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Final Fantasy 7 Graphics Update?

2005-09-04, 2:49 PM #1

Koobie

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If I recall correctly, someone here posted a link to a (I think) fan-made PC FF7 graphics update patch. It included new models and high-res textures, and looked really great. I've been looking for it for hours, but couldn't find anything apart from (mostly) crappy fan art.

So, if you know anything about it - please post a link. Thank you.

幻術

2005-09-04, 4:19 PM #2

Jon`C

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http://forums.qhimm.com/viewtopic.php?t=4045 <- QHIMM thread for the Battle Model > Field model conversion project.

Final Fantasy 7 included ridiculously high-poly models for the player characters. These were only used for one battle - the final one against Sephiroth, and they were only as high-res because the final battle never had an actual background.

The mod takes these high-res models, strips them of their lighting data and uses them to replace the field models. They're somewhat larger so the placement and scale is a bit off, but the entire game is still playable (and quite visually appealing). In fact, I just finished playing through the game about 10 minutes ago using these models. I seem to get the FF7 craving every year at about this time.

Can't wait for next spring's FF8 playthrough though.

2005-09-04, 4:34 PM #3

Detty

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they fixed the issues of the player getting trapped in certain places?

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2005-09-04, 4:44 PM #4

Jon`C

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...er... I'm assuming so, since as I just mentioned I played through the entire game with the new models and never got stuck once.

2005-09-04, 5:04 PM #5

Cloud

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Too bad there's no graphical enchancment to make it look like this.

2005-09-04, 6:02 PM #6

Schming

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PS3 is gonna be badass.

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2005-09-05, 2:52 AM #7

Koobie

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Thanks for the link Jon`C. Only I don't think that's it. The models I remember looked a bit different. And it was a whole-game-100% thing, unlike this one (which's a WIP, as I understand).

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2005-09-05, 2:56 AM #8

Detty

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this is the one that was on the forums a few months ago.

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2005-09-05, 8:22 AM #9

KnobZ

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Originally posted by Koobie:

Thanks for the link Jon`C. Only I don't think that's it. The models I remember looked a bit different. And it was a whole-game-100% thing, unlike this one (which's a WIP, as I understand).

A long ways into the Qhimm.com thread that was posted, it does have a fully functional version of the mod:

http://forums.qhimm.com/viewtopic.php?t=4045&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=450&sid=40ebaddd16b366748042d315a2e399db

Download link:
http://venus.walagata.com/w/reunion/The_Reunion_Patch.rar

It's still work in progress, but works with the game just fine and replaces 53 models. The model of Cloud looks just like the one that I posted in the original thread.

Screenshots:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/FFVIIIReunion/60203c21.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/FFVIIIReunion/06302a50.jpg