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Latest Patch: 1.69. If you have an earlier version, please download the latest patch as soon as possible.

The download has been updated to version 1.69. It includes all fixes up to this point. There is no need to re-download if you have patched in the fixes separately.

You know that game many aspiring devs create? The one starring their friends, often times based on a chat room, or some forums, or a MMO... or perhaps a fangame that barely resembles its source material. The one that gets maybe a half hour of gameplay finished and is completely unintelligible to anyone except that group of friends. Yeah, that one. Now, what if someone actually saw that project all the way through, and attempted to actually make it a fun, accessible, and playable game that was faithful to its source material?

Enter Legend of Balance. This game originally started out as a fun little project for friends, starring characters from Final Fantasy XIV. Over time, and with a ton of effort, it changed into a complete game of its own. It still stars our characters, and there are still a few injokes, but the plot has been set up as such that any Final Fantasy fan can get into the game and enjoy it as a light hearted Final Fantasy romp. Players of FFXIV will find quite a bit to enjoy as well. The story of the game takes place inbetween the end of FFXIV 1.0 and the start of A Realm Reborn(if you haven't played FFXIV, this part probably doesn't matter, and the game can be standalone).

The game revolves around a group of heroes, champions of the realm of Eorzea. In the midst of an intense battle to decide the fate of Eorzea, the heroes are transported away before facing certain death at the hands of Bahamut. Finding themselves separated in a brand new world, the heroes begin a journey to reunite and find a way home. However what starts off as a simple quest quickly unfolds into a classic journey of crystals, great evil, and steadfast allies. Before this adventure ends, they will discover the truth behind this strange new world, and uncover the binds that tie it to their own home and beyond.

-30 to 40 hours of gameplay, including a multitude of sidequests.

-Enjoy a faithfully recreated Final Fantasy battle system. Everything is as you remember it from the classics!

-Utilize classic abilities, including commands such as Jump, Runic, Blitz, Mime, Throw, Mix, Blue Magic, Dualcast, and much more, along with new commands and abilities based on other games in the series, such as Draw Out from Tactics.

-Equip Magicites to gain access to powerful summons and customize your stat growth.

-A huge cast of unique playable characters, including several hidden ones.

-Find and use faithfully recreated equipment. Favorites like the Ultima Weapon, Illumina, Brave Blade/Chicken Knife, Offering, and much, much more is all here to find and use to become unstoppable!

-Dozens of sidequests ensure there's plenty to do, with no need for excess grinding.

-Face off against familiar foes and brand new ones, including a nostalgia filled bonus dungeon for those who complete the main story.

-Facing a foe that your current party can't handle? Switch party members anytime, even in the middle of a fight!

-Buy rare and unique items at the Auction House, and battle in the Colosseum!

-Take part in minigames, including fishing and an arcade-style airship shooter.

-Customizable Battle Speed, Battle Mode, and Difficulty will get you the experience you want, be it tough as nails or a more relaxed game.

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Playing the game at higher resolution

Hey all! I just wanted to post a link to an upscaler that will let you play pretty much any rpgmaker game at a much higher resolution.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/magpie.mirror/

Download this and follow the instructions, open Magpie, then the game, then press alt+F11. I'd suggest using either the Anime4k or CRT upscalers for LoB. This will let you play the game in fullscreen and it will look really nice!

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Sorry, but we haven't made a trailer or anything. =(
author=RydiaMist
Sorry, but we haven't made a trailer or anything. =(


All right!

I saw on YouTube a user put several videos of his game, demonstrating the same. Can I use one of them to disclose, I think it will be cool ...

Hugs!
When are you making your blog post? I can put something together quickly like today or tomorrow. The one on youtube is most likely the old version of the game which is... not supposed to be around anymore <_>. We kinda wish the videos wern't out there since that game wasn't exactly finished XD; I will put together a quick trailer tomorrow ;; I have to go to sleep now so I can't this very moment,
author=wotgAshiee
When are you making your blog post? I can put something together quickly like today or tomorrow. The one on youtube is most likely the old version of the game which is... not supposed to be around anymore <_>. We kinda wish the videos wern't out there since that game wasn't exactly finished XD; I will put together a quick trailer tomorrow ;; I have to go to sleep now so I can't this very moment,
I think those videos are mine (there should be like 4-5 videos from the beginning stages of the game and nothing more so). If you don't want videos for the old version I can delete them. (Speaking of old files: I still have the first version of this game on my hard drive OTL ).
author=Noel_Kreiss
author=wotgAshiee
When are you making your blog post? I can put something together quickly like today or tomorrow. The one on youtube is most likely the old version of the game which is... not supposed to be around anymore <_>. We kinda wish the videos wern't out there since that game wasn't exactly finished XD; I will put together a quick trailer tomorrow ;; I have to go to sleep now so I can't this very moment,
I think those videos are mine (there should be like 4-5 videos from the beginning stages of the game and nothing more so). If you don't want videos for the old version I can delete them. (Speaking of old files: I still have the first version of this game on my hard drive OTL ).

My good friends day!

Noel Kreiss, my dear, are their videos even though I have seen and are very good at that. Only I took a brief look, because as I'm playing the FF-LoB, I'm avoiding the most spoilers the game.

The ideal to promote the game wotgAshiee is a quick trailer, very basic, showing some battles, graphics and the Chocobo for sure.

But do not bother to do for me, because my blog is very simple and not specific games, but I like to spread good games I finish, to my Brazilian friends who are fans of RPG. And when we talk about a related set the FF series, with the quality that you have developed, it is essential to disclose. Of course not intend to disclose only on my blog, I also disclose other websites specializing in RPG Maker.

In conclusion, your game just is not better because it is not in Portuguese! ;)

Big hugs for everyone!
@Noel: Well, honestly the new version is so much better in every way, including in things people will really notice like mapping/UI/effects. I'd rather people not see the old version and get the idea that it represents the game as it is now. Of course I can't tell you what to do with your own videos.

@JoeFatherBR: I think Ashiee wants to make something in video form to show people regardless, so it wouldn't just be for you, but you'd be free to share. No worries! Thank you again for all of the kind words! =)
author=RydiaMist
@JoeFatherBR: I think Ashiee wants to make something in video form to show people regardless, so it wouldn't just be for you, but you'd be free to share. No worries! Thank you again for all of the kind words! =)


RydiaMist: This is very good, I will share with certainty.

Big hug.
Latest patch has been updated to 1.46.

Fixed a couple of minor issues from yesterday's Bug Reports.
author=JoeFatherBr
author=RydiaMist
@JoeFatherBR: I think Ashiee wants to make something in video form to show people regardless, so it wouldn't just be for you, but you'd be free to share. No worries! Thank you again for all of the kind words! =)
RydiaMist: This is very good, I will share with certainty.

Big hug.


So I spent today making a trailer, as requested. Here you go~ :
https://youtu.be/EyO1DyEdiwY
author=wotgAshiee
author=JoeFatherBr
author=RydiaMist
@JoeFatherBR: I think Ashiee wants to make something in video form to show people regardless, so it wouldn't just be for you, but you'd be free to share. No worries! Thank you again for all of the kind words! =)
RydiaMist: This is very good, I will share with certainty.

Big hug.
So I spent today making a trailer, as requested. Here you go~ :
https://youtu.be/EyO1DyEdiwY


My friends how are you?

The trailer was formidable, as they say here in Brazil, "gave me mouth-watering" of desire to go all the challenges of the game quickly!

Thanks!

Seizing the moment, I know you're still improving the game day after day, and I will follow this excellent work they are doing.

However, when it is 100%, you authorize me to release it in addition to my blog also a Full Games Forum RPG Maker Brazil?

Logically I give all the credit in the game for you. The forum which is quoted in this address:

http://www.mundorpgmaker.com.br/forum/56-jogos-completos/

Of course, you yourself can make a posting in this forum in Portuguese, after all, it is you that are developing.

Big hug for everyone.
Patch has been updated to 1.5.

Fixed a crash issue with the slingshot, and Cassie now learns a few new spells to increase her versatility late game, when other mages were starting to outshine her as healers with their late game buffs.

http://rpgmaker.net/games/7777/downloads/7076/

The main download will be updated later today, as unfortunately I don't have the time to do it right now.

@JoeFatherBr: I don't mind at all. Just link back to this page and give us credit. Thanks for promoting and sharing the game! =)
@RydiaMist: Definitely put a link to this page first, because some of the users who speak English will want to discuss details of the game that developed it. The requirements there are an explanation of the game, images, now we also have a great trailer, and finally a download link.

Big hug!
Latest patch updated to 1.51.

-Fixed an issue where healing spells and items were not damaging undead.
-Adjusted Level 99's skill "Dancing Edge" slightly.
-Added a confirmation window for saving the game.
-Corrected a bit of dialogue in the intro.
-Fixed an issue where the boss battle in Palomton Mine could be won without killing all of the enemies.

http://rpgmaker.net/games/7777/downloads/7076/
Words cannot describe how amazed I am at this creation.


I'm 20 hours in, and I just had to tell you what I think of this game.


The combat is really good! I mean REALLY good! I know most of it is like Final fantasy VI, but with your own personal flare to it.


This game is quite hilarious all the characters, and their banter, are outright hilarious!


All those references may somewhat ruin immersion, but screw it! The game is way to fun to care!


I plan to make a full review... After I get all them goodies! I wouldn't be much of a treasure hunter if I didn't.
@Xemeth

I'm glad you are enjoying it so far!
Hi! I've downloaded the version 1.5, updated to 1.51, started to play and found a bug: When trying to save, i got the error message:

Script '' line 212: NoMethodError occurred.
undefined method `' for nil:NilClass
author=edgarox
Hi! I've downloaded the version 1.5, updated to 1.51, started to play and found a bug: When trying to save, i got the error message:

Script '' line 212: NoMethodError occurred.
undefined method `' for nil:NilClass

That's no good! That will be fixed right away.
author=wotgAshiee
author=edgarox
Hi! I've downloaded the version 1.5, updated to 1.51, started to play and found a bug: When trying to save, i got the error message:

Script '' line 212: NoMethodError occurred.
undefined method `' for nil:NilClass
That's no good! That will be fixed right away.


Thanks! I want so much to play this game... at the start i had the impression that this is a very epic game.
Latest patch updated to 1.52.

@edgarox: I am so sorry for that problem! When I added the save confirmation, I forgot to see what would happen if you had no files. The problem has been fixed and the patch has been updated, you can get it below:

http://rpgmaker.net/games/7777/downloads/7076/

Thank you for being patient and I hope you enjoy the game!

@Xemeth: Thank you so much for all of the kind words, I am glad you're liking the game so much! FF6 was definitely one of our biggest inspirations for gameplay. I'm happy to hear you're enjoying the characters too, but I can see how the references can break immersion somewhat. I look forward to reading your review. =)
I beat the game, and saved my clear data, but if I try to load it all it says is. THE END. Is this a feature that's not been implemented, or just a bug on my end?

I saved on a different file, so until I know for sure. I'm just going to get to level 99.

I'm not going to lie. I enjoyed your game more than I enjoyed the actual franchise. The amount of content you guys have, and the overall smooth gameplay, and abundance of things to do. I would have payed to play this. I want to change servers, just so I can hangout with you guys after this.

If it wasn't extremely directed towards people who know about FF XIV. I would tell everyone, and I mean EVERYONE to play this.

I really want you guys to be featured. one of the best games I've played all year, and I don't mean on RPG Maker.

I could sit here, and gush over it for hours, but I kinda want to get to level 99.

To everyone that made this game happen. You have my sincerest thanks. You made an excellent game!

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I just realized I can't leave the final dungeon... I only have 3 tents left, and I'm only level 72. Good thing I got that economizer!