Pemburu Vampir's HoD Palette Hack

Original game : Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

Platform : GBA

Author : Pemburu Vampir

Release date : 28 March 2024

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1b

Modifications : G

Downloads : 4432

ROM Information

File: 0612 - Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance (U)(Independent).gba
Length: 8388608 Bytes (64 Mbit)
CRC32: 88C1B562
MD5: EA589465 486D15E9 1BA94165 C8024B55
SHA1: B90DA0D9 BE0B3A08 93CD9E2C 399056BC F9579E21

Hack description

A hack of Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance that features a lot of palette changes and some sprite changes to make the game look better and more enjoyable.

UPDATE v1.1b
-Gave extra description to Spellbook and Quicksave on Pause menu
-Fixed Maxim's Subweapon that I accidentally broke on version 1.1a
-Changed Heart icon on the HUD
-Readjusted a few color palettes
-Updated Boss Maxim trails

UPDATE v1.1a
-Updated Maxim's status effects color
-Updated Boss Maxim trails (imperfect)

UPDATE v1.1
List of changes:
-Both Juste and Maxim's trails are updated
-Updated map color for easier view
-Reverted some item icons back to original
-Updated status effects color

This hack only works on the US version of the game. Use IPS patching program to apply the .ips file to your game/ROM.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
sorrow	Hacking
LagoLunatic	Hacking

Reviews

Much appreciated.	Chronosplit	2019-12-26	Version 1.0
What I like best about this patch is that it fixes the issues, while still letting the colors blend together in a way that would still show up on a real GBA as intended. What that means for those not on real hardware is that it's super consistent. This patch plus a color correction method is most certainly a sight to behold, and I'm very sorry that the game didn't ship this way (or at least have color options like some GBA games did).

Nice looking!	Thirteen 1355	2019-12-03	Version 1.0
Looks nicer than the NoGlo hack that's also floating around Romhacking.net, since the after-image you make when dashing looks all garbled-up in that one.

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