Hello, need directions and much much help.

[Hero]

Hello,

     I am wanting to make a game based on a new storyline, characters and will need much help. Such as links to tuts or helpful info on where to start and what progs to use for each phase. I realize I am just another member dropping by to say what thousands already have asked in this forum and am patient and willing to help on other mods after I learn enough. I will prolly be learning some hex editing, ASM, and more. I would also like to learn how to edit script/text/gfx for the game... and to sum up these next few paragraphs ... I pretty much want to learn it all .. how to fully be able to edit FFT anyway I wish.. text/sprite/scripts/maps/move sets and gfx animations ... you get the idea (music, everything)

I am currently teaching myself C++ courses and reading books in my free time that are highly recommended and I know that this stuff takes years to learn, In my free time I wish to tamper in the dark arts of FFT and maybe later (much later) help on projects in the future.

I was wondering where to start and what programs to use basically I need details a monkey could understand until I get the hang of this, and can start off slow if need be. I assume I would use a program here to open the iso, or extract the iso files from the img and work from the folder?

Let me know guys and thanks alot in (FFT) Advanced 

P.S.
If someone would like to send me a huge email explaining each program here that would be awesome.. I can learn hex editing easy enough so dont worry about that topic in time I will search what I need for that area. I am asking alot but trust me and in the end you'll see I will be a great help once I start memorizing the ISO img by heart.

Until someone posts saying TLDR or helping ... I will wait and again .. thanks to all who show some love!

[Choto]

Here is a description of most of the programs we use. There a couple others and some utilities that make life easier.

http://ffhacktics.com/wiki/Main_Page

Here is where most of the programs and all of the tutorials can be found:

http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=9210.0

There is alot to learn.. and it takes time to get good at things, but with decent time and effort you'll get good at editing things. Patience is where it's at.

With ASM, there are a couple of tutorials... all of which are helpful as they cover different things. It's also nice to have them accessible while you're messing around so you can reference things.

When in doubt, hop on IRC chat and hopefully somebody will be on that can help you.

[RavenOfRazgriz]

Start by learning FFTPatcher and FFTacText.  They're the basic programs for "easy modding" FFT and making a rebalance patch like FFT: Kind Of.  Forget the rest until you understand how to use that much.  They're fairly simple and self-explanatory programs once you poke around in them for a bit, so you shouldn't have much trouble.

For most other things, visit the Tutorial Index and Important Links threads.  But until you've got a decent grasp of how to use FFTPatcher and FFTacText though, you really shouldn't be trying to learn the other things, as those two programs form the core of most FFT mods no matter how elaborate you want to be.

[Hero]

Start by learning FFTPatcher and FFTacText.  They're the basic programs for "easy modding" FFT and making a rebalance patch like FFT: Kind Of.  Forget the rest until you understand how to use that much.  They're fairly simple and self-explanatory programs once you poke around in them for a bit, so you shouldn't have much trouble.

For most other things, visit the Tutorial Index and Important Links threads.  But until you've got a decent grasp of how to use FFTPatcher and FFTacText though, you really shouldn't be trying to learn the other things, as those two programs form the core of most FFT mods no matter how elaborate you want to be.

I will take this to heart and first focus on these two progs. Thank you sir.

Here is a description of most of the programs we use. There a couple others and some utilities that make life easier.

http://ffhacktics.com/wiki/Main_Page

Here is where most of the programs and all of the tutorials can be found:

http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=9210.0

There is alot to learn.. and it takes time to get good at things, but with decent time and effort you'll get good at editing things. Patience is where it's at.

With ASM, there are a couple of tutorials... all of which are helpful as they cover different things. It's also nice to have them accessible while you're messing around so you can reference things.

When in doubt, hop on IRC chat and hopefully somebody will be on that can help you.

Also thank you for the links. very helpful. Can you/someone link me to some ASM tuts/help topics maybe. That way I could use this post as a sort of index on where to start and when to advance once I learn a certain program.the

Also once I get an ASM topic/tut link I will post later and bump this when I learn enough of these links and programs.
I will also make seperate topics for each programs as I learn as not to clutter this one with a boggled img of my ADD brain.

Recap: After someone links to ASM help I will bump when needed for more help. TYTYTY


EDIT:

Found everything I need, until I post plz don't reply/bump. I will read now and learn when I get free time.