Proto:Chrono Trigger (SNES)/Area Differences/12000 BC
This is a sub-page of Proto:Chrono Trigger (SNES)/Area Differences.
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Overworld
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12,000 BC was another era whose map came away with only a few changes:
- The biggest difference is that the Sun Keep is mysteriously missing in both versions of the world map. This was later corrected, necessitating cutting off a small piece of land on the nearby island.
- The portal cave was moved slightly north, and the nearby terrain was altered to accommodate this. More decorative trees were added to this large continent, and a small peninsula in the southwest was enlarged slightly.
- The background music for this map is "Corridors of Time", the Zeal Kingdom theme. In the final, this area is accompanied only by a howling wind.
Zeal Kingdom
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Despite being a small map, Zeal had quite a different look in the prototype:
- The two halves of the largest landmass are connected by a series of teleporter caves. In the final, a small island and two bridges span the large lake, and the cave furthest to the east was removed. Oddly, its entrance data still exists in the final, but it simply leads to a black screen with no exit.
- The inaccessible Sealed Palace sported a completely different look in the prototype, looking far more mechanical and ominous. This was originally intended to be a full-fledged dungeon, but was cut down dramatically for the final, necessitating the map graphic change as well.
Post-Zeal
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The remnants of the world in 12,000 BC after Zeal's great fall are largely in a preliminary state in the prototype. Nothing is functional, and there are numerous changes:
- The Last Village has an extra tent, and the Commons are depicted rather sloppily using decorative trees, instead of the standard forest tiles.
- The North Cape also uses decorative trees, rather than the rocky graphic seen in the final.
- The Sun Keep and Portal Cave are completely missing.
- Numerous small decorative ice patches were added in the final.
Skyways
TODO
Enhasa
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Enhasa begins a strange trend of Zeal towns actually getting details removed from the final: in this case, four stools, two wall banners, a potted plant (in the center of the room), and a railing (in the upper-right corner) were cut, although an extra stool was added near the entrance. A book was also placed on the table in the upper-right room, and the center staircase was extended slightly.
Note that all the individual tileset changes in the Graphic Differences page also apply to all three Zeal cities.
Kajar
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Kajar saw more significant changes than Enhasa did. The lower-left room was almost completely redesigned, with only the bed and desk remaining in their original positions. An oddly-placed bed was removed from the central hall (with the healing pool and rug moved to the center of the room), a stool was removed from the sitting area in the upper-left room, and two potted plants got the axe. The pillars and stools in the magic laboratory were also all removed.
Zeal Palace
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Like all the locales in Zeal, Zeal Palace used to be slightly more elaborate. A table and several stools were removed from the upper walkways on the left side of the main hall. The pillars near the upper left door were also moved, to match the other two doors. Finally, a few minor tileset issues were resolved in the final, as a bookshelf near the entrance is cut off at the very top, and the wall near it uses some improperly placed tiles.
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The carpet in the hallways used a different (and much uglier) palette, and is properly layered to display on the stairs. The final still has this graphic, but is incorrectly layered to be underneath the stairs.
Other more subtle differences include the statues in the throne hallway being moved up one tile, and banners removed from the walls to be added to the Mammon Machine hallway.
Deleted Zeal Dungeon
Some sort of dungeon located within Zeal Castle. It's unfinished, but can be accessed by enabling a walk-through-walls code and passing through the left bookshelf in Schala's room. The inaccessible-looking door in the upper-left corner exits to the throne room, which hints at the possibility that it was necessary to sneak in there by another means at one point in the game, presumably upon returning to Zeal with the Epoch after the Prophet seals the Gate.
These two rooms are also located with the Zeal Dungeon maps, and while none of the staircases lead anywhere, it seems likely they were intended to connect to the staircases in the middle of the main room in some fashion.
A couple paths also exist in the Zeal Dungeon maps. It's possible they were intended to be a couple bridges that would appear to allow you access to the otherwise inaccessible upper door, as they fit over the gaps between ledges perfectly.
Algetty
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Algetty, village of the Earthbound Ones, underwent some minor changes. The biggest one involves the entry point: in the prototype, you enter from the bottom and climb up, while in the final you enter from the top and climb down.
Other changes include a second cave near the very top of the village that ended up removed, the entrance/exit tunnel in the upper-right corner being added in the final, and the "house" entrances changed from using staircase graphics to simply looking like ordinary caves.
An empty, unfinished house also exists in the prototype, accessible via the extra cave mentioned above. It was removed entirely from the final.
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The Beast's Lair was literally twice as large in the prototype. Only the latter half of the area (in slightly modified form) is used in the final. It's inactive, but events can be reactivated with the following codes:
F7226D95 F7226E84 F72270A3 F7227185
There are a pair of extra encounters with Beasts in the first tunnel, which obviously don't exist in the final. Their stats hadn't been worked out yet at this point in development, so they're extremely weak, having only 1 HP.
The Mud Imp, Red Beast, and Blue Beast are still fought at the end, but also have no stats/script and only 1 HP. The two beasts use the more elaborate boss death animation in the prototype, whereas they die just like normal monsters in the final. Probably changed because this looks strange.
Mt. Woe
Mt. Woe, while almost finished, has several distinct differences in the prototype. As usual, it's sleeping, but can be woken up with these codes:
F7228255 F7228389 F7228845 F722898A F7228BEF F7228C8A
...in a manner of speaking, anyhow. Even with the codes active, all it does is enable proper exit data, as there are no monsters present and the chests contain nothing. "Silent Light" continues to play as the background music in the prototype, while the final replaces it with the same howling wind heard on the 12,000 BC world map.
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The most obvious difference of note are several very visible tileset glitches. The treasure chests, dirt patches, and rocks at the very bottom of the ledges are all either in a preliminary state, or are outright corrupt.
Design-wise, a somewhat-glitched platform in the upper right corner was removed from the final, and the double chain connecting to it was reduced to a single chain, which now connects to the next area. Two treasure chests were removed, and two others were re-positioned slightly. More detail, such as extra rocks and flowers, was also added, and the lower right corner of the middle-right platform was extended.
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More of the same tileset glitches seen previously still exist here, with the treetop graphics being unfinished. A small cliff was removed from the middle-right platform, the chain in the bottom-right corner was altered slightly, and the treasure chest near it was moved up a little bit.
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Several chains were re-positioned in the final, making the area a bit more straightforward, but also allowing for a few side-paths where treasure chests are located. The middle-right platform was moved up a fair distance, and the chain connecting to the summit was shortened considerably as a result. In addition, the lower right platform was altered, probably to remove the illusion of another path in that direction. Finally, most of the treasure chests were either moved or deleted entirely.
This screen consisting of two long chains connects the last area of Mt. Woe to its summit. It was removed entirely in the final, and you're taken directly to the summit from the last area instead.
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A strange glowing statue of Giga Gaia (the area's guardian/boss fight) is present on the alter atop Mt. Woe in the prototype. The area was otherwise untouched. Its removal is probably for the better; it bears more than a passing resemblance to the film Predator.
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Giga Gaia itself underwent some changes, as it had a strange worm-like lower body. These extra graphics were removed entirely in the final.
Ocean Palace
While normally inaccessible, the Ocean Palace does exist in a preliminary state. No events, exits, music, or chest data is present, leaving only the mapping and collision data.
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The entrance to the palace has oddly glitched textures for the lava that are exclusive to this map. It's also a bit more elaborate, with floor decorations and cubical structures to the side. The top archway is also missing a few tiles.
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The piazza had significant detail added to the final. The walkways had decorative lines added to them, three small islands were added, and nearby a removed chest a northwest pathway was slightly expanded.
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The side rooms all received significantly more detail in the final, and a chest in the top left room was removed.
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The secret room with the Demon Hit does not exist yet, corresponding to the weapon itself not being present in the prototype (See Item Differences for more detail). As before, the final version adds more detail to every room, particularly the central area at the bottom, and a chest in the top right was removed.
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As usual, more detail was added to the final. The stairwells themselves were also moved up slightly.
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Yet more detail added. The final also corrected a few graphical issues, mainly the black squares and a duplicated door.
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You guessed it, more detail in the final. The room is also much larger with blank tiles, for some reason.
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The antechamber was almost completely redone, with many pillars removed and much more elaboration decorations added in their place.
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Finally, the throne room containing the Mammon Machine had a staircase removed and minor tile adjustments.
Blackbird
TODO
North Cape
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The North Cape in 12,000 BC was completely different in the prototype. Not only does the final version sport an entirely new design, but even the palette was altered, changing the feel from evening in the prototype to morning in the final.
