[Special K] Fixed a few things + Steam Beta announcement

[Kaldaien]

EDIT: 7/7/2020

The "open beta" build has corrected DPI scaling issues and is Large Address Aware.

Known Issues

1. Game tells Windows it is DPI aware, but does not actually know what DPI scaling is
   
2. Engine has inefficient text rendering that may be API-bound on lower-end hardware
   
3. Mouse cursor needs to get the hell off the screen
   
4. Motion blur is absolutely obnoxious

Fixed Issues

1. Systems with non-100% DPI scaling will have additional resolution options
   
2. D3D11 API latency for text rendering lowered as much as possible
   
   • Framepacing MASSIVELY improved
3. Mouse cursor sent packing

Work in Progress ( Motion Blur )

I have identified a pixel shader responsible for clearing the motion blur accumulation buffer. Unfortunately, the engine is using this shader to clear all of its rendertargets, not just the ones used for motion blur.

My current solution to motion blur causes loss of multi-pass lighting (if you can even call it lighting). The motion blur bypass is disabled by default until I find a more permanent solution.

• Consult the control panel to enable/disable motion blur and tweak the static lighting.

Download and Install

A standalone version of Special K (Steam Beta v 0.11.0.45) pre-configured for this game is available here.[drive.google.com]

Extract SK_Persona4_120.7z to the game's install directory (steamapps\common\Day).

Configuration

I have pre-configured many settings for this game that I believe are optimal, settings that you may want to undo are commented in dxgi.ini

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Other News (Advertising)

Special K has a Steam-specific version in development that aims to make installation, configuration and third-party mod distribution (using Steam workshop) much easier.

I encourage users to check out http://store.steampowered.com/app/1157970/Special_K/ and apply for the open beta if you have used Special K before and would like to help test.

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Thanks

[makina dark taiko no tatsujin]

sorry if im a dummy or anything, but what does this do to be specific? does this improves the game in any way?

[Dexstairs]

Can I report a bug? The FMVs stutter for a lot of users. The fix/workaround I use is to use MSI afterburner and limit your fps to around 25, it fixes the stuttering by keeping the video at it's intended framerate.

I hope that's useful and gives you an idea of where the issue lies.


Cheers!

[SmokeyB]

Whoa, based

[Scyris]

Originally posted by Broder:

sorry if im a dummy or anything, but what does this do to be specific? does this improves the game in any way?

The Special K patches usually fix graphical issues and such, for example in Nier: Automata, the game doesn't render the world in the actual resolution you set for some reason. It usually renders it in a much lower res and upscales it resulting in a super blurry game on pc. The Special K patch fixes this and other issues the game has. I've used them in multiple games and it was a better experiance because of it.

[Dexstairs]

You can use this patch top fix cutscene issues, but you have to accept the game running at 25fps in the process.

edit dx.gi and put the framerate to 25. I'm very hopeful Kaldaien can add a hook that will enable us to set a different framerate for videos :)

[Kaldaien]

Originally posted by Broder:

sorry if im a dummy or anything, but what does this do to be specific? does this improves the game in any way?

I didn't take the time to explain things simply because I think many people are already familiar with Special K patches for other games. Plus, most of my time is going towards the Steam specific version, which will make life easier for everyone. One-click game patches are in the future.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2129663540


Really all you need to know here is I fixed a couple of issues and pre-configured a version of Special K to work with this game.

[Kaldaien]

Originally posted by Dexstairs:

You can use this patch top fix cutscene issues, but you have to accept the game running at 25fps in the process.

edit dx.gi and put the framerate to 25. I'm very hopeful Kaldaien can add a hook that will enable us to set a different framerate for videos :)

Keyboard macros are a better solution to that :P In lieu of automatic detection, if you can be bothered to press a key combo to change framerate, consider something like this:

[Macro.FPSLimits]
Ctrl+Shift+0=TargetFPS 25
Ctrl+Shift+1=TargetFPS 60

Just add that to the end of the INI file. You can use any combo of Ctrl + Shift + Alt + <Other Key> you want, and it'll fire off the command "TargetFPS ..." to Special K's command interpreter.

[makina dark taiko no tatsujin]

Originally posted by Scyris:

Originally posted by Broder:

sorry if im a dummy or anything, but what does this do to be specific? does this improves the game in any way?

The Special K patches usually fix graphical issues and such, for example in Nier: Automata, the game doesn't render the world in the actual resolution you set for some reason. It usually renders it in a much lower res and upscales it resulting in a super blurry game on pc. The Special K patch fixes this and other issues the game has. I've used them in multiple games and it was a better experiance because of it.

Originally posted by Kaldaien:

Originally posted by Broder:

sorry if im a dummy or anything, but what does this do to be specific? does this improves the game in any way?

I didn't take the time to explain things simply because I think many people are already familiar with Special K patches for other games. Plus, most of my time is going towards the Steam specific version, which will make life easier for everyone. One-click game patches are in the future.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2129663540


Really all you need to know here is I fixed a couple of issues and pre-configured a version of Special K to work with this game.

oooh, i see now, might use it afterall!, sorry for living under a rock all this time T_T

[凹口凸口凹口凸]

Originally posted by Broder:

sorry if im a dummy or anything, but what does this do to be specific? does this improves the game in any way?

It can fix some minor (usually) problems, sometimes it adds another batch of bugs tho.

[Artur]

Glad to see you're already on the case.
Subscribed for future updates.

[TataruTaru]

The special K beta tool is great, makes life easier to get updates and the like.

[KingKrouch]

I'm curious if there's any plans on a shader fix to disable the rapidly jittering film grain.

It can be pretty hard to look at for long periods of time.

[Lulech93]

You don't need to mod anything to get arbitrary scaling at 4K. For some reason, you just have to restart the game after your first launch. Then you'll be able to select any resolution on your system AND up to 200% scaling.

Other fixes are very nice, though! 👍

[Breezeblock Head]

Aces! Excited for motion blur fix!