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

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Hey so I got all the mods installed now, but the game simply isn't booting at all from the launcher.

It briefly flashes and then closes, no error messages or anything
 
Post your APP.log. You probably need to run the game converter again and choose the overwrite option.
 
Is there any way to use a newer mod version like say new threat 1.35 with 7th heaven? Or is there only to wait for a catalog update? I tried the obvious and it resulted in wrong mobs in battle bug.


IIIIIiiii found an updated IRO from segaguy on insanedifficulty! :)
 
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Hey so I got all the mods installed now, but the game simply isn't booting at all from the launcher.

It briefly flashes and then closes, no error messages or anything
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Sounds daft but have you in the config in the sound tab pointed to your sound device. When I could not launch the game it was because I did not config the sound device.
 
Yes, that is exactly my thoughts and why I suggested to run the game converter again and choose overwrite. It will open up FF7Config during it and you need to check your sound device that it isn't empty.
 
i have figured almost everything out now, however when i try to run my game with the menu overhaul mod my game crashes every single time. everything else works and all the other mods work that i am aware of. is menu overhaul broken? or is there something that i am missing?
 
i have figured almost everything out now, however when i try to run my game with the menu overhaul mod my game crashes every single time. everything else works and all the other mods work that i am aware of. is menu overhaul broken? or is there something that i am missing?
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I think you have the same issue as me: https://www.ff7catalog.com/threads/11291/
 
ya, seems like we have the same issue. was there ever a solution to this problem? i noticed on the read me it says "1998 version only" but then i noticed Elyza say that shouldn't even matter, so now i am baffled what the problem is.
 
Hello Guys, im new to this forum, i only recently found out of ff7 remake for pc and decided to replay them b4 the remake arrives. Now Ive tested the 1998 pc version and it works but i want to buy full 2012 Square Enix version. Ive found 2 sites to buy but im having trouble buying it. The first site

https://store.eu.square-enix.com/emea_europe/games/pc-windows-download/FINAL-FANTASY-VII.php

doesnt have serbia in the list of countries, and the second one

https://store.eu.square-enix.com/emea_europe/games/pc-windows-download/FINAL-FANTASY-VII.php

says "Steam key issued upon purchase. Activate via your Steam account."
Ive read somewhere that steam is bad and unreliable and that i would depend on their servers to validate the game every time via net or smtn etc... and that i should buy directly from SE. probably read it somewhere on this forum or on the net. maybe...?

Anyone has some other way/site to buy a pc copy 2012 w direct pc download? wo steam stuff. Id really like to play again especialy as Alyzas v2.0 is comming out soon. Thx Alyza for beautiful work!

Edit: oh yeah iirc SE version is DRM free so no fusses like with steam. thats why, but please enlighten me if you guys have some better info. thx in advance!

PS Im having trouble making Media - music working. 1998 version. 1.49 7H. 0.7.1b aalis. sounds are ok, movies i just extract and copy into movies folder respecting original file names, but music doesnt work. heres app.log:
INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.7.11b
INFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English
INFO: Intel Intel 945GM 1.4.0 - Build 8.14.10.1930
INFO: No OpenGL 2.0 support detected, shaders won't be available
INFO: VBO not supported
INFO: PBO not supported
INFO: Found swap_control extension
INFO: NPOT textures not supported
INFO: Max texture size: 2048x2048
INFO: Number of texture units: 8
INFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 800x600, output resolution 800x600, internal resolution 640x480
INFO: No NPOT texture support
ERROR: init_indirect failed, scaling and postprocessing will be disabled

and heres message info:     https://app.box.com/s/waxvbkrrudbnd6gae1i9nwjok75clzkb

any help?
 
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They only sell the Steam version now, as far as I know. The previous 2012 version used SecuROM, which had a 3-activation limit and was much worse than Steam's DRM by a mile; even if they still sold it I wouldn't recommend it.

I have never had any trouble with Steam, that's the version I use. If Steam sells in Serbia (check their website at steampowered.com ) I would recommend buying from there.
 
Jeesus holy @#$@%$@ smoke, dont answer so fast, i almost had a heart attack!  :-o thx for lightning speed reply. ;-)
Well your reply is the correct version of what i read i think. Ill see steam then.

Bought from SE after all, but still verified through steam no pro, forget all those 1998 problems, starting fresh!  :evil: 8)
 
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Hello Guys, im new to this forum, i only recently found out of ff7 remake for pc and decided to replay them b4 the remake arrives. Now Ive tested the 1998 pc version and it works but i want to buy full 2012 Square Enix version. Ive found 2 sites to buy but im having trouble buying it. The first site

https://store.eu.square-enix.com/emea_europe/games/pc-windows-download/FINAL-FANTASY-VII.php

doesnt have serbia in the list of countries, and the second one

https://store.eu.square-enix.com/emea_europe/games/pc-windows-download/FINAL-FANTASY-VII.php

says "Steam key issued upon purchase. Activate via your Steam account."
Ive read somewhere that steam is bad and unreliable and that i would depend on their servers to validate the game every time via net or smtn etc... and that i should buy directly from SE. probably read it somewhere on this forum or on the net. maybe...?

Anyone has some other way/site to buy a pc copy 2012 w direct pc download? wo steam stuff. Id really like to play again especialy as Alyzas v2.0 is comming out soon. Thx Alyza for beautiful work!

Edit: oh yeah iirc SE version is DRM free so no fusses like with steam. thats why, but please enlighten me if you guys have some better info. thx in advance!

PS Im having trouble making Media - music working. 1998 version. 1.49 7H. 0.7.1b aalis. sounds are ok, movies i just extract and copy into movies folder respecting original file names, but music doesnt work. heres app.log:
INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.7.11b
INFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English
INFO: Intel Intel 945GM 1.4.0 - Build 8.14.10.1930
INFO: No OpenGL 2.0 support detected, shaders won't be available
INFO: VBO not supported
INFO: PBO not supported
INFO: Found swap_control extension
INFO: NPOT textures not supported
INFO: Max texture size: 2048x2048
INFO: Number of texture units: 8
INFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 800x600, output resolution 800x600, internal resolution 640x480
INFO: No NPOT texture support
ERROR: init_indirect failed, scaling and postprocessing will be disabled

and heres message info:     https://app.box.com/s/waxvbkrrudbnd6gae1i9nwjok75clzkb

any help?
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Aali's v0.7.11b is not used with this tutorial setup. You need to use the Game Converter from STEP 1 to get the correct Aali's driver.
 
Hi again EQ2Alyza, I was wondering if you could tell me where i could get these mods individually so i could mod ff7 manually, I tried a field model mod and it worked just fine, no lag. And maybe a tutorial, i can figure out where to put some mods but, but no clue where i would put the animation mod.
 
Aali's v0.7.11b is not used with this tutorial setup. You need to use the Game Converter from STEP 1 to get the correct Aali's driver.
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Well when i install as per instructions, i get this message:
OpenGL renderer does not support OpenGL 2.0. Your graphics drivers are probably not up to date. Shaders are required since version 0.8.

heres the pic:         https://app.box.com/s/rjktlxfxp2fl8vwfrf4t8sgjhhbbader

And closes. So i copied Aali's v0.7.11b into main folder, activated reg file and it worked then, albeit, some mods didnt work, some worked if put into certain order etc, standard stuff. I didnt use MO(graphical glitches), Red Werewolf(bc of known issues), Movies(didnt work), Music(same), put Battles - Weapons first etc. Mind that im still talking about the 1998 version.

Now ive instaled steam 2012, finish 7H setup and same message as above appears on shaders. Any other solution besides that Aali's v0.7.11b ive used? As mentioned Aali's v0.8.1b doesnt work. And im reluctant to install Aali's v0.7.11b and have same mod issues as before, so im asking here beforehand. The point of playing the game w all the great mods is the reason to take ff7 again itfp anyway. Thx for the help!

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On a different note i found out about Kalderashas chaos mod having separate IRO url, w updated mods https://www.ff7catalog.com/threads/9395/. Is it better to use these or do i stick w original 7H url bc of compatibility issues, whatnot?

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PS either im dope or i dont know how to attach pics here on this forum so im sending box.net link.
 
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For some reason the game last night was working fine. I restarted my computer now the game tries to open then closes right away.
 
@Lionheart82 Square Enix's version is not drm free, or at least it wasn't two years ago when I bought. In fact it had really bad DRM and you were limited to three total downloads and a download code that you needed, and if you lost it you're s.o.o.l. even if you had proof of reciept and your game registered to their library on their official site, they licensed out the downloads to a third party site along with the drm. Steams drm is a joke and thats why it's been cracked for so long. After you download it once you can put it in offline mode and play it's really not bad at all compared to the securom junk S.E. was using where you had to be online so it could constantly authenticate, no idea where you got such bad information.

The only marketplace that specializes in drm free pc games is gog.com and they are really good, but they don't get a lot of big games like ff7 because Square Enix and a lot of other companies think it will massively increase piracy or something, among other reasons.
 
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@Lionheart82 Square Enix's version is not drm free, or at least it wasn't two years ago when I bought. In fact it had really bad DRM and you were limited to three total downloads and a download code that you needed, and if you lost it you're s.o.o.l. even if you had proof of reciept and your game registered to their library on their official site, they licensed out the downloads to a third party site along with the drm. Steams drm is a joke and thats why it's been cracked for so long. After you download it once you can put it in offline mode and play it's really not bad at all compared to the securom junk S.E. was using where you had to be online so it could constantly authenticate, no idea where you got such bad information.

The only marketplace that specializes in drm free pc games is gog.com and they are really good, but they don't get a lot of big games like ff7 because Square Enix and a lot of other companies think it will massively increase piracy or something, among other reasons.
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Thx Olearyf i just dl 2 times total, so 1 time left. Had my first initiation in Steam products by having  game login error 5143, being unable to play... No wonder piracy is in bloom everywhere... Maybe ill also refund before 14 days end. Buggers.

Didnt know about offline mode, also making backup, but didnt succeed in restoring it first time, thats why i dled 2nd. So if i go offline mode and want to reinstall it for modding reasons it is supposed to not count in steam app as reinstall? Or what?
 
In regards to rmarion you may need to run the converter again if you didn't use the special one for 7th Heaven.  They got a post about it on the first topic in the beginning.
 
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