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I'm quite new to modding FFVIII and I'm curious about one thing. How would I exactly edit damage formulas for both party members and allies? In particular I'd like to make some magic spells more useful whilst also nerfing other attacks. I'm using HxD as my editor but admittedly don't know where I should start looking.
Thanks in advance and sorry for what's probably a really simple question.
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I don't know about FF VIII, but for IX, that's far from the most simple thing to modify ^^"
Spell formulas are written in MIPS code in the PSX version.
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As far as FFVII goes, if you change formulae for allies, you change it for enemies too. FFVIII probably uses the same data for magics for all PCs and enemies.
But do you actually want to change the math behind the calculations or just change some strengths of individual actions? Those are two pretty different requests.
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Is this for the PC or Playstation version of FF8?
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As far as FFVII goes, if you change formulae for allies, you change it for enemies too. FFVIII probably uses the same data for magics for all PCs and enemies.
But do you actually want to change the math behind the calculations or just change some strengths of individual actions? Those are two pretty different requests.
Just some strengths of individual actions.
Is this for the PC or Playstation version of FF8?
PC version sorry. Steam version specifically.
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It's probably in the exe, you'll probably need a disassembler and debugger to modify them.
There's a function at 0x48D200 (in memory) that takes 7 args which might lead to where the values are stored:
arg1: caster id (0-2 for Seeds, 3+ for monsters - each person in a battle has an id)
arg2: either something like 2 (for magic) or a large value that might be some sort of offset/pointer
arg3: integer representing magic type e.g. 0x0C for Bio, 0x23 for haste
arg4: some pointer?
arg5: some dinput call or null (I've not actually investigated it, it might just be an assumption by my debugger)
arg6: target bitmask
arg7: some d3d call or null (I've not actually investigated it, it might just be an assumption by my debugger)
EDIT: Couple of other things:
function at 0x47E970 gets the name of magic from an ID
all the magic is listed in structs of 60 bytes from 0x1CF4064, no idea what these values are or if they're static/loaded from a file. I only know that the first word is an offset for locating the name and the second word is an offset for the description - the rest are a mystery and may relate to damage, status etc. or they could be completely useless for what you want.
The bytes that are usually 0x64 are probably for status/elemental stuff - could also be for junctions.
for example: bio has an id of 0x0C, so all the bio stuff is the 60 bytes at address 0x1CF4334
There's probably magic info stored elsewhere too, I'll see if I can dig out any more information at a later date.
Hope that helps! :)
list of magic can be found in this post:
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=11137.msg166280#msg166280 (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=11137.msg166280#msg166280)
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So after a bit more investigation, I've found that the magic data I mentioned in the previous post is loaded from the kernel.bin file and the magic stuff starts at offset 0x21C in kernel.bin and ends at 0xF78 - so you can use HxD to edit it (kernel.bin is in the main.fi archive and you'll need an archive extractor to remove it - see http://wiki.qhimm.com/view/FF8/Tools (http://wiki.qhimm.com/view/FF8/Tools) - in my case, main.fi is located at: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VIII\Data\lang-en\main.fi").
!!!--- Don't forget to make a backup of main.fi, main.fs and main.fl files before you edit it ---!!!
the 60 byte structures starting at 0x21C are comprised roughly as follows:
see: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_(Final_Fantasy_VIII) (http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_(Final_Fantasy_VIII)) for more information on magic,
see also: http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/197343-final-fantasy-viii/faqs/58936 (http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/197343-final-fantasy-viii/faqs/58936)
2 bytes - offset to spell name
2 bytes - offset to spell description
4 bytes - unknown
1 byte - spell power (basically relates to how much damage it does)
3 bytes - unknown
1 byte - draw resist (how hard it is to draw - higher = harder)
10 bytes - unknown
1 byte - HP junction value
1 byte - str junction value
1 byte - vit junction value
1 byte - mag junction value
1 byte - spr junction value
1 byte - spd junction value
1 byte - eva junction value
1 byte - hit junction value
1 byte - luck junction value
28 bytes - unknown
so modifying the spell damage is simple enough but this will also modify it for enemies.
If you wanted to modify the actual equation (the one listed on the wiki), then you'd need to know x86 ASM, there's a bunch of sub functions called from 0x4922B0:
arg1 - think this is 0x02 for magic but can be other values depending on attack type (e.g. attacking with gunblade is 0x0A)
arg2 - caster_id
arg3 - target_id
arg4 - spell_power
and one of those probably deals with that but I'd not recommend doing that.
EDIT:
function 0x491DA0 is probably the main damage calculation function:
arg1 - caster_id
arg2 - target_id
arg3 - spell_power (I made haste deal damage by changing this on the fly with a debugger :D)
arg4 - 0 = magic damage?, 2 = GF?
The main magic damage calculation is in this section of code (note that it's elsewhere for different damage types) - I'd recommend modifying the spell power listed above instead, since it's a lot easier:
note you can see the formula listed at section 4.2 of http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/197343-final-fantasy-viii/faqs/58936 (http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/197343-final-fantasy-viii/faqs/58936) listed in the code
CPU Disasm
Address Hex dump Command Comments
00491C62 |> \E8 B9D3FFFF CALL 0048F020 ; [FF8_EN.0048F020, case 0 of switch FF8_EN.491C17 - this call is to get_random_number
00491C67 |. 25 FF000000 AND EAX,000000FF
00491C6C |. B9 21000000 MOV ECX,21
00491C71 |. 99 CDQ
00491C72 |. F7F9 IDIV ECX
00491C74 |. 8BCA MOV ECX,EDX
00491C76 |. 8D145B LEA EDX,[EBX*2+EBX]
00491C79 |. 81C1 F0000000 ADD ECX,0F0
00491C7F |. 8D0493 LEA EAX,[EDX*4+EBX]
00491C82 |. 33D2 XOR EDX,EDX
00491C84 |. C1E0 04 SHL EAX,4
00491C87 |. 8A90 CF7BD201 MOV DL,BYTE PTR DS:[EAX+1D27BCF] ;get mag of caster
00491C8D |. 8BC2 MOV EAX,EDX ;EAX = mag of caster
00491C8F |. BA 09010000 MOV EDX,109 ;EDX = 265
00491C94 |. 03C5 ADD EAX,EBP ;EAX = mag + spell_power
00491C96 |. 2BD7 SUB EDX,EDI ;EDX = 265 - target_spr
00491C98 |. 0FAFC2 IMUL EAX,EDX ;EAX = (mag + spell_power) * (265 - target_spr)
00491C9B |. 99 CDQ ;/*
00491C9C |. 83E2 03 AND EDX,00000003 ;correction for signed division with SAR
00491C9F |. 03C2 ADD EAX,EDX ;*/
00491CA1 |. C1F8 02 SAR EAX,2 ;EAX = ((mag + spell_power) * (265 - target_spr))/4
00491CA4 |. 0FAFC5 IMUL EAX,EBP ;EAX = (((mag + spell_power) * (265 - target_spr))/4) * spell_power
00491CA7 |. 99 CDQ ;/*
00491CA8 |. 81E2 FF000000 AND EDX,000000FF ;correction for signed division with SAR
00491CAE |. 03C2 ADD EAX,EDX ;*/
00491CB0 |. C1F8 08 SAR EAX,8 ;EAX = ((((mag + spell_power) * (265 - target_spr))/4) * spell_power)/256
00491CB3 |. 0FAFC1 IMUL EAX,ECX
00491CB6 |. 99 CDQ
00491CB7 |. 81E2 FF000000 AND EDX,000000FF
00491CBD |. 03C2 ADD EAX,EDX
00491CBF |. 8BF0 MOV ESI,EAX
00491CC1 |. C1FE 08 SAR ESI,8
00491CC4 |. 83FB 03 CMP EBX,3
00491CC7 |. 7C 02 JL SHORT 00491CCB
00491CC9 |. D1FE SAR ESI,1
00491CCB |> 8B4C24 10 MOV ECX,DWORD PTR SS:[LOCAL.2]
00491CCF |> A0 0E8ED201 MOV AL,BYTE PTR DS:[1D28E0E]
00491CD4 |. 24 03 AND AL,03
00491CD6 |. 3C 01 CMP AL,1
00491CD8 |. 75 16 JNE SHORT 00491CF0
00491CDA |. 85F6 TEST ESI,ESI
00491CDC |. 74 12 JE SHORT 00491CF0
00491CDE |. F681 187BD201 TEST BYTE PTR DS:[ECX+1D27B18],40
00491CE5 |. 74 09 JE SHORT 00491CF0
00491CE7 |. 800D DD7AD201 OR BYTE PTR DS:[1D27ADD],20
00491CEE |. D1FE SAR ESI,1
00491CF0 |> F781 187BD201 TEST DWORD PTR DS:[ECX+1D27B18],00080000
00491CFA |. 74 02 JE SHORT 00491CFE
00491CFC |. D1FE SAR ESI,1
00491CFE |> A1 44A2D201 MOV EAX,DWORD PTR DS:[1D2A244]
00491D03 |. 84C0 TEST AL,AL
00491D05 |. 0F84 11020000 JE 00491F1C
00491D0B |. 8D4C24 14 LEA ECX,[LOCAL.1]
00491D0F |. 25 FF000000 AND EAX,000000FF
00491D14 |. 51 PUSH ECX ; /Arg2 => OFFSET LOCAL.1
00491D15 |. 50 PUSH EAX ; |Arg1 => 0
00491D16 |. E8 35D2FFFF CALL 0048EF50 ; \FF8_EN.0048EF50
00491D1B |. 8B5424 18 MOV EDX,DWORD PTR SS:[LOCAL.2]
00491D1F |. 8B4424 1C MOV EAX,DWORD PTR SS:[LOCAL.1]
00491D23 |. 83C4 08 ADD ESP,8
00491D26 |. 25 FF000000 AND EAX,000000FF
00491D2B |. F682 907BD201 TEST BYTE PTR DS:[EDX+1D27B90],40
00491D32 |. 0F84 AC010000 JE 00491EE4
00491D38 |. 83F8 07 CMP EAX,7
00491D3B |. 0F85 A3010000 JNE 00491EE4
00491D41 |. B8 BC020000 MOV EAX,2BC
00491D46 |. E9 B0010000 JMP 00491EFB
there's a bunch of other modification but that's the main part of it. See section 6 of the link above for the rest.
If you know ASM, you could jmp based on the caster ID (it's always <3 for allies) and write custom code for the damage stuff - either in-place, injected dll etc. but it's not exactly trivial unless you're familiar with that sort of thing.
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Man you're a hero, now it's finally possible to reduce the strenght of the junction system and make the spells actually worth using! I'm making a difficulty mod and this is going to be of great help so thanks! ;D
Do you think you can find where the values for the "stat +xx%" are stored? I assume it's in the kernel.bin as well.
A lttle test i did to check if i was editing the right things:
(http://i.imgur.com/PPoMQ07.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/v4XrdiO.jpg)
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Exciting stuff; fixing Junction bonuses is one of the foundations for making a more intricate difficulty mod. But I think the big problem is going to be fixing the Limit Break system.
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I found elemental and status junctions.
2 bytes - offset to spell name
2 bytes - offset to spell description
4 bytes - unknown
1 byte - spell power (basically relates to how much damage it does)
3 bytes - unknown
1 byte - draw resist (how hard it is to draw - higher = harder)
10 bytes - unknown
1 byte - HP junction value
1 byte - str junction value
1 byte - vit junction value
1 byte - mag junction value
1 byte - spr junction value
1 byte - spd junction value
1 byte - luck junction value
1 byte - eva junction value
1 byte - hit junction value
1 byte - elemental attack enabler*
1 byte - elemental attack value
1 byte - elemental defense enabler*
1 byte - elemental defense value
1 byte - status attack value
1 byte - status defense value
2 bytes - status attack enabler**
2 bytes - status defense enabler**
18 bytes - unknown
*Elemental Enablers Values
0x01 - Fire
0x02 - Ice
0x04 - Thunder
0x08 - Earth
0x10 - Poison
0x20 - Wind
0x40 - Water
0x80 - Holy
**Status Enablers Values
0x0001 - Death
0x0002 - Poison
0x0004 - Petrify
0x0008 - Darkness
0x0010 - Silence
0x0020 - Berserk
0x0040 - Zombie
0x0080 - Sleep
0x0100 - Slow
0x0200 - Stop
0x0400 - Curse (unused for attack)
0x0800 - Confusion
0x1000 - Drain
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Nice work :), although you probably didn't need to document every value, it's pretty much a standard bit field: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_field (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_field)
In other words, each bit toggles something on/off. Just document what each bit toggles i.e.
LSB Fire, Ice, Thunder, Earth, Poison, Wind, Water, Holy MSB
or if you prefer this way:
0x01 - Fire - 00000001
0x02 - Ice - 00000010
0x04 - Thunder - 00000100
0x08 - Earth - 00001000
0x10 - Poison - 00010000
0x20 - Wind - 00100000
0x40 - Water - 01000000
0x80 - Holy - 10000000
To get combinations, you'd just binary or the components together. e.g. to get fire + poison + wind:
Binary Hex Element
00000001 01 Fire
00010000 10 Poison
00100000 20 Wind
Result:
00110001 31 Fire | Poison | Wind
To check two bytes, you'd only need to test the following 16 values (note that some bits might be unused):
0x0001
0x0002
0x0004
0x0008
0x0010
0x0020
0x0040
0x0080
0x0100
0x0200
0x0400
0x0800
0x1000
0x2000
0x4000
0x8000
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Thanks, now it makes sense! I added statuses as well.
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Nice work! :D. Is that slow petrify supposed to be curse? - I didn't think you could defend against slow petrify specifically.
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Yeah you're right, corrected.
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Okay I'm having a mild brainfart I think.
(http://i.imgur.com/273iWY2.png)
That's what I see looking at the kernal.bin on HxD. If I were to (for example) increase Flare's damage where would I start? I'm drawing such a blank here with this so I'm sorry if it's such an obvious question.
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ok, so according to this: http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=11137.msg166280#msg166280 (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=11137.msg166280#msg166280)
flare has a magic ID of 0x0F.
so we have a few things:
0x21C - start of magic data
--blocks of 60 bytes--
so to get the start offset of flare, we would do 0x21C + (60 * 0x0F) - note the 60 is decimal.
this gives the start offset of flare as 0x5A0.
We want to edit the spell power, so we need to add another 8 bytes - because there are 8 bytes before the spell power.
this gives the byte that we need to edit as 0x5A8.
the current value of this byte is 0x30 or 48 in decimal and you can see that this is correct on:http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_(Final_Fantasy_VIII) (http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_(Final_Fantasy_VIII))
You would just increase this value to increase the damage.
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I did this for me to make editing a little bit less tedious, might as well post it. Like JWP said every block is 60 bytes.
Fire: 0x258
Fira: 0x294
Firaga: 0x2D0
Blizzard: 0x30C
Blizzara: 0x348
Blizzaga: 0x384
Thunder: 0x3C0
Thundara: 0x3FC
Thundaga: 0x438
Water: 0x474
Aero: 0x4B0
Bio: 0x4EC
Demi: 0x528
Holy: 0x564
Flare: 0x5A0
Meteor: 0x5DC
Quake: 0x618
Tornado: 0x654
Ultima: 0x690
Apocalypse: 0x6CC
Cure: 0x708
Cura: 0x744
Curaga: 0x780
Life: 0x7BC
Full-Life: 0x7F8
Regen: 0x834
Esuna: 0x870
Dispel: 0x8AC
Protect: 0x8E8
Shell: 0x924
Reflect: 0x960
Aura: 0x99C
Double: 0x9D8
Triple: 0xA14
Haste: 0xA50
Slow: 0xA8C
Stop: 0xAC8
Blind: 0xB04
Confuse: 0xB40
Sleep: 0xB7C
Silence: 0xBB8
Break: 0xBF4
Death: 0xC30
Drain: 0xC6C
Pain: 0xCA8
Berserk: 0xCE4
Float: 0xD20
Zombie: 0xD5C
Meltdown: 0xD98
Scan: 0xDD4
Full Cure: 0xE10
Wall: 0xE4C
Rapture: 0xE88
Percent: 0xEC4
Catastrophe: 0XF00
The End: 0xF3C
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Thanks alexfilth and JWP, we could document the whole kernel.bin file, your info is important.
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bit more info on kernel.bin:
4 bytes - number of sections
X * 4 bytes - offset to each section
Even though this section contains offsets, most of the offsets are hard-coded into the exe, the only part of this section that seems to be used is the text offsets.
Offsets are for English Steam release, only the text section offsets probably change between languages:
--------DATA SECTION--------
1 - 0x00E4 - Battle commands - 39 items - 8 bytes each
2 - 0x021C - Magic data - 57 items - 60 bytes each
3 - 0x0F78 - Junctionable GFs - 16 items - 132 bytes each
4 - 0x17B8 - Enemy attacks - 384 items - 20 bytes each
5 - 0x35B8 - Weapons - 33 items - 12 bytes each
6 - 0x3744 - Renzokuken finishers - 4 items - 24 bytes each
7 - 0x37A4 - Characters - 11 items - 36 bytes each
8 - 0x3930 - Battle items - 33 items - 24 bytes each
9 - 0x3C48 - Non-battle item name and description offsets - 166 items - 4 bytes each
10 - 0x3EE0 - Non-junctionable GF attacks - 16 items - 20 bytes each
11 - 0x4020 - Command ability data - 12 items - 16 bytes each
12 - 0x40E0 - Junction abilities - 20 items - 8 bytes each
13 - 0x4180 - Command abilities - 19 items - 8 bytes each
14 - 0x4218 - Stat percentage increasing abilities - 19 items - 8 bytes each
15 - 0x42B0 - Character abilities - 20 items - 8 bytes each
16 - 0x4350 - Party abilities - 5 items - 8 bytes each
17 - 0x4378 - GF abilities - 9 items - 8 bytes each
18 - 0x43C0 - Menu abilities - 24 items - 8 bytes each
19 - 0x4480 - Temporary character limit breaks - 5 items - 24 bytes each
20 - 0x44F8 - Blue magic (Quistis limit break) - 16 items - 16 bytes each
21 - 0x45F8 - Quistis limit break parameters - 64 items - 8 bytes each
22 - 0x47F8 - Shot (Irvine limit break) - 8 items - 24 bytes each
23 - 0x48B8 - Duel (Zell limit break) - 10 items - 32 bytes each
24 - 0x49F8 - Zell limit break parameters
25 - 0x4A5C - Rinoa limit breaks - 2 items - 8 bytes each
26 - 0x4A6C - Rinoa limit breaks - 5 items - 20 bytes each
27 - 0x4AD0 - Slot array - 1 byte each (each entry corresponds to a set ID)
28 - 0x4B0C - Selphie limit break sets - 16 items (each slot entry is 1 byte magic ID, 1 byte count) - 16 bytes each
29 - 0x4C0C - Devour - 16 items - 12 bytes each
30 - 0x4CCC - Misc section - status timers (14 bytes), Spd multiplier for ATB (1 byte), Dead Timer (1 byte), status limit effects (32 bytes), Zell limit time + start moves (8 bytes), Irvine shot timers (4 bytes)
31 - 0x4D08 - Misc text pointers - 128 items - 2 bytes each
--------TEXT SECTION--------
32 - 0x4E08 - Battle command text
33 - 0x5188 - Magic text
34 - 0x57B0 - Junctionable GF text
35 - 0x59F0 - Enemy attack text
36 - 0x619C - Weapon text
37 - 0x62F8 - Renzokuken finishers text
38 - 0x6364 - Character names
39 - 0x63A0 - Battle item names
40 - 0x6768 - Non-battle item names
41 - 0x7C28 - Non-junctionable GF attack name
42 - 0x7CDC - Junction abilities text
43 - 0x7E9C - Command abilities text
44 - 0x8000 - Stat percentage increasing abilities text
45 - 0x81A8 - Character ability text
46 - 0x84A8 - Party ability text
47 - 0x8540 - GF ability text
48 - 0x862C - Menu ability text
49 - 0x89C0 - Temporary character limit break text
50 - 0x8A40 - Blue magic text
51 - 0x8C24 - Shot text
52 - 0x8D0C - Duel text
53 - 0x8E04 - Rinoa limit break text
54 - 0x8E38 - Rinoa limit break text
55 - 0x8E74 - Devour text
56 - 0x8F74 - Misc text
****************************************
* Section 2 - Magic Data *
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2 bytes - offset to spell name
2 bytes - offset to spell description
2 byte - magic id - decides what animation to play
2 bytes - unknown
1 byte - spell power (basically relates to how much damage it does)
1 byte - unknown
1 byte - default target
1 byte - unknown
1 byte - draw resist (how hard it is to draw - higher = harder)
1 byte - hit count (works with meteor animation, not sure about others)
1 byte - element
0x01 - Fire
0x02 - Ice
0x04 - Thunder
0x08 - Earth
0x10 - Poison
0x20 - Wind
0x40 - Water
0x80 - Holy
1 byte - unknown
1 byte - status
0x01 - sleep
0x02 - haste
0x04 - slow
0x08 - stop
0x10 - regen
0x20 - protect
0x40 - shell
0x80 - reflect
1 byte - status
0x01 - aura
0x02 - curse
0x04 - doom
0x08 - invincible
0x10 - petrifying
0x20 - float
0x40 - confuse
0x80 - drain
1 byte - status
0x01 - eject
0x02 - double
0x04 - triple
0x08 - defend
0x10 - ???
0x20 - ???
0x40 - ???
0x80 - ???
1 byte - status
0x01 - vit0
0x02 - ???
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0x04 - ???
0x08 - ???
0x10 - ???
0x20 - ???
0x40 - ???
0x80 - ???
1 byte - status
0x01 - death
0x02 - poison
0x04 - petrify
0x08 - blind
0x10 - silence
0x20 - berserk
0x40 - zombie
0x80 - ???
2 bytes - unknown
1 byte - HP junction value
1 byte - str junction value
1 byte - vit junction value
1 byte - mag junction value
1 byte - spr junction value
1 byte - spd junction value
1 byte - eva junction value
1 byte - hit junction value
1 byte - luck junction value
1 byte - elemental attack enabler*
1 byte - elemental attack value
1 byte - elemental defense enabler*
1 byte - elemental defense value
1 byte - status attack value
1 byte - status defense value
2 bytes - status attack enabler**
2 bytes - status defense enabler**
18 bytes - unknown
****************************************
* Section 3 - GF Data *
****************************************
See alexfilth's post (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=16923.msg240625#msg240625)
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* Section 4 - Enemy Attacks *
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Structure:
struct EnemyAttack {
WORD name_offset;
WORD magic_id;
BYTE unk[2];
BYTE attack_type;
BYTE attack_power;
BYTE attack_flags;
BYTE unk;
BYTE element;
BYTE unk;
BYTE status_attack;
BYTE unk;
WORD status_0; //statuses 0-7 (only 8 bits are used)
DWORD status_1; //statuses 8-31
}
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* Section 5 - Weapon Data *
****************************************
Structure:
struct Weapon {
WORD name_offset;
BYTE renzokuken_finishers; //0x01 = Rough Divide, 0x02 = Fated Circle, 0x04 = Blasting Zone, 0x08 = Lion Heart
BYTE unk;
BYTE character_id;
BYTE attack_type;
BYTE attack_power;
BYTE hit_bonus;
BYTE str_bonus;
BYTE weapon_tier;
BYTE unk[2];
}
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* Section 6 - Renzokuken Finishers *
****************************************
Structure:
struct Renzokuken_Finisher {
WORD name_offset;
WORD description_offset;
WORD magic_id;
BYTE attack_type;
BYTE unk;
BYTE attack_power;
BYTE unk;
BYTE target_info;
BYTE unk;
BYTE hit_count;
BYTE unk[11];
}
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* Section 7 - Character Data *
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Structure:
struct Character {
WORD name_offset;
BYTE crisis_level_hp_multiplier;
BYTE gender; //0x00 for male, 0x01 for female
BYTE limit_break_id;
BYTE limit_break_param; //used for the power of each renzokuken hit before finisher - see address 0x490FCE
BYTE exp_modifier[2]
BYTE HP[4]
BYTE str[4];
BYTE vit[4];
BYTE mag[4];
BYTE spr[4];
BYTE spd[4];
BYTE luck[4];
}
Character order is: Squall, Zell, Irvine, Quistis, Rinoa, Selphie, Seifer, Edea, Laguna, Kiros, Ward.
Squall and Rinoa have name offsets of 0xFFFF because their name is in the save game data rather than kernel.bin.
crisis_level_hp_mulipilier is multiplied by 10 and used in the formula for crisis level (http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Crisis_Level)
Formulas for character stats:
Note: this is integer arithmetic, so the results of any division are truncated towards zero.
EXP required to reach level X:
((lvl-1)^2*exp_b)/256 + (lvl-1)*exp_a*10
HP formula (function 0x496310):
HP = ((stat_magic_J_value*magic_count + stat_bonus + lvl*a - (10*lvl^2)/b +c)*percent_modifier)/100
stat_magic_J_value = The junction value of the junctioned magic - this is located with the magic in section 2 of kernel.bin
magic_count = The amount of the junctioned magic that the character holds
stat_bonus = permanent bonus gained from XBonus skills and Devour
percent_modifier = is 100 + any %bonuses added, so if you had stat +20% and stat +60% equipped, it would be 180
a, b, c and d are the bytes in the example below
Note: d appears to be unused in the HP formula
Str, Vit, Mag and Spr formula (function 0x496440):
stat = ((X + (stat_magic_J_value*magic_count)/100 + stat_bonus + ((lvl*a)/10 + lvl/b - (lvl*lvl)/d/2 + c)/4)*percent_modifier)/100
X is currently unknown - probably weapon modifier
Spd and Luck formula (function 0x496440):
stat = ((X + (stat_magic_J_value*magic_count)/100 + stat_bonus + lvl/b - lvl/d + lvl*a +c)*percent_modifier)/100
X is currently unknown - probably 0
Eva formula (function 0x4968A0):
eva = (((stat_magic_J_value*magic_count)/100 + spd/4)*percent_modifier)/100
note that this is for calculating the eva stat in memory, when it is presented, it appears to be a percentage of 256, i.e. (eva*100)/256
Example:
Bytes for Squall:
a b c d
HP: 2C FF B3 00
Str: 1E 05 02 26
Vit: 1A 05 05 29
Mag: 1C 04 06 27
Spr: 18 05 05 29
Spd: 00 05 14 1E
Luck: 00 07 0F 0E
Eva: calculated from speed
Hit: based entirely on weapon and Hit-J
This gives stats with no modifiers at level 100 as:
HP: 4187
Str: 47 (+11 from starting weapon)
Vit: 41
Mag: 45
Spr: 36
Spd: 37
Luck: 22
Eva: 3%
Hit: 0% (+255% from starting weapon)
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Magic ID list
ID--File Load Function--Main Function--Description
0x0001--0x008D69E0--0x008D6A00--Cure
0x0002--0x00629880--0x006298A0--Fire
0x0003--0x00575610--0x00700C10--Thunder
0x0004--0x008D5060--0x008D5080--Double
0x0005--0x008D4430--0x008D4450--Phoenix Down
0x0006--0x00B58050--0x00B58080--Leviathan Summon (Tsunami)
0x0007--0x008CE3B0--0x008CE3D0--Mega Phoenix
0x0008--0x008C4960--0x008C4980--Doom
0x0009--0x008C0360--0x008C0380--Doom Activation
0x000A--0x00627E40--0x00627E60--Ray-Bomb
0x000B--0x006EA510--0x006EA500--Storm Breath
0x000C--0x006E8AC0--0x006E8AE0--Blade Shot
0x000D--0x008BE1D0--0x008BE1F0--Dark Mist/Poison Mist
0x000E--0x008B68A0--0x008B68C0--Death/Death Stone
0x000F--0x008B08F0--0x008B0910--Draw
0x0010--0x008AB120--0x008AB140--Recover
0x0011--0x00575600--0x007003C0--Elvoret Entrance
0x0012--0x00B4A500--0x00B4A530--Elvoret Death
0x0013--0x008A3280--0x008A32A0--
0x0014--0x0089FBA0--0x0089FBC0--NORG Pod Opening
0x0015--0x0089DED0--0x0089DEF0--Triple
0x0016--0x0089A690--0x0089A6B0--Bio
0x0017--0x00893000--0x00893020--Psycho Blast
0x0018--0x0088CF50--0x0088CF70--Esuna
0x0019--0x00889D40--0x00889D60--Cura
0x001A--0x008885B0--0x008885D0--Clash
0x001B--0x008830F0--0x00883110--Full-Life
0x001C--0x0087DAF0--0x0087DB10--Curaga
0x001D--0x00879480--0x008794A0--Wind Blast
0x001E--0x008735D0--0x008735F0--Counter Laser-Eye
0x001F--0x0086C9C0--0x0086C9E0--Heartbreak
0x0020--0x0086B980--0x0086B9A0--Protect
0x0021--0x00865FF0--0x00866010--Shell
0x0022--0x008655E0--0x00865600--Pain
0x0023--0x008649A0--0x008649C0--Life
0x0024--0x0085F4C0--0x0085F4E0--Confuse
0x0025--0x008569D0--0x008569F0--Drink Magic
0x0026--0x00575620--0x008D8510--Quake
0x0027--0x008513B0--0x008513D0--Drain
0x0028--0x0084D010--0x0084D030--Scan
0x0029--0x008465A0--0x008465C0--Dribble
0x002A--0x0083ECA0--0x0083ECC0--Shoot
0x002B--0x00839920--0x00839940--Melting Bubble
0x002C--0x006E7AF0--0x006E7AE0--Junk
0x002D--0x00836570--0x00836590--Stare
0x002E--0x00831B30--0x00831B50--Sigh
0x002F--0x0082A7D0--0x0082A7F0--Curse
0x0030--0x00824CD0--0x00824CF0--Magma Breath
0x0031--0x00821520--0x00821540--Resonance
0x0032--0x0081F9F0--0x0081FA10--Potion/Potion+
0x0033--0x0081C7E0--0x0081C800--Hi-Potion/Hi-Potion+
0x0034--0x008173F0--0x00817410--X-Potion
0x0035--0x00811F50--0x00811F70--Mega-Potion
0x0036--0x0080CA90--0x0080CAB0--Everyone's Grudge
0x0037--0x00808800--0x00808820--Aqua Breath
0x0038--0x008031E0--0x00803200--Absorb
0x0039--0x007FD130--0x007FD150--Treatment
0x003A--0x007F7C90--0x007F7CB0--Elixir
0x003B--0x007F27F0--0x007F2810--Megalixir
0x003C--0x007EB070--0x007EB090--
0x003D--0x007E58A0--0x007E58C0--Revive
0x003E--0x007E4AB0--0x007E4B00--Devour
0x003F--0x006E6BF0--0x006E6BE0--
0x0040--0x006E5190--0x006E5180--Griever Tail Falling Off
0x0041--0x006E0360--0x006E0350--Great Attractor
0x0042--0x006225F0--0x00622610--Griever + Ultimecia Death
0x0043--0x007DEA00--0x007DEA20--Remedy/Remedy+
0x0044--0x007DC180--0x007DC1A0--
0x0045--0x005755F0--0x006FE040--Griever Summon
0x0046--0x006DD8E0--0x006DD8D0--Shockwave Pulsar
0x0047--0x007D6130--0x007D6150--Laser Eye (Quistis)
0x0048--0x007D1E60--0x007D1E80--Aqua Breath (Quistis)
0x0049--0x007CBD90--0x007CBDB0--Mighty Guard (Quistis)
0x004A--0x007C4440--0x007C4460--LV?Death (Quistis)
0x004B--0x00B3E8B0--0x00B3E8E0--Hell's Judgement
0x004C--0x0061F980--0x0061F9A0--Ultimecia Final Form Spawn
0x004D--0x00B302C0--0x00B302F0--Ultimecia Final Form Death
0x004E--0x007BE2B0--0x007BE2D0--Mighty Guard
0x004F--0x007B4BB0--0x007B4BD0--Griever Death
0x0050--0x007AB540--0x007AB560--Ultimecia Junctioning to Griever
0x0051--0x007A5190--0x007A51B0--
0x0052--0x0079EE10--0x0079EE30--Ultimecia Blow Away Magic
0x0053--0x007976A0--0x007976C0--Absorbed into time...
0x0054--0x0078D790--0x0078D7B0--Angel Wing
0x0055--0x00784480--0x007844A0--The End
0x0056--0x0077F230--0x0077F250--Angelo Cannon
0x0057--0x00773850--0x00773870--Angelo Strike
0x0058--0x007684D0--0x007684F0--Invincible Moon
0x0059--0x005755E0--0x006F9CF0--Wishing Star
0x005A--0x00762320--0x00762360--Tonberry Summon (Chef's Knife)
0x005B--0x00759350--0x00759370--Angelo Rush
0x005C--0x00755110--0x00755130--Angelo Search
0x005D--0x0074E370--0x0074E390--Angelo Recover
0x005E--0x007475D0--0x007475F0--Angelo Reverse
0x005F--0x00739D80--0x00739DA0--Siren Summon (Silent Voice)
0x0060--0x00731DC0--0x00731DE0--Moogle Dance
0x0061--0x00729A40--0x00729A60--ChocoFire
0x0062--0x00721840--0x00721860--ChocoFlare
0x0063--0x00717D10--0x00717D30--ChocoMeteor
0x0064--0x0070D370--0x0070D390--ChocoBocle
0x0065--0x006DD0D0--0x006DD0C0--
0x0066--0x006DC2B0--0x006DC2D0--Thundara
0x0067--0x006DA2E0--0x006DA300--Blizzara
0x0068--0x006D62F0--0x006D6310--Blizzaga
0x0069--0x006D3DC0--0x006D3DB0--Thundaga
0x006A--0x006D2AC0--0x006D2AE0--Reflect
0x006B--0x006D1320--0x006D1310--Demi
0x006C--0x006CFCE0--0x006CFCD0--Berserk
0x006D--0x006CF4B0--0x006CF4A0--Dispel
0x006E--0x006CE220--0x006CE210--Biggs + Wedge 1st Death
0x006F--0x006CD930--0x006CD920--Aura
0x0070--0x006CBBF0--0x006CBBE0--
0x0071--0x006CAC30--0x006CAC20--Bad Breath
0x0072--0x006C99D0--0x006C99C0--Zombie
0x0073--0x006C9390--0x006C9380--Float
0x0074--0x006C3560--0x006C3550--Quezacotl Summon (Thunder Storm)
0x0075--0x006C16B0--0x006C16A0--Break
0x0076--0x006C0C90--0x006C0C80--Aero
0x0077--0x006BEFE0--0x006BEFD0--Stop
0x0078--0x006BE970--0x006BE960--Petrify Stare
0x0079--0x006BDE90--0x006BDE80--Blind
0x007A--0x006BD8F0--0x006BD8E0--Silence
0x007B--0x006BD1D0--0x006BD1C0--Slow
0x007C--0x006BBDB0--0x006BBDA0--Flare
0x007D--0x006BB6C0--0x006BB6B0--Haste
0x007E--0x006B9A20--0x006B9A10--Electric Discharge
0x007F--0x006B93B0--0x006B93A0--Petrify Stare
0x0080--0x006B7D10--0x006B7D00--Gastric Juice
0x0081--0x006B4C10--0x006B4C00--Breath
0x0082--0x006B4250--0x006B4240--Eerie Sound Wave
0x0083--0x006B2BE0--0x006B2BD0--Bad Breath
0x0084--0x006B1A00--0x006B19F0--Disolving Acid
0x0085--0x006B0FC0--0x006B0FB0--Hypnotize
0x0086--0x006B0080--0x006B0070--Beam Laser
0x0087--0x006AEEB0--0x006AEEA0--Reflect Beam
0x0088--0x006AD1B0--0x006AD1A0--Oil Shot
0x0089--0x006AB860--0x006AB850--Oil Blast
0x008A--0x006A9F20--0x006A9F10--Saliva
0x008B--0x006A8840--0x006A8830--Sonic Wave
0x008C--0x006A6310--0x006A6300--Phoenix Pinion (Rebirth Flame)
0x008D--0x0061DE50--0x0061DE70--Renzokuken - 5 Hits
0x008E--0x0061CDF0--0x0061CE10--Fira
0x008F--0x0061BFC0--0x0061BFE0--Firaga
0x0090--0x0061AB80--0x0061ABA0--Blizzard
0x0091--0x006185B0--0x006185D0--Sleep
0x0092--0x00614D50--0x00614D70--Tornado
0x0093--0x00614270--0x00614290--Regen
0x0094--0x006120B0--0x006120D0--Meltdown
0x0095--0x0060F670--0x0060F690--Ultima
0x0096--0x0060E320--0x0060E340--Gatling Gun
0x0097--0x0060C9A0--0x0060C9C0--Cannon Blow
0x0098--0x0060AF90--0x0060AFB0--Ultrasonic Waves
0x0099--0x00609620--0x00609640--Sticky Web
0x009A--0x00607BF0--0x00607C10--Ultra Waves
0x009B--0x00606CD0--0x00606CF0--Sand Storm
0x009C--0x00605510--0x00605530--Wild Cannon Blow
0x009D--0x00603E70--0x00603E90--Breath
0x009E--0x00602EB0--0x00602ED0--Melt-Eye
0x009F--0x00600BA0--0x00600BC0--Renzokuken (vs X-ATM092)
0x00A0--0x005FF060--0x005FF080--Renzokuken - 4 Hits
0x00A1--0x005FD0E0--0x005FD100--Renzokuken (vs Elnoyle/Elvoret)
0x00A2--0x005F90D0--0x005F90F0--Fated Circle
0x00A3--0x005F5B60--0x005F5B80--Rough Divide
0x00A4--0x005F0240--0x005F0260--Blasting Zone
0x00A5--0x005E9450--0x005E9470--Lion Heart
0x00A6--0x005E4E70--0x005E4E90--Megido Flame
0x00A7--0x005E29F0--0x005E2A10--Zantetsuken
0x00A8--0x005E1730--0x005E1750--Sleeping Gas
0x00A9--0x005DEE40--0x005DEE60--Gastric Juice
0x00AA--0x005DC910--0x005DC930--Acid
0x00AB--0x005DB250--0x005DB270--Poison Gas
0x00AC--0x005D9CB0--0x005D9CD0--Morph
0x00AD--0x005D7490--0x005D74B0--Ice Breath
0x00AE--0x005D4580--0x005D45A0--Degenerator
0x00AF--0x005D1AB0--0x005D1AD0--Holy
0x00B0--0x005D00D0--0x005D00F0--Sand Storm
0x00B1--0x005CF740--0x005CF760--1,000 Needles
0x00B2--0x005CEDB0--0x005CEDD0--10,000 Needles
0x00B3--0x005CDF20--0x005CDF40--
0x00B4--0x005CC820--0x005CC840--Suicide
0x00B5--0x005CB530--0x005CB550--Kamikaze
0x00B6--0x005C9FC0--0x005C9FE0--Card
0x00B7--0x005C9A30--0x005C9A50--Defend
0x00B8--0x005C7FA0--0x005C7FC0--Ultra Waves (Quistis)
0x00B9--0x005C0D30--0x005C0D50--Shiva Summon (Diamond Dust)
0x00BA--0x005BF6D0--0x005BF6F0--Blaster
0x00BB--0x00575570--0x006472E0--Odin Summon (Zantetsuken)
0x00BC--0x005BE320--0x005BE340--Shot - Normal Shot
0x00BD--0x005BC940--0x005BC960--Wall
0x00BE--0x005BB2A0--0x005BB2C0--Chain Gun
0x00BF--0x00575560--0x0063E730--Doomtrain Summon (Runaway Train)
0x00C0--0x005B96D0--0x005B96F0--Shot - Scatter Shot
0x00C1--0x005B7170--0x005B7190--Shot - Dark Shot
0x00C2--0x005B4C40--0x005B4C60--Shot - Flame Shot
0x00C3--0x005B2A20--0x005B2A40--Shot - Canister Shot
0x00C4--0x005B18E0--0x005B1900--Shot - Quick Shot
0x00C5--0x005AED10--0x005AED30--Shot - Armor Shot
0x00C6--0x005AA3C0--0x005AA3E0--Shot - Hyper Shot
0x00C7--0x005A8730--0x005A8750--Cactuar Summon (1,000 Needles)
0x00C8--0x00575530--0x006391D0--No Mercy
0x00C9--0x00B25750--0x00B25780--Ifrit Summon (Hell Fire)
0x00CA--0x00B18970--0x00B189A0--Bahamut Summon (Mega Flare)
0x00CB--0x00B0C170--0x00B0C1A0--Cerberus Summon (Counter Rockets)
0x00CC--0x00AFFC70--0x00AFFCA0--Alexander Summon (Holy Judgment)
0x00CD--0x00AF44F0--0x00AF4520--Brothers Summon (Brotherly Love)
0x00CE--0x00AE2DA0--0x00AE2DD0--Eden Summon (Eternal Breath)
0x00CF--0x006A3AC0--0x006A3AB0--Maelstrom
0x00D0--0x00AD78D0--0x00AD7900--Final "Sorceress" Death
0x00D1--0x00575520--0x00637500--"Sorceress" Spawn
0x00D2--0x005755D0--0x006F6800--Bloodfest
0x00D3--0x00ACA0F0--0x00ACA120--Adel Death
0x00D4--0x006A0D30--0x006A0D20--
0x00D5--0x0069EAD0--0x0069EAC0--Storm Breath
0x00D6--0x0069D5C0--0x0069D5B0--Gravija
0x00D7--0x0069AB70--0x0069AB60--
0x00D8--0x006959F0--0x006959E0--
0x00D9--0x00694E70--0x00694E60--Energy Bomber
0x00DA--0x00575550--0x006326D0--
0x00DB--0x00ABD3F0--0x00ABD420--Terra Break
0x00DC--0x00AB32F0--0x00AB3320--Light Pillar
0x00DD--0x00AA5530--0x00AA5560--Apocalypse
0x00DE--0x00A9B1D0--0x00A9B200--Water
0x00DF--0x00A8F860--0x00A8F890--Meteor
0x00E0--0x00000000--0x00000000--
0x00E1--0x00000000--0x00000000--
0x00E2--0x00694530--0x00694520--White Wind
0x00E3--0x006937A0--0x00693790--Ultimecia First Death
0x00E4--0x00A85590--0x00A855C0--Ice Strike
0x00E5--0x00A7A9F0--0x00A7AA20--Homing Laser (Quistis)
0x00E6--0x00A70B40--0x00A70B70--Fire Breath (Quistis)
0x00E7--0x00A66470--0x00A664A0--Disease Breath
0x00E8--0x00A5C2B0--0x00A5C2E0--Breath of Death
0x00E9--0x00A51F10--0x00A51F40--Earthquake
0x00EA--0x00A488C0--0x00A488F0--Fart
0x00EB--0x00A3E340--0x00A3E370--Breath
0x00EC--0x00A34210--0x00A34240--Gas
0x00ED--0x00A29C00--0x00A29C30--Explosion
0x00EE--0x00A1FD90--0x00A1FDC0--Breath
0x00EF--0x00A15A00--0x00A15A30--Ochu Dance
0x00F0--0x00A0B330--0x00A0B360--Earthquake
0x00F1--0x00A01DE0--0x00A01E10--BGH251F2 Gatling Gun
0x00F2--0x009F7CE0--0x009F7D10--Beam Cannon
0x00F3--0x009EEA60--0x009EEA90--BGH251F2 1st Turret Exploding
0x00F4--0x009E57E0--0x009E5810--BGH251F2 2nd Turret Exploding
0x00F5--0x009DC560--0x009DC590--BGH251F2 3rd Turret Exploding
0x00F6--0x009D32E0--0x009D3310--BGH251F2 4th Turret Exploding
0x00F7--0x009C9860--0x009C9890--BGH251F2 Death
0x00F8--0x009C08A0--0x009C08D0--Soldier Entrance After BGH251F2 Death
0x00F9--0x009B7350--0x009B7380--
0x00FA--0x009ABFC0--0x009ABFF0--Beam Cannon
0x00FB--0x005755C0--0x006F44D0--Demon Slice
0x00FC--0x009A2840--0x009A2870--Corona
0x00FD--0x00997CE0--0x00997D10--Twin Homing Laser
0x00FE--0x0098D180--0x0098D1B0--Homing Laser
0x00FF--0x00982620--0x00982650--Homing Laser
0x0100--0x009793D0--0x00979400--Sand Shake
0x0101--0x0096F260--0x0096F290--Mega Flare
0x0102--0x009649D0--0x00964A00--Mad Cow Special
0x0103--0x005A6C00--0x005A6C20--Renzokuken - 6 Hits
0x0104--0x006906A0--0x00690690--Shockwave Pulsar (Quistis)
0x0105--0x009598A0--0x009598D0--Desperado
0x0106--0x0094F9C0--0x0094F9F0--Blood Pain
0x0107--0x009457E0--0x00945810--Massive Anchor
0x0108--0x00937E80--0x00937EB0--
0x0109--0x0092CBA0--0x0092CBD0--
0x010A--0x0091F5B0--0x0091F5E0--
0x010B--0x00911FC0--0x00911FF0--
0x010C--0x009049D0--0x00904A00--
0x010D--0x008F71F0--0x008F7220--
0x010E--0x008E9C00--0x008E9C30--Ultima Weapon Death
0x010F--0x0068F560--0x0068F550--LV Up
0x0110--0x0068DC80--0x0068DC70--LV Down
0x0111--0x0068D660--0x0068D650--Mad Rush
0x0112--0x006897F0--0x006897E0--Duel
0x0113--0x00687B50--0x00687B40--Electrocute (Quistis)
0x0114--0x00684EF0--0x00684EE0--
0x0115--0x00683F20--0x00683F10--
0x0116--0x00680C60--0x00680C50--Carbuncle Summon (Ruby Light)
0x0117--0x0067EFE0--0x0067EFD0--Mega Spark
0x0118--0x0067E740--0x0067E730--Full Cure
0x0119--0x0067DCF0--0x0067DCE0--Shotgun
0x011A--0x0067D410--0x0067D400--Evil-Eye
0x011B--0x0067C410--0x0067C400--Magic Summon
0x011C--0x0067B7B0--0x0067B7A0--Micro Missiles
0x011D--0x0067A870--0x0067A860--Thunder Summon
0x011E--0x00679E20--0x00679E10--Mini Pulse Cannon
0x011F--0x005755B0--0x006F2E80--Mega Pulse Cannon
0x0120--0x00679200--0x006791F0--Rapture
0x0121--0x006777F0--0x006777E0--"Brrawghh!"
0x0122--0x00675290--0x00675280--
0x0123--0x005755A0--0x006ED250--Pandemona Summon (Tornado Zone)
0x0124--0x00674DA0--0x00674D90--Soft
0x0125--0x00674880--0x00674870--Eye Drops
0x0126--0x00674400--0x006743F0--Antidote
0x0127--0x00673E80--0x00673E70--Echo Screen
0x0128--0x00673980--0x00673970--Holy Water
0x0129--0x00673010--0x00673000--White Wind (Quistis)
0x012A--0x00670980--0x00670970--
0x012B--0x0066FCD0--0x0066FCC0--Micro Missiles (Quistis)
0x012C--0x0066EF10--0x0066EF00--Bad Breath (Quistis)
0x012D--0x0066D8F0--0x0066D8E0--
0x012E--0x0066CA60--0x0066CA50--Snipe Laser
0x012F--0x0066A830--0x0066A820--
0x0130--0x006697A0--0x00669790--Boomerang Sword
0x0131--0x005A57B0--0x005A57D0--Gatling Gun (Quistis)
0x0132--0x005A2C70--0x005A2C90--Degenerator (Quistis)
0x0133--0x005A1150--0x005A1170--Ray-Bomb (Quistis)
0x0134--0x00667680--0x00667670--
0x0135--0x00666DE0--0x00666DD0--Hero-trial/Hero
0x0136--0x006664B0--0x006664A0--Holy War-trial/Holy War
0x0137--0x006652D0--0x006652C0--
0x0138--0x0059CB70--0x0059CB90--
0x0139--0x0059B0B0--0x0059B0D0--
0x013A--0x006628A0--0x00662890--
0x013B--0x00598D90--0x00598DB0--Fake President Death
0x013C--0x006610C0--0x006610B0--
0x013D--0x0065F850--0x0065F840--Acid (Quistis)
0x013E--0x0065E520--0x0065E510--
0x013F--0x0065DB40--0x0065DB30--
0x0140--0x0065BC20--0x0065BC10--Dark Flare
0x0141--0x005979E0--0x00597A00--Ker Plunk
0x0142--0x0065AB80--0x0065AB70--Zan
0x0143--0x00659A90--0x00659A80--Metsu
0x0144--0x00596BA0--0x00596BC0--Tonberry King Death
0x0145--0x006541F0--0x006541E0--Diablos Summon (Dark Messenger)
0x0146--0x00575540--0x0062A7E0--Zantetsuken Reverse
0x0147--0x0058D6E0--0x0058D760--Gilgamesh - Zantetsuken
0x0148--0x0058D700--0x0058D930--Gilgamesh - Masamune
0x0149--0x0058D720--0x0058DB10--Gilgamesh - Excaliber
0x014A--0x0058D740--0x0058DCF0--Gilgamesh - Excalipoor
0x014B--0x008DFF70--0x008DFFA0--
0x014C--0x0058B910--0x0058B930--Renzokuken - 7 Hits
0x014D--0x00589BB0--0x00589BD0--Renzokuken - 8 Hits
0x014E--0x00587770--0x00587790--Renzokuken (vs Bahamut)
0x014F--0x00585690--0x005856B0--Renzokuken (vs NORG)
0x0150--0x00583020--0x00583040--Renzokuken (vs Ultima Weapon)
0x0151--0x00580970--0x00580990--Renzokuken (vs Final "Sorceress")
0x0152--0x00575590--0x006EBD50--Friendship (MoombaMoomba)
0x0153--0x0057E5B0--0x0057E5D0--Renzokuken (vs Adel)
0x0154--0x0057BBE0--0x0057BC00--Renzokuken (vs Ultimecia Final Form)
0x0155--0x00579A60--0x00579A80--Renzokuken (vs Jumbo Cactuar)
0x0156--0x005776B0--0x005776D0--Renzokuken (vs Griever + Ultimecia)
0x0157--0x00575630--0x00575650--Renzokuken (vs Griever)
0x0158--0x00575580--0x0062A650--Final Battle Music
0x0159--0x00705A60--0x00705A80--LV5 Death
LV5 Death is definitely the max magic ID because all the pointers after that are NULL. Most of the missing ones are probably main boss death anims and there's also 2 NULL ones (0xE0 and 0xE1), I've just left them in for the sake of continuity.
EDIT: Managed to find a couple of limit breaks :D - There appear to be at least 2 sets for Renzokuken though =/ - different crisis levels or vs different enemies?
According to the code, the magic IDs go up to 400 - Illegal Magic ID error gets thrown higher than this - see function 0x50AF20
There's a lookup table of DWORDs in memory starting at 0xC81774 (1 is subtracted from the ID first) - looks like a series of function pointers, these probably do most of the work for each magic ID.
0xC81DB8 contains a series of function pointers for the IDs (after subtracting 1) listed above and those functions seem to load textures.
EDIT 1: I put a breakpoint at 0x50AF2E - ESI will contain the magic ID at this point, so I can get the magic ID from any attack that's used, it's like learning Blue Magic :D.
So many Renzokuken IDs >_> - think I managed to get all 16 of them
EDIT 2: Some data located here: http://gamehacking.org/czardragon/FF8/FF8-Code.txt (http://gamehacking.org/czardragon/FF8/FF8-Code.txt)
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Making progress :D
(http://i.imgur.com/xAWO32K.jpg)
Goodbye Card Mod :-D
(http://i.imgur.com/EtOH5jG.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/31OpY83.jpg)
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0x0F78 - Junctionable GFs - 16 items - 132 bytes each
0x0F78 - Quetzacotl
0x0FFC - Shiva
0x1080 - Ifrit
0x1104 - Siren
0x1188 - Brothers
0x120C - Diablos
0x1290 - Carbuncle
0x1314 - Leviathan
0x1398 - Pandemona
0x141C - Cerberus
0x14A0 - Alexander
0x1524 - Doomtrain
0x15A8 - Bahamut
0x162C - Cactuar
0x16B0 - Tonberry
0x1734 - Eden
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2 bytes - Offset to GF attack name
2 bytes - Offset to GF attack description
2 bytes - Magic ID
1 byte - Unknown
1 byte - GF Power
5 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Element
0x00 - Non-elemental
0x01 - Fire
0x02 - Ice
0x04 - Thunder
0x08 - Earth
0x10 - Poison
0x20 - Wind
0x40 - Water
0x80 - Holy
1 byte - status
1 byte - status
1 byte - status
1 byte - status
1 byte - status
1 byte - Unknown
1 byte - GF HP Modifier
6 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Status Attack Enabler
0x00 - disabled
0xFE - enabled (i need to test other values)
2 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
3 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Ability
19 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Power Mod (used in damage formula)
1 byte - Level Mod (used in damage formula)
Ability Values
0x01 - HP-J
0x02 - STR-J
0x03 - VIT-J
0x04 - MAG-J
0x05 - SPR-J
0x06 - SPD-J
0x07 - EVA-J
0x08 - HIT-J
0x09 - LUCK-J
0x0A - Elem-Atk-J
0x0B - ST-Atk-J
0x0C - Elem-Def-J
0x0C - ST-Def-J
0x0E - Elem-Defx2
0x0F - Elem-Defx4
0x10 - ST-Def-Jx2
0x11 - ST-Def-Jx4
0x12 - Abilityx3
0x13 - Abilityx4
0x14 - Magic
0x15 - GF
0x16 - Draw
0x17 - Item
0x18 - Empty*
0x19 - Card
0x1A - Doom
0x1B - MadRush
0x1C - Treatment
0x1D - Defend
0x1E - Darkside
0x1F - Recover
0x20 - Absorb
0x21 - Revive
0x22 - LVDown
0x23 - LVUp
0x24 - Kamikaze
0x25 - Devour
0x26 - MiniMog
0x27 - HP+20%
0x28 - HP+40%
0x29 - HP+80%
0x2A - Str+20%
0x2B - Str+40%
0X2C - Str+60%
0X2D - Vit+20%
0X2E - Vit+40%
0X2F - Vit+60%
0X30 - Mag+20%
0X31 - Mag+40%
0X32 - Mag+60%
0X33 - Spr+20%
0X34 - Spr+40%
0X35 - Spr+60%
0X36 - Spd+20%
0X37 - Spd+40%
0X38 - Eva+30%
0X39 - Luck+50%
0X3A - Mug
0X3B - MedData
0X3C - Counter
0X3D - Return Damage
0X3E - Cover
0X3F - Initiative
0x40 - Move-HPUp
0x41 - HPBonus
0x42 - StrBonus
0x43 - VitBonus
0x44 - MagBonus
0x45 - SprBonus
0x46 - Auto-Protect
0x47 - Auto-Shell
0x48 - Auto-Reflect
0x49 - Auto-Haste
0x4A - Auto Potion
0x4B - Expendx2-1
0x4C - Expendx3-1
0x4D - Ribbon (requires 1 ap to be learned)
0x4E - Alert
0x4F - Move-Find
0x50 - Enc-Half
0x51 - Enc-None
0x52 - RareItem
0x53 - SumMag+10%
0x54 - SumMag+20%
0x55 - SumMag+30%
0x56 - SumMag+40%
0x57 - GFHP+10%
0x58 - GFHP+20%
0x59 - GFHP+30%
0x5A - GFHP+40%
0x5B - Boost
0x5C - Haggle
0x5D - Sell-High
0x5E - Familiar
0x5F - CallShop
0x60 - JunkShop
0x61 - T Mag-RF
0x62 - IMag-RF
0x63 - FMag-RF
0x64 - LMag-RF
0x65 - TimeMag-RF
0x66 - STMag-RF
0x67 - SuptMag-RF
0x68 - ForbidMag-RF
0x69 - RecovMed-RF
0x6A - STMed-RF
0x6B - Ammo-RF
0x6C - Tool-RF
0x6D - ForbidMed-RF
0x6E - GFRecovMed-RF
0x6F - GFAblMed-RF
0x70 - Mid Mag-RF
0x71 - HighMag-RF
0x72 - MedLVUp
0x73 - Card Mod
*Command Ability that does nothing, if equipped it's an unselectable empty space in battle. Maybe just a placeholder for something they wanted to use.
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Wow, I'm amazed by how much progress has been made on FF8 in one single week! Finally, being able to edit spells, junction boosts, GF abilities, stat growth etc., that's something I've been eagerly awaiting for ages, glad to see that it's finally possible. One question, though, does anybody plan on making an editor for all this stuff? That would greatly help in making the entire editing process more comfortable. I'd do it myself if only I knew how. Anyway, kudos to all of you who worked on uncovering these things, you rock!
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I'm currently learning C#, if by the time i'm competent enough with it to make an editor and one is not available yet then i'll do it.
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I could but I don't think I'd have enough time to reverse engineer stuff and make an editor :(
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Sorry for being quiet. University deadlines eating up my time. Awesome to see what's been discovered over the past week. And thanks for the answers too :)
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struct Weapon {
WORD name_offset;
BYTE renzokuken_finishers; //0x01 = Rough Divide, 0x02 = Fated Circle, 0x04 = Blasting Zone, 0x08 = Lion Heart
BYTE unk;
BYTE character_id;
BYTE unk;
BYTE attack_power;
BYTE hit_bonus;
BYTE str_bonus;
BYTE weapon_tier;
BYTE unk[2];
}
A question about the weapon data: the strength bonus is the increase towards a character's strength stat once the weapon is bought, right? That's what pretty much all websites list as the weapon's attack power. However, here seems to be an additional attack power byte which is the same for every single weapon (just looked in the kernel, and all weapons have a value of 20 for their attack power). What is this byte used for? Is it an additional but invisible strength increase? Or does it serve a different purpose in damage calculation? I'm just confused because all guides around the web always refer to the strength bonus when talking about a weapon's attack power.
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I'd be willing to offer design help for any potential editor author.
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A question about the weapon data: the strength bonus is the increase towards a character's strength stat once the weapon is bought, right? That's what pretty much all websites list as the weapon's attack power. However, here seems to be an additional attack power byte which is the same for every single weapon (just looked in the kernel, and all weapons have a value of 20 for their attack power). What is this byte used for? Is it an additional but invisible strength increase? Or does it serve a different purpose in damage calculation? I'm just confused because all guides around the web always refer to the strength bonus when talking about a weapon's attack power.
str_bonus is the value that is added to the strength stat when you buy the weapon.
attack_power is an additional byte that's use in damage calculation, so it would also give a damage increase if higher than the previous weapon.
See section 4.1 of this guide (https://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/197343-final-fantasy-viii/faqs/58936) in step 3:
Step 3: Base Damage Calculation
Damage = AttackerStr^2 / 16 + AttackerStr
Damage = Damage * (265 - TargetVit) / 256
Damage = Damage * Power / 16
Note: A normal attack has a Power value of 20
EDIT: I haven't actually tested changing the byte but I made an educated guess as to what it is.
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--------DATA SECTION--------
1 - 0x00E4 - Battle commands - 39 items - 8 bytes each
2 - 0x021C - Magic data - 57 items - 60 bytes each
3 - 0x0F78 - Junctionable GFs - 16 items - 132 bytes each
4 - 0x17B8 - Enemy attacks, see: http://gamehacking.org/czardragon/FF8/FF8.TXT
5 - 0x35B8 - Weapons - 33 items - 12 bytes each
6 - 0x3744 - Renzokuken finishers - 4 items - 24 bytes each
7 - 0x37A4 - Characters - 11 items - 36 bytes each
8 - 0x3930 - Battle items - 33 items - 24 bytes each
9 - 0x3C48 - Non-battle item name and description offsets - 166 items - 4 bytes each
10 - 0x3EE0 - Non-junctionable GF attacks - 16 items - 20 bytes each
11 - 0x4020 - Command ability data - 12 items - 16 bytes each
12 - 0x40E0 - Junction abilities - 20 items - 8 bytes each
13 - 0x4180 - Command abilities - 19 items - 8 bytes each
14 - 0x4218 - Stat percentage increasing abilities - 19 items - 8 bytes each
15 - 0x42B0 - Character abilities - 20 items - 8 bytes each
16 - 0x4350 - Party abilities - 5 items - 8 bytes each
17 - 0x4378 - GF abilities - 9 items - 8 bytes each
18 - 0x43C0 - Menu abilities - 24 items - 8 bytes each
19 - 0x4480 - Temporary character limit breaks - 5 items - 24 bytes each
20 - 0x44F8 - Blue magic (Quistis limit break) - 16 items - 16 bytes each
21 - 0x45F8 - ? - 64 items - 8 bytes each
22 - 0x47F8 - Shot (Irvine limit break) - 8 items - 24 bytes each
23 - 0x48B8 - Duel (Zell limit break) - 10 items - 32 bytes each
24 - 0x49F8 - ?
25 - 0x4A5C - Rinoa limit breaks - 2 items - 8 bytes each
26 - 0x4A6C - Rinoa limit breaks - 5 items - 20 bytes each
27 - 0x4AD0 - ?
28 - 0x4B0C - ? - 16 bytes each?
29 - 0x4C0C - Devour - 16 items - 12 bytes each
30 - 0x4CCC - ?
31 - 0x4D08 - Misc text pointers - 128 items - 2 bytes each
I've set my hex editor to 24 bytes so I can have a look at Shot so I can look at Limit damage. But on my kernel.bin it goes from 0x47E8 to 0x4800. No 0x47F8 to be found. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.
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The actual offset of a byte is the number on the left + the number on the top, the number on the left is the offset of the first byte in the row.
The offset you're looking for isn't on the left in this case due to alignment but that doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.
You're not always going to get data that aligns the way you want it to (first byte of a row being the start of a section) due to all the sections having different sizes that (in your case) aren't multiples of 24.
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I started to work on an editor, but don't get excited, there is very little code at the moment and it's going to be a very long time before this see the light of day (if ever).
I'm pretty much done with the magic section of the gui and i think i managed to load and save the kernel.bin correctly, now i'm struggling to make the editor actually edit something lol. At the moment i have pretty much no idea how to "connect" all the edit boxes to the bytes of the file, if anyone here knows C# well and is willing to help feel free to send me a PM.
(http://i.imgur.com/XWizZHL.jpg)
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@JWP: ah, thanks, so the power used in the 3rd formula is referring to the weapon's attack power. That makes sense. I've seen that guide before (some years ago), but I couldn't understand the weapon's role in damage calculation, as it just says "a normal attack has a power o 20". If it said "weapon's power" instead of just power and "all weapons in the game have a power value of 20", then it would have been more clear.
@alexfilth: wow, that's like music to my ears! I can't help but feel excited even though you say it's not a lot at the moment, but I'd say it's a good start. And Doomtrain is a pretty cool name 8).
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The 20 attack power is for basic attacks mind, other skills that use str e.g. renzokuken use different power values.
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Just wanting to let you know that things are moving forward with the kernel editor, MaKi is helping with pretty much all the code. An initial release shouldn't be that far away. :)
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i will make this post in my fav waiting impatiently every second :-D :D
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Just wanting to let you know that things are moving forward with the kernel editor, MaKi is helping with pretty much all the code. An initial release shouldn't be that far away. :)
Awesome. Looking forward to it. Would be good to see some progress on VIII modding.
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Just wanting to let you know that things are moving forward with the kernel editor, MaKi is helping with pretty much all the code. An initial release shouldn't be that far away. :)
This is awesome news, I'm really looking forward to it! :)
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10 - 0x3EE0 - Non-junctionable GF attacks - 16 items - 20 bytes each
Zantetsuken (Odin)
Rebirth Flame (Phoenix)
ChocoFire (Boko)
ChocoFlare (Boko)
ChocoMeteor (Boko)
ChocoBocle (Boko)
Moogle Dance (MiniMog)
Excaliber (Gilgamesh)
Excalipoor (Gilgamesh)
Masamune (Gilgamesh)
Excalibur (Gilgamesh)
Zantetsuken (Gilgamesh)
Angelo Rush (Angelo)
Angelo Recover (Angelo)
Angelo Reverse (Angelo)
Angelo Search (Angelo)
Friendship (Moomba)
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2 bytes - Offset to attack name
2 bytes - Magic ID
1 bytes - Unknown
1 bytes - Power
1 byte - Status Enabler
0x00 - disabled
0xFE - enabled (i need to test other values)
4 bytes - Unknown
1 byte - Element
0x00 - Non-elemental
0x01 - Fire
0x02 - Ice
0x04 - Thunder
0x08 - Earth
0x10 - Poison
0x20 - Wind
0x40 - Water
0x80 - Holy
1 byte - status
1 byte - status
1 byte - status
1 byte - status
1 byte - status
1 byte - Unknown
1 byte - Power Mod
1 byte - Level Mod
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0x4218 - Stat percentage increasing abilities - 19 items - 8 bytes each
HP+20%
HP+40%
HP+80%
STR+20%
STR+40%
STR+60%
VIT+20%
VIT+40%
VIT+60%
MAG+20%
MAG+40%
MAG+60%
SPR+20%
SPR+40%
SPR+60%
SPD+20%
SPD+40%
EVA+30%
LUCK+50%
2 bytes - offset to stat percentage name
2 bytes - offset to stat percentage description
2 bytes - unknown
1 byte - increasement value
1 byte - unknown
--------------------------------------------------------------------
44 - 0x8000 - Stat percentage increasing abilities text
7 bytes - name
5 bytes - unknown
7 bytes - description
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We now know what every kernel.bin section does :), see this post (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=16923.msg240609#msg240609).
I'm currently working with alexfilth to get Doomtrain steaming ahead :) - also a big thanks to Maki for the bulk of the coding groundwork.
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IM SOO hyped is there an eta so i can check in when its done , my work will be complete finally :DDDDDD i love you guys and i admire your intellegence and work i really do omg!!
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Probably a while, 4/30 data sections have all of the known data done (Magic, GFs, GF Attacks and Weapons), two more have a GUI and alexfilth is working on the code for the Character section atm (with pretty graphs).
If you want to test it, you can use Visual Studio Community to compile it from the git repo (https://github.com/alexfilth/doomtrain).
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Once again, excellent work guys! I'm hyped for this editor as well! Can't wait to get my hands on it!
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Impatient to use this tool. :D I had a look at it and I have a question: do you think it will be posible to edit the amount of AP for the GF's abilities ? For example giving 20 APs to learn for the Draw command.
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It's likely that will be in the abilities sections and it will be added if we find the data for it.
The draw command seems to be an odd case though as it's not in any of the ability lists for GFs (according to alexfilth's research), so I'm not sure about that particular case.
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I have a question: do you think it will be posible to edit the amount of AP for the GF's abilities ? For example giving 20 APs to learn for the Draw command.
Yes, I can say for certain that it is possible to edit the required AP for each Ability in kernel.bin. If you want to try for yourself: The ability list starts at offset 0x40E4 in this order (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=16923.msg240625#msg240625) (see Ability values).
JWP, whether a GF learns the Draw Ability or not seems to be set in init.out for some reason.
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Well, I totally don't know how to do that, I will wait for the tool to be finished. ^^
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We documented a lot of kernel sections tonight. :P
It's going to take some time to put everything in the editor, don't quote me on this (i didn't talk with JWP and Maki) but i think we might release a first version when we're happy with the sections that are currently in (magic, GFs, characters, weapons, blue magic and maybe some abilities).
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Do you think you can also find a way to edit the stores ? It's really bad to have lots of items at the beginning of the game.
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Most of the stuff relating to stores is in the menu.fi archive, while it's possible to edit this we only currently have plans for a kernel.bin editor.
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Dammit, hope someone will look at it someday. ^^
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i had write about it its not hard to do if u use hex editor like translhexation and first extract menu.fi using ff archive commander . search the tool in this forum and use translhex arrange the byte so they look like something similer and change the numbers u will find potions and items in the shop i figured them by myself after looking at londonray mod in insanedificulty forum he literally changed everything in the game he even made new magics like ultima2 and meteor 2 read what he did i give you the link, and i know jwp and alexfilth can do it easly its not a big bytes to change also in menu.fi u can change the material needed to craft the weapons , its a good thing if u want to make farming materials for the legendary lion heart more worth it and tweak the game as i know u can get lion heart at disc one which is game broken. here is the link http://www.insanedifficulty.com/board/index.php?/topic/2922-final-fantasy-viii-requiem-v121/
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Junk shop stuff is in mwepon.bin
33 entries - 12 bytes each
Revolver
Shear Trigger
Cutting Trigger
Flame Saber
Twin Lance
Punishment
Lion Heart
Metal Knuckle
Maverick
Gauntlet
Ehrgeiz
Valiant
Ulysses
Bismarck
Exeter
Chain Whip
Slaying Tail
Red Scorpion
Save the Queen
Pinwheel
Valkyrie
Rising Sun
Cardinal
Shooting Star
Flail
Morning Star
Crescent Wish
Strange Vision
Hyperion
None
Machine Gun
Katal
Harpoon
3 bytes - unknown
1 byte - price (multiplied by 10)
1 byte - first item needed
1 byte - quantity of first item needed
1 byte - second item needed
1 byte - quantity of second item needed
1 byte - third item needed
1 byte - quantity of third item needed
1 byte - fourth item needed
1 byte - quantity of fourth item needed
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Thanks, I'll give it a try even if my knowing of coding is not huge.
Yes, I know FF8 Requiem, it's a good mod but I think there's a lot of things he left as it is like the card mod, shops, Gforce abilities or side quests he should have change. So I plan to do a new mod for the game.
I'll tell you if I manage to do it (or ask some help if I don't ^^ ).
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Well I didn't manage to do it, I'm lost in numbers...
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Hm, what are you looking for specifically?
Getting used to hexediting can easily take a while. Don't give up yet ;)
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Well, I want for the begining suppress all the items at Balamb shop and let just potions but I have this:
(http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2016/24/1466303810-capture.png)
... and I don't know what to do with it. ^^' Tried to find some tuto or something but I found nothing. I want to learn but I don't know how.
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add me in steam and message me i will give u my teamspeak info we can chat while i give u totorials
http://steamcommunity.com/id/volvania/
volvania
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Ok, here's a solution for your specific case:
(http://i.imgur.com/GKE5Ocl.png)
All Balamb Shop items are within the red box pictured above. If you replace all the "FF" there with "00" except for the very first "FF", then Potion is the only item available until you get Tonberry's Familiar Ability.
FF = Item available from the start
00 = Item requires Familiar to appear in the list
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Ah thanks, I'll try this tonight. :D So, if I understand well, all shops are one after one on this code, right ? So what's the use of the code before Balamb shop ? And how I can modifie shops with Familiar (for Esthar shop)
Thanks Volania, I'll do it. ;)
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The code before Balamb Shop is for Timber Pet Shop, so the order of shops in shop.bin seems to be identical to the order they appear in the Call Shop menu in-game.
The Esthar shops are located as follows:
- Cloud's shop is from offset 0x100 to 0x11F.
- Rinrin's Store is from offset 0x1FA to 0x23F.
- Karen's Store is from offset 0x240 to 0x25F.
- Johnny's Shop is from offset 0x260 to end.
Each value right before "FF" or "00" corresponds to an item which is assigned a certain ID. Potion is ID 1, Hi-Potion ID 3, Tent ID 33 etc. The order is the same as the item order in Item menu in-game. You need to convert these numbers to hex and put that value at the right place in shop.bin. For example, if you want the first item in Balamb Shop to be an Ultima-Stone instead of a Potion, you replace the "01" at offset 0x20 with with "1D", the hex value for Ultima-Stone (ID 29).
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Hmmm that doesn't work. I extracted the file with FF8 AC:
(http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2016/24/1466357799-capture2.png)
And then changed the values here:
(http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2016/24/1466357846-capture.png)
And replaced the files with FF8 AC. But I have no changings in game. Did I do something wrong ?
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Try deleting the non-modified shop.bin (if you can't do that with FF8 AC, try Deling Field editor instead of FF8 AC), then transfer the modified shop.bin back to menu.fs two times in a row. There seems to be some kind of overwriting issue. Having the same problem with mwepon.bin too. Always have to delete the old mwepon.bin first, then putting the new one back to menu.fs two times before any changes take effect.
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I can't delete it with FF8AC and when I try with Deling, I have this:
(http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2016/25/1466378230-capture.png)
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Hm, weird. I can remove the file without problems using Deling 0.8b and Remove command here:
(http://i.imgur.com/WUixPPK.png)
Perhaps try downgrading too in case you are using 0.9b. Other than that I'm out of ideas :-\
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Well the problem was that the game was in Program files. So now that I can delete twice the file and replace the modified file, it still doesn't work. No changes in game. :(
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Let's try to rule certain possibilities out:
- Try starting the game without any shop.bin at all. Your Shop menus should be a huge mess now, but don't worry, this is reversible by putting the shop.bin back in (always have a default shop.bin ready just in case). If everything is still normal without shop.bin, there is definitely something wrong. If you can see the mess too, it's all good. Move modified shop.bin back to menu.fs twice in a row (preferably per drag and drop, as it saves some clicks) and start the game.
- Do you accidentally load a save with Tonberry's Familiar Ability unlocked? If so, delete it by using Amnesia Greens and check the Balamb Shop contents again. According to your changes from above, it should only offer G-Potion, with the rest being invisible until you have Familiar.
- Don't forget to save your changes made with Translhextion before moving files back to where they belong.
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Let's try to rule certain possibilities out:
- Try starting the game without any shop.bin at all. Your Shop menus should be a huge mess now, but don't worry, this is reversible by putting the shop.bin back in (always have a default shop.bin ready just in case). If everything is still normal without shop.bin, there is definitely something wrong. If you can see the mess too, it's all good. Move modified shop.bin back to menu.fs twice in a row (preferably per drag and drop, as it saves some clicks) and start the game.
I've already tried this and nothing happenned, I mean the menu is still normal, nothing has changed
- Do you accidentally load a save with Tonberry's Familiar Ability unlocked? If so, delete it by using Amnesia Greens and check the Balamb Shop contents again. According to your changes from above, it should only offer G-Potion, with the rest being invisible until you have Familiar.
No, the save I use is without Familiar, I've deleted it with Hyne. And everything is normal.
- Don't forget to save your changes made with Translhextion before moving files back to where they belong.
Yes I've saved with Translhexation. The weirdest is when I extract the files again after I have done the changings and see that it doesn't work, the shop.bin is still modified, as if the game uses another shop.bin somewhere in the game. :(
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Tested it again and the same issue... could anybody try this to see if it's just a problem with me ?
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You know, there might be a problem with privileges.
Go to where your menu.fs file is, right click and see if the file is 'read-only' also check the menu.fl and menu.fi files.
After that run Deiling.exe with Admin privileges and then delete the shop.bin file.
Finally, after all the issues you had before - check if you maybe have two shop.bin files. You may reinstall the file or check integrity on Steam and do everything again using Deiling in administrator mode.
@EDIT: I just removed the whole shop.bin file and game crashed before jumping into store screen. Check again the files mexico and lastly reinstall game files.
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Thanks for the help but... no read-only on files. And it's not working with deling with Admin privileges. And there's only one shop.bin. So the last thing is that there's some problem with Steam. Maybe I should try with my old PC version...
Edit: I think I've reinstall the game 5 or 6 times. ^^'
Edit2: I've tried the same thing as you and the game didn't crash. After that I've go back to Deling and the shop.bin is still removed... how could it be ?...
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That's weird.
Are you sure you're editing the correct file?
The one that is in:
Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VIII\Data\lang-en?
Try to delete whole MENU.fs file and see if the game start normally.
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Oh guys, I feel stupid now... I'm french so I've modified the files in lang.fr but the game is in english by default... ^^' Sorry and thanks for the help. :)
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Sorry for the double post.
I have 2 other questions:
Is it possible to disable the test seed ?
How can I edit prices in shops ?
Thanks by advance ! :D
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I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this, but this thread did lead me to the pre-beta "Doomtrain" tool and there are discussions about editing weapons in here... so, my question should be simple: why does editing Squall's hit rating appear to do nothing? Even if I lower his currently modded weapon's hit rating to 0, it shows up as 0 in the junction menu, and junk shop menu, but in battle he still has a 100% success rate hitting things regardless of the enemy's evade. Other character's weapons seem to actually be impacted by changing the value, but not Squall. Why is this and how can I solve it? Sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere and my search fu was weak.
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Is it possible to disable the test seed ?
by test seed you mean the option to take quiz for raising SeeD rank?
Try in script: 103 SARALYON:
SARALYON
EDIT: I meant SALARYOFF to actually disable the payment and maybe also disable quiz.
How can I edit prices in shops ?
Open price.bin and the strucure is:
#Price_Entry:
ushort Price
ushort Unknown?
The only variables unknown takes are:
0x0a00 (10)
0x0100 (1)
0x0500 (5)
I don't know yet what does it mean.
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Thanks Maki, I'll search and tell you if I find something.
I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this, but this thread did lead me to the pre-beta "Doomtrain" tool and there are discussions about editing weapons in here... so, my question should be simple: why does editing Squall's hit rating appear to do nothing? Even if I lower his currently modded weapon's hit rating to 0, it shows up as 0 in the junction menu, and junk shop menu, but in battle he still has a 100% success rate hitting things regardless of the enemy's evade. Other character's weapons seem to actually be impacted by changing the value, but not Squall. Why is this and how can I solve it? Sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere and my search fu was weak.
I think this is because of the gunblade. This is the player who determines the accurracy of the attack by using the trigger button.
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I think due to the attack type for Squall's weapon being different from other weapons (10 instead of 1, I think), the damage formula for that attack type might ignore hit (I can't actually check right now). Changing the attack type to the same as the other weapons might fix that.
I think the gunblade trigger only determines if it crits or not.
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Ah, mexico, I made a mistake. Not SARALYON, but SARALYOFF. :D
There's also: 104 SARALYDISPOFF
The SARALYON is fired after passing SeeD test, so maybe...
evilmog6 - I checked the code, the binary operations on file are fine, so the software is not a problem.
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@Maki I wasn't suggesting there was a problem with Doomtrain if that's what you mean :) Maybe an addition that can toggle Squall's weapon to not behave this way would be a cool feature addition to the tool, but I didn't mean to make it sound like anything was wrong with it in this regard, its FF8 itself that is coded this way it seems.
@JWP and on that note, I tried what you said to change the attack type byte from 0A to 01. I am not really good with the hex stuff so I am mostly eagerly using the tools you guys magically make, but I can sometimes sort out some of your posts and I am pretty sure I found the right byte according to the post on the weapon section, and that value made sense since it was "10"... it didn't seem to change the behavior in the game though, even 0% hit in the menu with 01 in that byte and squall can't miss. Not sure if I messed up my edit, or if that just isn't enough to fix it. I edited the 6th byte in from the offset, the byte just before the byte that seems to definitely change attack power so I think its the right one...
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Ah, mexico, I made a mistake. Not SARALYON, but SARALYOFF. :D
There's also: 104 SARALYDISPOFF
The SARALYON is fired after passing SeeD test, so maybe...
OK... so I opened the script with Deling but I understand nothing... Where am I supposed to find the line 103 SALARYON ? Sorry, I realise now how it will be hard for me to do this mod. ^^'
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Thanks to myst6re, I found it. Finally, that was easy. ^^
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* Section 5 - Weapon Data *
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Structure:
struct Weapon {
WORD name_offset;
BYTE renzokuken_finishers; //0x01 = Rough Divide, 0x02 = Fated Circle, 0x04 = Blasting Zone, 0x08 = Lion Heart
BYTE unk;
BYTE character_id;
BYTE attack_type;
BYTE attack_power;
BYTE hit_bonus;
BYTE str_bonus;
BYTE weapon_tier;
BYTE unk[2];
}
i tried changing the renzokuken finisher to 0x08 for the Lionheart Gunblade weapon data and it just make all limitbreak finisher to be just Lionheart only for an encounter battles with one enemy, but if more than one enemy in a battles, the game crash if i select renzokuken rather than normal attack. Sorry for my bad english.