Hacking [Release] Dragon Quest Builders Orchestral Overhaul Mod

[Canzah]

From the makers of Dragon Quest XI Orchestral Overhaul Mod, we present Dragon Quest Builders Orchestral Overhaul Mod.

Main goal of this mod is to provide the proper auditory experience that is deserving of this masterpiece of a game by applying all available orchestral variants of the songs present in the game, as composed by Koichi Sugiyama and performed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
All necessary steps to obtain musical bliss will be detailed below.

Hopefully it need not be said, but...
PLEASE, follow this guide thoroughly as to avoid compatibility issues and so that your experience in using this mod is as frustration-free as possible.

This video below will give you a glimpse of what you can expect from our mod:


Installation:
First, download our mod package from one of the links below which contain all the necessary files:

Mirror 1 (MEGA): https://pastebin.com/0kN3786G
Mirror 2 (GDrive): https://pastebin.com/d9Xn4P9r

After downloading the mod, extract the contents of the archive with the mod to a folder of your own choice, it's compressed in 7z format which can be unpacked using 7zip or WinRAR, though we do recommend 7zip for best compatibility to avoid any potential issues.

Next you'll want to make sure you've got a hacked PS4 on firmware 5.05 or higher (as of typing this 5.05 is highest moddable one) and that you have Dragon Quest Builders already installed on your PS4.

Now all you will need to do is select the "Dragon Quest Builders Orchestral Overhaul Mod.pkg" file from this unpacked OOM archive and copy it to the root of your USB disk or pendrive - this is crucial.
The patch is for the EU version of the game (CUSA05170) and is by default signed for compatibility with the "Dragon.Quest.Builders.PS4-DUPLEX.pkg" scene release.
If you want to use it on your own dump of the game, you will need to resign the PKG using the "PS4 PKG Repackager" which you can easily find by Googling for it.
After that you need to connect the USB disk/pendrive with the OOM PKG file on it to your PS4 and ensure you're running the exploit that enables use of Debug Menu.
Next go to "Settings" -> "Debug Settings" -> "Game" -> "Package Installer" on your PS4, find the mod package on the list and simply press X to install it.

The only thing left for you at this point is to simply start the game and enjoy it with the Orchestral Overhaul Mod in all its restored glory!

Closing Words:
Our team REFUSES and will NOT accept any form of donation for this project, everyone on the team loves these games as much as you and believe that this is the absolute best way to experience one of the finest entries in the series.
While assuming and hopeful that you already have, please support this series and the amazing music that has come about because of these games.

If there are any issues with the contents of the mod, installation or there's any other issues you might have then please don't hesitate and write in the thread.
Be warned that 3 of the tracks aren't orchestrated and remain synth, however this is simply because those tracks do not have any orchestral recordings available at all, they are the night town themes from the remakes of Dragon Quest III and IV so please do not report those as issues.
Thank you for understanding.

We also have a Vita version of this mod available right now:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-dragon-quest-builders-orchestral-overhaul-mod.532926/
As well as a Switch version also available right now:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-dragon-quest-builders-orchestral-overhaul-mod.533149/

CREDITS:
Canzah - Project lead and coordinator, loop points tweaks and improvements, normalizing volume, encoding the music and FMV files, injecting music into the game files.
Preta - Adapting the Symphonic Suites for use within the game and creating loop points.
Infogram - Programming, file research, creating our toolset.
Special thanks to Scenedikemon who was unfortunately unable to help due to personal reasons, but offered moral support for the rest of us.

CHANGELOG:
V1
- First Release!
- All music that has orchestral variants has been fully orchestrated!
- Screenshot/Video copyright overlay has been removed

 

[KiiWii]

Props for the effort put into this

 

[KyleHyde]

I didn't think anyone would make an orchestral mod for DQB, seeing as it's a spinoff and most of those mods usually tend to be made for the main games instead. I know a friend who would love to use this if he had a PS4. (Not sure how feasible it would be to port this into the PS3 version, since I think that's the only one he can play atm.) Regardless, you've done a pretty nice job on this.

 

[Canzah]

I know a friend who would love to use this if he had a PS4. (Not sure how feasible it would be to port this into the PS3 version, since I think that's the only one he can play atm.)

We actually looked at the PS3 version but without a dedicated programmer who could help out with PS3 version's a bit different format for audio there's not much we can do as our programmer is unfortunately not available for now.
If you know anyone interested, forward them my way and we'd love to add support for PS3 version.

 

[NANASHI89]

Will there be a Switch version?

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[Canzah]

Will there be a Switch version?

I don't know, you tell me

EDIT:
Switch version now available!

 

[Bimmel]

This is awesome! Can't wait to test this out. :-)

 

[Bimmel]

Just to report back: After remarrying the file, everything worked fine.

 

[Canzah]

Just to report back: After remarrying the file, everything worked fine.

Glad it worked for you, as we've said it's married to the most common scene release for convenience but you can repack/remarry it for your own dump with ease.

 

[Bimmel]

Glad it worked for you, as we've said it's married to the most common scene release for convenience but you can repack/remarry it for your own dump with ease.

Yeah, I honestly was not quite sure if I had been using the scene release, but it seems I did not.

Thank you very much, again. :-)

 

[Bobbyjones45]

Whoops wrong thread