Grond Final Fantasy Balance and Bug Fixes Hack Longplay

The world is vieled in darkness.
The wind stops, the sea is wild,and the earth begins to rot.
The people wait, their only hope, a prophecy....
" When the world is in darkness Four Warriors will come...."
After a long journey, four young warriors arrive,each holding an ORB

D-Pad: Moves your party up,down,left and right .

Select: Opens the party order menu.

Start: Opens the regular menu.

B-Button: Dash Button

D-Pad: moves the hand Cursor up and down.

Select: No use.

Start: No use.

B-Button: Cancels a command and returns to the previous one.

A-Button: Confirms a command.

>> Major Changes From FF1 <<

-Many, many bugfix and enhancement patches applied
-Names of most things altered
-Several class' sprites modified somewhat
-Censored graphics restored
-Dual-wield ability given to Ninja and Bl.Belt/Master
-A few new consumable items added
-Most damaging-spells have a hit rate of FE (254), so they should usually hit in the greater half of their damage range
-Elemental magic does 2x (instead of 1.5x) damage against vulnerable enemies (3x if at level 50)
-Some spells (mostly White Magic) switched around; some of them had effects and/or effectivity altered
-Properties of some weapons and armor altered somewhat; several others were changed into entirely different things
-Shop inventories modified a bit
-Late-game monsters were beefed-up a bit; evasion lowered for earlier enemies; Magic Defense of most foes lowered
-Enemy groups' Surprise values now roughly scale with the point in the game in which they are encountered
-Several maps altered a bit (mostly cosmetically) and quite a few treasures changed
-Hidden treasures added to some towns
-Two hidden bonus areas added: one accessed from the first town (but only late in the game), and one from the last town
-Ship puzzle game gives 500 Gold (50000 if at level 50)
-All party members always gain experience after battle, even if dead or petrified--no more uneven experience!
-Oasis remains after opening the Bottle (has more items for sale now)
-Dialog window open/close speed is now tied to Respond Rate
-Harm (Dia) spells now injure enemies in the "Evil" category as well as the Undead
-You can "shoo" bats away by talking at them
-Level gains happen more quickly, especially towards the beginning
-In determining preemptives/ambushes, all party members' Agility and Luck are considered (rather than only the leader's)
-Plenty of other minor changes!

>> Job Class Overview <<

Knight [-> upgrade: Paladin]
<Pros>: A good attacker; Generally has the highest HP and defense; Has the most equipment options
<Cons>: No magic until class change
<Notable changes from FF1>:
-Paladin can learn all White spells of levels 1-4
-Paladin can equip the White Robe

Thief [-> upgrade: Ninja]
<Pros>: Has unique abilities; Is the best at escaping; Has excellent evasion; Becomes a good attacker later in the game
<Cons>: Somewhat feeble until after class change; No magic until class change
<Notable changes from FF1>:
-Gives the party special bonuses when he is the leader: More preemptives/less ambushes; Reduced random battles; Auto-dash
-Ninja can now dual-wield
-Ninja's equipment options restricted--no more heavy armor or large swords, axes, or hammers

Monk [-> upgrade: High Monk]
<Pros>: Attack and defense are good at low levels and amazing at high levels; High armor-carrying capacity
<Cons>: Has the lowest Magic Defense of all; No spellcasting ability whatsoever; Very limited equipment options
<Notable changes from FF1>:
-Can dual-wield
-Gets double hits even when using weapons now
-Can no longer equip armor (except the Ribbon), but Absorb is now equal to [Level x2] instead of [Level x1]
-Unarmed Critical Hit rate is now [Level x1] rather than [Level x2]

Red Mage [-> upgrade: Red Wizard]
<Pros>: The most well-rounded class, with access to good weapons, armor, and both types of magic
<Cons>: Lower MP growth and total MP than other mages; Doesn't seem so stellar in the later parts of the game
<Notable changes from FF1>:
-Red Wizard can now equip the White and Black Robes

White Mage [-> upgrade: White Wizard]
<Pros>: Access to all White Magic--the best for protection and recovery, with occasional damage-dealing (Dia, Holy)
<Cons>: A poor physical attacker

Black Mage [-> upgrade: Black Wizard]
<Pros>: Access to all Black Magic--good for annihilating enemies and raising friends' attack (Strike/Sever, Haste)
<Cons>: Physcial attack and HP are quite poor


>> Hit Rate / Magic Def. growth rates <<

Knight.........2 / 3
Thief..........2 / 3
Monk...........1 / 3
Red Mage.......2 / 3
White Mage.....1 / 3
Black Mage.....1 / 3
Paladin........3 / 2
Ninja..........3 / 2
High Monk......2 / 1
Red Wizard.....2 / 2
White Wizard...2 / 2
Black Wizard...2 / 2

>> Technical Notes <<

INT Patch parameters:
-INT adjustment divisor: [INT/32]
-Enemy INT: [MagDef/8]
-INT contribution to spell hit chance: [INT/2]
-Base spell hit chance: 128
-Elemental weakness bonus to hit chance: 64
-Elemental resistance penalty to hit chance: 128
-INT contribution to spell damage: [8*INT/32]
-INT contribution to healing magic: [8*INT/32]
-Base heal spell doubling chance: 0
-"Neg. Effect 2" spells base HP limit: 400
-INT bonus to "Neg. Effect 2" spells: [32/32]
-INT contribution to FEAR: [8*INT/32]
-INT contribution to FOG : [2*INT/32]
-INT contribution to LOCK: [4*INT/32]
-INT contribution to INVS: [4*INT/32]
-INT contribution to SABR hit%: [4*INT/32]
-INT contribution to SABR damage: [2*INT/32]
-INT contribution to invoked weapons/armors: none
-MUTE prevents magic and invoked weapons/armors
-SLEP waking threshold: 254 HP
-Poison damage for players: [MaxHP/20]
-Poison damage for enemies: [MaxHP/20]
-Regen amount for enemies: [MaxHP/25]

Physical attack parameters:
-Base hit chance: 168
-Attacker Dark penalty: 64
-Target Dark bonus: 64
-Category/element bonus to damage: 14
-Category/element bonus to hit chance: 32
-Damage penalty vs. resisted element*: 4
-Hit rate penalty vs. resisted element*: 24
*weapons with the Status element receive no penalty

>> Miscellaneous Notes <<

-Dual-wield: For the secondary weapon, only the damage and hit% are utilized; Only the primary weapon's special element/
category damage bonus and crit% are used
-When dual-wielding, the weapon in the upper-left slot is the primary weapon and must be equipped first--the secondary
weapon can be in any other slot
-The Ribbon now, rather than being considered headgear, has no armor "type" and can take the place of any other armor
-If examining this hack in FFHackster, be sure to Cancel out of every window rather than saving--I used values at times
that Hackster considers "illegal", and it may reset these to legal values automatically (breaking the hack)
-"Solo" quests should still be doable, though they may or may not be harder than in the original game

>> Weapons <<

_weapon name_/price/dmg/hit/crit/elem/type/spell cast/equipped by_
Short Sword......15...9...5...5....-....-......-......Kn/Pa,Th/Ni,RM/RW
Saber...........350..15...5...5....-....-......-......Kn/Pa,Th/Ni,RM/RW
Broadsword......550..15..10...5....-....-......-......Kn/Pa,RM/RW
Longsword......1500..20..10...5....-....-......-......Kn/Pa,RM/RW
Mithril Sword..3500..24..15...5....-....-......-......Kn/Pa,RM/RW
Coral Sword....7000..18..15..10....L....-......-......Kn/Pa,Th/Ni,RM/RW
Rune Blade.....7000..18..15..10....-...E,M.....-......Kn/Pa,Th/Ni,RM/RW
Wyrmkiller.....7000..19..15..10....-....D......-......Kn/Pa,Th/Ni,RM/RW
Flame Sword...12500..26..21...5....F....R......-......Kn/Pa,RM/RW
Ice Brand.....15000..29..19...5....I....-......-......Kn/Pa,RM/RW
Vorpal........30000..22..20..30...S,T...-......-......Pa,Ni,RW
Defender......40000..30..35...5....-....-....Invis....Pa/RW
Gaia Blade....50000..32..30...5....E....-....Chasm....Kn/Pa,RM/RW
Razer Edge....50000..24..25..10...S,P...-...Scourge...Pa,Ni,RW
Katana........55000..28..35..20....-....-......-......Ni
Excalibur.....60000..45..35..10..FILE.EDHUBIM..-......Pa
Masamune......65000..45..45..20...S,D...-......-......all but Mo/Hi
Save The Q. ..65000..47..47..15....-....-.Ultima Beam.Pa,RW
Battle Axe......450..18...5...3....-....-......-......Kn/Pa
Mithril Axe....4000..29..10...3....-....-......-......Kn/Pa
Giant Axe......8000..24...7...3....-....H......-......Kn/Pa
Sacred Axe....20000..34..15...3....-....U.....Dia.....Kn/Pa
Knife............10...5..10...5....-....-......-......Kn/Pa,Th/Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Dagger..........175...7..10...7....-....-......-......Kn/Pa,Th/Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Mithril Knife..1250..10..15..10....-....-......-......Kn/Pa,Th/Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Cleaver........8000..18...7..15....-....I......-......Kn/Pa,Th/Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Orichalcum....45000..16..40..10....S....-......-......Pa,Ni,RW,BW
Mallet...........10...9...0...1....-....-......-......Kn/Pa,WM/WW
Beastbane......8000..23...7...1....-....B......-......Kn/Pa,WM/WW
Mjolnir.......45000..29..15...1....L....-...Thundara..Pa,WW
Cane..............5...4...0..10....-....-......-......all but Th
Mithril Staff..1750..15...5..10....-....-......-......RW,WM/WW,BM/BW
Mage Staff....40000..12..10..10....-....-.....Fira....RW,BM/BW
Heal Staff....50000...6...0..10....-....U.....Heal....RW,WM/WW
Wizard Staff..50000..15..15..10....-....-..Mind Blast.RW,WW,BW
Iron Fist.......350...9...6..12....-....-......-......Ni,Mo/Hi
Burning Fist...3500..12...8..16....F....-......-......Ni,Mo/Hi
Dragon Fist...17500..15..10..20..F,I,L..D......-......Ni,Mo/Hi
Tiger Fang....35000..18..12..24...S,P...B......-......Ni,Mo/Hi
Kaiser Fist...50000..24..16..32....-....-......-......Ni,Mo/Hi

>> Armor <<

_armor name__/price/def/eva/resist/spell cast/equipped by_
Tunic............10...2..-2....-.......-......all but Mo/Hi
Hide Armor.......50...4..-8....-.......-......Kn/Pa,Th/Ni,RM/RW
Chain Armor.....200..12.-10....-.......-......Kn/Pa,Ni,RM/RW
Iron Armor......800..20.-24....-.......-......Kn/Pa
Mithril Mail...5000..20.-10....-.......-......Kn/Pa,Ni,RM/RW
Flame Mail....30000..32.-20....I.......-......Kn/Pa
Ice Armor.....30000..32.-20....F.......-......Kn/Pa
Opal Armor....50000..40.-24....L.......-......Pa
Dragon Mail...60000..40.-20..F,I,L.....-......Pa
Maximillian*..65000..88.-32....-.......-......Pa
Brass Band.....1000...6..-1....-.......-......all but Mo/Hi
Silver Band....6500..16..-1....-.......-......all but Mo/Hi
Ruby Band.....45000..24..-1....-.......-......all but Mo/Hi
Pearl Band....60000..32..-1....-.......-......all but Mo/Hi
Black Robe....50000..28..-4..P,D,I..Blizzara..RW,BW
White Robe....50000..28..-4..S,T,F..Invisira..Pa,RW,WW
Hide Shield......25...2..+1....-.......-......Kn/Pa
Iron Shield.....500...4..+2....-.......-......Kn/Pa
Mithril Shield.3000...8..+4....-.......-......Kn/Pa
Flame Shield..17500..12..+4....I.......-......Kn/Pa
Ice Shield....17500..12..+4....F.......-......Kn/Pa
Opal Shield...30000..16..+6....L.......-......Pa
Aegis.........40000..16..+6....P.......-......Pa
Buckler........2500...2..+2....-.......-......Kn/Pa,Th/Ni,RM/RW
Mantle........35000...8..+8....-.......-......all but Mo/Hi
Felt Hat.........50...1..-1....-.......-......all but Mo/Hi
Helmet..........100...2..-2....-.......-......Kn/Pa,Ni
Great Helm......300...4..-4....-.......-......Kn/Pa
Silver Helm....2000...6..-3....-.......-......Kn/Pa,Ni
Gold Helm.....20000..10..-5....-.......-......Pa
Plumed Hat....30000...2.+12....E.......-......all but Mo/Hi
Gloves...........75...1...0....-.......-......all but Mo/Hi
Bronzelet.......150...2..-1....-.......-......Kn/Pa,Ni,RW
Gauntlet........400...4..-3....-.......-......Kn/Pa
Silverlet......2500...6..-2....-.......-......Kn/Pa,Ni,RW
Magic Ring....10000...1...0....S.......-......all but Mo/Hi
Angel Ring....25000...8...0....D.......-......all but Mo/Hi
Goldlet.......25000..10..-4....-.......-......Pa
Bracers.......50000...6..-2....-.....Sever....Kn/Pa,Ni,RW
Ribbon**..........2...0...0...all......-......all

* occupies all armor types
** has no armor type


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>> Element Key <<

S = Status
P = Poison/Petrify
T = Time
D = Death
F = Fire
I = Ice
L = Lightning
E = Earth


>> Type Key <<

E = Evil
D = Dragon
H = Humanoid
U = Undead
B = Beast
I = Invertebrate
M = Mage
R = Regenerative


>> Class Key <<

Kn = Knight
Th = Thief
Mo = Monk
RM = Red Mage
WM = White Mage
BM = Black Mage
Pa = Paladin
Ni = Ninja
Hi = High Monk
RW = Red Wizard
WW = White Wizard
BW = Black Wizard

>> White Magic <<

_spell name/lvl/price/effect_____/pwr/hit/elem/target____/learned by_
Cure........1....100..recover HP...24...-...-..one ally...Pa,RM/RW,WM/WW
Dia.........1....100..dmg to E,U*..16...-...-..all foes...Pa,WM/WW
Protect.....1....100..defense up....8...-...-..one ally...Pa,RM/RW,WM/WW
Invis.......1....100..evasion up...80...-...-..caster.....Pa,RW,WM/WW
Poisona.....2....400..cure poison...-...-...-..one ally...Pa,RM/RW,WM/WW
Silence.....2....400..cause mute....-..48...S..all foes...Pa,RM/RW,WM/WW
Fear........2....400.lower morale..64..32...D..all foes...Pa,WM/WW
Float.......2....400..resist E......-...-...-.all allies..Pa,RM/RW,WM/WW
Cura........3...1200..recover HP...48...-...-..one ally...Pa,RM/RW,WM/WW
Diara.......3...1200..dmg to E,U*..32...-...-..all foes...Pa,WM/WW
A-Spell.....3...1200..resist S......-...-...-.all allies..Pa,RM/RW,WM/WW
Stona.......3...1200..cure stone**..-...-...-..one ally...Pa,RM/RW,WM/WW
Basuna......4...3000..cure misc***..-...-...-.all allies..Pa,RM/RW,WM/WW
Heal........4...3000..recover HP...24...-...-.all allies..Pa,WM/WW
A-Elem......4...3000..resist F,I,L..-...-...-.all allies..Pa,RM/RW,WM/WW
Life........4...3000..cure death**..-...-...-..one ally...Pa,RW,WM/WW
Curaga......5...7500..recover HP...96...-...-..one ally...RM/RW,WM/WW
Ruin........5...7500..lower stats..16..64...-..all foes...WW
Diaga.......5...7500..dmg to E,U*..64...-...-..all foes...WM/WW
A-Death.....5...7500..resist P,D....-...-...-.all allies..RM/RW,WM/WW
Healara.....6..15000..recover HP...48...-...-.all allies..WM/WW
Silega......6..15000.cause mute(HP reliant).S..all foes...RW,WW
Protera.....6..15000..defense up...12...-...-.all allies..RW,WM/WW
Invisira....6..15000..evasion up...60...-...-.all allies..RW,WM/WW
Curaja......7..30000..HP to max.....-...-...-..one ally...WW
Diaja.......7..30000..dmg to E,U*..112..-...-..all foes...WW
Exit........7..30000..cause death...-..40...T..one foe....RW,WW
Full-Life...7..30000..cure death & max HP**.-..one ally...WW
Healaga.....8..50000..recover HP...96...-...-.all allies..WW
Holy........8..50000..damage.......160..-...-..one foe....WW
Barrier.....8..50000..resist all....-...-...-..one ally...WW
Dispel......8..50000.elem def null..-..56...-..one foe....WW

* Evil & Undead types
** Stona, Life, & Full-Life do not work in battle
*** Dark, Stun, Sleep, & Mute
-Exit is used out of battle to escape from a dungeon.



>> Black Magic <<

_spell name/lvl/price/effect_____/pwr/hit/elem/target____/learned by_
Fire........1....100..damage........7...-...F..all foes...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Sleep.......1....100..cause sleep...-..32...S..all foes...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Poison......1....100..dmg & poison..4..32...P..all foes...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Thunder.....1....100..damage........7...-...L..all foes...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Blizzard....2....400..damage.......11...-...I..all foes...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Dark........2....400..cause dark....-..48...S..all foes...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Strike......2....400.atk & hit up..10...8...-..one ally...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Slow........2....400..#hits down....-..48...S..all foes...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Fira........3...1200..damage.......16...-...F..all foes...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Hold........3...1200..cause stun....-..56...S..one foe....Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Thundara....3...1200..damage.......16...-...L..all foes...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Sleepra.....3...1200.cause sleep(HP reliant)S..one foe....Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Quake.......4...3000..damage.......24...-...E..all foes...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Haste.......4...3000..#hits up......-...-...-..one ally...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Confuse.....4...3000.cause confuse..-..48...S..all foes...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Blizzara....4...3000..damage.......22...-...I..all foes...Ni,RM/RW,BM/BW
Firaga......5...7500..damage.......32...-...F..all foes...RM/RW,BM/BW
Scourge.....5...7500..cause death...-..32...P..all foes...BM/BW
Telepo......5...7500.escape battle..-...-...-..caster*....RW,BW
Slowra......5...7500..#hits down....-..72...-..one foe....RM/RW,BM/BW
Thundaga....6..15000..damage.......40...-...L..all foes...RW,BM/BW
Death.......6..15000..cause death...-..56...D..one foe....BM/BW
Chasm.......6..15000..cause death...-..40...E..all foes...BM/BW
Stun........6..15000.cause stun(HP reliant).S..one foe....BM/BW
Blizzaga....7..30000..damage.......48...-...I..all foes...RW,BM/BW
Break.......7..30000..cause stone...-..56...P..one foe....BW
Sever.......7..30000.atk & hit up..10..16...-.all allies..BW
Bio.........7..30000..dmg & misc**.44..56..S,P.all foes...RW,BM/BW
Flare.......8..50000..damage......176...-...-..one foe....BW
Stop........8..50000..cause stun....-..96...T..one foe....BW
Banish......8..50000..cause death...-..48...T..all foes...BW
Kill........8..50000.cause death(HP reliant)D..all foes...BW

* actually affects all allies
** may cause Poison, Dark, & Sleep
-Telepo is used out of battle to go back one floor in a dungeon.