Final Fantasy Tactics - Swordmaster Romhack Current Version: A00 - First Public Release! Romhack Data Sheet Install Instructions - 2 Different Methods .PPF - PPF-O-Matic will apply the .ppf file to a vanilla rom. .UPS - Nintenlord’s UPS Patcher will apply the .ups patch to a vanilla rom. Recommend Emulators - DuckStation, BizHawk, or your personal Favorite. Projects On Deck Event Bin Cleanup Project - 137 Images, Pixel by Pixel Corrections Learning ASM Hacking - For Support Abilities and Other Purposes Chapter 5 Project - Learning how to add scenes and events Goals Of The Romhack To give Ramza the respect he deserved. To make the Lucavi feel like “actual bosses”. To expand the capabilities of all player classes. To expand the item system and include equipable Zodiac Stones. To increase difficulty without making the game “Hard for the sake of being Hard”. To expand the story into “Chapter 5”. (“The Waking Nightmare” is written!) Known Issues Cutscene Sprites are incorrectly colored when they move around. (“Event Bin Cleanup Project” is “On Deck”) Text Box Inaccuracies. You can scrub FacText a dozen times and miss the same thing a dozen times. 😛 Major Change Log Ramza And Other Special Character Overhaul (Done) Major Job Overhaul (Done) Major Item Overhaul (Done) Major Ability Overhaul (Done) Major ENTD Overhaul (Done) Major Artwork Update (Done) Major Balance Update (Done) QOL Change Log Major Increases to JP Gains (Gained-JP Up Innate on All) Silver Spoon Start (Start with 127,500 Gil - Inheritance) Smart Encounters: Only Fight When You Want To Move-Find Item Minimum Brave Threshold Increased (20 Brave now 100%) Soldier Office Can Rename Any Unit Special Characters Can Do Propositions Fur Shop Always Open Mechanic Change Log Most Abilities Now Have MP Costs Berserk Status Now Attacks Everyone Undead Units Ignore Phoenix Down Undead Units Take 0 Damage From Healing Undead Units ALWAYS Reraise Exorcism and Exorcism Sword Created - Instant Crystal on Undead Original Attacker Hits After Hamedo AI Ability Settings Fixes (Smarter AI) Cloud has been replaced by a far, far less useless “Guest Star”. Bug Fix Log JP Scroll Glitch Fixed Equipment Duplication Glitches Fixed Job Changes Ramza's 3 Jobs allow him to grow into a very powerful Swordmaster. Every Special Class has been Buffed to keep them relevant. Job Requirements (In Parenthesis are unlisted requirements from other jobs to get the required classes unlocked.) Starters Cadet: Former Squire Medic: Former Alchemist Geomancer: Cadet-2 Tier 2 Fighter: Cadet-2 Operative: Geomancer-4 Acolyte: Medic-2 Wizard: Medic-2 Tier 3 Knight: Cadet-4 Fighter-4 Dragoon: Operative-6 Fighter-4 (Geomancer-4) Berserker: Operative-6 Fighter-4 (Geomancer-4) Summoner: Acolyte-4 Wizard-4 Medic-4 Tier 4 Adept: Knight-6 Geomancer-4 (Fighter-4 Cadet-4) Samurai: Berserker-6 Dragoon-6 (Operative-6 Fighter-4 Geomancer-4) Cleric: Acolyte-6 Summoner-4 Medic-4 (Wizard-4) Sorcerer: Wizard-6 Summoner-4 Medic-4 (Acolyte-4) Tier 5 Scholar: Cleric-8 Sorcerer-8 Summoner 6 (Acolyte-6 Wizard-6 Medic-4) Assassin: Samurai-6 Cadet-6 (Berserker-6 Dragoon-6 Operative-6 Fighter-4 Geomancer-4) Paragon/Matron: Cadet-8 Knight-8 Adept-8 Cleric-6 (Acolyte-6 Wizard-4 Summoner-4 Medic-4 Geomancer-4 Fighter-4) Bard: Level 6 of Every Job Except Paragon/Matron Item Changes Zodiac Stones are now equipable items. Numerous Weapons and Armor have been added to the game. All Guns and Throwing Weapons have been buffed. Gear now provides much more MP. Flails, Harps, Cloth(Rugs), and numerous Accessories Removed or Changed. Difficulty Changes Lucavi Level Buffs Queklain: 20 → 40 Velius: 31 → 65 Zalera: 44 → 70 Adramelk: 46 → 85 Hashmalum: 59 → 90 Altima 1: 56 → 95 Altima 2: 66 → 99 All Lucavi now absorb Dark Element. Starting in Chapter 2, all story fights are scaled to “Party Level”. Some Bosses have access to new gear, making them much stronger. Weigraf (Chapter 3: Aries) Elmdor (Gemini) Meliadoul (Sagittarius) Dycedarg (Capricorn) Vormav (Leo) Zalbag (Fallen Memory) Late Game Super Power Creep You are going to become absurdly powerful in the late game, but fear not! The Lucavi will still be able to give you a run for your money! Spoilers and Hints The Move-Find Item coordinates are relatively unchanged. Vanilla Guides will still work on locations, though contents may be changed, especially late game. (Nelveska Temple wink wink) Always check humans for their gear. Some missable items can only be stolen. (Chapter 4 especially) Beowulf’s Entire SideQuest is Totally Loaded. Perhaps even Overloaded. Taurus: Acquired from Mustadio when he joins. Scorpio: Acquired as a battle trophy from Queklain. (“Inside Lionel Castle”) Aries: Acquired as a battle trophy from Velius. (“Inside of Riovanes Castle”) Pisces: Acquired as a battle trophy from the fight with Elmdor. (“Riovanes Rooftop”) Libra: Acquired from Orlandu when he joins. Gemini: Acquired as a battle trophy from Zalera. (“Underground Cemetary of Limberry”) Sagittarius: Acquired from Meliadoul when she joins. Capricorn: Acquired as a battle trophy from Adramelk. (“Inside Igros Castle”) Aquarius: Acquired from Beowulf when he joins. Cancer: Acquired as a battle trophy from Construct 7. (“Nelveska Temple”) Serpentarius: Acquired as a battle trophy from Elidibs. (“Deep Dungeon: END”) Leo: Acquired as a battle trophy from Hashmalum. (“Graveyard of Airships”) Virgo: Acquired as a battle trophy from Altima 2. (“Graveyard of Airships”) Virgo is technically not usable, as you get it from the end boss, but here just for completion sake. TORG Change Log Original Attacker Hits After Hamedo AI Ability Settings Fixes (Vanilla) Attack All Units While Berserk Equipment Duplication Glitch Fixes JP Scroll Glitch Fixes Special Characters Can Do Propositions Soldier Office can rename Any Unit Undead Units Ignore Phoenix Down Undead Units Take 0 Damage From Healing Undead Units ALWAYS Re-Raise Fur Shop is Always Unlocked Soldier Office Can Rename ANY Unit JP Gain Move-Find Rare Minimum Brave Smart Encounters Special Thanks! Cryomonoxide - Lead Play Tester - Wouldn’t Be Where We Are Now Without You! Talcall - Hacking Guru and Teacher Sardek - Hacking Guru and Teacher Xifanie - Hacking Guru and Teacher Jumza - Artwork Help and Teacher The Entire Hacktics Community For Making This Possible! 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