Final Fantasy Hacktics

Wow!  Nice work so far pokeytax!  If you ever get this to be non-glitchy it will be an awesome hack.

Sorry to hear that, Vanya.   
I hope you have some good friends/family to surround and support you through this.  I wish you the best during this difficult time.

Switching tactics, Gareth lunged forward, closing the gap between himself and the archer.  Using
the opportunity afforded by the archer rolling into the table leg, he unleashed an attack that was taught to him by his cousin.  "HELLCRY PUNCH!"

Standing over the summoner, Winter pressed the point of his spear into the neck of the prone woman.  "Don't even speak."

Kyle, smiled at the mage, grabbed the staff and swung behind the mage.

Quote from: Eternal248 on February 07, 2011, 08:41:54 am
For anyone who says FFXII is a bad game, I implore that they look at XIII and say that again.

This is so true.  While it isn't my favorite in the series, at least XII isn't a giant tube, or as I described it to my brother, "a bad movie with some RPG elements tacked on."

I think awesome is now spelled 'dbp'.

Ah yes, the Destructoid review.  People over at GameFAQs were raging about this review.  I think people are just upset that this guy is making some valid points regarding the series.  Sure, he comes across a bit harsh, but it is an opinion piece.

I googled various video game sprites for a project that my brother and I were working on, and this was one of the search results.

Wow, that's great stuff Kokanut!  I like the Tactics Ogre stuff you've started!

Leaping up from where he had crouched, Gareth slashed at the archer with his sword, attempting to smash the crossbow with one good strike.  His companions, meanwhile, snuck up behind the mages.  The thief, Kyle, stabbed the wizard with his Mage Masher, in the hopes of silencing the caster.  Winter, with his spear in hand, made a sweeping strike at the summoner's feet, hoping to both knock him off his feet and interrupt his spell.

Vanya, this looks fantastic!  I can't wait to see what else you have in store.

Momentarily distracted by a woman asking for assistance, Gareth hears the gunshot, and replies to the woman, "Unfortunately, it soulds like the best person to give you assistance has just been shot.  Now if you'll excuse me."

Muttering under his breath, "Stupid kid," Gareth re-entered the pub, and surveyed the scene.  He hadn't planned on fighting so soon after returning from his job, but things don't always go as planned.  He quickly made his way over to his companions, and they readied their spells and weapons.

Annoyed at the terrible play, Gareth steps outside the bar for some fresh air.  Closing his eyes and breathing a sigh of relief, he notices some sounds coming from under the pub.  Kneeling down to see what the noises are, he makes out the shapes of some small humanoids.  Using a small amount of his spell-casting abilities, he causes his blade to glow, casting enough light to see that the figures are children.  Hungry children from the looks of it.

Stirred by the sorry state of these children, Gareth says, "Come here, children.  Let me buy you something to eat."

In a corner of the bar sits a young knight, Gareth, having just returned from a recent job.  Enjoying a light meal and a round of drinks with his companions, they discuss what to do next.

Could hamedo be turned into a less powerful counter that has a guaranteed knock-back?

How about counter-magic?  I'd like to see that one played around with, especially if we could cause it to inflict a status instead of countering with a spell.  Imagine fighting a boss that auto-inflicts Innocent on you (or itself) if you cast spells on it.

Quote from: philsov on January 05, 2011, 05:09:30 pm
Certainly, and I thank you for bringing this data to pokey.  I didn't mean any disrespect

It's okay, I wasn't offended, I just didn't want PGF's work to be dismissed/overlooked.

Yeah, that's what my tests indicated.  I tried Cheer Up, Praise, and Brave-Up.  All three changed to MA after swapping the 24 with 37.  I did not, however, test instances where the game alters your brave through your story responses (like rescuing Algus).

@philsov, the work may not be complete on sunken state, but there is a solid starting point for a more experienced hacker to tweak the ability.  Please don't dismiss PGF's work outright just because it was only tested with pre-existing reactions.  I'm sure a more experienced hacker can find the offsets that correspond with each of those values listed for the other reaction abilities.

@Philsov

PickleGirlFanboy already found the BATTLE.bin offset for Sunken State.  It is at 0x123FA8.  Change the 5A to whatever effect you want.  To quote him from the thread I had started:

Quote from: Pickle Girl Fanboy on June 20, 2010, 06:42:25 pm
Change Sunken State Effects

Gameshark Code
d018afa7-005a
8018afa7-00??

BATTLE.BIN Offset (not tested yet, CDMage doesn't like my ISO)
0x123FA8

??
57 = +1 PA (A Save)
58 = +1 MA (MA Save)
59 = +1 SP (Speed Save)
5A = Transparent (Sunken State)
5B = Defending (Caution)
5C = Reraise (Dragon Spirit)
5D = Regen (Regenerator)
5E = +3 Brave (Brave Up)
5F = +3 Faith (Face Up)
60 = Restore HP to max (HP Restore)
61 = Restore MP to max (MP Restore)
62 = Quick (Critical Quick)
63 = Deal damage to self in amount of max HP (Meatbone Slash)

There may be more effects that correspond to the other Reactions, but this is all I can do for now.
As you can see, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

Still not much luck in finding the Cheer-up formula, but Sunken State is ripe for the picking.

I'd be interested in something like that.  I've played some D&D in the past and enjoy role-playing, I think that it would be fun.

Happy New Years!

Useless fun fact: my sister-in-law delivered a baby this morning, 1-1-11 at 0001 hours.