Final Fantasy IV Namingway Edition Changes guide

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This document serves to list many of the changes made from the original
Final Fantasy II, to Project II, and then to Namingway Edition. First,
it should be noted that the US Final Fantasy II alters the original
Japanese Final Fantasy IV in MANY ways. See the websites Legends of
Localization and tcrf.net to see them listed.

Project II was vivify93's love letter to the US game, trying to clean up

the poor grammar in the script, restore missing content, uncensor the
games graphics, and even give the US title screen it's proper numeral
of IV instead of II.

Namingway Edition attempts to take this much further by bringing even

more removed content back in, and renaming everything as close as
possible to current Square names. Sometimes abbreviations were used
and sometimes using extra text space, a lot of time and energy was
spent on making this possible. Also, many of the balance changes made
in Project II were reverted back in Namingway Edition.

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Here's a list of changes made from Final Fantasy II US to vivify93's Project II:

- Features an entirely rewritten script, taking elements from various translations

of Final Fantasy IV.

- Restores almost all the missing content; you can use Pray, Salve, and Recall,
find SomaDrops and Firebombs in chests, and learn Armor and Shell! Shops have
also had their inventories and prices restored to normal, and enemies drop
their original items.

- Applies the Protect and Shell Improvement patch by Deathlike2, which makes Armor
and Shell more potent. (Credit to Deathlike2)

- Applies the Sing Improvement patch by Deathlike2, which adds a paralyzing song,
and replaces the muting song with a stopping song. (Credit to Deathlike2)

- Applies the Goblin Summon Enhancement patch by Deathlike2, which makes Imp�s
spell power based off Rydia�s Attack stat. (Credit to Deathlike2)

- Applies the Magic Plus patch by Deathlike2, which makes Sight a blinding spell in

battle and changes Dispel into a cursing magic. (Credit to Deathlike2)

- Applies the Bit Improvement patch by Deathlike2, which lets the Power Staff cast
Bersk, the Flame Whip cast Fire3, and the Wooden Mallet cast Lit-2.
(Credit to Deathlike2)

- Applies the Long Range Fix patch by Dragoon ZERO, which fixes the bug that allows

your characters to keep a long range weapon�s long range status if they switch to

a normal range weapon. (Credit to Dragoon ZERO)

- Applies the Warp Animation Enabling Patch by Dragonsbrethren, which allows Warp
to be cast in battle as an instant death spell. (Credit to Dragonsbrethren)
- Applies the Medicine Power-up Patch by Phoenix Hacks, which makes Heal restore
64-96 HP per person instead of 2-20. (Credit to Phoenix Hacks)

- Applies the Regen Power-up Patch by Phoenix Hacks, which has Regen heal 255 HP
per turn instead of 10. However, this has been lowered to 160 HP per round in
the interest of balance. (Credit to Phoenix Hacks)

- Applies Final Fantasy IV: User Options by chillyfeez for extra controls�turn
skipping, sprinting, Active and Wait ATB modes, and an ATB gauge you can toggle.
(Credit to chillyfeez)

- Pray now has a 70% chance of working, and it casts Cure2 upon success.

- Cry now lowers all enemies� Magic Defense by half of Porom�s Will per use.

- All bows� receive +10 to Hit %, the Artemis Bow deals 4x damage to dragon-type
enemies, and the Heroine Robe now only gives +10 to Strength, Agility, and
Vitality,
but the -15 penalty to Wisdom and Will are gone now. (Taken from FFIV: Easy Type)

- There is a new title screen by Paladin, which reads �FINAL FANTASY IV� in the
style
of the FFII title logo. (Credit to Paladin)

- Reverts censored map graphics.

- Restores the stripping dancer in Baron Town.

- Fixes the Sealed Cave skip bug, the Adamant Armor bugs, the summoned monster
items�
descriptions, the �To equip� message, the message that appears when you try to
leave
key items dropped by enemies, the RHand and LHand labels� inconsistent appearance
in
the battle item menu, the Black Robe�s incorrect stat bonus, and graphical
errors.
(Credit to Grimoire LD for the Adamant Armor bug fixes, credit to Phoenix for the

�To equip� message fix, and credit to Dragonsbrethren for the summoned monster
items�
bug fixes)

- Sirens and Cure3 Potions can be bought from a shop at the end of the game.

- You can acquire the Assassin Dagger and HandAxe, formerly dummied weapons not
even
used in the original Final Fantasy IV.

- Bonus supplementary lists to help you in your Final Fantasy IV quest. They are
not
needed to play the game at all, but may be of assistance to blind players.

- Critical Hit Bug Fix added.

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Here's a list of changes made from Project II to Namingway Edition:

- An optional version of the title screen that is much like the original
Japanese version in addition to the one used from Project II.

- L Button toggle for sprinting has been changed to a Press B to dash.

You must be standing still, then Press and hold B, then move to dash.

- All maps have been restored including graphics for treasure chests, save
points, and hallway overhangs.

- The original Training Room that was changed in the US Final Fantasy II
has been restored to the original smaller room. Also, its one and ONLY
place find it (Baron's Devil Road) has been restored as well.

- The Developer's Room that was removed to make room for the large Training
Room has been restored.

- Monsters and bosses have been restored to their original difficulty. This
includes Scarmiglione (originally Milon), Asura, and the Final Boss.

- Character learning rates and stats returned to normal.

- Class names were expanded to allow for longer names.

- Item descriptions have been expanded.

- Numerous changes made to the script to better match the original Japanese
and modern translations.

Here's a list of most names that have been changed, except for dialogue
differences.

Characters

FINAL FANTASY II PROJECT II NAMINGWAY EDITION

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Milon <- same Scarmiglione
Kainazzo <- same Cagnazzo
Valvalis <- same Barbariccia
Rubicant <- same Rubicante
Kory <- same Corio
Margarita <- same Jennifer
Clerics <- same Epopts

Terms

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GP <- same Gil
Summoned Monster Esper Eidolon
Silver <- same Mythril
Gaea <- same Gaia

Job Titles
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DKnight <- same Dk.Knight
 Caller <- same Summoner
Chief <- same Engineer
Lunar All-Mage Lunarian

Commands

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Fight <- same Attack
Call <- same Summon
Dummy Regen Bless

Locations

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Silvera <- same Mythril
Land of Monsters Esperland Passage Feymarch Passage
Town of Monsters Esperland The Feymarch
Serpent Road <- same Devil's Road

Spells

White Magic

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Fast <- same Haste
Bersk Fury Bserk [Berserk]
White Pearl Holy
Peep Scan Libra
Heal <- same Esuna
Life <- same Raise
Life2 <- same Arise
Cure2 <- smae Cura
Cure3 <- smae Curaga
Cure4 <- smae Curaja
Wall <- same Reflect

Black Magic

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Lit <- same Thunder
Lit2 <- same Thundra [Thundara]
Lit3 <- same Thundga [Thundaga]
Ice <- same Blizzard
Ice2 <- same Blizzara
Ice3 <- same Blizzaga
Fire <- same Fire
Fire2 <- same Fira
Fire3 <- same Firaga
Venom <- same Poison
Virus <- same Bio
Fatal Doom Death
Psych <- same Osmose
Nuke <- same Flare
Weak Gale Tornado
 Charm <- same Confuse

Summoned Monsters

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Imp <- same Goblin
Mage <- same Mflayr [Mindflayer]

Summoned Monster Attacks

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Imp ImpPunch GobPunch [Goblin Punch]
Chocobo Chocobop ChocKick [Chocobo Kick]
Shiva Gem Dust Dia.Dust [Diamond Dust]
Indra BoltFist JudgBolt [Judgement Bolt]
Jinn Inferno Hellfire
Odin AtomEdge Zantetsu
Asura Reviver Asura
Bahamut MegaNuke MegaFlare [Mega Flare]
Mage Mindblow MindBlast

Weapons

Staves

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Silence <- same Rune

Rods

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Charm CharmRod FairyRod

Swords

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Black Doom Death
Drain <- same Blood
Slumber <- same Sleep

Spears

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Blizzard <- same Ice
White Pearl Holy
Drain <- same Blood

Whips

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Blitz Electric Blitz
Flame FireBute Flame
 Claws

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Charm <- same Fairy
Poison <- same Hell Claw

Throwing Stars

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Ninja <- same Fuma

Bows

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Archer Marksman Killer Bow

Arrows

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White Pearl Holy
Charm <- same Angel
Mute <- same Silencing

Armor

Helmets

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Leather PlumeHat Feather
Gaea Mage Hat Wizard
Wizard <- same SageMitr [Sage Miter]

Body Armors

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Fire <- same Flame
Wizard <- same SageRobe
Karate KarateGi Kenpo Gi
Ninja DarkGear BlackGarb [Black Garb]
Black <- same BlackRobe [Black Robe]
White <- same WhiteRobe [White Robe]

Gloves

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Zeus <- same Giant

Rings

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 IronRing <- same Iron Ring
RubyRing <- same Ruby Ring
Silver <- same SilverRing
Strength <- same PowerRing
Rune RuneRing Rune Ring

Items

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Dummy BombPart BombFrag [Bomb Fragment]
Dummy Notus Antarctic [Antarctic Wind]
Dummy Boreas Arctic [Arctic Wind]
Dummy DarkKiss LilithKiss
FireBomb Firebomb Red Fang
Dummy Iceblast WhiteFang [White Fang]
Lit Bolt <- same BlueFang
Dummy Scanner Bestiary
Dummy Eggtimer AlarmClk
Cure1 Tonic Potion
Cure2 Potion Hi-Potion
Ether1 Tincture Ether
Ether2 Ether DryEther
Dummy Uncurse Cross
Life Revive Phx.Down [Phoenix Down]
Dummy Soft GoldNeedle [Gold Needle]
Cabin <- same Cottage
Dummy MagicMap DwfBread [Dwarf Bread]
Mage <- same Mindflayr [Mindflayer]
Pan Love Pan FryingPan
TwinHarp <- same Twin Harp
Dummy StopTrap {Hourglass}Bronze
Dummy SilvrStop {Hourglass}Silver
Dummy GoldStop {Hourglass}Gold
Dummy SilvrSeed SilvApple [Silver Apple]
Dummy GoldSeed GoldApple [Gold Apple]
SandRuby <- same SandPearl [Sand Pearl]
Package <- same C.Signet [Carnelian Signet]
(harp)TwinHarp <- same Whisprweed [Whisperweed]

Monsters

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Imp <- same Goblin
Eagle <- same Helldiver
TinyMage MiniMage Tiny Mage
Sand Man Sand Hag D.Sahagin [Desert Sahagin]
CaveToad <- same Gigantoad
Pike Toebiter KillerFish
TrapRose <- same Bloodbud
Jelly <- same R.Mousse [Red Mousse]
Cream <- same YellwJelly [Yellow Jelly]
WaterHag <- same Sahagin
Dark Imp ImpCapt. GoblinCap [Goblin Captain]
Turtle <- same Admantimi [Adamantaimai]
Hooligan <- same Belphgor [Belphegor]
Cannibal <- same Mortbud
 Tricker <- same Li'lKiller
Piranha <- same Splasher
Crocdile Crocodile GigasGatr [Gigas Gator]
StingRat <- same Needlhog [Needlehog]
Python <- same EtinSnake [Ettin Snake]
Grudger <- same BoltSoul
Mage <- same Mindflayer
Sword Man Warlord Bk.Knight [Black Knight]
VampLady Vampira Vampiress
GlomWing Glomwing Gloomwing
Warrior <- same FellKnight
EpeeGirl Amazon Soldiress [Soldieress]
BladeMan DeadHero SoulKngt [Soul Knight]
D.Fossil Fossil D. Dinozombie
Carapace <- same FellTurtl [Fell Turtle]
Stoneman <- same StoneGol [Stone Golem]
TinyToad <- same Bog Toad
GiantBat <- same BloodBat
FlameMan Ares FireKnight
Red Worm <- same AbysWorm [Abyss Worm]
Red Eye <- same BloodEye
RockMoth <- same Hellflappr [Hellflapper]
Werebat <- same Vamp.Bat [Vampire Bat]
Mantcore <- same Manticore
Tofu <- same W.Mousse [White Mousse]
Pudding <- same Blk.Flan [Black Flan]
Ironman Silverman MythrilGol [Mythril Golem]
PinkPuff <- same Lady Flan
Alert <- same Secureye
MacGiant MecGiant MechGiant
RedGiant <- same Red Giant
Kary Artemis Selene
Molbol Oscar Malboro
Staleman Steelman SteelGol [Steel Golem]
FatalEye Veteran Ahriman
Warlock Seeress DarkSage
Clapper <- same ThunderD. [Thunder Dragon]
Pale Dim <- same White D. [White Dragon]
Eblan K. <- same Eblan King
Eblan Q. <- same Eblan Qn.
Milon <- same Scarmiglione
Valvalis <- same Barbaricia [Barbariccia]
Rubicant <- same Rubicante

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