Disgaea PC: Mod Index (WIP)

[Krisan Thyme]

The Final Fantasy Modding Group & The Cutting Room Floor[tcrf.net] presents the Disgaea PC modding index!

Netherworld Content Pack [NCP]

Version: 1.2.10
Region: NA \ EU (English)
Game Version: 09/02/16

Author: Krisan Thyme
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Description:
Features bonus content from Disgaea DS, including cutscenes and dialogue that are otherwise missing from the PC release! Also includes minor bug fixes and extra content not found in any release of the game before! Not bad, right dood?!

- DS Features -
Playable Pleinair              -- NG+ Exclusive!
Playable Adell
Playable Rozalin
Playable Zetta
Missing Cutscenes & Dialogue

- New Features -
Playable Asagi
Playable Vyers
Playable Lamington
Playable Vulcanus
Playable Kurtis
Playable Don Joaquin
Playable Prism Rangers
Playable Baal
Bonus Dialogue

- Fixes -
Pleinair Recruitment         -- DS Version Implementation
DS Elemental Resists         -- Sets Resists to 0% for DS Recruits
Prinny God Palette           -- Corrects Palette Issues

Most of the above new features can be accessed via the Dimension Phone in Laharl's room, with a lengthy dialogue sequence explaining how these curious characters end up in your party! Each one requires you to have passed a certain point in the story to unlock, however! Furthermore if you hope to unlock the fearsome Baal, you will have little choice but to face him in battle.. Good luck!

Disgaea Toolpack [DTP]

Version: 0.10a

Author: Krisan Thyme
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Description:
This application allows you to load and export native TX2 files, as well create new ones from any PNG source file. You can also modify existing TALK.DAT entries, changing dialogue for modding purposes or translation efforts. Additionally you can unpack and repack the SCRIPT.DAT archive for easy access to the individual game scripts. A rudimentary Script parser and some very basic functionality is also in place for the PSP and PS2 releases of the game.

Unofficial Disgaea Tools [UDT]

Version: 0.8.0a

Author: ProgSys
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Description:
A GUI applications toolset which allows you to access and modify the Disgaea files.
It comes with:

• File Manager - Allows you to extract and insert files into the Disgaea archives.
  
• Sprite Sheet Editor - Allows you to view, modify and create sprite animations.
  
• Data Editor - Allows you to view and edit data files, like character stats\attributes.
  
• TX2 Editor - Allows you to view and edit TX2 texture files.

Pretty Prinny [PP]

Version: 0.5.2

Author: Kaldaien
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Description:
Pretty Prinny is an effort to polish Disgaea PC back to the quality standards of the original console release. It draws on my extensive experience in OpenGL to fix some underlying problems that prevent the game from running at proper performance or image quality standards.

Additionally, it touches on general usability issues such as input, and features to make modding easier on the community.

[Zeikar]

This needs to be updated to latest patch version or verified that it is, just saying, I haven't played bc of this. I know I got a patch update in mid October and the desc says 9/2 version. I know I got a patch around 10/15 or later. Main release, not beta. Krisan please look into this buddy.

[123]

Is there a save editor tool somewhere? I tried the Unofficial Disgaea Tools, but I can't seem to open my save file somehow(maybe its because it isn't a saved game editor).

[Kuugenthefox]

I see there were animation reasons to keep Asagi a monster.
Pity.
I tried changing her into a human and she just doesn't have the necessary animations to attack.

Why is she classified as a prinny though?
More importantly, how much work is it to a monster skill, (or any special that has no requirements) and replace the animation, range, etc with a gun skill and then add that ID to Asagi through CHAR.DAT as a learned special?

[EternalReckoning]

Running into a problem think it might be a BUG caused by the content mod, in chapter 8 the map im supposed to go to isnt showing up at the dimensional door so i cant progress with the game

[Kuugenthefox]

Did you talk to the zombie near the warp gate already?
The content pack is not messing with map triggers from what I can tell so that sounds extremely unlikely

[Blue Banana]

If I have Pleinair already by starting a new game before installing the NCP mod, would I still keep her and her equipment?

[Zeikar]

Originally posted by Blue Banana:

If I have Pleinair already by starting a new game before installing the NCP mod, would I still keep her and her equipment?

No

[Krisan Thyme]

Originally posted by Blue Banana:

If I have Pleinair already by starting a new game before installing the NCP mod, would I still keep her and her equipment?

Yes. The recruitment event for her will be completely skipped though.. Sadly there's no way to implement that event alongside of NIS' version of her without causing compatibility issues.

Originally posted by EternalReckoning:

Running into a problem think it might be a BUG caused by the content mod, in chapter 8 the map im supposed to go to isnt showing up at the dimensional door so i cant progress with the game

I really doubt it's the mod, as it does nothing to the gate keeper at present. (Also no one has ever reported this before, and that seems like a glaring issue someone would have noticed by now.) That said, keep me updated on how that goes if you would.

Originally posted by Kuugenthefox:

I see there were animation reasons to keep Asagi a monster.
Pity.
I tried changing her into a human and she just doesn't have the necessary animations to attack.

Why is she classified as a prinny though?
More importantly, how much work is it to a monster skill, (or any special that has no requirements) and replace the animation, range, etc with a gun skill and then add that ID to Asagi through CHAR.DAT as a learned special?

She's not set as a Prinny, per'se. She's just set under similar classification as them. The reason being is that's how NIS had her set in the JP PSP rerelease of Disgaea. I simply mirrored their implementation, with her stats increased to that of her Disgaea 2 incarnation. (Because NIS' D1 version had abysmal stats that reflected that of the "Doll" character.)

As for making new moves or such for her, that's pretty complicated. A lot of special attacks are scripted. And while it's totally possible to edit those or even add new ones, it's very messy currently and I haven't documented nearly all of the opcodes at present. My friends at TCRF have also been a bit on hiatus recently with Disgaea, so very little research has gone by the last couple of months..It's been a busy and hectic time for all, between holidays, birthdays, financial strife, emergencies, and recent big releases (like FFXV) no one has really had the time to work as hard as they used to on this.

Originally posted by NotASinger:

I need to add Peta, Nisa, Pram, etc... I need it now ♪ It's there an "easy" way to add some characters to the game? I can make some sprites, characters animation and so, but I don't have a clue about script a way to get them with the "Dimension Phone" Teach us sempai! It would be gold if we can put a lot of characters to the game, all Disgaea protagonist and classes can be played on it with all the free space that the game .Dat have *-* (Sorry for my shi**y English, I'm half-idiot) ♥ ♥ ♥ I'll make little Peta and Pram playable in a future ; u ;

There's no easy way to do anything. Between my research and ProgSys' programs, you have most of what you need if you just look around for it though. This game is theoretically very easy to mod for, it just has a lot of silly little nuances to it that can bumble the whole thing up right quick if you're not careful. Likewise while it can be remarkably flexible, it can also be bizarrely restrictive in other ways.. This game is one of the weirder (if not one of the more enjoyable) games I've ever modded for.

[Blue Banana]

just a few more questions

- Are there reserved spaces for the extra characters in the NCP mod (i.e., I don't need to worry about getting a character via Dimensional Phone if I max out the number of generic characters I can make)?

- Is it possible to uninstall the mod once I add in START.DAT and save it? If so, are there any consequences to uninstalling (like losing any equipment on the extra characters, messing up any event triggers, etc.)?

- Does installing the mod mess up any achievement triggers?

[Kuugenthefox]

adding the START.DAT is the same as having the mod installed, silly
No, the mod does not mess with any achievement triggers
I don't know about reserved spaces, I doubt it.

[Cebola]

Originally posted by Krisan Thyme:

Originally posted by Óscar73:

Hey, did you forget about this? :(

I did not. I've just been very very busy. My apologies.

Hello Krisan Thyme.

I imagine it is still busy but could add the above characters when possible?!

Á, á, É, é, í, Í, Ó, ó, Ú, ú, Ñ, ñ, Ü, ü, ¡, ¿

Thanks.

[TBC]

Holy cow... Just came back to this after a long while to see the new features, and whoo! Gonna love playing as Lamington :D

[Zeikar]

I still had an update that was after the update of this mod. So I guess my game is broken now and using this mod is using an old patch.

[Liminori]

Would it even be possible to add the thief, which replaces the strider in all the new games?

[Krisan Thyme]

Originally posted by Liminori:

Would it even be possible to add the thief, which replaces the strider in all the new games?

Probably. The worst part of importing classes over from sequels is the animation work, honestly. Though setting up the scripts can sometimes be its own hassle as well.