ROM Hack - Breath of Fire - Encounter Rate Fix

Breath of Fire - Encounter Rate Fix

Original game : Breath of Fire

Platform : SNES

Author : Ok Impala!

Release date : 23 November 2022

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : P, O

Downloads : 1687

ROM Information

Database match: Breath of Fire (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210222-050638)
File/ROM SHA-1: B8A9E3023B92E0F4139428F6D7A9E0F9DB70F60E
File/ROM CRC32: C788B696

Hack description

This hack fixes the encounter rate in Breath of Fire, so you can play the game with less interruptions by random battles. You can choose from two different patches:

Choose your preferred encounter rate:
- 01 Breath of Fire (less encounters)(-50%)
- 02 Breath of Fire (few encounters)(-75%)

Optional:
- Running & Double Exp and Gold. This will be useful when playing with a low encounter rate. You can also run by using the cancel button.

Please note that the Gown and SageML will still raise the encounter rate, so be aware when using those items.

You can combine the lower encounter rate patches with other Breath of Fire hacks, like FlamePurge's War of the Goddess hack. Be aware that the Running & Double Exp and Gold patch is NOT compatible with War of the Goddess. Use the Double Exp and Gold patch included with War of the Goddes instead.

Enjoy Breath of Fire once more, this time without the grind!

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
Ok Impala!	Hacking	ASM hacking
Justin3009	Hacking	Running & Double Exp and Gold patch
xenophile	Hacking	ASM advice

Reviews

No need for the GBA version anymore.	Chronosplit	2022-11-16	Version 1.0
This hack basically ports what made the GBA version good back to SNES. Between this and FlamePurge's rewrite the first title now is more or less at the state of 2, where the GBA version was once the best way to play but not anymore. I hope the current state of these patches will bring more people to play the original, it's worth a look!

Does what it sets out to do, muich needed	Red Soul	2022-11-15	Version 1.0
I actually intended to make a patch like this myself, but ended up getting beaten to the punch, haha. I'm glad it does exactly what it sets out to do, and is compatible with Flame Purge's excellent War of the Goddess hack, for even more quality! RPGs are wonderful, but high encounter rates are obnoxious, so get this and enjoy BoF as it should have been.

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