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Completely Unrelated / Re: JFF, What do you call your computer?

« on: 2011-03-05 18:44:30 »

I refer to our desktop at the Auxiliary Control Center.

I call my laptop Basestar.

I don't get why it isn't reversed considering the names?

Only because I got my desktop first (years ago). And was watching BSG when I got my laptop.

Ah that makes sense. Reason I was confused is cause I figure a Desktop would be back at base/basestar, and laptop is a good Auxiliary Control Center with all the desktop connection stuff where you could control your desktop from a starbucks.
But yeah, now I see it had to do with timing rather then purpose.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: JFF, What do you call your computer?

« on: 2011-03-03 21:49:05 »

I refer to our desktop at the Auxiliary Control Center.

I call my laptop Basestar.

I don't get why it isn't reversed considering the names?

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Completely Unrelated / Re: JFF, What do you call your computer?

« on: 2011-03-03 05:06:38 »

My main PC is the Frankenputer, cause it's a hacked up beast!

My second PC is the Zombie, Cause i brought it back from the dead

Haha love the name frankenputer.

Bringing computers back from the brink of death is quite fun. Well... not fun but an interesting hobby.

Speaking of which, I'm taking a couple old cellphone, my PSP, and various other gizmo's to make my own mini GlaDOS. WHEEE!!!

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Completely Unrelated / Re: JFF, What do you call your computer?

« on: 2011-03-02 23:40:53 »

And the keys still work? Impressive.

I keep it on a little desk beside my bed (next to my head) and I have a little mouse that works on my bed. It's a really great setup and there's no risk of sticky keys.

Lol Acer is okish. I hate how their formatting disks comes with alot of spamware. But yeah, mine used to be used for that 

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General Discussion / Re: Dissidia Duodecim

« on: 2011-03-02 06:26:30 »

I was sorta hoping one of Aeriths alts would be based on her tactics outfit.

Who knows, maybe it will be one of the various DLC bits they supposedly have planned...

I'm hoping for sexy wear (like beach outfits or whatever) and hot coffee in the DLC bits

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Completely Unrelated / Re: JFF, What do you call your computer?

« on: 2011-03-02 06:24:18 »

Currently I am using a Toshiba laptop, consequently I named it 'P.O.S.'

My good computer, is currently out of commission.. I started building it a little while back, and have yet to come up with the funding for better cooling, so I had a couple crappy fans. Well sadly it stayed on for almost a full 24 hours and well, we all know heat is not good for electronics, but I digress. The name for this computer is 'Simba' because lions are known for strength and also Lion King was my favorite movie when I was younger.

Actually I recently had that problem with an old laptop. Got it back in 2008. Cracked it open when it started overheating to find out that it looked liked someone tried to do the laundry and drag a beach into it. So I dusted and cleaned it, put it into a mastercraft toolbox and taped the monitor to the lid. Had a well made external laptop fan under it and I set up a house fan next to it. So basically it blows all hot air up and away from the board. True it's an open case laptop converted into desktop. But I close the lid when I turn it off. This is my Alma.

But simba's a cool name. Planning on doing a custom art case? Lion King themed?

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General Discussion / Re: Dissidia Duodecim

« on: 2011-03-02 05:48:35 »

I was sorta hoping one of Aeriths alts would be based on her tactics outfit.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: JFF, What do you call your computer?

« on: 2011-03-02 05:36:11 »

Thinkpad T21: Captain Zippy
iMac G4: Commander (Reference to Commander, a member of The Protomen)
EeePC: Crazy Diamond (Reference to Syd Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd)

lol any background stories or quirks behind the names?

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Completely Unrelated / JFF, What do you call your computer?

« on: 2011-03-02 03:36:11 »

I've known a couple people that name their computers. Me and my best bud have. I'm just wondering if anyone on this board does and have background stories behind the names.

My current computers are
Adjutant SHODAN: Themed after a mix of the Adjutant on Starcraft II and SHODAN from System Shock. A newer 2009 laptop from Vaio. Named it this because it's version of windows 7 was back in the days when W7 had alot more hiccups and clashes against programs.
Alma:Old Laptop converted into Desktop, Named after Alma Wade from FEAR due to the whole resurrection theme, and that it is a red toolbox housing the remains of the laptop. Besically the laptop was overheating too quickly and on the verge of dying so I popped it open and fixed it up with more ventalation.
Jenova:My newest Emachine Desktop. Mostly just cause the look of the think reminds me of a mako reactor and mako green eyes. Plus I experiment on her all the time.
Suigintou:An old Dell Computer my uncle had. Just like Suigintou from Rozen Maidens, she was broken, needed a little repair and a little love. But heck she's a beastly gaming computer once she was fixed up. At least for games like MWS Oblivion. Can even play Starcraft II with graphics turned up high.

Basically I go in, make the backgrounds, themes and sound/voices match the characters they are named after.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Apology

« on: 2011-02-28 20:44:06 »

  It's been like a week or two since banning Furzball, and sl brought to my attention that it's possible I drove him to acting so immature, so I'm going to lift his ban as well and give him another chance.

Well, more then half of that issue was my own annoyance as well and I apologize for that. If the threads still exist anyone else can read the reasons posted in there. Otherwise, that issue is done and over with.
Thank you ObeseBear for allowing me back.

As to my capacity in the forums, well, I deleted the project I was working on to make the old laptop into a ubuntu virtual server for me to practice website coding on. I'll see about installing the stuff on my other laptop or desktop and getting back to work again. Other then Occassional posts updating on my project, and question posts to help me with it, I'll be posting alot less. Will it make me seem less friendly. Probably yes. Doesn't mean I'm not willing to chat. Just send me a PM whenever.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Warnings and etc

« on: 2011-02-09 04:21:11 »

@ Hermoor
aww and I was LMAO at that. Epic!

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / Re: field input mechanics

« on: 2011-02-09 01:14:16 »

The only parts that I overwrote were not the code itself but the field image and pathing. I left the scene script in there.  Right now posting from work so You'll have to wait till tomorrow on me popping open the code.
@Vgr: just send me a PM. But just like anyone else I'm buttheading through this with what I know and some of it has been happy accident.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Warnings and etc

« on: 2011-02-08 19:52:21 »

Well. If something comes out of this that will better the board then all I have to say is my work in this subject is done.

But I agree with Kudi, the whole shoot first ask questions later, is not a policy that should be taken onto forums. I'll take a poke around and maybe write up a "newb" POV of what goes where based on what I'm reading. I welcome anyone to do the same and we all post it in one thread. That way we all get where eachother is coming from on this issue. Using those articles it may be possible to review the rules and descriptions, making them more member friendly.

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / field input mechanics

« on: 2011-02-08 17:51:00 »

Currently I'm trying to get my work going on the fields/areas in FF7. With the PC version I'm mainly using meteor. Extracting and trying to repackage fields. Currently I'm looking into changing field graphics and area to match what we want. In this case, I'm combining Yuffies two trap areas so that both her recruitment and the wutai materia steal event take place in the same area map. Then I'm using the now spared map as an anchor point to add a new field. I haven't gotten on that part yet. What I have so far is,
changed materia steal event to change over to yuffies recruitment map. So far I've gotten yuffie + Clouds team to show up and begin script for materia steal event. However it freezes when it comes to the MP's showing up.
My only guess is that the somewhere the script is broken or the MP models don't exist for this field map. Does anyone have any thoughts to spark other ideas of what could be happening?
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Edit:
On a side note I'm kinda looking at some of the triggers on the maps for changes. I've looked at the triggers for the repeat loop in forest after bone village and the trigger to get the blizzard map deal in the mountains. It looks like I might be able to reuse debug room maps and replace them with something umm... village like. No height changes or stairs but open portal doors is what I've fiddle with so far. Can't seem to get graphic layering right but I've managed to put blocky graphics in for building representations.

Again like the NPC/Character model edits, it may not be possible to add new stuff, but I can change some of the scripting, edit the background, and replace stuff.

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General Discussion / Re: increasing exp FF7

« on: 2011-02-08 17:32:32 »

As NFITC1 said. This also depends on the version of the game you're using. PS version is simple with a gameshark. However in the PC version, if I remember correctly the effects system works across weapons, armor, accessories, spells, enemy attacks, etc. If you can find Exp+ and tie it into weapons, armor, and accessories. Or you can go into enemy data and just 5x the amount of experience they are supposed to give you. It'll be similar with AP, gil and items. Lemme see. what was that program to edit enemy data?

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Warnings and etc

« on: 2011-02-08 16:56:22 »

Hmmm, though you are clearly insulting/mocking me and my decision, I do find a slight amusement in watching you fall apart while others sit on the sideline and laugh/facepalm.  So I will likely leave you free to whine and complain.  But here's your warning, if it starts to get annoying you will be moderated/muted/banned.  Reasoning with teenagers...sheesh.

However, I regret to inform you that I cannot continue participating in this trolling/baiting.  Since I am supposed to uphold the rules, obviously I can't go around breaking them all willy nilly.  But please, do continue.

Side note: New Hermoor is banned again
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Lol, look at you.  I mean really, just take a step back and look.  Your profile says 23, but I remember being 23 and I know I didn't act like you are acting.

Since this is in the trashcan I suppose I can continue this conversation on your level.

1.  I'm not pompous, in fact being in charge around here is quite annoying because though I love this site, being the one to keep it clean is a thankless hassle besides whatever personal gratification I can scrape from it.
2.  I'm not an asshat, but even if I was I imagine that would be better than being an immature prepubescent virgin.
3.  I'm not fat.  In fact I could quite easily steal your little girlfriend away from you, or your mom, or whatever female you think loves you.
4.  I'm not positive (and too lazy to check), but I think you threatened to harm me physically.  Best of luck there killer.  Maybe you didn't notice the Eagle Globe and Anchor for my avatar?
5. 
6.  Profit

In trash for a reason cause i decided to stay on board to help with trying to crack ff7 on things like making new areas. But since you so kindly wanted to answer
1. moderating jobs are made thankless cause of people like you. see my bosses example above. Still the same accomplishments, non of the thanks. Maybe you should think about your process more then the results.
2. well fine cool. We've both have had sex with girls and passed puberty. Woop de doop. I didn't call you immature I called you moronic which is code for dumb as a marine. Moving on to which.
3. Actually an idiot like you would have poor luck outside of rape with the women in my life. neandertholic marine thought process. But if you want one you can have the crazy black bitch that is threatenning to castrate me for Fudumpping her.
4. or that marine symbol. Lemme see. 3 of your playmates got tossed out of a bar by yours truely. And yes they were fighting back. All I got was a gash on my arm, two of your buddies stayed in the hospital. Too lazy to list other examples. Marines aren't worth shit it's all hey diddle diddle right down the middle. Marines tend to send out their boys to be killed rather then bringing in artillary. You all have so much pride for your history, your branch is the one with the highest percentage of KIAs. I'd take army, airforce, and navy any day over the dumb rocks in the marines.
5-6: lost your steam there buddy. A little writers block? Had to resort to a meme. Yup, not much gray matter up there.

Sounds like you're a 40-50 on the asvab scale while I was an 82 when I was too lazy to study. What are you, foot soldier? The recruiters wanted me in intelligence.

So let's see, I'm smarter then you, don't have to resort to cliche's or memes, and don't take shit from you. Yeah I can see why you're pissed.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Rules, and etc

« on: 2011-02-08 15:37:16 »

Basically, I'm tired of keeping this place organized, so you get to be the example of sorts.  So maybe, just maybe, more threads will be created where they are supposed to be.

Perhaps staff should recruit some additional lower-ranking mods to cleanup rogue threads. I'm sure some people would be up for that. It would mean you wouldn't have to sting the majority of the userbase with warnings and it'd avoid threads like this being created.

Agreed. There's enough good members on the board to trust with moderation powers. That's another option in this.

Yes I'm going to still be doing my work on FF7. Right now seeing if I can take Yuffies two trap areas and copy past one over the other and using the remains of the other one to essentially use as a new map if I can figure out where to put it and how to access it. Inner programming is kicking my butt. Floor mapping I'm somewhat figuring out.

But I will also be setting up a campaign on
-ideas and suggestions to help with the workload on moderators; then getting those into action
-looming over moderators shoulders and being a 2nd opinion. Alittle more on fatbear then the others.

I've noticed it with some other threads people have made where mods move or delete it though it seemed to match the catagory just cause the dude was typing poor english, or the moderator doesn't get the goal of the thread. I think that moderators should consider giving a chance and making a warning post on a thread of why they think the thread should be moved/deleted. That way the OP can answer if they agree with the moderators decision or if they disagree state their case.

I know this is not a democracy, I know the moderators have been put in charge for a reason. But don't spit in the face of the site members while you're doing you're duties. It'll just piss everyone off. Think of it as being the good boss that everyone wants to work for versus being the douchebag boss everyone hates. You may get the job done, but people will constantly be looking at you as a jerk boss. Can you get the job done and not step on as many toes. Yes. It just requires a few extra steps around the subject.

Today while I'm working  on things I'll be making a list on what my goals should be on this site splitting it between working on ff7, helping sort out any messes on the board, and my own personal goals. I'm going to have to do some things like at the bottom of every OP I make in my threads write a paragraph summary of why it belongs there.

Speaking of which fatbear still has not explained why he believes my previous thread didn't belong in tech related. He stated what does belong in tech related, I told him how my thread matches the terms, and yet fatbear doesn't answer. You know, just sayin.

Really my whole analstick on this event is fatbear did not do his job. From my point of view, he took a thread that had nothing wrong with it or where it was, moved it, and put a watched status on me. Labeling me basically as someone who is trying to ignore board policy. I accepted that on the dark ansem affair only cause I deserved it then. This time, didn't do the crime now I'm doing the two week time and have it in my record. Is it serious, not really, just a nonsense warning that will have no effect later. I'm just pissed that fatbear is not giving case as to why he is correct, gave him three chances of that and he has still failed to provide evidence that in some way I deserved his slap to the face. Not only that but that he thinks it's just right to willy nilly do this stuff without consulting or assisting the the people he's "cleaning up after".

Why am I coming down hard on fatbear. I'm very tired of seeing mods that just use their functions without taking the time and using the basic functions of double checking before you cross a street. So fatbear, it's not just about you, I'm just making you a sign to any other mods.
Oh and I explained a logical reason for my actions, where's yours.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Warnings and etc

« on: 2011-02-08 07:00:22 »

I run 4 guilds on gaiaonline

So you take the online world too seriously, got it.

Seriously dude, chill, you're getting way f*cking out of line.

Cupcake, I respect you, you're a cool guy, but this is not me out of line. Him putting a warning on me, moving my thread, and then not fessing up or fixing the situation, is out of line. It is my ultimate pet peeve and the worst way to get on my bad side to label me something I am not, which is what obesebear did.  When the whole thing of me chewing out Dark_Ansem happened and I got a warning for that, yeah I had my say of I thought it was appropriate. But I did accept that judgement because it was abit excessive (Although through PM's that DAnsem initiated that wasnt anyones business of how I answered him). Not so in this situation. I'm being nice about this too by only keeping things to the board. The last time I got "Out of line" the new boyfriend of my higschool sweetheart lost use of the fingers on one hand. Painfully and deliberately. Was it an accident, not enough evidence to say. He had the choice to place his hand on my car when the hood was up. One little wiggle and slam. No mo digits. Abit excessive? I believe it used to be required a thief gets his hands cut off. He only lost four fingers that were reattached though not very usable. So right now, me making things very public on the board of me making a smearing campaign against obesebear for him putting a smear on me is very, very fair. I wouldn't go beyond that nor care to put in the resources to. He could easily call this off by rethinking the situation, apologizing, and removing the warning on my account that shouldn't be there in the first place. It's simple, but yet he's spoiled into thinking that because he's a moderator, he doesn't have to do the little things. I say screw him, I don't bend over and take crud like that. I take the punch when I've deserved it like in many other situations, but screw anyone that thinks they can do so otherwise.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Warnings and etc

« on: 2011-02-08 05:32:42 »

The drinking and smoking we just examples of taking a break. Besides I'm having a cranky day too and that is how I chose to deal with it.

I'll just stick with my old post and of the same opinion. But let me state something clearly, I think you are a coward that won't fess up to doing something stupid. This is not using me as a warning board and if you honestly think all that you posted, you are f*ckin trippin snorting bullsh*t.

And no, I don't have respect for you. I don't have to show respect just cause you've got your highseat and want to show off just like any moronic teacher, politician, boss or just an idiot in charge in general. Fine you're right, sure after two weeks the sign disappears and all this is over. But I think it's rude and wrong that I got it in the first place because you want to "make an example". Of what, you being an ahole when you want to be. Cause that is all you have proven. On no grounds was my thread wrong, nor did I deserve a warning.

I have respect for certain members of this board and staying on board with helping out in trying to crack the game. But I'll call you a sh*thead while I do it. And if you have a problem with me and want to do something about it, I'll just take it higher then you authority. I'll just put it out in public so that I can continually spit in your face and let everyone see it. Cause that is what I'd be doing in real life. Feel proud that you can hide behind a computer. But I will eventually drag you're worthless ass out in the light for everyone to spit at. So you can either toss me out, or prep for war sh*thead. Cause along with my ff7 projects, I'm commin gunnin to get you removed from your moderator position.
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Oh and before you start whining about how hard it is to be a moderator or that I don't know what a moderator does. Guess what, I run a guild in guild wars, 4 on gaiaonline, admin on my own forum, so on so forth. One of my recent issues was one of my moderators who like you was a hard worker but not always the brightest guy. I had to threaten to kick him out, for trying to delete his ex wifes account cause he was having a spat with her. He's lucky he didn't know I modded the board so that everything is put in a temp folder and has to be looked at by me before being deleted. He's taken the problem off the board and hasn't tried pulling bull since. I know how to moderate and admin. I do not cute any moderators or adminastrators any slack for being moronic.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Rules, and etc

« on: 2011-02-08 03:24:27 »

Sorry you had a bad day. And no I was not calling you out in public or being mad. Just trying to figure out what was going on. This whole public thing was initially just me being a dunderhead going "Huh, ok what happened?" and typing there and then.

I've been trying to read the wiki on the differences between the PC and the PSX version and this thread is basically about which one is better for modding. PC is easier just cause we have so many programs yes. But I'm questioning if it would be better to try and take apart the psx version.

So basically I'm trying to find out which set of resources to use. Files on the PC version or Files on Playstation version. Basically the internal workings of either version which would be better to work with to gain a final product/mod. You know like how Q-Gears was supposed to use the resources from FF7 CD's just with a new engine. Which resources would be better to work with in the long run or should I consider just leaving things moduler?

So let me see. I disagree and was in the right catagory. You for whatever reason, don't even want to bother taking a breather when you are having a bad day and picking on the little guy. You admitted the bad day part yourself. Qhimm is not a job, it's a passtime. Take a break, have a beer, unwind before making decisions. Cause now what has happened is that you made me out to be an example of, you misunderstanding a thread, trying to put up a sign to other users to not do something that I didn't even do in the first place, and still providing enough quotes and statements to show you are in a bad mood and want to take it out on someone.

I'm here trying to help you guys do stuff that hell, most of you wouldn't bet to touch on. Why, I get paid enough doing security work to sit on my ass at home all day to either teach myself stuff, work on FF7 stuff, or draw. So I could either try to help, or just go off and do my own thing. So why attack me on all the little questions I have to ask.

First post I was just curious, after your last post, now I'm annoyed. But I stepped away and am in control. I'm not calling you names, insulting your intelligence, doing anything uncalled for. Basically how I read your post is someone kicked your dog and you're doing stuff you don't want to do. I'm just pointing out that you need to hit your pause button, meaning go have a beer, smoke, do whatever it takes to chill out. Look in the mirror and think how it'll be seen from the other side of the deal before making a decision. This isn't a battle, you have the time to do that. That's the lesson I had to learn with that incident with my "Aggressive behavior" towards another member on this board. At that time, I believed that was called for just as much as you believe giving me a warning was.

I'm putting this up and out in public not to throw this whole incident on you. Yes perhaps I worded my thread where you thought it meant different then what I'm thinking and understanding so we're probably going to have to but heads on that so at this point, that subject will be null and void. But what I am requesting is that everyone, all members that do read this, take the time to step away from the computer if you are angry. Do something to relax yourself. Then go back and respond.

I can predict quite a few responses I can get. Up to you, I wipe my hands of it. That's my point of view, need not to rinse and repeat past this.

A smirnoff helped, but by god I want two cigs right now. Horrible year to have quit.

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General Discussion / Re: FF7 Early Teaser Footage Analysis

« on: 2011-02-08 02:03:51 »

I'd help with that mod too, but I can't draw for sh*t

I don't think it has as much to do with drawing as getting the field models at the right angle, snapping a picture of them, transparent any background around them, and pop them in as the avatars.

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Completely Unrelated / Warnings and etc

« on: 2011-02-08 02:00:16 »

This isn't tech related.  Moved and warned.

oook. I disagree since I'm trying to figure out which is better to work with since the PC version is for the most part, a conversion of the playstation files to barely work on the computer end where as playstation is harder to mod.
Would you please care to explain why you think it was not tech related and even if I agree that you are correct, why I should get a warning when I used my best judgement of where a topic on the inner workings of FF7 psx/PC goes. I believe that is a bit unfair when all that was required was a subject move. I haven't made repeat offenses so it isn't like that is an excuse.
I'm not made, I'm not downcasting your decision, I'm just wondering what your processing was for this event.

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General Discussion / Re: Just yoinked an PSX version from garage sale. So PSX or PC?

« on: 2011-02-08 00:07:11 »

Which do you think is better for modding projects? Also if you do answer PSX then what is a good sandbox program for windows os?

I'm not sure what you mean by 'sandbox'.

Sorry *chuckle* run an emulator for PSgames on a windows system. I used to have bleem but that CD and company is far gone and lost.

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General Discussion / Just yoinked an PSX version from garage sale. So PSX or PC?

« on: 2011-02-07 22:04:50 »

Which do you think is better for modding projects? Also if you do answer PSX then what is a good sandbox program for windows os?

Which of these is best to eventually take apart for things like q-gears or trying to check/change game modules to see if we can do things like say, edit or add an area?

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General Discussion / Re: FF7 Early Teaser Footage Analysis

« on: 2011-02-07 13:52:46 »

Only things I really noticed outside your description were
-victory pose animation around 2:00 was set on an animation repeat loop
- Cool chibi figures around 2:08 for avatar images during experience up scene.  Now wanting to do a mod replacing avatars with chibi figures like those.