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* The Giant may be revisited after it is completed. | * The Giant may be revisited after it is completed. | ||
* You can leave the Giant by speaking to the sparkle at the entrance. | * You can leave the Giant by speaking to the sparkle at the entrance. | ||
+ | * Setting the '' | ||
=== Big Whale === | === Big Whale === | ||
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Characters will not leave your party due to story events (eg. you will not lose Kain if you burn down Mist). | Characters will not leave your party due to story events (eg. you will not lose Kain if you burn down Mist). | ||
- | There are no solo story battles; your entire party is present when defending Fabul and in the mirror room fight atop Mt. Ordeals. | + | There are no solo story battles; your entire party is present when defending Fabul and in the mirror room fight atop Mt. Ordeals, unless '' |
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+ | The SandRuby cutscene in Kaipo no longer includes the nighttime boss battle. | ||
===== Recruiting/ | ===== Recruiting/ | ||
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If you attempt to gain a sixth party member, you will be asked to dismiss someone. You will be given a chance to remove the departing character' | If you attempt to gain a sixth party member, you will be asked to dismiss someone. You will be given a chance to remove the departing character' | ||
- | Dismissed characters can be retrieved later from the Tower of Wishes in Mysidia (unless the '' | + | Dismissed characters can be retrieved later from the Tower of Wishes in Mysidia (unless the '' |
===== Items ===== | ===== Items ===== | ||
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Many items from the original Japanese version of FF4 were removed from the US release. Most of these items have been restored; these items use the names given to them from the PS1 English release of FF4. | Many items from the original Japanese version of FF4 were removed from the US release. Most of these items have been restored; these items use the names given to them from the PS1 English release of FF4. | ||
- | Most item prices have been altered to suit the balance of Free Enterprise. For full details, refer to the [[item stats table]]. | + | Most item prices have been altered to suit the balance of Free Enterprise. For full details, refer to the [[item stats tables]]. |
The Imp, Bomb, Cockatrice and Mage summon orbs have been removed to make room for the items that grant the five quest summons (Asura, Levia, Baham, Odin, and Sylph). | The Imp, Bomb, Cockatrice and Mage summon orbs have been removed to make room for the items that grant the five quest summons (Asura, Levia, Baham, Odin, and Sylph). | ||
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Since the Pink Tail is a key item in FE, PinkPuffs now directly drop Adamant Armors instead of Pink Tails. | Since the Pink Tail is a key item in FE, PinkPuffs now directly drop Adamant Armors instead of Pink Tails. | ||
+ | The Black Robe has been corrected to raise Wisdom instead of Will. | ||
===== Dashing ===== | ===== Dashing ===== | ||
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Speaking repeatedly to Rosa's mom in Baron will tell you what potential key item locations you have not yet checked. This is to assist players who've gotten stuck and aren't sure where to look next. | Speaking repeatedly to Rosa's mom in Baron will tell you what potential key item locations you have not yet checked. This is to assist players who've gotten stuck and aren't sure where to look next. | ||
+ | * If playing with hidden flags, Rosa's mom will always hint at all theoretically possible key item locations, to prevent the player from determining which key item flags are active. | ||
===== Agility anchor ===== | ===== Agility anchor ===== | ||
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- If there is no Cecil in the party, choose the first character in party slot order to be the anchor. | - If there is no Cecil in the party, choose the first character in party slot order to be the anchor. | ||
- | By default, Free Enterprise removes the first check, so the anchor is always determined by party slot order regardless if Cecil is present. The original logic can be restored by applying the '' | + | By default, Free Enterprise removes the first check, so the anchor is always determined by party slot order regardless if Cecil is present. The original logic can be restored by applying the '' |
===== EXP distribution ===== | ===== EXP distribution ===== | ||
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* To help later-game recruits catch up to the rest of the party' | * To help later-game recruits catch up to the rest of the party' | ||
- | To disable the experience sharing and bonuses and return EXP distribution to its vanilla behavior, | + | To disable the experience sharing and bonuses and return EXP distribution to its vanilla behavior, |
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
Note that characters outside your party never receive EXP in Free Enterprise. (In vanilla FF4, characters that leave and later rejoin you continue to receive EXP while in the " | Note that characters outside your party never receive EXP in Free Enterprise. (In vanilla FF4, characters that leave and later rejoin you continue to receive EXP while in the " |