Whew...you're going to want a lot of things...
First off, make sure you have version 1.02 of Final Fantasy VII! Download version 1.02 here; it comes with instructions on how to install it:
http://elentor.com/Projetos/FF7-Tools/Patches/riva_TNT.exeNext, we'll do better characters! You're going to want LGP Tools and the NPC Reconstruction Patch. LGP Tools is located at the program compilation sticky topic on the very first page of the game tweaking forums (ficedula.dll is here, too; download it, and put it in your windows/system directory). The NPC Reconstruction Patch is a thread on the first page, you can't miss it. Find a download link on page 8 or 9. Take a look at this tutorial for how to install it (wherever it says Reunion, just replace that with NPC Reconstruction):
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=4451.0Go to the same program compilation page and download the Cloud high-resolution patch by Dreakon. Not hard to install, do-it-yourself readme included with the program.
You'll likely want to play Final Fantasy VII in high-resolution. Patch and instructions right here:
http://elentor.com/Projetos/FF7-Tools/Patches/%5bThe_SaiNt%5d_High_Res_FF7PC_Patcher.rarYou might want to enhance your music, but I find this more troublesome than it's worth. Download FF7Music and find the directions to use it elsewhere. Link to FF7Music:
http://elentor.com/Projetos/FF7-Tools/Patches/ff7music110.zipThere's a bunch of dziugo patches hanging around... Find and download what you want here:
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5124.0You can also download my latest patch to update the
spell names
:
http://files.filefront.com/New_Spell_Patchrar/;5062891;;/fileinfo.htmlAny more patches that you may want, just look around. The program compilation page that I linked you to has several other programs that you can peruse. You can look through old threads and whatnot, as well, to find what you may like.
EDIT: GAH! How the hell did I write music names?! lol thanks stormmedia