[FF7PC-98/Steam] New Threat Mod (v2.0.999992)

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Contrary to Zartemis' experience, I've had a ton of success with Str/Dex team comps thanks to the updated materia bonuses/penalties. Such ridiculous min-maxing. A level 17 Yuffie with 90+ str and 160+ dex before Junon was probably some of the most fun I've had. Tifa is sometimes more ridiculous, due to the hilarity of Focus and elemental advantage letting her hit early damage spikes that (with critical hits) magic users could only dream of (without grinding). Throw remains A grade boss stomping material, and has been elevated to even more god-like damage thanks to the changes made. Thank you, Sega Chief. You had me smiling like an idiot all weekend.
 
Contrary to Zartemis' experience, I've had a ton of success with Str/Dex team comps thanks to the updated materia bonuses/penalties. Such ridiculous min-maxing. A level 17 Yuffie with 90+ str and 160+ dex before Junon was probably some of the most fun I've had. Tifa is sometimes more ridiculous, due to the hilarity of Focus and elemental advantage letting her hit early damage spikes that (with critical hits) magic users could only dream of (without grinding). Throw remains A grade boss stomping material, and has been elevated to even more god-like damage thanks to the changes made. Thank you, Sega Chief. You had me smiling like an idiot all weekend.
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Is that so? My primary concern was that Elemental was a bit on the weird side to utilize because of the prominent and varied elemental weaknesses, and the fact that magic could consistently output really high numbers. It might be that my party is favoring all-rounders, though.
 
@Zartemis
*Note* Again, reminding folks that I used the exe patch for changes to limits, materia bonuses/penalties, and enemy long range flags.

It's been made easier to stack str vs. magic since Sega Chief removed how most magic materia would boost your magic stat. Devoting a character to a variety of attack spells will actually stunt your potential damage output in favor of versatility. Even so, Aerisths min-maxed towards abusing one attack spell (or just E. Skill) will still have trouble out-performing Tifa's raw damage due to ability score (again, str/dex is key) + materia + equipment synergy, and it just continues to floor me how flexible everything is. Morph has never been so easy to pull off. I've never had a problem with consistent damage, physical or magic, even in previous runs. Now, with menu grinding, the sky's the limit; you just gotta be prepared for the risks. ;)
 
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Contrary to Zartemis' experience, I've had a ton of success with Str/Dex team comps thanks to the updated materia bonuses/penalties. Such ridiculous min-maxing. A level 17 Yuffie with 90+ str and 160+ dex before Junon was probably some of the most fun I've had. Tifa is sometimes more ridiculous, due to the hilarity of Focus and elemental advantage letting her hit early damage spikes that (with critical hits) magic users could only dream of (without grinding). Throw remains A grade boss stomping material, and has been elevated to even more god-like damage thanks to the changes made. Thank you, Sega Chief. You had me smiling like an idiot all weekend.
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I've said this before, but it is nice to see someone using Throw. Very overlooked Materia in my opinion, though potentially expensive to use; great boss buster. Elemental is something that can raise a physical hitter's damage above a caster, assuming crits + right build, but it's drawback is that it's quite rigid moving through an area with diverse enemy groups. Again, it comes into it's own for bosses if you don't mind losing elemental protection.

I'm kinda worried curious what damage is going to look like when you two reach the end-game and have access to all the stat boosting gear + end-game spells/weapons ^^'
 
I still need to make the last couple streams public but I think my biggest hit so far has been around 3.6k with an earth-weakness Titan drop from Aerith (who is perpetually loaded down with an unreasonable amount of red materia). I also need to play with party setup a bit more because I've been rotating people in and out. As I have plans though, my final comp will PROBABLY be Cloud/Aerith/Cid or Cloud/Tifa/Cid for this run, likely the former. Playthrough 2 will probably see Cloud/Tifa/Vincent if I get that far.
 
i'm not using the modded exe but tifa is outdamaging everyone before junon pretty handily.

hell, the junon fish fucker died in 2 limits from her. 4k limit > 4k limit (love you aeris)
 
4k? What are her stats + equipment? Sounds a lot higher than what I was getting.
 
level 22, grand gloves, plat bangle, power wrist, 86 str

full yeah level 2 limits 1k x4
 
Brief update!

Spent some time trying to get Thundercrackers to cast Trine. I am bad at fumbling through triggers when the desire sensor is watching me. No Trine, only sadness.

Fumbled about in Rocket Town, and am now convinced the man frantically tapping his foot with the drill arm in his kitchen is some kind of murderer.

Also finding Mr. Smile in someone's bathroom is both hilarious and weird. And then I had to make the trip back to Fort Condor...for five X-Potions. More Zolom-senpai attempts next time, but I'm pretty tired tonight.
 
@Sega Chief

I am making an IRO file version of 1.35 (will be testing it today). If functional, do you want it to add to your OP? (it gives full credit to you and links back to the OP in the description)
 
plat bangle is an item drop from the highway boss after the bike chase. don't steal or morph.

power wrist is a morph from the 2nd stage of the elevator fight
 
is this a bug? I sometimes come across an endgame level enemy in the first Mako Reactor that uses cross scissor against barret for 762 and blood cross against cloud for 1.3k. Unable to Escape either.

Mob name: Souther
 
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Hey, tried starting a new game on Arranged, first boss is way overtuned, lock-on laser does almost more than double my health, tried grinding up like 4 levels but that didn't help. Decided to start on non arranged even though I'd rather not. Just thought I'd let you know.
 
@lappers84
You can also get Platinum Bangle as a treasure for completing the coupon puzzle in Shinra HQ, I believe. Because of that, it's better to morph Rubicante GT into the early Fire Ring, especially if you're playing on Arrange (you'll have another chance for a Fire Ring at Fort Condor if you go back after beating Illuyankas). You can also steal Power Wrist (or Earrings) from Rufus, in case you're like me and decided to take the stairs to save a ton of time.

@jaycekelly
It's definitely possible. Did it on my second try (before the exe patch was released, which would probably make the fight out-of-this-world and would most likely require the 4 level grind). I didn't gain more than 1 level before entering that fight. Make sure you know that Magnetic Scope drags you into the front row if you're in the back row. Keep everyone topped off and, most importantly, defend while the tail is up. That's about it. After that, you'll be cutting it close to escape. I had about 5 seconds left on the clock when I exited the final area.
 
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you get a four slots from the coupon puzzle

oh yeah, the power wrist may have come from rufus after all.

my mistake

and i meant the elevator bosses that you fight without cloud and tifa. the 2nd stage of the fight with the 2 enemies. you get a dex +35 accessory. i can't remember what the other one gives
 
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@selius
I got the Platinum Bangle without getting it from Rubicante GT, and it was before Red XIII. It's either the 3rd coupon or something random from the Sector Planning puzzle (now just treasure). I got Shinra Beta from the X-ATM. Four Slots should still be a part of the coupon rewards. You can also steal Four Slots from Rubicante GT (because of this, I have 2 Four Slots). G0624-opt didn't drop anything since I stole a Talisman from it and I'm sure I had it equipped during that fight. I can't think of anywhere else I could have gotten the Platinum Bangle from.
Hmm, +35 Dex? Sounds like a Bolt Ring. You must be talking about the Gunner series of bosses. You get W Machine Gun, Bolt Ring, and Bird Wing if you morph all 3 of them. If you get it as a drop for that fight, that's great. I actually don't recall ever getting that drop, so I've always tried to morph them.
 
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i definitely only have one platinum bangle and i got it from rubicante as a drop.

i have to guess you got it from a drop from a boss i morphed
 
@selius
The only bosses I haven't morphed  up to the end of Shinra HQ were Reno (not morphable), X-ATM (because Shinra Beta called for me), G0624-opt (not morphable), and Rufus (not morphable). It's also possible it was a rare steal and I forgot to record it on notepad with all the other enemy data I've kept track of.
 
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