Not sure there's no DIRECT_IO_EXPORT_DIR=EXP\ setting in the 1.2.1 config is that an issue? This is the current directory path C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered
The offline mode used to give me this error but now both do nothing, maybe windows security is blocking it. I've updated to latest nvidia drivers, verifying cache changes 2 files and allows me to play normally without mods, but not with custom launcher.
The batch files give me nothing and the 1.2.1a version gives me the same error boxes as before