FF8/Engine/WorldMapCamera

Camera detail

Camera on world map is set to look-at target. Look at target is Squall, that is read from chara.one in world.fs file.

As the camera is look-at, then it works and moves on "logic" sphere. Memory in FF8 is static. Camera memory starts soon after last face indice layout is hold. Is after 3-4 unknown NULL bytes.

Camera build

Remember! Values are little-endian!

Physical camera location/translation:

Offset	Static memory address	Default or medium value	Type of value	Description
0	0x0203ECF8	0	short (2 bytes signed)	Camera Y axis translation. Camera.Location.Y = (Squall.Location + THIS);
2	0x0203ECFA	AB FE	short (2 bytes signed)	Camera X axis translation. Camera.Location.X = (Squall.Location.X + THIS);
4	0x0203ECFC	00 E4 / 00 E0	short (2 bytes signed)	Distance between camera and look-at-target (physical)
8	0x0203ED00	~FF 92	uint16	Operates camera tangent Y axis position. This is: hacking this to bird-fly view or like in RPG
10	0x0203ED02	ranges from 00 00 to 0F FF	12 bit	Operates camera tangent Z axis position. This is: the same as rotating camera in-game
12	0x0203ED04	00 00 (FF 0F max)	12 bit	Camera root rotation. For up-side down example. 9-12th bit is irrelevant. (1111 1111 xxxx 1111)
40	0x0203ED2C	0	bool	RESET CAMERA

Others:

Static memory address	Default or medium value	Type of value	Description
0x01CA92E4	1024/640	uint16	Logical camera zoom - Takes physical camera and applies logical zoom*

Logical zoom, for FF8 they're fixed values:

• 640 - when camera mode is set to far
• 1024 - when camera mode is set to near

These zoom is operated, when you in-game set the camera near-far preferences. (F default in Steam release)