Grandia (PlayStation)

Grandia
Developer: Game Arts Publishers: Entertainment Software Publishing (JP), SCEA (US), Ubi Soft (EU) Platform: PlayStation Released in JP: June 24, 1999 Released in US: September 30, 1999 Released in EU: 1999 This game has unused areas. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused items. This game has unused abilities. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences. This game has a notes page

Grandia is an RPG originally released for the Sega Saturn in 1997 and later ported to the PlayStation. It follows a group of young adventurers on their quest to unravel the secrets of an ancient civilization known as the Angelou.

To do: Lots of unused stuff covered here (part 2, part 3). Figure out how to get debug mode working on the Japanese version of the game (if possible), to add its equivalent strings for the unused item/skill/area names and descriptions. Some of the icons from the menu graphics rip are probably unused.

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Notes

Debug Mode

On startup, the game looks for a file named DEBUG.BIN in the BIN directory of the CD. The file should be 6 bytes long and contain a two-byte hexadecimal number in C-syntax (with "0x" prefix). The game is put in debug mode if that number has bit 14 set, like this:

0x4000

Alternatively, debug mode can be activated with the GameShark code 80014886 3034.

Once in debug mode, several new functions become available, some of them requiring a controller plugged into port 2.

Pause and VRAM Viewer

Press L2 on Controller 2 to pause the game, freezing all animations. While paused, pressing R2 will advance the game by one frame, and pressing L2 again will resume normal play.

Holding Circle (X in battle mode) on Controller 2 while the game is paused lets you scroll around the PlayStation framebuffer memory with the D-Pad.

Map Selecter

On the title screen, press Square to activate a map/party selection screen which lets you start the game on any level. The D-Pad is used to change the map number, while Circle and Triangle modify the party group. Pressing the X button starts the game.

Valid map numbers begin from 2000 and correspond to the *.MDP files in the game's FIELD directory. Valid party groups are in the range 0 thru 16 (excluding 7, 11, and 13) and correspond to the PGR*.CPD files. If you select a map or party group which does not exist, the game will freeze.

Item and Spell Viewer

In debug mode, the menu of the game has one additional option named List.

Selecting this option brings up a viewer which lets you examine the attributes of all items in the game (including weapons, armor, etc.), even dummied out and unused ones. With the X button, you can give items to party members. Valid IDs are 1 through 511, with 511 to 520 holding garbage data.

By pressing Down on the D-Pad, you can switch to a spell viewer. Pressing X brings up the same UI for "giving" them to party members as with the item viewer, but unlike that one, it doesn't seem to have any effect when used. IDs 1 through 99 contain party members' magic and skills, 100 through 117 contain in-battle item effects other than those covered by the standard spells, and everything past that is more garbage data.

Character Editor

In debug mode, pressing Square in the status menu lets you edit the displayed stats one after another, including the amount of gold pieces carried by the party.

Battle Debug Display

During battles, the Square and Triangle buttons on Controller 2 rearrange the icons on the IP bar in a seemingly random fashion. The Square button makes the party characters act before the enemies while the Triangle button puts it the other way around.

The Select button puts the current character in free-range mode where it can be freely moved around the battle area with the D-Pad.

Pressing the Start button on Controller 1 while in battle brings up an information display. Additionally, pressing Select on Controller 1 at any point deals 9999 damage to all enemies.

Unused Items

All items work as advertised when used and have the item type you'd expect from the icon/description, unless otherwise noted.

ID	Icon	Short Name	Full Name	Description	Value	Notes
Many	(none)	PROHIBIT	Prohibited	Prohibited	0	A placeholder item with no data besides its names and description, repeated across various slots. To be specific, it can be found at the IDs 1 through 9, 48 through 62, 275, 448, and 470.
11		HERO ARMB	Hero's Armband	Deleted. Unused.	0	Set to be equippable by anyone, but has no surviving stats besides that. Has a unique icon that resembles the Hero's Armband acquired as part of the story (which isn't an actual inventory item).
24		JAIL KEY	Jail Key	Key to the military base jail cell	0	While a jail key like this is acquired as part of the story (at Garlyle Base), it isn't added to the inventory proper like this in the final game.
36		BISCUITS	Biscuits	Restores 25 HP to 1 friend Snack	25
40		PEARL	Pearl	Restores Level 1 MP by 2 Will break	2000	Breaks after several uses.
41		RAINB KEY	Rainbow Key	Key to get to Alent	0	The process of reaching Alent doesn't involve a key in the final game, not even as part of the cutscenes.
42		BOILD EGG	Boiled Egg	Restores 65 HP to 1 friend Yummy	200
44		JAWBREAKR	Jawbreaker	Restores 100 HP to 1 friend Sweet	250
45		PROT RING	Ring of Protection	+10 defense Prevents damage below 20	10000
46		FROSTHERB	Frost Herb	Freezes 1 enemy to -5 action level	600
63		JUD KNIFE	Knife of Judgment	+38 attack Effective on ghosts	10000
64		RST KNIFE	Rusty Knife	+15 attack Rusty and not very sharp	1000
78		TH CUTTER	Thief Cutter	+35 attack Aims for items	30000	Increases item drop rate from enemies, like the used Gil Sword.
81/93		PROHIBIT	Prohibited	Prohibited	0	Identical to the other Prohibiteds besides their icon.
122		RUSTSHOVL	Rusty Shovel	+2 attack Very old	20
134		MATTOCK	Bent Mattock	+5 attack Bent and useless	75
150		ICEBOOMER	Ice Boomerang	+46 attack Attribute: blizzard	5000
162		HOT WHIP	Burning Hot Whip	+30 attack Attribute: explosion	4500
196		MAGC ROBE	Magic Robe	+23 defense +1 all magic resistance	6000
217		ZEROSHILD	Zero Shield	+0 defense	10	A counterpart to the used "Zero" weapon set.
232		ANTL HELM	Antler Helmet	+26 defense Horns of a bighorn +26 defense Horns of Gaia horn	6000
274		ZEROBOOTS	Zero Boots	+0 defense	200	Another "Zero" item. What the description doesn't tell you is that it's specifically coded to give +0 defense and +0 movement. What value!
306		WIND BELT	Wind Belt	+40 action Gives you storm speed	6000
311		POIS CHRM	Poison Charm	Gives resistance to poison	1000
316		PROHIBIT	Use Prohibited	Use Prohibited	30000	Another slight variant on the "Prohibited" placeholders.
319		LIFE GEM	Jewel of Life	Restores HP a bit during attacks	10000
320		TEMPT ANK	Ankh of Temptation	+1 magic power level	2000
345		BOX LUNCH	Box Lunch	Restores 30 HP to 1 friend	120
399		ROCK FIRE	Rocket Fireworks	100 HP fire attack on 1 enemy	300
413		POISN APL	Poisoned Apple	Poison a range of enemies	50
416		PARA SHRM	Paralyze Mushroom	Paralyze 1 enemy	900
418		BLK ONYX	Black Onyx	Block the moves of 1 enemy	500
420		RAG WEED	Ragged Weed	-2 to attack level of all enemies	3000
428		SHUFFLE	Shuffle Card	Shuffle positions of party members	2000	Works by casting a 0-power version of the spell Howlnado.
432		TEMPT KEY	Key of Temptation	Key to Tower of Temptation	0	Another key for an area that doesn't require the use of a key in the final game.
437		HORN	Horn of Inogon	Very valuable horn	10000
438	(none)	KEY	Key	Prohibited	0	The last of the Prohibited variants.
479		EMPR WHIP	Emperor's Whip	+53 attack +2 moves power level	20000
481		POW POISN	Poison of Power	-1 strength	3000	This and the following "Poison" items appear to be counterparts to the used "Seed" and "Fruit" sets of stat-booster items, except they permanently decrease a party member's stats instead.
482		DEF POISN	Poison of Defense	-1 vitality	3000
483		SPD POISN	Poison of Speed	-1 wit	3000
484		AGI POISN	Poison of Agility	-1 agility	3000
485		ALL POISN	All-Around Poison	-1 strength, vitality, wit, agility	3000
486		LIF POISN	Poison of Life	-5 MAX HP	3000
487		MAG POISN	Poison of Magic	-1 MAX MP for levels 1-3	3000
488		MOV POISN	Poison of Moves	-3 MAX SP	3000
489		+1 DAGGER	+1 Dagger Skill	+1 dagger level	0	This and the following "+ Skill" items don't actually have a usage effect coded in.
490		+5 DAGGER	+5 Dagger Skill	+5 dagger level	0
491		+1 SWORD	+1 Sword Skill	+1 sword level	0
492		+5 SWORD	+5 Sword Skill	+5 sword level	0
493		+1 MACE	+1 Mace Skill	+1 mace level	0
494		+5 MACE	+5 Mace Skill	+5 mace level	0
495		+1 AX	+1 Ax Skill	+1 ax level	0
496		+5 AX	+5 Ax Skill	+5 ax level	0
497		+1 WHIP	+1 Whip Skill	+1 whip level	0
498		+5 WHIP	+5 Whip Skill	+5 whip level	0
499		+1 BOW	+1 Bow Skill	+1 bow level	0
500		+5 BOW	+5 Bow Skill	+5 bow level	0
501		+1 FIRE	+1 Fire Skill	+1 fire level	0
502		+5 FIRE	+5 Fire Skill	+5 fire level	0
503		+1 WIND	+1 Wind Skill	+1 wind level	0
504		+5 WIND	+5 Wind Skill	+5 wind level	0
505		+1 WATER	+1 Water Skill	+1 water level	0
506		+5 WATER	+5 Water Skill	+5 water level	0
507		+1 EARTH	+1 Earth Skill	+1 earth level	0
508		+5 EARTH	+5 Earth Skill	+5 earth level	0
509		100 SWORD	100 Sword	+100 attack	750
510		100 MACE	100 Mace	+100 attack	25	Can be equipped by Liete, unlike other weapons with this icon.
511		100 FIRE MACE	100 Fire Mace	+100 attack Fire attribute	2900	Cannot be equipped by Liete, unlike other weapons with this icon.

(Source: Edward_Tohr, RPGClassics, original TCRF research)

Unused Skills

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: Can these be equipped to party members via editing the values directly? If so, document their effects and animations.

ID	Icon	Short Name	Full Name	Description	MP/SP Cost	Casting Time	Power	Notes
20		LACOSTA	Lacosta	Wind lets entire party escape combat	0	0	0	Set to be a tier-1 spell learned at Wind level 12.
85	(none)	HOME RUN	Home Run Attack	Knocks 1 enemy off the screen	60	90	250	Likely intended for Milda, from its position in the skill list.
86	(none)	RAGE	Rage	Invincible cutting attack on 1 enemy	75	105	900	Also located among Milda's skills in the list.
89	(none)	MILDAHIT2	Milda Hit	15 consecutive hits on 1 enemy	100	120	400	Actually has a lower power value than the used version of Milda Hit, amusingly enough.
98	(none)	SANCTUARY	Sanctuary	Keeps monsters away from 1 friend	0	0	0
116	(none)	VANISH	Vanish	Returns variables of party to 0	0	90	7	Stored with the item-effect-exclusive skills, but no item in the game is set to cast it.

(Source: Edward_Tohr, original TCRF research)

Unseen Skill Text

Items that produce a skill effect on use don't display the name or description of said skill in-game, but the skills that can only be cast via item have accurate names and descriptions coded in anyway.

ID	Short Name	Full Name	Description	Corresponding Item(s)
100	RES Lv1MP	Restore Level 1 MP	Restores level 1 MP of 1 friend	Pearl, Cholla Flowers
101	RES Lv2MP	Restore Level 2 MP	Restores level 2 MP of 1 friend	Bamo Fruit
102	RES Lv3MP	Restore Level 3 MP	Restores level 3 MP of 1 friend	Freesia Flowers
103	PARA ATAK	Paralyze Attack	Causes paralysis in a range	Paralyze Mushroom
104	PLAG ATAK	Plague Attack	Causes plague in a range	Culture Medium
105	CURE PARA	Cure Paralysis	Cures paralysis in 1 friend	Paralysis Ointment
106	CURE PLAG	Cure Plague	Cures plague in 1 friend	Vaccine
107	WAKE UP	Wake Up	Awakens 1 friend from sleep	Eye Drops
108	WAKEUPALL	Wake Up All	Awakens entire party from sleep	Torte's Whistle
109	UNCONFUSE	Unconfuse	Cures confusion in 1 friend	Oracle's Staff, Smelling Salts
110	RAISE IP	Raise IP	Raises SP of 1 friend	Bond of Trust
111	RESTOR SP	Restore SP	Restores SP of party	Ultra Drink, Golden Potion
112	RESTOR MP	Restore All MP	Restores all MP of 1 friend	Blue Medicine, Magic Lamp
113	RESTOR MP	Restore All MP	Restores all MP of party	Spirit Potion, Deep Blue Potion, Miracle Drink
114	RESTOR SP	Restore SP	Restores SP of 1 friend	Tear Jewel, Baobab Fruit, Squid Guts, Yellow Medicine
115	UNBLK MAG	Unblock Magic	Unblocks magic of 1 friend	Aromatic Tree Root, Spell Breaker
117	PROTEIN	Protein	Ups MAX HP of 1 friend in combat	Spirit Stone, Staff of Life

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Area

Map 7C30, identified internally as "Twin Towers (Spiral Staircase)", goes unused in the game. It contains nothing but a moving elevator platform and some murals depicting the evolution of life, along with a warp to the next room at the top.

Regional Differences

• The Japanese PlayStation version of the game had PocketStation support, which lets you play a mini-game called "Pooy Jump!".
• All references of alcohol drinks were changed to coffee for the US/EU versions.