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= Contents====History===Final Fantasy VIII came after the mega hit [[FF7|Final Fantasy VII]], it in itself was a very successful game release for Square. For more on the [[FF8/HistoryOf|history of Final Fantasy VIII read here]]. The Game Engine * [[FF8/Engine|Final Fantasy VIII's Engine]] === Engine constants ===* [[FF8/Engine_const/BattleFiles|Array of Battle files]] === Details of the Game ===* [[FF8/Kernel|Final Fantasy VIII's Kernel]] * [[FF8/Variables|Game variables used in scripting]] * [[FF8/Engine/WorldMapCamera|World map camera]]* [[FF8/Encounter_Codes|Battle encounters list]]* [[FF8/String_Encoding|String Encoding]]

==The Game Engine=Field files ===* [[FF8/Field/Script/Opcodes|Opcodes]] Field script opcodes* [[FF8/FileFormat_MCH|[MCH]]] Field Character Models * [[FF8/FileFormat_ONE|[ONE]]] Field Character Models Container * [[FF8/FileFormat_MIM|[MIM]]] Field Background Image Data * [[FF8/FileFormat_MAP|[MAP]]] Field Background Tile Data * [[FF8/FileFormat_JSM|[JSM]]] Field Scripts * [[FF8/FileFormat_SYM|[SYM]]] Field Script names (unused) * [[FF8/FileFormat_MSD|[MSD]]] Field Dialogs * [[FF8/FileFormat_INF|[INF]]] Field Gateways * [[FF7/Field/Walkmesh|[ID]]] Field Walkmesh (same format as FF7) * [[FF8/FileFormat_CA|[CA]]] Field Camera * [[FF8/FileFormat_TDW|[TDW]]] Extra font * [[FF8/FileFormat_MSK|[MSK]]] Movie cam (?) * [[FF8/FileFormat_RAT_MRT|[RAT]] & [MRT]] Battle related * [[FF8/FileFormat_PMD|[PMD]]] Particle Info * [[FF8/FileFormat_PMP|[PMP]]] Particle Image Data * [[FF8/FileFormat_PVP|[PVP]]] Unknown (often 0x0c000000, sometimes 0x0a000000 or 0x0b000000) * [[FF8/EngineFileFormat_SFX|Final Fantasy VIII's Engine[SFX]]]Indexes to Sound Effects (?)

==Details of the Game=Main ===* [[FF8/Main_wm2|wm2field.tbl]] * [[FF8/Main_kernel|kernel.bin]] * [[FF8/Main_harata|harata.cnf]] * [[FF8/Main_init|init.out]] * [[FF8/Main_namedic|namedic.bin]]=== Menu ===* [[FF8/Menu_sp2|*.sp1/*.sp2]]* [[FF8/Menu_mngrphd_bin|mngrphd.bin]]* [[FF8/Menu_mngrp_bin|mngrp.bin]]* [[FF8/Menu_tkmnmes|tkmnmes*.bin]]* [[Ff8/Menu_mag_textures|mag*.tex]]* [[FF8/Menu_mngrp_strings_locations|mngrp strings]]* [[FF8/Menu_mngrp_complex_strings|mngrp complex strings]]* [[FF8/Menu_m000_m004|m00*.bin and m00*.msg]]* [[FF8/Menu_areames_dc1|areames.dc1]]* [[FF8/KernelMenu_price_bin|Final Fantasy VIII's Kernelprice.bin]]

 ==Media Formats=Tools and Patches =* [[FF8/PlaystationMedia|Final Fantasy VIII PS1]] media information.* [[FF8/PC_Media|Final Fantasy VIII PC]] media information.* [[FF8/GameSaveFormat|Final Fantasy VIII Save data]]  ==File Formats==* [[FF8/FileFormat_MCH|[MCH]]] Field Character Models* [[FF8/FileFormat_DAT|[DAT]]] Battle Models* [[FF8/FileFormat_MIM|[MIM]]] Field Background Image Data* [[FF8/FileFormat_MAPTools|[MAP]]] Field Background Tile Data ==Tools and Patches==<small>todo</small>]]