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Final Fantasy 7's modding community strikes again: new beta 16:9 widescreen feature for battle, world and select field screens
- Thread starter AuthenticM
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That's some wizardry to draw things out to be 16:9, but also that Cloud in the first image is super cursed.
For the pre-rendered field backgrounds, it seems like it's area that's already present for scrolling, that wouldn't be shown all at once in 4:3.
You can some of it in the original, here for example:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOUMiEbkZUM&t=155s
EDIT: Okay, there's a LOT of extra space in some of these original backgrounds.
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I would love to just run the game with the Satsuki mod for enhanced backgrounds, fps mod and now this widescreen mod. Would that be possible? Or do I have to install mods for new character models and UI (which I don't want) to make it work?
You can install or leave out pretty much any part you want. You can keep the original UI and models if you want.
Pretty incredible!
I don't know how feasible it would be but I wish the modding community could import models from FF7R and recreate the backgrounds with the environment in that game too. It's what I wish FF7R was tbh
I don't know how feasible it would be but I wish the modding community could import models from FF7R and recreate the backgrounds with the environment in that game too. It's what I wish FF7R was tbh
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The new widescreen feature is built directly into the driver. It should be compatible with anything. But it did just come out, so keep that in mind. But theoretically, yes, it should be compatible with Satsuki and the 60fps mod.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxI_9uaSN84
I wish the remake had looked like this, and been 100% faithful to the og.
Same here. Very much in the spirit of the original low poly models, but just better.
I just have 7th Heaven installed and I pick and choose what mode I want to enable, its pretty user friendly.
Not sure if it has been updated with this already.
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I think so? I know it's possible to install FFNx (the driver) and Satsuki directly into the game folder without going through 7th Heaven (the mod manager). I'm not sure about 60fps, but maybe as well?
Dunno about this mod specifically, but I have The Reunion mod running on Steam Deck so most likely.
Everytime OP posts a new FFVII mod thread, I get all riled up to where I want to buy a PC and figure out how to get mods working.
I really should've played FF7 on PC, huh. Played the Switch version and the QoL stuff was nice (mainly the fast forward and random encounter skip), but all these mods coming out for it look awesome.
omg
This is gorgeous, and literally what I had in mind when they first announced FF7:R, lol
I've not tried it with this game/mod but for other games if you mod them however on PC then transfer the game folders to the Deck and merge/overwrite the files there it can work.
The other option if the mod uses a separate application is to add that as a non steam game and run it on the deck through proton.
If I have 7th Heaven updated does this automatically install?
lol, I tend to agree. There's another mod n 7th Heaven that allows you to use more modernized models that aren't chibi. Hell, with all the mods in this thing I practically feel like it's better than any remaster Square could do.
7th Heaven lets you pick and choose which modes you want active. So you can download enhanced backgrounds and the FPS mods without changing anything else about the game. Still not sure about the widescreen integration though.
lol, I tend to agree. There's another mod n 7th Heaven that allows you to use more modernized models that aren't chibi. Hell, with all the mods in this thing I practically feel like it's better than any remaster Square could do.
7th Heaven lets you pick and choose which modes you want active. So you can download enhanced backgrounds and the FPS mods without changing anything else about the game. Still not sure about the widescreen integration though.
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This looks dope. I would've loved something like this as well.
Go to the official website and download the newest version, it will start auto-downloading updates from that moment onward. You can even install it in the same folder structure and just update the mods, or re-download them if there are too many version updates.
It's insane how much more personality this has :/ .
I'm sad now.
(but ff7R is not a remake whatsoever anyway so even if it looked like that I'd still be bitter :p )
But my 7th heaven auto updated, the other mods can update.
But if I click on game driver it says this
If I can get this mod working, I think I'll finally go back and play FF7 for the first time since the 90s! The last time I tried FF7 was the crumby Eidos PC version that crashed every 15 minutes. To be fair, though, my PC only had 8MB of RAM. And yes, I meant Megabytes. LOL
It's insane how much more personality this has :/ .
I'm sad now.
(but ff7R is not a remake whatsoever anyway so even if it looked like that I'd still be bitter :p )
But my 7th heaven auto updated, the other mods can update.
But if I click on game driver it says this
Not sure about that one, sorry.
All I know is that I was running a VERY old version and manually downloading the newest one solved it all. There are even newer version of the same mods I was using and they look/perform better now.
Ver 2.23 to Ver 2.25 was my update.
Ok so I tried installing manually and it didn't work, but I found in the settings an obscure option to update the ffnx specifically and that seemed to have worked.
Just tried it out, pretty damn sweet!
Also worth noting that Ninostyle finally finished replacing every single field character/npc model a few days ago. 200-something models all redone, he's been working on it for like 4 years.
I know they're not to everyone's tastes but I love the added detail, he used Nomura's sketches as a reference for many of them.
I would just wait for a Satsuki update, I'm sure he'll bundle this into the installer. He's been really good about with other recent breakthroughs like analog controls, etc. And yes Satsuki mod has a really user-friendly GUI for installation where you can check or uncheck tons of features like new character models. I personally prefer just using HD interface and backgrounds and leaving the original models alone too. The UI upscale in Satsuki isn't obnoxious either. It's the same scale, font, and colors as the original, just no longer pixellated.
Ooooh nice! I love them and used an older version when I went back and played some of FFVII a bit ago and it was incomplete. Nice that they are done.
I really like them as they keep the chibi style that the backgrounds and world scale were made around while looking a lot better than flat coloured 3 polygon characters from the PS1. These models, plus upscaled backgrounds plus the FMV replacment mod really do a great job of remastering the game.
I gotta figure out how to get this running on Deck.
Just tried it out, pretty damn sweet!
Also worth noting that Ninostyle finally finished replacing every single field character/npc model a few days ago. 200-something models all redone, he's been working on it for like 4 years.
I know they're not to everyone's tastes but I love the added detail, he used Nomura's sketches as a reference for many of them.
If normal people can do this for free why can't square a billions $ company with hundreds of employees release their own version
I vividly remember the time ghosts and sephiroth showing up in disc 1. best parts of the 1997 original tbhummm lol
I love how much the fans respect the bones of the original game, it's a shame the direction the remake went. I have never modded FF7 in my life, I have the Steam version, people are talking about some Satsuki deal, I guess I will wait for that to be updated with this and then have them all under one roof. I assume Satsuki is an installer for all the most popular mods?
Just thought it was funny to allege that they were sleeping on upgrading this game
Was gonna comment on how cool this is, but I see the thread has already devolved into people complaining about Remake, so nevermind.
video showcase
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I appreciate the devs wanted to try a different game but I 100% wanted this and would gladly sacrifice what we got to get it lol
I'm talking a better version of the original with 16:9 and all thatummm lol
I'm one of the authors of this mod, happy that people seem to like it.
Yeah, you are right, it uses the additional space already there for fields that originally had horizontal scrolling. Sometimes there is some extra space that remained unused until now too. Fields without scrolling or extra space are more difficult. That said, we are working on an option to zoom in a little to fill the 16:9 screen while also changing how the camera follows the player so that you can still see all of the background.
Yes, it is fully compatible with Satsuki's upscaled backgrounds and 60 fps.
As an author of this mod, it matters a lot to me that you like it so thank you!
Yeah, you are right, it uses the additional space already there for fields that originally had horizontal scrolling. Sometimes there is some extra space that remained unused until now too. Fields without scrolling or extra space are more difficult. That said, we are working on an option to zoom in a little to fill the 16:9 screen while also changing how the camera follows the player so that you can still see all of the background.
Yes, it is fully compatible with Satsuki's upscaled backgrounds and 60 fps.
As an author of this mod, it matters a lot to me that you like it so thank you!
