FF8/WorldMap wmsetxx

Info

WMSETxx.obj (where xx may refer to gr,us,it,fr,sp) is a multi-data world map file containing many core functions and 3D objects. This file contains almost everything: sounds, scripts, dialogs, texts, textures, models- all contained in one file. Main differences between en/it/gr/sp/fr are localized dialogs, so next sections have different offsets. Offsets before this are all the same. Wmset.obj is probably never used in-game and is leftover. Dialogs in lang-en/wmset.obj are in english, but the file is different from wmsetus.obj.

General structure

WMSETxx.obj is made from 48 sections. File starts with header, that has 48*4 bytes. Every offset is 4 bytes long.

Offset	Length	Description
0	4 bytes	Section 1
SectNmbr * 4	4 bytes	Section SectNmbr

The last section is offset 188.

Section 1: UNKNOWN

Offset	Length	Description
0	4 bytes	Section size
4	Section size	UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

Section 2-13: UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

Section 14: Side quests texts/tialogs

This section provides dialogs on world map used in side quests.

This section starts with header pointing to relative offsets to dialog/text portions.

Dumped data from wmsetus.obj:

…+-1 Airstation5 … 7  Get off…YesNo5 + 7  Get off…YesNo5 - 7  Get off…YesNo”Bound for 5 4 7“Pay 4111 Gil to rideDon't ride”
Bound for 5 3 7“Pay 4111 Gil to rideDon't ride”Bound for 5 ! 7“Pay 4111 Gil to rideDon't ride7 ”You don't have enough money“
Selphie ”C'mon?  To the 5Missile Base7?“ n Soldier”Give it up“ n Soldier”I'm busy“ n Soldier”There's no way you're getting 
through?“ n Soldier”This is our duty“ n Soldier”Just like always“ n Soldier”How 'bout a date…“Found a draw point?But no one 
can drawFound a draw point?Nothing thereFound a draw point? foundCan't carry anymoreYou do not have DrawWho will draw…Don't 
draw  stocked 1+-=*&??()·.71Out of/  …?3  7remaining …YesNo#‘2 How to drive 7          4!Back  7!Forward          6!Get on
:off Steer with directional button 1!Change POV2 Garden Controls 7          4!Back  7!Forward  5!To cockpit          6!Get on
:off Steer with directional button 1!Change POV2 How to ride a Chocobo 7 6!Get off Run with directional button 1!Change POV2
 Spaceship Controls 7          4!Back  7!Forward  5!To cockpit          6!Get on:off Directional button to go up:down:steer 1!
Change POV)This place looksfamiliar·It looks abandonedand run=down”Huh?…“Nida”The gauge is going berserk?…“)Shouldn't be getting
 off·This must be Obel LakeThrow a rockTry hummingIt's Obel LakeThrow a rockTry hummingA black shadow rose to the surfaceThrow
 a rockTry humming againThe black shadow disappearedThe rock sank .The rock skipped once . .The rock skipped twice . . .The 
rock skipped 4 times . . . .The rock skipped 5 times . . . . .The rock skipped 6 times . . . . . .The rock skipped 7 times . 
. . . . .The rock skippedmany many timesBlack Shadow”Hello human  What a lovely tune“A black shadow rose to the surface”Hello?“)
There's something large there·”Thanks for speaking to me again?“”Umm“”Can you do me a favor…“)What is it·)I don't want to hear 
it·”It's my friend Mr Monkey Can you find him for me…“”Please“”“”Mr Monkey should be in a forest somewhere Keep walking around 
and I'm sure you'll find him“”Oh yeah do you know what…“”Oh yeah“”What a beautiful day“”I wonder what it means…“”Mysterious 
writing on the rock“”Mr Monkey had a rock like this I think“”Take a break at the railroad bridge“”Take some time off at Eldbeak
 Peninsula“”I bet it's a wonderful place“Relayed the whereabouts of Mr Monkey”Thank you?“There's the monkey?Throw a rockSing”
You suck?“The monkey disappeared into the forestThe monkey told you off and disappeared into the forest”Ahhh?  Darn it? 
Y=You're just a big loser?  I'm able to skip the rock as many times as I want? So there? Ha=Ha? Loser? Dork? Idiot? Your mom 
wears combat boots?“”OUCH? D=Darn it? You're gonna pay for that?“The monkey threw a rock at you and ran?Upon inspecting the 
rockit looks man=made andhas some carving on itYou found the monkey”You big dork???“Almost?The monkey ran awayWhat's this?…You
 found a piece of rock by your footIt looks man=made andhas some carving on itBut it was just a rockA bird is warming an egg
Check it outLeave it aloneIt seems that the birdwent to go look for foodYou found a piece of rock thereNothing there1  
S T S L R M 1  U R H A E O 1  R E A I D R 1  E A S N P D 1  S T S L R M 71  U R H A E O 71  R E A I D R 71  E A S N P D 7”
At the beach in 2 something special washes ashore at times“”You'll find something on an island east of 4 too“”There's also 
something on top of a mountain with a lake and cavern“”Back in the day south of here there used to be a small but beautiful 
village surrounded by deep forests Everyone lived a happy life there“There is a stone pillarIf you look closelythere's something
 written on it”TRETIMEASUREAT MINOFFDEISLE“)…·Found 9?Found L?Found ?Found 1?That sound disappeared into the lakeThere are many
 multicoloredrocks with faces all over the placeThe black=faced rock tells you sternly”The treasure is probably in the direction
 of the North Star“The white=faced rock tells you coldly”It's east“The white=faced rock tells you coldly”It's west“The white=
faced rock tells you coldly”It's south“The white=faced rock tells you coldly”It's north“The red=faced rock tells you angrily”
The blue one's a liar?“The red=faced rock tells you angrily”The treasure's to the east?“The red=faced rock tells you angrily”
The treasure's to the west?“The red=faced rock tells you angrily”The treasure's to the south?“The red=faced rock tells you angrily
”The treasure's to the north?“The red=faced rock tells you angrily”The treasure's not here?“The blue=faced rock whispers”
I don't know where the treasure is“The blue=faced rock whispers”People call us ‘The Liar Rocks'“The blue=faced rock whispers”
Some of us just repeat the same thing“The blue=faced rock whispers”Some of us just talk nonsense“The blue=faced whispers”
Some of us just say the opposite of what we mean“This place just has rubble lying among the grassAbsolutely nothing)
Is thispart of something…·)Seems like the same rock     I picked up before·)This must be all of them·”This must be all the rocks““
If he's not around perhaps he took a train towards Dollet…“)I remember now This is Edea's house I get the feeling there's something
nearby Something hugenearby·

Section 15: NULL

4 Bytes NULL

Section 16: World map objects data

TODO

Section 17-19: UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

Section 20: UNKNOWN

Bunch of AKAO frames headers packed

Section 21: AKAO

Starts with AKAO header

Section 22-28: NULL

4 Bytes NULL

Section 29: UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

Section 30: NULL

4 Bytes NULL

Section 31: UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

Section 32: Text- Location names

This section provides location names (probably for Ragnarok landing?)

This section starts with header pointing to relative offsets to dialog/text portions.

Dumped data from wmsetus.obj:

?2344 Forest  Garden  Garden: Station!9Missile Base7WinhillEdea's House%:
51 Seaside Station1 City1: AirstationLunatic Pandora Laboratory=1
Sorceress MemorialTears' Point1 Seaside Station=Tears' PointTears' 
PointLunatic Pandora Laboratory1:Airstation1 Sorceress Memorial

Section 33-37: UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

Section 38: World map textures archive

This section starts with header pointing to relative offsets to .TIM textures. When engine reads offset as 0 (00 00 00 00) then ends reading offsets (so 0 is end of offset list). This is one of the larger sections in file. THIS section is responsible for 1/2 world map textures (Those are really used in-game). There is 36 textures inside as of original release. Also, sea, beach and special effects texture is present.

Offset	Length	Description
0	4 bytes	Relative offset to texture
Various (144 originally)	4 bytes	'00 00 00 00' - offset list end
Offset pointed by header	Various	.TIM texture (10 00 00 00 08)

Section 39: Textures - roads, train track, bridge

This section starts with header pointing to relative offsets to .TIM textures. When engine reads offset as 0 (00 00 00 00) then ends reading offsets (so 0 is end of offset list). THIS section is responsible for train track textures, road textures, bridge train track texture (the one that gets through FH).

Offset	Length	Description
0	4 bytes	Relative offset to texture
Various (52 originally)	4 bytes	'00 00 00 00' - offset list end
Offset pointed by header	Various	.TIM texture (10 00 00 00 08)

Section 40: One world map texture/NULL

This section starts with header pointing to relative offsets to only one .TIM texture. This is the first texture that is in texl.obj or wmsetxx.obj/Section 38.

Offset	Length	Description
0	4 bytes	Relative offset to texture
4	4 bytes	'00 00 00 00' - offset list end
8	Various (16384 originally)	.TIM texture (10 00 00 00 08)
After Texture	Next offset-(header+TIM texture)	NULL data

Section 41: UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

Section 42: Vehicle and object textures

This section starts with header pointing to relative offsets to .TIM textures. When engine reads offset as 0 (00 00 00 00) then ends reading offsets (so 0 is end of offset list). THIS section is responsible for vehicles, world map objects textures (Balamb mobile, Galbadia mobile, Balamb halo ring, cactuar statue, lunatic pandora...)

Offset	Length	Description
0	4 bytes	Relative offset to texture
Various (132 originally)	4 bytes	'00 00 00 00' - offset list end
Offset pointed by header	Various	.TIM texture (10 00 00 00 08)

Section 43-47: UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

Section 48: AKAO frame

Starts with AKAO

Models list by language code

       wmsetgr	wmsetus	wmsetsp	wmsetfr	wmsetit
1	15772	15420	16200	14700	15676
2	19140	18788	19568	18068	19044
3	19536	19184	19964	18464	19440
4	21100	20748	21528	20028	21004
5	21416	21064	21844	20344	21320
6	22980	22628	23408	21908	22884
7	23296	22944	23724	22224	23200
8	24260	23908	24688	23188	24164
9	24496	24144	24924	23424	24400
10	24652	24300	25080	23580	24556
11	26248	25896	26676	25176	26152
12	27860	27508	28288	26788	27764
13	29448	29096	29876	28376	29352
14	29604	29252	30032	28532	29508
15	31300	30948	31728	30228	31204
16	33332	32980	33760	32260	33236
17	36644	36292	37072	35572	36548
18	37040	36688	37468	35968	36944
19	38480	38128	38908	37408	38384
20	39872	39520	40300	38800	39776
21	41304	40952	41732	40232	41208
22	42764	42412	43192	41692	42668
23	44064	43712	44492	42992	43968
24	45044	44692	45472	43972	44948
25	46128	45776	46556	45056	46032
26	49520	49168	49948	48448	49424
27	55260	54908	55688	54188	55164
28	60968	60616	61396	59896	60872
29	65748	65396	66176	64676	65652
30	66800	66448	67228	65728	66704
31	67196	66844	67624	66124	67100
32	68056	67704	68484	66984	67960
33	68548	68196	68976	67476	68452