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By far my most ambitious project to date, Brave New World began as a joint effort between myself and a coder by the name of Synchysi to completely overhaul perhaps one of the most beloved entries in the long-running Final Fantasy series. It's since grown into a massive community project that's exceeded every expectation I could have possibly dreamed of. The end result is the product of hundreds upon thousands of man-hours from dedicated fans and something I am extremely proud to have been a part of. Brave New World features... Individualized spell lists and multiple stat growth options for each character Re-coded formulas that promote diversity and allow stats to function as they should Completely re-balanced equipment, items, spells, and skills - and brand-new enemies to use them on Fixes for all major (and most minor) bugs along with a vast multitude of quality-of-life enhancements ...much more! But even though much has changed, I think one player put it best when he wrote, "...the goal seems to be to celebrate what makes FFVI the game it is, rather than undoing it and making an entirely new game out of it." Beyond all else, Brave New World is everything I feel that Final Fantasy VI could have been had Squaresoft had all of the time and resources available to them that we have today. And now, thanks to the efforts of the amazing community that has grown around this mod, it finally has the chance to be exactly that.

Chrono Cross meets Bravely Default in this re-imagination of Final Fantasy 5 with additional jobs and mechanics. The main ideas were to make the battles more dynamic and give each character more, well, character. As a result of that every character has now access to an individualized job list of 21 out of total 31 jobs (freelancer is NOT available) while each job level now has a permanent impact on a character's stats. For example klutz Bartz can not be a chemist and Lenna hasn't in her to go Berserker. More dynamic battles are achieved via !Brave, !Def and field elements. Move a future turn to now with !Brave or take two turns at a later point with !Def while modifying the field elements to your liking with each skill or ability used. Changed field elements affect damage, healing and status effect chance. major features: all party members can be renamed at any time difficulty can be adjusted via in-game menu elements play a larger role extending to every item, ability, status effect and monster rebalance of equipment, spells, abilities and enemies several additional jobs and reworks of existing jobs instead of helm, armor and relic you can now equip 3 relics relics add a mix of resistances, weaknesses and power bonuses to same-element attacks spells scale with weapon power keeping them relevant until the end spell lists have been altered, e.g. Fire1/2/3 was reduced to just Fire and there are now new spells replacing the missing spells items are not consumed but introduce a cooldown on !Item, !Mix, !Drink and !Throw auto-heal some HP after battle victory (trade-off for disabled potions) ATB does not proceed until the currently active actor is finished with their turn, but then moves instantly to the next event most importantly - a New Game Plus mode!

Welcome to Ivalice! This isn't the same Ivalice you may have remembered from Vanilla FFT. So forget *almost* everything you thought you knew. Many changes have been made, not only to the battles themselves, but to the mechanics of the game. Human population has been mysteriously dying out, and monsters have taken over. You can no longer hire human units, but you can recruit monsters for free in random battles. Monsters are now dangerous - they are no longer the pathetic counter bots of vanilla. Every monster has a minimum of 4 skills, and several have far more than that. Monsters also now have greatly improved innates, including several r/s/m abilities, innate status, status/elemental resistances, etc. Due to several changes in the mod, it's a lot tougher than vanilla FFT. Most notable changes that lead to its new difficulty are the improved monsters and enemy formations in general, the enemy scaling to the party level, and shenanigans in general. If this is your first time playing a FFT mod, don't give up! It can be tough to learn at first because it's something you're not used to. Encounters have been balanced to help break bad habits taught from vanilla. If you're a vet from another mod/vanilla challenge runs, the AI hasn't been changed so you can still abuse it in many of the same ways. The #1 advice I can give any player starting out on the mod is to tooltips everything. (Press the help button over anything you want to tooltips) Literally, everything that is possible to be tooltipped (with the exception of skillset names which I'm not too sure what to put there except maybe flavor text later) now has a tooltips that tells you what you need to know. All moves have relevant flags listed. All items list the item's effect. Class/monster names list innates and where you can get them if they're recruitable. All tooltips that were wrong in vanilla have been corrected (including zodiac signs and things no longer relevant to the game). Named characters have a quote - some drop hints, while some aren't exactly serious... Many of these flags/effects/innates have been changed from vanilla so when in doubt, check the tooltips. If you see any inconsistencies in what is written on a tooltips and what something's actual effect is, let me know immediately! The #2 advice I can give any player starting out is to pay attention to everything. Things that you might have not paid attention to before, such as the CT bar, how many turns an attack takes to charge, status weaknesses, etc. become relevant in the game. Paying deep attention to stuff like how reflect and silence affects the AI, which units have a way to revive, CT on just about anything, etc. will help you learn both the AI and the basic mechanics of the game faster.

Major features: Equipment offers various bonuses instead of a simple attack and defense progression Rebalanced classes, stats and spells, almost everything is usable now Modified formulas that keep even high level techs useful Expanded inbattle options with running, regular strong attacks and counter techs Passive MP regeneration with high cost spells: be smart with your magic Extensive boss AI changes Accelerated level curve: from class changing at the earliest mana stone to facing the final boss at the level cap Transformed the shield slot into a second accessoire slot for everyone, shields count as regular accessoires Increased inventory capacity to 20 per item type instead of 9 Tons of bugfixes ranging from agility stats not working to Kevin's wolfform stacking attack bonuses 5 difficulties to choose from, covering the spectrum from "easier than vanilla" to "Atlus would be proud"

This mod is also hosted on Qhimm Forums: http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=14938.0

TO: LUCT is no doubt one of the classics of turn based tactical games, it can boast complex storyline with a memorable cast of characters and multiple endings, as well as a deep combat system with a vast arsenal of equipment, items and spells. Its PSP port can also serve as an example of how such things should be done, with the game getting not only a much needed facelift but also a thorough redesign of most combat elements. Sadly, the game isn’t without faults, as some of the new features make it extremely prone to exploits which an experienced player can use to fully remove any challenge from the game. The main goal of this mod is to render such exploits more difficult, bringing weapons, classes and skills closer to the level they should perform at, as well as to each other. Its secondary goal is to provide tweaks to immersion, visuals and some of the more cumbersome game systems like crafting and endless skill farming. This is still a work in progress so all feedback is welcome. For installation instructions and more info check the included Readme file. Major features: Weapon, armor and consumable item rework. Equipment is more likely to do what you expect of it, 2H weapons will do a lot of damage and a tank in heavy armor will be hard to kill. Additional items, spells and skills, as well as changes to the existing ones with a focus on improving the more unappealing choices. Skills that grant stat bonuses, like Strengthen or Spellcraft, as well as static choices like Switfoot or Spell Ward were removed and compensated with higher stat differences between classes than in vanilla game. A full Finishing move rebalance. Most ways of gaining permanent stats were removed to reduce power creep in late game and increase options during early game. The power of special characters was reduced across the board, they're about on par with each other now and not overwhelmingly stronger than generics. Generic characters have more diverse templates that split into fighter, rogue, mage and generalist archetypes, their stats can differ a lot depending on which one you hire. Significantly increased the levelling speed of slow skills, like Steal or Parry. Most classes were tweaked, with emphasis on nerfing the strong ones and buffing the weak, many gained new tricks. Monsters don't scale natural armor as high as before. With the changes to skills, their new role is high HP bullet sponges that take a lot of damage and use the TP gained to spam special moves. Many items are easier to acquire, reducing the endgame tedium. Visual changes to some items, special characters, skills and spells. Streamlined crafting. Consolidated changelist available in feedback thread.

Available Bug Fixes For This Patch: Audio Bugs - Only required by US version. Fixes all audio including, but not limited to the bugs listed in the guide. Badeaux Issue Castle Armory Bug Castle Farm Bug Chaco Bug Chant Bug Forgiver Sign Bug Guardian Deity Plans Bug Inn Bug Join at 99 Bug Kindness Rune Bug Knife-thrower Issue Lamb Bug Luca Battle Bug Matilda Gate Glitch McDohl Name and Castle Name Bug Recipes Bug Rune Unite Bug Scroll Shop Bug Sound Set Bug Tenzan Pass Enemies Issue Window Set Bug Additionally, applicable versions have translation fixes for several items, like the Gozz Rune and True Holy Rune. The US version also includes a translation fix for the Trade Gossip, which always shows up as gibberish in that version. This patch was created by Pyriel over at the SuikoSource forums. If you're a Suikoden fan or enjoy these fixes, please visit them at https://www.suikosource.com/ and show them some love.

A small project I developed a while ago, this is a mod based on the infamous challenge-restriction run called Necrosis MO for FF7 that sets up unique conditions under which players must beat the game. The set-up is this: Every character that joins the player's party starts with 9999HP and 999MP; however, all healing has been disabled in the game meaning that any damage you take or MP you expend is permanently lost. To beat the game, you'll need to carefully manage your resources and avoid wasteful MP expenditure or excessive damage. You have free access to all commands and equipment, but bear in mind some effects are now useless (Cure, for instance, will not heal). Sources to raise stats have also been disabled. To install, extract the contents of the .zip and run the installer; specify the FF7/DATA folder of your game's installation. Remember to go into the installer's properties and unblock/run as admin if needed. If you find any bugs or discover a means with which to recover HP/MP then let me know so I can make adjustments. Good luck!

Not Easy Being Green tells the story of Verdigris after the events of VVVVVV. A new dimension has several people trapped because they have never learned or are too afraid to flip! Will Verdigris be able to save them all? This is a long player level (20x20 map) with internal scripting. Version 0.04 changes: 1. Game is now 99% stable! All sections have been tested except for part of a very hard secret section. Everything works as intended in these sections except for one cutscene which just doesn't show up for some unknown reason, and some weirdness with a scene in the secret section. 2. Toned down a lot of stupidly difficult rooms, such as those in the green ? section. 3. Fixed a few rooms that were impossible due to broken scripts, poor platform placement, etc. Everything in the normal part of the game is now possible. 4. Hellevator section is now possible! Moderately hard but loads of fun. Unfortunately the special scene (which is supposed to trigger upon beating it) doesn't show up and the characters just stand there. 5. First part of the secret section has been confirmed as possible. This is HARD (I died 1767 times in testing this). Haven't tested after that point in the secret section yet though.

This is the ASM pack used by Monster Tactics. Being in the same folder as the patch has caused some confusion, but I still want the patches available for documentation purposes and to help other modders/asm'ers. The test file and "disable game music" are not patched to MT, everything else is. Several of the hacks used in MT were created by other people, and several others were rewritten by me to work with other code I have. These are still included within the folder, but if you use them, please credit their creators and not me!

Difficulty & Rebalance mod for Golden Sun by Vanish Mantle. What's New in Version 1.0.1.S 1.0.1.S Changelog - Changed the level 35 soft level cap to require less EXP to hit the hard cap of 50 for Fallen Star ~ You will still need to grind a bit to get over this soft cap however it won't take as long as it did before. - Each character needs about 600k-700k instead of the 3.5mil- 3.8mil to pass the soft cap of 35. Previous Versions 1.0.1.R Changelog - Fixed some minor issues and bugs ~ This should be the final version of FS 1.0.1.L Changelog - All Armor can now be equipped by everyone minus exclusives like certain shields and dresses. - Massive Revamping of Crossbone Isle to contain tough and challenging Boss fights - Pheonix Soul now no longer heals 30% of Garet's HP. It now is a revive skill that targets the whole part and can heal for 100HP. ~ Revives party members back to 50% HP - Bind lost it's 100% accuracy and now costs 2PP but can hit up to 3 targets. - Added a new item that can seal Psynergy 100%. Psyphon Plume, it is a rare item and is dropped by some Bosses and monsters that are end game. - Boosted Mia's Aqua Rift, It is now her strongest single target skill. - Ether Flames is nerfed and now no longer targets all. It now only targets 1 character. - Pyroclasm now can inflict death. - Added over 50 unique skills for Boss Type characters. ~ Menardi now has a new skill Sacred Ashe, a healing technique that heals 800HP and boosts attack by 25% to the party. ~ Supernova on Menardi's skillset was swapped for Pyroclasm ~ Saturos now 2 new unique skills Ashe Flames and Heat Field. Ashe Flames decreases damage by 90% to all allies and Heat Field doubles agi. ~ Planet Diver and Pyroclasm added to Saturos's Skill set. - Fusion Dragon's Unique Skills have all been buffed significantly. ~ Outer Space's power has been raised from 200 to 600 ~ Evil Blessing has been Changed from 80 Diminishing base Damage to 80 Added Damage. ~ Dragon Driver's power has been raised from 120 to 360 ~ Drain Fang change from effect only to Base Damage and a power change from 80 to 700 ~ Deadly Gas's power changed from 20 to 475 Diminishing Base Damage ~ Severe Blow's power change from 1.2 multiplier to 1.5 multiplier and now targets 3 rather than 1 - Toadanpa gained Aqua Rift as a skill and drops a Cleric's Ring - Cleric's Ring now adds 40 luck and gained PP x 0.3 - Rebalanced a few Weapons and armor. See the topic here for specifics on equips [Link] - Ivan will come with 3 WoLs when you meet him in Vault which should keep players from having to hunt for them out side of Vale/Vault. ~ If more WoLs are needed zombies still drop them at the same rate as in previous versions.G - Fixed glittering tiara to actually give Mia Torrent. - Able to transfer Items over to TLA upon Completion of the game. Look for the Beta Release of RS soon. - Luck of several bosses has been raised to make them withstand statuses.

Return of the Dark Sorcerer is an incredibly large fan-made Final Fantasy 6 modification that's been in development since around 2010. Originally the brainchild of Gi Nattak, the project has evolved over the years thanks to a dedicated team and other skilled members of the FF6 romhacking community. This mod promises to showcase some of the challenging aspects of FF6 romhacking, as well as plenty of fun and exciting new content - from an all new cast of playable characters with customized movesets, a radically changed story with many new and edited events, new overworld maps, a new musical soundtrack, difficulty selection, new battle scripts for monsters & bosses, and an absolute ton of custom monster/esper and NPC sprites. It is a highly personalized modification of the original game and therefore naturally won't appeal to everyone. It's not a sequel or a prequel, or a remake to FF6, it is simply a massive amalgamation mod and customization of FF6 that does contain a whole bunch of references and can be rather nonsensical or even immersion-breaking at times... but if you go into it prepared for this, I am sure you will have a much more enjoyable experience. That being said, a whole lot of time and energy has gone into this project and we are quite pleased with the result.

-DOKAPON KINGDOM RANDOMIZER- Github for the C# version: https://github.com/XKirby/Dokapon-Kingdom-Randomizer This Dokapon Kingdom Randomizer was made in Python 3. It will only be guarenteed to work on the Wii and PC versions of Dokapon Kingdom, and only if you extract the game's files. Dokapon Kingdom is a boardgame RPG similar to games like Mario Party in terms of friendship ruining gameplay, and just like those games it comes with a boatload of RNG-determined elements. You may be wondering what this does and why I made it in the first place. To answer both questions, here's the feature list: -Features- Randomizes Character Classes (Base Stats except HP, Level-Up Bonuses, Salaries, Inventory Capacity) Randomizes Monsters (Base Stats) Randomizes Equipment (Weapon, Shield, and Accessory Stats) Randomizes Magic (Offensive, Defensive, and Field Magic Stats) Randomizes Item Price Values Randomize Shop Items Randomize Drop Tables Allowing Exploitable variations of the above which is not recommend at all for serious play SERIOUSLY RANDOMIZE EVERYTHING which is not recommended at all and may lead to less (or more) enjoyable gameplay Included with the randomizer is a README.txt that has everything you need to know in order to make use of the randomizer. You'll obviously want to get a copy of the US version of Dokapon Kingdom for Wii with the following checksums: CRC-32: 23C95AFE MD-5: F092532905E0DBE12F3EFE6C18D887B8 SHA-256: 6ABA21343ACAD00703A67C557754BDCCC958BC5EB1408964118F240253B96523 As for the PC version, the Steam release of Dokapon Kingdom Connect is required. This entire randomizer was a learning experience to see if I could in fact randomize the game. Here's hoping you enjoy my efforts! -Known Issues- Enemy Magic and Abilities are randomized as well, even though I didn't randomize them intentionally. I'll have to figure out where I broke things and fix it later. FIXED! Class HP is not randomized. Don't ask me to randomize this. Don't play with bots. They can potentially crash the game. I tested a bit locally and they stopped crashing the game, but they're still too smart for me lol. I've had many people report softlocks due to this thing while in Chapter 3 because they couldn't buy the required Items. Please let me know if this is still an issue. I'm pretty sure I fixed this by now, but as always let me know.

Super Mario RPG: Armageddon is a difficulty and content mod for Super Mario RPG. It rebalances the entire game and adds a lot more post-game content, such as more FF bosses, two boss rushes, and even some special guests! Version 10 has a Normal mode and a Hard mode. - If you want to beat the game, play the normal version! - If you've beaten the normal version and want to question your sanity, suffer at the hands of the hard version! It is not recommended to try to switch between versions in the middle. Note: Be warned that Hard mode is insanely hard, and it is highly recommended to play Normal first. Patches should only be applied to a legally obtained 1999 US version of the ROM. Compatible with SNES9x 1.53+. View the readme for more information, including links to the discord and wiki! Enjoy!

Sid Meier's Civilization is a series that requires no introduction, and its third offering is, in my humble opinion, the greatest of them all. One of my first major modding projects and arguably what set my modding career into motion was fine-tuning the rules of the base game in an attempt to forget that the expansions ever happened. There's not much to say about this one except that it's as balanced as I feel it's ever going to get; have a glance at the readme or the quick reference sheet if you want to know more, or just dive right in and let the Civilopedia be your guide.

This is a hack of the original game designed with several primary goals in mind: Rebalance many aspects of the original game. Create a gameplay experience that is challenging to veterans of the SMT series. Add in some fresh new enemies and skills to revitalize the gameplay experience. This hack is intended for people who have already played (and generally mastered) the original game, and is designed to be played on Hard mode. For those who don’t fit this profile, or don’t want a more challenging experience than the original, then feel free to play on Normal mode. This download includes a patch with instructions to apply changes to a ROM file of SMT Nocturne. It also includes a patch for the useful Heretic Mansion tool and instructions on where to get it. Here is a list of features by category. This list is not fully comprehensive, but covers many of the more important changes: Qualify of Life Enhancements: Lower quality skills are no longer more likely to transfer in fusions (I’m looking at you, Pester) Unlearned skills on demons and magatama are no longer hidden Swapping demons now uses half a press turn Demons can now swap themselves out Demons in stock gain 75% of the XP gained in battle (100% with Watchful) Geis can now be bought in a shop in addition to being won from Puzzle Boy Shop prices are now only doubled on Hard mode, not tripled Son’s Oath now gives Dante the Pierce effect Retreat is now possible (albeit unlikely) in Hard mode MP pools are increased by 1/3 AoE healing now affects your entire roster, not just the active party Difficulty Enhancements: After the earliest areas of the game, new and powerful enemies will show up during full Kagutsuchi Enemy encounter sets have been enhanced Enemy scripts have been enhanced Boss scripts have been selectively altered, and their stats have been increased substantially The HP of random encounter enemies scales up more over the course of the game New maximum of 2 -Kaja stacks on the player and 2 -Kunda stacks on enemies Trafuri is removed Tetra/Makarakarn now only affect the caster Estoma’s effectiveness is reduced (until you get Masakados) Mitama stat bonus cap lowered from +100% to +25% of base stats Balance Changes: Physical skills have been improved in the early and mid-game Magic skills have been improved in the late-game (and magic damage no longer caps) Pierce now also penetrates Resist/Null for magic skills HP-based skills now use strength for damage, and their damage output ranges from 60%-100% of normal based on your current HP% (the power of these skills was raised a bit to compensate for this) Agility and Luck now have much higher impact on the things they effect Luck now affects the rate of ailments and instant death Luck now affects critical hit chance Luck is now the primary factor in magic accuracy (yes, Luck did almost nothing in the original game…) Dark/Bright Might crit rate reduced to 50% Might crit rate increased to 30% Might skills, Drain Attack, and Attack All can now all stack with each other Drain attack healing increased to 100% of damage dealt Shock and Freeze can now work on bosses and only last through one physical attack Tarukaja now affects both physical and magical attacks (Makakaja was repurposed) Tornado damage reduced from Heavy to Med MC’s unique Phys skills have been re-tooled and re-balanced (check ‘em out!) Many new skills have been placed on Magatama Stat bonuses on Magatama have been generally improved Magma Axis now treats a target’s Drain Fire or Repel Fire as Void Fire (works with Pierce) Resistances and skillsets of demons have been rebalanced Elem Boost skills reduced to +30% New Skills (and re-works): Scald: AoE Light-Mid Fire damage. Lowers enemy physical attack. Laevateinn: Acts as Fire Boost and enhances Surt’s regular Attack Chill: Single target Light-Mid Ice damage. Inflicts Sukunda. Cocytus: 3-7 hits of Mid Ice damage. High odds of Freeze. Niflheim: AoE Mega Ice damage. Lowers enemy evasion. Zap: Single target Light Elec damage. Extremely high chance of Shock. Mjolnir: Single target Mega Elec damage. High chance of Shock. Thunder Reign: AoE Mega Elec damage. Moderately high chance of shock. Odinson: Passive skill that acts as Elec boost and doubles Shock chance. (unique to Odin) Dervish: AoE Light-Mid Force damage. Lowers enemy evasion Panta Rhei: AoE Mega Force damage. Vayavya: 3-7 hits of Heavy Force damage. Low odds of Stun. Antichthon: Single target Heavy Almighty damage. Inflicts Debilitate. Last Word: Single target Severe Almighty damage. Uses all remaining press turns. God’s Curse: AoE Med-Heavy Almighty damage. Inflicts random Curse/Nerve ailments. Sol Niger: AoE Heavy Almighty damage. Dekaja effect. Babylon Goblet: Sukunda effect. Mid odds of Panic. Soul Drain: Drains HP&MP from the enemy. (More powerful than Life Drain / Meditate) Fang Breaker: Single target Light Phys damage. Tarunda effect. Akasha Arts: Single target Heavy Phys damage. Greater damage with lower HP%. Primal Force: Single target Severe Phys damage. Cannot crit without Shock/Freeze. Skull Cleave: Single target Heavy Phys damage. Rakunda effect. Chi Blast: AoE Light Phys damage. Low accuracy, high crit rate. Earthquake: AoE Mega Phys damage. High accuracy, low odds of Stun. Cannot crit without Shock/Freeze. Gate of Hell: AoE Heavy Phys damage. Low odds of Petrify. Poison Arrow: 3-5 hits of Light Phys damage. Low odds of Poison. Bloodbath: 3-5 hits of Mid Phys damage. Low accuracy, high crit rate. Sakura Rage: 3-5 hits of Mid Phys damage. Low odds of Charm. Amrita: Heals all ailments on the party. Cadenza: Increases accuracy and magic attack. Heat Riser: Grants all -kaja effects twice to one target. Luster Candy: Grants all -kaja effects to the party. (AVAILABLE AS CONSUMABLE ITEM ONLY) Anti-Magic: Grants Fire/Ice/Elec/Force resistance. Anti-Ailments: Grants Nerve/Curse/Mind resistance. Void Ailments: Grants immunity to Nerve/Curse/Mind. Unshaken Will: Grants 2x resistance to Nerve/Curse/Mind/Death/Expel. Magic Boost: Acts as Fire/Ice/Elec/Force Boost. Arms Master: Halves the HP cost of physical skills. Tips: The XP gain on player demons not participating in battle and the half turn cost to swap them in makes using more than 4 demons much more powerful than in the original game. Use this to your advantage, and think beyond your 4 active party members. Be mindful of helpful consumables that can be purchased from Rag’s Jewelry. If a non-boss battle is going poorly: see if you have a Smoke Ball to use. v1.1 Changes: 1st Person view no longer requires New Game+ Patra/Me Patra now cures Charm Spectre (round 1) toned down a bit Various minor to moderate bugs have been fixed v1.2 Changes: Fixed a bug with enemy HP-based Phys damage Fixed a bug where ailments would sometimes have lower landing rates than intended v1.3 Changes: Fixed a bug where Summon would fail after using Counter v1.4 Changes: Fixed a bug related to Counter/Retaliate/Avenge Fixed a bug with Last Resort Fixed a bug with Babylon Goblet’s Panic effect not working Fixed a bug where Full Kagutsuchi encounters wouldn’t show up in the certain rooms in a few areas Anti-Elem skills now remove “Weakness” Altered a special encounter in the Third Kalpa due to grapical limitations Reworked some early game Full Kagutsuchi encounters and gave all of them the special music Removed Akasha Arts from Scathach (she can’t inherit Phys) Gave Scathach resist Ice The following bosses made a bit less difficult: Sakahagi, Mother Harlot, Spectre (round 1) v1.5 Changes: Various lesser bug fixes Gameplay and Development Videos

FF6 Beyond Chaos Randomizer Version: 62 Date: October 30, 2015 URL: https://github.com/abyssonym/beyondchaos Contact: https://twitter.com/abyssonym https://www.twitch.tv/abyssonym QUICKSTART Running the randomizer: Windows users may use the executable file, "beyondchaos.exe". Other users, please run "randomizer.py" using Python version 2.7 Source rom file: The randomizer will ask for a rom file. Beyond Chaos does not provide this rom. Put the file in the same directory as Beyond Chaos and simply input the file name. The rom used should be the FF3 US 1.0 rom. Both unheadered and headered roms will work. If you use an incorrect or modified rom, the randomizer will warn you before continuing. To be sure, you can check that your rom is correct by comparing the unheadered checksum/hash: MD5 - e986575b98300f721ce27c180264d890 CRC32 - a27f1c7a Seed value: Next, the randomizer will ask for a seed value. If you don't know which seed you want, just leave this blank and the randomizer will choose one for you. The seed value is an integer number that can be used to share the same randomization with other people. It's like a signature for the game that Beyond Chaos creates. If you want to play the game along with a friend, you can use the same seed. Flags: Finally, the randomizer will ask for a list of flags. If you don't know which flags you want, just leave this blank and the randomizer will give you the standard setting: all flags. If you would like to customize your experience, here is a list of flags and what they do: o Shuffle characters' in-battle commands. w Generate new commands for characters, replacing old commands. z Always have "Sprint Shoes" effect. b Make the game more balanced by removing exploits such as Joker Doom, Vanish/Doom, and the Evade/Mblock bug. m Randomize enemy stats. c Randomize palettes and names of various things. i Randomize the stats of equippable items. q Randomize what equipment each character can wear and character stats. e Randomize esper spells and levelup bonuses. t Randomize treasure, including chests, colosseum, shops, and enemy drops. u Umaro risk. (Random character will be berserk) l Randomize blitz inputs. n Randomize window background colors. f Randomize enemy formations. s Swap character graphics around. p Randomize the palettes of spells and weapon animations. d Randomize final dungeon. a Organize rages alphabetically (default) h Organize rages by highest level first Output rom file: The randomizer generates two files, a patched rom file, and a mini-FAQ. Both files will have the seed value in their name. To play the game, load the patched rom file in your emulator. The mini-FAQ is a text file that mainly includes information about where to get items; colosseum rewards, monster steals and drops, shop info, and monster rages are all included. OVERVIEW Beyond Chaos is a randomizer, a program that remixes game content randomly, for FF6. Every time you run Beyond Chaos, it will generate a completely unique, brand-new mod of FF6 for you to challenge and explore. There are over 10 billion different possible randomizations! Nearly everything is randomized, including treasure, enemies, colors, graphics, character abilities, and more. Beyond Chaos is also customizable. Using the flags in the above section, you can choose to only randomize certain parts of the game. Every flag you select will make the game a little more random, and also a little more difficult. Therefore, even experienced players should be able to find some challenge in the resulting game. As the game progresses, enemies may become more and more difficult, so that it becomes necessary to develop specialized strategies for individual formations. Because of the extent and the severity of the modifications made by Beyond Chaos, it is not recommended for competitive play. It is mainly intended for casual play, though if you would like to play it competitively anyway, go for it. Also note that there is another FF6 randomizer intended for races, made by Dessyreqt and Lenophis, that makes more conservative changes. That one is simply called "FF6 Randomizer", or "FF6 Rando Classic Original Flavor". OBJECTIVES 1. To remix game content so thoroughly that even veteran FF6 fans can feel as though they are playing the game for the first time all over again. 2. To create a challenging and festive result that encourages memorable scenarios, without making the game impossible for a casual player to complete. 3. To create a tool that is useful to the FF6 rom hacking community by being both open source and accessible, and by showing off a wide variety of potential mods. FAQ/KNOWN ISSUES Q: How do I play Beyond Chaos Ancient Cave mode? A: There are two codes you can use. "ancientcave" is for the standard Ancient Cave mode with ~200 maps and takes a very long time to complete. "speedcave" is a shorter, faster mode (~100 maps) that is designed to be completed in one sitting. Input the code in the flags. For vanilla Ancient Cave mode, I recommend using "ancientcavez". Q: How do I play Beyond Chaos Bingo? A: The code is "bingoboingo". Use the code in the flags and the randomizer will ask you some more questions when the randomization is complete. Q: I lost my seed number but I still have the rom. Can I find my seed number again? A: The seed is displayed in the auto-generated guide, in the rom's SNES header, and in the opening sequence with the magitek armor. Q: I'm at Vargas but I don't have Blitz. How do I beat him? A: You can defeat him normally without Blitz. His HP was lowered to make him beatable without much (if any) grinding. Q: How do I defeat TunnelArmr without Runic? A: Just kill it. Q: How do I defeat Ultros at the Esper's hideout without Sketch? A: Just kill it. Q: Speaking of Sketch, was the Sketch Glitch patched? A: No. Believe it or not, there are people out there who want to play using the Sketch Glitch, which is why the randomizer is based off of the FF3 US 1.0 rom. In an ideal world you would be able to choose whether or not to patch the glitch, but since there is such small demand for that kind of feature and it would take considerable effort, I haven't implemented it. Q: The Moogle Charm doesn't work. A: It was nerfed. FF6 uses a threat level based random encounter system, and Moogle Charm increases threat level by the lowest possible value without removing encounters altogether. The specifics are a bit complex, but you should think of it as having about a 1/256 encounter rate if you've been wearing it for a while. Also, some later dungeons might randomly ignore Moogle Charm altogether. Q: I'm in a dungeon and the encounter rate is insanely high. A: Some later dungeons have a chance to become high encounter rate dungeons. However, these dungeons are twice as vulnerable to the effects of Charm Bangle and Moogle Charm. Q: The switches in the final dungeon don't seem to be working. A: They work, I assure you... it seems like the game is just a bit buggy when a group it doesn't expect stands on the switch. Usually you can get it to work by cycling through every party while standing on the switch. In the worse case scenario (you rarely need to do this) have all other parties leave the room, then stand on the switch. It also seems like if there are switches on two different parties' maps, the game can get confused, but this has only happened to me once. Q: The Fanatics Tower is really long. What gives? A: I've made some changes to the Tower, with the intent to make it the most frustrating, obnoxious dungeon possible. If you're stuck, here are some hints in ROT13 format. Decode them if you're having trouble. Hint #1: Vg'f zber qvssvphyg tbvat hc guna pbzvat qbja. Hint #2: Qba'g trg qvfgenpgrq. Fgnl sbphfrq ba lbhe tbny, naq riraghnyyl lbh jvyy ernpu vg. Solution: Fbzr gernfher ebbzf ner gencf gung qebc lbh gb n ybjre yriry bs gur gbjre. Nibvq gur gernfher ebbzf naq lbh jba'g trg fghpx. Q: The old man in Narshe won't give me the Ragnarok esper. Is this a bug? A: It's not a bug. Ragnarok (esper) is at a different location. Location: Gur obff ng gur gbc bs Snangvpf Gbjre unf vg. Q: I heard that there's a secret item. How do I get it? A: Va gur svany qhatrba, gurer'f n fznyy vagrevbe ebbz jvgu n qbbe cnfg n pbairlbe oryg gung vf vanpprffvoyr. Gb ernpu gur qbbe, lbh zhfg hfr na rkcybvg gung vf abeznyyl hfrq gb fxvc Cbygetrvfg va inavyyn SS6. Ybbx hc gur Cbygetrvfg fxvc gb svaq bhg ubj gb qb gur gevpx. Q: I heard that there are secret codes. What are they? A: I'll give you the codes, but be aware that these are codes that were used during development for testing the randomizer. I make no guarantees about their playability, and it's recommended that you play through the randomizer without codes at least once before you use them. Here they are, as always, in ROT13: nvefuvc phgfprarf cneglcnegl oenirahqrjbeyq fhcyrkjerpxf fgenatrwbhearl qrnerfgzbyhyh pnaggbhpuguvf rnflzbqb abeat raqyrff9 rdhvcnalguvat pbyyngrenyqnzntr yyt anghenyzntvp anghenyfgngf cynlfvgfrys Q: What level should I be for the final dungeon? A: It really depends on your gear and what builds you have access to. I usually end up going there around level 35-40, but it doesn't hurt to have a few absurdly high level characters to tank hits. Q: Yo this is really hard. A: Yeah I guess so. I was pretty careful to make sure it was always beatable, though. Obviously the difficulty depends on your specific randomization though, so if you're having trouble, don't feel bad about using savestates or anything. I tried to design the randomizer in such a way that savestates aren't necessary, but I can't account for everything. If you encounter anything that is absolutely absurd in difficulty, please let me know so I can try to adjust the balance for future versions. Also, save often! You never know when you'll randomly encounter a boss on the overworld or in a chest. Q: I encountered <boss> as a random encounter/monster in a box! Is this a bug? A: No. Q: I can't choose my party for the final battle. Is this a bug? A: No. Q: When my character uses X ability, he attacks the enemy and then attacks his own party for low damage! Is this a bug? A: Yes! I don't know how to fix it, but it's a bit interesting in its own right, so I've been ignoring it for now. Q: It says my character can use Blitz/Lore/etc. in their skills menu, but they don't actually know it. A: This is a side effect of replacing the old commands. I'm not sure how to fix it, but it doesn't really affect the game so I haven't really looked into it. Q: I used Control on an enemy and ordered him to use a skill on his own party, but he attacked me instead! A: Some skills are just like that. They're flagged to never be used on your own party. Q: The final boss is impossible! How do I win? A: Gur orfg cerpnhgvba lbh pna gnxr vf univat rabhtu UC gb fheivir Zrgrbe (hfhnyyl nobhg 5000) naq vaihyarenovyvgl gb znal fgnghf rssrpgf, rfcrpvnyyl Fvyrapr. Xrsxn jba'g pbhagre juvyr ur'f pnfgvat Tbare naq gur fperra vf funxvat, fb guvf vf gur orfg gvzr gb fgevxr. Q: The boss of the Fanatics Tower is impossible! How do I win without Life 3? A: Gur pynffvp fgengrtl bs Enfcvat uvz gb qrngu fgvyy jbexf, naq ur vf bsgra ihyarenoyr gb Ofrex. Hfvat Cnyvqbe gb ynaq gur svany uvg pna jbex, ohg or jnel gung ur zvtug fgneg gur onggyr jvgu vaangr Yvsr 3. Nyfb, vs lbh unir n Trz Obk be fvzvyne vgrz, vg zvtug nyybj lbh gb hfr na novyvgl va gur gbjre gung lbh abeznyyl pna'g hfr... Hygvzn pna or Ehavpxrq, sbe rknzcyr. Q: Dude I've got like six cursed shields. A: Fun fact, if you equip cursed shields on multiple party members, you can uncurse one of them 2x or 3x or 4x as quickly. Q: Why can't Gogo select X ability? A: It's probably there. You just have to scroll past the edge of the menu. Unless it's an ability Shadow had and you let him die, in which case, it won't be there. Q: I just got a Game Over, but I didn't get to keep my experience levels. A: This feature was removed because it didn't work properly with one of the new esper boosts. I also wasn't very fond of it to begin with, because I would often get a Game Over and forget to reset so I don't miss out on valuable esper levels. Q: Can you add X to the mini-guide that gets generated? A: Let me know. I'm not sure what kinds of things people want in the mini-FAQ. Q: The guide says a character can learn a spell naturally, but they haven't learned it. A: Yeah, that's a bug I haven't bothered to figure out yet. I think it has to do with characters joining at a higher level than the magic they learn. They'll still learn the rest of their natural magic, though. Q: Can you add X feature? A: Maybe. I'm open to suggestions, but things that require a lot of effort probably won't get made. Q: Can I add X feature? A: Possibly! Even if I don't think it's a good idea for the standard settings, it could be a secret code. Send me a pull request to the project's Github. Q: Does Beyond Chaos work with X mod? A: Maybe, maybe not. I haven't tested Beyond Chaos with anyone else's mods. If it's an elaborate, full-game mod than the answer is no. Some small mods might be compatible, since Beyond Chaos doesn't do rom expansion or anything like that... but it uses up a lot of commonly used free space, so conflicts are likely. Q: Does Beyond Chaos work on a real Super Nintendo? A: Absolutely! Beyond Chaos has been tested on both Super Everdrive and SD2SNES, and it works 100% perfectly. Q: I found a bug! A: Send me a tweet, or a message on Twitch, or post it in one of the Beyond Chaos threads on various forums. I'll check it out. SPECIAL THANKS ffmasterfoobar - Twitch broadcaster who did a lot of playtesting for my entertainment, check out his channel Tenkarider - Romhacker who gave me lots of feedback, and creator of the Ultimate Czar Dragon hack, FF6 Curse of the Gods, and many other challenges

Difficulty and rebalance mod for Ogre Battle. Overall changes include: General Changes: -Give the AI new and improved unit formations (ones that don't suck!) to increase difficulty -As the game progresses, give the AI increasingly more powerful units over the player, thus requiring some strategy to take them down. -Greatly improve the performance of large monsters. -Deny player access to recruiting high tier units. What this means is no longer can you use leaders to recruit high tier units, get them from neutral encounters, nor get them from the Charm item (they are immune). High tier units must be gotten through class progression. The reason for this is it was necessary to increase the difficulty later on in the game. -Performance of str chars has been slightly improved relative to int chars, though you can still expect the backrow to out-power the front row. -Performance of special characters has been slightly lowered. Class Changes: -Two new classes: Siren (upgraded form of Witch) and Diana (physical female class that can perform in either row) -Dragoner/Dragon Master improved and changed to female (like the Ogre Battle games that followed in the series), cherubim and pixie were removed to make these (faerie now promotes into sylph and angel now promotes into seraphim, faerie and angel have been improved to have pixie and cherubim performance to start with) -Zombie Dragon is now lower tier than Tiamat and does not require an item to promote into -Lich is reduced to 2 attacks in back -Princess does not give herself her leadership bonus -Witch Stun replaced with Hex (randomly use Phantom, Petrify, or Charm) -and more... Item Changes: -The following items are now unbuyable: Joker, Charm, Sunshine, Moonbeam, and permanent stat boosting items. -Some low tier EQ can now be bought in shops. -The crappier half of the game's equipment has all been improved.