Final Fantasy Hacktics

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Applying a patch (PSX version, manual)


First get CD Mage Beta- http://www.ffhacktics.com/forum/download.php?id=1342

Use it to open your image file (.img) and extract the SCUS_942.21 and BATTLE.BIN files (BATTLE.BIN is used only when you change the GFX, or graphics image, of an ability, change the Font section of the FFT Patcher, or change around the Monster Skills.) and remember where you extract them too! Then open up the FFT Patcher and go up top and find the patch SCUS_942.21 and patch BATTLE.BIN options. Patch the appropiate files.

Before continuing I strongly suggest making a copy of your original image file just in case something gets messed up. Anyways open cd mage again, open the image file go to the SCUS_942.21 file, right click and select import and find the file you patched then select it, do the same for the BATTLE.BIN if you need to. And voila it should be done.

Also be sure to note that the ENTD section of the patcher requires special attention. It's the event editor that allows you to change levels, sprites, job classes, and equipment among other things for either cut-scenes (not usually named) or battles. This is how you edit ENTD files and apply them;

• Open FFT Patcher
• Open your patch
• Go to the ENTD tab
• Make whatever changes you want to it
• File -> Generate ENTD Files
• It'll ask you what folder you want to put them in. For simplicity, put it in the FFT Patcher/ENTD Files folder. If you haven't made it yet, do so and select it.
• Open CD Mage
• Open the FFT ISO image file
• Open your battle folder
• Find "ENTD1.ENT," "ENTD2.ENT," ENTD3.ENT," and "ENTD4.ENT."
• Right-click on ENTD1.ENT and select import
• Go to FFT Patcher/ENTD Files folder and select ENTD1.ENT
• Repeat the two steps above for ENTD2.ENT, ENTD3.ENT, and ENTD4.ENT
• Close CD Mage
• Run FFT ISO

This is also a nice little useful program. What it does is helps you figure out the growth status ability of the job classes to get just what you want. Something to remember, higher multiplers are better and lower growths is better, while low multiplers is bad and high growths are bad; www.geocities.com/sigmahaven/lvlsimbeta.zip

Credits: Austin, for the original guide
Author: Lydyn

Replacing Sprites in  the Formation Screens[/u] (PSX Version)

• Opened Sprite Editor
• Sprite Editor: File -> Open: UNIT.BIN

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Note: Shishi's Sprite Editor comes with the latest version of FFT Patcher and when opening the UNIT.BIN file, simply type "UNIT.BIN" (without quotes) in the text field when it asks you which file you want to open and then click open.[/list]
• Sprite Editor: Palette -> Save: .PAL File (1_1.PAL)
• Sprite Editor: File -> Open: .SPR File
• Sprite Editor: Palette -> Save: .PAL File (1_2.PAL)
• Sprite Editor: File -> Export: .BMP File (1_2.BMP)
• Right-clicked on .BMP File (1_2.BMP) -> Open With: Editing Program (GIMP Works fine here)
• Editing Program: Selected the right-forward position exactly
• Editing Program: Edit -> Cut/Copy (They do the same thing)
• Sprite Editor: File -> Open: UNIT.BIN
• Sprite Editor: Palette -> Open: .PAL File (1_2.PAL)
• Sprite Editor: File -> Export: .BMP File (1_1.BMP)
• Right-clicked on .BMP (1_1.BMP) -> Open With: Editing Program
• Editing Program: Edit-> Paste
• Editing Program: Moved copied sprite over the Sprite
• Editing Program): File -> Save (1_1.BMP)
• Sprite Editor: File -> Import: .BMP File (1_1.BMP)
• Sprite Editor: Palette -> Open: .PAL File (1_1.PAL)
• Sprite Editor: File -> Save As: UNIT.BIN
• CD Mage: Open FFT.img
• CD Mage: Open Events Folder
• CD Mage: Right-click UNIT.BIN and select Import: UNIT.BIN
• Close CD Mage
• Start FFT ISO

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Also in order to edit Palette colors;

• Download the attached SNESPal.zip
• Unzip it & Open it
• File -> Open: UNIT.BIN
• Starting with Ramza's sprite at 00F000, scroll right to find your sprite.
• Every new one is 000020 over.
• Example; Ramza Chapter one is 00F000 and Ramza Chapter 2 is 00F020
• To match colors exactly, open up your editing program and find the numbers of the color, than devide by 8. Like if the color has 16 Red in it, put 2 Red in SNES Pal.

How to Replace In Battle Sprites (PSX Version)

• Get your .BMP file of the sprite you want
• Open CD Mage
• Open the FFT ISO
• Go to the Battle Folder
• Extract all the .SPR files or just the one you want. I found it a less of a hassle in the long run to extract them all incase you wanted more new sprites later
• Open Shishi Sprite Editor
• Open the .SPR file you want to overwrite
• File -> Import: .BMP Image of the new Sprite
• File -> Save
• Import the saved .SPR into the battle folder
• Start FFT!

For a full listing of Sprites and their related file names, visit here.

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Replacing Palettes for In Battle Sprites

• Open CD Mage
• Open the FFT ISO
• Go to the Battle Folder
• Extract all the .SPR files or just the one you want. I found it a less of a hassle in the long run to extract them all incase you wanted more new sprites later.
• Open Shishi Sprite Editor
• Shishi Sprite Editor: Open the .SPR file you want to change palettes in
• Shishi Sprite Editor: File -> Export: [Name].BMP
• Editing Program: Open your editing program of choice
• Editing Program: File -> Open: Saved [Name].BMP file
• Editing Program: Seek out the palette in the editing program and edit colors as you wish
• Editing Program: File -> Save as... [Name].BMP
• Shishi Sprite Editor: Open the .SPR file you want to replace
• Shishi Sprite Editor: File -> Import: [Name].BMP
• Shishi Sprite Editor: File -> Save
• Import the saved .SPR file into the battle folder
• Start FFT!

How to Edit and Save Text files (PSX Version - The PSP Version is extremely glitchy right now) [Credits: SentialBlade]



Warning (1): Before going any futher, be sure to note that you can only go 5-10 bytes over the original size at maximum, but I strongly suggest you either stay at the exact same byte length or lower. Also, editing WORLD.BIN is very picky. You must keep the same exact byte size and if you go over or under, you must correct it in that section. Example, if you go over/under 1 byte in the skillset names, you must delete/add 1 byte in the skillset names, not job names or anything else.
Note: For abilities, add " Nothing" (with the space) to the top slot "<Nothing>" for it to displayed correctly. Shops are still glitched though.

• Extract ATCHELP.LZW, ATTACK.OUT, SMALL.OUT, HELPMENU.OUT, JOIN.LZW, REQUIRE.OUT, OPEN.LZW, SAMPLE.LZW, BATTLE.BIN, WLDHELP.LZW, & WORLD.LZW from your FFT ISO using CD Mage.
• Start up FFTacText Editor.
• File -> New PSX Text
• PSX -> Any file besides SNPLMES.BIN or WLDMES.BIN
• Look through the pull-down menu for what you wish to edit (3).
• Start editing text, making sure you leave {END} if it appears (2).
• Once satisfied with the edit, select the files in the lower-right window (4).
• Then select "Save to selected file" (5) and find the extracted file from the ISO.
• Repeat until you've edited all you've wanted to edit.
• Open CD Mage and FFT ISO.
• Import all the related files.
• Start FFT and be sure to test in and outside of battle to make sure all text is working correctly.

Someone may want to link to the SNESPal utility from the tutorial page on the main site. I had to hunt a little while to find this topic and download it.

Simple Steps to Patching the ISO - Automatically

• Start FFT Patcher
• Begin editing your FFT
• Choose PSX or PSP -> Patch [War of the Lions] ISO
• Run FFT!

Yeah, thanks to melonhead for making this simple and easy! This comes along with the latest version of the FFT Patcher.

Editing Skill Animations

• Download WindHex (Hex Editing Program)
• Download CDMage (if you haven't already)
• Set-up CDMage and open your .img file (choose M2)
• Right-click BATTLE.BIN and export file
• Close CDMage & Open WindHex
• Open file for editing -> BATTLE.BIN
• Look below at the table for which skill animation you wish to edit.
• Search -> Go to Offset -> Type in code for the skill (Example: 2D30B)
• Now keep this code in mind or write it down somewhere (notepad works fine too, or just search for it again later).
• Now search for the skill animation that you wish to replace the desired skill animation with (example, wanting to replace a cure animation with a spin fist animation).
• Now, from the highlighted box, count three sections over (for example, |07|00|00|) and remember the code.
• Find the original skill animation again and replace that code with the new one.
• Example;

Sword Skill animations are |07|00|00| and a Sunken State animation is |10|6D|00|. To make a Sword Skill use the Sunken State animation, you go to the Sword Skill address listed from below and replace it with |10|6D|00| and you will see the person crouched and touch the ground instead of swing a sword (assuming Weapon Strike is not checked).

Hint: If trying to change any animation to a weapon strike, use 070000 - the reason for this is because it's the animation used for all sword strike abilities, rather than normal attack, so it works a lot better.

Animation Skill List (Thanks to Zodaic; Original Link)
2CE10
2CE13 Cure
2CE16 Cure 2
2CE19 Cure 3
2CE1C Cure 4
2CE1F Raise
2CE22 Raise 2
2CE25 Reraise
2CE28 Regen
2CE2B Protect
2CE2E Protect 2
2CE31 Shell
2CE34 Shell 2
2CE37 Wall
2CE3A Esuna
2CE3D Holy
2CE40 Fire
2CE43 Fire 2
2CE46 Fire 3
2CE49 Fire 4
2CE4C Bolt
2CE4F Bolt 2
2CE52 Bolt 3
2CE55 Bolt 4
2CE58 Ice
2CE5B Ice 2
2CE5E Ice 3
2CE61 Ice 4
2CE64 Poison
2CE67 Frog
2CE6A Death
2CE6D Flare
2CE70 Haste
2CE73 Haste 2
2CE76 Slow
2CE79 Slow 2
2CE7C Stop
2CE7F Don't Move
2CE82 Float
2CE85 Reflect
2CE88
2CE8B Quick
2CE8E Demi
2CE91 Demi 2
2CE94 Meteor
2CE97
2CE9A Blind
2CE9D Spell Absorb
2CEA0 Life Drain
2CEA3 Pray Faith
2CEA6 Doubt Faith
2CEA9 Zombie
2CEAC Silence Song
2CEAF Blind Rage
2CEB2 Foxbird
2CEB5 Confusion Song
2CEB8 Dispel Magic
2CEBB Paralyze
2CEBE Sleep
2CEC1 Petrify
2CEC4 Moogle
2CEC7 Shiva
2CECA Ramuh
2CECD Ifrit
2CED0 Titan
2CED3 Golem
2CED6 Carbunkle
2CED9 Bahamut
2CEDC Odin
2CEDF Leviathan
2CEE2 Salamander
2CEE5 Silf
2CEE8 Fairy
2CEEB Lich
2CEEE Cyclops
2CEF1 Zodiac
2CEF4 Asura
2CEF7 Koutetsu
2CEFA Bizen Boat
2CEFD Murasame
2CF00 Heaven's Cloud
2CF03 Kiyomori
2CF06 Muramasa
2CF09 Kikuichimoji
2CF0C Masamune
2CF0F Chirijiraden
2CF12 Angel Song
2CF15 Life Song
2CF18 Cheer Song
2CF1B Battle Song
2CF1E Magic Song
2CF21 Nameless Song
2CF24 Last Song
2CF27 Witch Hunt
2CF2A Wiznaibus
2CF2D Slow Dance
2CF30 Polka Polka
2CF33 Disillusion
2CF36 Nameless Dance
2CF39 Last Dance
2CF3C Spin Fist
2CF3F Repeating Fist
2CF42 Wave Fist
2CF45 Earth Slash
2CF48 Secret Fist
2CF4B Stigma Magic
2CF4E Chakra
2CF51 Revive
2CF54 Gil Taking
2CF57 Steal Heart
2CF5A Steal Helmet
2CF5D Steal Armor
2CF60 Steal Shield
2CF63 Steal Weapon
2CF66 Steal Accessry
2CF69 Steal Exp
2CF6C Invitation
2CF6F Persuade
2CF72 Praise
2CF75 Threaten
2CF78 Preach
2CF7B Solution
2CF7E Death Sentence
2CF81 Negotiate
2CF84 Insult
2CF87 Mimic Daravon
2CF8A Pitfall
2CF8D Water Ball
2CF90 Hell Ivy
2CF93 Carve {0xFD} Model
2CF96 Local Quake
2CF99 Kamaitachi
2CF9C Demon Fire
2CF9F Quicksand
2CFA2 Sand Storm
2CFA5 Blizzard
2CFA8 Gusty Wind
2CFAB Lava Ball
2CFAE Head Break
2CFB1 Armor Break
2CFB4 Shield Break
2CFB7 Weapon Break
2CFBA Magic Break
2CFBD Speed Break
2CFC0 Power Break
2CFC3 Mind Break
2CFC6 Accumulate
2CFC9 Dash
2CFCC Throw Stone
2CFCF Heal
2CFD2 Yell
2CFD5 Cheer Up
2CFD8 Wish
2CFDB Scream
2CFDE Ultima
2CFE1 Stasis Sword
2CFE4 Split Punch
2CFE7 Crush Punch
2CFEA Lightning Stab
2CFED Holy Explosion
2CFF0 Shellbust Stab
2CFF3 Blastar Punch
2CFF6 Hellcry Punch
2CFF9 Icewolf Bite
2CFFC Dark Sword
2CFFF Night Sword
2D002 Dark Holy
2D005 Deathspell 2
2D008 Galaxy Stop
2D00B Heaven Thunder
2D00E Asura
2D011 Diamond Sword
2D014 Hydragon Pit
2D017 Space Storage
2D01A Sky Demon
2D01D Heaven Bltback
2D020 Asura Back
2D023 Dia Swrd Back
2D026 Dragn Pit Back
2D029 Space Str Back
2D02C Sky Demon Back
2D02F Seal
2D032 Shadow Stitch
2D035 Stop Bracelet
2D038
2D03B Shock
2D03E Difference
2D041 Seal
2D044 Chicken Race
2D047 Hold Tight
2D04A Darkness
2D04D Lose Voice
2D050 Loss
2D053 Spell
2D056 Nightmare
2D059 Death Cold
2D05C Magic Ruin
2D05F Speed Ruin
2D062 Power Ruin
2D065 Mind Ruin
2D068 Blood Suck
2D06B Allure
2D06E Bio
2D071 Bio
2D074 Bio
2D077 Bio 2
2D07A Bio 2
2D07D Bio 2
2D080 Bio 2
2D083 Bio 3
2D086 Bio 3
2D089 Bio 3
2D08C Mbarrier
2D08F Leg Aim
2D092 Arm Aim
2D095 Seal Evil
2D098 Melt
2D09B Tornado
2D09E Quake
2D0A1
2D0A4
2D0A7 Toad 2
2D0AA Gravi 2
2D0AD Flare 2
2D0B0 Blind 2
2D0B3 Small Bomb
2D0B6 Small Bomb
2D0B9 Confuse 2
2D0BC Sleep 2
2D0BF Ultima
2D0C2 All-ultima
2D0C5 Mute
2D0C8 Despair 2
2D0CB Return 2
2D0CE Blind
2D0D1 Aspel
2D0D4 Drain
2D0D7 Faith
2D0DA Innocent
2D0DD Zombie
2D0E0 Silence
2D0E3 Berserk
2D0E6 Chicken
2D0E9 Confuse
2D0EC Despair
2D0EF Don't Act
2D0F2 Sleep
2D0F5 Break
2D0F8 Ice Bracelet
2D0FB Fire Bracelet
2D0FE Thnder Brcelet
2D101 Dragon Tame
2D104 Dragon Care
2D107 Dragon PowerUp
2D10A Dragon LevelUp
2D10D Holy Bracelet
2D110 Shock!
2D113 Braver
2D116 Cross-slash
2D119 Blade Beam
2D11C Climhazzard
2D11F Meteorain
2D122 Finish Touch
2D125 Omnislash
2D128 Cherry Blossom
2D12B Choco Attack
2D12E Choco Ball
2D131 Choco Meteor
2D134 Choco Esuna
2D137 Choco Cure
2D13A Tackle
2D13D Goblin Punch
2D140 Turn Punch
2D143 Eye Gouge
2D146 Mutilate
2D149 Bite
2D14C Small Bomb
2D14F Self Destruct
2D152 Flame Attack
2D155 Spark
2D158 Scratch
2D15B Cat Kick
2D15E Blaster
2D161 Poison Nail
2D164 Blood Suck
2D167 Tentacle
2D16A Black Ink
2D16D Odd Soundwave
2D170 Mind Blast
2D173 Level Blast
2D176 Knife Hand
2D179 Thunder Soul
2D17C Aqua Soul
2D17F Ice Soul
2D182 Wind Soul
2D185 Throw Spirit
2D188 Zombie Touch
2D18B Sleep Touch
2D18E Drain Touch
2D191 Grease Touch
2D194 Wing Attack
2D197 Look of Devil
2D19A Look of Fright
2D19D Circle
2D1A0 Death Sentence
2D1A3 Scratch Up
2D1A6 Beak
2D1A9 Shine Lover
2D1AC Feather Bomb
2D1AF Beaking
2D1B2 Straight Dash
2D1B5 Nose Bracelet
2D1B8 Oink
2D1BB Pooh-
2D1BE Please Eat
2D1C1 Leaf Dance
2D1C4 Protect Spirit
2D1C7 Clam Spirit
2D1CA Spirit of Life
2D1CD Magic Spirit
2D1D0 Shake Off
2D1D3 Wave Around
2D1D6 Mimic Titan
2D1D9 Gather Power
2D1DC Blow Fire
2D1DF Tentacle
2D1E2 Lick
2D1E5 Goo
2D1E8 Bad Bracelet
2D1EB Moldball Virus
2D1EE Stab Up
2D1F1 Sudden Cry
2D1F4 Hurricane
2D1F7 Ulmaguest
2D1FA Giga Flare
2D1FD Dash
2D200 Tail Swing
2D203 Ice Bracelet
2D206 Fire Bracelet
2D209 Thnder Brcelet
2D20C Triple Attack
2D20F Triple Brcelet
2D212 Triple Thunder
2D215 Triple Flame
2D218 Dark Whisper
2D21B Snake Carrier
2D21E Poison Frog
2D221 Midgar Swarm
2D224 Lifebreak
2D227 Nanoflare
2D22A Grand Cross
2D22D Destroy
2D230 Compress
2D233 Dispose
2D236 Crush
2D239 Energy
2D23C Parasite
2D23F
2D242
2D245
2D248
2D24B
2D24E
2D251
2D254
2D257
2D25A
2D25D Attack
2D260 Potion
2D263 Hi-Potion
2D266 X-Potion
2D269 Ether
2D26C Hi-Ether
2D26F Elixir
2D272 Antidote
2D275 Eye Drop
2D278 Echo Grass
2D27B Maiden's Kiss
2D27E Soft
2D281 Holy Water
2D284 Remedy
2D287 Phoenix Down
2D28A Shuriken
2D28D Knife
2D290 Sword
2D293 Hammer
2D296 Katana
2D299 Ninja Sword
2D29C Axe
2D29F Spear
2D2A2 Stick
2D2A5 Knight Sword
2D2A8 Dictionary
2D2AB Ball
2D2AE Level Jump2
2D2B1 Level Jump3
2D2B4 Level Jump4
2D2B7 Level Jump5
2D2BA Level Jump8
2D2BD Vertical Jump2
2D2C0 Vertical Jump3
2D2C3 Vertical Jump4
2D2C6 Vertical Jump5
2D2C9 Vertical Jump6
2D2CC Vertical Jump7
2D2CF Vertical Jump8
2D2D2 Charge+1
2D2D5 Charge+2
2D2D8 Charge+3
2D2DB Charge+4
2D2DE Charge+5
2D2E1 Charge+7
2D2E4 Charge+10
2D2E7 Charge+20
2D2EA CT
2D2ED Level
2D2F0 Exp
2D2F3 Height
2D2F6 Prime Number
2D2F9 5
2D2FC 4
2D2FF 3
2D302 A Save
2D305 MA Save
2D308 Speed Save
2D30B Sunken State
2D30E Caution
2D311 Dragon Spirit
2D314 Regenerator
2D317 Brave Up
2D31A Face Up
2D31D HP Restore
2D320 MP Restore
2D323 Critical Quick
2D326 Meatbone Slash
2D329 Counter Magic
2D32C Counter Tackle
2D32F Counter Flood
2D332 Absorb Used MP
2D335 Gilgame Heart
2D338 Reflect
2D33B Auto Potion
2D33E Counter
2D341
2D344 Distribute
2D347 MP Switch
2D34A Damage Split
2D34D Weapon Guard
2D350 Finger Guard
2D353 Abandon
2D356 Catch
2D359 Blade Grasp
2D35C Arrow Guard
2D35F Hamedo
2D362 Equip Armor
2D365 Equip Shield
2D368 Equip Sword
2D36B Equip Knife
2D36E Equip Crossbow
2D371 Equip Spear
2D374 Equip Axe
2D377 Equip Gun
2D37A Half of MP
2D37D Gained Jp UP
2D380 Gained Exp UP
2D383 Attack UP
2D386 Defense UP
2D389 Magic AttackUP
2D38C Magic DefendUP
2D38F Concentrate
2D392 Train
2D395 Secret Hunt
2D398 Martial Arts
2D39B Monster Talk
2D39E Throw Item
2D3A1 Maintenance
2D3A4 Two Hands
2D3A7 Two Swords
2D3AA Monster Skill
2D3AD Defend
2D3B0 Equip Change
2D3B3
2D3B6 Short Charge
2D3B9 Non-charge
2D3BC
2D3BF
2D3C2 Move+1
2D3C5 Move+2
2D3C8 Move+3
2D3CB Jump+1
2D3CE Jump+2
2D3D1 Jump+3
2D3D4 Ignore Height
2D3D7 Move-HP Up
2D3DA Move-MP Up
2D3DD Move-Get Exp
2D3E0 Move-Get Jp
2D3E3
2D3E6 Teleport
2D3E9 Teleport 2
2D3EC Any Weather
2D3EF Any Ground
2D3F2 Move in Water
2D3F5 Walk on Water
2D3F8 Move on Lava
2D3FB Move undrwater
2D3FE Float
2D401 Fly
2D404 Silent Walk
2D407 Move-Find Item
2D40A
2D40D