Hello, the Clean Editions offer 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 any of the “FFV Clean” patches to an *unheadered* copy of FFVJ.sfc– the checksum & CRC data are these:

File/ROM SHA-1: E937B54FFF99838E2E853697E4F559359AA91FD6

File/ROM CRC32: C1BC267D

(Use https://www.romhacking.net/hash/ to check these values, and use the Tush utility available on rhdn to remove a header if needed.)

June 2025, v1.97

• Berserkers improved by RoSoDude: ATB gauge behaves like other Jobs
• Dancers use Sword Dance more often as they equip more Dancer armor
• Remedy !Mix recipe (Antidote + Eyedrops) removes Petrification
• “Kiss of Blessing” bugfix finally works

Control, Menu, Etc 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
• 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 now match their appearance 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 2x more impactful in reducing Agility now)
• MSU-1 chip support added for enhanced soundtracks (not included, DYOR)

1. Clean Battle Improvements:

• Berserk doesn’t merely Attack: can work with Jump, Mug, SwdSlap, Dance, Aim, RapidFire(!)
• “Surge” Time spell replaces pointless “Drag”; free to cast and restores 12 MP
• Check 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
• Images can stack up to 3 (still 2 per cast or Ability)

2. Very Clean Battle Improvements, the above plus…

• Harps, Bells, Rods, Whips, Knives, Spears all do more damage
• Axes, Katana, Hammers, even some Knives work with MagicSword
• Spears and some other new options work with Double Grip; Dbl.Grip combos with Jump for additional damage
• SwdSlap is currently non functional in this version, it’s merely a regular attack (fix coming soon)

3. Hella Clean Battle Improvements, the above plus…

• Stealing is significantly more effective
• All Jobs except Monk & Mime gain at least one more weapon they can wield
  • See details here
• SwdSlap is currently non functional in this version, it’s merely a regular attack (fix coming soon)

Bugfixes: Kiss of Blessings, PowerDrink, HP Drain limit and many other glitches were properly addressed by open source patches. Please read the changelog to see them all, and for all other details.

Very Clean & Hella Clean are two variants that add extra accessibility to the game. Hella is the more extreme, it makes Stealing more effective and gives extra weapon equips to most Jobs; they both make previously weak weapons more powerful.

For a full list of the UX/UI, Item/Magic, Job System & Text adjustments, please consult the included readme file.

For hotfixes and more info, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/ff5-clean

Thanks to everything8215, noisecross, Inu, RoSoDude, Modoh, Gens, Cubear, Tzepish, Leet Sketcher, Chicken Knife, Nintenja, clymax, BladePotato, tsushiy, Squall, Samurai Goroh, madsiur, hakumen99, Guysons, Mareel, m340857, Serity, KimbleeCA, J121, 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!

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