Mods (PC version)

[Madame Adequate]

So after hankering for a good old play through of FF7 I ended up getting the PC re-release so I can play it without having to turn all the way around in my chair to use my TV!

I also got it because it's possible to play with mods, which believe it or not has been a long-standing thing in the PC scene. It apparently took them years to figure out how the game works and build the tools needed, but there are quite a few on offer nowadays; many are located are this forum: Qhimm.com Forums - Index

I'm using "gjoerulv's Hardcore mod" and oh boy the name isn't kidding around. I got a game over before reaching the first save point in the reactor twice, then I had to grind for 45 minutes to beat the Guard Scorpion. It sure is a thing. I've broken this game in half before and now it's like it's all new and I just love it.

Have you played FF7 with mods before? Might you do so in the future?

[Mirage]

Idk, difficulty through grinding seems like a pretty cheap way to add difficulty to me.

Are there mods that don't make enemies extremely much higher level, but instead make their attack patterns more complex, or "intelligent"?

[Madame Adequate]

Yeah that's what this is doing. I had to grind for items rather than levels, so that I had what I needed by way of potions and Bolt Plumes to take on the Guard Scorpion. Similarly when I got to Airbuster I had to actually make sure to only attack him in the back, to defend and heal carefully, and so on.

[Skyblade]

I hope they don't make the Guard Scorpion intelligent. Hmm, if I just never lower my tail, they'll always eat a couple hundred points of damage whenever they attack...

[Forsaken Lover]

The only mods I was interested in were the graphic overhaul mods. You can give all the characters actual realistic limbs and you can even mod Cloud to look like AC Cloud with a sword on his back. It looked really cool.

Of course I later learned that I would also have to use the music replacement mod because the PC version come saddled with some crappy midi version of the OST.

Also I never got my AC Cloud to work right. His head wouldn't show up for some reason and I just stopped caring.

PC games are a pain.

[Sephex]

I tried to do this for the recent PC release, but it did not work out for me. I followed the instructions too.

[Mercen-X]

Most PC versions of console games sound like pure hassle to me.

[Madame Adequate]

Even if that were true it'd be worth it to play FF7 and actually be challenged again.