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Revision as of 01:29, 25 April 2019 by my_wiki>Sebanisu (→The save format: Look for FF08 or 08FF)
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The save format
Offsets start from at 384 (0x0180).
| Offset | Size | Data |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0000 | 2 bytes | Checksum |
| 0x0002 | 2 bytes | Always 0x08FF |
| 0x0004 | 2 bytes | Preview: Location ID |
| 0x0006 | 2 bytes | Preview: 1st character's current HP |
| 0x0008 | 2 bytes | Preview: 1st character's max HP |
| 0x000A | 2 bytes | Preview: save count |
| 0x000C | 4 bytes | Preview: Amount of Gil |
| 0x0020 | 4 bytes | Preview: Total number of seconds played |
| 0x0024 | 1 byte | Preview: 1st character's level |
| 0x0025 | 1 byte | Preview: 1st character's portrait |
| 0x0026 | 1 byte | Preview: 2nd character's portrait |
| 0x0027 | 1 byte | Preview: 3rd character's portrait |
| 0x0028 | 12 bytes | Preview: Squall's name (0x00 terminated) |
| 0x0034 | 12 bytes | Preview: Rinoa's name (0x00 terminated) |
| 0x0040 | 12 bytes | Preview: Angelo's name (0x00 terminated) |
| 0x004C | 12 bytes | Preview: Boko's name (0x00 terminated) |
| 0x0058 | 4 bytes | Preview: Current Disk (0 based) |
| 0x005C | 4 bytes | Preview: Current save (last saved game) |
| 0x0060 | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Quetzalcoatl |
| 0x00A4 | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Shiva |
| 0x00E8 | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Ifrit |
| 0x012C | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Siren |
| 0x0170 | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Brothers |
| 0x01B4 | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Diablos |
| 0x01F8 | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Carbuncle |
| 0x023C | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Leviathan |
| 0x0280 | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Pandemonia |
| 0x02C4 | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Cerberus |
| 0x0308 | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Alexander |
| 0x034C | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Doomtrain |
| 0x0390 | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Bahamut |
| 0x03D4 | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Cactuar |
| 0x0418 | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Tonberry |
| 0x045C | 68 bytes | Guardian Forces: Eden |
| 0x04A0 | 152 bytes | Characters: Squall |
| 0x0538 | 152 bytes | Characters: Zell |
| 0x05D0 | 152 bytes | Characters: Irvine |
| 0x0668 | 152 bytes | Characters: Quistis |
| 0x0700 | 152 bytes | Characters: Rinoa |
| 0x0798 | 152 bytes | Characters: Selphie |
| 0x0830 | 152 bytes | Characters: Seifer |
| 0x08C8 | 152 bytes | Characters: Edea |
| 0x0960 | 400 bytes | Shops |
| 0x0AF0 | 20 bytes | Configuration |
| 0x0B04 | 4 bytes | Party (0xFF terminated) |
| 0x0B08 | 4 bytes | Known weapons |
| 0x0B0C | 12 bytes | Griever name (FF8 text format) |
| 0x0B18 | 2 bytes | Unknown (always 7966?) |
| 0x0B1A | 2 bytes | Unknown |
| 0x0B1C | 4 bytes | Amount of Gil |
| 0x0B20 | 4 bytes | Amount of Gil (Laguna) |
| 0x0B24 | 2 bytes | Limit Break Quistis |
| 0x0B26 | 2 bytes | Limit Break Zell |
| 0x0B28 | 1 byte | Limit Break Irvine |
| 0x0B29 | 1 byte | Limit Break Selphie |
| 0x0B2A | 1 byte | Limit Break Angelo completed |
| 0x0B2B | 1 byte | Limit Break Angelo known |
| 0x0B2C | 8 bytes | Limit Break Angelo points |
| 0x0B34 | 32 bytes | Items battle order |
| 0x0B54 | 396 bytes | Items 198 items (Item ID and Quantity) |
| 0x0CE0 | 4 bytes | Game time |
| 0x0CE4 | 4 bytes | Countdown |
| 0x0CE8 | 4 bytes | Unknown |
| 0x0CEC | 4 bytes | Battle: victory count |
| 0x0CF0 | 2 bytes | Unknown |
| 0x0CF2 | 2 bytes | Battle: battle escaped |
| 0x0CF4 | 4 bytes | Unknown |
| 0x0CF8 | 4 bytes | Battle: Tonberry killed count |
| 0x0CFC | 4 bytes | Battle: Tonberry Sr killed (yeah, this is a boolean) |
| 0x0D00 | 4 bytes | Unknown |
| 0x0D04 | 4 bytes | Battle: First "Bug" battle (R1 tip) |
| 0x0D08 | 4 bytes | Battle: First "Bomb" battle (Elemental tip) |
| 0x0D0C | 4 bytes | Battle: First "T-Rex" battle (Mental tip) |
| 0x0D10 | 4 bytes | Battle: First "Irvine" battle (Irvine's limit break tip) |
| 0x0D14 | 8 bytes | Battle: Magic drawn once |
| 0x0D1C | 20 bytes | Battle: Ennemy scanned once |
| 0x0D30 | 1 byte | Battle: Renzokuken auto |
| 0x0D31 | 1 byte | Battle: Renzokuken indicator |
| 0x0D32 | 1 byte | Battle: dream/Odin/Phoenix/Gilgamesh/Angelo disabled/Angel Wing enabled/???/??? |
| 0x0D33 | 16 bytes | Tutorial infos |
| 0x0D43 | 1 byte | SeeD test level |
| 0x0D44 | 4 bytes | Unknown |
| 0x0D48 | 4 bytes | Party (last byte always = 255) |
| 0x0D4C | 4 bytes | Unknown |
| 0x0D50 | 2 bytes | Module (1= field, 2= worldmap, 3= battle) |
| 0x0D52 | 2 bytes | Current field |
| 0x0D54 | 2 bytes | Previous field |
| 0x0D56 | 3*2 bytes (signed) | Coord X (party1, party2, party3) |
| 0x0D5C | 3*2 bytes (signed) | Coord Y (party1, party2, party3) |
| 0x0D62 | 3*2 bytes | Triangle ID (party1, party2, party3) |
| 0x0D68 | 3*1 bytes | Direction (party1, party2, party3) |
| 0x0D6B | 1 byte | Padding |
| 0x0D6C | 4 bytes | Unknown |
| 0x0D70 | 256 + 1024 bytes | |
| 0x1270 | 128 bytes | Worldmap (TODO) |
| 0x12F0 | 128 bytes | Triple Triad (TODO) |
| 0x1370 | 64 bytes | Chocobo World (TODO) |
Guardian Forces
The checksum calculation starts here.
There are 16 G-F: Quetzalcoatl, Shiva, Ifrit, Siren, Brothers, Diablos, Carbuncle, Leviathan, Pandemonia, Cerberus, Alexander, Doomtrain, Bahamut, Cactuar, Tonberry, Eden.
For each G-F:
| Offset | Size | Data |
|---|---|---|
| 0x00 | 12 bytes | Name (0x00 terminated) |
| 0x0C | 4 bytes | Experience |
| 0x10 | 1 byte | Unknown |
| 0x11 | 1 byte | Exists |
| 0x12 | 2 bytes | HP |
| 0x14 | 16 bytes | Complete abilities (1 bit = 1 ability completed, 9 bits unused) |
| 0x24 | 24 bytes | APs (1 byte = 1 ability of the GF, 2 bytes unused) |
| 0x3C | 2 bytes | Number of kills |
| 0x3E | 2 bytes | Number of KOs |
| 0x41 | 1 byte | Learning ability |
| 0x42 | 3 bytes | Forgotten abilities (1 bit = 1 ability of the GF forgotten, 2 bits unused) |
Characters
Squall, Zell, Irvine, Quistis, Rinoa, Selphie, Seifer, Edea. For each character:
| Offset | Size | Data |
|---|---|---|
| 0x00 | 2 bytes | Current HPs |
| 0x02 | 2 bytes | Max HPs |
| 0x04 | 4 bytes | Experience |
| 0x08 | 1 byte | Model ID |
| 0x09 | 1 byte | Weapon ID |
| 0x0A | 1 byte | STR |
| 0x0B | 1 byte | VIT |
| 0x0C | 1 byte | MAG |
| 0x0D | 1 byte | SPR |
| 0x0E | 1 byte | SPD |
| 0x0F | 1 byte | LCK |
| 0x10 | 2*32 bytes | Magics |
| 0x50 | 3 bytes | Commands |
| 0x53 | 1 byte | Padding or unused command |
| 0x54 | 4 bytes | Abilities |
| 0x58 | 2 bytes | Junctionned GFs |
| 0x5A | 1 byte | Unknown |
| 0x5B | 1 byte | Alternative model (Normal, SeeD, Soldier...) |
| 0x5C | 1 byte | Junction HP |
| 0x5D | 1 byte | Junction STR |
| 0x5E | 1 byte | Junction VIT |
| 0x5F | 1 byte | Junction MAG |
| 0x60 | 1 byte | Junction SPR |
| 0x61 | 1 byte | Junction SPD |
| 0x62 | 1 byte | Junction EVA |
| 0x63 | 1 byte | Junction HIT |
| 0x64 | 1 byte | Junction LCK |
| 0x65 | 1 byte | Junction elemental attack |
| 0x66 | 1 byte | Junction mental attack |
| 0x67 | 4 bytes | Junction elemental defense |
| 0x6B | 4 bytes | Junction mental defense |
| 0x6F | 1 byte | Unknown (padding?) |
| 0x70 | 16 * 2 bytes | Compatibility with GFs |
| 0x90 | 2 bytes | Number of kills |
| 0x92 | 2 bytes | Number of KOs |
| 0x94 | 1 byte | Exists |
| 0x95 | 1 byte | Unknown |
| 0x96 | 1 byte | Mental Status |
| 0x97 | 1 byte | Unknown |
Worldmap
- TODO
Triple Triad
- TODO
Chocobo World
| Offset | Size | Data |
|---|---|---|
| 0x00 | 1 byte (bit field) | Enabled / In world / MiniMog found / Demon King defeated / Koko kidnapped / Hurry! / Koko met / Event Wait off |
| 0x01 | 1 byte | Level |
| 0x02 | 1 byte | Current HP |
| 0x03 | 1 byte | Max HP |
| 0x04 | 2 bytes | Weapon (4 bit = 1 weapon) |
| 0x06 | 1 byte | Rank |
| 0x07 | 1 byte | Move |
| 0x08 | 4 bytes | Save count |
| 0x0C | 2 bytes | id related |
| 0x0E | 6 bytes | Unknown |
| 0x14 | 1 byte | Item Class A count |
| 0x15 | 1 byte | Item Class B count |
| 0x16 | 1 byte | Item Class C count |
| 0x17 | 1 byte | Item Class D count |
| 0x18 | 16 bytes | Unknown |
| 0x28 | 4 bytes | Associated save ID |
| 0x2C | 1 byte | Unknown |
| 0x2D | 1 byte | Boko Attack (star count: 0 = ChocoFire, 1 = ChocoFlare, 2 = ChocoMeteor, 3 = ChocoBocle) |
| 0x2E | 1 byte | Unknown |
| 0x2F | 1 byte | Home walking |
| 0x30 | 16 bytes | Unknown (unused?) |
