[Special K] Render Quality and Performance Settings SEGA Forgot - [Updated: 8/10/18]

[Kaldaien]

Version History

• 8/10/18: 0.9.24.5 - Config menu works without CEGUI; CEGUI disabled by default for compat.
  
• 8/9/18: 0.9.24.4 - Fixed screenshot deadlock
  
• 8/8/18: 0.9.24.1 - Fixed various threading issues with other overlays
  
• 8/7/18: 0.9.24.? - Re-Compiled with AVX instructions turned off for people with older CPUs.

Introduction

This mini-plugin for Special K will improve image quality as well as adding all the bells and whistles that come with Special K.

Current Features:

• Option to disable first-person blur
• Option to disable Depth of Field
• Option to disable SSAO
  Since people won't shutup about this, I should point out it's a performance option rather than img. quality -- I'm trying to cover all bases here and give players options that the developers did not.
  
  
• Fixed the volume at start; JESUS that volume is scary!
  
  
• HUDless Screenshots
  
  Default Keybind = Numberpad Minus

Download and Install

• 0. The Visual C++ 2017 runtime[aka.ms] is a required pre-req.

1. Grab this archive[github.com] from GitHub.
   
2. Extract it to your game's install directory (SteamApps\common\Yakuza 0\media)

Configuration

Press Ctrl + Shift + Backspace to open Special K's config menu, then focus on the options under the "Yakuza 0" heading.

Troubleshooting

If the mod does not work, third-party software (especially FRAPS!), anti-virus software or Windows 7 is usually to blame.

Windows 7 has a half-dozen optional updates that you need to install to use modern software such as mine; it's easier just to upgrade to Windows 10 :P

If after closing third-party software the game still does not start, please paste logs/dinput8.log, logs/modules.log and logs/game_output.log to pastebin.com and provide a link in a post.

Misc Notes

Texture mods with Special K are currently unsupported due to some truly bizarre memory management problems in this game's graphics engine.

Update: 8/5/18

A test version that enables texture mods is here[github.com].

Source Code

The changes staging in 0.9.24.x are available in a separate branch[gitlab.com].

I went overboard with code refactoring and that stuff's not going in the master branch until I have time to validate (that's where you guys come in) software operation better :)

[Rinax89]

Publicado originalmente por JZStudios:

Hmm. Gotta say sorry if this was mentioned before but I'm also not going to read 44 pages...

I am on Win7, I installed the runtime player and used 7zip to extract the files to the media folder, but when I try to start the game I just get a Metal Gear alert... not sure if that's you're sound effect or not but whatever. My Win7 is updated and the only other programs I have running are MSI afterburner with rivatuner disabled and.... my Asus wifi utility?
Am I missing something obvious?

I had that problem before, I just disabled fullscreen...

First run it as windowed, then when you can access the Special K options, you can go to window management and run it borderless fullscreen (or something along those lines lol I can't recall the option at the top of my head)

[XKennyEYE]

Windows 10 64bit, game doesn't start with mod files in folder. Here's the crash log

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ef-GQIXo6YEm4k5-Cqo4mVv5cenht8H4/view?usp=sharing

[Aemony]

Publicado originalmente por XKennyEYE:

Windows 10 64bit, game doesn't start with mod files in folder. Here's the crash log

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ef-GQIXo6YEm4k5-Cqo4mVv5cenht8H4/view?usp=sharing

Mind posting modules.log as well?

[HolyDeath3000]

Publicado originalmente por JZStudios:

Hmm. Gotta say sorry if this was mentioned before but I'm also not going to read 44 pages...

I am on Win7, I installed the runtime player and used 7zip to extract the files to the media folder, but when I try to start the game I just get a Metal Gear alert... not sure if that's you're sound effect or not but whatever. My Win7 is updated and the only other programs I have running are MSI afterburner with rivatuner disabled and.... my Asus wifi utility?
Am I missing something obvious?

Yup you need to download all the optional updates for win7 and so much more to get it to work. If you read the OP, there is a section specifically talking about Win7 Users and how they will have issues most likely if certain requirements not met. This Mod usually needs Win10 to work properly and most effectively. To get all those extra updates for win7 it would just be easier to upgrade to Win10 honestly.

Troubleshooting

If the mod does not work, third-party software (especially FRAPS!), anti-virus software or Windows 7 is usually to blame.

Windows 7 has a half-dozen optional updates that you need to install to use modern software such as mine; it's easier just to upgrade to Windows 10 :P

If after closing third-party software the game still does not start, please paste logs/dinput8.log, logs/modules.log and logs/game_output.log to pastebin.com and provide a link in a post.

[HolyDeath3000]

Yakuza 0 has new beta patch available to public.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/638970/discussions/0/1743343017620145788/

Branch name: community_test_branch
Password: DragonOfDojima

If using Patch for Dof / LodMod then you need to go to official Steam post for it and update it to latest one. And use test-1 file. Choose one or so.

[OK KID]

Hey, I was wondering if anyone could help debug my issue. The game crashes on startup with the plugin installed.

Here are the crash logs:
logs/crash.log: https://pastebin.com/Rtphgxa2
logs/dinput8.log: https://pastebin.com/TeB7FiTG
logs/modules.log: blank file
logs/game_output.log: https://pastebin.com/k9MLZfwJ

I'm using Windows 7 with all optional and mandatory updates installed. I am running the game windowed. I have already tried renaming dinput8.dll to d3d11.dll and dxgi.dll but neither worked.

Thanks

Edits:
Every line under "List Unloads" in dinput8.log says it failed.

Don't have FRAPS or other third party software running (nothing obvious at least). Scouring through the thread, I checked for FRAPS, RTSS/Afterburner, Dxtory, MSI Nahimic, and Razer.

For what it's worth, running SKIM separately without the plugin works and shows the GUI.

[Sirlion]

Does this plugin fix the horrible pop-up of objects in the distance as well? That's the main issue I have... buildings I can MAYBE accept, but entire signs, people, bikes, cars... no, just no. After 10 meters that stuff is gone and this is unacceptable.

[HolyDeath3000]

Publicado originalmente por OK KID:

Hey, I was wondering if anyone could help debug my issue. The game crashes on startup with the plugin installed.

Here are the crash logs:
logs/crash.log: https://pastebin.com/Rtphgxa2
logs/dinput8.log: https://pastebin.com/TeB7FiTG
logs/modules.log: blank file
logs/game_output.log: https://pastebin.com/k9MLZfwJ

I'm using Windows 7 with all optional and mandatory updates installed. I am running the game windowed. I have already tried renaming dinput8.dll to d3d11.dll and dxgi.dll but neither worked.

Thanks

Edits:
Every line under "List Unloads" in dinput8.log says it failed.

Don't have FRAPS or other third party software running (nothing obvious at least). Scouring through the thread, I checked for FRAPS, RTSS/Afterburner, Dxtory, MSI Nahimic, and Razer.

For what it's worth, running SKIM separately without the plugin works and shows the GUI.

Troubleshooting

If the mod does not work, third-party software (especially FRAPS!), anti-virus software or Windows 7 is usually to blame.

Windows 7 has a half-dozen optional updates that you need to install to use modern software such as mine; it's easier just to upgrade to Windows 10 :P

If after closing third-party software the game still does not start, please paste logs/dinput8.log, logs/modules.log and logs/game_output.log to pastebin.com and provide a link in a post.

Turn off Skim when using this mod b/c Skim is for global injection causing conflictions.

Also there has been 3 other verified win7 users who cannot get this file to work. And the reason is due to fact that this mod uses features that Win10 only has. Yes you can kinda get them in Win7 but they don't work like they are supposed too. Which is why it's pretty much no use on Win7.

[HolyDeath3000]

Publicado originalmente por Sirlion:

Does this plugin fix the horrible pop-up of objects in the distance as well? That's the main issue I have... buildings I can MAYBE accept, but entire signs, people, bikes, cars... no, just no. After 10 meters that stuff is gone and this is unacceptable.

Nope. But there is a mod that fixes that kinda.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/638970/discussions/0/1743343017611794579/

[OK KID]

Turn off Skim when using this mod b/c Skim is for global injection causing conflictions.

It's off. I only turned it on briefly to test if it works.

[HolyDeath3000]

Publicado originalmente por OK KID:

Publicado originalmente por HolyDeath3000:

Turn off Skim when using this mod b/c Skim is for global injection causing conflictions.

It's off. I only turned it on briefly to test if it works.

Check Task Manager and see if rundll.dll file is running. IF so its not off. Skim currently doesn't get off properly for latest version for some odd reason. To be clear I have to press the button twice before Skim / injection turns off properly.

Also this mod dll file is newer than skim's version.

Publicado originalmente por HolyDeath3000:

Troubleshooting

If the mod does not work, third-party software (especially FRAPS!), anti-virus software or Windows 7 is usually to blame.

Windows 7 has a half-dozen optional updates that you need to install to use modern software such as mine; it's easier just to upgrade to Windows 10 :P

If after closing third-party software the game still does not start, please paste logs/dinput8.log, logs/modules.log and logs/game_output.log to pastebin.com and provide a link in a post.

Turn off Skim when using this mod b/c Skim is for global injection causing conflictions.

Also there has been 3 other verified win7 users who cannot get this file to work. And the reason is due to fact that this mod uses features that Win10 only has. Yes you can kinda get them in Win7 but they don't work like they are supposed too. Which is why it's pretty much no use on Win7.

[OK KID]

Publicado originalmente por HolyDeath3000:

Publicado originalmente por OK KID:

Turn off Skim when using this mod b/c Skim is for global injection causing conflictions.

It's off. I only turned it on briefly to test if it works.

Check Task Manager and see if rundll.dll file is running. IF so its not off. Skim currently doesn't get off properly for latest version for some odd reason.

Nope, rundll.dll is not running.

If I can't get the plugin working on Win7, is there a way I can turn off SSAO with only SKIM?

[HolyDeath3000]

Publicado originalmente por OK KID:

Publicado originalmente por HolyDeath3000:

Check Task Manager and see if rundll.dll file is running. IF so its not off. Skim currently doesn't get off properly for latest version for some odd reason.

It's off. I only turned it on briefly to test if it works.

Nope, rundll.dll is not running.

Assuming I can't get the plugin working on Win7, is there a way I can turn off SSAO with only SKIM?

No b/c once again Skim DLL loaded isn't the one in this mod page. Its a game specific fix. IS why I am stating it might not work. Skim loads the DLL file from user\My Mods\SpecialK folder.

While this fix is game specific so it is placed inside the game directory. Which is local install. That's how game fixes work.

[OK KID]

Publicado originalmente por HolyDeath3000:

Publicado originalmente por OK KID:

Check Task Manager and see if rundll.dll file is running. IF so its not off. Skim currently doesn't get off properly for latest version for some odd reason.

Publicado originalmente por OK KID:

Nope, rundll.dll is not running.

Assuming I can't get the plugin working on Win7, is there a way I can turn off SSAO with only SKIM?

No b/c once again Skim DLL loaded isn't the one in this mod page. Its a game specific fix. IS why I am stating it might not work.

Ah, shame... Thanks for the help!

[HolyDeath3000]

Publicado originalmente por OK KID:

Publicado originalmente por HolyDeath3000:

No b/c once again Skim DLL loaded isn't the one in this mod page. Its a game specific fix. IS why I am stating it might not work.

Ah, shame... Thanks for the help!

Welcome. You could just upgrade win10. It's not bad actually and this is coming from someone who used Win7 heavily. It has drastically improved since its released and most bugs are entirely ironed out. In fact I would say I get better performance now on Win10 than Win7 users. Due to fact that Win10 Supports higher versions of DX11 and DX12 that Win7 doesn't and and can't support.

Just a heads up btw. Cache function in this mod won't work on Win7 users like its supposed to b/c it use win10 only feature. Same with Flip Discard mode too.