modding question

[Brad953]

FF games normally have bad ports, any recommended mods to help with my playthrough?
I was looking int o a dialogue cutscene skipper since its abysmal watching cutscenes before a boss attempt.

Also does installing mods disable achievements at all?

Let me know, thank you :)

[Hinnyuu]

Mods do not interfere with achievements at all, no.

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EDIT: I am a big dumb-dumb.

Yes there's a dialogue-skipping mod for FFX, but there's also UnX[wiki.special-k.info], a general QoL mod that has a speedup function (among other useful features) so you can get through dialogue at lightning speed.

[Melodia]

Hanyuu, this is the FFX, not FFXII board.

[Hinnyuu]

Originally posted by Melodia:

Hanyuu, this is the FFX, not FFXII board.

I am an idiot.

[Brad953]

Originally posted by Hinnyuu:

Mods do not interfere with achievements at all, no.

-DELETED DUE TO BEING AN IDIOT-

EDIT: I am a big dumb-dumb.

Yes there's a dialogue-skipping mod for FFX, but there's also UnX[wiki.special-k.info], a general QoL mod that has a speedup function (among other useful features) so you can get through dialogue at lightning speed.

Yes thank you I downloaded unx, and its the closest ive seen to a cutscene skip so it will do for now :)

[Melodia]

The cutscene remover is here https://github.com/erickt420/FFXCutsceneRemover
It only removes mandatory things and a couple other things (such as the Cavern of the Stolen Faith intro) as it's meant for speedrunners, though in the future this may change. It also has a couple of known bugs (such as Wantz not appearing at Macalanea).
If you use UnX for speedup you have to be careful as it can cause softlocks, for instance after the Sin fight at Mushroon Rock.

[Hinnyuu]

There's three softlock moments I've identified in UnX:

1. During the early game, when Tidus wakes up at Baaj Temple and needs to start a fire; if you speed things up there, the fight with Rikku locks.

2. On the ship with Yuna after the events at Kilika.

3. The events at Mushroom Rock, during Operation Mi'ihen.

There may be more, and I'm not sure about the EXACT moment that locks things, but those are the ones where it's happened several times to me.

[Karifean]

Sanctuary Keeper has the exact same softlock as Klikk; if you use 8x speed going into the fight, it softlocks right as you finish the fight.

I believe the Thunder Plains south scene just before you get to the agency also softlocks if you use the skip.

And finally the FMV when you enter the Farplane also locks the game up much like the one after the fight vs Sinspawn Gui; FMVs are just not meant to be sped up and the few that still allow it lock up so it's likely an error it's even allowed in the first place.

[Hinnyuu]

Originally posted by Karifean:

Sanctuary Keeper has the exact same softlock as Klikk; if you use 8x speed going into the fight, it softlocks right as you finish the fight.

Now that you mention it, that has happened to me ONCE but has not happened at other times as well so... idk.

Originally posted by Karifean:

And finally the FMV when you enter the Farplane also locks the game up much like the one after the fight vs Sinspawn Gui; FMVs are just not meant to be sped up and the few that still allow it lock up so it's likely an error it's even allowed in the first place.

Actually that one I do also remember. Same after you exit Zanarkand after the events there, that's been causing problems as well now that I think about it.

[Brad953]

Originally posted by Hinnyuu:

Originally posted by Karifean:

Sanctuary Keeper has the exact same softlock as Klikk; if you use 8x speed going into the fight, it softlocks right as you finish the fight.

Now that you mention it, that has happened to me ONCE but has not happened at other times as well so... idk.

Originally posted by Karifean:

And finally the FMV when you enter the Farplane also locks the game up much like the one after the fight vs Sinspawn Gui; FMVs are just not meant to be sped up and the few that still allow it lock up so it's likely an error it's even allowed in the first place.

Actually that one I do also remember. Same after you exit Zanarkand after the events there, that's been causing problems as well now that I think about it.

Been using the unx skip and so far not faced any issues, you sure it isn't to do with other settings rather than just the skip?

[Hinnyuu]

Originally posted by Brad953:

Been using the unx skip and so far not faced any issues, you sure it isn't to do with other settings rather than just the skip?

It's possible, but I suspect it's related to the skip function.

But to be clear, it's not because you use the skip IN GENERAL, it's just that using it AT CERTAIN POINTS seems to lock things at least sometimes. Save liberally. At worst you'll have to reload a few times. Shouldn't be too big a deal.