File information

Last updated

Original upload

Created by

Normal Smith

Uploaded by

NormalSmith

Virus scan

Safe to use

About this mod

A custom Hair model for Tifa with shorter hair, brushed behind her ears.

Permissions and credits
Donations
Tifa Hair Mod for Final Fantasy VII Remake
Version: 0.7
Author: Normal Smith

Overview
Revamp Tifa’s look with a completely new hair model featuring enhanced 4K textures. This file combines a custom Hair Mesh with Tifa's default fringe to retain her look. This mod used a custom tool, Normal Smith, to bake highly accurate bent normal and ambient occlusion maps, resulting in great lighting and detail on the model.

Separate mods for both the Purple Dress and Standard Outfits.

Other Outfits and files that overwrite the Purple Dress or Standard Outfits won't be compatible with this mod.

Using with other Outfit Mods
As this mod will be incompatible with any other Tifa Outfit mods, I've put a tutorial up on my Github page (Porting the Hair Mesh to other Outfits) for anyone who wants to move this hair mesh onto their favourite Outfit mod. This can be done by anyone, users or mod creators.

Do not reupload or redistribute other mods without the mod authors permission.

Any issues just post on the Issue page on GitHub and I'll try and help!

As stated in the permission for this mod, anyone can uses this hair mesh in their mods as long as I am credited.

Tutorials
Link to the github hosting my tutorials on hair mesh modding.

Features & Changes
  • New Hair Model: New shorter hair mesh but retaining Tifa’s original style by using her default Fringe.
  • Enhanced 4K Textures: High-resolution textures. (Purple Dress Only)
  • Retained Hair Physics: Physics movement achieved through custom weight painting.
  • Custom Map Baking with Normal Smith:
    Utilizes a custom-developed WPF application, Normal Smith, written in C# that uses ray-casting techniques to generate bent normal and ambient occlusion maps for superior lighting results.

Compatibility & Requirements

  • Compatible with all versions of Final Fantasy VII Remake.
  • For the Purple Dress version of the mod, use a Purple Dress replacer like Purple Dress Tifa to see at all times in game
  • Note: This mod is not compatible with any other modifications that alter the Tifa model.

Installation Instructions

  • Download: Obtain the ZIP file from the Nexus Mods page.
  • Extract: Extract the ZIP to retrieve the .Pak file.
  • Deploy: Place the .Pak file into:
    /FinalFantasyVIIRemakeIntergrade/End/Content/Paks/~mods

    (If the "~mods" folder does not exist, please create it.)

Known Issues

  • Not compatible with any other mod that alters the Tifa model.

Credits & Acknowledgments

  • Normal Smith: Mod developer and creator of the Normal Smith map baking tool.
  • OpenFVIIR Discord Community: Special thanks to members wolғeпsтeiп & ninjagrime detailed posts helping me understand what to do.
  • Blender Hair Tools by Bartosz Styperek
  • Blender Hair Tool Tutorials by Dorothy Jean Thompson