Sonic and the Black Knight HD Texture Pack (Ai Upscaled)

[Giodude]

I fixed the downloads!

This texture pack replaces nearly every texture in the game, each upscaled using ESRGAN and Gigapixel. I've also attached a graphics mod that fixes the low res bloom effect or removes it altogether (turns out the same mod for sonic colors works here). This mod also replaces any Wii remote button prompts with XBOX Series X buttons, as well as coming with a control scheme configuration for dolphin. Here are some of the notable controls below:

A - A
B - B or Right Bumper
1 - Thumb R
2 - Shoulder L
Z - Either Trigger
Tilt Wii remote/use pointer - Right analog stick
Swing sword - X
Shake nunchuck - Y

I'd love feedback if you have any. I can add back in the original Wii controls or make separate control scheme options if there are enough requests. Also please point out of there are any textures that look off or need upscaling so I can add them to the pack.

ESRGAN models used:

4x-AnimeSharp
4x_BSRGAN
8x_NMKD-Typescale_175k

Screenshots

Spoiler:

Downloads

PNG Textures Download

DDS Textures Download

Xbox Control Config Download

Original Wii controls Download

Bloom Fix Download




Installation Instructions

Spoiler:

Textures:

• Download SonicAndTheBlackKnightUpscaled.Zip
  
• Extract the RENE8P folder inside and place it in the dolphin custom textures directory. By default this is C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\Dolphin Emulator\Load\Textures
  
• Make sure that "Load Custom Textures" and "Enable Graphics Mods" are enabled in Dolphin's advanced graphics settings. Enable "Prefetch Custom Textures" Only if you have 8gb+ available vram.
   
  

Xbox Controls:

• Download controls_d03d4.zip
  
• Extract the zip file
  
• Place SonicBlackKnight.ini in your dolphin wii remote profile directory. By default this is "C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\Dolphin Emulator\Config\Profiles\Wiimote".
  
• If you'd like to have these controls activate on launching the game, right click on the game and go to properties inside of dolphin. Go to the "Editor" tab in game config and paste this at the top of the user config:
  
  
  [Controls]WiimoteProfile1 = SonicBlackKnight
  

Original Wii Controls:

• Download "OriginalControls.zip"
  
• Inside of the main texture pack there is a folder called "controls". Delete that folder and replace it with the new "controls" folder in the zip file
  
• Pair a Wii remote to dolphin
  
  Bloom:
  
  
  • Download Bloom.zip
    
  • Extract the "Sonic and the Black Knight" folder to the Dolphin graphics mods directory. This will be inside wherever you installed dolphin emulator to inside of the "Sys\Load\GraphicMods" directory.
    
  • Right click on the game and go to properties inside of dolphin. In the graphics mods tab there are 2 options, "Bloom Removal" and "Native Resolution Bloom". Make sure only one of these is ticked. "Bloom Removal" removes bloom while "Native Resolution Bloom" fixes the broken bloom effect at higher resolutions.
    
• 60fps:
  
  Here's the Action Replay code for 60fps to save a google search:
  
  
  040887D8 3800003C
  
  
  

[Giodude]

Btw if mods could move this to the textures section that would be super appreciated. I don't have perms yet.

[Shonumi]

Moved to the Custom Texture Forum. Sorry for the wait, real-life stuff, you know...

Looks like a great project. Keep it up!

EDIT: Also, Happy Birthday!

[Jintenzo]

Looks really cool, is there a version without the Xbox prompts?

[Venomalia]

Really great work!
As for the custom prompts, there is the Universal Dynamic Input pack which also supports Sonic and the Black Knight.
You can also make your own custom button packages with this tool.

[Giodude]

Really great work!
As for the custom prompts, there is the Universal Dynamic Input pack which also supports Sonic and the Black Knight.
You can also make your own custom button packages with this tool.

Nvm my question was stupid will ask if I have a better question

[Giodude]

Looks really cool, is there a version without the Xbox prompts?

Sorry I'm late, just added a separate pack for the original Wii button prompts.

[cheap plastic]

Think you're up for a Secret Rings texture pack?

[Giodude]

Think you're up for a Secret Rings texture pack?

Hi,

No, I think the game is borderline unplayable and the director of the game should feel bad.

thank you.

[cheap plastic]

Uh, ok
i also found some textures from the multiplayer mode that you missed, so here they are: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1...drive_link