Lufia & the Fortress of Doom: Lufia - Encounter Rate Fix

This hack fixes the encounter rate in Lufia & the Fortress of Doom, so you can play the game without constant interruption by random battles. You can choose from four different patches:

Choose your preferred encounter rate:
- 01 Lufia (less encounters)(-50%)
- 02 Lufia (few encounters)(-80%)
- 03 Lufia (no encounters)(-100%)
- 04 Lufia (higher encounters)(+100%)

Optional:
- AlwaysRetryMode. Turn on Retry Mode from the start. This way you will get 4x experience and gold. This might be useful when playing with a low encounter rate.

These patches also fix the Clear Silk armor. In the original game Clear Silk would attract monsters without the game ever informing you about that.

Now Clear Silk will no longer attract monsters. Please note that the Monster Ring will still raise the encounter rate, so be aware when using that item.

You can combine these patches with other Lufia & the Fortress of Doom hacks, like FlamePurge's https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2744/ hack.

Enjoy Lufia & the Fortress of Doom once more, this time without the grind!

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*Lufia - Encounter Rate Fix*
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Game: Lufia & the Fortress of Doom
System: SNES

Works with GOODSNES: Lufia & The Fortress of Doom (U) [!]
Header: No
File SHA-1: 904BBA17F5A37FDC714C91BE80082444136586EA
File CRC32: 5E1AA1A6
Size: 1.048.576 bytes

Producer: Ok Impala!

Release: v1.0: 31 October 2022
v1.1: 5 November 2022

? 2022 Ok Impala!
http://okimpala.net
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*Message from the author*
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Lufia & the Fortress of Doom has a soft spot in my heart. The engaging story and its small but likeable cast struck a cord with me back in the day.
One thing I didn't quite like was the high encounter rate, especially near the end of the game. I didn't know back then that Clear Silk does up the encounter rate even more!

The fast walker patch introduced by JCE3000GT made this problem even more prevalent. Time to fix this issue once and for all!
With help from Nolberto82 and Bropedio, I can present you four patches to fix the encounter rate to your liking.
I included patches that lower the encounter rate, one that turns of the encounters completely and even one that doubles the amount of encounters (if you like to grind).
All patches fix Clear Silk too, so it won't attract monsters anymore.
It is recommended to use the "AlwaysRetryMode.ips" patch when you lower the encounters. Using the Retry Mode you will receive 4x exp and gold.

You can combine these patches with other hacks, like Lufia & the Fortress of Doom Restored by FlamePurge. And for the creators, feel free to use these patches in your own hacks (with credits).

Enjoy Lufia & the Fortress of Doom once more, this time without the grind!

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*Features*
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Choose your preferred encounter rate:
- 01 Lufia (less encounters)(-50%)
- 02 Lufia (few encounters)(-80%)
- 03 Lufia (no encounters)(-100%)
- 04 Lufia (higher encounters)(+100%)

Optional:
- AlwaysRetryMode. Turn on Retry Mode from the start. This way you will get 4x experience and gold. This might be useful when playing with a low encounter rate.

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*How to play*
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1. You'll need a SNES emulator that is able to play Lufia & the Fortress of Doom. SNES9X or Higan are good choices. You can also play the game on original hardware.
2. Download the correct Lufia & the Fortress of Doom ROM (See the start of the ReadME, and use Google)
3. With http://www.romhacking.net/hash/ you can check whether you have the correct ROM.
4. Go to: https://www.romhacking.net/patch/ to patch the ROM. (the .ips file is the patch file)
5. Start the patched ROM in your emulator.
6. Have fun!

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*Version History*
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v1.0: First release.
v1.1: Fixed Clear Silk so it not longer attracts monsters.
Raised amount of steps to the next fight to at least 8 (was 4 in the original game).

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*Special Thanks*
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Nolberto82 (Hacking)
Bropedio (Hacking)
Justin3009 (Always Retry Mode patch)
Tony Hedstrom (Advice)

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*Other Projects by Ok Impala!*
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Zelda II - Amida's Curse (https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6292/)
Super Mario Kart - Epic Racers (https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5514/)
Breath of Fire - Encounter Rate Fix (https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7294/)

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*Contact*
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/OkImpala
Site: http://okimpala.net
Mail: impala@okimpala.net

Database match: Lufia & the Fortress of Doom (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210222-050638)
File/ROM SHA-1: 904BBA17F5A37FDC714C91BE80082444136586EA
File/ROM CRC32: 5E1AA1A6