Final Fantasy Hacktics

Hello Bleu! Thanks for the awesome mod. I had one tiny issue with the job tree. I was trying to unlock mime and your jobtree.jpg wasn't correct. It took me a little while but I found that lvl5 Lancer was still a requirement.

Just thought I'd let you know.

Thanks again!

Thank you Celdia, this was absolutely the problem. You rock!

So I am following Elric's guide on how to make a story mod, http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=8229.0, and he mentions

QuoteStep 16:  Go into your FFTP Folder and Open FFTP, Step 17: Once FFTP is open load your Vanilla Image file

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When I open FFTP482, I'm not exactly sure how to open my image. I got to the 'PSX' tab and 'Open Patched ISO' but when I choose my vanilla image I get the error "An error of type System.IO.IOException occurred: IO error occurred.

Is there some other way I am supposed to open my image other than that? I don't see another option and this is preventing me from moving forward to learn all of this stuff.

Thanks in advance to anyone who has any information on this.

~Touchet

Thank you very much for your reply, Jumza. Seen some of your posts around here and I really appreciate your time. I will get that EasyVent Editor and start there. If you think of anything else that might help me let me know. At this point, any info is very helpful.

Hello Everyone!

I am very new to this whole modding thing and I really want to get into it. I am just finding it very difficult to know where to start. I know I should try new things, little by little until I am ready to make all of the changes I want to make. I've downloaded a few of the tools on this site but some of them I can't figure out where to start either. I don't know almost anything about ASM but I do have some knowledge of binary and hex. I know a few coding languages like C++ and Actionscript 3, and I have patched FFT with a few mods. I have some questions that if anyone could answer it would be a great help to get me started.

My main goal is to change everything about the game. I want new events, new dialogue, I want to change the classes around almost totally. I know some things are hard coded and can't be completely changed but I would like to work around this to make a fully new experience that is all my own.So far I've only changed a few sprites (which I know is super basic and easy with FFTPatcher). I am working with the PSX version of FFT. So, here are my questions.

1. Where do I begin? Which tools allow me to change the insides of the game, like adding events and dialogue. I know this is usually advanced stuff but I want to dive straight in and learn things the hard way.

2. What is the processes, from start to finish, on getting a mod out? I have a general idea of how I think it might work but I need to know which tools to use first. I would guess I need to extract a few files from the ISO/bin, edit those files using a coding language like ASM, then patch that original file. Which files do I need to work with and what programs do I use to work with them?

3. Can I change everything? I know there is very limited space for many things and some things are completely hard coded and impossible to change but I want to know how far-out my expectations are. Like I said, I want to remove or block the events of the game and add my own with my own dialogue and sprites. What am I limited to and is there more flexibility on the PSP version, FFT:WOTL?

4. What are some huge things I need to know before I get started with this? I know it will take me a very long time and dedication to get everything the way I'd like it (if it's even possible). I've read "the things I wish I knew when I first started" thread, but there wasn't much to help me in the actual modding process.


I know all of this sounds pretty noobish but that is what I am and I am just looking for a good starting point. I've seen how helpful the community is here and hope that someone might take the time to push me in the right direction. I have some big ideas and even if I don't get to do exactly what I want to do I know this will be a great learning experience for future mods and other games I might have ideas about.

Thanks in advance for anyone who has the patience to deal with me and my long-winded questions!

~Touchet