Go to the yadi [dot] sk/d/FVB-1Qs3rJwnz address mentioned in the original post, download the zip file, extract the contents somewhere, and then run Memoria.Patcher.exe. That should do it. Run and quit the game once to get a file called Memoria.ini in the steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY IX\ folder. Open the ini file with a text editor to tweak the game's settings. Did this work for you? :)

Originally posted by Tirlititi:

Wut? There's Namingway for that. No need for a mod...

This.

Originally posted by Albeoris:

Fixed.

Thanks! I haven't played the game much lately, but I'll keep you updated with my impressions on the battle system. So far, the turn-based system has probably been the best thing to happen to enhance FFIX's otherwise slow system.

Much thanks! The game works again, and so does the mod.

I detected another possible bug in the turn-based system. If you've already given orders to the other 3 party members, they're preparing to execute their commands and the 4th character gets a turn, you can no longer use Y or LT buttons to delay his/her turn. Instead, you're forced to give the 4th character an order, or the battle won't advance. I'd like it if you could use LT to pass on time until the next character executes their command, as sometimes I don't want to give the 4th character a command until I know what the other characters get done on their turns.

Hi, the game refuses to run with Memoria after installing the latest patch. I verified the game files to get it working again, but now Memoria refuses to install, since the game files have been changed. Can you update Memoria to work with the latest version of the game? Thanks! :)

Originally posted by Kaldaien:

(in 1 cutscene in the entire game that I have found so far, allows you to skip the actual cutscene).

Really? Which cutscene is that?

IIRC, there's 4 cutscenes in the game where I'd use the cutscene skipping feature. One is the Zanarkand intro when you start the game. It's not long, but there's not much going on there, and I've seen it so many times already. :D The 3 others are the boss battles I mentioned in my original post. If those 3-4 cutscenes can be skipped, that'd probably be enough for me.

Have you found a flag to when 2x and 4x speedup boosts mute the sounds and speedup the game? One possibility would be to allow the mute + speedup combination everywhere, even during cutscenes.

The speedhack option in Cheat Engine doesn't work for me for some reason (edit: looks like the Esc menu becomes faster with speedhack, and the FPS displayed by Fraps changes, but nothing in the game is affected). I did find an address for FPS. It is of the form 60/x, where x=2 by default, and x=1 on the menu. Setting it to x=1 doubles the speed of cutscenes, so it's at least a temporary workaround, although not the most convenient one. For those who know more about Cheat Engine, is it possible to force integer values to become doubles or floats? If yes, speeds over 60 FPS are possible with positive values that are less than 1. Otherwise, 60 FPS is the max I can get with Cheat Engine.

If I remember correctly, SE stated that it's not possible to implement cutscene skipping in FFX. As it's really tedious to watch over 5-minute-long cutscenes all over again if you lose to Seymour Flux, Yunalesca or Braska's Final Aeon, I'd like to see a workaround for getting past those scenes faster. Here are a few ways I can think of:

1) hack the speedup booster so that 2x and 4x speed affects cutscenes.
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2) add a button command that forces the FPS to 60 or even 120, which will effectively make the cutscenes play out 2x or 4x faster.
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3) add a manual quicksave command. This way, you can quicksave around the end of the cutscene, and load there if you need to restart.

Any alternate workaround suggestions are also welcome.

Originally posted by Albeoris:

Will fix it. Thank you.

Cheers! I haven't checked, but the same bug should exist with Poison and Venom, and possibly other effects that are time-based rather than frame-based.

Originally posted by Albeoris:

Updated.

Thanks, much appreciated! ^^ I set BattleSwirlFrames to 30, which makes the battles start in 3 seconds (1 second swirl, 2 second loading). It should be fast enough for me. With the turn-based system, the battles have now become a lot faster.

1) The battle intros basically have 3 phases:
a) a whirl that takes about 4-5 seconds
b) the screen remains black for 2 seconds while the battle screen is loading
c) the camera rotates around the battlefield for 5-6 seconds,
and then the battle starts.
You can skip c) in the Menu (Config --> Skip battle camera), and F1 will speed up b) a little, but a) isn't affected by the speedup. It'd be nice if the only waiting came from b). Most of the other FFs load the battles a lot faster than IX.

2) That's a reasonable fix, I'll use it!

I checked Regen in a turn-based system, and HP increases in real time, even if you don't give anyone commands.

Originally posted by Albeoris:

Already done. The "F" key or the Left trigger. :)

Thanks, very nice! :) Two of the biggest annoyances of the battle system are the slow ATB, and how ATB is filled even during animations. Your mod should fix both. I'll have to see if the turn-based system is compatible with Regen and Ozma (who has a different ATB system).

There's two more things I'd like to ask. Is it possible to create a hack that skips or speeds up the pre-battle whirl (the one where the screen goes black before battles)? Also, what is the KeepRestTimeInBattle fix in Memoria.ini file?