Congrats on the release, Chrys! I am a little confused, though, because earlier in the thread, when I asked, you said a modified .exe (such as being changed by White Chocobo or TouphScript) can be used with this mod. But just a few posts up, you said it can't. So which is it? And I still think you might want to provide a non-7H version as well. Not everyone uses 7H, and forcing it to go through there alone cuts off those people who don't use it who might want to try out the mod. The choice should be up to the user to decide how they want to install it.
I don't mean to speak for Chrysalis, but the
person who created the mod gets to decide what they want to support. Not you.
My interpretation of what he said was you
can change the exe if you want but that doesn't mean you
should nor does it mean it is
supported. Give it a whirl, see what happens, but just know you do it at your own discretion and risk of it not working properly or it looking weird. Many modders are moving away from hacking exes nowadays, which is a good thing. There are better ways. With that said, if you're only changing shop data, and the integrity of the rest of the exe is intact, it will probably work fine.
Nobody is forcing you to do/use anything. The choice you have is what modding platform or method you use. There is nothing stopping you from applying the assets from this mod into your preferred platform/method if you choose to take the time to do so. Maybe you could be less demanding and instead suggest ways and offer help on how he can support your setup.
White Chocobo has been long abandoned. If you're going to cheat in the game, why not just use other methods?