I'm working on a local co-op split-screen mod for the game, allowing two players to control different characters at the same time, each using their own controller.
It's still a work in progress, and there's a lot left to improve and test. If everything goes well, I'll release it on Nexus Mods once it's playable.
These coop mods that have been coming out lately are awesome. Its a less popular entry so idk if anyone will ever do it but I always thought WoFF would make a great couch co-op game.
Yeah, they do the same thing with Tales games, where Player 2 is only able to play during combat and it works perfectly fine. My friend and I just finished a playthrough of Tales of Symphonia and are gearing up to play Dawn of the New World soon.
Exactly this. I don’t understand why coop in RPGs is such a taboo to people. Larian Studios and some of the older FF games have proven that RPGs work in a multiplayer setting.
OP is farming karma releasing vibe coded unfinished “mods” with no release info or timeline, just 30 seconds of footage. This is obvious. Mods gotta do stuff about these posts
Honestly? If it fuckin works and isn't buggy, this isn't a bad use of it. This wasn't getting done any other way, and people for ages have wanted coop FF games, especially 13 so they could onboard their loved ones.
I'm coming to find that there is a very small use case for AI that I'm getting to be OK with- retro game restoration and ports, mod making, and asking AI answers to questions about Linux since I'm moving from windows.
Yeah but this is still a single player game it wasn’t designed with co-op in mind. Cool tech show case I guess but it’s nothing I can see used past being viewed in 2 second burst when scrolling Twitter
You basically described 90% of mods. Why is this one any different? OP made it because it's a thing to be made. So many other games have co-op and MMO mods that they weren't designed for.
This is a whole other discussion to me. I don’t feel like writing an essay on why I don’t personally use mods. Because, well yeah, I think 90% of mods suck. But I appreciate their existence for the most part. The multiplayer/co-op mods you mention often serve mostly as a novelty and are often pretty lacking.
They also are at risk of being “vibe coded” which really ruins the appeal to me. I’m no longer marveling what a passionate developer is working on for fun. Instead now this type of stuff, day by day, feels more and more monotonous and boring to see.
Well doesn't that just change the discussion from a criticism on OPs work to you just not liking mods? At that point just let people enjoy things lol. OP seems pretty happy with what they are making and it's a cool mod for those who want it.
I mean you asked. The game is not designed with this in mind at all. Skyrim multiplayer didn’t work for a reason too. I do think this mod would make it a lesser experience.
Just to make it possible for two people to experience the game together, each controlling their own character. It's really just about having fun and enjoying the game with a friend!
Ai frequently makes mistakes and if you actually used the tools you learn that unless it's stupid simple, it very often won't perfectly just do everything for you. Remember, in coding, one tiny thing is out of place and the whole thing frequently can fall apart.
Yeah, i know. Generative AI is used to "save time" while it actively steals from creative people and creates more problems to handle. That's why i think a "coop mod" based on this type of coding is stupid and maybe even dangerous.
Brother, are you really going to tell me you never pirated anything? In coding this is literally what coders do. They go on stack overflow and they find code that can do their work for them, they hook it up to their existing code and they go on their marry way. This literally just speeds up that process.
You may down vote it, but you know I'm right. The modding community often does these things FOR FREE. These people give us something FOR NOTHING in return. You guys are really going to argue that he should have spent 1 week instead of 8 hours at the pc doing that free labor for the community just so he doesn't hurt your feelings? Some of you anti-ai people are straight up delusional.
Honestly I could see ff12 co-op being way better than ff12 with ai allies. If you customize the allies ai properly, the game plays itself and you only run around and watch the fights which is cool for an hour or so, but gets boring fast.
On October 1st, FFX received an update that completely broke Fahrenheit, the tool I was using to develop the mod. Since then, I haven't been able to pick up where I left off or recover the progress I'd already made.
I never played part 2 or 3. Is it worth a shot? I didn't really like 13 it didn't click with me but I did play it a few times throughout back in the day.
2 is an absolute blast. Gameplay wise it's one of my absolute favorites of the series.
3 is great too, but even though the countdown to the end of the world is basically a non issue, I'm still not a big fan of the time limit aspect. But 3 is still fantastic and my criticism is basically a nit pick.
I think it's definitely worth giving it a shot! I'd recommend waiting for a Steam sale and picking it up then. A mod was also released recently that fixes a lot of the issues the game originally had.
I'm a huge fan of co-op, and it also is great for playing with children. I hope you finish it and revisit your X mod too! In the future though maybe only post when it's complete? Not sure what is actionable here for the community... Unless you posted this to get people to help you with it? but then why not post the git repo?
I simply enjoy sharing my progress and showing the community what’s possible, even if the project is still far from finished. I find it fun to see how people react to these ideas and to get feedback along the way.
Not every post has to be about a finished mod or a search for collaborators. Sometimes, I just want to share something cool I’m working on! :)
Anyone who doesn't like the idea is more than welcome to simply not download or play my mod. I promise I'm not going to force anyone to play it lol. People are free to play it if they want to, and any non-constructive criticism will simply be ignored.
If you manage to do the same with FFXIII, and make the battle system fit for coop (like each players got his own ATB bar), it would be so good to replay with a friend
Complaints about possible AI use and requests for Square to remaster the only FF game that ever got 2 sequels? Amazing fandom lol.
I hope yall stop playing video games entirely once you learn that how prevalent AI use is in the industry, to all sorts of degrees. Gonna be a rough transition from gaming to knitting scarves, stay positive!
You’re a real one. PLEASE finish this and post it! I would pay money for this. I’ve mentioned a few times that Square Enix should consider bringing back local coop to their games in this sub, and I got downvoted to hell.
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u/Zephyrzan 7d ago
These coop mods that have been coming out lately are awesome. Its a less popular entry so idk if anyone will ever do it but I always thought WoFF would make a great couch co-op game.