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@cookieplmonster.bsky.social

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Game developer, modder, reverse engineer, legacy code specialist. I port games for a living and patch them as a hobby. Also known as CookiePLMonster. https://cookieplmonster.github.io/

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · Jul 26

My selection of mods for Gran Turismo 2000 is now out! I've extracted every bit of replayability from this Festival demo - with a car selection feature offering a roster of 6 cars, proper widescreen, modern controls, and more. Enjoy "GT2 on PS2" fully!
cookieplmonster.github.io/2025/07/26/g...

Modding Gran Turismo 2000 beyond boundaries

Car select? Check. Widescreen? Check. Modern controls? Check.

cookieplmonster.github.io

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 1h

Reposting some goodness from Twitter, as the artist evgeniy doesn't seem to have bsky presence, but his Driver-like cars modelled for a game he's working on are simply too good to ignore:

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 1d

If you complete Rally de Africa, apparently wildlife makes a cameo appearance??

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 2d

FLOW looks interesting from the screenshots and the description, but I heard literally nothing about the game - only 2 reviews, zero social presence other than a few YT shorts, nothing else. I haven't tried it, at least not yet.

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 2d

To my knowledge, no, sadly.

Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 2d

Everyone says Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2025 is great, it's time I give it a try too.

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 3d

An updated widescreen fix for Colin McRae Rally 2005 from AuToMaNiAk005 makes the game shine; the fix even has customizable margins so the HUD can either stay centered, or span to the screen edges! At the first glance it looks flawless.
youtu.be/nmQ8rKb6tgc

Colin McRae Rally 2005 - Widescreen Fix

YouTube video by AuToMaNiAk005

youtu.be

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 3d

In the world of Wangan Trial, COVID-19 didn't happen.

Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 3d

Apparently a combination of two discs may be juuuuuust too big to fit within 99 minutes too, would need the format to be changed to a GD-ROM 😭

Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 3d

Disc 1 has MOVIE.STM, Disc 2 has MOVIE2.STM, and the remaining files are duplicates, including the executable - so a combined disc (a-la Gran Turismo 2) should in theory be trivial!

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 3d

The soundtrack is sick tho

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 3d

I was curious to see why Wangan Trial on the PS1 has two discs, and now I know - it has a story mode with FMVs!

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 3d

The situation in San Andreas is even more interesting, as fixing the flare scaling also makes the sun more intense at high resolutions! This means I can now remove the "sun scaling hack" introduced in SP in 2014, as back then I thought the sun is dimmer because of higher draw distance.

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 3d

Corona flares is yet another thing that does not scale to resolution in GTA, and affects all three games in the trilogy! This explains why the sun and emergency vehicle sirens felt "downgraded" on PC when compared to the PS2.

In order:
* 640x480
* 4K (stock)
* 4K (fixed)

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Reposted by Silent

TheAdmiester @theadmiester.bsky.social · 3d

Gran Turismo 4 Spec II Version 1.10 is now available.

Changelog: www.theadmiester.co.uk/specii/chang...

Full version (from base GT4O): www.mediafire.com/file/ulp3p41...

Update version (1.09 to 1.10): www.mediafire.com/file/g4dkcsi...

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 4d

Highway Warriors Remastered from Jreo is surprisingly fun: cel-shaded art style is on point, driving physics resemble the first TXR, and you get to race several rivals throughout the three courses set on highways.
AI isn't the best and the game is short, but it's also free.

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 5d

cc @illegaldogs.bsky.social Rainy Day Racer is on Unity 2018, so it's affected too

Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 5d

For the devs following me that build their games on Unity - important news ☝️

SteamDB @steamdb.info · 5d

Notice for Unity Game Developers: CVE-2025-59489 https://steamcommunity.com/gid/[g:1:4145017]/announcements/detail/524229329545071275?utm_source=SteamDB

Steam :: Steamworks Development :: Notice for Unity Game Developers: CVE-2025-59489

This news post is for all developers shipping games on Steam using the Unity game engine. Earlier today, Unity announced that applications made with Unity 2017.1 or newer contain a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely target a user's machine. You can read the full report on Unity's website. The issue has been filed under CVE-2025-59489. As a response, Valve has released a new Steam Client update to all users.

https://steamcommunity.com/gid/[g:1:4145017]/announcements/detail/524229329545071275?utm_source=SteamDB

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 5d

The next update of SilentPatch for GTA III will "complete" a half-finished feature where subtitles *attempted* to give space for a radar. It didn't work right, and instead made subtitles off-center even in cutscenes. SP backports the feature from Vice City, so subtitles look good in both cases.

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 6d

Anyone tried Star Drift Evolution? Is it worth a shot?

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 6d

iirc I only used those two for my playthrough

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 6d

September Status Update has been published on Patreon and GitHub Sponsors! This month, I updated my TXR2025 mod for the release, continued updating SilentPatch for GTA, and contributed to UE5.
Available for all Patrons & Sponsors, starting from $1/month.
www.patreon.com/posts/status...