Final Fantasy VIII Cutscene Remover Mod made by Thomas_8989 in Deling program (made by Myst6re).
Version 1.0

IMPORTANT: THIS MOD ONLY WORKS WITH THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE 2013 STEAM EDITION!
The French Cutscene Remover Mod can be found in the resources section of the FF8 speedrun.com website

WARNING: A softlock can occur if you accidentally talk to the very first NPC that's standing still as soon as you exit the Garden and are about to enter into Fishermans Horizon for the first time (see the accompanying link below for a screenshot and how to prevent it)

https://imgur.com/a/WJldh3z

Download link to the Cutscene Remover Mod :
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12uu8TGpj_iY0DI3E5Mg0oBvTb4j2eyoZ?usp=sharing

Description:
FF8 Cutscene Remover is a cutsceneless mod of the Final Fantasy VIII 2013 Steam edition. Most of the movement and options are kept.
Removed:

  • Almost all FMVs
  • Unnecessary long dialogue scenes which consist of only mashing through text

How to install:

  • Copy and paste the 3 files into your "FINAL FANTASY VIII/Data/lang-en" folder

How to remove the mod:

  • You can make a copy of the original 3 field files before replacing them or just verify the game cache in the steam settings to remove the mod.

v1.0 Fixes:

  • 15-2-22: Quistis now visible again in the balcony convo with Squall after the dance
  • 18-2-22: Ifrit rising out of the ground cutscene removed
  • 18-2-22: Ladder screens after elevator defect shortened
  • 18-2-22: Squall slide at FH-balcony removed
  • 18-2-22: Squall and party elevator down slide in FH fixed
  • 22-2-22: Arrival Timber after LD 1 edited
  • 22-2-22: Missile Base explosion cutscene removed

If you find any bugs or crashes, please DM me at:

My links:
Discord username: Thomas_89#2478
Discord: https://discord.gg/fteGZ3zG
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thomas_8989
Speedrun .com: https://www.speedrun.com/user/Thomas_8989
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Thomas_8989

Special thanks to SeiferTV for all the help!
https://www.twitch.tv/seifertv

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Pub: 13 Feb 2022 20:11 UTC
Edit: 09 Sep 2022 19:24 UTC
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