Final Fantasy 4 "Beyond Babil" Randomizer Version: 5 Date: April 19, 2017 URL: https://github.com/abyssonym/beyond_babil Contact: https://twitter.com/abyssonym https://www.twitch.tv/abyssonym --- ABOUT --- Beyond Babil is an ANCIENT CAVE type randomizer, which means that it removes all story elements from the game and turns it into a pure hack 'n slash dungeon crawler. The goal is to make it to the last floor and defeat the boss there. --- TIPS --- -You can recruit or dismiss characters on the Lunar Whale. Use the save point before changing your party. -Don't dismiss the last character in your party (it will softlock the game). -You can have duplicate characters in the same party. -Make sure your party has a way to deal with Valvalis and Asura. -Tellah and Rydia will learn new spells after every checkpoint. -Warp and Exit work as expected and should both be bug-free. -If you encounter a boss as a random encounter, it is possible to run away. -If an NPC is blocking an entrance, just walk through them. -Some NPCs will sell you items if you talk to them. --- HOW TO USE --- Running the randomizer: Windows users may use the executable file, "ff4bb.exe". Other users, please run "randomizer.py" using Python version 2.7. Source rom file: This randomizer requires either the NA Final Fantasy II (v1.1) or JP Final Fantasy IV rom. Only the SNES and SFC versions are supported. FF4 Easytype is not supported. Note that due to the large number of differences between FF2 NA and FF4 JP, there may be some differences between the resulting randomizations. The supported (unheadered) rom versions have the following MD5 hashes: MD5 - 27d02a4f03e172e029c9b82ac3db79f7 (FF2 US) 5cdc56ba9f5f23e412af09f11ed47f83 (FF4 JP) Flags: There are no flags this time! Maybe in future versions. However, you can customize the randomization by choosing a number of floors and number of checkpoints. Seed value: Input a seed value here, or leave it blank if you don't care. Output files: The randomizer will output a new, randomized rom with the seed in the filename. --- SPECIAL THANKS --- Myself086 ( twitch.tv/myself086 ) for consultation and various ASM hacks including: Consumable save points Fast menus Y-button dash Pinkpuff, for creating FF4kster, FF4 Unprecedented Crisis, and the FF4 Roguelikeifyer (another AC type randomizer). FF4kster was a big help in finding data and checking my work. Like this randomizer? Be sure to check out my other projects: FF6 Beyond Chaos Randomizer https://github.com/abyssonym/beyondchaos FF Tactics Rumble Chaos Crashdown Randomizer https://github.com/abyssonym/rumble_chaos_crashdown Breath of Fire 2 Painsong Randomizer https://github.com/abyssonym/painsong Chrono Trigger Eternal Nightmare Randomizer https://github.com/abyssonym/eternalnightmare Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Terrible Secret Randomizer https://github.com/abyssonym/terriblesecret Super Mario RPG Gentle Beauty and Raw Power Randomizer https://github.com/abyssonym/smrpg_gbarp FF5 Grand Cross Randomizer https://github.com/abyssonym/grand_cross Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Item Randomizer https://github.com/abyssonym/aos_rando