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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Quality hack

By paul_met

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About this project

This hack brings some quality fixes to the original version of the game for PlayStation.

Main features:
- Removed black bars on the top and bottom of the screen (ingame, menu, final scene);
- Updated the tile maps of all locations to increase the visible area of the screen;
- Unlocked and finalized rooms under the hatch (at the entrance to the usual and reverse castles);
- The positions of some menu items have been changed (expanded backgrounds & frames, etc.);
- Impossibility to leave the castle through the gate by playing for Richter;
- Impossibility to keep the initial equipment of Alucard (avoiding a meeting with Death, using the trick with a wolf, is no longer possible);
- Impossibility of going outside the castle in the location of "Royal Chapel" (in the form of a bat);
- The loading rooms on the global map are now highlighted in white;

Changes in v1.3:
- Activation of stereo sound mode by default.
- The previously missed loading room on the global map is highlighted in white.

Original game requirements

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night [SLUS-00067] (NTSC-U only)
CRC32: acf987e8
Patch format: PPF
Readme file attached

Creator credits

paul_met
Listed creator

RELEASE 1.3

Readme & instructions

Readme-ENG.txt

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX) - QHack (v1.3) About QHack: - This hack is designed to improve the quality of the original game in both the visual and gameplay. - To use this hack you need the original USA version of the game (SLUS-00067) and "PPF O MATIC" tool. MD5 (data track): acbb3a2e4a8f865f363dc06df147afa2 MD5 (audio track): 8f4b1df20c0173f7c2e6a30bd3109ac8 CRC32 (total): acf987e8 Changes in version 1.3: - Activation of stereo sound mode by default. - The previously missed loading room on the global map is highlighted in white. Changes in version 1.2: - Adjusted height of the magic pillar when using the cross by Richter…

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX) - QHack (v1.3)
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About QHack:
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- This hack is designed to improve the quality of the original game in both the visual and gameplay.
- To use this hack you need the original USA version of the game (SLUS-00067) and "PPF O MATIC" tool.

	MD5 (data track):	acbb3a2e4a8f865f363dc06df147afa2
	MD5 (audio track):	8f4b1df20c0173f7c2e6a30bd3109ac8
	CRC32 (total):		acf987e8

Changes in version 1.3:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Activation of stereo sound mode by default.
- The previously missed loading room on the global map is highlighted in white.

Changes in version 1.2:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Adjusted height of the magic pillar when using the cross by Richter (ingame).
- Updated the tile maps in locations with emerging mermans from water.

Changes in version 1.1:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Adjusted vertical position of HUD (for Richter, Dracula and Alucard).
- Adjusted vertical position of Alucard in the final scene (bad ending).
- Adjusted height of the magic pillar in the opening scene (when Maria restores Richter).


Changes in version 1.0:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Removed black bars on the top and bottom of the screen (ingame, menu, final scene).
- Updated the tile maps of all locations to increase the visible area of the screen.
- Unlocked and finalized rooms under the hatch (at the entrance to the usual and reverse castles).
- The positions of some menu items have been changed (expanded backgrounds & frames, etc.).
- Impossibility to leave the castle through the gate by playing for Richter.
- Impossibility to keep the initial equipment of Alucard (avoiding a meeting with Death, using the trick with a wolf, is no longer possible).
- Impossibility of going outside the castle in the location of "Royal Chapel" (in the form of a bat).
- The loading rooms on the global map are now highlighted in white.

Credits:
~~~~~~~~
paul_met - hacking
Maximum - testing

Contacts:
~~~~~~~~~
Web: http://meduza-team.ucoz.net
Email: paul-met@yandex.ru

Readme-RU.txt

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX) - QHack (v1.3) Èíôîðìàöèÿ î QHack: - Äàííûé õàê ïðèçâàí óëó÷øèòü êà÷åñòâî îðèãèíàëüíîé èãðû êàê â âèçóàëüíîì, òàê è â ãåéìïëåéíîì ïëàíå. - Äëÿ ïðèìåíåíèÿ õàêà íåîáõîäèìà îðèãèíàëüíàÿ àìåðèêàíñêàÿ âåðñèÿ èãðû (SLUS-00067) è óòèëèòà "PPF O MATIC". MD5 (data track): acbb3a2e4a8f865f363dc06df147afa2 MD5 (audio track): 8f4b1df20c0173f7c2e6a30bd3109ac8 CRC32 (total): acf987e8 Èçìåíåíèÿ â âåðñèè 1.3: - Àêòèâàöèÿ ñòåðåî çâóêà ïî óìîë÷àíèþ - Âûäåëåíà áåëûì öâåòîì ðàíåå ïðîïóùåííàÿ êîìíàòà çàãðóçêè ëîêàöèé íà ãëîáàëüíîé êàðòå. Èçìåíåíèÿ â âåðñèè 1.2: - Ñêîððåêòèðîâàíà âûñîòà ìàãè÷åñêîãî ñòîëáà ïðè èñïîëüçîâàíèè…

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX) - QHack (v1.3)
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Èíôîðìàöèÿ î QHack:
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- Äàííûé õàê ïðèçâàí óëó÷øèòü êà÷åñòâî îðèãèíàëüíîé èãðû êàê â âèçóàëüíîì, òàê è â ãåéìïëåéíîì ïëàíå.
- Äëÿ ïðèìåíåíèÿ õàêà íåîáõîäèìà îðèãèíàëüíàÿ àìåðèêàíñêàÿ âåðñèÿ èãðû (SLUS-00067) è óòèëèòà "PPF O MATIC".

	MD5 (data track):	acbb3a2e4a8f865f363dc06df147afa2
	MD5 (audio track):	8f4b1df20c0173f7c2e6a30bd3109ac8
	CRC32 (total):		acf987e8

Èçìåíåíèÿ â âåðñèè 1.3:
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 - Àêòèâàöèÿ ñòåðåî çâóêà ïî óìîë÷àíèþ
 - Âûäåëåíà áåëûì öâåòîì ðàíåå ïðîïóùåííàÿ êîìíàòà çàãðóçêè ëîêàöèé íà ãëîáàëüíîé êàðòå.

Èçìåíåíèÿ â âåðñèè 1.2:
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 - Ñêîððåêòèðîâàíà âûñîòà ìàãè÷åñêîãî ñòîëáà ïðè èñïîëüçîâàíèè êðåñòà Ðèõòåðîì (èíãåéì).
 - Ñêîððêòèðîâàíû êàðòû òàéëîâ â êîìíàòå ñ âûíûðèâàþùèìè èç âîäû òðèòîíàìè.

Èçìåíåíèÿ â âåðñèè 1.1:
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 - Ñêîððåêòèðîâàíà âåðòèêàëüíàÿ ïîçèöèÿ "HUD" (äëÿ Ðèõòåð, Äðàêóëà è Àëóêàðäà).
 - Ñêîððåêòèðîâàíà âåðòèêàëüíàÿ ïîçèöèÿ ñïðàéòà Àëóêàðäà â çàêëþ÷èòåëüíîé ñöåíå (ïëîõàÿ êîíöîâêà).
 - Ñêîððåêòèðîâàíà âûñîòà ìàãè÷åñêîãî ñòîëáà âî âñòóïèòåëüíîé ñöåíå (êîãäà Ìàðèÿ âîññòàíàâëèâàåò Ðèõòåðà).


Èçìåíåíèÿ â âåðñèè 1.0:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 - Óáðàíû ÷¸ðíûå ïîëîñû ñâåðõó è ñíèçó ýêðàíà (èíãåéì, ìåíþ, ôèíàëüíàÿ ñöåíà).
 - Äîðàáîòàíû êàðòû òàéëîâ âñåõ ëîêàöèé äëÿ óâåëè÷åíèÿ âèäèìîé îáëàñòè ýêðàíà.
 - Ðàçáëîêèðîâàíû è äîðàáîòàíû êîìíàòû ïîä ëþêîì (ó âõîäà â îáû÷íûé è ïåðåâ¸ðíóòûé çàìêè).
 - Èçìåíåíû ïîçèöèè íåêîòîðûõ ýëåìåíòîâ ìåíþ (ðàñøèðåíû ôîíû, ðàìêè è ò.ä.).
 - Èñêëþ÷åíà âîçìîæíîñòü âûéòè èç çàìêà ÷åðåç âðàòà, èãðàÿ çà Ðèõòåðà.
 - Èñêëþ÷åíà âîçìîæíîñòü ñîõðàíèòü íà÷àëüíîå îñíàùåíèå Àëóêàðäà (èçáåæàòü âñòðå÷è ñî Ñìåðòüþ, èñïîëüçóÿ õèòðîñòü ñ âîëêîì, óæå íå óäàñòñÿ).
 - Èñêëþ÷åíà âîçìîæíîñòü âûõîäà çà ïðåäåëû çàìêà â ëîêàöèè "Royal Chapel" (â îáëèêå ëåòó÷åé ìûøè).
 - Êîìíàòû çàãðóçêè ëîêàöèé íà ãëîáàëüíîé êàðòå òåïåðü âûäåëåíû áåëûì öâåòîì.

Ó÷àñòíèêè:
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paul_met - õàêèíã
Maximum - òåñòèðîâàíèå

Êîíòàêòû:
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Web: http://meduza-team.ucoz.net
Email: paul-met@yandex.ru

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