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Releases / Re: [FF7PC]FF7 SYW "ArkTsukiVock" (v4) upscale : Battle, world map, fields, videos

« on: 2020-05-06 18:22:39 »

I used the reunion manual to make it the good way and as simple as possible for casual user.
If you want to do it in your own way, you can easily use the convert dds to png for manual install instead

Makes perfect sense. Thank you! I'll give that a try. Keep up the great work!

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Releases / Re: [FF7PC]FF7 SYW "ArkTsukiVock" (v4) upscale : Battle, world map, fields, videos

« on: 2020-05-06 17:08:47 »

Hi Satsuki, really appreciate your work!

I notice that your installer puts the files in the GLOBAL folder for the Reunion. Is there a reason it does not create a custom folder so we can disable/enable when we are testing with other graphics mods?

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General Discussion / Which Steam version of FF8?

« on: 2020-05-05 13:36:01 »

I want to take advantage of the Steam sale. I already picked up FF7 and have started playing with some mods, but now I want to get the full suite: FF6-9.

So, which version of FF8 is best for modding, or does it matter?

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General Discussion / Re: [FF7PC-98/Steam] Multiple mods and Modding Framework-The Reunion [R06e]

« on: 2020-05-05 02:28:20 »

Order is CUSTOM > BASE > GLOBAL

Perfect. I think that explains my issue fully. Really appreciate your help and, more importantly, your mod.

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General Discussion / Re: [FF7PC-98/Steam] Multiple mods and Modding Framework-The Reunion [R06e]

« on: 2020-05-05 02:26:07 »

Also uninstalling the mod should be documented in the help file.

You're right. I guess my question was more around understanding the folders, which you've answered, as well. Thank you!

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General Discussion / Re: [FF7PC-98/Steam] Multiple mods and Modding Framework-The Reunion [R06e]

« on: 2020-05-05 02:24:34 »

True.  Global is just for things that should be universal.  Custom is for things that are limited to one mod package.  Either way, I need to get on top of a proper vid tutorial and I will.

Thanks. This helps. I installed Satsuki's package, which had an option for installing with Reunion. Seemed to make sense, but I think it may have put the files in GLOBAL, which confused me. So I started manually putting files in there, as well. And, well, now I don't know what I have where or which models/textures I'm actually using.

Is there an order of operations? CUSTOM (if configured in Options.ini) > GLOBAL > BASE?

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General Discussion / Re: [FF7PC-98/Steam] Multiple mods and Modding Framework-The Reunion [R06e]

« on: 2020-05-05 02:13:05 »

just make sure you backup your save files and you're good

i dont think you need an uninstaller, just delete The_Reunion folder, restart, then reinstall

if you actually wanted to save the mods and install a new version of reunion, you just install the new version of reunion on top on the old and it only removes the BASE folder, keeping your mods and whatever else in the other folders

Thanks for the quick reply.

Where exactly are the saved files? That's primarily what I was concerned about.

I think I may have accidentally moved some files into the BASE folder instead of one of the others. What's the correct way of thinking about how the folders work with each other? So far, it seems like if I put the files in the GLOBAL folder, I don't have to set up a Custom Mod in Options.ini.

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General Discussion / Re: [FF7PC-98/Steam] Multiple mods and Modding Framework-The Reunion [R06e]

« on: 2020-05-05 01:59:11 »

Not a bug report, but I don't see an answer readily available.

How do I uninstall/reinstall The Reunion? I have added quite a few other mods (graphic and sound updates only), but I think I may have moved some conflicting files into some conflicting folders. Since those folders are all directly inside The Reunion folders, I don't know what is safe to delete/overwrite. I was just going to start fresh: reinstall The Reunion and then add the mods I want in the correct order.

What's the safest way to go about doing that?

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Troubleshooting / How to back up save files?

« on: 2020-05-04 19:34:39 »

Long story short, I want to uninstall and reinstall mods. I've added/removed so many things, I don't even know what version of the game I am playing anymore. Just to be safe, I want to reinstall, but I don't want to lose my saves so I don't have to start the game over. How do I do that?

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General Discussion / Re: [FF7PC-98/Steam] Multiple mods and Modding Tool-The Reunion [R06]

« on: 2020-05-03 06:03:04 »

So what you want to do is download satsuki's upscaled backgrounds from here: http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=19204.0

Unpack the .iro files with the tool that he mentions in the thread, so that you get a bunch of .png files in different folders.
After that, move all those files to E:\Spel\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\The_Reunion\CUSTOM\satsuki
Not the movies though, they go under E:\Spel\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\data\movies, just replace the ones that are already there.

And then in options.ini, put this under CUSTOM

[CUSTOM]
Mod_ID = satsuki

Folder path should look like this: https://imgur.com/a/kMJLVP0
If you want scanlines, go to Reunion folder, then program_files, edit psx.post and under MISC put a 1 at #define USE_SCANLINES .

Game should look miles better now!

Let me know if you can't get it working.

I tried following these instructions, but no luck. I ran the installer using the Reunion option, but it just doesn't seem like it's doing anything. Should I expect to see it create files somewhere?

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General Discussion / Re: 7th Heaven - will Beacause translation come to 7H?

« on: 2020-05-02 06:27:49 »

You can get the most popular graphical and gameplay mods with Reunion without 7H. I already a few hours in with Reunion + New Threat 1.5 + Satsuki Upscale Textures .

Luckily reunion framework makes it pretty straight forward with enabling a custom mod folder.

Do you by chance have a link to instructions on how to install Reunion + Satsuki? I've been running 7H mods, but I want to disable NT and just load Reunion for the translation and Satsuki for the models.

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Releases / Re: [FF7PC-98/Steam] New Threat Mod (v1.5)

« on: 2020-05-02 05:50:27 »

First of all, kudos to the folks making this mod. It breathes new life into a classic game.

After the Remake, I decided to play the original after at least ten years (maybe 15), looking for that nostalgia. I downloaded the Steam game, found this modding community, and quickly installed 7H and tons of mods. I've just made it to the Chocobo Ranch, and I'm really wishing I had not turned on NT for this first run. It's such a major change from the original, and I feel completely lost. If I turn it off now, how is that going to affect the rest of the game for me? It seems I'd be way over-leveled with some strange weapons/materia in my possession for a while. Will I encounter any bugs? Is it better to start over?

tl;dr I want to turn the mod off for now (at the Chocobo Ranch). How will that impact the rest of my game?