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

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Hello EQAlyza, i figured i would post my problem here in hopes you could help. The problem is i'm getting 2 error messages when i try to launch the game, the first is from the converter and says "Unable to locate registry key. Please re-install Final Fantasy VII." The second is from the game and says"Please insert FF7 Game Disc 1, 2, or 3 and try again." Any idea of what i could do? I have the steam version (just got it a few days ago) if that helps, and i have windows 10.
 
There isn't any message the game converter should give that says "Unable to locate registry key..." so I don't know how to help you there. Perhaps go to the FAQ section in the 2nd post of the thread and follow the instructions for the first solution about the wrong battle encounters. That is the method everyone should use to completely clean their computer of any registry key errors and start with a fresh FF7.

The second message is because in STEP 1 you didn't rename a drive to FF7DISC1 before running the game converter. But since you can't run the game converter, it's understandable that it would say this.

Fix the first message to fix the second message.
 
I re-named my usb drive ff7disc1, everything was working until i clicked "launch game" and got the two errors. I mounted the ISO this time, i'm gonna try everything again later today, I'll let you know how it goes.
 
Something different than the error reporting: how far is your progress alyza? do you think we can be enjoying your new release package soon?
 
I actually completely skipped step 4, I was wondering does it have to be in full screen?

Update: Got it all working but my computer can't handle the mods, oh well at least i know how to do this now.
 
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So when I download out of the catalog I'm getting the error message on a handful of specific mods. All others download and install properly but the same few always give an error and despite now saying "downloading" on the catalog page they make 0 progress even if left alone for hours.
 
Including important ones like Field textures, Music and Sounds, Movies, Spell textures :/

I'd say half the catalog gives unyielding errors when I try to download. Rebooting it doesn't help. It'll create a temp file in 7th heaven and that's it without fail over and over.
 
Something different than the error reporting: how far is your progress alyza? do you think we can be enjoying your new release package soon?
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Yes :)

Finished the preview files finally, which is the most "busy work" of all. There were a lot of new models requested, so it took awhile. I just have to add a few more mods that have been updated released recently, then edit the .xml files into the Catalog. The final process is compressing and uploading to Google Drive / MEGA for a public release.

Including important ones like Field textures, Music and Sounds, Movies, Spell textures :/

I'd say half the catalog gives unyielding errors when I try to download. Rebooting it doesn't help. It'll create a temp file in 7th heaven and that's it without fail over and over.
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That's normal. I haven't bothered fixing it since we're so close to the next Catalog release. Be patient and wait for that :)
 
Ooooh sounds good, any eta on that?

Also as a separate issue I'm getting that red message in game (music not being found or whatever). I've browsed through the comments and I haven't really found a fix that has worked for me. I have the vgmstream as the plugin but no dice. Is that simply because of not having the sounds and music mod?
 
Ok, i'm back with a question. My computer can run the mods but it lags like crazy, could this be because of my graphics card which is an NVIDIA GeForce 9200, or my processor which is a AMD Athlon II x2 255 Processor with 3.10 GHz? I wanna know if i could just get a new graphics card or if id have to get a new computer all together?
 
Please help me, I keep getting this error, and I saw you addressed it in the frequently encountered problems, but I cannot even open 7thHeaven without receiving this error which I can't fix cause I can't open it? What do I do?

System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: path1
   at System.IO.Path.Combine(String path1, String path2)
   at Iros._7th.Workshop.Settings.<VerifySettings>d__2.MoveNext() in c:\Iros\7thWorkshop\Settings.cs:line 49
   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.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)
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EDIT: Apparently I only skimmed the FAQ section and saw how to delete the appdata.... I'm sorry.  I fixed it now and sorry for the idiocy.
 
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Ooooh sounds good, any eta on that?

Also as a separate issue I'm getting that red message in game (music not being found or whatever). I've browsed through the comments and I haven't really found a fix that has worked for me. I have the vgmstream as the plugin but no dice. Is that simply because of not having the sounds and music mod?
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This question is asked a lot actually. You didn't browse well enough :-P

I added a section in the FAQ on the first page for its fix. Go read and enjoy your game with music :)

Ok, i'm back with a question. My computer can run the mods but it lags like crazy, could this be because of my graphics card which is an NVIDIA GeForce 9200, or my processor which is a AMD Athlon II x2 255 Processor with 3.10 GHz? I wanna know if i could just get a new graphics card or if id have to get a new computer all together?
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I'm not super tech savvy, but your GPU only has 256 MB of RAM. It could struggle the longer you play with a lot of texture mods being used. The problem I see though is that upgrading your GPU will only create a bottleneck from your CPU. I'd invest in a new computer tbh. The money spent on upgrading two parts can afford you a better computer all around. This game doesn't need super high end machines to run it, even with the mods.
 
Thanks, I was just looking for a second opinion, and your point's make sense. So new computer it is, Can't wait to be able to use the mods.
 
Thanks, I was just looking for a second opinion, and your point's make sense. So new computer it is, Can't wait to be able to use the mods.
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How much RAM has your system? I'm not entirely sure but 7th Heaven works by replacing files in the memory so its also possible that you have the bottleneck there. I would suggest to lower the memory for the textures in Aali's driver and see if it has an effect.
 
I have 10 gb of ram with 9.75 gb usable. I should probably explain the lag more, I tried a few different things, not having texture mods on, and not having model mods on. The last thing i did was only have cheats on, yet it still lagged as much as before. It would lag more if i had it in full screen and less (though only a little less) when i had it in windowed mode. Guess i should have been more detailed when i first asked.
 
hey im new to the forums and i wanted to make an account to reply to your post but im getting a weird error in game saying that it cant load the movies from my disc i have the original pc 1998 disc brought from ebay :D and i turned them into .iso files my discs are located under the I bd drive but for some reason the game is refusing to access the movei files do i need to move then to the movie folder inside of the game folder that FF7 Game Converter created?
BTW I am using the movie mod

*EDIT*i fixed my problem like a dummy i told ff7 game converter that my movies were located inside the game folder so i just reran game converter and made it detect the right folder for my movies :D
 
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I have 10 gb of ram with 9.75 gb usable. I should probably explain the lag more, I tried a few different things, not having texture mods on, and not having model mods on. The last thing i did was only have cheats on, yet it still lagged as much as before. It would lag more if i had it in full screen and less (though only a little less) when i had it in windowed mode. Guess i should have been more detailed when i first asked.
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10GB? Does that means yoru rams are not paired to be alike? As in if you have 2 be 4+4 or if you have 4 rams 2+2+2+2? With 10 GB I do not think you are running your ram in dual channel, which will probably make your rams quite slower too. It happens when rams are not pairs together to be the same with each other.

As for your PC definitely GPU. CPU would mean you would have to take everything. Motherboard, CPU and rams. GPU can go by itself, not to mention at least for FF7 you do not need a good GPU.

Older games, meaning before 2008-10, did not ask much from CPU except the games that had real time shadows, which you could turn to low or off. So your CPU can make it if you do not play newer CPU intensive games. If you get a GPU though, do not get a really cheap one. I have a PC that has an inter that more or less has the same power as your Athlon and a good old GPU and it can play new games like SIMS 4 or whatnot.

Go here and check whats the cheapest best you can afford. Your current GPU is at the bottom of Low to Mid Range. http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/
 
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10GB? Does that means yoru rams are not paired to be alike? As in if you have 2 be 4+4 or if you have 4 rams 2+2+2+2? With 10 GB I do not think you are running your ram in dual channel, which will probably make your rams quite slower too. It happens when rams are not pairs together to be the same with each other.

As for your PC definitely GPU. CPU would mean you would have to take everything. Motherboard, CPU and rams. GPU can go by itself, not to mention at least for FF7 you do not need a good GPU.

Older games, meaning before 2008-10, did not ask much from CPU except the games that had real time shadows, which you could turn to low or off. So your CPU can make it if you do not play newer CPU intensive games. If you get a GPU though, do not get a really cheap one. I have a PC that has an inter that more or less has the same power as your Athlon and a good old GPU and it can play new games like SIMS 4 or whatnot.

Go here and check whats the cheapest best you can afford. Your current GPU is at the bottom of Low to Mid Range. http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/
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For your first question, i have no clue. I think it's two 4's but i could be wrong, I'm also not sure if their paired, is there a way to do that? My friend might know, he helped me switch the hard drive and ram from my newer computer (that pretty much sucked) to my old computer that i thought was broken (the one i'm using now) and go back to windows 7 because 8/8.1 sucked, and now i have windows 10.

As for changing everything to upgrade cpu, i figured as much but the game itself runs fine, I even manually switched out the music_ogg folder with the remastered version and have had no problems. It only lags when 7th heaven is modding it, It's very possible i did something wrong or maybe there's a setting i could change or something.

The other games i have are system shock 2, soul reaver 1 and 2 and legacy of kain defiance, i have modded defiance and the only thing that happens is it takes longer to start the game up, after it starts it runs fine.
 
7H mods the game through memory injection, so it could be your RAM/vRAM issues. I honestly can't recommend anything without feeling I may waste your money because I've never used it with a computer that slow. Everything I or my husband has is fairly modern (within 5 years) and runs 7H fine.

Sorry I can't be of more help :|
 
7H mods the game through memory injection, so it could be your RAM/vRAM issues. I honestly can't recommend anything without feeling I may waste your money because I've never used it with a computer that slow. Everything I or my husband has is fairly modern (within 5 years) and runs 7H fine.

Sorry I can't be of more help :|
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No prob, I've been planing on having my friend help me build a new computer. I can probably start getting the parts slowly soon, other then a good graphics card, what would i need to be able to be able to run more recent games at higher settings (not max settings, though that would be nice in the future)?
 
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