So a lot has happened since my last update. Without a doubt, this is one of the most extensive graphical upgrades available today. I will find a solution, but for now you can export the scd and reimport it into 0c0000 for swapping. However since so many people are begging for the model viewer to be released, I'll worry about that for another version. Currently Items, Monsters, and Furniture are displayed. In fact, if you do not update FFXIV Explorer to 1.1, and have "Check for Updates" enabled and update the hashtable instead... it will never stop pestering you! Next, I only render the pixels that will glow, also storing it in a texture.. I've decoded probably 90% of the model format, getting all "chara" models to load. I'm still figuring out the UI to facilitate this feature, but will add it in the future. I have been busy in my IRL job and have had little time to sit down and finish off the things I wanted for version 1.1. There are still missing parts I have to figure out: The specular maps, the extra data in the material file, and various post processing effects such as the "glow" that appears on some models like the ADS ball, Allagan equipment or Ifrit's horns. Although you still may want to take advantage of some of the others to add touch ups here and there, the two Touch of Real mods are pretty much must-haves for anyone wanting to improve the way FFXIV looks without burning out your GPU. You can get the FFXIV 1.0 songs from an old installation... they are under the folder "SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV/data/07/FE/0/". This means only FFXIV 1.0, FFXIII, and other games that used SCD would be possible to add. Just in time for Heavensward, version 1.5 has been released! Using our friend ADS-chan, here are some fancy screenshots! Itsnothectic’s Flicker Optimisation and V-Sync Stutter Fix deals with a few of the most prevalent graphical glitches, stabilizing FPS and improving performance. With the new dat, I reset the Benchmark's (I use this as a test bed) indexes to point to the new music. Copyright © 2021 LEVVVEL. The X axis is defined as: Color, Specular, Glow, and the final one is unknown, but my suspicion is it's a bit field (using RGB as 0.0 and 1.0), to turn on shader effects. Required fields are marked *. Here is a preview of the character viewer so far. Each item looks different (hands on different spots) but in my viewer it showed ALL the hands. Be warned, the download entry for Viera Refined recommends plenty of NSFW extras. Each of these eye textures were hand crafted with each specific race, sub-race, and gender in mind. But Advanced Combat Tracker is a different kettle of fish. The forenames and surnames used by them have changed little since the time when they first crossed into Eorzea from the north. So, make sure your hardware is up to date before you install this thing. Especially the battle one, because the … Certain EXD files were being incorrectly read due to inconsistent "num entry" values. Nonetheless, if these are things you think would improve your FFXIV experience, there is no mod that does it better than this. “Mods” of any kind, after all, are technically against the FFXIV terms of service. However, it has also got the same pitfalls as its companion, so be careful of “performance degradation” in high population areas and the like. Your email address will not be published. This will create a new custom dat with all your songs, linking the modded index file with this. No one should be left to ride their winged steed like a peasant, after all. Luckily enough, TeenyOwlet has you covered with ‘Owl’s Eyes of Eorzea.’ You may not think eyes are a big deal. That description isn’t much of an exaggeration, considering it contains more than 1000 new textures derived, upscaled and enhanced from the source material: including every player and primary NPC hair, eyelash, eyebrow and beard asset in the game. These graphics have all been upscaled, adjusted and reworked, too. This gives the hint that they are doing something similar. Visit the Downloads page to download a copy. I should admit right out the gate – this isn’t actually a mod. LePitBenny’s HD Buffs & Skills Icons mod increases the scale of the buffs and debuffs icons, taking advantage of the waifu2x image scaling program to upscale the icons. I present you Ifrit: A new update to the FFXIV Explorer has been pushed out. Face Defined is a companion mod to Hair Defined, designed to enhance the vanilla faces of all races, genders and clans. These were proof of concepts I built to make sure my readers were working correctly and aren't 100% done or ready. Portail des communes de France : nos coups de coeur sur les routes de France. 103 talking about this. Over the last month I was busy figuring out the last content type that is saved within the FFXIV dats... type 3. Rename the various files to .scd and they will swap in. Although the creator assures that “client-side modifications are not detectable by Square-Enix”, he also notes that in certain areas you should expect “performance degradation”, lag and framerate drops. Here is what the new options look like. Viera Refined by Phoenix Mods is a pretty extensive collection of Viera reskins that the creator claims to have been working on since the release of Shadowbringers last year. I have also been very busy with my other project, the FFXIV 1.0 Server (link here), which pulls me away from other things. This post had the names of some songs: http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/99318-Replacing-Ingame-Music-Anyone-found-a-way?p=4173737&viewfull=1#post4173737. This was because my application wasn't "hiding" the various "parts" of the model. This is fixed. The Y axis of the table is accessed using the alpha value of the normal map, allowing artists to set any part of the skin various colors in different spots. That’s where these mods come in. Touch of Real is actually two mods – Touch of Real Male and Touch of Real Female. However, a recurring critique is that Imperium tends to wash out the details in moving decals, like in running water for instance. However, Eyeworks may not be a vast enough range for you. Kylie Digital’s HD Eyeworks V3 is no different – only this time, they’re going straight for the eyes. This is actually where most of my time has been taken up with. As an experiment I installed the old 1.0 FFXIV, pulled out the SCD files and ran it through the dat builder. Being just one of two MMO RPGs in the Final Fantasy video game franchise – which sports over 30 entries – it’s no surprise FFXIV is so popular. Still, though, I wouldn’t go telling any moderators that you’re rocking it…, ArtsyAlraune lays out exactly what Griffin Mount Retexture Pack is all about perfectly: “tired of the standard bald eagle griffin that came with your Heavensward CE? Something to work on in the future. I use the first two columns to mix in the proper colors of the model (as close as I can guess the formula), but I never took on the third column. I show the texture type name rather than the numerical value (so DX1, DX3, RGBA, etc). The reason I didn't remove it is because some models use the specular map to color the model, like the Paladin AF armour. A good example is the "__ No Mask" for the last Heavensturn. In 3D Programming, your vertices, normals, tex coords, etc are stored in buffers (array of bytes). Remember to reopen the archive after. So you may have noticed under the tools folder a Macro Editor and a Log Viewer that was forever disabled and labeled as NOT DONE. …and we’re not done with LePitBenny yet. Some textures will appear correctly now that weren't before. Another mod by the creator of Faces and Hair Defined, HD Vanilla Redefined is perhaps more extensive than a few others on this list. It’s a trade off for sure, but worth giving a bash anyway. The FFXIV Explorer site is now up! Things like the embers on Ifrit, the lines on ADS, and more commonly; all the glowing disco-tech the Allagan architects are fond of. Note: the EXH finder only finds EXH files. But here’s the issue: third-party programmes are actively forbidden in FFXIV. If you’re looking for something a little safer, there’s more than enough to choose from in the Final Fantasy XIV mod archive. Eyeworks is a collection of over 150 varieties of eye skins for all races and sexes. The mod improves and cleans up all Viera face skins to 1k, which is a huge upgrade from the vanilla 128×256. Also a note on exporting. SE uses this system so they can make one mesh, and then turn off/on parts to create multiple monsters and items (they also used this in 1.0 for "breaking" parts). And finally, be warned: the world of FFXIV mods is fraught with entries featuring that infamous ‘nsfw content’ tag. I've spent the last couple of months figuring out the Havok engine and getting the models to animate in FFXIV Explorer's model viewer. Luckily, all these mods work well together and don’t appear to tax the ol’ GPU too much. Finally both the normal render and the blurred render are combined into a single image using a blend function in another shader. This render is then stored in a texture. Of all the mods with the aim of giving FFXIV a graphical overhaul, there’s no question Alive is one of the most impressive. So, I present version 1.7! Also a note: Because I left the specular shader code as is, some monsters may have a blue or green tint. They cut down on the sling of monotony and just the number of total steps in any given quest in a big way and they do some creative one-off stuff mechanically that’s very reminiscent of the mini games and stuff you find in the PS1/2 FFs. It’s a pretty basic reskin, but will help more than you’d expect while looking for treasure during your daily hunts. Body, Face, Hair. But don’t expect anything too wacky from this list; since Final Fantasy XIV is a massively multiplayer online title, these will mostly be cosmetic and quality of life mods. Launched the program and was rewarded with Ul'dah 1.0's music. You have to set the FFXIV path under settings before you can use it. Take A Sneak Peak At The Movies Coming Out This Week (8/12) It’s official: Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley are engaged and we couldn’t be happier This section is used to create the appearance of light that appears to glow from within the model. This would cause FFXIV Explorer to read in too much data, reading over the end of the buffer, causing an error or worse... not error and then OpenGL would read in too much data and segfault (crash catastophically). The first big thing is FFXIV's "parts" system has been implemented. I'm still figuring out an issue with Miqo'te, Au Ra, and other models. As you may or may not know, one of the key parts to rendering game models is a 4x16 color table that lets the game's renderer mix in new colors, as well as perform various effects. The steps to add custom SCDs are simple. You may have noticed when looking at a "Pince-Nez" or certain monsters that they looked wrong. Next version will have both the macro editor and log viewer enabled and working. ----- Elezen ----- Both the Wildwood and Duskwight Elezen are proud clans from a proud race. With this version, one of the first data viewers have been added. Comment document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "aaa01627db911e7b8e4cb17d53784771" );document.getElementById("hcd7663d0f").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Input your search keywords and press Enter. One of the big features people have been begging me to create was a character builder or an outfitter. Replacing these base skins with much improved HD textures, HD Hrothgar Faces takes FFXIV one more step towards potato-relief. However, over the ages, due to bad blood between the two tribes, the surnames once commonly used by both, have been claimed by one side or … I haven't tackled the other 10% which seems to deal with enviroment information, which is seen in models used to build the world. Each channel of every texture had to be tested and experimented with to figure out what they did (using the benchmark and a texture changer by Liinko, special thanks to him). Your email address will not be published. Although all of these mods are technically banned, you’re unlikely to be caught changing the colour of your character’s eyes. We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Anyway, here are some fully armoured characters to give an idea: For the next version of FFXIV Explorer, I've been tackling something I wanted to finish for a while now: glow textures. A note though, as of now only SCD files can be added. This is an earlier screenshot (no equipment), but it gives an idea what you can do. Their third major mod, titled HD Item Icons, does something very similar; but instead of upscaling buff and skill icons, this mod replaces over 20,000 object icons in the vanilla game. Pine no longer!”. These are designated to models. Color settings, atmospheric fog, and SSAO have been fine tuned to give you a perfectly playable experience, without having the game look washed out.Alive 1.0 (ReShade 35-45% GPU)Alive 2.0 (ReShade 30-40% GPU)Alive 3.0 (Gshade 15-20% GPU) Young Clive's hair looks good, though, on par with the other instances. You may have noticed that a lot of these entries are looking for ways to make the game look more impressive, putting quite a lot of pressure on your computer. As well you may have seen the unused utilities "Log Viewer" and "Macro Editor". Hope everyone likes it! To see what the program can do, visit the About for a summery. Enjoy! This is because I can't know what pages/languages the exd file may have until the EXH is read. In addition you may notice the lists are now alphabetically sorted, as requested by some users. Now, most of these mods are pretty lowkey. Shouldn't be a problem on most models except for some monsters like Ifrit or the Gobbue. Modder Keyain’s Chat Gray Box Remover gives you full control over the gray chat boxes, allowing you to make “less ugly”, in the words of the creator. Reshade Preset aims to present a far sharper image quality, completely overhauling the lighting in the hopes of making FFXIV look more like a recent release than a decade old title. It’s a fairly small change, but it makes a huge difference! Heavensward casts a moody glow across almost every environment, immersing you in the game like never before. The program will export all models, but textures may not appear correctly due to the way FFXIV blends textures on the shader. You can also change the equipment on the model, which will default to smallclothes if unset. If you’re looking for a place to start in modding, Heavensward SweetFX will help you find out what FFXIV mods are all about. However, Saika Darkmoon aims to keep things more or less the same as the base game, including: “vanilla textures upscaled properly as to not lose any detail or quality as you see in pretty much all HD retextures.”. As a result, they look absolutely fantastic. You can modify the hair, highlight, and eye color of the character. Most likely it will be the 64bit version, but you can check using the java -version command in cmd. For sure one of my favourites, Alex’s Reshade Preset is one of the most dramatic graphical improvement on this list. Likes coffee, dislikes parsnips. You can convert OGG files into SCDs, then import and swap them in your game! The mod is one of the best looking out there and has been shown to run on par with others which aim to do the same thing but don’t look nearly as good. So, I hadn't touched FFXIV Explorer since Auguest 9th according to my git commits... mostly due to a mix of loss of motivation and an uninterest in FFXIV ARR (3.0-3.1 hit me hard). A very subtle ReShade preset that makes the world of Eorzea more Alive. Hair Defined is a major cosmetic update mod by Saika Darkmoon, branded as “the complete hair overhaul mod for FFXIV.”. It even works for Heavensward! We’ve all been there, right? Another fix was models not loading from archives 01000 and 02000 which house enviroment/building data. My DB check update function didn't actually.... work. Race, hair, face, and equipment options are changeable. Make sure you download the correct copy for your JVM version. A great mod doesn’t need to overhaul, replace or upscale in order to make your life better. You can find the feature under the Music Swapper. Vec7rex’s Moogle Maps delivers a pretty simple change, changing the vanilla map texture. Every time a file or folder was read in, the program would connect to the db, ask for the data, then close the connection. Learn more. The glow texture is than blurred using a Gaussian Blur shader, giving a fade effect. Luckily the model format actually tells you the offsets, datatypes, and usages for the data, and now I just load the full buffer, and using the info given, point to where the data actually is. HD Vanilla Redefined is an HD overhaul of almost all the vanilla textures. The Enbarr (Énbarr) or Aonbharr of Manannán (Irish: Aonbharr Mhanannáin) is a horse in the Irish Mythological Cycle which could traverse both land and sea, and was swifter than wind-speed.. Just as expansive as Hair Defined, this mod is definitely another must-have for anyone looking to improve the look of the base game. I'm a writer and journalist based in the far North of Scotland. Well I sat my butt down and went over both tools to finish where I left off. This is a quick update to FFXIV Explorer that should improve the QoL of using the application. You no longer have to search for the model folders or wait till I update the hashdb to see new models! ACT is a third-party programme used to record your stats during gameplay. I can confirm, it does the job – it looks fantastic and didn’t result in much frame dip at all. First, I render the model normally, filling in the glow areas as well. Much like the Touch of Real mods, HD Hrothgar Faces by Jogo tackles the vanilla Hrothgar skins that were pretty egregious when the game first released. All rights reserved. This was the last thing I was working on, but because of the delay in any updates, I chose to leave it as is and release. Face Defined is a companion mod to Hair Defined, described as “the complete enhanced face overhaul for FFXIV.”. I have also fixed bugs in the model viewer UI (mainly searching and not being able to select things), and of course the music swapper. The Imperium Graphic Pack is an awesome collection of various graphic presets. So far, all entries on this list have attempted to tackle a particular issue – buff icons, hair, shading, etc. The much anticipated version of FFXIV Explorer has been released, as well as an updated hashlist db. Multiply that by the 5000+ files and you can see how slow it can get. The main issue was the way the files/folders were being read from the database. Not much else too say. They’re mostly clientside, mostly pretty moderate, and mostly unlikely to get you in trouble with Square Enix. Another graphical preset mod, Alive hopes to do just that: inject some life into a notably aged Final Fantasy XIV. Mods like Chat Gray Box Remover do so without the fanfare. This was due to the dumb way I was reading in the model data. Perhaps instead you’d like to see a complete overhaul and graphical update of every single eye graphic, including those for all races, sexes, sub-races and faces. The ‘it’ being, of course, adding HD nipples. Because this creates pixels in areas where the glow may be blocked, the glow will bleed into obstructing objects... this also happens in the game! Regardless, even after the model format was mostly figured out, I had to work with the material files as well as build custom shaders to render the models correctly. My areas of interest are Gaming, VR, News & Politics. Next update will include the model viewer, a obj export feature for it (geo data only), and by request; the EXH string are now parsed and injected scripts are displayed. Now I made the assumption that everything was the same and just blindly loaded it in as so, but in fact equipment/monsters have more data than enviroment data. Texture type was fixed, I was reading the type value wrong (was 2 bytes long not 1 byte). First, click "Add" and select the songs you'd like to swap in with. This mod overhauls all the eyes for all races and genders in FFXIV. Have fun! Click to see our best Video content. Heavensward SweetFX is a shader mod which, by casting richer shadows subtly across the in-game world, makes the game look absolutely phenomenal.

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