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Can we actually use those "create a custom class" spots in the nightmare class editor module, or could I potentially overwrite something? I'm making a small hack and want to add a class for soldiers to promote to, but I'm not sure if I'd be better off just repointing the class table to free space entirely to ensure I have plenty of room to work with. If I do need to repoint it, I'm not really sure how to go about doing that. Total newbie at hacking in general, so if anyone can point me in the right direction to do this...? Also: if I'm adding enemy units in chapters throughout the game do I theoretically have space to work with? Thank you guys for any help you can offer!

Thanks so much! Yeah, I figured out that it was part of the moving sheet, although trying my own solution completely broke the ROM (pure white screen popped up, have no idea why). I made a backup, though, so it's all good. I'll look into this some more, thanks for the help! If you open the standing map sprite.nmm file with a text editor, you should see an offset 0xC99700 and on the line below that the number 88; if you change the 88, your dropdown list in nightmare expands. I would heartily recommend making a backup of your ROM before trying this though, because I have no idea if it'll overwrite something important somehow.

Sorry to jump into this thread, but it's related to the issue I'm having: If I were inserting a new class and didn't want to replace any others, what .txt file should I edit so that my standing sprite dropdown box in nightmare expands? I'm guessing 0x00 through 0x57 are all being used, but that's as far as my table goes and I can't find the related .txt file to change that. Edit: Ended up just opening the module via notepad and editing the list there. I can get the standing sprite to display now, but the character disappears when I hover the cursor over them. Any idea what gives?

This looks terribly unbalanced so far. Gilliam seems to be pretty much invincible at this stage in the game, and unless he doesn't promote (how many of the monsters actually have promotions?) he's probably going to stay unstoppable. Of course, the hacker may have actually edited more enemies later on to make things more challenging. Should be interesting to find out, because this definitely looks like a joke hack

I'd have to say Raven from FE7, actually. It may be nostalgia speaking but I found his backstory and motives to be fairly unique in comparison to most. Haven't played much of the games prior to 7 though.

are you arguing that those are bad growths?

Probably a Myrmidon or thief. I weigh 150, and my height's about 5'9-5'10. I'm fast, but not bulky enough to be a mercenary. I'm obviously pretty nerdy/intellectual so mage might work too, but a lot of my free time I spend either playing sports or watching them. The only weapon I have experience with is a sword, although my second favorite would be a bow if I actually had one. So either a swordmaster or a FE Awakening assassin. Come equipped with an iron sword, be level 1 (I have no real combat training). I'd probably be an Est-type (so at the bottom of every tier list lol). Reclass options would probably be mage and mercenary, or mage and archer.

I really like Lucina because waifu but in all honesty she doesn't get enough of an independent role to warrant being my favorite lord, if that makes sense (she takes backseat to Chrom/Avatar). Favorite would probably have to be Ike, then Hector, then Ephraim/Lyn/Lucina. Eirika sucks, my feelings on Michaiah are a bit mixed, Chrom and Eliwood are pretty generic in my opinion, and I don't really consider Avatar a lord. Haven't played the Japanese ones, so I can't comment on them.

It's probably just not your cup of tea, because the majority of people really like Awakening, especially people that have never played Fire Emblem before. Not sure where you're getting the flat characters thing from, if you've been actively paying attention to support conversations. If not, then that's your problem, because those are what is used to develop the characters. I agree that the main story of Awakening is fairly weak. Path of Radiance (GameCube) and FE7 (GBA) both had stronger main storylines. I'd say you should step the difficulty up to hard since you seem to think normal's too easy, but if your units are dying in two hits, you're doing something wrong, and I'm not so sure you're actually ready for hard. If you're playing the game like an Advance Wars game, that might explain the difficulty you're having. As much as they may seem to be disposable, your units are most definitely not. As someone who's played FE and Advance Wars, FE definitely still has tactical gameplay. It's a different sort-- more about keeping what units you have alive than it is gathering resources and creating more units-- but it's tactical gameplay nonetheless. Unfortunately, Awakening takes some of the more fascinating tactical parts of the game out of it with grinding for exp and gold being very easy. In most Fire Emblems, you have to manage which characters you use carefully, and in some cases even which characters you decide to bring to battle-- also being forced to choose from the small pool you've actually trained while you're at it.

Order: 8 -> 9 -> 7 -> 10 -> 11 -> 13 Favoritism (in general): 9 > 10 == 13 == 7 > 8 ->>>>>>>>11 Right now: 13 > 7 > 9 > 10 > 8 >>>>>>>>11 Yeah, I can't really pick between RD, Awakening, and Blazing Sword; it varies on my mood. As for characters... PoR: Ike, Soren, Shinon, Boyd, Nasir RD: Ike, Michaiah, Haar, Black Knight, Shinon Awakening: Lucina, Cordelia, Stahl, Chrom, Avatar FE7: Lyn, Hector, Sain, Raven, Matthew FE8: Ephraim, Gerik, Franz, Ross, Lute FE11: what characters ...ok, fine. Marth, Cain, Ogma, Merric, Athena

This is going to sound odd, but FE X Dragon Commander. Would love to see the politics/choices of that game mixed with Fire Emblem's gameplay. Would be perfect if mixed with PoR/RD's base system. Here's the link to the website, seeing as I'm sure most of you haven't heard of it (I hadn't either, until the steam sale). http://www.divinitydragoncommander.com/

Braizen, LVL 27 Wartortle, LVL 27 Amaura, LVL 25 Honedge, LVL 24 Swalot, LVL 26 Doduo, LVL 25ish I think I'm gonna replace Doduo soon because he's basically been useless so far, but other than that I'm surprisingly happy with this oddball group. I struggled with the second gym leader, though.

I think I'm gonna nuzlocke my first playthrough. I've always wanted to nuzlocke a game blind. Probably starting with Froakie, will pick up Charmander, box Torchic, and pray for the luck of good catches from the RNG gods.

So, out of curiosity; what do you think of Rome II so far in comparison to other Total War games? I love Rome and Medieval II, and I'd be playing Rome II but my current laptop can't run it well at all. I'll be getting one soonish that can, though, so I'm just curious how Rome II compares.

Best: Maybe Shadow of the Colossus. I'm not sure though. Worst: Some Sesame Street game my parents got me for the GameBoy/GBA. I was only 3-4 so they wanted to get me a kid friendly game, and I could never even figure out what to do.

A Japanese company called J Trust is looking at buying Index as a whole, not just Atlus. http://www.vandal.net/noticia/1350641127/j-trust-podria-comprar-index-la-compania-matriz-de-atlus/ I think they would get Atlus by extension if they did buy Index, but I'm not entirely sure. Source is in Spanish, by the way. Props to a thread like this over at IGN for the find.

Well, that sounds deep enough for me. Thanks!

I think a Base-like thing like Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn had would be even better. That'd be impossible in a hack, but I assume it'd be possible in FEXP since it's more free. The Talk thing could work too, of course, but only for the units you were actively using. And yeah, either BEXP or an arena-type thing in between chapters (maybe limited to characters below a certain level) could fix the XP issues.

Too many 3DS games, ugh. Already picked up EO IV (late, I know) and SMT IV last month, and now I'm heavily considering this and Ace Attorney whenever they come out. And I never bought Luigi's Mansion when it came out earlier this year...so much for finishing my Awakening Lunatic playthrough, haha. I've never played a game in this series, so I came here looking for info. You mention it's like Harvest Moon but I've never played a Harvest Moon game either. XD So what's it like, exactly? I'm assuming there are some farming aspects if it's similar to Harvest Moon but idk much else. How in depth do the RPG elements/combat go? That's what I'm most interested, I can't imagine myself getting too into the farming system, although it's possible I will.

I think I'd like a hack that was designed like this. One con you didn't mention is character development, though. Usually, your characters can be somewhat developed without supports because their personality is shown in their recruitment chapter, but that obviously wouldn't be the case here. The units you don't bother using would become generics. Also, expanding on one of your cons, permadeath could cause some serious issues. You can't really let one of your units die in something like this because you won't have many (if any) replacement options, especially mid-game. Other than those two things though, I think this would be a pretty cool idea. I could never make it myself, but someone may take it and run with it.

358/2 days made me sad, KH II made me depressed. I quit the game once Roxas's part was over. Screw you, Sora. I never played the first KH though so that may be part of the reason. XD I've never cried but games have touched me for sure. Shadow of the Colossus was crushing. Surprised no one else has mentioned it. Besides that....huh, not really much.

Yeah...I agree with this. Also very surprised to see Sega in the bidding, I thought they were having their own financial issues. Certainly didn't think they had deep pockets.

SNES; Donkey Kong Country N64: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time GameCube: Path of Radiance PlayStation 2: Shadow of the Colossus Wii: Radiant Dawn / Smash Bros. Brawl PlayStation 3: LittleBigPlanet 2 XBox 360: Halo: Reach Wii U: Little Inferno GameBoy: Pokemon Red / Oracle of Ages GameBoy Advance: Fire Emblem 7 DS: Dragon Quest IX 3DS: Fire Emblem: Awakening EDIT: Forgot the Wii U, oops.

I don't really like Severa's character, but her death quote is really touching and kind of fitting. Resonates more than any of the others. Also voted for Gregor's, Emm's, Gerome's, and Cynthia's.

http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articles/18958/20130719/atlus-bankruptcy-nintendo-persona-5-acquisition.htm And so the rumors begin. The guy makes good arguments, but it's pure speculation at this point. Anyone got any guesses as to when we'll know who's buying them?