ff7gx

Final Fantasy VII Graphics Extender

ff7gx is a mod for the Steam version of Final Fantasy VII to slightly improve its horribly outdated look. The mod is currently a bunch of glitchy hacks and exploratory coding, so the game will be mostly unplayable.

Building

Prerequisites

• Python 2.7 (python.exe must be in PATH)
  • Alternatively, you can disable the custom build step in the project settings and run wrappergen.py in the ff7gx/ directory.
• Visual Studio 2017 with C++ support

The build is tested only on Visual Studio 2017 Community. The build should work out of the box by opening ff7gx.sln and building the Debug (x86) configuration.

Running

1. Build the project.
2. In the FFVII installation directory (usually <SteamLibrary>/steamapps/common/FINAL FANTASY VII), rename AF3DN.P to AF3DN2.P.
3. Copy AF3DN.P from the build directory to the FFVII directory.
   • Another option is to add the build directory to PATH and restarting Steam before running the game (good for development).
4. Run the game.

Configuration

The mod reads configuration from ff7gx.ini in the game directory, with the following format and default values:

[ff7gx]
LoadFrida=0
FridaPath="frida-gadget.dll"
LoadApitrace=0
ApitracePath="apitrace-d3d9.dll"
WaitForDebugger=0

• LoadFrida: if 1, loads the DLL specified in FridaPath during initialization. Useful for instrumentation with Frida (check apitrace.js for an example).
• LoadApitrace: if 1, loads the DLL specified in ApitracePath during initialization. Used for debugging D3D stuff.
• WaitForDebugger: if 1, blocks game initialization until a debugger is attached.