It was about time I made this, God, this was probably the most fun project I’ve ever worked on, even though getting the stage itself to look and feel right was REALLY hard but hell yeah i finally made it and I’m so happy to share it with all of you !
This is a port of Dive to the Heart, aka the Station of Awakening from Kingdom Hearts, tho honestly the only thing I took directly from the game was the floor lol, everything else was built and figured out from scratch, i’ve wanted to make this for the LONGEST time, and I spent days polishing it until it felt right, one small tiny thing to point out tho.. during the character intro and outro, the lighting might be a bit strong, and sadly, i have no control over that, but other than that, I can honestly say this version is better than what’s in KH3 itself, and I mean that but anyways, If you run into any issues, let me know !!
Also, HUGE thanks to TheReaper Mods None of this would’ve been possible without him !
And another HUGE thanks to a5tronomy for helping me set up the lighting for the stage !!
UPDATE — January 26, 2026
Since I uploaded this mod, I haven’t really been satisfied with it and it still wasn’t the way I wanted it to be. So this isn’t exactly an update, it’s more of a re-upload, but let’s call it an update to avoid any confusion.
So what’s new?
Fixed online desync issues, the stage now works 100% in online matches
Updated the stage select UI, the arena now uses custom images and video from the mod
Added “The Other Promise” as a selectable BGM option
Improved wall fade behavior, walls now appear earlier, making it easier to judge wall distance for combos and wall carry
Fixed an issue where walls would cover the screen when the camera was behind them, walls no longer obstruct the view
Added 3 new versions of the stage based on
Riku
Roxas
and Ventus
Barrier color now changes depending on the selected stage version
Sky has been reworked and is now closer to the original concept this stage was inspired by
Added slow-falling feather particles inspired by the game’s CGI opening
Improved character lighting so fighters no longer appear fully dark in areas without direct light
Important note: because this release includes multiple versions of the stage, the ZIP file size is larger than before, so I’ve uploaded it via Google Drive instead.
And I want to give a huge shout-out to the legend Beanman. If it weren’t for him, this stage wouldn’t have been playable online.
UPDATE — January 27, 2026
- Fixed an issue that caused the underground arena to crash when selected
UPDATE — January 28, 2026
- Fixed a desync issue caused by the previous update
Replaces:
STAGE:
Arena → the Station of Awakening
JUKEBOX:
Staffroll -BR- / TEKKEN 6 → Dive into the Heart
Landscape Under The Ghost-Kaminano (AD2012) / TEKKEN TAG 2 → Fragments of Sorrow
Staff Roll (Console ver.) / TEKKEN TAG → The Other Promise
How to Install:
Download the mod files from
here
Unzip the contents
Place the "Station of Awakening" files into your TEKKEN 8\Polaris\Content\Paks\LogicMods folder
And place the "Dive to the Heart" files into your TEKKEN 8\Polaris\Content\Paks\~mods folder
And place the "UI" files into your TEKKEN 8\Polaris\Content\Movies\usm\StageSelect folder
Enjoy !! ➜
Mod Preview
Bonus
Very first attempt at the mod:
Before Update:
After Update:
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