I don't know what I did, but the error fixed itself.

I seem to have run into a problem while installing the ccp, I follow the instructions to the letter and when I use the white_imgu.win32.bin file in the patch1.exe file it gives me an error messege saying: An error has occurred: xdelta3: source file too short: XD3_INVALID_INPUT, doesn't matter if I run it as an admin or not, it still gives ne that error messege.

Originally posted by Scarlet Crusade:

Originally posted by ZephyrSonic:

Yes that would be interesting but I'm not sure if Krisan will release another monster mod pack or not. I'd like to think so but since it's been so long since the last one I really don't think their will be another one. Here and there he might be figuring out more things about the modding with this game but I don't think he has any motivation/time to really get back in to releasing these. Personally I don't even see a need for all these Final Fantasy numbered mod threads for modding when nothing is being released for any of them. The intent of my last couple posts isn't to be mean, impatient, rude or upset I just want to know if this project will continue. It really does have a lot of potential and promise but all of these threads keep dying for months on end with no updates and it just really bothers me that we don't get any kind of word on when to expect the next one.

It's likely there will be another release, though it's his personal preference to not announce a release date, rather to release when it's ready. There was a good chunk of time where he was modding Disgaea heavily instead of Final Fantasy XIII-2, and he made some rather impressive accomplishments over there. This was due in part to my (being his tester, as a sub-role, kinda important -- also partial creative designer) being less available due to playing some newer games. As for all the other threads for all the other games, this place was created as a haven for modders to get together and do things, it was never intended nor promised that Krisan would mod all the Final Fantasy games ever, if that was your understanding. The real issue is not enough people stepping up and making mods, or, in some cases, lack of interest or use of mods for other titles. There was a decent bit of work done with V and VI, as well as X, from the top of my head, headed by people other than Krisan. I can't personally promise you anything, because I don't make the mods, my role is that more of a consultant than anything else.

Originally posted by ZephyrSonic:

Last I checked in that strawpoll Krisan held about over a year ago he asked the community that played the mod the next monster they wanted to see as the next monster in the mod pack and if I remember correctly Shiva won though I voted for Bahamut but I believe she won that poll yet nothing has really come of that yet so I apologize if I come across as rude or mean.

Actually, Fang and Bahamut came out on top, with Shiva Sisterrs placing third.[www.strawpoll.me]

Originally posted by ZephyrSonic:

I'm still glad though the progress he has made into this thus far. Even if he quits the project never to return to this I'm proud of all the dedication and work he made into this as I never would have thought of being able to have certain characters like even Caius being as a monster crystal so great work. Will we see another mod pack release though?

We appreciate the sentiments, and we definitely have fun making this stuff. It's just a lot more complex than a lot of you probably realize. It is true that, over time, we came to understand the game and the inner workings better, and were able to get some releases coming out at a higher rate, but the next things on the plate came with a new set of challenges for things that we hadn't run into before. So if that set an expectation that stuff would just keep rolling out so quickly, then we apologize. The last release of Giant Cactuar took a bit longer to do, not necessarily due to the monster crystal itself, but tweaking the AI of enemy Cactuar to transform properly, more like the AI in the first game.

Another example for you, had Shiva Sisters won the poll (and, even though they didn't, they're still in consideration for development), we would then have to figure out how to have both of them on screen at the same time, as Stiria and Nix are separate entities. That would be the ideal. Should it not be possible, of course, there could be two crystals, one for each of them, but because you can only have three crystals at once, having only one slot free if you wanted to use both of them would be kind of lame, so it would be preferable to somehow have them both occupy a single slot and crystal, for the sake of variety, and it would be kinda cool, because if it could be done, then other things might be possible, like having a squad of an Azure Behemoth and two Nightblade Pumas. I'm not promising any of this to actually happen, but it's things that could maybe possibly if figured out how.

The challenge with Fang, then, is how to make her special. The fact is that this game has a ton of COMs already, probably far too many, so just making her a really good COM wouldn't be good enough, she needs something to set her apart better. Valkyria Lightning is pretty much the undisputed champion of being the best at COM, except for maybe Chichu. But let's face it, Lightning is just more fun and aesthetically pleasing to use. So we've been kicking some ideas around as to what to get her to be able to do to really make her stand out. Caius was good practice for making the AI do what we wanted it to do, but getting Fang to do the things that we may end up having her do is a bit more complicated. Maybe not impossible, but it's not something that's as easy as just making a basic unit. Which making Fang just a run-of-the-mill COM just wouldn't be doing her justice. And even after finishing that, there's still the matter of implementation, how you would unlock her. We try and come up with something interesting and appropriate rather than just "oh, here you go," if you haven't noticed.

Besides, who absolutely says the next release has to be a Monster Mod Pack? :FFXIIIvanille:

my idea for unlocking fang would be to collect hers and vanille's fragments in the dream version new bodhum, after collecting both an invisible treasure box shows up when open that you recieve fang.

you get vanille from watching the paradox ending in oreba 200af

Originally posted by Bernard Corin:

So, I've got the mod and beaten the game, but I have no clue how to unlock vanille. ANyone mind helping me out?

it was a planned dlc area that got scrapped, that's where gorgyra, metal gigantaur, raspatil and ereshkigall would have been

is there enough left of it to mod it back into the game or is it to much of a mess to even bother with?

would it be posible to mod back in a useable version of the Manasvin warmech?

once I actually managed to capture a proto behemoth

if it wasn't removed prior to releasing on pc maybe some one could find it hidden away in the game files.