BROs, there was some testing.
I've decided to test
Fire Emblem - Fates (SA), and its HQ Texture Pack + some mods.
But let's start with vanilla game (Native Internal Res + no texture pack):
:notbadnotterrible:
1) First thing that I've tested was
Fates Icon Project. It's a romfs mod, which replaces "old" icons with new ones. There are two variants: "Regular" (no background) and "Background" (the old approach).
You can see what's what on the screens below (weapons icons).
a) Regular:
b) Background:
2) Second thing tested was the
Fates Ghosting Shader Fix. This is a cheat code / ips patch, which fixes ghosting effect on non-native resolutions. So at 4x internal, this:
Becomes this:
3) And this shit is essential when using the
HQ Texture Pack. Which looks FUCKING GLORIOUS.
As you can see, the author wouldn't be a real modder, without adding some weird shit. In case of this pack, the usual modding-autism manifested itself as Playstation button prompts, and (to add insult to injury) - inverted.
So A is 'cross', B is 'circle', X is 'square' and Y is "triangle". Why? Because that's how the author rolls.
Fortunately, you can fix this by modifying a single texture:
Code:
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Just swap positions of required icons (or make A B X Y ones in Photoshop) and replace the texture in the "load/textures" folder. That's what I did to get the effect shown on screens above ('cross' to go back - in the vanilla texture it was 'circle').
Anyway, the author of the pack can be excused for his autism, 'cuz the pack itself looks DOPE in action:
As you can see, the only problem are pixelated units, but we have to just deal with it I guess (good luck with AI-resizing anything animated - had same problem with Strange Journey)...
Another potential problem: the pack is compatible only with the EU version of the game. Tried on US rom and some textures were missing (and thus LQ).
And that concludes testing for today.
AFAIK there's no pack for Awakening (which supposedly sucks anyway), and pack for Echoes is in a heavy WIP state ATM.
Anyway, I can play this game with original voices (undub) + JAP-only restored content (swimsuits) + 6GB of HQ Textures + 1600x960 internal resolution + some mods + quicksaves. For free.
Beat that with your funny hardware / publishing policy, Nintendo.
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