HD Textures & HiRes Videos for Hellgate Global (incl. Download)

[messiahgov]

Hi everybody!

The last days I tested the rebuild of the .dat/.idx files with the HD textures and high videos from HGL. They seem to work fine, at least for me.

I replaced all available HG:G .dds low resolution texture files with the HD counterpart from HG:L. HG:G unique files are unmodified, like the GUI and new files which are not available in HG:L. So new textures from HG:G will still have the known resolution. Some textures will always be "high" now, equal which option you change. T3Fun/Hanbitsoft hasn't impaired all textures, some exactly are the same like in HG:L, but really not many, even some already low in HG:L experienced a reduction.

With the modified video files those will look good again as well, not the first in-game background video overlay, where you select Global Online, Options & Exit, but all others! This means no more pixelization in videos. Just the short logo videos of Hanbitsoft etc. will be low or high. The replaced videos still named as "_low" inside the .dat files, but they are the high versions and can't be changed back to low. This is because I could only replace those files, which Reanimator extracted out of the original HG:G .dat files.

So after a couple of hours testing, I can only suggest those rebuilds! As far as I can see, my game runs smooth, no visible FPS drop. It just lags ones when I enter a new area through a tunnel, but no further lags, even in action scenes with many monsters etc. But I haven't played much in groups and it depends on your hardware too.

To install, download and extract the .dat and .idx files to your HG:G "Data" folder. Make backups of the original files if necessary!

DOWNLOAD

Links are interchangeable!

HD Textures (9x 500 MB / 4,36 GB)
Includes: hellgate_bghigh000.dat/.idx + hellgate_graphicshigh000.dat/.idx + hellgate000.dat/.idx

Rapidshare | Megaupload | Multiupload (incl. Direct-DL)
Uploaded | Bitshare | Fileserve | Share-Online | x7

HiRes Videos (5x 500 MB / 2,07 GB)
Includes: hellgate_movies000.dat/.idx + hellgate_movieslow000.dat/.idx

Rapidshare | Megaupload | Multiupload (incl. Direct-DL)
Uploaded | Bitshare | Fileserve | Share-Online | x7


Best wishes from Berlin!

[maeyan]

Don't upload anything, just provide the instructions. Thanks

[Bryan]

Heya Messiahgov
About your questions,for starters I assume it would be allowed.There has been talk of FSS's 1.2 patch installations affecting HG:Gs graphics in  another thread and there hasn't been any mentions of messing with the game's graphics performance being prohibited or whatnot.So I can only suppose it would be allowed,it's hardly malicious or aimed at personal gain so why not?
As for if anyone else would be interested...I'm quite certain many people (myself included) would appreciate that kind of work,if I'm in any place to make such assumptions

Edit: Damn,Maeyan got me to it 

[messiahgov]

Thanks for the answers!

The instructions would be very complicated. Basically everyone would need HGL (incl. Patches) + HGG, extract hellgate_bghigh000.dat, hellgate_graphicshigh000.dat, hellgate000.dat, hellgate_movies000.dat and hellgate_movieslow000.dat from both (needs many GBs on HDD) and I downloaded 3 *.dat/*.idx files with more *.dds textures (they are named something like "x_hellgate_bghigh500.dat" etc.). It took hours to patch the files, because I checked every single extracted folder/file and compared them. If I just take the high .dds files from HGL and overwrite the HGG ones, then you get missing textures, maybe errors and more. As an example, the HGG GUI is different than in HGL one, some textures have the old filename, but look different in HGG, some are in different folders than in HGL... so you can't just overwrite everything and done. It will take some time and the repacking with Reanimator was a bit of a pain (I could onlay overwrite the with Reanimator extracted files, I could not add "new" files that HanbitSoft deleted) and time consuming. ^^ Not all textures are HD now, but all possible files I could find (MANY!). ^^ So new textures from HGG will still have the known resolution, because they are not available in HGL. All DX10 *.dds files (those "_dc5.dds" files) are erased by HanbitSoft by default and I don't know how to reactivate DX10, but the excel and config files for DX10 are included i HGG by default and they got edited by HanbitSoft, as far as I could see.

I will test it a bit more and start the uploading today. I tried to make a simple patch EXE with VisualPatch, but it hangs up with those big *.dat files. The HD Texture upload would be around 4.36 GB, the HiRes videos about 2,07 GB. But I will upload them free-user friendly on many hosters.

I'm not aiming any personal gain from that so far, just wanted all possible HD Textures from HGL again. Before I merged the textures, I searched the net for some already done packages or how to do it, but there is no real download or tutorial, just speculation or the untouched HGL *.dat/*.idx files that will conflict with HGG. But I saw many threads that HD textures are wanted by many players.

BTW, where I have to post the thread for the HD textures after the upload is done?

[Firvagor]

I will test it a bit more and start the uploading today.

Don't upload anything

[messiahgov]

I know Firvagor. Maybe I just don't post it here if it's such a big problem. In that case, google will be a friend for all those who are in search of it. I'm not writing a introduction for over 50K files, which you have to overwrite and which not etc. It's just too much work for me, especially because it is done already.

[maeyan]

Yeah, fine. I can't stop you from hosting it somewhere else so you may as well post the url.

I have a partnership with T3Fun. I can't endorse what you are doing - especially since you are using a program I wrote designed to modify the single player client. Just respect my caution and whatever action I may have to take in the future.

[messiahgov]

So I could post the URLs here or does I get problems with hellgateaus in any way (ban, blocking, etc.)? Or the URL to the other site/board where I may post it?

I would write a guide, but it's just too much work to list everything in detail. Would take more time than I used in making the patched files. I just want to help some people who are in search for HD textures. :/ All that because the developer were incapable in including the high textures. Reanimator is the only to me known program which is capable to extract and pack Hellgate *.dat files, UnHell can only extract them, or? And Reanimator rewrites the *.idx file and such cool stuff.

[maeyan]

I dont even want you writing a guide now I know your using Reanimator to modify Hellgate Global. I realize the File Explorer component works with Hellgate Global but this was not intended, its incidental. The newest builds prevent this to protect the game against modification. Besides that, and to state the obvious, you are uploading hundreds of megabytes of modified, copyright protected material into the cloud.

However, since you are going to upload it anyway, I will allow you to post the download links here. This way I will at least have some control over the distribution and should Hanbitsoft Incorporated catch wind. In that vain I'd also prefer you only shared the links in this thread and on no other websites.

Thank you for your co-operation. Please understand I'm just protecting the integrity of my website and relationship with T3Fun. After all, I like mods

[messiahgov]

I realize the File Explorer component works with Hellgate Global but this was not intended, its incidental.

This is a feature in my eyes...

However, since you are going to upload it anyway, I will allow you to post the download links here. This way I will at least have some control over the distribution and should Hanbitsoft Incorporated catch wind. In that vain I'd also prefer you only shared the links in this thread and on no other websites.

Thank you, that's a deal. =) Then I just post them here, later maybe on a german board aswell, but I'm not sure about that right now. I know some german players personally, that are interested in the old HD textures aswell and maybe they miss it if it's only here available.

Thank you for your co-operation. Please understand I'm just protecting the integrity of my website and relationship with T3Fun. After all, I like mods

I understand and respect that point. My intention is not to harm your relationships in any way! They removed the HD textures, so I think they have to reckon that someone will revive them someday. The upload will take some more hours, on about 10 one-click-hosters (incl. multiupload = 5-6 hosters + direct download as far as I know). Hope that helps to get them easier for any free-user like me.

[messiahgov]

The upload is finished, the download links can be found at the 1st post now!

[lexsoOr]

I realize the File Explorer component works with Hellgate Global but this was not intended, its incidental.

Then I just post them here, later maybe on a german board aswell, but I'm not sure about that right now.
Hope that helps to get them easier for any free-user like me.

ok regarding the german website (I guess you are talking about hellgatelondon.de) keep in mind you are using a tool created by hellgateaus.net so please keep it on the hellgateaus website.
also it wouldnt be a bad idea to use torrent for the distribution of your files

[lexsoOr]

...look at that http://forum.gamersunity.de/technik-support/50817-hd-textures-hires-videos-f-r-hellgate-global-inkl-download.html

[messiahgov]

I didn't know, that mods made with Reanimator can only be posted here. But okay, too late. =)

From my posted downloads links, especially Rapidshare, you can download with full speed (at least 5 MB/s as free user), no waiting etc. all for free. Torrents die too quickly, OCHs like RS not, if only one user download within 3 weeks.