Manall's Final Fantasy

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version 3.5a

December 21, 2025

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FILES

a copy of Lunar IPS.exe now again comes with the download folder for convenience

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FIXES

two BIO-related bugs
a chest tile visual bug

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ENEMIES

major bosses no longer take instant BIO damage
Earth Elemental

damage: 66-132 → 60-120

hit bonus: 72 → 69

Fire Elemental

damage: 70-140 → 66-132

hit bonus: 69 → 72

Kary

removed Poison weakness

version 3.5+

December 5, 2025

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FIXES

an equip menu bug

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CLASSES

Black Mage

STR: 1 → 2

AGI: 10 → 12

INT: 10 → 11

EVADE: 29% → 30%

Dryad

AGI: 12 → 20

EVADE: 30% → 34%

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WEAPONS

Wizard Staff

hit bonus: 18 → 24

critical rate: 5.5% → 6%

added lightning-elemental

Pure Staff

hit bonus: 20 → 24

Censor Anima

added bonus vs. Demonic

Candle

hit bonus: 3 → 4

critical rate: 15% → 20%

Torch

critical rate: 18% → 20%

Cavern Candle

hit bonus: 10 → 12

Frost Candle

hit bonus: 14 → 18

Hearth Candle

hit bonus: 14 → 18

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ARMOR

Tricky Hat

added use permission for Dryad

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SPELLS

FADE

hit bonus: 54% → 64%

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ENEMIES

Ghoul

HP: 72 → 61

Kary

now extra-properly weak vs. ice

removed lightning resistance

swapped poison resistance to weakness

Kraken

removed poison resistance

Tiamat

magic defense: 100% → 80%

removed fire & ice resistances

removed poison weakness

added earth weakness

Kary 2

magic defense: 91.5% → 75%

removed lightning, ice & poison resistances

Kraken 2

magic defense: 100% → 80%

removed poison resistance

Tiamat 2

magic defense: 100% → 85%

removed fire, ice, earth & poison resistances

WarMech

magic defense: 100% → 90%

removed fire & earth resistances

added time weakness

Archon Dragon

removed fire, lightning, time & death resistances

Chaos

magic defense: 100% → 90%

removed earth & status resistances

version 3.5

November 2, 2025

NOT COMPATIBLE with older saves - replace your ENTIRE old download folder

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FILES

updated spell text, monster density & seasons patches
updated maps folder
updated custom palette

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MISC

updated Smith / Straw dialogue
peaceful (non-combat) grass now has a separate look
applied makeup brush to nearly all submaps
appearance updates for Fighter / Knight / Thief / Ninja out of battle
appearance updates for Blue Rose / Blue Iris in battle
pressing SELECT in Weapon or Armor menus swaps between them (double-tap if in Equip/Trade/Drop)
treasure chests now show they have been opened
added a music-friendly treasure chest sound
raised monetary value of three Mystic Key treasury chests
converted the Flame Mail and Ice Mail chests into their sell value (Magecore only)
the LAZULI stone now awards +2-4 DMG per hit, +10 INT and +30 HP to the current party leader when given to Smith

the HP bonus increases to 40 in Lunarscape

the Lazuli Sword/Conduit Rod are now found in another chest within the same area

reverted the stone's Magecore moniker

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FIXES (updated Nov. 3)

two vanilla FF1 tiling bugs
three vanilla FF1 room-related bugs
minor Fighter battle sprite adjustment
minor Green Wizard mapmen adjustment & fix
Cattail weapon palette bug
Kraken's Sea Shrine exit now moves the player beneath Onrac instead of above
monster density bug
spell text for SABRE / RUNE
minor inaccuracy w/ FRAME / GAMMA / FADE hit bonus
Green Ogres not casting spells
Perilisks attacking w/ instant death
obscure SAP / DRAIN bug
monster CURE/HEAL spells healing very low amounts
HEAL potions receiving INT bonus in battle
Exoray, Hyacinth & Blood Anima not regenerating HP
Pixie Robe using upper absorb tier
a particularly ruthless Ghost Ship trap position
oversight from 2019 that flipped all weaponized resistance flags* (see Enemies)
three math & display bugs for weaponized/magical regen & poison
Mohawk Guy

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COMBAT

HP healed is now displayed in battle
pressing SELECT on the command input menu now issues a RUN command using only one button
commands issued in FIEND/CHAOS battles now use a confirmation cursor like other formations
items with single-target spells now correctly choose entirely random targets
spells cast against Muted targets now ignore 1/2 magic defense
increased frame span of Respond Rate 7 from 2 to 3
removed additional flee penalty in Lunarscape
modified weapon ailment proc curve to aid low hit counts

old: 11% chance per hit

new: 20% chance for the first hit, 9% chance for all subsequent hits

1 hit: 11% → 20%

2 hits: 20% → 27%

3 hits: 29% → 34%

4 hits: 37% → 40%

5 hits: 44% → 45%

6 hits: 50% → 50%

7 hits: 56% → 55%

8 hits: 60% → 59%

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CLASSES

Archer

added long range sniper proficiency

this effect adds +2-4 damage per hit and +20 base hit vs. enemies in the far left column

has no effect in FIEND/CHAOS formations

White Mage

total INTx: 14 → 16

Black Mage

total INTx: 16 → 18

Shield Mage

added a 40% chance for splash damage on successful attacks (cannot be modified)

this effect blasts one random enemy with non-elemental magic damage; can be the initial target

deals 1/4 the Shield Mage's DAMAGE stat

adds 3-12 spell damage for each successful hit after the first

starting hit bonus is 32% (receives bonuses from HIT & INT)

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WEAPONS

palette and graphic edits
renamed Seraph Harp → Sky Harp
renamed Gloom Flower → Exoray Flower
renamed Exoray Flower → Frostbite Flower
Star Blade (formerly Gamma Sword)

returns from the legacy 2019 era

added Archer/Cattail permissions

added bonus vs. Demonic

Frost Bow

hit bonus: 27 → 30

Cherry Bow

hit bonus: 40 → 42

Flash Bow

hit bonus: 40 → 42

Aurora Bow

hit bonus: 45 → 48

Songar Whip (formerly Bane Whip)

hit bonus: 40 → 48

swapped Poison-elemental for bonus vs. Undead

added BIO spellcast

Earth Lantern

damage: 12 → 13

hit bonus: 12 → 13

added weaponized Stun

Omen Lantern (formerly Sprite Lantern)

damage: 22 → 25

hit bonus: 100 → 72

critical rate: 7% → 10%

removed Ice-elemental

added bonus vs. Large

added use permission for Blue Iris

effect changed from Sleep to Shatter (new weapon ailment)

instantly petrifies and shatters an enemy

works on all enemies except bosses

Venus Flower

added bonus vs. Lizards

added BIO spellcast

Hyacinth Flower

added SLEEP spellcast

Elixir Harp

damage: 15 → 16

hit bonus: 38 → 42

added weaponized Poison

removed bonus vs. Undead

added Time-elemental

Earth Harp

damage: 17 → 16

hit bonus: 35 → 38

Sabre Harp (formerly Ghost Harp)

damage: 20 → 21

hit bonus: 50 → 60

critical rate: 70% → 60%

removed all elemental bonuses

added SABRE spellcast

Guard Anima

hit bonus: 3 → 5

added Lightning-elemental

Spark Anima

hit bonus: 6 → 9

Censor Anima

damage: 13 → 14

Blood Anima

damage: 18 → 19

Triune Anima (new)

new Magecore treasure for Floating Castle

Lich Candle

hit bonus: 18 → 20

critical rate: 39% → 40%

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ARMOR

White Robe

added Blue Iris permissions

Black Robe

added Blue Iris permissions

Dragon Mail

absorb: 42 → 48

Aura Cloak

absorb: 2 → 4

Steel Cloak

new Magecore treasure for Sea Shrine

Tricky Hat

new Magecore secret treasure

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SPELLS

HARM2

hit bonus: 14% → 16%

HARM3

hit bonus: 16% → 24%

HARM4

hit bonus: 24% → 32%

FRAME

absorb reduction: 25 → 30

EXIT

can now also be used in combat

escapes normal battles with 100% success rate

escapes "can't run" battles with (INT / 4 + 25)% success rate

auto fails vs. FIENDS/CHAOS

BLIND*

NOTE: Status-elemental was never added due to a bug - this spell has always been non-elemental

instead of fixing it, a hit penalty has been applied to compensate for the spell's wider utility

hit bonus: 64% → 24%

DISPEL

absorb reduction: 25 → 30

now also deals 5-20 instant poison damage (uses a separate hit check)

BIO2

now also deals 10-40 instant poison damage (uses a separate hit check)

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DOMAINS & FORMATIONS

Coneria

swapped Grey Imps to the back row

Southeast Pravoka

Scorpions more common

Ooze/Arachnid less common

Shaman/Green Ogre more common

Wolf/Zombie Wolf removed

Northeast Pravoka

Werewolves are now extremely common

Kyzokus now appear occasionally

Jester/Werewolf now appear rarely

removed all other formations

Northeast Elfland

Madpony now appears, making Creep/Ogre less common

West & South Elfland

Arachnids no longer appear with Ooze (they still appear in southwest & central Elfland)

Ice Cave B2

Frost Wolves can once again appear, à la vanilla

Floating Castle 1F

Mage/Badman/Nightmare less common

Medusa/Gorgon more common

Medusa/Vixen now appear rarely

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ENEMIES

weaponized ailment changes

the following no longer erroneously resist weaponized Poison: Ire, Vixen, Grey Naga

the following now properly resist weaponized Poison: Locust, Wizard Giant, Zealot

in addition, Scum, Swamp Eye & Fairy Dragon no longer resist weaponized Poison

Archon Dragon & WarMECH are now immune to all weapon ailments

Wolf

removed Poison-elemental weakness

Green Bone

HP: 110 → 72

magic defense: 80% → 70%

removed Status- and Poison-elemental resistance

Arachnid

experience: 161 → 184

Ooze

HP: 114 → 104

Wizard

experience: 276 → 376

Cobra

experience: 248 → 280

Tremor

palette edit

removed Status-elemental weakness

Piranha

removed Poison-elemental weakness

Mage

experience: 1300 → 1700

Zombie Dragon

added Regenerative flag

Wizard Ogre

palette edit

Wizard Vampire

modified magic script

old: MUTE, FIRE3, ICE2, ICE2, FIRE2, FIRE2, LIT2, LIT2

new: MUTE, HEAL, WARP, SABRE

modified special script

old: TRANCE

new: TRANCE, BLAZE, BLIZZARD, FLASH

Air Elemental

experience: 2264 → 2452

Zealot

HP: 1082 → 1024

Evilman

removed Poison-elemental resistance

Archon Dragon

magic defense: 128% → 90%

version 3.4a

June 6, 2025

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FIXES

improvements to the readme
updated the custom palette
code typo with the boat minigame
HP distribution of group recovery/rest items with dead/stoned allies
occasional CURE3 overflow when cast by an enemy
Lunarscape data for Green Bone / Vixen / Tremor
overworld sprite adjustment for Knight
Magecore treasure bug
mohawk guy

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CLASSES

Fighter

level 6 HP bonus moved to level 5

level 10 HP bonus moved to level 9

removed level 47/50 HP bonuses

base hit: 10 → 12

base VIT: 10 → 15

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EQUIPS

added new graphics for Cavern, Sage, Blight, Lich, Flare Candles
Earth Lantern (Magecore)

new treasure-only lantern

damage: 12

hit bonus: 12

critical rate: 7%

earth-elemental

Ardent Anima

hit bonus: 12 → 13

Torch Candle

palette shift

damage: 7 → 8

added ice-elemental

Blight Candle (Magecore)

secret weapon

Gold Helmet

reverted to vanilla equip rules - Knight only

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ENEMIES

Madpony

added weakness vs. lightning-elemental

Pirate

experience: 64 → 89

Jester

ailment: Darkness → Sleep

removed magic script

simplified magic script

old: XZONE, BREAK, DARK, LIT2, STUN, MUTE, BIO, SLEEP

new: XZONE, DARK, MUTE, LIT2

Hydra

gold: 150 → 240

Kary

magic defense: 70% → 60%

added Regenerative flag

Evilman

magic defense: 75% → 70%

evade: 21% → 10%

cast chance: 38% → 35%

Purple Worm

added weakness vs. ice-elemental

version 3.4

March 31, 2025

3.4 is NOT COMPATIBLE with old saves

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MISC

updated maps folder
updated custom emulator palette
updated monster density patch
removed Battle Skins and Original FIRE/LIT/ICE patches
added summer and winter seasons
disabled vanilla checksum/battery routine
updated a Straw hint
raised Lunarscape experience boost from 10% to 15%
added mod info to bridge scene
vanilla palettes for Elfland/Gaia NPCs
battle commands are snappier by a couple frames; speed of physical attacks further increased
physical attacks now connect before the attacker steps back

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FIXES

the airship no longer tries to land on illegal tiles
healing magic now heals within the correct range when used out of battle
minor tiling in bridge scene
minor tiling in Marsh Cave
minor overworld tile palette
a few minor seasons-related tile bugs
an obscure text bug
Boat sprite pixel
Bone enemy graphic
enemy palette bug in Sea Shrine/Floating Castle
Cattail, Catlash and Blue Iris sprite adjustments
minor Sundew/Venus graphic adjustment
Magecore town doors (again)
multiple Magecore equip bugs from 3.2
menu crash in Magecore from 3.3
removed unequippable armor from Magecore armor shops
formation bug in Temple of Fiends
formation with higher ambush bonus than intended
minor FRAME bug
HIT / MDEF no longer rarely get capped at a lower amount than the character previously had
monsters' weaponized ailment resistances no longer add bonus DMG/HIT to weapons possessing those ailments
removed mohawk guy

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INTERFACE

added five-letter character names
redesigned main menu screen
pressing SELECT on the main menu cycles the window border color tint (saves with your game)

hold START and tap SELECT to only cycle through shades of the current color

Magecore title screen edit
added hit count display on the character status menu
overworld and submap music now persist in the main menu
added a new music-friendly heal sound when healing out of battle

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LOCATIONS

softer castle floor tiling
updated a Dwarf Cave treasure
updated 3 Marsh Cave treasures
updated an Earth Cave treasure
updated 3 Sea Shrine treasures
updated a Ghost Ship treasure

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CLASSES

Fighter

VITx: 26 → 28

White Mage

starting INT: 6 → 8

INTx: 10 → 14

Black Mage

starting INT: 9 → 10

Blue Rose

hit/level: 3 → 2

Note: the first 28 lost points (up to L29) from this reduction have been progressively rolled into flower weapons' hit bonuses
rearranged the last four HPx bonuses to be acquired earlier and more linearly

starting MDEF: 10% → 15%

removed old level 25/40/50 spell charge progression; now gains spell charges like other mages

spell charges now cap at 5; at level 35 they begin increasing again until they cap at 6

Cattail

STRx: 22 → 23 (added new bonus at level 5)

moved level 20’s STRx bonus to level 19

Dryad

starting INT: 5 → 4

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WEAPONS

arrows changed to bows; colorized bows and harps when attacking to match the equipped weapon
added Regenerative weapons

weapons with this property recover 4% of the user’s max HP when attacking

unlike Poison/Regen status this effect also works if the attack wins the battle

stacks with Regen status

list of regenerative weapons: Fairy Sword, Lazuli Sword, Cherry Bow, Source Lantern, Power Staff, Exoray, Hyacinth, Elixir Harp, Sage Candle, Blood Anima, Fairy Bell, Conduit Wand

removed Gaia Bell/Rune Chime
palette shift for Miasma Anima
Rapier

critical rate: 5% → 6%

Fairy Sword/Bell

damage: 10 → 11

Lazuli Sword

removed REGEN spellcast

Wooden Bow

damage: 10 → 11

hit bonus: 6 → 7

Silver Bow (replaces Ice)

swapped ice/time-elemental for bonus vs. undead

critical rate: 31% → 30%

Frost Bow (replaces Ivory)

added ice-elemental

critical rate: 39% → 40%

Cherry Bow (replaces Frost Bow #2)

damage: 26

hit bonus: 40

critical rate: 40%

regenerative

inflicts Darkness

bonus vs. undead/demons

Hydra Bow

critical rate: 51% → 48%

Flash Bow

hit bonus: 32 → 40

critical rate: 39% → 40%

Ivy Whip

added bonus vs. lizards

sell value: 2000 -> 4000

Storm Whip

sell value: 5000 -> 6000

Shield Lantern

hit bonus: 14 → 16

Source Lantern

now also usable by Green Mage/Wizard

Iron Staff

once again available in Pravoka

Power Staff

now usable by all classes

Raven Staff

hit bonus: 25 → 28

critical rate: 4.5% → 5%

Lotus Flower

cost: 25 → 10

hit bonus: 40 → 44

ailment changed from Confuse to Stun

Willow Flower

hit bonus: 64 → 72

ailment changed from Stun to Confuse

Gloom Flower

hit bonus: 64 → 76

critical rate: 5.5% -> 6%

ailment changed from Darkness to Poison

Exoray Flower

hit bonus: 80 → 96

critical rate: 5.5% -> 7%

sell value: 2000 -> 4000

Sundew Flower

hit bonus: 96 → 120

added lightning-elemental

sell value: 5000 -> 6000

Venus Flower

hit bonus: 100 → 124

Hyacinth

hit bonus: 100 → 128

Lyre

hit bonus: 6 → 8

Lime Harp

hit bonus: 22 → 24

added bonus vs. lizards

Weaver Harp

hit bonus: 26 → 28

Elixir Harp (replaces Weaver Harp #2)

damage: 15

hit bonus: 38

critical rate: 60%

regenerative

strong vs. undead

death-elemental

Spark Anima

damage: 11 → 12

Ardent Anima

damage: 13 → 14

hit bonus: 11 → 12

Flare Candle

hit bonus: 21 → 22

ailment changed from Stun to Darkness

Conduit Wand

damage: 12 → 15

hit bonus: 72 → 56

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ARMOR

removed the entry-level Cloak item
Copper Bracelet

absorb: 4 → 5

Mantle

evade bonus: 4% → 3%

Lapis Cloak

absorb: 2 → 4

Dark Helm

evade bonus: 2% → 3%

Moogle Suit

secret armor

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SPELLS

ICE/ICE2/ICE3/BIO/BIO2 graphic swaps
CURE spells now add +1/2 INT to their effect
HEAL spells now add +1/4 INT to their effect
removed COIL; monsters that utilized this spell now instead cast DARK
lowered some Magecore spell prices

level 2 magic: 400G → 300G

level 3 magic: 1500G → 1200G

level 7 magic: 45000 → 40000G

RUNE

now level 6 black magic instead of level 7 green magic

now learned by Green Mage, Black Mage, Blue Rose, Dryad

no longer learned by Shield Wizard

strength bonus: 8 → 6

BLIND (replaces COIL)

level 7 white magic spell

learned by Green Wizard, White Wizard, Blue Iris, Oracle

inflicts Darkness and Confusion on all enemies

hit bonus: 64%

status-elemental

BREAK

hit bonus: 40% → 32%

XZONE

hit bonus: 32% → 40%

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FORMATIONS

integrated Green Bones into areas & formations

removed Zombie / Ghoul from Marsh Cave B2 (they are still found in B1)

Earth Cave B1 and B2 (where Asps were originally found)

swapped out a few redundant Creep/Ogre formations outside the Marsh Cave

Red Bones can appear with Green Bones in the Ice Cave

integrated Tremors and Vixens into areas & formations

Mummy / Wizard Mummy / Sorcerer / Mud Golem slightly less common in Castle of Ordeal 3F

Nightmares occupy 1 common slot instead of 2 in Mirage Tower 1F (Tremor/Vixen)

removed Wizard Ogre/Shaman from Mirage Tower 3F (Tremor/Hellcat)

swapped out a few Monarch and Tyro formations in Mirage Desert (Tremor/Vixen & Tremor/Hellcat)

NOTE: the Yahnikurm desert is made of four quadrants whose formations were 100 percent identical in vanilla.
There is simply more variety now; no formation has been completely removed from this quadrant group

Piranhas slightly less common in southern rivers
Hydra / Ocho / Gator slightly less common in northern/slightly more common in southern rivers
Frost Gator / Red Piranha slightly more common in northern rivers
Medusa / Gorgon more common in Floating Castle 1F
lowered possible Nightmare count in Floating Castle by 1
Ghosts more common in Ghost Ship
Healer / Zealot more common and numerous in Temple of Chaos 1F

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ENEMIES

added sound for monster death
added Demon classification to Golems
added new enemies - Green Bone, Tremor, Vixen, Swamp Eye (replacing Asp / Tiger / White Tiger / Relic)
the Regenerative monster flag has returned

regenerative monsters persistently heal 12% of their max HP after each turn (7% in Lunarscape) before poison damage

list of regenerative monsters: Bone, Odd Eye, Werewolf, Green Bone, Vampire, Troll, Sphinx, Tremor, Hydra, Swamp Eye, Wizard Ogre, Red Hydra, Sauria, Vixen, Hellcat, Locust, Red Ocho, Sea Troll, Wizard Vampire, Jimera

Wolf

experience: 24 → 32

Creep

HP: 84 → 72

Zombie Wolf

HP: 108 → 100

Ghoul

gold: 50 → 64

Red Sahag

chance to cast SCORCH: 50% → 45%

Arachnid

gold: 70 → 80

Shaman

magic defense: 37% → 32%

Ooze

experience: 252 → 282

Werewolf

experience: 224 → 234

Jester

damage: 14-28 → 12-24

Gargoyle

experience: 232 → 264

Red Bone

chance to cast SCORCH: 50% → 45%

Cobra

experience: 220 → 248

Cockatrice

experience: 186 → 206

gold: 200 → 224

Wizard Ogre

experience: 723 → 970

Kary

magic defense: 92% → 70%

Tyro

critical rate: 1.5% → 8%

T Rex

critical rate: 15% → 20%

experience: 1914 → 2264

Gaunt

absorb: 255 → 90

Warmech

experience: 60000 → 64000

removed lightning resistance

Tiamat 2

absorb: 95 → 90

version 3.3

December 30, 2024
+January 1-3, 2025 Hotfix

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GENERAL

updated maps folder
updated credits
updated seasons patch
added a reference image for battle interface colors
this version marks the end of support for “Caustic Aliens”
added display for multiple critical hits
simplified tooltip for Softs
updated an npc dialogue
battle sprite updates for Fighter, Knight, Archer, Ranger & Green Mage
mapmen sprite updates for Blue Rose & Blue Iris
edited response rate frame delays for easier fine tuning and more reasonable low end

old: 45, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 3, 1

new: 30, 20, 15, 12, 8, 4, 2, 1

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FIXES

crash when entering submaps on Cattail versions
crash when DISPL is resisted
bug with 3.0’s change to magic defense interactions with monster ailments
Dryad magic charge distribution on mid-late levelups
Green Worm HP typo on Lunarscape difficulty
AGI+LUCK overflow when calculating ambush/first strike for very high level Ninja party leaders
class palette ordering on all versions (mostly internal)
Cattail equip permissions (again)
tiling issue with Tiamat’s bridge
corrected some guide typos
(JAN 1 HOTFIX) Blue Rose/Iris L6 black magic permissions
mohawk guy

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LOCATIONS

updated a treasure in Marsh Cave, Earth Cave, Volcano & Castle of Ordeal
removed a minor treasure from Titan’s Tunnel
Castle of Ordeal

neutralized the warp pillars in the southeast tower

a sound now plays when touching a “correct” warp pillar

exiting the castle now places you closer to the river

added another secret

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CLASSES

the INT stat has returned

each point increases a character’s base spell hit chance by +0.5% (odd numbers count)

weapons and armor which cast spells are also affected

INT progresses less often than other main stats

Cattail

guaranteed STR bonuses: 26 → 22

slightly rearranged some high level STR bonuses

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ARMOR

Gauntlet / Cloak / Helmet redesign

gauntlets are redesigned as cloaks and can be used by all classes

cloaks primarily focus on providing evasion

rolled the attributes of gauntlets into equivalent helmets

cloaks and helmets cost more for higher overall stats

Cloth

evade penalty: 1.5% → 1%

Chain Armor

evade penalty: 7.5% → 8%

Iron Armor

evade penalty: 11.5% → 12%

Copper, Silver, Gold, Opal Bracelet

removed 0.5% evade penalty

Cloak

evade bonus: 2%

cost: 100

Mantle

evade bonus: 4%

cost: 300

Wind Cloak

absorb: 1

evade bonus: 6%

cost: 4000

Blink Cloak

evade bonus: 10%

spellcast: INVIS

Lapis Cloak

absorb: 2

evade bonus: 4%

resists Death-elemental

Aura Cloak

absorb: 2

evade bonus: 10%

absorb: 1 → 2

removed 0.5% evade penalty

Wooden Helmet

absorb: 3 → 4

evade penalty: 1.5% → 3%

cost: 100 → 125

Iron Helmet

absorb: 5 → 7

evade penalty: 2.5% → 5%

cost: 450 → 500

now usable by Ninja

Silver Helmet

absorb: 6 → 10

evade penalty: 1.5% → 3%

cost: 2500 → 3000

now usable by Ninja

Dark Helmet (renamed from Cloak)

absorb: 4 → 5

evade bonus: 2.5% → 2%

Gold Helmet

absorb: 10 → 20

evade penalty: 1.5% → 7%

sell value: 2500 → 5000

now usable by Ninja

Force Helmet

absorb: 1 → 2

removed 0.5% evade penalty

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WEAPONS

added new Razor Arrow in Pravoka
added two Dryad-unique treasure weapons - Gaia Bell & Rune Chime
swapped palette / graphics

Iron Lantern, Iron Staff, Ice Sword, Ivory Arrow, Earth Harp, Seraph Harp, Fairy Bell, Marvel Staff, Gamma Sword

Rune Sword

hit bonus: 16 → 19

critical rate: 9% → 10%

Were Sword

received Dragon Sword’s bonus vs. reptiles

Dragon Sword

removed

Flame Sword

hit bonus: 25 → 28

Gamma Sword

critical rate: 5.5% → 6%

Razor Arrow (new)

damage: 12

hit bonus: 10

critical rate: 30%

cost: 300

Poison Arrow

hit bonus: 12 → 13

cost: 2000 → 1500

Ice Arrow (renamed from Viper Arrow)

added Ice-elemental

Ivory Arrow (renamed from Dark Arrow)

hit bonus: 25 → 27

Sprite Lantern

critical rate: 4% → 7%

Iron Staff

added Ice-elemental

now sold only in Elfland

Wizard Staff

damage: 15 → 16

Pure Staff

damage: 15 → 16

added Poison-elemental

Marvel Staff

hit bonus: 24 → 34

critical rate: 5% → 2%

Lyre, Elven, Lime, Weaver, Earth, Seraph Harp

critical rate: 64% → 60%

Ghost Harp

critical rate: 76% → 70%

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MAGIC

BREATH

damage: 10-40 → 12-48

AURORA

damage: 20-80 → 24-96

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FORMATIONS

Giant / Sauria

more common/numerous near Castle of Ordeal

Saurias now accompany Giants on the Giant Plains

Hydra / Ocho

less common near Castle of Ordeal

// // //

ENEMIES

Pirate

experience yield: 56 → 64

gold yield: 50 → 100

Green Ogre

absorb: 15 → 14

Shaman

absorb: 12 → 9

Crawl

added weakness to poison-elemental

Red Gargoyle

HP: 141 → 241

gold yield: 387 → 437

chance to cast from magic script: 50% → 36%

magic script edited

old: FIRE2, STUN, FIRE, FIRE

new: FIRE

added new special script (27% chance): GAZE, CREMATE

Red Hydra

gold yield: 500 → 741

Sauria

experience yield: 1977 → 2177

gold yield: 658 → 1058

absorb: 32 → 12

evade: 32% → 22%

magic script edited

old: FAST2, LIT3, HEAL3, FOG2

new: FOG, FAST2, LIT3, HEAL3

Rakshasa

experience yield: 1003 → 1453

Locust

HP: 301 → 178

absorb: 38 → 20

gold yield: 350 → 400

Wizard Giant

experience yield: 1826 → 2026

gold yield: 1281 → 1381

Grey Naga

experience yield: 3489 → 4489

Phantom (because Melo asked for it)

experience yield: 1 → 32

gold yield: 1 → 8

Shaman, Jester, White Tiger

chance to cast: 58% → 52%

Lich, Wizard Mummy, Naga, Wizard Sahag, Grey Naga, Lich 2

chance to cast: 75% → 70%

version 3.2

November 15, 2024

// // //

GENERAL

updates and fixes for the guide
updated maps folder
added Lunarscape mode alongside Magecore unlock
added the Dryad, a new Magecore class
status effects

regeneration: 5.5% → 6%
poison (vs. monsters): 16.4% → 20%

ship minigame

reduced number of presses to activate from 55 → 20
instead of a static 100, now gives dynamic gold: 256 * (party leader’s level - 1)

// // //

LOCATIONS

improved an Earth Cave treasure
small edits to Castle of Ordeal first floor
simplified Bahamut’s chambers
rotated Tiamat’s room and bridge

// // //

INTERFACE & GRAPHICS

added a palette fix patch for Delta Emulator users
title screen palette now changes with game version
blinking spell animations are now disabled by default
shops now confirm purchases in one button press instead of two
levelups now display amount of HP gained instead of new maximum
status menu now displays magic defense as a percentage
updated battle message for regeneration

// // //

FIXES

Archer, White Wizard, Blue Iris, Catlash sprites
Leather/Silver Whips now correctly inflict Darkness on all modes
Cattail equip permissions on some versions

// // //

CLASSES

Fighter

starting HP: 35 → 40

Thief

base hit: 7 → 8

// // //

ITEMS

updated robe/harp icons
added a Pixie Robe for the Dryad
Health Bracelet

absorb: 10 → 12

evasion bonus: 1% → 4%

Silver Armor

evasion penalty: 5% → 4%

can now be used by Thieves

Force Shield

evasion penalty: 1% → 0%

Rapier

hit bonus: 5 → 6

Long Sword

hit bonus: 10 → 11

critical rate: 7% → 8%

Rune Sword

hit bonus: 15 → 16

Were Sword

damage: 18 → 19

hit bonus: 15 → 16

Wooden Arrow

hit bonus: 5 → 6

Viper Arrow (changed from Fire Arrow)

hit bonus: 19 → 21

Fire-elemental changed to Time-elemental

now inflicts Stun

Dark Arrow

ailment switched to Silence

Ivy Whip

critical rate: 7% → 8%

Sundew Flower

ailment switched to Silence

Venus Flower

hit bonus: 120 → 100 (corrects an overflow issue at lv 50)

Hyacinth Flower

hit bonus: 104 → 100 (corrects an overflow issue at lv 50)

Lime Harp

hit bonus: 20 → 22

Seraph Harp

hit bonus: 35 → 42

added Lightning-elemental

Ghost Harp

hit bonus: 48 → 50

Warden Anima

critical rate: 8% → 5.5%

Censor Anima

damage: 12 → 13

critical rate: 5.5% → 8%

Shock Lantern (changed from Pearl Candle)

usable by White Wizard

damage: 17

hit bonus: 20

critical rate: 8%

Lightning and Death-elemental

Lich Candle

hit bonus: 17 → 18

// // //

SPELLS

QUAKE

hit bonus: 16% → 20%

COIL

damage: 80-320 → 100-400

DISPL

now also lowers absorb by 25 (does not stack with FRAME)

// // //

ENEMIES

ARACHNID

absorb: 10 → 5

BULL

now correctly weak vs. Poison-elemental

GREAT PEDE

experience yield: 3044 → 3582

RED OCHO

experience yield: 3589 → 4072

JIMERA

experience yield: 5584 → 8192

version 3.1d

June 15, 2024

// // //

GENERAL

the whirlpool & dragon isle have moved to the center of the world map
five encounters near Matoya's Cave have been toned down for sanity
adjustments to a few Catlash sprites

// // //

FIXES

crit display for Fairy Sword/Bell
a typo in Cattail class patch
a dungeon palette in Cattail class patch
an overworld marsh subtile
cleaned up some minimap stuff

// // //

SPELLS

COIL

hit chance: 54% -> 80%

// // //

ENEMIES

Archon Dragon

experience yield: 60000 -> 55855 (fixes overflow from v3.1)

version 3.1b/c

May 23/27, 2024

// // //

FIXES

fixed two treasure bugs in Magecore

// // //

EQUIPS

Leather Whip

can now inflict Darkness

Silver Whip

can now inflict Darkness

Ardent Anima

critical rate raised from 8% to 9%

version 3.1a

February 18, 2024

// // //

FIXES

fixed a class permission bug with the Shield Lantern

version 3.1

January 23, 2024

// // //

GENERAL

updated maps & settings folders
added a road leading through the mountain pass west of Elfland
fixed Scorpion erroneously still inflicting Poison in the default classes version
properly reordered Elfland item shop
updated guide regarding HIT/EVADE/CRIT scores
corrected a critical overworld issue that spawned in 3.0a

// // //

INTERFACE

properly recalculated critical rate display formula - all weapon/monster critical rates were higher than displayed

this is only a display correction; no balance changes have been made

properly recalculated dodge chance formulas - all armor/magic/monsters with evade modifiers have been updated on the guide

this is only a display correction; no balance changes have been made

evade now displays as a 0-100 percentage on the status menu
edited an interface prompt
reordered the item menu to place consumables at the top

// // //

GRAPHICS

minor update to the custom palette file - these will henceforth be labeled by the last version they were updated by
revision to a Knight, Thief and Ninja battle sprite
revision to Green Wizard appearance
fixed issues with Caustic White Mage and Black Wizard battle sprites
fixed issues with Caustic Knight, Ninja and Caustic Green Wizard overworld sprites
renamed PEARL back to FADE and reverted graphic
updated some palettes in Castle Coneria and Astos's Castle
updated palette for Marsh Cave battleback

// // //

CLASSES

Catlash now receives up to five L1-4 magic charges between levels 16-24

// // //

ITEMS

A new TONIC replaces the old TENT item slot

rare potion that cannot be purchased

recovers 100 HP for the entire party out of battle

CABIN renamed to TENT

shops which previously sold the (original) TENT now sell the new one

HOUSE renamed to CABIN
Reverted to the vanilla naming scheme for several bracelets - from Iron > Silver > Gold to Silver > Gold > Opal
Earth Harp

SLEEP ability removed

Ghost Harp

SLEP2 ability removed

// // //

DUNGEONS

changed several treasures to award the new TONIC potion
treasures which previously awarded the (original) TENT item now award a TONIC instead
traded a treasure from the Floating Castle to the Marsh Cave
traded a treasure from the Floating Castle to the Ice Cave

// // //

MAGIC

SLEEP

can now be learned by Catlash

INVIS

evade bonus raised from 10% to 12%

can now be learned by Catlash

HEAL

can now be learned by Catlash

SLEP2

can now be learned by Catlash

COIL (renamed from RUB)

no longer inflicts Death

now deals 80-320 Death-elemental damage on a target

graphic update

can no longer be used by Green Mage/Wizard

// // //

ENEMIES

a new formation has been added; replacing the ambush-laden Grey Imp/Werewolf combo is a gold-rich opportunity vs. Green Ogres and Crawls! They can be found deep in the Elven forest, near Melmond and south of/within the Earth Cave
Creep/Ogre & Werewolf/Zombie Wolf formations replace a majority of the original Grey Imp/Werewolf formations
Ghoul

absorb lowered from 6 to 4

Green Ogre

gold yield raised from 350 to 400

experience yield raised from 1204 to 2420

Lich

experience yield raised from 4000 to 8000

Kary

experience yield raised from 5000 to 12000

Kraken

experience yield raised from 6000 to 16000

Tiamat

experience yield raised from 7000 to 20000

version 3.0a

December 17, 2023

// // //

GUIDE

corrected elemental data for Kary
fixed the info for Patch 2 (including on the readme)
corrected weapon resistance data for Astos
updated Shield Mage description
enemy and boss sections now display precise percentages for casting magic/special skills
clarified confusion damage effect/hit bonus
corrected Aurora Arrow hit bonus display
finally fixed Google’s obnoxious feathering of tiny images and icons
the class section now shows all of a class’s total guaranteed attribute bonuses from levels 2-50

// // //

FIXES

updated maps folder
fixed a Green Mage sprite issue in Magecore that had already been fixed in other versions
fixed the clinics in Onrac/Lefein in Magecore mode
fixed wrap value for Magecore class selection when using the new left D pad control
minor update to an npc’s dialogue
Bane Whip details corrected in Magecore section of the guide + fixed a graphical error in-game

// // //

GRAPHICS

fixed issues with Knight/Ninja sprites
revisions to White & Black Mage appearance
revision to Blue Rose/Iris overworld sprites
palette changes for Fairy Dragon, Hellcat, Kraken, Piranha, Wizard Giant, Zealot
palette changes for Fire Arrow, Ivy Whip, Gloom Flower, Ardent Anima
updated tiles in Melmond
updated the Seasons patch

// // //

COMBAT

Darkness & Sleep statuses can now be inflicted by weapons

these new, rarer weapon ailments can only be resisted by Fiends/Chaos

sleep weapons work exactly like monster sleep attacks - they will not wake sleeping targets

// // //

CLASSES

Blue Rose

now receives additional guaranteed AGI on levels 2, 4, 6

no longer receives guaranteed LUCK on levels 24, 28, 32

Cattail

no longer receives guaranteed STR on levels 19, 21, 23

no longer receives guaranteed LUCK on levels 24, 26, 28

// // //

SPELLS

ZONA

reflect charges granted raised from 3 to 5

// // //

EQUIPS

added Darkness ailment to Coral Sword, Raven Staff, Solar Lantern & Cavern Candle
added Sleep ailment to Sage Candle, Lyre, Earth Harp, Fairy Sword & Sprite Lantern
Rune Sword

ailment changed from Stun to Mute

Ice Sword

critical rate raised from 9% to 10%

Flame Sword

critical rate raised from 7% to 8%

Fire Arrow (renamed from Golden Arrow)

added Fire-elemental

removed Confusion ailment

Dark Arrow

added bonus vs. Demons

Aurora Arrow

hit raised from 42 to 45

ailment changed from Mute to Sleep

Ivy Whip (renamed from Thorn Whip)

added Poison-elemental

Sprite Lantern

ailment changed from Poison to Sleep

Raven Staff (renamed from Skull Staff)
hit raised from 15 to 25

ailment changed from Poison to Darkness
Wizard Staff

hit raised from 15 to 18

Pure Staff

hit raised from 18 to 20

Lotus

added Status-elemental

Gloom Rose (renamed from Bane Flower)
ailment changed from Poison to Sleep
Sundew

ailment changed from Stun to Darkness

Hyacinth

ailment changed from Mute to Sleep

Elven Harp

damage lowered from 7 to 6

hit raised from 14 to 16

Lime Harp (renamed from Forest Harp)

damage raised from 9 to 10

hit raised from 18 to 20

Weaver Harp

critical rate reduced from 60% to 50%

Earth Harp

critical rate reduced from 70% to 50%

Seraph Harp

critical rate reduced from 70% to 50%

Ghost Harp

ailment changed from Poison to Sleep

critical rate reduced from 70% to 60%

Guard Anima

hit raised from 1 to 3

Spark Anima

hit raised from 4 to 6

Ardent Anima

hit raised from 9 to 11

White Robe

traded Death-elemental for Earth-elemental

// // //

ENEMIES

added Death-elemental weaknesses: Ooze, Scum, Frost Gator, Badman
minor updates to name display for Green Ogre, Green Worm, Zombie Dragon, Fairy Dragon
Air

now weak vs. Earth-elemental

Chaos

BREAK cast changed to RUB

Frost Gator

now more common in greater numbers

Gator

experience yield raised from 816 to 856

Green Worm

experience yield raised from 1671 to 1971

Hydra

experience yield raised from 915 to 1085

Iguana

defense lowered from 12 to 10

defense lowered from 48 to 32

Jimera

can now also appear on the first floor of Temple of Chaos

Mage

spell script has been split in two + added new spells

old: RUB, LIT3, FIRE3, DISPL, BIO2, ICE3, DARK, RUB; 63% chance to cast

new magic: FRAME, DARK, BIO2, DISPL; 23% chance to cast

new special: SQUINT, THUNDER, BLAZE, BLIZZARD, 45% chance to cast

Nightmare

can now appear in formations with Mage/Badman (these formations can no longer be fled)

Piranha

gold yield raised from 20 to 200

Red Ocho

experience yield raised from 3389 to 3589

Red Piranha

now more common in greater numbers

Scorpion

strength lowered from 20 to 14

no longer inflicts Poison; now inflicts Darkness and Mute

Sea Snake

now weak vs. Ice-elemental

Wizard Giant renamed from Blue Giant (this is an homage)
Wizard Mummy

gold yield raised from 1000 to 1288

version 3.0

October 1, 2023

// // //

GENERAL

added a changelog link to the download folder
all class/skin patches now apply to a vanilla FF1 rom (instead of the base version of the mod)
updated entire maps folder & revised listed monster encounter rates
added Magecore, a new mode unlocked after defeating Chaos which grants access to a new class, the Shield Mage
Matoya now has a special broom that relays multiple gameplay hints
fixed three npc typos
updated a few npcs’ dialogues
moved a Cardia dragon out of the wall, and nudged another further away from a door
the party now appears outside shop doors when exiting instead of in the doorway
clarified on the guide how monster status ailment attacks are applied and influenced
corrected the guide’s display of Archer starting evasion
added display of total “strong HP” levels to classes on the guide

// // //

CLASSES

Archer

base AGI raised from 20 to 25

base hit raised from 7 to 12

can no longer use certain swords/staves

corrected Blue Iris hit per lvl on the “Default Blue Rose + Cattail” variant from 2 to 3
corrected Catlash hit per lvl on the “Caustic Blue Rose + Cattail” variant from 2 to 1

// // //

INTERFACE

enabled backing out of New Game party selection
the D pad now also navigates backwards through choosing New Game’s character classes
the character status menu is now navigated forwards or backwards using the D pad, instead of only forwards via Select
spells can now be rearranged on their respective levels by pressing Select in the magic menu (confirmed with either A or Select)
spells can now be forgotten by pressing Start in the magic menu (confirmed with A)
HEAL spells now display the party HP window before casting, instead of after
WARP and EXIT spells now allow you to back out of casting them, and display A/B prompts like other similar spells
the status menu display of critical rate now uses a 0-100 percentage instead of a 0-255 value
the cursor now remembers the last position when casting spells out of combat
characters now only cheer or kneel in shops based on their ability to equip an item
outlined the equip triangle to create standout effect
shop price strings now always start in the same location regardless of length

// // //

GRAPHICS

added a custom color palette to the download folder to apply to emulators — apply this to make the game look as good as possible
added the logo to the title screen
class change now introduces new sprites and mapmen for all classes
polished some Fighter, Archer, Green Mage & Ranger sprites / mapmen
major revision to Green Mage appearance
fixed a few sprite & palette bugs related to weapons & classes in bonus content
the alt-black mage skin has been removed
the sea is now animated
characters now blend into forests more naturally on the world map
fixed a tile palette bug with the Seasons patch
significantly polished the entire world map
Matoya’s Cave is now found in a forest instead of a mountain range
corrected a world map tile error
fixed a minor Onrac tile oversight
enemy palette changes

Grey Imp, Wolf, Zombie, Garland, Zombie Wolf, Pirate, Kyzoku, Asp, Gargoyle, Scum, Cobra, Red Dragon, Medusa, Rakshasa, Nightmare, Zombie Bull, Zombie Dragon, Locust, Guard, Badman, Warmech, Phantom, Archon Dragon

sprite and palette edits for nearly all swords, whips, lanterns and staves

further edits for Leather Whip, Storm Whip, Bane Whip (new), Iron Lantern, Shield Lantern, Source Lantern, Solar Lantern (new), Skull Staff

adjusted height of a few Blue Rose weapons
edited element symbol for time-elemental magic
updated icon for potions
updated ‘glowing ball’ spell art in-game
updated icon for poison-elemental magic
updated icon for time-elemental magic
updated icon for non-elemental magic
updated spell graphics/palettes for SABRE, BIO, BIO2, LIT2, LIT3, STUN, BREAK, RUNE
Chaos has a new sprite
removed 2.3’s “ghostly” display of dead characters in menus

they will still appear to confirm equip permissions in shops

// // //

LOCATIONS

edited a battle group inside the Temple of Fiends and two more groups outside the temple
edited battle groups in the plains northwest of Onrac
edited battle groups for the new Songweb Forest
removed a useless door in Gurgu Volcano
improved a locked treasure in Marsh Cave
improved a treasure in the Ghost Ship
removed a triggered battle in the Ghost Ship
added a new tavern west of Elfland & a small road in the forest leading to it
tavern inn cost raised from 10 to 20
adjusted width of Coneria entrance

// // //

COMBAT

each monster now visually indicates they are taking their turn
removed now-redundant attacker/defender name display for faster battle speed

still displays for certain status condition updates

party-wide player magic spells no longer attempt to target petrified or dead party members
the optional removal of “Terminated”, “Slain…” and regen-related “HP up!” messages has been rolled into the base game (Slain still appears for physical attacks)
fixed the overly-lengthy attack graphic on small enemies in mixed large-small formations
removed display of “Monsters Perished”
silenced enemies will now attack instead of wasting their turns
Darkness

has a new added effect: increases physical damage taken by 3 per hit

defender base hit penalty & attacker base hit bonus raised from 51 to 85 (20% -> 33%)

updated the guide to clarify effects for Sleep and Paralysis
a new message now displays to distinguish breaking Paralysis and Confusion:

Paralysis: “Cured!” -> “Broke stun”

Confusion: “Cured!” -> “Came to senses”

changed the message for curing Mute from “Break the silence” to “Recovered voice”
Response Rate frame delays are now more reasonable & useful (as a result of the changes to combat, some players may no longer wish to play on speed 8)

old: 120, 80, 60, 45, 30, 15, 1

new: 45, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 3, 1

characters attacking with fists will now correctly use the white palette instead of the palette of their last swung weapon
offensive spells cast by a character’s weapon or armor will now match the palette of the spell cast, instead of the palette of their last spell
monsters casting spells on each other will now use the correct palette relative to the spell they cast
added palette data for monster magic attacks (this data is identical to what is used on the guide)
only 50% of a character’s magic defense works to stave off enemy status ailment attacks, down from 100%
chance for monsters to inflict status ailments lowered from 50% per hit to 40%

// // //

EQUIPMENT

clarified on the guide that Cattails can use Whips
prior to 3.0, a vast number of weapons had slightly less than the advertised critical rate due to rounding. The following items have been adjusted -

Swords: Rapier, Long, Dragon, Ice, Coral, Lazuli, Gamma

Arrows: all of them

Whips: Chain, Silver, Thorn, Ivy

Lanterns: Source, Solar (previously Beacon)

Staves: Wooden, Power, Wizard, Pure, Marvel

Flowers: Willow, Bane, Exoray, Sundew, Venus, Hyacin

Harps: Earth, Seraph, Ghost

Cloth

absorb raised from 1 to 2

evade penalty raised from 2 to 3

Copper Bracelet

cost lowered from 1000 to 500

Elven Harp

damage raised from 6 to 7

hit raised from 12 to 14

Golden Arrow

added Confusion ailment

Storm Whip

no longer ice-elemental

now casts STATIC instead of LIT

Warp Shield

absorb lowered from 8 to 2

now additionally provides a +10 evade bonus

now usable by all classes

Bane Whip (renamed from Ivy Whip)

lizard bonus exchanged for bonus vs. large

no longer casts BIO

Solar Lantern (renamed from Beacon Lantern)

now also casts VIOLET, a new spell

bonuses vs. lizard & large removed

lightning-elemental removed

added poison- and status-elemental

Earth Harp

damage lowered from 18 to 17

Gold Helmet

absorb raised from 8 to 10

Gold Gauntlet

absorb raised from 8 to 10

Aurora Arrow

hit raised from 34 to 42

Ghost Harp

damage raised from 18 to 20

hit raised from 40 to 48

poison-elemental removed

Health Bracelet

no longer subtracts 1 evade; now raises evade by 2

// // //

SPELLS

status ailment spells now always fail vs. Archon Dragon, Warmech, Fiends and Chaos
SAP

now considered a black magic spell

can additionally be learned by Ninja, Black Mage/Wizard; still usable by Green Mage/Wizard

now ignores magic defense, thereby doubling its base damage from 16 to 32

LAMP (replaces PURE)

targets all party members

cures Sleep and Darkness

RMEDY

no longer cures Sleep or Darkness

no longer cures Stone out of battle

now cures Poison for all party members both in and out of battle

DRAIN (renamed from RASP)

can now also be learned by Green Mage/Wizard

now ignores magic defense, thereby doubling its base damage from 25 to 50

BIO2

hit bonus raised from 72 to 80

corrected guide display of hit bonus

ZONA (replaces COIL)

grants 3 charges of the new Reflect status on one party member

reflective characters automatically retaliate to damaging spells cast on them (including area effect)

reflective characters cannot take spell damage

reflect charges do not expire over time

ZONA can kill & thereby interrupt enemies before they have finished casting at the party

base charge damage is 50% of the character’s magic defense as non-elemental magic damage; hit bonus is 50

ZONA charges can be refreshed

GAMMA

is now non-elemental instead of status-elemental

XXXX

renamed to XZONE

HAVEN

hit bonus lowered from 160 to 64

// // //

ENEMY SPELLS

BREATH

damage raised from 7-28 to 10-40

VIOLET (replaces HEAT)

inflicts Darkness & Stun on one target

40 hit bonus

non-elemental

CONDUIT (replaces TOXIC)

deals 50-200 time-elemental damage to one target

ALMAGEST

renamed to ULTIMA

// // //

ENEMIES

base critical rate for enemies and bosses is now 1.1%, up from 0.78%
Agama

now instead casts SCORCH

added weakness to poison

experience yield raised from 130 to 148

Big Eye

critical rate raised from base to 10%

Crawl

gold yield raised from 200 to 270

Earth/Fire

no longer weak vs. earth-elemental

Evilman

critical rate raised from base to 8%

Frost Dragon

HP raised from 300 to 324

absorb raised from 15 to 22

evade raised from 120 to 130

Frost Wolf

gold yield raised from 200 to 300

Gaunt

hit raised from 50 to 68

magic defense raised from 94 to 134

Giant

found more commonly/widely on the world map

Great Pede

found more commonly/widely on the world map

Green Ogre

gold yield raised from 300 to 350

found more commonly west of Elfland

Gorgon

HP raised from 172 to 252

Healer

now casts RMEDY twice; old PURE cast removed

Hydra

strength lowered from 30 to 28

no longer erroneously resists status-based weapon ailments

Iron Golem

hit raised from 76 to 104

Jester

now inflicts Darkness

Kary

now also casts VIOLET

weakness changed from status-elemental to ice-elemental

Kary 2

hit raised from 65 to 82

spell 3 is now FOG

Kiily/Phantom

spell 3 is now RUNE

Kyzoku

HP raised from 75 to 84

hit raised from 13 to 18

critical rate raised from base to 4%

experience yield lowered from 60 to 32

gold yield raised from 120 to 150

Mage

spell 7 replaced with DARK

Medusa

status-elemental weakness removed

Nightmare

HP raised from 286 to 312

defense partly restored from 20 to 25

evade restored from 102 to 132

hit raised from 50 to 128

magic defense raised from 94 to 98

now inflicts Darkness

cannot be fled

has a new spell script

fair: DARK, FIRE2, FIRE3

low: DAZZLE

Ooze

strength lowered from 30 to 24

Pirate

HP raised from 9 to 12

Purple/Sand Worm

now only uses QUAKE/CRACK

Rakshasa

chance to cast lowered by 9%

spell script changed

old: LIT2, FIRE2, ICE2, SLEEP, HEAL2, DISPL, CURE3, HEAL3

new script 1: SLEEP, HEAL, DISPL, CURE2, HEAL2

new script 2: FLASH, CREMATE, FROST

script 2 has a slightly higher use chance

Red Bone

HP lowered from 206 to 196

Red Gargoyle

added weakness to poison

Red Hydra

added weakness to poison

Red Sahag

added weakness to poison

Relic (replaces Manticore)

has two possible appearances

skeletal mage with a complex array of spells

can be found in the Ghost Ship, Temple of Chaos and Floating Castle

Sand Worm

found more commonly/widely on the world map

Sauria

found more commonly/widely on the world map

Scum

can now appear with Arachnids in an additional formation

Shaman

experience yield raised from 300 to 360

now has a chance of accompanying Wizard Ogres

Sphinx

added weakness to lightning

found more commonly/widely on the world map

Tiamat 2

hit raised from 85 to 95

T Rex

HP raised from 1000 to 1500

now resists poison, status, time and death-elemental

Violin (replaces Spider)

found in the new Songweb Forest

easily startled, but has a deadly bite; very hardy

the monster density patch adds only +1 to this creature type

Wizard Ogre

spell script changed
old: RUSE, SLEP2, BIO, ICE2, RMEDY

new: RUSE, SLEP2, RMEDY, ICE2

Zombie Dragon

evade raised from 48 to 56

version 2.3

April 7, 2023

// // //

GENERAL

added more images to the gif slideshows
updated custom patch folder - previous versions of it will not work right for 2.3!
added a new patch that restores original effect of basic FIRE/LIT/ICE spells (see below)
integrated removal of ‘Terminated’, ‘Slain..’ and regen-related HP messages into the spell message patch to further increase battle speed (this patch is now called Combat Text Reduction)
updated a few files in the maps folder
Thief has a completely new look
polished some Fighter, Archer, Green Mage, White Mage, Blue Rose and Cat Tail sprites
fixed spacing for the capital I
six new battle frame color options - orange, mint, pink, cyan, purple and grey
simplified battle frames
finally re-fixed the running bug
Matoya now bestows a helpful hint about magic elements after her quest is completed
while on the Status menu, pressing Select now cycles between characters
the party flees from battles 25% faster
menu transitions occur twice as fast
rearranging party members occurs twice as fast
“Buy 10” is now an option in item shops (yes, finally!)
mountains & roads now appear brown on the world map
rivers now appear blue on the world map
dead party members now appear ghostly (black & white) out of battle
party members now change to indicative poses in weapon & armor shops—

cheer for usable/stronger items

stand for equivalent items

kneel for unusable/weaker items

(as in any FF, you might not always agree with the 'optimum' assessment of closely-matched equipment)

// // //

CLASSES

lowered experience required across levels 5 to 8 by 50/150/150/100 (a total of 450)
Archer

starting Strength raised from 5 to 6

starting Agility raised from 10 to 20

// // //

ITEMS

fixed a bug w/ Fighter & Green Mage lantern equip options on the default patch
Scepter weapon type removed
visual update to some swords & whips
Wooden Arrow

hit raised from 4 to 5

Poison Arrow

hit raised from 10 to 12

Golden Arrow

hit raised from 18 to 19

Mage Plate (redesigned from Ankh Necklace)

usable by Mages & Blue Roses

20 absorb; +40 evade bonus

resists Earth, Status and Time-elemental

casts SABRE when used as an item

only one of this item may be obtained per game, down from two

Elven Harp (renamed from Silver Harp)

hit raised from 11 to 12

now inflicts Confusion instead of Stun

now status-elemental instead of specializing vs. undead

Forest Harp

now inflicts Confusion instead of Mute

Weaver Harp (renamed from Puzzle Harp)

damage reduced from 16 to 14

demon bonus removed

now fire & ice-elemental

now inflicts Mute instead of Confusion

Seraph Harp

now inflicts Confusion instead of Mute

Ghost Harp

no longer specializes vs. undead

now Poison and Time-elemental in addition to Death

Cloak

cost raised from 5000 to 6000

now grants a +5 evade bonus

Astral Whip

now instead casts FAST (effectively unchanged)

Gamma Sword (redesigned from Archon Scepter)

usable by Fighter, Knight, Thief, Ninja

56 damage; 24 hit; 4% critical rate

Lightning, Poison, Status and Death-elemental

inflicts Poison

casts GAMMA when used as an item

Sprite Lantern

re-classified from the old Scepter category

visual update

// // //

SPELLS

truncated battle text involving absorb/evade/strength
visual update to magic ‘shield’ graphic
Regeneration effect raised from 5% to 5.5%
FIRE/LIT/ICE

effectivity reduced by 50%

now target all enemies

SABRE (redesigned from HASTE)

previous effect removed

increases strength by 4 with each cast

can now be cast on any party member

now target all enemies

DARK

hit chance raised from 107 to 128

FRAME (redesigned from SCAR)

previous effect removed

reduces a target’s absorb by 25 (does not stack)

107 hit chance

Time-elemental

SLEP2

hit chance raised from 72 to 80

STUN

hit chance raised from 40 to 48

WARP

hit chance raised from 107 to 128

now properly affected by the spell message patch

COIL

now properly affected by the spell message patch

hit chance raised from 48 to 64

HAVEN

changed from Poison-elemental to non-elemental

hit chance lowered from 200 to 160

visual update

HEAT

damage raised from 12-48 to 14-56

// // //

ENEMIES

magic defense has been adjusted for a wide range of non-bosses to be more reasonable, depending on their original amount

80-100: -6

101-140: -12

141-160: -16

161+: -20

corrected documentation errors for Wizard & Astos
visual update for Odd Eye, Healer, Gas Dragon
all battles with Ooze now correctly have an ambush bonus
reduced the ambush bonus in Ooze+Arachnid fights from 41 to 27
reduced the ambush bonus in Hellcat & White Tiger battles from 27 to 14
reduced the ambush bonus in Wizard battles from 33 to 27
Garland

experience yield raised from 200 to 300

Pirate

experience yield raised from 44 to 56

Shaman

chance to cast lowered by 7.5%

Jester

evade lowered from 36 to 30

Wizard

HP lowered from 126 to 120

defense lowered from 16 to 15

Astos

experience yield raised from 2250 to 4500

Lich

experience yield raised from 3200 to 4000

Kary

experience yield raised from 4000 to 5000

White Tiger

chance to cast lowered by 7.5%

magic defense lowered further to 179

Nightmare

evade lowered from 132 to 102

Kraken

experience yield raised from 4945 to 6000

Blue Giant

fifth cast slot changed to FAST

Tiamat

experience yield raised from 5996 to 7000

Jimera

can again be fled, due to coding necessity

Chaos

fifth cast slot changed to FAST (effectively unchanged)

version 2.2.2

January 24, 2023

// // //

GENERAL

polished multiple character sprites
a new patch is now included which toggles flashing colors while spellcasting

// // //

ITEMS

Fighter

added guaranteed STR bonuses at levels 19, 24 and 29 (they now gain STR at every level)

// // //

ITEMS

Fairy Sword

damage lowered from 11 to 10

Flash Arrow

can now inflict Confusion

Lamp

can now be used by Fighters and Green Mages

Iron Lantern

can now be used by Fighters and Green Mages

Silver Lantern

can now be used by Fighters and Green Mages

// // //

ENEMIES

ASTOS

absorb lowered from 40 to 38

magic defense lowered from 170 to 160

swapped SLEP2 for SLEEP

swapped spells 2&3 (BIO2 & RUNE)

LICH

absorb lowered from 50 to 48

LOCUST

absorb lowered from 40 to 38

PurpWORM

absorb lowered from 50 to 48

version 2.2.1

July 5, 2022

// // //

GENERAL

Fixed a critical mapping / tiling error that affected the previous version's base patch

version 2.2

April 28, 2022

// // //

GENERAL

The Mystery Box has not one, not two, but three new surprises - meet the Blue Rose, Cat Tail and Caustic Aliens!
Added cosmetic river delta tiles to the overworld

slightly reshaped Mirror Forest in order to do so (make sure to leave this area before updating)

Marsh tiles are now brown instead of light blue
Corrected minor overworld tile errors
Updated external maps folder
Corrected a minor interface error
In-game display of LUCK now allows for three digits

// // //

CLASSES

Adjusted a few sprites for Thief and Green Mage
Restored Fighter's guaranteed STR for level 9
Correctly reduced Fighter's starting EVADE by 4
Thief starting LUCK raised by 75

// // //

ITEMS

Updated Rapier, Dragon Sword and Lazuli Sword visuals
Coral Sword

critical rate raised from 7% to 8%

Fairy Sword

now usable by Ninja

Lazuli Sword

now casts REGEN when used in battle

critical rate raised from 11% to 15%

Wooden Arrow

cost lowered from 50G to 10G

Warp Shield

can now be used by Thief before class change

Ankh Necklace (replaces Mortal Stone)

usable by all classes

equips in the Helmet slot

absorb raised from 0 to 4

now protects vs. Death-elemental

still casts SCAR in battle

// // //

SPELLS

Color change for CURE, CURE2, FIRE3, ICE3
SLEP2

now also inflicts Darkness

RMEDY

now cures Stone out of battle

COIL (replaces DELTA)

set number of hits for all enemies to 1; has no effect on enemies with only 1 attack

counters the effects HASTE/FAST first; to set hits to 1 afterward, COIL must be cast again

non-elemental; 48 bonus hit chance

HAVEN

hit bonus reduced from 255 to 200

// // //

MONSTERS

BigEYE

HP raised from 456 to 516

now attacks w/ Stun

BONE

experience yield raised from 12 to 14

gold yield raised from 3 to 5

GARGOYLE

now classified as a Demon

GrPEDE

HP raised from 480 to 520

experience yield raised from 2744 to 3044

GrnWORM

now attacks w/ Poison

HP raised from 324 to 342

damage raised from 22-44 to 28-56

defense raised from 38 to 48

AGI raised from 48 to 64

JIMERA

experience yield raised from 4584 to 5584

now attacks w/ Stone

KARY

defense lowered from 60 to 55

KRAKEN 1/2

now attacks w/ Darkness and Mute

LOBSTER

HP raised from 148 to 168

defense raised from 18 to 24

MANTICOR

HP raised from 246 to 446

damage raised from 22-44 to 32-64

# of hits raised from 3 to 4

experience yield raised from 1317 to 2317

defense raised from 25 to 45

NITEMARE

HP lowered from 300 to 286

experience yield raised from 1272 to 2072

PERILISK

HP raised from 66 to 80

R.BONE

HP lowered from 216 to 206

R.GOYLE

now classified as a Demon

R.HYDRA

HP raised from 273 to 333

gold yield raised from 400 to 500

R.OCHO

HP raised from 516 to 576

experience yield raised from 3189 to 3389

SCORPION

damage lowered from 22-44 to 20-40

SeaTROLL

HP raised from 324 to 364

WRAITH

HP raised from 171 to 187

version 2.1a

March 20, 2022

// // //

ITEMS

Marvel Staff graphic fixed (mouse wheel must've slipped by accident)

version 2.1

March 16, 2022

// // //

GENERAL

The .ips patch for the mod once again correctly starts with bonus monster density turned off (leftover bug from v2.04)
Documentation now shows monster/boss chance to cast from spell & ability lists
Documentation now highlights monsters with a higher chance to ambush
Documentation now displays more accurate information regarding AGI and LUCK
Minor tile corrections
Improved Fighter, Thief, Archer and White Mage map sprites
A new bonus has been added to the mystery box
Maps have been updated to reflect item changes

// // //

CLASSES

Thief starts with +25 LUCK (requires starting a new game)

this value will display oddly in-game at values higher than 99

// // //

DUNGEONS

The lone chest on Castle of Ordeal 3F is now guarded on all sides

// // //

ITEMS

Arrow visuals updated
Wooden Arrow

hit raised from 3 to 4

Poison Arrow

hit raised from 9 to 10

Golden Arrow

hit raised from 17 to 18

Dragon Sword

this item is now acquired in the Earth Cave, replacing the Long Sword chest reward

a CABIN now replaces its original position in the Dwarf Cave

Flails have changed to Lanterns

all lanterns are fire-elemental

can only be used by Thief/Ninja/White Mage/White Wizard

Iron Lantern (previously Light Flail)

hit raised from 1 to 2

price reduced from 200G to 100G

Silver Lantern (previously Silver Flail)

hit raised from 5 to 6

Shield Lantern (previously Shield Flail)

hit raised from 12 to 14

Skull Staff

hit raised from 10 to 15

critical rate lowered from 4% to 3%

is no longer poison-elemental

Marvel Staff

critical rate lowered from 5% to 4%

can no longer be used by White Wizards

Source Lantern (replaces Azure Staff)

0 damage, 128 hit, 4% critical rate

casts REGEN, attacks w/ Confuse, fire/ice-elemental

Beacon Lantern (previously Grand Flail)

critical rate raised from 7% to 9%

now specializes vs. all four major creature types

Health Bracelet (replaces Golem Gauntlet)

10 absorb, 0 evade penalty

resists poison/status-elemental

can now also be found in the Earth Cave

Warp Shield

absorb raised from 6 to 8

// // //

SPELLS

HAVEN

hit bonus raised from 160 to 255

BREATH (renamed from GLAZE)

now poison-elemental

// // //

ENEMIES

HELLCAT/MANTICOR/MONARCH/GRNWORM

ability script now alternates between STINGER and BREATH

WzOGRE

HP raised from 250 to 280

AGI raised from 54 to 72

spell script changed from RUSE/ICE/ICE2/SLEP2

new spell script is RUSE/SLEP2/BIO/ICE2/RMEDY

chance to cast ability raised from 4.5% to 19%

KARY

experience yield raised from 3275 to 4000

defense raised from 50 to 60

spell script changed from FIRE2/CURE2/FIRE2/CURE2/FIRE3/STUN/FIRE3/FAST

new spell script is STUN/CURE3/INVIS/FIRE3/FAST

chance to cast from spellbook lowered from 38% to 30%

now has a 30% chance to cast CREMATE from the ability slot

KRAKEN

HP raised from 2000 to 2250

TIAMAT

HP raised from 2250 to 2750

KARY 2

spell script changed from FIRE3/QUAKE/FIRE3/DELTA/FIRE3/RUSE/FIRE3/CURE3

new spell script is RUSE/FAST/DELTA/CURE3/RUNE

chance to cast from spellbook lowered from 38% to 30%

now has a 25% chance to cast from a new ability script - BLAZE/CRACK

version 2.04

February 13, 2022

// // //

GENERAL

Documentation for this mod has been condensed and re-animated. It is now accessible directly from the mod page
The maps that come with the mod now also display enemy encounter/treasure data
A bug with the Onrac weapon shop has been fixed
The password to the Mystery Box has changed to be more intuitive

// // //

ITEMS

Wooden Arrow critical rate raised from 16% to 20%
Updated Whip visuals
Thorn Whip replaces Drake Whip - can poison enemies
Storm Whip is now also fire-elemental

version 2.03

March 15, 2021

// // //

GENERAL

Corrected a world map tile error
Updated sea tiles
Corrected typos in documentation

// // //

CLASSES

Raised starting L1 magic charges for all mages from 2 to 3
Mages no longer receive a L1 magic charge for reaching level 2

// // //

TOWNS

Rest stops scattered throughout the world now also have an inn, which charges merely 10G per night

// // //

ITEMS

Raised Short Sword critical rate from 3% to 6%
Raised Storm Whip critical rate from 5% to 6%

// // //

SPELLS

FIRE bonus hit chance raised from 24 to 32
LIT bonus hit chance raised from 24 to 32
NUKE bonus hit chance raised from 107 to 128

// // //

MONSTERS

GrIMP damage reduced from 8-16 to 6-12
NITEMARE defense reduced from 30 to 20
Experience yield raised for the following monsters -

MADPONY +16

OddEYE +4

SAHAG +4

version 2.02

June 21, 2020

// // //

INTERFACE

The minimap screen now also displays flashing dots for all new areas added to the game

// // //

TOWNS

Pravoka NPCs that are hiding from Pirates are now located near their houses when freed

// // //

ENEMIES

GrIMPs no longer cast spells, but now have a 20% critical strike chance
Experience yield increased for ARACHNID (+20), GARLAND (+70), GrIMP (+4), KARY (+800), KRAKEN (+700), LICH (+1000), PIRATE (+4), TIAMAT (+500), WereWOLF (+14), ZOMBIE (+4), ZomWOLF (+12)

version 2.0

April 5, 2020

// // //

GENERAL

The difficulty curve has been overhauled. You are expected to utilize your options in order to prevail.

Improved world aesthetic
Sprite & graphic improvements
New parties start with 1 HEAL potion
Added lone item shops throughout the world
Added dirt roads, which protect you from battles
The airship can land on roads
The boat can now stop at any shoreline
Removed ports from the game
Enabled B button dashing in towns, castles, dungeons
Enabled B button braking while flying the airship
Encounters in the starting area have more variety
Encounters on the way to Pravoka & Matoya’s Cave are generally more forgiving
The airship can no longer land on the oasis

// // //

INTERFACE

The item, magic and status screens now display additional helpful information!

Spell names have been extended from 4 to 5 characters
Spells now display icons which indicate their element or otherwise dominant function
Usage of HEAL/PURE/SOFT potions is faster
Resetting the game after using a HOUSE correctly restores magic points
Quest items and Rest items now have icons
Weapon/armor icons improved
Weapon/armor icons show on the left for better visual organization
Removed frame clutter from the battle screen
Added magic defense display to the status screen
Added critical strike chance display to the status screen
Hit and magic defense are now shown to increase at each level up
Removed INT from the status screen; this stat was useless
Strength/weapon damage calculation bug fixed
Status screen “AGL” is now “AGI” to match other references
Status screen “EXP.POINTS” is now “EXPERIENCE”
Status screen “FOR LEV UP” is now “NEXT LEVEL”
Removed “%” from “EVADE” and “HIT” displays; these stats are not percentages but rather scores from 0-255
Characters now display “Poison” or “Stone” in the status menus instead of “PO” or “ST”
Spell levels no longer show in battle

Similar to character stats, these values aren’t necessary while fighting. Spell charges are still displayed

The canoe now appears in the inventory; rewrote descriptor text

// // //

COMBAT

The new battle system has arrived!

Each actor now takes their turn one at a time
Players can now attempt to recover from stun and sleep at the same time
MUTE no longer prevents the use of potions
Regeneration status added. When active, restores 5% of max HP per turn
Poison now deals 16% of max HP per turn
Poison now correctly affects enemies
Added sound, graphics and amount display for player & monster poison damage
Spells which add armor, evade or resistance now display the amount
Instead of casting FIRE, confused monsters now deal half their attack damage
Darkness (ailment) is now 25% more potent
Removed automatic party sorting
Rare battles are now twice as likely to occur
Dead and stoned party members still receive EXP
Sleep status redesigned

Sleepers no longer always wake up after one turn

Sleepers have a 30% chance per turn to wake up

Physical attacks (but not spells) automatically wake the target (Monsters who cause sleep with their physical attacks will not wake their targets when attacking)

Muted characters can no longer choose MAGIC or ITEM on the menu
Poison damage (and regen healing) are now dealt to actors at the end of their turn
If an actor wins a battle while affected by regen/poison, they will forego the effects
Canceling a battle command no longer walks the character backward
Fixed ‘confused enemy suicide skip’ bug
Hit calculation corrected for sleeping/stunned actors
The bottom-most character no longer has an inherent running disadvantage
Squashed a bug in 1.1 which made running from battle exceedingly difficult

// // //

OPTIONAL

As part of this release I have created several optional patches to customize the experience.
These patches all come with specific initial settings which you may wish to toggle between.

Patch 1 (Default: ON)

Enable/disable experience gain for characters regardless of status. “Challenge” parties are still supported! The new material is set up to ensure this play style is as relevant as before, even in the face of new difficulty

Patch 2 (Default: ON)

Enable/disable display of all non-essential spell messages for faster combat. Don’t want to read “HP up!” anymore? Then don’t. Damage and status-related messages still display. I recommend memorizing all spell effects before using this patch

Patch 3 (Default: Blue)

This patch is divided into a group of four window color skin options which specifically affect the battle screen

Patch 4 (Default: OFF)

Still not hard enough? Try Patch 4. While enabled, all monster formations are huge. Small groups increase by +3, small-large mixes increase by +2, and large monster groups increase by +1

// // //

CLASSES

Say hello to the new Archer class!

Fighter

Base LUCK raised by 3

Base AGI reduced to 1

Gains less AGI levels

Gains 2 MDEF/level, down from 3

Updated sprites

Thief

Can use almost all weapons

Base HIT raised by 2

Base STR raised by 2

Base AGI raised by 5

Base LUCK raised by 35

Gains more STR levels

Gains AGI at every level up

Ninjas can wear all armor except mage robes & heavy helmets

Thieves can now use Wooden Shields & Wooden Helmets

Updated sprites

Archer

Can equip arrows & light armor

Specializes vs. armored targets

Archers gain 1 hit per level

Rangers gain 2 hit per level

Archers gain 1 MDEF/level

Rangers gain 3 MDEF/level

Green Mage

Can now equip shields

Can no longer equip heavy armor or heavy gauntlets

Gains 3 MDEF/level, up from 2

Updated sprites

White Mage

Gains 3 MDEF/level, up from 2

Updated sprites

Black Mage

Base LUCK reduced to 1

Gains 3 MDEF/level, up from 2

Updated sprites

// // //

DUNGEONS

Don't forget to visit all the chests...and secrets.

Treasure chests display their contents if inventory is full
Added secret areas and items
Castle of Ordeal puzzles are now more challenging
Fixed the exit portals in the Temple of Chaos
Improved chest loot

Includes several infamous chests with 'ha-ha' items

Removed redundant “linked” treasure chests

Added new treasure to the Marsh Cave

Flame/Ice Armor & Flame/Ice Shields have swapped dungeons to be more useful

Removed pointless doors in the Marsh Cave, Earth Cave, Volcano & Sea Shrine
Marsh Cave, Ice Cave, Cardia, Sea Shrine design altered slightly
Lava has erupted in B5 of the volcano, conveniently sealing off paths that definitely weren’t useless
Monsters can now be encountered on Chaos’s floor
Moved several bats on the Vampire’s floor away from narrow hallways
Fixed fire/air altar text display

// // //

TOWNS

This section consists mainly of quality of life improvements.

Added weapon & armor shops to Onrac
Added inn, item shop and clinic to Lefein
Magic shops which teach green magic now also display a green magic symbol
Improved shop symbols
Small adds to dialogue which coincide with the update. Talk to people!
Coneria clinic cost cut by half
Elfland, Melmond, Gaia, Onrac, Lefein design altered slightly
Switched Onrac entrance to the south side of town
Gaia & Onrac item shop menus now show potions at the top
Green magic spells are always at the bottom in shop menus
Edited inventory for weapon & armor shops in Pravoka, Elfland, Melmond, Crescent Lake & Gaia
Fixed the invisible lady in Coneria Castle
Moved Coneria & Elfland NPCs further from the exits (!)
Moved Onrac NPCs further away from key areas
Rewrote Inn text
Fixed Gaia spring text
Fixed Onrac sage text update
Fixed Crescent Lake sage text update

// // //

ITEMS

Weapon diversity has increased. There are numerous small changes undocumented - see the Equipment Chart for details.

For greater challenge, the Ribbon’s resistances have been split between two items. One resists the primary elements and the other resists secondary elements.

CABINs are now mathematically worth purchasing, and HEALs have a sharper role.

Weapons can now have elemental & creature bonuses (see Equipment Chart)
Certain weapons can now inflict status ailments (see Equipment Chart)
All weapons have rewritten critical rates (see Equipment Chart)
New weapon type - Arrows: primary Archer weapon
New weapon type - Whips: primary Green Mage weapon
Changed Hammers to Flails
Added 27 new items
HEALs now cost 100G, up from 60
HEALs now restore 50 HP out of battle, up from 30
HEALs now restore 27-54 HP in battle, up from 16-32
CABIN cost reduced to 225G, down from 250
CABINs now restore 90 HP, up from 60
Items which cast single-target spells can now target enemies other than those in adjacent party slots
Ribbon renamed to Force Helm, resists Fire, Lit, Ice and Earth
ProCape renamed to Force Shield, resists Poison, Time, Status and Death
ProRing renamed to P-Ring
‘Opal’ items renamed to ‘Gold’ since many resist lightning

// // //

SPELLS

Four out of eight magic elements were not properly utilized (or even heard of) in the original FF1.

As of 2.0 I have created resistance/weakness themes for all of the secondary elements and polished the primaries’.

Spells’ elements are in general more varied, more useful, and their effects are more likely to land.

In the original game, it was common to avoid effect magic. You will need it in 2.0!

Sharpened elemental themes for all eight elements

Fire - strong vs. undead and ice-types, weak vs. fire- & water-types

Lit - strong vs. flying, mechanical & water-types, weak vs. earth-types

Ice - strong vs. fire-types, plants & some lizard/earth-types, weak vs. ice-types, undead

Earth - strong vs. large-types, weak vs. flying, water- & earth-types

Poison - strong vs. poison-types & humanoids, weak vs. undead

Status - strong vs. green monsters, weak vs. undead

Time - well-rounded, strong vs. undead, humanoids & mechanical

Death - strong vs. small-types, weak vs. undead

White Magic

INVIS - now targets the whole party; evade bonus decreased from 40 to 20

REGEN - grants regeneration to one ally

FIRE Shield - is now L2, renamed from AFIR

LIT Shield - is now L3, renamed from ALIT

HARM2 - hit chance increased slightly

SCAR - inflicts death on one enemy if their HP is at or below 100

ICE Shield - renamed from AICE

HARM3 - hit chance increased slightly

REGN2 - grants regeneration to the party

FOG2 - absorb bonus increased from 16 to 20

CURE4 - does not remove Regeneration status

DISPL - removes elemental resistances from all enemies

PURE2 (item only) - neutralizes poison for the party

Green Magic

POIS Shield - resists poison & stone ailments and halves magical poison damage taken

SAP - drains 16-64 HP from one enemy and gives it to the caster

RMEDY - cures darkness, sleep, stun and mute for the party

DELTA - inflicts stone on one enemy, cures stone out of combat

RUNE - raises strength by 8 for one ally

HAVEN - inflicts poison, mute and sleep on all enemies

Black Magic

SLEEP - hit chance reduced to original value

BIO - inflicts poison on one enemy

DARK - hit chance greatly increased, and is again status-elemental

CNFUS - is now L3

SLEP2 - is again Status-elemental, hit chance increased

STUN - inflicts stun on all enemies

FIRE3 - hit chance increased slightly

BIO2 - inflicts poison on all enemies

RASP - drains 25-100 HP from one enemy and gives it to the caster

WARP (now also usable in battle) - lowers evade of all enemies by 50

LIT3 - hit chance increased slightly

ICE3 - hit chance increased slightly

BREAK - hit chance increased

GAMMA - inflicts poison, stun and darkness on one enemy

XXXX - removed target-HP restriction

QUASR - renamed from ZAP!, hit chance increased

NUKE - damage reduced by 20%

Monster Magic

GLAZE - deals 7-28 Ice-elemental damage to all party members

AURORA - deals 20-80 Status-elemental damage to all party members

TRANCE - is now Status-elemental instead of non-elemental

FLASH - damage raised from 12-48 to 24-96

STARE - damage raised from 17-68 to 35-140

GAS - damage raised from 68-272 to 78-312

Numerous other minor changes (see Magic & Monster Magic Charts)

// // //

MONSTER OVERVIEW

Fixed creature type/element bugs associated with attacks and weapons
Monster base critical rate doubled from 0.39% to 0.78%
Missed attacks made by monsters with multiple hits no longer have a chance to inflict status ailments
Added 7 new monsters
Monsters’ group spells now correctly affect the monster who cast them
Monster spell script overhaul (refer to Monster Charts)
Added new monster magic sequences
Adjusted many monsters’ chance to use both magic/abilities
All monsters who attack with status ailments now correctly use the matching element

i.e. status ailments inflicted by attacks can be resisted with the right equipment

Added creature types for monsters. Not all monsters have a type. The four types are:

Undead

Large

Lizard

Demon

Removed Monsters

MUCK

HYENA

CERBERUS

Saber T

ANKYLO

R.ANKYLO

RockGOL

Renamed

ANIMAGE -> RAKSHASA

BIOCAT -> HELLCAT

GrMEDUSA -> GORGON

NACHO -> R.OCHO

Sand W -> SandWORM

WORM -> PurpWORM

WrWOLF -> WereWOLF

// // //

MONSTER STATS

Due to the elemental magic overhaul, many monsters have new elemental properties.

Some monsters have the ability to resist weaponized forms of status ailments.

A big goal with 2.0 was to enhance reward, difficulty & battle dynamics while reducing the need to grind.

Monsters get harder, not easier - while still allowing players to feel the impact of new items.

Monster Stats

HP increased for ASTOS (+51), GORGON (+28), IronGOL (+300), JIMERA (+50), KARY (+600), KARY 2 (+450), KRAKEN (+800), KRAKEN 2 (+650), LICH (+400), LICH 2 (+250), OddEYE (+7), TIAMAT (+775), TIAMAT 2 (+625), ZombieD (+66)

Defense changed for JIMERA (+30), LOCUST (-10), MONARCH (-5) OOZE (-6), R.GOYLE (-15), TIAMAT (-5), TIAMAT 2 (-5), T REX (+10)

Magic defense changed for GrSHARK (-14), IronGOL (+112)

Agility reduced for OddEYE (-20), R.SAHAG (-10), SAHAG (-62) WIZARD (-12), ZomWOLF (-10)

Damage increased for AIR (+10-20), FIRE (+20-40)

Hit raised for AIR (+8), KARY (+9), KRAKEN (+13), LICH (+7), MANTICOR (+30), TIAMAT (+12)

Hit reduced by 2% for ARACHNID, ASP, WereWOLF

Attack w/ Darkness: EYE, Gas D, PHANTOM, PIRANHA

Attack w/ Poison: Gas D

Attack w/ Mute: R.PIRANA

Attack w/ Stone: RAKSHASA

Attack w/ Death: IronGOL

Critical rate further increased for ASP, FrGATOR, GrSHARK, SeaSNAKE, ZombieD

Can’t be fled: AIR, Frost D, JIMERA, Red D, R.GIANT, WarMECH

Less likely to be ambushed by: GIANT, GrIMP, JESTER, WereWOLF (50%), ARACHNID, SCUM, SPIDER, OOZE (25%)

More common: HELLCAT, OddEYE, OOZE, RAKSHASA, Red D, SPECTER, WOLF, WzVAMP

Less common: GEIST, MANTICOR, SHARK, ZomBULL

In greater numbers: AIR, BigEYE, GrOGRE, JIMERA, LOBSTER, OGRE, SeaSNAKE

In lesser numbers: IMP, MudGOL

OddEYE can now appear with R.SAHAG

MEDUSA can now appear with GORGON

WarMECH can no longer ambush your party

Morale of all monsters increased by 25%

Numerous other minor changes (see Monster and Boss Charts)

Experience Yield

AIR (+300), ASP (+7), BigEYE (-1000), BONE (+3), COBRA (+55), CREEP (+20), FIRE (+400), GARGOYLE (+100), GrPEDE (+500), IronGOL (+12000), JESTER (+50), MADPONY (+17), NAGA (+1000), R.PIRANA (+200), OddEYE (+16), RAKSHASA (+400), SCORPION (+150), SCUM (+416), TIGER (+200), T REX (+32800), WarMECH (+28000), WereWOLF (+75), ZomWOLF (+15)

Gold Yield

ARACHNID (+20), BigEYE (-1000), GARGOYLE (+18), IGUANA (+20), JESTER (+25), MADPONY (+7), NAGA (+1000), OddEYE (+14), PIRATE (+10), R.SAHAG (+15), R. PIRANA (+816), T REX (+14400), WereWOLF (+10)

Resistances

Fire - R.OCHO, R.PIRANA

Lit - CRAWL, CREEP, GrPEDE, GrWORM, IronGOL, PEDE, PurpWORM, SandWORM

Ice - FrGATOR

Earth - BigEYE, CRAWL, CREEP, GrSHARK, GrPEDE, GrWORM, IronGOL, MudGOL, NAGA, OddEYE, PEDE, PurpWORM, SandWORM, SeaTROLL, SHARK

Poison - Gas D, KRAKEN, KRAKEN 2, TIAMAT 2

Time - AIR, EARTH, FIRE, GARGOYLE, IronGOL, R.GOYLE, WATER, W.TIGER

Death - KARY, KARY 2, KRAKEN, KRAKEN 2, TIAMAT, TIAMAT 2

Weaknesses

Lit - COCTRICE, GARGOYLE, LOCUST, PERILISK, R.GOYLE

Ice - ASP, COBRA, IGUANA, OCHO, PEDE, PIRANHA, R.GOYLE, R.OCHO, R.PIRANA, R.SAHAG, SandWORM, SAURIA

Poison - ARACHNID, ASP, BADMAN, COBRA, GIANT, GrIMP, GrNAGA, GrOGRE, HELLCAT, IMP, JESTER, KYZOKU, LOBSTER, MANTICOR, MEDUSA, MONARCH, NAGA, OCHO, OGRE, PEDE, PIRANHA, R. GIANT, R.OCHO, R. PIRANHA, SCORPION, SeaSNAKE, SeaTROLL, SHAMAN, SPHINX, SPIDER, TIGER, TROLL, WOLF, WereWOLF, W.TIGER, WzOGRE

Status - ARACHNID, COBRA, GATOR, GIANT, GORGON, GrWORM, GrOGRE, IGUANA, IMP, JESTER, JIMERA, MEDUSA, MONARCH, OCHO, OddEYE, SAURIA, SCORPION, SCUM, SPHINX, TYRO, WereWOLF, WzSAHAG

Time - BADMAN, BigEYE, BONE, BULL, COCTRICE, EVILMAN, FrWOLF, GEIST, GHOST, GHOUL, GrIMP, GrOGRE, GUARD, IMAGE, IMP, JESTER, KYZOKU, MUMMY, OGRE, PERILISK, R.BONE, SeaTROLL, SENTRY, SHAMAN, SPECTER, TROLL, TYRO, WRAITH, WzMUMMY, WzOGRE, WzSAHAG, ZOMBIE, ZomBULL, ZomWOLF

Death - ARACHNID, ASP, COBRA, COCTRICE, CRAWL, CREEP, FrWOLF, GARGOYLE, GATOR, GORGON, GOYLE, GrIMP, HELLCAT, IMP, JESTER, KYZOKU, LOBSTER, MEDUSA, PERILISK, PIRANHA, R.GOYLE, SAHAG, SCORPION, SeaSNAKE, SORCERER, SPIDER, R.PIRANHA, R.SAHAG, WIZARD, WOLF, WereWOLF

Removed Herobrine

version 1.1

May 19, 2019

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GENERAL

Added some graphical updates & fixes
Added some minor text updates
A few high end weapon graphic/name changes
Fixed the invisible lady in Coneria Castle
Fixed the bug with HOUSE not recovering magic after resetting the game
Automatic party sorting has been eliminated
Chests display contents when inventory is full
Enabled the Earth and Water floor exit portals in The Temple of Fiends Revisited
Enemy group spells now affect the caster

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CLASSES

Thieves and Ninjas can now use all weapons
From levels 1-15, Thieves gain an added +5 agility
From levels 18-30, Ninjas gain an added +5 agility

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ITEMS

Power Staff +2 hit
Nimbus Staff +1 damage
Cure Staff +3 damage, +1 hit
Dream Staff renamed to Sage Staff
Sage Staff casts NUL2 when used
Lantern defense bonus raised by 3

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SPELLS

HLD2 replaced with BIO2
SLOW replaced with NULL
SLO2 replaced with NUL2
WALL replaced with PHNX
STUN replaced with CNF2
STOP replaced with CRYO

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ENEMIES

BONE experience reward raised by 3
WrWOLF experience reward raised by 35
JESTER experience reward raised by 50
JESTER gold reward raised by 25
GOYLEs are now weak vs. lightning
R. GOYLEs are now weak vs. lightning
SCUM experience reward raised by 106
ARACHNID gold reward raised by 20
R. PIRANA gold reward raised by 216
CHAOS's Spell 3 is now SLP2

version 1.06

January 2, 2018

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CLASSES

Ninja sprite colors redone to match that of the Thief's

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ITEMS

Silver Armor - Absorb raised to 22, evade penalty raised to 10

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ENEMIES

"GENERIC" spell 4 is now CUR2 instead of HEAL
AGAMA - less likely to appear in Temple of Fiends fire floor
Red D - more likely to appear in Temple of Fiends fire floor
ASTOS - spells updated, now receives +50% health like all other enemies (up from +25%)
EYE - spells updated
OOZE - strength reduced to 30
MANTICOR - # of hits raised to 3
CHAOS - chance of magic / chance of ability both reduced by 25%

version 1.05

November 27, 2017

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GENERAL

Fixed a battle map bug

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ITEMS

Silver Staff - cost raised to 2500, hit reduced by 2
Byrna Staff - hit raised by 1
Cure Staff - hit raised by 1
Elder Staff - removed
Pure Staff - now usable by White Mage/Wizard
Master Nunchuck - replaces Elder Staff

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SPELLS

SLOW - now uses Time element, Stun element removed
DARK - element removed
STUN - renamed to HLD2 - now casts the HOLD spell on all enemies
HLD2 - renamed to STUN - guaranteed stun on all enemies below 300 HP
FOG2 - absorb bonus raised to 16, up from 15
STOP - re-added Time element, hit chance increased
XXXX - now attempts to instantly kill all enemies below 300 HP

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ENEMIES

LOCUST - various improvements
MAGE - various improvements
HEALER - various improvements
EYE - Can now be encountered in greater numbers
PHANTOM - Can now be encountered in greater numbers
FairyD - Experience reward increased

version 1.04

November 25, 2017

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CLASSES

Added LMP3 to White Mage, replaces SOFT