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! align="left" | 9999 Limit Breaker
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! align="left" | Final Fantasy VII Remix Patch
| Allows HP/MP and battle damage to go beyond 9999.
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| Compilation patch of all of the latest FF7 mods.
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1660 dziugo]
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| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=6305 titeguy3] [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8915.0 Respective modders credited]
| style="background:rgb(255,255,235)" | Beta
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| 2.5.1
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5021.0 Project & Forum]
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| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8915.0 Project & Forum]
 
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! align="left" | Avatar Patch
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! align="left" | Team Avalanche's Graphical Overhaul
| Replaces standard character avatars with those from Advent Children.
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| Ongoing project to replace all low-res graphical aspects of the game with high-res textures and models.
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=2526 Wuz]
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| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?board=15.0 Team Avalanche], led by [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=6423 SL1982] & [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=5034 Timu Sumisu]
| style="background:rgb(235,255,235)" | Final
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| style="background:rgb(255,255,235)" | Beta 9
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5485.0 Project & Forum]
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| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=9151.0 Project & Forum]
 
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! align="left" | FF7Music
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! align="left" | Phoenix Rejuvenation Project
| Allows the game to play alternative music to the standard music files.
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| Replaces low-poly Non-Playable Characters with higher-poly versions. Newer version of NPC Reconstruction Project.
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=68 Ficedula]
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| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1077 ice_cold513], [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1176 Borde], [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=2476 stormmedia], et al
| style="background:rgb(255,255,235)" | 1.51
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| 0.1
| [http://www.ficedula.co.uk/ Website]
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| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=7422.0 Project & Forum]
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! align="left" | High Resolution Cloud
 
| Changes the Cloud player model to a high-resolution version.
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=869 Dreakon]
 
| style="background:rgb(235,255,235)" | Final
 
| [http://spinningcone.com/ff/stormmedia/projects/cloud.ffpatch Project]
 
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! align="left" | High Resolution FFVII PC
 
| Sets the screen resolution to 1280x960 in-game.
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1 The SaiNt]
 
| style="background:rgb(255,255,235)" | 1.00
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=6005.0 Project & Forum]
 
 
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! align="left" | NPC Reconstruction
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! align="left" | NPC Reconstruction Project
 
| Replaces low-poly Non-Playable Characters with higher-poly versions.
 
| Replaces low-poly Non-Playable Characters with higher-poly versions.
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1077 ice_cold513], [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1176 Borde], [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=2476 stormmedia], et al
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1077 ice_cold513], [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1176 Borde], [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=2476 stormmedia], et al
| style="background:rgb(255,235,235)" | 0.6 (04/08/06)
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| style="background:rgb(255,235,235)" | 0.6 beta
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5105.0 Project & Forum]
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5105.0 Project & Forum]
 
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! align="left" | Sephiroth Patch
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! align="left" | FF7Music
| Exchanges Cloud and Sephiroth throughout the game.
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| Allows the game to play alternative music to the standard music files.
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1077 ice_cold513]
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| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=68 Ficedula]
| style="background:rgb(255,235,235)" | Beta
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| style="background:rgb(235,255,235)" | 1.51 Final
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5921.0 Project & Forum]
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| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8493.0 Forum Mirror]
 
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! align="left" | YAMP (Multi-Patcher)
 
! align="left" | YAMP (Multi-Patcher)
 
| Apply dziugo's patches to FF7.
 
| Apply dziugo's patches to FF7.
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1660 dziugo]
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1660 dziugo]
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| style="background:rgb(235,255,235)" | Final
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5124.0 Forum]
 
| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5124.0 Forum]
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! align="left" | 9999 Limit Breaker
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| Allows HP/MP and battle damage to go beyond 9999.
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| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1660 dziugo]
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| style="background:rgb(235,255,235)" |Final
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| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5021.0 Project & Forum]
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! align="left" | FPS SpeedHack
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| Increases in-game frame limit.
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| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4909 kranmer]
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| style="background:rgb(255,215,235)" | Alpha
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| [http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=9636.0 Project & Forum]
 
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Revision as of 17:43, 6 April 2010

Essentials

The entries in this section are to enable you to play Final Fantasy VII should you encounter issues in running the game.


Name Description Author Version / Status Links
FF7 OpenGL Driver Renders the game with OpenGL, allowing increased compatibility with modern graphics cards and superior graphics. Aali Version 2.6.x beta Thread
FF7 v1.02 Official Patch Updates the game to version 1.02. Square / Eidos v1.02 Patch (Final Fantasy Soundfont Project)
FF7 Spanish v1.03 Unofficial Patch Alternative to Spanish 1.02 patch, which doesn't get read as a virus and is compatible with exe mods. Titeguy3 v1.03 beta Thread

Modifications

The following section maintains a list of projects that can be used in conjunction with Final Fantasy VII to enhance the game beyond starting and playing the game as normal; these range from patches used to enhance graphics, to viewers and editors for game data. Entries are listed by category, then alphabetically.

Patches

The following are patches that change the overall FFVII experience.

Project Name Description Author Version / Status Links
Final Fantasy VII Remix Patch Compilation patch of all of the latest FF7 mods. titeguy3 Respective modders credited 2.5.1 Project & Forum
Team Avalanche's Graphical Overhaul Ongoing project to replace all low-res graphical aspects of the game with high-res textures and models. Team Avalanche, led by SL1982 & Timu Sumisu Beta 9 Project & Forum
Phoenix Rejuvenation Project Replaces low-poly Non-Playable Characters with higher-poly versions. Newer version of NPC Reconstruction Project. ice_cold513, Borde, stormmedia, et al 0.1 Project & Forum
NPC Reconstruction Project Replaces low-poly Non-Playable Characters with higher-poly versions. ice_cold513, Borde, stormmedia, et al 0.6 beta Project & Forum
FF7Music Allows the game to play alternative music to the standard music files. Ficedula 1.51 Final Forum Mirror
YAMP (Multi-Patcher) Apply dziugo's patches to FF7. dziugo Final Forum
9999 Limit Breaker Allows HP/MP and battle damage to go beyond 9999. dziugo Final Project & Forum
FPS SpeedHack Increases in-game frame limit. kranmer Alpha Project & Forum

Viewers / Extractors

Project Name Description Author Version / Status Links
Aeris Opens all LGP files. Currently only displays field backgrounds. Intended to be a full blown editor in the future. The SaiNt 1.0.2580.4896 Forum
Highwind LGP extractor and insertor. Christian 1.20 Forum, Website
Kaddy Archive decompressor / recompressor - supporting LGP archives. Alhexx 1.11 Binary
Leviathan Battle models (enemy creatures) viewer, also displays creature info. Mirex v0.41(300kb) Website
Unmass Archive unpacker, supports FF7 LGP archives and FF8 .FI archives Mirex v0.82(80kb) Website
Biturn 3D model and texture viewer. Can convert to different formats, but not back to FF7 formats. Models have to be extracted from .LGP archives first. Mirex v0.87b4(500kb) Website, Forum, FAQs
Scene Reader Scene.bin (enemy data) unpacker/repacker M4v3R 1.0 Forum, Binary
Omega FF7 & FF8 tool for converting BMP <--> TEX M4v3R 1.3 Forum, Binary

Editors

Project Name Description Author Version / Status Links
Cosmo Edits dialog and texts from the field archive used by the game. Ficedula 0.95c Website
FF7Midi Views and edits the MIDI files and sounds used by the game. Ficedula 1.01 Website
Kimera A .P file format editor. Borde 0.7b Forum
Loveless A mass dialog editor with window resizing capabilities. Squall78 2.4 Project, Forum
Meteor Field editor, with dialog, script, walkmesh and encounter editing. Synergy Blades 0.2b Site, Forum
PCreator Creates new, textured .P field models from 3D Studio .3DS objects. Reunion 0.85b Project, Forum
Proud Clod (Formerly Heidegger) An enemy attack data/name and AI editor (scene.bin) NFITC1 1.3.0 Forum
Scenester Edits the scene.bin file containing encounter data. Lord Ramza Beta Binary, Forum
SceneEdit Edit enemy data, view and dump AI script from encounter files in scene.bin M4v3R 1.3.0 Binary, Forum
WallMarket KERNEL.BIN/kernel2.bin editor for FFVII PC or PSX NFITC1 1.3.0 Forum