Final Fantasy Tactics: Mercenaries (Main Info Thread)

[8Bit Fighter]

Very good preview LD.  The only thing wrong i can see is the level up box (which I know you've already noticed) and on the second part of the filming you moved your emulator down a tad.  Otherwise pretty perfect!  Can't wait for the next preview of this!  Unless the patch comes out first that is.

[LastingDawn]

Yes, I had to do a lot of editing and re-editing of the video, the Emulator being moved down was because all my replacements for the Traveler weren't looking right inside of the Thief's sprite. I thought if I closed the emulator and reopened it, it would stay in the same place. Indeed, I realized that problem a bit too late. But it's easy enough to fix.

[8Bit Fighter]

Yeah but that was just a minor detail.  Shouldn't affect the playthrough though

[BeoulveBlack]

yo LD, how is it that you get the poison effect to work at 100% and still have the attack do damage?

[LastingDawn]

I just used 2D (which is a pretty poor option, since it will eventually make Mantle's and the like completely useless.

[SentinalBlade]

Useless LD? arent delita and agrias bosses? it simply means you need to find a good alternative. like absorbing equips or such. mantles will be far from useless in none story battles or randoms, im sure.

[LastingDawn]

Ah, those aren't in reference to Agrias or Delita. The reference is to normal new Archer skills, which some have 100% chance to hit Beso Toxico is one example, which also guarantees a poison on hit. I need to find a better option for it.

[SentinalBlade]

Ahh, i will let you know if i find anything while i cant get acess to my patch..

Another thing LD... have you tried adding new events...recently i made the riovanes event far shorter, and i had alot of space free...so i made a new event... gave it a new script number, and i think its working. the problem here being no text. Now i coudlnt just add this to teh world map... ihad to force it to load through another event

[LastingDawn]

I really don't have a reason to make new events, but if the need would arise, I can think of a few things...

In any case I have a gigantic announcement to make sometime soon which will throw to light many mysteries on many things, regarding our current hacking abilities. Of course that's on the forums, people on the IRC more or less already know.

[Cheetah]

This stuff is so sweet LastingDawn, keep up the good work. I might take a crack at making some additions to the helmetless Gaffy if Cyber doesn't mind. Great job with the sprite Cyber.

[kenj_083]

If you like, you can use my portrait of helmetless Gaffy.
It's already in 16 colors, btw.

[LastingDawn]

Hmm, that's a very interesting take... my only problem with it, it doesn't quite fit the style of FFT. If it were "zoomed" in a bit so to speak. That might fit it a bit better, the colors while good, are too expressive. Normally FFT sticks with lighter colors. If that could be accomplished. The grey is a bit too... strong, so to speak. If it were a lighter shade of grey, I think it would look a bit better. Also the hair is curious... but it looks a bit too much like a toupee, which is a bit of a problem. If it stayed flat on his head, that would be optimal, but enough complaining...


His expression is priceless! It may not have his "day dreaming" look he has on his normal sprite but it does have a very clever look in his eyes. The Mustache is pretty spot on, a very nice shading of colors. While I don't think it will make it into the final cut, the feather pauldrons look positively radiant! The neck brace as well  must have been very complicated to get in. Over all, wonderful work, which just needs a bit of improvement. I do apologize for not replying ot this sooner. I hadn't noticed it until now.

[Archael]

LD you should really use new events in Mercs... I mean.. you know how now...

[LastingDawn]

Don't worry about that. Dorter promises to be on the scopes like nothing anyone has ever seen before! Sweegy is going to be pretty good, but it won't be "examplary" that one will be more about the varied possibilities then anything. As I said though... new events aren't fully needed for most of the first chapte. But near the end there will be quite a few new ones.

[LastingDawn]

Did I say Sweegy isn't new...? I must have been out of my mind! Sweegy is no doubt my most impressive achievement yet! This certainly reigns as my masterpiece! From a Golden Dragoon with a personality disorder, crazy fanatics, and a legendary spear all obtained through an outing for firewood, this is quite a silly event! It's difficulty all depends on which of the 12 combatants appear. It is a 1v1v1v2, (Red team has 2, not that the Golden Dragoon female is especially dangerous) The treasure and the weapon Only appear if the Golden Dragoon is present, if he is not, his second talking skit will not appear at all and you will receive neither Longibunne the Weapon or Longibunne the Treasure.

[Cheetah]

WICKED!!

[Shade]

WICKED!!

SKILLS!!

[LastingDawn]

The event has been finished, but the event uses sound very often, therefore I've asked Voldemort to show Sweegy Woods. The video for Sweegy Woods will show up on his account.

[trickstardude7]

lol I CANT WAIT FOR THIS XD ive said this before but each day reading on the additions and such its just just

WOW

if you need help on something let me know im a noob but can learn

[DarthPaul]

is this one gonna include the Lucavi or are they on vacation