Introducing the Diamond of Light Expansion of Romancing SaGa (SFC)

Japanese RS Series Mods

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Credit for These Notes Go to Romhack Author ◆qw.Y80Jhqg.

These notes are a WIP. They were machine translated and then edited by clymax, who is self-taught in intermediate Japanese.

The Diamond of Light expansion is our localized name for this mod.

The original name is Galahad & Sherah Battle + Minor Adjustments Patch.

The latest version of this mod is believed to be version 6.5.

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A. Usage Instructions

The mod is designed for use with Romancing SaGa version 1.1.

To use this patch, you will need the freeware tool:
WinIPS
SMB Laboratory
http://47.tok2.com/smblabo/

Attention!
This patch must be applied to a Ver 1.1 ROM. It will not function correctly if applied to a Ver 1.0 ROM.

B. Expansion

• If you attempt to take the Ice Sword from Galahad—even by killing him for it—a battle with Galahad will be triggered. He will wield the Ice Sword he just lost, using techniques like “Winter Storm” (Fuyu no Arashi) against you.
• Added the “Diamond of Light” (Hikari no Diamond) event. By meeting specific conditions, you can battle Sherah.

C. Changes

• If a party member is removed after 1,040 or more total battles, they will reappear in Crystal City every 256 battles. (Once the total exceeds 55,000 battles, this interval changes to every 512 battles.)
• Modification and expansion of areas where dialogue events occur.
• You can now battle rare monsters (Giant Octopus, Manticore, Griffin, Merman, Flocken) as well as certain unused/cut monsters (Barbatos, Schwarzkatz).
• Destiny Stones (other than the Aquamarine and Amethyst) now provide resistance to specific elements or status ailments (consistent with the WSC version).
• Access to Copper Pass (requires defeating Death in the Underworld at least once).
• Spells of the “Darkness” and “Malice” (Evil Energy) schools are now available for purchase (sold at Copper Pass).

Various other minor details have also been adjusted.

D. Update History

2005/06/02

• Fixed an issue where the event “Inashi’s Storm” would not trigger when playing as Albert.

2005/04/09

• Changed the BGM for North Estamir to the previously unused track “Estamir.”
• Fixed a bug where the event “Inashi’s Storm” would trigger when playing as Gray.
• Fixed an issue where enemy symbols would remain visible even after defeating the Four Heavenly Kings.

2005/03/13

• Fixed an issue causing errors in the dialogue with the Water Dragon at Lake Malar.

2005/03/12

• Fixed an issue where the colors of certain parts of Saruin’s attire would display incorrectly.

2005/03/11

• Fixed an issue where Neidhart would fail to arrive to assist during the initial event when playing as Aisha.
• Changed the data format for enemy equipment and spells from variable-length to fixed-length.

2005/02/23

• Added the Diana event.
• Fixed a bug where the story would progress even after a total party wipe during the battle against Death. 2005/02/06 Fixed a bug where skills with “killer” attributes (such as Dragon-Slaying Sword or Bird-Slaying Bow) would only deal 1 damage.
• Increased the attack power of the “Holy Grail” from 8 to 18.
• Increased the attack power of the Ki art “Evil-Dispelling Method” from 5 to 24.
• Increased the attack power of the Ki art “Vitality-Soaring Strike” from 15 to 42.

2005/01/18

• Changed “Final Strike” to an area-of-effect (all-enemy) attack.
• Strengthened the Vampire enemy type.
• Made the battles against the Four Heavenly Kings inescapable (fixed a bug that allowed them to be temporarily removed from the game).
• Increased the damage cap for the Dark art “Injury” from 511 to 32,767.
• Increased the attack power of the Illusion art “Lightning Illusion” from 5 to 9.
• Slightly modified the logic used by monsters to determine their actions.
• Partially modified the random number calculation formula.
• Fixed a bug where the screen would become garbled if the player fled from a battle against a Gold Dragon (small).
• Fixed a bug where reviving Galahad while the protagonist’s maximum HP was 50 or less would, conversely, increase the protagonist’s maximum HP.
• Increased the attack power of the special attack “Drain” from 5 to 15.
• Added the “Diamond of Light” event.
• Partially modified the damage calculation formulas for the Earth art “Diamond Spear” and the Wind art “Ice Javelin.”
• Increased the attack power of “Evil Sword Wave” from 9 to 56.
• Fixed a bug where spells targeting a weakness would only deal 1 damage.
• Partially modified the enemy encounter tables (see below).
• Added the “Undead” attribute to enemies such as Sand Beasts and Bullbeggars.

2005/01/02

• Fixed an issue where the event would progress even if the player’s party was wiped out during the battle against Galahad.
• Increased the maximum HP limit for enemies from 32,767 to 65,535.
• Moved Sheryl outside of the counter area.
• Changed Flocken’s behavior pattern (making him more likely to use weapons).
• Removed “Status 4” resistance from “Godongo.”

2004/12/31

• Fixed a bug where a party member would disappear permanently if removed from the party after 1,000+ battles.
• Added fire resistance (and other attributes) to “Black” series armor.
• Equipped Neidhart with a Black Diamond.

2004/12/27

• Fixed an issue where the game would hang when attempting to exit Copper Pass toward the Khuzarath region.
• Added petrification resistance to the “Forest of Bewilderment.”

2004/12/25

• Fixed an issue where pressing the Start button while moving would trigger a dialogue sequence and warp the player to the area south of Isthmus.
• Released version 1.1.

E. Enemy Tables

The composition of the highest-tier monster groups has been partially modified:
・Beast-type → Red Dragon (Large)
・Reptile-type → Blue Dragon (Large)
・Avian-type → Gold Dragon (Large)
・Skeleton-type → Larva x2 + Flocken
・Fish-type → Leviathan
・Slime-type → Fire Elemental + Water Elemental + Earth Elemental + Wind Elemental

F. Enemy Equipment and Spell Data

Data is now structured in fixed-length 32-byte blocks, starting from offset 138000.

Each monster can utilize up to 4 auxiliary images and equip a maximum of 7 items; spells of any non-conflicting elemental attributes can be assigned.

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