Latest work (FF7 Data hacking update a once a year event!)

[Cyberman]

Here is my more recent efforts on hacking the data information in FF7 Notice this is a complete skeleton (without the weapon). What we do know, complete skeleton information and model structure, what we recently found (I did at least) is the animation frames so this is the result. I am going to work on getting the textures applied to a few surfaces soonish (like tonight).



The FF7 script language information has been being actively hacked, but more importantly enemy AI and discovery of a number of other interesting things to those who are FF7 addicts (raises hand).

Qhimm's tech forum

[-Shadow-]

Wow , nice work ! Did you do this with the PC or the PSX version ? Maybe the hacking is easier if you use the PC version .

[Cyberman]

Wow , nice work ! Did you do this with the PC or the PSX version ? Maybe the hacking is easier if you use the PC version .

This is the PS1 version, I neglected to say that. The PC has been known for a relatively long time. It's the Playstation version that's not. I may add support for the animation sometime soon after I finally get the textures working. My biggest problem is figuring how to put the weapon in the characters hand next. All the weapon models are easy to find.

Cyb

[dwx]

http://www.zfx.info/IOTW.php?ID=118

another one who hacked the FF7 data.
it's in german but he says that it wasn't easy ...

cya dwx

[Cyberman]

http://www.zfx.info/IOTW.php?ID=118

another one who hacked the FF7 data.
it's in german but he says that it wasn't easy ...

cya dwx

It's quite a convoluted format. There are several people working on it so it's moving along well. I am working on the animation, it turns out to be a bit odd to say the least. Tell your friend to go to the URL I listed and he can PM me if he know english and ask questions. I found the data obviously

Cyb

[zenogais]

That document gears.doc/.pdf is quite informative. Thanks for the link

[Gorxon]

Oohh, Quimms site. Been a long time since I have seen that. I remember I used to visit it a lot when my brother was hacking FF7/making FF8 patches etc.

It actually still links to my brother's old FF8 Soundfont project page. DIdnt even know that one was still up...
http://ffsf.cjb.net/

Guess I gotta install FF7 again and start playing around

[Cyberman]

Gorxon they've hacked the script format (Laysan3 did) and people have been dumping the data and examining it left and right. To say the least the combat system etc. is quite interesting. Right now I am just wanting to read the 3d data. Perhaps later I'll make a script decompilor viewer. The weird stuff is the walk meshes no one knows where the heck it's hidden

Micky has something that shows battle scenes. I suppose with a bit more work and some duct tape maybe a seperate engine to run the FF7 data set is possible

Cyb

[cooliscool]

Cyberman, have you or anyone else found anything beta related in our FF7? (besides the Debug Room )

[Gorxon]

So, do I smell a FF7-2 on the rise?

Nah, seriously, what would be cool was if the models were updated. Better find the walk mesh first though or things would look rather stupid...
Is it possible now to export the models back in? I assume you'd have to use a bunch of converters though as I doubt they used MAX mesh files. Anyhow, a quick meshsmooth job could make things look pretty good quickly....but then you get an issue with texture cordinates.