Just to clarify a little with the Sephiroth Story Mod. It needs work still, and enough work that I don't want it released in its current state. Why? Because anyone who plays it will come to me for troubleshooting, and I simply don't have the knowledge to give.
1. There are 5 variations of files I was given.
> Sephiroth - No Weapons Change (vanilla Cloud weapons I assume)
> Sephiroth - Weapons v1
> Sephiroth - Weapons v2
> Safer Sephiroth - Weapons v1
> Safer Sephiroth - Weapons v2
I haven't tested all of them because I can't get them all working. The Sephiroth versions supposedly require the ff7_ss.exe to work (ss = Sephiroth Story), however it is not currently compatible with Menu Overhaul and can only be played with the vanilla game menu. Safer Sephiroth versions supposedly require the ff7_ss_safer.exe, however it is only compatible with Menu Overhaul enabled. Disabling Menu Overhaul will give you the squashed text and window alignment issues in the menus.
2. The field models are not complete. Perhaps they are, but I don't have them with me. Sephiroth has to be converted to each Cloud field model (parachute jump, bike escape, flashbacks, etc.).
3. Some battle animations are broken. I didn't test them all, but I know 2x Cut and 4x Cut don't have the proper animations. There may be others as well.
4. Menu Avatars are not correct. When I load up a previous game save and enter battle with a Cloud, Barrett, and Tifa group, the battle will have Sephiroth, Cloud, Tifa models. But outside battle, the Menu Avatars are still Cloud, Barrett, and Tifa.
These are just the issues I've found when starting a New Game jumping off the train or loading a previous save for 5 minutes of gameplay. I haven't played through the game with it, but can see other issues possibly.
What I propose is this:
1. Reduce this to one version: Safer Sephiroth (one weapon set) I honestly think that too many options can sometimes be a bad thing, and in this case simple is better. The Safer Sephiroth version allows Sephiroth to transform as his last Limit Break (the others are altered as well). I think that should be the main focus behind Sephiroth and his powers as you advance through the game. It's simple, but it makes sense.
2. While I can possibly do model conversions for some of them, I don't know what is to be done during the flashback scenes. There's Nibelheim with Cloud's mother, Tifa, and Sephiroth with Soldier. I don't know...
3. I've done zero modding with animations, so this one can't be fixed by me. The mod author or someone else will have to do this.
4. I think it's a file naming issue, but I'm not 100% sure. I honestly hate testing .tex files lol