FF8/Variables
From Final Fantasy Inside
Game variables can be accessed using the PSHM family of script functions, and can be written to by using the POPM family of functions. Which one you use depends on the variable.
| Var type | Var Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Word | 256 | Main Story quest progress. In PC saves, value is at offset 0xE10 |
| Byte | 440 | "First time" dialogue flags. (+16 Nida) |
| Byte | 488 | Alternate Party Flags. Irvine +1/+16, Quistis +2/+32, Rinoa +4/+64, Zell +8/+128.1 |
| Byte | 720 | Squall's costume (0=normal, 1=student, 2=SeeD, 3=Bandage on forehead) |
| Byte | 721 | Zell's Costume (0=normal, 1=student, 2=SeeD) |
| Byte | 722 | Selphie's costume (0=normal, 1=student, 2=SeeD) |
| Byte | 728 | Random game seed? Value of Tomb of Unknown King student ID. Possibly does other things as well. |
| Byte | 730 | Joined Garden Festival committee (1=yes, 0=no) |
| Byte | 734 | Split Party Flags (+1 Zell, +2 Irvine, +4 Rinoa, +8 Quistis, +16 Selphie).2 |
Notes
- 1. When the party splits in disc 2, each party member in the inactive party except Selphie has one of the eight bits changed for this variable. One member has a flag in the 4 most significant bits, and the other has a flag in the 4 least significant bits. It's done this way so that when the characters appear, they animate towards different locations in the field, rather than stacking on top of each other.
- 2. This byte contains flags for which characters are in Squall's party when the party splits in disc 2.
