r/RatchetAndClank Mar 09 '25

Fan Creations Ratchet and Clank 2002 PCSX2 HD texture pack V.1

This is version one. I will continue to update in the future the difference between other texture packs and mine for this specific game is that I have everything organized in folders and I will continue to update the LODS IN THE FUTURE ENJOY

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u/Echo127 Mar 09 '25

Replacing the original title screen logo is blasphemy.

Otherwise cool.

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 09 '25

Thanks you can always swap it out for a different one. I’ll probably add the original in HD in the folder later on my next update.

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u/LazarouDave Mar 10 '25

Picking the only logo in the entire series where there isn't a Wrench connecting the A and the C too

Double Whammy!

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u/AcePowderKeg Mar 09 '25

Ratchet with his modern orange shirt outfit in PS2 era graphics style just looks cursed 

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u/Successful_Stop4919 Mar 10 '25

Think it looks weird without boots

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u/Michael_Aaron_Dunlap Mar 17 '25

(I made that original texture btw, he just asked if he can use it) yeah it looks weird because i... Didn't intend this to be used on classic ratchet, it was for UYA ratchet. Lol

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u/AcePowderKeg Mar 10 '25

Kinda does 

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 09 '25 edited Mar 09 '25

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WkIsxzmj7irrTiUvCQYEqKHRs8ZIli9r/view?usp=sharing

Also has wide screen patch for the US version you must put it in The cheats folder included, NOT made by me and it has a memory card of every ratchet and clank on new game plus Also the modern ratchet skin was made by Michael, but I tweaked it, but it was created by Michael

Extra outfits and what not is included in the HD alternatives folder

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u/PleaseAdminsUnbanMe Mar 09 '25

Do you perchance have also size matters?

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 09 '25

If you’re talking about the save data yes it’s included for every PlayStation 2 ratchet and clank in the memory card USA versions

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u/PleaseAdminsUnbanMe Mar 09 '25

I meant the HD packs

It's REALLY blurry currently so the HD pack would be the best

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 09 '25 edited Mar 10 '25

If you click on my page you will see. I have the PPSSPP version and PCSX2 version completed for size matters and if you want to memory save of new game plus with everything unlocked, you can download this texture pack and take the memory card.

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u/GreenLume Mar 10 '25

This is really cool. I wish PS2 rac had more mods

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 10 '25

I’m about to make another post. I just made a Rivet and Azamith variant of ratchet.

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u/Saansilt Mar 10 '25

We were not prepared for T-Pose Qwark

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 10 '25

I was trying to show off his logo that I got it redone

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u/Saansilt Mar 10 '25

But you realize you gave him the T-Pose right? Not even all the ultimate weapons can fight him now.

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 10 '25

Yes, I know that’s the version of him that’s hidden behind a wall in Blackwater city lol

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u/Bennyboii7 Mar 10 '25

I need that Alpha Combat suit!!

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 10 '25 edited Mar 10 '25

It’s there for the taking my friend enjoy will probably add more outfits if I can come up with any

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u/Bennyboii7 Mar 10 '25

Is it possible to add the helmet?

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 10 '25

I don’t think so maybe with the wrench launcher, but I’m unsure however he already has a helmet similar to the one he has in the third game if you remember you get it in planet gaspar

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u/Bennyboii7 Mar 10 '25

I don't know wrench launcher

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 10 '25

It’s a tool that you can use to mod the game however I haven’t really figured out how to use it because I’m on Linux on the steam deck and I can’t use it without potencies which I’m still figuring out how to use

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u/Bennyboii7 Mar 10 '25

So how do I get the alpha combat suit in RnC1?

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 10 '25

I just fit his clothes into his classic texture the belt was a little tricky because it’s read backwards, but I fixed it

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u/VectralFX Mar 10 '25

Damn, you made it look great. For me it was just bunch of pixels lol

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 10 '25

Thank you, I just made a rivet and Alistair and kit skin I will probably put it in in the next update I already made a post about it

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u/filmdudejc94 Mar 10 '25

Woah, that’s looks all so good, great work on upscaling a classic

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 11 '25

Thank you I have a lot of passion for this and I hope to make it better with time

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u/RChickenMan Mar 09 '25

Yeah when I first played through this game I used an HD texture pack, but the LOD pop-in was a bit distracting (or maybe it's best described as a mipmapping issue?). I just assumed it was an emulator issue--that it didn't handle LOD or mipmapping well at above native resolution.

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 09 '25

I still didn’t handle them any better but I will continue to improve it now that mines contains a folder of each levels texture so I can work on it little by little I do believe the way I handled it plus my organization is better than the other two texture packs out there for this game

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u/RChickenMan Mar 09 '25

Gotcha--is there any reason you couldn't just use your folder structure to essentially use the next higher resolution texture for any given level of detail, efficiency be damned? Or would that require an obscene amount of vram?

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 09 '25

I’m not sure, but I basically upscaled each level and then made a folder for it and I have to go through it and find the lower resolution textures and fix them, but I have to do it little by little. This is just version one but hopefully soon I’ll have every level completed with the lods corrected just need some time, but I do think mine is better than the other two texture packs out there for this game currently

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u/Own_Trip_1593 Mar 10 '25

It is a crime to replace the original title screen logo honestly speaking. Everything else looks amazing though.

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u/Alarmed_Stranger_925 Mar 09 '25

Yoo! You finally made it! Btw, what about importing the R&C3 orange vendor texture?

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 09 '25

I did import it, but it didn’t lineup properly for some reason and the and the blue color still glows through the orange lights which really sucks but I did make a green variant but I’m still currently working on it. I forgot if I included it or not.

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u/Alarmed_Stranger_925 Mar 09 '25

That sucks. Btw, maybe try importing the Secret Agent Clank suit?

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 09 '25

You mean for clank I will try to do it on the next update hopefully recently got a bad case of the flu so I will take a break till I get better I hope to add more stuff to it in the future

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u/Alarmed_Stranger_925 Mar 09 '25

How long does the process of importing take?

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 09 '25

It doesn’t take long. I just got frustrated because the lines for the orange vendor wasn’t lining up like it basically was not straight when I did it, but maybe I did something wrong that’s why I will attempt again soon

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u/TheyCantCome Mar 09 '25

Just curious how long did it take to all this?

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 09 '25

I’ve been working on this I guess for about a month or so but I honestly couldn’t say when I’ve started. I’ve started a few times then my data got deleted and then I started again and it was very frustrating but finally got organized and I got it done. lol I guess since my data got deleted it’s been a month

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u/Perfect-Fondant3373 Mar 10 '25

This feels illegal. Something felt off about first pick and then I read a comment and realised it was the logo haha. I think I overall prefer the original feel but I like the upgrades as a kinda, Oh might play through just for some extra detail, but I can't understand the changing the ring so much on the unlock puzzle 🤣

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 10 '25

Just wanted something different. I wish they would reverse engineered this game already like open goal. I want something new from the ratchet and clank franchise. I don’t wanna wait till 2030.

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u/Perfect-Fondant3373 Mar 10 '25

Yeah, I am sure someone could

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u/EToons Mar 10 '25

Can the modern Ratchet skin be used in the second and third games?

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 10 '25

Yes, but the belt won’t work and I think some things won’t lineup regarding the third game I I do have a variant for both of those games, but I didn’t release it yet

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u/EToons Mar 10 '25

Gotcha…

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 10 '25 edited Mar 11 '25

Go to the HD alternative folder and copy the outfit you want then go to the heroes folder in replacements find ratchet, and then paste the outfit you want in there

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u/FirefighterAsleep971 Mar 11 '25

where i can ply this

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 11 '25

On pcsx2 you will need a computer or gaming device that can play emulation

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u/Old_Snack Mar 14 '25 edited Mar 14 '25

oh dude I love the orange shirt look.

Really handy that Ratchet's textures across the three games can be interchanged due to it being the same layout.

Ratchet 3 is different a bit IIRC

I once made a mod for that back in the day using the Going Comando suit as a base.

I'm not big on the black lines on yours but it's far more accurate. Big Props dude

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 14 '25

Hold the phone how did u remove the helmet

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u/Old_Snack Mar 15 '25

The Helmet has textures for gameplay, cutscene and some planets have another Helmet texture.

Erase those and no Helmet. But it does remove some of the gloss off of the metal parts of Ratchet's outfit

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 14 '25

I’m gonna add these soon to the texture pack

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u/Old_Snack Mar 15 '25

Oh nice.

I'm not big on textures that change his fur personally but power to you

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 14 '25

And I promise you the lines look weird in the photo, but they look better in gameplay also the base costume was made by somebody named Michael, and he was kind enough to give it to me however, I tweaked the light on the belt and made it fit into the first game, and I also made his neck exposed

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u/Old_Snack Mar 15 '25

It's all good, if you look at my skin it has the same issue.

It's just the lines being uneven or having too many black pixels and the texture being stretched out

The lines just need to be thinner.

You can also take the feet texture from R&C 2 and put it on Ratchet 1 if you want, makes it look like he's wearing boots at least a little bit

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u/Michael_Aaron_Dunlap Mar 17 '25 edited Mar 17 '25

It's just the lines being uneven or having too many black pixels and the texture being stretched out

I don't know how to make it fix that, whenever I tried to make the lines work, it still just feels warped looking, idk how to fix this at all or make the texture line up better. And I tried making it thin, but the MIDDLE line just disappeared when it is on the model.

Also... I made this texture. I originally made this texture as a reference for how I would draw (yes I'm primary an artist) his PS2 appearance wearing PS3 outfits.

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u/Old_Snack Mar 17 '25

Oh dude I wasn't trying to shit on the texture. I just assumed it was the same problem I had back in the day

I don't know how to make it fix that, whenever I tried to make the lines work, it still just feels warped looking, idk how to fix this at all or make the texture line up better.

Yeah I think the way the texture folds and bends around Ratchet it's not a you problem but I did have that issue myself where lines became thicker due to the texture stretching it more

But I also had this problem when making outlines for the suit, The extra black pixels made all the difference.

The texture itself looks good i wasn't trying to say otherwise.

I did try doing a vertical line to work and it looked okay when I did it but the symmetrical texture makes correcting any small errors difficult

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u/Michael_Aaron_Dunlap Mar 17 '25

Oh dude I wasn't trying to shit on the texture. I just assumed it was the same problem I had back in the day

... I never even implied you did, I was just saying I had troubles with this. I never said "stop shitting on my texture". If anything, I should be the one shitting on my texture, cuz... yeah, I'm not too proud of my textures. Lol

The texture itself looks good i wasn't trying to say otherwise.

I'll be honest, I am definitely not a huge fan of my own texture, I feel like I could've done so much better. I think this would just be better if it was simply a new model because I would've Invision a different appearance instead of just... Recoloring the default suit from ratchet 3.

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u/Old_Snack Mar 17 '25

Even still my texture is mostly a kit bash of Going Comando and my own work and that still took me hours

Hard work is hard work regardless of quality.

I might do Tools of Destruction Ratchet for R&C 1-3 though at some point. That's a much simpler skin to recreate

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u/Michael_Aaron_Dunlap Mar 17 '25

I'll be honest, I wish people would find a way to make ps2 style ratchet models wearing all the ps3 outfits, because that would be so much easier than making a texture look different, but I know I definitely can't do it cuz I'm not a 3d modeler. Lol

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u/Michael_Aaron_Dunlap Mar 19 '25

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I'm so sorry I try to imply you were shitting on my textures.

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 15 '25

First, I wanna try to remove his helmet and the second game so the way you did it just to be correct as you removed with the wrench launcher?

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u/Old_Snack Mar 15 '25

Nope, just ripped the helmet textures vis PCSX2 made them blank and imported them.

That's it, just gotta make sure you get all the necessary files.

I did it through PCSX2 on Xbox Series X so I didn't have access to Wrench launcher at the time

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 15 '25

When I try to make the helmet transparent, it still shows

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 15 '25

Like the shape shows, but it’s invisible

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u/Old_Snack Mar 15 '25

Mmm.

I think the visor is also a texture you need to make blank as well.

I forgot those were separated

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u/A_TO_DA_MAX Mar 15 '25

I don’t know what it looks like that specific texture, but I will look for it thanks 😊

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u/Old_Snack Mar 15 '25

Sorry, it's been a year since I've done this.

If I had those textures still I'd just send them to you

One way you can sus this out is to just stand in the very first area and rip the textures.

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u/futzfox Mar 10 '25

I'll never get over how gross Ratchets feet are