Final Fantasy Hacktics

Hey, everyone, it's me, the one and only Tigerspike.

I've been (and remain) really busy as of late, but I've been meaning to make one of these for a while.  So where to start?  I'm a stay at home dad with two little girls.  I've loved FFTactics ever since I first played it when it came out.  I love seeing what everyone has done with their patches and hacks , and hope to eventually finish changing that one pesky formula...

My time has been spent mostly teaching my older daughter (she's in a charter school that mixes homeschooling and in class education), and playing with my younger daughter (she's three).  Since FFHacktics is a hobby, it has taken the back seat to real life, but I do intend to try and finish what I started.

I hope everyone's doing great (PGF did you find a place to stay?) and keep up the awesome work!

Tigerspike

So, I've been toying around with the idea of making my own patch for the game, but I've run into a snag.  I want to create a focus type skill as a Mage's answer to accumulate.  Would I need to hack an ability formula to be +MA_(Y)NS so that I can create this, or would I utilize the "055 Magic Song" effect in conjunction with a 100% formula?

To be honest, I would prefer a formula hack, as that would allow me the ability to alter the Y variable (and as a lesson on formula hacking).  If anyone could help me with that, I would be very grateful.

Thanks!

EDIT: I guess the only way to achieve the effect that I want right now is to alter the Magic Song ability, since the effect is just the graphic.