Regan - FF7 Unity Development
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Game developer, NZ 🇳🇿🎮
Trying to remake FFVII in Unity.
Likes RPGs 🗡⚔🛡🔫🪃🏹
Ngāpuhi/Tainui/Tararā
Trying to remake FFVII in Unity.
Likes RPGs 🗡⚔🛡🔫🪃🏹
Ngāpuhi/Tainui/Tararā
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Hi! This account is dedicated to my dev-work, recreating FF7 in Unity. It's going well! Follow for frequent progress updates :)
I am too busy lately. Progress has slowed but not stopped. I am only able to get a couple hours in a week at the moment, but for those wondering, I am currently working on the game's script-engine. It will possibly be a year before I can share anything!
June 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I am too busy lately. Progress has slowed but not stopped. I am only able to get a couple hours in a week at the moment, but for those wondering, I am currently working on the game's script-engine. It will possibly be a year before I can share anything!
Fixed an issue where colour palettes weren't ripping correctly and coming out with unsightly black artifacts ranging from extreme to "rather annoying". All better now ^^
See the before/after images.
See the before/after images.
April 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Fixed an issue where colour palettes weren't ripping correctly and coming out with unsightly black artifacts ranging from extreme to "rather annoying". All better now ^^
See the before/after images.
See the before/after images.
Fixed an issue regarding image/walkmesh alignment. 200+ out of the 700+ fields were affected, but now all 200+ align without issues.
April 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Fixed an issue regarding image/walkmesh alignment. 200+ out of the 700+ fields were affected, but now all 200+ align without issues.
I literally just hit a button in Unity now and it sets up all 700+ scenes with camera, backgrounds, models, gateways, scripts ^^
April 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I literally just hit a button in Unity now and it sets up all 700+ scenes with camera, backgrounds, models, gateways, scripts ^^
Fixed up a ripping tool which was 60% reliable, but is now 100% reliable, which means I now get all 383 of the game's field models super quick :D
Now I just have to apply my anim-fixes in Blender, then I have a few things I do in Maya, lastly the Unity setup.... 383 times :|
Now I just have to apply my anim-fixes in Blender, then I have a few things I do in Maya, lastly the Unity setup.... 383 times :|
April 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Fixed up a ripping tool which was 60% reliable, but is now 100% reliable, which means I now get all 383 of the game's field models super quick :D
Now I just have to apply my anim-fixes in Blender, then I have a few things I do in Maya, lastly the Unity setup.... 383 times :|
Now I just have to apply my anim-fixes in Blender, then I have a few things I do in Maya, lastly the Unity setup.... 383 times :|
Got palettes working within the textures, which means I can now use the original and authentic approach to textures in Unity as opposed to skipping to a final image, which is not only cheating but would mean certain effects in the game can't be applied.
March 29, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Got palettes working within the textures, which means I can now use the original and authentic approach to textures in Unity as opposed to skipping to a final image, which is not only cheating but would mean certain effects in the game can't be applied.
Original FF7 data importing to Unity. Essentially working but lots of loose ends to tidy up! Soon I can start moving all the interaction work I already completed into the new pipeline.
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
March 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Original FF7 data importing to Unity. Essentially working but lots of loose ends to tidy up! Soon I can start moving all the interaction work I already completed into the new pipeline.
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
Instead of building field scenes manually I'm going to import the original game data.
This'll mean 700+ scenes done instantly, instead of the 20hrs it takes me to build 1 from scratch.
Creating this system will take awhile, so I've been quiet lately and will continue to be!
This'll mean 700+ scenes done instantly, instead of the 20hrs it takes me to build 1 from scratch.
Creating this system will take awhile, so I've been quiet lately and will continue to be!
March 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Instead of building field scenes manually I'm going to import the original game data.
This'll mean 700+ scenes done instantly, instead of the 20hrs it takes me to build 1 from scratch.
Creating this system will take awhile, so I've been quiet lately and will continue to be!
This'll mean 700+ scenes done instantly, instead of the 20hrs it takes me to build 1 from scratch.
Creating this system will take awhile, so I've been quiet lately and will continue to be!
Wrap-around effect so that the world now loops when you fly off the edge of the map.
February 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Wrap-around effect so that the world now loops when you fly off the edge of the map.
Zolom is in! Stays in his swamp-terrain, bounces from boundaries, moves in curves, hunts Cloud relentlessly >:D
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
February 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Zolom is in! Stays in his swamp-terrain, bounces from boundaries, moves in curves, hunts Cloud relentlessly >:D
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
A less exciting but necessary update. Map overlays with vehicle/chocobo/character markers and triangle FoV scope!
I also made it really easy to add custom vehicles that assume their own marker in future. No reason ^^;
#FF7 #FFVII #Unity #FF7Rebuilt
I also made it really easy to add custom vehicles that assume their own marker in future. No reason ^^;
#FF7 #FFVII #Unity #FF7Rebuilt
February 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A less exciting but necessary update. Map overlays with vehicle/chocobo/character markers and triangle FoV scope!
I also made it really easy to add custom vehicles that assume their own marker in future. No reason ^^;
#FF7 #FFVII #Unity #FF7Rebuilt
I also made it really easy to add custom vehicles that assume their own marker in future. No reason ^^;
#FF7 #FFVII #Unity #FF7Rebuilt
My latest World Map work!
youtu.be/jexoCQDNfSk
- Character/vehicle/camera controls
- Triangle-info system for terrain behaviour
- World-bend shader
- Sky/camera transitions
- Particle effects (water, dust, footprints)
- Sinking in swamps, forests, rivers
#FF7 #FFVII #Unity
youtu.be/jexoCQDNfSk
- Character/vehicle/camera controls
- Triangle-info system for terrain behaviour
- World-bend shader
- Sky/camera transitions
- Particle effects (water, dust, footprints)
- Sinking in swamps, forests, rivers
#FF7 #FFVII #Unity
Final Fantasy VII (FF7) remade in Unity: World Map traversal
YouTube video by Regan Music
youtu.be
February 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My latest World Map work!
youtu.be/jexoCQDNfSk
- Character/vehicle/camera controls
- Triangle-info system for terrain behaviour
- World-bend shader
- Sky/camera transitions
- Particle effects (water, dust, footprints)
- Sinking in swamps, forests, rivers
#FF7 #FFVII #Unity
youtu.be/jexoCQDNfSk
- Character/vehicle/camera controls
- Triangle-info system for terrain behaviour
- World-bend shader
- Sky/camera transitions
- Particle effects (water, dust, footprints)
- Sinking in swamps, forests, rivers
#FF7 #FFVII #Unity
Pretty much done with Highwind controls.
I've got a few tweaks to make but everything's there. I'm fairly proud of my camera-work. The shadow and the sea-spray gave me a bit fair challenge as did the Highwind's bizarre drifting controls.
#FF7 #FFVII #Unity #FF7 #FF7Rebuilt
I've got a few tweaks to make but everything's there. I'm fairly proud of my camera-work. The shadow and the sea-spray gave me a bit fair challenge as did the Highwind's bizarre drifting controls.
#FF7 #FFVII #Unity #FF7 #FF7Rebuilt
January 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Pretty much done with Highwind controls.
I've got a few tweaks to make but everything's there. I'm fairly proud of my camera-work. The shadow and the sea-spray gave me a bit fair challenge as did the Highwind's bizarre drifting controls.
#FF7 #FFVII #Unity #FF7 #FF7Rebuilt
I've got a few tweaks to make but everything's there. I'm fairly proud of my camera-work. The shadow and the sea-spray gave me a bit fair challenge as did the Highwind's bizarre drifting controls.
#FF7 #FFVII #Unity #FF7 #FF7Rebuilt
Got the region/terrain/chocobo data in to Unity and behaving itself. Next I need to setup the filters to make use it so Cloud can't walk on mountains anymore. Once that's working I can jump into vehicles >:D
January 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Got the region/terrain/chocobo data in to Unity and behaving itself. Next I need to setup the filters to make use it so Cloud can't walk on mountains anymore. Once that's working I can jump into vehicles >:D
Finally managed to get all the World assets ripped! Took a little more blood, sweat and crying-fits before they were usable in Unity.
Now to move on to fun stuff like using vehichles & Chocobos :D
#FFVII #FF7 #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
Now to move on to fun stuff like using vehichles & Chocobos :D
#FFVII #FF7 #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
January 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Finally managed to get all the World assets ripped! Took a little more blood, sweat and crying-fits before they were usable in Unity.
Now to move on to fun stuff like using vehichles & Chocobos :D
#FFVII #FF7 #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
Now to move on to fun stuff like using vehichles & Chocobos :D
#FFVII #FF7 #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
Been working on character navigation, camera, sky and world-bend shader. Starting to get happier with it. Will get all the vehichles, landmarks n Weapons in soon enough, then I need to work on the underwater map.
Will work harder to get parity right once everything's in place.
Will work harder to get parity right once everything's in place.
January 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Been working on character navigation, camera, sky and world-bend shader. Starting to get happier with it. Will get all the vehichles, landmarks n Weapons in soon enough, then I need to work on the underwater map.
Will work harder to get parity right once everything's in place.
Will work harder to get parity right once everything's in place.
Sweet, got the texture anims goin
January 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Sweet, got the texture anims goin
This might not be new to the modding community, but I really like having access to the source files so I can explore Gaia this way!
January 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This might not be new to the modding community, but I really like having access to the source files so I can explore Gaia this way!
January 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Et voila! Shops. Buy/Sell items/Materia. Still a few things for me to improve but it's in good shape!
Visit family for Xmas/NuYrs & I'm not one of those people who own a laptop so no updates from me until the new year, but then it's World Map stuff!
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
Visit family for Xmas/NuYrs & I'm not one of those people who own a laptop so no updates from me until the new year, but then it's World Map stuff!
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
December 22, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Et voila! Shops. Buy/Sell items/Materia. Still a few things for me to improve but it's in good shape!
Visit family for Xmas/NuYrs & I'm not one of those people who own a laptop so no updates from me until the new year, but then it's World Map stuff!
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
Visit family for Xmas/NuYrs & I'm not one of those people who own a laptop so no updates from me until the new year, but then it's World Map stuff!
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
Have had to repost with fixes :S Currently implementing the game's shops. Had to expand my database editor to include em, now I can start working on the in-game UI and field operations used to access them. The game features 80 shops in total!
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
December 16, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Have had to repost with fixes :S Currently implementing the game's shops. Had to expand my database editor to include em, now I can start working on the in-game UI and field operations used to access them. The game features 80 shops in total!
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt #Unity
"Save" has been fine for a short while, in theory, loading has too but I am only now trying it together after finally putting the start-menu together.
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt
December 14, 2024 at 2:42 PM
"Save" has been fine for a short while, in theory, loading has too but I am only now trying it together after finally putting the start-menu together.
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt
#FF7 #FFVII #FF7Rebuilt
Phew, parts of gamedev that are definitely more chore than fun. The series of splash screens before you get to the main menu. I skip through the credits but they're not video, had to animate the text/shadow slides from scratch D:
December 13, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Phew, parts of gamedev that are definitely more chore than fun. The series of splash screens before you get to the main menu. I skip through the credits but they're not video, had to animate the text/shadow slides from scratch D:
Bombing Mission done! This is actually as far as I wanted to go storywise. I'm mainly doing this to explore systems. I'll be moving on to the World Map and Battle systems now. I have a lot to research and setup, so it could be awhile before my next post!
youtu.be/QPtCoWXooAI
youtu.be/QPtCoWXooAI
Final Fantasy VII (FF7) remade in Unity: Field events
YouTube video by Regan Music
youtu.be
December 11, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Bombing Mission done! This is actually as far as I wanted to go storywise. I'm mainly doing this to explore systems. I'll be moving on to the World Map and Battle systems now. I have a lot to research and setup, so it could be awhile before my next post!
youtu.be/QPtCoWXooAI
youtu.be/QPtCoWXooAI
The last of the events I still needed to get done to complete Bombing Mission! :D
December 11, 2024 at 2:29 PM
The last of the events I still needed to get done to complete Bombing Mission! :D