FF8 / Tools
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Essentials
The entries in this section are to enable you to play Final Fantasy VIII should you encounter issues in running the game.
| Name | Description | Author | Version / Status | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF8 v1.2 Official Patch | Updates the game to version 1.2. | Square / Eidos | 1.2 | Patch (Final Fantasy Soundfont Project) (http://ffsf.aaron-kelley.net/patch.html) |
| FF7/FF8 OpenGL Driver | Renders the games with OpenGL, allowing increased compatibility with modern graphics cards and superior graphics. | Aali (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=2862) | 0.7.11 beta | Forum (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8306.0) v0.7.11b (http://backup.ninjaloot.se/share/ff7_opengl-0.7.11b.zip) v0.7.3b (http://backup.ninjaloot.se/share/ff7_opengl-0.7.3b.zip) |
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Modifications
The following section maintains a list of projects that can be used in conjunction with Final Fantasy VIII to enhance the game beyond starting and playing the game as normal; these range from patches used to enhance graphics, to viewers and editors for game data. Entries are listed by category, then alphabetically.
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Viewers / Extractors
| Project Name | Description | Author | Version / Status | Links |
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| Garden | Decompiles/Extracts all files from the game. | Qhimm | ? | ? |
| Biturn | Texture viewer. Can open TIM and MIM formats. Textures have to be extracted from .FI archives first. | Mirex (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=171) | 0.88 | Website (http://mirex.mypage.sk/index.php?selected=1#Biturn), Forum (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=2819), FAQs (http://mirex.mypage.sk/RNR/rnr.php?action=show_notes&parentid=97) |
| FF8ModelViewer | View .DAT files | KVaks | ? | Website (http://kvaks.narod.ru/FF8Info.html), Binary (http://kvaks.narod.ru/FF8Viewer/update2.rar) |
| Omega | FF7 & FF8 tool for converting BMP <--> TEX | M4v3R (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=496) | 1.3 | Forum (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=3373.msg47176), Binary (http://www.balamb.pl/qh/omega.7z) |
| Unmass | Archive unpacker, supports FF7 LGP archives and FF8 .FI archives | Mirex (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=171) | 0.92 | Website (http://mirex.mypage.sk/index.php?selected=1#Unmass), Binary (http://mirex.mypage.sk/FILES/unm_w092.rar) |
| Moomba | Edits .msd files | Colly | ? | Binary (http://www.balamb.pl/qh/moomba.7z) |
| FF8 Archive Commander | Inserts modified files back into game (except dialogue) | M4v3R (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=496) | ? | Binary (http://www.balamb.pl/qh/ff8ac.7z) |
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Configurator/Soundfonts
| Project Name | Description | Author | Version / Status | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF8 Configurator | GUI to configure ff8 and soundfonts | Changeling (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1568) | 2.2 | Forum (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5731.0) |
| FF8 Launcher | Allow custom resolution and fix for the texture transparency issues (black boxes) | magixts (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4090) | 1.31 | Forum (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=7248.0) |
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Editors
| Project Name | Description | Author | Version / Status | Links |
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| Cactuar | Editor of ff8 .msd files (field texts) | LeeHiOoO (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4850) | 0.3a | Forum (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8924.0) |
| FF8Msg | Edits the menu | M4V3R | ? | Binary (http://www.balamb.pl/qh/ff8msg.7z) |
| Chole | Save game editor for Chocobo World | Ficedula (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=68) | 1.00 | Website (http://sylphds.net/f2k3/index.html), Binary (http://sylphds.net/f2k3/programs/chole/chole100.zip) |
| Hyne | Save game editor pc/psx | myst6re (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4778) | 1.5.1 | Forum (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=9713.0), Binary (http://wikisquare.com/public/Hyne/Hyne-1.5.1.zip) |
| Ifrit | Editor of ff8 .dat files (enemy data) | gjoerulv (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=3668) | 0.9.0.1 | Forum (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8741.0), Binary (http://www.mediafire.com/?jdgmkzmu3om) |
