Custom graphics driver for FF7/FF8 [v.1-.7.6]

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So would I still need to get ff7music or what? That was the part of the guide that seemed solid to me; but what I'm still not sure of is what all aali's package contains in terms of upgrades, fixes and other mods,(-edit) something I'm peeving about not bein on the first or current install posts.
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Does this include the official 1.02 patch?....hopefully I don't f*** up my registration again, and I think I'll wager this already deals w/ it. Hopefully.
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Well, I extracted, (got an error, took ownership, re-extracted), ran the .reg for 64bit vista, and so far I've noticed a f***ed-up mouse, no white vs grey menu contrast, and no change to the character models, (although the background picture has blacked itself out).
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After patching 1.02 and running the .reg file again, and then re-extracting and running the .reg again, all the graphics are still default. Is there a step I missed? I also tried running the original ff7.exe, which had the same problems except it was a save on the world map. The world was still there, but there were no changes to the characters and the menus were f***ed, plus it crashed about 30sec into a battle. Do you want screens or anything? But hey, at least it runs great and smooth w/ the 1.02 and default gfx.
 
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hey guys, if you be so kind, can someone help me how to use aalis custom driver? im using vistax32. coz when i use this, my config seems to use software rendering. it cant load my custom avatars, my graphics turns a little squishier..

can someone help me?
 
hey guys, if you be so kind, can someone help me how to use aalis custom driver? im using vistax32. coz when i use this, my config seems to use software rendering. it cant load my custom avatars, my graphics turns a little squishier..

can someone help me?
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First, configure sound via configurator.  Then, apply modified registry(to register the custom driver), and change some settings in .ini.
 
how will i do that?  :-) coz i dont see the configure button..

Edit: what's the latest and best version of this driver anyway?
 
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the latest driver is 0.7.2b, to configurate, first open ff7config.exe and change whatever you want (sound, nvidia tnt....), like Landarma said, then, apply the custom driver .reg file, then go to ff7_opengl.cfg and open it with notepad or whatever, change the setings, example: like the resolution X=1280 Y=1024, battle swirl frame limiter: on, etc, etc. and there you go!

man i cant play the complete game... with the new version, it crashes randomly, but if i use the 0.7.1, it crashes at the sephiroth fight..... damn... think ill w8 for a new release.....
 
You'd have to post in the PRP thread for that, I myself don't use the PRP
 
hey guys, read to page 12 of this ff7 graphics bible and was wondering if anybody could give me a quick recap of what this drivers doing nowdays as i was really interested in the possibilities of improving the graphics which was talked about on the early pages.

Did you ever get round to using something like Sketchup?

A quick list of what it does would be great and if you intend to take it any further and in what direction. If not what are you working on currently!

Kudos on all of your hard work  :-)
 
Set the game to any resolution
play in a window
fixes pretty much all game bugs
External texture loading (required for Team Avalanche Patch)
higher then 8-bit (up to 32-bit) textures/images
Semi transparent pixel support (AA'd fonts/images)
MIDI silencer (for use with FF7Music)
Allow AA from control panels
Better Frame limiter (for minigames mostly)
an option to bypass LPG's and load files directly (pretty much for developers)
Texture precaching (loading lots of stuff won't lag the game)

I know there is more, but it's 1:40AM think i can get some slack here haha
Think thats all the important ones though
 
Well, I went and did the whole cfg bit and I'm still seeing the same behavior; the 1.0 .exe of ff7 has messed up menus, no background and crashes when changing areas/entering battle, and then the v1.02 version of the .exe has no effects whatsoever, just the normal game graphics. If I run config the v1.0 .exe starts working again, and there's no change w/ v1.02, if that helps at all, (the .reg is working but seems to only effect the v1.0 .exe).
 
Well, I went and did the whole cfg bit and I'm still seeing the same behavior; the 1.0 .exe of ff7 has messed up menus, no background and crashes when changing areas/entering battle, and then the v1.02 version of the .exe has no effects whatsoever, just the normal game graphics. If I run config the v1.0 .exe starts working again, and there's no change w/ v1.02, if that helps at all, (the .reg is working but seems to only effect the v1.0 .exe).
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Have you tried running the game as administrator....
 
graphics wont change. it doesn't make the game look better, just lets you play at higher resolution (so it doesn't look as bad at resolutions above 640x480) and fixes pretty much all known bugs and adds a lot of new features.
 
I thought it included other mods like the higher res textures and such.
 
nope, just a driver.
Team Avalanche is what you're looking for there.
And APZ's cloud
Few others like the PRP or Chibi restoration But i think what you are looking for is APZ's cloud and the Team Avalanche patch.

Aali i was wondering if you had anymore features planed for the driver? Because honestly i can't think of anymore that would be needed. Aside from MP3 support as FF7 music sometimes doesn't like to work for me, Though thats only 1 out of every 10 times usually. :-D
 
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Slight issue that I'm seeing with this in FF7. At the point before you fall into the church after the battle at the second reactor, the text against the black background is not appearing. It looks as if it has frozen to a black screen, but if you keep pushing the buttons it will get to the point where Cloud wakes up so it looks like the text is simply invisible for some reason. If it matters, this is running on Windows 7 on an Nvidia GTX 280 with Forceware version 195.55.
 
anymore features? aside of the font problems (avalanche) and the random crashes, i think the driver is pretty much perfect!!! hehehe
ff7 music problems? try the fix lessdebug, change settings or run it in realtime priority!

windows 7, gtx 280? nice! hehe sorry cant help u, im still in xp with geforce 7300 and a single core processor... :-( anyway, im saving money for new pc!!!
have you tried use it in xp mode? ´couse i don't have that problem...
 
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nope, just a driver.
Team Avalanche is what you're looking for there.
And APZ's cloud
Few others like the PRP or Chibi restoration But i think what you are looking for is APZ's cloud and the Team Avalanche patch.
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And don't forget Timu's and Millenia's Barret!  :-P
 
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