I honestly doubt there will be much modding if any, given that there is no modding support.
FF7 only got so much, FF3 and FF8 were almost impossible, if not impossible to mod.
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I honestly doubt there will be much modding if any, given that there is no modding support.
FF7 only got so much, FF3 and FF8 were almost impossible, if not impossible to mod.
Tizoc
Member
Oh man what's the reason behind that for those 2 games?
Yeah ^
Games with no mod support need huge interest and dedication to mod because of how difficult it is.
If FFXIII doesn't attract that kind of modding attention, then there may be very little mods. Even something like way more popular especially among modders such as say, Dragon Age 2, was difficult to mod.
Probably have to look at the structure of the game too. Some things were already possible via trainers in 360, changing numbers in the save files. That's as about as much as I'd expect, and maybe hi-res textures.
Stopmotionkai
Neo Member
Am hyped, already purchased. 
Honestly it's always a combination of interest vs difficulty. And how rabid the fanbase is, regardless of how big or small it is. Sonic Generations on PC had its level format completely reverse engineered, and assets/levels from a completely different game on a different platform (similar engine, translateable physics and gameplay. different file format data structures) ported and mod tools/managers written from scratch.
It's also accused of being a corridor game in a genre that doesn't want to be corridors. Ha. Ha. Ha.
Spectrasonic
Member
Don't know if this was posted yet, but the keyboard control scheme has been uploaded:
Some things to note from the picture:
-Mouse support is in, which is nice. Looks like the scroll wheel is used for scrolling through menus, no point-and-click.
-I'm guessing the keys on the bottom-right corner are the only ones that are configurable?
-Screenshot is in 1080p, which would confirm the game isn't locked at 720p.
Some things to note from the picture:
-Mouse support is in, which is nice. Looks like the scroll wheel is used for scrolling through menus, no point-and-click.
-I'm guessing the keys on the bottom-right corner are the only ones that are configurable?
-Screenshot is in 1080p, which would confirm the game isn't locked at 720p.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
This better have controller support...
brandonh83
Banned
Of course it will.
Spectrasonic
Member
It does, here's a screenshot of the controller menu
This isn't the thread about the PC version of FF8.
so...i guess that means no changeable button prompts
Spectrasonic
Member
Hopefully they are. If you look at that screenshot, B is select and A is cancel, which is the JP control scheme. That'd be annoying to get used to.
Has there been any talk from Square, on what work this port to PC entailed?
Would be nice to hear whether they fixed anything, enhanced this or that, up-res'd a few things...
Fixed
Would be nice to hear whether they fixed anything, enhanced this or that, up-res'd a few things...
Fixed
that seems like a bad sign for some reason...
That was the entire point of his character. He's actually a deconstruction of the trope.
He goes from false hero to real hero over the course of the game so he does develop.
KainXVIII
Member
S-E is not THAD bad (but 30 fps lock is expected)
HOMEBOY OVER HERE
Banned
I remember being excited for many years for this game... and then it came out
and I was filled with indifference
and now almost five years later it's being released on the only platform I own that I can play games on.... weird
and I was filled with indifference
and now almost five years later it's being released on the only platform I own that I can play games on.... weird
Indeed, and most of the FF7 mods break cloud saving and steam achievements. There is a mod for 7 that changes the UI to match FFX, and it looks gorgeous, but you need to convert the stream release to the 98 release, sucks.
Thankfully the 8 mods, music, cleaned up backgrounds, cleaned up triple triad and menus, don't break cloud saving and achievements, they do have problems with making the game crash/use a ridiculous amount of memory though, converting to PS music was the only stable FF8 mod I have used in my experience.
I'd be surprised if we see any mods at all to be honest, outside very minor things, SE doesn't like people doing their own things with their creative visions so it's almost certain it won't come with built in modding support, very few big studio games ever do.
I hope it has built in Xbox button queues for controllers though instead of "Button 1" etc, that would really disappoint me if it doesn't. Edit: someone already posted that above, my bad.
Exactly, I don't know why people are hoping for TES-level mods or anything. If 'security' was a concern about publishing FFXIII on PC initially, I think they would have added a copious amount of stuff to prevent people from tampering with the code, but anyway, we'll see when the game comes out. I could be wrong.
Being shitty on purpose is still shitty.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
Yes, and it all occurs as smoothly as a factory full of sandpaper.
you will end up reading an in-game wiki of sorts for extra information. when the battle system fully opens up, it's quite nice. it is a nearly endless string of battles though.
go in with an open mind might be the better advice to give. currently, you can get it for 12 at a minimum i believe(or subsidize your purchase with GMG Credit if that's available), so if you think the game will be worth 12, hop on it
The best things about the game are the soundtrack, visuals and the battle system. If those things don't interest you at all, just skip it. The plot isn't really worth your time. I didn't hate it like many people here did, but I wouldn't say it's so good that it stands on its own, even without the game.
PshycoNinja
Member
No amount of mods can fix the bad storytelling and bad characters.
Also those thinking that Square Enix is using this to decide if they should put Type-0 and FFXV on PC are fooling themselves. Chances are they've probably already made that decision based off of older PC ports of FF titles. FFXIII doing well on PC will do nothing other than validate their delusion that "FFXIII is the best game we've ever made! We should make more FF games with poor storytelling and world building."
Also those thinking that Square Enix is using this to decide if they should put Type-0 and FFXV on PC are fooling themselves. Chances are they've probably already made that decision based off of older PC ports of FF titles. FFXIII doing well on PC will do nothing other than validate their delusion that "FFXIII is the best game we've ever made! We should make more FF games with poor storytelling and world building."
assuming you have the latest DS4 Windows (download)
if you don't and this is your first time using it, PM me
Oh I have DS4 Windows and is using it for many games but for some reason didn't work in FF8.
I can mod my shortcut and make myself play a different game. That's the only way I can help it.
i don't believe 8 accepts Xinput,, so turn that off, and map the contoller buttons with the builtin keyboard mapper. might help
hipsterpants
Member
but he's literally the exact same character in the beginning of the game as he is in the end. snow blows
legacyzero
Banned
Just gimme dem PC requirements and Settings.
RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows® Vista/ 7/ 8
Processor: Intel® Core 2 Quad (2.66 GHz)/ AMD Phenom II X4 (2.8 GHz) processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX 460/ ATI Radeon HD 5870
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 11 compatible sound card
Additional Notes: A game controller using Xinput is reccomended for this game. (If using a DirectInput based controller, please use the driver side key configuration to adjust settings as required )
There are some games that do that. I personally play on PC with a PS3-controller.
legacyzero
Banned
brandonh83
Banned
I have an Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66ghz CPU and 8GB RAM, but my video card is outdated. Hm. May buy it anyway just to see how well I could run it. I did just get an awesome new job so I'd be able to buy a new GPU soon anyway.
You should be fine as long as it has more than 500MB of VRAM.
Oh cool, I hadn't seen these yet. Thanks
DX11??
I don't know. Square probably doesn't either.
we all know about the power of DX 11
brandonh83
Banned
VRAM is actually something I'm not too familiar with, so thanks for bringing that term to my PC illiterate knowledge. Still in the learning process as I'm looking into either beefing this one up or building a new one.
edit: looks like it's 512mb/vram.
I thought there would be updates,vids or screenshots...Guess not...
its just people arguing back and forth
New info, New thread. pretty sure thats the rule.
it doesn't sees like we're arguing. we're actually quite civil