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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.

Latest Blog

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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@CCM: Do you have the recent version of the game? It should be fixed but if you have an older version, but if you have the newest version (or probably a version after 1.3) we will need to take another look at it.

@Kenlan
Garuda's Peak is north of Enaya (the snow area)
Hello.
Another question,my memory must be pretty bad but where is
Garudas peak?
again.
I got an error ingame, didn't screenshot it in time, but the wasteland battle background resource is missing. Nothing gamebreaking, I just fought battles on a black background when next to the river on the desert continent.
It was an eventing error, and it has been fixed in the small patch update that has just been posted. Thanks for pointing it out!

The latest patch has been updated to 1.42.
Thanks.
I didnĀ“t see the boy in the garden,thats why i got so much trouble.
And i played a soothing but you have right about the soundeffecT Noel_Kreiss
author=wotgAshiee
I remember there being one more song you will need to play

Boy in the garden - Soothing

Their moods indicate what you need to play, you need to play the opposite.
Actually, I think that playing Upbeat/Happy song to that garden boy is the correct way since we get a sound effect on that unlike on other options, or is it an eventing error?
I remember there being one more song you will need to play

Boy in the garden - Soothing

Their moods indicate what you need to play, you need to play the opposite.
Basically, you want to play them a song that goes with their mood. It's a bit confusing, so here's the answers:

Maid Upstairs - Soothing
Woman by the pot - Happy
Chef - Sad
Girl in the library - Happy
Hello.
Can anyone help me?I dont get the songs in
Squeenix castle right.Sad,happy....
author=wotgAshiee
author=JoeFatherBr
Very grateful for the information.

However, a doubt: by downloading this update I can keep save files I already have the game?

Big hug.
Yes you should be able to use your save files that you already have :D.


I am very grateful for the help.

Hugs!
author=JoeFatherBr
Very grateful for the information.

However, a doubt: by downloading this update I can keep save files I already have the game?

Big hug.


Yes you should be able to use your save files that you already have :D.
author=RydiaMist
@JoeFatherBr I am glad you are finding the game fun and challenging! So far everyone has been pretty good about hiding their spoilers, I will be sure that continues so nothing is ruined for you. =)

To everyone else, I am changing how we do patches. Instead of a page full of patch links, there will be a single link that will be continuously updated. I think this will resolve a lot of confusion. The old links will all be phased out over time until there is just the game download and the latest patch download.

That said, the latest patch has been updated to 1.41. This fixes issues with bosses not showing collapse animations, and issues with autobattle. It also adds a autobattle toggle button, so you don't need to go into the pause menu every time you wish to turn it on.


Very grateful for the information.

However, a doubt: by downloading this update I can keep save files I already have the game?

Big hug.
@JoeFatherBr I am glad you are finding the game fun and challenging! So far everyone has been pretty good about hiding their spoilers, I will be sure that continues so nothing is ruined for you. =)

To everyone else, I am changing how we do patches. Instead of a page full of patch links, there will be a single link that will be continuously updated. I think this will resolve a lot of confusion. The old links will all be phased out over time until there is just the game download and the latest patch download.

That said, the latest patch has been updated to 1.41. This fixes issues with bosses not showing collapse animations, and issues with autobattle. It also adds a autobattle toggle button, so you don't need to go into the pause menu every time you wish to turn it on.
I loved the quests of the game. I'm picking to address some more therein lies the grace - the challenge! Let's see if I can close this game with 100% success.

Good week to all!

In time, I'm not reading other threads posted here to avoid seeing spoilers of the game.
@ElZero: The dual wield issues are known, and have proven to be extremely difficult to fix. The current behavior is in place so that characters don't do bizarre things like hit themselves. That said, I have changed the final boss at least so that it will always display its death animation. The same thing applies to the auto-battle thing, since auto battle behaves differently.

Basically, I did not like how RPGMaker did dual wield, so I rewrote it to behave more like Final Fantasy (where you hit with each weapon's stats rather than just combined). Unfortunately the default action system didn't like that, so I had to rewrite some stuff there too. Because of that the odd issue remains like collapse animations not playing sometimes. I will however make sure that all bosses do collapse properly. Thanks for the heads up!

Petrify should have been fixed in one of the recent patches. If it's not, I probably just forgot to include it, so I will in the next patch.

I am glad you enjoyed the game, though! Thanks for the reports!
author=wotgAshiee
author=kenlan
Thanks Noel.You have really been working on the wiki,i will read it.
Im not sure that i have the latest version.Gonna take a look on it.
There should be a patch up with all the latest stuff except for the return fix. Just download patch 1.4, and extract in the file that has your game.
I suggest adding a script which will display version number somewhere on the title screen. That way people will know which version they have.
author=kenlan
Thanks Noel.You have really been working on the wiki,i will read it.
Im not sure that i have the latest version.Gonna take a look on it.


There should be a patch up with all the latest stuff except for the return fix. Just download patch 1.4, and extract in the file that has your game.
Thanks Noel.You have really been working on the wiki,i will read it.
Im not sure that i have the latest version.Gonna take a look on it.
author=kenlan
EDIT:i Got it.
Can anyone tell me where the
black
chocobo is please.
Kayoos spell: Dream eater has no description.
The new version should have a description. You can always look up to the Wiki for details about abilities (although the information is extremely minimal).
EDIT:i Got it.
Can anyone tell me where the
black
chocobo is please.
Kayoos spell: Dream eater has no description.