GETTING STARTED WHAT YOU WILL NEED1.
Your Retail, Copy so you can make an Image file (ebay.com/amazon.com good places to look)
2.
Ultra ISO, so you can edit the FF7INSTALL Image you make of the disk (or another image editor)
3.
Daemon Tools, so you can mount the FF7INSTALL Image file (or another image mounter program)
4.
Winrar, so you can pack the contents of the FF7INSTALL Image into a .zip file (yes you need this and to mount the image for installation)
5. You need
Bootleg Configurator 0038 http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=12008.msg168306#msg1683066. You need All of the files listed below for this guide, links can be found in the
"Mod Listing" section of "BFE.exe (Bootleg Front End) when you run the program or here
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=12503.msg173799#msg173799Aeris_Patch_23_March_2011.rar
Avalanche GUI v2.0.8.exe
Avalanche High Res.exe
corel prison and bonus.rar
eidoslogo.avi
FacePalmer.zip
ff7music_install_15113.exe
ff7_opengl-0.7.11b.zip
Field Files Pack 1.rar (parts 1 to 5)
Final_Fantasy_VII_Remix_2-5-1_Installer.exe
FL-BSE v0.1.1 UPD.zip
FL-BSE v0.1.zip
FL-WME Beta.exe
MO.exe
magochocobo ff7 battle pack 2.rar
magochocobo png battle files.rar
magochocobo_ff7pack3.rar
tank_and_pirate_ship.zip
Trish(aka Mike)'s custom model pack.7z
yarLson Field Upscale Project v0.35.zip
data 7z.001 (parts 1 to 6)
ff7_enhanced_movies_1.part1.rar (parts 1 to 3, and 1 to 4, all seven parts)
OSTRe.7z
7. You will also need .NET 2.0 Installed, at least 30 gigs of free space (downloaded programs plus installation, after installation is complete about 10 gigs are installed, and you still have the installations files if you decide to keep them, suggest you back them up, you don't know when if any new releases will be made)
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS - (TO AVOID REGISTRY CORRUPTION, you must removed the 2 folders described below from the FF7INSTALL disk image you make, and from the .zip contents, see instructions below) Do everything this guide tells you to do and there won't be a problem, after you see that it is working you do what you want to do -_-1. BFE.exe and Bootleg.exe goes into the same folder as all the MODS you will install. As you download the MODS, and put them into the folder where you put the MODS, you can see them turn green, provided they are selected on the configuration settings you will see below in this guide, and also provided you select the folder where they are from the "Mod Source" path in the "Installation Tab". When you click the blue "Mod Listing" button you can see what you downloaded, make sure the files are named correctly. You must have all the files referenced in this guide.
2. Open up
"Ultra Iso", now make a .bin image file of your
FF7INSTALL Disk. Now open up your .bin image and
delete the "directx" and "dxmedia" folders, now click "SAVE AS" from the File Menu and save the image as a .bin image. You will need to mount this in daemon tools later on during installation (and you need to make a .zip pack see below)
3. Open up "Ultra Iso" again, this time you will dump all the files from the new .bin image of
FF7INSTALL disk, into an empty folder. Now inside this folder you will select all the files and right click your mouse and select "ADD TO ARCHIVE" so
Winrar can make a .zip image. You can name this FF7INSTALL.zip.
You should now have your edited FF7INSTALL.bin image file, and FF7INSTALL.zip archive file, you need both for installation, lets continue.
4.
These are the Options I used with this Guide, the program tabs (Player/Models/Textures/Avatars/Game/Overhaul)PLAYER TABCloud Without Sword (Bloodshot)
Hi-Res Classic
Millenia
Cloud's Normal Hair Style
White Mesh Barret with Gun
Vincent's New Boots and Rifle
HD Sephiroth by Anifiga
Tifa's Normal Hair Style
Yuffie's Normal Hair Style
HQ Aerith
Masamune
MODELSBootlegged (Best of Show)
Assault Team Biggs
Assault Team Jessie
Assault Team Wedge
Tank and Pirate Ship
Submarine
HQ Highwind
No Change
Crisis Core
AC Vials
Huge Materials
TEXTURESNo Change
HD Buster by Wren Jr.
BlackFan+SL1982+FacePalm
Remove Glitched
Team Avalanche HR
No Change
Battle Scenes as PNG
Upscaled Magic
AVATARS - Custom - Left to Right by Row to BottomAC Round V5
AC Round V5
AC Round V4
AC Round V4
AC Round V5
AC Round V5
AC Round V5
AC Round V5
AC Round V5
AC Round V5
AC Round V5
AC Round V5
GAMENew SoundFX
Always Run Toggle
FinalFanTim OGG
Remix
H. Items Easy + Scene Redux
Aeris Revival
New Spell Names
MENU OVERHAULStyle Switcher
9999 Break
Status Icons
Autosize Action Box
Coloured Items
Coloured Interface
Lucky Cait
Lucky Tia
ReTranslation
American Spelling
Sense Fix
3D Battler Fix
Clock Fix
Coaster Fix
Snowboard Fix
Script Fixes
5. Create an empty folder named FF7 in the root of Drive C, "C:\FF7" (without the quotes that is just the path). Now we will set the installation paths, from the "Installation Tab", I will include an example below:
Destination Location (path where the game with all mods is installed)
C:\FF7
Mod Source (path to your MODS you downloaded)
C:\Documents and Settings\Sunshine\Desktop\FF7 BOOTLEG + MODS
FF7 Install Image (path to the FF7INSTALL.zip image you created, yes you still need the .bin image too)
C:\Documents and Settings\Sunshine\Desktop\FF7 IMAGES\FF7INSTALL.zip
Bootleg.exe Location (path to the Bootleg.exe file should be with your MODS, as per instructions)
C:\Documents and Settings\Sunshine\Desktop\FF7 BOOTLEG + MODS
Temporary Files (path to temporary directory, when installation is complete, these files will be deleted)
C:\DOCUME~1\Sunshine\LOCALS~1\Temp
6. Now click the
Run Bootleg button its red and on your right hand side, in Bootleg Front End. When it begins you will recieve several prompts to install things, just press yes and continue, don't try to start the game until the installation is completely finished.
You will also be prompted to give the drive letter for the FF7INSTALL.bin Image you mounted, when you recieve this prompt, mount the FF7INSTALL.bin image with Daemon Tools, and put the drive letter in the command box and it will continue. I will list the actions once you press the Run Bootleg Button below, for the options and configuration in this guide only:
log window pops up with some errors in it, thats ok just close it
FF7Music 1.51.12 Setup window pops up in your taskbar (so wait for it), select next, i agree, next, next, REMASTERED, now uncheck the box that says "Run FF7", and select finish. (it will continue, if you do not select "remastered" you will have the music with the clicks from ps1)
Forfiles window pops up and shows an error, just press ok
Bootleg_Readme window pops up, close the window
Bootleg Front End window pops up when your finished, close the window, everything is installed
BootLoader window pops up, this is how you start the game, lets continue
7.
Select Configure on the BootLoader Menu, these are all the values I have set for the three tabs: Main, System, and Pluggins below, whatever isn't listed is not checked, when your finished press the blue button
"Write CFG":
MAINScreen Resolution: Width 1280 Height 960
Fullscreen
Preserve Aspect
VSync
60
CD-Rom D:\ (the path to your virtual drive where you will mount either FF7DISC1, FF7DISC2, FF7DISC3)
Movie Path C:\FF7\movies\
Mod Path bootleg
Transparent Dialogs
PBO
VBO
SYSTEMMagic Defense Fix
Minigame Limiter
New Timer
Stable Timer
Better Rounding
Disable Popup
PLUGINSMusic Plugin plugins/ff7music.fgp
External Library
Multi.dll
Movie Plugin plugins/ffmpeg_movies.fgp
Post-processing Shader shaders/SmartBloom.post
Vert Shader shaders/main.vert
Frag Shader shaders/main.frag
YUV Shader shaders/yuv.frag
(just whats in this guide, a reminder don't select Break Limit 9999, leave it unchecked, you already have this option selected)
8. Now it will work fine, press Play FF7 to start the game, a
FF7 music tab will pop up in your task bar, you must press "Run FF7" for it to work, not the game will launch, you must
start FF7 from the FF7 BootLoader shortcut or .exe each time you want to play the game, and you must press "Run FF7" in the FF7 Music pop up box. (you must mount FF7DISC1 with your virtual drive and make sure the "Configure" has this drive letter selected or else it will error out because it won't find the disk)
SETTING UP A PC CONTROLLER TO PLAY THE GAMEYou must use a joypad to keyboard button mapper program this one is free and easy to use XPADDER
http://www.freewarefiles.com/downloads_counter.php?programid=21789 its also freeware. Here are all the controls for FF7, listed briefly.
Numpad 8 = up
Numpad 4 = left
Numpad 6 = right
Numpad 2 = down
Numpad Enter = OK
Numpad 0 = CANCEL
Numpad + = Menu
Numpad . = shortcut to battle menu and materia menu switch (you can just not assign this one, view readme in your install fdr)
Numpad 9 = world map rotate left
Numpad 3 = world map rotate right
Numpad 7 = world map viewer
Numpad 5 = world map display switcher (you can just not assign this one, view readme in your install folder)
Numpad - = shows where you are and room exits
TO TAKE SCREENSHOTSYou can use the "Print Screen" button, and paste the images into a blank picture file, after you uncheck the "fullscreen" potion from the Bootloader-Configure Menu. You can also recheck the Fullscreen option to re-enable full screen.
Looks great, remember do do exactly what this guide tells you to do, and don't forget to use the forums.......