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Indeed, it's almost done but I'm still trying to find a site to upload the IPS file to once it's finished. The plan was always to upload it to RHDN, but my understanding is that RHDN is now read only, a change that was implemented last summer. Any suggestions are welcome.

The main issue that needs to be resolved before I can try to answer that is where can I upload the IPS patch once it's finished? As someone else mentioned in the comments, as of last summer RHDN is read only now.

@@wiznaibus4260 Ever tried the site Romhacking

@@wiznaibus4260 Look around, there are sites.

Look around. TH-cam filters are extremely strong.

You should update your profile page with an email, I can email you.

This wasn't ever released to RHDN as it's still in development, I'm the developer and am hoping to make it through my next playthrough of it without finding any errors, at which point I'll know it's finished. As for where to find more mods or where to find this mod when it's finished, it's a good question I don't have an answer to yet. RHDN was always my main go-to. I'm hoping to complete this project soon and when I do, am hoping to find another place other than RHDN for players to download the IPS, I just don't know where yet. I'll keep everyone posted on any updates through this channel.

@@wiznaibus4260 i have another question: Did you tried Final Fantasy 3 NES instead of 1? Or simply RPG maker? Why did you fight against assembler when you can use better tools?

@@000adrianelpiola000 I haven't tried RPG maker and don't know what assembler is, I imagine that they are easy to use and allow the user to do some cool things. It's worth noting though that there is a good ROM hacking tool for the original FF, it's called FFHackster and it's easy to use. Also, one advantage of a ROM hack is that the finished product will be more organic. That is to say, it will look and sound more like the original, because that's where it came from. Also, because I didn't use RPG maker or assembler, I learned many things about hexadecimal coding. This knowledge has been useful for FF2 and FF3 which yes, I have tried.

Thank you. I suppose if we get super technical, we can point out a few minor differences like the tempo is slightly slower than the original and the Faxanadu sound driver sounds a bit different than the FF sound driver, but I figured it was close enough, lol. Glad that you enjoyed!

She's quite similar to a White Mage and can learn the same White Magic spells, but there are some notable differences. Compared to a White Mage from the vanilla version, a Witch will have lower HP, strength, and vitality. To compensate for this, she has higher intelligence and can learn not just White Magic but also the 'effect' type Black Magic spells, for example SLEP and STUN. Her class change upgrade, the Shaman, can even learn the higher level 'effect' Black Magic spells like STOP. She uses the same equipment as a White Mage. Simply put, curse has the same effect as MUTE from the vanilla version. The target will be unable to cast spells or use abilities. It was basically a way to change things up by making this a Black Magic spell instead of White Magic, but it also made more sense to me since I never really understood how MUTE stopped an enemy from using an ability. I think one of the NPCs later in the game describes the CURS spell, so you didn't miss anything. I'm still reworking and revising who says what in this hack, so thanks for the feedback and I will try and adjust it so that somebody describes it earlier in the game.

Also wanted to mention that the Priest is more similar to the White Mage, but that class isn't an option to choose from in the F Classes version of this hack. However, the Priest does make appearances for some of the other sets of classes, for example the D Classes which I just finished uploading.

@wiznaibus4260 Thanks. This looks amazing. Any closer to when anyone can download and play it?

@@DavidSeesholtz Thank you, yes much closer than when this video was uploaded. Development is basically complete minus finishing some of the sprites for the various classes, it's pretty much just testing to remove any errors at this point, or rework some of the dialogue like I mentioned earlier.

Actually I had the Warlock from FF3 in mind, but, maybe the FF3 designers had the Wizard of Oz in mind!

@@MK-zy7sn A couple of casualties in the Citadel from random encounters, nothing that the LIFE spell couldn't fix. But yes, made it through all 3 forms of CHAOS without losing a single LIGHT WARRIOR. 👍⚔️

@@MrSaturn. Yes, I see some similarities as well.

@@wiznaibus4260 lets hope he dont blow himself up😔

@@MrSaturn. Haha. Or if he does, hopefully the Dwarves will find him and nurse him back to health like in ffiv. Honestly ffiv Cid is a total badass, who else jumps off an airship and detonates a bomb in mid air, and survives lol.

@@wiznaibus4260 he survives?! (I havent beat ffiv yet😶)

@@MrSaturn. My apologies for the possible spoiler, I shouldn't have assumed you played all the way through to the end. I say possible because that is how I remember it, but it's been awhile since I played so I could be wrong.

@@alvarohernandezislas536 Thank you

@@streamerboss4673 Thank you, yes more to come.

That unfortunately isn't possible, since playing this hack requires utilizing 3 different ROMs. This was the only way to make it as large as it is, with all of the monsters, dungeons to explore, multiple worlds, lots of enemy abilities, etc. ROM 1 is for World A, ROM 2 is for the underwater parts of World A as well as the Sky Castle, and ROM 3 is for World B also known as the Dark World. If an ORB has been relit, it will shine a different color on the status screen depending on which ROM is currently in use. Green for ROM 1, blue for ROM 2, and red for ROM 3. While it's a bummer that playing this on a cart isn't possible, it's just something I had to exchange in order to make the hack what it is today. I wouldn't have been able to fit nearly as much content into it as I did if I kept it to 1 ROM. Of course, the game is still able to be played, it just requires an emulator. For many players including myself, this is actually more convenient than a cart anyways. Using an emulator, a player will be able to switch from one ROM to another after saving.

@@wiznaibus4260 ah. I would probably have played on an emulator anyway, i dont have an nes. I was just curious 🤷

I hope it works on mac so i can play it. Or iOS.

@@randy8324 yeah its hard to play on mac… if you use your phone use delta emulator

@@randy8324 Yes. I don't know much about it because I've always used windows to emulate, but according to a quick search I just did on Google, Macs have NES emulators as well.

Protection from earth/water/wind elemental attacks.

I've already made some of the bosses tougher and still might make a few more changes, further testing will help me figure that out. It's hard to predict when development will be complete, but I am hoping for the end of the year.

I recently made the change of all enemies in the Dark World leaving 1 gold. This wasn't to be a jerk to the player though, lol, let me explain. By this point of the game, gold becomes mostly obsolete. It's still necessary for items and inns as well as reviving characters without the LIFE spell, but my testing has confirmed that the player will still have more than enough gold leftover from earlier in the game to cover this. The hack will not cap gold at 999999 and will display glitchy characters if the player exceeds that amount, so the reason for the change was part of an effort to remove any excessive gold the player was receiving.

Thank you. Probably won't be adding any more music to the hack because ROM space is limited when it comes to these sorts of things, and any available space is already filled with either songs I've added to the hack or songs that are from the vanilla version that are still used in this hack.

@@wiznaibus4260 Planning to replace any more original songs with yours to conserve space?

@@flashbacks7892 No. But if I did it wouldn't create any new ROM space, it would only replace the data that plays the original songs with the new data that plays the new songs, so I'm not sure what you mean by 'conserve space.'

@@wiznaibus4260 Basically replacement of the original tunes.

I haven't, but if the difficulty is unfair, that's a bummer. The Dark World in this hack is intended to be difficult, but not too bad. Your characters will be very high level by this point.

There is unfortunately no wizardry I know of that could make that possible. As FF fans growing up, we had to wait all the way until FF7 for that, lol.

@@wiznaibus4260 I think it's possible, maybe a few frames, but that would require tons of work.

Right, it's intended to be a direct sequel that takes place 30 or so years after the original, but also in a different timeline. The ending of the original game suggests that an alternate timeline is created as a result of the LIGHT WARRIORS traveling back in time, and that Garland lives out his life in this new timeline without CHAOS ever interfering in it.

@@wiznaibus4260 I know, spoiler alert: Are you planning to put Chaos back and or putting your very own ending boss?

@@flashbacks7892 *SPOILER WARNING* As many of the NPCs have hinted at in the last few vids, CHAOS survived his battle with the original LIGHT WARRIORS a little over 2000 years ago and was banished to the Dark World. Yes, the new generation of LIGHT WARRIORS will battle CHAOS again as the final boss of this game, this time in the Dark World where he has greater strength and 3 forms.

I hope so! Just trying to identify and correct any remaining errors through testing, and it's tough to predict how many more errors I'll find like the couple I found in the last video. However, I am finding less and less so it does feel like I'm getting close!

Thank you! I'm glad to hear you think the music sounds good, and I definitely share your appreciation for the original FF. Yes, I created the hexadecimal codes that the FF1 sound driver uses to play music in this hack.

@wiznaibus4260 Nothing beats the 8-Bit sounds, another good music is Dragoon x Omega II.

Thanks for being interested! I'm currently working on removing all of the errors, so that anybody else that might play it won't experience any. Expect another upload soon!

Hard to say for sure but I am expecting this to be the year that development gets finalized. Getting ready to put in another night of work here, hoping to make some progress.

Nothing has been released yet, still working on it and hoping to finalize development this year. Will definitely post a notification on this channel when that happens. As for testing, thanks but I already have that covered.

Thanks for the update. Game looks amazing!

@@andrewpadgett342 Thank you!

I am not the author of the hack, but yes. This hack is set one generation after the events of the original game.

@@ninjaluc79 Correct, and thank you for the accurate description!

That's right, I actually unfortunately missed out on playing Dragon Quest 3, maybe I'll check it out one day. The inspiration behind the idea in this game came from other games like that with a similar concept. Other examples include the Legend of Zelda a Link to the Past and of course, other FF games, like the Dark World in FF3 or World of Ruin from FF6.

@@wiznaibus4260 Also look up How Wizardry influenced your favorite games.

The marsh cave still exists in this hack. The 'scum' enemies have been removed but don't worry, there are still plenty of monsters capable of inflicting poison and other status ailments.

Yes, it's been renamed the Mystic Sword in this hack.

Thank you. Yes, this is a solo project.

The only things that will increase DEF in this hack are armor and temporary buffs from magic in battle, same as the original. I'm not sure how to implement an innate DEF for a character that increases with level up, but I wouldn't want to because my concern is that it would make the game too easy.

@@wiznaibus4260 Game seems challenging as it is, you should allow options to do so, would be real nice.

There will be 7 sets of classes to choose from, many of the same classes will make multiple appearances throughout the 7 sets. As far as how many different classes total, probably about 15 or so.

Thanks!

Not quite, hoping to finalize development by the end of this year. Name of the hack is 'Final Fantasy in Another Time.'

@@wiznaibus4260 Looks really good. Who did the extra music that was added to this game? Sounds really good. Ever tried the Dragon X Omega II hack? That one in also really good too, music as well.

@@flashbacks7892 Thank you. This is a solo project and all modifications have been done by me, including the music. I've never played the Dragoon Omega X hack, but I've seen videos, and it looks and sounds impressive.

Still in development and hasn't been released yet, I'll be sure to post a notification on this channel when it does get released. It's been a long time coming, but I am hoping that this year will be the year to finally complete it. Part of the reason it's taking so long is that this hack has a TON of content. 3 ROMs means 3 worlds to explore, plus there will be 7 sets of classes to choose from.

@@wiznaibus4260 Awesome, ill play it for sure. Doesnt need to be perfect.

Thanks, all I did was modify the palette a bit, we have the great Yoshitaka Amano to thank for the design. It originally appeared in FF3 and interestingly enough, the sprite is too tall to fit into this game as a single enemy. My solution was to have the upper and lower parts function as two separate enemies. This seemed feasible to me since a Lich is undead, it could probably split its body in half and still keep fighting, lol.

@@wiznaibus4260 I agree. Great job on that!

Thank you! This project is still in development, my goal is to finish all changes that need to be made and correct all known errors before IPS files are released. Your best bet is to follow this channel, I'll be sure to post a notification when that happens. Due to the size and scope of this hack, finishing it has certainly become a lengthy endeavor. However, I am hoping that this will be the year development gets finalized. I'll keep everyone posted!

@wiznaibus4260 Thanks, following now!

I was gonna ask about it too but keep up the good work I am still interested in this hack as well

@@charlesrozier3547 Thank you, I appreciate the support and patience. I know it's really become a lengthy endeavor.

Towards the end of my playthrough of the C Classes, I began noticing a problem I refer to as the 'gold overflow glitch' that was caused by other changes I made to the hack. When a player's gold would exceed 999999, the game would still process it and attempt to display it instead of capping it at 999999, resulting in a glitchy display. I was unable to correct this glitch without undoing the other changes I made. So, I came up with the workaround of dividing all costs of items and spells by 4, as well as all gold earned from battle and treasure by 4. The overall result is that nothing becomes more difficult to buy, but it will take the player MUCH longer to hit 999999 gold. I wouldn't recommend trying to exceed 999999 because you will be there a LONG time, lol. I kind of enjoy seeing it in action, one purpose of this playthrough is to make sure that all of the new gold and experience amounts are functioning properly. So yes, they are carrying less cash... But don't worry, all prices were reduced accordingly, so they are still cash cows. 💰🐮👍

Ok, ok, that's legit 🐄

Thank you!

🎼👍

Thank you, I'll keep your request in mind. Just to clarify, the FF1 battle theme and FF Mystic Quest battle theme that I just uploaded were old projects that were completed in the past. These sound driver projects unfortunately take a long time to complete. This is because the games code has to get rewritten, tablature needs to be found for the song, proper looping needs to be established, etc. When I do complete a sound driver project, I usually use the song in one of the hacks I'm working on. Also, if the other project you're referring to is FF in Another Time I am still very much working on trying to complete it. It's extremely close to finalizing development and is about to undergo rigorous testing. Actually, the reason I haven't had any time to work on any new sound driver projects lately is because I've been trying to finish work on this hack. Hopefully, with some diligence and determination, I'll complete development and testing soon!

@@wiznaibus4260 I am referring to your FF2 hack.

@@ninjaluc79 Oh my bad, that hack has some interesting features and is something I will definitely revisit at a later date when I have more time. The plan for now is to finish work on the FF1 hack first, then revisit the FF2 hack.

Correct, well done. The tradition of the broom's text being backwards goes way back to Matoya and the original FF, so I thought it'd be a cool thing to incorporate into this fan made sequel.

Thank you! That's a good question, it looks like there will be 13 Undying Fiends, 4 elemental bosses in the orb locations, plus Magnus and the 3 forms of CHAOS for a total of 21 bosses. There are also 2 optional super bosses, Lavos and Bakunawa. They're optional because they're quite challenging, kinda like this games version of the Ruby Weapon and Emerald Weapon from FF7.

If I can make it through my next playthrough without finding any errors, I'm hoping to be able to say that it's finished. It also needs a bit more development before that happens.

Thank you, happy to hear that you think it blends in well.