Thank you guys and sorry for the late response. Had a tough time the past two weeks.
Not sure, Citra might have other issues instead. And tbh we didn't have that issue, if Stenzek wouldn't make such a big deal of the wildcard feature (a feature that other emulators already have for years).
I also never played the 3DS version, but I heard the PS2 version was better. Higher draw distance and not so oversaturrated like the 3DS version. I personally don't like the very simplified menu in the 3DS version either. It's sad because of the bonus content though.
Wouldn't porting your current work to work with Citra fix the texture duplication/unreplaced textures issue?
Is the 3DS version inferior in some way to the PS2 version?
There is a patch to fix some things like the music not being orchestrated and the censorship on the 3DS, fixing those issues
I could help port the textures since I've been meaning to replay DQ8.
Not sure, Citra might have other issues instead. And tbh we didn't have that issue, if Stenzek wouldn't make such a big deal of the wildcard feature (a feature that other emulators already have for years).
I also never played the 3DS version, but I heard the PS2 version was better. Higher draw distance and not so oversaturrated like the 3DS version. I personally don't like the very simplified menu in the 3DS version either. It's sad because of the bonus content though.