Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
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This is a small C# Winforms based GUI app that allows you to control the volume levels of the music in game with the help of a slider.

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Warning: This mod is not compatible with the Gamepass version of this game.


There are two different versions available for this app. One version made for the Packed IMG installation and the other version made for the Nova Mod Manager installation, 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.

If you have the Japan only region PC version, then follow the Packed IMG installation method
日本国内専用リージョンのPC版をお持ちの方は、「Packed IMGインストール」の方法に従ってください。






Packed IMG installation method \ 
Packed IMGインストール

English version:

1. Download the LR Music Volume slider file from the Files section.

2. After downloading the file, extract it with 7zip or winrar software and you will get an folder called LR Music Volume slider_v2.7.


3. Inside this folder, open the LRMusicVolumeSlider.exe file and you will be prompted to select the path of the game exe file. on clicking ok, you will be greeted with this app window.



4. Click on the Browse button and navigate to the game's root folder i.e the LIGHTNING RETURNS FINAL FANTASY XIII folder. select the LRFF13.exe file is present inside this folder and click on the Ok button. 

5. Set the File System Setting to Default/ Packed.

6. Set the voiceover with which you are playing the game. 
If your game is the Japan only region PC version, then make sure to check the voice over option that is written in Japanese.
 as well as set the File System Setting to Default/ Packed.

7. Click and drag the slider to a level either with the mouse or by using the arrow keys on your keyboard. 
If the arrow keys are not focusing on the slider, then use tab key and get the focus box [the dotted box] to appear on the slider section.

You can choose a volume level between 0 to 10.
Level 0 mutes the ingame music completely while level 10 maxes the volume level to the highest level supported by the game. level 5 is the default volume level and you can use this to reset the volume back to how it was by default.


8. Once you have the slider set at a specific level, click on the Set Volume button and the app should patch in the new volume level.





日本語 バージョン:

  • LR Music Volume slider]をダウンロードしてください。それから[7zip]または[winrar]ソフトでファイルを[解凍]してください。解凍したフォルダから[LRMusicVolumeSlider.exe]を開いてください。

  • テキストボックス内の「LRFF13.exe」ファイルの場所を「[Browse]」ボタンで選択し てください。

  • ファイルシステムの設定を「[Default Packed]」オプションに選択し てください。

  •  日本語で書かれたボイスオーバーオプションを選択し てください。

  • 次に、マウスまたはキーボードの矢印キーを使って、スライダーをクリックして数字に移動してください。 
矢印キーでスライダーを動かせない場合は、[Tab]キーを使ってスライダー部分にフォーカスボックスを表示させます。

音量レベルは、0~10の間で選択できます。
レベル0は、ゲーム音楽を完全にミュートします。
レベル10は、ゲームでサポートされる最も高いレベルの音量を最大にします。
レベル5はデフォルトの音量レベルであり、これを使用して音量をデフォルトの状態に戻すことができます。

  • スライダーを特定のレベルに設定したら、[Set Volume]ボタンをクリックすると、このアプリが新しいボリュームレベルをパッチするはずです。




Nova Mod Manager installation method



Important: Before proceeding to follow this method, make sure that you have 20gb of free space available in the drive where you have this game installed.
              


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-3 by clicking on the Browse button.

5. In the small window that appears, navigate to the location where the LIGHTNING RETURNS 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: Lightning Returns.

7. Customize the settings for the game in the third row. This row should have the Screen settings and Graphic Scaling option next to each other.

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 and depending on the voice over setting that you have selected, click either the Unpack Game Data (EN Audio) or Unpack Game Data (JP Audio).

10. On clicking either of the option, a prompt will pop up with a Yes or No option. Click on the Yes option and the Unpack process will start.
This process can 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.



Using this Slider app

1. Download the LR Music Volume slider file from the Files section.

2. After downloading the file, extract it with 7zip or winrar software and you will get an folder called LR Music Volume slider_v2.7.

3. Inside this folder, open the LRMusicVolumeSlider.exe file and you will be prompted to select the path of the game exe file. on clicking ok, you will be greeted with this app window.



4. Click on the Browse button and navigate to the game's root folder i.e the LIGHTNING RETURNS FINAL FANTASY XIII folder. select the LRFF13.exe file is present inside this folder and click on the Ok button. 

5. Set the File System Setting to Nova/ Unpacked.

6. Click and drag the slider to a level either with the mouse or by using the arrow keys on your keyboard. 
If the arrow keys are not focusing on the slider, then use tab key and get the focus box [the dotted box] to appear on the slider section.

You can choose a volume level between 0 to 10.
Level 0 mutes the ingame music completely while level 10 maxes the volume level to the highest level supported by the game. level 5 is the default volume level and you can use this to reset the volume back to how it was by default.


7. Once you have the slider set at a specific level, click on the Set Volume button and the app should patch in the new volume level.






Known Limitations

  • The music volume of the pre rendered cut scenes will not be affected with the changes made in this app.






Credits & Sources:

  • You can check out this app's source code from here.