Somewhere between 'yes and no' and 'it depends'. I guess I just need a few nudges in the right direction to get my bearings straight. I have PPSSPP and I know there's some debugging/disassembly/etc tools within the emulator, that I think I'm supposed to use.

What do you guys think? Anyone have any guidance, input, or even interested in helping out with this? I did indeed look through the 'Getting Started' material, but I'm still feeling pretty overwhelmed on where I'd even begin.

But again, with my background knowledge being almost zero, I worry I'm getting myself excited for a project that might wind up being unrealistic for me. I know everyone's gotta start somewhere, but is this something one person could learn to do with some trial and effort? Or am I setting myself up for disappointment? I feel like the changes I want to make are mostly just swapping static numbers no complex class rebalancing or anything like that, so in theory it SHOULD be a 'simpler' project compared to massive ROM hacks. I have a basic understanding of how hexadecimal works, and I consider myself decent at learning new technical concepts, programs, etc. I have no experience with hacking, programming, etc., whatsoever. I always felt that, even in the NES/PSX versions, a lot of boss fights were a tad underwhelming and ended too quickly.)īut for as much thought I've put into this, this brings me to my main issue. Adjust boss HP (mostly raise them- this is the one area where I'd take a bit of personal liberty.

Maybe adjust some of the more overpowered weapons/items (i.e. I'd keep the MP system, but maybe slow Max MP growth (or have spells cost more MP) to be more in line with the limited casts of the NES/PSX version. Make Ethers and Phoenix Downs significantly rarer and/or more expensive. Increase the amount of experience needed for each level up. If it weren't for the nerfed difficulty, I feel this would otherwise be the 'ultimate' version of FF1, so I'd like to take a stab at making this reality.

Could be a fun project, and hopefully others would enjoy it. I thought maybe I'd try to take it into my own hands. I've always hoped somebody would eventually make something like this, but after 14 years, no such mod exists for this version. Similar to Jeff Ludwig's Mod of Balance for the GBA version, but a lot less extensive (mainly due to my limited ability). So basically, I want to create a mod that restores the PSP version's overall difficulty curve to something closer to the NES or Origins versions.

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