[FF7][FAQ] 7th Heaven Frequently Asked Questions

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getting this error message when I try to open 7th heaven

System.ArgumentException: The path is not of a legal form.
   at System.IO.Path.NormalizePath(String path, Boolean fullCheck, Int32 maxPathLength, Boolean expandShortPaths)
   at System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(String path)
   at Iros._7th.Workshop.Settings.<VerifySettings>d__2.MoveNext() in c:\Iros\7thWorkshop\Settings.cs:line 47
   at System.String.Join(String separator, IEnumerable`1 values)
   at Iros._7th.Workshop.fLibrary.fLibrary_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in c:\Iros\7thWorkshop\fLibrary.cs:line 120
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
 
So I'm having a bit of a problem. I've followed the tutorial up to configuring the 7th heaven client but I can't seem to get the client to pull the catalog of mods correctly. Here is a picture of my client. http://i.imgur.com/KIIJVgL.png?1

As you can see it says it's updated the catalog but nothing is popping up. Could it be because I'm on windows 10 now or possibly something else? Thanks!
 
I can open 7th Heaven on my Windows 10 machine, however only two downloads worked so far. Animations and Enemy Battle Models. All the others throw an error at me:
Error Downloading x (x being the Mod I want to DL): System.CompontentModel.AsyncCompletedEventArgs

Strangely enough, after I got this error for Battle Models, after a short amount of time it installed nonetheless. Some will download. Others won't. Sound and Music immediately throws the Error.

Okay, something else. I have a Graphics Card that automatically runs in 3D Mode. However, it seems FF7 wants to run with the Integrated GFX. Is there any way to fix this?
[00000000] INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.8.1b
[00000000] INFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English
[00000000] INFO: Intel Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 4.0.0 - Build 10.18.10.4252
[00000000] INFO: OpenGL 2.0 support detected
[00000000] INFO: Using PBO
[00000000] INFO: Found swap_control extension
[00000000] INFO: Max texture size: 16384x16384
[00000000] INFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 1920x1080, output resolution 1440x1080, internal resolution 1920x1080
[00000000] INFO: Shader limits: varying 64, vert uniform 4096, frag uniform 4096
[00000000] INFO: postprocessing program link log:
Fragment shader contains a user varying, but is linked without a vertex shader.

[00000000] ERROR: init_postprocessing failed, postprocessing will be disabled
[00000000] INFO: FFMpeg movie player plugin loaded
[00000000] INFO: FFMpeg version SVN-r25886, Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
[00000000] INFO: VGMStream music plugin loaded
[00000000] INFO: Loading external library Multi.dll
[00000000] LOCK UNLOCK TEST
[00000001] MATRIX INITIALIZE
[00000001] INITIALIZE DD/D3D END
[00000001] initializing sound...
[00000001] creating dsound primary buffer
[00000001] reading audio file
[00000001] loading static sounds
[00000001] sound initialized
[00000001] set music volume: 127
[00000001] set music volume: 127
[00000001] Entering MAIN
[00000001] Exiting MAIN
[00000001] START OF CREDITS!!!
[00000001] INFO: C:\Games\Final Fantasy VII\data\movies\eidoslogo.avi; vp8/vorbis 1280x960, 30.000000 FPS, duration: 11.133000, frames: 334
[00000002] WM_CLOSE
[00000002] END OF CREDITS!!!
[00000002] Field Quit
[00000002] UNINITIALIZE DD


Oooookay wait wait wait. Somehow, now that I tried it with my German version, the first encounter (the one with the Soldiers) turns into a bugged Yuffie fight. What the hell?
Got the following installed:

https://gyazo.com/037dba2f69458bae5bc5bf6901257a94

This was all on a fresh install of FF7 btw
 
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Is it possible to run SweetFX or any other post processing with 7th Heaven?
 
Hey, thank you very much for this awesome tutorial!
I have a problem with the "Battle Models - Characters" mod: The game always shows the battle models made by Kaldarasha, even if I choose other models e.g. by whitERaven or Bloodshot.
Everything else works fine!
 
hey shadowEagle. I found out what caused that. Apparently, ChaOS -Character Overhaul Seven is the problem. I deactivated that, and now all battle models are the ones I've chosen. Also, If you wan't field models, that aren't available via this 7th Heaven mod, i have found out that I can get an APZ field model of cloud with the buster sword on his back just by downloading and installing manually. when you download the model you want, just make sure you copy over the char/world folders they are named after. easy stuff. to make this work though, you need to open a file in your FF7 directory called "FF7_opengl.cfg" with notepad and change "direct_mode = off" to direct_mode = on" It took me a while to figure all this stuff out. hope it helps someone!
 
The next release has most of the Field models found here as an option to select. CHaOS is a tricky mod for the fact that it works well alone, but not well with others activated. I wouldn't touch it right now. I am working on getting its more noticeable features added in the next release as their own category to turn on and off.
 
The next release has most of the Field models found here as an option to select. CHaOS is a tricky mod for the fact that it works well alone, but not well with others activated. I wouldn't touch it right now. I am working on getting its more noticeable features added in the next release as their own category to turn on and off.
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  How is the next release coming by the way? And how's work as far as school goes?
 
The next release has most of the Field models found here as an option to select. CHaOS is a tricky mod for the fact that it works well alone, but not well with others activated. I wouldn't touch it right now. I am working on getting its more noticeable features added in the next release as their own category to turn on and off.
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thank you Alyza
 
I don't know, yet. I still haven't upgraded to Windows 10 to fiddle around with it. What are the issues with it?

I know that installing the original 1998 version on Windows 10 has issues, but what is wrong with 7H?
 
Nothing that I am familiar with, still runs good for me.  Heck I stopped using windows 10 since it caused major issues on my Alienware computer. So, not gonna bother with it.  I got some friends in town who are running windows 10 and are doing tests with some games. I'll put FF7 and 7th heaven on the list for them if that is fine with you.
 
I've been playing through the whole game on windows 10. with only a few crashes with all mods activated except character overhaul seven, werewolf, and gameplay and story mods. only two crashes have not happened randomly and could crash my game almost every time i try. the first was right after getting your first chocobo and running past the midgar zolom and getting to the field after running through the cave. this would crash every time on me. i eventually just saved before going out the exit through the save anywhere tweaks and cheats mod 4 or 5 times until it decided not to crash. the second bug that happens on command is when i'm fighting 3 head hunters with Cid, Yuffie, and Red XIII, in the mideel area's forest, and decide to use Cid's limit break "Hyper Jump" it crashed almost every time. I'm sure that Junon area crash happens to people without windows 10 using just the steam version. i have no clue about the Mideel + Hyper jump crash. oh! also. one more bug. when you go to the northern crater for the first time, and you have the tornado barriers blocking you, you have to wait for the wind to die down... except it never does with the omzy field textures. no idea why. i turned omzy field textures off at that part and it worked fine after that.
 
I've been playing through the whole game on windows 10. with only a few crashes with all mods activated except character overhaul seven, werewolf, and gameplay and story mods. only two crashes have not happened randomly and could crash my game almost every time i try. the first was right after getting your first chocobo and running past the midgar zolom and getting to the field after running through the cave. this would crash every time on me. i eventually just saved before going out the exit through the save anywhere tweaks and cheats mod 4 or 5 times until it decided not to crash. the second bug that happens on command is when i'm fighting 3 head hunters with Cid, Yuffie, and Red XIII, in the mideel area's forest, and decide to use Cid's limit break "Hyper Jump" it crashed almost every time. I'm sure that Junon area crash happens to people without windows 10 using just the steam version. i have no clue about the Mideel + Hyper jump crash. oh! also. one more bug. when you go to the northern crater for the first time, and you have the tornado barriers blocking you, you have to wait for the wind to die down... except it never does with the omzy field textures. no idea why. i turned omzy field textures off at that part and it worked fine after that.
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This sounds like the texture memory bug Aali has solved with his last driver. Do you use the latest 0.8.1b custom driver?
 
does anyone know how i can change the control settings for the square enix 2012 edition? If i change them the normal way (via final FF7_Launcher) then it doesnt transfer to the 7th heaven mod. I dont see a way to change them within the 7th heaven client or am I blind?
 
You can manually change the controls within the game once you've modded it with 7th heaven. All you need to do, if you're using a keyboard keypad or not depending on the patch, is to go into the options or settings within the party menu; locate control presets and select custom controls. Manually switch what controls you have for your keyboard. Same with your gamepad if you're using that and xpadder.
 
what do you mean with "party menu"? 
http://puu.sh/jQj7n/3cd7ae1c8f.jpg

That's all the options I can see. I pressed every button on my keyboard but so I dont think that it's on some hidden key.
Do I need to get to the point of the game where I get this mobile phone thingy to change my party? (Is that the party menu?)
 
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