FE8 skill patch problem

[BerserkerCiaran]

So, as the title might suggest, I'm experiencing a problem with the patch that allows to add skills into FE8: since I enabled it, my thief (15 Speed) can't seem to steal an item from an enemy (4 Speed). I tried with a personal skill, without it, even with double Cunning.

Any idea or suggestion?

(Also, is it the right section to ask this in?)

[eclipse]

Yep, you're in the right place~!

1. If you disable the patch, can your thief steal as normal?
2. Are you absolutely certain that the item can be stolen?
3. Is this the base game with skills enabled, or a hack?

[BerserkerCiaran]

1)Yes

2)Yes

3)A hack

(Also, in case the solution is just uninstalling the patch, are there ones that just show growth rates in game and make so the killing blow to a boss is always a crit?)

[eclipse]

Might want to check the guts of the hack itself, then.  This could be one of those weird conditions where everything collides in odd ways, especially if the skills patch wasn't originally part of the hack.

(not sure about the rest, don't really have time to play hacks)

[BerserkerCiaran]

I see. Thanks for your time. :D

I'll try to re-add the patch later, and hope for the best.

Unless someone who had the same problem can give me some pointers on how to work around that.

[AznTrueblade]

May I ask which hack it is?

[BerserkerCiaran]

Well, I'm actually building it (currently three chapters, plus FE8's standard chapter 4 with different characters, in) , and I was considering adding personal skills because… rookie eagerness, I guess?