Patch for 1920x1080 (unofficial alpha version now available)

[n64gamer]

Update 28/July/2016 : Gazatus on ModDB has just released an updated version of his KoH Ultimate HD mod which includes the 1920x1080 patch along with many excellent improvements to the rest of the game from other mods like Dusk of Glory. Highly recommended if you want to give 1920x1080 a try. Comes with installers and the option to install 1.05 patch if you don't have it already.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/knights-of-honor-ultimate-mod/downloads/ultimate-mod-20-enfr-with-hd-patch

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I've just bought the game on Steam, and have had some luck figuring out how to patch it for 1920x1080 screen resolution. I'm not sure if anyone has already released a HD patch for this game - which is a shame because it looks like a great game.

In any case, changes will be needed in the various .pak files that comprise the game to make it playable in Full HD - I have no intention of doing that myself, as it's a lot of work, but it does appear to be possible after a preliminary review of the .pak files.

Screenshots can be seen in the KoH Community Hub under Artwork:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=719303518
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=719139110

At present the game renders each 1024x768 screen at various locations on the black 1920x1080 canvas, but with time someone should be able to release a patch for that too, I hope.

For more information please post on this thread or the WSGF thread linked below. I will be releasing moer information on the widescreen gaming forum as it becomes available as I'm not sure if Steam is the best place to do so.

Discussion Thread on Widescreen Gaming Forum:
http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=31276&p=166396#p166396

Please be advised that I am currently ill, so cannot provide technical support or assistance to anyone trying to activate Full HD mode. I will update this post as soon as I've released details of how to patch the game for higher resolutions on WSGF.

(and yes, I know patching screen resolutions in games is probably a doddle for most people, but I've never figured out how to do so, and thought other players may be interested in this development).

Best Regards,
n64gamer.

[banana shake]

Looks like a really good start, hopefully more people jump on this and fulfill the potential. KoH at true 1920x1080 would be a dream!

[n64gamer]

Thanks, appreciate the feedback - am a bit further along in the UI update process, so will add some more screenshots to that WSGF thread in the next week or two. Cheers.

[GrafLaudan]

Very interesting for me. This is my next work. First i ever trying out what can i do. I have the tool hex. Next time , if i have find the solution i will post here some news.

[n64gamer]

Thanks Graf - I've made some more progress, to the point where it's looking much more polished now. If you are able to help out we will need someone who has the german version of the game to test the HD patches on - which obviously includes many changes to the .in2 files in defs and also the images folder. Particularly since the German translation may need some tweaking compared to the English version. :) Please tell me if you're interested - I have sent you a friend request on Steam.

[9od | DeltaSnake]

Nice!

[Qwerty Drive]

Why does mine look like this after patching with the hex editor

http://imgur.com/2PBKkc3

[n64gamer]

@QwertyDrive : Because the *.in2 files inside the various .pak files (ie. defs.pak) need to be modified too. They are all hardcoded for 1024x768, so lots of text editing is involved. I'll be releasing an alpha version of the 1920x1080 mod in the next week or so - it includes countless more patches and UI improvements which make the game look and play better on 1920x1080.

Oh, and hello fellow compatriot. :)

[arty1977]

n64gamer - very exciting project! :) hope you will succeed!

[Qwerty Drive]

Originally posted by n64gamer:

@QwertyDrive : Because the *.in2 files inside the various .pak files (ie. defs.pak) need to be modified too. They are all hardcoded for 1024x768, so lots of text editing is involved. I'll be releasing an alpha version of the 1920x1080 mod in the next week or so - it includes countless more patches and UI improvements which make the game look and play better on 1920x1080.

Oh, and hello fellow compatriot. :)

A mod like that would come in real handy, I am not sure if i edited the game right but It looks like im playing fullscreen in a window

[n64gamer]

Thanks arty - I hope Black Sea Studios don't mind someone patching their game. :)

Originally posted by Qwerty Drive:

A mod like that would come in real handy, I am not sure if i edited the game right but It looks like im playing fullscreen in a window

Looks like you've done the hex editing and configuration correctly - it's a pity the game doesn't automatically use all the extra screen real estate by default. :/

[Valderath]

Will the mod you're working on also allow other resolutions or only 1920x1080?

[n64gamer]

@Valderath: Only 1920x1080 - the amount of work required to support multiple resolutions is simply too much. But there's nothing stopping someone else from modifying what I've done to support different resolutions - it'd just be a time consuming process, that's all.

[SK RaZoR]

Maybe you should contact GOG.com. If they pick it up they just might prop the resolutions up to speed and release it properly. + a damned video which nobody bothered to put on steam.

[Slimebeast]

Please somebody do it! This game is so good.

[n64gamer]

Thanks for the suggestion @SK RaZor - will leave it up to the creators of KoH if they want to sort out a re-release; is really not my place to do so.

Have added an entry to ModDB.com with a few more screen shots - here's the link to the profile on ModDB:
http://www.moddb.com/mods/knights-of-honor-unofficial-hd-patch