DQ8ED
Version 1.0.3
Compile date: 18/08/2008

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About
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This is a savegame editor for Dragon Quest VIII on the Playstation 2.

So as long as you're not using a Playstation 2 emulator, you'll need a
way to get the savegames to and from the PS2 memory card to the PC.
There are loads of ways to do this but one of the most popular (and the
method I used) is with a USB flash drive. You'll need the software for
the PS2 to go with it, which (unless you've chipped your console) has
to be a proper PS2 disc. You can pick these up pretty cheap from the
net if you know where to look. I used something called Ultramem. Thanks
eBay.

When you've got your savegame, you need to make sure it's decompressed.
Many products for transferring savegames use their own file format to
store the data. One reason for this is that on the PS2 memory card,
each savegame has its own folder which contains several files. These
are things like the savegame summary, 3D icon (which is shown in the
PS2 browser) and of course the savegame data itself. Most of these
transfer tools will compress or pack the savegame folder into a single
file. If this is the case for you, you'll need to unpack it. I'd
recommend using the appropriately named "PS2 Save Builder" tool, which
you can download from: http://www.ps2savetools.com/

If you're using a PS2 emulator, and that emulator happens to be PCSX2,
you might need a PCSX2 memory card file manager for your PCSX2
savegames as well as PS2 Save Builder. I'd recommend "MyMC". You can
download it from: http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca:11068/mymc/

Once you've done all that and got your savegame on the PC, you're good
to go.

And sorry about the delay with the editor folks. I only played Dragon
Quest for the first time in late 2007!

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Usage
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Remember to save your modifications before you turn off the editor.
I recommended that you leave all of the options on the 'Options' screen
alone, especially the 'Checksum' section. I've tested these settings
so I know they work for me. Changing these may also prevent DQ8 from
loading the savegame at all.

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Requirements
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Pretty minimal. Keyboard, mouse and about 8MB of free RAM.
Windows 95/98/ME/2K/XP/Vista are all good but if you're stuck with
Windows ME or earlier, you may need to download MSVBVM60.dll from the
Microsoft website to get it working.

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Updates
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- Version 1.0.0
  28/01/2008
  - First release
- Version 1.0.1
  28/01/2008
  - Updated the character screen title
  - Fixed an array out of bounds error when attempting to equip certain
    combinations of items
  - Modified a line of text on the character screen
- Version 1.0.2
  29/01/2008
  - Some minor changes in appearance
- Version 1.0.3
  18/08/2008
  - Made it possible to equip any equipment to any character
  - Added more save locations
  - Completed NTSC savegame support testing
  - Fixed a bug which sometimes occurs when applying certain
    combinations of checksum settings
  - Made it possible to modify the default quantity of items added to
    the bag

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Tips
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- A new savegame (such as the example savegame) will always force you to
  begin at the start of DQ8, regardless of the save location. There are
  also stages in the game when a character's items and attributes are
  reset. (For example, when a new character joins the party.)
- If you increase the 'Exp' of a character to the appropriate amount,
  the character will continue to level up after a battle up to the level
  reflected by that amount of experience. (This is a more appropriate
  way to change the level of a character, providing you want him or her
  to be a higher level of course.)
- Additional recorded save locations include codes 53, 164 and 177,
  which are: An alternative Maella Abbey save location, Princess
  Minnie's Castle and Neos respectively; But they're not fully
  supported.

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Disclaimer
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Although this application has been tested, the author of this software
will not be held responsible for any damage caused from the use of this
editor. Use at your own risk.

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Contact
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If you have any questions or comments please feel free to send them to
the following address: dq8ed@hotmail.co.uk

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Credits
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Programmed by Capo

Thanks to:

http://www.dqshrine.com/
http://rpg-home.lunar-net.com/dq-web/index.html
http://www.ps2savetools.com/
SquareEnix
Level 5
http://www.ddo.com/
http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca:11068/mymc/
http://www.pcsx2.net/
Tom-Servo (For the updated save locations!)
