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Topics - Baron Samedi

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So until recently Lennart had posted a database of hex offsets for FFTA2; basically a list of where data relating to equipment, job names, animations and more is stored in the FFTA2 rom. I used to have this saved but I lost my hard drive a few months ago and now that I need it for use in replacing animations, I discovered it's been deleted off Mediafire. Lennart himself hasn't been on the forums for 5 years now, so I can't ask him for a copy.

To any of the people working on TA2 mods, if you have the database saved, could you upload it somewhere so the data doesn't get lost forever? I'm specifically talking about the download in this thread (http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=9486.msg185134#msg185134) labeled as 'general stuff'. If no one has the data saved, I don't know if people will be able to make comprehensive TA2 hacks in the future.
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So I've been lurking the forums here for a few months now, enjoying the hacks of FFTA2, one of my favorite games. I want to create my own hack purely for personal use, nothing too fancy. However, I've run into a bit of an obstacle, so I joined to ask for some help. I want to reimagine the green mage job as a unit that has an assortment of skills only monsters get, like a blue mage but more offensively focused. I noticed in the Ability Editor on the bottom of the screen you have the Race/Index list where it lists what species can learn the skill along with the data offset associated with it.

With this in mind, I figured that if I replaced the data offset of a skill with another, it would take its place in that job's/monster's skillset. I tested this by removing Protect from viera and adding viera to the Miasma monster skill, giving it the same data offset that Protect has for viera (6F). However, when I tested the game, not only was Miasma not in the green mage skillset, there was nothing replacing Protect, it was just gone.

My question then becomes, are skills hardcoded to be locked to their respective skillsets and can't be given to other jobs/creatures? If they are, is there any way to replace an attack's animations so that I can recreate the effects of the desired skill(s) and have the desired animation play? Thanks for any advice you guys have.