Final Fantasy Hacktics

Hi,

FFTastics is a save editor for PSX.

After downloading the patch, you need to patch a clean ISO, using PPFomatics or a online tools (you can ask in the discord too)

Hi.

The two weapons evasion are used. The game set right hand evasion and left hand evasion. If a unit uses 2 weapons and weapon guard, the each weapon will have his evasion set in the hand holding the weapon.

After that each evasion data (Class, Right, Left and Accessory) is rolled separately against the attacker base hit%.

So, you "just" need a Hack to set 150% of W-Ev if the unit uses 2Hands.

Hi everyone !

I'm happy to share with you my Archmage Hack. I had this in mind for a long, and i'm glad i finally found the time to do it.

This hack will turn the calculator in a Mage able to modifiy basic spells. Through his skillset, the unit will still have access to known Black magic, White Magic, Time Magic and Yin Yang magic spells.
What is change is the combo aspect. Now You'll have access to a list of abilities that will modify the spell you choose.
In the base version of the hack these abilities are :
-0x19E Vanilla : no changes
-0x19F Long : Range + 1 , MP cost +50%
-0x1A0 Wide : AoE + 1 Vertical +2 Power -25% MP cost + 25%
-0x1A1 Focused : AoE -1 Power +33% MP cost + 50%
-0x1A2 Fast : CT/2 Power -33%
-0x1A3 Friendly : CT*1.5 Allies Only
-0x1A4 Hostile : CT*1.5 Foes Only
-0x1A5 Radiant : Range = 0 AoE+1 Vertical + 2 Do not Hit caster if Target ennemies (Kind of samourai)

Note : - Power alteration changes Amount of Heal/Dmg and Hit%.
       - Focus and Radiant are in Set 2 Only, Just for avoiding some bugs (Radiant in set 1 and Long in Set 2 will end with a non radiant spell)
      - You'll need to edit the abilities names with FFTactText
      
If You have something else in mind with these abilities, i've made this hack keeping it modders friendly. You'll find here an Excel file, based on Xifanie HackTemplate.
In this file i had a "ARCHMAGE TABLE" sheet where you can edit any ability to add or remove wathever you want. Once you're done, save your change as xml and patch your ISO.
Remember that the main hack comes with my changes, so patch yours after the main hack.

On discord.

Akashachi has a list pinned on fft-general channel with a bunch of mods.

https://discord.com/channels/694432956021866506/694432956021866509

There is this tool that already exists to know what is being used and where it is being used :

FFT MOD HELPER

Requires Excel

ASM Hacking.

The mechanics of katana breaking is twisted. The katana is broken by default and restored if it do not break.
You can't do it with the patcher.

There is a hack doing this in the patcher suit. (using OrgASM)

Draw out skills are pretty well hardcoded. There is a strong relation between Katana ID and Ability ID and the number of abilities matches the number of katanas (this number is hard coded too).

It's checked several time in the code. So not a simple hack. I'm not sure this hack exists, if it does, i don't think it is released. Ask on discord. Celia had some interest in extending the number of katanas a couple months ago.

In THIS POST it seems that every ability added to draw out turns in a AoE 3 inflict regen result. That might be the reason the AI do not use it.

It's already done...

Rendez-vous and new game+ features.

But it is a PSX mod, featuring most TLW features.

https://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=12767.0

And it has required far more work than using the patcher 

New Update !

- Break katana : now if you uncheck this box with regular draw out skills your katana won't break. Checking this box outside the regular draw out ability wont' break anything, and may lead to strange messages.

- Multi Hit : Any formula can access multi hit mechanics. You'll find two boxes in TOFU maker.
    - X + 1 : Lead to X + 1 hits
    - Rdm (1...X) : Rafa Malak mechanics (random number between 1 and ability X)

Multi Hit is not restricted to default and monster action menus anymore. Elements, draw out and maths are fully operational.
Weapon inventory avoid the multi hit section.
Jump and Aim abilities lack of ability X field.

Some updates.
All related to a new feature allowing to set a random flag only on the first argument of XA or YA build.

For example :
Rdm (1 to PA) + PA/2 resulting in an output of 0.5*PA to 1.5*PA

Not sure.

When you test your TLW ISO,  you are not doing it from a savestate ? Because if you do it is the issue.

TOFU Maker is out !
Check the main post for more infos.

Well the PA ceiling seems a bit complicated. What if PA ceiling is reached but not MA ceiling ? PA misses but not MA boost. It'll add a check to every stat alteration. it is doable but not lightly. Not a priority but who knows ?

I planned to modify Faith and Brave alteration in a very close way of what you're thinking. But it was for my own purpose, adding a way to alter formulas output based on brave (like faith). For what you're asking, it's easy for faith, the brave instances seems more difficult to track, scattered around reaction routines... (i've little knowledge of those routines yet).

I don't understand what you're asking with the stats floor/ceiling. It's like in vanilla. I just merge everything in one formula. So i guess the response is no.

Faith and anti Faith are supported On both, on caster only or on target only (and cross faith too). Brave is not supported yet.

First I wish to release a sheet allowing to customize every formula flags. Then i'll add more.

TOFU - WEAPON BASE AND JUMP DATA EDITOR

This Excel sheet will allow you to customize every weapon type damage calculation.

TOFU uses 2 tables to manage weapon damage calculation :
- Base attack table
- Jump attack table

You can edit both.
To do so, go to the "TOFU Base XAYA builder" sheet and select the "Complement" Tab (just before the "Help" one by default)

1/ Edit the desired weapon data
- Create a new line :
- By adding a blank line and fill all the gaps (clic on add a blank line)
- By importing a pre-filed line with the Vanilla (TLW) data (clic on import base or import jump)
- Fill the gaps, if there is some red cells, you're doing something wrong

2/ Export the data to the "Code" sheet (button) and use Xif's tool as normal (generate XML or patch save state etc...)


Big credit to Xifanie for her FFT Hack Template, which is the base of this tool

This hack is a Massive formula Hack. It merges all formulas in a single one. Each previous formula now are a table of flags, allowing to build XA&YA and to trigger various vanilla mechanics.
Some of these mechanics are not managed with the formula but with the abilities flag.
The main hack : TOFU suit is mandatory. you have to use it if you want to use any of the other tools
I tried to stick to the vanilla routines. The idea was to keep it compatible with some existing hacks but since i've not tested any hacks yet. Try or Ask first.

In very short : all formulas can support status, evasion, faith, elements, item breakage etc..

What does it changes if you patch your ISO and don't change anything ?

What can you do with Patcher ? : All formulas take status, evasion, faith, elements, item breakage etc...

TOFU Maker is done !
While using TOFU Hack, you can use this tool to customize every formula of the game !
For now, only vanilla features are supported, but there is room to add more mechanics. (Throw some ideas !)

A big thanks to Xifanie and his marvelous FFT Hack Template Spreadsheet !

I post here an Excel file i made to help me to mod, track and test abilities,formulas, skillsets and Jobs.
It's just an overview, linking some usefull infos.



There's 2 versions filled with TLW data :
- The light version contains just data.
- The complete version comes with formulas and can be filled with different data. You can copy Other data using MassHexASM from SCUS  (ability formulas, job, , skillsets) and BATTLE.BIN (effects). You can also change skillset and Job names if needed.


EDIT : Xif have done an amazing tool that far more this one is doing (but the list of formulas) :FFT Mod Helper v1.03

Ability overview light TLW 2.02.xlsx
Ability overview complete TLW 2.02.xlsx

The ability proc data is stored in 0x801938c8 and 0x801938c6 those 2 locations are cleared by the routine called in barrage formula (Switch_Ability_to_default_Attack)

So there is no chances to proc holy nor any other ability.

Quote from: nitwit on August 03, 2022, 09:07:23 pmTreat it like a range (0 to 4), basically? I could accomplish that by bit shifting it and masking out the parts I don't need, though I don't know if that would be simpler in ASM than dealing with bits and branches.

You might achieve that, but still the weapon and the shield section are peculiar. Shield section check the 2 hands, weapon section too, but it compare the two weapons to choose the one to break... So in the end you'll have to deal with some branches i guess.

Ho man ! That's a ton of details...

I can't answer all of this point at once. And even if i would to, i don't have the required skills.

I can't answer you for the AI, i've no experience with it yet. (All i know is that when i write a hack that adds a support ability adding fire to weapon element, AI was smart enough to figure it).

If you want to spare some bit you can use the ability AI flags too.
Affect MP --> MP damage
Affect stat to point to the stat section (unequip for break/steal)
Undead reverse for absorption (but you'll have to implement real undead absorption for the AI sake)
Target enemy for damage, target ally for heal.

Your signed Y from -4 to 3 is more easy if you using a bitmask then using sll 0x05 then sra 0x05 (100 is - 4 and 111 is -1)

For the break/steal info, you can save some bit too, no need to use one bit per equipment part since you won't be able to break/steal more than one slot per action (not without writing a lot a stuff i guess). so bit 7 alone is weapon, bit 6 alone is armor, bit 7 and bit 6 is shield etc...