[REL] Siren: Blood Curse/New Translation - true HD + crystal clear picture MOD

[SILENT_Pavel]

So, everybody knows that Siren game on PS3 have very bad of visual quality picture. User chrrox on Xentax Nov 24, 2010 posted bms script for game archive.
Well, i have been looked inside of game files for something special and have found internal game settings file in Japanese with many global render options.

Here English translation of this file:

render_setting_english.txt

#
# Initial setting of rendering
#
#
# 【Resolution】
# 　1280x720
# 　1024x512
# 　640x360
# 　512x512
# 　512x256
# 　256x256
# 　256x128
# 　256x128
# 　128x128
# 　64x64
# 　32x32
#
# 【Jack visibility】
# 　Rote
# 　All
#
# 【Color filter】
# 　On
# 　Off
#
MainDrawScreen 1024x512 # Drawing of the main screen resolution
SubDrawScreen 512x512 # Jack the drawing surface resolution visibility
SubRenderingPriorityPolicy Rote # Render priority control of Jack visibility
ColorFilterMode Off # Color filter
HDR Off # HDR
UseTSAA On # TSAA Switch
WireFrame On # Wireframe
DrawClipShere On # Displaying ball clip
PerfomanceDetail On # View performance details
ShowMemoryStatus On # Memory Status

List of various graphic modification with digital screens for compare

List of various graphic modification:
(choice only one, what best looks for your eyes)

0. original - 1024x512

for compare with others

1. all off + HD (buggy)

by default this game running in 1024x512 with upscaled 720p
this settings for maximum sharpness without any smoothing and true 720p quality.
Without TSAA many in-game models like plants a little buggy.

1.1 Wireframe

just for fun/secret rooms finder through walls looking

2. TSAA + HD

like upper one, but no bugs with plants now


3. TSAA + HDR + HD

nothing special, only shadow/light contrast better

4. TSAA + HDR + Color Filter + HD (recomended)

It's almost like original atmosphere post-processing render settings with one different - true 720p, more sharpness.

More screens

Downloads & Installation

Download:
SirenPS3visualMod.zip
Correct file size for BCES00294 (TSAA + HDR + Color Filter + HD)

Installation:

• For viewing this txt files you will need to change charset to "Shift-JIS" with "Notepad++" it's simple, but not necessary open it, just replace.
• Open any HEX editor
• Open "commonen.dat/commonuk.dat" from:
• BCAS20047/PS3_GAME/USRDIR/sirenx/data/
  or
  BCES00294//PS3_GAME/USRDIR/sirenx/data/
• Select "go to" function in "hex" mode with "1C08C800" for BCAS20047 and "1BE5D000" for BCES00294 adress.
• Then copy and paste one selected "render_setting.txt" right into this adress in "overwrite/OVR" mode (insert button).
• Then save it and start the game (no need to reinstall game data)
• Will work on any version i guess, tested on BCAS-20047.
  Also working on BCES00294, tested by monkeyg2

Note:
752 byte txt files - for BCES-00294 version!
744 byte txt files - for BCAS-20047 version!
If you want convert from BCAS to BCES - just add more nulls in hex editor for correct size.

[gunturzz]

Wow nice mod, gonna try this.
But i think its a bit complicated, can`t u just upload the common(dot)dat that`s already edited, each version? or at least the TSAA + HDR + Color Filter + HD version, the best setting.
I know i asked too much, but can u? it`ll made people easier to try this

Anyway thanks for the contribution! i`m gonna try this now

[SILENT_Pavel]

can`t u just upload the common(dot)dat that`s already edited, each version? or at least the TSAA + HDR + Color Filter + HD version, the best setting.

Download - TSAA + HDR + Color Filter + HD - commonen.dat

commonen.7z.001
commonen.7z.002
commonen.7z.003
commonen.7z.004
commonen.7z.005
commonen.7z.006
commonen.7z.007
Use only lastest 7-zip to open it

This file only for BCAS-20047.

[gunturzz]

Thanks, the mod really works!
I have this game but a little hesitant to clear it, because of the graphic. Its really bad

Thanks to you i can enjoy this game better, i`ll try to clear it. thanks for your hard work!
Also thanks for answering my request

[monkeyg2]

For the BCES00294 version:
1BE5D000 is the address in the commonuk dat file.

Also to make the process as easy as possible just search for "30 32 34 78 35 31 32" and replace with "32 38 30 78 37 32 30".
That changes the resolution to 720p and the other options are on by default so no need to worry about them.

[SILENT_Pavel]

Tutorial updated, thanks to monkeyg2 user.
CAUTION: commonen.dat ~60 mb is only for BCAS-20047 game version.

[monkeyg2]

Just to clarify the commented parts of the code for those settings is slightly different so pasting it in directly will cause a blackscreen.
This will work for the BCES version: mediafire*com/?55230zw0wzczecs

[SILENT_Pavel]

monkeyg2
Hm, that's strange. I did not expect that the file size may be larger in other versions of the game.
Anyway thanks for research.
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First post updated.