So, I finally got around to buying the Steam version as well. First I thought I could just keep using the PSX version as it'll be essentially the same, but it seems that the steam version just offers so many more modding possibilities. My next step now is to import all my changes I already made to the PSX version to the steam version, and here I've got a couple questions:
1) It was said a couple pages back that text cannot be imported from hwf files from the PSX version, but that was with an older version of the tool when steam compatibility first came out. Is this still true, and does this only refer to dialogue (I hope), or does it also include the names and descriptions of items, spells, enemies etc?
2) Also a couple pages back, there was the rumor that the random encounter rate in the steam version is far lower than in the PSX version despite the encounter rates in the various fields being identical. Is this true? And if so, is there a way to remedy that? Because that would leave you seriously underleveled under normal circumstances, so I'd really prefer playing the game with the original encounter rate.
3) And last, about the saving instructions you posted earlier:
Saving Instructions
You have to backup your files yourself. The program asks for the "FF9_Launcher.exe" file when opening the game, and then for a folder where you want to save your modded files. In any case, never choose the folder in which the selected "FF9_Launcher.exe" lies, either create a new folder either save it in a folder containing another "FF9_Launcher.exe".
The files created this way are intended to replace the files in the sub-folders of your "FINAL FANTASY IX" folder.
Here are the 2 safest possible choices :
1) Start by creating a backup of your "FINAL FANTASY IX" folder. When you use HW, only open the backup files and choose the non-backup "FINAL FANTASY IX" folder when you save (it's important that you keep that default name). As that's the game launched by Steam, you'll have your game directly modded.
2) Start by creating a backup of your "FINAL FANTASY IX" folder and use that backup for HW, but create a new folder somewhere else for the saving. To apply the mod, you need to replace manually the files in the "FINAL FANTASY IX" folder by the modded ones.
In any case, a 3rd backup is not a bad idea, unless you don't mind downloading the game again in case of problems.
So do I get this right, whenever I save my changes on an unmodded file, it'll change every file in this entire FFIX folder, and then I have to copy each one of them over the original ones in the different FFIX folder that I will be using to play?
Thanks for your answers, and thanks again for your awesome work so far, tirlititi!