Using Hex/Memory editing to play in any resolution and framerate you desire

The following is a complete guide to using Hex/Memory editing to play the game in any desired resolution or framerate. Including downsampling to get crisp visuals or upping the framerate for smooth gameplay.

Intro

This is an informative guide to using a hex editor to play Akiba's Trip in any resolution you desire, including downsampling from above your native monitor resolution to get the crispest image possible. Now includes a handy alternate guide from X37 for resolution editing as well as a guide to unlocking your framerate. If you are looking for a more userfriendly way, try AkibaInterceptor by Steam user SpidEY.

If you feel you've made a mistake when Hex/Memory editing, don't worry. You can safely delete the file(s) you've modified and run Steam's verify tool, then launch the game to create new ones.

It is highly recommended to turn antialiasing off regardless of what you play on as it will degrade the quality of the game's image quite drastically, and instead opt for downsampling.

Update

(03/06/2015) I have merged X37's alternative guide into this one to give players more options when modding Akiba's Trip. This one also comes with a framerate unlocking guide.

Alternative (Recommended, by X37)

Obtaining a higher framerate:

1. Get a memory editor like CheatEngine or ArtMoney.
   
2. Start Akiba wait for the config window to appear.
   
3. Select AkibaUU.exe as process in memory editor.
   
4. Windows 7 add address 0018FE04
   Windows 8 add address 0018FDFC
   Windows 10 add address 0019FDFC
   if none of these work, you can manually scan for 30.
   The address you're looking for should start with 001xxxxx, right-click on it and click 'Add selected addresses to addresslist'
   
   
5. If value is 30, change it to 60 and mark as active/freeze. See picture. (Note: I haven't changed it to 60 in the picture yet)
   
6. Click play in Akiba config

Please note however, adjusting the framerate above the game's officially supported 30 will cause instability with some aspects of the game, such as the clothing grab being more sensitive and the strip cinematic camera will still run at the default 30. It is your prerogative if you feel the benefit of 60 outweighs any drawbacks. Please also note that choosing a framerate above 60 will introduce frame instability, so 60 is the recommended maximum cap if you do up your framerate.

Warning

CE/Artmoney/Memory editors in general, are classed as cheat/hack tools and will get you banned in games with anti-cheat. Make sure you've closed the program down after you're finished with it in Akiba's Trip. They're handy tools for modding singleplayer games but will get you swiftly banned in multiplayer ones.

Alternate resolution editing:

Here we replace an existing resolution with a new one. In this example 640x480 becomes 3840x2160.

1. Get a hexeditor (I used HxD)
   
2. Open AkibaUU_Config.exe
   
3. Go to line 0017FA80 (here are all available ingame resolutions listed. It starts with 8002 0000 E001 (which translates if you swap the bytes to 0280 0000 01E0 that would be 640x480)
   Overwrite 8002 0000 E001 with 000F 0000 7008
   
4. save
   
5. If you now start the game you can select 3840x2160

Note: For resolutions other than 4K, please consult the following attached image: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=498898437 Although I have kept the older guide listed below, I highly recommend using this method for resolution editing as it replaces unused resolutions directly in the pre-game config tool, allowing you to choose your resolution at will, rather than breaking the config.dat file.

Original (Not recommended)

I recommended using the alternate guide listed above for your Akiba's Trip editing needs. However, I have kept the original listed here for informative purposes related to hex editing, as well as listing another way to hex edit your resolution in if the above method ever gets broken at all. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=450879493 Click the above image, then click it again inside the new window to open the full resolution image for viewing.

4K sample images

Steam destroys image quality. The game looks much better witnessing 4K for yourself. However, here are 10 sample images so you can compare 1080p vs 4K yourself.

Credit

Credit where credit is due, I did not make the attached guide image. Credit goes to an Anon on /v/. I am simply signal boosting to raise awareness so players don't have to suffer at the hands of poor image quality.

Update

(03/06/2015) I have now added X37's alternate guide to this one if players wish to try an alternative method to resolution editing, as well as using a memory editor to unlock the framerate. All credit goes to them for this one.

[FINAL FANTASY]

is there a mod get the nep billboard back

[X37]

@The_Azure_Striker you could try Kaldaien's SpecialK mod. Never used it myself so I don't know its capabilities. Also I was never in direct conact with either SpidEY or Kaldaien

[The_Azure_Striker]

Dumb question, but do you think its possible to disable motion blur from here? Just wondering in case someone tried it before.

[astrOtuba]

Hey. I had a problem with hex and resolution in one game. Resolution setting, AA and texture quality are configured in a separate exe. Data is stored in the register. But the resolution is written in only one REG_DWORD parameter. I changed the resolution. I noticed that the value in the register always consists of 7 symbols. Fourth always = 0. At first I thought that these numbers signify resolution, but at some different resolutions the numbers are the same.
Here are all available resolutions and register hex values.
Res. 16
1400x1050 41a0690
1280x960 38405a0
1152x864 41a0578
1024x768 4000500
800x600 3c00500
640x480 3200500
512x384 3000500
400x300 3600480
300x240 3000400
Maybe you know what can help.

[X37]

Please read the very first paragraph.

[StinkDiver]

Is there no way to do this without cheat engine? Id rather not have that on my computer at all.

[X37]

In general yes, if you play multiplayer don't run it in background. But in this case it's a single player game which doesn't use VAC so it's unlikely.

[ZunFt]

using cheat engine can be VAC ?

[X37]

@Audric did you manually search for it or did you take one of the privided addresses?

[Audric]

@X37 I already change the value to 60 and I check the fps still 30, help?