~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ v1.0.1 (4/11/19) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Updated filepath. Developers migrated the file selection and all I did was change which file the game uses now. Everything is the same as v1.0.0 other than that. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
v1.0.0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Replaces the mainly-used font in the game with a high-resolution edit.
This mod replaces the main font used in the game for an edited, higher-resolution (400%), font. It mainly changes dialogue and menu text.
INSTALLATION
This mod contains one file that overwrites an original game file. You can find it under "Steam\steamapps\common\Yakuza 0\media\data\fontpar" as "font.par". Replace the original "font.par" with this mod's "font.par".
NOTES
It is highly recommended that you back up the original file that this mod replaces (just save the original file as "font-copy.par"). It is also recommended that you run your game first, THEN replace the file to ensure the best compatibility (I believe Denuvo has something to do with this... I'm not sure).
The outline for text seems to be stuck at a lower resolution, but all it adds is a faint shadowing around the text.
QUESTIONS:
"My game won't load, it hangs on a black screen when I launch after I installed this mod."
Go to "Steam\steamapps\common\Yakuza 0\media" and delete "libgsa.dll" and "steamapi64.dll". Also delete the mod from your game folders. Run Steam's "Verify Integrity of Game Files..." tool and wait for it to detect/redownload the missing files. Run the game. Exit. Then re-install the mod. It should work.
"Why is there a faint gradient on the text?"
My own personal preference.
"Will this work on any resolution?"
This mod is a resolution-scaled edit. It should work fine for 4K displays, but I didn't plan for anything higher than that.
"Other fonts still look low resolution..."
I only edited one font.
Original font in menu (comparison in mod's preview image):
![This is how the game's main font usually looks]( "Original Font Comparison")
Modded font in cutscene:
![This is how the font looks during a cutscene.]( "Modded Font Comparison")
Nice job, looks really good
Thank you! I might edit more if I can find the right files.
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Any chance you could provide the modded dds file you edited or maybe a tutorial on how you edited the text?
I know its the hd2_hankaku.dds file, but I've struggled to make all the text line up nicely and not cut out some parts. Seems it's extra finicky on the area it can be placed in.
EDIT: Nevermind I gave it another patient shot at editing the original dds file and managed to get it all lined up nicely. I can post it a bit later for others once I fix up some small issues with it.
You should be able to extract my modded file from the game and edit it like the original game file. As for alignment, I spent a good while (a few hours) making, testing, and revising certain characters until I was satisfied to release this mod. It just takes some time to get things looking right.
Also, realizing that the ORIGINAL font is off in some text sequences just drives me mad.
I tried extracting it a few times actually. With both Quickbms and the Gibbed.Yakuza0 tool.
Quickbms extracted it but the file for whatever reason couldn't seem to be extracted or was corrupted. Wouldn't open in any dds viewer, or Photoshop with the DDS plugin.
And the gibbed.yakuza0 tool just failed extracting altogether.
Was just the hd2 file you edited that was like that. Don't really get why though.
Very strange... I've uploaded the main layers I used to make the font including the final edit as .png files. You can download them from imgur: Imgur.com
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Hey is there a chance you can make a HD font mod for Kiwami since it released on PC.
I probably wont for a few months. Ive had arm surgery and will be off my desktop for a while longer. I cant imagine they changed the font file structure, so if anyone wants to re-release this mod for kiwami, I wouldnt mind. Otherwise, yeah, I planned on releasing it on my own for kiwami eventually.
Yeah I looked at the game directory and the file structure is the same. I tried copying/replacing font.par with your version from yakuza 0 but it seems like it doesn't work. So there needs to be a new version specifically made for kiwami.
This discussion tells you everything I would about how to mod for yakuza: Steamcommunity.com
You'll need photoshop or another software capable of editing .dds files. You can use the imgur link I posted earlier for the spritesheet of letters/characters. It might take some time to follow, but everything you need is in that discussion.
Edit: you said it didnt work with this mod's file, but have you tried the solution in this mod's page description? The start, close, replace, start again steps?
Hello Beepin!
Can I use your font and make some changes to it? We're trying to translate Yakuza 0 to spanish but, for this, we need to reorder and add some characters to fit their positions with ISO-8859-1 code.
Regards!
Feel free to edit and release this mod as you see fit. Credit would be nice :)
Thank you very much!! :)
Font no longer works on March 2019 Patch 4?
Try the method in the description if your game hangs on a black screen on start. Im pretty sure updating the game changes some filesizes which conflicts with denuvo validation.
Thanks for the reply. The game launches and plays fine, but the replaced font isn't shown at all. Denuvo has recently been removed and the game exe is much smaller. Would you mind taking a look if the font could be updated to work with latest game version?
I'll see if I can get to it this week.
Were you able to load the font on the updated game?
Sorry, but no, I havent gotten around to it. I'll give an update late tomorrow.
I've updated the mod, let me know if it works
Works great, thank you! What prevented the previous version from working before?
The developers seemed to change the file that the game uses. There are 2 folders named "hd" and "hd2". Both folders are essentially the same files for some reason (possible graphics options? hd=normal, hd2=ultra? Idk). My mod used the font file from hd2, as hd didnt work before. Now hd works and hd2 doesn't. I may have to release another update later if they change which fonts are used, but I'll cross that bridge when it comes to that.
Thanks for the reply. The game launches and plays fine, but the replaced font isn't shown at all. Denuvo has recently been removed and the game exe is much smaller. Would you mind taking a look if the font could be updated to work with latest game version?
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