Description

Shades of Black is a technick that randomly casts one of the following black magicks:

Fire, Fira, Firaga, Thunder, Thundara, Thundaga, Blizzard, Blizzara, Blizzaga, Aero, Aeroga, Aqua, Bio, Shock, Scourge, Flare, Scathe, Blind, Blindga, Silence, Sliencega, Sleep, Sleepga, Poison, Toxify.

These actions are automatically selected as an option based on their magick type (black magick). Each action also has an equal chance to be chosen.


Features

This mod allows to modify which actions can be cast with Shades of Black and gives each one a chance that determines how likely it is to be chosen. All actions, including those of foes, are available regardless of their type.


Preview



Installation

• Download, install and open the Vortex Mod Manager.
• Select Games on the left side bar, search for Final Fantasy XII and select Manage.
• Download and install the External File Loader v1.3.10+.
• Download and install the LUA Loader v1.3.0+.
• Download this mod via the Mod Manager Download button.
• Select Downloads on the left side bar of Vortex, search for The Insurgent's Curated Shades and select Install.
• Select Mods on the left side bar and enable The Insurgent's Curated Shades.
• Modify the configuration file to suit your needs or install another mod that comes with it.
  

Updating

• Uninstall the mod via the Vortex Mod Manager.
• Download and install the mod as shown in the installation instructions above.
• Update the mod requirements if necessary.
• Reapply any changes done to the configuration file.
  

Uninstallation

• Uninstall the mod via the Vortex Mod Manager.
  

Compatibility

• Fully compatible with other mods (excl. The Insurgent's Past).
• Fully compatible with all game languages.
• Fully compatible with existing saves (no new game required).
• Only compatible with the latest Steam version of the game (1.0.4.0).
  

Configuration

All parameters are loaded from the {game}/x64/scripts/config/TheInsurgentsCuratedShadesConfig.lua file when opening the game. This configuration file can be modified via any text editor. For more details, you can check out this page.


Notes

If you want to list this mod as a requirement in yours, you can do that, but only under the condition that you only upload the configuration file from this mod in yours. If you use anything else from this mod, I will report your mod for breaking my copyright.

The idea behind this is that whenever there is an issue with this mod, I can publish a bugfix without requiring you to update your mod. That way a player always gets the latest features and bug fixes from this mod, while also not bothering me with old issues in case you are no longer actively maintaining your mod.


Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can I get help?
A: Either in the post sections of the mod page here, or in the modding discord server here.

Q: Where can I report a bug?
A: Same as above, either in the posts section of the mod page, or in the modding discord server. Please provide as much information as possible about how you encountered the bug in order to receive the best possible help. If I can confirm the bug, I will add it to the list of known issues.

Q: Nothing is working, what am I missing?
A: Make sure you didn't miss the deploy notification in the top right in Vortex when installing the mod. Also recheck if the mod requirements are up to date. If it still doesn't work, check out the hook.log file in the game/x64 directory. If it contains anything unusual, create a paste in pastebin and send me the link.


Known Issues

There are currently no known issues.


My Other Mods

For a list of my other mods, you can check out the following pages:

• Nexusmods
• Github