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Title: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - [cancelled]
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-01-28 19:31:04
THIS MOD HAS CEASED DEVELOPMENT, SEE THE BLOG POST HERE FOR AN EXPLANATION:
https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2021/03/remako-is-cancelled-and-heres-why.html (https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2021/03/remako-is-cancelled-and-heres-why.html)

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Return to a Midgar like you’ve never seen before, in this faithfully remastered graphics mod for Final Fantasy VII (PC). The Remako HD Graphics Mod features improved graphics with 4x the resolution of the original. This was accomplished by using state-of-the-art neural networks to upscale the game’s graphics.

The mod improves the quality of among other things the pre-rendered backgrounds, battle, world textures, as well as the game’s full-motion videos (FMVs). Remako is also compatible with many other mods, such as The Reunion (R03C) or 3D model mods, for the ultimate Final Fantasy 7 experience.

Remako Mod is compatible with all PC versions of FF7: the CD original, the Square Enix Store version, and the Steam release.

News
Version 1.0 has been released. Check out the release post I wrote on my blog:
https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2019/05/remako-mod-version-10-released.html (https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2019/05/remako-mod-version-10-released.html)

Screenshots

https://captrobau.blogspot.com/p/screenshots.html (https://captrobau.blogspot.com/p/screenshots.html)

Videos

https://captrobau.blogspot.com/p/videos.html (https://captrobau.blogspot.com/p/videos.html)

Downloads

Click on the link below to go to the download page.

https://captrobau.blogspot.com/p/download.html (https://captrobau.blogspot.com/p/download.html)

Installation Guide

Getting Final Fantasy 7 ready for mods requires several steps. That's why I made this helpful install guide. I recommend everyone use it, even those who played the beta (as there have been some changes).

https://captrobau.blogspot.com/p/install-guide-ff7-mod-manager.html (https://captrobau.blogspot.com/p/install-guide-ff7-mod-manager.html)

Credits
If you notice a bug, just post it in this thread (preferably with a screenshot).

What do you think?
Once you've got a chance to play Final Fantasy 7 with the Remako HD Graphics Mod, I'd be interested in hearing what you think.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: satsuki on 2019-01-28 21:19:03
@CaptRobau
I tried the mod in about 30 screens at diffrent game positions so here's my impressions:
-Seems you have used my 4xcut tool to convert the background (would be cool to say it in the informations), as i said in this tool, i'll release a better version after i release my own ff7 pack, so all optimisation how can be included in the soft will be added/corrected.
-Seems you don't run through the game for bug hunting, almost all light pixel's bug (chorace for exemple) and black pixels (gon_i for exemple) witch aren't corrected in my released tool are showing ingame
-The upscale tool you used seems to produce good results on high quality background (like the gon_i) but seems to add "fake texture" so on textured "natural' stuff (dust, wood floor) the render seems great, but if you look at other elements the "human works" (bottle, fabric, boxes, painting...) it's look "muddy" or "fleecy" or "no right" (don't know to say this impression in english)
-The upscale tool you used seems to produce bad results on low quality background (like the blin ones) the results are grainy and kind of blurry just like if you're drawing a picture on a moving paper.
-because of the inconsistency of the upscale tool between screens elements types, some screens (like the farm one) have some elements eavily textured (the grass) and some other blurry (the house roof) at the same time

So to my mind, it's great you tryed this tool witch seems promising in some textures types, but if don't optimise the filtering, the game will be realy inconsistent from one screen to another and (to my mind) it will ruin your works because the "bad" screen will look even badder after a "good" screen.

Don't take it the bad way, it's only my opinion, i hope it can help you improve your works

@DLPB
The jpeg would be usefull for slow internet connexions but how about the transparency ?
I've read somewhere (if i remember) that your own corrected aali driver will be steam and 1.02english exe only, the french exe have be moded at some point for a full retranslation (with some font modification too so can't use the english exe for a full retranslation) so i realy hoppe you can relase a 1.02fr compliant driver or at least share your works so maybe another devel can adapt it (not me i can't understand this enough T_T).
Thanks
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: satsuki on 2019-01-28 21:31:22
Reunion R06 will allow for all versions to be used with the English 1.02 ;)  I've even added in the ability for all exe text to be pulled from external text file.  In other words, we won't have issues like incompatibility between versions anymore.
Great stuff ! but how about the modified font ?
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-01-28 21:52:03
@CaptRobau
I tried the mod in about 30 screens at diffrent game positions so here's my impressions:
-Seems you have used my 4xcut tool to convert the background (would be cool to say it in the informations), as i said in this tool, i'll release a better version after i release my own ff7 pack, so all optimisation how can be included in the soft will be added/corrected.
-Seems you don't run through the game for bug hunting, almost all light pixel's bug (chorace for exemple) and black pixels (gon_i for exemple) witch aren't corrected in my released tool are showing ingame
-The upscale tool you used seems to produce good results on high quality background (like the gon_i) but seems to add "fake texture" so on textured "natural' stuff (dust, wood floor) the render seems great, but if you look at other elements the "human works" (bottle, fabric, boxes, painting...) it's look "muddy" or "fleecy" or "no right" (don't know to say this impression in english)
-The upscale tool you used seems to produce bad results on low quality background (like the blin ones) the results are grainy and kind of blurry just like if you're drawing a picture on a moving paper.
-because of the inconsistency of the upscale tool between screens elements types, some screens (like the farm one) have some elements eavily textured (the grass) and some other blurry (the house roof) at the same time

So to my mind, it's great you tryed this tool witch seems promising in some textures types, but if don't optimise the filtering, the game will be realy inconsistent from one screen to another and (to my mind) it will ruin your works because the "bad" screen will look even badder after a "good" screen.

Don't take it the bad way, it's only my opinion, i hope it can help you improve your works

@DLPB
The jpeg would be usefull for slow internet connexions but how about the transparency ?
I've read somewhere (if i remember) that your own corrected aali driver will be steam and 1.02english exe only, the french exe have be moded at some point for a full retranslation (with some font modification too so can't use the english exe for a full retranslation) so i realy hoppe you can relase a 1.02fr compliant driver or at least share your works so maybe another devel can adapt it (not me i can't understand this enough T_T).
Thanks

Some very good points. I really appreciate the feedback.

It's very much an early beta release, and as I mention a few times on my site it has not been 100% tested yet. I'm just glad something of this project is out there. That keeps me motivated to stay on it and make it better over time. So this beta release now and then polishing it for a bug/graphical problem free v1.0.

Very good specific remarks. I'm not yet happy with blin and such either. Now that the basework is down, I'm going to go through all the scenes and see which needs tweaking. Not all settings work for all types of backgrounds.

I mentioned you and 4xcut on the credits page of my site, but that's easy to miss. So I added a credits list to this thread's OP as well. I'm very grateful for you mod. Made the whole process a lot easier!

Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Granfalloon on 2019-01-29 05:41:57
Really want to try this out!
But.. what's the best way to install this if I already installed the latest version of Reunion?
Do I still need to mess with 7th Heaven? I dunno if I can make that + my current version of FF7 with Reunion work, do I have to uninstall Reunion?
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Kaldarasha on 2019-01-29 10:08:14
Nah, you can install 7th Heaven over the reunion. Just makee a backup of ff7.exe, if you install 7th Heaven with the gamesconverter and replace the the ff7.exe with the bacjul one. In ff7opengl.cfg you must change modpath = Reunion to modpath = textures and moving the content from the Reunion folder to the textures folder.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: EVLM44 on 2019-01-29 16:59:03
Hi firstly thanks for this awesome mod,but I am having some trouble getting everything working.

I have followed the guide but when the game starts I get a red error message that says "libPNG erro not a PNG file". Once the intro CGI is over I just see the normal backgrounds.

Im lauching through 7tth heaven and the remako mod is listed as being found.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: dycaite on 2019-01-30 02:57:32
@satsuki
@CaptRobau

Instead of making 2 separate, competing mods, you guys should join forces - take the best from both worlds, make the best version of the mod. Just sayin' :)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: opengrip on 2019-01-30 15:05:09
@satsuki
@CaptRobau

Instead of making 2 separate, competing mods, you guys should join forces - take the best from both worlds, make the best version of the mod. Just sayin' :)

They kind of already did join forces since captrobau is using satsuki's 4xcut tool which is optimizing the layering of the field scenes. The only other difference in this mod is the upscale method. I'm actually making my own pack as well using gigapixel but I am using additional work on top of that to clean up the image even more. And then there is the custom redone fields which you can find in the Team Avalanche section of the forum. So there will be lots of options. It definitely could be cool if someone goes through and takes the best from each field but until satsuki releases his updated 4xcut it won't be worth it as all of the packs will need to be optimized more either way until then.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: satsuki on 2019-01-30 16:45:02
@satsuki
@CaptRobau

Instead of making 2 separate, competing mods, you guys should join forces - take the best from both worlds, make the best version of the mod. Just sayin' :)
Each IA upscale method need to be "mastered" to be realy effective, it's a long "try and die" process.
Right now i'm happy about with all screen of my pack (about 10 to 15 are not realy as a want, but gigapixel won't do a better job because these are realy low quality background and it seems that gigapixel don't do a great job with it).
I'm not hidding my works, i answered anyone how want help to deal with it but i want to do my own pack.
I tryed about 50 screen of this pack across the game to see the power of gigapixel but on each single screen i prefer the render of my current method, it's only a personnal preference.

People will be free to do choose one or another once both will be released... or a mix of both pack and release a mixed pack ^^
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: vkthor on 2019-02-02 14:42:26
Incredible work. Would it be possible to apply this process to the textures in the 3D battle screens? I think it has already been done for the world map with another algorithm, but I can't find it atm (a link would be greatly appreciated). If these three are done (backgrounds, world map, battle maps), that's the best version (graphically) we could hope to have. Only thing we'd be missing is applying the same algorithm and corrections to the FMVs, but I imagine that would be very, very tedious to do (15 images per second... and a lot of seconds to rework).
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: satsuki on 2019-02-02 21:46:44
Incredible work. Would it be possible to apply this process to the textures in the 3D battle screens? I think it has already been done for the world map with another algorithm, but I can't find it atm (a link would be greatly appreciated). If these three are done (backgrounds, world map, battle maps), that's the best version (graphically) we could hope to have. Only thing we'd be missing is applying the same algorithm and corrections to the FMVs, but I imagine that would be very, very tedious to do (15 images per second... and a lot of seconds to rework).
My final pack will have game background (with the "char" part for 3d stuff of the fields), battle background and world map.
All filtering done, verification on its way.
FMV don't be realy long to process (i've done it once) about 48h to 72h computing, but i need to found an efficiant way to clean up the spaciotemporal noise without kill the details, and that'll take lots of time
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: EQ2Alyza on 2019-02-03 02:09:18
As soon as you release the field, battle, and world textures together, I will add them to the 7H Catalog. I believe this is superior to all prior texture packs, so I may just replace them all with Remako HD as the only definitive texture pack to download.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: opengrip on 2019-02-03 06:50:58
As soon as you release the field, battle, and world textures together, I will add them to the 7H Catalog. I believe this is superior to all prior texture packs, so I may just replace them all with Remako HD as the only definitive texture pack to download.

I am also working on a new pack for Echo-S and it is being beta tested now by our team and I know when Satsuki releases his pack that remako won't be the definite pack. Not to say any pack is better then the other but if you want to keep 7th heaven as updated as possible then I'm guessing it will have 3 new packs which will overwrite the 3 you have now :)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Bonez on 2019-02-03 17:18:21
Everything's beautiful. I did find one bug in my playthrough (I saved afterwards, so unfortunately no screenshot) at the gold saucer. The little cart thing you get in to go sight seeing around the saucer and to go on the date in is broken up into 4 equal sections. the top right and bottom left are fine, but the top left and bottom right are really super dark... At least I think that was caused by your mod, if not, sorry.

Edit: Had to go back for the keystone, so I was able to grab you a screenshot while I was there... Actually, now that I'm really looking at it, it doesn't look like it's been enhanced, either.
(https://i.imgur.com/0PkpFh1.jpg)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: MarkVitinus on 2019-02-03 23:28:36
if I use with version 7TH mod 1.52 works? I installed with it and in Junon did not work, did I do something wrong?
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: satsuki on 2019-02-04 07:38:09
Everything's beautiful. I did find one bug in my playthrough (I saved afterwards, so unfortunately no screenshot) at the gold saucer. The little cart thing you get in to go sight seeing around the saucer and to go on the date in is broken up into 4 equal sections. the top right and bottom left are fine, but the top left and bottom right are really super dark... At least I think that was caused by your mod, if not, sorry.

Edit: Had to go back for the keystone, so I was able to grab you a screenshot while I was there... Actually, now that I'm really looking at it, it doesn't look like it's been enhanced, either.
(https://i.imgur.com/0PkpFh1.jpg)
It's an aali driver bug for black section, nothing you can do so far.
it's not enhanced because the "char" files haven't be filtered in is pack
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Bonez on 2019-02-04 15:20:38
It's an aali driver bug for black section, nothing you can do so far.
it's not enhanced because the "char" files haven't be filtered in is pack
Got ya. My fault. Disregard, then!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Esther on 2019-02-05 03:42:18
Hi firstly thanks for this awesome mod,but I am having some trouble getting everything working.

I have followed the guide but when the game starts I get a red error message that says "libPNG erro not a PNG file". Once the intro CGI is over I just see the normal backgrounds.

Im lauching through 7tth heaven and the remako mod is listed as being found.

I get the same issue, I'm using Reunion and ChaOS (playing on steam converted)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-02-06 18:55:00
I'm not hidding my works, i answered anyone how want help to deal with it but i want to do my own pack.

...

People will be free to do choose one or another once both will be released... or a mix of both pack and release a mixed pack ^^

Please do, I like it a lot. You've done some great stuff with your mod. As you've said, when all the work has been done we should look at a way to give the community two great options/a combo of both. When everything is still in development, this is too hard to judge.

As soon as you release the field, battle, and world textures together, I will add them to the 7H Catalog. I believe this is superior to all prior texture packs, so I may just replace them all with Remako HD as the only definitive texture pack to download.

I suggest that when Satsuki's and my mod are in a non-beta state, we should look at which mod (or combination of mods) would be the best to add to the 7H Catalog. There's still a lot of work to be done and I don't feel we're at a point yet that you can say that just Remako should be the one to go in.

It's an aali driver bug for black section, nothing you can do so far.
it's not enhanced because the "char" files haven't be filtered in is pack

Thanks for the clarification.

if I use with version 7TH mod 1.52 works? I installed with it and in Junon did not work, did I do something wrong?

I have not tried it with 7th 1.52. Is there a reason why you haven't upgraded to 1.54?

Hi firstly thanks for this awesome mod,but I am having some trouble getting everything working.

I have followed the guide but when the game starts I get a red error message that says "libPNG erro not a PNG file". Once the intro CGI is over I just see the normal backgrounds.

Im lauching through 7tth heaven and the remako mod is listed as being found.

I will have to look into that. Haven't checked all combinations of mods yet.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: EQ2Alyza on 2019-02-07 14:36:14
With what we currently have, it is. After this fully releases, if something new comes along that uses this same method (or better), then it will be added. The older mods will need to be retired to free up the limited storage space.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: opengrip on 2019-02-07 15:18:05
With what we currently have, it is. After this fully releases, if something new comes along that uses this same method (or better), then it will be added. The older mods will need to be retired to free up the limited storage space.

If you check out my pack as well you will see a difference already and I still have more updates coming...
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=18596.0
Also I am not a fan of blatantly advertising in someone else's thread but it just seems you didn't even notice the new pack that was posted. So obviously no disrespect to CaptRobau. We are all just trying to make the game better :)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Dark_Ansem on 2019-02-10 10:15:12
I'm absolutely impressed.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Eresus on 2019-02-10 19:50:05
I've been playing the game with Remako installed to see how the upscaled backgrounds would look in-game, and I have to say, while some backgrounds may not look as good as they could, most of them look very very cool, especially surfaces made out of metal or wood, those are jaw-dropping.

I wanted to mention that I don't know if this is just me, or if it is a problem that you are already aware of, but some effects are not displayed correctly, like the waterfall in Aerith's house, god rays in North Corel, the lifestream fountain in mount Nibel or the fires in the fire cavern in Wutai, just to name a few.

Anyway, keep up the good work. It truly looks amazing.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Euron-Crows-Eye on 2019-02-12 21:51:49
This is the most exciting work in years! - Is there any chance you could release a PNG version? I have extensively modded FF7 using Bootleg and I don't want to lose all the work that went into it by fresh installing with 7th Heaven. I know that the file sizes are probably pretty large, but I can't enjoy this gem without direct access to the PNG's. I may not be the only person whose uncomfortable making the switch to 7th Heaven and a PNG release would be so appreciated, I can't even express it with words. Even if it had to be a multi-part download that would be fantastic! Either way, thank you for this work, it is incredible!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Euron-Crows-Eye on 2019-02-15 21:17:32
Okay Captain, I see that you uploaded all the images to drive as JPEGs. I downloaded them all, but I can't do anything with them on my Bootleg install since my field folder contains all PNG's that need that strange cut up image format with different naming for each folder and image. Is there any work around for using this amazing mod with bootleg? Also are the JPEGs you posted to drive of lesser quality than the background images in your mod? All 3,500+ images that I downloaded off your drive only take up approximately 750MB and your .iro file for the mod is almost 4 Gigs. I have some competence with modding games, but I need some tips from you or anyone else on how to maybe get this working with bootlegs file format.   
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-02-17 18:30:19
I've been playing the game with Remako installed to see how the upscaled backgrounds would look in-game, and I have to say, while some backgrounds may not look as good as they could, most of them look very very cool, especially surfaces made out of metal or wood, those are jaw-dropping.

I wanted to mention that I don't know if this is just me, or if it is a problem that you are already aware of, but some effects are not displayed correctly, like the waterfall in Aerith's house, god rays in North Corel, the lifestream fountain in mount Nibel or the fires in the fire cavern in Wutai, just to name a few.

Anyway, keep up the good work. It truly looks amazing.

Glad you like it. Thanks for mentioning the effects bugs. I'll run by them myself and see what is the matter.

Okay Captain, I see that you uploaded all the images to drive as JPEGs. I downloaded them all, but I can't do anything with them on my Bootleg install since my field folder contains all PNG's that need that strange cut up image format with different naming for each folder and image. Is there any work around for using this amazing mod with bootleg? Also are the JPEGs you posted to drive of lesser quality than the background images in your mod? All 3,500+ images that I downloaded off your drive only take up approximately 750MB and your .iro file for the mod is almost 4 Gigs. I have some competence with modding games, but I need some tips from you or anyone else on how to maybe get this working with bootlegs file format.   

I'm not familiar with how Bootleg does things, but you can use 7th Heaven to unpack iro files. Those contain all the raw png image files, which you could then load up in Bootleg (if I understand correctly what you want). You don't need to use 7th heaven for any mod managing, just for unpacking the iro files as it is a feature of that program as well.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Euron-Crows-Eye on 2019-02-18 17:59:49
Glad you like it. Thanks for mentioning the effects bugs. I'll run by them myself and see what is the matter.

I'm not familiar with how Bootleg does things, but you can use 7th Heaven to unpack iro files. Those contain all the raw png image files, which you could then load up in Bootleg (if I understand correctly what you want). You don't need to use 7th heaven for any mod managing, just for unpacking the iro files as it is a feature of that program as well.

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed. I didn't know you could use 7th Heaven just to unpack the iro without having it touch your game files. After unpacking with 7th Heaven it's easily usable with Bootleg. Thanks so much!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Sef on 2019-02-22 15:33:51
First of all, great job! Thanks for everything!  8)
Any chance for a non-7th Heaven version? Or any kind of workaround? I would like to use this and still maintain the achievements working. :roll:
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Kaldarasha on 2019-02-22 22:28:19
No support for the vanilla steam version. Sorry. While 7H isn't really needed for this mod, Aali's driver is and it only works with the '98 version.

Edit:
I talked with Turboss maybe I can make a simple standalone packer and unpacker.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: QHMeow on 2019-02-23 15:15:32
Hi, great job first of all. I'd really like to give this a try but I'm getting this error as well:  "libPNG erro not a PNG file"
I'm trying to solve it but no luck sofar. I read that you can use 7th Heaven to unpack the .iro file so I did to have a look under the hood. What I notice is that, starting from folder 'jun_a' the files fail to be recognized as .png.

Did I download the wrong version? Did the download get corrupted? I don't know how to fix this or why it's happening.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-02-25 18:03:13
Just wanted to mention that I've posted a development update to my site yesterday: https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2019/02/development-update.html

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed. I didn't know you could use 7th Heaven just to unpack the iro without having it touch your game files. After unpacking with 7th Heaven it's easily usable with Bootleg. Thanks so much!

Glad to help.

No support for the vanilla steam version. Sorry. While 7H isn't really needed for this mod, Aali's driver is and it only works with the '98 version.

Edit:
I talked with Turboss maybe I can make a simple standalone packer and unpacker.


That would be cool if it would be possible. People have asked me a lot for something standalone, as the whole 7th Heaven/related setup is quite challenging for more casual players.

Hi, great job first of all. I'd really like to give this a try but I'm getting this error as well:  "libPNG erro not a PNG file"
I'm trying to solve it but no luck sofar. I read that you can use 7th Heaven to unpack the .iro file so I did to have a look under the hood. What I notice is that, starting from folder 'jun_a' the files fail to be recognized as .png.

Did I download the wrong version? Did the download get corrupted? I don't know how to fix this or why it's happening.

It could be that you have a corrupted file. You can check if it is the correct file by checking its checksum. You can download a free, lightweight tool for that here:

http://getmd5checker.com/

The checksum of the .iro should be 8317FA310A0C1EDEE0FA76103A2F6468. If it's not that, redownload the mod.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Kaldarasha on 2019-02-26 11:34:33
I could bring it to work via batch, but I need a bit time to set it properly up. Though, I don't think it will solve the issues which people have with 7H, because they still need to downpatch the game and there is usually the biggest problem.

Edit:
The tool is working.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Kaldarasha on 2019-02-27 09:40:10
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=18653.new#new
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Blagnarok on 2019-03-02 18:04:10
Hi I noticed some artifacts in Don Corneo's bedroom.  Faint rectangular seems running from the left side of the screen and down over his bed.  Not very noticeable, but they are there.  Sorry I can't figure out how to attach my screenshot on this forum :/
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-03-02 21:15:51
Thank you.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: QHMeow on 2019-03-03 12:15:21
Finally got it to work. I tried 2 other download links. I think it has something to do with WinRAR. The link that gives the .iro without the need to unzip worked fine.
Sooooo now that I got to try it, it's really really good. I was using [Echo-S] OGFields - Complete Field Replacement till I got Remako to work and I must say your mod is my favorite. Echo-S looks like waterpaint, it's just another style, not saying it's bad.
First time I ever play with mods and this combined with the updated models comes close to the graphical update I've wanted for a while. Again great work, good job.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-03-04 09:21:06
Hi I noticed some artifacts in Don Corneo's bedroom.  Faint rectangular seems running from the left side of the screen and down over his bed.  Not very noticeable, but they are there.  Sorry I can't figure out how to attach my screenshot on this forum :/

I will check it out. Thanks for the headsup
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: mrhahnfan on 2019-03-04 15:02:27
Hi FF7 Community,
I hope you can help me get the Remako HD Mod running.
I know mods from Skyrim but in FF7 I am still inexperienced. I'm currently using the mod tool 7thHeaven for the first time. The mods that I took through the manager work, like Battle_Models_Characters_2.1 and others.
Only Remako_HD_Graphics_Mod_BETA_0.1 seems to be ignored. I did not install The_Reuinion and the game is started in the manager via FF7.exe. I already rebooted the computer several times. But the mod just doesn't work.
Already several times I started the game again but the mod is not started.
I have already set Remako to different levels in the Load Order, but without success.
Here is my Load Order:
https://imgur.com/uuTl9Mj
https://imgur.com/Fsp586D

Please tell me which further informations you need from me to get this mod running.

Thanks!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: decency_breakin3 on 2019-03-04 17:40:50
redirect the file path to use ff7_bc.exe in yr install folder. this will make reunion work properly. might resolve issues.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: mrhahnfan on 2019-03-04 18:02:25
redirect the file path to use ff7_bc.exe in yr install folder. this will make reunion work properly. might resolve issues.
That's the setting I had before.
I've read in several places that the_reunion and Remako don't harmonize so well.
That's why I deactivated it, although the menu looks much better with reunion.
Do you guys have any other suggestions how I can get Remako to work?
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: EQ2Alyza on 2019-03-05 00:07:51
These are only background files, so it shouldn't interference with Menu Overhaul files from The Reunion. I haven't taken a look at the files in Remako yet, so I'll do that tonight and compare.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: decency_breakin3 on 2019-03-07 06:27:56
i had the exact same problem but it was cause i was using the wrong exe. im using remako and reunion in combination and experiencing no issues.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Blagnarok on 2019-03-19 13:37:28
I noticed in your description you were focusing on field backgrounds because the battle backgrounds are low res.  That's a very good thing, because the battle backgrounds have already been recreated by hand in high res with much love and attention by Uprisen in the Avalance Arisen mod. 

Check it out.  It is sooooo good when coupled with your mod, and the menu overhaul:

http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=18029.0
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Rumbah on 2019-03-20 05:47:00
On your blog I saw that you wanted to try to do the videos, too, but the were very noisy to begin with.
A very good denoiser is bm3d (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block-matching_and_3D_filtering). There is a Vapoursynth implementation that works reasonably fast as the resolution is so small ;) .
A not at all tuned example with nearly standard settings:
https://www.invictus-xv.de/opening.avi  (about 90MB, lossless RGB h264).
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: adol125 on 2019-04-06 22:37:56
(https://i.imgur.com/oSYXVvs.png)

i got this error. I am asking for steam version via w10.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: thepoolshark on 2019-04-08 01:48:38
(https://i.imgur.com/oSYXVvs.png)

i got this error. I am asking for steam version via w10.

I got this same issue. hoping to find some clarity to this. steam and windows 10, hoping it is just my lack of knowledge in the ff7 modding scene
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: tracido on 2019-04-08 07:24:24
I got this same issue. hoping to find some clarity to this. steam and windows 10, hoping it is just my lack of knowledge in the ff7 modding scene

Windows 10 and 8, worst issues ever for older games, especially downgraded, older games.. Heck, some games are still troublesome and totally bugged on 7..
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-04-10 19:06:36
(https://i.imgur.com/oSYXVvs.png)

i got this error. I am asking for steam version via w10.

I got this same issue. hoping to find some clarity to this. steam and windows 10, hoping it is just my lack of knowledge in the ff7 modding scene

Here's a solution that should work.

https://captrobau.blogspot.com/p/faq.html

➤ When I start FF7 I get an error message saying: STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR [Code:5].

Right-click the 7thHeaven.exe and set the compatibility to run as administrator. Apply and close.
Then find the FF7.exe you are using (ex. ff7.exe or ff7_bc.exe). Right-click and set compatibility to run in 640x480. Don't worry the OpenGL plugin will override this setting later. Go back into 7th Heaven and try launching the game.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: daninthemix on 2019-04-13 04:46:36
Here's a solution that should work.

https://captrobau.blogspot.com/p/faq.html

➤ When I start FF7 I get an error message saying: STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR [Code:5].

Right-click the 7thHeaven.exe and set the compatibility to run as administrator. Apply and close.
Then find the FF7.exe you are using (ex. ff7.exe or ff7_bc.exe). Right-click and set compatibility to run in 640x480. Don't worry the OpenGL plugin will override this setting later. Go back into 7th Heaven and try launching the game.

Setting compatibility to 640x480 is enough for me. I don't need to also run 7th Heaven as administrator.

BTW, am about to start a playthrough but was wondering if I should hold off for the non-Beta release, if it's just around the corner?

 ;)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-04-15 18:24:43
The next release is around the corner. If you can hold off for about 2 weeks you're probably playing 1.0
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: KorinFlakes on 2019-04-22 12:35:31
Is it possible to get this working on the steam version? Converting the game to the 98 version is a massive hassle on Linux.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: tracido on 2019-04-23 05:57:04
Is it possible to get this working on the steam version? Converting the game to the 98 version is a massive hassle on Linux.

Thank corporate. It's DRM that forces methods to be used to get injectors into it, so no..
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Kaldarasha on 2019-04-23 06:37:30
No the DRM isn't the problem. Aali said he won't support the re-release and that's it. Maybe the upcoming Vulcan adaption has support for it. Though, R06 seems to come with its own softer downgrade.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: tracido on 2019-04-23 07:18:37
No the DRM isn't the problem. Aali said he won't support the re-release and that's it. Maybe the upcoming Vulcan adaption has support for it. Though, R06 seems to come with its own softer downgrade.

Really? So Squeenix softened the lockout but no one wants to deal with the changes now.. Funny. I remembered having to make an account just to play the dang thing when I first bought, it, ridiculous enough..
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Kaldarasha on 2019-04-23 07:58:38
It might be that they forbidden him to support it since they used his code which source he didn't share freely. I replaced the launcher.exe with 7th Heaven and ff7_en.exe with FF7.exe and steam played it as if it was the correct game (though without getting achievements that's handled by the real launcher). Though, of course you need the downpatch and some edits to the registration so it's not a trivial copy paste and replace thing. But with a straightforward method the whole launcher and login shit can be replaced. I think that's what the next reunion version will do. All what's left to do would be to edit achievements.dat when certain conditions are reached.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: tracido on 2019-04-23 08:53:35
It might be that they forbidden him to support it since they used his code which source he didn't share freely. I replaced the launcher.exe with 7th Heaven and ff7_en.exe with FF7.exe and steam played it as if it was the correct game (though without getting achievements that's handled by the real launcher). Though, of course you need the downpatch and some edits to the registration so it's not a trivial copy paste and replace thing. But with a straightforward method the whole launcher and login strawberries can be replaced. I think that's what the next reunion version will do. All what's left to do would be to edit achievements.dat when certain conditions are reached.

I think I get you, it was a team effort to crack it, they then even stole the work done to fix the game, gave no credit to anyone, and folks would rather not deal with it further after their response.

I don't care really about achievements, I just wish I didn't need so much RAM to run a lot of mods (Thankfully I have 32GB's).. lol Good news to hear, though for those who like that sort of thing.

Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Kaldarasha on 2019-04-23 13:29:54
I'm pretty sure they made a deal with him, because the regular updates suddenly stopped and a few promised feature of the next version were then present in the re-release. Like the ogg support. So they had access to code nobody else except Aali had his hands on. Well the past is the past and now is now, this is no excuse that 7H doesn't work with the re-release, because the driver isn't a real dependency for it, only for the texture replacement. Well, actually the re-release can be moded with umod (the last version of textmod) or even Kaladiens tools. But the texture output is full with garbage. So I didn't look further into these tools.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Covarr on 2019-04-23 13:51:44
then even stole the work done to fix the game
It wasn't stolen. Not going further into this because it isn't my story to tell, but the rerelease was 100% on the up-and-up.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: tracido on 2019-04-23 14:07:14
I'm pretty sure they made a deal with him, because the regular updates suddenly stopped and a few promised feature of the next version were then present in the re-release. Like the ogg support. So they had access to code nobody else except Aali had his hands on. Well the past is the past and now is now, this is no excuse that 7H doesn't work with the re-release, because the driver isn't a real dependency for it, only for the texture replacement. Well, actually the re-release can be moded with umod (the last version of textmod) or even Kaladiens tools. But the texture output is full with garbage. So I didn't look further into these tools.
It wasn't stolen. Not going further into this because it isn't my story to tell, but the rerelease was 100% on the up-and-up.

Yeah, I had no choice but to get into 7th Heaven's setup or I was never going to see better field maps.  I honestly don't care about who's getting or not getting paid, it's nothing but capitalist barriers between my purchase and proper modding enhancements.  If everyone was working together without competition to ensure the best experience was an option instead, this wouldn't be such a mess..
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: KorinFlakes on 2019-04-23 15:26:57
Well I certainly feel your pain on that one. I bought the re-release (before it's steam release) and went to download it again a few years later only to realise it "apparently" expires  :|. Didn't realise I was buying a temporary edition of the game. I wasn't going to re-buy it on steam after that, but the inner collectionist in me gave in and I promised myself it was the last time I'd pay Square for FF7.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: tracido on 2019-04-23 23:23:32
Well I certainly feel your pain on that one. I bought the re-release (before it's steam release) and went to download it again a few years later only to realise it "apparently" expires  :|. Didn't realise I was buying a temporary edition of the game. I wasn't going to re-buy it on steam after that, but the inner collectionist in me gave in and I promised myself it was the last time I'd pay Square for FF7.

I have bought this game since the PSX days on it's release date day, continuing to re-buy it over and over, again, and again as I moved and lived life..

I have the PC 4 disk version, Steam's, and PSX phys copies even now..

Square is not Square, it is a conglomerate company now, and they should have just made the PC version open sourced at this old age for modders and let it be.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: alfistrifes on 2019-05-01 14:24:17
guys, can u help me installing remako without using 7th heaven ? i know the modding file is on flevel.lgp, i already extracted the flevel.lgp but the file inside can't be replaced or rebuild with the remako mod file, it said coz a limitation of lgp size.. anyone can help me? sorry for my bad english
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Kaldarasha on 2019-05-01 17:37:04
The files doesn't go into the flevel.lgp. it needs the texture replacement of Aali's DLL, hence why there is a recommendation for the Steam game to downgrade it.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: tracido on 2019-05-05 17:50:18
It's an aali driver bug for black section, nothing you can do so far.
it's not enhanced because the "char" files haven't be filtered in is pack

Your great work on that /char folder functions in all field background mods, however, you are right, this glitch is just with aali, in all versions.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Kuraudo. on 2019-05-13 15:03:42
Hey! Thanks for the brilliant work, this will change a lot the whole game experience. Is there any progress for the 1.0?
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: kekko1285 on 2019-05-15 14:07:35
...
Is there any progress for the 1.0?

Yeah, I'd be very interested in knowing that too!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Fewtch on 2019-05-15 14:19:46
Yeah, I'd be very interested in knowing that too!
Unless something happens to slow it down, it should be out by this time next week.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-05-15 19:23:08
Correct!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: kekko1285 on 2019-05-15 20:24:39
That's a great news! Thanks!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Kuraudo. on 2019-05-16 06:52:12
Great news CaptRobau!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Unwise Owl Tattoo on 2019-05-16 18:58:50
I fixed it. Great mod!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-05-22 20:53:48
Good news, everyone!

1.0 is available for download! A big improvement over the original beta release, the 1.0 update is chockful of great graphical improvements to Final Fantasy VII.

Check out the release post on my blog for all the relevant information:
https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2019/05/remako-mod-version-10-released.html
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: kajerlou on 2019-05-22 23:59:45
The yuv.frag link seems to be down.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Manakaiser on 2019-05-23 05:29:53
Could you mayb post a few comparisons between beta and 1.0

Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: mystery_editor on 2019-05-23 07:21:39
Could you mayb post a few comparisons between beta and 1.0
Have a look at the blog post about Remako! Runs through the differences.
https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2019/05/remako-mod-version-10-released.html (https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2019/05/remako-mod-version-10-released.html)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Manakaiser on 2019-05-23 07:50:05
No Im not talking about original vs remako im talking specifically about examples that show the changes/improvements between beta and 1.0 and if possible in full resolution.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Kuraudo. on 2019-05-23 11:39:28
Good job CaptRobau, thanks for delivering this to the whole FFVII community.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: AssailantLF on 2019-05-23 14:21:26
The yuv.frag link seems to be down.

edit: Nevermind, the link is fixed now.

Until Capt fixes the link, there's a simple workaround for the missing yuv.frag:

Rather than replacing [FF7-install-dir]/shaders/yuv.frag, just open it in a text editor like Notepad replace everything with this:


Code: [Select]
#version 110

uniform sampler2D y_tex;
uniform sampler2D u_tex;
uniform sampler2D v_tex;

uniform bool full_range;

const mat3 rgb_transform = mat3(
1.0,    1.0,   1.0,
0.0,   -0.344, 1.77,
1.403, -0.714, 0.0
);

void main()
{
float y = texture2D(y_tex, gl_TexCoord[0].st).x;
float u = texture2D(u_tex, gl_TexCoord[0].st).x - 0.5;
float v = texture2D(v_tex, gl_TexCoord[0].st).x - 0.5;

if(!full_range) y = (y - (1.0 / 255.0) * 16.0) * (255.0 / (255.0 - 16.0));

vec3 yuv_color = vec3(y, u, v);
vec4 rgba_color = vec4(rgb_transform * yuv_color, 1.0);
gl_FragColor = rgba_color;
}

source: CaptRobau's post history :P
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: satsuki on 2019-05-23 19:33:06
Thanks for this update but i've tried it and it's always the same than before, not your fault, but gigapixel is not designed for processing this type of pictures so long story short :
-The quality is very unconsistant between files and also across a single scene
-The texture are messed up with gigapixel as it's using a database of texture so the texture used (mainly for rocks, grass,.. all "natural" elements) are not at all the same as in the original game design
-The "straight lines" desing as in buildings or houses are messed up with lost of blurry noise
-Most of the low quality source fields are overfiltered so it's realy blurry
-Lots of chromatic aberations

Also you don't have done a playthrough of the game so there's lots lighting bugs and no optimised part, for me it's not realy a 1.0 version but a beta+.
You realy should have go for esrgan or sfgan your results would have been realy better (for me better, is more natural, constant and close to original design)

To my mind my pack and the one from Manakaiser (witch is WIP) are clearly the bests choise right now and i think once the one from Manakaiser will be final it will be better than mine.

Sorry to be hard in my observations but as you relased the first an "IA" pack, it's watched by other forum and direct users, and to my mind they must know that there's alternatives...


Some exemple (click on the pictures for a full screen version):

Look at the light and the wheel :
(http://wowsatsuki.free.fr/cmp/comp00.jpg)
(http://wowsatsuki.free.fr/cmp/comp01.jpg)

Look at the ground, the doors and the wood in houses faces:
(http://wowsatsuki.free.fr/cmp/comp02.jpg)
(http://wowsatsuki.free.fr/cmp/comp03.jpg)

Not realy need to look at a specific part... :
(http://wowsatsuki.free.fr/cmp/comp04.jpg)
(http://wowsatsuki.free.fr/cmp/comp05.jpg)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: kekko1285 on 2019-05-23 21:41:38
Thanks for this update but i've tried it and it's always the same than before, not your fault, but gigapixel is not designed for processing this type of pictures so long story short :
-The quality is very unconsistant between files and also across a single scene
-The texture are messed up with gigapixel as it's using a database of texture so the texture used (mainly for rocks, grass,.. all "natural" elements) are not at all the same as in the original game design
-The "straight lines" desing as in buildings or houses are messed up with lost of blurry noise
-Most of the low quality source fields are overfiltered so it's realy blurry
-Lots of chromatic aberations

Also you don't have done a playthrough of the game so there's lots lighting bugs and no optimised part, for me it's not realy a 1.0 version but a beta+.
You realy should have go for esrgan or sfgan your results would have been realy better (for me better, is more natural, constant and close to original design)

To my mind my pack and the one from Manakaiser (witch is WIP) are clearly the bests choise right now and i think once the one from Manakaiser will be final it will be better than mine.

Sorry to be hard in my observations but as you relased the first an "IA" pack, it's watched by other forum and direct users, and to my mind they must know that there's alternatives...


I disagree with your observations. I still feel the remako bgs are more natural and closer to FF style. Your bg, imo, are too "sharp" and "perfect".
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: AssailantLF on 2019-05-23 22:21:27
Thanks for this update but i've tried it and it's always the same than before, not your fault, but gigapixel is not designed for processing this type of pictures so long story short :
...

Sorry to be hard in my observations but as you relased the first an "IA" pack, it's watched by other forum and direct users, and to my mind they must know that there's alternatives...

I disagree with your observations. I still feel the remako bgs are more natural and closer to FF style. Your bg, imo, are too "sharp" and "perfect".

I think many of Satsuki's observations/criticisms are spot on, but I don't think they make one style inherently better than the other. Ultimately, everything boils down to personal preference, and clearly preferences go both ways for whatever myriad of reasons people come up with.

Personally, I agree that Remako is often too blurry/rough/noisy in places, but I think it looks more natural overall. Satsuki's has far more polish, sharpness, and accuracy, but when I look over all its screenshots it can look a little too smooth or too sharp in places, which feels unnatural.

I guess my main point is that both of these projects are amazing, like 1000% better than the original textures, and any flaws that you can find in either are incredibly trivial and insignificant compared to the massively pixellated textures we're used to.

edit: Actually after using both for a few hours, I gotta say Satsuki's is much better overall, especially the movies.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Manakaiser on 2019-05-24 05:34:38
I disagree with your observations. I still feel the remako bgs are more natural and closer to FF style. Your bg, imo, are too "sharp" and "perfect".

Ill preface this with dont take it the wrong way mate im just genuinely curious/confused;
In what world is false, and more importantly inconsistent false detail, janky lines across the board, large noise and heavy chromatic aberration (that couldve been cleaned easily; how do you disagree with that observation btw, chromatic aberration is either present or not this is hardly up to preference) closer fo ff7 "style" ?

Did you mayb not watch the screens in full size? Btw imo satsuki was actually pretty charitable in his choice of what fields to post comparison shots for :P

Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: tracido on 2019-05-24 08:28:25
Ill preface this with dont take it the wrong way mate im just genuinely curious/confused;
In what world is false, and more importantly inconsistent false detail, janky lines across the board, large noise and heavy chromatic aberration (that couldve been cleaned easily; how do you disagree with that observation btw, chromatic aberration is either present or not this is hardly up to preference) closer fo ff7 "style" ?

Did you mayb not watch the screens in full size? Btw imo satsuki was actually pretty charitable in his choice of what fields to post comparison shots for :P

All I know is, I no longer use Remako, at all, I hadn't even checked about an update and I'm still using Ark's with Satsuki's /char folders..
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: sylandro on 2019-05-25 01:16:48
The world upscale pack has the same transparency issues as satsuki's: the Chocobo's dust trail when it runs and the Highwind's exhaust smoke look weird in comparison to the original version. Everything else looks pretty good though!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: indrema on 2019-05-25 12:29:34
I have some problem on install the battle texture, I’m try in any way but can’t load these ones. I’ve unpacked the .iro files into the mod folder/texture and everything else work well.
I’ve try on my already modded ffvii (reunion .03, hard mode, magic texture, 60fps battle) and with a clean install to but not fixed it.
Really need some advice. TNX.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: tracido on 2019-05-25 16:36:12
Well, I downloaded it and took the field .iro apart for the field mod and the minigame bits are definitely improvement over the community mods versions and I'm going to try them together and see if yours will override just those little bitty changes on top..

I'm not messing with anything else, but I definitely see how important it is to have all of the field mods, and check updates, because they all can have some areas looking better than another.

Also, definitely can already see some /char folder improvements here and there..

As I had originally said, I think we all need to try to put together some mixes for the community. I'm seeing little things here and there in about all of them that could be shared together..

Also, thanks for all the work you've put into this project CaptRobau.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Eresus on 2019-05-26 10:30:28
Greetings, I have started a new playthrough of FF7 to check some of the changes in the 1.0 version and I want to point out that there is no movement or effects with the waterfall in Aerith's House.

https://imgur.com/ruwIC2e (https://imgur.com/ruwIC2e)

Sorry for the low quality gif, but it should be enough to notice the lack of moving elements within the waterfall in Remako versus the original version.

There are some other effects that I remember not being displayed correctly in the beta version of Remako, but I'm not there yet to check it .

I don't have a clue about how the system that it is being used to improve the backgrounds work, and whether the loss of these effects can be avoided or not. I'm just pointing it out.

Anyway. Keep up the good work.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: iDerek759 on 2019-05-26 15:35:53
Greetings, I have started a new playthrough of FF7 to check some of the changes in the 1.0 version and I want to point out that there is no movement or effects with the waterfall in Aerith's House.

https://imgur.com/ruwIC2e (https://imgur.com/ruwIC2e)

Sorry for the low quality gif, but it should be enough to notice the lack of moving elements within the waterfall in Remako versus the original version.

There are some other effects that I remember not being displayed correctly in the beta version of Remako, but I'm not there yet to check it .

I don't have a clue about how the system that it is being used to improve the backgrounds work, and whether the loss of these effects can be avoided or not. I'm just pointing it out.

Anyway. Keep up the good work.

(https://i.imgur.com/Vohunhh.jpg)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Manakaiser on 2019-05-26 15:39:22
Thats actually not the reason. The waterfall animation cannot be animated under any circumstance through palmer generated (banded/cut) field files. Even if you export the waterfall, dont touch it and reimport it the animation is lost. Assumingly because it is generated through palette cycling or a similar technique that is being interfered with by the way external textures are injected. Doesnt really matter why, just thought id mention it.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: EQ2Alyza on 2019-05-26 17:26:45
Would that be a problem for the Whirlwind Maze then? You won't be able to see its animation to jump through at the right time.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: satsuki on 2019-05-26 19:15:57
As this pack use my tool for cutting and as my tool with default setting deletes those files (and the da-tio cave flammes too) thoses Fx won't be filtered but won't bug ^^
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Kaldarasha on 2019-05-28 12:11:41
both need scanline effect and they'll look great.  Which is what I do.

A dotmask is much better. :P


The mask in mds7_w2 is messed up and parts lattice fence are not correctly visible when a 3D object is behind it.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: tracido on 2019-05-29 00:26:00
Alright for everyone and the whole community who want to mix and match stuff, I did something..

First, I made the Remako Field mod have the Minigames and Char folders as secondary on off options.

(Link) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FUmTtwDi1Ny7U0asLtc05PBaLJSZT89b

(http://i67.tinypic.com/2jcbgg7.jpg)

Second, I added the minigame stuffs to all the separate mingame folders in the community iro file..

(Link) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RUpDuaypWP_S5dunUTWv5gKBGV7vzn5C

(http://i63.tinypic.com/1t4heu.jpg)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: BahamutSIN on 2019-05-29 01:07:02
Your movies are generally great quality. Even better than satsuki's.

But some movies like funeral, boogdemo, boogdown, boogstar, boogup, sqlogo are arguably worse than satsuki's.

phoenix movie has sound issues that you should fix
gold1 has chipping sound around 00:07- 00:09

Great work though and I'm using a mix of yours and satsuki movies.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Cloud’s Stripe on 2019-05-29 08:28:00
A dotmask is much better. :P


The mask in mds7_w2 is messed up and parts lattice fence are not correctly visible when a 3D object is behind it.

Hello,

What do y’all use (and in what configuration) for scanlines or a dot mask in combination with the upscaled backgrounds (remako/satsuki’s/manakaiser’s)? Seems like an excellent combination indeed!
I only know of Reshade’s scanline option; i have no idea where to find a dot mask, searched mds7_w2 for clues but didn’t find anything.

Thanks
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: tracido on 2019-05-29 13:53:48
Alright for everyone and the whole community who want to mix and match stuff, I did something..

First, I made the Remako Field mod have the Minigames and Char folders as secondary on off options.

(Link) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FUmTtwDi1Ny7U0asLtc05PBaLJSZT89b

(http://i67.tinypic.com/2jcbgg7.jpg)

Second, I added the minigame stuffs to all the separate mingame folders in the community iro file..

(Link) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RUpDuaypWP_S5dunUTWv5gKBGV7vzn5C

(http://i63.tinypic.com/1t4heu.jpg)

Links all set..
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Kaldarasha on 2019-05-29 19:14:35
Hello,

What do y’all use (and in what configuration) for scanlines or a dot mask in combination with the upscaled backgrounds (remako/satsuki’s/manakaiser’s)? Seems like an excellent combination indeed!
I only know of Reshade’s scanline option; i have no idea where to find a dot mask, searched mds7_w2 for clues but didn’t find anything.

Thanks

Sadly I could play the game with dotmask only on epsexe with Pete's opengl plugin. For pc I haven't seen this feature.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-05-29 19:21:04
Your movies are generally great quality. Even better than satsuki's.

But some movies like funeral, boogdemo, boogdown, boogstar, boogup, sqlogo are arguably worse than satsuki's.

phoenix movie has sound issues that you should fix
gold1 has chipping sound around 00:07- 00:09

Great work though and I'm using a mix of yours and satsuki movies.

Thank you. I looked through the fmvs for issues, but it's easy to miss the forest for the trees with bugs. You kinda stop hearing what everything is supposed to sound sometimes.

Alright for everyone and the whole community who want to mix and match stuff, I did something..

First, I made the Remako Field mod have the Minigames and Char folders as secondary on off options.

(Link) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FUmTtwDi1Ny7U0asLtc05PBaLJSZT89b

Second, I added the minigame stuffs to all the separate mingame folders in the community iro file..

(Link) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RUpDuaypWP_S5dunUTWv5gKBGV7vzn5C

That's a great idea that I had not thought off. Will make them on/off options in the next update.

Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Kuraudo. on 2019-05-29 21:01:32
Hi CaptRobau,

What about animations? Is it possible to fix it?
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: daghda on 2019-06-03 02:42:59
On the png error issue I think I found the problem.  When you are installing the prerender background mod, it may seem like 7thheaven is locking up and froze.  Leave it alone for a good 20 seconds and it will install the prerender patch.  If you force quit it while its frozen, the mod won't install correctly and you will get that png missing error.  Try uninstalling it and reinstalling but waiting this time for it to unfreeze on its on.  Hopefully this works!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-06-03 19:50:55
Hi CaptRobau,

What about animations? Is it possible to fix it?

As I wrote in my release post on my site:

Quote
Some effects on some screens aren't filtered to avoid in-game animation bugs. Examples include the glow in Mt. Nibel and the waterfall behind Aeris' house. Still, the bump in resolution outweighs the loss of some of the game's background animations, don't you think?

So no. Not right now at least, with the current tool set.

On the png error issue I think I found the problem.  When you are installing the prerender background mod, it may seem like 7thheaven is locking up and froze.  Leave it alone for a good 20 seconds and it will install the prerender patch.  If you force quit it while its frozen, the mod won't install correctly and you will get that png missing error.  Try uninstalling it and reinstalling but waiting this time for it to unfreeze on its on.  Hopefully this works!

Thanks for the info
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Matroska on 2019-07-08 17:58:03
I've followed the instructions on the Remako site, I even made a clean install of FFVII on Steam to be on the safe side, but it doesn't work. The game starts up as normal and there are no changes other than the movies being in better quality (since the original files themselves have been replaced, that's inevitable). I've also installed other mods like ones that change the character models and they're not showing up either. All mods have been activated, it's not like I just installed them and forgot to activate them which I'd guess might be one obvious cause. The game isn't installed in program files, I've followed the load order guide on this site.

Edit: I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the FF7 converter. Now when I try to do it, it says "could not find any languages". I've copy-pasted the directory and put speech marks around it, so I'm not sure what's wrong with that. When I first ran the program it apparently worked without errors, but maybe there was an error it didn't detect/display, and the converter didn't work in the first place (although it did ostensibly work, taking me to the config page).

Edit: The saga continues. Another clean install, got it working this time. The Remako upgraded backgrounds worked as did the improved field models. Then the game crashed upon loading Barret's initial dialogue to Cloud on the train platform (well that's what I assume anyway, it had Barret looking at Cloud then the game froze). Here's the log.

Spoiler: show
[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 GTX 970/PCIe/SSE2 4.6.0 NVIDIA 430.86
[00000000] INFO: OpenGL 2.0 support detected
[00000000] INFO: Found swap_control extension
[00000000] INFO: Max texture size: 16384x16384
[00000000] INFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 3840x2160, output resolution 2880x2160, internal resolution 3840x2160
[00000000] INFO: Shader limits: varying 124, vert uniform 4096, frag uniform 4096
[00000000] INFO: postprocessing program link log:
Fragment info
-------------
0(133) : warning C7050: "refractedColor.w" might be used before being initialized

[00000000] INFO: FFMpeg movie player plugin loaded
[00000000] INFO: FFMpeg version SVN-r25886, Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
[00000000] INFO: VGMStream music plugin loaded
[00000000] INFO: Loading external library Multi.dll
[00000000] LOCK UNLOCK TEST
[00000001] MATRIX INITIALIZE
[00000001] INITIALIZE DD/D3D END
[00000001] initializing sound...
[00000001] creating dsound primary buffer
[00000001] reading audio file
[00000001] loading static sounds
[00000001] sound initialized
[00000001] set music volume: 127
[00000001] set music volume: 127
[00000001] Entering MAIN
[00000001] Exiting MAIN
[00000001] START OF CREDITS!!!
[00000001] INFO: D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\data\movies\eidoslogo.avi; h264/pcm_s16le 1280x960, 30.000300 FPS, duration: 11.133222, frames: 334
[00000077] set music volume trans: 127->0, step=60
[00000142] END OF CREDITS!!!
[00000142] Entering MAIN
[00000142] set music volume: 127
[00000142] Exiting MAIN
[00000142] START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
[00000562] END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
[00000562] Entering MAIN
[00000566] Exiting MAIN
[00000566] Field Start
[00000567] INFO: D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\data\movies\opening.avi; h264/pcm_s16le 1280x896, 15.000200 FPS, duration: 119.465074, frames: 1792
[00002842] ERROR: unhandled exception
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: jackkane on 2019-07-13 04:17:53
it keeps asking me to insert disc one this is when trying to use 7th heaven.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - release thread
Post by: Chrysalis on 2019-07-16 21:18:57
With what we currently have, it is. After this fully releases, if something new comes along that uses this same method (or better), then it will be added. The older mods will need to be retired to free up the limited storage space.

I can provide hosting space, for free of course, if it means maintaining choice for the community.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: EQ2Alyza on 2019-07-16 23:44:37
Sure, that's fine. Nothing stopping you from downloading the 3 options from Catalog 2.0 and archiving them yourself.

There will be 3 choices in Catalog 3.0 using AI enhanced texture packs, so there isn't a change in choices. Their quality is superior to older methods, so it's not worth keeping around options no one will use.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: kekko1285 on 2019-07-19 09:43:07
Hey CaptRobau, are you planning to release a follow up to this release fixing bugs and issues? Would be nice to keep this mod maintained since I think it is the best looking one :D
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Chrysalis on 2019-07-19 10:22:19
Sure, that's fine. Nothing stopping you from downloading the 3 options from Catalog 2.0 and archiving them yourself.

There will be 3 choices in Catalog 3.0 using AI enhanced texture packs, so there isn't a change in choices. Their quality is superior to older methods, so it's not worth keeping around options no one will use.

Thats good to hear you adding all the new packs.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: satsuki on 2019-07-20 08:43:35
Hey CaptRobau, are you planning to release a follow up to this release fixing bugs and issues? Would be nice to keep this mod maintained since I think it is the best looking one :D
So far CaptRobau haven't fixed anything from it's initial release, i hope he will, maybe you can try to mp him.
Others packs are ready to use, check on this forum, you may find a pack more finalised.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: kekko1285 on 2019-07-23 13:25:07
So far CaptRobau haven't fixed anything from it's initial release, i hope he will, maybe you can try to mp him.
Others packs are ready to use, check on this forum, you may find a pack more finalised.

Good to see you've edited your initial message, it was way too mean  :wink:
Try to not make the "frechness" that is in you take over :D <- (I'm Italian, I love french people and this is just a joke)

Anyway, yes, I'll try to PM him. I can see from his personal blog he's on different projects, he might not want to perfect this one. It is a pity, although understandable.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Chrysalis on 2019-07-23 16:21:59
both need scanline effect and they'll look great.  Which is what I do.

Where are your scanline textures? Or you applying it postprocessing?
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-09-03 19:42:24
Hey CaptRobau, are you planning to release a follow up to this release fixing bugs and issues? Would be nice to keep this mod maintained since I think it is the best looking one :D

Hi, sorry forgot about this thread. I do have plans for a Remako v1.1 version, with some fixes and new features. Want it finished in 2019, but don't know when exactly. One of these coming weeks I'll probably look myself in with FF7 one more time to get the new update out.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: purplegreendave on 2019-09-12 23:03:29
Hi, I have a pretty old/rubbish laptop. I was just wondering if there's any chance it would be able to run this mod?
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/43544/intel-core-i5-540m-processor-3m-cache-2-53-ghz.html
Intel HD Graphics, pretty basic stuff.

If you guys think it might handle the game + this mod, are there any other mods you think I could/should run in tandem?
Is there a notable difference between the SE Store and Steam versions with regards ease of modding?

I'd like to get a playthrough in before the remake but if this wont work out for me I'll just dig out my PS3 and play the OG disk version instead. I'd happily throw down the $10-15 for a pc key if I could play with some upgrades though!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2019-09-13 05:49:06
Sadly, I've heard reports that a modded FF7 can't run well on integrated graphics. I don't want you to spend money on the game without a firm guarantee that it will work. If someone has more data regarding your setup and Remako, I'd be happy to have my statement disproven.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: purplegreendave on 2019-09-13 13:05:39
Thanks for the reply. That's kind of what I expected. Would have been nice for the faster battles if nothing else but I don't want to buy a game that won't run on my computer. I had kind of hoped that it would handle the neural-improved backgrounds because they're static images but I really have no idea how it works.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: jumpercable on 2019-09-23 16:18:52
are donations allowed for this project or is this a labor of love?
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Manakaiser on 2019-09-25 03:31:42
are donations allowed for this project or is this a labor of love?

lol...
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: BahamutSIN on 2019-09-25 11:54:12
Lol? Some of us just want to support the community. Nothing wrong with that.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: LordUrQuan on 2019-09-25 12:32:35
There are more deserving people and projects...
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: BahamutSIN on 2019-09-25 13:02:04
Even if you prefer one mod over the other, or you don't agree with decisions made, it's a bit rude to belittle modders like this in their own thread. Remako isn't perfect. But ultimately it's up to the users to pick which mod works for them.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: LordUrQuan on 2019-09-25 13:18:12
Here's a hint... when someone just slaps stuff on their blog and says "Don't come to me with your problems, bother these other people instead," not only am I'm going to call them out on it, I'm sure as hell not going to encourage people to donate to them.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Hermy on 2020-03-07 00:03:24
Is there any chance Remako HD will ever be a stand-alone program? For the life of me, I cannot get 7'th Heaven to launch FF7.

For example, The Moguri patch for FF9 works like a charm, and it's so easy. I just like FF7 better and wish there was a similar solution.

Thanks
Hermy:)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: kekko1285 on 2020-03-07 01:34:56
Is there any chance Remako HD will ever be a stand-alone program? For the life of me, I cannot get 7'th Heaven to launch FF7.

For example, The Moguri patch for FF9 works like a charm, and it's so easy. I just like FF7 better and wish there was a similar solution.

Thanks
Hermy:)

Forget 7th Heaven 1.x!

You should definitely give a try to the newly released 7th Heaven 2.0 -> http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=19533.0 It's incredibly easy to setup and get it started

I'd also strongly suggest you to NOT use this graphical mod (it has not been updated in several months) and instead opt for a much better and bug free upscaling mod -> http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=19204.0

Hope this helps.

I hope this help.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Maston on 2020-03-22 13:30:40
Is there any chance Remako HD will ever be a stand-alone program? For the life of me, I cannot get 7'th Heaven to launch FF7.

For example, The Moguri patch for FF9 works like a charm, and it's so easy. I just like FF7 better and wish there was a similar solution.

Thanks
Hermy:)
Remako is being updated and it will be a stand alone version.
He said on his site.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Fewtch on 2020-03-23 03:38:25
Remako is being updated and it will be a stand alone version.
He said on his site.
He said this nearly a year ago. Since then, this mod has received NO updates and its author has been nowhere to be found in any of FFVII's modding communities, on this site, Discord, Youtube, or anywhere else. The mod is dead and obsolete besides.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: decency_breakin3 on 2020-03-23 04:01:55
He just updated and said the mod is infact NOT dead but its going to be several months before any activity can be expected. Just grab Satsuki and get with the program.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Leumas_6 on 2020-04-16 21:54:24
Hi everyone! I need some help. When in 7th Heaven I click on Lunch game, I have this error:
https://ibb.co/TM7Fy6L
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Clarret on 2020-04-18 18:34:57
@CaptRobau: did you know that "Final Fantasy VII Original DVD High Quality CG Collection" and "Square 5.1ch Movie Collection" have been uploaded to the Internet Archive?

https://twitter.com/Carnivol/status/1251290281607135235?s=19

https://archive.org/details/DVDZ-9037

https://archive.org/details/SQSS-0001

These are official, DVD-format versions of the cutscenes, so maybe they can be used as the basis for a new upscale project.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Gvaz on 2020-05-02 16:50:58
I'm using this with the improved models with 7th Heaven 2.0.3.406, and it looks much better.

I have Post processing off because the default bloom shader looks HORRIBLE. I don't know which one to pick honestly so I just have it off.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2020-05-03 20:43:40
Sorry for the long absence. I haven't been active here at all, and if you haven't checked my own site out as well and have been wondering why there's still no new update for Remako itself, then read this blog post first:
https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-sad-update-with-happy-ending.html (https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-sad-update-with-happy-ending.html)

Other projects, as well as terrible RL events, have taken up my time in the past year resulting in less than desirable attention to this mod. Things are going better now, so I'm starting to get back into it:

I updated the install guide and FAQ to incorporate 7th Heaven 2.0. Both are much shorter now. Hopefully, this will help even more people to play the mod.

On my site, I told you what to expect from the next Remako update. That's still the same:
As I explained then, I also wanted to make development more transparent. So I plan to do the following:
I understand that a lot of people have jumped ship to Satsuki's mod. And that's fine. But some still like my mod, so for them, I want to finish this thing proper. Hopefully, the new approach will help this mod get to a completely bug-free release in a short time.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2020-05-27 19:53:38
I have been working on the next update for my mod Remako. Remako 2.0 will see a lot of new features compared to 1.0. One of them is HD magic textures, upscaled 4 times with the use of AI upscaling.

Here is a sneak peek of the new magic textures in action.

https://youtu.be/i-j0s3NWIX0 (https://youtu.be/i-j0s3NWIX0)

I plan to regularly (weekly) post a quick video update like this, showing off progress on version 2.0 of Remako Mod. So subscribe to my channel if you want to see more videos like this.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: orichalcon on 2020-05-28 01:08:39
nice to see you back at it

fyi if you havent fixed em yet, almost all of the bugs posted and fixed in satsuki's thread are also present in remako 1.0

you can browse through yourself and quickly glean the info from months worth of beta testing ;)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2020-06-03 18:07:24
Thanks, I'll definitely look at that. No sense reinventing the wheel. What I would do without Satsuki and his great tools and work...
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: LordUrQuan on 2020-06-03 18:36:57
You need to take down your 7H v2 install instructions and replace them with a simple "They're included as part of the Qhimm v3 catalog."  EQ2Alyza did you the favor of adding Remako in the release day v3 catalog, and the instructions on your site are causing confusion for newbies.  When Remako v2 is done, you can ask Strife98 to give you a hand with the new XML options, then add it to MotR (which is also linked by default in 7H v2), and again bypass all the "download this, copy that, move those, refresh here...." steps.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2020-06-04 08:05:05
You need to take down your 7H v2 install instructions and replace them with a simple "They're included as part of the Qhimm v3 catalog."  EQ2Alyza did you the favor of adding Remako in the release day v3 catalog, and the instructions on your site are causing confusion for newbies.  When Remako v2 is done, you can ask Strife98 to give you a hand with the new XML options, then add it to MotR (which is also linked by default in 7H v2), and again bypass all the "download this, copy that, move those, refresh here...." steps.

Hi LordUrQuan,

I knew my pre-V2 install guide was causing confusion as that was hopefully outdated with V2, so I updated it on May 3rd. Has there been a lot of confusion from newbies about this updated install guide as well, in other parts of this community since that update? Questions died down on my blog/this post, since then, so I assumed I'd done good.

When I made that guide, I felt giving an option to not get it from the Qhimm v3 catalog made since due to 3 issues:

The second and third points aren't that important, but the first one was major at that point. I hope you understand. Have speeds become better since then, due to decreased demand/increased server speeds?
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: LordUrQuan on 2020-06-04 13:57:02
Installation - Yes, people are still trying (and failing) to follow the directions on your blog, then coming to the Discord asking for help.  Not as many as during original release, but they still come in occasionally.

Traffic - Things are much better now, and during the initial release we also had torrent swarms going though many did not avail themselves to this.  One person in particular, between his main server and torrent seeds, was pushing over 2Gb/sec for a while.  Of course, a torrent is only as good as its peers, and (as is typical) a LOT of people would drop off after completion rather than stick around to help seed.  I've since taken the tracker down because the built-in methods were keeping up (I'd only see a leech every day or two), and there's a very annoying IP announcement bug that was preventing some folks (like me!) from seeding at all, but it's on my list of things to fix once work settles down (I'm with a cloud/MSaaS provider, so as you can imagine I'm kinda swamped)

Avatars - Not like Alyza to miss something, but after FF7R was delayed, we wanted to get 7Hv2 out on what would have been release day to help keep the hype train rolling, and there was a LOT of last-minute scrambling to hit that date.  Send a PM, it could be as simple as a missing option in the existing XML that can be fixed for Catalog 3.1.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: EQ2Alyza on 2020-06-05 13:18:37
I'll add the Avatars in 3.1. I didn't know they existed.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2020-06-10 22:11:10
Installation - Yes, people are still trying (and failing) to follow the directions on your blog, then coming to the Discord asking for help.  Not as many as during original release, but they still come in occasionally.

Traffic - Things are much better now, and during the initial release we also had torrent swarms going though many did not avail themselves to this.  One person in particular, between his main server and torrent seeds, was pushing over 2Gb/sec for a while.  Of course, a torrent is only as good as its peers, and (as is typical) a LOT of people would drop off after completion rather than stick around to help seed.  I've since taken the tracker down because the built-in methods were keeping up (I'd only see a leech every day or two), and there's a very annoying IP announcement bug that was preventing some folks (like me!) from seeding at all, but it's on my list of things to fix once work settles down (I'm with a cloud/MSaaS provider, so as you can imagine I'm kinda swamped)

Avatars - Not like Alyza to miss something, but after FF7R was delayed, we wanted to get 7Hv2 out on what would have been release day to help keep the hype train rolling, and there was a LOT of last-minute scrambling to hit that date.  Send a PM, it could be as simple as a missing option in the existing XML that can be fixed for Catalog 3.1.

Thank you for the writeup. I understand now the situation better now. I'll redo my pages to direct them to use the catalog instead. Don't have time today or tomorrow, but maybe Friday or something.

EDIT: install pages are now updated. Hope you get less people on the discord now.

I'll add the Avatars in 3.1. I didn't know they existed.

Thank you!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: unab0mb on 2020-06-19 04:16:42
I haven't been tracking the conversation here, but did see the last few posts. One very big obvious oversight not mentioned regarding the traffic is that the catalogs in 7H are designed so that you control the download links. If you want a main mirror and 5 backup ones, you can. If you want to list your mod in the catalog only but require 7H to open a web browser to go to your site for the download (instead of a direct download within 7H) you can. Mods listed in the catalog can be hosted anywhere, not just on the 7thheaven.rocks server (which gets pounded pretty hard from time to time as mentioned).
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2020-06-19 15:16:15
That's good to know!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2020-06-22 20:48:27
Hi everyone,

Help me out and answer some questions about what you want to see in Remako 2.0. You can find the survey here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1j2fej80gJQREBDsHuMM3WbffXU5c6jFdcd2KKgmdfGo (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1j2fej80gJQREBDsHuMM3WbffXU5c6jFdcd2KKgmdfGo)

It will only take a couple of minutes. Thank you so very much for filling it out!

The current plan for the 2.0 update for Remako HD Graphics Mod for Final Fantasy VII, was conceived in early 2020. Then since April, there have been a lot of new developments in the world of FF7 modding. FF7 became much easier to install mods for (7th Heaven), new graphical drivers (FFNx) add new possibilities and major mods were updated (Reunion).

I want the mod to be as good as it can be, but at the same time, I don't want to postpone the mod more than needed. So for Remako 2.0 I want to focus on the features to matter to you, the players of Remako. That way I won't spend time on features nobody wants and make sure the popular features get the attention they need.

These are the features by the way, that are going to be in Remako 2.0 either way:
*Bug fixes
*HD magic effects (AI upscaled)
*HD fonts, menus & icons (in the style of the original)
*HD minigame textures & user interfaces (in the style of the original)
*HD credits backgrounds and fonts (in the style of the original)
*Full 7th Heaven 2.0 compatibility (mod manager)

The questions below are about features that might not be interesting to everyone. So I wanted to poll you on how you feel about these features. If they're popular I'll try to include them in Remako 2.0. If they're not, they might still come in a later update, if there's at least some enthusiasm for them. But they won't be essential enough to be included in Remako 2.0.

So if you're interested in giving your opinion about Remako 2.0 features, please fill out the survey.

Thank you very much!

Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2020-06-30 22:48:04
In this video, I go over the results of the poll I did about Remako 2.0 features last week. Let's just stay I got a lot of responses!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsOqLmkdNa8&feature=youtu.be

In for 2.0:

Out for 2.0:

The other two features are in 2.0, if I have the time.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: orichalcon on 2020-07-02 02:39:07
good choices, seems kinda silly to play the game on a tiny phone screen and worry about upscaled graphics

also, great idea to upscale the original font sheet, i'm excited for 2.0
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Salk on 2020-07-02 11:49:55
Nice to see Remako being worked on again.

Looking forward to 2.0.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: uxu888 on 2020-09-15 20:32:53
very good then I'll test the graphics mod if it brings anything, thank you for your work
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: PoolHandMan on 2020-09-18 03:33:45
any tips to minimize slow down and stutters? it works but it takes forever to go from the black screen to the next screen (when you enter an area or finish a battle for example). the game stutters too in some areas when I move
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Rumbah on 2020-09-18 11:43:14
If you use FFNx as your game driver you can use http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=19701.0 to convert the png files to dds ones that load much faster and use less memory.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: PoolHandMan on 2020-09-19 02:15:56
If you use FFNx as your game driver you can use http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=19701.0 to convert the png files to dds ones that load much faster and use less memory.

thanks for the help. I was using an older version of 7th heaven. Now I've updated to the latest version and it's running great.

Guys this mod is amazing. You guys do a much better job than even square enix. much more care to the older games than they do
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2020-09-20 21:00:18
@Poolhandman: Glad to hear that the 7th Heaven upgrade fixed it.

In general, here's another sneak peek for Remako 2.0:
https://youtu.be/SbBC4L9p2jI
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Salk on 2020-12-09 12:27:52
Hello CaptRobau!

I just wanted to drop a simple message to say that I, and many others, are looking very much forward to Remako 2.0. Please know that we are many out there cheering up for the completion of your project and we do hope you can find motivation to continue improving on the already remarkable 2.0.

Thanks again and godspeed.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2020-12-09 18:02:41
Hi Salk. Thanks for the kind worst. That means a lot.

I have planned some more work over my Christmas break. I'll probably have a progress update then.

Also, I released an update showing off the HD text and menus I brought over from Aavock's mod. For those who don't follow me on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/6pi-WWxUr4A (https://youtu.be/6pi-WWxUr4A)
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: Aavock on 2020-12-09 22:25:25
Nice update CaptRobau.

The reason why the "save" words are shifted in the loading menu is because the character "1" has now the "correct" length (no more extra space). You can correct it by adding a empty space after the "1" character in the ff7.exe.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: CaptRobau on 2021-03-01 18:16:50
Remako is cancelled

It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that I have decided to cancel Remako 2.0 and cease development of the mod entirely. I am pulling the plug on this project for various reasons, which I will detail in the blog post below.

For those wondering what will happen to everything I made for the Remako 2.0 patch, please see the blog post as well.

https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2021/03/remako-is-cancelled-and-heres-why.html (https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2021/03/remako-is-cancelled-and-heres-why.html)

I can understand if you are disappointed with me for cancelling Remako. For me this however, this feels like a weight off my shoulders. It's giving me more peace of mind to do the things that do give me energy.

I don't think I will be making any mods anymore. This takes a lot of energy and they need to be maintained and I'm at a point in my life that I really can't find that energy/time (which is why Remako had to be cancelled)

I will however continue to make AI upscaling/sci-fi related videos on my YouTube channel. A video is a more self-contained thing, instead of a big project like a mod, with few if any expectations from the audience. While I do have plans for a regular schedule, if I feel like daily videos one week and no videos another week I can do that if I want to. That's the freedom I need from my creative outlet right now.

Thank you for everything. Making Remako and the accompanying moment going viral is not something I will ever forget.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: orichalcon on 2021-03-01 22:13:36
Remako is cancelled

It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that I have decided to cancel Remako 2.0 and cease development of the mod entirely. I am pulling the plug on this project for various reasons, which I will detail in the blog post below.

For those wondering what will happen to everything I made for the Remako 2.0 patch, please see the blog post as well.

https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2021/03/remako-is-cancelled-and-heres-why.html (https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2021/03/remako-is-cancelled-and-heres-why.html)

I can understand if you are disappointed with me for cancelling Remako. For me this however, this feels like a weight off my shoulders. It's giving me more peace of mind to do the things that do give me energy.

I don't think I will be making any mods anymore. This takes a lot of energy and they need to be maintained and I'm at a point in my life that I really can't find that energy/time (which is why Remako had to be cancelled)

I will however continue to make AI upscaling/sci-fi related videos on my YouTube channel. A video is a more self-contained thing, instead of a big project like a mod, with few if any expectations from the audience. While I do have plans for a regular schedule, if I feel like daily videos one week and no videos another week I can do that if I want to. That's the freedom I need from my creative outlet right now.

Thank you for everything. Making Remako and the accompanying moment going viral is not something I will ever forget.

It would be utterly ridiculous for anyone to be disappointed in you, its your life.  Thanks for the great work!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - [cancelled]
Post by: LeonhartGR on 2021-03-01 23:36:54
My deepest condolences my friend! I wish you recover from your great loss! I know how much it takes time for a great loss to recover from. I also don't mind vaporware, my retranslation project goes that way for some years now :) I wish you good luck with other projects and if you ever rethink your decision I'll be here to watch any progress!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - [cancelled]
Post by: Salk on 2021-03-02 13:08:45
Thanks for the original Remako and for trying to improve it for a long time at personal cost.

You have been also very gracious pointing at the "competition" in your final words and I am sure your dad is proud of you for what you have done and who you are.

Godspeed, CaptRobau.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: chch123 on 2021-03-02 14:14:52
Remako is cancelled

It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that I have decided to cancel Remako 2.0 and cease development of the mod entirely. I am pulling the plug on this project for various reasons, which I will detail in the blog post below.

For those wondering what will happen to everything I made for the Remako 2.0 patch, please see the blog post as well.

https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2021/03/remako-is-cancelled-and-heres-why.html (https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2021/03/remako-is-cancelled-and-heres-why.html)

I can understand if you are disappointed with me for cancelling Remako. For me this however, this feels like a weight off my shoulders. It's giving me more peace of mind to do the things that do give me energy.

I don't think I will be making any mods anymore. This takes a lot of energy and they need to be maintained and I'm at a point in my life that I really can't find that energy/time (which is why Remako had to be cancelled)

I will however continue to make AI upscaling/sci-fi related videos on my YouTube channel. A video is a more self-contained thing, instead of a big project like a mod, with few if any expectations from the audience. While I do have plans for a regular schedule, if I feel like daily videos one week and no videos another week I can do that if I want to. That's the freedom I need from my creative outlet right now.

Thank you for everything. Making Remako and the accompanying moment going viral is not something I will ever forget.

Thanks for all the time you put into this, it was a great project and really fun to follow. I worked on a mod myself for another beloved RPG and I understand what you mean about the stress. I spent hundreds of hours just tweaking tiny things and booting the game to check if it worked, etc. It became like a compulsion for the few months I was doing it, so I certainly get what you mean about the stress. Hope you find more joy in your upcoming projects - all the best!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - [cancelled]
Post by: KaidenJames on 2021-03-02 17:48:14
Thank you for your hard work sir! It's because of people like you that share our love of the original game, we can go back and enjoy it in greater detail. Original FF7 with mods>Remake, and your mod will always be brought up with "which mod should I install?" If you ask me, that's pretty dope my friend and I think your pops would be proud. Thank you!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - [cancelled]
Post by: CaptRobau on 2021-03-04 18:03:01
Thank you for the kind words guys!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - [cancelled]
Post by: Xenohart on 2021-03-07 20:44:51
Thank you CaptRobau for everything you have done for this community. I wish you all the best for the future and salute you for putting the energy, creativity and time into this project without asking for anything in return in the first place. All the best!!
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - [cancelled]
Post by: AuthenticM on 2021-03-08 17:36:58
My condolences, CaptRobau, and I wish you all the best.
Title: Re: [FF7PC] Remako HD Graphics Mod (AI enhanced field backgrounds) - 1.0 is out now!
Post by: PoolHandMan on 2021-09-08 22:18:26
Remako is cancelled

It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that I have decided to cancel Remako 2.0 and cease development of the mod entirely. I am pulling the plug on this project for various reasons, which I will detail in the blog post below.

For those wondering what will happen to everything I made for the Remako 2.0 patch, please see the blog post as well.

https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2021/03/remako-is-cancelled-and-heres-why.html (https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2021/03/remako-is-cancelled-and-heres-why.html)

I can understand if you are disappointed with me for cancelling Remako. For me this however, this feels like a weight off my shoulders. It's giving me more peace of mind to do the things that do give me energy.

I don't think I will be making any mods anymore. This takes a lot of energy and they need to be maintained and I'm at a point in my life that I really can't find that energy/time (which is why Remako had to be cancelled)

I will however continue to make AI upscaling/sci-fi related videos on my YouTube channel. A video is a more self-contained thing, instead of a big project like a mod, with few if any expectations from the audience. While I do have plans for a regular schedule, if I feel like daily videos one week and no videos another week I can do that if I want to. That's the freedom I need from my creative outlet right now.

Thank you for everything. Making Remako and the accompanying moment going viral is not something I will ever forget.

I'm sorry about your dad, and thanks for all the hard work you've put with the remako mod. You made possible that we could relive our childhood once again but with graphics that we could only imagine it were possible. I hope you're okay. Nobody should be dissapointed with you, on the contrary, you should be praised for all the work. thanks for everything.