Known issues, crashes, bugs or Problems and How to fix them

When I press play Final Fantasy 8 wont load

**Make sure you have the latest version of both Junction 8 and FFnx.
Go to Junction 8 / SETTINGS / GENERAL SETTINGS
At the bottom left side is CHANNEL SETTINGS. Here you can check FFnX, Junction8 and Reshader to see if there is any updates.
It is very important to have newest version of Junction 8 as updates include VC+ and .NET windows redistributables needed.

**Having more than 3 enhcanced character models active at a time can and will cause crashes on scenes where more than 3 main characters on screen at once.
Poly up has options to turn on and off characters enchanced models individually. Try to only have 2 characters enchanced at a time.

**The option in Chrono’s WIP mod to save anywhere is bugged and crashes the game. If your game is crashing make sure this option is off.

Known bug with ANGELWING ULTIMA field texture pack (maybe other field texture packs too) Just exit area and re enter

Known bug with Battlefield Pack mod. Disable Battlefield Pack mod, do the fight, then re-enable the mod

Known bug with Battlefield Pack mod. Disable Battlefield Pack mod, do the fight, then re-enable the mod

When the game is using DirectX11 or 12, and the game is set to 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratio it can crash the game during the GF animation
This crash happens even when no mods are being used.
There is 2 fixes for this issue. You can change your renderer in Junction 8 / Settings / Game Driver from DX11 or DX12 to VULKAN
OR you can not use 16:9 or 16:10 and instead use FILL SCREEN, or 4:3

Control+Q WHILE NOT IN A MENU. A lot of people try quiting the game while inside menus, that will not work, you must be on the field, or in a battle.

This is not done in game, and must be done from the Junction8 launcher. Open Junction8, go SETTINGS, GAME LAUNCHER.
in here is volume controls to edit volumes of sfx, music, voice, ambient and movie. You can also select sound device you want sound to come out of.

**To play junction8 in other languages, you must first install the ENGLISH version of the game, then inside Junction8 change the language.
to change the Junction8 language Open junction8 go SETTINGS, LANGUAGE and select which one you want.
Then go Browse Catalog tab, and find the mod called FF* ILP (International Language Patch)
Then go to My Mods tab, find FF8 ILP, select it and click CONFIGURE MOD.
In here select which language you want to use and click SAVE.

**Widescreen 16:9 and 16:10 is still in alpha stages of development and is not perfect.
This issue is known, and there is no way yet to prevent this from happening other than not using 16:9 or 16:10.
another issue caused by widescreen is when the game shows fmv with in game assets on top of them. There will be ghosting effects on the sides of the screen.
Such as when Squall and Quistis are walking around balamb dorms at start of game, or when dollet Radio tower opens up

You must have activated the DEBUG mod. This mod will load you into the DEBUG ROOM when loading save files. Disable DEBUG ROOM mod

If your issue is not listed in this list, what you need to do is check the log file for the errors
** or share the log file on tsunamods ff8 mod support page.**
To find log file go to FINAL FANTASY VIII game directory. To find the directory you can check in Junction8, go SETTINGS, GENERAL SETTINGS.
At the top will be PATHS: FF8 EXE: - This will show you the directory you need.
In the FINAL FANTASY VIII directory look for a file called FFNX.LOG
inside this log file press CONTROL+F (find) and look for the word ERROR
in the log the places where it says ERROR will give info on what file caused the crash. If a texture, or sound, its most likely from a mod.
Figure out which mod would have that file, and disable it.
Also MAKE SURE FFnX and Junction 8 are up to date. Go SETTINGS, GENERAL SETTINGS and click CHECK FOR UPDATES a at the lower left side
Other things to try are disable all mods and see if it crashes.
If game still crashing, try different RENDER options in Junction 8 / SETTINGS / GAME DRIVER
All else fails, share the log file in Tsunamods ff8 mod support channel!