Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions

[barbanium]

This is a tutorial on how to fix slowdowns on FFT: WOTL ISO which DOESN'T require the use of any CFW plug-ins or an actual PSP.
(Perfect for PPSSPP users who don't own a PSP anymore.)

NOTE: I could easily provide a download link for the actual patched ISO, but even if I legally own that ISO, I think it's still against this forums' rules.

Alright! Now, the tutorial.
You have two options, the practical solution and the patched game solution.

PRACTICAL SOLUTION:

REQUIREMENT:

• Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions [ULUS-10297] or [ULES-00850] ISO
  (that's it!)

PROCEDURE:

1) Go to PPSSPP>Game Settings>Control Mapping...

2) Assign a control input to "Unthrottle."

3) In-game, whenever the slowdown starts , press that control input to hasten the game.

DONE!

PATCHED GAME SOLUTION:

REQUIREMENTS:

• Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions [ULUS-10297] or [ULES-00850] ISO
• FFT WOTL [US] slowdown fix.ppf for [ULUS-10297] or FFT WOTL [EU] slowdown fix.ppf for [ULES-00850]
• PPF-O-Matic
  

PROCEDURE:

1) Download the appropriate patch according to your game's region:

• FFT WOTL [US] slowdown fix.ppf for [ULUS-10297]
• FFT WOTL [EU] slowdown fix.ppf for [ULES-00850]
  

(These download links are from my own MediaFire account due to ffhacktics site being inaccessible at the moment.)
(Maybe their site is down permanently, idk!)
Unzip the downloaded file.

2) Download PPF-O-Matic from this site: http://www.romhacking.net/utilities/356/
Click "Download File Now" to download it.
(Or download it from my MediaFire account here.)
Unzip the downloaded file.

3) Locate your ripped FFT: WOTL ISO file and make a backup copy.
Right-click the ISO file, click Properties, then uncheck the checkbox for "Read-only" under "Attributes."
(We want it to be a NOT read-only file.)

4) Open the unzipped downloaded folder of PPF-O-Matic, then run "ppf-o-matic3.exe."
Click the floppy disk icon to the right of "ISO File" then locate your FFT: WOTL ISO file.
(The one that's NOT read-only, NOT the backup.)

5) Click the floppy disk icon to the right of "Patch" then locate the downloaded "FFT WOTL slowdown fix.ppf."
Click "Apply."
Close "ppf-o-matic3.exe."

6) Open PPSSPP then load the patched ISO file.
IMPORTANT: When you load the patched ISO for the first time, make sure you load a save file IN-GAME (or start a new game if you don't have a save file) and DON'T load a save state instead.
After that, you can use save states again.
There shouldn't be any slowdowns when the casting animation starts.

DONE!

If ever you messed up any of the steps above or the patching method doesn't work for you, delete the patched ISO and just play the backup ISO with the PRACTICAL SOLUTION.

I hope this helps!