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[FF7PC-98/Steam] Multiple mods and Modding Framework-The Reunion [R06f]
DLPB_:
Read the whole post below or your query may not be answered.
Do not report bugs here if they are caused by a mod you have added.
THE REUNION
ファイナルファンタジーVII
The Reunion is compatible with the English 1998 executable (1.02) and the English Steam version of Final Fantasy VII. The Reunion is a complete modding framework, specifically designed so that the game can be modified to use a different language or translation.
All information below, including related posts, are relevant to R06 and above. Releases prior to R06 are now unsupported.
Please copy the below template when providing a bug report - it really does help me:
0. Before posting 1-9, Check The Reunion Database - Especially Reunion Bugs tab. You can hit CTRL+H to find words.
Also make sure you are using the latest release.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DUjmyW94zcYoX7gIW5yAT4giTPeNmCR4TCaHAiXOLlU/edit#gid=1896870987
1. An explanation of the bug
2. Does the bug happen at same point more than once?
3. App.log (found in root folder)
4. Reunion.log (found in The_Reunion folder)
5. crash.dmp (found in root folder if the game crashed)
6. Your save file from just before the crash or hang
7. Audio.log (found in The_Reunion folder)
[if this is a performance issue]
8. Your CPU spec
9. Your operating system
If this is not done, you may end up being ignored.
R06f is HERE
Mirror is []Not available at moment[/url]
The Playstation version of the retranslation project is HERE
Donate HERE
Discord
The Reunion is a collection of 7 optional mods for Final Fantasy VII (1998 English 1.02 and English Steam release). I strongly suggest that you click on the links below and learn about each before using the installer. The help document (Reunion-help.rtf) also contains valuable information. The 7 mods are:
1. BEACAUSE
2. MENU ENHANCEMENT
3. AUDIO REPLACEMENT
4. WEAPON
5. MODEL OVERHAUL
6. 60FPS BATTLES
7. SOLDIER QUEST
FAQ
Q. 7th Heaven doesn't work with this mod.
A. This is true. The two mods are completely incompatible. Whenever you want to use 7th Heaven, please disable The Reunion from Options.ini [see The Reunion - Help.rtf].
Q. It isn't installing.
A. Make sure you have administrator privileges (right click- "run as admin" in later versions of Windows), and also make sure that your ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE IS DISABLED.
Q. There is a problem with X.
A. Make sure that this problem is exclusive to this mod. If you get the same error when Disable_The_Reunion = y is set in Options.ini (again found in The_Reunion folder), do NOT post a bug report here, as it clearly has NOTHING to do with this project. If there is a bug that's exclusive to The Reunion, see the bug report template at the top of this post.
Q. What if I'm using the Square Enix version of the game?
A. You can use this
Q. Will The Reunion work with X?
A. I don't take any interest in other mods, so I don't know.
Q. Why aren't achievements working?
A. The Reunion bypasses Steam code and anything Steam related is removed. This is not something that can be resolved.
Q. I use 7th Heaven, and I have this problem...
A. 7th Heaven issues don't belong here.
Q. I liked R03's old Menu Overhaul mod. Can you reinstate it?
A. I may re-include the Menu Overhaul mod as an option for R07 or R08.
Q. Can I use the Menu Enhancement as a separate mod?
A. No. The only way to do this is to manual add the original files into your own custom mod folder.
Q. Can you add the following....
A. I don't take requests. R06 is a framework, which includes my own mods. Others will need to create additional mods.
Tools
DLPB: Installer, TextMod, ddraw.dll, modifications to Aali's DLL.
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=13574.0
Aali: Aali.dll, lgp/unlgp
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8306.0
Luksy: touphScript, modifications to Aali's DLL.
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=11944.0
Update to lgp/unlgp
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=12831.0
Myst6re: Makou Reactor
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=9658.0
NFITC1: Wallmarket
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=7928.0
Proud Clod
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8481.0
Maki: Updated movie code in Aali's DLL and various other fixes there.
For testing
Sithlord: Black Chocobo
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=9625.0
DLPB: Ochu
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=14194.0
BoxFF7
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=14436.0
DLPB_:
Beacause
by DLPB, Luksy, and Charlie Beer
Beacause is a Final Fantasy VII relocalization. It is a complete retranslation and relocalization from the ground up, using the original Japanese script. The aim is to have an end product that is accurate and professional. Official sources have been used to minimize errors in context and spelling. The project's name "Beacause" comes from a misspelling (in the original localization) of the only line spoken by Jenova.
Key Features
[x]Translated and localized from the ground up.
[x]All text updated.
[x]Option to keep original character names and series canon.
[x]Option for American English (as opposed to British English).
[x]Some unused dialogue reinstated.
[x]- Two Scenes, accidentally missing in original game, reinstated (Gongaga, Corel Bridge).
Status
Completed.
* Flevel Debug (Not being edited): 0/13
* Flevel (by maps): 693/693
* ff7.exe: Completed
* Kernel.bin: Completed
* kernel2.bin: Completed
* scene.bin: Completed
* world_us: CompletedNon-dialogue documentation can be found HERE. Please remember to look at this before asking questions about character/item/weapon/materia names and so forth. Note that entries in blue, orange, and white are not open to discussion. I will discuss only those entries in green or red.
Information
Issues:
* The original English localization suffers from errors in grammar, spelling, context and translation.
* A lot of the errors point to a rushed job due to little communication with the original authors.
* Many of the errors miss out on specific references to people, places, and mythology.
* Some errors alter the plot; a few, severely. Some errors have been adopted as canon by SE, and some have been modified in later media.What we have fixed:
* Items, spells, places, monsters, and characters for which we have good evidence as having been incorrectly translated, or modified for a western audience, have been restored.
* All dialogue checked for translation/context errors and modified as necessary. Grammar/spelling mistakes in the dialogue have been fixed.
* Any error that has been adopted as canon does not preclude it from being changed.What this project isn't:
* A literal translation from the Japanese.
* An attempt to rewrite or warp any of the game's original content.
* An attempt to prove that we somehow know what the original authors wanted for every single byte in the game.If there's anything there you do not agree with, please copy/paste and give us your thoughts.
The following are examples of the changes we have made. In the first example, there are slight errors in translation and major errors in localization. In the second example, the translation was completely incorrect. In the third example, the flow and feel of the characters is improved.
1. Video examples 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2. Original
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--- Code: ---{YUFFIE}
“Are you waiting for {CLOUD}?”{NEW}
“He's flying right now, so you can't get him.”{NEW}
“Were you going to force me
into the submarine right now?”{NEW}
“Quit it!
If you want to go, then just leave me behind.”{NEW}
“…ooooooh.
What're you talking about? I…”
--- End code ---
Relocalized
--- Code: ---YUFFIE}
“{CLOUD}…”{NEW}
“Have you decided
where we’re going yet?”{NEW}
“Come on,I can’t take
much more of this.”{NEW}
“Hey,you’re not thinking of
shovin’ me in that crappy
sub,are you!?”{NEW}
“I won’t go! Never!
Leave me here,
leave me here!”{NEW}
“…urrrrk…
What am I saying?”
--- End code ---
3. Original
--- Code: ---Bugenhagen
“…listen, Nanaki.
I think you may already know.”{NEW}
“If you have any mission in life,
it is not to defend this valley.”
------------------------------
Bugenhagen
“Look at the withering mountain grass.
Listen to the warble of
the new born chocobo's.”{NEW}
“Look always to the eternal flow of time
which is far greater than
the span of a human life.”{NEW}
“It will teach you more,
than staying here in the valley…”{NEW}
“What you will see will eventually
become a part of the Lifestream.”{NEW}
“For my children…
And for your children…”
------------------------------
“So please, Nanaki…
Go with {CLOUD}…
And use your eyes…your ears…”
--- End code ---
Relocalized
--- Code: ---Bugenhagen
“Listen to me,Nanaki.
And I think you may
know this already…”{NEW}
“If you have any duty
at all,it is… not to
defend this canyon.”
------------------------------
“Look at the trees withering
on the mountain. Listen to
the warble of a newborn
chocobo.”{NEW}
“Fix your eyes upon a span
of time… far,far longer than
that of a human life.”{NEW}
“This will teach you so much
more than staying here in
the canyon ever could.”{NEW}
“Before long,all that you see
around you will become one
with the Lifestream and will
be succeeded…”{NEW}
“…by our children,and
by your children,Nanaki.”
------------------------------
“So,Nanaki,
accompany {CLOUD}.
With your own eyes.
With your own ears.”
--- End code ---
My main aim is to release a full story based walk-through of Final Fantasy VII on Youtube that can do it justice (in fact, that's the reason I ended up being a permanent contributor here). When I first attempted to do this in 2009, I stopped half way through and abandoned it. The original localization isn't good enough, and it's even more obvious when you're concentrating on the dialogue. I started a project to improve the localization here on this forum and invited those who knew the Japanese language to help me in that endeavour.
To say that this project is time consuming would be an understatement. There are roughly 130,000 words (slightly less than The Return of the King) of dialogue in Final Fantasy VII. Updating it all is no easy task. Only Luksy and Charlie Beer have been willing to put the effort into retranslating the dialogue from the original Japanese game.
Relocalizing the game is hard enough, but at the beginning there was no tool that could update the text, either. Editing the world map dialogue originally required a hex editor. I worked with Luksy to change that... and so Luksy's tool "touphScript" was also born.
Criticism
We have strived to create the best localization of Final Fantasy VII we can within the boundaries of the original writers' wishes. Our job is to create something Hironobu Sakaguchi would be proud of.
Some of the feedback that we receive provokes a positive discussion or leads to corrections being made, but some of it is, in my opinion, unfair. The following criticisms are frequently made:
--- Quote ---"You are changing something I grew up with. I and many others loved it the way it was, bad translation or not."
--- End quote ---
I don't find this a rational argument, because if we had been the original localizers, and the version that you grew up with was our version, you'd now be defending our version. Also, people have the choice to play the original game if they don't like our relocalization.
--- Quote ---"I liked the original place names and character names. They are canon and you are changing canon."
--- End quote ---
Let us be clear what canon means. It means "English canon", because every game is localized for many countries, and each have their own quirks. A lot of these quirks exist because of a bad or lacking original translation (usually extending back to much earlier titles). I see no issue at all in correcting this type of error. On the other hand, there is a logical reason for "Megalixir" being used instead of "Last Elixir", and so in those cases I have given people a choice in the installer. I have also allowed the original character names to be used.
The canon of Final Fantasy VII (prequels-sequels and so on) is a hugely insulting mish-mash of retcons and ideas aimed at appeasing fanboys and the easily pleased. A number of totally unworkable and stupid plot threads have been introduced to the series, which had absolutely no business being there and cannot work within the confines of the original story. The original story was a mostly well-written, self contained piece of work. The FF7 "canon" consists of characters who have been revived from the dead (Rufus, Hojo, Sephiroth) and other characters who have been plonked into the original story out of nowhere (for example: Genesis). Citing "canon" isn't a good argument. Personally, the only thing I find more disappointing than FF7 canon is Star Wars canon. Both suffer with the same problem: money making at the expense of art and intelligence—the mutilation of the original work, because that's easier than writing logical, thought-provoking dialogue. We've treated the relocalization of Final Fantasy VII as a separate piece of work.
--- Quote ---"I liked Barrett being like Mr. T, and so did others. "
--- End quote ---
We have adhered to the original writers' wishes on issues such as this. J R R Tolkien said it best in the following passage, upset by a translator's hack job with his material:
--- Quote from: J R R Tolkien ---In principle I object as strongly as is possible to the 'translation' of the nomenclature at all (even by a competent person). I wonder why a translator should think himself called on or entitled to do any such thing. That this is an 'imaginary' world does not give him any right to remodel it according to his fancy, even if he could in a few months create a new coherent structure which it took me years to work out. [...] May I say at once that I will not tolerate any similar tinkering with the personal nomenclature. Nor with the name/word Hobbit.
--- End quote ---
Credits
Manager
DLPB
Translation
Luksy [693/693 maps, and non-dialogue]
New Localization
DLPB
Full Japanese Proof Check
Charlie Beer (shikun)
File Editing
DLPB, Luksy
Original Localization
Michael Baskett
English Proof Checking and English language Consultant:
Covarr
Non-Dialogue Quality Assurance
DLPB, Luksy, Defade, Herman, Ragnarok2040, JeffreyATW
Scottish Proof Check
Prince Lex
Testers / Additional Proof Checking
Kalkano, Green_goblin, JeffreyATW, WatashiWaZero, Caledor, Tim Rogers (via his videos)
And
All those who have helped on Qhimm forum.
DLPB_:
Menu Enhancement
by DLPB and Kranmer
Menu Enhancement updates all menus to look neater.
Key Features
[x]Thousands of menu alignment issues.
[x]Battle menu moved to the bottom of the screen.
[x]Dialogue box and font spacing improvements.
[x]Playstation icons reinstated.
[x]Game Timer upper-limit is 999 hr 59 min 59 sec.
[x]More items in menus.
Status
Completed
Information
FAQ:
Q. Do I need to install Team Avalanche Menu Overhaul?
A. No. And it may cause errors if you do.
Q. My other lovely updates like that World Map overhaul by FeliX are no longer working.
A. Move other mods to the Reunion modpath folder.
Q. What isn't compatible with this mod?
A. Check The Reunion - Help.rtf
Credits
DLPB:
Hex editing
Coding
Kranmer:
Assembly documentation
Teaching DLPB the basics of hex editing. Without Kranmer, a lot of what you see in The Reunion probably wouldn't
have happened.
IlDucci:
Playstation icons
Updated/tweaked textures
sl1982 / Team Avalanche (For 1998 version only):
Character Avatars
world/midlmap_00.png
world/midlmap2_00.png
world/radar_00.png
FeliX Leonhart (For 1998 version only):
FF7 logo text (ff7logo_a_00.png, ff7logo_b_00.png,
ff7logo_c_00.png)
DLPB_:
60FPS Battles
by DLPB, NFITC1, and Obesebear
Allows in-game battles to run at 60fps, so that you regain the experience of the original Playstation game.
The Playstation game runs at 60fps across the board, duplicating frames where necessary. The PC game cannot work in that fashion and must use frame-rate limiters. The porting team limited everything in battle to 15fps, creating the following problems (among others):
1. The menu is 4x less smooth and, therefore, 4x less accurate.
This is most noticeable with the slots of Cait Sith, Tifa, and the
Battle Arena.
2. The camera is 2x less smooth.
3. Summon animations are 2x less smooth.
This mod will fix these issues and works by hijacking the pause function to duplicate the battle elements in much the same way as the PSX version. Because it is using a method the game was not designed for, there may be certain issues in game. Hopefully, these issues can be remedied in time.
Status
This mod is complete, aside from a few faults.
DLPB:
Coding
NFITC1:
Additional help and code
Obesebear:
Interpolated model animations
Dziugo:
Fix for Tifa's Limit reels
DLPB_:
Weapon
by DLPB
Weapon is a difficulty mod. Its aim is to provide a balanced, professional, and fair update to the game's difficulty. Weapon is currently at an early stage in development.
Status
This is a massive project that requires editing virtually every main file in the game. So far, only the Gold Saucer mini-games are completed. There is much work to do in every other department.
Key Features
As of R05
[x]Gold Saucer has had extensive editing. Script has been amended or added for G-Bike, Wonder Catcher, Submarine, Coaster, Snowboard, 3-D Battler, and Wrestling.
[x]Coaster mini-game has had a complete change in points allocation. Some hitable objects have been removed, while others added. Hitable objects energy has been amended (for example, the mother ship is much harder to destroy). The propeller bug and boat rotor bug have been removed. The aimer speed has been fixed (originally it was 2x too fast).
[x]Submarine mini-game has been reprogrammed somewhat. The new controls are similar to the Europe/US/International release of the game, and 5 unique difficulties have been added. Other minor changes have been made.
Information
Most difficulty mods have, in my opinion, got the balance completely wrong. They've ended up making the game a chore, rather than a fun experience. This mod attempts to address the imbalance, and make the player think more about their actions in game. For example, in battle, rather than pressing attack continually, a player will be encouraged to think about which attacks will hurt a particular enemy. A mechanical enemy will succumb much more easily to lightning attacks than anything else. Weapon tries not to inflate difficulty artificially through high HP amounts or cheap gimmicks.
Weapon will also address the game-play outside of battle. For example, script changes have been made, the price of goods will be altered, and various mini-games have been modified.
Credits
DLPB:
Programming
File editing
3D-Battler
Coaster
Snowboard
Submarine
Wrestling
Wonder Catcher
Clock fix
NFITC1:
Code consultant, Wallmarket, Proud Clod
Luksy:
3D-Battler
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