Secret of Mana: Equipment Overhaul is an attempt to streamline gameplay and eliminate redundancies in the game's broken equipment system. It accomplishes this in a number of ways.
For a full list of changes see the included text file
This patch is intended for a standard headerless US Secret of Mana ROM.
Equipment Overhaul 1.0 By Timbo
Note: This hack should be applied to a headerless rom.
Mana Fortress Changes:
- Replaced Marmablues with Ice Thugs
- Replaced Basilisk with Ice Thug
- Replaced Armored Man with Griffin Hand
- Replaced Dark Knight with Griffin Hand
Shop Changes:
Neko's Shop
- Removed Wristband
- Added Overalls
Dwarf Village
- Removed Wristband
- Added Kung Fu Dress
Mandala Shop
- Removed Candy
- Added Ruby Armet
Gold Isle Shop
- Removed Dragon Helm
- Removed Duck Helm
- Removed Battle Suit
- Removed Lazuri Ring
- Added Candy
- Added Royal Jam
- Added Tortoise Mail
- Added Gold Bracelet
Tasnica Shop
- Removed Tortoise Mail
- Removed Gold Bracelet
- Added Barrel
- Added Guardian Ring
Tree Palace Shop
- Removed Chocolate
- Removed Royal Jelly
- Removed Faerie Walnut
- Removed Barrel
- Added Ninja Gloves
- Added Cockatrice Cap
- Added Imp's Ring
- Added Watcher Ring
Equipment Changes:
Golden Tiara
- Now resists silence
Circlet
- Price increased to 3,400 GP
- Defense increased to 46
- Magic Def. increased to 46
Ruby Armet
- Added +5 bonus to Strength
Unicoren Helm
- Fixed bugged +5 bonus to Wisdom
Cockatrice Cap
- No longer equipped by Randi
Amulet Helm
- Price increased to 65,000 GP
- No longer equipped by Primm
- Defense increased to 150
- Magic Def increased to 150
- Added +5 bonus to Intelligence
- Added +5 bonus to Wisdom
Griffin Helm
- Price increased to 65,000 GP
- Defense increased to 150
- Magic Def. increased to 150
Faerie Crown
- Price Increased to 65,000 GP
- No longer equipped by Popoi
- Fixed bugged +5 bonus to Wisdom
Chest Guard
- Added +5 bonus to Intelligence
- Added +5 bonus to Wisdom
Ruby Vest
- Added +5 bonus to Strength
Magical Armor
- Added +5 bonus to Strength
- Added +5 bonus to Agility
Vampire Cape
- Price increased to 65,000 GP
- Now equipped by Popoi only
- Defense increased to 250
- Magic Def increased to 100
- Added +5 bonus to Constitution
Power Suit
- Price increased to 65,000 GP
- Defense increased to 250
- Magic Def increased to 100
Faerie Cloak
- Now equipped by Primm only
Silver Band
- Fixed bugged +5 bonus to Wisdom
Lazuri Ring
- Fixed bugged +5 bonus to Wisdom
Gauntlet
- Price increased to 24,000
- Now resists entangle
Ninja Gloves
- Defense lowered to 90
- Magic Def. lowered to 240
Dragon Ring
- Price increased to 65,000 GP
- No longer equipped by Primm or Popoi
- Defense increased to 100
- Magic Def. increased to 250
- Added +5 Bonus to Constitution
- Now resists Sleep, Death, Entangle, and Balloon
Watcher Ring
- Price decreased to 32,750
- Defense increased to 95
- Magic Def. increased to 245
Imp's Ring
- Price decreased to 32,750
- Defense increased to 95
- Magic Def. increased to 245
Amulet Ring
- Price increased to 65,000 GP
- No longer equipped by Randi or Primm
- Defense increased to 100
- Magic Def. increased to 250
- Added +5 Bonus to Agility
- Now resists Petrify, Confuse, Moogle, Sleep
Faerie's Ring
- Price increased to 65,000 GP
- No longer equipped by Randi or Popoi
Enemy Drop Changes:
*There are no more common and rare drops. Everything has a 1/16th chance of dropping. This change was made to eliminate grinding for people who wanted to get rare equipment without gaining levels and spoiling the game's difficulty.
**These enemies will only drop their weapon orbs in the Mana Fortress.
Rabite - Candy
Buzz Bee - Candy
Mushboom - 50 GP
Chobin Hood - 150 GP
Lullabud - Medical Herb
Iffish - Faerie Walnut
Kid Goblin - 100 GP
Eye Spy - Chocolate
Green Drop - Medical Herb
Specter - Faerie Walnut
Blat - Candy
Goblin - Faerie Walnut
Water Thugh - Faerie Walnut
Polter Chair - 200 GP
Ma Goblin - Faerie Walnut
Dark Funk - Faerie Walnut
Crawler - Medical Herb
Ice Thug - Dragon Ring
Zombie - Medical Herb
Kimono Bird - Chocolate
Nemesis Owl - Medical Herb
Pebbler - Faerie Walnut
Pumkin Bomb - Chocolate
Steamed Crab - Faerie Walnut
Chess Knight - Cup of Wishes
Wizard Eye - Faerie Walnut
Howler - Medical Herb
Robin Foot - Quilted Hood
LA Funk - Faerie Walnut
Grave Battle - Faerie Walnut
Werewolf - Cup of Wishes
Evil Sword - Cup of Wishes
Tomato Man - Faerie Walnut
Mystic Book - Faerie Walnut
Sand Stinger - Medical Herb
Mad Mallard - Chocolate
Emberman - Faerie Walnut
Red Drop - Chocolate
Eggatrice - Chocolate
Bomb Bee - Royal Jam
Mushgloom - Barrel
Trap Flower - Medical Herb
Dino Fish - Faerie Walnut
Mimic Box - Royal Jam
Kimono Wizard - Candy (Bow's Orb)
Ghost - Imp's Ring
Metal Crawlwer - Chocolate
Spider Legs - Chocolate
Weepy Eye - Medical Herb
Shell Blast - Cup of Wishes
Beast Zombie - Medical Herb
Ghoul - Medical Herb
Imp - Cup of Wishes
Blue Drop - Chocolate
Marmablue - Faerie Walnut
Fierce Head - Faerie Walnut
Griffin Hand - Griffin Helm
Needlion - Royal Jam
Metal Crab - Amulet Helm
Armored Man - Cup of Wishes
Eggplant Man - Cup of Wishes
Captain Duck - Candy (Javelin's Orb)
Nitro Pumpkin - Cup of Wishes
Turtlance - Candy (Spear's Orb)
Tsunami - Amulet Ring
Basilisk - Faerie Walnut
Gremlin - Royal Jam
Steelpion - Royal Jam
Dark Ninja - Chocolate
Whimper - Power Suit
Heck Hound - Candy (Axe's Orb)
Fiend Head - Vampire Cape
National Scar - Candy (Bow's Orb)
Dark Stalker - Candy (Boomerang's Orb)
Dark Knight - Magical Armored
Shapeshifter - Candy (Whip's orb)
Wolf Lord - Faerie's Ring
Doom Sword - Candy (Glove's Orb)
Terminator - Faerie Crown
Master Ninja - Faerie Cloak
No-Intro Name: Secret of Mana (USA)
(No-Intro version 20130701-030720)
ROM/File SHA-1: 8133041A363E3CC68CEDEF40B49B6D20D03C505D
