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@MusicTheorist MusicTheorist released this 12 Apr 01:38
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THE MOTHER 3 HQ SOUND MIXING PATCHER

An easy-to-use, all-in-one hub for improving the audio quality of your copy of MOTHER 3!

WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.2.1?

  • Some minor fixes with the French translation and its keyboard shortcuts
  • Some minor fixes with the English text
  • The mixer code window now defaults to Courier New as its font if found on your computer (Special thanks to JumpmanFR!)

DISCLAIMERS

FOR EVERYONE:

You may hear occasional popping in-game after patching your ROM, for example while saving your game. Throughout 100+ hours of testing, these same pops were heard while playing the original Japanese release, making us fairly confident this hack isn't the cause. It's possible these audio glitches were covered up by the original mixer's background noise and are now easier to hear with clearer audio. Please don't hesitate to report any bugs, but just keep in mind there's only so much you can do with the GBA's limitations!

FOR SPEEDRUNNERS:

If your ROM is a Fan Translation, this patch does modify the RNG used by MOTHER 3 and will most likely give you unexpected results!
Because of that, any TAS recordings of MOTHER 3 will be broken by this hack. You have been warned!!

PATCHER FEATURES

  • 100% compatibility with ALL Fan Translations! [versions 1.2 and below will cause occasional slowdowns with this hack, regardless of the language]
  • Compatible with the original Japanese release of MOTHER 3
  • Compatible with other ROM hacks, such as Claus' Journey [this is an EXPERIMENTAL feature; be aware of potential bugs!!]
  • Customize your game's sample rate for higher-quality sound effects, including Lucas' clean electric guitar during battles
  • Save backup copies of your game before patching
  • Easily undo/remove the HQ sound patch from your game
  • Read the source code behind this patch
  • Windows and macOS support (64-bit only; currently not available on Intel-based Macs!)

HOW TO PATCH YOUR GAME

Download the patcher from the Releases section of this repo (or build using Maven) and either load your ROM with the "Open" button or drag-and-drop your ROM into the patcher. After you indicate whether your copy of MOTHER 3 is an original Japanese release or a Fan Translation, you'll be able to apply the hack to your game. Simple as!

FUTURE GOALS

  • Having the patcher translated to languages other than English
  • Support for Intel-based Macs (unfortunately, I only own ARM-based Macs and cannot install x64 Java myself!)
  • Support for Linux distros
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