This is a file of hex values relating to the combos that player characters
use in Phantasy Star IV. These are all completely distinct from the abilities
that enemies use, and seem to have some quirks.

Part 1) Byte descriptions [part1]
Part 2) Byte list [part2]
Part 3) Notes [part3]


Part 1) Byte descriptions [part1]

!1: This is the name that the game displays when the combo is activated. Only
  here as a reference, it is not stored with this data (but quite nearby).
  Check the offsets list if you want to find this text.

!2: This is the offset at which this data can be found.

Byte 1: This is the "effect". Only two are used by combos:
  01: damage
  02: death

Byte 2: Always 0.
  For other similar types of data lists, this is the TP cost or the relevant
  statistic. For combos it's always 0.

Byte 3: Targetting byte. For combos there are only two values used for this.
  01: targets an enemy
  02: targets all enemies

Byte 4: Power byte. Y'know. It's in hex. For all damaging combos this is 0, and
  for all death combos this is 0x40 (which is 64 in decimal).

Byte 5: This is the save. It's sort of the opposite of power; each ability is
  associated with the means by which to resist it. This is either subtracted
  from the damage or affects the chance to work for a status attack.
  01: strength
  02: mental
  06: defense
  07: magic defense

Byte 6: Elemental. You ought to be used to this. Here's my naming system:
  01: Physical (others may call this force)
  02: Energy (others may call this radiation or laser)
  03: Fire
  04: Gravity
  05: Water (others may call this ice)
  06: Anti-Evil (others may call this energy or holy)
  07: Electric (others may call this lightning)
  08: Holyword (others may call this holy)
  09: Brose (others may call this anti-mech)
  0A: Biological (others may call this death or status or anti-bio)
  0B: Psychic (others may call this status or death)
  0C: Mechanical (others may call this anti-mech)
  0D: Efess (others may call this holy or anti-evil)
  0E: Destroy (others may call this death)

Byte 7: Seemingly always 0. Makes everything nicely formatted, at least.

Byte 8: Seemingly always 0. Makes everything nicely formatted, at least.


Part 2) Byte list [part2]

!1          !2      1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8

Paradinblw	28542c	01	00	01	00	07	06	00	00
Firestorm	285434	01	00	02	00	07	03	00	00
Blizzard	28543c	01	00	02	00	07	05	00	00
Condctthnd	283444	01	00	02	00	07	07	00	00
Grandcross	28544c	01	00	02	00	07	0D	00	00
Silentwave	285454	01	00	02	00	06	01	00	00
Shootnstar	28545c	01	00	02	00	07	03	00	00
Triblaster	285464	01	00	02	00	07	02	00	00
Holocaust	28546c	02	00	02	40	02	0A	00	00
Black Hole	285474	02	00	02	40	02	0E	00	00
Circuitbrk	28547c	02	00	02	40	01	0C	00	00
Purfylight	285484	02	00	02	40	02	08	00	00
Lethal Img	28548c	02	00	02	40	02	0A	00	00
Destruct	285494	01	00	02	00	07	06	00	00

!1          !2      1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8

Part 3) Notes [part3]

-Byte 2 is always 0, but I don't know why. If you execute a combo it uses the
  combined relevant statistics of all of the contributing abilities.

  ie. Foi + Zan = Firestorm
    This uses the mental statistic of both casters added together. The power is
    actually the sum of the power, too. In this case 24 (foi) + 16 (zan) = 40.

  ie. Airslash + Phonon = Silentwave
    This uses Chaz's attack power and Demi's strength, and also that power of
    Airslash (0) and the power of Phonon (176).

  Sometime I might try testing combos with the value set to something else.

-For the death attacks, the power is always 64. I have no idea how this factors
  into anything. Testing status spells is difficult... only moreso with these
  ones because they pretty much -never- fail.

-I think I'd like to check whether a power bonus could be added to damaging
  combos. They're already good, but a little extra incentive would be nice.


This document's current home is http://www.wrftpb.com/psiv/ ,
and was made by Kyle "FreshFeeling" Chapman in November, 2005.
Last updated December 20, 2005.