RELEASE: Shenmue 2 Explore Mod Disc 4 BETA

[shengoro86]

Hi all,

Here is the first public release of Disc 4 of my Shenmue 2 Explore Mod.


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Why release a BETA?
To give you all a taste of what is to come.
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Areas Playable with No Clip Mode:

-Languishan
-Shenhua's House
-Stone Pit (Cave)
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How do I use it:

-Grab the save file you need from the save files provided
-Put the save in the NullDC folder
-Boot up CDI
-Launch game
-Enjoy!
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Issues:
CDI is oversized. Only use on GDEMU or USB-GDROM on actual hardware
Can possibly crash on a console.
I removed Doors but they are not needed in these areas

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Special Thanks:
Bluemue - For the info on the FLDD -> REGD sector
Ilducci - For the tutorial on Shenmue 2 notebook hacking
Giorgio - For giving us no clip in S1
Wude - For showing me how to do explicit mapinfo hacks in Shenmue 2
Sm1th - For making the PAL Eng Speech Discs which I used for this release


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Footage:
-Stone Pit

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-Shenhua's House

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How do I download it?
PM me and I will link you

Development Thread:
http://shenmuedojo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=49257

[shengoro86]

Anyone try it out?

Seems to not have many downloads. Let me know! I want to see if it is worth it to make a full public version.

[Scrounder]

Dude the mod is really cool and I always wanted to explore Shenmue 2..

BUUUT

I'm NEVER emulating Shenmue 1 or 2 again oh my god help me:

[ReeceKun]

Will you be releasing individual discs with certain areas for each disc or a multi disk like shenmue 1?

I will really need this when I get to shenmue2 model ripping but for now im still swamped in dobuita

[Esppiral]

Anyone try it out?

Seems to not have many downloads. Let me know! I want to see if it is worth it to make a full public version.

Give us time! I was sleeping lol

I'll give it a try I love to explore unseen areas. It will also come in handy for ripping some areas.

[shengoro86]

Dude the mod is really cool and I always wanted to explore Shenmue 2..

BUUUT

I'm NEVER emulating Shenmue 1 or 2 again oh my god help me:

I could make a 80 min release of the explore mod if you like.

You can run this one on a GDEMU or a USB-GDROM if you have one.

I use this release specifically since it is as vanilla to the GDR rips as possible. This makes it easier to hack since there are no shortcuts taken with the packaged files, like you would find in some 80min CDI releases.

Will you be releasing individual discs with certain areas for each disc or a multi disk like shenmue 1?

I will really need this when I get to shenmue2 model ripping but for now im still swamped in dobuita

I'll be releasing four seperate discs. Each disc has their respective maps. You can migrate through the maps using the specified save files released with the package.
As for disc 1 and 2. They do have some different maps from each other that will need to be swapped
IE Ren chase through Wan Chai / etc
Those will be implemented later. I still have not figured out how to swap maps efficiently in Shenmue 2.
Hope that answers your question!

Anyone try it out?

Seems to not have many downloads. Let me know! I want to see if it is worth it to make a full public version.

Give us time! I was sleeping lol

I'll give it a try I love to explore unseen areas. It will also come in handy for ripping some areas.

lol sorry Esppiral
I sent you the link to it!

[shengoro86]

Dragon Street:

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[Jibby]

James, I swear you and the other modders on this forum amaze me so much. I can't even begin to imagine how difficult it must be reverse-engineering compiled and closed source code designed for Dreamcast hardware and then making changes to it to achieve desired effects.

This is outstanding work, don't give up!

[shengoro86]

James, I swear you and the other modders on this forum amaze me so much. I can't even begin to imagine how difficult it must be reverse-engineering compiled and closed source code designed for Dreamcast hardware and then making changes to it to achieve desired effects.

This is outstanding work, don't give up!

Hey thanks! Believe me, I am not that great. The thanks would need to go to the community as a whole.
Nowadays it is easy to hack shenmue. The tools to compile CDIs and such are there and we can base our work on premade CDI releases now. Back in like 2004 this was not the case. We used to have tp burn every single time to test when now we can just emulate everything.

Thank you though!

[shengoro86]

Zhu's room!

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