FF4 CC - 3D Magic PSP

FF4 CC - 3D Magic
General
Author	PowerPanda (BleuVII)
Type	Game Hacks
Version	1.0
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2020/06/07
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Final Fantasy IV has been released many times, and today, there are 2 main versions of it: the 2D version and the 3D version. The 3D version took the liberty of expanding a few characters' magic spell list to make them a bit more versatile. The 3 differences are:

• Cecil gains Protect, Shell, and Life.
• Rydia, as a child, gains Confuse, Esuna, Cura, and Life.
• Edge gains 3 more Ninjutsu: Gale, Frost, and Quake.

Sadly, Edge's new abilities are not readily available in the PSP code (see below for a further explanation). However, all of Cecil and Rydia's magic is readily available. This patch adds the new spells to their list. Since characters gain levels at different rates between the 2 versions of the game, levels are given that make sense within the 2D version's progression. Because of the way that Complete Collection is coded, the changes also apply to the ~Interlude chapter. They do not apply to The After Years, because TAY uses a different EBOOT.

Installation

Game information
Title	Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection
Region	USA
ROM information
Serial	ULUS-10560
SHA-1	E5147D5FCC300E4480120CCD0EA5DC4BC042CC51

How to patch:

• Download UMDGen and use it to open your FFIV:CC ISO.
• Double-click on the folder [PSP_GAME].
• Double-click on the folder [SYSDIR].
• Click and drag the EBOOT.BIN file from this hack into the folder.*
• You will get a prompt asking if you would like to replace the existing file. Click [Yes].
• Save your ISO.
• If you are using a homebrew-enabled PSP, copy the new ISO to the [root/ISO] folder.

(*Note: Because of the way FFIV:CC is built, this EBOOT file cannot be played by itself. It must be inserted into the ISO to work.)

User guide

Spell list

Cecil's White Magic:

• 0-Cure
• 3-Sight
• 8-Libra
• 10*-Protect
• 15-Cura
• 19-Teleport
• 22*-Shell
• 27-Esuna
• 30*-Life

Rydia's White Magic:

• 3-Cure
• 4-Sight
• 7-Hold
• 9*-Confuse
• 11*-Esuna
• 14*-Cura
• 16*-Life

About Edge's Ninjutsu

During the examination of the code, it was discovered that some little leftovers that had been dummied out. In FFIV The After Years, the list of available Ninjutsu was doubled. With the exception of "Frost" (which is really just the White Fang item with a new name), all of the new Ninjutsu is present and functional in the game.

However, they do not cost any MP, do not display the correct text when a character learns the ability upon level-up, do not have help text, and half do not have the right spell strength. Here are the accompanying notes for reference:

ABILITY  
ID NAME NOTES  
DF Flame Alternate Flame spell, wrong spell strength, 0MP  
E0 Flood Alternate Flood spell, wrong spell strength, 0MP  
E1 Shock Alternate Shock spell, wrong spell strength, 0MP  
E2 Gale Wrong spell strength, 0MP  
E3 Heal Pill Wrong spell strength, 0MP  
E4 Heal Salve Seems to work fine, 0MP  
E5 Restore Weed Seems to work fine, 0MP  
E6 Smelling Salts Seems to work fine, 0MP  
...  
EB Tremor Seems to work fine, 0MP  
EC Flash Seems to work fine, 0MP  
ED Stealth Kill Seems to work fine, 0MP  
EE Payback Wave Seems to work fine, 0MP

Screenshots

Compatibility

This patch has been tested on the PPSSPP emulator and the original PSP hardware.

Other emulators are likely to work, but they are not tested.

Credits

Hacking - PowerPanda.

Programs Used:

• PPSSPP - Extracting the decrypted EBOOT.
• HxD Hex Editor - Editing.
• UMDGen 4.0 - Re-inserting the EBOOT file.

External links

• Romhacking.net - https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5200/