[FF7] Original and Outdated Tutorial - Bootleg Configurator

[anything5678]

The desktop is still a system folder.
Install to a folder like 'D:\Games\' for best results.

Avalanche crashes the game for you?
What video card are you using?
Post your APP.LOG.
You might try disabling shaders.

Yeah it crashes it after the first battle, when the exp screen would normally show up.
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Shaders have been disabled.

APP.LOG

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INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.7.11b
INFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English
INFO: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce 9600M GT/PCI/SSE2 3.3.0
INFO: Found swap_control extension
INFO: Max texture size: 8192x8192
INFO: Number of texture units: 4
INFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 640x480, output resolution 640x480, internal resolution 640x480
INFO: FFMpeg movie player plugin loaded
INFO: FFMpeg version SVN-r25886, Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
INFO: No shaders, codecs with YUV output will be slow.
LOCK UNLOCK TEST
MATRIX INITIALIZE
INITIALIZE DD/D3D END
ERROR: could not open file c:\Games\Final Fantasy VII\ff7input.cfg
initializing sound...
creating dsound primary buffer
reading audio file
loading static sounds
sound initialized
INITIALIZING MIDI...
selecting device 0:Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth, mid=1, pid=27,
midi data type: GENERAL MIDI
using midi data file: c:\Games\Final Fantasy VII\Data\midi\midi.lgp
midiOutGetVolume returned: ffffffff
MIDI INITIALIZED
set music volume: 127
MIDI set volume: 127
100% of 127 = 127
set music volume: 127
MIDI set master volume: 100
MIDI set volume: 127
100% of 127 = 127
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF CREDITS!!!
INFO: F:\FF7\Movies\eidoslogo.avi; truemotion2/pcm_u8 320x240, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 10.133333, frames: 152
set music volume trans: 127->0, step=60
MIDI set volume trans: 127->0; step=60
MIDI stop - OK
MIDI stop - OK
END OF CREDITS!!!
Entering MAIN
set music volume: 127
MIDI set volume: 127
100% of 127 = 127
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
ERROR: COULD NOT CHANGE TO DIRECTORY c:\Games\Final Fantasy VII\save
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
MIDI stop - OK
INFO: F:\FF7\Movies\opening.avi; truemotion2/pcm_u8 320x224, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 119.400000, frames: 1791
MIDI play: 2
reading midi file: OB.mid
current volume: 127
MIDI is playing SUCCESSFULLY!!!
Field Quit
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Entering FRAME_INITIALIZE SWIRL
Exitting FRAME_INITIALIZE SWIRL
Swirl sound_effect1
stop_sound
End of Swirl sound_effect1
Entering FRAME_QUIT SWIRL
Exitting FRAME_QUIT SWIRL
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
[BATTLE] Entering FRAME_INITIALIZE
[BATTLE] Scene# 300
[BATTLE] Exitting FRAME_INITIALIZE
[BATTLE] Begin main battle loop
[BATTLE] End of current battle
[BATTLE] Begin end battle stuff
stop_sound
[BATTLE] Entering FRAME_QUIT
[BATTLE] endof battle.
[BATTLE] Exitting FRAME_QUIT
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
ERROR: unhandled exception

[Tapatos]

thanks for the release of 0037 been looking forward to it. now the long install process lol. 1 thing i noticed is that in the chocobo sage's house right above him there is a small white blotch that shouldnt be there. not sure if its corrected in 0037 or not but just thought i should let you know its there

[PitBrat]

Glitches in the scenery are related to the field texture packs: FacePalmer, BlackFan and SL1982 Field Packs.
I have no experience editing FF7 field textures.
If anyone makes corrections to textures or models, please post the individual files.
Bootleg will assimilate all FF7 improvements!

[UGerstl]

Hi masterwongfu,

i talked with Vgr (who uploaded this archive). He can't upload this version,
because he doesn't have it anymore.

But i have made a different version, which i will upload today. 

hey guys under the enhanced movies it is missing part 3 out of the 5 parts unless im reading something wrong

Update:

I uploaded the enhanced movies to rapidshare.
Bootleg already supports the 2 .zip version, so I'd like to keep it alive.

ff7_enhanced_movies_1.zip                       Trojak          Another Movie Pack part 1               Qhimm FILE
ff7_enhanced_movies_2.zip                       Trojak          Another Movie Pack part 2               Qhimm FILE

[dkma841]

Crackinglazer did you try updating your sound driver? For example my one's Realtek hd audio driver

[crackinglazer]

well I get sound from everything else, just no in game music (the music from the opening fmv does play, but then nothing) I imagine the error message that pops up when trying to install ff7 music (even though the files seem to be there) has something to do with it.

[dkma841]

Well yeah but have you tried updating the sound driver not ff7music, a driver that comes installed with your pc like a graphics driver etc. As for me i had many problems with ff7 at the start and the main problem was sound but after i installed the latest update for the sound driver as it fixes sound problems it fixed afterwards

[crackinglazer]

well my sound runs through the hdmi output on my graphics card, and I believe the software is properly updated, when I check the properties of the device and press update driver (after a little searching) it tells me I have the best driver

[dkma841]

oh ok well that's all i can think of to fix your sound sorry. last question did you buy your ffvii pc game? if you did then it's probably something to do with your pc

[crackinglazer]

yeah I bought it (its not the ultima edition of coarse), so the error message I posted on the preavious page doesn't seem like the problem to you?

Edit.

due to the error message, is it possible that bootleg hasn't auto configured all the ff7 music files, as in all the files are on my computer, but perhaps all the steps that need to be taken for ff7 music to run haven't happened?

[Prince Lex]

I'm going to post this now before I regret not posting it later, because I'm finally in the mood to do another incredibly long install of this on my laptop (thanks to you PitBrat it's a lot less time than I'd normally spend installing all of these).

1. I have Bootleg0002B8, I know it's ancient history now. What's the newest version and is that the one linked to in the first post?

2. I individually downloaded all the Bootleg0002B8 files, is there a way to check which mods have been updated or added since then? I think all the NPC models had been completed a while back.

3. I stopped playing when I had a problem with boss battles happening at random places (was supposed to fight motorball at the end of the highway, instead somehow warped back to the elevator fight with Hundred and Heli Gunner), did we find out why that happened and was the issue resolved? Obviously I could easily just replace it with a stock "scene.bin", but I was worried other stuff was screwed up too.

4. Having already used Bootleg0002B8 to install, do I have to completely uninstall the game and do a fresh install to use the latest one?

Many thanks in advance!!!

[crackinglazer]

prince lex: badass tutorial link http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=12636.0
I think for the latest version of bootleg, refer to page 27

[Prince Lex]

I had no idea this had advanced so far. Truly sexual work PitBrat.

Question 4 still stands though, do I have to do a fresh install? I know that'll probably yield the best results... I just hate doing FF7Music all over again. Covarr was awesome when he first released that original tutorial, but I still had to work my ass off doing all sorts of random shit to get it to work. Same with the last bootleg.

[crackinglazer]

bootleg has an inbuilt checklist, as you will see in the tutorial, makes it a smoother process, so yeah fresh install is the way to go (dun forget to backup them saves)

[PitBrat]

I recall reading a post about FF7Music not working with HDMI audio.

As far as reinstalling Bootleg, it's always best to start with a fresh install of FF7.
To speed things up on subsequent installs, you can zip the contents  of the freshly installed FF7 game folder (not the folder itself) and use the .zip as a Bootleg Image  when reinstalling.
Please update to Bootleg 0037.  There is a built in mod list that will help you know what files are required.
If you don't do a fresh install, you may have damaged game files.

[Prince Lex]

Thanks for the reply.

I recall reading a post about FF7Music not working with HDMI audio.

It's working fine with mine at the moment. The problem I was having was I'm using a laptop hooked up to my HDTV using an HDMI cable. As such there are 3 audio output sources.

My laptop has 2, and then theres obviously HDMI. Because FF7Music handles the music, it's easy to change to that as an output source.

But the sound effects are playing through the laptop audio card. The only way to fix this is to open the ORIGINAL FF7Config and manually choose the output source as HDMI audio, which is easy enough.

But then you have to run the registry file for Aali's driver, which resets this. I'm hoping there'll be a fix soon.

[PitBrat]

At least you figured out the problem.
I have a similar problem when using 2 sound cards.
The FMV's always play through the add in card and the music plays through the built in sound card.
I'll look into finding a fix for this and adding it to Bootloader.

[Prince Lex]

Yes the FMV's do that on mine too, probably because their sound isn't controlled by FF7Music, same as the sound effects. I'm currently installing the latest bootleg, I'll let you know if that has made any difference.

[crackinglazer]

when in game I checked my sound devices, and only the hdmi was doing anything...

[Antisanta]

Is there a way to manually install the MOVIE.zip files, and still have it integrate nicely with the other cutscene packs?  I ask because, even though MOVIE.zip is present in my bootleg folder, the Bootleg exe for some reason is saying that it is missing and skips over it. 

[PitBrat]

Yes, installing movies is a simple procedure.
You can simply extract the movies into the '\movies\' folder found inside the game folder.

I identified the error that prevented MOVIE.zip from installing.
It is corrected for the next release of Bootleg.

[Prince Lex]

My reinstall did the trick. I believe this is because of the part where it tells you to configure the midi in the "new" FF7Config, I just made sure I had picked HDMI as my audio output source - remember this is only for the sound effects as the music is handled by FF7Music.

Also, if you're having problems with music not playing or coming out of a different sound card or something, just manually start FF7Music (not the bootleg loader!), click "Configure" (like the olden days) and then manually change your audio output source.

[crackinglazer]

YEEEEAAAAH!!! ha haaa, deleted ff7 music and used the rapidshare download link on the ff7music installer thread, and BAM!!! working music, I did try configuring the audio output to hdmi first (with no effect), but I do believe I had a dodgy file, though I did keep the ff7 music configuration in mind, probably had to do it anyway, so CHEERS!!!

[crackinglazer]

k, now that the major problem is resolved, it's time to start nit picking...
2 things:
1) my game looks a tad watery
2)its kinda bright

if theres no fix, I can live with the wateryness, but I'd like to be able to make out clouds face, at the moment it's totally shrouded in glare
I have fidled with my tv's display settings, but it doesn't help the brightness issue.
as always, any help would be much appreciated.

cheers

[PitBrat]

The brightness might be a shader issue.
Disable shaders and verify if that fixes the problem:
    Load Bootloader, Click CONFIGURATION, Untick SHADERS, Click WRITE CFG.