It's no secret that Saints Row IV is pretty much its predecessor, but with super powers and aliens. Strip it of what makes IV oh so different from The Third and you get exactly that, albeit just with improved visuals AND assets here and there. Go even further with the stripping and you'd end back up with The Third how it was previously; with a boss that could look more desirable in some aspects and a Kinzie that looks WILDLY different from how she looked in IV for two...
That's why I'd like to present the Super Ethical Pentagon Backport project!
Super Ethical Pentagon Backport is a project that doesn't just backport the upgraded textures for the boss, but also backports the textures and materials for the NPCs as well. Ain't nothing wrong with wanting to look good while making your mark in Steelport.
❖ — CAUCASIAN BOSS // MALE — ❖
❖ — CAUCASIAN BOSS // FEMALE — ❖
It doesn't just touch up the head, body, hair, and tattoos (not shown), but the same treatment is applied to a few clothing items as well and the mugshots seen during the player creation sequence after M01.
❖ — 21ST CENTURY JEANS — ❖
❖ — CROOKS & CASTLES JEANS — ❖
❖ — BIG PUSSY MASK — ❖
❖ — STEAMPUNK VICTORIAN BOOTS — ❖
❖ — TOPS — ❖
❖ — TEES — ❖
❖ — PANTS — ❖
❖ — UPDATED MUGSHOT IMAGES — ❖
And that's not all in store, no siree! As mentioned, the NPCs also received the same treatment to only a handful of them so far.
❖ — JOHNNY, JOSH, AND KINZIE — ❖
❖ — MATT, PETE, AND PIERCE — ❖
❖ — SHAUNDI AND VIOLA — ❖
❖ — NEW HOMIE ICONS — ❖
CHANGES:
• Backported the SR4 player's body textures, color pools, and face preset for the Caucasian male boss.• Backported all of the currently known upgraded clothing, even those with tweaked materials.
• Backported a wide variety of NPC assets for the following characters: Matt Miller, Johnny, Shaundi, Josh Birk, Pete (added in v1.1), and Kinzie
• Also backported all of the common map textures used throughout Steelport.
• Edited a few NPC textures: Kinzie's head diffuse is now 1024x opposed to 512x, same treatment was given to Viola's default legs and the Saints variation of her torso, and elements of Pierce's SR3 head texture onto the SR4 head texture.
• Modified the homie renders to use Shaundi, Kinzie, and Johnny's SR4 renders while Pierce's SR3 render was edited to look SR4-like.
• [OPTIONAL] Gat's GOOH Face: Modifies Johnny's SR3/SR4 head diffuse to have his GOOH face (more accurately his light stubble and yellower-looking skintone) over it.
• [OPTIONAL] Planet Saints Green Screen Background Replacement: Simply just retextures the Planet Saints background to be green. It's not entirely green, but it is what it is imo.
• [OPTIONAL] Extended Clothing Color Pools: Added a new pool of colors below consisting of the original unchanged color options.
- [OPTIONAL] HD Map Textures: Overhauls the common map textures with SR4's versions of them.
KNOWN ISSUES:
Shaundi and Matt (excluding their respective sci-fi variants) both have rig incompatibilities resulting in the malformities as seen above.FIXED!- GiS Shaundi's pony tail is red. (even though it's also present in vanilla.)
Shaundi and Johnny's icons are off centered.FIXED(?)- The Logo on the Gym Pants is kind of broken. (Currently do not know how to fix.)
- The fabric part of the Saints Briefs still has its grainy texture.
- HD Map Textures: The weeds found throughout the map are missing.
INSTALLATION:
1. Download the attached zipped folder
2. Extract anywhere on your machine
3. Copy and paste the contents inside the 'files' folder of your choice to your root folder:
Steam - [C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Saints Row The Third\....]
Epic Games - [C:\Program Files\Epic Games\Saints Row The Third\....]
A loose option for the customize_player files is also included as well for those that wish to modify them or mix and match. I highly recommend going with this if you have a mod or two that messes with anything inside the customize_player files. That and Viper's ASM updater as well.
2. Extract anywhere on your machine
3. Copy and paste the contents inside the 'files' folder of your choice to your root folder:
Steam - [C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Saints Row The Third\....]
Epic Games - [C:\Program Files\Epic Games\Saints Row The Third\....]
A loose option for the customize_player files is also included as well for those that wish to modify them or mix and match. I highly recommend going with this if you have a mod or two that messes with anything inside the customize_player files. That and Viper's ASM updater as well.
KNOWN UPGRADED/TWEAKED CLOTHES:
❖ — HEAD // HATS — ❖
• Big Pussy Mask [BACKPORTED]
❖ — UPPER BODY // UPPER BODY — ❖
• Biker Babe Jacket [BACKPORTED, TWEAKED MATERIALS]
• Biker Jacket [BACKPORTED, TWEAKED MATERIALS]
• Bomber Jacket [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Business Casual [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Candy Girl Tank Top [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Dinner in Paris [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Dressed to Impress [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Fitted (Cashmere) V-Neck [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Modern Male (Dress Shirt) [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Tee Shirt [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
❖ — LOWER BODY // LOWER BODY — ❖
• 21st Century Jeans [BACKPORTED]
• Basic Jeans/Denim [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Business Casual Pants [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Gym Pants [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Hipster Jeans/Hip Skinnies [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
❖ — LOWER BODY // SHOES — ❖
• Steampunk Victorian Boots [BACKPORTED, TWEAKED MATERIALS]
❖ — LOWER BODY // UNDERWEAR — ❖
• Saints Briefs [BACKPORTED, TWEAKED MATERIALS]
• Big Pussy Mask [BACKPORTED]
❖ — UPPER BODY // UPPER BODY — ❖
• Biker Babe Jacket [BACKPORTED, TWEAKED MATERIALS]
• Biker Jacket [BACKPORTED, TWEAKED MATERIALS]
• Bomber Jacket [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Business Casual [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Candy Girl Tank Top [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Dinner in Paris [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Dressed to Impress [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Fitted (Cashmere) V-Neck [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Modern Male (Dress Shirt) [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Tee Shirt [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
❖ — LOWER BODY // LOWER BODY — ❖
• 21st Century Jeans [BACKPORTED]
• Basic Jeans/Denim [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Business Casual Pants [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Gym Pants [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
• Hipster Jeans/Hip Skinnies [BACKPORTED, NEW MESH]
❖ — LOWER BODY // SHOES — ❖
• Steampunk Victorian Boots [BACKPORTED, TWEAKED MATERIALS]
❖ — LOWER BODY // UNDERWEAR — ❖
• Saints Briefs [BACKPORTED, TWEAKED MATERIALS]
MODIFIED CLOTHES:
❖ — UPPER BODY // UPPER BODY — ❖
• Crooks & Castles T-Shirt A
• Crooks & Castles T-Shirt B
• Crooks & Castles T-Shirt C
• Crooks & Castles T-Shirt D
• Joystick Junkies Code Control
• Joystick Junkies Hot Saint
• Member of the Row
• Ripple Junction 3rd Street
• Ripple Junction Gangbusters
• Volition
❖ — LOWER BODY // LOWER BODY — ❖
• Crooks & Castles Jeans
• Crooks & Castles T-Shirt A
• Crooks & Castles T-Shirt B
• Crooks & Castles T-Shirt C
• Crooks & Castles T-Shirt D
• Joystick Junkies Code Control
• Joystick Junkies Hot Saint
• Member of the Row
• Ripple Junction 3rd Street
• Ripple Junction Gangbusters
• Volition
❖ — LOWER BODY // LOWER BODY — ❖
• Crooks & Castles Jeans
KNOWN UPGRADED/TWEAKED NPCS:
❖ — SAINTS — ❖
• Johnny Gat
• Josh Birk
• Kinzie: Head texture was edited to be at 1024x instead of 512x.
• Shaundi
❖ — SYNDICATE — ❖
• Matt Miller
• Pete (Morningstar Goon): The torso textures were edited to be at 1024x instead of 512x.
• Johnny Gat
• Josh Birk
• Kinzie: Head texture was edited to be at 1024x instead of 512x.
• Shaundi
❖ — SYNDICATE — ❖
• Matt Miller
• Pete (Morningstar Goon): The torso textures were edited to be at 1024x instead of 512x.
MODIFIED NPCS:
❖ — SAINTS — ❖
• Pierce: The SR4 head texture has been edited to have the SR3 facial hair and hair clip, body was edited to support the new skintone.
• Viola: The Morningstar variant's legs and the Saints variant's top now each have proper HD textures.
❖ — SYNDICATE — ❖
• Matt Miller (Cyber): Head texture was edited to resemble the OG head as much as possible.
If there are any NPCs or clothing items that I've missed, please do let me know about them and I'll see what I can do about them. With that, I hope y'all enjoy this little project of mine! Special thanks goes to F13 for inspiring me to make this in the first place with their own attempt of this very endeavor.
• Pierce: The SR4 head texture has been edited to have the SR3 facial hair and hair clip, body was edited to support the new skintone.
• Viola: The Morningstar variant's legs and the Saints variant's top now each have proper HD textures.
❖ — SYNDICATE — ❖
• Matt Miller (Cyber): Head texture was edited to resemble the OG head as much as possible.
If there are any NPCs or clothing items that I've missed, please do let me know about them and I'll see what I can do about them. With that, I hope y'all enjoy this little project of mine! Special thanks goes to F13 for inspiring me to make this in the first place with their own attempt of this very endeavor.
VIDEOS:
CHANGELOG:
❖ — v1.0 — ❖
• Initial creation; backported a whole lot of assets (primarily textures) to the playa, a select handful of NPCs, and three homie icons.
❖ — v1.1 — ❖
• Added and backported Pete the "parachute dump" Morningstar goon.
• Fixed Shaundi and Matt's rig issues.
• Added retextures of the mugshot images.
❖ — v1.2 — ❖
• Added SR4's color pools for hairs, clothing, vehicles, and makeup.
• Added the SR4 face preset/formula for the Caucasian male boss.
• Overhauled the body meshes with SR4's. (There's no real difference to them that I can notice other than the SR4 body meshes being more bigger in file size.)
• Added new optional mod: "Extended Color Pool"
• Updated the mugshot images for the color pool overhaul.
• Updated the upgraded clothing items in the form of replacing their meshes. (Most noticeable with the biker jackets' new materials.)
❖ — v1.3 — ❖
• Backported a variety of clothing; see the list of updated clothes for what specifically had been changed.
• Modified all of the t-shirts so that they use the SR4 mesh instead.
• Restored the "Member of the Row" and "Volition" tees for use in Planet Saints. Also edited the latter into what I imagine it would have looked like had it not been scrapped.
• Updated the mugshot for the African American male playa.
• The biker leather jackets now have their SR4 color palettes.
• Added SR4-ified modifications to Pierce (Made the majority of edits myself, but still used Slick's edit for mainly just the beard) and his Aisha getup from the Trouble with Clones DLC. Also is now included.
❖ — v1.4 — ❖
• Overhauled the common map textures with SR4's; roads, trees, bus stops, etc.
• Fixed the female version of the "Ripple Junction 3rd Street;" somehow forgot to copy and paste the female SR4 shirt files over this particular shirt's mesh files.
• Modified all shirts with logos so that they use "logo shirt" meshes instead of "logo-less" shirt files, resulting in the logos looking more better.
❖ — v1.5 — ❖
• Initial creation; backported a whole lot of assets (primarily textures) to the playa, a select handful of NPCs, and three homie icons.
❖ — v1.1 — ❖
• Added and backported Pete the "parachute dump" Morningstar goon.
• Fixed Shaundi and Matt's rig issues.
• Added retextures of the mugshot images.
❖ — v1.2 — ❖
• Added SR4's color pools for hairs, clothing, vehicles, and makeup.
• Added the SR4 face preset/formula for the Caucasian male boss.
• Overhauled the body meshes with SR4's. (There's no real difference to them that I can notice other than the SR4 body meshes being more bigger in file size.)
• Added new optional mod: "Extended Color Pool"
• Updated the mugshot images for the color pool overhaul.
• Updated the upgraded clothing items in the form of replacing their meshes. (Most noticeable with the biker jackets' new materials.)
❖ — v1.3 — ❖
• Backported a variety of clothing; see the list of updated clothes for what specifically had been changed.
• Modified all of the t-shirts so that they use the SR4 mesh instead.
• Restored the "Member of the Row" and "Volition" tees for use in Planet Saints. Also edited the latter into what I imagine it would have looked like had it not been scrapped.
• Updated the mugshot for the African American male playa.
• The biker leather jackets now have their SR4 color palettes.
• Added SR4-ified modifications to Pierce (Made the majority of edits myself, but still used Slick's edit for mainly just the beard) and his Aisha getup from the Trouble with Clones DLC. Also is now included.
❖ — v1.4 — ❖
• Overhauled the common map textures with SR4's; roads, trees, bus stops, etc.
• Fixed the female version of the "Ripple Junction 3rd Street;" somehow forgot to copy and paste the female SR4 shirt files over this particular shirt's mesh files.
• Modified all shirts with logos so that they use "logo shirt" meshes instead of "logo-less" shirt files, resulting in the logos looking more better.
❖ — v1.5 — ❖
- Redid Kinzie's head texture with a somewhat different method. (Shouldn't look any different from how she did previously within the mod.)
- Slightly lowered the brightness of Pierce's skin on his body. Should hopefully hide up the neck seam all the bit more.
- Overhauled the playa's assortment of eye textures with Kinzie's SR4 eye texture as the base for them all; including references from Shaundi, Asha, Ben King, etc for some of them. (Even though they more or less mostly look unchanged around the board, I think they're more nicer looking and natural as well.)
- Added the packed version of the mod; anyone called for some decluttering?
- Added two new optionals: "OG Eye Textures" and "HD Map Textures."
- Removed the HD map textures from the main mod; noticed that the game gets funky after sometime and alas, I made this decision as a pre-caution in case if they really did hit the memory limits after all.
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