UPDATE: So here I am, having spent a couple nights figuring out in reverse what has that Sokol repack done, in order to manually apply to other versions; and I believe I've finally done so (since I REALLY didn't want to give it a whirl on me PS2 due to its dying disc drive laser, and also me awful gamepad skills)
So, without further ado, here's me step-by-step guide on how to mod the
2007 PC port of Resident Evil 4 (by SOURCENEXT) on yer own as closest to the GameCube/Wii versions as possible, if fer any reason
the Ultimate re-release isn't one's fancy at the time (that includes me ATM; at least until some more gameplay polishes were to happen, and the "HD Project" mod was to truly complete its development):
DISCLAIMER: Everything presented here is proven to work on the latest-patched European and Russian (Noviy Disk - official "fork" of European one, MULTi5-RFIGS) releases - those from other regions (and/or unpatched) shouldn't be as VASTLY different (Japanese & bootleg-Russian are the likely suspects IMO) as the former, but just so yeh know if any issues arise from this guide
- Resident_Evil_4-HATRED (EUR MULTi5-EFIGS specifically, from 3DSL or wherever, s/n: re15120633317651)
- Resident_Evil_4_v1.1.0_EU_Patch-FLTDOX (or get separately the official 1.1.0 EUR patch from Patches-Scrolls or elsewhere, and the NoDVD from GameCopyWorld)
- After installing everything, config stuff up by editing SetupTool.ini (manually rebind keyboard controls and apply proper widescreen - PCGamingWiki) since the official EXE tool doesn't provide good enough options, and is also buggy
- Then grab & extract & install the "Community Patch" mega-pack (sorry fer Russian mirrors as they're the only ones surviving; and also RAWG.io, the international variant, doesn't host DLs 'cause buyout and archival and stuff); either the Basic version ("Скачать файл" 1 2 3) which provides GameCube-quality GFX and improved FMVs and stuff, or the Ultimate version ("Скачать файл" 1 2 3 4) which also improves on the former but also installs ENBSeries (optionally disable it either with hotkeys; or by deleting d3d9.dll and its related text files if need be)
- Fer mouse support (accelerated tho, but the port is very old, so might as well take what yer given) grab ("СКАЧАТЬ без регистрации" then wait) and extract this archive (more Russian, but is also the latest one already bundled with a modern OS fix)
- And lastly, from now on play RE4 via Loader.exe fer the best bodged KB+M experience (or game.exe fer keyboard-only)
Of course, more accurate platform-related modding could always occur (
like this madness fer Serious Sam 2 ), but that possibility is growing ever so smaller due to almost all modders having shifted to tinkering with the Ultimate port; not to mention the mostly-unwanted upcoming remake in the works
Either way, that'll do fer now - best of luck and GG to all
BTW the request fer the fabled English language mod-pack still stands - just fer the sake of easing this process even further
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