4k sounds right since default HS isn't too great. I know he uses Unity and he might use some other model program. Best thing is to do is hop in ES discord and ask BC himself. He doesn't share too much behind the scenes unless you're a patron.
I guess I can get that, since a'lot of dev's wouldn't want to share how they make their games get to a good point, I've seen a few Honey Select and Koikatsu models being used but I've never known how they got how the scenes were taken.
I wouldn't say they don't want to share as much as people don't really ask unless that person is also interested in making games. HS has it's own studio where people take shots.
I'm sure dev's don't mind sharing the name of assets for the models they use, but when it comes down to the settings that make up the models in their game like Dreams of Desire or Milfy City for example, everyone knows the assets being used but no one really knows the exact settings done to make how they look in the games themselves, so far I've only seen a few people almost come close to replicating the mothers and sisters from both those games, maybe up to 80 - 90% but only the creator knows the settings for 100%
You need to install the DM Patch
Week 1 Light Compressed is fine. It doesn't change the resolution; it changes the compression level.
I'll rephrase that, does it LOOK good? Clean, textures aren't blurry, animations aren't worse, nothing looks blockier than it should, no compression artifacts? I want to know if the visuals will be noticeably worse by playing a more compressed version.
Yes, it looks good. To me, anyway, but I'm not on the high end of visual pickiness. I can't tell the difference on most images I've compared (only been a few, though).
If it can't find the images when the DM patch is on, that means you didn't install the images from the DM patch correctly.
Follow the guide to make sure you install the patch correctly
The game does not yet provide any hint, but it is guessable. In the week 1 version, check out the birth dates on the id cards from the oldest to the youngest ignoring poor Yuki who doesn't even get a card.
