Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered

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Remove Blue Tint (Cutscenes)
By Benjamoose
Restores pre-rendered cutscene files from the 2009 release affected by the 2019 release's new blue tint.
   
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ABOUT THIS MOD
Between the release of the 2009 edition of the game and the 2019 re-release of the game, numerous pre-rendered cutscenes have been given a blue tint, either due to overzealous and unnecessary additional color-grading or perhaps re-rendering issues.

This mod replaces only the video files affected by this tint, with the video files from the 2009 release of the game (it also has a pleasant side effect of restoring the unaltered Ecto-1 model's appearances in some instances too!).

Enjoy!



DOWNLOAD THE MOD
Head over to NexusMods and download the latest version of my mod:
https://www.nexusmods.com/ghostbustersthevideogameremastered/mods/2?tab=files

NAVIGATE TO THE GAME FOLDER
Assuming that you have the Steam version; right-click the game in your Steam library and click "Properties".












Click the "Local Files" tab on the left then click the "Browse..." button on the top-right
INSTALL THE MODDED FILES
Consider making a backup copy of the "video" folder somewhere on your hard drive, then drag the "video" folder from the downloaded .zip into the game folder.







When prompted, accept replacing files.
ENJOY!
You're done!

Enjoy the mod!

16 Comments
Benjamoose  [author] 22 Aug, 2024 @ 1:51am 
@DarthSidious666

Seems NexusMods randomly changed their URL formatting.

I've updated the link in the guide.
DarthSidious666 23 Apr, 2024 @ 4:52am 
Updated link for anyone wanting to still do this mod:
https://www.nexusmods.com/ghostbustersthevideogameremastered/mods/2
slider86 4 Apr, 2022 @ 11:39am 
Ah okay so at least now we have the game how it should be. Thanks!
Benjamoose  [author] 3 Apr, 2022 @ 9:42am 
No worries! But, indeed! From what I could tell (I keep both versions installed), both sets of the "fancy" movie-like animated cutscenes are identical in each release of the game. The only difference being that the re-released versions have slightly less video compression.

Here's a comparison screenshot:
https://i.imgur.com/TPUXWkG.png

That screenshot is taken from "gb03" and zoomed in and cropped to the right side of the opening shot.

Ignore the blue light on Venkman's face, it's just an extremely slight timing difference on the screenshots, causing the Ecto-1's flashing light to be on his face at that moment.
slider86 2 Apr, 2022 @ 6:21pm 
I need to get my terminology more clear.

They're unmodified? So the teal in the pre-rendered video files was in the original as well?
Benjamoose  [author] 18 Mar, 2022 @ 4:49pm 
Ah, I see the reason for my confusion now.

In-engine cutscenes usually refers to something being played out live in-engine (since the game does this too). I didn't realize you were still talking about pre-rendered video files and just talking about the differences between the two different types.

Anyways, tl;dr: The reason for not including the gb01-gb12 is because they are unmodified between the original and remastered release, and the latter has less video compression.
slider86 18 Mar, 2022 @ 2:57pm 
I re-downloaded the file to make sure I was correct about this. The files in the download (CS_CEM 06 - FH05_scene) take in all the custscenes that use the game engine (or at least close to it). The FMV cutscenes however were not included in the file (e.g. gb01-gb12). It's the latter I'm asking about.
Benjamoose  [author] 16 Mar, 2022 @ 9:04pm 
@slider86

"In my folder I have two types of files: mp4 and ogv. This means one is a duplicate. Which ones should I be deleting and which should I be keeping?"

The original release of the game only used .ogv files. The re-release uses both .ogv and .mp4. The game falls back on the other format if it can't find what it's looking for.

You only need one set of files. Regardless, the game should attempt to load the modded files first.

"I figured out what the issue is. The files you've provided replace the in game engine cutscenes but there are none for the non-engine cutscenes, the CG FMV bits before the in game engine cutscenes."

You've got this back to front. The files in the mod replace the pre-rendered video file cutscenes. It's not possible to replace the in-engine cutscenes.

The files in this mod are the official, original pre-rendered files from the 2009 release of the game, with the original color grading, thus removing the new blue filter.
slider86 14 Mar, 2022 @ 7:13pm 
I figured out what the issue is. The files you've provided replace the in game engine cutscenes but there are none for the non-engine cutscenes, the CG FMV bits before the in game engine cutscenes. Any chance of uploading a mod file that replaces those or at least grades the colour back to normal?
slider86 13 Mar, 2022 @ 7:39pm 
I just checked again. In my folder I have two types of files: mp4 and ogv. This means one is a duplicate. Which ones should I be deleting and which should I be keeping?