02-19-2021, 06:50 AM
Alright guys! Ready for a special guest? Ready to grind Sten? READY TO RELIVE YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE ![[Image: emot-shepface.gif]](https://lpix.org/3952002/emot-shepface.gif)
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Bonus #5: Breath of Fire II Walkthrough—Sten Grind at Highfort
SPECIAL GUEST: Word on the Wind
She can be found on Hardcore Gaming 101's Top 47K Games of All Time podcast at http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/category/podcast
NOTE:
She brought up a good point. Rather than having to feed Sten EXP throughout the game, or needing to slowly grind him here, you could probably OHKO Turvoe with a Shaved Ice from Guntz, and some good luck. I don't know how MUCH good luck we're talking about there, but it's definitely possible.
ABOUT THE SKULL BRACE:
The target's wisdom gives Death the base hit rate:
Target is enemy: 48/64, 46/64, 44/64, 40/64, 32/64, 24/64, 16/64, 0
Target is player: 40/64, 38/64, 36/64, 32/64, 24/64, 16/64, 8/64, 0
The caster's wisdom gives a modifier:
+0, +10%, +20%, +30%, +35%, +40%, +45%, [+50% or bypasses player Resistance entirely]
[The last one depends on if you're a PC or an Enemy. PCs get the 50%, Enemies get it guaranteed, in the 205-255 Wisdom range]
The SkullBR and DmndBR multiply the caster wisdomm modifier by 1.5x and 0.5x respectively, but do nothing to the base hit rate of Death. So, if Katt had 46 Wisdom, her base chance of getting hit by Death is 36/64. The final boss has the 2nd highest Wisdom modifier you can have (45%), so that becomes 52/64. Hence, the DmndBR reduces that to... 44/64. SkullBR would make it guaranteed to land.
TL;DR, DmndBR is almost worthless, and the SkullBR is actively detrimental.
LEVEL TO HIT, IF NOT GRINDING OR POKING ADDRESSES:
LVL 19—Sten outspeeds Trubo at this level, so he can defeat him with two Fireblasts.
HOW TO ALTER CHARACTER STATS ON EMULATOR:
Tools → RAM Watch → Watches → New Watch → Put in relevant Address (change "size", if you're putting numbers higher than 255) → "Poke" said Addresses
[This is assuming Bizhawk. Terminology may differ across emulators]
RELEVANT ADDRESS TO POKE, IF STUCK:
7E520E: Slot 1's EXP (change "size" to "4 Bytes")
[Slot 1's other stats, like Attack, Defense, Condition, and etc., come shortly before this one, if you want to play around with those]
?!?Bonus #5: Breath of Fire II Walkthrough—Sten Grind at Highfort
SPECIAL GUEST: Word on the Wind
She can be found on Hardcore Gaming 101's Top 47K Games of All Time podcast at http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/category/podcast
NOTE:
She brought up a good point. Rather than having to feed Sten EXP throughout the game, or needing to slowly grind him here, you could probably OHKO Turvoe with a Shaved Ice from Guntz, and some good luck. I don't know how MUCH good luck we're talking about there, but it's definitely possible.
ABOUT THE SKULL BRACE:
The target's wisdom gives Death the base hit rate:
Target is enemy: 48/64, 46/64, 44/64, 40/64, 32/64, 24/64, 16/64, 0
Target is player: 40/64, 38/64, 36/64, 32/64, 24/64, 16/64, 8/64, 0
The caster's wisdom gives a modifier:
+0, +10%, +20%, +30%, +35%, +40%, +45%, [+50% or bypasses player Resistance entirely]
[The last one depends on if you're a PC or an Enemy. PCs get the 50%, Enemies get it guaranteed, in the 205-255 Wisdom range]
The SkullBR and DmndBR multiply the caster wisdomm modifier by 1.5x and 0.5x respectively, but do nothing to the base hit rate of Death. So, if Katt had 46 Wisdom, her base chance of getting hit by Death is 36/64. The final boss has the 2nd highest Wisdom modifier you can have (45%), so that becomes 52/64. Hence, the DmndBR reduces that to... 44/64. SkullBR would make it guaranteed to land.
TL;DR, DmndBR is almost worthless, and the SkullBR is actively detrimental.
LEVEL TO HIT, IF NOT GRINDING OR POKING ADDRESSES:
LVL 19—Sten outspeeds Trubo at this level, so he can defeat him with two Fireblasts.
HOW TO ALTER CHARACTER STATS ON EMULATOR:
Tools → RAM Watch → Watches → New Watch → Put in relevant Address (change "size", if you're putting numbers higher than 255) → "Poke" said Addresses
[This is assuming Bizhawk. Terminology may differ across emulators]
RELEVANT ADDRESS TO POKE, IF STUCK:
7E520E: Slot 1's EXP (change "size" to "4 Bytes")
[Slot 1's other stats, like Attack, Defense, Condition, and etc., come shortly before this one, if you want to play around with those]