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  • FFV: Autumn Challenge

    Game Changes from Vanilla

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    Credit for the contents of this post goes to ff5aki [blog].

    Credit for the machine translation and reformatting goes to clymax.

    Autumn Challenge is our localized name for Final Fantasy V Remix (FF5r). The word autumn is taken from the Japanese word aki, taken as autumn.

    A. Job Changes

    1. Hunter: The command becomes “Aim – Animal – (blank) – Item.”
    2. Berserker: Strength and speed are enhanced.
    3. Red Mage: Can equip bows and arrows. Overall stats are improved.
    4. Dragoon: Parameter change.
    5. Impersonator: Name, appearance, and equipment are changed. Command: “Item – (blank) x 3”.

    B. Ability Changes

    1. Toushi: Changed from Mineuchi. Defense-ignoring effect. The original is from the kobō term “Tetsushi.”
    2. Wild Shot: Removes defense ignore.
    3. Zeninage: Attack power is now lower than that of shuriken, and gil consumption has also been reduced.
    4. Musical equipment: Changed from vertical equipment. Bells can also be equipped. Magic power increase is on par with that of a geomancer.

    C. Item Changes

    1. Tinkerbell: Rare again this time.
    2. Twin Lancer: Exclusive to Dragoons.
    3. Blood Sword: Attack power is reduced, hit rate is 100%.
    4. Lilith’s Rod: Increases the activation rate of “Irome”.
    5. Chicken Knife: Weakened.
    6. Sage’s Staff: Removes undead scourge.
    7. Cursed Ring: Defense power is reduced and all attributes are halved. Death sentence remains unchanged.

    There are many additional items, but I’ll list them at the bottom to avoid spoilers.

    D. Magic & Enemy Skills

    1. Blue Magic “???” has been renamed to Revenge Blast.
    2. Strengthens Summon Phoenix.

    E. Towns & Dungeons

    1. The magician’s character becomes a white or black mage.
    2. The messages vary, and some may be the key to solving the game.

    F. New Items

    1. Sagojo Spear: Attack power is lower than in ver.1.10. Water attribute.
    2. Break Blade: Additional break activation
    3. Knife: For throwing only.
    4. Wight Slayer: Critical hit against undead.
    5. Sparkling Sword: Ornament.
    6. Triton Hammer: May activate “Kamaitachi.”
    7. Stardust Rod: Item specification “Comet”.
    8. Variant Knife: Damage equal to HP loss.
    9. Lance of Cain: Always jumps when “attacking.” Short waiting time.
    10. Zantetsuken: May activate “Iai Nuki”.
    11. Save the Queen: A high-performance sword.
    12. Ultima Weapon: Damage proportional to current HP.
    13. Bone Club: Second most powerful attack after Ragnarok.
    14. Thorn Whip: High attack power, but no notable effect.
    15. Wing Edge: A higher-level weapon than the Crescent Moon Ring and Rising Sun.
    16. Medusa’s Bow: Has a high chance of petrifying.
    17. Bloodstained Shield: Holy attribute null. Low evasion ability.
    18. Armor Gappa: Protects against water-element attacks and frog state.
    19. Hero’s Shield: High-performance shield
    20. Adaman Armor: High-performance light armor.
    21. Angel Wings: Always Levitated.
    22. Protect Ring: Always protect.
    23. Star Pendant: Protects against poison attacks and poison status.
    24. Gold Ring: Item that can be exchanged for cash.
    25. Royal Crown: High-performance head armor.
    26. Double Mirage: Creates two clones.
    27. Glass Mask: Head armor specialized for physical defense.
    28. Rainbow Water Crown: Fire, cold, and lightning damage are halved.
    29. Wind God’s Shield: Absorbs wind attribute.
    30. Behemo Suit: Comes with enhanced fighting capabilities.
    31. Fragment of Nothingness: A probative item obtained when defeating a certain additional powerful boss.

    G. Dragons

    1. Skull Dragon
    2. Terrible Dragon
    3. Earth Dragon
    4. Leviathan
    5. Holy Dragon
    6. Storm Dragon
    7. Freeze Dragon
    8. Lady Dragon

    Even if you defeat them all, there is no Jihad.

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  • FF5r-IC Steal Guide

    Decapod is a streamer who is into difficulty hacks. You can follow Decapod on Twitch.

    Now Available on Discord

    Decapod presents a comprehensive guide to stealable items across all three rom chapters of waterga’s IC mod of Final Fantasy V Remix.

    Includes info on extra stealable slots in the mod.

    To access the guide, check out the IC channel in our Discord.

    For info on our English translation of the IC mod, see here.

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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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  • Which Final Fantasy Should I Play First, and Which Version?

    A Guide for Series Newcomers

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    This piece reflects the personal opinion of clymax only. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the FFV Central community or of any of its members.

    It can be daunting to know where to start as a newcomer to the series in this day and age.

    Enter ports, re-releases, and mods into the fray, only complicating matters further.

    This post covers the series up to Final Fantasy X. Entries beyond Final Fantasy X can be the subject of a future post.

    Banner credit: Genki_JPN on Twitter.

    Where Should You Start?

    With the following recommendations in hand, a new player can jump in with the very first entry in the series, Final Fantasy, before taking on the rest of the series in release order.

    If open-world chest rando is not desired as a mod theme, a new player can instead start with Final Fantasy III on the PSP before taking on subsequent entries in release order. This skips both Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II.

    EntryVersionModMod Theme
    INESHeadwind+Open-World Chest Rando*
    IIFCUpwind+Open-World Chest Rando*
    IIIPSP (3D Remake)
    IVSNESUltima PlusExpansion
    VSFCWhirlwind+New Modes Galore
    VISFCT-EditionExpansion
    VIIPSXComprehensive ATB EnhancementATB
    VIIIRemastered
    IXPSXComprehensive ATB EnhancementATB
    XHD Remaster

    + The post author is also the hack author, so take the recommendation with a grain of salt. Also, these are private mods only available via an event or via Game Jolt.
    * Only if a heavily modernized and more chaotic version is desired. A loose patch may be available to turn off chest rando: place a help request in our Discord for assistance.

    So, what do you think? Which entry and version would you recommend newcomers start with? Would you recommend a mod? Comment below, or check us out on Discord.

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