Overview
Use Ansel in cutscenes, dialogues AND in Comrades mode!
Prerequisites
Original credit for this discovery goes to Luciano Ciccariello (also known as Xeeynamo)[www.lucianociccariello.com]
You will need a hex editor
Personally i recommend HxD[mh-nexus.de]
If you wish to take an easy way, you can use THIS(click to download) application to do the job for you[www.skacikpl.pl], just put the .exe in main game installation folder and run it.
Getting the job done
In a simple step by step formula:
- Make copy of your game executable (ffxv_s.exe)
- Open ffxv_s.exe with HxD
- Press CTRL+G and go to offset DB523A1 – Bear in mind this offset might no longer work for updated (or non-steam) versions of the game, alternative method will be posted below.
- Replace 00 with 7F
- Press Ctrl+S and close HxD
- You’re done! Ansel is now enabled in entirety of the game!
Alternative method:
This should be applicable until square makes significant changes to game .exe (or straight out removes the possibility to do this trick).
- Instead of using CTRL+G to go to specific offset, use CTRL+F, set Datatype to Hex-value and search for 7C 24 48 00 75 08
- Replace 00 with 7F
- Press Ctrl+S and close HxD
- You’re done! Ansel is now enabled in entirety of the game!
End notes
This makes Ansel also work in Comrades mode, however:
- Camera starts at 0,0,0 coordinates, you will have to find yourself on the map (hold shift and keep going, speed increases exponentially) (Lestallum is unloaded during field missions and environments are low LOD when you are in Lestallum)
- Being in Ansel longer than couple of seconds will disconnect you from the server for remainder of the session, you will have to exit to menu and login back to play online.
- For the debug exe pattern is “7C 24 48 00 75 19” and offset is “2f85fb1”
Enjoy!