spells e.g. Dark, some kind of Haste, and Shadowflare. And that I could work with. I have to check to see if those weird targeting modes are hard-coded into the abilities or something I can switch off.

Giving them Blood Price is kind of terrifying. I mean, I kinda wanna do it, because that sounds rad. But Blood Price is extremely broken, and I have to be really careful about what spells the Viera can learn because they have access to it. I feel like giving it to the Nu Mou, who have access to stuff like Meteor, Gigaflare, and Drain, would be utterly insane.

...but I'm still going to try it out and test. I could put it on some late-game enemies to make it sorta fair. And it would retroactively make Tweigel make sense.

Quote from: anniejazz on November 22, 2023, 10:53:12 amAlso a little thought on the white mage, I do think the increase in MP costs really makes it unviable till late game. I just had my thief dodge tanking and running potions to people for healing. Honestly I'm not sure what I'd do with this one, maybe cure could be 10 MP instead, that way they can get heals off every turn, but in exchange they won't be able to save any MP up.

My current attitude on this is that anything that heals has to cost more than 10 MP, so that it can't just be spammed every turn. I really want to give healing abilities to the enemies, but if healing is cheap enough to spam it makes fights extremely frustrating and boring, and kinda breaks the enemy AI besides.

I agree this kinda wrecks the White Mage but I'm not really sure what to do about it. I'm not super happy with the Arise spell being in the game at all, so maybe I could swap it out with a different spell? I'm just not sure what thematically fits the White Mage, would plug the hole in their early-game usability, and wouldn't just make them a better Black Mage. The other thing I could do is, say, drop Holy to 18 MP and reduce its power commensurately, so that you'd have a decent attack to use every other turn. I'm worried about this, though, because I'd either have to substantially weaken Holy or deal with the fact that you could cast it every turn after learning Half MP. I also feel like making the White Mage an attack bot works against what they're supposed to be about. I suppose I could maybe teach them Aurablast instead? But that would be redundant with the Fighter; I try not to double up like that.

But I probably have to do something about them, because they're pretty clunky right now.

Quote from: anniejazz on November 22, 2023, 10:53:12 amBTW I could have sworn blue magick was able to be magick frenzied in vanilla, but it won't let me. Is that some kind of bug? also no matter what I try, Hurdy's Hide doesn't work. Crime spree is broken as well, which is an absolute shame considering how bangin it would be. 3 loot, 3 items, and 3 gil drops? YES PLEASE.

I think the only Blue Magick that works with Magick Frenzy is Quake. And I honestly have no idea what's going on with Hide, Crime Spree, and Jackpot. I'm trying to fix them but they're just not working and I have no idea what I broke.

(Also, Crime Spree is just one piece of loot, one item, and one double gil drop. I can't actually cram any more loot into the ability than that in the editor.)
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: anniejazz on November 28, 2023, 11:04:24 am
Dang it really sucks to hear the editors are so limited. I wouldn't have guessed considering how much you've been able to squeeze out of it with the tinker and thief reworks.
Title: Re: FFTA2 Shrike Patch - Version 1.1.2
Post by: Shrikesnest on November 28, 2023, 04:52:16 pm
Yeah. I'm intensely grateful to have the editing tools available; as I hope is apparent, I was able to make some pretty dramatic changes to the game with them. They're labors of love that people spent zillions of hours on just to help out the community, and I'd never speak ill of them at all. I'm so grateful for those applications because this project definitely would never have happened without them. But they do have their limitations.

There's a lot more I could do with the game if I were a better programmer and could do the legwork myself. Unfortunately I've got sharply limited free time and energy for my creative projects. I've got a bunch more I'd like to figure out eventually, if my schedule opens up. But for now I'm just doing as much as I can within the constraints of the editors. It's been a fun challenge to see how good I can make the game without being able to do every single thing I imagine. I find that sometimes the second solution I come up with is better than the first, but I never would have gotten there if I had just been able to do what I wanted from the start.