What is this mod?Difficulty Tweak is a mod that aims at both balancing the game and making it more challenging. You can download it here:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/rzp7anzn95cl201/Difficulty_Tweak_1.4.zipSteam users read these instructions; they are taken from another mod but still apply here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bx2r7LCW2wjSbie_P6s4lJ5sUqHgeTgZEeksHHkwbzc/editWhat this mod is not.It is not meant to be incredibly difficult (e.g. FF9 Unleashed). On top of re-balancing the game somewhat, it is merely meant to change the game from
easy to
slightly more challenging and balanced.
What has been changed?Equipment
Save the Queen can now be used by Steiner.
Auto-Life has been completely removed from the game. This affects the following:
- Rebirth Ring no longer teaches the Auto-Life ability.
- Quina's Auto-Life spell has been replaced by Revive, which is identical to Amarant's Revive skill.
- Amarant's Aura skill no longer grants Auto-Life. Now it gives Regen and Shell instead.
Auto-Reflect has been removed from the game. This means Reflect Ring no longer teaches the Auto-Reflect ability. Other spells and skills that grant Reflect during battle act normally.
Auto-Regen has been removed from the game. Regen can only be cast during battle with spells like Regen or Reis's Wind. All spells or skills that previously cast Regen remain unchanged. The following items have been affected:
- Golem's Flute
- Golden Hairpin
- Brave Suit
- Glutton's Robe
- Light Robe
- Carabini Mail - Now teaches the Auto-Haste ability
- Angel Earrings
- Maiden Prayer - Now teaches the Healer ability
Items no longer have the elemental null or absorb property. Elemental null or absorb properties on all items have been changed to 50% damage reduction instead.
This affects the following items:
Weapons:
Octagon Rod
Gauntlets:Chimera Armlet
Egoist Armlet
Diamond Gloves
Aegis Gloves
Hats:Dark Hat
Coronet
Adaman Hat
Circlet
Armor:Gaia Gear
Ninja Gear
Rubber Suit
Robe of Lords
Demon's Mail
Platina Armor
Add-ons:Feather Boots
Madains Ring
Rosetta Ring
Pumice Piece
Coral Ring
Ribbon
Spells and Skills
Many spells and skills have been altered. They now cost more MP; slightly more at first and much more for more powerful ones. Accuracy and attack power has also been changed in some cases.
White Magic:Silence - 75% Accuracy (was 50%)
Mini - 60% Accuracy (was 50%)
Confuse - 60% Accuracy (was 50%)
Black Magic:Poison - 75% Accuracy (was 60%)
Slow - 75% Accuracy (was 60%)
Sleep - 60% Accuracy (was 50%)
Bio - 30 attack, 50% change to inflict poison (was 42 attack, 20% chance)
Demi - Accuracy 100% (was 40%)
Comet - 14 MP (was 16 MP)
Meteor - 64 MP (was 42 MP)
Doomsday - Only targets enemies (used to target all enemies and allies)
Summons:Ifrit - 30 MP (was 26 MP)
Blue magic:LV3 Def-less - 10 MP (was 12 MP)
Roulette - 10 MP (was 18 MP)
Aqua Breath - Accuracy 100% (was 50%)
Matra Magic - Accuracy 25% (was 20%)
Bad Breath - Accuracy 60% (was 40%)
Limit Glove - 12 MP (was 10 MP)
Pumpkin Head - 10 MP (was 12 MP)
Night - 18 MP (was 14 MP)
Earth Shake - 24 MP (was 20 MP)
Frog Drop - 48 MP (was 10 MP)
Frost - 12 MP (was 10 MP)
Auto-Life - Changed to Revive. Identical to Amarant's Revive, 20 MP
Zidane:Thievery - 48 MP (was 8 MP)
Annoy - 75% Accuracy (was 50%)
Freya:Dragon's Breath - 26 MP (was 78 MP)
Cherry Blossom - 32 MP (was 46 MP)
Dragon's Crest - 48 MP (was 16 MP)
Amarant:Countdown - 8 MP (was 16 MP)
Demi Shock - 35% health, 75% accuracy (was 20% health, 20% accuracy)
No Mercy - 40 MP (was 12 MP)
Aura - 20 MP, no longer casts Auto-Life. Casts Regen + Shell instead.
Steiner:Shock - 48 MP (was 46 MP)
Changelog:11/19/2017 - 1.4 release: Reduced many white magic, black magic, and summon MP costs to their original values to avoid over-penalizing those characters. Many accuracy values and some MP values
adjusted as well.
04/15/2017 - 1.3 release: Forgot to remove elemental properties of a couple items (Pumice Piece and ?Coronet?). They now no longer have their elemental nullification properties.
04/11/2017 - 1.2 release: Removed Auto-Life, Auto-Regen, and Auto-Reflect abilities. Spells/skills that previous cast Auto-Life no longer do.
Removed increased boss defense from previous version. Had no noticeable effect and made updating the mod a pain.
04/09/2017 - 1.1 release: Adjusted MP costs for many spells/abilities after some testing.
04/08/2017 - 1.0 release: First public release!
Link to previous versions:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/1inth9ks4joxb/%5BFF9%5D_Difficulty_Tweak_Mod
Special thanks to:Tirlititi - For creating Hades Workshop, making this mod possible.
Tirlititi, Vir, and LandonRay - For inspiring me with their mods for FFIX. They are the reason I decided to create my own, which is largely based on ideas entirely taken from these mods. Check them out too!
Notes:This is the first mod I have published. While it is not the first mod I have made, that number is pretty small as well. If anyone has any comments or recommendations on further improving the mod, I would certainly like to hear them!
