Hi, FEU. Time for something new.
This is my next, and second ever, major romhack project as well as my first non-rebalance work. It’s an Engage romhack, probably the first of its kind. It is technically set “”“post-Engage”“” inside of Elyos, but the hack itself is extremely disconnected and will barely tie into the vanilla game at all, if any. So no worries about messing with established lore if you’re the kind of person that hates that. (the only reason it’s even set in Elyos is because it’s less jarring to asset flip map models that way)
I aim to complete it. Hopefully. Someday. Work is slow and meticulous, but it’s going steady. I can’t write, do good map design, or any of that stuff. But the only way to fix that is by trying!
FEATURES
- Reworked Engage system
- 2 unique chapters made from scratch
- 3D cutscenes
- Combat Arts based on equipped weapon
- A badly written and contrived plot hook
- A fully-custom Emblem and playable units using modified and/or created assets
- A growths display code patch
- A fateswakening restricted reclass system
- Custom classes
- A playable dog unit
- The most important change, reverting Bld and Dex back to Con and Skl respectively
- a ton of other stuff!
Story Stuff
Crane is a young, somewhat-aloof member of the Hunters, a group of semi-mercenary minutemen who work to protect various Firenese towns and villages from the remnants of Corrupted remaining after Sombron’s attempt to raze the entirety of Elyos. Despite his age, he’s steadygoing and mature, and strives for independence. Or so he seems.
Upon stumbling upon a ring that shouldn’t exist, Crane is thrust into a world of responsibilities and leadership beyond any he ever anticipated, and he must grow beyond simply acting the adult in order to truly be one that tackles the challenges ahead.
At the same time, a young girl with no clear rhyme or reason is seeking this ring for her own ends, and her ties to it will drag Crane as well as herself through the ups and downs of reconciling with one’s past.
This story aims to be “down to earth” and small-scale. It focuses on emphasizing interpersonal relationships and the idea of found family.
You can download the hack files here. Cobalt is required for use.
Special thanks to
- Fauxtectual for the model assets used as a base for some things.
- PearlGalaxy for skill icons
- Matariimau for their amazing facethumb art
- Nagusa for the dog sprite
- Raytwo, BadAtGames, and Triabolical for their extremely patient guidance on making plugins/code patches
- Thane98 for creating Astra and Raytwo (again) for Cobalt and its amazing features.
