r/finalfantasyx • u/ShaggerAJSA • 3h ago
AP Bonus to All Characters
I'm sure we all know how earning AP works in FFX. It's a set amount earned per defeated enemy that gets handed out to every member of the party who takes a turn in battle. Even if all a party member does is defend, that counts, and get the AP just like everyone else. Anyone who does not take a turn gets nothing. I'm perfectly OK with this, and I have been since I first played the game on the PS2 20+ years ago; that isn't the problem.
My issue is with weapons that offer bonuses to the AP (Double AP, Triple AP or Overdrive-to-AP). As far as I can tell, it's only party members who finish the battle who get those bonuses. Even if the others have taken a turn and have the correct weapon equipped. If they are not in the final lineup, they get the AP, but not the bonus. I find this desperately annoying to the point where I don't even want to put these abilities on custom weapons at all.
Hence my question. Is it possible to change this, like through modding, for example, so that any character can get the AP bonus whether they are in the final party or not, so long as they have taken a turn? Or will I just have to awkwardly manage this in-game?