FF8/Tools

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 OpenGL Driver	Renders the game with OpenGL, allowing increased compatibility with modern graphics cards and superior graphics.	Aali	0.7.x beta	Project & Forum v0.7.8b v0.7.3b
FF8 v1.2 Official Patch	Updates the game to version 1.2.	Square / Eidos	1.2	Patch (Final Fantasy Soundfont Project)

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.

Viewers / Extractors

Project Name	Description	Author	Version / Status	Links
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	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	Website, Binary
Moomba	Finds .msd files	Colly	?	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
Chole	Save game editor for Chocobo World	Ficedula	1.00	Website, Binary
Hyne	Save game editor pc/psx	myst6re	1.3	Forum, Binary
Ifrit	Editor of ff8 .dat files (enemy data)	gjoerulv	0.9.0.1	Forum, Binary