ShizCalev/MGSHDFix 5.0.4

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Hotfix reissue of the 5.0.2 update from two hours ago, caught two minor issues:

• Chinese translations weren't showing up in MG1 due to an encoding size bug.
• The backported PatriotFix update checker (mentioned below) was set to run off prefixed game tags instead of suffixed game tags, which would've made update checks fail for folks using HDFix versions older than 5.0.2 when a game specific update is the latest Github release version.

The rest of the 5.0.2 (now 5.0.4) notes below are unchanged:

🎮 New Restoration:

Metal Gear 2 Specific Restoration:

• Restored facial animations that were missing during the ending cast sequence.
• The entire ending sequence has been adjusted back to the original MSX timings (roughly totalling at 6.6 seconds faster than MC.)

🐛 New Bugfixes:

Metal Gear 2 Specific:

• Fixed even more typos across all languages.

⚙️MGSHDFix Internal Improvements & Bugfixes:

Shared:

• We've backported MGSPatriotFix's upgraded update notification system.
  • MGSHDFix updates can now be issued for individual games without triggering update notifications for the rest of the collection.
  • (Ie: if we put out an update that only contains fixes for MGS3, folks playing MGS2 won't see an "update is available" notification that doesn't actually change anything for their game.)

Metal Gear 1 & Metal Gear 2 Specific:

• Our vector/high resolution font system has been upgraded to support CJK (Chinese+Korean) and extended Latin characters (e.g. Polish accent glyphs) for translation makers to utilize.
• MG2: Corrected Natacha & Yozef's restored character names showing in non-English versions of the ending cast sequence.
  • (We're still looking for translators to help with the FR/IT/DE/SP retranslations of the original Japanese MSX2 script - give us a poke on GitHub or discord if you're interested in helping out!)

Metal Gear Solid 2 Specific:

• Fixed our speedrunner sword tutorial skip feature not correctly updating the in-game timer.

Full Changelog: 5.0.1...5.0.4

Installation

🚩 If updating from a previous version of MGSHDFix:

• Delete d3d11.dll from your game folder.

Steps:

1. Download the file marked MGSHDFix_v5.0.4.zip from the "Assets" section below.
2. Extract the contents of the release zip into your game folder.
   • (e.g., steamapps\common\MGS2 or steamapps\common\MGS3 for Steam.)
3. Set both "Internal Resolution" & "Internal Upscaling" to Default / Original in the game's launcher. (Resolution is entirely handled by MGSHDFix.)
4. Launch the MGSHDFix Config Tool (in the game's /plugins folder) to generate a settings file if you're installing the mod for the first time.

Steam Deck/Linux Additional Instructions

🚩 These steps are only needed if you’re on Steam Deck/Linux. Skip if you’re using Windows.

• Open up the game properties of either MGS2/MGS3 in Steam and add the following line to the launch options:

   `WINEDLLOVERRIDES="wininet,winhttp=n,b" %command%` 
  

• When opening the MGSHDFix Config Tool on Steam Deck/Linux, a Proton Tricks Wine Prefix window will pop up. Select any game and hit "OK" to open the MGSHDFix Config Tool.

  • If you do not have any games in the list, or the MGSHDFix Config Tool fails to launch, add it as a non-steam game and launch it once through Steam to generate a new Proton Tricks Wine Prefix entry.
  • You can remove the Config Tool from your Steam game list and launch it directly after generating this prefix.

Configuration

• See MGSHDFix Config Tool.exe in the /plugins folder to adjust settings for the fix.

Feedback & Support

If you encounter bugs, need help, or want to suggest improvements, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.