ff7.exe icon redux

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Wow that looks great!

Awesome awesome work.

I'm putting the exes that you did in the OP if that's ok.

EDIT:  A few critiques (just ignore them if you'd like :-D):
There is a white shadow missing on the text so on a black background there is no text (can look cool, but the tail is also dark and the lack of contrast looks silly)
^^^ Simply put don't use on a black background.
The config icon when scaled down looks a little choppy because the details don't really translate into smooth edges, same goes with the text.
just my thought: a straight redo of the old config icon.

Anything in the above bit is likely subject to controversy so let's just say it's already been misinterpreted and there is no "right" way to take it. :lol:
 
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Thanks for the input. All perfectly viable things.

To the first critique, I tried that initially, but the original ff7.exe icon has no white text outline, and with good reason. It doesn't scale down very well...it ends up looking grey and smeared and ugly. I found that this ends up looking best, although it just barely shows up when it's startmenu sized still.

To the second, I'm no artist, I can try to upscale the original icon smoothly, but I can't guarantee that it'll look good. I'll give it a try, though.

EDIT: Here's my attempt at a more classic ff7config icon. It's scaled up, re-outlined, and filtered. I didn't bother making it super detailed since the details get lost when it's downscaled anyways...
ff7configorig.png


Grab it here.
*Again, right click and save target/link as...
 
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Mine had a white outline around the text and the comet, and it scaled down fairly well. The trick is to use add a white stroke to the layer, and make sure it's about 4-5px for the comet, and 2-3px for the text.

Here's what it looked like on my desktop:
captureii.png
 
Actually, now that I've seen it on my desktop I like your first config icon more, titeguy.
 
STupid question...

How will I use it as an Icon?...or a shortcut by the way....


I know , I know plz..dont hate me... :|
 
STupid question...

How will I use it as an Icon?...or a shortcut by the way....


I know , I know plz..dont hate me... :|
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What I did was... Download them, move them to my FF7 folder, replaced my exe and config with titeguy3's and then created the exe as a shortcut and that's it! Also, if you used Dzuigo's patches, you will have to re-install them again seeing as how titeguy3 doesn't have those implemented on there.
 
Harruzame, you can just download them as an icon and use a program called Icon Changer (google etc.) to embed it into the exe if you don't want to repatch your exe.

Alternatively, you can just download the icon rather than the exe and place them in your ff7 directory and then on the desktop shortcuts > right click > properties > change icon > browse ff7directory > select the icon > ??? > Profit

I prefer the first method just so it's not just the shortcut.
I also use ff7music so I have to select my exe for the shortcut icon.
 
@willis

Yeah.. I dl'ed yesterday..At first I was tempted to ask the "how to's..." but eventually it was EASY as you said it was!!..

Thanks again man!.. for helping as always...
 
Is it just me or none of the icons look better than the original one on most of the sizes like the super-common 32x32?
 
Is it just me or none of the icons look better than the original one on most of the sizes like the super-common 32x32?
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The original isn't even 32x32. it's 16x16
 
Is it just me or none of the icons look better than the original one on most of the sizes like the super-common 32x32?
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The original isn't even 32x32. it's 16x16
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Yeah, that was pretty sad the original one was that small. Guess a reconstruction try is in demand too. :D
 
Is it just me or none of the icons look better than the original one on most of the sizes like the super-common 32x32?
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The original isn't even 32x32. it's 16x16
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the FF7.EXE from 1.02 uses a 32x32 8bit colour icon (well acording to Res tuner) or if you use 7zip and open the EXE and extract the icon windows will show it as 32x32
 
really? it looks like shit... I guess its cause of the 8 bit color?
 
yea proberly, here is the original ICO (the program used here is a free program called resedit). Its 32x32, 8bit, 256 colours
 
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