FF8/Tools
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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.
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 | Edits .msd files | Colly | ? | Binary |
| FF8 Archive Commander | Inserts modified files back into game (except dialogue) | M4v3R | ? | 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 | 1.5 | Forum, Binary |
| Ifrit | Editor of ff8 .dat files (enemy data) | gjoerulv | 0.9.0.1 | Forum, Binary |
