Hmm.....well, I just did a drag 'n' drop to apply the new version of the patch, so if there's any problems this version has that are being caused by the drag 'n' drop, I'll know when I boot up the game in a few minutes, LOL. Stay tuned for edits that shall contain my results!
-EDIT-
Ok, I booted up the game after applying everything via the drag 'n' drop method.
The game is stable. Lighting has indeed been corrected, although I do wish that Cloud's back could be a bit brighter, if it's possible to do that.
There is one thing, though: The model is still not aligned correctly with respect to the field backgrounds. Which means one of two things:
1.) I misunderstood Reunion, and the corrected alignment is not implimented in this release. In this case I expect him to give me a big, fat "DUH!"
OR
2.) Something did not get applied correctly when I used the drag 'n' drop method.
At any rate, I would appreciate it if Reunion would tell us exactly what modifications are in each folder. I have noticed that the same file keeps appearing in several of the folders....and I find that odd. Maybe that's why Cloud doesn't appear to have the correct alignment? :erm: