Angelwing ULTIMA Remastered v1.1 DDS version!!!
Added 2024-04-29 16:23:56 +0000 UTC
It's here! The latency/stutter is GONE!
The previous post announced the release, and now Maki has updated DEMASTER to allow for DDS injection of Field Backgrounds!
You MUST download the newest DEMASTER patch FIRST!
Install DEMASTER v1.3.3 and then download this patch and then drag/drop the two files into your parent FF8 directory!
https://github.com/MaKiPL/FF8_demaster/files/15107063/ff8_demaster.zip
Happy Modding!!
-MCINDUS-
Comments
You need to apply the demaster patch https://github.com/MaKiPL/FF8_demaster/files/15107063/ff8_demaster.zip
Michael Marsh
2025-05-17 12:05:08 +0000 UTCYou need to have the Fieldmodeltexture pack (or FMT-Pack) mod installed, just fixed this exact issue for me.
Michael Marsh
2025-05-16 22:01:53 +0000 UTCYou need to have the Fieldmodeltexture pack (or FMT-Pack) mod installed, just fixed this exact issue for me.
Michael Marsh
2025-05-16 22:01:49 +0000 UTCYou need to have the Fieldmodeltexture pack (or FMT-Pack) mod installed, just fixed this exact issue for me.
Michael Marsh
2025-05-16 22:01:45 +0000 UTCYou need to have the Fieldmodeltexture pack (or FMT-Pack) mod installed, just fixed this exact issue for me.
Michael Marsh
2025-05-16 22:01:35 +0000 UTCYou need to have the Fieldmodeltexture pack (or FMT-Pack) mod installed, just fixed this exact issue for me.
Michael Marsh
2025-05-16 22:01:30 +0000 UTCTried multiple mods with FF8 but the moment i add this one i get "An unknown exception has occurred" after the intro cinematic has finished playing. Edit: tried a complete fresh reinstall of FF8 remastered, then added demastered and launched it as admin and let it run through it's setup, closed it, opened the demaster folder inside the FF8 remaster folder and copy + pasted the texture folder into the demaster folder inside the FF8 remaster folder. No other mods and still getting "An unknown exception has occurred" right after the intro cinematic at the beginning of the game
Helix
2025-05-13 15:45:43 +0000 UTCI have a freeze when I play as Laguna in the first dream sequence, once I've gotten past the point where Laguna tries to talk to Julia and cramps up then sits back down with Kiros and Ward after the conversation with them making fun of his manliness I'm stuck sitting at the table and the three of them won't get up to leave. The games seems to have a sort of freeze.
Arlindo Bianco
2025-04-29 12:04:33 +0000 UTCMan i appreciate what u r doing but if u dont group all the mods that actually works in one always updated post with all the links for downloads people will keep struggling with the installation, u need to pin something like this like this: 1) Field Texture Remastered 2) Lunar Cry 2.1 3) Angelwing with the demaster patch included in the latest pinned Angel Wing post 4) Horizon 5) Triple Triad Complete remaster mod 1.0 (demaster 2048 textures) 6) Battlefield Pack Ultima 7) FF8 FMVs CG 4x (from mcindus discord) 8) OST-Rf (tsunamods) (thanks to the guy who posted this under one of your post i just modified that a bit, cant remember the nickname but this is actually working well for me without bugs or crashes) before this i literaly couldnt enter or finish the fire cave without bugs or crashes And also would be cool a modmanager like the one they developed for FFVIII Original version to avoid deleting everything everytime one mod give problems, i think would be easy to develop but im not an expert, its just a matter of creating an interface and a program that can group and manage/toggle the grouped files inserted in the demaster folder. this could be helpfull to troubleshot incompatibilities and bugs of every single mod.
User_123
2025-04-12 08:15:24 +0000 UTCSo, is it better to use the old png version of the mod instead of this one?
GARY E. LEFTRIDGE
2025-02-21 20:37:04 +0000 UTCI can confirm the mod and the patch cause a crash after the SeeD field exam result screen. For anyone who completed a playthrough is there another crash wall after this ? The mod is amazing otherwise.
Lugther
2025-02-18 00:19:40 +0000 UTCStill some missing textures that cause crashing. Mainly right after receiving the SeeD exam results, won't load into the dorm (crash) and after meeting Quistis in the Training Center, returning to the dorm hallway at night seems to have a missing texture (crash)
SynergyGamingTV
2025-02-12 03:19:15 +0000 UTCThese backgrounds look absolutely incredible on the Steam Deck OLED. The smaller screen truly enhances upscaling work done here and hides imperfections, everything looks so vibrant and sharp. This is by far the best upscaling work I have seen from the PS1 era of Final Fantasies. Thank you for all you work on this!
Sam Malave
2025-01-29 14:09:36 +0000 UTCDid you find how to solve the crash with the SeeD report?
Mauro Bender
2025-01-20 23:20:40 +0000 UTCI really love how the game looks with the mod but I’m also getting the crash after seeing the SeeD report for the first time after becoming a SeeD. Does anyone knows how to fix it? 😔
Mauro Bender
2025-01-20 23:19:12 +0000 UTCsttuters,latency crash,this or from lunacry idk T_T
Mebby BB
2025-01-17 22:22:14 +0000 UTCWell... WHERE is that?
Partario
2025-01-17 13:41:01 +0000 UTCI'm also getting the crash at seed ranking report
Earl Abon
2025-01-12 11:24:02 +0000 UTCi have the crash too at the seeD Ranking report at Cid headquarters. any help?
Sylvester Huffnagel
2024-12-25 21:56:57 +0000 UTCLooks like it's the latest Demaster version that causes the game to crash everytime at the Dormitory for me. I wonder why...
Mikael Eklund
2024-12-20 14:26:12 +0000 UTCDon't know if it's the demaster itself or this mod, but it crashes everytime after the SeeD ranking report.
Mikael Eklund
2024-12-20 04:19:51 +0000 UTCIs this a mod pack? or do i need to download the other stuff to like tripod remastered etc.?
Daniel Pfeifer
2024-12-12 13:49:01 +0000 UTCThank you alot for your work you've done here MCindus. It increases the game atmosphere a lot and it looks really beautiful :)
HolgerFe
2024-11-28 15:07:23 +0000 UTCanyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong, i did everything i was supposed to do and the mods still wont work. are you supposed to have a save file before you add demaster and mods ? also im playing on the msi claw is that an issue? thanks
Christopher Nemish
2024-11-18 13:02:24 +0000 UTCThank you.
EksDe
2024-10-26 02:17:29 +0000 UTCUse 7zip
Aaron Escobedo
2024-10-26 02:03:36 +0000 UTCI can't unpack the file, error 0x 8096002A pops up.
EksDe
2024-10-25 22:45:41 +0000 UTCi have this issue as well. i also crashed on the timber train
Chris Mercier
2024-09-22 11:37:19 +0000 UTCOh ok thanks for the explanation, that's the one I used and it looks like it worked, thanks a lot! =)
Benoît BOURGUIGNON
2024-08-30 16:49:25 +0000 UTCEFIGS is the acronym for English French Germany and Spain and Italy. In that folder is the region that is compatible with master. The other jpn is from the region of Japan. If you play in French or English, German, Italian or Spanish, you must use the EFIGS.y folder if it is Japanese language ls another one
Ruben bratos hernandez
2024-08-30 16:32:54 +0000 UTCis it okay to use new demaster 1.3.5?
Remstone
2024-08-29 02:22:18 +0000 UTCYou mean replace the "ff8_demaster.dll" in my main folder with the one of Demaster 1.3.5 ? If yes, what is the difference in Demaster 1.3.5 between the folders "EFIGS" and "JP" please ? Wich one should I use ?
Benoît BOURGUIGNON
2024-08-24 13:33:12 +0000 UTCNew demaster 1.3 5
Ruben bratos hernandez
2024-08-24 08:00:52 +0000 UTCHi! I am a non english native, so excuse me if I got the wrong words, and excuse me if it as already been reported (I don't know where to report bugs to help to improve). So, there are two buggy screens in the BGU at the beginning: - The first is the 1st floor classroom when you open the computer where you get the first two GFs: the screen is all crooked. - The second is the interactive BGU map on the ground floor hall: the cursor is duplicated//doubled, and then disappears when you go to the last two sections. I reinstalled everything, mod after mod, and the bugs come from this one. And I have patched the Demaster 1.3.3 with the link above before. Should I try to reinstall everything again in a very specific order ? I followed the order of the "[FF8R-PC/Steam] FF8 Remastered (Lunatic Pandora) Mods Progress" on Qhimm if it is useful for you to know. Except this mod that I installed in last. Edit: Zell's mother is flickering too. P.S: The textures (of this mod and the others) look amazing, you did a wonderful job!
Benoît BOURGUIGNON
2024-08-24 00:34:40 +0000 UTCNevermind, i fixed everything by installing the PNG backgrounds instead. Bit laggy in places, but at least no more crashes. Everything has worked fine, i'm halfway through disc 3 now. Loving it.
Paper2Gold
2024-08-17 01:02:06 +0000 UTCInstall field textures
Ruben bratos hernandez
2024-08-13 10:22:38 +0000 UTCI think i fixed the above issue, as far as i can tell with my testing thus far, i might have installed some mods in the wrong order. But i am having further issues. I have narrowed it down and can confirm that this version of the angelwing mod, installed with patched demaster is causing multiple crashes on the second screen of balamb town. On the first screen, the rental shop owner is glitching, on the second screen the man sitting on the bench is invisible or glitching, trying to leave the second screen through any of the 3 exits, or even access the menu, crashes the game, i have to turn this mod off to pass through balamb, i can not find any way around it.
Paper2Gold
2024-08-11 23:25:24 +0000 UTCI'm having issues around Garden, specifically around the entrance area, where the cure draw point is, my field model keeps vanishing (but shadow spot remains), and then moving to any other screen after that crashes the game. Or sometimes the model just appears fully black, then glitches into red lines if i try to interact with anything, then same crash when trying to leave screen. It's probably not 'this' mod specifically, more likely the seed remastered one, or whichever one replaces the field models, right?
Paper2Gold
2024-08-11 17:30:30 +0000 UTCSweet, resolved my issue too. Thanks man.
Liam Smith
2024-08-09 13:38:40 +0000 UTCyeah, it wasn't extracting right. I had to switch to a different zip extractor program
Jared Swart
2024-08-08 13:19:31 +0000 UTCgetting the same issue too, had any resolution?
Liam Smith
2024-08-08 12:56:16 +0000 UTCim getting an issue where it gives errors when trying to copy files to the texture folder.
Jared Swart
2024-08-07 06:48:20 +0000 UTCI got angel wind version dds to work for me. Finally. One question, could you ask the panels in Spanish? Let me explain, the menus of the squall.el de Balamb study desk. If I find any errors, I'll let you know.🥰🥰🥰🥰
Ruben bratos hernandez
2024-08-04 07:19:14 +0000 UTCstill crashing with 1.3.3\
A-j Jenner
2024-07-31 06:03:56 +0000 UTCThanks
Ruben bratos hernandez
2024-07-24 08:54:37 +0000 UTCThat is likely the issue. There are files for the other languages on my discord. I will link them here tomorrow
Patrick McGuire
2024-07-24 08:22:59 +0000 UTCInstall restoster 1.3.3 and then paste the patch for dds support. And that's when it fails. However, in demaster 1.3.3 the png works perfectly. The language of which game is in Spanish. But I don't think that's it.
Ruben bratos hernandez
2024-07-24 08:17:27 +0000 UTCMake sure you download DEMASTER 1.3.3 and then update it with the patch i linked to! Let me know if that helps! Do NOT use 1.3.4
Patrick McGuire
2024-07-24 07:56:59 +0000 UTCMake sure you download DEMASTER 1.3.3 and then update it with the patch i linked to! Let me know if that helps!
Patrick McGuire
2024-07-24 07:56:42 +0000 UTCI get the same error that you mention. In fact, the same error appears when accessing the desk to obtain the g force shiva and quetzall. And look, I was enjoying the mod
Ruben bratos hernandez
2024-07-21 20:45:43 +0000 UTCThere is an issue with the Demaster version 1.34 stopping me from using this amazing mod. As soon as you finish the SeeD exam and get the report, it crashes when it should load Squall's dormitory. I tried the same thing without Angelwing still using Demaster version 1.34, and it still crashes. I then tried the older Demaster version 1.33 without Angelwing, and it works fine. Does anyone know if this is this a known issue? Such a shame because playing with these backgrounds is amazing.
Ian
2024-07-21 13:49:50 +0000 UTCGetting the same crash as above. A clean install fixes it. Tried installing it again after getting the GFs, but still, so many random crashes it's unplayable.
LukeCGBR
2024-07-20 00:01:44 +0000 UTCI have a problem. When I try to get Shiva and Quetzall the game closes. It only does it with the patch, to inject dds files. I am running it on steam deck
Ruben bratos hernandez
2024-07-19 20:05:06 +0000 UTCNot sure, it should be very easy on emulator at least. But speaking from experience this game wont be great on 60 FPS especially on battles, since Ive tried that with FF7/FF9
Sugi
2024-06-15 20:18:42 +0000 UTCI did the same thing. Thanks for asking for me too, I guess. And thanks MCindus for the quick reply ^^
Nick2Shy
2024-06-15 07:07:13 +0000 UTCOh goodness, I completely misread that portion of the instructions. Totally my fault for missing that bit. I apologize. Thank you for your super quick response, I sincerely appreciate it. It seems to be working perfectly fine now.
Devon Day
2024-06-13 22:52:25 +0000 UTCYou need the demaster update file from above. Let me know if you do and if it's still an issue
Patrick McGuire
2024-06-13 22:45:12 +0000 UTCI'm not sure what's going on, but I keep getting crashing with an error stating that PNG files can't be found for backgrounds. I have the latest version of Demaster installed, which is supposed to support the DDS files if I understand correctly. Not sure what to do.
Devon Day
2024-06-13 22:37:35 +0000 UTCsome mood to 60fps? or any way
jack TRD
2024-06-09 22:54:09 +0000 UTCUnfortunately, when Square handed off FFVIII to (forget the name) to remaster it, they had lost the source code, making screen ratio changes and many other things impossible, and pretty much leaving visual upgrades the only viable thing to do with the remaster. But there is a way to run FFVIII Remastered (with the nice visual upgrades to characters faces/textures etc, and still have it in full 1080p/4k 16:9 aspect ratio. I use Reshade. If you don't know, Reshade is a visual filter applicator that works with virtually any PC game (DirectX 9-12, OpenGL, Vulkan), and it allows you to apply things like sharpening, colour changes, lighting changes, and all manner of visual effect overlays into your games. I've been using it for decades, in some form or another, for almost any pc game I play. One filter in Reshade, is the 'Aspect Ratio' filter. It allows you to change the ratio of your game manually, pixel by pixel, until you have it filling your screen perfectly. This is how I get all the benefits of the Remastered version, plus all the great mods, plus full 16:9 screen ratio. Reshade: https://reshade.me/#download I'll monitor here when I can incase you need any help with it. Peace.
Andrew Bate
2024-05-21 21:29:22 +0000 UTCI'm sure the version you create for 2013 will be even better but I was shocked that they seemed to work perfectly with 2013 + FFNx by putting them in the correct folder. Absolutely amazing work. They look even better once you add CRT filters (which I guess makes sense since the originals were for CRTs and these are multiples of that resolution).
Kaylee Wright
2024-05-13 14:51:38 +0000 UTChello any solution for remove black bar and play in full screen?
Ruyko
2024-05-02 10:38:25 +0000 UTCThanks a lot!
Jed La Rosa
2024-04-30 04:11:50 +0000 UTCYou've got it. I will be releasing a version for 2013 soon, but until then remastered is the only version compatible.
Patrick McGuire
2024-04-30 02:19:58 +0000 UTCI need to buy the remastered version ff8 from steam right? Then I can be able to use your mod?
Jed La Rosa
2024-04-30 02:05:59 +0000 UTCIt's the recent v1.1 mod as stutter free dds files
Patrick McGuire
2024-04-30 01:56:16 +0000 UTCIs this the version 2.0? New member here(GF). Thank you!
Jed La Rosa
2024-04-30 01:51:13 +0000 UTC
