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Title: FF8 Battle Flashes Disabled
Post by: DLPB_ on 2017-09-07 00:26:08

I worked with JWP to solve this issue for user Giud, and eventually we got there.  FF8 is a NIGHTMARE to debug.  The optimizer being on without stack frames is only the start.  This may be useful to those with epilepsy.  Use HextEdit (or other hex editor) with the following:

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FF8_EN.exe

{For certain flashes like critical attacks
{1067BC = 90:5

{Disable all battle flashes
1712C0 = C3

When using HextLaunch (memory addresses), it is

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{For certain flashes like critical attacks
{5067BC = 90:5

{Disable all battle flashes
5712C0 = C3

If you only want specific critical flashes to be disabled, move the curly bracket { over the second entry and remove it from the first.

This is for the English Steam version.  Other versions will need new addresses.

Title: Re: FF8 Battle Flashes Disabled
Post by: Mcindus on 2017-09-07 10:06:07

Great work!!!

Looking forward to more FF8 mods from you in Hext!

Title: Re: FF8 Battle Flashes Disabled
Post by: gaaasstly on 2017-09-07 15:50:55

Can you clarify the syntax for me?

{ = comment?
address = relative or absolute?
<address> = <hex>:<size>?

@Mcindus -> http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=15354.msg252994#msg252994 (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=15354.msg252994#msg252994)

Title: Re: FF8 Battle Flashes Disabled
Post by: DLPB_ on 2017-09-07 18:12:47

Download HextTools 3.0 from tools.  It comes with full help file.

Title: Re: FF8 Battle Flashes Disabled
Post by: 52983562983629 on 2017-12-27 14:03:17

Hey do you know how to disable flashes on international versions of Steam? I'm from Italy and I would really like to do it.

Title: Re: FF8 Battle Flashes Disabled
Post by: Maki on 2017-12-27 17:38:11

Quote from: DLPB on 2017-09-07 00:26:08

FF8 is a NIGHTMARE to debug.

No, it's not. 👿

Quote from: Svpernovae on 2017-12-27 14:03:17

Hey do you know how to disable flashes on international versions of Steam? I'm from Italy and I would really like to do it.

It's a hack for international version. You probably want a patch for FF8_IT.exe

Title: Re: FF8 Battle Flashes Disabled
Post by: 52983562983629 on 2017-12-27 20:52:35

Soooo... what do I do? (sorry, I'm not good at these things)

Title: Re: FF8 Battle Flashes Disabled
Post by: Maki on 2017-12-27 22:22:34

Wait a bit. DLPB will surely port it over to Italian. I'm also free tomorrow so if I don't forget I'll write you updated addresses.

Title: Re: FF8 Battle Flashes Disabled
Post by: DLPB_ on 2017-12-27 23:08:53

no no i'm too busy!  haha but it should be easy to find the offsets

Title: Re: FF8 Battle Flashes Disabled
Post by: Maki on 2017-12-28 11:25:52

Here you are!

0050638C
00571870

Therefore:

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{For certain flashes like critical attacks
{50638C = 90:5

{Disable all battle flashes
571870 = C3

For EXE patching just change first 5 to 1

Title: Re: FF8 Battle Flashes Disabled
Post by: 52983562983629 on 2017-12-28 12:42:46

Thank you so much!!