Final Fantasy III: Imp Skimp

The game has a special sprite for monsters that have been turned into Imps; however, it does not use it correctly in numerous places. All switching of a monster's sprite with the Imp sprite is achieved via the Imp spell, which not only means that some monsters that receive Imp status (e.g. via Rippler) won't look like Imps, but also that some monsters will look like Imps when they don't actually have Imp status. This patch makes all usage of the Imp sprite automatic.

Final Fantasy 3 (US/SNES), Final Fantasy 6 (JP/SFC)
Imp Skimp Bug fix patch

CONTENTS:
FF3-ImpSkimp-H0.ips: The fix patch for a headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply to fix the Imp Skimp Bug.
FF3-ImpSkimp-HR0.ips: The reverse patch for a headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply to reverse all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-ImpSkimp-N0.ips: The fix patch for a non-headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply to fix the Imp Skimp Bug.
FF3-ImpSkimp-NR0.ips: The reverse patch for a non-headered SNES v1.0 ROM file. Apply to reverse all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-ImpSkimp-H1.ips: The fix patch for a headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply to fix the Imp Skimp Bug.
FF3-ImpSkimp-HR1.ips: The reverse patch for a headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply to reverse all changes made by the previous patch.
FF3-ImpSkimp-N1.ips: The fix patch for a non-headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply to fix the Imp Skimp Bug.
FF3-ImpSkimp-NR1.ips: The reverse patch for a non-headered SNES v1.1 ROM file. Apply to reverse all changes made by the previous patch.
FF6-ImpSkimp-H.ips: The fix patch for a headered SFC ROM file. Apply to fix the Imp Skimp Bug.
FF6-ImpSkimp-HR.ips: The reverse patch for a headered SFC ROM file. Apply to reverse all changes made by the previous patch.
FF6-ImpSkimp-N.ips: The fix patch for a non-headered SFC ROM file. Apply to fix the Imp Skimp Bug.
FF6-ImpSkimp-NR.ips: The reverse patch for a non-headered SFC ROM file. Apply to reverse all changes made by the previous patch.
readme.txt: This file.
Imp Skimp-Fixed.rtf: An index of the new code.
Imp Skimp-Original.rtf: An index of the old code.

ALL PATCHES WORK ON VERSION 1.0 OR 1.1.

URGENCY:
Medium to high.

PURPOSE:
The game does a lousy job of updating monsters in Imp status. The only way to change a monster's sprite to an Imp is via the Imp spell, but this always changes the sprite as long as it hits, even if the monster doesn't actually gain the status. This can happen either with immunities or with enemy Runic. Also, other spells that can grant Imp status to monsters, such as Rippler and Sour Mouth, don't update the sprite. The Pugs, if they've been turned into Imps, will revert upon stepping back despite still having Imp status. Finally, if Celes absorbs the Imp spell via Runic, she will still transform into an Imp, then abruptly change back. This patch fixes all of these bugs.

If you are upgrading to version 1.4 from an older version of this patch, apply the reverse patch first to erase the older version.

VERSION HISTORY:
v1.4 (March 3, 2017): Fixed a bug that caused Bio Blaster's poisonous bubble to appear to fire on the party during back attacks.

v1.3 (January 3, 2017): Previous version was also broken; battles still wouldn't start. This has now been fixed for real.

v1.2 (September 8, 2016): Previous version was broken; battles wouldn't start. This has now been fixed.

v1.1 (September 8, 2016): Fixed some delay issues.

v1.0 (May 6, 2016): Initial release.

Final Fantasy III (USA)
CRC32: E969BD77
MD5: A684517EBD29308C2E3B55D371E15245
SHA-1: 23422176191B371F01AE3A7CFE7455A2022F8EE8
SHA-256: 6F6911ED4A0E9844770035A3C39157F8C3929C321D5AFACBAFDA39C835B44374
Includes patches for headered and non-headered ROMs
Includes patches for v1.0, v1.1 and SFC ROMs