HD (kind of) Background Mod - Released

[Fraggoso]

Hey folks.
I'm working with another modder (he's the coder) to get the lowres and really ugly filtered steam backgrounds into a "better" shape.

I don't want to get the hopes up too high as right now exporting the background and inserting them are possible (yay ^^) still we're struggling with seams that weren't present in the export as well as the import.
The Engine seems to do some fency stuff which he couldn't get around as of now. But still, we're at the beginning of this.

Please bear in mind that I'm not messing with the highres versions of some assets as they're copyrighted material from JAKE L ROWELL and I don't want to mess with it.

WIP Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn1WGOKpt00&feature=youtu.be


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Edit:

Mod is completed.

Steam Guide:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=927391278

Download:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9iOUmoUbwc4eHJSb3EwOWZNMEE (V 1.1)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/om9bvw1pm0m2pab/Assembly-CSharp.dll?dl=0 (csharp.dll)

For users of Alternate Fantasy:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/377840/discussions/0/353915953249510749/?ctp=22#c1290691308588965792
Use this csharp file instead: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ebzpbe0h5xybul/Assembly-CSharp.dll?dl=1

Installguide:

- Under your FFIX install directoy under "StreamingAssets" backup the bin files p0data11 till p0data19.
- Under either x64\FF9_Data\Managed or x86\FF9_Data\Managed backup the Assembly-CSharp.dll file (x64 for 64 bit OS and x86 for 32 bit OS)
- Download the 7z and unpack it directly into you Final Fantasy IX install directory where "StreamingAssets" and "x64" sit.

Play! :D

If you don't want to use it anymore just copy over the old bin files as well as as the old Assembly-CSharp.dll.

Edit:
For everyone that can't wait my new release, Ze_Pilot made an HD mod himself.
Give him a visit/download. :)
https://steamcommunity.com/app/377840/discussions/0/1741105805743188237/

[Krauvando]

I'll just subscribe to this thread because I'd be extremely happy to see this work finished. Thanks so much for he current effort and best of luck!

[Nyx]

Fraggoso の投稿を引用：

Nyx の投稿を引用：

Would it be possible for u to upload a 5m video on youtube showing the difference??
Thanks man

Not exactly a 5 minutes videos but as I rather focus on working on the mod it's better than nothing. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn1WGOKpt00&feature=youtu.be

You sir, are a god !

Thanks,

Keep us updated and upload more if you want to, when you get to new areas and stuff.

GJGJGJ

[Fraggoso]

Thanks man, I really appreciate it!
I can do this as I test the environment/fields, sure. :)

[Tyroine]

You're a god. Keep doing the good work, it's really amazing.

[NiKE2002]

Now i'm really in a bad situation.

Because this looks so nice, i cannot decide if i stay with my original version + emulator or finally buy the steam version (playing on original psx is no choice because of the low visual quality/resolution).

What is holding me from doing so are the analog control issues and the interface on pc (two things that probably never will be fixed?).

The emulated version is perfect except for the backgrounds (shaders help a little bit), cutscenes could be better.
Another thing on emulation is the jittering of characters. Might be solved if i ever get to run PCSX-R's PGXP version with clean audio though. PGXP greatly improves psx-graphics..

Here's a short vid (not by me) on FFIX with this version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb9gmtc020I

Anyways, THANK YOU SO MUCH 4 YOUR WORK!!! Months ago, i thought something like this would never happen..

Edit: Oh and i forgot to add that i would immediatly buy FF9 here, but the job square did here was pretty weak.
FF9 was the first game of the series i ever played, and i didn't even played it when it came out. I bought exactly one week after i got my ps2, just because it catched my eye in a store, and what can i say?
Tried it, and did not stop for any other game before i went through. After such a long time, i often thought about a second run (game is right above my TV, next to Shenmue 1), and when i heard they'll bring it on pc..hell, i freaked out.
Then this poor Android port came along the way, and from what i saw and read about it i can stick with what i already own.
And now Fragosso and his pal are doing some part what would have been squares job, and that's great.
Now sorry for going a little bit too much offtopic maybe, but this had to be written.

[Fraggoso]

Hi Nike2002 I know how you feel regarding FFIX.

The port isn't all that bad. The character models are really great and the Videos are not only upresed from the lower resolution PSX Files but from the HQ/HD master and they look very good BUT are a little cropped.

Analog isn't supported that's true but that's not a big deal, at least not for me.
Music was restored by the community. The only thing are the missing sfx and the really ugly backgrounds.

So after I've released the mod it's only boiling down to analog movement as well as some missing sfx (if the last is not patched by the community by then ^^).

The UI could be modded. From what I've heard one guy is working on enhancing/tweaking the whole engine as a such and UI mods should be feasible in the future.

On a side note: I hit 25% on last Friday but I have to slow down a bit as we've received a permanent new family member on Sunday. =)

[Nyx]

Fraggoso の投稿を引用：

Hi Nike2002 I know how you feel regarding FFIX.

The port isn't all that bad. The character models are really great and the Videos are not only upresed from the lower resolution PSX Files but from the HQ/HD master and they look very good BUT are a little cropped.

Analog isn't supported that's true but that's not a big deal, at least not for me.
Music was restored by the community. The only thing are the missing sfx and the really ugly backgrounds.

So after I've released the mod it's only boiling down to analog movement as well as some missing sfx (if the last is not patched by the community by then ^^).

The UI could be modded. From what I've heard one guy is working on enhancing/tweaking the whole engine as a such and UI mods should be feasible in the future.

On a side note: I hit 25% on last Friday but I have to slow down a bit as we've received a permanent new family member on Sunday. =)

Congrats ! =). !!

[F-Lambda]

Fraggoso の投稿を引用：

... Music was restored by the community. ...

There was a music restoration? Where is this?

[Nyx]

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Fraggoso の投稿を引用：

... Music was restored by the community. ...

There was a music restoration? Where is this?

http://steamcommunity.com/app/377840/discussions/0/353916838206972073/

Just download the file and put it in the folder. It's all in the post and very easy to do. And it works !

[Fraggoso]

Thanks for linking. It's really easy and a must have to use.

[BONKERS]

The guy behind Memoria did say he finished rewriting the engine for the game to allow more significant modifications. So give it some time. And hopefully people will turn this into the definitive version it deserves to be. And not the lazy, low budget cash in SE made it into.

[sanolic]

I can't wait to play the end result. This is my favorite game ; you don't know how pleased I am that you are doing that. Thanks.

[Lobster Lord]

Wow, those look great. Definitely interested when it's complete.

edit: I should also add that I don't really get the dissatisfaction from some people here. I guess they are the FF9 "purists". Although you could say I have an untrained eye when it comes to terms like "bilinear interpolation" (what the hell does that mean?) As a stout FF9 fan I will say I would very much enjoy these HD backgrounds. I hope you continue working on them. ^^

[Fraggoso]

Some people just dislikes this kind of filter. Still I think that the original (PlayStation) assets are the best.
The upressed steam version are just ugly. They should've upressed the psx version 1:1 instead of applying these lazy filters.

[Lobster Lord]

Fraggoso の投稿を引用：

Some people just dislikes this kind of filter. Still I think that the original (PlayStation) assets are the best.
The upressed steam version are just ugly. They should've upressed the psx version 1:1 instead of applying these lazy filters.

To be completely honest I haven't noticed a difference between the PS1 version (unmodded) and the Steam one. To be honest I haven't played the game in years and again I'm not purist, but unless you had side-by-side comparisons, I wouldn't have noticed. Your mods are definitely noticable though.

It's a shame the port didn't get the care it deserves, imo. It's not trash, but they could have put more effort into it. But if we get enough mods, I won't mind. Just need analog support on top of this and I'll be happy.