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This mod replaces the lower quality audio tracks of the PC version's pre-rendered movie files with better quality audio tracks from the PS3 version's pre rendered movie files.
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Warning: This mod is not compatible with the Gamepass version of this game.
Square Enix did a poor job when compressing the audio for the pre rendered Bink movie files on the PC version.
The low quality audio is easily distinguishable on the music and ambient tracks that are playing at a higher volume than the other tracks in any of the pre rendered cut scenes. the music only opening that plays when you launch the game is one of the many movie files where this lower quality audio is easily noticeable.
This mod adds in higher quality audio tracks taken from the PS3 version's pre rendered movie files and patches it into the PC version's pre rendered movie files, thereby improving the quality of the audio and makes them sound nice and clear.
You can download the Sample audio.zip file from the Files section, extract the zip file and play both the PC version and the Modded version sound files separately, to decide whether you want to download and install this mod.
Important compatibility details:
This mod is compatible only with the default unmodded movie files and the HD Full Motion video mod (Eng & Jpn).
Do NOT install this mod if you are planning to install or have already installed the 4k FMV mod linked here. the 4k FMV mod already ships with the same higher quality audio which this mod patches into the movie files and so its pointless to patch the audio with this mod into the 4k mod's movie files.
Make sure that you have not installed the Higher quality cutscene audio (EN and JP) mod. this mod screws up the base movie file's structure by splitting them up messily, thereby breaking my mod installer. so if you have installed that audio mod, then make sure to revert your game files to the default unmodded state with the Verify Integrity of game files... option from your steam library and then install my mod.
There are two different methods available for installing this mod.
First method is called the Packed IMG installation method while the other one is called the Nova Mod Manager installation method, which requires a mod manager application called Nova Chrysalia to be installed and setup.
Important: Use only one of the installation methods written here when installing this mod. If you want to follow the Packed IMG installation method, then do not follow the Nova Mod Manager installation method.
Similarly if you want to follow the Nova Mod Manager installation method, then do not follow the Packed IMG installation method.
Important: Before proceeding with either of the methods, You will have to install an software called RAD Video Tools which you have to download from here.
1. Click on The RAD Video Tools text in the website accessible from the above link and you will be prompted with a .7z file download.
2. Once its downloaded, right click on the .7z file and select properties. In the bottom of the properties window, untick the Unblock checkbox and then click on the Ok button.
3. Now extract the .7z file with winrar or 7zip software and enter the password RAD when prompted. this will extract the .7z file and you will get an radtools.exe file.
4. Open the radtools.exe file and this should open the installer. Click Next and then the Install button to install Bink onto your PC.
Packed IMG installation method
1. From the Files section here, download the Cutscene Audio Installer file. once you are done downloading the Cutscene Audio Installer file, right click on the downloaded zip file and select properties. then in the bottom of the properties window, untick the Unblock checkbox and then click on the Ok button.
Extract this zip file with winrar or 7zip software and you will get a folder called Cutscene Audio Installer.
2. According to the voiceover with which you are playing the game, download either one of the 'Audio tracks' files.
3. You will get a zip file once you are done downloading the 'Audio tracks' file of your choice. right click and extract the zip file and you will get a folder called 'audio_tracks'. you will have to either copy or move this folder inside the Cutscene Audio Installer folder.
4. Inside the Cutscene Audio Installer folder, there will be a application file called FFXIIIMovieAudioMod. click on this file and the installer program should open along with a message box prompting you to select the FFXiiiLauncher.exe file.
5. Click Ok on the message box and in the small window that opens, navigate to your game's root directory which is the FINAL FANTASY XIII folder. the FFXiiiLauncher.exe file is present inside this folder.
6. After selecting the launcher file in the small window, click on the Open button at the bottom of the window and you will be presented with three options. the first two options are for selecting the voiceovers and the last option is for exiting this installer program.
7. Press the appropriate key that matches the voiceover by which you are playing the game and the patching process will begin.
8. Once the mod is done installing, you will be prompted with a message box saying Patched in higher quality audio to the cutscenes. click on the Ok button in the message box and that should close this installer.
9. That's it. you have successfully installed this mod.
Nova Mod Manager installation method
Important: Before proceeding to follow this method, make sure that you have 90gb of free space available on the drive where you have this game installed.
If you have already setup the mod manager and Unpacked the game data, then proceed directly to the Installing the mod section.
Setting up the Mod manager:
1. Open your steam application and minimize it.
2. Download Nova Chrysalia from this discord server here.
The link for the download will be in the latest message in the # announcements channel on the server. Click on the link under the text Nova Chrysalia and that should take you to another site from where you have to download a zip file.
3. Extract the zip file that you downloaded and open the NovaChrysalia.exe file. this should open the Mod manager.
4. Under the Game Launcher section in Nova, set the Install directory for XIII-1 by clicking on the Browse button.
5. In the small window that appears, navigate to the location where the FINAL FANTASY XIII folder is located. select that
folder and then click on the Select folder option.
6. In the first row and right above the Launch game option, set the dot to Final Fantasy XIII.
7. Customize the settings for the game in the second row. this row should be right next to the previous row where you had set the dot.
8. Once you have customized your game settings in that row, set the Filesystem to Unpacked mode.
9. In that same row where the Filesystem option was present, there should be two options. Unpack Game Data (EN Audio) and Unpack Game Data (JP Audio).
10. If you are playing the game with English audio, then click on the Unpack Game Data (EN Audio) option.
If you are playing the game with Japanese audio, or have the ASIA/JAPAN region version that does not ship with English audio files, then click on the Unpack Game Data (JP Audio) option.
11. On clicking the option, an prompt will pop up with a Yes or No options. Click on the Yes option and the Unpack process will start.
this process will take some time to complete and once the Unpacking process is complete, an prompt will pop
up saying its done unpacking. click on the Ok button to close this prompt.
If the unpacking process completes too quickly then you probably tried unpacking EN Audio for the ASIA/JP region version of the game which only has the Japanese audio files. if this was the case, then click on the Unpack Game Data (JP Audio) option and wait for it to finish unpacking.
Installing the mod:
1. From the Files section here, download the Cutscene Audio Installer Nova file. once you are done downloading the Cutscene Audio Installer Nova file, right click on the downloaded zip file and select properties. then in the bottom of the properties window, untick the Unblock checkbox and then click on the Ok button.
Extract this zip file with winrar or 7zip software and you will get a folder called Cutscene Audio Installer Nova.
2. According to the voiceover with which you are playing the game, download either one of the 'Audio tracks' files.
3. You will get a zip file once you are done downloading the 'Audio tracks' file of your choice. right click and extract the zip file and you will get a folder called 'audio_tracks'. you will have to either copy or move this folder inside the Cutscene Audio Installer folder.
4. Inside the Cutscene Audio Installer folder, there will be a application file called FFXIIIMovieAudioModNova. click on this file and the installer program should open along with a message box prompting you to select the FFXiiiLauncher.exe file.
5. Click Ok on the message box and in the small window that opens, navigate to your game's root directory which is the FINAL FANTASY XIII folder. the FFXiiiLauncher.exe file is present inside this folder.
6. After selecting the launcher file in the small window, click on the Open button at the bottom of the window and you will be presented with three options. the first two options are for selecting the voiceovers and the last option is for exiting this installer program.
7. Press the appropriate key that matches the voiceover by which you are playing the game and the patching process will begin.
8. Once the mod is done installing, you will be prompted with a message box saying Patched in higher quality audio to the cutscenes. click on the Ok button in the message box and that should close this installer.
9. That's it. you have successfully installed this mod.
Square Enix did a poor job when compressing the audio for the pre rendered Bink movie files on the PC version.
The low quality audio is easily distinguishable on the music and ambient tracks that are playing at a higher volume than the other tracks in any of the pre rendered cut scenes. the music only opening that plays when you launch the game is one of the many movie files where this lower quality audio is easily noticeable.
This mod adds in higher quality audio tracks taken from the PS3 version's pre rendered movie files and patches it into the PC version's pre rendered movie files, thereby improving the quality of the audio and makes them sound nice and clear.
You can download the Sample audio.zip file from the Files section, extract the zip file and play both the PC version and the Modded version sound files separately, to decide whether you want to download and install this mod.
Important compatibility details:
This mod is compatible only with the default unmodded movie files and the HD Full Motion video mod (Eng & Jpn).
Do NOT install this mod if you are planning to install or have already installed the 4k FMV mod linked here. the 4k FMV mod already ships with the same higher quality audio which this mod patches into the movie files and so its pointless to patch the audio with this mod into the 4k mod's movie files.
Make sure that you have not installed the Higher quality cutscene audio (EN and JP) mod. this mod screws up the base movie file's structure by splitting them up messily, thereby breaking my mod installer. so if you have installed that audio mod, then make sure to revert your game files to the default unmodded state with the Verify Integrity of game files... option from your steam library and then install my mod.
Installation steps:
There are two different methods available for installing this mod.
First method is called the Packed IMG installation method while the other one is called the Nova Mod Manager installation method, which requires a mod manager application called Nova Chrysalia to be installed and setup.
Important: Use only one of the installation methods written here when installing this mod. If you want to follow the Packed IMG installation method, then do not follow the Nova Mod Manager installation method.
Similarly if you want to follow the Nova Mod Manager installation method, then do not follow the Packed IMG installation method.
Important: Before proceeding with either of the methods, You will have to install an software called RAD Video Tools which you have to download from here.
1. Click on The RAD Video Tools text in the website accessible from the above link and you will be prompted with a .7z file download.
2. Once its downloaded, right click on the .7z file and select properties. In the bottom of the properties window, untick the Unblock checkbox and then click on the Ok button.
3. Now extract the .7z file with winrar or 7zip software and enter the password RAD when prompted. this will extract the .7z file and you will get an radtools.exe file.
4. Open the radtools.exe file and this should open the installer. Click Next and then the Install button to install Bink onto your PC.
Packed IMG installation method
1. From the Files section here, download the Cutscene Audio Installer file. once you are done downloading the Cutscene Audio Installer file, right click on the downloaded zip file and select properties. then in the bottom of the properties window, untick the Unblock checkbox and then click on the Ok button.
Extract this zip file with winrar or 7zip software and you will get a folder called Cutscene Audio Installer.
2. According to the voiceover with which you are playing the game, download either one of the 'Audio tracks' files.
- If you are playing the game with English voice overs, then download the Audio tracks - English file.
- If you are playing the game with Japanese Voice overs or have the ASIAN region version of the game which does not have an option to change the voiceovers, then download the Audio tracks - Japanese file.
3. You will get a zip file once you are done downloading the 'Audio tracks' file of your choice. right click and extract the zip file and you will get a folder called 'audio_tracks'. you will have to either copy or move this folder inside the Cutscene Audio Installer folder.
4. Inside the Cutscene Audio Installer folder, there will be a application file called FFXIIIMovieAudioMod. click on this file and the installer program should open along with a message box prompting you to select the FFXiiiLauncher.exe file.
5. Click Ok on the message box and in the small window that opens, navigate to your game's root directory which is the FINAL FANTASY XIII folder. the FFXiiiLauncher.exe file is present inside this folder.
6. After selecting the launcher file in the small window, click on the Open button at the bottom of the window and you will be presented with three options. the first two options are for selecting the voiceovers and the last option is for exiting this installer program.
7. Press the appropriate key that matches the voiceover by which you are playing the game and the patching process will begin.
- This installer will approximately take about 15 to 20 minutes to finish patching all of the unmodded movie files on a 7200RPM hard disk. the time taken to patch can vary significantly depending on your disk or CPU's processing power and I would recommend not running any application or games or do anything with your PC when this installer is busy patching the files. just leave your PC as it is and wait for this installer to finish patching its files.
- If you have installed all of the movie files from the HD Full Motion video mod, then the patching will take around 1 hour 20 minutes to complete.
- Keep in mind that these time estimates apply only for a 7200RPM hard disk and if you have installed the game on a SSD, then this installer should finish patching a bit faster than the estimates that I have given here.
- The bink audio mixing window will often appear and disappear when patching the movie files and during this time, make sure to not close that window as it is busy mixing the audio. part of the reason why I recommended to leave your PC alone during the installation is to ensure that you do not accidentally close this window.
8. Once the mod is done installing, you will be prompted with a message box saying Patched in higher quality audio to the cutscenes. click on the Ok button in the message box and that should close this installer.
9. That's it. you have successfully installed this mod.
Nova Mod Manager installation method
Important: Before proceeding to follow this method, make sure that you have 90gb of free space available on the drive where you have this game installed.
If you have already setup the mod manager and Unpacked the game data, then proceed directly to the Installing the mod section.
Setting up the Mod manager:
1. Open your steam application and minimize it.
2. Download Nova Chrysalia from this discord server here.
The link for the download will be in the latest message in the # announcements channel on the server. Click on the link under the text Nova Chrysalia and that should take you to another site from where you have to download a zip file.
3. Extract the zip file that you downloaded and open the NovaChrysalia.exe file. this should open the Mod manager.
4. Under the Game Launcher section in Nova, set the Install directory for XIII-1 by clicking on the Browse button.
5. In the small window that appears, navigate to the location where the FINAL FANTASY XIII folder is located. select that
folder and then click on the Select folder option.
6. In the first row and right above the Launch game option, set the dot to Final Fantasy XIII.
7. Customize the settings for the game in the second row. this row should be right next to the previous row where you had set the dot.
8. Once you have customized your game settings in that row, set the Filesystem to Unpacked mode.
9. In that same row where the Filesystem option was present, there should be two options. Unpack Game Data (EN Audio) and Unpack Game Data (JP Audio).
10. If you are playing the game with English audio, then click on the Unpack Game Data (EN Audio) option.
If you are playing the game with Japanese audio, or have the ASIA/JAPAN region version that does not ship with English audio files, then click on the Unpack Game Data (JP Audio) option.
11. On clicking the option, an prompt will pop up with a Yes or No options. Click on the Yes option and the Unpack process will start.
this process will take some time to complete and once the Unpacking process is complete, an prompt will pop
up saying its done unpacking. click on the Ok button to close this prompt.
If the unpacking process completes too quickly then you probably tried unpacking EN Audio for the ASIA/JP region version of the game which only has the Japanese audio files. if this was the case, then click on the Unpack Game Data (JP Audio) option and wait for it to finish unpacking.
Installing the mod:
1. From the Files section here, download the Cutscene Audio Installer Nova file. once you are done downloading the Cutscene Audio Installer Nova file, right click on the downloaded zip file and select properties. then in the bottom of the properties window, untick the Unblock checkbox and then click on the Ok button.
Extract this zip file with winrar or 7zip software and you will get a folder called Cutscene Audio Installer Nova.
2. According to the voiceover with which you are playing the game, download either one of the 'Audio tracks' files.
- If you are playing the game with English voice overs, then download the Audio tracks - English file.
- If you are playing the game with Japanese Voice overs or have the ASIAN region version of the game which does not have an option to change the voiceovers, then download the Audio tracks - Japanese file.
3. You will get a zip file once you are done downloading the 'Audio tracks' file of your choice. right click and extract the zip file and you will get a folder called 'audio_tracks'. you will have to either copy or move this folder inside the Cutscene Audio Installer folder.
4. Inside the Cutscene Audio Installer folder, there will be a application file called FFXIIIMovieAudioModNova. click on this file and the installer program should open along with a message box prompting you to select the FFXiiiLauncher.exe file.
5. Click Ok on the message box and in the small window that opens, navigate to your game's root directory which is the FINAL FANTASY XIII folder. the FFXiiiLauncher.exe file is present inside this folder.
6. After selecting the launcher file in the small window, click on the Open button at the bottom of the window and you will be presented with three options. the first two options are for selecting the voiceovers and the last option is for exiting this installer program.
7. Press the appropriate key that matches the voiceover by which you are playing the game and the patching process will begin.
- This installer will approximately take about 15 to 20 minutes to finish patching all of the unmodded movie files on a 7200RPM hard disk. the time taken to patch can vary significantly depending on your disk or CPU's processing power and I would recommend not running any application or games or do anything with your PC when this installer is busy patching the files. just leave your PC as it is and wait for this installer to finish patching its files.
- If you have installed all of the movie files from the HD Full Motion video mod, then the patching will take around 1 hour 20 minutes to complete.
- Keep in mind that these time estimates apply only for a 7200RPM hard disk and if you have installed the game on a SSD, then this installer should finish patching a bit faster than the estimates that I have given here.
- The bink audio mixing window will often appear and disappear when patching the movie files and during this time, make sure to not close that window as it is busy mixing the audio. part of the reason why I recommended to leave your PC alone during the installation is to ensure that you do not accidentally close this window.
8. Once the mod is done installing, you will be prompted with a message box saying Patched in higher quality audio to the cutscenes. click on the Ok button in the message box and that should close this installer.
9. That's it. you have successfully installed this mod.