METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version

METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version

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Fixing Resolution, Textures and Audio for MSG2
By TheRedDragon
This guide's purpose is to show the current and best fixes for this collection, so these games can be played at their best through the use of mods.
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Introduction
So, KONAMI have basically botched the release of the Master Collection. This guide's purpose is to show the current and best fixes for this collection, so these games can be played at their best through the use of mods.

I will continue to update this guide as more mods are developed and KONAMI provides more patches.
Custom resolution, Ultrawide support & Anisotropic Filtering
Both games run at 720p and there is no possible way to change this in-game.

This mod[github.com] resolves this issue, allowing the games to be played in higher resolutions such as 1080p and 4k. It also adds ansiotropic filtering, increasing texture detail.

It also allows the game to be played in ultrawide resolutions, although the UI becomes stretched as a result.. In v0.8, there is an experimental option to make HUD and movies 16:9, while allowing the game to be in 21:9.

How to install

MGSHDFix.ini Options
Adjust height and width values to desired resolution. For example, for 1080p:
Width = 1920
Height = 1080

Or 1440p Ultrawide:
Width = 3440
Height = 1440


You can also choose to be in windowed or borderless mode as the game defaults to fullscreen. There are other options to play around with to your liking, such as "Skip Intro Logos" and "Mouse Sensitivity" within the ini file.

From the mod author, this option is experimental, this allows HUD and movies to be played in the intended 16:9 aspect ratio for ultrawide resolutions.

Set to true to enable this feature, keep false if you don’t mind hud and movies being stretched.

Mod made by Lyall[github.com]
Better Audio
This mod[www.nexusmods.com] fixes sound quality for in-game cutscenes and codec calls.
Does not fix sound in pre-rendered movies.

How to install

Mod made by: KnightKiIIer[www.nexusmods.com]
High Resolution Textures - Optional
This mod upscales most textures by 4x their original size using AI.

How to install

Original
Upscaled

Mod made by liqMix[www.nexusmods.com]
Updated title on menu and loading icon - Optional
This mod updates the menu title screen and loading icon from "HD Collection" to "Master Collection".

How to install

Mod made by: Avaresst[www.nexusmods.com]
32 Comments
xDaveHamx 30 Aug @ 7:47am 
@Afevis Solmunko: How do i go about installing these? Do i need to do them all individually?
Afevis Solmunko 30 Aug @ 2:40am 
@xDaveHamx: This guide is EXTREMELY out of date at this point. There's collections that have everything preconfigured now.

MGS2 Bugfix Modpacks
No AI Upscaled Textures [next.nexusmods.com]
With AI Upscaled Textures [next.nexusmods.com]

MGS3 Bugfix Modpacks
No AI Upscaled Textures [next.nexusmods.com]
With AI Upscaled Textures [next.nexusmods.com]
xDaveHamx 29 Aug @ 10:27am 
There is a weird issue with the rain at the start of the tanker chapter after following this guide. Any help?
EncisternadorDeDebanhis 20 Jun @ 3:49am 
There is no way to unlock fps ?
Souwy 29 May @ 10:52pm 
MGSHDFix doesn't works
Kyler 27 Apr @ 10:54am 
pretty sure the resolution is fixed, but now there's this scanline that goes up the screen constantly, any fix for that?
gamer 25 Jan @ 6:06pm 
konami make an effort challenge, impossible
Bird 6 Jan @ 5:15pm 
Same issue as Arnold, pillarbox fix doesn’t seem to work anymore.
Arnold Braunschweiger 24 Dec, 2023 @ 4:19pm 
It seems like the fix for pillarboxing doesn't work anymore. It was working fine before the latest official patch but right now I can't get it to work. I assume that Konami messed it up with the latest update as usual? Is anyone else having the same problem?