The fonts, icons/UI elements are actually set up almost exactly like the original SeeD mod by sl1982/Aali's Driver using .png's instead of the original .tex files. I updated that mod a long time ago, and it looks like they used it as a template for their version lol. They even stole my gradient to use in the remaster lol - it's a pixel perfect 'replica' which is pretty much impossible to do accidentally with gradients. it's probably just a cut/paste of mine. They also took the cut out textures I made for tripod cards, and stole two of my hand-crafted sprite animations for the magic sprites in triple triad. mwahahahahaha!
...Mcindus, my dude.
1. You are awesome.
2. This is really forked up. Modders have been tiptoeing around Squeenix for YEARS. We've been fixing their flaws, improving their quality, and keeping their neglected properties viable decades past their projected expiration dates. All for free, out of respect for intellectual property value and a love of the community and product. The community has maneuvered through disdain and C&D shenanigans. (RIP, Crimson Echoes). Time and time again, when poo hits the fan, the social fallout asks "Instead of shutting it down, why didn't they just send a recruiter out to hire the free-lance modders?" Every time, that viable option is ignored. And now, Squeenix decides to pay someone else to *steal your work*. Like ACTUALLY steal your work. It wasn't someone just modifying what was already there and putting it out for free alongside your art. They took something that you created years ago, put their name on it, and are now making money off of it. Modding/Hacking isn't theft. What this outsourced company did to you, IS.
3. Do you have a Patron site? Or like, a link to a project site I can donate to? I'm a bartender and broke actor, so I can't afford much, but I gave Squeenix $20 for the FF8 remaster, and I can darn well afford to donate some money to you.
***edit***
...just saw the post literally above mine by cloudhaacker linking to Lunatic Pandora. That's what I get for opening my mouth before reading through the whole thread. ^_^