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PCSX2 gets texture dumping/replacement (fan remasters now possible)

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TC McQueen

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Oct 27, 2017
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PXCSX2, the main PS2 emulator people use, is finally getting a long requested feature - texture dumping/replacement.
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GS: Add texture dumping and replacement system by stenzek · Pull Request #5547 · PCSX2/pcsx2

Description of Changes Something that many have requested and others have done very poorly and hackily. This one is (in my opinion) clean and mergeable. Rough TODO: Basic texture dumping. Basic ...
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Right now, it's only in a pull request build here:
github.com

GitHub - stenzek/pcsx2 at gs-texture-replacements

PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator. Contribute to stenzek/pcsx2 development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Notes about texture dumping/replacing:
  • Textures dumped go to pcsx2\textures\<SERIAL>\dumps
  • Replacements get loaded from pcsx2\textures\<SERIAL>\replacements.
  • Enable in Graphics Settings -> Advanced (Qt), Graphics Settings -> Debug (Wx).
  • Beware of SSD wear, dumping can create lots of files.
  • Larger textures scale properly.
The PS2 has an alpha range of 0-2 instead of 0-1 like PC's so we have to half the alpha (50%) for "normal" alpha, it makes no difference, and if you're just going to run it through an upscaler it probably won't care, and if you're going to redraw it, then you can adjust the alpha after to match. if you need to make a small modification, use your tool (please don't do it in paint..) to modify the alpha up to 255, then when you're done, change it back to 128.
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Here's a before and after comparison (look at the minimap):
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BaconHat

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Oct 25, 2017
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Nice! That option made the dolphin emu amazing for some games like paper mario, can't wait to see ppl doing hd packs for ps2 classics.
 
Dio

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Oct 25, 2017
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Stenzek has been a boon for pcsx2 progress these past few months. Vulkan, QT UI, and now this. So good.
 
Kouriozan

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Oct 25, 2017
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That minimap looks like one of the awful filter SNES emulators, but the idea is very welcomed and can lead to great stuff, exciting news!
 
Pheonix

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smh.... and the PS5 can't play PS2 games.

At this point, sony might as well just allow this emulator sold on the PS store for $50.
 
NeoBob688

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I can't try this at the moment. But is the emulator exporting/converting into a general image format textures for easy work up with AI?
 
gabdeg

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Time for Silent Hill 2 with HD textures. I remember doing some AI upscaling tests with the PC version and it was promising, but the tool I used didn't really work right.
 

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Stregas said:
So it's now possible to upscale textures and UI elements with AI?
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you can upscale textures with AI and have the game load them instead.

it might not be as good as completely new textures but it'll look cleaner. i just done these on my PC:

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it's a bit of a mess around some bits but it's a lot cleaner. look at the car body/lights. look at the buildings/trees and look and tommy's clothes. to give you an idea of resolution. the gran turismo image on the left is a 1280x720 image and the output (right) would be 7680x4320. the GTA one is 640x448 (left) and would output to 3840x2688.

all you do is run a bunch of textures through an AI program and touch some of them up. example the car would need it's badges fixed.
 
Nassudan

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I have limitless respect for the emulation community, stuff like this is what keeps games from falling into obscurity.
 

Atom

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Lovely feature! Pcsx2 is my preferred way to play ps2 games since a couple years back now and this is a nice boon for revisiting some of the classics.
 
collige

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*Looks at the giant folder of Gamecube texture upscales I did*

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NeoBob688 said:
I can't try this at the moment. But is the emulator exporting/converting into a general image format textures for easy work up with AI?
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Dolphin dumps them to PNGs and can load custom textures as either PNG or DDS. Hopefully this works the same way.
 
AuthenticM

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Damn. How come it took so long? Is it really that hard to program?
 
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TC McQueen

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AuthenticM said:
Damn. How come it took so long? Is it really that hard to program?
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PXSX2 had a lot of clunky coding that needed to get fixed at a higher priority level than texture dumping/replacing.

Plus AFAIK, this is one of the harder things to program, because streaming the replacement textures can affect performance.
 
Thrill_house

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CHC said:
Dragon Quest VIII here we come!
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YES! Time for the best in the series to get some love. It is definitely needed. I just restarted another playthrough and would do so again in a split second if someone get some mods out for this. The game is just too beautiful in so many ways to be left behind
 
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Gitaroo said:
Hopefully someone remember sky gunner
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www.resetera.com

"Remastering" some PS2 games using PCSX2, Reshade, and custom LUT's.

Thanks to a user here on ERA from my Xenosaga Trilogy thread awhile back for letting me know that Reshade works with PCSX2. You know who you are! :) Xenosaga Trilogy thread It has been a massive game changer for me! This lead to a conversation with a friend of mine who is rather an artsy...
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With the techniques I know now, I can't wait to figure out how this works.
 

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Shinobido Heart said:
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www.resetera.com

"Remastering" some PS2 games using PCSX2, Reshade, and custom LUT's.

Thanks to a user here on ERA from my Xenosaga Trilogy thread awhile back for letting me know that Reshade works with PCSX2. You know who you are! :) Xenosaga Trilogy thread It has been a massive game changer for me! This lead to a conversation with a friend of mine who is rather an artsy...
www.resetera.com www.resetera.com

With the techniques I know now, I can't wait to figure out how this works.
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Wow, looks like it just need some LUT!
 

B.K.

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I hope someone does the Xenosaga games. The in game textures upscale pretty well on their own, but the UI looks terrible.
 
TheRealTalker

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Pheonix said:
smh.... and the PS5 can't play PS2 games.

At this point, sony might as well just allow this emulator sold on the PS store for $50.
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Technically the PS4 and PS5 can run PS1, PS2 and PSP emulation with games like MediEvil (that was included in ME remake), Dark Cloud, Parappa the Rapper Remastered doing just that behind the hood.
 
Oldmario

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NeoBob688 said:
Nobody will do this sort of thing anymore because it is far too time consuming and produces mediocre results. The more likely scenario is slight touch ups with AI upscale algorithm which will look more similar to the left.
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it depends on the series, with PPSSPP someone is redoing all the textures in the 2 Wipeout games by themself, same with Lumines but i if you're gonna be wanting HD textures for something like Destruction Girl on PS2 then you'll probably be stuck unless you do it
 

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The Getaway will finally look like the PR bullshots!!!
 
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