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I recently found myself playing through The Last Story via Dolphin. I hadn't touched it since the game released a few years ago, but on a whim I felt like experiencing the game again in HD. Also on a whim, and inspired by some of the amazing texture packs that other forum members have been releasing, I thought I would try my hand at updating the game's GUI a bit. While the game generally looks nice at 1080p, it uses some very low-res text for key parts of the interface which looks rather grainy. That's where I started, and four hundred-sixty some odd textures later, I suddenly had a texture pack that makes a good portion of the game's interface and menus look a bit nicer.
I began this project just for myself, with no real plans for a public release, only updating the textures of major GUI elements or other textures I felt like experimenting with a bit. While I enjoy occasionally working with textures for various games and dabble in other artistic pursuits, I am no graphic artist. I have redrawn some texture elements by hand, but most of the textures contained in this pack are upscaled through the use of various tools and filters. With all of that said, I think the textures I updated make a noticeable improvement to the game's visuals, enough that I thought they were worth sharing with the community.
This texture pack is provided "as is" with no plans to update it further, myself. If any ambitious members of the community would like to continue this project, or incorporate elements of it into their own, that would be great. I just ask that I be credited for any of my work used if that's the case.
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Screenshots
Spoiler:
HD GUI+ Pack Downloads
Important: This texture pack requires a [color=#3399ff]Development Version[/color] of Dolphin to work correctly. Please use revision 4.0-5243 or newer.
It is also strongly recommended you use the DDS version for the best performance.
[color=#9933ff]Version 1.0 (April 29 2015)[/color]
DDS Link: Download
PNG Link: Download
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Installation
1. Extract the archive to a convenient location
2. Copy the entire "SLSEXJ" folder into "Username\Documents\Dolphin Emulator\Load\Textures\"
NOTE: SLSEXJ is the USA folder name. If you are playing a different region version,
change the folder name to "SLSPXJ" for Europe or "SLSJXJ" for Japan.
3. Enable custom textures in Dolphin
Open Dolphin -> Graphics Settings -> Advanced Tab -> Check Load Custom Textures
4. Start the game and enjoy!
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