Final Fantasy VII

What works

• Installing from CD (maximum install, didn't install any of the optional components)
• Running the FF7Config program
• Sound and MIDI tests (MIDI via QSynth/Fluidsynth)

What does not

Launching the game itself

Workarounds

What was not tested

The game itself (since it wouldn't run)

Hardware tested

Graphics:

• GPU:
• Driver:

Additional Comments

In Direct3D hardware rendering mode the screen turns black and then the game exits. In software rendering mode, the screen turns black and stays black until I quit via Alt+F4. I don't hear any sound during either situation. I tried with the official 1.02 patch and the unofficial 1.04 XP patch, both from http://www.patches-scrolls.de/ Also, I did once try launching the game with the install CD in the drive instead of Play Disc 1, and it detected this and complained. The black screen issues were with Play Disc 1 inserted.

http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/599-truemotion-2-codec/

Install with: wine tm20decSetup.exe

Aali OpenGL driver allow Wine to use a native OpenGL backend instead of the (old) Direct3D one.
(Works for FF8 too)

Source & Download
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Alternate Download

1. Make a backup of the FF7Config.exe
2. Unzip it into the FF7 installation directory
3. Run the modified FF7Config.exe and pick the correct driver in the list
4. Change your settings in ff7_opengl.cfg

Download:

• English
• French
• German
• Spanish (1.03b)
• English, Spanish, French and German (Alternate)

Just replace files (after backup) ff7.exe and FF7Config.exe

You can apply the method describe in this Venezuelan blog (in Spanish) ->

https://inukaze.wordpress.com/juegos-wine/final-fantasy-vii-7-pc/jwff7pc-05/


On English :

now edit with root permissions , the file
" /etc/modules "

and add the lines

    #MIDI For FinalFantasy 7
    snd-seq-device
    snd-seq-midi
    snd-seq-oss
    snd-seq-midi-event
    snd-seq

if you dont have installed any soundfont , you can do the follow in a terminal

    sudo rm -rf /etc/sounds
    sudo mkdir /etc/sounds/
    sudo cp /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg /etc/timidity/timidity_original.cfg
    sudo cp /etc/init.d/timidity /etc/init.d/timidity_original
    cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/"/Final Fantasy VII/data/midi/sf2″
    sudo cp FF7.sf2 /etc/sounds
    sudo chmod 777 /etc/sounds/FF7.sf2
    sudo chmod o+rw+x /etc/sounds/FF7.sf2

now edit with root permissions , the file
" /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg "

and just add the soundfonts and the config file

    soundfont /etc/sounds/FF7.sf2
    source /etc/timidity/freepats.cfg

now edit with root permissions , the file
" /etc/default/timidity "

and modify the line " TIM_ALSASEQPARAMS "

For this one :

TIM_ALSASEQPARAMS="-iA -B5,10 -Os1l -s 44100"

if you dont have started the daemon for timidity or timidity binary , you can run it explicit with

$ timidity -iADl -Os1 - -module=16 -cache- -audio-buffer=200%

if you wanna you can install timidity like daemon for start with the boot

if see in FF7Config , using wine , in the music tab , something like
"14:0 Midi Trought" , and you see , dont play music , you can disabled temporally

you can check in a terminal with

    $ pmidi -l
     Port     Client name                       Port name
     14:0     Midi Through                      Midi Through Port-0

if you wanna delete it , in the same terminal with root permissions use

$ rmmod snd_seq_dummy

    $ pmidi -l
    Port     Client name                       Port name
    128:0     TiMidity                          TiMidity port 0
    128:1     TiMidity                          TiMidity port 1
    128:2     TiMidity                          TiMidity port 2
    128:3     TiMidity                          TiMidity port 3

and now you can set Timidity inside the game and hear the original music from the game