Hey everyone.
So I took a bit of a break with FF5. Frankly, I got a little burned out and frustrated with it. However, I picked it up this weekend and banged out this patch.
It does what it says - provides a very basic framework for adding additional abilities to the game. You'll need asar to compile it, and I used the original ROM with RPGe's 1.1 patch applied. However, any ROM expanded to 20MB (providing the E4 bank)
should work. It's not extensively tested, but I am planning on using it in a further project so I will probably be updating it as I go.
Just to be clear, here's what it does not do:
- It doesn't free up any RAM space. But at least it doesn't use any extra.
- It doesn't add more RAM to save abilities. What's there is there, but there is some free space.
- It doesn't add new jobs. You'd need more RAM space or to rework how jobs are saved.
- It doesn't add new spells, though you can use whatever assets exist.
- It also doesn't add new spell animations, though you can use whatever assets exist.
- It also doesn't add new sounds, though you can use whatever assets exist.
- With those last three said, there is a lot that you can do with those assets and some coding.
- It doesn't include *every* function used for effects or animations. If you find something you want to mimic, look at the original code and use that as a base.
- It's not a guide to adding new abilities. I'm happy to help people if they ask, but a complete guide would take much longer than a weekend. I have a couple other posts/docs here that should help.
Topic: SNES Ability Expansion Patch (Read 1175 times)