In this devlog, clymax documents the changes to the Final Fantasy V: Whirlwind mod to make it Archipelago-eligible under current policies. You can follow clymax’s projects via FFVC or YouTube.
Fan-Translation Removal
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Before: store dialogue
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Before: in-store dialogue
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Elements Left Intact
Map Names
Shop Names
Item Names
Menu Elements
Character Names
Character Attributes
Abilities
Actions
Enemy Names
Enemy Actions
Battle Messages
Ability Descriptions
Item Descriptions
Stats from Mr. Clio
Remaining Work
A set of character and NPC interactions at minimum still need to be checked and debugged to make sure they still function properly following the script removals.
Examples include recruiting characters such as Lenna and Faris, engaging summons such as Shiva, Ifrit, Carbuncle, and Leviathan, and engaging bosses, the thirteen demons of the Rift, and the three superbosses (Omega, Shinryu, and Gogo).
However, with the changes noted in this post, the fan-translated script of the game should no longer be embedded in any patch of the Archipelago-oriented build of the mod.
You will now start with the Enterprise and the Lunar Whale.
You will also start with an Emergency Exit, and it can now be used anywhere.
The game sends you to the wrong place if you try to use it in the very beginning when you gain control of Cecil, so this has been fixed, as shown in this video.
Movement speed has been doubled in overworlds, towns, and dungeons.
Random encounters have been disabled unless you walk around while holding the B button.
You can now save your game anywhere.
Experience is boosted to 32x.
Gil is boosted to 32x.
Support for seeding is being investigated, one issue being that there’s no way to rename characters. Update: you can now rename Cecil, as shown in this video.
Seeding is now supported.
A config toggle for randomizing chests has been added. You can toggle this off anytime during a run to get vanilla chest items.
The opening cutscene has been shortened. The intro battles are now skipped.
Event dialogue is no longer shown. Event pauses are now skipped.
The Underworld is now accessible from the beginning.
The cutscene of the crashing airship is now skipped. The Enterprise is also pre-upgraded to fly over lava.
The Hovercraft and Hook upgrade are given at start.
Mt. Ordeals can now be entered without Palom or Porom.
The Tellah recruitment event is skipped to avoid softlock potential later in the game.
Fixed battles have been skipped.
A config toggle for skipping cutscenes has been added. For game stability, stick with the default of skipping OFF for now.
A config toggle for going through NPCs has been added. This can be used to go through blocking NPCs to enable more sequence breaks.
The Falcon has been added to the moon. This is for purposes of modding research.
A secret warp to Zeromus has been added.
The Zeromus dialog is now fast-forwarded through.
Dummy items have been filtered out of the pool of rollable items.
A new item has been added to the pool of rollable items. The new item is required to be in your inventory before a secret warp to Zeromus can be used.
Pure Chaos mode added and ON by default. To turn off, change Control to Order in the Config menu.
For Pure Chaos mode to take effect, Cecil must have been renamed to something other than Cecil.
Chaos mode will no longer take effect in the final dungeon. This is to preserve endgame farming. This behavior is the same as in Whirlwind.
What do you think? Which FF of the SFC trilogy is your favorite, and why?
If you haven’t played FFIV, this mod is a modernized take on the game that took the series to the next level. So what are you waiting for?
