I wondered, as I walked home from work, how best to approach this. And you all know I'm likely to fail at being diplomatic, so let's not try.
Rather than dwell on the [insert insult here] who came into this thread with the most appalling feedback and ignorance I've seen for a long while, I first want to clarify a few things and also say thanks to those of you who DID provide feedback correctly and who want to help - and who appreciate the slave labour that went into getting the mod this far.
My only gripe so far is that app.log, Reunion.log, and crash.dmp [when there is a crash and this is generated] need to be uploaded whenever you have an issue - along with if it's Steam or 1998 version - graphic card info - operating system. It's no use posting "crashed" or "won't load".
1. As I said in my initial post, some major (and a lot of minor) issues were EXPECTED. Anticipated. And unavoidable - unless I delayed this another 3 months. Ironing out the major problems will be a first step; better help files and tutorials for modders and the end user will be the next. I will be working with TrueOdin, Extapathy, Maki, NFITC1, and Sega Chief in the coming weeks to perfect things even further.
2. This is a FRAMEWORK which also includes my core mods. It is not a compilation of other people's mods that I have spent ages making work in a mish-mash, vegetable soup type fashion. No professional modding solution does that. The MODDER is the one who does the donkey work for the end user. And if the end user doesn't like it, they can provide feedback to the MODDER - unless it's an issue the framework can remedy (within reason). If the end user is still not satisfied, they either learn to mod themselves to make edits to existing mods - or they don't use a mod/my framework.
I know in today's age, kids grow up expecting to stay breast fed like Robin Arryn from Game of Thrones until they're 45, but listen up: I don't belong to this self entitled, useless generation - and I despise it more than you could ever fathom. So, if you want to be self sufficient, provide constructive feedback, read the help file and main post, and act like an adult - I am here for you. If you want to throw your toys out of the pram and demand stuff... well, you really don't know me too well. And at close to 10000 posts, you really should. Nor do I care one iota that some people take offence at my approach. I get offended when people get offended. Whinging and demanding and acting like a tit isn't going to cut any mustard with me whatsoever. Either you grow up -- or you disappear on my ignore list forever. I am from the hang 'em and flog 'em, right wing political side of things, in case you're in any doubt.
3. A above - this framework is never going to do everything 7th Heaven does, and that's by design. There are no gimmicks. No "Hey, shove this model in the game with an option". That would require work from MY side. And this is a FRAMEWORK that also happens to include my mods by default.
With that said, let's dissect what we have so far:
Cheers sir. Congrats.
You're welcome.
I can't believe you managed this. Congrats. I'll help seed.
And congrats to you with your interpolated 60fps updates
I dunno how hard it is to do it, but my guess is it's a ball-ache.
I downloaded and installed R06, but when I launch FF7 through Steam it does not launch The Reunion. And I get this error in the log file:
Warning: No valid registry entry was found.
Are you sure Final Fantasy VII is installed properly and that this is a legitimate copy?
My steam copy is indeed legit and I installed The Reunion in the same directory as ff7_en.exe. I reinstalled both FF7 and The Reunion and this error still comes up.
On another note, I don't know how to enable the worldmap retexturing.
It's always on. The only question is... are the png files present in The_Reunion\Global\Texture\World ? If you delete those, the mod is disabled.
The 3D models are horribly aliased for some reason. GPU settings don't seem to affect it.
Probably post.psx. Can disable from Reunion.log. Doesn't look bad at all if using scanlines - especially by ReShade.
Aaaaaaand....meh.
I'm not sure what animal you are trying to replicate here... but it certainly isn't feedback. And after hours of bug fixing and other enhancements, I can assure you the only feelings I had towards you were violent ones.
Quick review after toying with it for 15 minutes:
Yeah. kalathi said it best. Not sure why they were rounded on but I applaud their balls to simply tell you it as it is. What planet are you actually on that you think "toying" with a huge framework for 15 minutes is normal? Or that you can fairly judge it on that basis? I wouldn't mind if your feedback was helpful or accurate... but it isn't.
Installer is not high DPI friendly,
Known issue. Guess what? I didn't code inno. Stop putting your dpi settings on stupid numbers and invest in a proper monitor.
nor is it clear in the options what you're installing or not installing
Options.ini is as clear as it comes. Needless to say, I don't believe for one single second you read the help file or main post - or you'd know it.
(do I check it or NOT check it to get what I want?).
You think ticking something means you don't get it?
Runs in a 640x480 small ugly box until editing text file.
Guess why that is? It's because not everyone is playing this on a high res monitor. 640 * 480 is the normal resolution. You're complaining that you had to do what is normal? Edit the options.ini file. Is there anyone on Qhimm who thinks this is a constructive and sane piece of feedback? Please tell me, so I can add you to ignore list.
BSOD'd my PC first time I ran it and got into a battle
Considering it's you, I am gonna think of it as a feature and not a bug. Nevertheless, no-one else has fed this back, so the likelihood is you are clueless. Bad drivers, bad install, bad graphic card, bad memory that my mod exposes. Could be a bug. 'Course... Could be that you're out to sabotage this project, you little menace.
(that really pissed me off 'cause I had some unsaved things open).
My give-a-shit meter remains on 0.
60fps is buttery smooth (when it works) but does weird speedups and slowdowns (not my PC performance).
Any chance of us knowing your PC specs? Any evidence? Anything that can help me diagnose it? An app.log? A Reunion.log? A video? Anything? Nah.
Cloud's limit break is broken.
Not on my install it isn't. And again, I am not a mind reader. What is broken? How is it broken?
Menus are ugly and boring
Then the original game is ugly and boring. You are criticizing the ORIGINAL game.
and IDK why the Quit menu was removed just because there are now alternate controls
Repeated many times. Holding Start Select or pressing Alt + F4 does the same thing. And it looks neater on the menu. You know, that thing you called Ugly.
(which are not immediately known unless you RTFM...most people won't).
My fault people don't read help files?
Audio engine, only audio modders will care.
I highly doubt this.
Speaking of, looks like I'll have to rename all my oggs to long and different file names if I want to mod them (would have been nice if the original file names were kept).
Guess again. It works by the ID number now. Not the name. Know why? Coz that way you can add up to 255 musics or 65535 SFX by adding a number to the start of any name. Called good design. But you have found a major plus and turned it into a negative.
No frontend yet.
You were one of the ones that wanted this releasing ASAP. There was a reason I have held off... That will take time, you self-entitled POS. Do you think apps, mods, and code are whipped into existence by John De Lancie?
Only 1 mod can be active at a time (voiding the whole value of the modding framework).
Again, no. The global folder allows global stuff on top of BASE stuff - and Custom folder supersedes. That's 3 layers. And, as I keep telling you, this framework is designed for self contained mods. There aren't any yet. Guess why? Coz this is a framework and modders have to... you know... make those mods.
Won't be spending my time trying to get all my mods that I like to work in one folder.
Sleep lost tonight: 0 seconds.
Not a fan of all the bundled stuff when only the translation is of interest to me.
Ever tried doing a re-translation project and not changing the box sixes etc? Ever tried it?
That's unfortunate because I won't run this just to have some updated dialog (and only that, because I HATE the towns, item names, equipment, materia, spells, etc. being changed).
Don't know how many times people have to tell you this... names are ... optional. Exe text is external. Wallmarket and Makou and toupScript exist. You seem to think the world revolves around you. That I should suddenly cater to your every whim. What exactly are you smoking?
Additionally, you want a re-translation project that... doesn't edit text?
Big download, lots of disk space used for little reward.
That's your opinion. You clearly don't like this framework, so... delete The Reunion and kindly... FUCK OFF.
It's not all bad. Kaldarasha's models look great.
lol.
Not sure why they're not on by default.
Because the original game is what most people want to play - and the options.ini is called options.ini.
I'm not trying to be mean or rude,
Yes you are. Yes you did. And yes I am better at it than you. Again, fuck off.
as I know you put a lot of work into this but I just don't see what all the hype was about.
Your expectations don't concern me, little man.
Take one person's opinions with a grain of salt.
I did just that. Only thing I agreed with you on.
Will be uninstalling.
Good. Don't let the BSOD smack you on the arse on your way out. No point replying here or in Discord. You're a goner. I also think you're a sock-puppet.
Your post is genuinely the worst I have seen in my entire time here. -----------
Thanks Sega Chief for the feedback here and in PMs. I'll address other comments later.
