PS2 Maps for PC Mod?

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Anyone ever attempted a port of the PS2 maps for the PC version of the game? I actually prefer the PS2 maps, besides the loading screens of course. They're less empty and more detailed. It'd be nice to have a mod that integrates both versions of the levels to create the best version possible.

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Originally posted by Radical Dreamer:

I don't think it's been done before, but probably due to lack of motivation or just not thinking of it, I don't think its impossible. It all depends on how the PS2 disc is packed, if the files are readable or compatible with the PC version (I'm not sure how PS2 discs are packaged in general) or if engine is changed. In the same idea, it'd be nice to port the models too, PS2's models are higher quality as well. I can mod the game, and know a few other modders too, if it's needed, but I don't have the PS2 game files. :(

You can get them pretty freely anywhere and considering how it's based off of a console that's no longer in production it's pretty much freeware. Would be nice, but it's probably not worth the effort since it'd take a lot to combine it into the PC version so as to not have to have loading screens every two seconds I imagine. I was going to look into the files (not that I can do anything, though) but I deleted the ISO unfortunately. Don't really wanna download. My internet's wayyy too slow :/

I don't know anything about modding or the PS2 but I doubt its folders are in the same format. System, textures etc. Otherwise I imagine it might be worth the try?

[Francisè von Spitroast]

I downloaded it actually and yeah the file types are completely different. There are 2 .ini files but that's it in similiarities it seems.

[Szogyenyi]

why would you do that? all the maps are cutted into smaller chunks, the texture and lighting system is different. there is really no point to do that, unless someone recreate them from scratch using the PC tools.

[talgaby]

Just stop at every ten steps and wait around for half a minute. You will be perfectly emulating the PS2 maps.

[redfblack]

Interesting.. not owning a console since the N64 I didn't know that the PS2 version was any different. This vid pointed out some surprising differences between the two versions (from 08:13):

https://youtu.be/nWWrBt6xlWA?t=8m13s

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Originally posted by Szogyenyi:

why would you do that? all the maps are cutted into smaller chunks, the texture and lighting system is different. there is really no point to do that, unless someone recreate them from scratch using the PC tools.

Originally posted by talgaby:

Just stop at every ten steps and wait around for half a minute. You will be perfectly emulating the PS2 maps.

Wow, well done. You obviously didn't read a single thing in the entire post.
Like I said in the original post, you'd want to combine the two to obviously eliminate the loading screens and to have the maps not be smaller. The idea is to get the added detail from those PS2 maps of which there is a lot, and comine it with the original including changing the layout a bit so it's not just textures, to create the best Deus Ex maps possible. Did you guys only read the title? Jesus Christ.

[talgaby]

If you just want added detail, get the Revision mod then. :) Plenty of those going around.
Otherwise nope, you'd need to fire up UnrealEd and manually remake the maps there for PC. Maybe someone will eventually do it, although somehow I cannot really imagine a mod called Deus Ex: PS2 Maps being popular.

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Originally posted by talgaby:

If you just want added detail, get the Revision mod then. :) Plenty of those going around.
Otherwise nope, you'd need to fire up UnrealEd and manually remake the maps there for PC. Maybe someone will eventually do it, although somehow I cannot really imagine a mod called Deus Ex: PS2 Maps being popular.

Revision is atrocious, and more than slightly overkill for what I'm saying, also not what I want at all.

[arhum]

Don't care for the maps much, but the PS2 version had some interesting improvements to some Assets like Character/Weapon/Object Models and changed animations, even had some tiny bugs fixed like inverted UNATCO soldier eyes, would like too see them as a mod more than the maps, or hell, a full PS2 Total Conversion mod would be cool too Like Half Life.