This hack repurpose the unused "repel Magitek" item flag in FF3usME to make it repel the Freeze status instead ($D85006 bit 3 in the item data). It also repurposes the "block Magitek" flag in the monster data for the same purpose ($CF0014 bit 3). Although you can't set Freeze on a monster in the original game, that option could be useful in the case a rom hack would have a spell or a rage that set Freeze.
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| Antifreeze Hack |
| by: madsiur, C-Dude |
| version: 1.1 |
| released on: June 29th, 2024 |
| apply to: FF3us 1.0 (no header) |
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| 1- Files |
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antifreeze-C2-nh.ips: Patch for monsters and characters that use free space in bank $C2
antifreeze-EX-nh.ips: Patch for monsters and characters that use free space in bank $EE
antifreeze-character-C2-nh.ips: Patch for characters only that use free space in bank $C2
antifreeze-character-EX-nh.ips: Patch for characters only that use free space in bank $EE
antifreeze-monster-C2-nh.ips: Patch for monsters only that use free space in bank $C2
antifreeze-monster-EX-nh.ips: Patch for monsters only that use free space in bank $EE
/asm: Folder containing the bass assembly file of each hack
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| 2- Description |
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This hack repurposes the unused "repel Magitek" item flag in FF3usME
to make it repel the Freeze status instead ($D85006 bit 3 in the
item data). It also repurposes the "block Magitek" flag in the monster
data for the same purpose ($CF0014 bit 3). Although you can't set
Freeze on a monster in the original game, that option could be useful
for a spell or a rage that set Freeze.
The bank $C2 hack uses free space at $C26480 and the EX hack uses some
at $EEAF01. At most, antifreeze-XX-nh will use 59 bytes of free
space and the character or monster only hacks use about half that amount.
Those free space offsets can be changed in a ASM file by changing the
offset of the "seek" macro call.
To assemble the hack use bass v14 by typing a command such as
"bass -o rom.smc antifreeze-C2.asm".
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| 3- Version history |
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06/29/2024: Version 1.1 - Fixed a bug with magitek mode (thanks C-Dude!)
02/12/2022: Version 1.0 - Initial release
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| 3- Download locations |
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Personal website:
https://www.fred65816.net/en/romhacking/hacks/antifreeze
FF6Hacking wiki:
https://www.ff6hacking.com/wiki/doku.php?id=ff3:ff3us:patches:madsiur:antifreeze
RHDN page:
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6518/
Database match: Final Fantasy III 1.0 (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210222-050638)
File/ROM SHA-1: 4F37E4274AC3B2EA1BEDB08AA149D8FC5BB676E7
File/ROM CRC32: A27F1C7A