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WIP / Re: [FF7] Project 8 Eye - High Res Textures for the mouthes and eyes

« on: 2016-01-23 08:42:45 »

I love that style!

Maybe if you paint on pure black it would work better. The problem is the fading from the texture to the background color. Well you could also try to paint it without a background and we will see how it will look on the model.

  was happy that you like it!

this is the png file (without background)
https://goo.gl/photos/ogAmoXvxw1Zq15qZ7

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WIP / Re: [FF7] Project 8 Eye - High Res Textures for the mouthes and eyes

« on: 2016-01-22 18:48:40 »

Let's start with Cloud's face
https://mega.nz/#!qFUyFaIJ!1XS-jEtx4_8380VW-40JBoxE1vqg8KOEFTpilo-h_Bg

I only need the mouth and the eyes high res. Please keep in mind there is a problem with the way the game use the blend mode so please avoid aplpha values. I also need the texture with the eyes closed.

i'm sorry, i don't know how these alpha channels work with textures, and this is the first time i did this kind of thing.. i was overwhelmed to accept the job, so didn't realized that i really don't know how these images work, so i don't know if this will do.. *based this from cloud ff7 remake trailer, added background for viewing purposes*

please don't kill me.. 

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WIP / Re: [FF7] Project 8 Eye - High Res Textures for the mouthes and eyes

« on: 2016-01-22 04:35:45 »

That's very good for me, I have asked for a very long time for that. Well I have to look at the textures and see which I does use and send them to you.

ok sir! hopefully my work could be of any help to your models..  i actually like to know how to create these models.. but don't know where to start

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WIP / Re: [FF7] Project 8 Eye - High Res Textures for the mouthes and eyes

« on: 2016-01-21 16:35:25 »

Btw. I could need someone who would draw a few high res textures for the eyes and mouths. My painting isn't clean enough for that.

ofcourse if i can be of any help i will do it! just send me the details (size, color, etc.) 

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7th Heaven / Re: [FF7] Recreating 7th Heaven Logo + WIP FF7 FINAL BATTLE redraw

« on: 2016-01-21 12:53:58 »

[WIP] FF7 FINAL BATTLE redraw



i still don't know if I can make this like anime style or just redraw from 3d rendered scene..

[Spoiler:]

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7th Heaven / Re: Nibelheim reactor crash

« on: 2016-01-21 10:24:23 »

uggghhh, I'm not sure what I've done. I changed the file to ff7music, and loaded the game back up through 7th Heaven. None of the mods loaded and the graphics looked pixelated and strange. Rebooted, same thing. tried going back to VGMstream... same thing. I then ran the "RunFFVIIConfig" tool in that folder, and subsequently broke FF7 all together. Now when I launch the game through 7th Heaven I just get a blank black screen.

Here is my FF7_opengl.cfg file.

Spoiler: show

 

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# ff7_opengl-0.8.1b config file



## USER OPTIONS ##
## If you just want to play the game, these are the only options you'll want to change.

# set the window size (or fullscreen resolution) of FF7
# 0 means use original resolution in window mode, your current desktop resolution will be used in fullscreen mode
# preserve_aspect adds black borders as needed to preserve a 4:3 aspect ratio
window_size_x = 0
window_size_y = 0
internal_size_x = 1920
internal_size_y = 1080
preserve_aspect = on
fullscreen = on

# mod directory
# subdirectroy of mods/ where textures will be loaded from
mod_path = Textures

# check your Nvidia/ATI/Intel control panel settings if this option doesn't seem to work
enable_vsync = on

# allow FF7 to use linear filtering for its textures
# some things look slightly better with this option on, but alot of textures just lose their detail
# only affects low-res textures, high-res replacements will still be filtered where appropriate
linear_filter = off

# plugin used to play music, VGMstream requires a set of looping .ogg files in the music/vgmstream folder.
# If no music plugin is loaded the game will play MIDI as usual but FF7Music will NOT work.
music_plugin = plugins/vgmstream_music.fgp



## ENHANCEMENTS ##
## All the little extras that weren't part of the original game, default options include only trivial bug fixes.

# make all dialog boxes transparent, same effect as the transparent dialog boxes YAMP patch
transparent_dialogs = on

# include armor in magic defense calculation
mdef_fix = yes

# minigame fixes
snowboard_framerate=60
highway_framerate=30
coaster_framerate=60
battleswirl_framerate=60

# post-processing shader, used to apply fullscreen effects
post_source = shaders/SmartBloomAdvanced.post
enable_postprocessing = yes



## ADVANCED OPTIONS ##
## Don't fiddle with these unless you know what you're doing.

# enable alpha blending for textures without an existing blending effect
fancy_transparency = yes

# display frames per second counter in upper right corner
show_fps = off

# display some real-time debug information
show_stats = off

# store external textures in a compressed cache for increased performance
# compression is not lossless, some artifacts may appear when this option is in use
# texture cache does NOT update automatically if the source image changes, however, deleting anything from the cache
# will cause that file to be recreated from the source
compress_textures = no

# max size of the texture cache to hold in RAM, in megabytes
# don't set it any higher than 1GB unless you want your game to crash
texture_cache_size = 768

# use pixel buffer objects to speed up texture loading
# might crash horribly on ATI cards but should work for NVIDIA users
use_pbo = yes

# use mipmaps (anisotropic filtering) for high-res textures
use_mipmaps = yes

# replace FF7's default framelimiter timer source
use_new_timer = yes

# plugin used to play movies, FFMpeg is the only choice for now
movie_plugin = plugins/ffmpeg_movies.fgp



## MODDER OPTIONS ##
## These options are mostly useful to modders and should not be enabled during normal play.

# read files directly instead of using LGP archives
# for example; if FF7 is looking for aaab.rsd in char.lgp, this option will make it open direct/char/aaab.rsd first,
# if this file doesn't exist it will look for the original in the LGP archive
direct_mode = off

# show every failed attempt at loading a .png texture
show_missing_textures = off

# extern additional library
load_library = Multi.dll


can you post your app.log? it can be opened with notepad too.. same location as ff7_opengl.cfg.. and i think you should run the game converter again, make sure you use dummy disk in your virtual drive, not the real disk 1-3 of ff7..

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7th Heaven / Re: [FF7] [Fan Art] Recreating 7th Heaven Logo

« on: 2016-01-20 17:41:29 »

This will come along really nice together with the new UI which Insigth creates. It's really a great design.

woah! I'm so flattered. thanks a lot! can I see the thread where the progress of the new UI is posted? it's ok if it's private  thanks again sir kaldarasha!

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7th Heaven / Re: postprocessing fail

« on: 2016-01-20 16:57:17 »

good job.. 

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7th Heaven / Re: postprocessing fail

« on: 2016-01-20 16:52:06 »

I have them both. I tried updating them and seems to work ok now. Thanks for your help!

happy gaming!

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7th Heaven / Re: Nibelheim reactor crash

« on: 2016-01-20 16:49:15 »

VGMstream. Should I try changing it? I actually am having trouble remembering where the opengl config manager is located.

go to your ff7 folder path, there is your ff7_opengl.cfg (along with ff7.exe, ff7_mo.exe, etc), open it with notepad and post it here..

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7th Heaven / Re: [FF7] [Fan Art] Recreating 7th Heaven Logo

« on: 2016-01-20 16:25:26 »

Nice, skip the wing after all, it would be to cramped.
Maybe make outer letters brighter as well? So they are easily readable, recognized?

i'll try to make it brighter, the lasttime i did it, it becomes unreadable, makes the letters crumpled together..

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7th Heaven / Re: postprocessing fail

« on: 2016-01-20 16:16:45 »

Hmmm.. that's weird..

make sure your setting in nvidia control panel is set to this

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7th Heaven / Re: postprocessing fail

« on: 2016-01-20 15:28:17 »

your app log shows you still use integrated graphics.. which is intel, not your nvidia, look at mine

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[00000000] INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.8.1b
[00000000] INFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English
[00000000] INFO: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GT 740M/PCIe/SSE2 4.5.0 NVIDIA 361.43
[00000000] INFO: OpenGL 2.0 support detected
[00000000] INFO: Using PBO
whlie yours are:

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[00000000] INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.8.1b
[00000000] INFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English
[00000000] INFO: Intel Intel(R) HD Graphics Family 3.0.0 - Build 8.15.10.2291
[00000000] INFO: OpenGL 2.0 support detected
[00000000] INFO: Using PBO

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7th Heaven / Re: Question: High Res Original Menu/Battle Command Interface

« on: 2016-01-20 05:12:04 »

Those settings were in Aali 0.7.11b but may not work with 0.8.x.

just tried it, as you've said EQ2Alyza, it didn't worked.. gonna wait for your 7H to have the OLD GUI HD.. more power!

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7th Heaven / Re: Question: High Res Original Menu/Battle Command Interface

« on: 2016-01-19 19:47:23 »

got some time to play around settings.. same as some members above, i want the old battle gui for the full hp indicator.. but, i can't make the box transparent.. this is the team avalanche GUI.. if someone wants to know how i did it, i'm willing to post it here..

*this is not the ff7.exe, for it will make the text and gui pixelated, this is from avalanche gui..*
*drawback: beacause+mo mod should be deactivated, so break cant be used; wonder if writing break 9999 into the ff7 settings will work..


EDIT:
will try to add these strings to settings later and try it out if it will work
break_9999limit=yes
new_battle_interface=on
transparent_dialogs=on

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7th Heaven / Re: postprocessing fail

« on: 2016-01-19 17:57:43 »

ok.. you have nvidia but ff7 is using your integrated gpu.. go to notification bar, right click nvidia, then nvidia control panel, then manage 3D settings, global settings, preferred graphics processor:(choose "high performance nvidia processor" in the drop down list) then try running the game and post the app.log here

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7th Heaven / Re: postprocessing fail

« on: 2016-01-19 17:10:58 »

what graphic hardware are you using? integrated intel HD? nvidia? ati?

can you post your APP.LOG and FF7_opengl details? (it can be opened with notepad)

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Releases / Re: [FF7] Replacement FMVs, footage from AC/CC (2011-11-25)

« on: 2016-01-19 16:02:59 »

can this be added to 7thHeaven? thanks in advance! 

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7th Heaven / Re: [FF7] [Fan Art] Recreating 7th Heaven Logo

« on: 2016-01-19 10:17:49 »

A-MAZING! Now that is something! You can add those wings on the side if you want, white with dark outline and vice versa. I dont want / need them myself but for those that want them, it may be an option...

As far as I am concerned this looks so clean and finished. Only the background is left if its needed at all.
You could even stretch the outer letters a little without the wings. It might be better idea, to keep the space clean and it doesn't give the feeling that something is missing or empty in the picture. Or make both versions for ppl to choose.

this is a sample if this will be on the application

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7th Heaven / Re: [FF7] [Fan Art] Recreating 7th Heaven Logo

« on: 2016-01-19 05:13:31 »

@lionheart82 what do you think?

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7th Heaven / Re: [FF7] [Fan Art] Recreating 7th Heaven Logo

« on: 2016-01-19 04:06:02 »

Oh wow! These look amazing! Very well done indeed, everything from the color palette to the shading, it's just spot on.

thanks sir! 

Right one looks cleaner, not stuffed up like left. Good work!

Ps maybe fill the inner letters with lighter color, or filling or smtn, or in other way brighten the logo?

ok i will try that! thanks!

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7th Heaven / Re: [FF7] [Fan Art] Recreating 7th Heaven Logo

« on: 2016-01-18 18:41:00 »

sorry guys for the delay.. got some work to be done these past few days.. but, here it is! two samples of the 7th heaven remake logo 

thanks to @lionheart82 and sir @kaldarasha for the ideas and suggestions

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7th Heaven / Re: [FF7] [Fan Art] Recreating 7th Heaven Logo

« on: 2016-01-13 14:52:27 »

I really like how it looks, but why not placing the meteor directly in the middle as the original game logo and placing the 7th Heaven logo on it. I could imagine that the current design could be a bit to much for a small logo.

i'll make one just like your description..

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7th Heaven / Re: [FF7] [Fan Art] Recreating 7th Heaven Logo

« on: 2016-01-13 13:13:38 »

That new iteration looks pretty badass

thanks!

Oh and black meteor is unimpressive, maybe try original blu black combo?

yes, i'm still not coloring it, i just adjusted it to curve, still not on coloring.. hehe  as you can see it's still not exported, still on photoshop.. just a screenshot

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7th Heaven / Re: [FF7] [Fan Art] Recreating 7th Heaven Logo

« on: 2016-01-13 13:00:27 »

Wow that's much nicer. Can you change letter colot from that yellow red to smtn else? Ie blu like meteor or smtn?

thanks! yeah i'm thinking about what color scheme to use, more like one major color, then every shade of that color will be used.. that blue you are saying looks good on this.. i'll try to mix and match the shades of blue.. thanks for the response!