Category: ff5

  • Final Fantasy V Remix: Master Thief Released

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    The Master Thief mod of the Final Fantasy V: Remix (FF5R) mod of Final Fantasy V on SFC has been released via commission and courtesy of clymax.

    The Master Thief mod is also compatible with derivative mods, such as waterga’s IC mod (FF5r-IC).

    It belongs to the new lineup of “Super Cheat” mods by clymax. They go beyond what cheat codes can typically give you. This lets you take full control of your gameplay.

    A release build for Romhack Plaza is being considered, or you can get early access to the dev build on Game Jolt.

    Development Build: Features

    Grind epic loot like never before! A single patch gives you max steal chance in the Remix mod and across all three rom chapters of the seminal IC mod.

    The base mod, Remix, supports multiple steal attempts on the same enemy. The Super Cheat boosts steal chance to 100% even without Thief’s Glove equipped.

    In the Super Cheat, the outcome of “doesn’t have anything!” no longer applies. You can now steal more copies of an item you’ve already stolen.

    The Super Cheat lets you steal from the enemy’s item slots in a cycle, as shown in these screenshots from IC.

    The item slots are stolen from in the following order: common steal, rare steal, rare drop, common drop. Note that in Remix and IC, common drops have a 100% chance to drop.

    If the bestiary has no item assigned to that enemy item slot, you’ll steal an empty item (“”).

    For what it’s worth, a different enemy form can have a different set of slots you can steal from.

    So, what do you think? Where does FF5r-IC rank among Japanese mods of the SFC trilogy of the Final Fantasy series? How do you think it compares to FFV Remix? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • FF5r-IC Dungeons Newly Used in Each Rom Chapter

    Final Fantasy V Remix waterga Mod

    Spoiler warning. Major dungeons only.

    Layout by clymax. Data by BladePotato.

    VanillaRemixIC Rom1IC Rom2IC Rom3
    WORLD 1
    Wind Shrine
    Ship Graveyard
    North Mountain
    Walse Tower
    Fire-Powered Ship
    Library of the Ancients
    Ronka Ruins
    WORLD 2
    Big Bridge
    Underground Waterway
    Drakenvale
    Barrier Tower
    Gil Cave
    Great Forest of Moore
    WORLD 3
    Pyramid of Moore
    Jachol Cave
    Island Shrine
    Fork Tower
    Sunken Walse Tower
    Great Sea Trench
    Easterly Falls
    Phoenix Tower
    North Mountain Revisited
    Interdimensional Rift
    BONUS
    Mr. Clio’s Cave
    North Mountain Rerevisited
    Gohn revisited in Merged World
    Wind Shrine revisited
    Steamship revisited below Fork Tower
    Drakenvale revisited

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  • Pixel Freemaster vs. Whirlwind vs. Pixel Remaster

    Features Showdown: Which is Best?

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube.

    For which version of each FF you should play, click here.

    This post compares official vs. unofficial definitive versions of Final Fantasy V.

    Pixel Remaster is a game property of Square Enix.

    Pixel Freemaster and Whirlwind are unofficial and unaffiliated with Square Enix.

    Comparison Chart

    Pixel Freemaster is to be succeeded by project Omega, likely to take the form of a web patcher. However, the project is on hold pending return of the modmaker of Pixel Freemaster.

    For a comparison of Whirlwind builds, see here.

    Note that “⏯” represents a feature that can be toggled in game.

    If there are any inaccuracies, please let us know.

    Pixel FreemasterWhirlwindPixel Remaster
    Released202420242021
    Base translationGBA
    Script Port
    RPGeGBA Script
    Translation included
    Free as in beerBase version only, or Fiesta event
    Faster movement
    Skip turn
    Character scrolling
    Better optimize
    Leader swap
    Vanilla bugfixes
    Ability freedom3 slots4-8 slots1-3 slots
    Encounter controlOptional patchNG+ any file
    Boost farm rates2x patchConfig
    1-62x @
    1-4x @
    Dress CodeJob colors and cosmetic hair
    Page scrolling
    Fastrom
    Early jobsKick Butz
    patch
    Easier Learning
    Solo project
    New game plus
    MSU-1
    Cutscene skips
    Dialogue skips
    Hack options in Config instead of in optional patches
    Config expansion
    Open world (early airship, world warps, progression skips)
    Self-rando (jobs, chests, enemies, shops, drops)
    Spell drops
    Fiesta-inspired modes (4Je, 5Je)
    Solo mode
    Permadeath mode
    Blood Moon mode
    Limits broken (HP, MP, damage)
    Extra save slots
    Extra equip slot
    Diagonal movement
    Day/night cycle
    Rename characters
    Early Krile
    Bestiary
    Jukebox
    Win count
    New weapon
    Boss challenge
    Jump button, dash button
    Crit button
    Save anywhereNG+ current file
    Job menu unlocked for random job per level upNG+ current file
    Higher difficultyConfig
    1-6x
    LeaderboardsSpeedrun.com
    AchievementsBase version only
    Hi resolution
    Widescreen
    Minimap
    Auto battle
    Gameplay rebalancing
    Map names
    Avoids hybrid mobile UI
    GBA bonus dungeon
    GBA bonus jobs

    Want to discuss? Comment below, or come hang out with us at our Discord.

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  • Randomizers Compared

    Final Fantasy Series

    For the Whirlwind family of mods, click here. For clymax’s projects, click here.

    This post compares randomizers that coders have made for the Final Fantasy series over the years.

    Both web- or app-based randos, and self-rando mods, are included in this comparison.

    Note that roguelikes are not included in this post.

    Comparison Chart

    Note that “⏯” represents a feature that can be toggled in game.

    FFNameSelf-RandoAuthor(s)
    IFinal Fantasy RandomizerEntroper
    IHeadwindclymax
    IIUpwindclymax
    IIIFinal Fantasy III Randomizernachoyacopu
    IIICrosswindsclymax
    IVFree Enterpriseb0ardface
    IVDownwindclymax
    VCareer Daycaerulius, cleartonic
    VGrand Crossabyssonym
    VWhirlwindclymax
    VIWorlds CollideAtmaTek
    VIBeyond Chaosabyssonym
    VITailwindclymax

    So, what do you think? Do you know of a randomizer that should be added to or removed from the list? Which listed randomizer is your favorite? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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