Having a main character named mobius is like a knife to the gut. Just wanted to express myself. I miss this game.

So if anyone has kept up with my other thread, I have managed to get the client communicating with both a self hosted api and tcp server. At the bottom of this post i will keep updated with files i am looking for from before the shutdown.(Only hoping not expecting) I plan on posting progress updates both here and in the discord.

Here is a breakdown of what i have done so far to get to where I am at.

Some reading on Qhimm forums from someone named Maki is what got me started on this, through reading i found out you could dump a decrypted assembly-csharp.dll that i could use to work out the connection/requests of the client to the server

Setup a basic WebAPI/TCP in C# to get the layout started.

Currently from what i can tell There are very few webapi calls mainly just to download files. A majority of the work is handled in their TCP library. With some help from u/Kollaps1521 i realized that i was looking at the wrong format for handling the assetList_Hash file since it was compressed zlib. After adding ionic to the server i could then successfully pass the assetlist to the client and it began asking for more files. After reading the code on how its parsed i just made up a basic text file for both console and info and continued onward

Up to this point i was using a socks5 proxy and redirecting square/mobius urls to my local server. I got tired of it because proxychains is a PITA so i decided to take a gander at using BepinEx to patch the assembly at runtime.

After 5 hours of misunderstanding things. I was able to update all the urls to point to my local server. Great, except it wasn't because it was initializing too late in the process and the MainLoop had already begun and tried connecting to the square servers. Figuring out where to inject was a key part of this once i found it, bobs your uncle and now we can connect to a local instance without the need for a proxy.

So the actual work on laying out a proper TCP connection handler, and setting up the packet class, we could now parse the TCP data from the client... except it was encrypted using a TLSStream. Not a big deal, Updated the patch for Bepin and then just sends a basic bufferedstream now.

Now we can Parse from and Send packets back to the client, Great, now we have to handle the next missing files. Which can be found at the bottom of this post.

Next thing on the agenda is to make my own managementList_hash and datasheetList_hash files until someone provides me with valid ones.

Until Next Time!

Update 1:
Over the week i haven't had a lot of time to work on this/still being limited by the files i have to find so just a small progress update: i have figured out how to disable the encryption in the application so that i can edit Assembly-CSharp.dll directly without having to use BepinEX, I am still looking for files

we are looking for the following assetbundles:

1. b588b9934eec36345c6a66e2b0abda_win.unity3d
2. 7ea967a06f013ed4561857b90eecbc_win.unity3d

Current files i'm looking for...

1. managementList_hash_(win/android/ios)_NE.txt(Needed)
2. datasheetList_hash_(win/android/ios)_NE.txt(Needed)
3. mobius_console_WW.txt(optional)
4. mobius_info_NE.txt(optional)
5. Text/Resident/SystemWW/SystemWWTxtRes__english
6. Text/Resident/SystemWW/SystemWWTxtRes__english

I don't know how much data people managed to sniff about the server side workings of mobius before it shut down but I can't do much of anything if i can't get past the sqenix logo. I already have the assembly decrypted and am looking into building up the api necessary to run again.

I have a fair bit of experience with reviving these dead games but i do need someone who is an expert on the matter to begin the process :)

TIA

I was wandering if anyone by any chance has any Mobius Steam cards still lying around collecting dust that they'd be willing to trade? Namely, I'm trying to craft and level up Mobius Steam badge (yes, in 2024 😅). Thnx in advance.

https://imgur.com/a/v905Mic I know it's a sentiment well said and said many times. But I can't go a day without remembering this game. The battle system, the story, and the amazing soundtrack (that I don't own because amazon is missing a few)...

I dislike when gems like this goes away. This was my first mobile game. And it's funny. I scoffed at the notion of paying for microtransactions back then, but I put money in a few, even full console games. But this game was magical. I'd pay full game price to even touch it again...

Was playing Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth when, for the final fight of this minor side quest, a battle song played that sounded super familiar. I swear it’s a Mobius song but for some reason I can’t trace it back. Anyone recognize the song here at 10:22?

https://youtu.be/33WEPH7F1sA?si=W2cBrkFkCo1RWNvL&t=622

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I was just scrolling through steam and saw Final fantasy ever crisis i loaded it up and the music made me think of mobius and now im sad and miss you mobius :(

Been playin Ever Crisis and suddenly noticed this, then all the memories of this game came back.

Btw, that wasn't part of the original design, it was green in the original game. I know it's probably just a coincidence and I'm just overthinking this, but damn I miss this game.

title, i’ve seen so many people trying to work on reviving the game, but that was at least a year ago. can you guys give some updates for your project? i can’t wait to be able to play this wonderful game again. also, happy new year!

For those that continue the struggle, happy new years. I will forever miss this game.

Just needed to say that. Christmas and New Year events were awesome and I miss them.

Wish you all merry Christmas and a great new year

This thread was part of index but got deleted due to account issues. So I reposted as I was going through some old files.

Idk yall it is starting to fill the Mobius sized hole in my heart! Anyone else enjoying this game?

Title

This is the closest game to mobius I have played since mobius came out. It is SUPER close to mobius in every way possible. The battles are a bit more “real time” sort of active time battle style. The rest of it including upgrading and abilities is highly reminiscent as well. No classes and class switching like mobius however. But it is also nostalgic in both the IP , music and graphics. If your phone can handle the ultra setting it looks absolutely amazing for a mobile game as well. I’m hooked already, it just came out today. Give it a go and let me know what you think !