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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-16 00:11:45 »

Hiya, you're using the wrong driver, I think. So you've had to turn shaders off. Amazing it's working at all. Use the 13.5beta2 installer to UNINSTALL first, do a system restart, then use it again to put the drivers on. Turn shaders back on in bootloader config, then go from there. If you continue to have problems, you may need to reinstall the game completely with those drivers on your system. Reinstalling the game involves uninstalling through windows control panel, manually deleting the ff7 directory you installed to, if it remains, and using a registry cleaner, and/or this ff7 remove Registry Key tool made by Kompass63. Then you may reinstall. Sucks huh? This game was released in 1998. The remake is just a way of reprinting the old game. 

@Muha You've basically got the same issue, as far as I can tell. Is your card not able to use the new catalyst releases? Seems like it would still be supported by catalyst updates. That one is like a month old or something. If you can use the 13.5beta2 try that before bothering with a full reinstall again.

Thanks! Everything seems to be working so far with 13.5beta2 (though I don't plan on playing FF7 very much for the next few days).

I guess I was just using whatever the current drivers were when I last re-imaged my computer earlier this year. I didn't realize there were any specific ones I should be using.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-15 22:08:41 »

I have unchecked that all ready, its not in 4:3 anymore its widescreen, but at the bottom I get a solid black bar that runs across the screen. Without the mod I can play full widescreen, where it fills up the whole screen. Do I need another driver/mod or anything like that?

Unfortunately, this is an issue with FF7 itself. That black bar will always be there, even if you play the unmodded version.

Thankfully, this black bar does not appear during battles and on the world map, so we do get full screen sometimes. But in towns and during FMVs, it is something that cannot be fixed.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-14 20:06:57 »

I just got another frozen black screen when switching areas. Here's my APP.LOG, if it helps:

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INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.7.11b
INFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English
INFO: ATI Technologies Inc. ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series 4.2.12002 Compatibility Profile Context 9.12.0.0
INFO: OpenGL 2.0 support detected
INFO: Found swap_control extension
INFO: Max texture size: 16384x16384
INFO: Number of texture units: 8
INFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 1920x1200, output resolution 1920x1200, internal resolution 2560x1920
INFO: FBO extension detected, using fast scaling/postprocessing path
INFO: Shader limits: varying 128, vert uniform 16384, frag uniform 16384
INFO: FFMpeg movie player plugin loaded
INFO: FFMpeg version SVN-r25886, Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
INFO: FF7Music helper plugin loaded
INFO: Loading external library Multi.dll
LOCK UNLOCK TEST
MATRIX INITIALIZE
INITIALIZE DD/D3D END
initializing sound...
creating dsound primary buffer
reading audio file
loading static sounds
sound initialized
set music volume: 127
set music volume: 127
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF CREDITS!!!
INFO: D:\Games\FF7\SteamApps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\movies\eidoslogo.avi; h264/aac 1280x960, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 10.193000, frames: 153
set music volume trans: 127->0, step=60
END OF CREDITS!!!
Entering MAIN
set music volume: 127
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
set music volume: 127
INFO: D:\Games\FF7\SteamApps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\movies\junon.avi; h264/aac 1280x896, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 32.266667, frames: 484
GLITCH: missed palette write to external texture field/junonr1/junonr1_15
set music volume: 127
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
UNEXPECTED: zero count
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start


I apologize if this question has already been answered.

I have the steam version on my laptop and I was able to download all of the mods and went through the bootloader and it seems to work. But when I get to the title screen where I choose either new game or continue I can't get anything to work. I've tried every button on my keyboard and none of them seem to do anything. I can't get pass the title screen.

The default controls are on the Numpad (for some reason). Your arrows are 2, 4, 6, and 8 (the ones with arrows on them), [Menu] is +, [OK] is Enter, [Cancel] is 0. Also, I believe Numlock needs to be ON.

You can change these by opening the in-game Menu and going to Config.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-14 19:26:37 »

It doesn't matter if it's a crash or a freeze. When the APP.log halts is when the game shuts down, which you need to do on a game freeze anyways. If you don't have an APP.log, then you have not installed the mods correctly. It must be there and cannot be said otherwise.

The biggest reason I like to see APP.log is to witness the GPU being used. Are you running Intel HD Graphics or a dedicated video card? This question doesn't really matter at this point though because you need to start all over in order to record your APP.log through Aali's driver.

Ah, I see. I just remember it asking me questions about the log during an actual crash, so I didn't realize it would be there otherwise. I'm using an ATI HD 5970 video card, which was like, the best card you could possibly buy 3 years ago.

Maybe it's not happy with dual GPUs?

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-14 18:24:30 »

You speak out of my soul

Yeeeee.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-14 16:50:19 »

That's just not normal at all. I play for hours at a time sometimes, going through the early parts of the game through the story and stuff. Can you post an APP log after one of these crashes? can chop it down to the end and see what kinda error it throws off.

Unfortunately, there is no crash log since it doesn't actually crash. Usually it freezes on a blank screen during some sort of transition.

I was quite shocked to hear your solution to the non-menu overhaul graphics issue. I have played around a lot with internal resolution settings and found 5120X3840 with an output res of 1920X1080 to be stunning, particularly because Antialiasing also works with these settings... but the menu graphics glitches we've been talking about come up without the menu overhaul. Unfortunately, my setup does not allow me to go up to 1920X1200... that's fantastic. I kinda want to try that, but I'm curious what you do about your internal resolution and antialiasing and if you've been able to play around with these settings. Also... since 1920X1200 is not a standard res that I know of... and this is really speculation here, it could possibly be the source of your crashes.
The best I've got so far has been using output res of 1920X1080 and internal resolution of 2560X1920. It's really a far cry from what you get with that doubled internal res. Perhaps I will look into this further if the next Menu Overhaul release doesn't address this crap.

I have "Override application settings" 24x Supersampling Edge-detect AA turned on in Catalyst Control Center, but I have no idea if it's being applied or not. There does seem to be some small amount of aliasing when I look at Cloud's field model closely (such as during the opening sequence, like in the images you posted), but I can't get rid of it. When I heard you say that AA wouldn't be applied unless the correct internal resolution is used, I definitely tried to mess around with it, but nothing ever changed (except my menus getting messed up).

Actually, 1920x1200 is very much a standard resolution. Up until a few years ago, all widescreen computer monitors used the 16:10 aspect ratio, with resolutions such as 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, and 1920x1200. Perhaps you have heard of some of these? They are all the same ratio.

Edit: Okay, so I tried the 2560x1920 Internal Resolution, and the menus still look good! In the past, I was using something like 3840x2160 because that's what was there by default (for me). However, that isn't even a multiple of 640x480, so I have no idea why that was my default. I also tried something like 3200x2400 in the past (which *is* a multiple of 640x480), but there were still menu artifacts, so I gave up on it. It looks like if you choose a multiple that's too big, then it will cause problems.

However, the aliasing still doesn't look any different.

Is there any way to change the controls?

Just like in the old days. Open the menu in-game, then go to Config -> Controller -> Customize.

Of course, the horrible part about this is that the default keyboard controls are completely retarded, and there's no way to change them or figure out what they are unless you already know the defaults. So, if you're using a keyboard: Pretty much all of the controls are on the numpad. It looks like [Menu] is "+" and [OK] is "Enter". Make sure you use the + and Enter on the Numpad, otherwise it won't work!

(Personally, I already had a PS3 controller hooked up to my computer, so I never had to deal with any of this keyboard nonsense. )

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-14 10:59:36 »

Yeah... It seems to be quite a chore trying to play FF7 with all these mods installed. I have to play some story segments like 3-5 times before I can proceed because said story segments are too long for me to get through without experiencing at least one random crash.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-13 05:08:08 »

Oh, good; my bad thinking you did it wrong... I did it wrong repeatedly lol. I keep failing helping people lately, get's confusing when stuff works for you and no one else. If you figured that out so quick, you're smart. Can you tell me more about your menus in game without the menu overhaul installed? I can't get mine looking the way I want at 1080p. At 1280x960 the GUI from the Avalanche Hi-Res looks perfect... Bump it to 1920X1080 and it starts to show little artifacts. Did you end up just scrapping the menu changes altogether and using the old one? I tried that, no glitches but it looks... out of place and jagged. Skipping the Avalanche GUI and using the Hi-Res menu changes at 1080p is not too bad, the glitches are not very noticeable or distracting to me. I really missed the critical hit flashes (if they are really working now, I need more time to play with this setup, but I saw Cloud hit one and it went off, whole screen went white for a split second I think). And like you said, the end of battle black out sticks out pretty bad, too. Wish I could fix the stock looking Avalanche-Hi-Res Menus for 1080p without glitches.

It turns out that my GUI artifacts were coming from the "Internal Resolution" option in the Bootloader. Have you tried turning that off?

I'm using the Avalanche GUI and Hi-Res stuff at 1920x1200 and everything is looking great.



The only problem I'm having now is that the game seems to crash from time to time... Like maybe every 30 mins to 1 hour, depending on how lucky I am. I guess I'd better save every chance I get.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-13 02:44:48 »

Mode switching doesn't work right AFAIK.  Pretty sure Alyza advises against using it.

Yeah, I've seen some people advise against it, but I never had any problems with it before.

But I guess there's really no reason to switch difficulties mid-game. I'll just play vanilla for now and re-install a different difficulty later if I want.

Sweet, the patches are working now!

(Freaking Mode Switcher, eh?  )

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-13 02:02:58 »

Like I said it's tricky. Read the YAMP post by dziugo carefully. They do work. Need to put files in the right places. Itl say its successful even if you have them set up wrong and it just patches the file exactly the same as before. if you do it right the patcher will tell you each patch its instalkung individually before saying its finished. I dont just put up links without testing them.

Yes, I know how to read.

I set the files up just like he said. Here is the output (the backup part is because I'm running it for the second time):

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FF7.exe file restored from the backup (backup_ff7.exe)
Applying patch: GyptInstant
Applying patch: KrucisDefaultRun
Patching done
Press any key to continue...
I know it's a valid patch, but I can't get mine working somehow.



I'm going to try reinstalling Bootleg without the Difficulty Mode Switching. I'm sure that must do a bunch of funky things involving ff7.exe?

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-13 01:07:28 »

After, bootleg doesn't necessarily alter ff7.exe, just menu overhaul does. YAMP wont even start trying to patch if ff7.exe isn't untouched. Glad you made me find these, cus I wanted them too... 

Thanks. I'm reinstalling right now since I had installed the Always Run toggle thingy, which is different than this patch. I'll let you know how the patching goes.

(Although I know the Always Run toggle from Bootleg is a DLL, so perhaps I could just delete it? Anyway, better to let Bootleg figure it out for me. )



Edit: Unfortunately, the patches do not work for me at all. The patching says it was successful, but I can press Ctrl+S all day and it never skips the opening FMV. Also, Cloud will not run unless I hold down Cancel.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-13 00:56:11 »

Worked on this for longer than someone bright should... but I found how to install this and also where Gypt (skip movies) in Menu Overhaul came from. They are .exe patches created by Dziugo: for YAMP (Yet Another Multi-Patcher) which is a little tricky to set up. I had to look carefully at his screenshot before I realized I needed a "patches" folder inside my game menu. Anyway, here's the link for the Always Run Patch that they got working correctly, and here's Gypt. Yamp install file and .ex_ in the main, game directory, patch files all in the patches folder, then open the install.bat and itl patch your ff7.exe for you! If your computer explodes it was xLostWingx's fault.

Edit: and double post. I'd Smite myself but someone already did today

Thanks for the tips.

But if I'm also using Bootleg, should I apply these patches before or after? I feel like I can't do both (if Bootleg is patching ff7.exe) since a patch would only work on the original ff7.exe...

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-12 22:04:27 »

So, sorry again but still not working : however now, like the last time, the game is launching and I have a windows error about the FF7.exe.

here is the APP :
As for your question :
1) I followed the steps described in this thread so not sure what you mean by your "game converter"
2) Yes UAC is off
3) I have no antivirus 

1) Basically, the 2012 re-release and the 2013 Steam version need to be "converted" to the original 1998 PC version before most mods can be applied. Anyway, if you're using Bootleg as described in OP of this thread, then it should be doing this for you automatically.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-11 23:58:54 »

I have a suggestion, because I've been working on this exact problem myself, since you brought it up the other day. Without menu overhaul you get the critical hit flashes back and the end of battle menu black out thing is gone.

You've got a little further than me on this. But this is the work around I would suggest: Instead of allowing bootleg to install the Avalanche Hi-Res when it tries(if you've told windows to default run it when it is opened you'll have to redownload that mod so that windows asks you, same as avalanche GUI skip workaround) let it sit at the place where it prompts you and instead, install it yourself manually, and it'll give you some options. Completely uncheck GUI and then let it install. After it's finished, hit cancel on the prompt you left sitting and it will then proceed to prompt you for the avalanche GUI. Let it install it. See how that goes. You shouldn't have to leave anything else out of your desired bootleg setup, but I haven't tested it. ^{did not work}

Athmet: You and Drumblanket have me totally stumped. I'm sorry I haven't been able to solve your issue at all, much less quickly, I do however think both of you can get aali's driver working if you both keep just kinda playing with settings and waiting for someone smarter than me to help out.

I finally got everything working! (With FF7 menus.)

I think the problem may have been that I wasn't uninstalling properly during some of my earlier attempts. Perhaps you are having that problem too? Make sure that you are doing a *clean* install by following the steps below:

➣ I don't like XYZ mod. Can I just run Bootleg again with something else selected?

No, you cannot. Many of the mods will alter the main files of the game, and uninstalling does not revert back to their original file structure. More modern games, such as those found at Nexus Mods, have file structures capable of installing and uninstalling freely, but back in the early-mid 1990's, they did not have these features when developing this game.

You will need to start over to change or try a new mod. Follow these steps:

• Uninstall FF7Music via Windows Control Panel.
• Uninstall the game via Windows Control Panel.
• Clean your registry using this tool: HERE
• Delete the old installation folder completely. It will have junk files leftover from modding, and installing back into will cause a nightmare.
  
• Install the game and start modding again.

Previously, I had been doing steps 2, 4, and 5, but I had no idea about 1 and 3! I'm figuring that skipping step 3 may have been the culprit, but it could be either. Clearly one should not ignore these steps!

(Note: If you have the Steam version, I don't think you really have to uninstall the game via Windows Control Panel. I just always right-click and "Delete Local Content..." from Steam.)

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-11 19:42:15 »

However, the FF7-style menu is not without its problems either. I did a fresh install, but I'm getting graphical artifacts in the menus, as seen below. How can I fix this?

Ok... New strategy! I tried installing BFE with pretty much every option set to "No Change", and the lines are finally gone!

Now I just have to go through about 5-10 reinstalls to figure out which option(s) are causing the problem. I'll let you know what I find out.

(With all options turned "off", BFE still installs a few basic things such as the custom OpenGL driver, FF7 music, and the Avalanche GUI. This means I still get the upgraded FF7 menus, including menu transparency in battle! That's all I really want from the menus, so I'm getting much closer to figuring this all out now.)

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-11 18:36:41 »

You can still get Kranmer's run-always patch without the menu overhaul but I don't think you can get save anywhere and skip movies.

Thanks! I got the Always Run option working, but it looks like I need to press Ctrl+F4 every time I start up the game.

Is there any way to change the default to ON? I never had to turn it on when I was using the Menu Overhaul.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-11 16:25:47 »

That is the Tifa model from Dissidia, ported and modified pretty poorly for FF7. Her legs are bow-legged because the bones are rotated backwards. This model is floating around the internet somewhere, but it would be against the site rules to provide links or support for it.

Ah, I see. Thank you very much! I will see if I can't find it somewhere.

Just one question though. How do I modify the field and/or battle models without running Bootleg? I went poking around in the game folder, and I was able to find the FMVs and various textures that the Bootleg had installed, but I can't seem to find the character models.

(Of course, I know the character models aren't something simple like an image or a movie that my computer would be able to show me by default. So even if I did run across the files, I guess there'd be no way for me to know it without some additional software.)

Yeah, I realize this is inconvenient for some people because they may have lots of Steam games already installed. Be my test dummy and try installing as normal, then copying the FINAL FANTASY VII folder into D:\Games\. Make sure Bootleg is pointing to that folder for the game directory before you run it.

You will always need to use FF7Bootloader to run with Bootleg mods. It will install a desktop shortcut for it, so run from that.

Actually, you don't need to uninstall Steam or move any of your games. When you install FF7, just tell Steam to install it in a different folder.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Bootleg Configurator and FF7 Mod Installation

« on: 2013-07-11 16:16:10 »

Oh, I certainly can. In fact, I have more problems with the cloud saving feature than anything. I've had to stare at my screen for a good 10-15 minutes at times waiting for it to try to download from the cloud, and fail to do it. Definitely not helpful when you need to rush to save because something came up IRL. You've answered my questions though so, thank you!

Yeah, the "Cloud" () saving isn't really worth it, especially since it's so buggy right now.

However, I for one *very* much want the achievements. I know that some hardcore players may think they're "stupid" and unnecessary, but to each their own. The achievements are pretty much the only reason that I bothered buying the game on Steam. After all, I already own the original PS1 disks (which work perfectly fine on my 2006 fat PS3), not to mention I paid an additional $10 to download it on PSN when I got too lazy to insert the disks... lol.

Actually, I also bought the Steam version because I heard that there were these glorious mods.

Anyway... it looks like I'll have to play through this game at least twice now so that I can get the achievements too.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-10 18:51:16 »

Oh, I found it, I think. The Big List of Mods is scary but this stuff is in there. Take a look.  Grimmy's AC Tifa

I don't think that's the same one. The face is totally different. Pause at 1:53 to see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1_Lq37vKe4#t=113s

I mean this

Thanks! Starting reinstallation number 11...

Edit: Still messed up.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-10 18:44:45 »

There is nothing to be done about the famous "black bar" issue you describe. It's there to account for the fact that old CRT TV's cut this portion of the screen off. Were lucky the battle screens don't do it also.

I just checked the unmodded Steam version, and it happens there too! So bascially... Square just released a game that does not display properly on 90% of computer screens, and they didn't even bother to fix it?

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-10 18:06:47 »

There is nothing to be done about the famous "black bar" issue you describe. It's there to account for the fact that old CRT TV's cut this portion of the screen off. Were lucky the battle screens don't do it also.

Can I at least shift the picture downward by 60 pixels so that it's centered?

But supposedly the upcoming version of the Menu Overhaul will have an original menus option.

Sounds great, I can't wait!

The Tifa in that video looks like AC Tifa. Whiteraven has adjusted and repaired that model

Yeah, I've tried the "AC Tifa (Whiteraven)" model, but I don't like it. Looks like he tried to "repair" something that wasn't broken. Can I have the old model plz?

During the installation of the "Avalanche hires" were the Spanish fonts also installed. You can try to install the mod again (without Spanish fonts) or you can try to install Avalanche GUI v2.0.8

I didn't install any other fonts. The game always looks messed up like that if I try to leave "Menu Overhaul" off.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [Tutorial] Tifa's Bootleg

« on: 2013-07-10 12:09:20 »

Tifa's Bootleg

Install Tutorial for Bootleg Configurator

*snip*

Hello! First, let me just say thank you so much for writing this guide! I've got it more or less working now, and FF7 has never looked better!

However, there do seem to be a few annoying issues that I cannot seem to fix. The first is that the bottom inch or so of my screen is always black when I am not in battle. My screen has a native res of 1920x1200, and that's exactly what I set in the Booloader Configuration, but it doesn't seem to listen to me. It looks like it's only using the first 1080 rows of my screen outside of battle (ala 1920x1080) and refuses to recognize the remaining 120 rows of pixels. The worst part is that this issue does *not* occur during battle! When I'm in battle, every single pixel on the screen is used (if I uncheck "Preserve Aspect", that is), so the game definitely understands what 1920x1200 means. Is there any way to fix this?

Here are some of my Bootloader settings that may be pertinent to this issue: 1920x1200, Fullscreen, VSync 60Hz, Advanced HDR Bloom, Internal Resolution 3840x2160. I realize that 3840x2160 is a 16:9 aspect ratio (double 1080p on each side), but I have tried changing it to 3840x2400 (double my native res on each side) and it made no difference. (By the way, I've uninstalled and reinstalled the game+mod about a half a dozen different times now, mainly to test out different options and so forth, and this issue is *always* present, so it doesn't seem like it's an issue with any particular mod that I chose.)

Next, I was wondering if there is a way that I can keep the old FF7 style menus while still enabling certain options such as "Always Run", "Save Anywhere", and "Allow Movie Skip"? It seems that these are tied into the "Menu Overhaul" option that forces me to have the FF9/FF10 menus, which I do not like much. If not, then I might consider using the FF9 menus, but there is another issue. When using the FF9 and/or 10 menus, battle scenes do not fade out properly. When the battle ends, the part of the screen containing the menu goes completely black, whereas the upper part of the screen is still visible. I can understand from a programming stand-point why this glitch might happen, but it's very undesirable. When using the FF7 menus, everything disappears at the same time. (Whether it fades to black, or switches to the next screen instantly, I forget. But it does not have a third of the screen disappearing at a separate time.)

Furthermore, it looks like there's a lot of seemingly important "fixes" that are only available under the Menu Overhaul. I would love to install these without being forced to use a menu that I don't like.

However, the FF7-style menu is not without its problems either. I did a fresh install, but I'm getting graphical artifacts in the menus, as seen below. How can I fix this?



(Sorry if the image is too small here. Please right-click and copy the image URL to view the original.)

Lastly, I really love the idea of Grimmy's FMVs, but somehow they have even *more* letterboxing than the enhanced originals! (Well, I've only seen the intro video, but I love the idea already.) For instance, the "Rumbah 1280 Smooth" option gives me an upgrade of the original FMVs that takes up my whole screen if I have "Preserve Aspect" turned off (actually, the bottom 120 rows of pixels are blank, but that's a separate issue). However, the "Bootleg+Grimmy" option gives me an intro with black bars at the top and the bottom of the screen (even when I'm telling the game to just use the whole screen and ignore Aspect Ratio). In other words, if I actually tell it to preserve the original aspect ratio, then I end up with black bars on all 4 sides of my screen! I don't see why that should ever happen. That means I'm staring at a little window inside of my screen, which is not watchable IMO. Is there any way to make it use the full height of my screen?

And... that should be about it. Oh, except, where would I find a Tifa battle model similar to the one in this video? I'm not terribly satisfied with any of the Tifa battle models available in the Bootleg Front End (nor the Tifa field models, for that matter), so I'd really love to get my hands on the model in that video! (So to speak... )



Thanks in advance for any guidance you may have!