[PSX] Final Fantasy VII Survivor (New Patch v7.4)

[Kaiseran]

Hello everyone!



Final Fantasy VII is regarded as one of the greatest RPGs and one of the best video games of all time. Many who played the game in the 1990s wished for a scenario where they could save certain characters or alter the course of the story. While some fans insist the narrative should remain exactly as it was originally written, others have long sought a different outcome. I am offering this patch for those who wish that Aerith, one of the story’s most pivotal characters, had survived.

-Saving Aerith
  Saving Aerith Significant effort has been invested in presenting this event in a way that truly engages the player, making the experience feel as though it were part of the original game. Aerith participates in a brief phase during the second disc in Icicle Inn (Snow Village) after Cloud is punched by Elena. By placing Aerith in your party before starting the ski event, she will subsequently leave the party, allowing the game to proceed. While she does not participate in the primary storyline thereafter, the mod modifies her dialogues to reflect her memories before the party reaches the Northern Cave. Aerith officially rejoins the team on the third disc, though she remains unavailable for the final Northern Cave sequence. A patch is included.

- Playing with Sephiroth?!
On the third disc, upon entering the town of Nibelheim, head to the second floor of the inn. There you will find Sephiroth appearing as one of his wandering clones. You may utilize his supernatural powers on the condition that Vincent never joins your group. Please note that Sephiroth cannot be used during the final sequence in the Northern Cave.

- Cloud’s mother: A new meeting with Cloud’s mother on the third disc.

- Mideel: The ability to visit the undestroyed town of Mideel on the third disc by speaking with one of the NPCs downtown.

– Honey Bee Inn: The Honey Bee Inn has reopened with new additions at the entrance.

- Wall Market Challenges: Added challenges in Wall Market involving Aniki, available on all discs.

- Sector 7 Slums: The possibility of visiting the Sector 7 slums.

- Gold Saucer: Retain the ability to ride the Gondola (moving cart) with any team member on the third disc.

- Theatrical Show: It is now possible to participate in the theatrical show at the Gold Saucer by speaking with the man at the entrance on the third disc.

- Costa del Sol: The ability to play football (soccer) again in Costa del Sol.

- Marlene: Additional dialogue options with Marlene in the Sector 7 slums on the third disc.

- Chocobo Dance: Watch the Chocobo dance at any time on the third disc.
- Improved Aerith event in the Forgotten Capital.

Enhanced cinematic movie for saving Aerith.

- The freezing issue that occurred during the Red XIII ultimate weapon side quest when Aerith was in the active party has been resolved.

- Enhanced the Main Menu screen.

– Improved the character portraits for Tifa.

– Enhanced the Main Menu screen.

Added various stability improvements that do not affect game balance.

Here some images











Youtube Video for FFVII Survivor

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Note:
- Patch working on the orginal version
- All rights reserved © Square Enix
- This Patch is for fans only, not for sales.
 
Enjoy!

[Final_Figue]

Hello.

Today I´m going to start playing your Patch.



I really like the idea to keep Aeris alive like on New Threat. Any plans to apply these ideas on the Steam version?

Thank you for this.

[Kaiseran]

I am glad that you liked the idea and I wish you a pleasant time
 with this patched game version. 

[Final_Figue]

Done:

Spoilers:

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First of all, thank you, I´ll keep this version in my personal files. I hope you continue working on this.

I have some suggestions:

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- Provide at least one Triple growth armor.
- I suggest to add Elmyra next to Aeris on Disc 2, in the same place.
- I suggest to increase the AP of Proud clod in the gym, I know that It is a lot, but level Up Knights of the Round is still a nightmare.
- About Claudia, I like the idea, but I suggest to receive something from her.
- Add the current version of the game in the screen (Continue?/New Game).

Thank you again, I´ll wait some time and others updates to play it again.

[Kaiseran]

I am pleased to know your experience with this patched version of the game.
Regarding the suggestions, I will try to take them into consideration if I am able to add these changes without technical problems.
I am currently working on a new patch that includes the perks available in the survivor patch with new impactful additions, but the patch will have a different name. I will announce it as soon as I finish it.
Happy wishes.

[Kaiseran]

New Patch v7.0 released today!

Features:
- Improved event of Aerith in Forgotten Capital.
- Improved the new text dialogues for the Aerith event.
- Improved scene movie for saving Aerith.
- Improved photos for Cloud.
-  A possibility for return to highwind after final battle.
And other additions that support the game and do not affect the level of power.

For download
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/8434/

[Final_Figue]

Good news, thank you for this.

[Kaiseran]

It's my pleasure 

There was a small bug it became fixed in patch v7.2

This patch including:

In the flashback of young Cloud, the music of Nibelheim mountains that was muted now it become fixed.
Improved photos for Yuffie.

[Final_Figue]

Hello Kaiseran.

Recently I´ve been using DuckStation to play PS1 games, in that emulator you can add covers to the games, so here you have a gift:

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Here you have an example on DuckStation:

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I think that see the game in this way is great, I hope you like it and once again, thank you for your mod.

[Kaiseran]

Wow it's so amazing!

Thank you so much for this great work.
I will take them.

[Final_Figue]

Hello Kaiseran.

Today I finished the game, the version 7.2 and I have a report to make.

* I took the images from other gameplays

If you have Aeris when you go for Red XIII ultimate weapon she didn´t appear, in this part:



Then the scene continue and Cloud appears alone in front of the bonfire and the game freeze, in this part:



I hope that this helps you.

Once again, thank you for your mod.

[Kaiseran]

That's strange, because I were play it many times but I didn't see any such problem like it. Anyway, this issue that's happened on which disk?
If thiss issue was in Red 13 event when they visit this area first time, 
which characters you take with you? Because I didn't change anything here.

[Final_Figue]

Hello Kaiseran.

On disk 3. I was going for RedXIII's ultimate weapon. Cloud, Aeris and RedXIII were in my group.

In this part to be precise on disk 3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTjuzcOG2m0

[Kaiseran]

It seems like this special event has never seen to me before, even though I've played this game since it was first released, and I have recently replayed it in the last few years.

The reason is simply that Aeris is on the team on the third disc, which she is not supposed to be there, so I will re-upload a new version that fixes this problem, Anyway Thank you for this important note.

Update: It's fixed I will upload the newest patch very soon

Update: The newest patch v7.4
 Available now for download.

[Final_Figue]

Good news! Thank you!

[EditorMaster]

Thanks for mod, keep up the good work! 👍😉

[Jrmhd91]

Hello Kaiseran, been really enjoying the mod so far. Up to disc 3 playing through the ps2, hoping to hear this will be the first place to get the latest updates on your mod. Finding any mention to this mods updates is kind of scattered around Youtube comments, ROMhacking, and other websites.

Would like to mention that the added challenges with Aniki in the Wall Market gym are broken upon either death or winning the fight. The game will hang before the game over screen appears or after XP is given on a win for all fights.

I also encountered a game freeze if you visit the leftmost building in the Forgotten City if you visit it on disc 1 before getting the cutscene where it becomes night time, before progressing the story. These both happened when I played through this on a modded ps1 and softmodded ps2 slim.

Looking forward to more updates and your response 🙂

[Kaiseran]

Hello Kaiseran, been really enjoying the mod so far. Up to disc 3 playing through the ps2, hoping to hear this will be the first place to get the latest updates on your mod. Finding any mention to this mods updates is kind of scattered around Youtube comments, ROMhacking, and other websites.

Would like to mention that the added challenges with Aniki in the Wall Market gym are broken upon either death or winning the fight. The game will hang before the game over screen appears or after XP is given on a win for all fights.

I also encountered a game freeze if you visit the leftmost building in the Forgotten City if you visit it on disc 1 before getting the cutscene where it becomes night time, before progressing the story. These both happened when I played through this on a modded ps1 and softmodded ps2 slim.

Looking forward to more updates and your response 🙂

Welcome Jrmhd91 

Regarding the Aneki challenges, I tested the two options and tried the victory case or defeat case and didn't encounter any problems.

As for the Aerith event on the first disc, I didn't make any changes to the area that you mentioned, and no problems occurred. Perhaps the problem is related to the PlayStation console the game is running on, as it may be incompatible with it.

In any case, unless I find any problems with this mod, as far as I'm concerned, this mod is completed, and I don't intend to add any updates to it.

I'm currently working on a new mod for the same game. It will have its own name, but it will be significantly different from  survivor mod. Once I'm finished, I'll release it. 

[Kaiseran]

Hello Final Fantasy VII fans,

Here are the most interesting features included in the Final Fantasy VII Survivor mod since its release date.

Features of the first patch :

- Saving Aerith.
- Sephiroth will be playable on the third disc.
- Honey Bee Inn has reopened with some new additions.
- Add challenges In Wall Market with Aniki on all discs
- Sector 7 Slums: The possibility of visiting the Sector 7 slums.
 - Gold Saucer: Retain the ability to ride the Gondola (moving cart) with any team member on the third disc.
Team members in disc three.
Possible to participate in the theatrical show. On the third disc in gold saucer
– Costa del Sol: The ability to play football (soccer) again in Costa del Sol.
– New addition by talking with Marlene in Sector 7 slums on the third disc.
– Watch the Chocobo dance at any time on the third disc.
– New improved photos for Cid and Vincent.

- Features of the Patch v7.0 :

– Improved Aerith event in the Forgotten Capital.
– Refined dialogue and text for the Aerith event.
– Enhanced cinematic movie for saving Aerith.
– Improved photos for Cloud.
– The possibility of returning to the Highwind after the final battle.

Features of the Patch v7.2 :

Improved photos for Yuffie.

Features of  Patch v7.4 :

– Possible now for Aerith to be involved in the side event related to Red XIII ultimate weapon on the third disc.
– Improved photos for Tifa.
– Improved main Screen.

Until the next new mod for Final Fantasy VII,
I send you my best wishes.