FINAL FANTASY VIII

FINAL FANTASY VIII

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Final Fantasy 8 Mod Installer
By CRCaue
An installer for Final Fantasy 8's essential mods / Um instalador para os mods essenciais do Final Fantasy 8
   
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Introduction / Introdução
Hey there!

I've loved Final Fantasy 8 for a long time, and I was used to installing mods by hand to improve the experience. Recently, I understood how most mods work, and created an installer for mods that I consider essential for new players.

Unfortunately, FF8 is an old game, and Square does not seem to be interested in remaking it (The Remaster was a valid try, but still not enough). Therefore, I hope that this installer helps new players to get into the game.

Versão em Português

Olá!

Eu amo o Final Fantasy 8 já faz bastante tempo, e estava acostumado a instalar mods manualmente para melhorar a experiência. Recentemente, entendi como a maioria dos mods funcionam, e criei um instalador para os mods que considero essenciais para novos jogadores.

Infelizmente, FF8 é um jogo datado, e a Square não parece ter interesse em refazê-lo (O Remaster foi uma tentativa válida, mas ainda não é o bastante). Portanto, espero que este instalador ajude novos jogadores a conhecer e apreciar esse clássico.
Disclaimer / Aviso Legal
Now, these mods were created by members of the community with lot of effort and time investments. That's why I made sure to credit each and every one of them in the installer page. I do not intend on gaining anything from this installer. The main purpose is to help the community and the new players.

I will not update the mods contained in this installer, as they are currently being updated by the modders themselves in their own sites. The versions I used were all available for free at the time, and that's why I will keep these versions only. Therefore, only visual updates, mod addition and bugfixing will be made to the installer.

These mods are not perfect, but they do improve the game a lot. Please check the modders' pages for updates. I'll link the pages I know here, if you are one of these modders, please reach out to me and I'll post the link to your page too!

Versão em Português

Esses mods foram criados por membros da comunidade com muito esforço e investimento de tempo. Por tive certeza de dar os devidos créditos para cada um deles na página do instalador. Eu não pretendo ganhar qualquer coisa que seja com esse instalador. O propósito principal é ajudar a comunidade a crescer com novos jogadores.

Não atualizarei os mods contidos nesse instalador, já que estão sendo atualizados por seus próprios criadores em seus sites. As versões utilizadas aqui estavam todas disponíveis de graça no momento da criação do instalador e é por isso que manterei essas versões. Portanto, somente atualizações visuais, adição de mods e ajustes de bugs serão feitos no instalador.

Esses mods não são perfeitos, mas melhoram muito o jogo. Por favor, dê uma olhada nas páginas dos criadores deles para encontrar atualizações. Vou deixar aqui os links que conheço, Se você for um dos criadores dos mods, entre em contato comigo e colocarei seu link aqui também!

MCINDUS Mods[www.patreon.com] - Patreon
Installer Link and Screenshots / Link do Instalador e Screenshots
Now that all that is clear, here is the installer download page:
Final Fantasy 8 Mod Installer[cauecr.itch.io]

Versão em Português

Agora que tudo está claro, aqui está o link da página de download do instalador:
Final Fantasy 8 Mod Installer[cauecr.itch.io]


Installation Screenshots / Screenshots da Instalação:

Conclusion / Conclusão
The installer will only work for english versions of the game (Which is the one on Steam). I did consider creating a multi language installer, but some mods are not available in other languages (I'm not sure if updated versions are supported, please reach out to the modders).

That's it, have a great day!

Best regards,
Cauê

Versão em Português

O instalador só funciona para a versão inglesa do jogo (A da Steam). Considerei criar um instalador multi-língua, mas alguns mods não estão disponíveis em outras versões (Não tenho certeza se versões atualizadas deles funcionam com outras línguas, por favor consulte os criadores dos mods).

É isso, tenha um bom dia!

Atenciosamente,
Cauê
25 Comments
CRCaue  [author] 10 May @ 8:30am 
Nameless,

Sem problema! Fico feliz q o instalador tenha te ajudado!
Nameless 9 May @ 10:26pm 
Muito obrigado pelo instalador, eu estava quebrando a cabeça procurando como instalar manualmente
CRCaue  [author] 11 Feb @ 11:07am 
MrMatticus,

I just tested here on my end, and the downloads were successful. I have some recommendations that may help in your case.

First of all, you deserve an explanation. Error 403 is normally caused by Google Drive deciding that a file was downloaded too many times. There's no actual counter for it, and this usually happens to larger files (>= 600 MB).

So, to the recommendations:
1 - Run the setup as Admin, as windows may decide that you are downloading too much stuff and block it (Another possible reason for 403, although more rare).
2 - Make sure you're connection is stable (I do not believe this one is the issue, but who knows right?)
3 - Try again in a few minutes, as GDrive may lift the restrictions for your IP address.

Would you mind telling which file failed to download? I was hoping to have a failure here too, but it didn't happen (The setup states that it is 'Downloading Additional Files...' and lists the file name in the line below).

Thank you!
CRCaue  [author] 11 Feb @ 10:39am 
MrMatticus,

Right, I'll check what's going on here, I'll report back here as soon as I have an update.
MrMatticus 11 Feb @ 6:06am 
I'm getting the 403 error now with version 8.2
Arazyl 1 Jan @ 6:15pm 
That fixed it! Thank you so much, you rock. Worked perfectly.
CRCaue  [author] 1 Jan @ 5:18pm 
Done!

I reverted the packages to Google Drive, and I updated the installer.

I'm currently writing the devlog for version 8.2, but basically I split the larger package in the installer to prevent GDrive from claiming that the magic quota" was reached.

Therefore, the installer is back up, and probably for good this time!

I'm also working in one fail safe option too. But I will only release this if necessary. For now, let's see if GDrive will comply.

Thanks again for the feedback!
CRCaue  [author] 1 Jan @ 2:40pm 
Well, I found out what happened.

PixelDrain decided that I was using a direct link, and it seems that direct links are premium features (Wow, thanks a lot PD).

I'm already checking here to see if there is another viable way to get it to work. As soon as I have a solution, I'll report back here.

Sorry for the trouble. I'll release another version ASAP.
CRCaue  [author] 1 Jan @ 2:36pm 
I see, I'm just checking if you did not have any earlier version of it running. I'll check what is going on here. Thanks for the feedback!
Arazyl 1 Jan @ 12:12pm 
Sorry, not "latest version." It says Download, but it's the only version available as far as I can tell.