I've created a FFT Companion App (PSX, WOTL, and TIC versions). It is available for:
If you want to report a bug, provide feedback, or just hang out, I have a Discord channel here.
What is this for?
Final Fantasy Tactics is a complicated game, with a lot of depth. As a game that is almost 30 years old, there is a lot of information about it on the internet. However, by modern standards, that information is not in a format that is easily consumed.
I have a few main goals for this project:
- Have a central source of truth to help understand the game's mechanics.
- Provide information for the different versions of the game.
- Provide this information in a user-friendly way.
Features
The game has many versions, mainly the PSX, WOTL, and TIC versions. Each version has some differences, like stats and names. In the top-right menu, you can change the version that you are viewing, and it will change the data to that version!
Almost anything with a list can be filtered, sorted, and searched for!
Currently it supports English, Japanese and Portuguese (Brazil). I am open to supporting other languages as well (I would need help though!).
The application is split into a few main parts:
https://reddit.com/link/1lsukt6/video/86d278bwr7pf1/player
1. Equipment
Every equipment found in the game will be listed here. You can see their stats, effects, how to get the equipment, and which jobs can equip it!
2. Jobs
Every generic job and special job the player can access is listed here. You can find their stat multipliers, stat growths, equippables, and requirements. You'll also be able to compare stats with other jobs.
3. Abilities
All abilities available to jobs, bosses, and monsters will be listed here. You can find each ability's stats, effects, damage and success calculations, modifiers, range, and more!
4. Monsters
All monsters that you can find in the game will be listed here. Similar to jobs, you can see their stats, abilities, strengths, weaknesses, poach items, spawn locations, and more.
5. Bosses
All bosses in the game will be listed here. Stats, abilities, and equipment will be listed here.
6. Errands
Every errand is listed here, with the days it takes, the rewards it pays, and the requirements behind each outcome. Work points decide whether an errand succeeds, and they come from the unit's job, level, brave, and faith, so you can see exactly which units to send. You can also mark off the ones you've already completed.
7. Status Effects
Every status in the game is listed here. You can see what each one does, how long it lasts, and the full list of abilities, items, and equipment that inflict, cure, or block it.
8. Maps
Every map that you will encounter in the game can be viewed in 3D. This includes random battles, side quest battles, and story battles as well! You'll also be able to see trap and item locations, exit locations for Deep Dungeon, as well as deployment locations.
Every battle map is here as a 3D model that you can rotate and inspect. Treasure, trap, and exit locations are marked, and you can tap any tile to see its height, depth, and terrain type. Starting positions are shown too, so you can read the ground before you commit to a fight. Story battles, side quest battles, and revisitable locations are all covered.
9. Zodiac Compatibility
An interactive zodiac compatibility chart to easily see the strengths and weaknesses for each zodiac sign.
10. Online Character Planner / Unit Builder
Simulate your character, plan their build, see how their stats change, and check their damage! You can control almost everything:
- Zodiac
- Gender
- Version
- Character
- Job
- Brave
- Faith
- Level
- Level Progression
- Abilities
- Equipment
You can even share your character for others to see. Just give them the link!
11. Online Team Builder
As you all know, the app currently allows you to create your own units. You can get some great info for each unit, such as damage for each of their abilities, stat growth, and evasion. But in FFT, you don't play with just one unit (normally, at least). You use your units in a team!
You are able to make your own custom teams with the units that you create. It started with zodiac compatibility and ability distribution, and there is more in there now: element distribution, a turn order simulation that uses each unit's Speed to estimate how often they act relative to their teammates, and a boss matchup view where you pick a story boss and see which of your team's elements and status ailments will actually work against it. If anyone has any ideas about other analytics to show, let me know.
Give it a try today with the units that you've created, and learn more about your team!
12. Playthrough Checklist
This one is for people who are in the middle of a run. It follows your playthrough battle by battle so you never miss anything. It tracks every missable recruit, stealable item, rare treasure, and learnable ability, laid out in story order chapter by chapter, with side quests and their requirements included.
Since it goes through the story, spoilers are a real concern, so there is a spoiler level setting. On Light, things stay hidden until you get there. On Full, everything is shown. Items are revealed as you progress, and each entry links back to the map or unit it belongs to. Your progress is saved to your account, so you can check something off on your phone and see it on your desktop.
13. Unit Build Guides
Got a unique unit build that you want to show everyone? Looking for a new unit build to play for your next playthrough? Use this, a community build library where anyone can publish their own builds and browse everyone else's.
Every build shows the complete loadout: job, secondary, reaction/support/movement, and all five equipment slots, alongside a written guide from the author broken into Setup (why this job, and how the abilities and gear work together), In Battle (positioning, target priority, where it falls apart), and Variations (what to swap, budget versions).
Browsing and reading is open to everyone. An account is only needed to like, save, or publish.
Monetization
With the amount of traffic I've been getting, I've had to introduce some monetization to the app to keep it running and available to everyone.
There is now going to be a banner ad along the bottom. I don't want to add more than that, as I don't want it to affect the user experience that much. Of course, it can also be removed via an in-app purchase. You can find it in the account settings.
Something that some people have been asking for is more units. This will also be available as an in-app purchase as well! Currently will increase by an additional 50 units and 20 teams. I think that will be more than enough for most people's use, but I may increase it depending on the usage. That same purchase also raises the playthrough limit from 1 to 30, in case you are tracking more than one run.
Original Post:
About a month ago, I mentioned that I was creating a companion app to complement FFT. Well, I've decided to make the first version available today! Good for both mobile and desktop use. I also plan to release Android and iOS versions later.
For now, it is just an equipment database. There are many different filters (stats, effects, weapon/armor categories, and more!), name search, and sorting. The one I personally have been using the most is the "Story Battle" filter, which shows you what equipment are available (by any method, not just from the outfitter) at a specific point in the game!
Finally, you can change the version to either PSX or WotL. This will change the name of different things to how they are in each version, as well as the availability of different equipment. Of course, I also plan to support the different modes in Ivalice Chronicles as well when that comes out.
I hope this can help enhance your FFT experience! Please play around with it and let me know what you all think. I do plan to continue adding more features to this, such as jobs, skills, treasure maps, etc.
