Author Topic: [FF7PC] Texture Upscales - Final Fantasy VII Texture Enhancements (2014-07-17) (Read 72359 times)

ThunderPeel2001 · « **Reply #50 on:** 2013-09-24 12:05:36 »

This thread is a great resource! I'm trying to follow your steps, Alyza, but I'm getting stuck. Can you help me?

Quote from: EQ2Alyza on 2013-07-21 18:32:35

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 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 within Photoshop.
Use TexTool by Iros 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!

ThunderPeel2001 · « **Reply #51 on:** 2013-09-24 12:31:59 »

Hmm. More confusion...

Quote from: EQ2Alyza on 2013-07-21 18:32:35

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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.

EQ2Alyza · « **Reply #52 on:** 2013-09-24 16:26:24 »

Quote from: ThunderPeel2001 on 2013-09-24 12:05:36

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

Quote from: ThunderPeel2001 on 2013-09-24 12:31:59

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.

ThunderPeel2001 · « **Reply #53 on:** 2013-09-24 19:54:17 »

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

Kaldarasha · « **Reply #54 on:** 2013-09-24 20:59:51 »

The one Bloodshot has done are missing.

ThunderPeel2001 · « **Reply #55 on:** 2013-09-25 11:45:44 »

Added them now, thanks!

ThunderPeel2001 · « **Reply #56 on:** 2013-09-25 12:33:00 »

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!

Kaldarasha · « **Reply #57 on:** 2013-09-25 13:14:03 »

Please, post it in Tools, too.

paladin181 · « **Reply #58 on:** 2013-10-13 19:43:16 »

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?

ProtoX · « **Reply #59 on:** 2013-10-13 22:42:03 »

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

dkma841 · « **Reply #60 on:** 2013-10-13 23:04:01 »

Quote from: paladin181 on 2013-10-13 19:43:16

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

EQ2Alyza · « **Reply #61 on:** 2013-10-14 06:35:01 »

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

Salk · « **Reply #62 on:** 2014-02-28 04:53:33 »

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!

EQ2Alyza · « **Reply #63 on:** 2014-02-28 12:07:49 »

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.

Salk · « **Reply #64 on:** 2014-02-28 17:25:36 »

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)

drdaylight · « **Reply #65 on:** 2014-06-02 18:54:12 »

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:

Quote

1. Make a backup of the EXE ('ulgpGUI.exe')
2. Download and install "CFF Explorer" from the NT Core site
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

Sonicmfc · « **Reply #66 on:** 2014-07-04 00:41:52 »

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?

EQ2Alyza · « **Reply #67 on:** 2014-07-04 00:57:24 »

Downloads

7th Heaven

LGP Manually

PNG Manually

Salk · « **Reply #68 on:** 2014-07-11 05:53:43 »

EQ2Alyza,

is this a new version?

EQ2Alyza · « **Reply #69 on:** 2014-07-11 06:03:09 »

Same stuff. I just updated the installation guides and fixed the broken links.

EQ2Alyza · « **Reply #70 on:** 2014-07-16 05:03:00 »

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.

Author Topic: [FF7PC] Texture Upscales - Final Fantasy VII Texture Enhancements (2014-07-17) (Read 72359 times)

ProtoX