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To be honest, I have a lot more faith in the modding community than Square Enix to fix up these backgrounds, they've already released the game so it's unlikely they'll complete the overhaul for free.

In light of recent Squeenix trends, maybe they'll release a texture pack in the form of DLC... even that's unlikely though - if they were to release DLC for FFVII it would probably be something stupid like sponsored costume changes or extra weapons... :roll:

EDIT: I contacted Square Enix support to see what they'd say. It went something like this:

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SEE Agent Michael: Hello and thank you for contacting SQUARE ENIX Customer Support. Just a few moments while I review your question, please.
You: ok
SEE Agent Michael: I understand you have some issues with FINAL FANTASY VII?
You: yes, the re-release comes with updated model textures but not updated background textures
You: all the models are smooth and high-res, but the environment is still blocky and pixelated
You: i was wondering if SE had any plans to update the environments in the same fashion as they have the models?
SEE Agent Michael: Unfortunately, due to the way the backgrounds were originally rendered it is not really possible to update them with starting
from the very beginning.
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You: Oops, sent that before you responded as a visual aid of what i mean
SEE Agent Michael: I understand that the updated characters may not fit in with the background all the time.
SEE Agent Michael: We can only apologise for this.
You: I have seen on the internet some updated textures created by the community, but they do not currently work with the re-release of FFVII
You: couldn't SE do the same?
SEE Agent Michael: I do not have any information on this unfortunately. All I can really do is pass your feedback on to the development team.
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You: Here is an example of what I mean
SEE Agent Michael: I can pass on your feedback, but you may be better posting on the forums.
You: The author of this picture has updated environments for the entire game I think, but they only work with the 1998 release, not the 2012
release. It would be really good if SE could do something similar - it would complete the spirit of the re-release and make the game that much more enjoyable
SEE Agent Michael: This is only the technical support department, I will pass this on but there is not much else I can do.
You: Ahaha
You: I'd very much appreciate that, thanks
You: I just hope they take it on board

... he said he'd pass on the feedback, but I don't have a lot of faith that SE will actually do anything. :-\

I have faith that we'll see mods for the 2012 version before too long - every game is moddable right? ;D

I would LOVE to be able to use Omzy's Field Pack with the unconverted 2012 version...

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As with MrValle, I have come here seeking a way to get these beautiful textures to work with my Re-release of FFVII.

Is there/will there be a way to add them to the re-release without converting to the old version?

The thing is, I've paid £8 for this and I want to keep the core game how it is - otherwise I feel like I could have just acquired the old version for free and used that. The Cloud Saves have actually been useful when switching from my XP virtual machine to my Windows 8 virtual machine, and I'm happy with the updated models that come with the re-release.

I've already used Anxious Hearts to change the audio to the original PS1 tracks so literally the only thing I want to do now is to upgrade the textures of the backgrounds. Everything else is perfect.

Any help for a guy who just wants to mod his textures with the game he already has?  :-)

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