This is a hack that enhances the characters in Seiken Densetsu 3. It gives them better color palettes, sprites, and menu pictures.
Here's a list of changes, taken from Tenchi's site:
Graphics Improvements:
Color Improvements:
Tenchi's Seiken Densetsu 3 Improvement Hack
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Author: Tenchi wielding the Illumina sword
Email:
[email protected]
Homepage: http://home.arcor.de/minako.aino/sd3/
Version: 1.4 (100% complete)
released: 20 Dec 2001
Files: SD3improvement14.ips (the hack)
SD3improvement14.txt (English ReadMe)
SD3Verbesserung14.txt (German ReadMe)
About
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The first thing I did when hacking the gfx was... guess what? Right, putting
Angela in a bikini ^_^ The character you run around with is completely done
and has been fully inserted in the Rom. The status screen pics are done
either, and as of now, I've inserted them as well! ^_^
The second gfx hack I've done this far is giving Angela better eyes.
Normally, all characters only have black dots for eyes - I've fixed this now for
Angela. Her eye color depends on her actual class.
Then I've now improved Lise's eyes as well, giving her real eye colors
instead of the odd black dots she had before. Just like Angela, her eye color
depends of her actual class.
Finally, I'm of course still improving the colors. As you probably know, the
colors of the different classes in SD3 aren't all that great... some even suck
tremendously, and you wonder what the hell they were smoking when they came up
with that, e.g. Angela and many others get gray hair when doing a light class
change - gross, isn't it? >_<;;
So, besides the gfx improvements, you'll also get much better colors which
don't cause you brainpain when looking at them.
Features
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Gfx Improvements:
- Angela now wears a bikini, which makes her even hotter ^_^
This not only includes the character you run around with, but also the big
status screen pics of all her classes! ^_^
- Angela has now much better eyes and actual eye colors instead of simple black
dots as before. This includes the character and the status screen pics.
- Lise now has improved eyes as well and real eye colors! This includes the
character and the status screen pics.
Color Improvements:
- all classes of all six characters! (all 42) ^_^
- Angela's mother (Valda, the Queen of Reason)
- Koren, the Wizard of the Red Lotus
- normal sorceress in Altena
- normal amazoness in Rolante
- Duran's entire family: Loki (father), Simone (mother), Stella (aunt),
Wendy-baby+kid (sister), Duran-kid
- the fairy
- entire population of Forcena (new in 1.3)
- entire population of Maia (new in 1.3)
- everyone in Rolante castle - King, Elliot, Alma etc. (new in 1.4)
- entire population of Palo (new in 1.4)
- entire population of Astoria (new in 1.4)
You can see screenshots and Class Change charts for everyone on my page:
http://home.nexgo.de/minako.aino/sd3/
How to use
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Use IpsWin, which you can d/l from my homepage (see Url above). Start IpsWin,
browse for your Rom (e.g. 'Seiken Densetsu 3.smc') under "File to patch", browse
for 'SD3improvement13.ips' under "IPS patch to use" and click on 'Apply'.
It works with the Japanese, English translated and German translated version
alike and can be applied over previous versions.
Note: If you load from a savegame, you won't have the new colors right
===== away. *Don't Panic!* Just exit the current screen, and you will have
the new colors. If you load from a battery save (on the start
screen with 'Continue'), you'll have the new colors immediately.
Future features
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I've started a new game (once again ^_^) with Lise, Angela and Carlie and will
fix all NPCs I come upon during my way. The first results (Rolante castle, Palo,
Astoria) can already be see in this version (1.4). More to come as I proceed.
Oh... and don't forget to look for the super-secret SD3 cheat code on my page.
You'll love it! ^__^
Seiken Densetsu 3 (J).smc - NOINTRO
CRC32: 863ED0B8
MD5: 58EBD7CBF28CEADC03AEC4F448956A0B
SHA-1: 209C55FD2A8D7963905E3048B7D40094D6BEA965
SHA-256: AE5055BB59AEE22BA9E9AC0A3A7D2B03479BAEEF49C9CF0E06CF470588A6B677
