FINAL FANTASY VIII

FINAL FANTASY VIII

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MCINDUS Jan 22, 2015 @ 11:16pm
Full World Texture Mod! HorizonPack v2.1 Released!
HorizonPack v2.1 is now available!

Version 2.1 is a full World Texture Replacement and Upscale for FF8!
This version also includes a new World Map!
This is the full release.

Go here for the download:
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=15859.0

Check out my video comparison (Version Updated since video!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-RJUWuAydQ

This mod is dependent on Tonberry by Omzy
Get Tonberry Here:
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=15291.0

Happy Modding!
MCINDUS

For the Best possible FF8 experience, check these out!

My Other FF8 Mods:
SeeD Reborn by MCINDUS- GUI, Text, Icon, and Magazine texture replacement
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=15320.0

Tripod by MCINDUS - A Full HD Remaster of the Triple Triad Card Game
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=15301.0

Recommended Mods:
Project Eden by Omzy - A Full Field Background Texture Upscale (HUGE improvement)
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=15292.0

Roses and Wine (RaW) - An AMAZING Music Mod (easy to Install!)
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=13715.0
Last edited by MCINDUS; Jan 23, 2015 @ 12:22am
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ED13 Jan 23, 2015 @ 12:08am 
Cheers.:InkRibbon:
Arthur C. Jan 23, 2015 @ 4:50am 
Looks really good.
Need to try this out later! :FFXIIIlightning:
MCINDUS Jan 23, 2015 @ 11:13pm 
Originally posted by Shirayuki474:
Meh, I have a little drops from 30 to ~25 on world map sometimes, is there anything I can do?

Trying to figure out why there's so much lag on the WM - I think the first time textures are loaded into ram, it lag spikes and then smoothes out - hopefully Omzy can help me come up with a solution.
Skl3ros Jan 24, 2015 @ 9:15am 
:oo
Wow you are really making the HD remake that Square Enix should have done. It kinda already feels like one and this is now like the icing on the cake.
Seriously thanks a lot for all your mods. I'm not sure I could even bear to play through it without them but with them it's really a lot more fun so yeah thanks. <3
Skl3ros Jan 24, 2015 @ 10:00am 
Ok so just as a little feedback besides all the praising (:p):
I kinda liked the window around the world map in the corner when its not in the planet shape.
It creates a contrast that makes it easier to see the map especially with the higher resolution ground the colors tend to mix a bit and it becomes harder to see. Just a little thought. ^^
LeonhartGR Jan 25, 2015 @ 3:20am 
Updates! :P
MCINDUS Feb 1, 2015 @ 2:08am 
Originally posted by brainslug:
Ok so just as a little feedback besides all the praising (:p):
I kinda liked the window around the world map in the corner when its not in the planet shape.
It creates a contrast that makes it easier to see the map especially with the higher resolution ground the colors tend to mix a bit and it becomes harder to see. Just a little thought. ^^

Thanks for the feedback! It is going to be hard to update because my Hard Drive crashed, but I'm working on data recovery right now. I'm glad you're enjoying my mods!
Rich Mahogany Feb 1, 2015 @ 9:05am 
The project eden mod needs some work. I don't know if that's yours.
Rich Mahogany Feb 1, 2015 @ 12:36pm 
Originally posted by Aetonix:
I've never really been a fan of using mods. Not to say they can't be good, I suppose I just prefer games without them.

Me too. Except in the case when you're playing a 16 year old game on a 1080P monitor like now. This game needs the mods man, trust me.
Rich Mahogany Feb 1, 2015 @ 1:16pm 
Originally posted by Shirayuki474:
Originally posted by Jack Hoff:

Me too. Except in the case when you're playing a 16 year old game on a 1080P monitor like now. This game needs the mods man, trust me.

Nope, this game doesn't need any mods EXCEPT for psx music mod (this is absolutely essential mod for VIII, I would not play this game without this). Remastered graphic by SE is fine enough (original release also is fine enough), I'm not saying that mods are bad and not worth to use, they are just not essential and they aren't changing much, every normal person (no graphic master race) will enjoy VIII with its basic graphic.

This is a person who has not tried the graphical mods. The graphical mods are what is necessary on a modern PC monitor in order to make the game look like it did on the PSX on a standard def TV. Without the background mod at least, the whole game looks like a blurry, jagged pile of crap. There's no excuse not to use them, all you have to do is drag and drop a file. Why not use them? Adding the world map, HUD, and background mods make the game 10X more enjoyable - exactly the same benefit you get from using the music mod, only visually.
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Rich Mahogany Feb 1, 2015 @ 1:20pm 
Originally posted by Shirayuki474:
Originally posted by Jack Hoff:

This is a person who has not tried the graphical mods. The graphical mods are what is necessary on a modern PC monitor in order to make the game look like it did on the PSX on a standard def TV. Without the background mod at least, the whole game looks like a blurry, jagged pile of crap. There's no excuse not to use them, all you have to do is drag and drop a file. Why not use them?

I'm not saying that I'm not using them. Resolutions and monitors will be always a problem for some people. I'm just talking about graphic now. I'm using Rosa music mod, Full World Texture mod, xbox 360 buttons mod and Triple Triad HD mod, I was using also Eden mod but for me it was worse than basic game so I deleted it.

If it was worse then you probably did something wrong. There is no conceivable way that it is worse if it's working correctly.
Rich Mahogany Feb 1, 2015 @ 1:24pm 
Originally posted by Shirayuki474:
Originally posted by Jack Hoff:

If it was worse then you probably did something wrong. There is no conceivable way that it is worse if it's working correctly.

It's working correctly I just don't like Eden mod's graphic.

Didn't he just take the original images and smooth them out and upscale them in photoshop? He didn't actually remake the images did he?
MCINDUS Feb 1, 2015 @ 1:35pm 
Originally posted by Jack Hoff:
The project eden mod needs some work. I don't know if that's yours.

No, it's not my mod - it's Omzy's. If you find errors, can you post them in the Project Eden thread at forums.qhimm.com? The more feedback he gets, the more he can fix. He's not very active at the moment, but when he shows himself, he works with a fury.

Regarding Mods:
Audio Mods: I know people love the PSX version for nostalgia's sake, but Roses and Wine is a far better mod. It gives you access to the PSX versions, the OST, and even Orchestral/Remix versions of the tracks. You can even put your own tracks into the game if you know what you're doing. A fellow modder on YouTube has put an entire 'Metal' version of the soundtrack to his game using it. It has it's own installer and Installation is STUPID easy (just select Steam 2013 version as your last step).

Graphics Mods: A matter of opinion. I played this game when it came out and loved it, but I never knew what some of the Cards were supposed to be, and the backgrounds were so grainy and pixelated that you can't even tell that there is a bottle of medicine on Dr. Kadowaki's table. The parts of the game that needed the most help were:

TEXT/Menu/GUI overhaul - The original text does not resize well.
World Textures - OMG these suck. Low poly worlds need some help, so I helped.
Triple Triad - Wow, this game is fun, but oh boy WTF is that card? Fixed.

The field backgrounds are about the only Mod that I feel isn't necessary, but Omzy's Project Eden really does make the game look better.

The mods that fix these issues:
SeeD Reborn, Tripod, and HorizonPack. Project Eden is amazing but at 1.3 gigs, I can see why people avoid it.
MCINDUS Feb 1, 2015 @ 1:40pm 
Originally posted by Shirayuki474:
Originally posted by Jack Hoff:

Didn't he just take the original images and smooth them out and upscale them in photoshop? He didn't actually remake the images did he?

Yeah, and yet they were weird for me. I played many hours with Eden mod but I just couldn't resist it anymore.


Interesting. The only thing I've noticed is that for some reason, the colors seem to have less contrast and are 'muted' compared to the original. And in some places transparencies are a little jumbled with very few missing textures. This is probably due to the upscaling process. It would be nice if someone were to polish Project Eden. Omzy is in no way the only one responsible for this mod - and people can even try to improve on Project Eden and re-release it. It's hard to find someone who has the time and motivation, but the potential exists.
;)
DarkMatterM4 Feb 14, 2015 @ 4:55pm 
This crashes my game on the main menu everytime. Can't even get the game started. It also corrupts all the main menu fonts. Anyone else have this issue? "An unknown exception has occured." error comes up everytime.

Tonberry 1.5 with 1.3 hashmaps installed.
x64 VC++

Any assistance?
Last edited by DarkMatterM4; Feb 14, 2015 @ 6:20pm
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Date Posted: Jan 22, 2015 @ 11:16pm
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