Final Fantasy V Clean Editions

January 2026, v1.99

Hello, the Clean Edition offers interface, gameplay, and graphic improvements to FFV without changing the original game concepts too much. This project is the result of many talented hackers!

Apply the “FFV Clean.ips” patch to an *unheadered* copy of FFVJ.sfc– the CRC value is:
C1BC267D

(Use https://www.romhacking.net/hash/ to check this value, and use the Tush utility available on rhdn if you need to remove the header.)

IMPROVEMENTS

• use Menu button to pass turn in battle
• Dash in towns and dungeons with all jobs (Thief/Dash is faster)
• L & R buttons page scroll Item and Magic Menus & change the character on the map
• Blue Magic has its own icon (Diamond)
• Many icons improved (some courtesy of tsushiy)
• Espers have Black/White/Time icons by effect type
• Many Ability, item and enemy names match their appearance in FFV Advance, or elsewhere in the FF series
• All Jobs and Abilities have descriptions
• The 12 items that work with !Mix command are more obvious
• Equipment Weight works the same as in Pixel Remaster edition (it’s 4x more impactful in reducing Agility now)
• FFV: MSU-1 chip support added for enhanced soundtracks (not included, check out https://www.zeldix.net/t2070-final-fantasy-v)

CONTENTS

Main patches:
* FFV Clean.ips

Optional patches:
* ff5_dbl_xp_gold_abp_unheadered (by C_CliFF).ips
* Final Fantasy V (Japan) [En by RPGe v1.1] (FF5 Double EXP, Gold and ABP 1.0 by C_CliFF) (bugfixes 1.2 by clymax).ips
Use those together, one after another– this will double all gil, exp, and ABP.

* FFV Modoh’s Weapon Tweaks v3+.ips

* FF5 Steal Buff (by Gens).ips

* FFV – Even Better Weapons v0.2, by xJ4cks.ips

* FFV – Accessible Lix, by xJ4cks.ips

> The following only work with this version of FFV
* FFV Clean – Make Magic -ara -aga style.ips
* FFV Clean classic speech font.ips
* FFV Clean classic menu font.ips
* FFV Clean GBA Dark menu font.ips

RECENT CHANGES:

Bug from using a Cottage with a Zombie character as the party leader is fixed (thanks to clymax, and to Blade).

DETAILS

• Berserk doesn’t merely Attack: can work with Jump, Mug, SwdSlap, Dance, Aim, RapidFire
• Berserk heroes display their Active Time Battle gauge accurately, and act like other Jobs– no lag on battle start, no instant turn when revived
• Analyze works as described, showing elemental weakness
• SwdSlap hits like a normal Attack and may stun the target; it doesn’t remove Sleep, Confuse, or Control
• “Surge” Time spell replaces pointless “Drag”; free to cast and restores 12 MP
• Images can stack up to 3 (still 2 per spell cast or !Image)

For a full list of the changes made and resources used:
https://tinyurl.com/ff5-clean

OPTIONS EXPLAINED

Options are intended to provide less restrictive versions of the game.

~~ FFV Modoh’s Weapon Tweaks v3+.ips ~~
Buffs weapons!

• Adds Spellblade (grapical effect) support to Axes/Spears/Katanas/Rune
• Adds Double Grip (Optional) to Spears
• Changes Harps to not be so useless
• Drain Blade Hit% buff so it’s somewhat usable without being a Freelancer/Mime

See commented code here:
https://github.com/Modoh/FF5Assembly/blob/main/mod/data/weapontweaks.asm

~~ FFV – Even Better Weapons v0.2, by xJ4cks.ips ~~
All Jobs except Monk & Mime gain at least one more weapon they can wield. Some gain Shields.

See details here:
https://www.notion.so/xj4cks/Even-Better-Job-Equipment-patch-2f7aef57fe0a4ff4afbf28dae0a32f65

~~ Double Gil, Double EXP, Double ABP ~~
Explained in title. Requires these 2 patches, in this order:

• ff5_dbl_xp_gold_abp_unheadered (by C_CliFF).ips
• Final Fantasy V (Japan) [En by RPGe v1.1] (FF5 Double EXP, Gold and ABP 1.0 by C_CliFF) (bugfixes 1.2 by clymax).ips

~~ FF5 Steal Buff (by Gens).ips ~~
This was crafted to work with the romhack FF5R, translated by Serity, Kain Stryder, and odym82.
If you find errors in these rates please LMK.

• raise steal rate from 40% to 50% (thief gloves gives 100%)
• sets “rare” item odds to 1/8
• sets “drop” item odds to 1/8

~~ Magic names ~~
Choice to use FFV Advance Black magic; 2nd patch removes the 1st patch.

• FFV Clean – Make Magic -ara -aga style (FFVA style names).ips
• FFV Clean – remove aga spells (revert to RPGe style names).ips

~~ Lix access ~~
Makes a walking path from the Wind Shrine to Lix; 2nd patch removes the 1st patch.

• FFV – Accessible Lix (by xJ4cks).ips
• FFV – Original Lix (by xJ4cks).ips

Font options
All of these only work with this version of FFV!

• FFV Clean classic speech font.ips = dialog looks like the fan translation (1998)
• FFV Clean classic menu font.ips = returns the menus to the fan translation font (1998)
• FFV Clean GBA Dark menu font.ips = gives the menus a FFV Advance style font (2006)

BUGFIXES

Kiss of Blessings, PowerDrink, HP Drain limit, and many other bugs were properly addressed by the FFV hacking community.
Please read the changelog to see them all, and for many other details of the Clean Editions.
https://tinyurl.com/ff5-clean

THANKS TO

1. RoSoDude’s ATB Enhancement & his Berserker ATB adjustment & his adaptation of Inu’s SwdSlap fix;
2. Cubear’s DressCode custom map sprites project;
3. clymax for several critical bug fixes;
4. Blade (Potato) for hundreds of hours playtesting and dozens of key reports;
5. Modoh’s “Weapon Formula Tweaks” overhaul that rebalances weapon damage;
6. Gens’s “Steal Buff” and for his help learning how to work with fonts;
7. everything8215’s wonderful ff6tools editor that helps modify graphics and many in-game values.

Thanks also to noisecross, Nintenja, Tzepish, Leet Sketcher, Chicken Knife, Conn, Blade (Potato), tsushiy, Squall, Samurai Goroh, madsiur, hakumen99, Guysons, Mareel, m340857, Serity, KimbleeCA, KainStryder, Steela Light, Kandowontu, mantecol de mierda, & ScarabEnigma for any of these: patches, tools, guides, playtesting, translation, feedback, good vibes!

Thank you to RPGe team for inspiring this community and delivering an epochal work, 27 years ago!
Thanks to Squaresoft for Final Fantasy V!

KNOWN ISSUES

• Thief and Ninja can equip Boomerang but it’s not shown in Equip/Status/Job menus
• Mage Hat, Medium Armor (Suit), and Hat not shown in Status/Job menus
• if a Zombified character Jumps, game will soft lock
• Sort keeps the top 4 rows of the Item menu however you wish

CONTACT

Please reach out to < [email protected] > or find me in the
FF4Ultima Discord < https://discord.gg/PGMASbSnD9 >
if you need help patching or have glitches or typos to report!

CHANGELOG NOTES:

They are long, and it’s best to have them in a single place that’s easy to update. Hence, now maintained at:
https://www.notion.so/xj4cks/FFV-Clean-Changelog-21a6bad314298043a826e21e4b5fad6c

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