Download neoFFL2 v3.003 ROM Hack

neoFFL2 v3_003
by amuseum

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Instructions: Put FFL2.IPS into the same directory as FFL2.GB. Open FFL2.GB in VisualBoy Advance, which will automatically (temporarily) patch the game while you play. To permanently patch the .GB directly, use a patching tool. Search ROMhacking.net for one.

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Summary of alterations:
allows long player names (up to 8 letters long using DTE)
modified mutant skill list
corrected and made cooler names
toned down robot stats
replaced banana with heroin

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to do:
public testing
make more Quake attacks
turn agility swords into whips (add agil, do str-based damage) and mini-gungnirs (str-based damage to group, never miss)
dad and lynn's story
change stat increase rate?

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Changelog

--done
++not done

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v3-003
--shops
  --2nd town: desert (rapier, long, whip, psi, kick, stungun, colt, battle axe)
  --desert: ashura (psi, kick, stungun, colt, battle axe, sabre, bastard) add ice book
  --ashura: giant (sabre, bastard, katana, mythril, ice, temptat, SMG, thunder)
  --giant: 2nd (ice book, temptat, SMG, thunder, fog, rocket, sleep, prayer)

--translation
  --Ridean -> Raiden
  --LiveOrk -> LiveOak
  --MadCeder -> MadCedar
  --Athtalot -> Astaroth
  --Silver -> Iron
  --Gold -> Mythril (armor, sword, bow) c6 ec e7 db e5 dc df
  --Battle sword -> Bastard sword
  --Axe -> Battle axe
  --Blitz whip -> Electro
  --Musket -> Beretta
  --Sypha -> Jitte
  --Headbut -> TriPunch
  --Banana -> Heroin (bb 59 59 89 -> c1 53 e2 56)

--weapon effects
  --Coral affects marine, not insects (30 to 40)
  --Guns to Agility:
  --Colt Agl 2, Beretta Agl 5, Magnum Agl 7
  --SMG Agl 3, Grenade Agl 5, Fire Gun Agl 7
  --Mage staff to do Mana*10 Quake effect, renamed Quake staff

--Changed Robot stats: 0 Str, 4 Agl, 0 Mana, 6 Def

--Fixed start screen 5th char box placement

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v3-002
--Changed GP into cc (copyright symbols)

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v3-001
--Changed Robot stats: 0 Str, 6 Agl, 0 Mana, 6 Def

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v3-000
--Changed version to 3-000
--Moved input name two spaces left to fit long names
--Boosted monster STR and AGI based attacks
--Gaze renamed: Curse Gaze renamed C-Gaze, Paralyze Gaze renamed P-Gaze
--Blind and Touch now give Mana up
--Burning and StonSkin now give Defense up
--Mirror now gives Agility up
--Changed Mutant Skills as follows
  DS 1: Cure, Defense, Fire, StonSkin, Blind
  DS 2: Ice, Sleep, Dispel
  DS 3: O-Para, X-Fire, Steal
  DS 4: X-Ice, CursSong, Thunder
  DS 5: Burning, O-Damage, Remedy
  DS 6: Warning, Quake, Reflect
  DS 7: Touch, Charm, Surprise
  DS 8: X-Gaze, Recover, P-Blast
  DS 9: O-Change, Mirror, MadSong
  DS A: Life, Flare, O-All

--Mutant "Classes" per DS
  DS      Cleric   Wizard  Druid     Bard      Enchant      Vuln
  1       Cure     Fire     StonSkin  Blind      Defense
  23      Dispel   Ice      Steal     Sleep      O-Para      X-Fire
  45      Remedy Thunder Burning   CursSong  O-Damage   X-Ice
  67      Touch   Quake   Warning  Charm     Reflect
  789     Recover P-Blast  Surprise  X-Gaze   O-Change
  9A      Life     Flare    Mirror    MadSong  O-All

Cleric:   Cure, Dispel, Remedy, Touch, Recover, Life
Wizard: Fire, Ice, Thunder, Quake, P-Blast, Flare
Druid:   StonSkin, Steal, Burning, Warning, Surprise, Mirror
Bard:    Blind, Sleep, CursSong, Charm, X-Gaze, MadSong
Enchant: Defense, O-Para, O-Damage, Reflect, O-Change, O-All
Vuln:     X-Fire, X-Ice

--Reduced robot bonuses on Kick,etc. and armor
  Kick to Karate: 9 HP, Agl +2 (mod 40)
  Defend Sword: 108 HP, Def +24 (mod 1B)
  Silver: 18 HP, Def +4 (mod 11)
  Gold: 27 HP, Def +6 (mod 12)
  Flame: 72 HP, Def +16 (mod 17)
  Ice: 72 HP, Def +16 (mod 17)
  Dragon Shield: 108 HP, Def +24 (mod 1B)
  Dragon Armor: 72 HP, Def +16 (mod 17)
  Arthur: 108 HP, Def +24 (mod 1B)
  Giant: 72 HP, Def +16 (mod 17)
  Ninja: 108 HP, Def +24 (mod 1B)
  Hermes: 36 HP, Def +8 (mod 13)
  Hecate: 72 HP, Def +16 (mod 17)
  Army Helm: 72 HP, Def +16 (mod 17)
  Army Armor: 72 HP, Def +16 (mod 17)
  Geta: 18 HP, Def +4 (mod 11)
  Samurai: 90 HP, Def +20 (mod 19)
  Battle: 90 HP, Def +20 (mod 19)
  Parasuit: 135 HP, Def +30 (mod 1E)

--Changed bonus for guns from STR to AGL
  Colt, Musket, Magnum

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v2-001
--Replaced Mutant Skill SunBurst with Dispel (same effect, but mutant can gain Mana now)

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v2-000
--Changed Mutant Skills as follows (see ffl2.xls, FFL3 page)
  DS 1: Cure, O-Para, Fire, StonSkin, Blind
  DS 2: Ice, Gaze, Thunder
  DS 3: SunBurst, X-Fire, Steal
  DS 4: X-Ice, Sleep, X-Thunder, Warning
  DS 5: Surprise, StonGaze, Reflect
  DS 6: Explode, Remedy
  DS 7: MadSong, O-Weapon, Erase
  DS 8: Teleport, Touch, O-Damage
  DS 9: P-Blast, O-Change, Recover
  DS A: Life, Flare, O-All

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v1-002
--Heal F4 renamed to Remedy (removes status conditions)
--Thunder Magi changed from O-Ice to O-Thunder
--Ice Magi changed from O-Thunder to O-Ice

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v1-001
--Mirror renamed again to Reflect (not Fizzle; reflects magic attacks)

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v1-000
--Save/Load menu changed to accomodate long names
--Select menu changed to accomodate long names
--Main menu changed to accomodate long names
--MAGI box altered
--Abil menu changed to accomodate long names
--Magi menu changed to accomodate long names
--Input name screen changed to accomodate long names
--Many blocks of data moved to fit new input name screen
--Combat screen changed to accomodate long names
--Title screen changed
--Plot dialogs changed to accomodate long names
--Mutant skill Mirror renamed to Fizzle
--Skelton renamed to Skeleton