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== Essentials ==
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== Essentials ==
  
 
The entries in this section are to enable you to play [[FF8|Final Fantasy VIII]] should you encounter issues in running the game.
 
The entries in this section are to enable you to play [[FF8|Final Fantasy VIII]] should you encounter issues in running the game.
  
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" style="border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse;"
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{| style="border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Name
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! Name
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Description
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! Description
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Author
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! Author
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Version / Status
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! Version / Status
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Links
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! Links
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! align="left" | FF8 OpenGL Driver
 
| Renders the game with OpenGL, allowing increased compatibility with modern graphics cards and superior graphics.
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=2862 Aali]
 
| style="background:rgb(255,235,235)" | 0.7.x beta
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8306.0 Project & Forum] [http://backup.ninjaloot.se/share/ff7_opengl-0.7.8b.zip v0.7.8b] [http://backup.ninjaloot.se/share/ff7_opengl-0.7.3b.zip v0.7.3b]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
! align="left" | FF8 v1.2 Official Patch
 
! align="left" | FF8 v1.2 Official Patch
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| Square / Eidos
 
| Square / Eidos
 
| 1.2
 
| 1.2
| [http://ffsf.aaron-kelley.net/patch.html Patch (Final Fantasy Soundfont Project)]
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|
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[http://ffsf.aaron-kelley.net/patch.html Patch (Final Fantasy Soundfont Project)]
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|-
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! align="left" | FF7/FF8 OpenGL Driver
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| Renders the games with OpenGL, allowing increased compatibility with modern graphics cards and superior graphics.
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=2862 Aali]
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| style="background: rgb(255,235,235)" | 0.7.11 beta
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8306.0 Forum] [http://backup.ninjaloot.se/share/ff7_opengl-0.7.11b.zip v0.7.11b] [http://backup.ninjaloot.se/share/ff7_opengl-0.7.3b.zip v0.7.3b]
 
|}
 
|}
  
== Modifications ==
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== Modifications ==
  
 
The following section maintains a list of projects that can be used in conjunction with [[FF8|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.
 
The following section maintains a list of projects that can be used in conjunction with [[FF8|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.
  
=== Viewers / Extractors ===
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=== Patches  ===
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The following are patches that change the overall FFVIII experience.
  
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{| style="border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"
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! Project Name
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Description
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! Description
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Author
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! Author
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Version / Status
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! Version / Status
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Links
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! Links
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|-
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! align="left" | Roses and Wine
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| Roses and Wine is a full replacement for the FF8 midi music. It will update FF8 to use looping ogg music, created from the Original Soundtrack, using bass.dll. Roses and Wine does not touch the executable, and supports both the original 2000 release and the 2013 Steam release.
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=6439 DLPB]
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| style="background: rgb(235,255,235)" | W06 Final, 06.Jun.2016
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=13715.0 Forum]
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|}
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===  Viewers / Extractors  ===
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{| style="border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"
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! Project Name
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! Description
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! Author
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! Version / Status
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! Links
 
|-
 
|-
 
! align="left" | Garden
 
! align="left" | Garden
 
| Decompiles/Extracts all files from the game.
 
| Decompiles/Extracts all files from the game.
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| Qhimm
 
| ?
 
| ?
| ?
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|
| ?
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[http://www.breck-mckye.com/final-fantasy-modding/Ficedula-Mirror/gardenalpha.zip Mirror]
| -
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|-
 
! align="left" | Biturn
 
! align="left" | Biturn
 
| Texture viewer. Can open TIM and MIM formats. Textures have to be extracted from .FI archives first.
 
| Texture viewer. Can open TIM and MIM formats. Textures have to be extracted from .FI archives first.
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=171 Mirex]
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=171 Mirex]
 
| 0.88
 
| 0.88
| [http://mirex.mypage.sk/index.php?selected=1#Biturn Website], [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=2819 Forum], [http://mirex.mypage.sk/RNR/rnr.php?action=show_notes&parentid=97 FAQs]
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[http://mirex.mypage.sk/index.php?selected=1#Biturn Website], [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=2819 Forum], [http://mirex.mypage.sk/RNR/rnr.php?action=show_notes&parentid=97 FAQs]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! align="left" | FF8ModelViewer
 
! align="left" | FF8ModelViewer
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| KVaks
 
| KVaks
 
| ?
 
| ?
| [http://kvaks.narod.ru/FF8Info.html Website], [http://kvaks.narod.ru/FF8Viewer/update2.rar Binary]
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|
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[http://kvaks.narod.ru/FF8Info.html Website], [http://kvaks.narod.ru/FF8Viewer/update2.rar Binary]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! align="left" | Omega
 
! align="left" | Omega
| FF7 & FF8 tool for converting BMP <--> TEX
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| FF7 &amp; FF8 tool for converting BMP &lt;--&gt; TEX
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=496 M4v3R]
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=496 M4v3R]
 
| 1.3
 
| 1.3
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=3373.msg47176 Forum], [http://www.balamb.pl/qh/omega.7z Binary]
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=3373.msg47176 Forum], [http://www.balamb.pl/qh/omega.7z Binary]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! align="left" | Unmass
 
! align="left" | Unmass
 
| Archive unpacker, supports FF7 LGP archives and FF8 .FI archives
 
| Archive unpacker, supports FF7 LGP archives and FF8 .FI archives
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=171 Mirex]
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=171 Mirex]
 
| 0.92
 
| 0.92
| [http://mirex.mypage.sk/index.php?selected=1#Unmass Website], [http://mirex.mypage.sk/FILES/unm_w092.rar Binary]
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=6892.0 Forum], [http://mirex.mypage.sk/index.php?selected=1#Unmass Website], [http://mirex.mypage.sk/FILES/unm_w092.rar Binary]
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! align="left" | Moomba
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| Edits .msd files
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| Colly
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| ?
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|
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[http://www.balamb.pl/qh/moomba.7z Binary]
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|-
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! align="left" | FF8 Archive Commander
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| Inserts modified files back into game (except dialogue)
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=496 M4v3R]
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| ?
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|
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[http://www.balamb.pl/qh/ff8ac.7z Binary]
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|-
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! align="left" | FF8Audio
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| View/Import/Export sound effects.
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=22631 Shard]
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| 1.1
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=14944.0 Forum] [http://www.mediafire.com/download/1gewfy3n80zs6h8/FF8Audio.7z Binary]
 
|}
 
|}
  
=== Configurator/Soundfonts ===
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=== Configurator/Soundfonts ===
  
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" style="border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse;"
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{| style="border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Project Name
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! Project Name
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Description
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! Description
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Author
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! Author
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Version / Status
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! Version / Status
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Links
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! Links
 
|-
 
|-
 
! align="left" | FF8 Configurator
 
! align="left" | FF8 Configurator
 
| GUI to configure ff8 and soundfonts
 
| GUI to configure ff8 and soundfonts
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1568 Changeling]
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1568 Changeling]
 
| 2.2
 
| 2.2
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5731.0 Forum]
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5731.0 Forum]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! align="left" | FF8 Launcher
 
! align="left" | FF8 Launcher
 
| Allow custom resolution and fix for the texture transparency issues (black boxes)
 
| Allow custom resolution and fix for the texture transparency issues (black boxes)
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4090 magixts]
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4090 magixts]
 
| 1.31
 
| 1.31
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=7248.0 Forum]
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=7248.0 Forum]
 
|}
 
|}
  
=== Editors ===
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=== Editors ===
  
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{| style="border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Project Name
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! Project Name
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Description
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! Description
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Author
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! Author
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Version / Status
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! Version / Status
! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" | Links
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! Links
 
|-
 
|-
 
! align="left" | Cactuar
 
! align="left" | Cactuar
 
| Editor of ff8 .msd files (field texts)
 
| Editor of ff8 .msd files (field texts)
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4850 LeeHiOoO]
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|
| 0.3a
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4850 LeeHiOoO]
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8924.0 Forum]
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| style="background: rgb(255,215,235)" | 0.3a
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8924.0 Forum]
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|-
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! align="left" | FF8Msg
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| Edits the menu
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| M4V3R
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| ?
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|
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[http://www.balamb.pl/qh/ff8msg.7z Binary]
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|-
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! align="left" | Carbuncle
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| kernel.bin editor
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1102 Colly]
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| 0.9
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=13599 Forum]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! align="left" | Chole
 
! align="left" | Chole
 
| Save game editor for Chocobo World
 
| Save game editor for Chocobo World
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=68 Ficedula]
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=68 Ficedula]
 
| 1.00
 
| 1.00
| [http://sylphds.net/f2k3/index.html Website], [http://sylphds.net/f2k3/programs/chole/chole100.zip Binary]
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=14322 Forum], [http://www.breck-mckye.com/final-fantasy-modding/Ficedula-Mirror/chole100.zip Binary]
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|-
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! align="left" | Deling
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| Field editor and archive extractor (.FI/.FL/.FS). Cross-Platform.
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4778 myst6re]
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| style="background: rgb(255,235,235)" | 0.8b
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=13050.0 Forum], [http://sourceforge.net/projects/deling/ SourceForge], [http://github.com/myst6re/deling GitHub]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! align="left" | Hyne
 
! align="left" | Hyne
 
| Save game editor pc/psx
 
| Save game editor pc/psx
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4778 myst6re]
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|
| 1.3
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4778 myst6re]
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=9713.0 Forum], [https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7oL5epgX4OBYWY4MzEwZjUtZDlkZS00MTAzLTk5MjQtMGMyOWNiNzNlZTUw&hl=en Binary]
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| 1.8.2
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=9713.0 Forum], [http://sourceforge.net/projects/hyne/ SourceForge]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! align="left" | Ifrit
 
! align="left" | Ifrit
 
| Editor of ff8 .dat files (enemy data)
 
| Editor of ff8 .dat files (enemy data)
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=3668 gjoerulv]
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=3668 gjoerulv]
 
| 0.9.0.1
 
| 0.9.0.1
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8741.0 Forum], [http://www.mediafire.com/?jdgmkzmu3om Binary]
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8741.0 Forum], [http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?cgdccuuudrdgnr2 Binary]
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|-
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! align="left" | PuPu
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| Field Importer/Exporter
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=8950 Omzy]
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| style="background: rgb(255,235,235)" | 1
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|
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[http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=13444.0 Forum]
 
|}
 
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Latest revision as of 05:25, 23 May 2019

Contents

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)

FF7/FF8 OpenGL Driver Renders the games with OpenGL, allowing increased compatibility with modern graphics cards and superior graphics.

Aali

0.7.11 beta

Forum v0.7.11b v0.7.3b

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.

Patches

The following are patches that change the overall FFVIII experience.

Project Name Description Author Version / Status Links
Roses and Wine Roses and Wine is a full replacement for the FF8 midi music. It will update FF8 to use looping ogg music, created from the Original Soundtrack, using bass.dll. Roses and Wine does not touch the executable, and supports both the original 2000 release and the 2013 Steam release.

DLPB

W06 Final, 06.Jun.2016

Forum

Viewers / Extractors

Project Name Description Author Version / Status Links
Garden Decompiles/Extracts all files from the game. Qhimm ?

Mirror

Biturn Texture viewer. Can open TIM and MIM formats. Textures have to be extracted from .FI archives first.

Mirex

0.88

Website, Forum, FAQs

FF8ModelViewer View .DAT files KVaks ?

Website, Binary

Omega FF7 & FF8 tool for converting BMP <--> TEX

M4v3R

1.3

Forum, Binary

Unmass Archive unpacker, supports FF7 LGP archives and FF8 .FI archives

Mirex

0.92

Forum, Website, Binary

Moomba Edits .msd files Colly ?

Binary

FF8 Archive Commander Inserts modified files back into game (except dialogue)

M4v3R

?

Binary

FF8Audio View/Import/Export sound effects.

Shard

1.1

Forum Binary

Configurator/Soundfonts

Project Name Description Author Version / Status Links
FF8 Configurator GUI to configure ff8 and soundfonts

Changeling

2.2

Forum

FF8 Launcher Allow custom resolution and fix for the texture transparency issues (black boxes)

magixts

1.31

Forum

Editors

Project Name Description Author Version / Status Links
Cactuar Editor of ff8 .msd files (field texts)

LeeHiOoO

0.3a

Forum

FF8Msg Edits the menu M4V3R ?

Binary

Carbuncle kernel.bin editor

Colly

0.9

Forum

Chole Save game editor for Chocobo World

Ficedula

1.00

Forum, Binary

Deling Field editor and archive extractor (.FI/.FL/.FS). Cross-Platform.

myst6re

0.8b

Forum, SourceForge, GitHub

Hyne Save game editor pc/psx

myst6re

1.8.2

Forum, SourceForge

Ifrit Editor of ff8 .dat files (enemy data)

gjoerulv

0.9.0.1

Forum, Binary

PuPu Field Importer/Exporter

Omzy

1

Forum