IMO steal is as far from useless as you can get. It's to the point of almost being necessary. Not to mention it's necessary to power up thievery and seeing as how Zidane is forced to be on your party, it really does help that he has a high damaging thievery.
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#22
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06 May 2012 - 04:08 AM
Hi, new here.
I don't know if this goes to the right topic, so sorry if it's wrong place. First, Big Thanks to LandonRay for making this mod, it's awesome!. Second, I'm in the 1st CD, and I've found two glitches/bugs:
1) I can't enter Pinnacle Rock (I know I don't have to do it in the 1st CD, but I tried it out of curiosity.). Screen goes black and leaves the world map music playing. Nothing happens.
2) I dug up my second Chocograph, and tried to go to Gizamaluke's grotto. Except it wasn't there. The whole mountain was -poof it's gone-. And so was the bridge that get's you to the are where Chocobo's forest is. Just water. And when I tried to get of my chocobo, the game froze partially. Music keeps playing, but I'm stuck on my bird, can't control it, rather no commands are responded.
I don't know if this goes to the right topic, so sorry if it's wrong place. First, Big Thanks to LandonRay for making this mod, it's awesome!. Second, I'm in the 1st CD, and I've found two glitches/bugs:
1) I can't enter Pinnacle Rock (I know I don't have to do it in the 1st CD, but I tried it out of curiosity.). Screen goes black and leaves the world map music playing. Nothing happens.
2) I dug up my second Chocograph, and tried to go to Gizamaluke's grotto. Except it wasn't there. The whole mountain was -poof it's gone-. And so was the bridge that get's you to the are where Chocobo's forest is. Just water. And when I tried to get of my chocobo, the game froze partially. Music keeps playing, but I'm stuck on my bird, can't control it, rather no commands are responded.
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06 May 2012 - 11:07 AM
Hihi
just wanted to leave a quick question: What are your plans regarding Excalibur II? Still unsure what I would wish for, are you going to change the way of obtaining it?
Really looking forward to the final version, best of luck with your work :]
just wanted to leave a quick question: What are your plans regarding Excalibur II? Still unsure what I would wish for, are you going to change the way of obtaining it?
Really looking forward to the final version, best of luck with your work :]
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06 May 2012 - 12:58 PM
To hedgehog pie, it sounds like a bad image, you might want to rip another one and try again (make sure it is the NTSC-U version). I played through that area of disc 1 a couple days ago, and it seemed fine.
To leertaste1, the Excalibur II is now a rare steal from Ozma.
To leertaste1, the Excalibur II is now a rare steal from Ozma.
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06 May 2012 - 01:12 PM
LandonRay, on 06 May 2012 - 12:58 PM, said:
To leertaste1, the Excalibur II is now a rare steal from Ozma.
Nasty, b/c I predict Ozma's going to be hard as fuck in this
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11 May 2012 - 09:57 AM
Hi I had some new ideas to suggest.
1) The items and equipment could be more expensive in the shop, twice the price I think it would be cool.
2) The Trance bar could no longer be activated alone, it would make her not be wasted anymore (in circumstances which everyone knows). However I know this goes against the sense of Trance that would be activated by rage and uncontrollable emotions of the characters, then there is the sugetão.
3) the amount of money lost in the use of the Flee skill could be quite high, to do the player think about before using it.
4) Not sure if this is possible but it would be nice to remove Zidanes from the main party, and would be even cooler is that to be able to walk with the othes characters on the world map and cities, like the old FF.
1) The items and equipment could be more expensive in the shop, twice the price I think it would be cool.
2) The Trance bar could no longer be activated alone, it would make her not be wasted anymore (in circumstances which everyone knows). However I know this goes against the sense of Trance that would be activated by rage and uncontrollable emotions of the characters, then there is the sugetão.
3) the amount of money lost in the use of the Flee skill could be quite high, to do the player think about before using it.
4) Not sure if this is possible but it would be nice to remove Zidanes from the main party, and would be even cooler is that to be able to walk with the othes characters on the world map and cities, like the old FF.
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13 May 2012 - 10:59 PM
Is Quina's Flare Star non-magic attack? I was able to use it in Oeilevert in disc 3 in fight vs Ark. Or bug maybe?
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14 May 2012 - 12:06 AM
Technically it's not a magical attack. But I will change Quina's version for the sake of Oeilvert and Silence. And on a side note, Ark will be more difficult in the next verison.
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25 May 2012 - 11:52 AM
Are you going to do any changes to Freya's Dragon Breath? I know it's a gravity based attack, and I assume the hit-ratio should be about 50%, but so far my attacks have defied statistics and I haven't managed land a single blow (Tried about 10 times..yes I know it won't work on aerial enemies).
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25 May 2012 - 05:52 PM
The base hit rate is 30%, and I believe it uses the status hit rate formula. This means that if you're at a lower level than the enemy the chance to hit is lower. If you're at a higher level than the enemy the chance to hit increases.
Status hit formula is something like this...
base chance to hit + character level + (magic / 4) - enemy's level = chance to hit
Then the RNG spits out a number from 1 to 100. If the number is less than or equal to the enemy's magic evasion, then the attack misses. If the number is greater than the chance to hit, then the attack misses. If the number is greater than the enemy's magic evasion and less than or equal to the chance to hit, then the attack hits.
To be fair, I haven't actually check to see if gravity-based attacks use this formula.
Status hit formula is something like this...
base chance to hit + character level + (magic / 4) - enemy's level = chance to hit
Then the RNG spits out a number from 1 to 100. If the number is less than or equal to the enemy's magic evasion, then the attack misses. If the number is greater than the chance to hit, then the attack misses. If the number is greater than the enemy's magic evasion and less than or equal to the chance to hit, then the attack hits.
To be fair, I haven't actually check to see if gravity-based attacks use this formula.
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28 May 2012 - 10:00 AM
I like the idea of Haseo. Would it be possible?
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01 July 2012 - 12:20 PM
My experiences so far:
The beginning is overall fine.
The ice cave: This was a bit hard because of vastly limited resources
First black waltz: He was hard I had to level to level 7 and there still was quite some luck involved and I had to be in trance. Did I miss some strategy?
Second black waltz: Was fairly easy I should have disabled the spell counter
Third black waltz: this one was pretty easy because I had drain
Gizamaluke: This one was hard and I won with bio and pyro spamming.
Beatrix: This applies to all fightts with her. It was surprisingly easy.
Third black waltz (again): this was easy but took forever because I had weak weapons equipped but this is also the case in vanilla.
The snake thingy in the tunnels: This one was ok
The series of fights after the final beatrix fight: They are to hard imo the fights where you have beatrix in your party are pretty much luck based and there is quite some time after
Zorn Thron: Not hard if you know what to do.
The second snake: Easiest boss if you know what to do.
Lani: I'm here right know and pretty much ran into a brick wall. I'm at level 15 and she mops the floor with my party. Its hard to damage her and she attacks twice as fast as the party. Water still kills the weak party members and hurts the other ones pretty bad even with shell and water resisting equipment. Is there any strategy to kill her?
The beginning is overall fine.
The ice cave: This was a bit hard because of vastly limited resources
First black waltz: He was hard I had to level to level 7 and there still was quite some luck involved and I had to be in trance. Did I miss some strategy?
Second black waltz: Was fairly easy I should have disabled the spell counter
Third black waltz: this one was pretty easy because I had drain
Gizamaluke: This one was hard and I won with bio and pyro spamming.
Beatrix: This applies to all fightts with her. It was surprisingly easy.
Third black waltz (again): this was easy but took forever because I had weak weapons equipped but this is also the case in vanilla.
The snake thingy in the tunnels: This one was ok
The series of fights after the final beatrix fight: They are to hard imo the fights where you have beatrix in your party are pretty much luck based and there is quite some time after
Zorn Thron: Not hard if you know what to do.
The second snake: Easiest boss if you know what to do.
Lani: I'm here right know and pretty much ran into a brick wall. I'm at level 15 and she mops the floor with my party. Its hard to damage her and she attacks twice as fast as the party. Water still kills the weak party members and hurts the other ones pretty bad even with shell and water resisting equipment. Is there any strategy to kill her?
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01 July 2012 - 01:16 PM
There are quite a few ways to go about taking her down. It's largely based on personal preference and playing style. An example... equip glass armlets and bandannas or mage hats on everyone, keep Zidane and Quina ready to sandbag Dagger, have Vivi focus several times, and then start throwing out Bios for 2000 or more damage. Or if you're having too much trouble with Water, you could always strip off her MP with Magic Hammer and then hit her with darkness.
Also, keep in mind that you should try to keep your party close to the level of the enemies your fighting. I believe Lani is level 19, so being around level 17 or so wouldn't be a bad idea.
Also, keep in mind that you should try to keep your party close to the level of the enemies your fighting. I believe Lani is level 19, so being around level 17 or so wouldn't be a bad idea.
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02 July 2012 - 04:55 AM
I did it with the help of magic hammer and slow but there was still some luck involved about her timing of water. One problem at this point is that the only shop available is the one at Lindblums gate. The main problem I have is that it is only possible to deal some good damage with high mp spells. Zidanes attack was nearly useless until now while QUina and Dagger with the racket did at least decent damage.
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09 August 2012 - 05:58 PM
Been lurking a long time and I thought I'd say that I absolutely LOVE this patch. I've played it all the way up to Tiamat currently, here are some of my thoughts so far.
Overall I just wanted to say I love this patch and keep up the good work! But seriously...could you look at Tiamat? Or at least tell me what I'm doing wrong that makes this fight so rage-inducing haha.
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Overall I just wanted to say I love this patch and keep up the good work! But seriously...could you look at Tiamat? Or at least tell me what I'm doing wrong that makes this fight so rage-inducing haha.
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09 August 2012 - 08:48 PM
I'd focus more heavily on offense when fighting the Tiamat. If tanking his damage isn't working, rely on sandbagging. Start the fight by using Might to buff Zidane's strength to 99 (and maybe Freya's as well). Then have Zidane use Free Energy every turn, and have Dagger use Bahamut every turn. Eiko should immediately revive any character hit with Absorb. Freya should be prepare to revive Eiko, restore MP, or throw out extra damage.
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10 August 2012 - 12:49 AM
Yeah, I guess I may have spoken too soon. I just managed to beat him using the same setup I described, except I ended up grinding out a few more levels because I flat out NEEDED Dagger to be able to survive an Absorb with shell. Didn't take too long since I see Yans are still susceptible to sleep. With Shell Zidane, Freya, and Dagger all have enough HP to just barely survive, which freed up some of my turns for more offense (especially when he's wasting his time with Float. I know it's supposed to increase wind damage, yes? The problem is I've been fighting him for hours and I've only seen Twister maybe twice, usually at the start of the battle. Seems like a pointless move to me but I don't know what can and can't be changed, and I need all the breathing room I can get with this guy anyways). By the way, what is the recommended level for tackling Memoria? It took next to no grinding to get this far, but I figured the extra levels would help in tackling these last few bosses. I'm sitting at 69 with Zidane, 65 or so with Dagger, and 60 with Eiko and Freya. Everyone else is at level 50, but I don't really plan on taking any of them to the final battle. I was mid 40s with Zidane during the Pandemonium sequence and I just barely scraped by.
EDIT: I can see you were feeling nice with Kraken
EDIT: I can see you were feeling nice with Kraken
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10 August 2012 - 11:08 AM
Typically I'd enter Memoria level 50-60 and finish Memoria level 60-70. I thought it was a good idea to leave the Kraken a bit easier because the Tiamat and Lich can be rather nasty.
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25 September 2012 - 03:03 PM
Just beat the game, and I've got to say it was all around an amazing mod. There were a few parts that felt way too hard (Hilgigars and most fights with Beatrix in your party) and a few bosses that felt too easy, but a little variance can be exciting.
I definitely overleveled before entering Memoria because I'm not confident in my FF9 skills. I entered around lvl 80-90 for my main party, and still had to run from every fight. The bosses were hard, and I think I only beat a few of them because of Dyne. Kuja I won on my first try from sheer luck of Flare Stars missing, and Necron I won on my first try because of two rebirth flames (synthed 99 phoenix pinions, but still very lucky).
The one thing I noticed throughout the game was how stupidly powerful auto-reflect is. Getting the reflect ring is easy, and once you have a few people with auto-reflect you can pretty much win most random battles and even some boss fights (Lani) through reflecting spells alone. Not saying it should be changed since I don't even know if I could have gotten through the game without it
Thanks for the great mod
I definitely overleveled before entering Memoria because I'm not confident in my FF9 skills. I entered around lvl 80-90 for my main party, and still had to run from every fight. The bosses were hard, and I think I only beat a few of them because of Dyne. Kuja I won on my first try from sheer luck of Flare Stars missing, and Necron I won on my first try because of two rebirth flames (synthed 99 phoenix pinions, but still very lucky).
The one thing I noticed throughout the game was how stupidly powerful auto-reflect is. Getting the reflect ring is easy, and once you have a few people with auto-reflect you can pretty much win most random battles and even some boss fights (Lani) through reflecting spells alone. Not saying it should be changed since I don't even know if I could have gotten through the game without it
Thanks for the great mod
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29 September 2012 - 10:20 AM
just starting cd 3 right now. I must say this mod was so painful for me in cd1: I did not grind and was so underleveled after beating black mage 1 that I had to catch up but the problem was I didnt have enough money / potions / phoenix downs to do it and I waste many hours killing some mobs around the dragoon gate and then buying more in the mog with the money... It was really annoying. I ended up thinking the best way to avoid this is to grind in Dali where u can rest for 100gil in the inn and then you only win levels and money without losing much.
After that the next tough part was when I had Steinner and marcus in the Alexandria's Castle. I forgot the stellazio in Burmecia so I didnt have the Blood Sword, this alone was not a problem but not having potions / phoenix down was. I did some steal with Marcus praying not to die and gathered around 10 and I could beat the next encounters.
In cd2 I found a perfect place to grind in the conde petit where u had an inn to rest and the monster were easy with some poison and silences. I got some levels and money and it was ok.
In the fights versus Lani, the big troll and the tree I only managed to get them down using Lucky seven and praying for a 7777. It is a bit lame but I had no choice.
I must say I only played ff ix when it first came out. I was a child and didnt understand well the ability system and I remember not being able to beat ozma. So my knowledge about the game is pretty bad. I didnt do any chocobo or other mini-games and I am always in a wiki to see if the enemys had a worthy blue magic to get.
To the author of the mod I must thank you for this awesome work and the amount of hours you dropped in this without earning money which is really loable. I want to finish this and then give a shot to your ff viiii project, maybe its finished by the time i end this.
I am really enjoying the difficulty and rebalance and of couse the game itself.
Thanks again and keep up with the good work
By the way, sorry for my bad English!
Edit: I am playing in the PSP so i cannot save state anything. I dont recommend this but my pc is broken
After that the next tough part was when I had Steinner and marcus in the Alexandria's Castle. I forgot the stellazio in Burmecia so I didnt have the Blood Sword, this alone was not a problem but not having potions / phoenix down was. I did some steal with Marcus praying not to die and gathered around 10 and I could beat the next encounters.
In cd2 I found a perfect place to grind in the conde petit where u had an inn to rest and the monster were easy with some poison and silences. I got some levels and money and it was ok.
In the fights versus Lani, the big troll and the tree I only managed to get them down using Lucky seven and praying for a 7777. It is a bit lame but I had no choice.
I must say I only played ff ix when it first came out. I was a child and didnt understand well the ability system and I remember not being able to beat ozma. So my knowledge about the game is pretty bad. I didnt do any chocobo or other mini-games and I am always in a wiki to see if the enemys had a worthy blue magic to get.
To the author of the mod I must thank you for this awesome work and the amount of hours you dropped in this without earning money which is really loable. I want to finish this and then give a shot to your ff viiii project, maybe its finished by the time i end this.
I am really enjoying the difficulty and rebalance and of couse the game itself.
Thanks again and keep up with the good work
By the way, sorry for my bad English!
Edit: I am playing in the PSP so i cannot save state anything. I dont recommend this but my pc is broken
