Final Fantasy V Advance: Action Growth
ファイナルファンタジーV アドバンス
Replaces experience levels in Final Fantasy V Advance with Final Fantasy II-style growth: characters' stats rise from what they actually do in battle, while the job system stays.
What it changes
Action Growth removes character levels and experience points from Final Fantasy V Advance. Instead, borrowing the idea behind Final Fantasy II, a character's HP, MP, Strength, Agility, Stamina, Magic and defensive stats grow permanently from the actions they take in battle. Growth is a matter of chance: doing the right thing gives a chance at an increase rather than a guaranteed one.
The job system is untouched in spirit. Jobs still decide abilities, equipment and play style, but ability points now come from actions that suit the current job rather than arriving automatically after every victory. Where the battle formulas need a level, a Combat Rank stands in for it.
Version 1.4
This release fixes a v1.3 bug that could push Combat Rank to its maximum after a battle without any real growth. The author recommends starting a new game and backing up older saves first.
Playing it
The patch is for the US version of Final Fantasy V Advance, applied to an unmodified copy of your own game following the instructions in RetchE's repository. The author credits demgelphoenix for the inspiration and notes that the hack was made with AI assistance.
The images show the original game, not the hack.