It's been a while hasn't it? In the past two months I had started working on and I had hoped to finish the next update for Remako by now. I wanted people to play a remastered FF7 one last time before the much-hyped FF7 Remake was released. Sadly, life got in the way.
Between work and a very severe health issue in the family, I did not have the time or energy I needed to finish up this thing. The coming weeks don't look like they're going to be much better, so Remako will probably not arrive until after the release of the FF7 Remake. To make clear how unproductive the situation is right now, I'm not even typing this from my modding PC. So I can't even get you guys a quick WIP screenshot or something.
Instead of half-assing this thing to get it done in a short timeframe, I have decided to do this thing right and make this release one for the ages. Once I get back on my feet, I'll try to communicate more often and get more community input.
What's in the next update?
I have already done a great deal of work for the mod, so I can confirm the following features:
- Compatibility with Reunion R06c
- Easier install procedure
- HD magic textures
- HD user interface (menu, HUD, minigames, etc.)
- Bug fixes
I intended that to be it, but now that I have decided to take my time I'll be looking into the following features as well. I don't know how hard these are to pull of or if they are possible at all, but I'll test it out at least:
- Multi-language support (not just English)
- Reupscaled FMVs (there's some new tech I want to try out for this
My goal for this mod is to make something that feels like a proper Square Enix remaster. By the time everyone is done playing FF7 Remake and wants to revisit the original, they'll have Remako.
Comments
I have a brief question: You mention that it will be easier to install. Are you hinting at a standalone installation, in the the same vein as the Moguri Mod for FF9? (which is also fantastic).
Thanks again:)
@Hermann: standalone and easier is my goal. Some recent releases also make Reunion and 7th heaven also easier to do O think
@colb: It will be a pixel perfect upscale with some manual tweaking to correct for mistakes. So it'll just look less pixelated and just smoother. So same blocky fonts, menu borders, etc.
Thank you so much! And again, your work is very much appreciated, indeed!
I can't wait.
Thanks:)
Either way I just wanted to say thank you for the time and energy you put into modding this game and I hope that you and your family are doing well at this time. I've done some mods of my own in the past and I know it can be hard with regard to motivation / determine what is possible to achieve. So again, no rush - wishing you all the best
With that said, I am looking forward to replying FF7 original on steam when the Remako mod is finally released. Can't wait to play it with my steamlink on my TV :)
@CaptRobau Thank you for your hard work and dedication!
Thank you for the hard work @CaptRobau!