Ff7 Pc

[Elem3nt]

Hey i just want to let you guys know that if you have the PC version of FF7 you can download a patch to improve all characters and non playable characters so they dont look like huge blocks anymore. This is kinda old, but here are some pictures, i would provide a download link for you all to the game, and for the mods, but im not entirely sure its allowed, so ill wait until i get conformation before linking you to it.

Oh and the only downside to the PC game is the backdrops look totally crappy, they did a horrible job porting it over to PC, they didnt change the resolution for PC monitors, they left it for TV screens, so it looks crappy. But hey i would rather have everyone in the game look normal rather than the backdrops look like crap.

*EDIT*
Ok boys and girls here ya are!

This is the game itself (ultima edition so its already patched with latest update to fix crashes and known bugs)
http://isohunt.com/download/10597462/final+fantasy+7+pC

And here is the Mods compilation pack
http://isohunt.com/download/15077981/final+fantasy+7+mods
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3562658/FINAL_FANTASY_VII_PC_-_NEAT_COMPILATION_OF_PATCHES_AND_MODS

These are torrent downloads if you didnt know. If you have any support questions PLEASE do not flood me with PM's. Post your question here and ill answer it as soon as i can! Both the game and the mod pack come with very detailed readme.txt so it shouldnt be too hard to figure out. Anyways enjoy!

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[L]

I think that this SHOULD be allowed. For great justice!!

 

[Daenerys]

wow.......now all i need is to get a copy of FF7 for the pc and this patch*sigh* unless you can download FF7 somewhere (if anyone knows PM me)?? hmm....i did have a ps1 emulator before - i got it working once before too but then t messed up and i CBA to go through all of it again lol - this is so why they should remake this game! its looks great with that patch but imagine it with PS3 graphics! *drools*


Any chance of posting a picture of Aeris using that patch thing? lol

 

[Elem3nt]

Yes, i can provide everyone with a download link for the full PC game, and a download link for a bundle of different patches and mods. Im assuming most of you people know how to use torrents, if not search for it lol, ill get back to you later with more details.

 

[Daenerys]

Wow, seriously? if you send me that link and it works you will be my god! because now when i go on holiday all id have to do is take me laptop and voila! FF7 and im not bored! yay!

 

[Serah]

PLEASE post the link to this! LOL! *is a sucker for graphics* ^^;;; but seriously, I have FFVII for the PC and I seriously want this link and information of where to download this patch. Please post it.

 

[L]

You heard the lady.

 

[Daenerys]

You heard the lady.

*Agrees Vigoruosly*

 

[L]

lol. The thing should be shortened to 3 characters per message.

 

[Elem3nt]

Updated first post! Your all welcome, i didnt expect such quick replys in such a small time!

 

[L]

Thank you! *hugs him to death*

 

[Serah]

*jumps on Elem3nt and tackle hugs him to death* Thank you soooooooo much!!

 

[Elem3nt]

heh, no problem! Wow what a great way to jumpstart my first thread on the forums!

 

[Daenerys]

so if i download the game will i oh be able to like use cheat programs on it?


El3ment you are my god!!! *worships at feet*

However if any of those downloads contain viruses i will personally stab you in the eye lol

 

[Elem3nt]

so if i download the game will i oh be able to like use cheat programs on it?


El3ment you are my god!!! *worships at feet*

However if any of those downloads contain viruses i will personally stab you in the eye lol

Yes, infact if im not mistaken it comes with 2 cheat programs that you can choose to install along with some other mods at the same time. I chose not to install those mods by deleting the cheat files which are basically Tifa and Cait Siths limit breaks always best and a number of other things. If you dont want to install them it tells you how to not install them in the readme.txt file along with everything you really need to know about the mods. Actually, ill post right here everything these mods do, bear with me this is gonna be a long post.
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FINAL FANTASY VII PC - NEAT COMPILATION OF PATCHES AND MODS

Remake of Final Fantasy 7 for PC on XP coming true...


Content:
!Samples
1. ff7 v1.02 official patch
2. The SaiNt's High Res FF7PC Patch v1.00 (with integrated Jedwin's chocobo patch)
3. YAMP - Yet Another Multi-Patcher by dziugo
4. Higher quality Cloud mod by Dreakon
5.a) FF7PC Hand Patch mod v01.6 by Srethron Askvelhtnod
5.b) NPC Reconstruction Project for FF7PC 0.6 mod by Borde+ice_cold513+Stormmedia
6. New Spell Patch by zero88
7. Advent Avatars mod by Wuz
8.1 ff7music by ficedula (100% working as it is)
8.2 ff7_lessdebug by Aali (usable with ff7music)
Cosmo Canyon Observatory Freeze Solution
Laptop Keypad patch
Play as Sephiroth Patch beta by ice_cold513
Step-by-step instructions by miracle.flame.txt


Briefly:
1. enables to pass 8-bit palette textures test in config thus allowing to choose Direct3D hardware rendering of video
2. enables 1280x960 ingame resolution;possibility of antialiasing without graphical issues;integrated Jedwin's Chocobo racing patch which solves crashing on 2k/XP systems
3. - MiniGamesPatch - This program will enable a frame limiter for the Bike, Snowboarding and Rollercoaster Minigames and for battleswirl effect. It allows minigames to run at normal, manageable speeds on mid-to-high-end systems.
It ALSO helps to solve crashing issues that some people may experience with the snowboarding game.
This ALSO has integrated BattleSwirlFix which fixes an issue with FF7 crashing randomly when entering battles (mostly after Alt+Tabbing out of game and then returning)
- TransparentDialogBoxesPatch - Will make the big blue dialog boxes transparent.
- NoDialogBoxesPatch - Will make the dialog boxes vanish and only text appear (will overwrite the TransparentDialogBoxesPatch).
- 9999LimitBreakingPatch - Removes the 9999 limit for HP/MP/Damage in your FF7 allowing to go above this number. See screenshot and 9999LimitBreaking.txt.
- GyptInstant - Allows you to skip FMVs when playing FF7 by pressing a hotkey. Very useful when experiencing freezes and crashes during FMV sequences. See GyptInstant.txt.
- LuckyTifa - Tifa will always get "Yeah!" in her limit break. (cheat)
- LuckyCaitSith - Allows you to manipulate CaitSith's The Slots Limit Break. (cheat)
4. The better-looking Cloud model from the final battle replaces your normal battle Cloud. see samples
5. a) This adds normal hands to ingame characters. No more lego blocks. ))
b) This awesome mod completely replaces most of all childish lego characters for normal ones like in battlefields or in FF8
6. edits the spell names, giving them these: Fire - Fire, Fira, Firaga (originaly Fire1, Fire2, Fire3), Ice - Blizzard, Blizzara, Blizzaga (originaly Ice1, Ice2, Ice3) etc.
7. replaces the menu character icons with Advent Children Style (taken from the movie)
8.1 allows you to put any music in your game replacing the midi music. In other words you can use Playstation files to play with original PS music or ANY MP3 you wish!!! Nice if you own OST of FF7 or FF7 Reunion tracks or FF7 Advent Children.
8.2 tries to fix music delays at switching scenes while using ff7music - prevents ff7music to flood its console with undesired debug info thus saving some cpu.
Laptop Keypad patch - patches the game to be playable without numpad (good for laptops)
Play as Sephiroth Patch beta by ice_cold513 - "With the patch you play as Sephiroth pursuing the Jenova infested Cloud across the world. (Instead of the other way around)"



Many fans don't even know there's more than the official patch for Final Fantasy 7.
I've spent several days collecting and getting them all to run.
You can have them now and thanks to my step-by-step instructions working in notime.
Most of them are taken from http://forums.qhimm.com/ so you can send a thank you PM to authors there
See samples to have an idea what's this about.



notes before installing:
- presumably not applicable on Ultima Edition of Final Fantasy VII
- you have to choose maximum installation of the game if you are about to apply mods
- don't install DirectX and Directshow components that the installation program offers (use latest DirectX)
- beware and avoid unofficial so-known Animevamp 1.4 XP patch which screws your system files.. for more details http://www.ff7-universe.com/Download.html or http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=1656.0
- follow this order of patching to avoid mutual incompatibility
- there are altogether cca 16 separate and individual patches so if you don't like certain modifications you can skip them and have the others
- Jedwin's Chocobo racing patch which solves crashing on 2k/XP systems is integrated in "2. The SaiNt's High Res FF7PC Patch v1.00" so if you want it separately look for it e.g. at http://www.ff7-universe.com/
- if you own non-english version of the game you have to follow TazDef's guide in patch #2 to apply 1280x960 patch and others maybe (not tested)
- download and install the latest drivers for your graphic card to avoid unexpectable problems
- game's FMV sequences are handled by TrueMotion codec and there are many infamous problems if you don't have it correctly installed (blank screen, upside down, cosmo canyon freeze or Junon cannon FMVs). Therefore I strongly recommend you get e.g. "K-lite codec pack" from e.g. http://www.free-codecs.com/ which has this and clean up your codec mess
- It's recommended to copy your FMVs to hard drive to avoid slowdowns, freezes and issues while reading movies from hard-to-read CDs. To do so copy "movies" directory from ff7 discs (some files repeat so overwrite) anywhere on your harddrive then regedit Windows registry and search for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\ - there change "MoviePath" to where you put the movies. If you are lame use this guide http://www.ff7-universe.com/Downloads/FF7Movietweak.txt
- some of the projects are still under developement so check them all at the topic hyperlink stated under the name of each patch
- each patch has its own readme file with more detailed information
- if you have any problems getting some of these to work or experiencing strange issues seek help at the related topic that is shown under the name of every patch
- I take no responsibility for any unfortunate accident you may experience after using anything this torrent offers



For more FF related stuff also see:
http://ficedula.co.uk/
http://www.ffdream.com/
http://www.ff7-universe.com/




1. ff7 v1.02 official patch
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=2670.0 "The Great FF7 FAQ (read before posting for FF7 support!)"


This is the latest and only official patch from Eidos. You definitely want this to pass graphical test in configuration to play with Direct3d rendering on high-end machines. In other words playing in software rendering sucks and we have to avoid this. The patch also fixes some other minor bugs and you won't be able to apply next patch without this and altogether go for it no matter what!

Installation:
Simply replace ff7.exe and ff7config.exe files with those patched

Usage:
In ff7config on graphical tab tick nVidia and TNT to use hardware renderer (even ATI users)

Known problems:
- I have a non-english version of the game. Now what?
SOLUTION: There are zipped patches of different languages but note that you won't be able to apply at least The SaiNt's High Res FF7PC Patch v1.00 so I highly recommend you use US patch 1.02 and then follow the guide in next patch
- nVidia users - I have the latest drivers for my GeForce and I am able to choose hardware rendering without checking the nVidia box
SOLUTION: So what's your problem? Be glad.
- background images are covered in colourful squares or grids making it look like a puzzle.
SOLUTION: Use next patch OR turn off any antialiasing you have set on your graphic card via RIVATUNER (nVidia users) resp. ATI TRAY TOOLS (ATI users) or such
- nVidia users - the game crashes on startup when using hardware renderer.
SOLUTION: Try to UNCHECK nVidia box in ff7config and maybe you can use hardware rendernig without it. If not disable 8-bit Palettized Textures in your graphic card's Direct3D settings using e.g. Rivatuner tool.
- nVidia users - ingame fonts are somewhat screwed.
SOLUTION: enable FSAA (antialiasing) in settings of your graphic card
- nVidia users - HEEY! You tell me to turn off FSAA to fix background but then to turn it back on to fix garbled fonts! WTF?!
SOLUTION: use next patch OR (if you don't want 1280x960) read info on solving this at the topic "The Great FF7 FAQ (read before posting for FF7 support!)" http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=2670.0




2. The SaiNt's High Res FF7PC Patch v1.00
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=6005.0 "[BETA RELEASE] Higher Resolution FFVIIPC [v1.00]"


Puts the game in 1280x960 resolution which looks damn pretty (3D models only) and enables to use antialiasing modes without screwing graphics.
Also has integrated Jedwin's Chocobo racing patch which solves crashing on 2k/XP systems at chocobo race.

As far as I know it modifies only one file - ff7.exe

Installation:
- run [The_SaiNt]_High_Res_FF7PC_Patcher.exe
- select "patch" and search for file ff7.exe which must be the patched one 1.02 from step 1 (unaltered)
- (optional) THEN if you want resolution 1280x1024 (not 1280x960) repeat the same procedure with file [The_SaiNt]_High_Res_FF7PC_1280x1024_Fix_Patcher.exe

Usage:
- you must set 640x480 Full screen, hardware rendering, nVidia ticked and TNT otherwise it won't work

Known problems:
- The game don't start at all. No message...just a blink.
SOLUTION: Your display probably don't support such high resolution. Buy newer and larger display or skip this patch (you will need to download and install Jedwin's chocobo racing patch separately from http://www.ff7-universe.com/).
- After quiting the game program remains intact and has to be terminated via task manager (otherwise it can't be executed again).
SOLUTION: Right-click on ff7.exe and select Properties in context menu and on Compatibility tab TURN OFF any compatibility with older OS (why do you have it on anyway?)
- I have a non-english version of FF7 but this supports only english ff7.exe and I want this badly!
SOLUTION: Follow the next guide taken from http://forums.qhimm.com/
Quote from: TazDef
*** Here is the tutorial for applying the great HighRes Patch on non-english versions:
***
*** 1. Make a fresh FULL install from your original FFVII CD.
*** 2. Get the english 1.02 XP Patch.
*** 3. Overwrite the original FF7.exe and the FF7Config.exe in your Gamefolder with the patched ones found in the archive.
*** 4. Apply Saints great HighRes Patch, just like posted in these thread.
*** 5. Replace your language-code from following files:
***
*** ..\data\cd\cr_gm.lgp
*** ..\data\cd\disc_gm.lgp
*** ..\data\menu\menu_gm.lgp
*** ..\data\wm\world_gm.lgp
*** ..\data\minigame\high-ge.lgp (YES it's "-" in stead of "_")
*** ..\data\minigame\snowboard-ge.lgp (YES it's "-" in stead of "_")
***
*** -> into filename_us.lgp (ie. ..\data\cd\cr_gm.lgp -> ..\data\cd\cr_us.lgp)
***
*** 6. Remove the language-letter form follwing files:
***
*** ..\FFVII\data\field\gflevel.lgp
*** ..\FFVII\data\minigame\gchocobo.lgp
*** ..\FFVII\data\minigame\gcondor.lgp
*** ..\FFVII\data\minigame\gsub.lgp
***
*** (ie. ..\FFVII\data\field\gflevel.lgp -> ..\FFVII\data\field\flevel.lgp)
***
*** These are the german files, if you want to patch another version, just look for the same files ending with your language code (ie. _sp for spanish or _fr for french, _it for italian i guess). The files beginning with g, in my german version, should start with s, f or i, relating to your language.
***
*** After doing so, you should be able to play the game in HighRes and in your language. Only the Menu still remains in english, but this should not to be a problem.
***




3. YAMP - Yet Another Multi-Patcher by dziugo
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5124.0 "[BETA] Yet Another Multi-Patcher"


This is a set of very uselful patches (also see samples and txt files):
- MiniGamesPatch - This program will enable a frame limiter for the Bike, Snowboarding and Rollercoaster Minigames and for battleswirl effect. It allows minigames to run at normal, manageable speeds on mid-to-high-end systems.
It ALSO helps to solve crashing issues that some people may experience with the snowboarding game.
This ALSO has integrated BattleSwirlFix which fixes an issue with FF7 crashing randomly when entering battles (mostly after Alt+Tabbing out of game and then returning)
- TransparentDialogBoxesPatch - Will make the big blue dialog boxes transparent.
- NoDialogBoxesPatch - Will make the dialog boxes vanish and only text appear (will overwrite the TransparentDialogBoxesPatch).
- 9999LimitBreakingPatch - Removes the 9999 limit for HP/MP/Damage in your FF7 allowing to go above this number. See screenshot and 9999LimitBreaking.txt.
- GyptInstant - Allows you to skip FMVs when playing FF7. Very useful for those who experience freezes or crashes during FMV sequences. See GyptInstant.txt.
- LuckyTifa - Tifa will always get "Yeah!" in her limit break. (cheat)
- LuckyCaitSith - Allows you to manipulate CaitSith's TheSlotsLimitBreak. (cheat)

All of them are used in ff7.exe so other files remain untouched I think.

Installation:
- copy PATCHES dir, install.bat and skerb.ex_ to your main game folder
- delete those patches (in PATCHES\) you do not wish to be installed. I personally delete LuckyTifa and LuckyCaitSith since I consider that cheating. Also pick either TransparentDialogBoxesPatch or NoDialogBoxesPatch but not both.
I delete these but it's up to you:
CSith.srb, LuckyTifa.srb, NoDialogBoxes.srb
CSith.txt, LuckyTifa.txt, NoDialogBoxes.txt
- now run install.bat from your main game folder (patching process should commence)
- after all's done press any key

Usage:
- all of them are used automaticaly except for GyptInstant and LuckyCaitSith so see related .txt file to know how to use them

note: you can alter the settings of some patches here but it's not necessary..for more details see !READme.txt




4. Higher quality Cloud mod by Dreakon
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=2904.0 "Using the high quality Cloud model in game?"


"The better-looking Cloud model from the final battle replaces your normal battle Cloud! Studs on his armor, detail on his belt, darker uniform, more detailed face, etc. Looks great!" quote from EmperorSteele
...or see the sample.

It modifies only your battle.lgp file.

Installation:
- run cloudquality.exe
- click on "..." and browse to your gamedir\data\battle\
- select ok and patch
- at pop-up question answer no





5. either a) FF7PC Hand Patch mod v01.6 by Srethron Askvelhtnod
or b) NPC Reconstruction Project for FF7PC 0.6 mod by Borde+ice_cold513+Stormmedia

You can't have both of them 'cause they both handle the same files - char.lgp and world_us.lgp. Additionaly NPC Reconstruction alters chocobo.lgp.
Choose Hand patch if you prefer more original touch or NPC RP for more perfect look - compare screenshots.
Note that NPC RP is only cca 60% complete and still under developement (check NPC Reconstruction Project at http://forums.qhimm.com/)


a) FF7PC Hand Patch mod v01.6 by Srethron Askvelhtnod (LGPtools by ficedula - http://ficedula.co.uk/)
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=2905.0 "Hand Patch"

This adds normal hands to ingame characters. No more lego blocks. ))

It modifies char.lpg and world_us.lpg files.

Installation:
- copy files handPatchFieldV016.ffpatch and handPatchWorldMapV015.ffpatch to your gamedir\data\
- run lgptools.exe
- in menu go tools-patches-apply patch and find handPatchFieldV016.ffpatch then open
- repeat the same with handPatchWorldMapV015.ffpatch


b) NPC Reconstruction Project for FF7PC 0.6 mod by Borde+ice_cold513+Stormmedia (LGPtools by ficedula http://ficedula.co.uk/)
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5105.0 "NPC Reconstruction Project"
(possible incompatibility with non-english versions of FF7)

This awesome mod completely replaces childish lego characters for normal ones like in battle fields or in FF8. This is expanded mod of the REUNION patch that conversed only main characters with annoying clipping.
This one currently covers cca 60% of ALL ingame characters.
Note that this mod most of all changes the original look of the game. So if you are into nostalgic feeling go for a) FF7PC Hand Patch mod v01.6 by Srethron Askvelhtnod instead.

This mod modifies char.lgp (surprisingly), world_us.lgp and chocobo.lgp files.

Installation:
- IMPORTANT!!! If your Regional Settings in Control Panel aren't US and English set them now! Temporarily. After patching you may revert them back to your nation of course. (for more details about this step see http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5889.0)
- run lgptools.exe
- click on icon OPEN and find char.lgp in your gamedir\data\field\ and open it
- you can see all character files loaded..now click on icon EXTR.ALL and browse to your gamedir\data\field\ and there create new folder named "CHAR" (as shown on screenshot.jpg)
- click OK to extract all files in your gamedir\data\field\char\ (that would take a while to complete)
- now run NPC RP v0.6.exe
- follow the installer instructions (point out the DATA dir etc.)
- at the question to overwrite files answer yes
- patching process should take a few minutes to complete so wait (in fact almost all the extracted files in CHAR directory are processed)
- now return to lgptools
- click on icon CREATE (you are going to create new .lgp file from the patched char dir) and browse to your gamedir\data\field\char\ and click OK
- new dialogue window will pop-up asking what would be the name of your new .lgp file so name it char2.lgp. After confirming the name lgptools should look like it freezes but that's ok, just wait a while for the task to complete
- check the filesize of your freshly created char2.lgp - it should be 61 614 106 bytes
- you may backup the original char.lgp by renaming it to char.lgp.bak or whatever but be sure to rename newly created char2.lgp to char.lgp so the game will use this one
- you may now delete the extracted char dir
- congratulations you are ready to go after all (so revert back your regional settings if you changed them)

Stay tuned for the update on the project at http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5105.0 "NPC Reconstruction Project"




6. New Spell Patch by zero88
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5571.0 "New Spell Patch"


This patch edits the following spells, giving them these names:
Fire - Fire, Fira, Firaga (originaly Fire1, Fire2, Fire3)
Ice - Blizzard, Blizzara, Blizzaga (originaly Ice1, Ice2, Ice3) etc.
Lightning - Thunder, Thundara, Thundaga
Earth - Tremor, Quake, Earthquake (Quakera and Quakega didn't sound cool enough)
Restore/Full Cure - Cure, Cura, Curaga, Full Cure
Revive - Life, Full Life
Gravity - Gravity, Gravira, Graviga (derived from Kingdom Hearts)
Poison - Bio, Biora, Bioga (made these ones up...)
Mystify - Confuse, Berserk
Seal - Silence, Sleep
Exit - Exit, Remove (I think Remove is with Exit...)
Barrier - Barrier, Magic Barrier, Reflect, Wall
Comet - Comet, Meteo
Time - Haste, Slow, Stop
Destruct - DeBarrier, Dispel, Death
Contain - Freeze, Break, Tornado, Flare
Shield and Ultima remain the same...

It also changed the description of some of the spells. The description of the Buster Sword was changed and the name of Cloud's Heaven's Cloud was changed to Excalibur

Installation:
- just replace kernel2.bin file in you gamedir\data\kernel\ (or simply copy whole data dir into your main game folder)




7. Advent Avatars mod by Wuz
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5485.0 "Changing the menu icons."
(possible incompatibility with non-english versions of FF7)


Very simple mod to replace the menu character icons with Advent Children Style (taken from the movie).
See samples.

It alters menu_us.lgp file.

Installation:
- run Advent_Avatars.exe
- click on "..." and browse to your game dir\data\menu\
- select ok and patch

You can even revert the changes to original portraits by executing Advent_Avatars_Uninstall.exe and repeating the same steps.




8.1 ff7music by ficedula (http://ficedula.co.uk/)
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=4776.0 "New version of FF7Music"
or http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5387.0 "The Idiots Guide To FF7Music (JK xD)"


This allows you to put any music in your game replacing the midi music. In other words you can use Playstation files to play with original PS music or ANY MP3 you wish!!! Nice if you own OST of FF7 or FF7 Reunion tracks or FF7 Advent Children.
How does it work? You choose a profile in this console that tells the game which file to play instead of midi at which situation then run FF7 via console an viola - your mp3s or whatever you chose are in the game.
See readme.txt for more details.

This compilation I'm providing will save you hours of time trying to figure out how to make it work and solve most problems including infamous music delays at changing scene!
This comes with all necessary files (excluding OST mp3s of course), configs and plugins that you need and psf files containing music from PlayStation. You should just click and go.
FF7MUSIC.ini of this compilation has fixed some of the mistakes in profile PSF which originaly missed and misplaced some tracks (red=121 Red XIII's Theme.minipsf or si=902 unknown.minipsf or missing yume=117 Who Are You.minipsf for example).

Installation & Usage:
- copy whole FICEDULA directory in your main game folder
- run FF7Config.exe and on tab MIDI select Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth as MIDI Driver and uncheck Logarithmic Volume Control
- run FF7.exe and go to configuration of the game...there set volume of midi music to 0 (you can do this later but not to forget)
- run ff7music.exe in your gamedir\ficedula\ (console should pop-up)
- click on "Configure" button
- switch to tab "Files"
- choose the profile you want (psf - playstation music files..they're included in this compilation; mp3 - use if your mp3 files are named exactly as original midi files..not likely; CDtracks - mp3 tracks grabbed from your OST of FF7 in format x-yy.mp3 where x is disc number and yy is track number...see below)
- go to tab "Playback Options" and select Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth as MIDI device
- if you've chosen profile psf you can click on "Save and Exit" and then click on "Run FF7" button (game should run with PlayStation music)
- if you've chosen profile CDtracks you have to follow "Using OST FF7 in the game guide" first

Using OST FF7 in the game guide:
(note that OST tracks don't cover all the midis used in the game but don't worry, I've provided the missing tracks in MP3 directory and the profiles are already set to use them)
- grab all tracks from your 4 discs of OST with your favourite CD audio grabber utility (use output filename format described in next step)
- the names of all grabbed mp3s must have the following format: x-yy.mp3 where x means CD number and yy means track number so for example track 6 from disc 2 (Waltz de Chocobo) should be named 2-06.mp3 etc.
- put them all in your gamedir\ficedula\mp3\ (the directory MP3 is there already)
- now you can set your profile to "CDtracks" and "Save and Exit" and then click on "Run FF7" button (game should run with OST mp3 music)

Replacing some mp3s by tracks from OST FF7 - Reunion tracks and FF7 - Advent Children (now this makes action scenes really ACTION and dramatic scenes really DRAMATIC):
(attention! highly optional tweaking)
- to achieve this you should be experienced with using wave editing sofware like Cool Edit or something similar
- here's list of some Advent children and Reunion tracks that I think are fine to be used in the game (original track replacable---Advent children or Reunion track applicable instead):
*** ADVENT CHILDREN DISC 1
(Hurry) aseri or 1-07.mp3---12 - Battle in the Forgotten City (from 1:08 to 3:20)
horror---03 - Beyond The Wasteland (from 0:00 to 1:34)
(Fighting) bat or 1-10.mp3---03 - Beyond The Wasteland (from 1:48 to 3:42)
(Fortress of Condor) condor or 2-10.mp3---10 - Black Water
ob---10 - Black Water
(Aerith's Theme) earis or 3-19.mp3---11 - Aerith's Theme [Piano Version]
(Flowers Blooming in the Church) earislo or 1-12.mp3---08 - Water
(The Great Northern Cave) kita or 3-21.mp3---14 - The Great Northern Cave [FFVII AC Version]
(Jenova Absolute) pj or 4-14.mp3---13 - Violator
(The Birth of a God) lb1 or 4-15.mp3---06 - For the Reunion (from 0:34 to 2:29)
(Tifa's Theme) tifa or 1-05.mp3---05 - Tifa's Theme [Piano Version]
*** ADVENT CHILDREN DISC 2
(Hurry Faster!) aseri2 or 4-08.mp3---03 - Those Who Fight Further [FFVII AC Version]
(Those Chosen by the Planet) cephiros or 3-05.mp3---01 - ~Divinity I~
(Interrupted by Fireworks) date or 3-16.mp3---10 - Cloud Smiles
(Crazy Motorcycle) chase or 1-22.mp3---06 - The Chase of Highway
(Still More Fighting) chu or 1-20.mp3---07 - Savior
(J-E-N-O-V-A) chu2 or 2-14.mp3---08 - J-E-N-O-V-A [FFVII AC Version]
(One Winged Angel) lb2 or 4-16.mp3---09 - ~Advent- One-Winged Angel~
(Staff Credits) roll or 4-18.mp3---12 - CALLING
*** REUNION TRACKS
(Main Theme) ta or 2-01.mp3---17 - Final Fantasy VII Opening Theme [orchestra version]
tb---Final Fantasy VII Opening Theme [orchestra version] (from 3:47 to end)
- note that FF7Music uses looping for all tracks so check if all of those above sound nicely when looped
- you have to normalize volume of all tracks so that those new are not louder and those other from OST FF7 too quiet
- you have to either rename the desired mp3s you wish to use to x-yy.mp3 format and copy to ficedula\mp3\ or you can double-click the songname (in profile) to assign the desired mp3 whatever its name is and wherever it's stored

Possible problems:
- experiencing music delays at switching scenes - it takes some seconds for the music to actually kick in.
SOLUTION: If your cpu isn't strong enough to handle that you can try ff7_lessdebug by Aali (see next patch)
- the first time I run a new game or load, everything is slowed down and it takes a while for music to start playing...after that everything goes just fine
SOLUTION: If this really annoys you...everytime you run FF7 via ff7music console open and then close configuration of ff7music before clicking "run FF7". It works for me.




8.2 ff7_lessdebug by Aali (use with ff7music)
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5901.0 "FF7 lessdebug - preliminary fix for ff7music delay problems"


This little patch tries to fix delays at switching scenes while using ff7music - prevents ff7music to flood its console with undesired debug info thus saving some cpu.

Usage:
- copy all files (without directory) of ff7_lessdebug to your main gamefolder
- in lessdebug_cfg.txt file there are two most flooding messages (or first part of them) that are excluded from debuging...you can add more that you don't wish to display but I think that should suffice...remember to add empty line at the end of file otherwise it may not work! (see readme.txt for more detail about this step)
- run ff7_lessdebug.exe in you main game folder (lessdebug_cfg.txt must be there too)





Laptop Keypad patch
(taken from http://www.ff7-universe.com/)


Patches the game to be playable without numpad (good for laptops).

To use this patch:
Just put it in your ff7 directory, and hit "yes" when
windows asks if you want to overwrite. It should work =)





Play as Sephiroth Patch beta by ice_cold513
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5921.0 "NEW Sephiroth Patch download the Beta"


"With the patch you play as Sephiroth pursuing the Jenova infested Cloud across the world. (Instead of the other way around) Lots done, lots to do." quote from ice_cold513

Note that this is beta right now and that...
You have to have 5.b) NPC Reconstruction Project for FF7PC 0.6 mod by Borde+ice_cold513+Stormmedia applied before using this!

Installation:
Just follow the instructions.txt file there and you should be clean




-miracle.flame

 

[Serah]

How long is it supposed to take to download this patch? I'm using uTorrent 1.6 so unless I'm using something wrong please tell me. =/ It's making no progress in the download at all

 

[sinspawn3]

i like the original better. the people look kind of strange standing on crappy graphics while they look better than everything around them. . . at least that's my opinion. . . .

 

[Tielknight]

Nice job on finding the ISO, but I know where you can get a better one, and it's available in multi-part downloads to make it easier. Each part is around 50mb in size, and there are about 7 parts per disc. They are RAR files though.

If you want the site, PM me, since this isn't exactly legal unless you have a PS1 and the game. They also have FF8 and I think FF9. If not, i could make a ISO of FF9 and upload it somewhere.

 

[sinspawn3]

totally agree with the minigames and battle swirl thing. looks way better than before. . .so are they really gonna redo ff7 for the ps3 or is that just a myth? anyone who knows, please answer

 

[reddragon8401]

I'll look a little closer at this later, since I don't have it installed on this computer.

But yeah, it's definately looking good.