Author Topic: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex  (Read 8776 times)

caliburn2003

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ok now that i have figured out to use hex editing a little... does anyone know the hex codes for the saving anywhere and the ability to switch out party members at anytime no matter what? like i want to edit the EXE file to be able to do it... i just need to know what values to change and ill be good! thanks in advance for your time!

JWP

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #1 on: 2016-06-06 22:29:13 »
try this:
[EDIT: see a few posts below for solution]

Although I'm not sure if the game will like you doing that sort of stuff :P
« Last Edit: 2016-06-07 10:31:48 by JWP »

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #2 on: 2016-06-06 23:37:39 »
ok thanks lol! and what do you mean the game not liking me doing that kind of stuff?

JWP

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #3 on: 2016-06-06 23:45:36 »
As in certain game scripts depend on some characters being in your party and saving in some places might screw the event scripting up when reloading.
Basically it could lead to some very erratic behavior e.g. being unable to do anything and needing to reload.
« Last Edit: 2016-06-06 23:52:38 by JWP »

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #4 on: 2016-06-06 23:50:39 »
ah ok thanks ill keep a clean copy of my exe saved on my desktop than just in case so i can reload an older save and such!

JWP

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #5 on: 2016-06-06 23:55:20 »
I'd suggest keeping a backup anyway but you'd still be able to load older saves with the modified exe.
The issue is that save files can get into a state that the game isn't expecting, so be prepared to save to different files a lot.

caliburn2003

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #6 on: 2016-06-07 00:07:20 »
ok thanks man i will but it seems those numbers werent accurate... ill just try to live without them... thanks anyway man!

JWP

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #7 on: 2016-06-07 00:26:25 »
Ah, you might have to change:
0x1221D5 from 740F to 9090 - makes enable/disable save point function always enable save points
0x1222AD from 740F to 9090 - makes enable/disable switch menu function always enable the switch menu
0x12BE2E from E2FC to CA03 - screen loading activates save + switch menu instead of disabling them

otherwise it gets reset on screen change and it won't activate unless you touch a savepoint at least once. What exactly was wrong with the numbers?
Also if you want a nice hex editor, I'd suggest: HxD.

EDIT: added cleaner solution
« Last Edit: 2016-06-07 10:35:28 by JWP »

caliburn2003

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #8 on: 2016-06-07 00:39:13 »
idk lol i went to enter the fire cavern first area and it wouldnt let me do anything ill give that one a try and i am using DLPBs tools... seemed to make it easier on me lol
yeah and that still didnt work either... i cant switch party memebers and cant save except in the normal world map and save points lol its all good thanks anyway man for the help with the crisis levels and everything i really do appreciate it!
« Last Edit: 2016-06-07 00:45:37 by caliburn2003 »

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #9 on: 2016-06-07 00:53:34 »
Odd, works for me, although I did update the offsets again.

caliburn2003

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #10 on: 2016-06-07 01:10:58 »
what do you mean you updated the offsets... oh geeze... now im all confused again lol

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #11 on: 2016-06-07 01:17:00 »
As in I edited the values in my post.
The "offset" is the location in the EXE in this case, see here for more information on the word usage.

caliburn2003

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #12 on: 2016-06-07 01:21:55 »
it worked ty very much!!!
« Last Edit: 2016-06-07 02:25:11 by caliburn2003 »

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Re: FF8 Steam EN Save anywhere hex and Switch anytime hex
« Reply #13 on: 2016-06-07 16:55:45 »
I have a cheat engine table with those flags, plus a bunch of other things on it. I'll upload it when I get home tonight.