Fastest option at both creating the. Everything: This will compress all files in your mod. NOT recommended. Most file types used in mods like. So, selecting this option will compress already compressed files which A offers no benefits in reducing file size and B slows down your game, because 7th Heaven will need to uncompress the files before they can be used. This is probably a smart option if your goal is to reduce the file size of your mod and you don't have a lot of already compressed file types in your mod.
Any file that compresses well, will be compressed in order to lower file size. Creating the. What it is: A tool to assist with creating and extracting IRO mod files. Pack IRO Tab: If you are finished with creating a mod in a folder, you can pack the entire mod into a single. IRO mod file for distribution. Usually but not always , your mod folder will consist of your mod. Click to select the folder where your mod files are stored. Then click to enter a location and file name to give your.
Select whether you want to compress the contents of the. Click the 'Go' button to create and save your. Click to select an. Click to select an output folder where the. Click the 'Go' button and wait for the process to complete. You can now go to the folder to browse the files that were contained in the.
You now want to release a small update to this mod, such as adding or fixing a few textures, but these changes are only a few MB in size, say 10MB. Instead of creating a whole new. See below on how to create an. Refer to the Creating Mods section for instructions on how to update your catalog subscription XML file to support upgrading your mod via. Then, click next to 'New IRO' to select the. Choose a compression option see above for explanation of these. Click the 'Go' button.
Any new files that didn't exist in the original. So, this smaller file size. IRO files for changes for you, you will provide your own folder that contains only the new and modified files needed for your patch.
Click to select the folder containing the new and updated files you want to distribute. Then, click to select an. Select your compression option from the drop down. In the 'Files to Delete' box, type any file names one on each line, press enter after each file name that you want removed from the patch.
What it is: If you have the original disc release of Final Fantasy VII, this tool will assist you with copying over the movies from disc onto the hard drive.
If all movie files are already found on your computer, this option is disabled. If you plan on using a movie mod to replace your movies, you do not need to import the original disc movies.
How to Use: Insert the disc that you are prompted for, then click the big 'Import' button. Movies from the inserted disc will be copied to your movies path. You will be prompted to insert additional discs as needed.
How to Use: Click the main 'Play' part of the button in the Menu Bar to play the game with your selected mods default. If you want to start the game as 'vanilla' without mods or to enable debugging options, click on the drop down next to the 'Play' button to view a menu with additional options.
The additional options are: Play Without Mods: Launches the game as 'vanilla' without activating any mods. Play With Debug Log: Launches the game with essentially a 'verbose' log. It is the most detailed, and slowest option. It could use a lot of disk space to save the log. Play With Minimal Validation: Launches the game with minimal validation checks, file copies, or registry changes. Useful if you want to essentially just 'run the game' with mods but don't want 7th Heaven to make sure everything is working correctly first or apply your chosen settings to the registry.
May be prone to crashing on game launch if there is something wrong with your configuration. Play With Variable Dump: Launches the game with 'TurBoLog' and generate a simplified but still very detailed log, along with the values of variables it encounters.
This option too, will significantly slow down your game and could use a lot of disk space to save the log. What it is: A feature that lets you work with mod files and folders directly from Windows. You can import mods, unpack. IRO mod files into folders, and pack mod folders into. IRO files directly from Windows. You can even add catalog subscription to 7th Heaven directly from a web browser.
You can have 7H open a link to a mod directly into 7H and immediately start downloading it via 7H's downloader. How to Use: Click stuff! See an explanation of each option below.
Open Mod Files with 7th Heaven: Double-clicking an. For example, if you download an. Even if your. You don't have to use the Import Mod feature but you still can of course or manually copy files to your library anymore. IRO mod files are easy to identify because the files will have the 7th Heaven logo for icons.
You can also use this function via Command Line Parameters Switches. Context Menu in Explorer: As shown in the screenshot above, these are right-click options which are most beneficial to modders.
IRO file will be created from the selected folder. The resulting. IRO file name will be the name of the folder selected with the. Right-click on an. The selected. IRO mod file's contents will be extracted to a new subfolder of the same name as the. What it is: Set the keyboard keys and gamepad buttons you want to use in the game here. You can select from an existing Preset to use, or save your own Preset.
The Preset you have selected will apply to your game every time you click the 'Play' button. There are additional controller options explained below. How to Use: Click on a key under the 'Keyboard' column, then press a key on your keyboard to assign that key to the in-game function listed in the row to the left.
Click a gamepad button under the 'Controller' column then press a button on your gamepad to assign that button to the in-game function listed in the row to the left. Presets: If you've changed any of the key or button assignments, the 'Save' button will become active. When clicking 'Save', if you currently have one of 7H's built-in presets selected, you will be prompted to save your controls to a new preset and to give it a name. If you have one of your own presets selected, it will update your preset with your new key and button selections.
If you want to delete an existing preset, select it from the Presets drop down then click. You can only delete presets you have created yourself. Dpad on an XInput controller is supported natively so this option is pointless. Note: This option can cause high CPU usage! If you experience stuttering, slowness, or music skipping, then disable this option and use a 3rd party mapping tool instead. If you toggle this option , 7H will install an XInput driver for your DS4 so it emulates an Xbox controller for more functionality.
Additionally, this will enable you to use the DS4's touchpad as a mouse which you can use to move around the 7th Heaven UI and click buttons by pressing the touchpad. Additionally, you can choose your options on how 7th Heaven behaves, how much or little it integrates into Windows Shell Integration , manage your catalog subscription links, and choose extra folders 7th Heaven needs to monitor for game files. How to Use: See below for an explanation of each option in the various sections.
Paths: 7th Heaven tries to automatically detect where your game is installed and sets your default Paths accordingly, but you can manually change them if needed. Note: It is NOT recommended to change your exe file. Special exe files are no longer recommended because 7th Heaven supports hext patching in mods and special exes have been known to break other mods or cause weird problems.
It is better for modders to use the mod constraints features in 7th Heaven to apply hext patching and compatibility with other mods rather than using special exe files. Note: If you have the old disc version of FF7, you can manually copy your movie files to that path, or you can use the 'Movie Importer' tool. If you don't want to use the original movies from your discs such as wanting to use a high-resolution upscale you can download movie mods that are available on the forums and in catalogs.
This is so 7th Heaven knows where to inject mod files into the Game Driver. Library: Click next to 'Library' to select where your mod files. Options: Various settings that change how 7th Heaven behaves. Warn When Mods Contain Code: When , any time you activate a mod that contains hext patching or other executable code, you will receive a warning that it could harm your computer.
Only activate mods you trust from a reliable source. Turn this if you do not want to receive these warnings every time you activate a mod with code.
When , 7th Heaven will set all installed mods to the default 'Notify' option. Ignore Mod Compatibility Restrictions: When not recommended , 7th Heaven will allow incompatible mods or certain settings of mods to be activated even if they are not compatible with each other.
Turn this to allow 7th Heaven to keep mods and mod settings compatible with each other. Check For 7th Heaven Updates Automatically: When , 7th Heaven will check a server to see if a newer version of 7th Heaven is available. If a newer version is available, 7th Heaven will offer to open a web site link where you can choose to download the new version. Shell Integration: See the Shell Integration section for information on these settings.
Catalog Subscriptions: Use this section to rearrange the order of, add, or remove your catalog subscription links.
A catalog subscription link is a link that 7th Heaven uses to download a list of available mods offered for download through that catalog. These will show up in your Browse Catalog Tab.
Popular catalogs are already included in your list by default. Click to add a new link to the list. If you have the link already in your clipboard, the link will be pasted into the URL box for you automatically. Click the 'Save' button. If the catalog owner specified a Name tag in their catalog, the Name will appear automatically.
If no Name is present, click and type in a Name of your choosing then click 'Save'. Click to remove a catalog subscription from your list. If you accidentally delete one of the defaults and want it back, just click the 'Reset Defaults' button, but note that all settings are reset, including any other custom subscription links you may have added would be removed.
Click to edit an existing and selected link in your list. Click to move the catalog subscription up in the sort order of your list. This will modify the order in which mods from this catalog subscription appear in your Browse Catalog Tab. Tip: Right-click to send the subscription link to the top of the list. Click to move the catalog subscription down in the sort order of your list.
Tip: Right-click to send the subscription link to the bottom of the list. Additional Folders to Monitor: Use this section to rearrange the order of, add, or remove additional subfolders that 7th Heaven should look for modded raw game files not. Click to add a new subfolder to monitor. Choose the folder from the dialog, then click 'Select Folder'.
Click to remove a folder from your list. Click to move the folder up in the sort order of your list. Folders higher in the list are read from first. Tip: Right-click to send folder to the top of the list. Click to move the folder down in the sort order of your list. Tip: Right-click to send folder to the bottom of the list. What it is: Settings that affect the window mode, resolution, how the game renders graphics, and music type. The driver is a much improved, modern version of what was previously known as the 'Aali driver' or the 'OpenGL driver'.
Special thanks goes to TrueOdin and the other contributors of FFNx for their valued work and time put into this driver. How to Use: Click on the tabs at the top to view available options in those categories. When you mouse over the different options, toggle buttons, and drop down menus, you will see info displayed at the bottom of the window.
Therefore, since the Game Driver Settings screen has sort of its own built-in help, it is unnecessary to repeat everything here. Pay special attention to the info displayed on the window, particularly if a setting is known to cause stability issues. Select it and click 'Install'. Click 'I Agree'. You're done! Insert your FF7 Install disc. If you receive a 'Do you want to allow this app Click 'Install' at the top. You do NOT need to install any of the other options.
Uncheck everything. Select 'Maximum Install'. If you accidentally selected 'Standard Install', 7H can automatically fix this for you later.
Click 'Browse'. Click 'OK'. Click 'Yes'. I get errors like 'Quota exceeded' or other errors. Q: I don't hear any sound or music in the game. What can I check? Q: I don't see any movies in the game. Q: I get a black screen after starting a new game. Q: I get a black screen, then the game closes. Q: Why do I have numbers or weird messages on my screen?
A: Learn all about that here: Profiles Q: Where are my saved game files? It is a good idea to copy the files in that folder to somewhere safe in case you need to restore them later.
A: Yes and No. Yes, because 7th Heaven doesn't break your FF7 Steam install, so you're welcome to start up and play the Steam version any time you want if you need a reason to feel good about yourself--but without mods. No, because 7th Heaven requires the 'converted' version to inject mods. So, if you want to play with mods through 7th Heaven, you will not be able to use the features from Steam. A: No, they do not work together, but 7th Heaven will not interfere with Reunion, so you can have both installed side-by-side.
We recommend you play with a translation mod designed for 7th Heaven instead. A: The categories feature is new in 7th Heaven 2. They exist for 2 reasons: So you know more about what the content of the mod is, and more importantly, they help 7th Heaven to auto sort the mod load order for you when you click the Auto Sort button. Mods and catalogs must be updated in order to support 7H 2.
So, if your mod shows 'Unknown', ask the mod author or catalog owner nicely if they will please add this metadata to their mod. It's a quick and easy change, but helps everyone out a lot. A: Sometimes when 7H starts or the Game Launcher runs, certain files or registry keys may be cleaned up or updated, particularly if the old Game Converter was previously used. Subfolders are named according to date and time. It is recommended to use another 60 FPS mod, or update the Animations mod if an update is available.
A: 7th Heaven thinks your game is pirated. Only legally purchased copies of FF7 will work with 7th Heaven. If you have a genuine purchased copy of FF7 and get this error, post the problem and a link to your 7th Heaven applog. Don't bother if your copy is not genuine, you will just be wasting everybody's time.
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