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

[Bighead]

Description

This is a texture pack for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II 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.

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 v1.4.x or textures will not scale correctly.

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 II
• Download latest SenPatcher from:
https://github.com/AdmiralCurtiss/SenPatcher/releases
• Use the "Patch Game" button to select the launcher (Sen2Launcher.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 the "data" folder into your Cold Steel II installation folder.
• Overwrite any and all files.
• 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.

v6.00
- Add HD maps for Ymir, Celdic, Roer, and Bareahard used on free days.
- Updated maps used in Trista (academy and town maps).
- New redraw of the side bar used for the battle turn order.
- Add several more HD battle effects used during crafts/s-crafts/arts.
- Add HD turn order portraits for all playable characters (including Phantasmal Mirrors).
- Fix a line that appears near the area selection that shouldn't have been there on maps.
- Add missing HD eyes texture for Toval (the ones used on the field).
- 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 create textures using these formats, 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 here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/538680/discussions/0/2579854400755735260/

[Bighead]

UPDATE: This texture and many others now work with v1.3, so this post is now outdated! I'll keep the original post here so it can be used for context.

I rushed through the first act unlocking everyone to get most of the character portraits. Many UI elements are complete. Unfortunately, it breaks my heart to say that this texture does not work:
https://i.imgur.com/Li66ELK.png

The result ends up like this:
https://i.imgur.com/sFujcd9.jpg

Other than that most stuff can be done. The same textures have issues as the first game, but there isn't much I can do about that (at least for now, maybe forever). I'm going to be starting over since I didn't really get to enjoy the game, so it may be a little while before another update.

I also may eventually unify the packs into a single pack since they share a lot of assets. That's all for now, enjoy!

[heavyarms59]

Were you able to get special k to work for you? I did everything to install like I did in CS I and when I load cs ii I don't get any special k options like I did in CS I. Weird.

[Bighead]

You have to install it to the bin/Win32 folder within the ToCSII install folder. If you put it directly in game folder, it will not work.

[heavyarms59]

on the last thread you put up a screenshot showing how it should look once the files are in the folder. Can you do that again when you get a chance? I put it in the bin and it's still not working for me. ty for the mod btw.

[very baka japanese]

Works for me! Thanks.

[Bighead]

@heavyarms59: Here's the screenshot with it all installed. You may be missing some files compared to me as I also use x360ce.

https://i.imgur.com/CY5ZEPk.jpg

[Uranus Queen]

thank you so much, be waiting for this!

[Tomoebi]

Originally posted by Bighead:

@heavyarms59: Here's the screenshot with it all installed. You may be missing some files compared to me as I also use x360ce.

https://i.imgur.com/CY5ZEPk.jpg

i have an extra folder named 'reshade' but its empty.
and also it looks like this after instalation
https://imgur.com/a/U6k82
am i doing it right?? im sorry, im new into modding

[Professor Prinny]

Well that was fast. Thanks for the quick work Bighead!

[Sirbagsalot]

So what are the things changed?

[JmannDX]

God bless you, my son.

[Rathys]

Originally posted by Sirbagsalot:

So what are the things changed?

Mostly UI stuff. Menus, character portraits. There are some misc things here and there, like most of the original Class VII have their eyes redone.

There are some problems with some textures not being able to be redone without corruption (like he mentioned in the OP) or just straight up crashing (just like the first game). I know a lot of the icons and text in combat can't be retextured. I'm not sure if it's a limitation of the game itself, special K, or a combination of both.

[Void Cat]

This thread and the last one need to be stickied. Thanks again for your hard work m'friend.

[Hopyoprop]

Thank you so much Bighead. Your work is amazing. Tragic that the UI elements for the menu can't be HD. Hmm, strange that this game isn't able too whereas the previous game was able too.

[masterotaku]

Thanks for the pack, Bighead, as with the first game. I'll download it today.

It's a pity that some textures become corrupted when they are replaced. I kinda expected that to be fixed in this game after Durante was aware sice Cold Steel 1. But maybe the issue is very hard to fix even with access to (all?) the game code.