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Welcome aboard guys! This topic has 2 purposes: organize all my memos, and tease you about the future patch!
Yes, I know...the patch has been "on hold" for a very long period of time. There are many explanations, (Last but not least, my laziness) but worry not: FFT+ is a dream for me, and I dont want to let it go (You know FFH's motto...right?
)Index:
Jobs
Special Jobs
Difficulty
Monsters
Miscellaneous
Postgame
JOBS
When I started tinkering the jobs, my hope was to make each one useful. There must be a sense of progression (What's the point of unlocking the Ninja, if the Squire is stronger?), but each job should have a niche, and never become a complete waste of space.
Skillset
Throw Stone: Low damage, mid range attack
First aid: Low HP heal
Revive: High%, restores 1 HP to dead units
Heal: Removes Poison, Blind, Silence, Slow, Berserk
Job highlights
- Has an all-around useful skillset (Removes most common status, free HP Heal & revive)
- Can equip all Physical weapons (And Axes, weapon unique to them)
- Has "Monster Skill" as innate ability
Skillset
Potion: Heal 30 HP
Hi-Potion: Heal 20% HP
X-Potion: Heal 33% HP
Ether: Restore 20 MP
Hi-Ether: Restore 50 MP
Elixir: Full HP/MP Restore
Antidote: Cancel Poison, Don't move, Don't act
Echo Grass: Cancel Silence, Sleep
Eye Drop: Cancel Blind, Confusion
Holy Water: Cancel Undead, Blood Suck, Oil
Maiden' kiss: Cancel Frog, Berserk
Soft: Cancel Stone, Stop
Phoenix Down: Cancel Dead
Job highlights
- Awesome support skillset, doesn't use Faith and has no charge time
- Can equip all Magical weapons
- Has "Throw item" as innate ability (Range of "items" becomes 3)
Skillset
Break Shield: Weapon attack that breaks enemy' shield
Break Helmet: Weapon attack that breaks enemy' helmet
Break Armor: Weapon attack that breaks enemy' armor
Break Weapon: Weapon attack that breaks enemy' weapon
Aim: Low dmg, 100% attack. Requires sword
Guard!: Defend on self and nearby allies
Job highlights
- Tankiest job around
- Can Break stuff at a high %
- Only job that can use the "defend" status
Skillset
Charge +1: The longer the charge, the higher the damage
Charge +2: The longer the charge, the higher the damage
Charge +3: The longer the charge, the higher the damage
Charge +5: The longer the charge, the higher the damage
Charge +10: The longer the charge, the higher the damage
Job highlights
- Ranged Physical unit
- A great mix of speed, tankyness and range
Skillset
Accumulate: +1 PA on self
Chakra: Heal HP/MP on self or nearby ally
Earth Slash: 5 range linear attack, Earth element
Spin Fist: AoE attack around self
Wave fist: 3 range wind attack
Stigma Magic: Cancel negative status not removed by Squire' Heal
Secret fist: Death sentence on a nearby enemy
Job highlights
- High damage output with no weapon
- Can Increase PA
- Come on, everyone loves the Hokuto reference
Skillset
Fire 1/2/3: Damage
Ice 1/2/3: AoE
Bolt 1/2/3: Speed
Water: Tier 2 water damage
Wind: Tier 2 wind damage
Earth: Tier 2 earth damage
Flare: Instant single target damage, Tier 1.5 spell
Job highlights
- Master of elemental spells
- Each element has it's own perks
- Highest MA
Skillset
Cure 1/2/3: Heal HP
Protect: Protect on ally
Shell: Shell on ally
Regen: Regen on ally
Esuna: Removes all negative status
Raise 1/2: Cancel dead (50/100% HP)
Reraise: Reraise on ally
Prayer: 33% HP heal on ally, instant
Job highlights
- Strongest support job
- Can resurrect at 100% HP, remove all negative status in a single turn
Skillset
Haste: Add Haste
Slow: Add Slow
Stop: Add Stop
Don't move: Add don't move
Float: Add float
Reflect: Add Reflect
Freeze: Instant Slow - Don't move
Job highlights
- Haste and slow are VERY strong status
- Fastest magic job
- Some little-yet-useful utility spell
Skillset
Study: Restores MP on self
Shadow Tome: Dark Damage on all units
Holy Tome: Holy Damage on all units
Earth Dragon Tome: Earth Damage on all units
Water Tiger Tome: Water Damage on all units
Wind Lion Tome: Wind Damage on all units
Mad scientist: Random buff on an ally
Job highlights
- Can hit all units at once
- Highest MP of all jobs
Skillset
Steal Weapon: You can guess it
Steal Armor: You can guess it
Steal Shield: You can guess it
Steal Helmet: You can guess it
Steal accessory: You can guess it
Smoke Bomb: Range 3 inflict blind
Slice Throat: Melee attack + Silence
Job highlights
- Fastest job
- Move find item innate (Only job that can find items)
- Only way to get some end-game gear is to steal it
Skillset
Praise: +5 Br
Threaten: -20 Br
Preach: +5 Fa
Solution: -20 Fa
Insult: Add Berserk
Mimic Daravon: Sleep AoE
Steal Heart: Add Charm
Job highlights
- Only job that can increase/reduce Brave/Faith (Even if only for a battle)
- Instant, strong Status
- Only job that can use Guns
Skillset
Bio: Tier 1.5 non-elemental dmg can add Poison
Mana Shypon: Drains MP
Pray Faith: Add Faith
Doubt Faith: Add Innocent
Petrify: Add Stone
Confusion: Add Confusion
Paralyze: Add Don't act
Frog: Add Frog
Dispel: Remove all positive Status
Condemn: Random Debuff, instant
Job highlights
- Beefiest mage
- Can use many crippling status spells
- Can drain MP
Skillset
Same, but every skill has an element now
Job highlights
- Good Mixed damage
- Both range and melee
- AoE, no cost, instant damage
Skillset
Jump 1-5: Same as Vanilla
Job highlights
- Fast & Tanky
- Good, 100% hit dmg
Skillset
Job highlights
- 2 Hands Innate
- Great damage output, both Physical and Magical
Skillset
Throw Shuriken: Ranged attack, use item
Throw Ball: Ranged attack, use item
Job highlights
- 2 Swords innate
- The quintessence of a glass cannon
- Range of spells based on Movement (Potentially highest in the game)
Skillset
Restore: Restore all HP
Dark Holy: Strong single target damage dark element
Holy: Strong single target damage holy element
Dispel 2: Remove all status
Soul Drain: Drains HP
Death: Kills a unit
Wall: Protect & Shell
Job highlights
- Ultimate single target damage
- Good all-around magical skillset
Skillset
- Angel Song: AoE MP Restore
- Life Song: AoE HP Restore
- Nameless Song: Random Buff
- Last Song: AoE Quick
- Witch Hunt: AoE MP Dmg
- Wiznabus: AoE HP Dmg
- Nameless dance: Random Debuff
- Polka Polka: -1PA AoE
- Disillusion: -1MA AoE
Job highlights
- AoE, versatile skillset
- Can lower enemy' stats
- Smart target
SPECIAL JOBS
Special jobs are way stronger than normal, and come with unique abilities (And way more powerful R/S/M abilities than a Squire)
Skillset:
Job highlights
- Versatility at his finest
Skillset:
Same as Squire
Job highlights
- Can equip EVERYTHING
- Good all-around stats
Skillset:
Leg Aim: Inflicts Don't move, weapon range
Arm Aim: Inflicts Don't act, weapon range
Magic Break: -2 MA, Weapon Range
Power Break: -2 PA, Weapon Range
Job highlights
- MA/PA reducing skills are very powerful
- Range and mobility
Skillset:
Stasis sword: Same except that is evadable and costs mp
Split Punch: Same except that is evadable and costs mp
Crush Punch: Same except that is evadable and costs mp
Cure 1.5 (Name?): Same as cure, but a little stronger
Raise 1.5 (Name?): Same as Raise, but a little stronger
Job highlights
- Swordskills...
- ...& white magic in a single pack!
Skillset:
- Moogle - Ifrit - Shiva - Ramuh - Titan - Silf - Leviathan - Bahamut
Moogle heals, all the others do elemental (Except Bahamut) damage. They ignore Faith
Job highlights
- STRONG AoE damage
- Ignores enemy' faith
Skillset:
Zombie: Inflicts Zombie
Seal Undead: Inflicts stone (Undead only)
Requiem: MBarrier (Undead only)
Dark/ra/ga: Tier 1/2/3 spell dark elemental
Deep Night: Sleep on everyone
Corruption: Tier 2 instant spell that hits with his old "untruth" formula
Job highlights
- Only one that can use the undead status
- Undeads never cristalize/treasure, they are strong as fuck
Skillset:
Lighting Stab: Same, but evadable and costs mp
Night Sword: Same, but evadable and costs mp
Dark sword: Same, but evadable
Job highlights
- A dark knight on crack
- Only one that can use "Lighting Stab", arguably the strongest SwordSkill
Skillset:
Same as before + Holy explosion (Range 3)
All skills are evadable and cost mp
Job highlights
- Damage + Break
- Holy explosion to hit pesky monsters
Skillset:
Break - Confuse - Sleep - Despair - Shock: Same as before, range 3
Soul Sphere: AoE MP Damage
Disrupt: Cancel Defend/Charging/Performing
Job highlights
- Armored mage
- Instant status
Skillset:
I'd like to edit his skills so she can use them on every monster instead of dragons only. dunno if it's possible...
Job highlights
Skillset:
Same, but locks on target and charge faster. no Cherry blossom
Job highlights
- Strong damage
- FF7 is awesome
Difficulty
It's hard to make everyone happy:
- Pro/veterans of the game will ask for more/stronger enemies with smart set-ups and 10 levels above you. and still roflstomp each battle like there is no tomorrow.
- Newbs will say that every battle is too hard because they can only use 5 units against 6 enemies, or because they can't control guests.
- Some people will argue that Fake Difficulty is real, while someone else will say that it isn't.
And so on...
So, what's the philosophy behind the patch?
What I aim for, is "fair" difficulty
It's hard to describe what I think it's fair difficulty, so I'll make some examples
- Fighting enemies that will always act before you no matter what and unleash powerful attacks before you can even move (Like Brightmoon Tor in FFTA2) it's not fair. (But don't mistake "Unfair" for "Impossible". they are different things)
- Fighting enemies that have a similar "power level" than you, that you must defeat using strategy...well, that's what I call "Fair". It's a strategy game, after all!
- Fighting enemies that have a similar "power level" than you, that you must defeat using strategy...well, that's what I call "Fair". It's a strategy game, after all!
- Having to reset a battle because the 10% to miss a move-find-item decided to screw you over is a bad design choice/fake difficulty
- Having to choose between an easy Elmdor Battle without stealing, or a long-drawn out battle because you want to steal his stuff is ok. You decide, not the RNG
- A boss with an "Instant 999 damage on all the party" attack is not fair
- The same boss with an attack that deals 999 damage around himself, after a long charge, however, is completely fine (You need to think to win: the attack is strong, but there are ways around it)
- The same boss with an attack that deals 999 damage around himself, after a long charge, however, is completely fine (You need to think to win: the attack is strong, but there are ways around it)
So, what did I do to make the patch' difficulty level "Fair"?
- Enemies are always at the same level you are (Few exceptions here and there, mostly bosses)
- Enemies unlock stronger abilities depending on the chapter you are playing (Don't hope to fight monks with weapon guard in Ch 4)
- Enemies use the same equipment you can get in stores (Some enemies have better gear, so you can make your thieves happy <3)
Looking at the list, you might think "Man, you are making this mod WAY TOO HARD!"
But...think about it.
You have 2 "secret weapons" on your side:
1) You have a brain, the game doesnt. You can learn from your mistakes and adapt your strategy
2) You can grind to unlock new jobs/abilities, the enemies can't
In this way, you are free to play the game in any way you see fit:
- Want a challenge? Never grind & don't fight random battles. You'll have to carefully manage your resources to win...Fire Emblem style!
- You dont like difficulty? Play a lot of random battles, unlock new jobs (Ninjas in Dorter? Why not! no one is going to punish you) and roflstomp the game
Still think the game is too easy? Well, don't worry. Trust me, there are enemies way stronger than Altima in Ivalice...
Monsters
- Each spot on the map will feature 3 monster families
- Monsters are now faster, stronger, and put up quite a fight before going down
- Monsters of the same family have the same stats, but have different abilities (No monster is outclassed, they are just different)
- Think of them as a strong, highly specialized unit. Use them wisely, and they will serve you well. Underestimate them, and you will bite the dust.
- Since "Invite" is gone, you need to "train" them (Archer support ability)
miscellaneous
- Move find item will always give you the same item (Low Br to get better items? retarded)
- Most endgame stuff must be stolen from ch4 enemies (Thieves!)
- To trigger a random battle, you must click on the spot (People avoided them anyway with quicksave)
- Best compat does 25% instead of 50% extra dmg, good/bad 12.5%
- Specials can do propositions
- You can change name of human units
- Cursor starts on "Continue" instead of new game
- Equip Crossbow lets you equip Bow+Crossbow
- Equip Sword lets you equip Swords+K.Swords
- Equip Axe lets you equip Axes & flails
- Undeads always come back 100% of the times
- Support above Short charge gives you 25% more precision
- Short charge works on charge
- Arrow Guard blocks Bows, Guns & Thrown Items
- Axes do PA*WP damage
- Party Roster hack
- You can enter the Fur Shop without "Poach"
- Stolen & Broken Equipment can be bought back at the fur Shop V2.
- Player gains less money from winning fights
- Hi Potion heals 20% of HP and X-Potion 33%
- Attack Up/Defense Up/M.Attack Up/M.Defense Up 20% instead of 33%
- Removed randomization from level ups
- Jp Glitch Fix
- Oil Glitch Fix
- P.Down does 25% dmg to undeads
- Charging/performin units do not take extra damage
- Gear scales based on story progression instead of level
- Fist damage becomes PA/2*PA
- MP Switch damage overflows to Hp
- Removed Permanent Br & Faith alterations
- Untruth bug correction
- Martial arts boost is 25% instead of 50%
- Inherent RSM limitation hack
- Elemental weakness reduced to 3/2
- Death Sentence ignores Cancel: Dead
- Job 46: Undead Oracle is mountable
- Remove item duplication (Removes the "Best Fit" feature)
- Blind overrides concentrate
- Haste is 25% speed boost
- Slow is 25% speed loss
- Specials can do propositions
- You can change name of human units
- Cursor starts on "Continue" instead of new game
- Equip Crossbow lets you equip Bow+Crossbow
- Equip Sword lets you equip Swords+K.Swords
- Equip Axe lets you equip Axes & flails
- Undeads always come back 100% of the times
- Support above Short charge gives you 25% more precision
- Short charge works on charge
- Arrow Guard blocks Bows, Guns & Thrown Items
- Axes do PA*WP damage
- Party Roster hack
- You can enter the Fur Shop without "Poach"
- Stolen & Broken Equipment can be bought back at the fur Shop V2.
- Player gains less money from winning fights
- Hi Potion heals 20% of HP and X-Potion 33%
- Attack Up/Defense Up/M.Attack Up/M.Defense Up 20% instead of 33%
- Removed randomization from level ups
- Jp Glitch Fix
- Oil Glitch Fix
- P.Down does 25% dmg to undeads
- Charging/performin units do not take extra damage
- Gear scales based on story progression instead of level
- Fist damage becomes PA/2*PA
- MP Switch damage overflows to Hp
- Removed Permanent Br & Faith alterations
- Untruth bug correction
- Martial arts boost is 25% instead of 50%
- Inherent RSM limitation hack
- Elemental weakness reduced to 3/2
- Death Sentence ignores Cancel: Dead
- Job 46: Undead Oracle is mountable
- Remove item duplication (Removes the "Best Fit" feature)
- Blind overrides concentrate
- Haste is 25% speed boost
- Slow is 25% speed loss
Postgame
So, you have defeated Altima, and you think "It was fun while it lasted"
Too bad for you it isn't over...far from it!
- First of all, after defeating Altima you return to the world map with Virgo/Leo in your possession. Cool stuff, right? You are free to keep playing without having to start over! (And even watch the ending if you wish)
- Each spot on the map has a special battle, unlocked in late Ch4...if you still haven't, it's the right time to try them! They are very hard compared to normal random battles, and you gain an Elixir if you survive (That's the only way to farm Elixirs)
- There is a place on the map where you can challenge the winners of the first FFH tournament...guess where?
- Last, but not least, after defeating Altima you unlock the Deep Dungeon. Fear it.
Remember all the words spent about "fair" difficulty? In the deep dungeon, they are bullcrap. Ready to step into hell?
