[FF7PC-98/Steam] Multiple mods and Modding Framework-The Reunion [R06f]

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Any ETA for the Steam version? Also, will that version have any issues regarding cloud saves or achievements?
 
ETA is "Very soon"
Steam version will be fully supported. It won't affect anything - or else I'd just ask you to convert.
 
I was planning on buying the PS4 version that was released but apparently it has the same music issue that FFX-HD had on PS4. I've also heard that some scenes have the wrong music track. I will then play this Steam version along with this mod.

I can't wait until R04. I want to play the game so badly.

Great job on the whole project, by the way.
 
apparently it has the same music issue that FFX-HD had on PS4. I've also heard that some scenes have the wrong music track.
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The resume thing? I hadn't noticed, but I wouldn't be surprised. I haven't encountered any wrong tracks, though; it seems like it'd be difficult to add such a bug if all the field scripts are just being copied over as-is and only the engine was ported.
 
The resume thing? I hadn't noticed, but I wouldn't be surprised. I haven't encountered any wrong tracks, though; it seems like it'd be difficult to add such a bug if all the field scripts are just being copied over as-is and only the engine was ported.
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Several people confirmed it in the GAF OT. The major scene in which it is revealed that Cloud was a soldier alongside Zack and Sephiroth has the standard mako reactor music instead of the one it should have. This alone would pretty much ruin the scene, in my book.
 
Several people confirmed it in the GAF OT. The major scene in which it is revealed that Cloud was a soldier alongside Zack and Sephiroth has the standard mako reactor music instead of the one it should have. This alone would pretty much ruin the scene, in my book.
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I agree.  That's one of my favourite scenes.  If not my favourite.
 
I refuse to buy the PS4 port simply because it doesn't have this mod rolled into it.
 
I refuse to buy the PS4 port simply because it doesn't have this mod rolled into it.
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I had already purchased it before the whole music fiasco was discovered, lol

It took SE months to patch FFX HD (which is fabulous now), but I don't want to wait that long to play FF7 :/
 
Hello. I created an account for two reasons: first and foremost, to congratulate the Reunion team on a great mod package, and to thank DLPB for Beacause. While the English localization of FF7 was not quite as shattered as the one for FF6, there is still a lot more that makes sense to me now. Thanks for that!

My second reason was to let you know of some issues in the Beacause American localization in R03e that I did not see in the bugtracker spreadsheet, which mostly had to do with the Rufus visit portion of the game, with the PSX buttons option installed:

1) Several instances of Shin-Ra were seen as "Shinra".

2) When practicing for the "color-guard" synchronized forms in the locker room, the callouts are done as "[MENU]", "[OK]", "[CANCEL]" and "[SWITCH]", while the actual mini-game uses the PSX button icons.

I hope I'm reporting these in the proper way; if not, please let me know how you would like them and I will move them there.

Also, I was wondering if there was any plan to include the battle and world fields that Satsuki cleaned up to remove pixelation, and if not, what the reasoning might be for that choice.

In any case, thanks again for a cool project. I'm really enjoying my playthrough with Reunion installed!
 
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1) Several instances of Shin-Ra were seen as "Shinra".
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One is the company name, one is the president. I have cleaned up one part with Mayor Domino which was a little odd.

2) When practicing for the "color-guard" synchronized forms in the locker room, the callouts are done as "[MENU]", "[OK]", "[CANCEL]" and "[SWITCH]", while the actual mini-game uses the PSX button icons.
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Not sure why that wasn't fixed in R03e (if it happens there), but it won't happen in R04, and all bugs from R03 are there to stay. R03 is no longer supported.

Also, I was wondering if there was any plan to include the battle and world fields that Sasuki cleaned up to remove pixelation, and if not, what the reasoning might be for that choice.
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If the change to the battle area is purely a cleaned up version of the original, it may be possible to add it.  If the new battle graphics are huge or too different, however, I won't :)  It can be added separately.

In any case, thanks again for a cool project. I'm really enjoying my playthrough with Reunion installed!
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You're welcome :)
 
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One is the company name, one is the president. I have cleaned up one part with Mayor Domino which was a little odd.

Not sure why that wasn't fixed in R03e (if it happens there), but it won't happen in R04, and all bugs from R03 are there to stay. R03 is no longer supported.

If the change to the battle area is purely a cleaned up version of the original, it may be possible to add it.  If the new battle graphics are huge or too different, however, I won't :)  It can be added separately.

You're welcome :)
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Yes, I did notice that in the first part of the game. The reason I brought this part up is because the dialogue seemed to be referencing the company more than the president, who was already dead by that time. However, I didn't keep a separate save of that section, so I'd have to start a new game to confirm this.

I'm watching for the release of R04 with great anticipation. Since it you have stated it will work with the Steam version, does that mean the Converter will no longer be needed?

Here are the fields I was referring to. It looks like they are the original fields, just with a filter applied. Satsuki might be able to give more information if s/he is still around. I was looking at repacking the LGP files myself if needed, since I'd rather not deal with pixelation if I don't have to when the models aren't pixelated, but if someone has already repacked the files (or if they might end up being included in your great mod), I would rather not go through the effort.
 
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No, I don't add those beacause they actually look worse imho to the pixellated ones.  The fractal filter gets rid of the pixellation but just replaces it with a very plastic fake look.

Actually, I'd say they look a lot worse.  I'd much rather stick with pixellation + detail.
 
Fair enough. It seems like you're going for as close to original as possible, so I thought I'd bring them up as a potential option.

I'll keep looking through the forums to see if someone has repacked these; if not, I'll do it myself and see if they seem better, or if they make it look worse. You could be right on that.

In either case, thanks for responding!
 
So, all 3 modules are now done.  World map, Battle and Field are running at flawless frame rates. 

And I've added a speed up / down option.  By pressing Square and up / down [or equivalent keyboard keys], you can change speed rate to 1x, 2x, 3x or 4x.

Next, I have to think about how we're gonna fix Steam's broken coaster and snowboard minigame.  I noticed a while back they weren't right and told Aali who added options to his driver.  I also fixed the coaster aimer.

But Steam works on an older version of Aali's driver where he'd forced them to 30fps instead of 60 - meaning they're completely bugged out.  Any fix will have to patch the Steam FF7 driver itself.  Any change I make to those will be superseded by Steam if I don't.
 
Out of curiosity, in which order is the modding process supposed to be done?

I have the 1998 PC release, so would I first have to add the Aali Driver mod, and then apply the Reunion mod afterwards?

Also, I have the game installed on a partition other than my C drive. So will either mods be affected if they're not installed in the C drive, along with the main game?
 
My mods will work regardless of the install path.  I am not sure that goes for everything else. Aali's driver would have to be installed to even play this game properly.. so it will always be there first.  As for any other questions, the answers will likely be in the readme.
 
Also, I have the game installed on a partition other than my C drive. So will either mods be affected if they're not installed in the C drive, along with the main game?
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It doesn't matter for Reunion, but in fact most mods will work BETTER if they're not in C drive. Some mods have trouble if they're in default or system-controlled directories like program files or desktop.
 
So, all 3 modules are now done.  World map, Battle and Field are running at flawless frame rates. 

And I've added a speed up / down option.  By pressing Square and up / down [or equivalent keyboard keys], you can change speed rate to 1x, 2x, 3x or 4x.

Next, I have to think about how we're gonna fix Steam's broken coaster and snowboard minigame.  I noticed a while back they weren't right and told Aali who added options to his driver.  I also fixed the coaster aimer.

But Steam works on an older version of Aali's driver where he'd forced them to 30fps instead of 60 - meaning they're completely bugged out.  Any fix will have to patch the Steam FF7 driver itself.  Any change I make to those will be superseded by Steam if I don't.
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I don't know if it helps you but the re-release has a new file (it was something like AF3N.p).  It is a dll which injects the new driver. Steam doesn't care much about the files it only looks for the launcher and the exe file name. I was able to start the original game through steam naming 7H to launcher and the ff7.exe to ff7en.exe.
 
I need that .p file sending to me.  I'll likely have to edit it at some point to fix the minigames.
 
Bad news for Steam users.  The steam version of the game is based on an earlier Aali revision that didn't limit minigames properly. So coaster and snowboard are totally broken and not a flat 60fps all the time.  It isn't just a case of the fps being wrong - command inputs are out of whack too so the games are crippled.

The new driver revision here on qhimm's by aali has added proper limiters to the minigames (which i repeatedly noted to aali was an issue years ago) - and added my coaster aimer fix.  But there is no way to fix the steam game unless the team working on steam game decide to add a fix themselves. 

So the choice for Steam users regarding the minigames is convert to 1998 or stick with broken minigames.  Hopefully someone can notify the steam team (haha) that this issue exists.
 
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