ROM Hack [WIP] Dragon Quest VIII (8) "Restoration" Project

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Jesus christ this UV mapping is fucking terrible, I tried adding the bikini bra straps back on texture but the UV is all kinds of terrible. Much more broken than I thought it was.
 

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I honestly thought it would be easy enough when looking at the texture itself but now that I can test it on the model it's just terrible.
I'm going to see if using 4 times bigger texture would give me enough of a resolution to try and fit that in out of curiosity, would probably be pretty bad for the 3DS performance though.

Edit:
Well nevermind, can't inject higher res texture into the model.

Edit 2:
Making progress, managed to get a relatively okay looking strap on her back.
Ignore the mismatched colors for now, it's like this for testing atm while I'm working on it.

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I already asked an another thread, but I don't get an answer: What tool do you use to edit models and textures ? I didn't do that since more than a year, so I have Ohana3DS, but there is probably a better tool now. When I say "edit" I mean repack files with modified textures and/or models.
 

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Ok, so I managed to get the strap more or less perfect on the back, now I need to do the sides and make it actually wrap nicely.

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And front part of the strap done, now I just need to make the front and back parts link nicely, then change the color of the skin to match and we will have a fully properly uncensored Magic Bikini outfit.
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Hi, great work! I was wondering if it is possible to replace the "Super High Tension" model of the Hero with the EUR/USA version, that like a super sayan, to be clear.
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Hi, great work! I was wondering if it is possible to replace the "Super High Tension" model of the Hero with the EUR/USA version, that like a super sayan, to be clear.
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I already said that this one will be impossible since it would require a model change, we can't change models. All our changes are done purely through textures, we're just doing some smart things like erasing parts of the model through texture transparency by setting certain parts of the texture to being 100% transparent. The Super Saiyan hair would require actual model change and we simply can't do that.

I have however finished the fully uncensored Magic Bikini outfit which will be available in the next release of the Restoration Project. Currently working on the Dancer and tomorrow I'll do the Bunny outfit, so hopefully next release will be fully uncensored.

Also here's the fully uncensored Magic Bikini outfit for Jessica that will be featured in the next release of the Restoration Project.

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To be honest, I actually think that the outfit of the Bunny is the only one wich is better in the 3DS version than the PS2 version. She looks way more sexy with the new version of the Playboy outfit. And probably almost everyone thinks the same. At least, is what I read in many forums. So I think you don't need to work with that one, Canzah! :D

Thank you very much for everything, guys!!
 
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To be honest, I actually think that the outfit of the Bunny is the only one wich is better in the 3DS version than the PS2 version. She looks way more sexy with the new version of the Playboy outfit. And probably almost everyone thinks the same. At least, is what I read in many forums. So I think you don't need to work with that one, Canzah! :D

Thank you very much for everything, guys!!
It doesn't look "sexier", it's just more revealing but sometimes suggestive clothing is more sexy than revealed skin. This is one of such cases.
Besides the goal is to restore the outfits to how they were on PS2.
 

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I already said that this one will be impossible since it would require a model change, we can't change models. All our changes are done purely through textures, we're just doing some smart things like erasing parts of the model through texture transparency by setting certain parts of the texture to being 100% transparent. The Super Saiyan hair would require actual model change and we simply can't do that.

I have however finished the fully uncensored Magic Bikini outfit which will be available in the next release of the Restoration Project. Currently working on the Dancer and tomorrow I'll do the Bunny outfit, so hopefully next release will be fully uncensored.

Also here's the fully uncensored Magic Bikini outfit for Jessica that will be featured in the next release of the Restoration Project.

JUKxMZd.png

Sorry, I might miss something, but what is the difference between your work and DarkSynopsis' work? I thought he's already done this outfit (showed on his very first post).
 

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Compare them side by side and you'll see, also me and DarkSynposis joined forces.
Basically he was unable to fully uncensor some outfits, like that Bikini.
I'm lending him a hand and uncensoring the parts he wasn't able to, while he's doing the 3DS-style color correction for the textures I provide him.

Edit:
Sneak peak at the W.I.P. uncensored Bunny outfit.
As you can see, gone are the ugly shorts, replaced the original lower portion of the leotard. Rest is still very much work in progress though.

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Looking forward to the final product! Canzah will you be updating your cia with the updated outfits once complete?
Also just wanted to say thank you for the uncensored DB Fusions :yay:
 

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It doesn't look "sexier", it's just more revealing but sometimes suggestive clothing is more sexy than revealed skin. This is one of such cases.
Besides the goal is to restore the outfits to how they were on PS2.
I guess, then, the only one undub version available will be a version with PS2 costumes. I am interested in keep the 3DS version of the Bunny outfit, so I will study how to do it.

Thank you, though!
 

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About the undub, what will we do is we'll start playing it until the end of the week, to see if there are big scenes which are still in english.

If it's really the case, I'll try to find them in the remaining files to make an update of the undub.

And next week, we'll release a first version of the undub (the first version won't be 100% in japanese, but enough to be fully playable, like 90-95%).

Once this first version will be released, we'll open a new thread here which will be used to report voices which are still in english, if some people find any.
 
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Next week?
I plan to compil all today and upload it today (with both sound packs you sent me), for the v1 with undub + uncensored by the op and the orchestral version.

Maybe I will upload a v2 later in the week/month with all the fixed little part which are still in english if you manage to fix them
 

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