I have created this thread to have a place to discuss the use of FF7 and different customizing tools with wine,
this can not only apply to linux,freebsd and solaris but mac os using darwine, and newer versions of windows (i.e vista) using wine for compatibility mode. Topic would be to include: Programs related to FF7 and it's moding and customizing On wine , what works, what needs to be installed to make it.
if you don't have wine and would like to use it you can get it from
Wine On Linux ,Freebsd or SolarisWine On Mac Os X Wine On Windows note: results are from mixed wine version some as old as wine 1.1 . if you notice a program needing updating please report it to me .
Final Fantasy 7 And Wine
FF7 From a Clean Install Does Not Run On wine please see this post for set up info:
My Quick Set up guide (link fixed)
Mods(with installers)
saints hi-res mode: OK!
NPC Res. Project: made files ok but needed Special attn(see:Tools->Lgptools)
Team Avalanche GUI (beta 9): OK!
Final Fantasy VII Phoenix Rejuvenation Project: OK!
Covarr's FF7 Music Installer: OK! (use this for ff7 music)
FF7 Tools
Lgptools:MOSTLY! (better off compiling aali's on linux)
does everything but make an lgp file, Use aali's lgp/unlgp instead
Error:To many files
aali's lgp /unlgp:OK!
works very good if you compile it (i created an installer for this with both a win32 and linux versions. see
here)
Kimera091:NO!
Can not get it to run after getting runtime needed (vb6run w/ winetricks)
Runtime Error '-2147417848 (80010108)': Automation Error
wine spits out errors fixme errors.
Aeris:NO!
Causes a crash reporting errors in gdiplus and gdi32 (with gdiplus from winetricks)
Wallmarket:NO!
Runs Major Gui Issues (.net 3.5 needed)
Biturn: OK!
Not sure if its needs anything special but it just ran when i got to testing it
Leviathan:OK
Not Sure if it needs anything special but it just ran when i got to testing it.
YAMP:NO!
can't run a .bat file... perhaps i am just unaware of how to do so w/ wine (try to run it from the wine CMD program might work )
Save Editors
Jenovia: OK!
works fine w/ wine might needs vc run time 6 installed first.
FF7charedit: OK!
Worked when i got to testing it
FF7saveedit "german save editor": OK, w/gfx glitches!
Worked when i got to testig it, had to minimize and restore window to fix some display issues.
Black Chocobo:OK!
Works just fine nothing special needed in wine (native versions for linux/mac also)
Other
7th Heaven - MOSTLY BROKEN
This program is by Iros and is fairly new (v 1.021 tested), its a simple mod manager that can download and manage mods in ff7 in a similar way that aali's driver does. using 7thHeaven to mod the game does not edit the orringal files but instead uses an injection method to intercept calls from FF7 to the lgp files and provide new resources. This is a really cool idea and may become the defacto install method for future mods in FF7 PC. it saddens me that its mostly broken atm (hopefully this will improve as the program becomes more stable and wine improves )
Requires: VC++ 2010 Runtimes and MSVCR100D.DLL and MSVCP100D.DLL to run.
what works:
the gui comes up
Settings are detected correctly (other then assuming the modpath of bootleg)
subscriptions can be updated but takes unNaturally long time to proform the update (around 5 min) download box does not autoclose (could be normal behavor for the earily version tested)
what does not:
Unable to Download mods , attempting gets instant Download failed in notification section. Gui Is a bit mangled box titles are shifted up to high and other little things like that. The download box does not show any progress while updating subscriptions.
Did not test local mods or launching because i was unable to download them via the program and it will not launch ff7 without mods enabled (i suspect it will launch just fine if you did get mods installed)
Well this is all i have Tested for now, i will update when i get more info