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Final Fantasy 7 => Graphics => Releases => Topic started by: EQ2Alyza on 2013-07-21 18:32:35
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I feel it's time I made an attempt at creating a mod, and with the introduction of the first Mod Manager for Final Fantasy VII (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=14402.msg202636#msg202636), now is the right time. My goal is to apply the resizing and filtering methods of Omzy's FFVII Field Pack (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=12260.0) into every possible texture. I really like the FacePalmer textures because of its ability to keep the old school style in tact while giving it the right amount of face lift, so I'm hoping after this is done, the texture transitions between field, battle, and world will be a nicer match.
What I'm Doing...
Battle Scenes
- Unpack battle.lgp and copy the files og** to rr** into a temporary folder. These are all the files associated with battle scenes.
- Use TexTool by Iros (https://mega.co.nz/#!IRIRjJaL!SueuJCQNn6n-X-GZ2ucq8R-NWzo67wJC2s4sG-qX0IA) to batch export TEX -> PNG. Textures for the environment are only those labeled **ac through **aj.
- Use an editing program of your choice to resize and filter. I apply the settings from the FacePalmer_v3.0.jsx Script (http://pastebin.com/WRVW4BmT) within Photoshop.
- Use TexTool by Iros (https://mega.co.nz/#!IRIRjJaL!SueuJCQNn6n-X-GZ2ucq8R-NWzo67wJC2s4sG-qX0IA) to batch import PNG -> TEX.
World Map
- Unpack world_us.lgp and copy its files into a temporary folder.
- Use TexTool by Iros (https://mega.co.nz/#!IRIRjJaL!SueuJCQNn6n-X-GZ2ucq8R-NWzo67wJC2s4sG-qX0IA) to batch export TEX -> PNG.
- Use an editing program of your choice to resize and filter. I apply the settings from the FacePalmer_v3.0.jsx Script (http://pastebin.com/WRVW4BmT) within Photoshop.
- Use TexTool by Iros (https://mega.co.nz/#!IRIRjJaL!SueuJCQNn6n-X-GZ2ucq8R-NWzo67wJC2s4sG-qX0IA) to batch import PNG -> TEX. (WIP = LGP Files)
What It Looks Like...
(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3548/4kiu.png) (http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3548/4kiu.png)(http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/6739/sl0p.png) (http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/6739/sl0p.png)(http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4944/x790.png) (http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4944/x790.png)(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6610/vmul.png) (http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6610/vmul.png)(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5580/ik8c.png) (http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5580/ik8c.png)(http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/1498/h20f.png) (http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/1498/h20f.png)(http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9699/7p62.png) (http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9699/7p62.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/0gRrcht.png) (http://i.imgur.com/0gRrcht.png)(http://i.imgur.com/jzteTE5.png) (http://i.imgur.com/jzteTE5.png)(http://i.imgur.com/hS2iEBE.png) (http://i.imgur.com/hS2iEBE.png)(http://i.imgur.com/8TvuOl9.png) (http://i.imgur.com/8TvuOl9.png)(http://i.imgur.com/xB1Gdsm.png) (http://i.imgur.com/xB1Gdsm.png)(http://i.imgur.com/qFQCOAN.png) (http://i.imgur.com/qFQCOAN.png)(http://i.imgur.com/0ePg0RB.png) (http://i.imgur.com/0ePg0RB.png)
89/89 Battle Scenes - Project Complete
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oh-----Bizarro Sephiroth --------------- STAGE01_T0x_00
oi-----Grassland ----------------------- STAGE02_T0x_00
oj-----Mt. Nibel ----------------------- STAGE03_T0x_00
ok-----Forest -------------------------- STAGE04_T0x_00
ol-----Shoreline ----------------------- STAGE05_T0x_00
om-----Desert or Mt. Corel ------------- STAGE06_T0x_00
on-----Arctic -------------------------- STAGE07_T0x_00
oo-----Swamp --------------------------- STAGE08_T0x_00
op-----Sector 1 (Opening) -------------- STAGE09_T0x_00
oq-----Reactor ------------------------- STAGE10_T0x_00
or-----Reactor (Guard Scorpion) -------- STAGE11_T0x_00
os-----Reactor 1 Entrance -------------- STAGE12_T0x_00
ot-----Subway -------------------------- STAGE13_T0x_00 (unused)
ou-----Mythril Caves ------------------- STAGE14_T0x_00
ov-----ShinRa HQ ----------------------- STAGE15_T0x_00
ow-----Subway -------------------------- STAGE16_T0x_00
ox-----Hojo's Lab ---------------------- STAGE17_T0x_00
oy-----Elevators ----------------------- STAGE18_T0x_00
oz-----Roof ---------------------------- STAGE19_T0x_00
pa-----Highway ------------------------- STAGE20_T0x_00
pb-----Don Corneo's -------------------- STAGE21_T0x_00
pc-----Cathedrel ----------------------- STAGE22_T0x_00
pd-----Ancient Forest ------------------ STAGE23_T0x_00
pe-----Midgar Slums -------------------- STAGE24_T0x_00
pf-----Reactor 1 ----------------------- STAGE25_T0x_00
pg-----Reactor ------------------------- STAGE26_T0x_00
ph-----Sector 7 Pillar Stairs ---------- STAGE27_T0x_00
pi-----Sector 7 Pillar Control --------- STAGE28_T0x_00
pj-----Sector 8 ------------------------ STAGE29_T0x_00
pk-----Sewers -------------------------- STAGE30_T0x_00
pl-----Cave ---------------------------- STAGE31_T0x_00
pm-----Cave ---------------------------- STAGE32_T0x_00
pn-----Corel Passage ------------------- STAGE33_T0x_00
po-----Junon Beach --------------------- STAGE34_T0x_00
pp-----ShinRa Freighter ---------------- STAGE35_T0x_00
pq-----Corel --------------------------- STAGE36_T0x_00
pr-----Battle Square ------------------- STAGE37_T0x_00
ps-----Da Chao ------------------------- STAGE38_T0x_00
pt-----Cid's --------------------------- STAGE39_T0x_00
pu-----Lifestream Descent -------------- STAGE40_T0x_00
pv-----Reactor 5 Entrance -------------- STAGE41_T0x_00
pw-----Ancient Temple ------------------ STAGE42_T0x_00
px-----ShinRa Mansion ------------------ STAGE43_T0x_00
py-----Junon Aerodrome ----------------- STAGE44_T0x_00
pz-----Cave ---------------------------- STAGE45_T0x_00
qa-----Under Sector 8 ------------------ STAGE46_T0x_00
qb-----Gongaga Reactor ----------------- STAGE47_T0x_00
qc-----Gelnika ------------------------- STAGE48_T0x_00
qd-----Train Graveyard ----------------- STAGE49_T0x_00
qe-----Ice Cave ------------------------ STAGE50_T0x_00
qf-----Hojo ---------------------------- STAGE51_T0x_00
qg-----Sector 8 ------------------------ STAGE52_T0x_00
qh-----Cetra Altar --------------------- STAGE53_T0x_00
qi-----Cave ---------------------------- STAGE54_T0x_00
qj-----Spire in the Crater ------------- STAGE55_T0x_00
qk-----Crater (Jungle) ----------------- STAGE56_T0x_00
ql-----Sephiroth's Vortex -------------- STAGE57_T0x_00
qm-----Midgar Area --------------------- STAGE58_T0x_00
qn-----Seafloor Tunnels ---------------- STAGE59_T0x_00
qp-----Corel Railways ------------------ STAGE61_T0x_00
qq-----The Crater ---------------------- STAGE62_T0x_00
qr-----Corel Railway Bridge ------------ STAGE63_T0x_00
qs-----Rope Bridge --------------------- STAGE64_T0x_00
qt-----Da Chao ------------------------- STAGE65_T0x_00
qu-----Ft Condor ----------------------- STAGE66_T0x_00
qv-----Midgar Area --------------------- STAGE67_T0x_00
qw-----Bizzarro Seph R/L --------------- STAGE68_T0x_00
qx-----Bizzarro Seph L/R --------------- STAGE69_T0x_00
qy-----Jenova SYNTHESIS ---------------- STAGE70_T0x_00
qz-----Coal Trains --------------------- STAGE71_T0x_00
ra-----Cosmo Canyon -------------------- STAGE72_T0x_00
rb-----Gi Cave ------------------------- STAGE73_T0x_00
rc-----Nibelheim Basement -------------- STAGE74_T0x_00
rd-----Cetra Temple -------------------- STAGE75_T0x_00
re-----Cetra Temple (dragon) ----------- STAGE76_T0x_00
rf-----Cetra Temple -------------------- STAGE77_T0x_00
rg-----Final Battle -------------------- STAGE78_T0x_00
rh-----Forest -------------------------- STAGE79_T0x_00
ri-----Highwind ------------------------ STAGE80_T0x_00
rj-----Corel Reactor ------------------- STAGE81_T0x_00
rl-----Wutai Temple -------------------- STAGE83_T0x_00
rm-----Seafloor ------------------------ STAGE84_T0x_00
rn-----Reactor ------------------------- STAGE85_T0x_00
ro-----Bloody ShinRa HQ ---------------- STAGE86_T0x_00
rp-----Gongaga Reactor ----------------- STAGE87_T0x_00
rq-----Corel Prison -------------------- STAGE88_T0x_00
rr-----Forest--------------------------- STAGE89_T0x_00
413 World Map Textures - Project Complete
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Installation
Manually
LGP Version
- Unpack battle.lgp using an unlgp/lgp tool. I prefer this one: Download (http://www.mediafire.com/?zxj5iyzzmwi)
- Extract the TEX files into the unpacked battlelgp folder.
- Use the tool again to rebuild battle.lgp.
PNG Version
- Convert the game for mod compatibility using FF7 Game Converter by Kompass63 (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=14047.0).
- Before running it, rename a Hard Drive or USB Flash Drive to FF7DISC1 or mount this blank ISO: DOWNLOAD (http://www.mediafire.com/download/6vrl3k9k15soal6/FF7DISC1.ISO)
- Download Aali's Custom Driver (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8306.0) (0.7.11b or newer) and extract its content into the game folder.
- Edit "mod path = Aali" within ff7_opengl.cfg.
- Create a subfolder named Aali within the mods folder, e.g. [gamedir]\mods\Aali.
- Extract the battle folder into the Aali subfolder, e.g. [gamedir]\mods\Aali\battle.
- Extract the world folder into the Aali subfolder, e.g. [gamedir]\mods\Aali\world.
Mod Manager - 7th Heaven
- Convert the game for mod compatibility using FF7 Game Converter by Kompass63 (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=14047.0).
- Before running it, rename a Hard Drive or USB Flash Drive to FF7DISC1 or mount this blank ISO: DOWNLOAD (http://www.mediafire.com/download/6vrl3k9k15soal6/FF7DISC1.ISO)
- Read about and download the latest 7th Heaven by Iros (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=14490.0).
- Click on Workshop -> Settings and setup the following:
- Library Location: [gamedir]\mods\7th Heaven <--- Make sure to create this folder.
- FF7 Exe: [gamedir]\FF7.exe
- Aali Modpath: [gamedir]\mods\Textures <--- Make sure to create this folder.
- Movie Path: [gamedir]\data\movies
- Click on the "Library" tab, then the "Import" button.
- Click on the "From IRO Archive" tab and browse for the download. Click OK when done.
- Click the "Activate" button to enable it.
- Click the "Active Mods" tab and the "Configure" button.
- Choose the LGP or PNG version. Click OK when done.
- Click "Launch Game" to play.
Downloads
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Thank God someone is making all the battle scenes consistent. I've always dealt with going from retextured ones to original ones from battle to battle and thought "This is shitty."
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I can not say for sure, but the black spots could arise from the fact that one of the upper layer there is no longer the "transparent" color has.(at this points)
My idea would be to cut each layer again and insert it into a new image with transparent color.
Unfortunately, I'm not a graphic designer, so I've never tried...
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I'm needing assistance with a couple things that I'm not familiar with doing yet. Feel free to take a crack at these and help contribute to the project
- Photoshop scripting and batch import/export layers to PNG with Palmer. Does anyone know how to do this for battle scenes, or if it's possible? The instructions for field scenes are here (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=11933.0), which I'll eventually find time to try myself.
- I've done everything step-by-step manually so far, and I'm pleased with the results. However, there are some texture anomalies that need fixing. If anyone has any insight, let us know. Here is a video of it: http://youtu.be/ydr2PrQ3d-0
- Pillar Stairs: You can notice black spots on the floor around the characters and enemy. There is also a large spot in the background when Cloud is casting Life on Barret.
- Arctic: The mountain tops have black spots that can be seen in various camera movements. The sky has a black spotty area when Tifa is using Meteor Strike and Final Heaven.
- Pillar Platform: I tested about half a dozen scenes today, and the black spots on the ground and the spotty sky is a common occurrence. This scene was the only one with no visible anomalies. I would like for all scenes to be this way.
I think batch export/import of battle textures to BMP files (or maybe PNG is better?) should be easy, if the TEX format on the wiki is correct. I can write a tool to do that.
Black spots ... I wonder if this is a problem caused by the export or not. Could you send me the BMP file after your changes along with the TEX file after converting it back? I can look at it and try to find out where the problem is...
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I think batch export/import of battle textures to BMP files (or maybe PNG is better?) should be easy, if the TEX format on the wiki is correct. I can write a tool to do that.
Black spots ... I wonder if this is a problem caused by the export or not. Could you send me the BMP file after your changes along with the TEX file after converting it back? I can look at it and try to find out where the problem is...
The batch tool would be excellent :) BMP or PNG doesn't matter, but perhaps both if it's not too much work? The BMP are just converted back to TEX for LGP package, while PNG is what is used with Aali's Driver in the .../mods folder. I am going to make these scenes as both LGP and PNG anyways.
I may have figured out the black spots. I saved the BMP edits as 16-bit and 24-bit without any black spots, while 32-bit contained black spots and is what's seen in the video. I have only done this for one scene, so I'll need to do it for several more before I could say this was the "fix." Does that sound like a reasonable explanation, or am I completely clueless on this? lol I can still send the files you requested if you'd like. Let me know.
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Can't believe no one did that Facepalmer method on battle textures all this time :o, thanks alot Alyza! and the other guys :D
I remember trying to redo do atleast one battle scene myself but with my poor art skills..not even worth looking at it lol, this should keep us going until hopefully all battle scenes are fully re-textured one day :)
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I am going to make these scenes as both LGP and PNG anyways.
Sweeeeeet!
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The batch tool would be excellent :) BMP or PNG doesn't matter, but perhaps both if it's not too much work? The BMP are just converted back to TEX for LGP package, while PNG is what is used with Aali's Driver in the .../mods folder. I am going to make these scenes as both LGP and PNG anyways.
OK, I will try and do this!
I may have figured out the black spots. I saved the BMP edits as 16-bit and 24-bit without any black spots, while 32-bit contained black spots and is what's seen in the video. I have only done this for one scene, so I'll need to do it for several more before I could say this was the "fix." Does that sound like a reasonable explanation, or am I completely clueless on this? lol I can still send the files you requested if you'd like. Let me know.
Hmm, I wondered if it was converting the files back into 8-bit TEXs and this was the problem. It would still be interesting to see the files though, so I can avoid making whatever mistake happened...
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Hmm, I wondered if it was converting the files back into 8-bit TEXs and this was the problem. It would still be interesting to see the files though, so I can avoid making whatever mistake happened...
TEX -> BMP (unedited): http://www.mediafire.com/download/nb7he8s7zm0k2j0/TEX-to-BMP_(unedited).7z
BMP (edited 32-bit depth): http://www.mediafire.com/download/ii7sdsyh5fdyqvr/BMP_(edited).7z
BMP -> TEX: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ad090i18p7036yn/BMP-to-TEX.7z
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Thank you. It looks like a problem in Img2Tex, it is not always converting the alpha correctly. That is why 24-bit fixes it (but then I think maybe there is no alpha? which is OK for some images, but not for others that need it!).
Anyway, first version of my tool:
https://mega.co.nz/#!IRIRjJaL!SueuJCQNn6n-X-GZ2ucq8R-NWzo67wJC2s4sG-qX0IA
How to use:
1) First select the source files to convert (e.g. all the battle textures). So extract them from the LGP file first if you haven't done this yet.
Then select an output folder. Could be the same as the folder with the TEX files in it, or a different folder.
Click 'Convert TEX->PNG'. The output files will be named same as input files with '.png' on the end, e.g. oqac -> oqac.png
2) Once you have edited the PNG files, go back to the program, and this time select the PNG files as the source files. Choose an output folder to put the new TEX files in. (It will overwrite any files already in this folder). Click 'Convert PNG->TEX'. This time it removes the '.png' from the filename, so file 'oqac.png' -> 'oqac'. (So if you have not changed the filenames from step 1 above, this should be fine!)
So far I only support 24-bit and 32-bit PNGs - I think that if you are going for increased quality, you will probably not be using 8-bit?
I have tested editing a few textures (& increasing the size!) and it worked OK for me. I expect you may find some other problems too when you try it though, please let me know :)
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Hey, my name's Iros, I'm new here. Oh, what's that? You can't do something that's preventing certain mods from being implemented? No problem, here's a groundbreaking new program. Oh, you say the battle scene textures don't come out right? Don't worry, here's a new tool. 8)
If only every new user was like you.
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Hey, my name's Iros, I'm new here. Oh, what's that? You can't do something that's preventing certain mods from being implemented? No problem, here's a groundbreaking new program. Oh, you say the battle scene textures don't come out right? Don't worry, here's a new tool. 8)
If only every new user was like you.
(http://replygif.net/i/264.gif)
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I don't understand your gif ???
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Thank you. It looks like a problem in Img2Tex, it is not always converting the alpha correctly. That is why 24-bit fixes it (but then I think maybe there is no alpha? which is OK for some images, but not for others that need it!).
Anyway, first version of my tool:
https://mega.co.nz/#!IRIRjJaL!SueuJCQNn6n-X-GZ2ucq8R-NWzo67wJC2s4sG-qX0IA
How to use:
1) First select the source files to convert (e.g. all the battle textures). So extract them from the LGP file first if you haven't done this yet.
Then select an output folder. Could be the same as the folder with the TEX files in it, or a different folder.
Click 'Convert TEX->PNG'. The output files will be named same as input files with '.png' on the end, e.g. oqac -> oqac.png
2) Once you have edited the PNG files, go back to the program, and this time select the PNG files as the source files. Choose an output folder to put the new TEX files in. (It will overwrite any files already in this folder). Click 'Convert PNG->TEX'. This time it removes the '.png' from the filename, so file 'oqac.png' -> 'oqac'. (So if you have not changed the filenames from step 1 above, this should be fine!)
So far I only support 24-bit and 32-bit PNGs - I think that if you are going for increased quality, you will probably not be using 8-bit?
I have tested editing a few textures (& increasing the size!) and it worked OK for me. I expect you may find some other problems too when you try it though, please let me know :)
!!!! This sounds perfect. I will let you know how my results are ;D
P.S. Tradition around here has tools given a name that's from the game. Any ideas on your two tools yet?
I don't understand your gif ???
I think he's agreeing with your statement and is giving a round of applause for Iros.
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Oh lol :roll:
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I want Fat Chocobo! Just kidding. How about '7th Heaven'?
I think he's agreeing with your statement and is giving a round of applause for Iros.
Exactly!
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"Tryne" because people been "tryin'" to do this til Iros new tool.
@EQ2Alyza How big do you think this is going to make the battle.lgp? I'm assuming you're going to have to compromise on quality for the lgps some... Kinda better to do that anyways or it will just be too glaring of a difference between field and battle on STEAM, no? It's the only reason I can imagine anyone using them in lgp form. Have you personally tested the FL+MC .lgp scenes for unconverted ff7? I did a very quick test to see if they worked for my CloudPlay build, and then I went back to Aali's driver. That battle.lgp comes to 1.6GB
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Would a larger lgp file be a problem though? I've compiled and tested different models for just about everything and I've gotten a battle.lgp file bigger than that before. Other than it taking a little longer for aalis lgp tool to compile it, it seemed to work just fine.
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Would a larger lgp file be a problem though? I've compiled and tested different models for just about everything and I've gotten a battle.lgp file bigger than that before. Other than it taking a little longer for aalis lgp tool to compile it, it seemed to work just fine.
Not necessarily but people are running out of memory while trying to compile it.
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I don't follow. Do you mean as in an error while compiling and it fails, or just the amount of space the mods take up? Because that could definitely be true if you don't have a lot of hard drive space. After making changes to lgp files and I go to erase the files in aali it's gotten up to 5gb of data being erased, which I also have backed up else where. Otherwise that's not an error I've seen before.
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RAM during encoding I think, fails.
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;)
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"Tryne" because people been "tryin'" to do this til Iros new tool.
@EQ2Alyza How big do you think this is going to make the battle.lgp? I'm assuming you're going to have to compromise on quality for the lgps some... Kinda better to do that anyways or it will just be too glaring of a difference between field and battle on STEAM, no? It's the only reason I can imagine anyone using them in lgp form. Have you personally tested the FL+MC .lgp scenes for unconverted ff7? I did a very quick test to see if they worked for my CloudPlay build, and then I went back to Aali's driver. That battle.lgp comes to 1.6GB
The set of edited LGP are ~919mb @ 24-bit depth and, when compiled into an unedited battle.lgp, totals ~959mb. The set of edited PNG will be approximately 33% larger file sizes @ 32-bit depth. All scenes of both versions will be upscaled by 400%, with added noise reduction and smoothness filtering.
What does FL+MC mean?
;)
:-D
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P.S. Tradition around here has tools given a name that's from the game. Any ideas on your two tools yet?
Hmm, not sure. 7th Heaven, perhaps, that is why I chose 7thWrapper to begin with as it sounded like that. Maybe I will call it '7th Heaven' when we reach version 1.0 and it's got all the features I would like to put in it?
The set of edited LGP are ~919mb @ 24-bit depth and, when compiled into an unedited battle.lgp, totals ~959mb. The set of edited PNG will be approximately 33% larger file sizes @ 32-bit depth. All scenes of both versions will be upscaled by 400%, with added noise reduction and smoothness filtering.
PNGs should be smaller (file size) than the TEX files in the LGP since they are compressed.
Also I would be careful about bit depth. Some battle textures actually do need alpha (transparency) - often for railings where you are meant to be able to see through between the railings. For those textures you will need to use 32-bit (either TEX or PNG). If you use 24-bit and lose the transparency, I guess the texture will load, but the space between railings will appear solid.
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What does FL+MC mean?
Sorry, that was too cryptic. Felix Lionhart and MagoChocobo did the upscale battle scenes we had so far. The total battle.lgp with just those scenes installed on an unconverted ff7 build is 1.6GB. I'm not positive why some people can't install it and some can, but my guess is RAM.
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Hmm, not sure. 7th Heaven, perhaps, that is why I chose 7thWrapper to begin with as it sounded like that. Maybe I will call it '7th Heaven' when we reach version 1.0 and it's got all the features I would like to put in it?
I noticed the 7th Heaven reference, and I love that name. It's my vote :)
PNGs should be smaller (file size) than the TEX files in the LGP since they are compressed.
Also I would be careful about bit depth. Some battle textures actually do need alpha (transparency) - often for railings where you are meant to be able to see through between the railings. For those textures you will need to use 32-bit (either TEX or PNG). If you use 24-bit and lose the transparency, I guess the texture will load, but the space between railings will appear solid.
Ahh yes, it was late and I was mentally drained at the time. I was thinking the 33% increase was from 24-bit to 32-bit in both LGP. I should have known to mention PNG compression.
I've taken note to the 24-bit depth and will make all the necessary corrections before I release this pack. When you mention transparency between railings, wouldn't the railings from the video in the OP be a case you're describing? The differences between 24-bit and 32-bit looks as is:
24-bit depth: http://youtu.be/FARj_8_R-3w
(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9223/oiyc.png) (http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9223/oiyc.png)
This uses the Img2Tex conversion and loses its transparency in between the railings. You can see the black rigid areas around the metal and the pixelation lose in the spaces between the metal.
32-bit depth: http://youtu.be/AmU1SzNfTMA
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4064/rhde.png) (http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4064/rhde.png)
This uses the TexTool_0.10 conversion and gets rid of all the issues from the 24-bit depth.
Sorry, that was too cryptic. Felix Lionhart and MagoChocobo did the upscale battle scenes we had so far. The total battle.lgp with just those scenes installed on an unconverted ff7 build is 1.6GB. I'm not positive why some people can't install it and some can, but my guess is RAM.
Those are actually retextures, not upscales. The difference is that they used completely new textures, found either on the internet or hand made, while these will be the game's original textures with resizing + filtering applied. I believe these will be smaller in size than the FL+MC retextures.
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Thank you. It looks like a problem in Img2Tex, it is not always converting the alpha correctly. That is why 24-bit fixes it (but then I think maybe there is no alpha? which is OK for some images, but not for others that need it!).
Anyway, first version of my tool:
https://mega.co.nz/#!IRIRjJaL!SueuJCQNn6n-X-GZ2ucq8R-NWzo67wJC2s4sG-qX0IA
How to use:
1) First select the source files to convert (e.g. all the battle textures). So extract them from the LGP file first if you haven't done this yet.
Then select an output folder. Could be the same as the folder with the TEX files in it, or a different folder.
Click 'Convert TEX->PNG'. The output files will be named same as input files with '.png' on the end, e.g. oqac -> oqac.png
2) Once you have edited the PNG files, go back to the program, and this time select the PNG files as the source files. Choose an output folder to put the new TEX files in. (It will overwrite any files already in this folder). Click 'Convert PNG->TEX'. This time it removes the '.png' from the filename, so file 'oqac.png' -> 'oqac'. (So if you have not changed the filenames from step 1 above, this should be fine!)
So far I only support 24-bit and 32-bit PNGs - I think that if you are going for increased quality, you will probably not be using 8-bit?
I have tested editing a few textures (& increasing the size!) and it worked OK for me. I expect you may find some other problems too when you try it though, please let me know :)
The only issue I had was the browse button for Output folder. It doesn't respond when I click it, so I had to manually input my Output folder destination.
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The only issue I had was the browse button for Output folder. It doesn't respond when I click it, so I had to manually input my Output folder destination.
Hmm, good point :) I'll correct that for the next release; doesn't seem worthwhile making a new version just for that though!
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The first release is here. Check the OP for all the details. Enjoy!
LGP Version (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-Q_AObuWRSXNW9rb3FxS0F1Qk0/edit?usp=sharing)
PNG Version (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-Q_AObuWRSXVkxucko2OHBLa2c/edit?usp=sharing)
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Amazing! Nice work. :)
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These textures look great. They fill in all of the textures missing from the sets by FeliX Leonhart, Magochocobo and JeffDamann.
These are the Battle Scene Enhancements PNG textures that complete the pack when added to those from FeliX Leonhart, Magochocobo and JeffDamann:
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These textures look great. They fill in all of the textures missing from the sets by FeliX Leonhart, Magochocobo and JeffDamann.
Oh sweet, thanks for throwing that list together. Those scenes are probably worth having the alternate versions for. Didn't realize JaffDamann worked on those scenes.... are they scenes he did solo? Is it an additional package? Just checkin' to make sure I'm not missing his work altogether.
@EQ2Alyza This is a HUGE success! The complete encoded HQUnconverted battle.lgp is a good deal smaller than it was before. I can't thank you enough for making this happen.
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Is it normal than your textures looks so horrible compared to the old ones installed with bootleg ?
A screenshot before applying the 'png method' ( all textures in ../bootleg/battle folder, replacing the old ones :
(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5702/nzc1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/208/nzc1.jpg/)
A screenshot after all textures in ../bootleg/battle folder, replacing the old ones :
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6910/n8zr.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/21/n8zr.jpg/)
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Manu,
1. I don't think those textures look horrible.
2. They are not meant to be the same textures. The new release PNG battle backgrounds are upscale from the original, the first shot you provide is a scene that has been made from scratch with all new textures.
3. This is why PitBrat provides a list of scenes you might not want toshould replace above.
Edit: I had #3 backwards. sry^^
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Ohhh okay I didn't understood. So I replace only png files from the pack whi aren't listed in pitbrad's list ? Thanks for your explanation
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Ohhh okay I didn't understood. So I replace only png files from the pack whi aren't listed in pitbrad's list ? Thanks for your explanation
No. Add the PNGs from this pack that ARE listed by PitBrat. There won't be any replacing since those file names have never been upscaled or retextured yet.
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Ookay ! I got it lol. Sorry, english is so hard for me. Thanks a lot too EQ2Alyza 8-)
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Yeah, obviously an easy solution: copy the files from the ff7\mods\battle file first and copy them into the new enhanced backgrounds file from EQ2Alyza, then just copy them back into the mod file.
Tried these out and they look awesome! It fixed a lot of backgrounds that were noticeably not upscaled. Good work, and a great job for a first mod.
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Iros do you think you could change this tool, so it could export and import field backgrounds?
Or at last to convert the png files, which facepalmer exports from the fields, back to a working tex file?
... I barely have the time to work on my field screen scenes, for one thing. We could also use more guidance as to deliver things that can be made to work - I recall anaho couldn't get his Mideel scenes in the game, and his problems have been left unsolved. Same issue when I wanted to get my indoor scenes of Aerith's house in the game.
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That would be much more difficult :( The TEX file format is really quite simple, so converting to/from that is easy. The field backgrounds are not so simple; they aren't TEX files at all.
I guess the wiki has some pretty good documentation on it, so perhaps it is possible, but not such a quick thing to write.
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I've already tried to resize then re-import the backgrounds but they aren't simple *.tex files and the fields are layered so I understand how difficult it would be to upscale the backgrounds and repack the *.lgp after that. If anyone can came up with a *.png to field converter, that would be awesome.
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I asked Omzy about doing it. He said it would be a real bear. I dunno about the field backgrounds ever happening for lpg.
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Great Alyza, ever since you wrote that typo everybody is saying LPG :P
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These look fantastic compared to the originals. Great work Alyza!
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I love how quickly you turned an idea into a result, EQ2Alyza!
Thanks for this! :P
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hey guys, i'm new to this and i got one question.
how is this different from omzy's field pack?
you may hit me for asking a stupid question.
btw kudos to all the people here making this stuff!
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Omzy's field pack changes the backgrounds you just walk around in. This upscales the backgrounds where you are actually in battle.
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oh, stupid me
somehow i thought omzy's was for battle backgrounds too.
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how can i add mods on top of bootleg40 using 7th heaven, and then run the game through bootloader? help appreciated :(
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This thread is a great resource! I'm trying to follow your steps, Alyza, but I'm getting stuck. Can you help me?
- Unpack battle.lgp and copy the files og** to rr** into a temporary folder. These are all the files associated with battle scenes.
- Use TexTool by Iros (https://mega.co.nz/#!IRIRjJaL!SueuJCQNn6n-X-GZ2ucq8R-NWzo67wJC2s4sG-qX0IA) to batch export TEX -> PNG. Scene textures are only those labeled **ac through **aj.
- Use an editing program of your choice to resize and filter. I apply the settings from the FacePalmer_v3.0.jsx Script (http://pastebin.com/WRVW4BmT) within Photoshop.
- Use TexTool by Iros (https://mega.co.nz/#!IRIRjJaL!SueuJCQNn6n-X-GZ2ucq8R-NWzo67wJC2s4sG-qX0IA) to batch import PNG -> TEX.
I unpack battle.lgp. That gives me approximately 11,119 files.
I then copy all og** and rr** files to a folder. Now I have 33 files.
Now there are only three **ac or **aj files: ogac, rrac, rraj = three PNG files :-/
That didn't work, so I tried a different method where I converted ALL the **ac or **aj files from the battle.lgp (skipping step two), but this only gave me 231 PNGs: Your final version has 584 PNGs.
What am I doing wrong? :(
Thanks!
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Hmm. More confusion...
LGP----Scene Name ---------------------- PNG
oh-----Bizarro Sephiroth --------------- STAGE01_T0x_00
oi-----Grassland ----------------------- STAGE02_T0x_00
oj-----Mt. Nibel ----------------------- STAGE03_T0x_00
ok-----Forest -------------------------- STAGE04_T0x_00
ol-----Shoreline ----------------------- STAGE05_T0x_00
om-----Desert or Mt. Corel ------------- STAGE06_T0x_00
on-----Arctic -------------------------- STAGE07_T0x_00
oo-----Swamp --------------------------- STAGE08_T0x_00
op-----Sector 1 (Opening) -------------- STAGE09_T0x_00
oq-----Reactor ------------------------- STAGE10_T0x_00
or-----Reactor (Guard Scorpion) -------- STAGE11_T0x_00
os-----Reactor 1 Entrance -------------- STAGE12_T0x_00
ot-----Subway -------------------------- STAGE13_T0x_00 (unused)
ou-----Mythril Caves ------------------- STAGE14_T0x_00
ov-----ShinRa HQ ----------------------- STAGE15_T0x_00
ow-----Subway -------------------------- STAGE16_T0x_00
ox-----Hojo's Lab ---------------------- STAGE17_T0x_00
oy-----Elevators ----------------------- STAGE18_T0x_00
oz-----Roof ---------------------------- STAGE19_T0x_00
pa-----Highway ------------------------- STAGE20_T0x_00
pb-----Don Corneo's -------------------- STAGE21_T0x_00
pc-----Cathedrel ----------------------- STAGE22_T0x_00
pd-----Ancient Forest ------------------ STAGE23_T0x_00
pe-----Midgar Slums -------------------- STAGE24_T0x_00
pf-----Reactor 1 ----------------------- STAGE25_T0x_00
pg-----Reactor ------------------------- STAGE26_T0x_00
ph-----Sector 7 Pillar Stairs ---------- STAGE27_T0x_00
pi-----Sector 7 Pillar Control --------- STAGE28_T0x_00
pj-----Sector 8 ------------------------ STAGE29_T0x_00
pk-----Sewers -------------------------- STAGE30_T0x_00
pl-----Cave ---------------------------- STAGE31_T0x_00
pm-----Cave ---------------------------- STAGE32_T0x_00
pn-----Corel Passage ------------------- STAGE33_T0x_00
po-----Junon Beach --------------------- STAGE34_T0x_00
pp-----ShinRa Freighter ---------------- STAGE35_T0x_00
pq-----Corel --------------------------- STAGE36_T0x_00
pr-----Battle Square ------------------- STAGE37_T0x_00
ps-----Da Chao ------------------------- STAGE38_T0x_00
pt-----Cid's --------------------------- STAGE39_T0x_00
pu-----Lifestream Descent -------------- STAGE40_T0x_00
pv-----Reactor 5 Entrance -------------- STAGE41_T0x_00
pw-----Ancient Temple ------------------ STAGE42_T0x_00
px-----ShinRa Mansion ------------------ STAGE43_T0x_00
py-----Junon Aerodrome ----------------- STAGE44_T0x_00
pz-----Cave ---------------------------- STAGE45_T0x_00
qa-----Under Sector 8 ------------------ STAGE46_T0x_00
qb-----Gongaga Reactor ----------------- STAGE47_T0x_00
qc-----Gelnika ------------------------- STAGE48_T0x_00
qd-----Train Graveyard ----------------- STAGE49_T0x_00
qe-----Ice Cave ------------------------ STAGE50_T0x_00
qf-----Hojo ---------------------------- STAGE51_T0x_00
qg-----Sector 8 ------------------------ STAGE52_T0x_00
qh-----Cetra Altar --------------------- STAGE53_T0x_00
qi-----Cave ---------------------------- STAGE54_T0x_00
qj-----Spire in the Crater ------------- STAGE55_T0x_00
qk-----Crater (Jungle) ----------------- STAGE56_T0x_00
ql-----Sephiroth's Vortex -------------- STAGE57_T0x_00
qm-----Midgar Area --------------------- STAGE58_T0x_00
qn-----Seafloor Tunnels ---------------- STAGE59_T0x_00
qp-----Corel Railways ------------------ STAGE61_T0x_00
qq-----The Crater ---------------------- STAGE62_T0x_00
qr-----Corel Railway Bridge ------------ STAGE63_T0x_00
qs-----Rope Bridge --------------------- STAGE64_T0x_00
qt-----Da Chao ------------------------- STAGE65_T0x_00
qu-----Ft Condor ----------------------- STAGE66_T0x_00
qv-----Midgar Area --------------------- STAGE67_T0x_00
qw-----Bizzarro Seph R/L --------------- STAGE68_T0x_00
qx-----Bizzarro Seph L/R --------------- STAGE69_T0x_00
qy-----Jenova SYNTHESIS ---------------- STAGE70_T0x_00
qz-----Coal Trains --------------------- STAGE71_T0x_00
ra-----Cosmo Canyon -------------------- STAGE72_T0x_00
rb-----Gi Cave ------------------------- STAGE73_T0x_00
rc-----Nibelheim Basement -------------- STAGE74_T0x_00
rd-----Cetra Temple -------------------- STAGE75_T0x_00
re-----Cetra Temple (dragon) ----------- STAGE76_T0x_00
rf-----Cetra Temple -------------------- STAGE77_T0x_00
rg-----Final Battle -------------------- STAGE78_T0x_00
rh-----Forest -------------------------- STAGE79_T0x_00
ri-----Highwind ------------------------ STAGE80_T0x_00
rj-----Corel Reactor ------------------- STAGE81_T0x_00
rl-----Wutai Temple -------------------- STAGE83_T0x_00
rm-----Seafloor ------------------------ STAGE84_T0x_00
rn-----Reactor ------------------------- STAGE85_T0x_00
ro-----Bloody ShinRa HQ ---------------- STAGE86_T0x_00
rp-----Gongaga Reactor ----------------- STAGE87_T0x_00
rq-----Corel Prison -------------------- STAGE88_T0x_00
rr-----Forest--------------------------- STAGE89_T0x_00
There's only 87 battle scenes listed here (and one is unused). What's missing? Anyone know?
EDIT: Ok, scenes 60 and 82 are missing from this list. Strange.
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This thread is a great resource! I'm trying to follow your steps, Alyza, but I'm getting stuck. Can you help me?
I unpack battle.lgp. That gives me approximately 11,119 files.
I then copy all og** and rr** files to a folder. Now I have 33 files.
Now there are only three **ac or **aj files: ogac, rrac, rraj = three PNG files :-/
That didn't work, so I tried a different method where I converted ALL the **ac or **aj files from the battle.lgp (skipping step two), but this only gave me 231 PNGs: Your final version has 584 PNGs.
What am I doing wrong? :(
Thanks!
You're on the right track.
It's not og** and rr** but rather og** to rr**. Click on og** and then shift-click on rr** to select everything in between them. I only do this to separate them into a separate folder for when you're using TexTool, otherwise you'll have to painfully search 11,119 files with its browse button.
Secondly, it's not **ac or **aj but rather **ac through **aj. All scenes start with **ac but not all end with **aj. Just know that **aj is the last possible texture for any scene.
The total amount of texture files should be 583. Here's a spreadsheet of the entire file structure: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuQ_AObuWRSXdExpVV84Yk5nLWg4WjlsUG9GS0lINFE#gid=0
Hmm. More confusion...
There's only 87 battle scenes listed here (and one is unused). What's missing? Anyone know?
EDIT: Ok, scenes 60 and 82 are missing from this list. Strange.
I should really label this project as 89/87 100% Complete because I'm unsure why Aali's Driver has 60 and 82 unaccounted for.
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Ah! Thank you so much! That explains everything I was wondering and more. So helpful!
I've also create a Google Doc that might be helpful to others: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjZG8hMrQocwdG9jYVpwT1NodFRJU01sVVpoaG5OaUE&usp=sharing
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The one Bloodshot has done are missing.
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Added them now, thanks!
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I've put together a simple tool (actually batch file) that extracts all 583 textures from battle.lgp. Just makes things easier for anyone who wants to make their own Battle Scene textures:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzZG8hMrQocwaF9HX1FLXzVLVkk/edit?usp=sharing
Just click FILE -> DOWNLOAD
Then extract the .zip into a folder.
Put your copy of battle.lgp in there.
Then double click on runme.bat
That's it!
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Please, post it in Tools, too.
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How does this work on the Steam version? Do I have to do the whole revert hullabaloo to get the mod manager version working? Or would it just be better to use the LGP/UNLGP tool and pack the files into the LGPs directly?
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I only on waiting on a batch to convert the tex to the actual file names without doing one at a time cause one at a time is pain in the rear
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Or would it just be better to use the LGP/UNLGP tool and pack the files into the LGPs directly?
That'l work
And to use mod manager etc you need to convert to 1998 moddable version
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I'm aiming to update this before the years end. I'm working on a catalog that will use enhancements I've created for battle, world, magic, and field. Right now I'm stuck in limbo trying to troubleshot why I can't batch import my field edits with Palmer. It's holding me back from a new release :(
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Dear EQ2Alyza,
could you tell us a little more about this catalog of yours you've been working on? It sounded so very interesting but obviously you have had some problems since it never saw the light of the day.
Thanks again for what you've done for the community!
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My problems have been time. I am too busy right now to work on a steady release. I will have a lot more free time in about two months to finish organizing it.
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I'll make sure to keeps my eyes open for anything coming from you! ;)
Good luck with real life! (Oh if it only could be like Final Fantasy VII)
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Hope it's OK to post this here.
While trying to repackage this into my battle.lgp with ulgp, I came across an error that says "Not enough storage is available to process this command." I couldn't find anything on this site that addresses this error. So I took a wild guess and figured enabling the 'Large Address Aware' (LAA) flag on the exe would do the trick...and it actually worked! I am able to repackage it now without any issue.
I believe you absolutely need 3GB+ of RAM and a 64-bit OS for this to work. Maybe someone more knowledgeable here can correct me on that. These are the steps I took:
1. Make a backup of the EXE ('ulgpGUI.exe')
2. Download and install "CFF Explorer" from the NT Core site (http://www.ntcore.com/exsuite.php)
3. Launch "CFF Explorer" and open the EXE (i.e. 'ulgpGUI.exe': File -> Open -> navigate to the ulgp install folder and select 'ulgpGUI.exe')
4. In the left side of the window, choose the "File Header" section under "Nt Headers"
5. Look on the right side for the row starting with "Characteristics", and the "Click here" field. Click there. (A context menu appears for the next part).
6. Select/enable the checkbox for "App can handle >2gb addresses" and click 'OK'.
7. Save the file (File > Save).
8. Exit "CFF Explorer" and try to recompile the lgp file again.
I originally found out about learned about enabling this flag when modding Oblivion a while back. You can read more up on this at TES Nexus Wiki (http://wiki.tesnexus.com/index.php/2-4GB_game_memory_limits_and_solutions)
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Not sure how I didn't come across this before now but it's exactly what I need! The links are dead though could you reupload them please? :)
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Downloads
7th Heaven (http://adf.ly/qCUfx)
LGP Manually (http://adf.ly/qDV2z)
PNG Manually (http://adf.ly/qCxTl)
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EQ2Alyza,
is this a new version?
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Same stuff. I just updated the installation guides and fixed the broken links.
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I'm pretty close to releasing the first 7thHeaven catalog, which was going to debut the new World Textures, but what the heck...I've redone the OP once again, adding the new World Textures and relabeling this thread as Texture Enhancements.