[MOD] Disgaea PC HD Sprites

[DulceDeClown]

!!! PLEASE REDOWNLOAD THE MOD IF YOU DOWNLOADED IT BEFORE THE 23TH OF DECEMBER 2019!
I have fixed some animations issues regarding non-hd characters, such as Thursday , Rozalin, etc.

UPDATE 9/12/2019 : I updated SUBDATA.DAT and removed the RES granted by staves, heal skills are calculated with INT in Disgaea 1, and I forgot about it, whoops!

Hello everyone.
I've been working on this MOD for years, before D1 Complete was released, but in the end I have decided to finish it and post it :)
This is a mod that will replace all the sprites of generic humanoid classes and generic monsters classes with a HD version.
Not all Disgaea 1 humans and monsters have a HD sprite counterpart, so I had to choose some sprites to replace others
EXAMPLE : I have replaced the Man-Eater (Treant) with the Shroom, I have replaced the Imp (Flying) with the Mothman, etc.
I did not create this mod completely from scratch. I have continued (and modified/fixed) a never-completed disgaea pc HD sprites mod, which you can find here : https://steamcommunity.com/app/405900/discussions/4/282992646974911959/
So.. Laharl is now Laharl-chan! Since I started the mod from that incomplete one, I left the characters that were already HD, even though I did some adjustments to them.
With that being said, here are the characteristics of this MOD :D

• HD SPRITES! All generic humanoid and monster classes are now in HD! Plus, the main characters trio, Laharl , Etna and Flonne!
  
• NEW COLOR PALETTES! All humanoids and monsters now have new color palettes to better represent the ones from Disgaea 1!
  
• MONSTER WEAPONS NOW GIVE [INT]! Magic/Int based monster classes are now not so useless as before!

!!!THIS MOD DOESN'T CHANGE ALL THE SPRITES IN THE GAME!!!
For example, Gordon, Thursday and Jennifer DO NOT have an HD sprite.
Also,most of the story sprites (before/after a fight) are not in HD
!!!THIS MOD DOESN'T HAVE WEAPONS HD SPRITES!!
For the same reason why this mod doesn't have all the HD characters sprites.
!!!THIS MOD ALSO REMOVES CUT-IN PICTURES DURING DOUBLE/TRIPLE/QUADRUPLE ATTACKS!!!
All of this is because of a known problem regarding disgaea pc modding, and it is the reason why the original project that I linked before was never completed.
If SUBDATA.DAT goes over 180MB in size, the game will crash at launch :(
I am no programmer, so I never found a solution to this problem.
Because of this problem, I had to do some cuts and couldn't import every character in the game.
So, if you see a character which is not HD, that is the reason.
If someone knows how to fix it, then I can complete this mod even more and add all the characters sprites in HD :)

BIG UPDATE : A huge enormous thanks goes to Maide, from the Requiem discord server! Maide fixed the 180mb subdata limit problem! Such a legend <3

I can now start to work again and complete the mod even further, importing characters such as Pleinair, Gordon, Thursday, Jennifer and much more!

!!!BEFORE DOWNLOADING THE MOD!!!
Please, create a backup of your savedata! This MOD is not compatible with other mods such as the Netherworld Content Pack! Please be careful!

As I said, I did not create this mod from scratch, as I continued a WIP project that has never been completed, so I never really worked "alone".
I used a WIP mod, I created this MOD with the Disgaea PC tools ( which can be found here : https://github.com/ProgSys/pg_disatools ) and many people helped me and supported me during the creation of this mod :) and I would like to thank them!
Here is the invite link to the discord server where I found this beautiful community! : https://discord.gg/7HcwYyA
They have always been very nice and helpful ^^ it's also thanks to them if this mod exists.

Here are some random screenshots ^^

https://i.imgur.com/YS7NjSD.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/i7qxll1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Q7ad5fb.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ZlrlMEb.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/0rTHsSi.jpg

And now, here are the download links!

The main and completed patched file is a SUBDATA.DAT file.
You have to remove the SUBDATA.DAT file you have in your Disgaea PC directory, and replace it with the one you will download, which contains the mod.
I hope you will like the mod and enjoy using it! :D

DOWNLOAD SUBDATA.DAT : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gHcW8ow1K_mhs_F7P-XWct6IT6ZDxtsl

If you want to keep and use you main subdata.dat, maybe because it's already modded, you can download "anm00.dat", which contains all the sprite files, and you can patch your own subdata.dat.
You will also need to download the patched .exe of the game, dis1_st.exe, patched by Maine ,to make sure your game will work and launch properly.

DOWNLOAD ANM00.DAT : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Thclokq-2sFzhC-T_08QwO1QdV3aNHhy

DOWNLOAD DIS1_ST.EXE : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kqfl00p2382k8-XVLQiI4ynyaw9aK83h

You have to use the disgaea pc tools ( which can be found here https://github.com/ProgSys/pg_disatools ) in order to replace the anm00.dat of your subdata :) so that you can use your subdata but also have HD sprites!
Regarding the .exe, you just need to delete your old .exe and replace it with the one you will download up here.
Now, to patch your own subdata, you will have to :

1. Download the tools, open the "Disa PC File Manager"
   
2. Open your subdata.dat
   
3. Extract start.dat
   
4. Open start.dat
   
5. Replace the anm00.dat you find with the one you downloaded
   
6. Save start.dat
   
7. Open subdata,dat
   
8. Replace start.dat with the start.dat you have extracted and saved.
   
9. Save subdata.dat

All done! :) It should work!

If you have any questions or issues while using the mod, please let me know here!

[thomasjbake]

Thanks so much for creating this mod DulceDeClown!! Brings the entire game back to life in HD! Hope the devs consider adding this to the game itself. I would sure pay extra for hi-res sprites!

[Harpy Hugger]

Originally posted by thomasjbake:

Thanks so much for creating this mod DulceDeClown!! Brings the entire game back to life in HD! Hope the devs consider adding this to the game itself. I would sure pay extra for hi-res sprites!

really i just want a d3 port.

[Rig]

DulceDeClown and Dexter, you two will need to share all the kudos I have for you. Amazing work, wish they wouldn't be lazy and have you go through all this trouble lol

[Excism]

Originally posted by Dexter:

Originally posted by Desu Flonne:

but uh.. i uh.. i said LAHARL, not flonne.

LAHARL is a dude, as he should be, in all versions of the SUBDATA file posted on the last page of this thread, which is why I said check some of my posts on the last page:

Originally posted by Dexter:

Okay, I did this myself since I wanted to check out the game and play the best available version on PC. Laharl remains a dude in both Versions, just replace “SUBDATA.DAT” in the Steam game folder with these

I have a question regarding your mod. DulceDeClown stated in his original post that this HD mod could not function together with the Netherworld Content Pack. I was wondering if you were able to get that pack to work with your HD sprites. I tried out your mod and the sprites looked great. So I went ahead and followed your steps to remove your ANM00.DAT "which I can only hope included all of the work you did" and place it into the SUBDATA.DAT from the NetherWorld Content Pack. I ran into an issue with the file being 220 MB which (if what DulceDeClown claimed was the case) caused the game to crash at launch. I'm not sure if I had to simply cut down 40 MB to make the SUBDATA.DAT usable...but I'm not sure what the best way to do that would be. Do you have any thoughts?

[Rig]

Did you replace the executable as well? I had the same issue after installing and patching the Netherworld pack, then I replaced the .exe again with the one provided by Dulce, and it worked.

I wonder if this project is still active, because I think all we miss now are some characters like plenair, and weapons in general (I wouldn't mind every weapon with the same sprite, though).

Kinda felt bad when I saw the disgaea complete for android, that game offers basically everything we wanted here. Maybe I'll buy that and play with an emulator on pc, but another $30...ugh

[Excism]

Originally posted by Rig:

Did you replace the executable as well? I had the same issue after installing and patching the Netherworld pack, then I replaced the .exe again with the one provided by Dulce, and it worked.

I wonder if this project is still active, because I think all we miss now are some characters like plenair, and weapons in general (I wouldn't mind every weapon with the same sprite, though).

Kinda felt bad when I saw the disgaea complete for android, that game offers basically everything we wanted here. Maybe I'll buy that and play with an emulator on pc, but another $30...ugh

I think I used the exe that was included with the Netherworld Expansion Pack since I assumed it was the same as the one Dulce provided. I'll try using Dulce's exe and see if anything improves. To clarify, you got the ANM00.DAT from Dexter's mod and patched that into the Netherworld Expansion Pack SUBDATA.DAT? I want to make sure I followed the same steps.

I actually tried playing disgaea complete on an android emulator originally, but I was unsuccessful. I got an apk off of the internet, so I could test to see if I could get the game to run, before buying it. I tried running the game on memu, bluestacks, and nox but each emulator would give the message that game is not compatible with my current android version. I tried android 7.1, 5.1, and 4.1 but none of them could run the game. I made the emulator emulate the same device as my phone, since my phone could run the game without an issue, but, that did not work either

I gave up on that and that's why I came around to modding disgaea PC. If you plan to pick that up and try it then let me know if you are successful!

Edit: I tried it with the exe that Dulce provided and the game ran. Thank you for that advice.

[Rig]

Originally posted by Excism:

Originally posted by Rig:

Did you replace the executable as well? I had the same issue after installing and patching the Netherworld pack, then I replaced the .exe again with the one provided by Dulce, and it worked.

I wonder if this project is still active, because I think all we miss now are some characters like plenair, and weapons in general (I wouldn't mind every weapon with the same sprite, though).

Kinda felt bad when I saw the disgaea complete for android, that game offers basically everything we wanted here. Maybe I'll buy that and play with an emulator on pc, but another $30...ugh

I think I used the exe that was included with the Netherworld Expansion Pack since I assumed it was the same as the one Dulce provided. I'll try using Dulce's exe and see if anything improves. To clarify, you got the ANM00.DAT from Dexter's mod and patched that into the Netherworld Expansion Pack SUBDATA.DAT? I want to make sure I followed the same steps.

I actually tried playing disgaea complete on an android emulator originally, but I was unsuccessful. I got an apk off of the internet, so I could test to see if I could get the game to run, before buying it. I tried running the game on memu, bluestacks, and nox but each emulator would give the message that game is not compatible with my current android version. I tried android 7.1, 5.1, and 4.1 but none of them could run the game. I made the emulator emulate the same device as my phone, since my phone could run the game without an issue, but, that did not work either

I gave up on that and that's why I came around to modding disgaea PC. If you plan to pick that up and try it then let me know if you are successful!

Edit: I tried it with the exe that Dulce provided and the game ran. Thank you for that advice.

Hey man,
I'm assuming you'll keep this step by step in mind:

Originally posted by DulceDeClown:

1. Download the tools, open the "Disa PC File Manager"
   
2. Open your subdata.dat
   
3. Extract start.dat
   
4. Open start.dat
   
5. Replace the anm00.dat you find with the one you downloaded
   
6. Save start.dat
   
7. Open subdata,dat
   
8. Replace start.dat with the start.dat you have extracted and saved.
   
9. Save subdata.dat

Alright, If I'm not mistaken (I was tired when I decided to try this lol)...what I did was:
1. Download the Netherworld Content Pack;
2. Download Dulce's ANM00.DAT;
3. Download Dexter's 0001_LAHARL.SH (from the favorite answer)
4. Use the Disa File Manager to open Dulce's ANM00.DAT and replace (right click on item > replace, and yes I only noticed this later lol) 0001_LAHARL.SH (laharl-chan) with Dexter's 0001_LAHARL.SH (male laharl)
5. Save the file
6. Open the Netherworld Content Pack's SUBDATA.DAT and replace the ANM00.DAT with the one we just saved (that contains Dulce and Dexter's sprites).
7. Save the altered SUBDATA.DAT
8. Download Dulce's dis1_st.exe
9. Replace original files with the ones from step 7 and 8 on Disgaea PC's root folder.

I guess....that's it. And by the way, If i ever decide to buy the Complete Edition for android, I'll update this answer to tell you if it runs fine or like crap.

[[CCND] Smug Dragoon]

Thanks so much for this. Asagi seems to crash the game though. Not sure why

[Trashzone]

Originally posted by Desu Doll:

Originally posted by Dexter:

LAHARL is a dude, as he should be, in all versions of the SUBDATA file posted on the last page of this thread, which is why I said check some of my posts on the last page:

What the F-U-C-K are you going on about i don't understand what's going on here is this a lore thing? i'm only on chapter 9 dood.

He's telling you he fixed Laharl in the version of the mod he posted in the thread. Laharl is male in his version he linked. No Laharl Chan.

[Mana]

Originally posted by Excism:

Originally posted by Rig:

Did you replace the executable as well? I had the same issue after installing and patching the Netherworld pack, then I replaced the .exe again with the one provided by Dulce, and it worked.

I wonder if this project is still active, because I think all we miss now are some characters like plenair, and weapons in general (I wouldn't mind every weapon with the same sprite, though).

Kinda felt bad when I saw the disgaea complete for android, that game offers basically everything we wanted here. Maybe I'll buy that and play with an emulator on pc, but another $30...ugh

I think I used the exe that was included with the Netherworld Expansion Pack since I assumed it was the same as the one Dulce provided. I'll try using Dulce's exe and see if anything improves. To clarify, you got the ANM00.DAT from Dexter's mod and patched that into the Netherworld Expansion Pack SUBDATA.DAT? I want to make sure I followed the same steps.

I actually tried playing disgaea complete on an android emulator originally, but I was unsuccessful. I got an apk off of the internet, so I could test to see if I could get the game to run, before buying it. I tried running the game on memu, bluestacks, and nox but each emulator would give the message that game is not compatible with my current android version. I tried android 7.1, 5.1, and 4.1 but none of them could run the game. I made the emulator emulate the same device as my phone, since my phone could run the game without an issue, but, that did not work either

I gave up on that and that's why I came around to modding disgaea PC. If you plan to pick that up and try it then let me know if you are successful!

Edit: I tried it with the exe that Dulce provided and the game ran. Thank you for that advice.

There is also a switch version you can emulate.

[mertthew]

Hello All,
Hopefully this topic isn't too dead. Great stuff going on here - and makes playing Disgaea again really fresh! But there are so many versions flying around that it's a bit hard to keep track of what's HD and not HD between them.

I'm aiming to build a definitive SUBDATA.DAT file with HD sprites that also works with the Netherworld Content Pack.

So far, I've managed to get a working version of the Netherworld Content Pack using Dexter's version of HD sprites. It requires Dulce's custom Disgaea PC.exe file linked in the master post to prevent crashes.

However, my version using Dexter's as a base lacks Plenair and a few other sprites (including Trainee Angel Flonne as that version is no longer accessible in their posts) as well as the HD cut-ins. It's actually pretty funny, as certain sprites (that aren't battle-related I assume) revert to SD during cutscenes.

I know there was talk by Dulce of working to include Plenair and of amending the cut-ins but it's unclear to me what sprites are included in Dulce's master posts SUBDATA.DAT and whether I should go with that and then just insert one of the Male Laharl files manually (as it's my preference). I would assume everything would be included but the updates appear to be before some of this discussion.

I'm trying to get a hold of some of Disgaea Completes .sh files to manually insert what might be missing but so far have come up with .pngs only. I don't know enough about how the files work to convert the pngs correctly.

But in any case, even if we don't get a full catalogue - great work to everyone contributing!

[Mana]

Originally posted by mertthew:

Hello All,
Hopefully this topic isn't too dead. Great stuff going on here - and makes playing Disgaea again really fresh! But there are so many versions flying around that it's a bit hard to keep track of what's HD and not HD between them.

I'm aiming to build a definitive SUBDATA.DAT file with HD sprites that also works with the Netherworld Content Pack.

So far, I've managed to get a working version of the Netherworld Content Pack using Dexter's version of HD sprites. It requires Dulce's custom Disgaea PC.exe file linked in the master post to prevent crashes.

However, my version using Dexter's as a base lacks Plenair and a few other sprites (including Trainee Angel Flonne as that version is no longer accessible in their posts) as well as the HD cut-ins. It's actually pretty funny, as certain sprites (that aren't battle-related I assume) revert to SD during cutscenes.

I know there was talk by Dulce of working to include Plenair and of amending the cut-ins but it's unclear to me what sprites are included in Dulce's master posts SUBDATA.DAT and whether I should go with that and then just insert one of the Male Laharl files manually (as it's my preference). I would assume everything would be included but the updates appear to be before some of this discussion.

I'm trying to get a hold of some of Disgaea Completes .sh files to manually insert what might be missing but so far have come up with .pngs only. I don't know enough about how the files work to convert the pngs correctly.:datatablet:

But in any case, even if we don't get a full catalogue - great work to everyone contributing!

Good luck! I would reallyyy love an updated version

[Dexter]

Originally posted by mertthew:

So far, I've managed to get a working version of the Netherworld Content Pack using Dexter's version of HD sprites. It requires Dulce's custom Disgaea PC.exe file linked in the master post to prevent crashes.

However, my version using Dexter's as a base lacks Plenair and a few other sprites (including Trainee Angel Flonne as that version is no longer accessible in their posts) as well as the HD cut-ins. It's actually pretty funny, as certain sprites (that aren't battle-related I assume) revert to SD during cutscenes.

Hey, I believe this is the final version I made, although I had discovered some things still missing, like the combat attack sprites/cut-ins of latter-game color variants of mobs that I might or might not patch at some point if I'm getting back into this: https://anonfiles.com/T0V6M0H7u4/SUBDATA_rar

Mirror, since down: https://mixdrop.co/f/gnrljw3jtp06qp https://gofile.io/d/qG765X

I think this is Trainee Flonne: https://anonfiles.com/zaY8M1H8ua/0003_FLONNE_sh

[zenblack]

Originally posted by Dexter:

Hey, I believe this is the final version I made, although I had discovered some things still missing, like the combat attack sprites/cut-ins of latter-game color variants of mobs that I might or might not patch at some point if I'm getting back into this: https://anonfiles.com/T0V6M0H7u4/SUBDATA_rar

I think this is Trainee Flonne: https://anonfiles.com/zaY8M1H8ua/0003_FLONNE_sh

Thanks for everything! Just to be clear you can use this Subdata with the Netherworld Content Pack? And Inject Trainee Flonne if you want it. Using the dis1_st.exe from the original OP? Is that correct?

[zenblack]

Note: In the latest file from Dexter a few missing HD sprites. Enemy types Winged, Treant, Shadow, Beast. I wasn't sure if this was known already.