History DarthWiki / SymphoniaSelfInsertMod

** The game now actually ''tells you'' if a cooking recipe contained any favorite or unfavorite ingredients, as this mechanic was [[GuideDangIt left completely unexplained]] in the base game. This ends up doubly important when it comes to the [=OCs=], as their food preferences can be different each run and a guide wouldn't help with them.

** In the base game, Lloyd has an unused affection value for himself, which existed solely as a copy/paste oversight and didn't actually do anything. In the mod, in the unlikely event of Lloyd's self-love being in his top 3 (which requires either save editing or ''severe'' cooking abuse), he'll have the option to go outside by himself at Flanoir, resulting in an ending where he has no soulmate and goes on his Exsphere-collecting journey alone.

** Treasure chests and skit points on the world map are now slightly visible when riding Noishe or the Rheiards, to make seeking them out easier.

* HelloInsertNameHere: The two new characters added by the mod are named by the player. Additionally, the mod restores the DummiedOut-outside-of-Japan item that allows name changes for the canon playable characters.

* JokeEnding: Taking down the Iselia Human Ranch at the very beginning of the game (not intended to be feasible without NewGamePlus) ends the game immediately, rolling the credits over a humorous slideshow of the [=OCs=] curb-stomping every adversary by themselves and twisting the game world into a lighthearted power fantasy for a pair of teenage nerds who have no reason to take this setting seriously.

* NewGamePlus: The mod is designed for use only after completing the game unmodded, and as such only shows its full features on save files with "that virus-like green circle".

* AscendedGlitch: One of the mod's changes is to make the tech glitch easier to perform. According to the guide writer, the mod creator considers the new version a "cheat code" instead of a glitch.

InUniverse, the Symphonia Self-Insert Mod is a fictional GameMod for ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' that allows you to create a pair of custom characters and add them to the game to make your very own interactive SelfInsertFic.

Out of universe, ''Symphonia Self-Insert Mod'' is a fanfiction taking the form of a Website/GameFAQs-style guide for this mod.

In reality, ''Symphonia Self-Insert Mod'' is a fanfiction taking the form of a Website/GameFAQs-style guide for this mod.

... At least that's the idea. For most of the idea's lifetime, it's been more of "a thing @/{{wingedcatgirl}} has been rotating in her mind" than "a thing she actually put down on paper anywhere". We'll see how long that lasts.

The Symphonia Self-Insert Mod is a GameMod for ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' that allows you to create a pair of custom characters and add them to the game to make your very own interactive SelfInsertFic.

Except actually, it's a fanfic taking the form of a Website/GameFAQs-style walkthrough of a typical playthrough using this hypothetical mod.

Except ''actually'' actually, it's just [[DarthWiki/UnpublishedWorks a story idea that never came to pass and possibly never will]].

Depending on which layer of metafictionality one prefers to interact with. [[note]]To get everything straight: The mod was always going to be fictional. The guide and the fanfic were/are going to be functionally the same document. ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' was already a real game. RealLife contains video games. That's too far up the stack, let's go back down. The "mod creator" and "guide writer" are fictional characters, but the "fic author" is and/or was going to be a real person, specifically @/{{wingedcatgirl}}.[[/note]]

!!This mod/fanfic/idea might have contained and/or might be going to contain examples of the following tropes:

Except ''actually'' actually, it's just [[DarthWiki/UnpublishedWorks a story idea that never came to pass and probably never will]].

* TheWatson: "The newb" is unfamiliar with the world and plot of ''Tales of Symphonia'', allowing "the nerd" to explain things to them -- and, by proxy, the audience -- whenever it's convenient.

* DevelopersForesight: Normally, if a save file wasn't created with both [[NewGamePlus the clear flag set]] and the mod installed, the [=OCs=] will simply not appear in it at all. However, if you somehow sneak them into your party, their weapons and other exclusive gear will be available in shops and elsewhere as normal, and they'll appear (without any lines) in any cutscene where the entire party is expected to appear. The guide writer cites a beta tester who claims this function was implemented to account for upgrading mid-save from the oldest version, which only added the [=OCs=] as playable characters and didn't change the plot.