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Outstanding (for my own benefit, not ordered):

FFTorgASM XML is attached.

I have some vague ambitions about hacks for my own use, but I'm not sure how to do most of them yet. So in the meantime, I'm going to try to fill requests, since the last request thread seems dead - I know there is a lot of mundane stuff out there that can be done to augment FFTPatcher so might as well practice on that.

Requests will get filled in order of:
- personal interest
- applicability to ongoing project(s)
- utility-to-effort ratio

Just like every other request thread, lots of requests will never get filled, it doesn't mean you are unloved. I am pretty new to this so it may just be beyond me.

So this is an add-on to a Support Ability of choice that allows it to Learn on Hit the specified set but still allows the original function of the specified Support Ability to work unhindered?

Stealing this.  Very nice.

You could have also had this go over one of the empty support skills around equip change but this is very nice, adds some to a normally weak support, and I'll have to test it out later

Quote from: Pride on January 02, 2011, 05:30:14 pm
You could have also had this go over one of the empty support skills around equip change but this is very nice, adds some to a normally weak support, and I'll have to test it out later

He did say you can map which slot it adds the effect to yourself, you know, which is honestly better than outright overwriting anything.

Quote from: RavenOfRazgriz on January 02, 2011, 05:26:16 pm
So this is an add-on to a Support Ability of choice that allows it to Learn on Hit the specified set but still allows the original function of the specified Support Ability to work unhindered?

Yes, exactly. However, while it is equipped, you will lose the ability to learn your current primary (e.g. Summoner with TM Learning cannot learn Zodiac, just Slow/Haste 2).

If there's interest in doing it with something besides support it's doable; you could even make Learning a true passive, by checking whether the skill is known instead of equipped, although if you have more than one LoH skillset that makes a mess of things. I just did it this way to best match series tradition.

Well that's just freakin' awesome! I'll definitely be using this. Thanks for posting it! ^_^

Let's give a concrete example to see if I understand.

If I have a Summoner with TM Support, which of the following is true?
A) The Summoner can only use Haste2/Slow2 if he had already learned it.
B) The Summoner can only use Haste2/Slow2 even if he hadn't already learned it.
C) The Summoner can use his summons but can learn Haste2/Slow2, not Lich/Salamander/Zodiac/Leviathan
D) The Summoner can use his summons but can learn Haste2/Slow2, on top of Lich/Salamander/Zodiac/Leviathan

Requests:

The ability to modify any/all of the self-statii reactions (dragon spirit, regen, sunken state, caution) to stuff like auto-protect, auto-shell. Preferably auto-XX, but I won't be too picky.  Suggest starting with sunken state?  It's most likely to go.
Teleport chances are reduced by 20% (or XX?) per additional tile past base movement

There's a whole trove of requests in Raz's thread if you take a peek in there.

QuoteTeleport chances are reduced by 20% (or XX?) per additional tile past base movement

I've tried this one before. I ended up with the AI Teleport hack =p

If you can do this one, point out how you found the location for me. I need to learn.

There is tons of demand for edited formulas. Do you think you could do something with all those blank slots so they can be usable as custom formulas?

I am short on time tonight, but I'll go into more detail later and add variables. It's two bit-shifts and an addition, so XX is hard but I can get close to whatever you need. (The current formula to work with is per-tile penalty of P%, P = (2^X + 1)*2^Y; currently X = 2, Y= 1, I changed it to X = 2, Y = 2.) Can't directly test but seems to work fine (move+5 teleport always fails, etc.)

Quote from: formerdeathcorps on January 04, 2011, 04:50:13 am
If I have a Summoner with TM Support, which of the following is true?

The Summoner can use his summons but can learn Haste2/Slow2, not Lich/Salamander/Zodiac/Leviathan.
I should also point out this is a virtual support, not a real one, so I'm 99% sure it won't work as a job innate.

Quote from: FFMaster on January 04, 2011, 07:18:37 am
If you can do this one, point out how you found the location for me. I need to learn.

- set a Memory Read breakpoint at the unit's Move attribute (unit 2, so 0x19268c + 0x3a)
- F9'd through the action and took the address closest to the teleport (starting point to scan)
- set a Memory Write breakpoint at the unit's X attribute (unit 2, so 0x19268c + 0x47)
- wrote down the address this is written after the teleport (ending point to scan)
- bumbled incompetently for a while
- saw a call to the RNG at 0x176c78 [jal 0x0005e0cc]
- ran to cursor a few lines before this, saw the code I was looking for (basically I got lucky)

Quote from: Vanya on January 04, 2011, 07:56:50 pm
There is tons of demand for edited formulas. Do you think you could do something with all those blank slots so they can be usable as custom formulas?

Good question! I'll look at it when I have more time, maybe the weekend. Custom formulas, preferably automating formula editing, is on the list for sure. I haven't been around long enough to know where to look for previous work - was it SentinelBlade who was working on a formula editor?

Quote from: philsov on January 04, 2011, 07:07:53 am
The ability to modify any/all of the self-statii reactions (dragon spirit, regen, sunken state, caution) to stuff like auto-protect, auto-shell.

Should be doable, Float is basically Auto-Float + Move on Lava. Just enable Auto-Status and disable the usual reaction...

So if I wanted to make Teleport fail beyond range 100% of the time, just change X to 6, then get P% = (2^6+1)*2^1, or 64 * 2, or 128, and since P%> 100, the Teleport will fail beyond range?

The math seems more than easy enough to work with once you clarify what things to toggle about to adjust X/Y.  Being able to control it in general is good, people can go learn to do basic math if you can't get XX without rewriting the entire procedure.  Though, with a convoluted procedure like that, it'd probably save a lot of space to do so...

@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.

Quote from: pokeytax on January 04, 2011, 08:10:39 pm
Good question! I'll look at it when I have more time, maybe the weekend. Custom formulas, preferably automating formula editing, is on the list for sure. I haven't been around long enough to know where to look for previous work - was it SentinelBlade who was working on a formula editor?

SB was indeed working on something, but IIRC he lost all his work in a crash or his computer got stolen or something.
I do remember seeing a thread with info that included some existing formula hacks.
Edit: it was FFMaster's thread.

Here's something that I found while reading the FF5 Algorithm FAQ that might be interesting to consider:



Maybe you could do something to tack stat multiplier boosts to some of the more pathetic support abilities?

Quotebut Sunken State is ripe for the picking.

Not really.  From what you posted I'm free to change sunken state into... another, already existing reaction effect?  That won't do any good =\

Quote from: philsov on January 04, 2011, 07:07:53 am
The ability to modify any/all of the self-statii reactions (dragon spirit, regen, sunken state, caution) to stuff like auto-protect, auto-shell.

To be clear:
change Regenerator to Auto-Regen (or Auto-XX), the way Float is Auto-Float? and ditch the reaction?
change Regenerator to inflict Auto-XX for the remainder of the fight when triggered?
change Regenerator to inflict XX instead of Regen?

change Regenerator to inflict XX instead of Regen, please.

Cheer Up Formula gains MA instead of Brave
d018c124-0024
8018c124-0037

I think I found this in BATTLE.BIN.
0X125124.


IIRC, this changes every incidence of Brave gain for every formula that gains brave into MA gain.

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.

Quotebut there is a solid starting point for a more experienced hacker to tweak the ability.

Certainly, and I thank you for bringing this data to pokey.  I didn't mean any disrespect