Patching PAL Skies of Arcadia for 60hz, VGA, and Widescreen.

Post #1 » Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:03 pm

Hey everyone! I'm new here. I have a question on how to patch a modified GDI disc image for use on a GDEMU.
Specifically, I need help with patching the PAL Skies of Arcadia into 60hz/vga found on: https://blog.japanese-cake.io/index.php ... vga-patch/

I tried replacing the 1st read.bin on my GDI folder found on the website but that caused it to freeze on startup. Apparently you need to modify the LBA binaries and then "rebuild" the GDI. Anybody have an idea how to do that? I want to use the PAL Skies of Arcadia copy so I can hexedit it for widescreen.

Thanks for your help!

Post #2 » Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:02 am

https://blog.japanese-cake.io/index.php ... -to-share/

https://mega.nz/folder/g0QWlJgI#qfUWBc8sNoubMZ1CeBV0vg

Post #3 » Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:31 am

Follow the @megavolt85 links, the iso is ready for gdemu/dreamshell

The hex hack for skies arcadia PAL I have :

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Post #4 » Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:31 pm

Thank you both your help! I'll try patching it later today. I could just play the US version but it's missing out on RGB and the widescreen hex patch so it's great to have this option.

Post #5 » Tue Oct 12, 2021 3:57 pm

The Skies of Arcadia 60hz and VGA patch works great! Wish I could say the same thing about the widescreen patch. At the very beginning of the game when you gain control of your character, I can't move into the hallway past the first room because of an invisible wall. I was able to clip through it but then I got stuck on the staircase. Basically, the widescreen patch makes the game unplayable.

Does anyone else experience the same issue? I defintely patched it correctly.

Post #6 » Fri Oct 22, 2021 3:25 pm

I'm trying to fix the widescreen patch. I'll post the fixed widescreen patch here as I'm sure there are others that want to play one of the best JRPG's ever made.

I'm an amateur with hexediting so it could take a while. Any help or tips for this task would be appreciated!

Post #7 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 5:26 am

https://mega.nz/file/dUIhhSBJ#TNSTdat0L ... Dg8Cy9-WEg

Post #8 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:39 am

Its that possible to see 99min cdi of this version?

Post #9 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:56 am

Esppiral wrote:https://mega.nz/file/dUIhhSBJ#TNSTdat0LXQFh-T4cENEBIKPd6jY6s5BODg8Cy9-WEg

Is this the fixed version of the Skies of Arcadia widescreen hack?
Thanks.

Post #10 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:00 am

Prukogui wrote:
Esppiral wrote:https://mega.nz/file/dUIhhSBJ#TNSTdat0LXQFh-T4cENEBIKPd6jY6s5BODg8Cy9-WEg

Is this the fixed version of the Skies of Arcadia widescreen hack?
Thanks.

Yes it is, VGA and widescreen patched, can't post the hex code since I lost it, so I shared the gdi images already patched.

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