In addition to official releases of Final Fantasy V, the romhack Project Demi is also permitted. Note that you still need to provide your own ROM to be patched.
This hack streamlines the process without affecting gameplay. It removes or drastically shortens most cutscenes and adds several quality of life features, such as innate overworld dashing and the ability to turn off random encounters.
Project Demi is based on the SNES version and includes all of the quirks of the original. The translation it uses, however, can be slightly confusing for players used to more modern translations.
Disabling EXP gain is available natively in the Pixel Remaster version, and since it's an important part of a low level run, I've compiled sets of cheat codes to do the same on SNES and GBA.
SNES Cheats to stop EXP gain:
| Name | Game Genie Code | Address | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remove Exp For Enemy #1 | DD7D-23E8 | 7E3F0B | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #2 | DD74-23E8 | 7E3F2B | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #3 | DD70-23E8 | 7E3F4B | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #4 | DD71-23E8 | 7E3F6B | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #5 | DD76-23E8 | 7E3F8B | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #6 | DD7C-23E8 | 7E3FAB | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #7 | DD7A-23E8 | 7E3FCB | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #8 | DD7E-23E8 | 7E3FFB | 0000 |
GBA Cheats to stop EXP gain:
| Name | Gameshark Code | Address | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remove Exp For Enemy #1 | 2201F0C8 00000000 | 0201F0C8 | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #2 | 2201F15C 00000000 | 0201F15C | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #3 | 2201F1F0 00000000 | 0201F1F0 | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #4 | 2201F284 00000000 | 0201F284 | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #5 | 2201F318 00000000 | 0201F318 | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #6 | 2201F3AC 00000000 | 0201F3AC | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #7 | 2201F440 00000000 | 0201F440 | 0000 |
| Remove Exp For Enemy #8 | 2201F4D4 00000000 | 0201F4D4 | 0000 |
If using Bizhawk (or any emulator that supports the same cheat file format), you can download the pre-made files that will automatically apply these cheats when loaded.
SNES Cheats File
GBA Cheats File
Over the course of the run, you'll almost certainly need to reference some information about the game. While the fandom wiki does contain a lot of information, it frequently has errors, is very cumbersome to use and fandom doesn't deserve the traffic if it can be helped.
Caves of Narshe - A wealth of info about FFV (and most of the classic Final Fantasies) that's very well organized and easy to navigate.
mog07's Algorithm FAQ - GameFAQs has many very thorough guides and this is one of my favorites. It details the AI script of every enemy in the game, letting you see which abilities they can use and when.
Enkibot - A fiesta-oriented tool that displays helpful info about each part of the game based on your jobs.