Resident Evil 4 Hi-Rez Textures!!

[tomweise62305]

Hi everyone. I've been working on a small texture patch for RE4. All I did was download one of the texture patches for the PC version of RE4 and converted the images and changed the filenames to work with RE4 on Dolphin. All I have done so far is most of Leon's original costume as well as the original handgun, TMP, striker, and handcannon. I only started yesterday. I plan to finish at least all the weapons and probably all the main characters as well. I only own the US Wii version of RE4, so that is the only version they were tested on! I would assume you could get them to work on other versions by changing filenames. Every new texture is a least DOUBLE the resolution of the orginals! Hope everyone enjoys.... Almost forgot, just place the folder inside of User/Load/Textures and then enable hi res texture loading in your graphics plugin of choice (only tested on DX9 SVN 5875).

Pics: http://img251.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=65155107.png

DL Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?ymywnjnjndh5tng

[StripTheSoul]

Nice, finally someone is doing in this interesting field of emulation for Dolphin ^^

@ forum admins or mods: Maybe it would be good to have an extra forum for Hi-Rez Texture Packs threads?

[tomweise62305]

I got around to finishing Leon's normal costume as well as the RPD costume with quadruple rez textures including a working hi rez hair texture. I have all the guns finished except for Ada's shotgun and things like scopes (again, most quadruple the standart rez). I'm a little surprised no one seems to care about this.... Oh well, here's a new DL link for the near complete texture pack:

http://www.mediafire.com/?26s33ms3piu0klh

Keep in mind, these are NOT my textures. I simply took some textures that PC modders have made for the game and changed the format to PNG and changed the filenames for Dolphin. I'm especially happy with how the RPD costume looks; I actually took textures from three different authors to find the style I liked. Again, to use them, just place the folder inside of User/Load/textures and enable hi-rez texture loading in the graphics plugin (ONLY TESTED ON USA WII VERSION).

[StripTheSoul]

I'm also surprised no one seems to care O_o especially because it's pretty much the first hi-rez pack out there.
Maybe many users just don't know what this is or how to use it ^^

[Terranigma Freak]

Holy crap, this is amazing!!! Zelda TP suffered from some low resolution textures and color issues. I can't begin to imagine what people can do with it.

[StripTheSoul]

@ Terranigma Freak: Is this totally new to you? You should check out Djipi's Cellshade Zelda pack for N64 emus...having a 100% hi-rez pack can really improve quality big-time

[Terranigma Freak]

No, it's not new to me. I actually ran over to the N64 hi res section to make a post about it. I can't imagine how much better because the Wii/GC uses more textures than the N64, so the difference could be crazy. The reason I think this thread isn't getting any attention is because his mod is still very limited right now and most people can't tell the difference. If he does a more extensive mod with comparison screens, it'll really attract a ton of attention.

[shade3134]

Post comparison screenshots!

[tomweise62305]

I posted screens in the original post. 1 pic is standard rez and 2 pic is hi rez and so forth for the rest. It's VERY easy to tell in those screens how much better Leon and his handgun look in those pictures. Here's some new screens: http://img14.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=61678424.png As I mentioned before, I got a hi rez texture for Leon's hair working (had problems with transparency). Also wanted to show off Leon's RPD costume. I also touched up the handgun texture by fixing the white blotch on the side. As a side note, running these hi rez textures has no issues with performance for me. In fact, the game seems to run SMOOTHER with the hi rez textures (presumably cause it would eliminate decoding them, but IDK for sure). If anyone wants to pick up where I left off, that'd be great. I have no desire to retexture the entire game, just Leon's different costumes and the guns. If anyone wants to mod the game yourself, you should find a reskin mod for the PC version, convert the TGA files to PNG, rename them to the dumped equivalent in Dolphin, and flip the image vertically. I'm still going to finish up the guns eventually and release the patch as "finished." It's 99% done as is though.

[Legend80]

I was looking for this! Finally someone doing something for RE4 for Dolphin. The PC mod forums for RE4 is huge and I was surprised no one was doing anything for the ultimate version - the Wii version!

Thanks Tom, that stuff looks great! Hope someone someday just does a full Hi-res pack (like many people have done for the PC version). RE4 can look gorgeous, it just needs a little help in this day in age.