Archives 2026

Back on March 3, 2026, PPSSPP publicly released their latest update, version 1.20. With it, came a wealth of improvements to the emulator, but notably for us at Tactics League, a major built-in feature that will make playing FFT WotL over the internet easier than ever before.

Introducing Ad Hoc Relay Servers

One of the (apparent) hurdles in getting more community members involved with the PvP Patch or just playing FFT WotL online multiplayer in general, even with the original game, is the amount of various installations you need to complete to be able to do so. Previously, we used ZeroTier VPN to handle the PSP’s local network mode (named Ad Hoc) over the internet by tunneling the connection over a virtual LAN environment. For those not technically inclined, it could be a difficult task or even off-putting to continue with getting set up for online play.

Now, with PPSSPP v1.20+, the ZeroTier step is no longer necessary, port forwarding your router or firewall isn’t as needed either (though enabling PPSSPP through Windows Firewall is still a good idea for the sake of less headaches), and even mobile connections (4G/5G) can play too versus Wi-Fi or other mobile users without extra steps to do so.

Ad Hoc Relay Servers forward these “local” network packets from one player to the other via a central server (in this case, we will be using socom.cc) which also removes a lot of the technical hurdles that comes about with networking. What this means for players is that we can use the settings directly in the emulator to set up a connection and battle it out without needing a VPN or even sharing our VPN IP address to make that connection – faster gaming and smoother connections for all!

Join our Discord and Better Matchmake

Even with this new feat, matchmaking with another player is a bit troublesome as the game requires one player to “Host” a game while the other “Joins.” There is a 30-second window before the fails to connect to others as it doesn’t have a lobbying system found in more modern games.

The Tactics League Discord is the avenue to find players, create fairer matchmaking (by using our bot to determine who is Host or Guest), and of course communicate and grow. If you are interested in partaking in Melee or Rendezvous, I encourage you to join our Discord today!

With the start of the new year, a new competitive take is on the horizon, one that will hopefully steer further interest into the competitive side of Final Fantasy Tactics and showcase all of the mod’s quality of life and other exciting changes that have gone into the PvP Patch and community creations to date.

For Glory! is a new weekly sanctioned competitive event program that will feature a live-streamed match from both the Tactics League Discord and YouTube channels every Tuesday (when possible) of the calendar year. This is a new initiative based on community feedback to improve the social aspects of Tactics League and to encourage new and returning players to compete – for all the glory, of course.

Schedule

As mentioned above, For Glory! will be hosted each Tuesday, when permissible, between 9:30 PM and 11:30 PM Eastern. This will also mark a change in streaming services as we switch from Twitch to YouTube to better align with our existing YouTube channel and content as an all-in-one place for the Tactics League media library.

How it Works

For Glory! creates a new avenue for the competitive scene to showcase featured matches, featuring commentary from both the emcee and the competitors themselves, providing insight into decision-making and thoughts on plays and overall performances.

Members of the Tactics League Discord can sign up the following week, starting on Wednesday and ending on Friday, for a chance to compete, up to a maximum of eight players, with the lucky competitors being randomly selected each week to do so for the upcoming Tuesday event. Selected competitors will still follow all normal ruleset and competition regulations in place (For Glory! is treated as a fully sanctioned competition, just faster paced and more consecutive), including submitting their party roster ahead of the event by Monday (this is commonly known as Roster Registration and Roster Lock) to ensure their team meets the standards of the game format and are locked in with their squad.

All For Glory! matches are considered single-elimination, best-of-3 series, to ensure a timely-paced event for both competitors and spectators alike.

Regarding game formats, For Glory! supports both Standard and 4v4 All-Stars too, so be on the lookout for different styles of fights and even some metas to form from this!

Competitor Points

As a sanctioned event by Tactics League, For Glory! also awards Competitor Points (CP), which is our seasonal points system to determine leaderboard ranking, competition-ranked privileges, and who is considered the best of the best for the current season. Based on the weekly nature of this event, both competitors will earn CP just for participating, in the amount of 300 for 1st and 150 for 2nd. These values may seem small at first, but there is the potential for 13,800 CP over 46 weeks from 1st place (and 6,900 CP for 2nd) earnings that also add up with other awarding from future competitions as well!

Prepare For Glory!

Come witness the start of a new journey and be a part of a growing community! For Glory!‘s first live-streamed event will take place on January 27, 2026, on our YouTube channel.
Interested in joining our Discord, checking out the PvP Patch mod, or wanting to partake in For Glory!? Join the Tactics League Discord today!