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This post compares available builds of clymax’s flagship Whirlwind mod of Final Fantasy V.
For how Whirlwind compares to other “Definitive FFV” mods, see here.
The mod is unofficial and unaffiliated with Square Enix.
Comparison Chart
Note that “⏯” represents a feature that can be toggled in game.
Release | Beta | Development | |
Version | 0.50 | 0.58 | 3.64 |
Availability | RHDN, RHP, Fantasy Anime | FFVC Discord | Game Jolt |
Early jobs | ✓ | ✓ | ⏯ |
Self-randomizing | ✓ | ✓ | ⏯ |
Random job per level up | ✓ | ✓ | ⏯ |
Ability freedom | 3 slots | 3 slots | 4-8 slots |
Free as in beer | ✓ | ✓ | Whirlwind Fiesta |
Leaderboards | Retro Achievements | Speedruns.com | |
Set seeding | ✓ | ✓ | |
Random seeding | ✓ | ✓ | |
Saving seed state | ✓ | ✓ | |
Achievements | ✓ | ||
Event | Whirlwind Fiesta | ||
Random job per minute | ⏯ | ||
Vanilla mode | ⏯ | ||
Faster movement | ✓ | ||
Skip turn | ✓ | ||
Character scrolling | ✓ | ||
Better optimize | ✓ | ||
Leader swap | ✓ | ||
Vanilla bugfixes | ✓ | ||
Encounter control | NG+ any file | ||
Save anywhere | NG+ current file | ||
Job menu unlocked for random job per level up | NG+ current file | ||
Boost farm rates | Config 1-62x @ | ||
Job outfit colors | ✓ | ||
Cosmetic hair | ✓ | ||
Bestiary | ✓ | ||
Jukebox | ✓ | ||
Fastrom | ✓ | ||
Cutscene skips | ⏯ | ||
Dialogue skips | ⏯ | ||
Config expansion | ✓ | ||
Open world (early airship, world warps, progression skips) | ⏯ | ||
Randomize chests | ⏯ | ||
Randomize enemies | ⏯ | ||
Randomize shops | ⏯ | ||
Randomize drops | ⏯ | ||
Spell drops | ✓ | ||
Fiesta-inspired modes | ⏯ | ||
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 | ✓ | ||
Win count | ✓ | ||
New weapon | ✓ | ||
New boss challenge | ✓ | ||
Jump button, dash button | ✓ | ||
Crit button | ✓ | ||
Higher difficulty | Config 1-6x |
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