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Team Avalanche / Re: Installing individually components manually?

« on: 2010-09-11 23:02:45 »

So far, I have the game running with the SaiNt resolution patch, the Phoenix Rejuvenation Project mod, and the FF7Music mod.

Seems to be working fine... but I guess I'll have to do more experimentation.

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Team Avalanche / Installing individually components manually?

« on: 2010-09-11 19:35:44 »

Hello.

Before I say anything else, I figure I'd tell you I'm not using the Aali driver. What I want to do is... install individual components of this project manually to see what will, or won't, work with the high res patch fro SaiNt.

The reason for this is that I'm running FF7 from an older Windows 98 PC I pulled from storage. It doesn't have OpenGL support...

I've been able to get the installer to work, but I'm getting 'external texture' errors, the fonts/menus are misaligned, etc...

The new Barret model does work, among a couple other things. Is there some way I can install these manually, so I can use them without the other incompatibilities?

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Completely unrelated / Re: Koran Burning a Bad Idea? (Sept, 11th)

« on: 2010-09-10 12:36:53 »

I think it was a good idea.  It has been called off now sadly.  The Muslims and media like to portray Islam as a religion of peace but it is clear every time something like this happens that it is nothing but an intolerant and dangerous ideology.

One doesn't need to compare notes on religious scripture between the Christian Bible (regardless of canon), and the Koran, to realize they are no better than each other. The beliefs spawned by all of the Abrahamic teachings have lead to ignorance, and some of the worst atrocities in human history.

The only difference is that Christianity has been matured by human knowledge to the point of modernity, where Islam has not left the bronze age (though some try). Only the practitioners of Christianity have changed their views on the scripture, the book is still a hotbed of intolerance, and violent teachings. If one were to take the Bible literally, we'd all be moving back to the dark ages.

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Completely unrelated / Re: Koran Burning a Bad Idea? (Sept, 11th)

« on: 2010-09-09 21:00:12 »

If they can obtain an open burning permit, I guess this is their right. And even as an Atheist, I believe it sends the wrong message to local Muslims.

Because burning books is something the intolerant usually do, there isn't a great history of book burners. Not many could look back and say, "That book burning was an intellectually stimulating event."

But if people want to go ahead, and join the company of the Nazis and Catholic Church... 

It says that Christians (in America) are intolerant of Muslims, regardless of what their theological stance. That probably isn't a good message to send.

On the other hand... if someone wants to get a Twilight, or Harry Potter, book burnin' together. - yeehaa!

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Completely unrelated / Re: Koran Burning a Bad Idea? (Sept, 11th)

« on: 2010-09-09 19:37:21 »

These right-winged Evangelical Christians in the US really aren't that far removed from being just as bad as the fundamentalist Muslims. There's more than one type of it (fundamentalism).

IMO - They are both remnants of a bronze-age mythology, and are no longer needed in a modern world.

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I agree with the opinion of the article writer. This would increase the chances of Americans as targets of extremist violence.

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Completely unrelated / Koran Burning a Bad Idea? (Sept, 11th)

« on: 2010-09-09 19:11:00 »

The international outcry over a small Florida congregation’s plan to burn copies of the Koran on Sept. 11 intensified on Thursday, drawing vocal condemnations from world leaders and touching off angry protests in corners of the Muslim world.
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Although some protests in Afghanistan and Pakistan rippled with scenes of burning American flags, the outrage in the streets seemed largely isolated. Officials in Muslim countries urged restraint, seeking to head off any violent reactions if the Florida church goes ahead with its plans to set fire to several copies of the Koran on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks this Saturday.

Meanwhile, President Obama joined a litany of high-ranking American officials to condemn the Koran burning, saying that the act, amplified by a global media, could put American troops at risk and fan anger against the United States. Mr. Obama called the planned event “a destructive act” and said it would be a “recruitment bonanza for Al Qaeda.”

-Article-

Is it just me, or does replacing one kind of intolerance with another result in no positive outcome? 

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Audio Releases / Re: [RELEASE] FF7Music Installer

« on: 2010-09-08 15:48:45 »

Just thought I'd drop in, and sya thanks for this. Awesome stuff here. 

The PychopathicStudios link worked great, and was resumable through a download manager.

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Graphical Releases / Re: [Release] Final Fantasy VII Phoenix Rejuvenation Project

« on: 2010-09-07 14:13:14 »

Working just fine for me, thanks a bunch. I may encounter crashes eventually, but haven't so far.

Remember people, this contains the Chocobo, and the official 1.2, patches. Do not apply any other patches to the game other than the keyboard fix for the 'new game/continue' screen freeze.

BTW - I'm not sure what version these are from, but here are some screens a guy put up a while back:

Before, After

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Before, After

Before, After

Before, After

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Apologies.

Had anyone ever considered using the vanilla battle models as generic replacement for the world models? I'd even consider them a better option.
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