ENBseries graphic effects & Ys OiF

[xcalibar]

Just in case you missed the Ys 6 thread ENBseries, here's a quick summary.

The ENBseries is a little program that allows you to apply graphical filters to games using directX8 or 9... This includes Ys 6, O, and OiF!

I put together a filter for Ys 6, and now I'm releasing one for OiF.

The filters are fully customizable and require little knowledge to change... Here are some before and after shots of one filter I modified :
Tigary Quarry :
Before : i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/X-Calibar/Ys/Ys%203/YSF_WIN_DX9-2009-03-22-13-59-49-142.jpg
After : i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/X-Calibar/Ys/Ys%203/YSF_WIN_DX9-2009-03-22-13-59-49-14.jpg

Waterfall
Before : i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/X-Calibar/Ys/Ys%203/YSF_WIN_DX9-2009-03-22-14-00-35-43.jpg
After : i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/X-Calibar/Ys/Ys%203/YSF_WIN_DX9-2009-03-22-14-01-30-872.jpg

Forest Road
Before : i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/X-Calibar/Ys/Ys%203/YSF_WIN_DX9-2009-03-22-14-04-22-652.jpg
After : i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/X-Calibar/Ys/Ys%203/YSF_WIN_DX9-2009-03-22-14-04-36-46.jpg

Elena
Before : i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/X-Calibar/Ys/Ys%203/YSF_WIN_DX9-2009-03-22-14-07-46-152.jpg
After : i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/X-Calibar/Ys/Ys%203/YSF_WIN_DX9-2009-03-22-14-06-37-25.jpg

What's neat about it? It darkens areas like the Quarry... You know the Quarry shouldn't be lit up as if Adol carries a spotlight, or has nightvision...
And the HDR lighting adds a little bit of a natural lighting touch to the scenes. Especially like on the forest road, or on fires and other bright images...
The color correction makes the intro quite saturated... But it's like a sunset. Very cool, in my opinion...
The blur is much less than the original... it's an interesting effect.

And here's a video :

HD Mode : www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmxGUC0Fegg&fmt=22

And you can download the free program here : www.4shared.com/file/94362760/4a3243cb/YSF_ENBseriesv01.html

I included a guide to help change variables, and of course you can read more about ENBseries in the Ys 6 thread here, including install, buttons and stuff :
seldane.proboards107.com/index.cgi?board=ysVI&action=display&thread=4263

If you make your own config that you like post it!


btw, I don't see why anyone wouldn't be using ENBseries except if it runs too slow on their computer...
You don't have to have blur, color corrections, etc..., you could just have HDR effects or just contrast or a combination...
I'll post updates when I've added new filters or changed something!

[Red Hairdo]

You already jumped to YsOiF... you're fast. xD

[xcalibar]

Now all I need, is to play the game I'm disgruntled though ... I wanted to start on Nightmare! I couldn't figure out how to enable Nightmare and Inferno without playing through the game first... I was hoping to have to struggle ;(

[Red Hairdo]

Enabling these via not-normal means may activate the Genocide Mode which prevents you from talking to people, in a violent way. xD So it's something difficult to do.

Well, in the worst case, you'll have to play through Normal, then Hard, then Nightmare, then Time Attack on Nightmare to finally be able to play on Inferno. xDD

But I agree they all should be available since the start. =/

[Wanderer From Ys]

I like the original graphics as well. They are much more crisp. I don't like the smudged, or blurred look that this filter gives it.

Mar 22, 2009 14:39:08 GMT -5 xcalibar said:

Now all I need, is to play the game I'm disgruntled though ... I wanted to start on Nightmare! I couldn't figure out how to enable Nightmare and Inferno without playing through the game first... I was hoping to have to struggle ;(

Just got into C:/Documents and Settings/[Username]/Application Data/Falcom/YSF_WIN/ysf_win.ini Locate the GameClearFlag and change that to 3, and the next line under it to 1.

Back up the file before doing it though.

[xcalibar]

I'll feel pretty bummed out if I blow up Elena or Dogi lol but thanks I'll give it a shot!

And as for the effect... you don't have to have the blur, I just like the blur lol
I imagine the filter most people would use would be like HDR lighting and/or contrast boost... That way it's still as sharp as the original. You can also adjust the amount of color, dark and light, etc...
The reason I would want to use this, is after I play through Felghana, I still want to see everything fresh. So I can make a filter that will make me re-examine as if seeing it for the first time

[Wanderer From Ys]

Just try to swing your sword as soon as you enter Redmont. If you can swing it, genocide mode is on, since you normally can't swing your sword in town. However I'm not sure if the game can be continued or not at point, so being careful may not even matter.

I wish there were an easy way to turn genocide mode on and off, I think it would be fun to kill key characters, and continue with the game normally. We really don't know if they are permanatly dead or not.

[Red Hairdo]

They aren't permanently dead; they return once you exit the screen and come back.

If you activate the Genocide Mode in a "not-normal" way (i. e.: peddle with some game files like changing the game clear flag and other things), you'll be stuck on that mode forever, so you'll have to reinstall the game.

But if you activate the Genocide Mode in a "normal" way (that is, activating it by doing something in-game that triggers it), it will go back to normal once you exit the game and run it again. (But if you saved the game while on Genocide Mode, that save file will always be stuck on Genocide Mode no matter what, and once you load it, Genocide Mode will be activated for the whole game, but only temporarily, until you exit the game.)

So, if you want to kill some people in the game, then try progressing later, you can do that if you load a save file stuck in Genocide Mode, then load an uncontaminated save file. You will be able to kill people, save and all, and once you exit the game and play it again, things will be back to normal as if nothing happened.


It's kind of hard to understand, I know. xD But once you get it, it's simple.
I know it so thoroughly because I HAD to, since there's an unbelievable bug that you can pull off only during Genocide Mode.
If you want to know more about the bug though, here's the thread.