1.5-2019-09-01

Official New Threat 1.5 build from September 2019.

Battle

• Fixed a bad Attack ID lookup on one SOLDIER 2nd enemy iteration.
• Reduced general attack/defence pressure for North Crater random encounters and adjusted the route bosses.
• Reduced the Goldberry group to 3.
• Rebalanced selected Arrange mode bosses, especially Satan's Gate.
• Adjusted the Gun enemy camera.
• Modified or removed most status-ignoring attacks.
• Adjusted the Lost Number bosses.

Systems and balance

• Buffed summons and reworked their stat-equip effects.
• Updated several Enemy Skills, including Vital Hammer, Dragon Force, and Antipode.
• Tweaked starting stats for each character.
• Set Elixir to a magic formula to prevent the Cover bug.
• Increased or altered stat buffs on selected weapons.
• Tweaked several late-game armour pieces.
• Adjusted materia stat bonuses and penalties.

Field and script fixes

• Fixed the Dark Cave Aeris-at-the-desk issue.
• Stopped Elmyra appearing inside the reactor in Kalm.
• Adjusted Shinra HQ staircase dialogue box sizing.
• Fixed the Floor 59 key/save-point softlock.
• Fixed the Forgotten City altar return softlock.
• Fixed the Disc 3 Cave of the Gi progression issue when Red XIII is absent.
• Blocked the Dark Cave north-exit softlock on the world map.
• Fixed Junon Leagues cutscene/cancel softlocks.
• Removed PHS access from Weapon Raid save points to avoid crash conditions.