ToCS HD Texture Pack v6.12 (7/08/2023)

[Bighead]

Description

This is a texture pack for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel that targets the UI, battle effects, and eye textures to bring it more in line with a modern PC game.

Notice

• There is now two versions of this texture pack: SenPatcher mod format (P3A) and the standard "overwrite files" version that replaces game files.
• Steam users should use the new P3A version over the standard version to prevent their files from being overwritten periodically by Steam.
• There is two sub-versions of the P3A version, the difference being the compression used: LZ4 or ZSTD. Differences between these are explained below.
• LZ4: Compression is not as good as ZSTD, but should peform better than LZ4. Use with mechanical drives. If unsure, use this version.
• ZSTD: Better compression than LZ4 but performs slightly worse. Use with solid state drives. If unsure, use the LZ4 version.
• The HD "Thor" master quartz texture is broken by default in the "Standard" version. See Prerequisites to fix this.

Prerequisites

• THE "P3A" MOD VERSION MUST BE USED WITH A CLEAN/UNMODIFIED INSTALLATION OF THE GAME! COMPLETELY REINSTALL IF YOU HAVE TO!
• The game must be updated to v1.6 or textures will not scale correctly.
• To fix Thor master quartz with the standard version, install any mods with SenPatcher or use the included patcher I created (either or both works).

Downloads

P3A Mod Version (LZ4)

Download Link[drive.google.com]
Download Mirror[drive.google.com]

P3A MOD Version (ZSTD)

Download Link[drive.google.com]
Download Mirror[drive.google.com]

Standard Version

Download Link[drive.google.com]
Download Mirror[drive.google.com]

How to Install:

P3A Mod Version

• Copy the "mods" folder to the game's root directory.
Steam version is usually at: ..\Steam\steamapps\common\Trails of Cold Steel
• Download latest SenPatcher from:
https://github.com/AdmiralCurtiss/SenPatcher/releases
• Use the "Patch Game" button to select the launcher (Sen1Launcher.exe).
• Choose any patches. Adjust font spacing for HD Cuprum should be checked.
• Press the "Patch!" button. This creates "DINPUT8.dll" in your game folder.
• And that's it. The "DINPUT8.dll" file is for patching and loading textures.
• Play the game!

Standard Version

• Copy "ThorPatch.exe" and "data" folder into your Cold Steel installation folder.
• Overwrite any and all files.
• Run "ThorPatch.exe" to patch "ed8.exe" with the fix.
• Play the game!

Screenshots

Main Gallery[imgur.com]
Update v5.00 Gallery[imgur.com]
Blade Retexture[imgur.com]

Latest Changes:

v6.12
• Fix random noise surrounding some quartz icons.
• Replace orbment cover icon with a higher quality icon.

v6.10
• Add back HD version of Thor master quartz. Requires patcher by AdmiralCurtiss or
  the texture will be broken! This can be downloaded at this link:
  https://github.com/AdmiralCurtiss/SenPatcher/releases

v6.00
• Updated maps used in Trista (academy and town maps).
• New redraw of the side bar used for the battle turn order.
• Replace HD font with one that better matches the original.

Final Notice:

As of v6.00, I am finally considering this texture pack "done". If anyone finds any issues from this point on, I will gladly try to fix them, but it is very doubtful that I will create any more textures. At this point the entire UI and all battle effects are finished.

Working With PKG/Phyre Files

If you want to learn how to mod textures using the phyre format, click below!
PKG/Phyre Tutorial and Tools[forums.dolphin-emu.org]

Miscellaneous

PNG Textures[drive.google.com] - Textures in PNG format. Not usable by the game.
GIMP Project Files[drive.google.com] - All the project files I've actually saved.
Alt Font[www.dropbox.com]- Preview[i.imgur.com]- This is a font by Durante I found by accident. While the HD font in the texture pack is much better, this exists so may as well preserve it.

Donate

If you enjoy my pack, consider supporting my work! This is not a requirement and my packs will always remain free for everyone always.
Paypal Link[www.paypal.me]

Also check out my pack for Trails of Cold Steel II here:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/748490/discussions/0/2860219962081641200/

[TheAssistantX]

I have 3 questions.
1. Is this texture pack complete? And if not, will it be completed eventually?
2. Does it have any bugs?
3. Does it affect fps?

[Bighead]

1: The pack is mostly for the UI, which is complete. As for all textures, probably never.
2: No it does not (at least none that I'm aware of).
3: It may affect FPS on a weaker PC.

[TheAssistantX]

Thanks for answering my questions. I'll mostly likely use this pack for my NG+ run.

[Madara]

is this the same thing as the high resolution ui font in the configuration tool for the game?

[Madara]

so use this mod Plus the ui font in the configuration? or just this mod and Dont use the ui font in the conifguration? thx for answering. also i hear that this and cold steel 2 english has more voiced scenes? is there a mod where i can play it with japanese sub but it switches to english wherever the extra voiced scenes occur and then swaps back to japanese sub after?

[Madara]

just finished ao no kiseki and ready to jump into cold steel thx alot for your help o/

[󠀡󠀡󠀡⁧⁧the.jester]

Madara の投稿を引用：

...also i hear that this and cold steel 2 english has more voiced scenes? is there a mod where i can play it with japanese sub but it switches to english wherever the extra voiced scenes occur and then swaps back to japanese sub after?

There isn't a mod to specifically allow you to swap on the fly I'm afraid. You could copy the additional voice files from the english folder into the JP folder but if that works, you would get instances of some characters speaking in japanese and others in english

[Hydrio★]

Woah! That's pretty good! Nice job.

[Nowa]

Will my current save data be deleted? Or something weird could happen with my progress?

[Nowa]

Lifell の投稿を引用：

NaNo の投稿を引用：

Will my current save data be deleted? Or something weird could happen with my progress?

All it does is replace UI graphics and some effects in game with a higher resolution. Meaning it's a sharper "image" than the original. It's not very noticeable on 1920x1080, unless you decided to delete it :P. I noticed it when I deleted it and then I reinstalled xD. So, I guess it is noticeable then huh.

It doesn't effect your save game in any way. You can revert to the originals or these higher resolution versions on the fly. Well, as long as you close your game first.

Awesome! Thank you so much :)

[Myura]

Just wanted to say thanks for the awesome work. I didn't realize at first how grainy some stuff actually was, but after applying the pack it's waaay better. Great job :)

[LEGOhairRunner]

Many thanks for this. Great stuff.

[Haarhus]

Hey There! Ty vm for some soft and Instrc. Thou i can find file with some btl elements. Like link ability, conter attack, SPLASH in eng. Pls Help. Where are they?

[Bighead]

I am not quite sure what you are asking, but if I can make a guess you can try "I_BATTLE" and "I_BATTLE_K" in the "D3D11_us" folder. And "I_SYSTEM" may have some things that interest you.

[Haarhus]

Ty. Ive fount it. Some crazy work with thows letters around.