Collection of ASM/Hex

[formerdeathcorps]

All the ASM hackers here write stuff to the Kanji table in FFT, which for a US ISO, is a waste of space.  The offset you found, Avenger, is in that section.

Blade Grasp now blocks all sharp weapons (except axes and flails) + fists + poles.
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Blind and Confuse overrides concentrate/transparent accuracy bonus and now divides accuracy by 2.
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[RavenOfRazgriz]

It's good to see the Blind Hack finally updated, it was one of my favorites.

The Blade Grasp blocks all Melee Range 1 weapons still works properly, yes?  I remember you saying there were flaws with at least some of the Blade Grasp hacks and was hoping to use that one, though the fact it blocks Fists does annoy me some.

[Zozma]

btw, Razele's ASM of making formula 2E (mighty sword) able to hit monsters for damage, but says ' " broken' is still blockable by maintenance. But it was originally supposed to inflict the hp damage on anything and treat maintenance humans like monsters by only hp damaging them.

Okay as I mentioned in chat. a formula for doing damage on multiple targets but with a backlash of a % of the casters hp as the cost for using it would be nice...

[Vanya]

btw, Razele's ASM of making formula 2E (mighty sword) able to hit monsters for damage, but says ' " broken' is still blockable by maintenance. But it was originally supposed to inflict the hp damage on anything and treat maintenance humans like monsters by only hp damaging them.

Okay as I mentioned in chat. a formula for doing damage on multiple targets but with a backlash of a % of the casters hp as the cost for using it would be nice...

I second that! *Looking at Cecil's sad 'Dark Wave' skill*

[formerdeathcorps]

Some small/easy hacks.  Many of these are ideas for my patch.

Guns take bow accuracy penalty at night.

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Don't Act/Deep Water cancels W/S-EV.  Don't Move cancels C/A-EV.  This is only the physical half for now.

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Abandon sets C-EV to 60% instead of 2x.  Intended to work with Xif's global C-EV hack and the above DM hack.

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[RavenOfRazgriz]

How easy/hard is it to modify the C-Ev hardset of your Abandon hack?  Just change 3C to the % needed, right?  I'm on the fence as to whether I want to use that or the Abandon becomes 1.5x hack, but 60 is too high for me.  Would it be hard to make your Abandon hack go over an existing Support Skill if I tell you which ones I've no need for anymore?  Your version is basically a Support Ability now and I kinda want to use both hacks once I adjust the 60 to something that fits my balance better.

Though, since you mentioned Xif's Global C-Ev hack, could you whip up that one I spoke to you a while back about when you get some time?  It was C-Ev / W-Ev / S-Ev P / S-Ev M applies 100% of total on front, 50% on sides, 0% on back, if you forget. Just toss it over where Xif's Evasion Hack is since you said it'd be shorter.  I'd not bug you about it but it's one I'm in rather high need of and I don't always get to catch you on IRC anymore.

[pokeytax]

$3C = 60... I'm 90% sure that changing

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(EDIT: Oh, I see you already know that... nevermind!)

[philsov]

Don't Act/Deep Water cancels W/S-EV.

I... thought it already did that?

[The Damned]

Yeah, it's good to see you're back, FDC.

I... thought it already did that?

I think he means only, philsov, instead of canceling C-EV and A-EV as well. That certainly would help (some) monsters.

[formerdeathcorps]

Oil does 2x against all fire attacks.  Razele's hack didn't include physical fire attacks, weapon attacks, and thrown items.

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Arrow Guard has Catch's effect.  Has no compatibility problems with my other arrow guard hack.

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Finger Guard can be stacked with other reaction abilities.  Doesn't work.  Better workaround is here: http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=1288.20.

[The Damned]

Can be stacked with other reaction abilities how? Just innately without getting in the way (for humans)? Or they can someone how be stacked on the equipment screen?

Otherwise, interesting....

[formerdeathcorps]

Before, with abandon, you couldn't have it and counter (as innates) because abandon would take precedence.  This is to remove that problem.

Check this thread http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=1288.20 for more details on the problem.

[formerdeathcorps]

Going to double post.

Defend is +25% to A-EV during Battle.  Overrides the -25% physical damage hack because I never really liked making defend simply a weaker version of protect.
NOTE: To make this hack properly work, you should have make any status effect that cancels A-EV override Defend.  In vanilla, this would be Charging, Performing, Don't Act, Sleep, Confuse, and Stop.

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Transparent is -25% to enemy C/W/S/A-EV on physical attacks.  It should properly be called "Focus" now.  It obviously only works on instant attacks, since charged attacks remove transparent before the attack goes off.  This stacks with my blind/confuse hack and hacks that allow the AI to target transparent units.

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Items can now give negative PA/MA/SP/MV/JP.  Simply put, if you want -1 SP on armor, you type in FF for SP.
NOTE: It also sets the rollover boundary for PA/MA/SP/MV/JP at 127.  Thus, do not try making items with +/-127 PA.

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[The Damned]

Rather interesting with that Defend hack. Have you noticed if it affects the AI's use of Defend? For example, will they still whore Defend even if they don't have an accessory (that provides any means of evasion)?

Also, with regards to that hack, does it only boost physical A-EV? Or does it affect magical A-EV as well?

To be honest, I'm not sure the Transparent/"Focus" hack, though that's more because of the AI and the fact that it probably doesn't help that they're still idiots about not wanting to break Transparent. It still has potential, though.

[formerdeathcorps]

Rather interesting with that Defend hack. Have you noticed if it affects the AI's use of Defend? For example, will they still whore Defend even if they don't have an accessory (that provides any means of evasion)?

It adds A-EV even if you aren't equipping a mantle.  That's the way my blind hack works too.

Also, with regards to that hack, does it only boost physical A-EV? Or does it affect magical A-EV as well?

Yes, it does, because defend is in the magic evasion routine as well.

To be honest, I'm not sure the Transparent/"Focus" hack, though that's more because of the AI and the fact that it probably doesn't help that they're still idiots about not wanting to break Transparent. It still has potential, though.

If you apply Razele's ASM hack, the AI will target transparent units.  The problem is that the AI puts it at top priority, right under breaking golem.

[The Damned]

Wow, that Item one will be amazingly useful for those people who wanted to make heavy armor that gave -SP. Outside of the excellent effort beyond it, does it come at any other cost besides us just not having that much Item Attribute space?

It adds A-EV even if you aren't equipping a mantle.  That's the way my blind hack works too.

Yes, it does, because defend is in the magic evasion routine as well.

I see. Thank you for the clarification.

If you apply Razele's ASM hack, the AI will target transparent units.  The problem is that the AI puts it at top priority, right under breaking golem.

Oh, that's not what I meant. I apologize for the vagueness of that.

What I meant that I find it problematic that AI apparently finds Transparent so beneficial status, even when it should know that we can still "see" them, that it often refuses to act when it has Transparent. I was wondering if that had changed given that this is technically a "nerf" to Transparent.

[formerdeathcorps]

Wow, that Item one will be amazingly useful for those people who wanted to make heavy armor that gave -SP. Outside of the excellent effort beyond it, does it come at any other cost besides us just not having that much Item Attribute space?

No.  I simply changed a few bytes.  Besides, SCUS has no free-space for me to branch to.

What I meant that I find it problematic that AI apparently finds Transparent so beneficial status, even when it should know that we can still "see" them, that it often refuses to act when it has Transparent. I was wondering if that had changed given that this is technically a "nerf" to Transparent.

I didn't know that.  If it's seriously that bad, we should do what Raven was suggesting and force Transparent, Golem, and Berserk to use normal AI code.

[RavenOfRazgriz]

Wait, 255 is -1 SP?  So it rolls down backward to 128, 254 is -2 SP, etc?, or are your instructions on how to use the ASM just overly vague and it rolls over properly at 128 for +/- 127.

And I'm surprised you didn't do what I said yet, since it should save space and give you room to begin playing with other things in regards to the AI while fixing 3 big problems in what's probably the best possible way.

[pokeytax]

Wait, 255 is -1 SP?  So it rolls down backward to 128, 254 is -2 SP, etc?

Yes - this is how negative numbers are handled. You might also have to watch out for negative overflow issues - as long as you can't equip multiple minus-MA items in different slots, though, you should be fine.

[RavenOfRazgriz]

I was verifying because FDC has a habit of grossly underexplaining things on a technical level.

FF is -1 for people who know negative numbers are handled that way works well to say what to do, but for people who don't it can just as easily come across as saying you can give gear -1 in a stat by giving it FF but that's all his hack does because his "-1 is FF" has no context.

Overflow issues seem like something he should test if he hasn't already.  Regardless, it's a rather useful hack since people have been wanting that utility for ages... though I actually have no intent to use it.  Plenty of others here I intend to mug, though.