ROM Hack Has anyone been able to get Hyne to work with final fantasy 8 remastered?

alxrite · Sep 5, 2019

ashtonmachchine said:
I loaded up the save now and it works, but the controls are messed up?? Like a and b are x and y

strange...

Yes, that is what I was saying. It is very weird. Threw me off.

EDIT: I was wondering if I did something wrong so I redid it. Still the same. The only thing I can think it is is maybe it is the config from the PS1? Somehow the buttons are swapped? Not sure. But they are upside down.

darksweet · Sep 5, 2019

is there anything for the ps4 save file

alxrite · Sep 5, 2019

darksweet said:
is there anything for the ps4 save file

I have not tried. Can you get me the save file? I can then mess around with it for you and let you know.

fvig2001 · Sep 6, 2019

Can this editor be used to make Boko level 4 as if the pocketstation game was finished?

alxrite · Sep 6, 2019

fvig2001 said:
Can this editor be used to make Boko level 4 as if the pocketstation game was finished?

You can make him higher than level 4, so yes.

darksweet · Sep 6, 2019

alxrite said:
I have not tried. Can you get me the save file? I can then mess around with it for you and let you know.

here thanks in advance.

alxrite · Sep 6, 2019

darksweet said:
here thanks in advance.

This one might be beyond me. I will look at it though. This save file is 3 times as large and does not look the same at first glance. I will look into it further.

Rahkeesh · Sep 6, 2019

Customized controls are per-save. There is a section header on the right in hyne that controls config, and then a checkbox that removes control customization. I'm pretty sure I mentioned this already too.

Artemis21 · Sep 6, 2019

I'd like to port my Steam save to my Switch but I don't understand the 4 bytes thing, in the steam save on the first 4 I get EB 0D, how do I calculate the 4 first bytes?

ashtonmachchine · Sep 6, 2019

I sent you a PM @alxrite

alxrite · Sep 7, 2019

Rahkeesh said:
Customized controls are per-save. There is a section header on the right in hyne that controls config, and then a checkbox that removes control customization. I'm pretty sure I mentioned this already too.

Sorry Rahkeesh, I must have missed that. But, we got it sorted out. Now we know, thanks!

Artemis21 said:
I'd like to port my Steam save to my Switch but I don't understand the 4 bytes thing, in the steam save on the first 4 I get EB 0D, how do I calculate the 4 first bytes?

Yeah, so there seems to be more to it with some saves. I don't think a one tutorial will do. Your Switch save file size is 830bytes, while your Steam save is DEB (3563b). I would need to see the file and see why it is so large. The most I have seen is a file of 10,738b. Normal is 10,244b. The only other save I have seen this high is the PS4 save linked above you and I am still trying to find a way to convert it. Sorry I am slow, I am still new to this.

alxrite · Sep 7, 2019

darksweet said:
here thanks in advance.

Don't quote me, but there doesn't seem to be save data in the linked files. Either, this is not the file, or they have completely rewrote it for PS4 which is hard to imagine. Sorry.

Falo · Sep 7, 2019

Artemis21 said:
I'd like to port my Steam save to my Switch but I don't understand the 4 bytes thing, in the steam save on the first 4 I get EB 0D, how do I calculate the 4 first bytes?

PC saves are raw, so to convert it, just calculate 0xDEB + 4 -> 0xDEF and then write that before the start so that it looks like: "EF 0D 00 00 EB 0D 00 00".
Note: FF8 saves are compressed, so it's normal that the filesize is always different and some saves are bigger then others, because they contains less 0x00 values.

About the PS4 saves, sorry but it's in a different format and encrypted you would need to find someone with enough knowlegde in the PS4 scene to reverse the PS4 executable to make a converter.

alxrite · Sep 7, 2019

Falo said:
PC saves are raw, so to convert it, just calculate 0xDEB + 4 -> 0xDEF and then write that before the start so that it looks like: "EF 0D 00 00 EB 0D 00 00".
Note: FF8 saves are compressed, so it's normal that the filesize is always different and some saves are bigger then others, because they contains less 0x00 values.

About the PS4 saves, sorry but it's in a different format and encrypted you would need to find someone with enough knowlegde in the PS4 scene to reverse the PS4 executable to make a converter.

Thank you for clearing all that up Falo!

TheSirSpence · Sep 7, 2019

alxrite said:
Oh ok. I think I got the first part!

Let me edit this and reverse it and I will share how to do it and help those that need it. Give me a minute, figuring it all out.

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Step 1: Open your Hex editor (Mine is HxD) and open your Switch file ff8slot00
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Step 2: Look at the first 4 bytes: this tells you how long your save file is, no need to convert: Mine is 26 09 00 00 (read right to left) 00 00 09 26 Mine is 926

(If yours is something like: 34 08 00 00, it will be, 00 00 08 34 = 834
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Step 3: Select 04 (byte)
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Step 4: In HxD I can right click and "Select Block" a byte: type in 926 (yours will/could be different)
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Step 5: It will highlight a block of code. Copy this and Ctrl+N to make a new file
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Step 6: Paste the block
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Step 7: Save the file to ff8slot00.ff8
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Step 8: Open in hyne
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Edit how you like!

Figured it out!

Step 9: After you have made the changes to your save file in Hyne. You will open the save back into your hex editor.
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Step 10: You will see the new file size, mine is 00 00 09 21 = 921.
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Step 11: Copy all the info, Ctrl+A
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Step 12: Go to the ORIGINAL ff8slot00 file from Step 1.
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Step 13: On byte 04 in my ORIGINAL ff8slot00 the byte is 22. Highlight that.
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Step 14: you will now right click and "Select Block" again. Now I would type in 921 as that is my new file size.
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Step 15: Paste in the new info Ctrl+B (Paste Write)
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Step 16: This left me with 5 bytes of extra data that was now not needed. I just typed in 00 00 00 00 00. This cleared the info on the end of the save file.

Step 17: Load your save file and if you did it right, you should be able to play the game with your new edits.

Notes: Your save file should be 10,244 when you are done editing. If it is lower or higher, you will need to go in just after your save info and add/delete some bytes. 1 byte per 1 you are off from 10,244. This should fix it if it is not loading or you are getting an error trying to boot the game. This is what happened to me and this is what I did to remedy it.

I hope this helps. Please feel free to message me if you need help!

I think I may be too much of an idiot for this idiots guide, or maybe I am too old for hex editing. All I am wanting to do is play my unedited PC save on my switch and then on the PC when I get back home.

The problem I have is that you say the first 4 bytes are the size, well mine have letters in them, so I cant even get past part 1. This is what I see:

8E 0A 00 00 BF 53 I am so clueless, I would appreciate the help.

I have uploaded my save file for reference, although I am not after someone doing it for me, I would much rather learn how.

Rahkeesh · Sep 7, 2019

Its letters because its hexidecimal, base 16 rather than our numeric base 10. 1-9, A-F.

hex 5 = numeric 5
Hex A = numeric 10
hex 10 = numeric 16

By default the addresses, i.e. the numbers on the left that show you where you are, are also in hex, so you shouldn't have to worry about converting them.

TheSirSpence · Sep 7, 2019

I may be missing something else here, but how do you guys get your saves off your switch. I just did a google and everything I see seems to be saying that it is not possible???

luigui300 · Sep 7, 2019

Could someone help me with my saved file? when I open it with HxD this seems to me: 2F 08 00 00 2B, I don't know what to do there, I'm a newbie, here I leave the photo of my file, thanks.

badman112 · Sep 7, 2019

@alexrite

Anychance of posting a save from first save with pretty much everything??? Made a thread pretty much got ignored lol.

chefmario · Sep 8, 2019

TheSirSpence said:
I may be missing something else here, but how do you guys get your saves off your switch. I just did a google and everything I see seems to be saying that it is not possible???

Start with this. I use checkpoint and never had a problem.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/checkpoint-save-manager-released-for-nintendo-switch.503370/

@badman112 On page 2 about halfway down there are saves from the beginning with some things maxed out at 100.

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