Hi, some things I want to talk about.
First off, this is a really great mod and I think it looks very nice, it looks very close to an official HD remaster.
I did some of the UI and never got asked/credited for it. I'm fine with my work being in your pack, so feel free to use my latest updates in the other topic (for some reason, Cissnei/Aerith/Cloud/Genesis aren't updated, plus other things), but next time, you should really talk to people involved. It's the polite thing to do.
I think it's best if you make a NTSC-U compatible version. It seems that someone just has to rename the folder folder to "ULUS10336", and textures (beside the UI) carry over. I haven't explored everything, but it doesn't look like Gongaga is done? I guess you still have some environments to do?
All the English UI is gone and if you only rename the hashmaps, then we get French in the NTSC-U version which is bad. It's best if you make two folders, one for English UI, one for French UI, and two separate hashmap files (one for English, one for French) in your next update. Or perhaps three, it seems you did it for English PAL, but not English NTSC-U.
Now let's talk textures...
The grimy texture quality is great for things like sand and dirt, but not in the Shinra building. It looks like there's mud and grime all over the floor and walls in the Briefing Room, and it makes Shinra look unprofessional, so I feel it sort of goes against the intent. It'd be great it if you could find a way to make it look cleaner.
There's also some things that stand out a bit too much.
https://i.imgur.com/KqCnvxg.pngSome blurry signs and the tree edges are white. Guess you're still not done this, right?
If there's anything you need help with, I'd love to help you. Like, any signs you think I could upscale.
I could make the Lv. 49 SOLDIER floor map in HD for example.