SenPatcher Changelog

What's new in SenPatcher 1.1

Apr 27, 2024
  • v1.1 primarily adds mod support for Trails into Reverie. I've also added a fix for all games but CS2 (which already had this fix before) for a bug where the wrong music track could be playing if multiple track transitions happen in quick succession, such as when exiting and then immediately reentering an area.
  • For modders, the p3a.exe has been renamed to sentools.exe and now contains a few more features that may be useful for you.
  • Otherwise everything from v1.0 still applies, see below for details.

New in SenPatcher 1.0.1 (Apr 7, 2024)

  • This is a fix for an issue that was discovered in v1.0 that broke DLC costumes in certain circumstances when using the mod file redirection feature. Otherwise there are no notable changes from v1.0.

New in SenPatcher 1.0 (Apr 1, 2024)

  • Feature Set for Trails of Cold Steel:
  • Option to remove the forced animation skip in Turbo mode.
  • Option to fix the internal Thor master quartz HD texture ID to allow usage of the HD texture pack for it.
  • Option to fix various minor script and asset file errors, such as missing sound effects, incorrect voice clips, text typos, etc.
  • Option to remap the button used for triggering Turbo mode and to re-enable the 2nd Notebook shortcut even when Turbo is on.
  • Option to disable the mouse being captured by the game and its movement being used for the game camera.
  • Option to keep the game running while in background.
  • Option to fix a bug that makes the game load the English lipflap data when playing with Japanese voices and vice-versa.
  • Option to fix a bug that displays the Arts Support cut-in incorrectly at resolutions other than 1280x720.
  • Option to use CS3 font spacing when using the high-res font from CS3.
  • Option to force XInput for controllers (this supposedly fixes newer Xbox controllers)
  • Option to edit the vestigial System Data button mapping from the PS3 version.
  • Note: Compatible with version 1.6 of the game only.
  • Feature Set for Trails of Cold Steel II:
  • Option to remove the forced animation skip in Turbo mode.
  • Option to fix two audio-related bugs, which cause missing or incorrect BGM/SFX and overlong track transitions.
  • Option to fix a few minor script errors.
  • Option to disable the mouse being captured by the game and its movement being used for the game camera.
  • Option to keep the game running while in background.
  • Option to fix a bug that makes the game load the English lipflap data when playing with Japanese voices and vice-versa.
  • Option to fix a bug that applies complicated button mappings incorrectly, causing the actual button actions and the displayed button prompts to mismatch.
  • Option to fix a bug that displays the Arts Support cut-in incorrectly.
  • Option to use CS3 font spacing when using the high-res font from CS3.
  • Option to force XInput for controllers (this supposedly fixes newer Xbox controllers)
  • Experimental option to fix the occasional crash when analyzing enemies.
  • Option to edit the vestigial System Data button mapping from the PS3 version.
  • Note: Compatible with versions 1.4, 1.4.1, and 1.4.2 of the game only.
  • Feature Set for Trails of Cold Steel III:
  • Option to fix various minor script and asset file errors, such as incorrect textures, incorrect voice clips, item description errors, broken Master Quartz effects, etc.
  • Option to fix the in-game button remapping options being incorrectly enabled/disabled, disallowing various sensible mappings.
  • Option to allow changing difficulty to Nightmare mid-playthrough.
  • Option to disable the mouse being captured by the game and its movement being used for the game camera.
  • Option to fix a bug that applies complicated button mappings incorrectly, causing the actual button actions and the displayed button prompts to mismatch.
  • Option to force XInput for controllers (this supposedly fixes newer Xbox controllers)
  • Option to keep the game running while in background.
  • Note: Compatible with version 1.06 of the game only.
  • Feature Set for Trails of Cold Steel IV:
  • Option to allow changing difficulty to Nightmare mid-playthrough.
  • Option to disable the mouse being captured by the game and its movement being used for the game camera.
  • Option to keep the game running while in background.
  • Option to force the controller button Confirm/Cancel layout to English/Xbox or Japanese/Nintendo style.
  • Note: Compatible with version 1.2.1 of the game only.

New in SenPatcher 0.8.6 (Feb 17, 2024)

  • The XSEED PC release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
  • The XSEED PC release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
  • The NISA PC release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
  • The NISA PC release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV

New in SenPatcher 0.8.5 (Dec 20, 2023)

  • Fixes and customizations for:
  • The XSEED PC release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
  • The XSEED PC release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
  • The NISA PC release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
  • The NISA PC release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV

New in SenPatcher 0.8.4 (Aug 22, 2022)

  • Added option to adjust font spacing in CS1/2, intended for use with the CS3 or HD Texture Pack font.
  • Split out extra option to show or hide mouse cursor instead of that being combined with the mouse capture removal.
  • Added option for CS1/2/3 to force XInput for all controllers -- apparently this fixes issues with newer Xbox controllers, I don't have one to confirm this.
  • Added fix in CS2 to try and fix the occasional crash when analyzing enemies.
  • Added a 'Toolbox' in the GUI for some convenience game file manipulation options (extracting PKG/PKA and resigning saves).

New in SenPatcher 0.8.3 (Apr 14, 2022)

  • Changes since v0.8.2: Improved support for CS2 from non-Steam platforms (GOG and Humble). No changes otherwise. If you don't have CS2 or have CS2 on Steam, you can ignore this update.