Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

Update 9 (18 January 2020)

GRAPHICS

Graphics Quality Improvements - Arbitrary main rendering resolution, better anti-aliasing, higher-quality post-processing effects, and a high-end super-sampling option
Better Framerates - Greater gameplay smoothness with more accurate timing and animation sync at all framerates, improved frame-pacing, and high refresh rate support
High-Quality Shadows - Complete shadowing revamp featuring improved standard shadow filtering without performance loss; new, higher quality filter options; resolution options; and even additional shadow casters
More Depth in Environments - Implemented HBAO+ ambient occlusion as an alternative higher-quality SSAO option, providing more depth and plasticity to all scenes
Improved Draw Distance - Added a draw distance setting which applies to grass/clutter, monsters, and NPCs, completely eliminating pop-in on the highest settings
High-Quality Textures - Added high-quality texture pack (generated from original sources, partially with AI upsampling, and full mipmaps)

INPUT/UI

Mouse Control Redone - Improved camera mouse controls, replacing joystick emulation with direct 1:1 control
Individual Key Bindings - Movement keys are now individually bindable, and added a keybinding for walking (slow movement) with keyboard/mouse controls
Natural Control - Changed default bindings to fit common usage by PC gamers

STABILITY & PERFORMANCE

Now 64-bit - Switched to 64-bit build to address space fragmentation issues in long sessions
Save VRAM - Fixed multiple video memory leaks
Crash Fix - Fixed potential crash when switching between languages
More Crash Fix - Improved render thread synchronization to prevent specific types of race condition crashes
Faster I/O - Removed superfluous asset encryption
Optimized Shadows - Improved shadow rendering performance by preventing unnecessary memory traffic

MISCELLANEOUS

100% Achievement on KB/M Control - Fixed the unlocking of some achievements when playing with keyboard/mouse controls
Typo Fixes - Fixed several typos and dialogue/text issues throughout the game
Cloud Save Data - Fixed slightly-too-low cloud save limit when using a very large number of saves

Any chance we see an off-line update installer soon?

There's been an update and the texture pack got added to store. Is that the one you're talking about?

Standalone installer, and those of all its DLC, updated 05 February 2020: PH3 Update ⇒ PH3 Update (texpack), after the addition of the Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - HQ Texture Pack DLC.

In the case of stand alone offline installers of any game, if you see the patch's buil is the same as the installer's build then the game is already up to date, no patching needed. The patches are for the older version of the game so one not have to download the whole game again.

In your case the game installer say 35702 and the patch also say update to 35702. This mean the latest patch put the game to equal version as the stand alone installer. You don't need to apply those patches, the stand alone installer is up to date.

Thank you so much :)

I started it up after posting and had none of the weird crashing issues I've seen people talk about, so I figured it was probably good, but I like confirmation a whole lot more than assuming everything will be fine.

Same here. While I'm thinking on buying the game here I'm good with the PS4 version right now. I'm waiting to know if everything is alright. Ys 8 cost a lot and I don't want to spend that much without confirmation either. :)

29 March 2023

today's patch includes some fixes to minor longstanding issues in Ys VIII:

- Fixed the drawing of alpha-tested vegetation in some circumstances.
- Prevent the game from becoming unresponsive during loading on some systems.
- Fix some remaining minor script issues and inconsistencies.

So still no F:\ fix...

It should be fixed since this is the latest patch, and always latest patch includes fixed from previous.
I don't have the game but since you have it why not test it and post results here?