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Title: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: Cloudster on 2008-08-15 15:09:52

Couldn't get the AdventAvatars patch to work on my PC, so I made my own! (Yes, the portraits are actually 256 colors! Much less dithering artifacts than the original AdventAvatars!

http://cl0ud.net/FF7_AC_Portraits_Finished.zip (http://cl0ud.net/FF7_AC_Portraits_Finished.zip)

The zip file contains the portraits (256 color/8bit BMPs) in both normal and small versions. There is also the menu_us.lgp from the North American version of FF7 PC. Just drop it in the data\menu folder in your FF7 install dir. (Back up your original menu_us.lgp first!) Saves fiddling with cranky patch files.

(http://i33.tinypic.com/2z8yfs4.png)
http://i33.tinypic.com/2z8yfs4.png (http://i33.tinypic.com/2z8yfs4.png) for fullsize
First two images correspond 640x480/320x240 with hardware rendering, last two correspond to 640x480/320x240 with software rendering.
Tested on 640x480/320x240 with hardware/software rendering. Also tested on my server with an old GPU that actually passes the 8bit paletted textures test. No problems whatsoever.

P.S. I tried to find scenes in which the characters were as close to their poses in the "original" concept art portraits as possible, so I hope that this will appease the "I want the original Cloud/Tifa" people...

Title: Re: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: nguyenhuy_prince on 2008-08-16 00:24:36

Oh, that good, but Can I use this with Final Fantasy VII Phoenix Rejuvenation Project ? 

Title: Re: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: Cloudster on 2008-08-16 00:44:39

It should work if the project doesn't modify menu_us.lgp. Otherwise, you could always replace the files in menu_us.lgp yourself using any LGP utility.

Title: Re: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: *:.Griever.:* on 2008-08-17 22:26:16

I rather like these.  Think I might give them a bash. Thanks. :-)

Title: Re: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: divertiti on 2008-10-06 20:46:00

These avatars look fantastic, I'd like to use them, but the download link up posted is dead. Do you have another link to this file?
Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: ModHelp on 2008-10-07 14:50:23

can u plz make a new link it said page not found

Title: Re: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: orlan on 2008-10-08 17:09:23

Quote from: ModHelp on 2008-10-07 14:50:23

can u plz make a new link it said page not found

 any avatar patch for Sephiroth and Zack?

Title: Re: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: Cloudster on 2008-10-20 04:38:54

Quote from: divertiti on 2008-10-06 20:46:00

These avatars look fantastic, I'd like to use them, but the download link up posted is dead. Do you have another link to this file?
Thanks in advance

Sorry, my computer blew up and I was away for almost a month because of that. I'm catching up with unread posts and might miss a thing or two. As an interim solution till I can get a proper server, files will be hosted at ftp://ftp.forgottencloud.net/cldstr_advavatars.zip

P.S I do not have the original version of the images anymore because the mobo decided to take my 400GB HD used for data with it, along with the PSU. In the zip is the menu_us.lgp file which you put in your data\menu folder.

EDIT: Fixed. Thanks Gingercat.
EDIT of EDIT: Stupid SMF keeps tacking on http:// to the link. Grr! Just copy and paste the link in your browser's address bar. Sorry for the inconvenience, folks.

Title: Re: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: Gingercat on 2008-10-20 08:27:02

That link doesn't work, because it's got a "http://" stuck onto the front of it.

That will need to be taken off. In the meantime, if you copy the text and paste it into a browser (instead of clicking the link), that should work.

Title: Re: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: OrdosAlpha on 2008-11-20 02:31:28

The FTP download link no longer works. So, I'm wondering, does anyone still have this mod? And, would be willing to either send it directly to me, or upload it somewhere?

Title: Re: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: qwerty103 on 2009-01-12 02:42:16

"P.S I do not have the original version of the images anymore because the mobo decided to take my 400GB HD used for data with it, along with the PSU. In the zip is the menu_us.lgp file which you put in your data\menu folder."

Aw man I just registered to let you know if you still have this cuz the link doesn't work and then I read this message. Damn.

Too bad this was the best avatar mod that I've seen so far. The other AC Avatar that I downloaded (I think it was the original one) wasn't as smooth looking as this one. If only I know how to make one but I don't...

If someone has this downloaded before he lost the files please upload it. I really want it.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: Ryu88Master on 2009-01-29 21:29:57

wow this is one of the bese ac avatar i've seen can someone plz be kind enough to sent me one or tell me where to get one thanks heaps!! :lol: :lol:
this is my e-mail [email protected]  :-)

Title: Re: Advent Avatars - self-made
Post by: supercool330 on 2009-01-31 23:50:13

Can anybody put this up on megaupload or something?  I really want this but all the dl links are down.