FF8/Menu m000 m004
Info from FF8 - Cards & Menu Text by Sega Cheif and FF8 - mngrp.bin by JWP
Contents
BIN
Offsets of strings and actual values for Refine Abilities.
m000.bin
Data
8 abilities
| Ability | # of Entries | mngrp.bin Location | Offset | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Mag-RF | 7 entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F000) | 0x0 | Item to Thunder/Wind Magic |
| I Mag-RF | 7 entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F038) | 0x38 | Item to Ice/Water Magic |
| F Mag-RF | 10 entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F070) | 0x70 | Item to Fire/Flare Magic |
| L Mag-RF | 21 entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F0C0) | 0xC0 | Item to Life Magic |
| Time Mag-RF | 14 entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F168) | 0x168 | Item to Time Magic |
| ST Mag-RF | 17 entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F1D8) | 0x1D8 | Item to Status Magic |
| Supt Mag-RF | 20 entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F260) | 0x260 | Items to Support Magic |
| Forbid Mag-RF | 6 entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F300) | 0x300 | Items to Forbidden Magic |
Entry
8 bytes
| Type | Size | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| UInt16 | 2 | Offset | Text Offset
(little-endian) |
| Byte | 1 | Received | Amount received |
| UInt16 | 2 | UNK | {0x0001} |
| Byte | 1 | Input_Item_ID | Input: Item id value
0x00-0xC6 |
| Byte | 1 | Required | Amount needed |
| Byte | 1 | Output_Spell_ID | Output: Spell id value
0x01-0x38 |
m001.bin
Data
7 abilities
| Ability | # of Entries | mngrp.bin Location | Offset | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recov Med-RF | 9 Entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F800) | 0x0 | Item to Recovery Items |
| ST Med-RF | 12 Entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F848) | 0x48 | Item to Status Removal Items |
| Ammo-RF | 16 Entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F8A8) | 0xA8 | Item to Ammo Item |
| Forbid Med-RF | 20 Entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F928) | 0x128 | Item to Forbidden Medicine |
| GFRecov Med-RF | 12 Entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21F9C8) | 0x1C8 | Item to GF Recovery Items |
| GFAbl Med-RF | 42 Entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21FA28) | 0x228 | Item to GF Ability Medicine Items |
| Tool-RF | 32 Entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x21FB78) | 0x378 | Item to Tool Items |
Entry
8 bytes
| Type | Size | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| UInt16 | 2 | Offset | Text Offset
(little-endian) |
| Byte | 1 | Received | Amount received |
| UInt16 | 2 | UNK | {0x0001} |
| Byte | 1 | Input_Item_ID | Input: Item id value
0x00-0xC6 |
| Byte | 1 | Required | Amount needed |
| Byte | 1 | Output_Item_ID | Output: Item id value
0x00-0xC6 |
m002.bin
Data
2 abilities
| Ability | # of Entries | mngrp.bin Location | Offset | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Mag-RF | 4 entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x2200000) | 0x0 | Upgrade Magic from low level to mid level |
| High-Mag-RF | 6 entries | (mngrp.bin loc: 0x2200020) | 0x20 | Upgrade Magic from mid level to high level |
Entry
8 bytes
| Type | Size | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| UInt16 | 2 | Offset | Text Offset
(little-endian) |
| Byte | 1 | Received | Amount received |
| UInt16 | 2 | UNK | {0x0001} |
| Byte | 1 | Input_Spell_ID | Input: Spell id value
0x01-0x38 |
| Byte | 1 | Required | Amount needed |
| Byte | 1 | Output_Spell_ID | Output: Spell id value
0x01-0x38 |
m003.bin
| Type | Size | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| UInt16 | 2 | Offset | Text Offset
(little-endian) |
| Byte | 1 | Received | Amount received |
| UInt16 | 2 | UNK | {0x0001} |
| Byte | 1 | Input_Item_ID | Input: Item id value
0x00-0xC6 |
| Byte | 1 | Required | Amount needed |
| Byte | 1 | Output_Item_ID | Output: Item id value
0x00-0xC6 |
m004.bin
| Type | Size | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| UInt16 | 2 | Offset | Text Offset
(little-endian) |
| Byte | 1 | Received | Amount received |
| UInt16 | 2 | UNK | {0x0001} |
| Byte | 1 | Card_ID | Card id value
0x00-0x6D |
| Byte | 1 | Required | Amount needed |
| Byte | 1 | Item_ID | Item id value
0x00-0xC6 |
MSG
Text offsets are in bin files. Strings end with 0x00. Strings are encoded.
m003.msg
Example:
Elixir:\n10 will refine \ninto 1 Megalixir\0
When Elixir Card is selected only "10 will refine into 1 Megalixir" shows up above in help box
When choose the a box shows up with entire string. With:
Elixir (Number remaining)
Number to refine 10
Megalixir (Total amount)
m004.msg
Example:
Geezard Card:\n1 will refine \ninto 5 Screws\0
When Geezard Card is selected only "1 will refine into 5 Screws" shows up above in help box
When choose the a box shows up with entire string. With:
Geezard (Number remaining)
Number to refine 1
Screws (Total amount)
