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Final Fantasy IV Research & Development / Re: Final battle freezes everyone / Grimoire LD plays Unprecedented Crisis
« on: May 20, 2015, 03:59:04 PM »
So I'm back up to Baron Castle and things are going very smoothly so far without any extra grinding. I've purchased a good amount of potions, but it turned out I didn't really need too many, I was more liberal with the use of Summons and multi-hit commands on my way to there and Cecil this time is still equipped with his Mythril Armor and until I got Cid, Edward had the Headband/Kenpo Gi.
So things are moving along well. Also did the Coral Sword have its attack adjusted? I recall it being weaker than the Ancient Sword in the previous version, now it matches it.
Made it back through the Misty Mountains, so far it's all seeming much more evenly paced. It may be because I know what's coming so I can prepare accordingly. Cagnazzo gave me little trouble and Scarmiglione's second phase was intense as always. It would seem I'm reaching Troia at Maybe a level less than I was in my first playthrough. But now I know to explore Agart and Mythril before going to Eblan.
Ah, in Troia now the boy in the Chocobo Stables has the girl's text and the girl has Dummy text.
Eh... now when Troia is attacked a text box shows "Zeromus' true form shows!"
I think "people" may be spelled wrong when the Doctor says "The crystal is safe, as is our pepole" or something like that. May have been a trick of the eyes.
I see you did change the "What's that?!" line of the Clerics into something more fitting.
This does seem like a good place to start a new entry with observing Agart and Mythril's Equipments in their proper places.
The 5000 GP from Mythril is quite nice at this point.
Battle-Axe seems like a decent weapon. It's not as powerful as the Gaia Hammer by far, but it does allow him to bear a shield. And since I didn't get lucky this time I have purchased a Viking Helm for Cecil, since I've learned in this hack that Physical Defense is Necessary. You cannot kill things quickly enough to mitigate the damage taken for a long time without a dedicated healer. All in all Mythril is a good stop to make, almost essential really if you plan to allow Cid to equip a Shield.
And onto Agart! As mentioned previously all of the text here seems relatively the same.
I forgot the Ashura blade was here... I do think my strategy of giving Edge as much Agility as possible through Knives though and tossing 800-1200 damage Shurikens is the better bet though. At least for now. So I'll be picking up a Blind Knife then.
And onto Eblan! I wonder if I can deal with the treasure seeking any better this time...
Oh interesting, you can steal Hi Potions from Stoneman, that's something to keep in mind.
Hmm, and you can steal Shurikens from Staleman having a good supply before Rubicante if you can Curse it and let it linger.
Alright, let's go get Rubicante... Edge is setup for Speed and Throwing, Cecil is set for Defense, as is Cid.
I've learned that a good defense appears to be the best offense in this mod. At least at this point since there's no reliable healing.
And Rubicante falls! He was much easier this time around, knowing how to properly time things, as mentioned, is the real key to success. I am just about in the same level range as last time, maybe a level or two less actually.
Onto the Tunnel to Babil and then Tower ofZot Babil.
That will be a little later this evening. I want to try and reclaim my lost progress by this weekend since I'll be away for a couple of days.
Barbariccia wasn't too difficult, Sylph hit when it needed to and Throw, as always, brings any enemy down quickly enough. Sandy using Comet though can actually get a bit dicey during the Magus Sisters fight, thankfully it was all but over by that point.
This time I've taken everything from Kain and Rydia before they leave as it seems when they rejoin they'll have a different set of equipment anyhow. This should also help me with any money issues.
Ah, slight typo. When Golbez says "loyal lieutenant" there's an extra "n" in the middle of lieutenant.
Oh wow! I never thought to go into the Tower of Babil from the start of the Underworld. I thought it would have been closed by Event Flags, but that's a neat little extra event you have there, it's short but it works well. It's always good to see a bit more of Kain.
This time around I kept a bow from the start so Rosa is now a full-fledged Archer.
And shopping is done at the Dwarven Castle... then I forgot about Tomra, well I have a bit of a nice lump sum of money this time around through knowing when people will leave the party.
Shopping done at Tomra and I could afford everything I wanted... but I only have less than 1000 Gil. I'll be going to the Ice Mines shortly.
The Ice Mines have been looted and I feel like an idiot for forgetting that the Ice Shield/Armor were in the dungeon itself, so I wasted 15000 gil on those... I'm wondering if maybe I should ransack the other two dungeons first before taking on any of the Fiends?
Yes, that's what I'll do. It will build my levels and get me some desired gear (Avenger Sword!) and I should be able to deal with the Fiends in a relatively good fashion.
So things are moving along well. Also did the Coral Sword have its attack adjusted? I recall it being weaker than the Ancient Sword in the previous version, now it matches it.
Made it back through the Misty Mountains, so far it's all seeming much more evenly paced. It may be because I know what's coming so I can prepare accordingly. Cagnazzo gave me little trouble and Scarmiglione's second phase was intense as always. It would seem I'm reaching Troia at Maybe a level less than I was in my first playthrough. But now I know to explore Agart and Mythril before going to Eblan.Ah, in Troia now the boy in the Chocobo Stables has the girl's text and the girl has Dummy text.
Eh... now when Troia is attacked a text box shows "Zeromus' true form shows!"
I think "people" may be spelled wrong when the Doctor says "The crystal is safe, as is our pepole" or something like that. May have been a trick of the eyes.
I see you did change the "What's that?!" line of the Clerics into something more fitting.
This does seem like a good place to start a new entry with observing Agart and Mythril's Equipments in their proper places.
The 5000 GP from Mythril is quite nice at this point.
Battle-Axe seems like a decent weapon. It's not as powerful as the Gaia Hammer by far, but it does allow him to bear a shield. And since I didn't get lucky this time I have purchased a Viking Helm for Cecil, since I've learned in this hack that Physical Defense is Necessary. You cannot kill things quickly enough to mitigate the damage taken for a long time without a dedicated healer. All in all Mythril is a good stop to make, almost essential really if you plan to allow Cid to equip a Shield.
And onto Agart! As mentioned previously all of the text here seems relatively the same.
I forgot the Ashura blade was here... I do think my strategy of giving Edge as much Agility as possible through Knives though and tossing 800-1200 damage Shurikens is the better bet though. At least for now. So I'll be picking up a Blind Knife then.
And onto Eblan! I wonder if I can deal with the treasure seeking any better this time...
Oh interesting, you can steal Hi Potions from Stoneman, that's something to keep in mind.
Hmm, and you can steal Shurikens from Staleman having a good supply before Rubicante if you can Curse it and let it linger.
Alright, let's go get Rubicante... Edge is setup for Speed and Throwing, Cecil is set for Defense, as is Cid.
I've learned that a good defense appears to be the best offense in this mod. At least at this point since there's no reliable healing.
And Rubicante falls! He was much easier this time around, knowing how to properly time things, as mentioned, is the real key to success. I am just about in the same level range as last time, maybe a level or two less actually.
Onto the Tunnel to Babil and then Tower of
That will be a little later this evening. I want to try and reclaim my lost progress by this weekend since I'll be away for a couple of days.
Barbariccia wasn't too difficult, Sylph hit when it needed to and Throw, as always, brings any enemy down quickly enough. Sandy using Comet though can actually get a bit dicey during the Magus Sisters fight, thankfully it was all but over by that point.
This time I've taken everything from Kain and Rydia before they leave as it seems when they rejoin they'll have a different set of equipment anyhow. This should also help me with any money issues.
Ah, slight typo. When Golbez says "loyal lieutenant" there's an extra "n" in the middle of lieutenant.
Oh wow! I never thought to go into the Tower of Babil from the start of the Underworld. I thought it would have been closed by Event Flags, but that's a neat little extra event you have there, it's short but it works well. It's always good to see a bit more of Kain.
This time around I kept a bow from the start so Rosa is now a full-fledged Archer.
And shopping is done at the Dwarven Castle... then I forgot about Tomra, well I have a bit of a nice lump sum of money this time around through knowing when people will leave the party.
Shopping done at Tomra and I could afford everything I wanted... but I only have less than 1000 Gil. I'll be going to the Ice Mines shortly.
The Ice Mines have been looted and I feel like an idiot for forgetting that the Ice Shield/Armor were in the dungeon itself, so I wasted 15000 gil on those... I'm wondering if maybe I should ransack the other two dungeons first before taking on any of the Fiends?
Yes, that's what I'll do. It will build my levels and get me some desired gear (Avenger Sword!) and I should be able to deal with the Fiends in a relatively good fashion.
It came from wishing I had such a thing in FFHackster.
