Fire Emblem - Sacred Stones Reforged ROM

Fire Emblem – Sacred Stones Reforged is an extensive graphical and gameplay overhaul of Fire Emblem – The Sacred Stones that aims to add onto the original experience while still maintaining a similar feel to the original work.

Features

• Custom and Vanilla CGs are fully integrated throughout the story
• Tons of custom battle animations made specially for this project
• A brand new skill stacking system! No more RNG skill procs, skill activations are instead done through various conditions and will activate when attacking
• Free roam mechanics! Explore districts from the world map to discover new allies and rare items
• New characters! To flesh out the small cast of FE8, new, optionally recruitable characters have been integrated into the world of Magvel
• New classes! Many new options are available, making FE8’s dual promotion system much more exciting to experiment with
• Iron Mode! Play with enforced Iron Man rules to add an extra challenge to your run
• New chapters! Play through two additional missions
• Graphical overhaul – Maps, Menus, Sprites, etc have all been updated visually
• Tons of unique new weapons have been added to create more dynamic gameplay
• And much, much more!

Changelog

V1.0.4

New Additions

• Lucan and Alice now have written supports

Visual Changes

• Updated some graphics on the world map

Balance Changes

• Summoner’s phantoms now properly gain autolevels (they will be way stronger with levels now, hooray!)
• Kyle’s base HP has been increased by 2, and base Str increased by 1
• Franz’s base Str has been increased by 1, and base Def increased by 1
• Rennac’s Dex growth has been increased from 45 to 85
• Scylla’s Dex and Speed growths have been switched, now having 60 in Dex and 90 in Speed
• Scylla’s Res growth has been increased by 10 and her Def growth decreased by 5
• Scylla’s base Luck has been increased by 4
• Scylla’s base Res has been increased by 8
• Syrene now joins with B rank Swords instead of C rank
• Vike now joins with C rank Lances
• Garish Axe now increases only Str, Spd, and Dex growths by 15% instead of all growths by 20%
• Garish Axe has gained +20 crit
• Light Brand damage increased by 2
• Justicar promotion bonuses now match Paladin promotion bonuses
• Paladin Speed cap increased from 24 to 28
• Paladin now gains 2 additional HP upon promotion
• Ambition changed to “+5 Dmg when unit is holding only one item” instead of “+5 damage when unit is holding 4+ items”
• Creature Campaign Riev now joins with Slayer and Healer
• Riev now drops Aura on Ch20 Last Hope instead of a White Gem
• L’arachel now has an Energy Ring instead of a Torch staff on
• Ch11b Phantom Ship (A torch staff is already on 10b)
• The chest containing 5000 Gold on Ch20 Last Hope now contains 10000 Gold
• The chest containing a Horseslayer on Ch9b Fort Rigwald now contains 3000 gold (Ephraim route mistakenly had 2)
• Adjusted some shop inventories

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where siege weapons could counterattack at certain ranges
• Fixed an issue with the Warrior palette in the intro class reel
• Fixed an issue where Curseblades could be rescued
• Fixed an issue where some overworld Vendors/Armories had the same limited items as chapter shops
• Fixed an issue where Summoners transcended mortality at level 20
• Fixed Myrrh’s Dragonstone, incorrectly saying it was effective against monsters
• Fixed an issue where Forge worked on certain monster weapons
• Dozla’s unique map sprite now appears in the support viewer
• Forde’s unique Great Knight class is now properly weak to armor and cavalry, effective weapons

V1.0.3

New Character

• A new recruitable unit, Vike, has been added to the game!
  Vike is a Wyvern Knight who can be recruited optionally from the Jehanna District

General Changes

• Fishing is now available for 800G in the Bethroen and Port Kiris districts!
• Bethroen and Port Kiris each both have unique fishing rewards
• The Rausten District now features a blacksmith and a holy statue
• Offering 10,000G to the holy statue will award the Halo Band (Grants +2 to all stats when held in inventory)
• The blacksmith can repair certain weapons you may find rarely when fishing for 3000G
• Adjusted stat bar lengths
• Dozla now has a unique map sprite
• Lucan and Alice now have character endings
• Added a Slim Bow to the Ide map node armory
• Tier 2 Reavers (B rank, triple triangle effectiveness) can now be purchased in the armory on Ch.16 Beyond Escape
• Tier 1 magic tomes now mention that they increase weapon ranks faster
• Improved the clarity of Excalibur’s description (it’s Canto+ not Galeforce!)
• If the Chapter 13, Hamill Canyon, secret event is triggered, the chapter now ends immediately upon recruiting or defeating Groth instead of at the end of the 11 turn timer
• Neimi now has a start of battle quote on Chapter 11, Phantom Ship (and an additional one if Colm is also deployed)
• If Zenald is hired, he now also gifts the player with their choice of a Shine, Thunder, or Miasma tome
• The chest containing a Mystic Bow on Ch.14 (both routes) now contains a Talisman instead
• The chest containing a Talisman on Ch.17 (both routes) now contains a Tomahawk instead
• Reverted some chapter themes back to the original FE8 soundtrack
• Lots of minor tweaks and visual improvements

Lots of balance changes

Various Skill Changes

Boss Skill Changes

• (These skills will also all be available to the player on Lunatic mode)
• Tirado now has Cleave (Deals 5 flat damage to enemies adjacent to target) instead of Heavy Impact (Def debuff after combat)
• Novala now has Natural Cover (-3 dmg taken when on terrain with effects) instead of Soul Shackle (Str/Mag debuff after combat)
• Pablo now has Soul Shackle (Str/Mag debuff after combat) instead of Fate’s Accomplice (Luck debuff after combat)
• Selena now has Stormcall (+4 damage dealt if foe cannot counter)
• Caellach now has Ambition (+5 damage dealt when holding 4+ items) instead of Cleave (Deals 5 flat damage to enemies adjacent to target)

New secret event (Spoiler Warning!)

• Save Glen: This event can only be done on Eirika Route, you must choose to go with Eirika after chapter 8 to experience it.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Hide had no visual effect play after stealing
• Fixed an issue with Galeforce effect animations in fog of war
• Fixed an issue where Rennac wasn’t using his unique palette
• Fixed an issue with enemy myrmidon’s palette
• Fixed an issue with Selena’s palette
• Fixed an issue where Joshua’s Savant class had 5 movement instead of 6 (Generics had 6 after the 1.0.2 buff as intended)
• Fixed an issue where Mina’s character endings didn’t appear on Ephraim route
• Shadowshot now accurately displays what its effect is
• Lots of minor fixes

V1.0.2

Balance Changes

• Seraph Knight Spd cap increased from 26 to 30
• Seraph Knight promotion bonuses changed: +2 Dex instead of +4, +5 Spd instead of +2
• Warrior promotion now grants +4 HP instead of +3
• Warriors now have +1 Con
• The Priest on Ch10. Revolt at Carcino no longer has a Sleep staff

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with AS display where the second item’s text was being cut off
• Fixed an issue with Vigarde’s Runeglaive weapon healing him incorrectly
• Fixed an issue with a shared flag being used in the Serafew District
• Fixed an issue where Bram didn’t have a unique boss theme on Ch.5xx Unbent Will
• Fixed an issue where enemy Rennac’s AI wasn’t going for chests