Category: ff6

  • New Game Plus Modding Community Launches Site Redesign

    But Longstanding Forums Have Apparently Been Taken Down, Citing User Migration to Discord [Update: Read-Only Forum Archive Apparently Reinstated]

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    Preview of the site redesign

    Says Kaffe, web designer of New Game Plus (NGPlus), in an announcement post here (emphasis added):

    A lot has changed since the old forum era. Most discussion now happens in chat rooms, and for us that mainly means Discord. Because of that, this site has been rebuilt with a very deliberate focus. We did not try to replace every old feature just for the sake of replacing it. We started with the essentials and built around hosting the content cleanly.

    That means:

    • the site is back in a rebuilt form
    • mods have cleaner dedicated pages
    • releases and downloads are easier to browse
    • maintainers now have a cleaner GitLab-based workflow behind the scenes

    The new setup also gives us a much steadier foundation. Instead of leaning on a pile of moving parts that need ongoing care, this site is now a static homepage hosted through GitLab [i.e., no forums]. That means less infrastructure to maintain, fewer things to break, and a setup that can be moved or rebuilt without much drama. There was more upfront work to get here, but the goal is simple: an infrastructure-light, near-maintenance-free site that works from day one and keeps working.

    ….

    Just to be clear, the community itself did not disappear while the old homepage aged out. NGPlus stayed alive through the people in it, the mods, and the conversations that kept happening elsewhere [i.e., in Discord]. What is returning here is the public-facing window: a cleaner, steadier place to host the work and point people toward it.

    Although completion of the site redesign seems to be a positive for the New Game Plus community, one caveat appears to be that the longstanding forums appear to have been taken offline.

    Example recent forum link no longer functional: https://ngplus.net/index.php?/forums/topic/992-ffvi-t-edition-lua-translation-v307-297-costume-stats-system-still-available-42926/

    Update on July 10

    A read-only forum archive has apparently been reinstated courtesy of Kaffe.

    So, what do you think? Were you a user of the New Game Plus forums? Do you agree that Discord is an adequate replacement?

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  • Remembering Fire Storm

    Community Figure of FF6 Hacking

    Foreword: For anyone unfamiliar with Fire Storm, owner of the FF6 Hacking website, his forum profile on the website reads as follows:

    I’m an ex U.S. Soldier who was stationed in Germany.

    Since I don’t drink or party, I filled my time doing things like ROM Hacking.

    I first discovered this hobby during a deployment in Iraq, which started with Super Mario World.

    I’ve always wanted to edit Final Fantasy VI, and now that I’ve discovered how fun it is, I’ve joined to do it.

    I do hope I am welcomed here, and I’ll do whatever I can to the best of my abilities to help someone.

    Fire Storm was also known as SatoaScorpion on YouTube and as Fire_Storm_Deluxe on Twitch.

    Dawn brings us tragic news in a recent forum post on the website:

    Hello, I am new here and simply passing on a message about a friend.

    I’m not sure how many people knew Fire Storm on here. I never even played FF6.

    But I wanted anyone that did know them to just know that Firestorm did lose their battle with cancer 2 days ago. I am still processing the news as an online friend of 20 years. And I didn’t want people that also knew them to not know.

    My discord is deathecho if anyone wants to reach out. Thank you… Sorry if this isn’t appropriate for the forum. I just hope it reaches who it needs to.

    Rest easy, Firestorm.

    He was only 38 years old (according to his profile) and taken away from us way too soon.

    Dawn later elaborates at a separate venue:

    I know he was so active in so many things and I just didn’t want anyone left in the dark because the only way I found out was through his Facebook.

    He and I met back in a Yahoo chat room. So long ago. And we kept in touch all these years. He even lived with myself, my sister, and my dad for a short time before he joined the military.

    Justin had such a dynamic personality and a huge heart. He put it into everything he did with all his passion.

    He was an amazing voice actor and a very talented musician. He was also great at telling stories and character creation. I know he had me in tears laughing many times.

    I checked in with him often and he never really let on how bad things were getting once the cancer returned. He never expressed fear or anything to me. I’m still processing the news myself because it still seems very surreal.

    I’m not used to seeing his username logged off. He was always available for anyone anytime they needed it. I don’t know how much his family is aware of how many friends he had all around the world.

    And I almost wonder if there is any way everyone could come together and we could create something to present to them just so they could understand and see. He spent a lot of time on the computer and I’m sure they don’t even have a clue.

    But either way, I am grateful for everyone speaking on him. He is absolutely one of my first and longest online friends. And he meant just as much to me as anyone I know in the real world.

    Fire Storm, you will be missed. And our community will be honoring your memory in upcoming announcements.

    Afterword: Dawn later shared one more memory of Fire Storm:

    As most everybody knows, he was really good with voices and singing. And one of his favorite ways to warm up for any of that was to sing the song Make a Man out of You from the movie Mulan.

    He sang it so well too. He said all the different notes and tones made it the perfect warm-up song.

  • Refining Gameplay Through Restricting Choice

    Using JRPG Modifications

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    Or as they say, less is more.

    A. Restricting Espers by Character – by Synchysi (2017)

    Not a respinner hack. Restrictions are set in stone.

    Showcasing mod: Brave New World (2017).

    B. Restricting Jobs by Character – by clymax (2024)

    Respinner hack, so resetting the game can give you new restrictions based on your seed. For more on respinners, click here.

    Showcasing mod: Whirlwind (2024).

    C. Restricting Vocations by Character – WIP by clymax (2026)

    Showcasing mod: Aflame (DQVI hack)

    Respinner functionality in development. Visit our Discord to show your support for further developing this mod.

    Know of a mod that should make this spotlight? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • Spotlight: Tsushiy’s Projects

    JRPG Romhacks

    You can follow Tsushiy-san’s work via his project forums or YouTube.

    1. Final Fantasy VI: T-Edition (SFC)

    English fan translation courtesy of Mato and maintained by Kain Stryder here.

    For the resources translated from Japanese, click here.

    Our localized nickname for this mod is Omega Mk. II.

    2. Final Fantasy IV: T-Edition (SFC)

    English menu translation here courtesy of Kain Stryder, Lazarus_DS, and Serity.

    3. Dragon Quest IV: T-Edition (SFC) (DQVI Hack)

    English translation not yet available. Would you like to help translate this mod? Come by our Discord to discuss.

    FF6 x FF2 Project Under Consideration?

    See the project thread for the latest updates in Japanese.

    Related Post:

    Roundup: T-Edition Projects by clymax
    Comprehensive Final Fantasy Mods of Quality
    English Translations of Japanese Romhacks and More

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