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Cloud, Yuffie, Bahamuth and Ifrit. Am I correct?
yup
Wow! Finally. Kula_wende and I successfully communicated in English!!! :-o :) :-D And no misinterpretation occured! ;)

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Well it's not just "Tough Ring". We have "Ungarmax" ("Angermax"), "Lucretia" ("Lucrecia"), "Bizzaro*Sephiroth" ("Bizarro*Sephiroth"), etc. There are quite a number of others too but I just don't remember.

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Cloud, Yuffie, Bahamuth and Ifrit. Am I correct?

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FF7 Tools / Official Proud Clod 1.0 Topic
« on: 2009-06-25 10:46:09 »
Does anyone has problem downloading Proud Clod or is it just me? I seem to be unable to connect to filefront.com. Isn't there any mirror link on Skydrive, rapidshare, mediafire, etc.?

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This is my save point idea  :lol:

It says Enter Password :?

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And, by the way, localized version (I mean English version) of Final Fantasy VII for PC are translated a bit differently than that of PS2. Even items, materia, limit breaks and menu items have slightly different names. (Fortunately, none of the are as popular as Aerith. ;))

But I'm curious: Does it contribute to any sort of ambiguity? Or does the general plot maintains uniformity on both platforms?

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^ Yeah, I did say that already. I didn't mean to repeat it but it just got conveyed with the examples.

Anyway, another point is that sometimes, there are plot details that are said implicitly if you have a specific party member in your active party but are said explicitly if you have another. For example, remember the first time when you realize that what they have been chasing all along was not the real Sephiroth? Well, it is implicit, unless you have Yuffie in your party, who exclaims "[Blah Blah] We have been following... *this*... all along? [Blah Blah]" (Or something similar.) Still, it is implied but no obscure. You see, there are a lot of people (one in Kalm, one in Costa Del Sol, one in path to North Corel, and Dio in Gold Saucer) who tell you that Sephiroth had a Number One tattooed on his hand.

Conclusion:There are three different aspects of the game plot for which people want (or do not want) this mod:
  • Mistranslations and bad grammar that ruins that conveyance of the plot details which are meant to be conveyed.
  • Plot details which are placed in the game but only for those who are inquisitive to inquire about them.
  • Plot details which are intentionally left obscure, perhaps to induce your imagination or perhaps for use in sequels.
But which of the three aspects it addresses? And how? I don't mind #1 to be addressed. I'm even ready to cooperate. But in case of #2 and #3, ... well you know.

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Actually, the game reveals plot details only when you want it; which means researching about it.

For example, if you are interested in knowing who is this "this-guy-are-sick" person, return to Midgar after the Meteor is summoned and inquire about him. (When I did, I was so surprised that I thought "Well of course! Why didn't I realize it before?")

As another example, this piece of text comes from Final Fantasy VII in Wikia, about the event of Sephiroth summoning the meteor:
Quote
The party escapes on Highwind. Tifa is knocked unconcious in the escape, Barret is caught as he tries to escape with the unconscious Tifa, and the both of them are taken to Junon. The rest of AVALANCHE are assumed to have escaped on their own, but how is not detailed.
Actually, this assertion is wrong. The escape IS well-explained in details, but only if you have Tifa inquire about it. There is a repair guy in the Highwind who's busy but is more than eager to tell Tifa the details.

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Nice close-ups! :grin:

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It doesn't really supercede FF7Music, it just supplements it.
Exactly. I did mean what you said. (Although, I considered it as "it does not render obsolete, it supersedes.") Note that the #8.1 is also a supplementary package.
Not only that, but I've gotten more posts in my thread asking for help with problems than I have from people who said it worked, so I think I may have made a mistake or left something out.
I'm using your package without any problem, so you didn't do anything wrong.
As for 8.2, ff7 lessdebug, my package doesn't do anything of that sort.
Really? But I'm not receiving any debug data either. Then what has cut the debug? Aali's custom driver?
YAMP is still very useful, even if a few parts of it have been made obsolete.
  • Aali's customer drivers supersedes True Motion 2, Upside Down FMV cutscene, High-Res Patch(#2), parts of YAMP(#3) and Jedwin Chocobo Patch.

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FF7 Tools / Re: Palmer
« on: 2009-06-21 18:08:07 »
Lifestream? Never heard of it.
Sorry. Was it Highwind? (No, I guess it is taken?) Palmer? (No, you said you don't like it?) I think you said you liked Lifestream? Nevermind, though. (Silly me, I even downloaded it and give feedback. How can I forget...)

Anyways, yes, there's no push, no one's rushing you. But you know, you are a bit of celebrity here and we don't have any gossip column (and even if we had, I've never read a gossip column in my life.) So, just enthusiasm and what follows...

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It is pretty much totally superseded by newer patches.
  • Aali's customer drivers supersedes True Motion 2, Upside Down FMV cutscene, High-Res Patch(#2), parts of YAMP(#3) and Jedwin Chocobo Patch.
  • Phoenix Rejuvenation Patch now officially supersedes NPC Reconstruction Project for FF7PC 0.6 mod(#5.b) as well as Hand Patch (#5.a) and Higher-quality Cloud (#4).
  • Covarr's new package supersedes #8.1 and #8.2.
  • Advent Avatars Mod (#7) is not exactly superseded by anything but there are many alternatives. One that I recently visited was (if my memory serves me well) made by Kula_wende.
  • New spell(#7) patch is not superseded by anything but I didn't test it and I can't vouch for it.
  • Parts of YAMP are still unchallenged. YAMP remains a usefull asset.
  • FF7 Offical Patch 1.02 (#1) and Laptop Keyboard Configuration file are the only totally surviving items.

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FF7 Tools / Re: Palmer
« on: 2009-06-21 13:01:33 »
@Aali: How's the Project going? Any update on Lifestream?

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Oh, never mind. Nothing is taken. :)

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This is going to sound harsher than I intend it to, but have you ever been to school and the teacher says to the class "Now, who would like to write the answer to number 10 on the board?"  You wouldn't raise your hand to say you don't want to.  And you definitely wouldn't start condemning (number 10) it like it is somehow beneath you.
Thanks for your considerable comment. Please pay attention to the fact that a school is much different than a forum: In school, your duty is to answer question Number 10 but in a forum, your duty is to contribute. I do differently in school and forum because I have different obligations towards them.


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@Shadowseer: Thanks for your comment, Shadowseer. Your comment is remarkable.
An open condemnation of the project, stating that it threatens the FF7 that you love. Now, you're trying to defend yourself, claiming that your opinion was called for.  No one ever asked for destructive criticism.
Is that so?

Times and again I have seen in this very same forum that people criticized Advent Children and Dirge of Cereberus in favor of Final Fantasy VII because they believed these two series as deteriorating FFVII. But I never have seen you around calling them "condemnations" and "destructive criticism". Now why should I not polietly express my opinion regarding an unofficial translation project whereas others are allowed to do so with official contents?

Furthermore, it was not only not a destructive criticism but also a constructive one: Leaving reader of an story in a bit of dark and letting him or her form his or her own conclusions about the unclear points has always been successful device of storywriters. Final Fantasy VII is surely an example of employing this device. How can you consider my advice of not expeling such a successful device a "destructive criticism"?

Please consider assuming good faith in your fellow forum members.

If you want for us to act like civilized people, your best bet would have been not to cause a disturbance here to start with.
Please forgive me my friend, but did I unwittingly break any of the forum's rules? I was under the impression that I was simply expressing an opinion, although one that is contrary to others. If I did, please let me know; I'll  apologize and will not commit it again.

I am sorry for being harsh, but that cynical side of me makes me think that you are looking for attention.
Your cynical side is but only slightly wrong. As a matter of fact what I seek is participating in discussions and having positive effects which is the goal of the forums. Your cynical side is not wrong but in respect to the fact that in a forum (especially one like this) gaining attention is not only good but also one of the ultimate goals. If it was not so, you people would have never posted detailed news about the progress of your mod. Neither your cynical side nor your logical one can deny that "Game Tweaking" subforum of this forum is full of topics and threads which serve no purpose but to attract the appreciation of the topic creator -- especially this thread. (Now don't let your cynical side make you believe that I'm trying to steal the attention which I do not deserve here, because I'm not.)

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And you posted this, why? You could have easily just ignored everything that was said and just let everyone not know your unimportant opinion.
With all due respect, please note that the thread title reads: "is anyone interested?" which means my opinion as a forum member is being inquired.

Now, let's act like civilized people and keep in mind that everyone's opinion is respectable for himself or herself and there is no problem expressing it, especially when it is explicitly inquired, (although as long as it is not expressed in an obscene, insolent, disrespectful or threatening manner.)
I agree.  I had a  lot of this on my own translating thread.  At the end of the day like said 1000 times, if someone doesnt like the idea they just don't install the mod.
Well, the solution is simple my friend: If you do not tolerate opposing opinions, do not ask for it in your own threads. (You needn't explicitly express you lack of interest in hearing opposing opinion; just do not ask for any.)

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FF7 Tools / Re: Palmer
« on: 2009-06-19 12:43:17 »
Actually, I've heard there is program called Video Enhancer from thedeemon.com that resizes video. But, say, doesn't this onOne Software (producer of Geniune Fractals) produce a video resizing tool?

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Yeah I think his Cloud kicks ass, personally!
That's exactly the problem. This Cloud is so serious and dangerous-looking that is no longer suitable for the scene in which he has to choose between "Wark!" and "Wark Wark!" as a reply to an enthusiastic Chocobo! (That was one funny scene.) Cloud matures in the game. This Cloud is already too mature, too "max pain"-like.

for tifa try to search in my past post in this thread and you will see it  closely :wink:,  and for barret there is no changes on him but only his jacket and for now im trying to remodel him and also sephi, cloud in soldier uniform, red13, caith sith etc etc.. are in progress so you guys just wait until i finish it and i will post screenshots  :wink:
I said "Close-ups". You have never posted close-ups from them. But if you can't... well... thank you anyways.

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Now that everyone is expressing his or her own idea, I express mine too. No, I'm not interested in "FF7 PC Improved English dialogue".

When I played Final Fantasy for the first time (that is, a few month ago,) I had no problem whatsoever understanding the plot. I found no vagueness nor any ambiguity... or at least, that was my impression. Now that I occasionally visit FF7 communities, I'm begining to realize how different other people have interpreted the game's plot and more importantly how different the creators of the game intended the storyline to be. I'm starting to hate Final Fantasy VII's official plotline which I once thought as a work of genius per my own interpretation.

So, I want neither to be enlightened nor informed about the plot. I'd like remain in my ignorance and cling to my own blissful interpretation of the plot that I so much like. After all, when it comes to fiction and especially computer games, facts completely lose the importances that they have in the real life.

So, no, I'm not interested in "FF7 PC Improved English dialogue" because I love Final Fantasy VII.

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Archive / Re: FF7 High-Res and Music Question
« on: 2009-06-19 09:00:45 »
Aail's custom graphics driver :? What is that :? Can you explain or post a link. I would like to play FF7 in 1440x900 :-)
After having installed Aali's driver and having opened the ff7_opengl.cfg file, search for this section:
Code: [Select]
window_size_x = 1280
window_size_y = 960
preserve_aspect = true
fullscreen = true
Change window_size_x and windows_size_y to the screen resolution that you like. In this example, I have changed mine to 1280x960.

Oh, i had no idea on the drag and drop. New thing to use  :-D
Drag and drop was around for 18 years now and you had no idea? Is that a joke? If it is then :LOL: If it is not, then get this: Most Microsoft and Adobe products work with drag and drop. Usually, dragging and dropping a file into the window or icon of a program like Notepad, Paint, Word, Photoshop, etc. opens the files. Since I nearly always have a Word or Notepad open, I usually just drag and drop .cfg file, rather than (1) right-clicking the file, (2) clicking Open With..., (3) Clicking "Let me select[~snip~]", (4) searching for Notepad, (5) clicking OK; Oooooooh, that's a lot of clicking!!!

And by the way, Word acts very cool when it comes to drag and drop! If you drag a file to its title bar, it opens that file. If you drag and drop it into the document text area, it Word makes the file an attachment! Cool, isn't it? Especially for bloggers...

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Nice work on characters. Although, there are visible problems. Tifa's hands and Yuffie's upper torso look a problematic. But they are just minor problems. The biggest problem is Cloud. He is not the "Cloud" as we know anymore.

Barret and Tifa are undoubtedly the best. Can you post close-ups from them?

About publishing them, don't worry. Just post amongst this community via a file sharing service and keep a low profile. That way, it'll be qualified as Fair-Use and therefore, fully legal.

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Archive / Re: FF7 High-Res and Music Question
« on: 2009-06-18 21:44:05 »
Yes, that's possible too. Drag and drop, double-click, Open With..., Notepad's File->Open..., etc. they are all possible.

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Archive / Re: FF7 High-Res and Music Question
« on: 2009-06-18 20:44:53 »
I assume you are referring to ff7_opengl.cfg? It can be opened by drag and drop into Notepad.

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