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                |    Final Fantasy  V    |
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   +          Unofficial English Translation          +
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   +        October 17th, 1998  - Version 1.10        +
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* Note * - Please do NOT distribute the patch file without
this file, since it contains important information.

  This is an UNOFFICIAL English translation of FINAL
FANTASY V, the SQUARESOFT RPG everyone's been wanting to
play for ages now.  SQUARESOFT never released it in
English, for some reason.  A release is rumored for the PC
sometime later this year, however.

  To get the latest versions of Final Fantasy V or any of
our other great translations, go visit the RPGe Home Page,
at http://fx.ml.org/rpge/.

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 C O N T E N T S
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1. What's New?
2. Introduction
3. How to play
   3a. Controller Functions
4. Credits and Special Thanks
5. RPGe
6. Disclaimer

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1. What's New?
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v1.10 (10/17/98):
- Updated this file a bit
- Patch file has been fixed to reflect spelling fixes

v1.01 (06/18/98):
- Officially posted on RPGe
- Updated this file a bit
- No change to actual patch, sorry

v1.00 (06/16/98):
- The Ending
- Job names
- Completed script
- Long item names
- Fixed up bugs
- A few other random things

v0.96 (10/17/97):
- First public release.

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2. Introduction
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  The translation of FINAL FANTASY V is the result of the
combined effort of many people, and has been worked on for
a long time.  The first efforts to translate this game
date back to April 1997, by Shadow.  Many others were
involved in the project, but it basically ended up being
myself, Barubary, and SoM2Freak.  After almost 10 months
since I joined the project, and it was finally released as
a complete version.  Since then, several mistakes have
been fixed, and eventually this version is being released.

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3. How to Start
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  The archive includes an IPS file.  The IPS file is to be
applied to ROM images acquired from somewhere else, and
it's up to you to obtain it.

  First, you need a copy of the Final Fantasy V ROM image,
and an IPS patching program.  An easy-to-use patching
program for MS-DOS based systems, IPS.EXE, can be obtained
at RPGe (http://fx.ml.org/rpge/archives/).

  This patch must be applied to the ORIGINAL, unmodified
ROM.

  To use IPS.EXE with the Final Fantasy V patch, get
yourself a DOS prompt and type the following:

  IPS FF5.SMC FF5-V110.IPS

  Replace FF5.SMC with the filename of your ROM image.

  After you've patched your ROM image, load the game
inside your favorite SNES emulator, and you should see the
title screen.  You're ready to start.

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3a. Controller functions:
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  The controls are similar to those in Final Fantasy II,
and Final Fantasy III, released in English for the SNES.

Walkabout mode:
D-Pad    : Move characters
A Button : Talk to entity in front of character
           Open a treasure chest
           Activate a switch
B Button : If equipped with 'Dash' ability, run
X Button : Activate Menu screen

Menu mode:
D-Pad    : Move cursor
A Button : Confirm
B Button : Cancel

Battle mode:
D-Page   : Move cursor
A Button : Confirm
B Button : Cancel
L and R  : Hold both simultaneously to run

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4. Credits and Special Thanks
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  Final Fantasy V was worked on by the following members
of RPGe:
Barubary  : ASM hacker
            ROM editing
SoM2Freak : Preliminary dialogue translation
harmony7  : Dialogue revision
            ROM editing

  Special thanks to the following for helping to make this
project possible:
Y0SHi     :  Helped Barubary with ASM
BiGWieRD  :  Helped in early stages

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5. RPGe
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  RPGe is a internet-based group of semi-intelligent
people who like to share their hobby, to translate video
games to English, with the world.

  The following is a list of the members of RPGe:

- MagitekKn       President
- harmony7        Web Site Maintainer
- Barubary
- Stories
- DarkMazda
- CrazyBred
- Dibz
- maht

  You can reach us at http://fx.ml.org/rpge/.  If you need
to send e-mail, direct it to rpge@fx.ml.org.  If you need
to contact a specific member, see the feedback page at the
RPGe web site.

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6. Disclaimer
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Final Fantasy V and all other likenesses are copyright
Square of Japan.

(c) 1998 RPGe

There is no video game company or any other company
associated with RPGe.  In no event shall RPGe be held
liable or responsible for any damages that may occur from
direct, indirect, or consequential results of the ability
or disability to use or misuse any material it provides.
