[HD Texture Project] Xenoblade Chronicles (v5.0U - May 17, 2014)

[poweredbykimchi]

For anything else NOT related to retexturing, go here.

Introduction:
This project was started by layberneth. However, since he has been busy lately, a new thread has been made to keep the first post up to date.
The goal of this project is to get all the textures optimized for 1080p.


Screenshots:

Current Bugs and Problems:
1. The texture pack interacts strangely with the Japanese voice acting. (Fix - A possible fix may be to start the game with English voice acting and then change to Japanese, but it is recommended to stay away from the Japanese voice acting until it's completely fixed.)


Installation:
1. Extract the entire folder from the .7z to your desktop.
2. Rename "SX4P01" folder to "SX4E01".
3. Alternative textures can be found in the "-Optional-" Folder.
To use them, copy and overwrite textures with the same name in SX4E01 folder.
4. Extract "NameConvertor.exe" from the zip file (found in Software folder) into "SX4E01" folder.
5. Enter SX4E01 and press START.
6. Copy/Paste SX4E01 folder into...
Dolphin builds pre-4.0 : \Dolphin\User\Load\Textures\
Dolphin builds post-4.0 : \Username\Documents\Dolphin Emulator\Load\Textures\
7. Dolphin Graphics Settings:

• General Tab > Backend: OpenGL/*Direct3D9 (Direct3D11 causes issues)
• Hacks Tab > Texture Cache [Slider all the way to FAST]
• Advanced Tab > Load Custom Textures [ON] & Dump Textures [OFF]

8. Run and play normally.


Troubleshooting:
1. This will only work on Xenoblade with game ID SX4P01, mine is the PAL version patched with the 30fps patch. If you own a different version of the game, use the Any Game ID Converter.
2. If at first it does not work, save a savestate and load it, else restart Dolphin.
3. If you have Dump Textures enabled, disable it, sometimes some textures wont load if you use it with Load Custom Textures.
4. Anyone having partial load issues make sure your texture cache is set to fast (credit: serimorph)
5. If it is still only partially working, for example one portrait is not working, take a screenshot and make a savegame an post it in my thread. (However there are issues with the big portraits in the Skill/Ability/Crafting pages only loading for Melia/Fiora)
6. Since one image may be used with multiple IDs, textures that should work will sometimes not appear depending on where you are in the game. This simply means we did not get the ID for that image at that part of the game. Please dump that texture and upload it.
7. If it is not working at all, post or PM me and I will try my best to assist.

[poweredbykimchi]

Version 5.0U USER'S PACK - May 17, 2014 [Big thanks to Bighead for packing this]
.PNG Mirror 1
.PNG Mirror 2

.DDS Mirror 1
.DDS Mirror 2

CHANGELOG v4.5U Wrote:
1.) For standard Dolphin builds, users should use the PNG pack. For DX9 Dolphin builds, users should use the DDS pack.
2.) The PNG textures have higher quality than the DDS versions, but DDS "might" be faster on older hardware.
3.) This is a LOT of textures (over 86k), so initally loading the game may take a bit longer than you might be used to.
4.) The slider in Dolphin>>Graphics>>Hacks>>Texture Cache needs to be set to "Fast" or almost NOTHING will be textured, and you will dump the wrong texture IDs (if you decide to dump).
5.) Some textures may share the same ID! When this happens, you may find a portrait where a border should be, or something else might be off. There is no way to fix this because of the way this texture pack was created and the way Dolphin handles paletted textures. So it's a "deal with it" situation, although it seems to be extremely rare (only 3 known cases).
6.) Renaming the textures/folder for USA has never been easier. Run XbC Region Texture Converter, hit Enter. Wait. Done. It even renames all optional textures. It can also convert them back to Europe if desired. You no longer have to manually rename anything, so DO NOT MANUALLY RENAME ANYTHING BEFORE RUNNING IT. It is very important to keep the folder structure to work properly.

OLDER VERSIONS

Spoiler: (Show Spoiler)

[OLD] Version 4.5U USER'S PACK - March 13, 2014 [Big thanks to Bighead for packing this]

CHANGELOG v4.5U Wrote:- Updated with many more contributions

• SolarNova's Water Textures
• SolarNova's Terrain Textures
• Yami 2b's Home UI Retexture
• frozenwing's Various Contributions
• ScorpyX's Colony 9 Metal Floor + Monado Lab Brick Wall Textures
• Flanqer's Map Outline Textures
• Shuls' Fixed Textures + Title Screen Texts

- Restructured folders to minimize navigation
- Simplified using Echoes' straploaders
- Included 30 FPS patch for PAL version
- Included NameConverter for NTSC-U version

[OLD] Version 4.1U USER'S PACK - September 28, 2012

CHANGELOG v4.1U Wrote:- Added XBC_player's contributions
- Added all map previews to prevent game crash
- Added Wiimote Controller Button Retextures
- Changed Folder Hierarchy

[OLD] Version 4.0U USER'S PACK - August 27, 2012

CHANGELOG v4.0U Wrote:Added Xenxe's Arts Background
Added OllieLucoil's Title Screen Monado retextures
Added PS3 Controller buttons
Added original brown GUI retextures
Fixed Ether Mine map crash
Updated poweredbykimchi's face retextures
Updated Echoes' English Text retextures
Reorganized Folder Hierarchy - Most things should be only 2 folders deep
A lot of other small things that you may or may not notice!

[OLD] Version 3.2U USER'S PACK - August 13, 2012:

CHANGELOG v3.2U Wrote:Added everything except: Xenxe's HD Art Icons (no response), Skyrim HD grass texture, layberneth's font retextures (DL them from v2), terrains, recently done textures
Added Alekzanderk's affinity faces
Updated new "damage" fonts and "level" fonts
Reorganized Folder Hierarchy

[OLD] Version 3.0U USER'S PACK - August 7, 2012: This is my first release, and the number of things added between this and the last release is big. Do not be afraid to report any mistakes!
Version 3.1C CONTRIBUTOR'S PACK - August 8, 2012: For people who wish to contribute to the project. Contains a bunch of subdivided folders that may be a hassle to a user. Refer to here if you want to help.

CHANGELOG v3.0U and Cv3.1C Wrote:Version 3.0U
Added everything except: Xenxe's HD Art Icons (no response), Skyrim HD grass texture, layberneth's font retextures (DL them from v2), recently done textures
Added some missing face textures for Red_Schism
Added new "damage" fonts and "level" fonts

Version 3.1C
Added all PSDs that I could find (credits to Alekzanderk for most of the PSDs)
Contains a complex folder hierarchy compared to v3.0 (highly recommend v3.0U for normal playing)

ONLY SX4P01 FOR NOW. Use the Game ID converter!

USER'S PACK excludes PSDs for the sake of simplicity and size.
CONTRIBUTOR'S PACK includes PSDs and complex folder hierarchy for those who want to help retexture.

[OLD] Pre-Version 3 - August 3, 2012: Pre v3 is a simple compilation of works that were finished in the original thread. I have not received permission from all the project contributors to gather up their works into one big downloadable file.

CHANGELOG PRE v3 Wrote:Layberneth's HD Retexture Set v2

Arts: When installing Xenxe's HD Art icons or Alekzanderk's HD Art icons, copy all the textures you don't want FIRST, then copy the ones you want SECOND (so that the one you want overwrites the other. It will also fill in missing textures from both sides).
Xenxe's HD Art icon set v2.1
Alekzanderk's Retexture Set [Part 1, Part 2, Part 3]: This should have the bulk of retextures as it retextures almost everything from UI menus to Arts icon set.
--------UPDATE 12-07-29

Faces: When installing Red_Schism's face retextures or poweredybkimchi's face retextures, copy all the textures you don't want FIRST, then copy the ones you want SECOND (so that the one you want overwrites the other. It will also fill in missing textures from both sides).
Red_Schism's Cast Face Retexture Set
poweredbykimchi's Face Release v2.5: Contains modified Shulk's hair which you can delete if you want

Languages
Echoes' English Text v1.5: Contains custom straploaders

Extras
poweredbykimchi's custom Straploaders
Skyrim HD Grass texture: This links directly to the original thread.

[OLD] Version 2 - March 14, 2012

CHANGELOG v2 Wrote:Added affinity tree party pictures
Added ingame fonts, including damage counters
Added colony 9/6 grass and foilage
Added 100+ portraits I missed in first release

[poweredbykimchi]

What can I do?
If you have photo editing skills (ex: Photoshop), you can help with:

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• Terrain Textures
• Armor Textures
• Texts
  

Your job is to simply retexture.
Here is messiahgov's full texture dump. While it contains the majority of the game's textures, keep in mind that this is about 75% of all the textures.


If you have no photo editing skills, you can help with:

Quote:

• Dumping
• Testing
• Both
• Font Finding
  

Your job is to find any textures that should work but actually does not work or appear. Dump that original texture because it contains the ID that Dolphin uses to replace textures (ex: SX4P01_43bcaf7a_0).
Upload the textures to a file/image hosting site.


Missing textures we are looking for at the moment:

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• Faces
• Armors
• English Texts
• Spanish Texts
• Art Icons, Status Icons
• Any UI changes that should work
• Terrains (water, mountains, etc.)
  

[poweredbykimchi]

This project could not have been possible without:

• Layberneth - Project Starter, Portraits, XBOX360 Buttons, PS3 Buttons
• messiahgov - Dumped the majority of the textures
• Alekzanderk - General User Interface (All), Vegetation folder, Spanish Text, Custom straploaders
• Red_Schism - Redrawn Protagonist Faces
• Echoes - English Text, Character potrtaits, Custom straploaders
• poweredbykimchi - Texture Compilation, Wii button retextures, Batch Sharpened Protagonist + NPC Faces, Custom straploaders
• Xenxe - Battle icon backgrounds and a few battle icons
• OllieLucoil - Monado in Title Screen
• XBC_player - Original GUI, Night Sky Stars, UI Shadows, Alternative XBOX360 Buttons
• SolarNova - Terrain + Water Textures
• lenoxseer - HD Grass Textures
• Yami 2b - HD Wii Home Menu
• frozenwings - Texture Compilation, ID Dumping Insanity, Batch Texture Generation, Various Textures + Re-Textures
• ScorpyX - Colony 9 Metal Floor + Monado Lab Brick Wall
• Flanqer - HD Maps of Colony 9 and Tephra Cave + Icons
• Shuls - Fixed Textures + Title Screen Text
• lolmetimbers - Compilation of textures added to the pack
• Bighead - Texture Compilation, HD Maps, Texture Compilation, Affinity Chart, Weapon Icons, Misc Textures, Texture Fixes, Custom Straploader
• narcku - HD Hair+Faces, Alternative Costumes, Optional Monado Textures

Give them your gratitude!


SPOILERS MAY START HERE

[SolarNova]

Put together the files i've made so far.

These are only for the starter area (colony 9)

Road/path, bridge, coastline, sand, cliff face.

They are new and modified orignal textures.

Solar's addition


UPDATE: Updated mediafire Rar to include all my contributions.

SolarNova's Colony 9 Terrain Pack

[zetabio]

RE: SolarNova:Ok the water is alot more ...complicated... than i first thought. The water animation is made up off alot of very small very low quality images . it wont be as easy as the other terrian texture replacements.

ill see what i can do but i think it might be beyond me Tongue

UPDATE: i used the image from the zelda pack ..and duplicated it over a larger image to get the effect of a higher resolution. Unfortunatly it seems the image the game uses is constantly moving .and since the game stretches this texture over a REALLY vast area, the image looks to move incredibly fast. We wont be able to replace the water texture with a large image unless we can slow down that movement or the image used only has large details (ripple) and not lots of small ones. hard to explain untill you see it for yourself so... copy THIS file and see for yourself. Again its the water around colony 9.




it is much better than before,thank you very much for your help
i take part of the texture so to get rid of tide

[SolarNova]

(08-07-2012, 01:46 AM)zetabio Wrote: it is much better than before,thank you very much for your help

I'm working on the effects textures for the water now, im just gunna try duplicated and tileing 4 of them together. Should increase quality of the effect that is overlayed onto the water texture itself.

There are lots of them and im using a online photoeditor so gotta do it the slow manual way lol ..cba to install photoshop atm the result will be the same ..just takes longer.

[Jonshaun1980]

I am going to attempt working on the water too

[etking]

Great work! Please make it easier for end users and provide a single download file as well as a USA SX4E01 prepatched version. There are many non IT-expert people that should get a chance to use this project.

And the third monado sign seems to have the wrong kanji. The lower middle part does not seem to be correct.

[SolarNova]

Ok im gunan upload a rar with water texture and watter effects texture. Only colony 9 atm.

Heres what it wil look like.

BEFORE


AFTER


Might not be clear but the effects, liek the black blobs that move around have been increased in quality and thus there are more of them on the screen.
The underlying water texture is roughly the same size as the original but is a completly different texture which is darker with a hint of green to replicate real life.

Solar's Water

UPDATE: updated mediafire rar file to include all my contributions

SolarNova's Colony 9 terrain Pack