Things to keep in mind if you use 7th Heaven: It's not a complete from-the-ground-up retranslation effort, but it very much does the job. Oh, lastly, New Threat cleans up the english translation of the game, which has severe issues. Game Type A, on the other hand, is perfect for newcomers, such as yourself. Game Type B is perfect for those who have already played the game and want a fresh experience. Brand new enemies, brand new scenarios (such as Tifa being part of the bombing mission at the start of the game), and other goodies. Game Type B, on the other hand, really changes things. All the encounters, with a few exceptions (such as the additional optional end-game superbosses), are all "canonical". Game Type A sticks to the game's prescribed encounters, and simply rebalances everything and gives bosses new attacks and AI patterns. New Threat offers two gameplay scenarios: Game Type A and Game Type B. That is the story of my friend, and is why I very much recommend New Threat to new players in 2021. He finished the game in its vanilla flavour, and vowed to replay New Threat to completion one day to see it through because he loved it that much. Over the following days, as he would continue his playthrough of the vanilla game, he would periodically tell me how much he missed New Threat because the vanilla gameplay was "braindead and unsatisfying". I tell him "I don't know", so he decides to uninstall New Threat and grab a save file online, because he was too engrossed in the story to start it over again. He desperately asks me if downloading a save file from the internet that was roughly where he was in the story would be compatible with New Threat. He gets a little more than halfway through the game, when he gets a computer snaffu and loses his save. So he starts playing, and really loves it. He wanted to play it before the Remake came out, so I set him up with the graphics mod, as well as New Threat. I have a good friend who had never played FF7.
You might tell yourself: "well, this is my first experience with the game, so I should go with the vanilla gameplay and save the mod for later." However, let me tell you a story. The combat systems are thus more involved and satisfying. It creates a more challenging experience, something that a more modern audience would expect, compared to the vanilla game's super-easy difficulty. It gives each character unique abilities, and gives them an assortment of jobs they can specify in to make them all distinct from each other. Now, New Threat is a gameplay mod that completely overhauls the game's mechanics, systems and balance to make them smarter. You import the mod into 7th Heaven by double-clicking the downloadeable file and launching the importing process.
This gameplay mod is not essential, but extremely recommended:Īll of these mods can be gotten from the built-in mod directory in 7th Heaven, with the exception of New Character Models by Ninostyle, whose IRO (the file type used by 7th heaven) needs to be grabbed from Nexusmods. Enhanced Stock UI, by Chrysalis (forum: ) SYW, by Satsuki (link: ) (forum thread: ) New Character Models, by Ninostyle (link: ) Here are the four mods I greatly recommend to make the game look great in 2021, with SYW being pretty much essential: I will guide you so you have the best experience possible. Therefore, be sure to watch it as it will give you an idea of the mod’s visual improvements and enhancements.You have come to the right place. Lastly, you can find a video below showcasing these new 3D models in action.
Once you’ve done that, you can download the 7th Heaven compatible versions from here.
In order to install this pack, you’ll need to install and run the manager from 7th Heaven Mod Manager page. They are also not as detailed as the Advent Children models, something that will definitely please all FF7 purists fans out there. While the models are not as “blocky” as before, they retain their anime-like look. Naturally, this latest version aims to enhance your Final Fantasy VII playing experience, by improving some of the 3D models.ĭo note that this mod does not aim to change the game’s aesthetics like the Advent Children pack. On December 11th, the modder released a new version of this 3D Model pack. This mod aims to balance stylized Final Fantasy VII characters with 3D models in a style based on Tetsuya Nomura’s concept art. NiNoStyle has been working on an interesting project for the original version of Final Fantasy 7.