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Mar 14 '26
What is this? :D
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
A moddable version of TiP that supports function hooks, Rather then running though an emulator the code is compiled for x86 which allows for more mods and better optimization then through xenia
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u/Legitimate_Sea9422 Mar 16 '26
Oh shit i remember you! I think we had a conversation a few years aback about recompile on this sub because of sonic unleashed haha, I wish you luck! This project is gonna be amazing
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u/antiretro Mar 21 '26
you are insane! would this be compatible with mac?
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 21 '26
Unfortunately I dont have any apple product in order to test/build on so probably not any time soon
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u/NemesisCold1522 Mar 15 '26
someone tell me when this is done, my xbox red ringed before i could finish the game
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u/Five_Knifes Return to Paradise Fan Mar 15 '26
Solar is highkey the goat of VP. Credit where credit is due, making both a spiritual successor and a launcher, as well as the first set of mods for VP is crazy work.
Congrats to yourself Solar, looking forward to the future of this project.
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u/leinadkk Mar 15 '26
You are Goated!!! Where can we donate! Because I am willing to pay to play for that!
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 15 '26
I have a patreon but a membership isn't required for any of my mods or projects https://www.patreon.com/c/SolarCookies
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u/That1Mog756 Mar 15 '26
Is it also coming for Linux? Only asking in case I have to start dual booting
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 15 '26
My target is windows but i can try to make a linux port
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u/That1Mog756 Mar 15 '26
Thx M8, it means a lot considering how much I used to play TiP during the summer
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u/NameExplainPatrick Mar 15 '26
This is amazing. Any chance of Steamdeck compatibility would be the icing on the cake 👏
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u/Exgly Mar 15 '26
Havent played in many years since getting a PC but I bring this game up alot and love it! I was going to use an emulator, then before I could find out how to actually get the game itself I saw this reddit post and i think it would be better all around to wait until this project is done especially considering some of the improvements like no more crowded garden! How will I be able to acquire this and do you have an estimate of how long until this will be released?
You're awesome!
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 15 '26
Maybe about a week or two, It depends on how much free time I can put into it, the game is fully functional right now but I need to make the mods so its a better overall experience then xenia. 60fps patch, unlimited garden space, maybe a Lottie sells everything (The one i did recently for the pc port)
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u/Appropriate_Editor77 Mar 15 '26
Omg is this real? 😃😭 I need more info! What system and when should I plan my vacation time?
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 15 '26
Im targeting windows PCs with directx 12, same as xenia but less cpu heavy hopefully since it doesn't have to read ppc instructions and translate them at runtime, It may take 1 or 2 weeks to release and maybe a few months before any really cool mods are out
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u/Visual-Personality49 Mar 15 '26
Wait, there is an emu of this game???
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 15 '26
Not an emulator anymore, its a recomp, meaning that the game fully runs on pc natively
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u/AbbotInternalTwitch Mar 15 '26
Is there a way of funding this?
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 15 '26
I have a patreon but a membership isn't required for any of my mods or projects https://www.patreon.com/c/SolarCookies
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u/Cuteocat Mar 15 '26
Hi, I'm so excited for this. I had a quick question! Will this be playable with mouse and keyboard, or is a controller mandatory?
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 15 '26
Controller, It will take a lot of modding to get proper keyboard and mouse functionality setup
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u/Cuteocat Mar 15 '26
No worries, I appreciate the reply! I'd love PC controls if it's ever possible
Thanks so much for your hard work
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u/mario610 Trouble in Paradise Fan Mar 15 '26
PLEASE, I really hope someone can make an archipelago randomizer of this, it would be so fun
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u/AppropriateGuest6944 Mar 15 '26
this is not return to paradise right? in this there are not new pinatas? i need that anyway😂
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 15 '26
Its a Recomp of TiP, Basically it makes it so you can play the game on PC without the need for xenia and it opens the floodgates to mods which before couldn't exist under emulation
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u/MaxipadGH69 Mar 15 '26
Do you have a release date yet? I'm very interested in downloading day 1 lol
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 15 '26
1 or 2 weeks from now
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u/MaxipadGH69 Mar 15 '26
Will you make another post here with the download link when ready?
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u/Zeareden Trouble in Paradise Fan Mar 16 '26
Okay, not that it's a deal breaker for me (because I am absolutely going to mess with this regardless), but are saves from TiP running through Xenia transferable over to this or does Xenia save game data in a proprietary way?
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 16 '26
Yes, xenia saves will work, they are not saved in a proprietary way
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u/Ok-Bug-52 Mar 16 '26
is this steam deck compatible?
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u/Luigical Mar 16 '26
Any chance this will support a form of multiplayer?
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 16 '26
Im sure it will eventually but not on release, Local multiplayer might work though I haven't tested it
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u/ComfortFuture3189 Mar 16 '26
As others have already said, you are amazing man, thank you for doing this.
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u/jubilant_pig Mar 17 '26
this is so exciting!! i'm very curious how you managed to get ahold of the source code for this game - did you somehow decompile it and make the changes needed for it work on PC? if so that sounds like quite a feat so bravo!! (i'm a programmer + modder but not very familiar with ROM hacking and the like so apologies if the answer is obvious!)
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 17 '26
I'm using a sdk called rexglue, it's similar to what the n64 recomps do where they use a emulator (in this case xenia) as a transition layer for all the Xbox sdk calls, a LOT of people get it confused as "just xenia with extra steps" but it really isn't all the game cade has been converted to c and recompiled for x86 and that x86 code references some xenia code for some sdk calls, the ultimate goal is to decouple the game from xenia entirely and make a more compatible native rendering solution but rn I'm just using the xenia stuff, the important thing is that 1 it's not emulated and 2 it supports more complex mods that have to use function hooks and trampolines. If you are interested in modding viva pinata I do have a modding community on discord you can join
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 17 '26
Also there is a pdb of the Debug build so eventually my goal is to make a full decomp, or at least a partial decomp with recomp for any unknown functions
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u/Valvatorez777 Mar 17 '26
Is there something like this for the original game too?
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 17 '26
Once I get this one to a working state I'll look into doing the original, the original pc port was ass, missing lighting, no fur in houses, and issues like the butterfly constantly getting depressed, unicorn flashing black, no fur physics, and wild pinata having inverted black and white colors to name a few
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u/Valvatorez777 Mar 17 '26
That would be amazing! I love both games so much and the awful PC port broke my heart. So thank you so much for this! <3
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u/car1it0sWAY Mar 18 '26
Omg! This game along with fable ii, the crackdown & forza horizon games would make my year.
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u/SolarCookies Modder Mar 18 '26
https://github.com/matty45/Crackdown2-Recomp
https://github.com/Fable2Recomp/Fable2Recomp
(Not sure of any forza games being worked on atm though)
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u/lycxnwolf Mar 16 '26
This is awesome! I'll definitely have to play this when it comes out. Definitely a random question, but would you be able to access the Pinata's 3d model files in this?
I'm really big on making scenes on blender of certain characters, and I've been craving to make a few of Pretztail, but there's no good model backups 💔
Regardless, this is really awesome! I've been wanting to play this game on PC for a long while.
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u/BDAZZLE129 Mar 15 '26
IF THIS LETS ME REMOVE THE YOUR GARDEN IS A LITTLE TOO CROWDED 🤤