Shin Megami Tensei IV - HD Texture Pack Setup (Citra / Azahar Emulator Guide)
Want to play SMT IV with HD textures on PC? This video walks you through the entire setup process using the Citra 3DS emulator, from installation to DLC & updates, to optional texture add-ons and tweaks.
Note: Citra stopped being in active development after 2024. However, forks like Azahar are continuing emulator support. This guide still applies to both.
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:07 Disclaimers
0:43 Installing Citra
1:49 Adding Games & DLC
4:23 Controller & Emulator Settings
5:58 Installing HD Textures
8:36 Optional Add-Ons
10:15 Final Notes & Outro
Links Mentioned:
Citra Emulator: https://citra-emulator.com/
Azahar GitHub page: https://github.com/azahar-emu/azahar/...
DS4Windows download page: https://ds4-windows.com/download/ryoc...
Reddit Thread: / kasaskis_smt_iv_hd_pack_citra_forums_may_b...
Archived Citra Forum Thread: https://web.archive.org/web/202402291...
HD Texture Pack Credits
Kasaski - Main HD Pack
Merkava - Contributor to v2.0
Lopsho - Misc Icons/Textures
Intento2 - Additional Icons
Kaito Deluxe - Japanese Textures
Pug-O - Static Overlay Fix
I hope this guide helps people out! Tutorial videos are hard. Hopefully the information here stays relevant for a while. I'd say keep an eye on the Azahar GitHub page for future updates.
P.S. One thing I read is that it's pretty normal for the game to take up something crazy like 11GB of memory with the HD texture pack loaded. That seems pretty heavy to me - but there you have it!
P.P.S. I know I use WinRAR in the video, despite recommending 7-Zip. I actually switched to 7-Zip halfway through. (I kind of got tired of the WinRAR trial popups, ha.)
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