FINAL FANTASY VI

FINAL FANTASY VI

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Blitz Macros for G-Series Devices
By Azure Fang
Sabin's blitzes can be tricky to input, compounded by the fact that the game has a built-in delay requirement. This guide presents the minimum timings required to accurately configure a Logitech G-series device with macros for each blitz.
   
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Foreword
Like many peripheral manufacturers, Logitech produces a line of "gaming" devices - keyboards, mice, headsets, and controllers - that have banks of programmable macro keys (yes, even their headsets have macro keys). These are referred to the Logitech G[www.logitechg.com] series of devices.

These macros can be configured with or without time between keystrokes and keylifts; this is especially useful, as Final Fantasy VI appears to have a baked-in detection threshold, and will often throw out commands that are input "too quickly", even if they are humanly possible.

The following macros have been tested to use the absolute minimum delays between key states that FFVI will detect, so that the macros are viable during timed events in-game.

While I have no experience with other macro systems, it seems likely that these macros may be adapted to other solutions, such as AutoHotKey; this guide will not cover alternate solutions, leaving it up to readers to adapt them to their needs.

COURTESY WARNING: These timings are the bare minimum that the game will recognize. As such, any interruption, such as a disk access at the wrong time, can lead to macro failure. If you have frequent failures with these macros, consider adding some time to each delay.
Raging Fist
Macro:
  • LEFT (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • LEFT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • RIGHT (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • RIGHT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • LEFT (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • LEFT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • ENTER (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • ENTER (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
Aura Cannon
Macro:
  • DOWN (press)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • LEFT (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • DOWN (release)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • LEFT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • ENTER (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • ENTER (release)
Meteor Strike
Macro:
  • RIGHT (press)
  • UP (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • RIGHT (release)
  • UP (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • LEFT (press)
  • UP (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • LEFT (release)
  • UP (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • DOWN (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • DOWN (release)
  • UP (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • UP (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • ENTER (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • ENTER (release)
Rising Phoenix
Macro:
  • LEFT (press)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • DOWN (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • LEFT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • RIGHT (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • DOWN (release)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • RIGHT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • ENTER (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • ENTER (release)
Chakra
Macro:
  • UP (press)
  • RIGHT (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • UP (release)
  • RIGHT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • LEFT (press)
  • UP (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • LEFT (release)
  • UP (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • RIGHT (press)
  • DOWN (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • DOWN (release)
  • RIGHT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • LEFT (press)
  • DOWN (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • LEFT (release)
  • DOWN (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • DOWN (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • DOWN (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • UP (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • UP (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • ENTER (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • ENTER (release)
Razor Gale
Macro:
  • UP (press)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • RIGHT (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • UP (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • DOWN (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • RIGHT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • LEFT (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • DOWN (release)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • LEFT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • ENTER (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • ENTER (release)
Soul Spiral
Macro:
  • RIGHT (press)
  • UP (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • UP (release)
  • RIGHT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • LEFT (press)
  • UP (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • UP (release)
  • LEFT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • UP (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • UP (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • DOWN (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • DOWN (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • RIGHT (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • RIGHT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • LEFT (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • LEFT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • ENTER (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • ENTER (release)
Phantom Rush
Macro:
  • LEFT (press)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • UP (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • LEFT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • RIGHT (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • UP (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • DOWN (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • RIGHT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • LEFT (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • DOWN (release)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • LEFT (release)
  • 0.15 sec delay (150 ms)
  • ENTER (press)
  • 0.1 sec delay (100 ms)
  • ENTER (release)
Macro Profile Download
For those that want the complete profile, look no further:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lLPD9odCjRcZJqn9IpPQXlYJCw__lbrA

The file is in XML, and may be examined prior to download at no risk. For instructions on importing, please refer to Logitech Support.
5 Comments
Azure Fang  [author] 25 Dec, 2020 @ 12:18pm 
@abejaZombie
There's a reason I stated in the foreword that you may need to add more time. Everybody's configuration is different.
abejaZombie 24 Dec, 2020 @ 8:38pm 
Im asked for a ton more of MS, you know why?
Dragon Voyager 5 Jul, 2020 @ 7:02am 
This is wonderfully helpful! Thank you! :steamhappy:
Totototokokokorir 1 Mar, 2019 @ 5:17am 
Like it!
Totototokokokorir 1 Mar, 2019 @ 5:17am 
o.o