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I'm playing the GBA version, I've heard the RNG works a bit differently(and badly), but I have recieved rare items(soma drop, ribbon, bomb summon) so I'm going to keep trying to get it.

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More relevant material, I've been learning ASM, maybe there's a way to predict what causes item drops to guarantee getting rare items.

Tutorial: using a debugger to figure out game mechanics -...

So if I fight a Wicked Mask and hit it for 9546 damage the first time I meet it in a loop of encounters, the next time I encounter that specific Wicked Mask once the encounters reset my attack should...

Thanks, that's mostly helpful. The Wicked Mask however is the most common encounter on B1 of the Lunar Core, so finding him isn't a problem.

I've noticed after loading a save\quicksaving that the...

I know what an RNG is, but I don't know what affects the RNG used by FFIV in particular.

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I've got 2 crystal rings but no Glass Mask. I've noticed that I got the crystal rings after around 100 battles for each ring, resetting in between each attempt. I'm at lv99 for everyone.

Is there any in-depth info on the algorithms\random number generator for this game? I want to know if i can manipulate rare item drops in any way, grinding Wicked Masks for the Glass Mask is getting...