HD (kind of) Backgrounds

Waifu x 2 is back!
This time around I HD'ified (well, kind of ;P) all of Final Fantasy IX static Background.
I used the PSX asset as a basis as those are way cleaner than their PC counter parts.

"Why did you do this, Fraggoso? The PC Backgrounds looks good as they're" I was asked several times:
Well to be honest, I disagree on that vehemently.

The Steam version doesn't only suffer from poorly filtered artifacts but also noises not present in the psx version. On top of that, some backgrounds are broken and, if possible, repaired by me for most cases.
Overall you get a way "cleaner" image and I like that despite the fact that you loose some details.

To clear things up: I did that for me because none was doing a Background mod when I wanted to play this game, but not in the Steam/PC state it was. After 1 year I started with it and that's the result.
Like it or not, I'm just sharing it because I think more people want to play that way. ;P

If you don't like, no problem: Don't install it. ;)

Important Note:

As of now the mod doesn't work with Albeoris Memoria as they share the same Assembly-CSharp.dll and Albeoris's is different than the one I provide (and is needed or else you get trash displayed). Give him a shout, maybe he can do something about it as a "quick solution"!
Albeoris Steam Profile

How to install:

1. Backup the bin files p0data11 till p0data19 in your FFIX install directory under "StreamingAssets"
   
2. Backup Assembly-CSharp.dll in x64\FF9_Data\Managed
   
3. Download the 7z and unpack it directly into your Final Fantasy IX install directory where "StreamingAssets" and "x64" is located.
4. Override everything if asked.
   
5. PLAY! :D

Links and torrent mirror

• https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9iOUmoUbwc4eHJSb3EwOWZNMEE
  
• https://www.dropbox.com/s/om9bvw1pm0m2pab/Assembly-CSharp.dll?dl=0 ( csharp file)

For users of Alternate Fantasy:

• https://steamcommunity.com/app/377840/discussions/0/353915953249510749/?ctp=22#c1290691308588965792
  
• Use this csharp file instead: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ebzpbe0h5xybul/Assembly-CSharp.dll?dl=1

How to uninstall:

• copy over the old bin files as well as well as the Assembly-CSharp.dll and that's it!

Old WIP Video, if you want to take a look before Installing:

WIP Video 1
WIP Video 2

Save files work without a problem as only the background files where touched in my process. So feel free to compare the results yourself as the installation is rather easy and fast. =)

Enjoy!

Report broken Backgrounds:

Please report broken Backgrounds in here only. Should you encounter any, please change your language to English ingame (in the start menu it's on the bottom left side). Start a Game, load your save and go into the Menu and look on the bottom right corner and write the name in here.
Maybe reverting back to the old steam files and post a screenshot real quick would also help to track down the issue faster!

[Tobi Shelby]

All scenarios broken for me

[Fotmhero]

Make sure you replace the Assembly-CSharp.dll file Dr. Popp, i had the same issue

[Magic]

I can't seem to get the textures to work :(. My background textures seem to be all broken.

https://imgur.com/a/UIg8PKJ

How can I fix it?

[SlaughterThemAll]

Holy moly that new algorithm is amazing.

[Lucis Caelum]

Yeah the ESRGAN algorithm is amazing, I'm looking forward to the results @Fraggoso! Thank you for your hard work. :)

[Blessed Mother]

Wow, the ESRGAN version looks very clear!

[Fraggoso]

I'm working on it, yes. :)

[life4kife]

Are there any plans to implement this new algorithm to the game's assets? By OP or not.

[Fraggoso]

@haaa Thank you fot that information. I've seen tests and yes, they're very good.
I just can't setup ESRGAN (maybe I'm too stupid xD). I've addes you to my flist. Maybe yopu can talk me through this?
Every help is appreciated!

[haaa]

Just a heads up, a MUCH better upscaling algorithm is out, and it's being used in a few mods already, it's called ESRGAN, just a fast test comparison I made:

https://i.imgur.com/VGJmjFr.gif

https://i.imgur.com/plAintO.gif

The repo:

https://github.com/xinntao/ESRGAN