[FF8PC-Steam] Hard Mode and Add-on's Launcher (2017-08-25)

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Hard Mode and Add-on's Launcher
Difficulty Mod and other Add-on's for FF8 on STEAM
Now All Languages Supported!
Mod Updated with easier process!

These mods use HextLaunch from DLPB's Tools
And they will until he finishes his new version of ddraw.dll for FF8 :)

I compiled some old mods for those of you using the STEAM version of FF8

Add-on's:
Hard.dll: Makes the game generally more difficult:
-   Decreases the player's melee damage by a factor of 1.5
-   Increases the level of enemies by a factor of 1.1
-   Increases the melee damage of enemies by a factor of 1.1
    (this does not effect magic damage)
Damage.dll
-   Max damage increased to 65k instead of 9999; affects your group and opponents too.
HP.dll
-   Max hp cap increased to 32k from 9999
Magic.dll
-   You won't lose magic from your inventory when you cast it in battle.
    (Negates Double and Triple effects. I don't use this one.)
Publish.dll
-   Removes the Square Enix splash logo on Startup

DOWNLOADS: Only pick one!
Hard Launcher (English)
Hard Launcher (Spanish)
Hard Launcher (French)
Hard Launcher (German)
Hard Launcher (Italian)

CHECK THIS POST FOR HEXT FILE UPDATES:
https://www.ff7catalog.com/posts/205530/

Instructions:

1.   Move "HL_Files" and "FF8_Hard_Launcher" into your parent FF8 directory.
     (steamapps/common/FINAL FANTASY VIII)
2.   Launch the game from the new "Hard" Launcher
3.   The command window will let you know if .dll injection was done correctly
     (there is also a HextLaunch.txt log file)

*If you're using RaW, you can move the RaW.dll into /HL_Files/DLL_in as well to resolve possible issues
**If you use any Tonberry mods, do not move any of the Tonberry .dll's into this location - it will render Tonberry useless.


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If you choose, you may remove the Magic.dll and Publish.dll Add-On's with no glitches
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Original thread for 2000 PC version:
Go HERE to use these Add-ons with Aali's Driver.

Thanks to JeMaCheHi for trying so hard to get the mod to work and helping me figure out where I went wrong!

Thanks to DLPB for his Hext Tools!  Go HERE to support him!
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Yo mcindus got a question about the hp cap ,the HP doesn't look right, for instance rinoa's hp is 12573.
But on the menu it reads 2573/2573. but if i go to the status screen it reads properly 123573/12573. this is the same for all my party.
is this normal?
 
Yo mcindus got a question about the hp cap ,the HP doesn't look right, for instance rinoa's hp is 12573.
But on the menu it reads 2573/2573. but if i go to the status screen it reads properly 123573/12573. this is the same for all my party.
is this normal?
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Yes, unfortunately the game wasnt programmed to load tens of thousand on some scenes like the main menu and in-battle, but the game still recognize the full amount.
 
Right that's a shame i will have to battle my OCD with that one lol . cheers for the reply.
 
can you help me, i'm already copy the hext and make sure the dll file be erased but the hp still cannot more than 9999, magic work fine, and for damage i cant make sure at the moment because my game didn't far yet. or did i need other app to make sure this run correctly? im so confuse right now Lol, please help me. sorry for my bad english.
 
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I ported some of these mods to the nintendo switch.

Damage.dll -> ff8-break-damage-limit
HP.dll -> ff8-break-hp-limit-gf and ff8-break-hp-limit-party
Magic.dll -> ff8-limitless-magic-battle

Thanks to gaaasstly's post earlier in this thread for the hard work he did finding the offsets on PC: https://www.ff7catalog.com/posts/205477/

Download: https://github.com/onefourthreeNX/ff8-mods/tree/master/switch

Grab the folder for the patch you want and copy it to /atmosphere/nro_patches/ to install on the switch.

Note: this requires a hacked switch running atmosphere 0.8.9 or greater
 
Hey guys, any news on using these dll on Remaster? i've been looking for a way to use the hp.dll or something similar in a long time, but havent found it yet. (looking for a way to break the hp cap for the main characters)
 
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