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Quest64 Hard Mode
 Hack of Quest 64
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| Released By | Landmine36 |
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| Category | Improvement |
| Platform | N64 |
| Patching Information | No Special Requirements |
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Mods | G,L,T,GP |
| Patch Version | 0.8.6 |
| Downloads | 1909 |
| Date | 23 August 2023 |
Description:
Quest64 Hard Mode at it’s core is a difficulty mod of the original story that ended up getting many more changes beyond just difficulty.
Patch is a .rup format, and was made using Ninja Patcher
- Requires 8MB Memory Expansion Pak to Play!
A shortlist of most notable features would be
- UI Hud is always visible.
- Stat Growth rates made faster and Stat Caps changed to 999.
- Elements Cap changed to 99, Removed 99 combat level cap.
- All Monster stats are modified (Most cases being 1.5X rounded up).
- Some Monsters were given specific tweaks to make them much harder than the average.
- All “Spirits” are in new locations.
- Some Treasure Chests have had their contents altered.
- Many spells altered, Rebalancing, Deleted, some New Spells entirely.
- Each “Element” is more closely balanced, so that players don’t feel forced to go Earth/Water.
- Item Effects changed.
- 6 New “Items” added.
- Unused BGM’s have been used in certain areas.
- The Start of leaving the Monastery is faster.
- References to “Guilty” in Brannoch removed.
- Optional Area Shamwood locked behind a Key Item.
- Mammon’s World Changed Slightly.
V0.8.6 Changes
- Game now Requires the 8MB Memory Expansion
- Unlocked Rooms in Greenoch INN
- Reduced Particle Speed on multiple spells to reduce crash potential in multiple locations
- Increased Brian’s Run Speed
- Changed Elements Menu from displaying current % of EXP, to Remaining EXP per level
- Changed Elements Menu to Show Element Lvls to Current/99 up from Current/50
- Changed Status Screen progression bars to scale to 999 up from scaling to 255
- Added more Floating Spirits Across the World from 98 to 120 spirits
- Fixed Silent Flute to cast Silence instead of Debilitate
- Changed BGM in multiple areas
- Added new Icons to the Items Healing Brew, Tonic, and Philo’s Stone (Credit’s to Tofuyo)
- Added Flavor text to all healing items.
- Changed item text depicting heal type and value to be color coded Red for HP, and Blue for MP
- Fixed multiple instances of dialogue having an unwanted “l”.
- Changed Element Level caps to be based on story progression
- Updated RetroAchievements for this game to reflect updates
Additional credits for “Rain”, “Retroben” and “Tofuyo”
ROM / ISO Information:
- Database match: Quest 64 (USA)
- Database: No-Intro: Nintendo 64 (v. 20210220-053642)
- File/ROM SHA-1: 91B96E938C6D91699057FAD91D726EE5A23CE33A
- File/ROM CRC32: D75B45C6
Links:
Screenshots:
Credits:
| Contributor | Type of contribution | Listed credit |
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| Landmine36 | Original Hacking | Primary Hacker |
| HangedMan | Graphics | Start Screen Logo and Item Sprites |
| retroben | Hacking | ASM Code |
| ZacGod | Hacking | Data Exploration, Tool for Text Editing |
| Rainchus | Hacking | ASM Code and Memory Expansion |
| Tofuyo | Graphics | Item Sprites |
Cool additions and ideas
Reviewed By: nin10doadict on 07 Nov 2023This hack doesn’t entirely get away from the flaws of the vanilla gameplay, but it does offer several improvements. The new spells are cool to see and work well. Your stats go up faster and have higher caps, which is also neat and helps to improve the flow of the game. Items are also more powerful and plentiful, as you can get them from enemies even when you already have an item of the type they give. Brian runs faster, which is a great change that helps move things along. There’s even more cool stuff besides this, and it’s fun to discover what has been changed.
There are still some problems I have. The game caps your element levels, and increases the cap each time you obtain certain key items (the element gems from the bosses, and the Eletale book.) Cool idea, but I felt like the caps were too low most of the time. I ended up reaching the caps on the two elements I was building and then had to start putting levels in the others, which felt like wasting them. Either that, or skip past collecting them and come back later. The low caps shackle your offensive power; coupled with the increased stats on the bosses, it makes them take a long time to beat. At one point or another, you will likely have to grind for DEF and HP, which means standing around letting enemies beat you up while you heal… The stats go up faster but you need more of them, so it kinda cancels out. The new spells look very cool and are fun to use, but most of them are unavoidable in the hands of the enemy. Considering Brian’s improved mobility, this feels like a bit of a lost opportunity to make skillful dodging more prevalent.
One boss was moved to a different place and made into an optional superboss. Again, cool idea, but his damage is so high that you’ll need to grind for hours to have a chance of winning. Not really worth it.
Overall, I think this is an improvement over the vanilla game. It makes me hopeful that someday mods of this game could be even more expansive.
Version 0.8.6 Recommended - Yes
| Headline | Author | Date | Version | Recommend |
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| Cool additions and ideas | nin10doadict | 07 Nov 2023 | 0.8.6 | Yes |
| A new and better experience! | Aequilibirum | 05 Sep 2023 | 0.8.6 | Yes |
| Definitely Recommend! | Kryle | 14 Sep 2022 | 0.8.4.5 | Yes |
| This Hack Makes The Game Way Better But... | PowerPlayPone | 07 Mar 2023 | 0.8.4.5 | Yes |
| Play it! The new moves are worth it. | chaoticdaos | 11 Jun 2022 | 0.8.4.5 | Yes |